UAE minister gets lifetime achievement award in US

Abu Dhabi News.Net
Thursday 26th January, 2012

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The UAE's Minister for Foreign Trade Sheikha Lubna Bint Khalid Al-Qassimi was conferred the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Arab American Chamber of Commerce (AACC) in Washington.

The award has been given in recognition of Al-Qassimi's initiatives and efforts to promote Arab-American relations and the US-UAE relations in particular.

The award ceremony was attended by AACC president and CEO David Hammoud and 250 business leaders, government officials and ambassadors of Arab countries to the US.

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