Ministre Délégué auprès du Premier Ministre
Chargé de la Communauté Marocaine Résidant à l’Etranger 

 الوزارة  المنتدبة  لدى الوزير الأول
المكلفة  بالجالية المغربية المقيمة بالخارج

To: Moroccan American Club of Washington
It is with great pleasure that I congratulate the "Washington Moroccan American Club" on the occasion of its 20thth Anniversary.
Your Group through its actions confirms our belief that civil society among Moroccan émigrés residing outside Morocco is contributing favorably to the promotion of Moroccan culture in the host countries, and by the same token reinforces friendship and dialogue between people in the host countries and our Moroccan émigrés. These are actions that my Department strongly supports and encourages. We have thus set up a program along these lines and have sent out a call for proposals to organizations that are working to promote the welfare of our émigrés and to properly disseminate our culture in the host countries.
    Happy Anniversary; with my best wishes for success in your initiative, which strengthens the position of those Moroccans living in the USA. 
 
Mohamed Ameur

Minister
In Charge of Moroccans
Émigrés

Le Conseil de la communauté marocaine à l'étranger

مجلس الجالية المغربية في الخارج

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 Driss El Yazami, CCME

On the footsteps of Zemmouri.

The celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the Washington Moroccan American Club is an event in more ways than one. It owes its richness to the program prepared for the population of the U.S. capital, which reflects primarily the profound changes experienced by Morocco. On all fronts (gender, ethno-cultural pluralism, rule of law, etc...) Morocco has opted for the path of modernity and reform. The road is still long, but both Moroccan society and Moroccan government are forging their own history.

 The activities planned for this anniversary also reflect the dynamism of the Moroccan émigrés' associations. Here again, much remains to be done, but the achievements in this field are also important. There can be no real change in the relationship between Morocco and its institutions (the Council of the Moroccan community abroad, CCME, being one) with the Moroccans living abroad without the emergence and strengthening of a network of émigrés' cultural associations that are independent, diversified and professional. Since its creation by His Majesty King Mohamed VI, CCME has viewed its activities as falling within a partnership with the broader actions of Moroccan communities worldwide, through cooperative relationships with them while respecting their autonomy, independence and diversity. Our contribution to this anniversary is another example of this.

 Finally, this anniversary illustrates the profound changes that the Moroccan community abroad has seen for one quarter of a century. It also shows the  universal character of that community (we are now present throughout the world, although a little more than three-quarters of us live in Europe) as well as the strength of its roots within the new countries of residence. In almost all

countries where they reside more Moroccans are becoming fully-fledged citizens, trying to be good citizens of their lands of adoption without cutting their  ties with their homeland.

 In the United States, this great haven for immigrants and land of pioneers, the courage of the Moroccans - some of whom arrived here as early as twenty-five years ago - is manifested through this anniversary. Just like their ancestor, Zemmouri, who arrived here with the first European expeditions, they were not afraid of leaving (their homeland) to discover new horizons in a new country and to learn the hard way.

I want to tell them how much we admire them, and congratulate them on all of their achievements.

 Driss El Yazami, President of the Council of the Moroccan Community Abroad.

Ambassador Mr. Aziz Mekouar note to Washington Moroccan Club

It is my great pleasure to congratulate the Washington Moroccan American Club (WMAC) on its twentieth Anniversary Over the years the Embassy has partnered with WMAC on a variety of events to serve the community and present the Moroccan culture to the public at large. We are grateful for WMAC contribution and our work together compliments respective mission

 WMAC is right to look to the future and to the next generation of Moroccans in America and the issues that concern them.  We are wishing WMAC continued success and look forward to the next opportunity

To work together to serve its members and all who are friends of Morocco

Aziz Mekouar,

Ambassador

 Mr Ahmed HAJJI, Directeur Général L'Agence pour la Promotion et le Developpement Economique et Social des Provinces du Sud   

"It is for me a pleasure to wish a happy anniversary to the “Washington Moroccan American Club”, and to congratulate you for the rich programs started for the celebration of its 20th anniversary. It is an initiative which can only be encouraged, being based on promoting  Morocco , the bilateral, US-Moroccan, relations  and our national cause.