[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2004, Book III)]
[November 4, 2004]
[Page 2949]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Statement on the Death of Shaykh Zayid bin Sultan Al Nuhayyan of the United Arab Emirates
November 4, 2004

    The United States mourns the passing of a great friend of our 
country, Shaykh Zayid bin Sultan Al Nuhayyan of the United Arab 
Emirates. Shaykh Zayid was the founder and President of the UAE for more 
than 30 years, a pioneer, an elder statesman, and a close ally. He and 
his fellow rulers of the seven Emirates built their federation into a 
prosperous, tolerant, and well-governed state. I offer my condolences 
and those of the American people to the family of Shaykh Zayid and to 
the Government and people of the United Arab Emirates on their great 
loss.