Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates explained

Agency Name:Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates
Seal:Coat of arms of Morocco.svg
Formed:26 April 1956
Headquarters:7 rue F. Roosevelt, Rabat
Chief1 Name:Nasser Bourita
Chief1 Position:Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates
Chief2 Name:Mounia Boucetta
Chief2 Position:Secretary of State
Chief3 Name:Mohammed Ali Lazreq
Chief3 Position:Secretary-General

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates is the foreign affairs ministry of Morocco, responsible for implementing Morocco's foreign policy and ensuring relations with foreign states.

Its head office is in Rabat and is one of the so-called "ministries of sovereignty", which report directly to the king of Morocco, alongside the ministries of the interior and religious affairs.[1]

Since 5 April 2017, Nasser Bourita is the incumbent minister, and is assisted by his junior minister, Abdelkrim Benatiq, who serves as the Minister Delegate to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, in charge of Moroccans living abroad and Migration Affairs.

Organization and structure

The ministry was created by Dahir No. 1-56-097 of 26 April 1956, four months after the formation of the government of Mbarek Bekkay, first Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Morocco. The ministry is headed by the Secretary of State, currently Mounia Boucetta since April 2017. As of 2017, the ministry manages and staffs 91 embassies, 53 consulates-general and several Permanent Missions. The ministry obtained its current name following a cabinet shuffle in 2019.

List of ministers

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Talebi . Tessa . 2022-06-13 . Implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for politics in Morocco . 2024-05-20 . Project on Middle East Political Science . en-US . The measures were announced by the Ministry of Interior, which is part of what is commonly referred to as "ministries of sovereignty" that fall under the "domaine réservé" of the king..
  2. Web site: Morocco’s king names former foreign minister as new PM . 2023-10-10 . www.aljazeera.com . en.
  3. News: Arbaoui . Larbi . 6 October 2013 . Morocco, Mezouar to replace Outmani as Foreign Minister: source . 1 . Morocco World News . 10 October 2023.
  4. News: 5 April 2017 . King Mohammed VI Officially Appoints Saad Eddine Othmani’s Government . 1 . Morocco World News . 10 October 2023.