Her Excellency Reem bint Ebrahim Al Hashimy has served as the UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation since 2016 and has overseen the Political Affairs Office of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum since 2008. She led the UAE’s successful bid to host Expo 2020 Dubai, later serving as its Director General, and is now CEO of the Expo City Dubai Authority. H.E. Al Hashimy chairs the UAE National Committee on Sustainable Development Goals, Dubai Cares, and the Board of Trustees of Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi. She previously chaired the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority and earlier served at the UAE Embassy in Washington, D.C. as Commercial Attaché and Deputy Chief of Mission. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from Tufts University, a Master’s from Harvard University, and a Doctorate from Tsinghua University.
