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.

US-UAE Business Council Roundtable Luncheon

April 23, 2019

Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba brought together US business leaders and senior executives to understand the UAE’s commercial, trade, and economic priorities in 2019.

Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba hosted a US-UAE Business Council roundtable luncheon.

2018 Aspen Security Forum

August 17, 2018

At the 2018 Aspen Security Forum, Ambassador Al Otaiba joined a panel on security in the Middle East. During the discussion, he expanded on the UAE’s efforts to keep Iran from dominating Yemen and the entire region.

2017 ABANA Achievement
Award Dinner

October 10, 2017

Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba introduced the recipient of the 2017 ABANA Achievement Award, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Global Market Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh. The ABANA Achievement Award recognizes outstanding leaders committed to financial and economic cooperation between the US, Middle East and North Africa.

Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba spoke at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington (AGSIW).

A Conversation with
H.E. Yousef Al Otaiba

November 29, 2016

The Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington (AGSIW) held a roundtable discussion with Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba to discuss the Trump administration and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.

A Conversation with His Excellency Ambassador
Yousef Al Otaiba

June 1, 2016

Yousef Al Otaiba, United Arab Emirates ambassador to the United States, spoke at RAND Corporation in June 2016 on the diversification of the Emirati economy and how cooperation with the US has led to partnerships like New York University Abu Dhabi, which prepares young people to become Rhodes scholars rather than radicals.

The Iran nuclear deal:
Prelude to proliferation
in the Middle East?

May 31, 2016

As part of a forum hosted by the Brookings Institution’s Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Initiative, Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba joined a panel to discuss how the Iran nuclear deal could affect proliferation in the Middle East and around the world.

The Middle East
at an Inflection Point

January 29, 2016

Ambassador Al Otaiba spoke at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, DC, about current crises facing the Middle East, including the continuing struggles against the Islamic State and the recent nuclear deal with Iran. The discussion was the first part of a speaker series focused on Middle East relations, and it was moderated by Dr. John Hamre, President and CEO of CSIS.

Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba spoke at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, DC.

Chairman’s Forum With Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba

June 9, 2015

UAE Ambassador to the US Yousef Al Otaiba spoke with Stimson Chairman Lincoln P. Bloomfield Jr., former US Special Envoy for MANPADS Threat Reduction, about US foreign policy.

Ambassadors Roundtable
with the Ambassador of
the United Arab Emirates

October 23, 2012

The Council of American Ambassadors assembled a panel to discuss issues related to progress in the Middle East and North Africa. His Excellency Yousef Al Otaiba, Ambassador of the UAE to the US, participated in the event along with 21 other ambassadors.