
Statement by Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba: UAE Welcomes US Decision to Advance Export Control Designation
On behalf of the UAE, Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba welcomed the US’ decision to increase the UAE’s export control designation to A:5.
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On behalf of the UAE, Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba welcomed the US’ decision to increase the UAE’s export control designation to A:5.

On behalf of the UAE, Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba welcomed the US’ decision to increase the UAE’s export control designation to A:5.

Ambassador Al Otaiba met with HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, along with senior US government officials, during the Sheikh’s visit to the US to discuss the UAE’s efforts regarding humanitarian relief, peace and climate change.

Ambassador Al Otaiba was joined by Special Olympics Chairman Tim Shriver for a special screening of the “As Far As They Can Run” docu-short film that follows the lives of three young Pakistanis with intellectual disabilities.

Over 250 US mayors gathered at the UAE Embassy in Washington, DC, for an annual summit on urban policies and goals. Muriel Bowser, DC Mayor, commended Yousef Al Otaiba for being a “good friend” to the DC community.

After a two-year hiatus, the Ambassador welcomed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival’s return to the National Mall in the US and the UAE’s very own featured program, Living Landscape | Living Memory.

Ambassador Al Otaiba spoke on how the UAE-US partnerships are helping to expand the UAE’s journey toward becoming a leading destination for clinical trials and research-focused corporations.

The Ambassador celebrated the opening of the Children’s National Research and Innovation Campus, inaugurated by Sheikh Abdulla bin Mohammed Al Hamed, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Department of Health.

Ambassador Al Otaiba met with HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, along with senior US government officials, during the Sheikh’s visit to the US to discuss the UAE’s efforts regarding humanitarian relief, peace and climate change.

Ambassador Al Otaiba was joined by Special Olympics Chairman Tim Shriver for a special screening of the “As Far As They Can Run” docu-short film that follows the lives of three young Pakistanis with intellectual disabilities.

Over 250 US mayors gathered at the UAE Embassy in Washington, DC, for an annual summit on urban policies and goals. Muriel Bowser, DC Mayor, commended Yousef Al Otaiba for being a “good friend” to the DC community.

After a two-year hiatus, the Ambassador welcomed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival’s return to the National Mall in the US and the UAE’s very own featured program, Living Landscape | Living Memory.

Ambassador Al Otaiba spoke on how the UAE-US partnerships are helping to expand the UAE’s journey toward becoming a leading destination for clinical trials and research-focused corporations.

The Ambassador celebrated the opening of the Children’s National Research and Innovation Campus, inaugurated by Sheikh Abdulla bin Mohammed Al Hamed, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Department of Health.