Gulf leaders at the White House

Following US secretary of state John Kerry’s Gulf tour in March, the Gulf headed to Washington in April. First up was Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed, who had a working lunch with President Barack Obama on 16 April. The UAE is seen as one of the US’ up-and-coming regional allies and bilateral trade has swelled from around $4.5bn in 2002 to $24.8bn in 2012.