Ambassador H.E. Aziz Mekouar
Born November 13, 1950, in Fez, Morocco
Education:
1974 Graduated from HEC Paris, Graduate Business School, France
1968 Baccalaureate in Sciences, French High School Charles Lepierre in Lisbon, Portugal
Professional background:
2002 Ambassador of His Majesty to the United States of America
2001 - 2005 Independent Chairman of the FAO Council (Food and Agricultural Organization of the UN )
1999 - 2002 Ambassador of His Majesty to Italy, Malta, Albania and Sovereign Order of Malta
1993 - 1999 Ambassador of His Majesty to Portugal
1986 - 1993 Ambassador of His Majesty to Angola
1985 - 1986 Minister Plenipotentiary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Rabat
1978 - 1985 Permanent Representative of Morocco to the International Bureau for Information Technology - BII
1977 - 1985 First Counselor, DCM, Embassy of Morocco in Rome
1977 Counselor of Foreign Affairs, Rabat
1974 Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Rabat
Other activities:
2000 - 2005 Chairman of the African Group of the UN Organizations in Rome
1999 - 2005 Elected Chairman of the Financial Committee of the FAO Member and Head of Moroccan Delegations to several international conferences
Publications:
1983 30 years of Italian Domestic Policy
1983 30 years of Italian Foreign Policy
1974 Studies on "Asia-Dollar" and its future impact on the development of Southeast Asia
1973 Thesis on Fisheries and their contribution to the development of Argentina
Studies and Analysis of the situation in Angola
Conferences and seminars:
Moderator of several Seminars and Conferences on investment opportunities and development prospects in Morocco
Lectures on Morocco's Political, Economic and Foreign Policies in several Portuguese and Italian Institutions
Lectures on Euro-African and Euro-Mediterranean Relations
Decorations:
Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Portugal
Grand Cross of the Military Order of Christ (Portugal)
Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Italy
Other:
Fluent in Arabic, English, Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese