H.H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed, President of the UAE, greets President George W. Bush in Abu Dhabi, marking the first U.S. presidential visit to the UAE, 2008. 

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I hope my visit shines a spotlight on the Middle East, and the opportunities to work constructively with our friend...the [UAE] is a model of a Muslim state.
— President George. W. Bush

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