50 years of UAE-US friendship celebrated through 50 unique moments
This UAE Embassy storytelling campaign features contributions from well-known and lesser-known Emiratis and Americans, who share personal narratives and anecdotes that reflect on the breadth and depth of the UAE’s history and relations with the US. Their stories range from today to 50 years ago, and everywhere in between. We invite you to explore these unique moments and the deep friendship they represent. This is 50 Years | 50 Faces.
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Ambassador Al Otaiba reflects on the campaign in this series finale
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The Emirati astronauts training with NASA for future missions to space
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- Innovation & Education
- Society & Values
Teachers from Wisconsin, Texas and New Jersey bring lessons from the UAE back to their classrooms
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Meet the Emirati-Colombian-American visual artist mastering glassblowing at RISD
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An Emirati physician undergoing training in US hospitals aims to enhance health research in the UAE
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The friendship of the Carter and Al Nahyan families and the quest to wipe out Guinea worm disease
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The former United States Secretary of State and National Security Advisor offers her take on America’s relationship with the UAE
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An Emirati official shares his 9/11 story
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Proud Angeleno shares tales from 40 years of visiting the UAE
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The UFC president who partnered with Abu Dhabi to pull off the impossible
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The US-UAE Business Council president who rallied American companies in support of a historic civil nuclear cooperation agreement
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Bringing the world-class New England autism center to Abu Dhabi
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The community soccer leader who teamed up with the UAE to provide playing fields for kids
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The artistic director from New York helping Abu Dhabi become a global cultural capital
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An American slam poet cultivating the UAE’s spoken word scene
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A Priest, Pastor & Rabbi reflect on the UAE Embassy's first interfaith iftar
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ACS alum turned board chair describes 50 years of UAE-US partnership
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An Emirati artist on how her childhood in the US inspires her art today
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The UAE's first astronauts reflect on UAE-US space cooperation
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The former US ambassador to the UAE on how the country is a “global crossroads"
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The Special Olympics chair and Team USA athlete on how the UAE welcomed the world to Abu Dhabi
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The former US senator and defense secretary recounts the deep strategic relationship and military cooperation between the UAE and US
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During an unprecedented disaster, Joplin Schools officials found an unexpected friend and partner in the UAE
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The Emirati teen whose experiment blasted into space aboard a NASA rocket
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NYU's president emeritus tells the origin story of NYU Abu Dhabi – the first comprehensive liberal arts and sciences university in the Middle East
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An Emirati doctor whose US studies helped him find his calling
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The former commander of US Central Command and secretary of defense describes the close cooperation between UAE and US armed forces
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An Emirati researcher studies Mars from her second home in Boulder, Colorado
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The Catholic school leader discovers the UAE's diverse religious community
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An American author's first Thanksgiving in Abu Dhabi
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The story of Muhammad Ali’s visit to an innovative farm in Abu Dhabi
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A special message from the 43rd President of the United States
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The American entertainer discovers a “culture of peace” in the UAE
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An Emirati hockey player takes the ice with the NHL’s Washington Capitals
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Reflections on bringing the Special Olympics World Games to Abu Dhabi
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The American family who founded Abu Dhabi’s first hospital
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A Washington, DC school director describes how a new soccer field connected a community
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The Emirati teacher introducing UAE culture to university students in the US
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The Emirates Mars Mission director who led a team of Emirati and American engineers and scientists
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The surgeon who opened Cleveland Clinic in Abu Dhabi
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An Emirati student who documented his road-trip across the USA
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The US Ambassador posted to the UAE just after 9/11
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The UAE Ambassador shares his earliest US memories as a student-athlete at Georgetown University
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The scientist who introduced Apollo astronauts to Sheikh Zayed
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An American professor cataloguing the UAE’s history with her Emirati students
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The UAE pitmaster who brought Texas-style brisket to Dubai