Tahnoon pledges $1.4T UAE investment in Oval Office meeting with Trump

In March 2025, Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan led a UAE delegation to Washington, where he met Trump in the Oval Office and pledged the UAE would invest $1.4 trillion in the United States over a decade. The pledge excited Trump according to one person familiar with the talks, though administration officials struggled to learn what it would entail. Tahnoon's visit was tied to specific asks: accelerated CFIUS-style review of UAE investments, advanced AI chips for his company G42, and momentum on commercial ventures including MGX's recent naming as a co-investor in the Trump-announced $500B Stargate AI venture. Trump capped the visit by hosting Tahnoon's delegation at a March 18 White House dinner with the Vice President and the Secretaries of State, Commerce, and Treasury — Witkoff seated beside Tahnoon, Edelman at the end of the table — a level of access former national security officials told the Journal they were stunned to see for a visiting delegation.