Events Featuring
Yousef Al Otaiba

Learn about upcoming events and read recaps of events attended by Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba, including conferences, conventions, forums, panels, celebrations, charitable and community events, and other functions.
UAE Ambassador to the US, Yousef Al Otaiba, was instrumental in the adoption of the Abraham Accords normalization deal.

The Abraham Accords - A Pathway to Peace with Economic Prosperity

April 16, 2021
The John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum at Harvard Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics invites Ambassador Al Otaiba and Bahraini Ambassador to the US for a conversation and Q&A session on the future of the Abraham Accords.
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Battlegrounds: US Policy in the Middle East and Prospects for Peace and Economic Growth in a Troubled Region

April 14, 2021
Ambassador Al Otaiba joins H.R. McMaster from the Hoover Institution at Stanford University on Battlegrounds to discuss the Abraham Accords, the ongoing crises in Syria and Yemen and the great power rivalry in the Middle East.
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UAE Ambassador to the US, Yousef Al Otaiba, joins H.R. McMaster to discuss US policy in the Middle East.

Johns Hopkins SAIS: The Future of Arab-Israeli Diplomacy

February 4, 2021
The Dean of the Johns Hopkins SAIS invited Ambassador Al Otaiba and Ambassador Issacharoff to virtually discuss the future of Arab-Israeli diplomacy.
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On the Same Page: America’s Middle East Allies and Regional Threats

January 15, 2021
In light of the Abraham Accords, The Foundation for Defense of Democracies hosted Ambassador Al Otaiba, Bahrain’s Ambassador to the US, Abdulla R. Al Khalifa, and Israel’s Ambassador to the US, Ron Dermer, to discuss how all three nation’s plan to tackle Middle East peace and conflict in the future.
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Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba joined a discussion at The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD).
UAE to US Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba

AAM’s 2020 Virtual Awards Dinner

December 10, 2020
Yousef Al Otaiba joined creative leaders from around the world at America Abroad Media’s (AMM) 2020 Virtual Awards Dinner to discuss his long-time efforts to establish what is now known as the Abraham Accords.
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Foreign Policy’s Future Diplomats PeaceGame

December 9, 2020
Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba welcomes participants of the 2020 Future Diplomats PeaceGame. Organized by Foreign Policy, this year’s event is focused on challenging early-career diplomats to mitigate the impact of the global coronavirus pandemic.
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Yousef Al Otaiba virtually welcomes the Future Diplomats PeaceGame
UAE Ambassador to the US, Yousef Al Otaiba, attended a virtual foreign policy discussion at the Hudson Institute.

The Hudson Institute: A Discussion with Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba

December 8, 2020
The Hudson Institute hosted Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba for a virtual discussion on foreign policy and UAE-US relations.
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The Emirates Mars Mission

July 20, 2020

In July 2020, the UAE successfully launched the long-anticipated “Hope Probe” and became the first Arab nation to embark on a mission to Mars. As the region’s first interplanetary spacecraft, Hope represents the UAE’s deep-rooted commitment to space exploration and will serve as the Red Planet’s first-ever weather satellite.

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The UAE launched the Hope Probe and became the first Middle Eastern nation to embark on a mission to Mars.
Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba provided the welcome at the FIRST Global Challenge Robotics Competition.

FIRST Global Challenge Robotics Competition

October 24-27, 2019

In October 2019, the Dubai Future Foundation organized a competition to promote passion for STEM education and innovation in youth. Ambassador Al Otaiba provided a welcome to help kick off the event.

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