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The UAE declared its independence on December 2, 1971, upon completion of treaties with Great Britain, and the United States recognized the new nation the following day, on December 3. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Diplomatic relations were formally established on March 20, 1972, with American diplomat William Stoltzfus , who was also accredited to other Persian ...
(E) Embassy; (CG) Consulate general; (C) Consulate; (BO) Branch office of embassy (USINT) U.S. interests section - provides De facto embassy services to a country with which the United States does not have official diplomatic relations (M) Mission (CA) Consular Agencies - provides emergency consular services
During Stolzfus’ tenure as non-resident Ambassador, the embassy in Abu Dhabi was established on May 15, 1972, with Philip J. Griffin as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim. The first ambassador solely accredited to the UAE was Michael Sterner , who presented his credentials on May 24, 1974.
This is a list of diplomatic missions in the United Arab Emirates.There are currently 146 embassies in Abu Dhabi.Many other countries have diplomatic missions accredited from other capitals.
As head of the Philippines' diplomatic mission there, the ambassador is the official representative of the president and the government of the Philippines to the president and government of the United Arab Emirates. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and is based at the embassy located in Abu ...
The United States has an embassy in Abu Dhabi and a consulate-general in Dubai which provide services to American citizens. There are also expatriate and business organizations, such as the American Women's Association in Dubai, [4] the American Women's Network of Abu Dhabi [5] an American Chamber of Commerce Abu Dhabi [6] and an American Business Council of Dubai and the Northern Emirates.
U.S. Department of State Facilities and Areas of Jurisdictions. The United States has the second largest number of active diplomatic posts of any country in the world after the People's Republic of China, [1] including 271 bilateral posts (embassies and consulates) in 173 countries, as well as 11 permanent missions to international organizations and seven other posts (as of November 2023 [2]).
The growing contact and Beijing's influence in Abu Dhabi alarmed the US intelligence and other politicians. [ 64 ] In July 2024, Yousef Al Otaiba "personally intervened" to cancel the meetings between G42 and the US Congressional staffers, over concerns raised by the US lawmakers that the UAE could transfer advanced American AI technology to China.