US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, at the State Department on Tuesday.
Sheikh Abdullah was greeted by Mr Rubio in Washington a day after Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau welcomed UAE Assistant Foreign Minister Lana Nusseibeh to the State Department.
US President Donald Trump visited the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar last month for a major trip that saw major business and investment announcements and the US lifting sanctions on Syria.
Mr Rubio later said that he and Sheikh Abdullah worked to sustain momentum from Mr Trump's "historic visit" to Abu Dhabi.
"We discussed economic opportunities, regional security and humanitarian efforts to mark the growing partnership between the United States and the UAE," Mr Rubio said on X.
Mr Landau said in a statement that during Monday's meeting with Ms Nusseibeh, the two discussed security, stability and prosperity in the Middle East as well as a path to ending the conflict in Sudan.
