US Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates Richard Olson and Consul-General Justin Siberell visited the School on Tuesday, where they met with Dean Tarik Yousef. Dean Yousef briefed the visiting guests on the programs and activities of the School, and the two sides discussed possibilities for future cooperation.
Ambassador Olson first presented his diplomatic credentials in the UAE in October 2008. A career foreign service officer, he has served in Mexico, Uganda, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia and Iraq, in addition to a previous stint in the UAE. Justin Siberell began his duties as the US Consul-General to Dubai in August 2009. He joined the US foreign service in 1993, and has served in Iraq, Jordan, Egypt, Panama and the UAE.
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