Secretary Pompeo Travels to United Arab Emirates

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo meets with U.A.E. Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. on July 10, 2018. (State Department photo)

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo traveled to Abu Dhabi from July 9–10, where he met with leaders of the United Arab Emirates to discuss ways to further strengthen the U.S.-U.A.E. partnership and advance our common security and economic priorities.

Here are some highlights from the Secretary’s visit to Abu Dhabi:

The Secretary will travel to Brussels, July 10–12, accompanying the President to the NATO Summit, where Allies will discuss increased defense spending and burden sharing, enhanced deterrence and defense, and NATO’s strengthened efforts to fight terrorism. The Secretary will also participate in the U.S.-EU Energy Council and co-host a meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS with NATO while in Brussels. For more information about Secretary Pompeo’s travel, visit the Secretary’s trip page on state.gov and follow @SecPompeo, @StateDeptSpox, and @StateDept on Twitter.

Editor’s Note: This entry originally appeared on DipNote, the U.S. Department of State’s official blog.