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Relations between the Kingdom of Morocco and the United States of America date back to the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) and specifically since 1777 when the sultan Mohammed ben Abdallah became the first monarch to help the United States. Morocco remains one of America's oldest and closest allies in North Africa, a status affirmed by ...
Morocco maintains close relations with Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf states, which have provided Morocco with substantial amounts of financial assistance. Morocco was the first Arab state to condemn Iraq's invasion of Kuwait and sent troops to help defend Saudi Arabia.
Morocco was the first country to recognize the United States of America in 1777. Regular diplomatic relations were established in 1905. In 1912 Morocco came under the control of France and Spain as protectorates. The United States did not initially recognize the French and Spanish protectorates over Morocco.
The Moroccan–American Treaty of Peace and Friendship, also known as the Treaty of Marrakesh, [1] was a bilateral agreement signed in 1786 that established diplomatic and commercial relations between the United States and Morocco. [2]
The US-Morocco Free Trade Agreement (or Morocco FTA) is a bilateral trade agreement between the United States and Morocco. The agreement was signed on June 15, 2004, followed by U.S. President George W. Bush 's signing of the USMFTA Implementation Act on August 17, 2004. [ 1 ]
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic–United States relations (5 P) Pages in category "Morocco–United States relations" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total.
The legation was established on May 17, 1821, following decades of cordial relations between the U.S. and Morocco; Sultan Mohammed ben Abdallah had issued a proclamation recognizing U.S. independence from Great Britain on December 20, 1777, making his nation the first to do so. [4]
In 2011, the United States cut diplomatic relations with the Gaddafi regime. The United States recognized the National Transitional Council as the legitimate government of Libya on July 15, 2011. [111] Morocco: 1786 [112] See Morocco–United States relations. Morocco was the first sovereign nation to recognize the United States in 1777.