<strong>U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council Hosts U.S. Congressional Delegation in Abu Dhabi </strong>
The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council hosted a breakfast in honor of a visiting U.S. Congressional Delegation (CODEL) on April 23rd in Abu Dhabi. U.S. House Financial Services Committee Chairman Patrick McHenry (R-NC) led the delegation, which included Representative Mike Flood (R-NE), Representative Erin Houchin (R-IN), Representative Wiley Nickel (D-NC), Representative Ritchie Torres (D-NY), and Representative Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI). U.S. Ambassador to the U.A.E. Martina […]
<strong>U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security Welcomes Industry Dialogue and Praises Vibrant U.S.-U.A.E. Relationship </strong>
The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council hosted a conversation on Thursday, April 18, 2024, with officials from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS). The luncheon was held as part of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Task Force of the Business Council’s Digital Policy Working Group and built upon discussions from the previous AI Task Force meeting held in Dubai in […]
<strong>COP28 Director General Briefs Industry on COP Legacy and Groundbreaking Climate Fund</strong>
The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council hosted a conversation on Wednesday, March 20, 2024 with His Excellency Majid Al Suwaidi, Director General of COP28 and CEO-Designate of ALTÉRRA. The discussion was held at the law firm of Paul Hastings at their New York City offices in the Met Life Building. Discussion focused on key outcomes of COP28, including the landmark agreement that has become known as the U.A.E. Consensus, and the […]
<strong>U.A.E. Space Agency and Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center Highlight Opportunities for Collaboration with U.S. Industry</strong>
The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council moderated an industry briefing during a “Celebration of U.A.E.-U.S. Collaboration in Space” that was hosted by the U.A.E. Embassy in Washington, D.C. at the Four Seasons Hotel in Georgetown on Friday, March 8, 2024. This briefing with panelists representing the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center (MBRSC), the U.A.E. Space Agency, and the Laboratory for Atmospheric and […]
<strong>U.S. Department of Commerce Outlines Advocacy Center Benefits</strong>
27 February 2024 Top Left to Right: David Greenhalgh, Executive Vice President, U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council and George Messiha, Senior Commercial Specialist, U.S. Department of CommerceMiddle Left to Right: Dayle Carden, Senior Advisor, U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council and Tanya Cole, Regional Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Department of CommerceBottom Left to Right: Dr. Derek Schlickeisen, Country Manager – […]
<strong>U.S. Ambassador</strong> <strong>and Under Secretary of Commerce</strong> <strong>Highlight Key Future Areas of U.S.-U.A.E. Commercial Cooperation</strong> <strong>and Hear from Private Sector</strong> <strong>Leaders about</strong> <strong>Business in the U.A.E and the Region</strong>
Ambassador Martina Strong, U.S. Ambassador to the U.A.E., and The Honorable Kathi Vidal, Undersecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, spoke to the U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council’s Board of Directors’ member companies at an exclusive dinner event held at Jazz by City at the Grosvenor House Hotel in Dubai on Tuesday, February 13. Ambassador Strong thanked […]
<strong>H.E. Helal Al Marri Discusses U.S.-U.A.E. Collaboration to Support Dubai’s 2033 Economic Plan Agenda </strong>
15 February 2024 (L) Naim Yazbeck, General Manager U.A.E., Microsoft, His Excellency Helal Al Marri, Director General, Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism, and (R) Danny Sebright, President, U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council hosted a luncheon conversation on Thursday, February 15, with His Excellency Helal Al Marri, Director General of Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism (DET). The discussion, […]
<strong>U.S. Senior Defense Official Outlines Priorities for 2024</strong>
The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council hosted a luncheon conversation on Thursday, February 8, with Major General Wendul Hagler, Senior U.S. Defense Official and Defense Attaché in the U.A.E. The luncheon discussion held at the St. Regis Hotel Abu Dhabi continued the conversation the Business Council started with MG Hagler in October 2023 about the state of the U.S.-U.A.E. bilateral defense and security relationship and priorities in the region, […]
<strong>Dr. Fatima Al Kaabi Briefs Industry on New Emirates Drug Establishment</strong>
Danny Sebright, President, U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council and Dr. Fatima Al Kaabi, Director General, Emirates Drug Establishment. On Wednesday, 31 January 2024, the U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council hosted a discussion with Dr. Fatima Al Kaabi, Director General of the newly created Emirates Drug Establishment. Dr. Al Kaabi discussed the new entity’s mandate and expected role in the U.A.E.’s […]
<strong>U.A.E. Leaders Discuss Transformations in DHA and Abu Dhabi Health Ecosystems</strong>
From left to right: Danny Sebright, President, U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council; Meghan Gregonis, Consul-General, U.S. Consulate in Dubai; Sara Alnuaimi, Senior Administrative Officer, Health Policies and Standards Department, DHA; Khuloud Abdulla Al Ali, Health Informatics & Smart Health Department Specialist, DHA; Hadeel Ahmad A Hajar, Public Health Protection Department Specialist, DHA. The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council hosted […]
