Pool #16 - Rolling to presidential palace

The motorcade reached the presidential palace, a huge complex surrounded by palm trees, elaborate gardens and fountains at 8 pm.

While waiting to get in your pool spotted Karoline Leavitt, Susie Wiles, Stephen Miller...

We were led to a richly decorated hall complete with marble floors and chandeliers where POTUS and the UAE president were greeting delegations, flags of both countries serving as background.

Greetings were over at 8:10 pm and the two leaders then proceeded to another part of the hall.

At first your pool could not get past the very strict and tense Emirati security to follow them.

We were ultimately allowed to get closer while the President was shown a space exhibition.

Steve Witkoff, Howard Lutnick, Pete Hegseth and other members of the US delegation were also having a look at a series of panels and artefacts.

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UAE Delegation:

• H.H. Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan,Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and President of the Presidential Court
• H.H. Sheikh Khaled Bin Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi
• H.H. Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohamed Bin Rashed Al Maktoum,Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense
• H.H. Sheikh Tahnoon Bin Zayed Al Nahyan,Deputy Ruler of Abu Dhabi
• H.H. Sheikh Abdulla Bin Zayed Al Nahyan,Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs
• H.H. Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan,Deputy Chairman of Presidential Court for Special Affairs
• H.E. Sheikh Mohamed Bin Hamed Al Nahyan,Advisor to the President
• H.E. Khaldoon Al Mubarak, Chairman of the UAE’s Executive Affairs Authority
• H.E. Ali Bin Hamad AlShamsi, Secretary General of Supreme Council For National Security
• H.E. Dr. Ahmed Mubarak Al Mazrouei,Chairman of the President’s Office for Strategic Affairs
• H.E. Mohamed Hadi AlHussaini, Minister of State for Financial Affairs
• H.E. Suhail Mohamed AlMazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure
• H.E. Dr. Sultan Ahmed AlJaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology
• H.E. Sara AlAmiri, Minister of Education
• H.E. Mohamed Hassan AlSuwaidi, Minister of Investment
• H.E. Dr. Thani AlZeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade
• H.E. Omar Sultan AlOlama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications
• H.E. Mohamed Mubarak AlMazrouei, Minister of State for Defense Affairs
• H.E. Sultan AlNeyadi, Minister of State for Youth Affairs
• H.E. Youssef AlOtaiba, Ambassador to the U.S

U.S. Delegation:

• Ambassador Martina Strong, Ambassador to United Arab Emirates
• Secretary Scott Bessent, Department of Treasury
• Secretary Pete Hegseth, Department of Defense
• Secretary Howard Lutnick, Department of Commerce
• Secretary Chris Wright, Department of Energy
• Susie Wiles, White House Chief of Staff
• Steve Witkoff, Special Envoy to the Middle East
• James Blair, Deputy Chief of Staff for Legislative, Political, and Public Affairs
• Stephen Miller, Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Homeland Security Advisor
• David Sacks, White House AI and Crypto Czar

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