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Ali Bengelloun is a Moroccan politician.


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Biography

He studied law in Paris and was admitted to the Casablanca bar in 1950. Immediately after independence, he served as Chief of Staff to the Minister of Justice, then as Director of Courts and Tribunals with French Personnel, Director of Criminal Affairs and Pardons, and Secretary General. As head of the delegation that negotiated judicial conventions with France and Spain, he also made a significant contribution to the development and organization of the new Moroccan judicial system.

In addition to serving as Director of the Office Chérifien des Phosphates (OCP) under Hassan II, he also served as ambassador and as Minister of Justice from July 6 to December 25, 1967, during the Government of Mohamed Benhima.

On May 17, 1977, he was appointed by Hassan II as Morocco's ambassador to the United States and presented his credentials to US President Jimmy Carter on June 25, 1977...[1].

He was again appointed by Hassan II on January 14, 1989, as Morocco's ambassador to the United States and presented his credentials to US President George Bush on February 8, 1989[2].

Positions

  • Ambassador of Morocco to the United States and Canada from January 30, 1962, to September 1, 1965, succeeding Mehdi Benaboud[3][4].
  • Director of the Office Chérifien des Phosphates (OCP)[5].
  • Vice-President of the Constitutional Council.
  • Minister of Justice from July 6 to December 25, 1967[6].
  • Permanent Representative of Morocco to the United Nations from 1976 to April 22, 1977 succeeding Driss Slaoui[7][8][9].
  • Ambassador of Morocco to the United States from May 17, 1977 to July 25, 1984[10]
  • Permanent Representative of Morocco to the United Nations from 1984 to 1985, succeeding Mehdi Mrani Zentar[11]
  • Ambassador of Morocco to Switzerland, succeeding Abderrahmane Benomar.
  • Ambassador of Morocco to the United States from January 14, 1989, to September 18, 1990[12]
President John F. Kennedy meets with Ali Benjelloun, Ambassador to the United States from Morocco (center), in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs G. Mennen Williams sits on couch at left.

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