1. Nasser Bourita is a Moroccan diplomat serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates since 5 April 2017.
12 Facts About Nasser Bourita
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In 1991, Bourita obtained his bachelor's degree in public law from the Mohammed V University in Rabat.
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Nasser Bourita joined the Directorate of Multilateral Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rabat in 1992.
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From December 2003 to 2006, Nasser Bourita was head of Division of the UN.
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Nasser Bourita was appointed Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation in 2011 and then Minister Delegate to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation in 2016.
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In 2017, Nasser Bourita was named Minister of Foreign Affairs in the government of Saadeddine Othmani.
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On 29 October 2022, Nasser Bourita arrived in Algeria, to participate in the preparatory meeting of foreign ministers for the Arab League Council.
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Nasser Bourita represented the king, at the 2022 Arab League summit and was welcomed by Abdelmadjid Tebboune.
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On 11 November 2022, Nasser Bourita attended the 5th Paris Peace Forum.
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On 21 November 2022, Nasser Bourita met with the US Ambassador to Morocco, Puneet Talwar, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rabat.
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On 4 June 2024, Nasser Bourita delivered a speech at the Marrakech Platform, highlighting the cooperation between African countries to fight terrorism.
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Nasser Bourita praised the strategic partnership between Morocco and the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism.