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historique ambassade en USA

Flag of United StatesList of ambassadors of Morocco to the United States

Head of mission (HOM) Entered office Left office
  • Dr. Mehdi Benaboud
  • 1957 1961
  • Ali Benjelloun
  • 1962 1965
  • Dr. Ahmed Laraki
  • 1965 1967
  • Ahmed Osman
  • 1967 1971
  • Abdessadek Elglaoui
  • 1971
  • Badr Eddine Snoussi
  • 1971 1974
  • Abdelhadi Boutaleb
  • 1974 1977
  • Ali Benjelloun
  • 1977 1984
  • El Maati Jorio
  • 1984 1986
  • Mhamed Barghach
  • 1986 1989
  • Ali Benjelloun
  • 1989 1990
  • Mohamed Belkhayat Zougari
  • 1989 1990
  • Mohamed Benaissa
  • 1993 1999
  • Abdellah El Maaroufi
  • 2000 2002
  • Aziz Mekouar
  • 2002 2011
  • Mohammed Rachad Bouhlal
  • 2012 2016
  • Princess Lalla Joumala
  • 2016 2023
    Youssef Amrani 2024 Incumbent


    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.

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