University of Minnesota hosts international business conference highlighting U.A.E. delegation

Minneapolis, Minnesota — The ‘Dubai and the Northern Emirates-USA Roadshow’ delegation from the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) marked its third stop on a five-city tour of the United States with a conference in Minneapolis on Thursday. The conference was hosted by the Global Initiative at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management in partnership with […]

U.S. & GCC sign Framework Agreement for Trade and Economic Cooperation in NYC

United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk announced on Thursday that a “Framework Agreement for Trade, Economic, Investment and Technical Cooperation” has been signed by senior officials from the United States and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Under the agreement, the U.A.E.— a member of the GCC and America’s top export destination in the Middle East […]

Minneapolis Luncheon Honoring Dubai & Northern Emirates delegation

The U.S. Commercial Service, National U.S.- Arab Chamber of Commerce, and U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council, supported by the American Business Council of Dubai & Northern Emirates and in cooperation with the Minnesota District Export Council & the Center for International Business Education and Research, are pleased to host a business luncheon honoring a senior delegates from the Dubai & Northern Emirates […]

SAVE THE DATE: U.S. Consulate in Dubai’s 2012 USA Roadshow

The U.S. Commercial Service, in cooperation with the American Business Council of Dubai & Northern Emirates, National U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce, and the U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council, presents the Dubai & Northern Emirates – USA Road Show. This first-ever Road Show will bring a mix of U.S. and U.A.E. government officials, companies, and business organizations to the United States with the objective […]

Senior U.A.E. delegation attends State Dept.’s Global Infrastructure Conference in D.C.

(Washington, D.C.) — Senior officials and business executives convened at the United States Department of State in Washington, D.C. for the Global Infrastructure Conference on Thursday. The conference, hosted by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, welcomed executives from over 90 American companies and senior government officials from Columbia, India, Indonesia, and the United […]

Sebright Op-Ed: Etihad and Emirates to reinforce UAE partnership with US

Today, The National published an opinion piece (copied below) by Danny Sebright, president of the U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council, citing the respective launches of non-stop service into Dulles International Airport by Dubai’s Emirates Airlines this morning and by Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways in March 2013 as key milestones in the overall U.S.-United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) commercial […]

Sebright Op-Ed: Amid Arab Spring, A Road Map Exists for US Economic Ties

(Washington, D.C.) — This morning, Emirates Airlines inaugural flight landed at Washington Dulles International Airport and tomorrow, a delegation from the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the U.S. Department of State will meet for the second U.S.-U.A.E. Economic Policy Dialogue (EPD). Yesterday, Al Monitor published an opinion piece (copied below) by […]