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Joumala Alaoui (born 1962,

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) is a Moroccan

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of Morocco to the

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, and the former Ambassador of Morocco to the

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Early life

Joumala Alaoui was educated at the Mission laïque française of

then at the

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, where she graduated with a Bachelor in law. After, she settled in

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, where she became active in some of the city's NGOs. For a brief period in 1999–2000, she was diplomatic

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at the Moroccan Embassy to

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. She is the President of the Moroccan-British Society.

Honours

;Awards * : ** Honored Citizen of

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(15 November 2017). ** Ambassador of the year 2023 by the National U.S.–Arab Chamber of Commerce USACC(11 December 2023).2023 Ambassador of the Year: H.H. Princess Lalla Joumala Alaoui of Morocco
/ref> She is a member of the Metropolitan Club of Washington DC, and a member of the Cosmos Club.

References

External links

Embassy of Morocco to The Court of Saint James’s
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Early life

Honours

See also

References

External links