Nasser Bourita

Nasser Bourita (Arabic: ناصر بوريطة; born (1969-05-27)27 May 1969) is a Moroccan diplomat serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates since 5 April 2017.[2][3]

Nasser Bourita
Bourita during a press conference in 2018
Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates
Assumed office
5 April 2017
MonarchMohammed VI
Prime MinisterSaad-Eddine El Othmani
Aziz Akhannouch
Preceded bySalaheddine Mezouar
Personal details
Born (1969-05-27) 27 May 1969[1]
Taounate, Morocco
Alma materMohammed V University - Agdal

Education

Bourita was born in Taounate, Morocco.[4] In 1991, Bourita obtained his bachelor's degree in public law from the Mohammed V University in Rabat.[5]

Bourita meets with U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken in Rome in June 2021.

Career

Bourita joined the Directorate of Multilateral Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rabat in 1992. From 1995 to 2002, he was the first secretary[6] at the Moroccan Embassy in Vienna.[7] In 2002, he was head of the United Nations Main Organs Department. In 2002, he was also appointed advisor to the Moroccon Mission to the European Communities in Brusseles. From December 2003 to 2006, Bourita was head of Division of the UN.[4]

He 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.[1] On October 7, 2021, Nasser Bourita was reappointed as head of Moroccan Foreign Affairs.[8]

Personal life

Bourita is married and has two children.[1]

References
  1. "King Mohammed VI Appoints Nasser Bourita as Minister Delegate to Foreign Minister". moroccoworldnews.com. February 6, 2016.
  2. "SM le Roi nomme Nasser Bourita, ministre délégué auprès du ministre des Affaires étrangères et de la Coopération".
  3. "Mr. Nasser Bourita, New Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation". moroccoembassy.org.au.
  4. "Nasser Bourita". www.berlinglobal.org. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
  5. "Nasser Bourita: The Beating Heart of Moroccan Diplomacy". Morocco Jewish Times. 25 December 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  6. Lahsini, Chaima. "Le Monde Lauds King's 'Dream Team' as Morocco Returns to African Union". Morocco World News. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  7. "Diplomatica 42 by Fondation Diplomatique - Issuu". issuu.com. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  8. "Moroccan King Mohammed VI names new government of Aziz Akhannouch | Mena Affairs". 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2022-04-24.


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