Policy Luncheon with U/S Francisco Sánchez

Washington DC   The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council hosted Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Francisco Sánchez for a luncheon discussion with Business Council member companies on Monday, November 29, at the W Hotel.  The luncheon was attended by nearly 100 commercial representatives, along with senior officials from the U.S. Department of Commerce and the […]

Reception and Book Signing with Author Jim Zogby

The Business Council hosted a book signing and cocktail reception on Monday, November 22nd from 5:30-7:30 PM with author and President of the Arab American Institute, Dr. James Zogby, whose latest book, Arab Voices: What They Are Saying to Us, and Why it Matters, recently hit bookstores. In Arab Voices, Dr. Zogby expounds on the results of recent polls measuring […]

Breakfast Featuring the Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council on the margins of Greenbuild 2010

The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council will host a breakfast roundtable on 18 November, featuring keynote remarks by Mr. Saood Al Junaibi, Director of Estidama, Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council and Mr. John Madden, Senior Planning Manager, Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council.  This breakfast event will take place on the margins of Greenbuild 2010 in Chicago. Mr. Al Junaibi and […]

U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council Board Meeting on Margins of the Abu Dhabi Formula 1

Abu Dhabi, UAE      The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council held its bi-annual Board of Directors meeting at the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi on Thursday, November 11, 2010.  Members of the Board of Directors of the U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council, comprised of senior executives from prominent U.S. and U.A.E. companies, were joined by government officials […]

U.S. – U.A.E. Business Council Defense Offsets Dinner

Washington, D.C.— The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council hosted a dinner and discussion with H.E. Saif Al Hajeri, the CEO of the Offset Program Bureau (OPB) of the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.), and a delegation from OPB on Sunday, October 24th at the W Hotel.  Executives from Original Equipment Manufacturers and Small and Medium Enterprises with interests […]

U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council Sponsored Event: National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations’ 19th Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference

Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington DC The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council is pleased to sponsor the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations’ (NCUSAR) “19th Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference” which will be held on Thursday, October 21st and Friday, October 22nd at the Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center located […]

Lunch and Discussion with Ibrahim Ajami, CEO, Advanced Technology Investment Company (ATIC)

ATIC has committed over $10 billion in GLOBALFOUNDRIES, a joint venture between ATIC and California-based Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), since the company’s founding in early 2009. In just a year and a half, GLOBALFOUNDRIES has become a cornerstone of the international semiconductor manufacturing industry, facilitating economic growth and creating jobs in both the U.S. and […]

Lunch and Discussion with H.E. Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid bin Sultan Al Qasimi

Her Excellency Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi, Minister of Foreign Trade of the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.), spoke at length as to the strength and growth prospects of the U.S.-U.A.E. trade relationship in remarks to the U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council at a luncheon on June 14th.  Over 150 business executives and policy experts attended the event, which […]