As Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed meets Donald Trump at the White House, we take a look at previous visits made by UAE Rulers and leaders to the United States and the trips made by US presidents to the Emirates.
Updated: May 15, 2017, 12:00 AM
UAE and US recent relations - in pictures
Sheikh Khalifa shakes hands with the former US vice president Al Gore, during a ceremony at the White House. AP Photo / May 12, 1998
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed shakes hands with US vice president Al Gore at the Lockheed Martin aircraft plant in Fort Worth, Texas. The UAE announced it plans to spend US$7 billion for 80 F-16 fighter jets manufactured by Lockheed Martin. Ron Heflin / AP Photo / May 15, 1998
Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed, UAE deputy prime minister, and the former US Secretary of State Colin Powell, speak to reporters after holding a meeting at the State Department in Washington, DC. Nicholas Roberts / AFP Photo / October 27, 2003
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, talks to US president George W Bush as Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, and Condoleezza Rice, the US Secrertary of State, look on at a private dinner in the desert. Philip Cheung / Abu Dhabi Media Company / January 13, 2008
President Sheikh Khalifa receives former US president George W Bush at Al Mushrif Palace in Abu Dhabi. Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP Photo / January 13, 2008
US President George W Bush attends a private dinner in the Abu Dhabi desert hosted by Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed. Philip Cheung / Abu Dhabi Media Company / January 13, 2008
US President George W Bush discusses affairs at the dinner in the desert. Philip Cheung / Abu Dhabi Media Company / January 13, 2008
US President George W Bush attends a walk around presentation on Saadiyat Island Cultural District Exhibition led by Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, left, and Sheikh Sultan bin Tahnoun, Head of Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority. Philip Cheung / Abu Dhabi Media Company / January 14, 2008
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed leads president George W Bush on a tour around the Saadiyat Island Cultural District Exhibition. Philip Cheung / Abu Dhabi Media Company / January 14, 2008
US president George W Bush tours the Saadiyat Island Cultural District Exhibition led by Sheikh Sultan bin Tahnoun, Head of Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority, left, and Dr Sultan Al Jaber, right. Philip Cheung / Abu Dhabi Media Company / January 14, 2008
US president George W Bush drives Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed in a golf buggy at the Camp David retreat in Maryland. Jamie Rose for The National / June 26, 2008
US president George W Bush welcomes Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed on his arrival at Camp David in Maryland. Jamie Rose for The National / June 26, 2008
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, walks with US president George W Bush at Camp David. Brendan Smialowski / AFP Photo, August 3, 2008
US president Barack Obama holds a meeting with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed in the Oval Office of the White House. Kevin Lamarque / Reuters / April 26, 2011
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed stands for a photo with US president Barack Obama after attending the US-GCC Summit at Camp David. Ryan Carter / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi / May 14, 2015
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed salutes US military personnel on his arrival at Camp David. Ryan Carter / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi / May 14, 2015
From left to right: Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed poses for a photo with Bahrain Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa; Sayyid Fahd bin Mohmoud, the deputy prime minister for the Council of Ministers of Oman; Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, the Emir of Kuwait; US president Barack Obama; Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad, the Emir of Qatar, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef and Dr Abdullatif Al Zayani, the Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary General. Sharina Lootah / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi / May 14, 2015
US Secretary of State John Kerry boards his plane after visiting Abu Dhabi. Saul Loeb / AFP Photo / June 9, 2016