U.S. – U.A.E. Business Council hosted Dr. Khater Massaad, CEO, RAKIA

Washington, DC The U.S. – U.A.E. Business Council hosted Dr. Khater Massaad, Advisor to the Crown Prince of Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) and CEO of the Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority (RAKIA), for a roundtable discussion and luncheon on Tuesday, May 11, 2010. The luncheon was attended by representatives from U.S. companies and organizations compromised […]

U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council Hosts Gerald Lawless, Executive Chairman, The Jumeirah Group

Washington, DC—The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council hosted Mr. Gerald Lawless, the Executive Chairman of Jumeirah Group, for a roundtable breakfast and discussion on Wednesday, May 5, 2010. The breakfast was attended by representatives from the hospitality, finance, commercial aviation, security and real estate sectors as well as government officials from the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.). After […]

U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council Annual Board of Directors Lunch and Discussion

Washington, DC The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council hosted Mr. Waleed Ahmed Al Mokarrab Al Muhairi, Chief Operating Officer, Mubadala Development Company for its Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors and Lunch on March 29, 2010 at the W Hotel in Washington, DC. U.A.E. Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba; Joseph E. Robert, Founder & Executive Chairman, JE Robert […]

U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council hosts U.A.E. railway officials

WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council hosted a delegation of senior executives from Union Railway, the company mandated to develop a national freight and passenger rail system in the U.A.E., for a breakfast discussion with member companies and U.S. railway industry leaders. H.E. Hussain Al Nowais, Chairman of Union Railway, and Richard Bowker, Chief […]

U.S. Energy Secretary Dr. Steven Chu Addresses Business Council Forum

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates U.S. Secretary of Energy Dr. Steven Chu addressed a U.S. commercial nuclear energy trade mission delegation today in Abu Dhabi, led by the U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council and the Nuclear Energy Institute.  U.S. Ambassador Richard Olson introduced Dr. Chu at the event which was held at the Emirates Palace Hotel, and Emirates […]

U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council Participates in U.A.E. Embassy-led Trade Mission

Seattle, WA The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council, in cooperation with the Trade Development Alliance of Greater Seattle, this week co-hosted a business leader breakfast briefing in Seattle featuring Saud Al Nowais, the Commercial Counselor and leader of the U.A.E. Embassy in Washington DC’s recently launched Trade Office. The discussion with business leaders, held at Seattle’s Rainier […]

U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council Hosts Her Highness Sheikha Dr. Hind Al Qassimi

Washington, DC The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council recently hosted Her Highness Sheikha Dr. Hind Al Qassimi, Chairwoman of the U.A.E. Business Women Council, and a Delegation of Distinguished U.A.E. Women Leaders, who visited Washington, D.C. to meet with their U.S. counterparts in government and business, and discuss the important role women play in U.A.E. society. During […]

U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council Masdar Lunch

Washington, DC As part of the U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council’s Clean Energy Initiative, the Business Council hosted Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Chief Executive Officer, Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) for a lunch and discussion on Tuesday, December 1st. The U.A.E. has placed a major priority on development in an environmentally sustainable manner.  The Masdar Initiative […]

U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council hosts members at Inaugural 2009 Formula 1 Race

Abu Dhabi – The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council provided members with Paddock Club access and corporate sponsorship at the Inaugural 2009 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Business Council Members were afforded the opportunity to experience one of the world’s most popular sporting events making its debut in the U.A.E. Participants were also able […]

Boeing hosts high-level U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council meeting and luncheon

Chicago, IL Chicago- The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council hosted a senior-level meeting and luncheon on Thursday, October 15th in Chicago at Boeing’s corporate offices to honor the CEO of Etihad Airways, James Hogan, and a senior Abu Dhabi business delegation.  The CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, James Albaugh, hosted the luncheon which attracted a broad range of […]