The White House announced that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has pledged a total of $1.4 trillion in investments in various sectors over a period of 10 years. According to a written statement from the White House, the investment commitment was made after a meeting in the Oval Office on March 18 between US President Donald Trump and UAE National Security Adviser Tahnun bin Zayid Al Nahyan. The White House statement used the following words: “Following the meeting between President Trump and UAE National Security Adviser Al Nahyan, the UAE proudly committed to a $1.4 trillion investment framework in the United States over 10 years. This new framework will significantly increase the UAE’s existing investments in artificial intelligence infrastructure, semiconductors, energy, and US production areas.” The statement also mentioned that Abu Dhabi-based MGX, BlackRock, Microsoft, and Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), NVIDIA, and xAI, have invited the Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Partnership (AIP) to mobilize investments of up to $100 billion to support the United States’ artificial intelligence efforts and establish new-generation data centers and energy infrastructure. In addition, the UAE investment fund ADQ announced a $25 billion joint venture focused on the US with its American partner Energy Capital Partners to invest in energy infrastructure and data centers. Furthermore, some UAE companies announced their commitment to support US natural gas production and exports by investing in the Next Decade LNG export facility in Texas. Lastly, the two countries also agreed to establish a mining partnership to secure the supply of critical minerals.