breaking statistics show how strong the significant relations between the two countries as well as the significant expansion of these relations as the UAE has one of the most open and innovative economies," the UAE Ambassador to the United States Yousef Al Otaiba said. "The UAE's trade relations with all American states contribute to the creation of hundreds of thousands of jobs for American citizens in vital sectors such as aircraft industry, services and military equipment industry," he was quoted as saying by the Jeddah-based Saudi Gazette. More than 800 US firms have a presence in the UAE.