U.S. - Morocco Trade & Investment Forum in Dallas Attracts Hundreds of U.S. Executives

posted on: Nov 7, 2014

The National U.S. – Arab Chamber of Commerce (NUSACC) recently supported a visit to Dallas, Texas by a high-level delegation of Moroccan and U.S. Government officials participating in the U.S. – Morocco Trade & Investment Forum. More than 200 U.S. executives turned out for the Forum, which was spearheaded by Morocco’s Honorary Consul in Texas, Jim Falk, and promoted by NUSACC’s Houston office, headed by Director Jamal Bafagih.

The delegation was led by H.E. Aziz Rabbah — Morocco’s Minister for Equipment, Transportation and Logistics — and H.E. Mamoune Bouhdoud, Morocco’s Minister for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises. Delegates included Amina Benkhadra, CEO of National Hydrocarbons & Mining, Zouhair El Aoufir, CEO of Moroccan National Airports Authority, and several others. To underscore the importance of the visiting delegation, Forum VIPs included H.E. Rachad Bouhlal, Morocco’s Ambassador to the United States, and Hon. Dwight L. Bush Sr., America’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco.

“The National U.S. – Arab Chamber of Commerce was pleased to serve as an Organizing Partner of this event, which comes on the heels of NUSACC’s promotion of the Morocco – U.S. Business Development Conference held in Rabat earlier this year,” noted David Hamod, the Chamber’s President & CEO. “We are very grateful to the Embassy of Morocco and the World Affairs Council in Dallas/Fort Worth, led by Jim Falk, for giving us an opportunity to help promote the U.S. – Morocco commercial relationship.” Falk noted, “We are also very grateful to our corporate underwriters and partner organizations, especially the National U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce in Houston, whose support was enormously helpful in making the event a success.”

National US-Arab Chamber of Commerce