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Biden taking his time to name Moroccan ambassador

United States President Joe Biden. © Twitter/@JoeBiden

The USA's new ambassador to Algeria, Elizabeth Moore Aubin, will take up her post at the end of the month, but the White House has still not decided on an ambassador for Morocco. Meanwhile, bilateral relations are complicating matters. [...]

Published on 19/01/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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