About me
Ms Shaima Gargash is the Special Climate Envoy, Director of Energy & Sustainability, Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the United Arab Emirates. Previously, Ms Gargash was the Deputy Chief of Mission at the UAE Embassy in Washington, D.C., serving since her appointment in 2019. Ms Gargash was also the Head of the Embassy’s Communications and Public Diplomacy Department and a Political Analyst in the Congressional Affairs Division. Ms Gargash holds a BA in Economics and a minor in International Relations from the American University of Sharjah, and a Masters in Public Administration from the Dubai School of Government in the UAE.