U.S.-U.A.E. AI Collaboration Leaps Forward
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U.S. President Donald Trump, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and U.A.E. President HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan witness U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick (front left) and Mubadala Group CEO Khaldoon Al Mubarak (front right) signing an agreement in Abu Dhabi on May 15, 2025 to build a 5GW U.A.E.-U.S. AI Campus

“Yesterday’s White House decision to authorize the immediate export of advanced U.S. chips to the U.A.E. underscores the shared vision and partnership of the two countries in winning the AI race,” said Danny Sebright, President of the U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council.
 
According to a U.S. Commerce Department release on X, it has authorized the export of advanced American semiconductors to G42, based in the United Arab Emirates, and Humain, based in Saudi Arabia.  Both companies are receiving approvals to purchase the equivalent of up to 35,000 Nvidia Blackwell chips (GB300s). 
 
These approvals will promote continued American AI dominance and global technological leadership – consistent with President Trump’s July 2025 AI Action Plan.  The approvals also follow landmark U.S.-U.A.E. and U.S.-Saudi AI partnership agreements.

The approvals are conditioned on both companies meeting rigorous security and reporting requirements.  The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security is engaging with the companies regarding these requirements and will monitor compliance on an ongoing basis.  
 
Beyond today’s announcement, the Commerce Department will continue to support the export of the American AI technology stack to Saudi Arabia, the U.A.E., and other allies and partners around the globe.
 
The U.S.-U.A.E. AI and Technology Partnership announced during President Trump’s visit to the U.A.E. in May 2025 continues to advance joint industrial and digital infrastructure goals, including significant U.A.E. investments in the United States. As it did so in supporting President Trump’s historic visit to the U.A.E., the U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council continues to play a key role in advocating for cross-border investments in this critical vertical
 
Access to advanced U.S. technology supports ongoing collaboration between leading global technology partners, including G42, Microsoft, Oracle, Cisco, OpenAI, NVIDIA, AMD, and Cerebras. The U.S.–U.A.E. AI Campus remains on schedule, with the first phase of Stargate U.A.E. under development. These efforts expand secure compute capacity and reinforce the depth of U.S.–U.A.E. cooperation in critical AI infrastructure. Together, the U.S. and U.A.E. are collaboratively setting a new ‘Gold Standard’ for securing AI models, chips, data, and access.   
 
The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council has worked closely with the Trump Administration and the U.S. Department of Commerce to support better understanding and awareness of the opportunities being unleashed by bilateral collaboration in this sector.  On behalf of its full membership, the Business Council has directly advocated for timely implementation of President Trump’s commitment to put the U.A.E. on a fast track for advanced U.S. exports.
 
Please contact Maggie Paddock at mpaddock@usuaebusiness.org at the U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council for additional details regarding our work in this vertical.