His Excellency Yousef Al Otaiba, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the United States of America, took up his post in July 2008.
Since becoming Ambassador, UAE-US relations have enhanced significantly, improving bilateral security, economic cooperation including increased military, intelligence and counterterrorism cooperation.
Ambassador Al Otaiba leads UAE’s significant commitment to philanthropic activities in the United States; such as, facilitating a transformational gift from the UAE to launch the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC, developed innovative community partnerships around the US to benefit kids in underserved communities and provided assistance to aid reconstruction and recovery of US communities following natural disasters in Texas, Florida, New Jersey, New York and Missouri.
Ambassador Al Otaiba previously served as the Director of International Affairs for the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Ambassador Al Otaiba obtained a degree in international relations from Georgetown University in Washington, DC. He also attended the Industrial College of the US Armed Forces at the National Defense University in Washington, DC as an International Fellow.
