The U.S. Embassy in Abu Dhabi hosted nearly 1000 honored guests and friends in honor of U.S. Presidents Day 2009 at the Beach Rotana Hotel in Abu Dhabi on February 17, 2009. His Highness Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, member of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, Her Excellency Shaykha Lubna bint Khalid Al Qassimi, Minister of Foreign Trade, and the Honorable Madeleine Albright, former U.S. Secretary of State, and Dr. Ali Al Hashemi attended the reception hosted by Ambassador Richard G. Olson, Jr.