Location Washington, D.C. Website usuaebusiness.org Type of business Trade organization | Area served United States industry Founded 2007 | |
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Key people Danny Sebright (President), Mohammed Sharaf (Joint Vice Chairman) Similar Dubai Chamber of Comm, UK India Business Council, Aerospace Industries Association, United States Chamber | ||
The United States-United Arab Emirates Business Council is a non-profit, non-partisan progressive business advocacy organization committed to the advancement of the trade and commercial relationship between the United States and the United Arab Emirates.
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History
Launched in May 2007, the U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council was inaugurated by His Highness, Crown Prince, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Highness, Foreign Minister, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and comprises over 100 member companies from a broad range of U.S. and U.A.E. commercial sectors.
The Council’s founding Board of Director Co-Chairmen were Mr. Joseph Robert, Jr., founder of JER Partners, and H.E. Khaldoon Al Mubarak, C.E.O. of Abu Dhabi-based Mubadala Development Company.
Leadership
Business Council’s Co-Chairmen are H.E. Waleed Al Muhairi, Deputy Group C.E.O. & C.E.O. Emerging Sectors at Mubadala, and Mr. John Rice, Vice Chairman and C.E.O. of Global Growth at General Electric. The current Co-Vice Chairmen are as follows: Ms. Marillyn Hewson, Chairman, President and C.E.O. of Lockheed Martin, H.E. Dr. Faris Saif Al Mazrouei, C.E.O. of Etihad Rail, Mr. Marc Allen, President of Boeing Middle East, and Mr. Mohammed Sharaf C.E.O. of DP World. Danny Sebright has served as president of the Business Council since 2008.
Trade
The U.S. and the U.A.E. currently share one of the fastest growing commercial and trade partnerships in the world, which is highlighted by the dramatic rise in U.S. exports flowing into the Middle East growing from $3.6 billion in 2002 to $24.61 billion in 2013.