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December 14, 2018
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Youssef Amrani
Chargé de Mission au cabinet royal, Royaume du Maroc
oussef Amrani, né le 23 septembre 1953 à Tanger, est un diplomate et homme politique marocain. Il  a occupé  la fonction de Ministre Délégué aux Affaires Étrangères et à la Coopération, actuellement il est chargé de Mission au Cabinet Royal. Il est licencié en sciences économiques de l’Université Mohammed V de Rabat (1978) et diplômé en management de l’Institut de Management de l’Université de Boston (Boston University School of Management). Youssef Amrani a intégré le Ministère des Affaires Étrangères et de la Coopération en 1978 en qualité de Secrétaire des Affaires Étrangères. Il a exercé en tant qu’attaché au cabinet du Ministre des Affaires Étrangères et de la Coopération (1981-1984), puis fonctionnaire international au Centre Islamique pour le Développement du ...

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