Marrakech – King Mohammed VI received today 12 foreign ambassadors at the Royal Palace in Rabat. The envoys presented their letters of credence as ambassadors plenipotentiary and extraordinary of their respective countries to Morocco.
The newly accredited ambassadors are Dimiter Tzantchev of the European Union, Helena Nolan of Ireland, Pavel Klucky of the Czech Republic, Helge Andreas Seland of Norway, Diego Morejon Pazmino of Ecuador, Ali Daher of Lebanon, Richard Duke Buchan III of the United States, Luis Filipe E Faro Ramos of Portugal, Foday Malang of Gambia, Bienvenu Okiemy of the Republic of Congo, Ahmed Abdel Rahman Al-Bakr of Kuwait, and Philippe Lalliot of France.
High-level Moroccan officials also attended the ceremony, including Foreign Affairs Minister Nasser Bourita and Royal Chamberlain Sidi Mohammed El Alaoui.
Under the Moroccan constitution, foreign ambassadors are formally accredited to the King. The sovereign receives their letters of credence before they can officially assume their diplomatic functions in the kingdom. This constitutional prerogative makes the credential ceremony a necessary step in the accreditation process, not a mere formality.
The audience marked the formal accreditation of one of the largest diplomatic cohorts received this year. It followed two earlier credential ceremonies held in 2026.
On May 14, King Mohammed VI received 13 ambassadors at the Royal Palace. That cohort included envoys from Pakistan, Benin, Niger, the Dominican Republic, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Peru, Italy, Angola, Iraq, Colombia, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
The first ceremony of the year took place on February 26, when the King accredited 21 ambassadors. That group included representatives from the Vatican, Zambia, Cote d’Ivoire, Gabon, Kenya, Denmark, the Netherlands, Argentina, Ghana, Switzerland, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Australia, Sierra Leone, Malawi, India, Belgium, Panama, Egypt, Liberia, and Japan.
Across three ceremonies in 2026, King Mohammed VI has now accredited a total of 46 foreign ambassadors.
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