Her Excellency Amna Almheiri was appointed Consul General of the United Arab Emirates in New York in August 2021. In this role, she advances UAE–US relations by strengthening economic, cultural, and educational partnerships across New York and the eastern United States. She also serves as a liaison for US government and corporate leaders and as a resource for UAE nationals living on the East Coast.

Her Excellency joined the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2005 and served at the UAE’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York until 2010, where she represented the UAE in the UN General Assembly’s Third Committee on human rights.

Upon returning to Abu Dhabi in 2010, she helped establish the Human Rights Department within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, later becoming its Director. In that capacity, she oversaw the UAE’s engagement with the UN Human Rights Council and led the country’s Universal Periodic Review process.

From 2017 to 2018, she served with the UAE’s National Media Council in Brussels, where she managed public diplomacy initiatives across Europe.

Her Excellency holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from the American University of Sharjah and a Master’s in Global Finance from The New School in New York. She resides in New York with her husband and four children.