Assistant Secretary of Commerce Bullish on Bilateral Strategic Technology Cooperation
The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council hosted a conversation in Dubai on Friday, May 17, 2024 with Thea D. Rozman Kendler, Assistant Secretary for Export Administration at the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS). The Business Council’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Task Force Digital Policy Working Group convened the discussion built upon dialogue from previous AI […]
U.S. Healthcare Delegation Attends Inaugural Abu Dhabi Global Healthcare Week
The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council is proud to have contributed significant and substantive support and assistance to the first-ever Abu Dhabi Global Healtcare Week conference organized and conducted by the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DOH). A prominent component of this collaboration is the visit of a delegation of executives from 25 American companies interested in […]
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Updates U.S. Industry on U.S.-U.A.E. Defense and Security Relationship
The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council hosted a webinar conversation on Wednesday, May 8th with Ambassador Daniel Shapiro, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East. Deputy Assistant Secretary Shapiro provided insights on the contours of the U.S.-U.A.E. defense and security relationship, including highlights from the recent U.S.-U.A.E. Joint Military Dialogue, and DoD’s perspectives on recent regional developments. DASD Shapiro discussed his new role and priorities leading the Middle East […]
U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council Hosts U.S. Congressional Delegation in Abu Dhabi
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 […]
U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security Welcomes Industry Dialogue and Praises Vibrant U.S.-U.A.E. Relationship
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 […]
COP28 Director General Briefs Industry on COP Legacy and Groundbreaking Climate Fund
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 […]
U.A.E. Space Agency and Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center Highlight Opportunities for Collaboration with U.S. Industry
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 […]
U.S. Department of Commerce Outlines Advocacy Center Benefits
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 – […]
U.S. Ambassador and Under Secretary of Commerce Highlight Key Future Areas of U.S.-U.A.E. Commercial Cooperation and Hear from Private Sector Leaders about Business in the U.A.E and the Region
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 […]
H.E. Helal Al Marri Discusses U.S.-U.A.E. Collaboration to Support Dubai’s 2033 Economic Plan Agenda
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, […]