Abu Dhabi Formula 1 Grand Prix

  Through the generosity of Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba, U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council Board Members enjoyed the many festivities surrounding Abu Dhabi’s second annual Formula One Grand Prix November 12-14. In Abu Dhabi’s ‘Formula,’ a fast force for change By: Lara Setrakian Foreign Policy My leading image of Abu Dhabi’s Formula 1 weekend is from the […]

Secretary Clinton Commends U.A.E. at 2010 IISS Manama Dialogue

This evening, at the International Institute for Strategic Studies 7th Annual Manama Dialogue, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton addressed world leaders and delegates, speaking about the United Arab Emirates’ (U.A.E.) status in the region and in the world. Secretary Clinton referred to the U.A.E. as “not just a Gulf partner, but a global […]

U.S. Aerospace and Defense Trade Mission to the U.A.E.

The National Defense Industrial Association and the U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council lead a U.S. Commercial Aerospace & Defense Trade Mission to the United Arab Emirates from October 2nd -7th, 2010.  The trade mission brought sixty-five representatives from over fifty U.S. companies in the defense and aerospace sectors to the U.A.E. to further deepen and strengthen the […]

ATIC CEO Emphasizes Advanced Technology Partnership

Washington, D.C. (September 23, 2010)— Mr. Ibrahim Ajami, the Chief Executive Officer of Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Investment Company (ATIC), spoke to members and associates of the U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council and government officials from the U.S. and U.A.E. during an event today in Washington, D.C. regarding the burgeoning relationship between the U.S. and U.A.E.’s advanced […]

Iran: Addressing the Nuclear Threat-Hon. Howard L. Berman for CSIS

Chairman Howard L. Berman  Remarks at CSIS  September 21, 2010  As Prepared for Delivery Thank you very much for inviting me here today to speak to the CSIS Middle East Program Gulf Roundtable. CSIS is a world-class institution whose experts provide important information and thoughtful analysis to policymakers throughout Washington. Thank you for what you […]

U/S Levey’s Remarks at the Center for Strategic and International Studies

Stuart Levey, Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Remarks at the Center for Strategic and International Studies Washington, D.C. September 20, 2010 U.S. Department of the Treasury As Prepared for Delivery It is an honor and privilege to be here at CSIS, one of our nation’s preeminent foreign policy institutions.  For almost half a […]

Dubai retains ‘FDI hub’ aura for investors

Dubai— The Foreign Investment Office, which surveyed more than 1,000 global and regional investors, said 54 per cent of the respondents already have a presence in the city and an additional 16 per cent investors plan to enter Dubai in the next three years. FIO, an agency of the Dubai Department of Economic Development, in its […]

The National: UAE wants to be more self-reliant

A government-backed trade mission next month will try to lure US defence and aerospace subcontractors to the UAE. The mission, part of an ongoing effort to develop a local defence industry, will include between 40 and 50 defence and aerospace subcontractors visiting the country. They include companies that make parts for ground vehicles, and others […]