Youssef Amrani ambassadeur du Maroc en USA
Youssef Amrani,I am delighted to welcome you to the official website of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco to the United States of America. I hope this website will offer you valuable insights and information regarding the political, economic, social, and cultural features of Morocco as well as its relationship with the USA. The aim of this platform is to promote, facilitate and enhance the communication between our Embassy services and all the stakeholders that might need or want to interact with us. Therefore, we are committed to strengthen cooperation, friendship and trade between our countries. Your suggestions and views are highly welcomed and valued. It will help us enhance our services and transform this website into a dynamic forum and bridge, fostering the promotion of our shared values and deepening mutual understanding.
Youssef Amrani Ambassador Youssef Amrani, a native of Tangier, holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Mohammed V University of Rabat and a degree in Management from the Boston University School of Management. Ambassador Amrani’s distinguished diplomatic career spans over forty-four years. Before assuming his current role as His Majesty’s Ambassador to the United States, he has held a series of distinguished positions both domestically and internationally. He served, most recently, as the Ambassador of His Majesty the King of Morocco to South Africa, with non-resident accreditation to Eswatini, Botswana, and Malawi. Prior to this assignment, he served in various other roles, including Chargé de Mission in the Royal Cabinet, Minister Delegate for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, and Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean. Throughout his tenure as Ambassador, he has represented Morocco in Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Belize, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama. Within the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Amrani has undertaken pivotal responsibilities, serving as Secretary General and Director General of Bilateral Affairs. Ambassador Amrani is fluent in Arabic, his native language, and also masters English, Spanish, Italian, and French. He is married and a father to one son.
Morocco claims ownership of the non-self-governing territory of Western Sahara, which it has designated its Southern Provinces. In 1975, after Spain agreed to decolonise the territory and cede its control to Morocco and Mauritania, a guerrilla war broke out between those powers and some of the local inhabitants. In 1979, Mauritania relinquished its claim to the area, but the war continued to rage. In 1991, a ceasefire agreement was reached, but the issue of sovereignty remained unresolved. Today, Morocco occupies two-thirds of the territory, and efforts to resolve the dispute have thus far failed to break the political deadlock.