Her Excellency Reem Bint Ebrahim Al Hashimy
Minister of state
Reem al Hashimy was appointed to the UAE Cabinet as Minister of State in February 2008. In February 2016, Reem was sworn in as Minister of State for International Cooperation, in the UAE’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Prior to this, Reem led the UAE’s bid to host the World Expo 2020 in Dubai. She served as Managing Director of the Expo 2020 Dubai mega-event, following which she was appointed CEO of Expo City Dubai Authority, under the chairmanship of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed al Maktoum. Additionally, Reem manages the Vice President’s Office for Political Affairs.
She continues to serve as the Chairperson for Dubai Cares, a philanthropic organisation, with the aim of improving access to quality education in developing countries.
She was also the former chairperson of the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority, which drives the UAE’s global competitiveness across many sectors and has been appointed as Chairperson of Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi.
Reem completed her undergraduate degree at Tufts University, earning a BA in International Relations and French, followed by an MA from Harvard University. She also holds a PhD degree from Tsinghua University.
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UAE Strongly Condemns Attacks on Displacement Camps and Relief Groups Near El Fasher in Sudan
The United Arab Emirates has strongly condemned and denounced the armed attacks on the Zamzan and Abu Shouk camps near El Fasher in Darfur and the targeting of relief groups and humanitarian staff operating in the area.
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Abdullah Bin Zayed receives phone call from Iranian Foreign Minister
H.H. Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, has received a phone call from Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Abbas Araghchi.
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UAE Expresses Solidarity with the Dominican Republic and Conveys Condolences over Victims of Collapsed Building
The United Arab Emirates has expressed its sincere condolences and solidarity with the Dominican Republic over a collapsed building which resulted in hundreds of deaths and injuries.
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United Arab Emirates and the Netherlands Hold Fourth Round of Political Consultations
The fourth round of political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of the Netherlands took place in The Hague on 9th April 2025.
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