UAE: Al-Otaiba given ministerial boost


Issue 1048 - 16 Nov 2017 | 1 minute read

High-profile ambassador to the United States Yousef Al-Otaiba was given the rank of minister in a federal decree issued by President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nayhan on 4 November. The move may be a first step in Otaiba’s return to the UAE after nine years in Washington, perhaps to be placed in the cabinet.

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