UAE Embassy in Washington, DC

At the SelectUSA Summit, UAE Ministry of Investment Undersecretary Mohammed Al Hawi Office met with Maryland Governor Wes Moore and business leaders to explore opportunities to strengthen economic and investment cooperation between the UAE and Maryland.

The UAE's partnership with Maryland is built on years of collaboration with institutions like Johns Hopkins Medicine. Today, that partnership extends across sectors from healthcare to trade and investment. https://www.uaepreferred.com/trade?state=MD

Eid Al Adha Mubarak. May this blessed occasion bring joy, peace and togetherness to you and your family.

The UAE Embassy's Trade & Investment Office attended the recent SelectUSA Investment Summit in National Harbor, Maryland. During the event, which is dedicated to facilitating foreign direct investment, the UAE team connected with public and private sector leaders across the US.

The UAE remains one of the most active foreign investors in the US, bolstering a $1.4T investment relationship which continues to grow. Learn more about the 🇺🇸🇦🇪 economic partnership: https://www.uaepreferred.com/

The UAE Embassy and Space42 co-hosted a gala on the sidelines of , bringing together leaders across the UAE-US space ecosystem to celebrate a partnership at the frontier of the new space economy.

The ties between the UAE and the US span decades and orbits. Companies like Orbitworks — a joint venture between the UAE’s Marlan Space and California-based Loft Orbital — are translating that partnership into tangible industrial progress.

The UAE Embassy and co-hosted a gala on the sidelines of , bringing together leaders across the UAE-US space ecosystem to celebrate a partnership at the frontier of the new space economy.

The ties between the UAE and the US span decades and orbits. Companies like — a joint venture between the UAE’s Marlan Space and California-based Loft Orbital — are translating that partnership into tangible industrial progress.

One year ago, President Trump’s visit to the UAE set in motion the most ambitious chapter in the bilateral relationship. Since then, more than $100 billion in deals and investments have been announced, advanced US chips have been delivered and a 5GW AI Campus is rising in Abu Dhabi. 

As Ambassador Al Otaiba said at the SCSP AI+ Expo, the UAE-US partnership is “the most consequential economic partnership of this decade.” The next chapter —spanning all 50 states — is already underway.

At the center of it all is the UAE-US AI Campus. G42 is completing the first 200MW of a 5GW facility in Abu Dhabi, with Microsoft and OpenAI among those committed to capacity. Nvidia Blackwell-class semiconductors have been delivered. The infrastructure is real and it is scaling fast.

In the past year: ADQ and Energy Capital Partners announced a $25B energy infrastructure partnership, with the majority invested in US projects. XRG invested in the Rio Grande LNG export facility in Texas. Emirates Global Aluminium announced the first new American aluminum smelter in 35 years — a $4B facility in Oklahoma. Emirates, Etihad and flydubai committed to $65B+ in Boeing orders.

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One year ago, President Trump's visit to the UAE set in motion the most ambitious chapter in the bilateral relationship. Since then, more than $100 billion in deals and investments have been announced, advanced US chips have been delivered and a 5GW AI Campus is rising in Abu Dhabi.

As Ambassador Al Otaiba said at the SCSP AI+ Expo, the UAE-US partnership is "the most consequential economic partnership of this decade." The next chapter —spanning all 50 states — is already underway.

At the center of it all is the UAE-US AI Campus. G42 is completing the first 200MW of a 5GW facility in Abu Dhabi, with Microsoft and OpenAI among those committed to capacity. Nvidia Blackwell-class semiconductors have been delivered. The infrastructure is real and it is scaling fast.

In the past year: ADQ and Energy Capital Partners announced a $25B energy infrastructure partnership, with the majority invested in US projects. XRG invested in the Rio Grande LNG export facility in Texas. Emirates Global Aluminium announced the first new American aluminum smelter in 35 years — a $4B facility in Oklahoma. Emirates, Etihad and flydubai committed to $65B+ in Boeing orders.
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Ahead of Georgetown University graduation, UAE Commercial Attaché Jawaher Almheiri presented Georgetown McDonough School of Business EMBA students with a snapshot of the economic relationship, from the sectors driving growth today to the investment opportunities deepening ties across both countries. Spanning AI, energy, finance, manufacturing, healthcare and beyond, the breadth of the UAE-US partnership means the opportunities for this next generation of global business leaders are only growing.

Meeting with Georgetown McDonough School of Business EMBA students and faculty ahead of Georgetown University graduation weekend, Ambassador Al Otaiba reflected on his own Georgetown education and the importance of innovative business leaders in shaping what comes next. Hoya Saxa!

Ambassador Al Otaiba joined ’s Karan Bhatia, CEO Fred Kempe, UAE Assistant Foreign Minister HE Omran Sharaf, and leaders from Chile, Rwanda and the US State Department for the launch of the GeoTech Center’s new “Playbook for AI Leadership.”

The report highlights the UAE as a leading example of what government-driven AI adoption looks like in practice — dedicated leadership, local innovation and AI skilling for all.

In Ambassador Al Otaiba’s words: “The future of AI will be shaped by countries willing to invest, to commit & to be held accountable.” The UAE is doing all three.