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In the Wall Street Journal, Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba reaffirmed the strength of the US-UAE partnership. He also called for a conclusive outcome to address the conflict in the Middle East.
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Read UAE Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba’s latest WSJ article on his position for addressing conflict in the Middle East.

In the Wall Street Journal, Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba reaffirmed the strength of the US-UAE partnership. He also called for a conclusive outcome to address the conflict in the Middle East.

In the Wall Street Journal, Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba reaffirmed the strength of the US-UAE partnership. He also called for a conclusive outcome to address the conflict in the Middle East.

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.

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.

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.

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.