Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates
وزارة الشؤون الخارجية والتعاون الإفريقي والمغاربة المقيمين بالخارج
Agency overview
Formed	26 April 1956
Headquarters	7 rue F. Roosevelt, Rabat[citation needed]
Agency executives	Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates; Mounia Boucetta, Secretary of State; Mohammed Ali Lazreq, Secretary-General;
Website	diplomatie.ma/en/

34°0′44.05″N 6°49′20.98″W / 34.0122361°N 6.8224944°W / 34.0122361; -6.8224944

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates^[a] 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

Ahmed Balafrej (1956–1958)
Abdallah Ibrahim (1958–1960)
Driss M'Hammedi (1960–1961)
Ahmed Balafrej (1961–1963)
Ahmed Reda Guedira [fr] (1963–1964)
Ahmed Taibi Benhima [Wikidata] (1964–1966)
Mohamed Cherkaoui (1966–1967)
Ahmed Laraki (1967–1971)
Abdellatif Filali (1971–1972)
Ahmed Taibi Benhima (1972–1974)
Ahmed Laraki (1974–1977)
M'hamed Boucetta (1977–1983)
Abdelouahed Belkeziz (1983–1985)
Abdellatif Filali (1985–1999)
Mohamed Benaissa (1999 – 15 October 2007)
Taieb Fassi Fihri (15 October 2007 – 3 January 2012)
Saad-Eddine El Othmani (3 January 2012 – 10 October 2013)^[2]
Salaheddine Mezouar (10 October 2013 – 5 April 2017)^[3]
Nasser Bourita (5 April 2017 – present)^[4]

Notes

^ Arabic: وزارة الشؤون الخارجية والتعاون الإفريقي والمغاربة المقيمين بالخارج
Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵡⴰⵙⵜ ⵏ ⵜⵖⴰⵡⵙⵉⵡⵉⵏ ⵏ ⴱⵕⵕⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵎⵢⴰⵡⴰⵙ ⴰⵡⴼⵔⵉⵇⵉⵢ ⴷ ⵉⵎⵖⵔⴰⴱⵉⵢⵏ ⵉⵣⴷⵖⵏ ⴳ ⵜⵎⵉⵣⴰⵔ ⵏ ⴱⵕⵕⴰ, romanized: tamawast n tɣawsiwin n bṛṛa d umyawas awfriqiy d imɣrabiyn izdɣn g tmizar n bṛṛa
French: Ministère des Affaires étrangères, de la Coopération africaine et des Marocains résidant à l'étranger

References

^ Talebi, Tessa (13 June 2022). "Implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for politics in Morocco". Project on Middle East Political Science. Retrieved 20 May 2024. 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.
^ "Morocco's king names former foreign minister as new PM". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
^ Arbaoui, Larbi (6 October 2013). "Morocco, Mezouar to replace Outmani as Foreign Minister: source". Morocco World News. p. 1. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
^ "King Mohammed VI Officially Appoints Saad Eddine Othmani's Government". Morocco World News. 5 April 2017. p. 1. Retrieved 10 October 2023.