Former US Secretary of State John Kerry said the UAE's progress and prosperity are due to the visionary leadership of the UAE, which has made this desert country a modern country capable of achieving more achievements every day.
"The difference between the United States and the United Arab Emirates is that we do not have the leadership to achieve the aspirations of the American people. The UAE leadership has achieved miracles in a record time," he said at a panel discussion led by Minister of State Zaki Anwar Nusseibeh at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair.
The session was attended by a large number of officials, the cultural public and the students of the UAE Diplomatic Academy, focusing on his book, "Every Day Add," published by Simon & Schuster, and is part of his memoirs during his political career.
He praised the urban development and cultural renaissance of the UAE in an atmosphere of tolerance, openness and stability. He pointed out that the Louvre Museum in Abu Dhabi is a global monument "to open up to others and understand diversity in a multipolar world."
"I visited the Louvre Abu Dhabi, an educational and cultural center, and a message for future generations to learn the values of tolerance and communication with global cultures," he said.
He said he was surprised to see urban development in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. "A few years ago, I visited Abu Dhabi and Dubai, mostly sandy areas, and today I am frankly seeing its urban development and its real estate boom that continues to dazzle the world."
Kerry, who served for nearly three decades in the US Senate, served four years as secretary of state under President Barack Obama, and also ran for President George W. Bush in 2004, discussed several issues in his book, including the roots of his personality, Or at the time he studied law at Yale, where he worked as a prosecutor at the county attorney's office and then became deputy governor of Massachusetts, To serve in Congress.
The book "Every Day Add", which Kerry signed at the fair yesterday, contains a detailed account of the relationship of the United States with a number of superpowers and the surrounding countries, as well as the Middle East, as well as his efforts to prevent nuclear proliferation and combat extremism.