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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
