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The Resident-General of France in Morocco, officially named Resident Commissioner General, was the official representative of the French government in Rabat during the French protectorate period. For 44 years, from Lyautey to Dubois (who became the first French ambassador to independent Morocco), there were fourteen Residents General who ...
This is a list of diplomatic missions in Morocco. There are currently 119 embassies in Rabat , and many countries maintain consulates in other Moroccan cities (not including honorary consulates). Several other nations have embassies accredited to Morocco but resident in other capitals.
France’s embassy in Rabat, after relocation in the 1980s. Following the independence of Morocco in 1956, the Residence became the chancery of the French Embassy in Morocco. The building's central location in Rabat's government quarter, however, made it an unsustainable reminder of France's former colonial regime.
The French Republic has one of the world's largest diplomatic networks, and is a member of more multilateral organisations than any other country. [1] [2]France's permanent representation abroad began in the reign of Francis I, when in 1522 he sent a delegation to the Swiss.
On Macron’s last visit to Morocco, he and King Mohammed VI inaugurated Al Boraq, Africa’s first high-speed rail line, made possible by French financing and trains manufactured by the French firm Alstrom. Despite close ties, relations have at times been fragile between France and Morocco, which was a French protectorate from 1912 to 1956.
France said on Sunday it is ready to help Morocco after a powerful earthquake killed over 2,000 people, and is awaiting a formal request for assistance. "France is ready to offer its aid to ...
France had continuous diplomatic representation in the Sultanate of Morocco, from Guillaume Bérard in 1582 to 1718 when the activity of Barbary pirates operating from Morocco's port cities led to a suspension of the relationship. It restarted with a treaty of 30 May 1767 which provided for a permanent consular representation in a Moroccan port ...
France started to send ships to Morocco in 1555, under the rule of Henry II, son of Francis I. [5] France, under Henry III, established a Consul in Fes, Morocco, as early as 1577, in the person of Guillaume Bérard, and was the first European country to do so. [6] [7] Under Henry, France named Guillaume Bérard as