UAE, U.S. presidents follow up on $1.4 trillion investment pledge
The call followed news that the UAE will invest $1.4 trillion in the U.S., focusing on AI infrastructure, semiconductors, energy and manufacturing
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Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed, UAE National Security Adviser, met U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance at the White House last week
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and U.S. President Donald Trump held a phone conversation to sum up a series of investment deals and high-level meetings between the two allies over the past week.
The Abu Dhabi-Washington call on Tuesday followed the announcement that the UAE will invest $1.4 trillion in the U.S. over the next decade, focusing AI infrastructure, semiconductors, energy and manufacturing.
The two presidents discussed Trump’s meeting with Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed, the UAE National Security Adviser and Sheikh Mohamed’s brother, who leads many of the country’s largest companies and sovereign wealth funds.
Sheikh Tahnoon talked to an array of cabinet secretaries and also held meetings with heads of the biggest tech companies, including Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Palantir’s Alex Karp and xAI’s Elon Musk.