
The William Jefferson Clinton Scholars at the American University in Dubai seeks to further the goals of the
Clinton Presidential Foundation to strengthen the capacity of people in the United States and throughout the
world to meet the challenges of global interdependence. In partnership with the American University in Dubai,
the program will provide US-based students the opportunity to expand their educational and cultural horizons by
studying in the Arab world.

President Clinton has acknowledged the leadership of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President
and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to make Dubai a model for intercultural harmony and understanding.
President Clinton gave public recognition to this during his keynote address at
AUD’s Fifth Commencement (June, 2002)
in which he cited the multi-cultural composition of AUD’s student body consisting of over eighty nationalities, as a
microcosm of Dubai’s multi-ethnicity. In this spirit, the Clinton Presidential Foundation and AUD have established
this program to encourage others to witness this diversity. |