Princess Lalla Joumala Alaoui

Lalla Joumala Alaoui
Ambassador of Morocco to the United States
In office October 2016 –October 2023

Princess Lalla Joumala Alaoui (born 1962, Rabat) is a Moroccan diplomat who served as the country's Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 2009 to 2016 and to the United States from 2016 to 2023. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Early life

Princess Lalla Joumala Alaoui was educated at the Mission laïque française of Rabat then at the University of Oxford Faculty of Oriental Studies, where she graduated with a Bachelor in law. ^[3] After, she settled in Casablanca, where she became active in some of the city's NGOs. ^[3]

For a brief period in 1999–2000, she was diplomatic attaché at the Moroccan Embassy to United Nations. ^[3]

She is the President of the Moroccan-British Society.

Honours

Awards

• USA  :
  • Honored Citizen of Dallas (15 November 2017). ^[4]
  • Ambassador of the year 2023 by the National U.S.–Arab Chamber of Commerce [NUSACC] (11 December 2023). ^{[5] [6]}

She is a member of the Metropolitan Club of Washington DC, and a member of the Cosmos Club.

See also

• Princess Lalla Aicha of Morocco (her aunt), also Ambassador to the United Kingdom in the 1960s.

References

1. "Charles and Camilla welcomed with milk in Morocco". The Telegraph. 2011-04-04. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
2. Mohamed RIAL (2009-11-16). "Chrifa Lalla Joumala Alaoui, ambassadrice du Maroc, tient une réunion de travail au stand marocain". L'Opinion. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
3. M Sehimi (26 March 2009). "Lalla Joumala, une Princesse dans le vent". MarocHebdo. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
4. Ambassador Lalla Joumala Alaoui Named Honorary Citizen of Dallas
5. Map News
6. 2023 Ambassador of the Year: H.H. Princess Lalla Joumala Alaoui of Morocco

External links

• Embassy of Morocco to The Court of Saint James’s