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June 2025
UAE Officials Discuss Energy Investment with US Vice President
While in Washington, DC for the Global Energy Forum, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Executive Chairman of investment company XRG, Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, met with Vice President JD Vance at the White House. During the meeting, Dr. Al Jaber highlighted the UAE’s plans to invest $440 billion in US energy. He was joined by Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba.
The UAE officials underscored the importance of UAE-US cooperation to shape the future of energy systems, power the expansion of AI and create economic growth.
At the Global Energy Forum, HE Mariam Almheiri, CEO of 2PointZero, joined global leaders to address scaling energy infrastructure needed to power AI’s rapid growth. She emphasized the UAE’s leadership to power this global transformation, driven by initiatives such as the new 5GW UAE-US AI Campus in Abu Dhabi and the Stargate Project.
UAE Foreign Minister HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan Discusses Bilateral Cooperation with US Leaders
During a recent visit to Washington, DC, HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs met with senior Trump Administration officials and Members of Congress to discuss the vital US-UAE strategic partnership.
HH Sheikh Abdullah met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff, and White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller, key members of Congress and US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick to advance cooperation on regional issues.
Discussions also included ways to deepen the bilateral economic relationship, including the UAE’s commitment to invest $1.4 trillion in the US over the next ten years.
UAE Embassy Launches “UAE Preferred” Campaign
Highlighting opportunities for US businesses across the UAE’s fastest-growing sectors, the UAE Embassy has launched UAE Preferred – a storytelling initiative that describes the scale, depth and momentum of the UAE–US economic partnership.
Subscribers will receive briefings on sectors shaping the bilateral economic and investment agenda and learn more on how the UAE is investing in American innovators, scaling US companies and supporting job growth across all 50 states.
From the Feed
The National Youth Orchestra Dubai is the first Orchestra from the UAE to perform at @carnegiehall New York City. 🏙️
It was truly an honour to make history on the 20th June 2025 performing music by Johann Sebastian Bach, @ihabdarwishofficial and Ludwig van Beethoven conducted by @jonathanbarrettmusic
A productive visit to #Connecticut by CG Amna Almheiri, featuring a meeting with @GovNedLamont to deepen UAE-CT collaboration, a roundtable with aerospace and innovation leaders ( @CommerceGov @TradeGov ), and a reception hosted by @CTwac at the @TheWadsworth. #UAEinCT
At ENACT in Washington DC today, His Highness Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of 2PointZero, and US Energy Secretary, Chris Wright joined Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Executive Chairman of XRG and Chairman of Masdar.
The ENACT gathering of cross-sector leaders advanced the system-wide solutions needed to power AI’s rapid growth. #ENACT #XRG
I enjoyed meeting with @UAEEmbassyUS Ambassador Otaiba yesterday to discuss our strong and growing defense relationship following the historic @POTUS trip to Abu Dhabi last month. 🇺🇸 🇦🇪
Great start to Day 3 of #ASEC2025! We were honored to hear from these distinguished speakers, each bringing valuable global insight and a clear understanding of Alaska’s significance: Mr. Pan Men-an, Secretary-General to the President of Taiwan; Brendan Duval, CEO and Founder of Glenfarne; and Hussein El Gaafary of the @UAEEmbassyUS More to come throughout the day!
