The Ministry of Higher
Education and Scientific Research valued the leadership efforts in the opening
of the UAE Consulate in Los Angeles, which is the biggest city in the State of
California, which proves that citizens are a top priority, especially the
students studying in the State, in order to follow up on their affairs and facilitate
their lives, as 400 Emirati students are studying at the universities of
California, and thus it becomes the biggest American State that hosts Emirati
students. The Consulate will also provide services including authentication of documentation,
and take care of the commercial interests of the UAE, and will serve as a
center to develop the UAE-USA cooperation and provide the necessary support in
this field in the American State. The Ministry also emphasized that the Emirati
students who study abroad or are on scholarships are ambassadors to their
country, and they should show the bright image of the UAE, which looks to its
knowledge-armed children to contribute their expertise in the process of development
and progress that the country is witnessing in all fields.
The opening of the Consulate
is an extension of the UAE-USA relationships, and it is considered the first
UAE Consulate in the USA, which was officially opened by his Excellency Yousef
Al Otaiba, UAE Ambassador to the USA, and his Excellency Abdulla Al Saboosi, UAE
Consul General, in the presence of his Excellency Michael Corbin, US Ambassador
to the UAE, Los Angeles-area political officials and business leaders, as well
as members of the local diplomatic community.
His Excellency the ambassador
expressed his confidence in that his Excellency Abdulla Al Saboosi, UAE Consul
General will deepen the existing friendship between the two countries, and
create new ones that further expand this bilateral relationship, as the UAE is
considered the USA’s largest trading partner in the Middle East and North
Africa for the last five years. In 2013, overall trade between the UAE and USA
exceeded 26 billion Dollars.
It is noteworthy
that 2256 Emirati students study in the USA universities, who contributed 66
million Dollars to the American economy during 2012-2013, according to Carian
College Advisors, and the USA is the first country for UAE scholarship
students, as 165 students were sent on scholarships to the USA during the
period from 1/10/2012 until 1/10/2013 in order to receive different scientific
degrees in various disciplines.
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