Nigeria is blessed with abundant natural resources, especially crude oil. It is at times the largest oil producer in Africa and one of the top ten in the world. However, the country’s refining capacity has consistently been inadequate to meet the demands of its population and growing economy.
Nigeria’s refining infrastructure is plagued by inefficiency, underinvestment, and corruption. The country has four state-owned refineries that have become dysfunctional due to poor maintenance, outdated technology, and operational inefficiencies.
This deficit requires importing many of its fuel needs, leading to a complex and often controversial reliance on foreign fuel sources.
The government often subsidizes fuel to make it affordable, creating a huge financial burden on the state. While these subsidies are intended to alleviate economic hardship, they have also led to corruption and mismanagement.
Efforts have been made to address these challenges. The government has worked on various reforms, including partially removing the subsidy to improve the efficiency of the oil and gas sector, attract private investment, and increase local refining capacity.
The most notable development is the $20 billion Dangote Refinery, owned by Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, with a refining capacity of 650,000 barrels per day. However, as the refinery is not yet operating at full capacity, Nigeria still imports fuel.
Beyond the fight, if things go as planned, Nigeria will stop importing fuel by August, as Dangote said. In 2023, Nigeria’s largest gasoline imports came from Togo, totaling $109.3 million, followed by Tunisia with $104.35 million, according to data from Trade Map, a global database on international trade statistics.
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Dangote recently revealed that some employees of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited and oil traders, which own a blending plant off Malta, and international oil companies refusing to supply crude to its refineries, are among its challenges.
Alhaj Aliko Dangote GCON, the Founder /Chairman of Dangote Industries Limited speaks on the challenges of building his refinery in Lagos with the CNN anchor and correspondent, Eleni Giokos.
Growing Support from Business Leaders for Alhaji_Aliko_DANGOTE
Several prominent Nigerians, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, and business mogul Femi Otedola, have voiced their support for Dangote. Otedola praised Dangote as a visionary who has made significant investments in Nigeria.
He highlighted Dangote’s achievements, including building the largest single-train refinery in the world, the second-largest sugar refinery, and the largest cement factory, among other substantial industrial projects.
“My brother, the Visionary, has built the largest single train refinery in the world, not in Kano, but in Lagos State. He is the owner of the second-largest sugar refinery in the world, also in Lagos State, and the largest cement factory in the world, not in Kano, but in Kogi State,” Otedola said.
“Additionally, he has established one of the second-largest fertilizer plants in the world, soon to surpass the biggest one in Qatar, also in Lagos State. Furthermore, he has built a fertilizer plant in Lagos that already exports globally. Aliko Dangote is a titan that God created especially for mankind,” he continued.
Among other things, Otedola noted Dangote’s role as the largest private sector employer in Nigeria and a significant taxpayer. He also noted that Dangote Group’s contributions extend beyond industrial facilities to critical infrastructure projects, such as major roads in Lagos and Kogi states.
“His contributions extend beyond industrial facilities to critical infrastructure, having built major roads such as the Apapa Oshodi-Owonrosoki Express Road, Wharf Road, and the Obajana-Kabba Road,” he recounted.
Otedola advised the federal government to emulate other countries by supporting local industries like the Dangote Group for the country to thrive.
Buying and selling oil by Nigeria and the related process and processing with the advising and confirming accounts along the transfer and the convertibility as well as the deposit notes with their approval of the office of the currencies change with also the variations in the rate of change between the foreign currencies involved including the consolidation terms and conditions. The process of buying and selling oil in Nigeria involves several intricate steps and financial mechanisms. Here’s a breakdown of the key elements:
Oil transactions are typically conducted in U.S. dollars due to the petrodollar system 5. This system simplifies international trade by using a widely accepted currency.
President Bola Tinubu on Monday 7/29/2024 directed the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) to sell crude oil to the Dangote Refinery1 2. This decision came after Aliko Dangote, the owner of the refinery, expressed frustration over NNPC’s refusal to supply crude oil, which led him to consider selling his stakes in the refinery 3.
Key Points:
Presidential Directive:
President Tinubu ordered NNPC to sell crude oil to the Dangote Refinery in naira, aiming to stabilize the local currency and reduce the pressure on foreign exchange12.
The directive includes supplying 450,000 barrels of crude oil meant for domestic consumption to Nigerian refineries, using the Dangote Refinery as a pilot 4.
Dangote’s Concerns:
Aliko Dangote had threatened to sell his stakes in the refinery due to operational challenges and the refusal of NNPC to supply crude oil 3.
The refinery, which can process 650,000 barrels of crude oil per day, faced difficulties in securing adequate crude supplies 5.
Economic Implications:
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved offering 450,000 barrels, meant for domestic consumption, in naira to Nigerian refineries. Afreximbank will facilitate the trade, eliminating the need for international letters of credit and saving the country from making dollar payments. Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu’s special adviser on information and strategy on Monday, 7/29/2024
This decision is also seen as a way to support the local economy and ensure the smooth operation of the Dangote Refinery, which is crucial for Nigeria’s fuel supply 4.
According to wetin presidential aide Bayo Onanuga share wit tori pipo.
President Tinubu bin propose and di FEC agree make NNPC dey sell crude to di Dangote refinery and oda upcoming refineries for naira.
Di Dangote refinery currently need 15 shipments of crude oil annually, wey go reach total moni of $13.5 billion – NNPC promise to provide four of dis cargoes.
FEC don approve say di 450,000 barrels wey dey meant for domestic consumption, make e dey offered in Naira to Nigerian refineries, using di Dangote refinery as pilot. Di exchange rate go dey fixed for di duration of dis transaction.
Na Afreximbank and oda settlement banks for Nigeria go arrange di trade between Dangote and NNPC Limited.
Oga Onanuga tok for statement say di “game changing intervention go stop di need for international letters of credit and also save di kontri of billions of dollars wey dem dey use import refined fuel.”
The president of Nigeria ordered the NNPC – Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation to sell oil to the Dangote Refinery, following the complain of the Owner Aliko Dangote about the refusal of the NNPC to sell to him crude oil and his decision to sell his stakes in the refinery and leave the oil refinery he has just built.
The directive from President Tinubu aims to address the operational challenges faced by the Dangote Refinery and support the local economy by stabilizing the naira and reducing foreign exchange pressures. This move highlights the importance of the Dangote Refinery in Nigeria’s energy sector and the need for cooperation between the government and private enterprises.
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Dangote African Carnegie and Rockefeller in Modern Time and Present Dimensions
America’s emergence as an industrial power in the late 19th century relied largely on two substances: oil and iron. And two people played an important role in providing this material.
Andrew Carnegie was born in Scotland in 1835 and his family moved to Pennsylvania when young Andrew was thirteen. John D. Rockefeller was born four years later in upstate New York, the son of a merchant who moved him to Cleveland when he was six.
Carnegie’s early work virtually traced the technological emergence of 19th-century America. He was a bobbin boy in a textile factory, a telegraph operator, and an engine supplier. He later worked on the railroads and oil wells. But at the age of 38, he established Keystone Iron Works, and he remained there until 1901. By that time, Keystone Iron had become American. Steel and Andrew Carnegie had become one of the richest men on the planet.
John D. Rockefeller went into business at the age of 20 and discovered his first oil well as a side hustle. He quickly understood that it was the right horse to ride. Even before automobiles and airplanes claimed a large share of oil, it had begun to replace coal in the electrical industries.
Carnegie and Rockefeller – both incredibly wealthy in the 20th century – came to give by two different paths: Even before reaching its peak, Carnegie wrote that a rich man’s life should take place in two stages: d First acquire wealth, then use that wealth to improve general well-being. And that’s what he did. He established the Carnegie Institute, the Tuskegee Institute, and many other schools. He became the patron saint of libraries. He created charitable foundations.
Rockefeller, on the other hand, began to relent when antitrust forces closed in on his Standard Oil Company. He also created charitable societies of all kinds to distribute excess money. He began by creating the University of Chicago. Whatever his motivations, Rockefeller gave birth to a dynasty of charitable giving that extends to the present day.
Andrew Carnegie is the best hero. After all, he was an integral part of the emerging technologies that shaped our country. And his gift flowed from a deeply held principle. Yet the Rockefeller clan took responsibility for public service. They became political leaders and professional donors: one of them died doing anthropological research in New Guinea.
Money creates responsibility. Sooner or later we realize that we can live in a decent world only when the money created by our technological foresight returns to increase the knowledge and beauty of this world.
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Kingdom of Morocco and the United States: Treaty of Peace & Friendship 1787
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Treaty of Peace & Friendship 1787 Between Morocco and The United States
Treaty of Peace and Friendship between the United States and the Moors
Stamp on Moroccan-American Treaty of Peace and Friendship
To all persons to whom these presents shall come or be made known- WHEREAS the United States of America in Congress assembled by their Commission bearing date the twelfth day of May One Thousand, Seven-Hundred and Eighty-Four thought proper to constitute John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson their Ministers Plenipotentiary, giving to them or a Majority of them full powers to confer, treat & negotiate with the Ambassador, Minister or Commissioner of His Majesty the Emperor of Morocco concerning a Treaty of Amity and Commerce, to make & receive propositions for such Treaty and to conclude and sign the same, transmitting to the United States in Congress assembled for their final Ratification.
And by one other commission bearing date the Eleventh day of March One-Thousand Seven-hundred & Eighty-five did further empower the said Ministers Plenipotentiary or a majority of them, by writing under the hands and Seals to appoint such agent in the said business as they might think proper with authority under the directions and instruction of the said Ministers to commence & prosecute the said Negotiations & Conferences for the said Treaty provided that the said Treaty should be signed by Ministers: And Whereas, We the said John Adams & Thomas Jefferson two of the said Ministers Plenipotentiary (the said Benjamin Franklin being absent) by writing under the Hand and Seal of the said John Adams at London, October fifth, One-thousand Seven-hundred and Eighty-five, & of the said Thomas Jefferson at Paris October the Eleventh of the same year, did appoint Thomas Barclay, Agent in the business aforesaid, giving him the Powers therein, which by the said second commission we were authorized go give, and the said Thomas Barclay in pursuance thereof, bath arranged Articles for a Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the United States of America and His Majesty the Emperor of Morocco & sealed with His Royal Seal, being translated into the language of said United States of America, together with the Attestations thereto annexed are in the following words, To Wit:
In the name of Almighty God.
This is a Treaty of Peace and Friendship established between us and the United States of America, which is confirmed, and which we have ordered to be written in the Book and sealed with our Royal Seal at our Court of Morocco in the Twenty-Fifth day of the blessed month of Shaban, in the year One-Thousand Two-hundred, trusting in God it will remain permanent.
ARTICLE 1
We declare that both Parties have agreed that this Treaty consisting of twenty five Articles shall be inserted in this Book and delivered to the Honorable Thomas Barclay, the Agent of the United States now at our Court, with whose Approbation it has been made and who is duly authorized on their part, to treat with us concerning all the matters contained therein.
ARTICLE 2
If either of the parties shall be at war with any nation whatever, the other party shall not take a commission from the enemy nor fight under their colors.
ARTICLE 3
If either of the parties shall be at war with any nation whatever and take a prize belonging to that nation, and there shall be found on board subjects or effects belonging to either of the parties, the subjects shall be set at liberty and the effect returned to the owners. And if any goods belonging to any nation, with whom either the parties shall be at war, shall be loaded on vessels belonging to the other party, they shall pass free and unmolested without any attempt being made to take or detain them.
ARTICLE 4
A signal or pass shall be given to all vessels belonging to both parties, by which they are to be known when they meet at sea, and if the commander of a ship of war of either party shall have other ships under his convoy, the Declaration of the commander shall alone be sufficient to exempt any of them from examination.
ARTICLE 5
If either of the parties shall be at war, and shall meet a vessel at sea, belonging to the other, it is agreed that if an examination is to be made, it shall be done by sending a boat with two or three men only, and if any gun shall be bread and injury done without reason, the offending party shall make good all damages.
ARTICLE 6
If any Moor shall bring citizens of the United States or their effects to His Majesty, the citizens shall immediately be set at liberty and the effects restored, and in like manner, if any Moor not a subject of the dominions shall make prize of any of the citizens of America or their effects and bring them into any of the ports of His Majesty, they shall be immediately released, as they will be considered as under His Majesty’s Protection.
ARTICLE 7
If any vessel of either party shall put into a port of the other and have occasion for provisions or other supplies, they shall be furnished without any interruption or molestation.
ARTICLE 8
If any vessel of the United States shall meet with a disaster at sea and put into one of our ports to repairs, she shall be at liberty to land and reload her cargo, without paying any duty whatever.
ARTICLE 9
If any Vessel of the Untied States shall be cast on Shore on any Part of our Coasts, she shall remain at the disposition of the Owners and no one shall attempt going near her without their Approbation, as she is then considered particularly under our Protection; and if any Vessel of the United States shall be forced to put in to our Ports, by Stress of weather or otherwise, she shall not be compelled to land her Cargo, but shall remain in tranquility until the Commander shall think proper to proceed on his Voyage.
ARTICLE 10
If any Vessel of either of the Parties shall have an engagement with a Vessel belonging to any of the Christian Powers within gunshot of the Forts of the other, the Vessel so engaged shall be defended and protected as much as possible until she is in safety; and if any American Vessel shall be cast on shore on the Coast of Wadnoon or any Coast thereabout, the People to her shall be protected, and assisted until by the help of God, they shall be sent to their Country.
ARTICLE 11
If we shall be at War with any Christian Power and any of our Vessels sail from the Ports of the United States, no Vessel belonging to the enemy shall follow until twenty four hours after the Departure of our Vessels; and the same Regulation shall be observed towards the American Vessels sailing from our Ports be the enemies Moors or Christians.
ARTICLE 12
If any ship of war belonging to the United States shall put into any of our ports, she shall not be examined on any pretense whatever, even though she should have fugitive slaves on board, nor shall the governor or commander of the place compel them to be brought on shore on any pretext, nor require any payment for them.
ARTICLE 13
If a ship of war of either party shall put into a port of the other and salute, it shall be returned from the fort with an equal number of guns, not with more or less.
ARTICLE 14
The commerce with the United States shall be on the same footing as is the commerce with Spain, or as that with the most favored nation for the time being; and their citizens shall be respected and esteemed, and have full liberty to pass and repass our country and seaports whenever they please, without interruption.
ARTICLE 15
Merchants of both countries shall employ only such interpreters, and such other persons to assist them in their business, as they shall think proper. No commander of a vessel shall transport his cargo on board another vessel; he shall not be detained in port longer than he may think proper; and all persons employed in loading or unloading goods, or in any labor whatever, shall be paid at the customary rates, not more and not less.
ARTICLE 16
In case of a war between the parties, the prisoners are not to be made slaves, but to be exchanged one for another, captain for captain, officer for officer, and one private man for another; and if there shall prove a deficiency on either side, it shall be made up by the payment of one hundred Mexican dollars for each person wanting. And it is agreed that all prisoners shall be exchanged in twelve months from the time of their being taken, and that this exchange may be effected by a merchant or any other person authorized of by either of the parties.
ARTICLE 17
Merchants shall not be compelled to buy or sell any kind of goods but such as they shall think proper; and may buy and sell all sorts of merchandize but such as are prohibited to the other Christian nations.
ARTICLE 18
All goods shall be weighed and examined before they are sent on board , and to avoid all detention of vessels, no examination shall afterwards be made, unless it shall first be proved that contraband goods have been sent on board, in which case, the persons who took the contraband goods on board, shall be punished according to the usage and custom of the country, and no other person whatever shall be injured, nor shall the ship or cargo incur any penalty or damage whatever.
ARTICLE 19
No vessel shall be detained import on any pretense whatever, nor be obliged to take on board on any articles without the consent of the commander, who shall be at full liberty to agree for the freight of any goods he takes on board.
ARTICLE 20
If any of the citizens of the Untied States, or any persons under their protection, shall have any disputes with each other, the consul shall decide between the parties, and whenever the consul shall require any aid or assistance from our government, to enforce his decisions, it shall be immediately granted to him.
ARTICLE 21
If any citizen of the Untied States should kill or wound a Moor, or, on the contrary, if a Moor shall kill or wound a citizen of the United States, the law of the country shall take place, and equal justice shall be rendered, the consul assisting at the trial; and if any delinquent shall make his escape, the consul shall not be answerable for him in any manner whatever.
ARTICLE 22
If an American citizen shall die in our country, and no will shall appear, the consul shall take possession of hi affects; and if there shall be no consul, the effects shall be deposited in the hands of some person worthy of trust, until the party shall appear, who has right to demand them; but if the heir to the person deceased be present, the property shall be delivered to him without interruptions; and if a will shall appear, the property shall descend agreeable to that will as soon as the consul shall declare the validity thereof.
ARTICLE 23
The consuls of the United States of America, shall reside in any port of our dominions that they shall think proper; and they shall be respected, and enjoy all the privileges which the consuls of any other nation enjoy; and if any of the citizens of the United States shall contract any debts or engagements, the consul shall not be in any manner accountable for them, unless he shall have given a promise in writing for the payment or fulfilling thereof, without which promise in writing, no application to him for any redress shall be made.
ARTICLE 24
If any differences shall arise by either party infringing on any of the articles of this treaty, peace and harmony shall remain notwwithstanding, in the fullest force, until a friendly application shall be made for an arrangement, and until that application shall be rejected, no appeal shall be made to arms. And if a war shall break out between the parties nine months shall be granted to all the subjects of both parties, to dispose of their effects and retire with their property. And it is further declared, that whatever indulgences, in trade or otherwise, shall be granted to any of the Christian Powers, the citizens of the United States shall be equally entitled to them.
ARTICLE 25
This treaty shall continue in full force, with the help of God, for fifty years. We delivered this book into the hands of the before mentioned Thomas Barclay, on the first day of the blessed month of Ramadan, in the year one thousand two hundred. I certify that the annexed is a true copy of the translation made by Isaac Cardoza Nunez, interpreter at Morocco, of the treaty between the Emperor of Morocco and the United States of America.
ADDITIONAL ARTICLE
Grace to the only God.
I, the under-written, the servant of God, Taher Ben Abdelkack Fennish, do certify, that His Imperial Majesty, my master, (whom God preserve), having concluded a treaty of peace and commerce with the United States of America, has ordered me, the better to complete, it, and in addition of the tenth article of the treaty, to declare, “That if any vessel belonging to the United States, shall be in any of the ports of his Majesty’s dominions, or within gun-shot of his forts, she shall be protected as much as possible; and no vessel whatever, belonging either to Moorish or Christian Powers, with whom the United States may be at war, shall be permitted to follow or engage her, as we now deem the citizens of America our good friends.”
And, in obedience to this Majesty’s commands, I certify this declaration, by putting my hand and seal to it, on the eighteenth day of Ramadan, (a) in the year one thousand two hundred. The servant of the King, my master, whom God preserve.
TAHER BEN ABDELKACK FENNISH.
I do certify that the above is a true copy of the translation made at Morocco, by Isaac Cordoza Nunez, interpreter, of a declaration made and signed by Sidi Hage Taher Fennish, in addition to the treaty between the Emperor of Morocco and the United States of America, which declaration the said Taher Fennish made by the express directions of his Majesty.
THOMAS BARCLAY.
TREATY WITH MOROCCO. 1787
Now, KNOW YE, That we, the said John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, Ministers Plenipotentiary aforesaid, do approve and conclude the said treaty, and every article and clause therein contained, reserving the same nevertheless to the Untied States in Congress assembled, for their final ratification. In testimony whereof, we have signed the same with our names and seals, at the places of our respective residence, and at the dates expressed under our signatures respectively.
JOHN ADAMS, (L.S.) London, January 25th, 1787.
THOMAS JEFFERSON, (L.S.) Paris, January 1st, 1787.
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My writing below is a “personalized” professional testimony conveying a multiplier dedication to adapting to the variety of operational references and responding to the diversity of opportunities and the human environment in which the local business conditions and regional and national practices of the predominant relational culture.
Thus, my roles and office functions were more and encompassed more of the single and simple honorable profession of an actor or director but embraced realistic and surrealistic aspects of global scope while identifying in the panorama of the territorial affairs of California and the United States of America – Designed in California and Made in the USA and presented by Said Cherkaoui Ph.D..
While the international scene and framework on which I continue to this day my stagings and performances remain direct, spontaneous, derived, and driven by my deep desire to lay foundations of rapprochement and bridges of communications between countries distant entities, neighboring entities, and distant organizations as well as individuals from various similar and non-identical backgrounds.
I contributed a lot to the San Francisco World Trade Center and the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce for decades both in San Francisco and in Oakland, California, with my work and my achievements on the international level during the period in which I been in the CITD and since then I continue to sail beyond the horizons of the Pacific and other shores in this time close in conjugation and distant in expression.
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Tout le plaisir est pour ma definition des rapport humains et de la joie comme mon prénom l’indique de vous offrir un tel raccourci autour du Monde des Affaires et des Cultures Humaines Régionales, qui n’est en fait que le bout de l’Atlas – The Peak of the Atlas Mountain – the Place of the Birth of my Own Ancestors. The best is still to come.
Mon écrit ci-dessous est un témoignage professionnel “personnalisé” véhiculant une dedication multiplicatrice s’adaptant à la variété des références opérationnelles et répondant à la diversité des opportunités et de l’environnement humain dans lequel s’est traduit et s’est imbibé des conditions locales des affaires [Business] et les pratiques régionales et nationales de la culture relationnelle prédominante.
Ainsi, mes rôles et fonctions d’office étaient plus et s’englobaient davantage de la seule et simple profession honorable d’un acteur ou de metteur en scène mais embrassent des allures réalistes et surréalistes de portée globale tout en s’identifiant dans le panorama des étendues d’affaires territoriales de la Californie et des Etats Unis d’Amérique – Designed in California and Made in USA and presented by Said Cherkaoui Ph.D..
Alors que la scène et la trame internationales sur laquelle je continues jusqu’à ce jour mes mises en scéne et performances demeurent directes, spontanées, dérivées et conduites par mon profond désir d’étaler des fondations de rapprochement et des ponts de communications entre les contrées lointaines, les entités voisines et les organisations distantes ainsi que les individus de divers horizons similaires et non identiques.
I contributed lot to the San Francisco World Trade Center and the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce et cela pour des decennies tant a San Francisco qu’a Oakland en Californie, avec mon travail et mes réalisations sur le plan international durant la période ou j’ai été dans le CITD et que depuis lors je continues a voguer par dela les horizons du Pacifique et autres rivages en ce temps proche dans la conjugaison et distant dans l’expression.
Pour conclure en beauté et joindre l’utile a l’agréable, je vais ajouter plus de sel ou d’épices à mes recettes internationales mijotées en Anglais mais façonnées a la Jacques (sans aucun) Pépin et Paul Bocuse (pas du Vaucluse) et oû vous pouvez aussi goûter la saveur du Sénégal (Rahma wa Ghofrane} comme des autres régions du reste de l’Afrique et cela selon votre choix en premier a travers et dans le contenu de ce lien qui pourra aussi vous donner plus d’appétit pour la lecture de mes autres publications adjacentes, correspondantes et complémentaires dans la mise en scène d’une mémoire constructive et d’un présent rénovateur pour des solutions intelligentes adaptables aux défis et courantes, aux exigences prospectives et aux risques potentiels, tel est le destin de mon labeur et de mon apport dans cette destinée commune d’existence.
N’hésitez pas de partager avec moi vos impressions, remarques, initiatives et opportunités de collaboration transatlantique comme transafricaine.
Bien a vous avec mes souhaits de réussite.
Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Business, Research, and Academic References
Dr. Barbara Beno Presidente of Vista Community College and Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Consultant at CITD
In 2004 Dr Said the Government of China invited El Mansour Cherkaoui as a reward for his treatment and the good reception and excellent work he provided to the visiting Chinese delegations from 1994-1995. He visited Beijing, Shanghai, and Guizhou providing training and preparing international business plans for Chinese companies and executives. See details in links with Said El Mansour Cherkaoui and China
Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui’s impactful role in fostering U.S.-China relations and facilitating collaboration is commendable.
Invitation by the Chinese Government:
In recognition of his outstanding work and contributions, Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui received a special invitation from the Government of China.
This invitation served as a reward for his exceptional treatment, warm reception, and excellent services provided to visiting Chinese delegations from 1994-1995.
Destinations:
Dr. Cherkaoui embarked on a significant journey, visiting key cities in China:
Beijing: The political and cultural heart of China.
Shanghai: A global financial hub and bustling metropolis.
Guizhou: Known for its natural beauty and emerging economic development.
Training and Business Plans:
During his visit, Dr. Cherkaoui engaged in impactful activities:
Training: He provided specialized training sessions for Chinese executives and companies.
Business Plans: Dr. Cherkaoui prepared international business plans, guiding Chinese companies toward strategic growth and global expansion.
Legacy and Collaboration:
Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui’s visit strengthened U.S.-China ties, fostering understanding and cooperation.
His commitment to cross-cultural exchange and business development resonates in international trade circles.
Dr. Cherkaoui’s visit exemplifies how visionary leaders bridge nations, create dialogue, and drive meaningful outcomes. His legacy lives on in the enduring partnerships forged during this historic visit.
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Compilation of news and reports by Said El Mansour Cherkaoui – Updated: 2018-07-11 02:06 President Xi Jinping and guests enter the Great Hall of the People in Beijing … Lire la suite
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China Global Trade Relations and Regional Geo-Interests Cooperation
Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui at the Casablanca Café organized in Morocco by the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and the U.S. Department of Commerce … Continue reading Continue reading
2004
2004 His Excellency, Mr. Arthur Riley U.S. Ambassador in Morocco, Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui, and his Moroccan Assistant Mr. Omar Bouafi at the Casablanca Café organized by the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and … Continue reading
Business, Investment, Trade, Culture, and Education
Building on the Kingdom of Morocco and the United States Treaty of Peace & Friendship 1787
Dr. Said Cherkaoui Ph.D. has dedicated the past 20 years to strengthening the relationship between the Kingdom of Morocco and the United States
Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui has dedicated the past 20 years to strengthening the relationship between the Kingdom of Morocco and the United States. His work spans various sectors, including business, investment, trade, culture, and education.
Key Contributions:
Center for International Trade Development (CITD) in Morocco: Represented 25 food products and companies from California and the United States at the American Cafe / Trade Show organized by the U.S. FDA and the U.S. State Department in Casablanca, Morocco.
Official Visits: Played a pivotal role in organizing the official ministerial visit to Palo Alto on May 10, 2024, enhancing bilateral cooperation.
Cultural Exchange: Organized numerous cultural events and educational exchanges to promote mutual understanding and appreciation of Moroccan and American cultures.
Academic Collaborations: Established partnerships between Moroccan and American universities, fostering academic exchange and research collaboration.
Publications and Advocacy: Authored several articles and reports highlighting the benefits of a strong USA-Morocco relationship and advocating for supportive policies.
Leadership at San Francisco Chamber of Commerce: Served as Co-Chair of the International Business Committee from 1994 to 1998, contributing to the arrival of the first Chinese delegation, the first Egyptian delegation, the Cameroon Board of Tea and Coffee, and the Ghana delegation, among other activities.
Teaching Experience:
Teaching Officers of U.S. Air Force at Fairfield Base, California: Dr. Tony Branch gave me the privilege and the duty to teach courses at the Travis Air Force Base. This “Reconnaissance Letter” was written by Captain Larson, one of my “Students-Gentleman Officers.” Besides calling my name in the air from the carling of their “Funny Flying Machines,” they also showed me the planes that landed in Morocco during WWII and later on. This episode of forming Senior U.S. Air Force Pilots is one of the best of my Academic Medals of Honors.
Letters of Recommendation:
Captain Scott Larson: Wrote a letter of recommendation highlighting the courses and training programs I conducted at Travis Air Force Base.
First Lieutenant Steve Martinez: Also provided a letter of recommendation for my work at Travis Air Force Base.
Academic and Business References:
Dr. Wesley Young, Director of Services for International Students and Scholars at the University of California, Davis: Praised my solid academic background and wealth of business experience, making me one of the most effective faculty members at the Dominican University of San Rafael.
Ersan Ertuzun, Corporate Communications Supervisor at WTC Istanbul: Recognized my exceptional contributions to international business development, including trade missions and small business development.
Quote: “I am honored to have dedicated the past 20 years to enhancing the relationship between Morocco and the United States. Our shared history and mutual interests provide a strong foundation for continued collaboration and growth,” said Dr. Cherkaoui.
Future Goals: Dr. Cherkaoui aims to further deepen the Morocco-USA relationship through new initiatives and partnerships, focusing on sustainable development, innovation, and cultural exchange.
About Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Ph.D.: He is a renowned expert in international trade and development, with a focus on fostering strong bilateral relationships between #Morocco and #USA. His work spans multiple sectors, including business, investment, trade, culture, and education.
Dr. Cherkaoui & Center for International Trade Development ★ CITD in Morocco
Dr. Cherkaoui represented 25 food products/companies from California and the United States at the American Cafe / Trade Show organized by the U.S. FDA and the U.S. State Department in Casablanca, Morocco
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First Moroccan Muslim Contractor of Public Transport in Early 1920 – Twenties of 20th Century: Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui at 24 was the First Muslim Transporter in Morocco By Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Son of Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui Father of Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui Said El Mansour Cherkaoui PARENTAL HERITAGE OF MOROCCAN NATIONALISM This is Haj Ahmed Cherkaoui All … Continue reading
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Case-Study of Investment Opportunity: Kingdom of Morocco
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Sypnosis on the Kingdom of Morocco’s New Development Strategy for Investment
Morocco is setting a frame and components that can be multiple and diverse in their local content, and regional determinations like in their external and global objectives. This strategy is oriented by the selection of leading mining resources, industrial sectors, and technological and energy-based productions that are becoming the focus and reasons for international heated competition. These advanced areas of design and development are the topics and the objectives that differentiate the level of technological and self-sustainability masteries and sector productive leadership between nations in their drive to set new rules for governance as an alternative to the failed globalization which did not respond to local, regional, national, and “inter-nations” geostrategic interests” but impose more competitive and war-driven interventions as regulation of the flow of natural and primary resources needed to fuel such global expansion made without cushion and safety social nets and ideological and political remedies.
Morocco’s drive is a response to these interferences and moves to rejection and adhesion of nations in new identification of competitive forms. Morocco is positioning its economy and external alliances as a regional liaison, a conduit of dialogue, an ally interlocutor, and a business negotiator within balanced the weakness into forces between spheres of influence and clusters of changes.
Morocco has ratified 72 investment treaties for the promotion and protection of investments and 62 economic agreements, including with the United States and most EU nations, that aim to eliminate the double taxation of income or gains. Morocco is the only country on the African continent with a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States, eliminating tariffs on more than 95 percent of qualifying consumer and industrial goods.
The Government of Morocco plans to phase out tariffs for some products through 2030. The FTA supports Morocco’s goals to develop as a regional financial and trade hub, providing opportunities for the localization of services and the finishing and re-export of goods to markets in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. Since the U.S.-Morocco FTA came into effect bilateral trade in goods has grown nearly five-fold.
The U.S. and Moroccan governments work closely to increase trade and investment through high-level consultations, bilateral dialogue, and other forums to inform U.S. businesses of investment opportunities and strengthen business-to-business ties.
What are the Government measures to motivate or restrict investment in Morocco?
The new investment charter which was introduced in July 2016 as part of Law 60-16, and replacing a previous charter implemented in 1995, creates free-trade zones in each of the 12 regions of the country, recognizes indirect exporter status, and creates incentives for export-oriented and industrial companies. It also restructures investment promotion activities under the centralized Moroccan Agency for Investment Development and Export. A General Directorate for Trade, a General Directorate for Industry and an agency dedicated to developing the digital economy and e-government were also created under the new charter.
FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) in Figures
After a decline during the global recession, FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) flows to Morocco increased in 2014 and 2015, exceeding USD 3 billion. In 2016, however, flows fell by 29% to USD 2.32 billion. The country’s stability should attract more investors. In addition, a vast project of economic modernisation has been launched to boost FDI. Casablanca in particular aims to become an international financial center. Traditionally, France, Saudi Arabia and Spain have been the three main investors. FDI is mainly concentrated in the real estate sector, followed by industry and tourism.
Source:United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Foreign Direct Investment inflows by country and sector in Morocco
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) – Morocco
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates. License : CC BY-4.0
Here are some countries and sectors that have invested in Morocco through foreign direct investment (FDI): In 2022, the top investing countries by stock were France (30.8%), the United Arab Emirates (UAE) (20.3%), Spain (8%), Switzerland (5.7%), and the United States (5%). In the first quarter of 2022, the leading investors were the United States, France, and the UAE.
Sectors that receive the most FDI are:
Industry: Almost one-fourth of FDI
Real estate: 20% of FDI
Communication: 12.4% of FDI
Tourism: 9.5% of FDI
Energy and mining: 6.4% of FDI
Banking: 5.7% of FDI
The aim is to be considered as an alternative and reliable intermediary and as a hub of transfer and transformation of existing created and advanced researched values. The multiple participation of Morocco in international events, the signature of trade treaties and investment agreements, direct involvement in security, and strategic alliances are the institutional expressions for business integration, diplomatic acceptance, and cultural harmonization driven by the search for mutual benefits and complementary exchanges with a transfer of technological intelligence and operational know-how that Morocco is striving to materialize. A new model of development based on the production of clean energy remains the determining factor in conglomerating these similar but not identical factors of development.
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With EBCITD – Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Representing 25 US / Californian Companies at Casablanca – Morocco
American Café organized in Casablanca Morocco by the USDA, US State Department, and the US Embassy in Morocco
American Café at Casablanca – Morocco attended by Said Cherkaoui representing the EBCITD and 25 US Food companies. This trade show was a facilitator for the upcoming negotiations and the signature of the US – Morocco Free Trade Agreement.I met with Exporters, Importers, Heads of the Largest companies and Decision-Makers at local and regional and National levels.
Dr. Cherkaoui represented 25 food products/companies from California and the United States at the American Cafe / Trade Show organized by the U.S. FDA and the U.S. State Department in Casablanca, Morocco.
My EBCITD Stand in Casablanca, Morocco I represented 25 US and Californian Food Companies at the American Cafe organized in Casablanca (Morocco) by the US Embassy, the USDA, and the State Department to facilitate the signing of the US-Morocco Free Trade Agreement.
Official Letter by Executive Director James Garrett mandating Said Cherkaoui to organize a California trade mission to Morocco and conduct negotiations with local exporters, importers, executives, and officials.
Ms. Agricultural and Commercial Attache at the Embassy in Morocco His Excellency, the U.S. Ambassador Mr. Arthur Riley U.S. Ambassador in Morocco, Mr. Assistant to the Ambassador, Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui and Mr. Omar Bouafi at the Casablanca Cafe organized in Morocco by the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Department of Commerce … Continue reading
Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Leading United States Trade and Business Mission in Morocco
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TRI CK USA – By Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Sciences Po, GrenobleUniversité Grenoble Alpes – IREPInstitut des Hautes Etudes de l’Amérique Latine, ParisUniversité de la Sorbonne, Paris III The Moroccan-American Friendship up-to-this date [2019] has lasted more than 240 years: The Barbary Treaties 1786-1816 Treaty with Morocco June 28 and July 15, 1786 Treaty of Peace and Friendship, with additional article; also Ship-Signals Agreement. … Continue reading
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December 16, 2020 – Said El Mansour Cherkaoui The U.S.-Moroccan Free Trade Agreement (FTA), signed in 2006, made Morocco the first African country to sign such an agreement with the United States. Such action has renewed the privilege that Morocco had to be the first … Continue reading
– Editor: Said El Mansour Cherkaoui, Ph.D. The Morocco Free Trade Agreement (MAFTA) went into effect on January 1, 2006. Under the agreement, most Moroccan goods enter the United … Continue reading
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The Moroccan-American friendship on this date [2019] has lasted more than 240 years: The Barbary Treaties 1786-1816 Treaty with Morocco June 28 and July 15, 1786 … Continue reading
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TRI CK USA – Good Day U.S. and Moroccan Fellows U.S. and Moroccan Professionals in the Silicon Valley and Bay Area of San Francisco It is with immense personal pride and a professional sense of dignity to be able in a lifetime to receive representatives of the Country of my birth and growth and growth and my own ancestral family: the … Continue reading
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Dear Members of the @Moroccan Diaspora Worldwide Network
We have corrected the link to our publications.
Below you’ll be able to access the correct pages and documents stating directly and related to the visit of our Moroccan Official Delegation to the Silicon Valley, the San Francisco Bay Area, and the related meeting presenting the Moroccan Drive and Attractivity of Talents, Entrepreneurs, and High-level Moroccan delegation in a trade mission Inviting Silicon Valley – Bay Area U.S. and Moroccan Professionals
MAY 10, 2024 – 06:00 PM – Event of the Cocktail Reception at FOUR-SEASON HOTEL IN SILICON VALLEY EAST OF PALO ALTO 2050 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, EAST PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA 94303 U.S.A. – Phone: 1 (650) 566 -1200
Please CLICKING on the next link to access and fill out the form that will confirm your attendance at the event: https://forms.office.com/r/G2ZjmJW2TN Please spread the news about this highly sought-after Moroccan Business Meeting in Silicon Valley, California.
Dear Moroccan Professionals in the Silicon Valley,
Looking forward to welcoming you! Venue will be shared shortly.
The Red and Green Moroccans – Moors Are Coming to America:
Get Ready to Meet the Official Moroccan Delegation seeking to reinforce trends and diversify exchanges of investment, business, and trade relationships between the U.S. and Morocco by showcasing and increasing awareness about Morocco’s potential as an international investment and sourcing hub.
This Morocco Delegation is formed by Government Decision-Makers and Business Leaders who will meet with all interested private and group investors, business owners, and individual entrepreneurs interested in Morocco as a competitive manufacturing/outsourcing platform to address markets in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, utilizing the numerous Free Trade Agreements the Kingdom has signed.
This Moroccan Official Delegation will be in the USA from May 6th to 14, 2024, visiting the following U.S. States and Cities on these dates: All Moroccan professionals are welcome. For more details, click on the aforementioned weblink or the article listed here below this text.
An important business delegation, including high government officials and private sector representatives, will be in the USA during the period May 6th to 14:
– Dallas: May 6th and 7th – Austin: May 8th – San Francisco: May 9 to 11 A cocktail will be hosted on May 10th (evening). All Moroccan professionals are welcome. Confirmations to: moroccousa@amdie.gov.ma – Seattle: 13th and 14th.
The delegation is aimed at showcasing Morocco’s potential as an international investment and sourcing hub In addition to meeting with American companies interested in Morocco as a competitive manufacturing/outsourcing platform to address markets in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, utilizing the numerous Free Trade Agreements the Kingdom has signed.
I will be grateful for your advice, information, and introductions to companies or private-sector institutions.
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December 1, 2023 – Treaty of Peace and Friendship between the United States and the Moors Morocco ★ USA ★ Morocco ★ California With EBCITD – Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Representing 25 US / Californian Companies at Casablanca – Morocco American Café at Casablanca – Morocco attended by Said Cherkaoui representing the EBCITD and 25 US Food companies. This trade […] Read More »
November 15, 2023 – Morocco – USA Trade & Investment Summary The United States and Morocco have a Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Morocco – USA: Trade and Investment Said El Mansour Cherkaoui October 27, 2023 Morocco – USA Past and Current Relations Said El Mansour Cherkaoui August 5, 2022 In 2022, U.S. goods exports to Morocco were $3.7 billion, up 33.3 […] Read More »
Treaty of Peace & Friendship 1787 Between Morocco and The United States
Treaty of Peace and Friendship between the United States and the Moors
Stamp on Moroccan-American Treaty of Peace and Friendship
To all persons to whom these presents shall come or be made known- WHEREAS the United States of America in Congress assembled by their Commission bearing date the twelfth day of May One Thousand, Seven-Hundred and Eighty-Four thought proper to constitute John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson their Ministers Plenipotentiary, giving to them or a Majority of them full powers to confer, treat & negotiate with the Ambassador, Minister or Commissioner of His Majesty the Emperor of Morocco concerning a Treaty of Amity and Commerce, to make & receive propositions for such Treaty and to conclude and sign the same, transmitting to the United States in Congress assembled for their final Ratification.
And by one other commission bearing date the Eleventh day of March One-Thousand Seven-hundred & Eighty-five did further empower the said Ministers Plenipotentiary or a majority of them, by writing under the hands and Seals to appoint such agent in the said business as they might think proper with authority under the directions and instruction of the said Ministers to commence & prosecute the said Negotiations & Conferences for the said Treaty provided that the said Treaty should be signed by Ministers: And Whereas, We the said John Adams & Thomas Jefferson two of the said Ministers Plenipotentiary (the said Benjamin Franklin being absent) by writing under the Hand and Seal of the said John Adams at London, October fifth, One-thousand Seven-hundred and Eighty-five, & of the said Thomas Jefferson at Paris October the Eleventh of the same year, did appoint Thomas Barclay, Agent in the business aforesaid, giving him the Powers therein, which by the said second commission we were authorized go give, and the said Thomas Barclay in pursuance thereof, bath arranged Articles for a Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the United States of America and His Majesty the Emperor of Morocco & sealed with His Royal Seal, being translated into the language of said United States of America, together with the Attestations thereto annexed are in the following words, To Wit:
In the name of Almighty God.
This is a Treaty of Peace and Friendship established between us and the United States of America, which is confirmed, and which we have ordered to be written in the Book and sealed with our Royal Seal at our Court of Morocco in the Twenty-Fifth day of the blessed month of Shaban, in the year One-Thousand Two-hundred, trusting in God it will remain permanent.
ARTICLE 1
We declare that both Parties have agreed that this Treaty consisting of twenty five Articles shall be inserted in this Book and delivered to the Honorable Thomas Barclay, the Agent of the United States now at our Court, with whose Approbation it has been made and who is duly authorized on their part, to treat with us concerning all the matters contained therein.
ARTICLE 2
If either of the parties shall be at war with any nation whatever, the other party shall not take a commission from the enemy nor fight under their colors.
ARTICLE 3
If either of the parties shall be at war with any nation whatever and take a prize belonging to that nation, and there shall be found on board subjects or effects belonging to either of the parties, the subjects shall be set at liberty and the effect returned to the owners. And if any goods belonging to any nation, with whom either the parties shall be at war, shall be loaded on vessels belonging to the other party, they shall pass free and unmolested without any attempt being made to take or detain them.
ARTICLE 4
A signal or pass shall be given to all vessels belonging to both parties, by which they are to be known when they meet at sea, and if the commander of a ship of war of either party shall have other ships under his convoy, the Declaration of the commander shall alone be sufficient to exempt any of them from examination.
ARTICLE 5
If either of the parties shall be at war, and shall meet a vessel at sea, belonging to the other, it is agreed that if an examination is to be made, it shall be done by sending a boat with two or three men only, and if any gun shall be bread and injury done without reason, the offending party shall make good all damages.
ARTICLE 6
If any Moor shall bring citizens of the United States or their effects to His Majesty, the citizens shall immediately be set at liberty and the effects restored, and in like manner, if any Moor not a subject of the dominions shall make prize of any of the citizens of America or their effects and bring them into any of the ports of His Majesty, they shall be immediately released, as they will be considered as under His Majesty’s Protection.
ARTICLE 7
If any vessel of either party shall put into a port of the other and have occasion for provisions or other supplies, they shall be furnished without any interruption or molestation.
ARTICLE 8
If any vessel of the United States shall meet with a disaster at sea and put into one of our ports to repairs, she shall be at liberty to land and reload her cargo, without paying any duty whatever.
ARTICLE 9
If any Vessel of the Untied States shall be cast on Shore on any Part of our Coasts, she shall remain at the disposition of the Owners and no one shall attempt going near her without their Approbation, as she is then considered particularly under our Protection; and if any Vessel of the United States shall be forced to put in to our Ports, by Stress of weather or otherwise, she shall not be compelled to land her Cargo, but shall remain in tranquility until the Commander shall think proper to proceed on his Voyage.
ARTICLE 10
If any Vessel of either of the Parties shall have an engagement with a Vessel belonging to any of the Christian Powers within gunshot of the Forts of the other, the Vessel so engaged shall be defended and protected as much as possible until she is in safety; and if any American Vessel shall be cast on shore on the Coast of Wadnoon or any Coast thereabout, the People to her shall be protected, and assisted until by the help of God, they shall be sent to their Country.
ARTICLE 11
If we shall be at War with any Christian Power and any of our Vessels sail from the Ports of the United States, no Vessel belonging to the enemy shall follow until twenty four hours after the Departure of our Vessels; and the same Regulation shall be observed towards the American Vessels sailing from our Ports be the enemies Moors or Christians.
ARTICLE 12
If any ship of war belonging to the United States shall put into any of our ports, she shall not be examined on any pretense whatever, even though she should have fugitive slaves on board, nor shall the governor or commander of the place compel them to be brought on shore on any pretext, nor require any payment for them.
ARTICLE 13
If a ship of war of either party shall put into a port of the other and salute, it shall be returned from the fort with an equal number of guns, not with more or less.
ARTICLE 14
The commerce with the United States shall be on the same footing as is the commerce with Spain, or as that with the most favored nation for the time being; and their citizens shall be respected and esteemed, and have full liberty to pass and repass our country and seaports whenever they please, without interruption.
ARTICLE 15
Merchants of both countries shall employ only such interpreters, and such other persons to assist them in their business, as they shall think proper. No commander of a vessel shall transport his cargo on board another vessel; he shall not be detained in port longer than he may think proper; and all persons employed in loading or unloading goods, or in any labor whatever, shall be paid at the customary rates, not more and not less.
ARTICLE 16
In case of a war between the parties, the prisoners are not to be made slaves, but to be exchanged one for another, captain for captain, officer for officer, and one private man for another; and if there shall prove a deficiency on either side, it shall be made up by the payment of one hundred Mexican dollars for each person wanting. And it is agreed that all prisoners shall be exchanged in twelve months from the time of their being taken, and that this exchange may be effected by a merchant or any other person authorized of by either of the parties.
ARTICLE 17
Merchants shall not be compelled to buy or sell any kind of goods but such as they shall think proper; and may buy and sell all sorts of merchandize but such as are prohibited to the other Christian nations.
ARTICLE 18
All goods shall be weighed and examined before they are sent on board , and to avoid all detention of vessels, no examination shall afterwards be made, unless it shall first be proved that contraband goods have been sent on board, in which case, the persons who took the contraband goods on board, shall be punished according to the usage and custom of the country, and no other person whatever shall be injured, nor shall the ship or cargo incur any penalty or damage whatever.
ARTICLE 19
No vessel shall be detained import on any pretense whatever, nor be obliged to take on board on any articles without the consent of the commander, who shall be at full liberty to agree for the freight of any goods he takes on board.
ARTICLE 20
If any of the citizens of the Untied States, or any persons under their protection, shall have any disputes with each other, the consul shall decide between the parties, and whenever the consul shall require any aid or assistance from our government, to enforce his decisions, it shall be immediately granted to him.
ARTICLE 21
If any citizen of the Untied States should kill or wound a Moor, or, on the contrary, if a Moor shall kill or wound a citizen of the United States, the law of the country shall take place, and equal justice shall be rendered, the consul assisting at the trial; and if any delinquent shall make his escape, the consul shall not be answerable for him in any manner whatever.
ARTICLE 22
If an American citizen shall die in our country, and no will shall appear, the consul shall take possession of hi affects; and if there shall be no consul, the effects shall be deposited in the hands of some person worthy of trust, until the party shall appear, who has right to demand them; but if the heir to the person deceased be present, the property shall be delivered to him without interruptions; and if a will shall appear, the property shall descend agreeable to that will as soon as the consul shall declare the validity thereof.
ARTICLE 23
The consuls of the United States of America, shall reside in any port of our dominions that they shall think proper; and they shall be respected, and enjoy all the privileges which the consuls of any other nation enjoy; and if any of the citizens of the United States shall contract any debts or engagements, the consul shall not be in any manner accountable for them, unless he shall have given a promise in writing for the payment or fulfilling thereof, without which promise in writing, no application to him for any redress shall be made.
ARTICLE 24
If any differences shall arise by either party infringing on any of the articles of this treaty, peace and harmony shall remain notwwithstanding, in the fullest force, until a friendly application shall be made for an arrangement, and until that application shall be rejected, no appeal shall be made to arms. And if a war shall break out between the parties nine months shall be granted to all the subjects of both parties, to dispose of their effects and retire with their property. And it is further declared, that whatever indulgences, in trade or otherwise, shall be granted to any of the Christian Powers, the citizens of the United States shall be equally entitled to them.
ARTICLE 25
This treaty shall continue in full force, with the help of God, for fifty years. We delivered this book into the hands of the before mentioned Thomas Barclay, on the first day of the blessed month of Ramadan, in the year one thousand two hundred. I certify that the annexed is a true copy of the translation made by Isaac Cardoza Nunez, interpreter at Morocco, of the treaty between the Emperor of Morocco and the United States of America.
ADDITIONAL ARTICLE
Grace to the only God.
I, the under-written, the servant of God, Taher Ben Abdelkack Fennish, do certify, that His Imperial Majesty, my master, (whom God preserve), having concluded a treaty of peace and commerce with the United States of America, has ordered me, the better to complete, it, and in addition of the tenth article of the treaty, to declare, “That if any vessel belonging to the United States, shall be in any of the ports of his Majesty’s dominions, or within gun-shot of his forts, she shall be protected as much as possible; and no vessel whatever, belonging either to Moorish or Christian Powers, with whom the United States may be at war, shall be permitted to follow or engage her, as we now deem the citizens of America our good friends.”
And, in obedience to this Majesty’s commands, I certify this declaration, by putting my hand and seal to it, on the eighteenth day of Ramadan, (a) in the year one thousand two hundred. The servant of the King, my master, whom God preserve.
TAHER BEN ABDELKACK FENNISH.
I do certify that the above is a true copy of the translation made at Morocco, by Isaac Cordoza Nunez, interpreter, of a declaration made and signed by Sidi Hage Taher Fennish, in addition to the treaty between the Emperor of Morocco and the United States of America, which declaration the said Taher Fennish made by the express directions of his Majesty.
THOMAS BARCLAY.
TREATY WITH MOROCCO. 1787
Now, KNOW YE, That we, the said John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, Ministers Plenipotentiary aforesaid, do approve and conclude the said treaty, and every article and clause therein contained, reserving the same nevertheless to the Untied States in Congress assembled, for their final ratification. In testimony whereof, we have signed the same with our names and seals, at the places of our respective residence, and at the dates expressed under our signatures respectively.
JOHN ADAMS, (L.S.) London, January 25th, 1787.
THOMAS JEFFERSON, (L.S.) Paris, January 1st, 1787.
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What is a Letter of Credit?
A Letter of Credit is a financial instrument issued by a bank on behalf of a buyer, guaranteeing that the seller will receive payment once specific terms and conditions are met. It acts as a promise by the bank that the seller will be paid as long as they present the necessary documents that comply with the terms outlined in the L/C.
Securing International Transactions with Letters of Credit
In the world of international trade, ensuring secure and reliable transactions is crucial.
Letters of Credit (L/C) are one of the most effective tools for securing payments and deliveries, significantly reducing the risks of non-payment and non-delivery. Here’s how utilizing Letters of Credit can benefit businesses engaged in cross-border transactions:
Securing International Transactions with Letters of Credit: A Comparative Perspective
In the world of international trade, ensuring secure and reliable transactions is crucial. Letters of Credit (L/C) are one of the most effective tools for securing payments and deliveries, significantly reducing the risks of non-payment and non-delivery. Here’s how utilizing Letters of Credit can benefit businesses engaged in cross-border transactions, with a focus on the differences between the United States and African countries.
Advantages of Using Letters of Credit
Risk Mitigation
Payment Assurance for Sellers:
The primary advantage for sellers is the assurance of payment. As long as the seller fulfills the conditions specified in the L/C (such as shipping the goods and presenting the required documents), the issuing bank guarantees the payment. This reduces the risk of non-payment due to buyer insolvency or refusal to pay.
Delivery Guarantee for Buyers:
Buyers benefit from the assurance that payment will only be made after the seller has fulfilled the specified terms, such as delivering the goods in the agreed condition and within the stipulated time frame. This reduces the risk of non-delivery or receiving substandard goods.
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Enhanced Credibility and Trust
Strengthened Business Relationships:
Utilizing Letters of Credit can enhance trust and credibility between international trading partners. Sellers have confidence that they will receive payment, and buyers are assured that their payment will only be released once the terms are met.
Facilitation of Trade:
The use of L/Cs can facilitate trade relationships in new or uncertain markets, as they provide a reliable payment mechanism that both parties can trust.
Improved Negotiation Terms
Better Credit Terms: With the security provided by a Letter of Credit, sellers may be more willing to offer favorable credit terms or discounts to buyers. This can improve cash flow management for both parties.
Access to Financing: Both buyers and sellers can use Letters of Credit to secure financing from banks. Sellers can use L/Cs to obtain pre-shipment or post-shipment financing, while buyers can secure better credit facilities due to the reduced risk of non-payment.
Standardized and Regulated
Compliance with International Standards: Letters of Credit are governed by international rules, such as the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits (UCP 600), ensuring standardized practices and reducing the risk of misunderstandings or disputes.
Focusing on the differences in the use of Letters of Credit (L/C) between the United States and African countries:
Differences Between the United States and African Countries
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January 2, 2022 Editor: Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Ethiopia, Guinea, and Mali excluded the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Offered by the United States of America AGOA is a trade preferences program that allows sub-Saharan African countries to export to the United States duty-free Ambassador Katherine Tai, U.S. representative for foreign trade, announced on Saturday [1/1/2022]: “The United States… Continue Reading →
By mitigating risks, enhancing credibility, improving negotiation terms, and adhering to standardized regulations, Letters of Credit enable smoother and more reliable cross-border trade. Understanding the differences in the use of L/Cs between the United States and African countries can help businesses navigate the complexities of international trade more effectively.
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Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui has been actively engaged in workforce development programs and has made significant contributions to economic and educational initiatives. Let’s explore some of his notable endeavors:
Workforce Development Programs in California:
Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui has been involved in workforce development efforts within the California Community Colleges system. These programs aim to enhance skills, provide training, and prepare individuals for employment in various sectors.
Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui’s work has had a multifaceted impact on local communities and businesses within California. Let’s delve into some key aspects:
Workforce Development and Training:
Dr. Cherkaoui’s involvement in workforce development programs has directly benefited local communities. By designing and conducting training programs, he has equipped individuals with essential skills, enhancing their employability.
Businesses in California benefit from a more skilled workforce, which contributes to productivity and economic growth.
Dr. Said El Mansour CherkaouiCreated and Conducted by Said El Mansour Cherkaoui for the Workforce Development Program – EBCITD – Capacity Building and Workforce Development Training Program – Samples of Certified Training
Dr. Cherkaoui has developed and conducted training programs to strengthen trade and business ties between China and the United States, Africa, Europe, and the Middle East.
His work includes strategies and guidance on market dynamics, technology, and business development.
International Engagement:
Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui’s contributions extend beyond California. He has facilitated educational courses, investment plans, and international conferences across continents, including Africa, Asia, and Europe.
His involvement has fostered commercial and academic exchanges, benefiting various countries and regions.
Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui’s work exemplifies the importance of workforce development, education, and international collaboration. His efforts contribute to building stronger economies and empowering individuals worldwide.
International Business Development:
As Co-Chair of the International Business Development Committee on Africa at the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, Dr. Cherkaoui fosters cross-cultural collaboration and trade.
His efforts create opportunities for California businesses to expand globally, access new markets, and establish international partnerships.
Investment and Economic Strategies:
Dr. Cherkaoui’s work extends beyond borders. He attracts investment to California by promoting its business-friendly environment and highlighting its strengths.
His strategies encourage foreign direct investment, job creation, and economic diversification.
Educational Initiatives:
Dr. Cherkaoui’s academic contributions, including research and educational courses, enrich California’s intellectual landscape.
By engaging with local universities and institutions, he supports knowledge transfer and innovation.
Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui’s dedication to workforce development, international collaboration, and economic growth positively impacts both local communities and businesses in California.
Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui’s dedication to workforce development, international collaboration, and economic growth positively impacts both local communities and businesses in California
Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Business, Research, and Academic References
Vista Community College @Berkeley
Dr. Barbara Beno Presidente of Vista Community College @Berkeley, California, and Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Consultant at CITD
Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Academic Path
Dr. Said Cherkaoui International Business Planning – Keys to Open New Business Horizons Teaching practical and field-based strategies that enhance the understanding of local challenges, the awareness on the particular cultural and business approaches of many regions around the world and provide the decision-makers with business intelligence inputs that help to shape the next decisional move and the next operational step as well as the next concerted action.
France and USA: Research and Academia, Letters of Recommendations on Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui
At various universities and colleges in California and the Bay Area of San Francisco, at the Silicon Valley and Contra Costa Counties, and online academic institutions
Adjunct Associate Professor and Lecturer – Golden Gate University · Contract · 1987 – 2001 · 14 yrs – San Francisco Bay Area · On-site San Francisco Bay Area ·
For the first time in the entire history of Golden Gate University’s existence, I introduced and taught courses on the European Economic Community, Doing Business in Latin America and Asia, and Electives on Economics, Economic Thoughts and the World Economy.
At the School of Business
Taught Executive Programs and Graduate Courses (See attached Letters from US Air Force Officers and related records and documents)
★ International Marketing and Business Development
★ Business Strategy and Policy.
★ ★ School of Technology and Industry: Introduced new technology-oriented courses and web-based curricula activities:
★ Customer relationship management (CRM) and business intelligence (BI);
★ Information Technology and Entrepreneurship;
★ Telecommunications, IT, and Digital Security.
★ School of Public Administration and International Studies:
At the School of Business
Taught Executive Programs and Graduate Courses (See attached Letters from US Air Force Officers and related records and documents)
★ International Marketing and Business Development
★ Business Strategy and Policy.
Academic and Research Collaborations:
He collaborates with universities, research centers, and academic institutions globally.
Joint research projects, student exchanges, and faculty collaborations enhance cross-cultural understanding and knowledge transfer.
Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui has authored 92 articles on LinkedIn providing insights into the influences and challenges arising from the evolution of global affairs and international relations, trade, and business. 2.
LinkedIn Profile:Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Ph.D. ★ Senior Policy and Business Adviser ★ Consultant ★ News Executive Editor ★ Public Speaker ★ February 13, 2024
Adjunct Associate Professor and Lecturer – Golden Gate University · Contract · 1987 – 2001 · 14 yrs – San Francisco Bay Area · On-site San Francisco Bay Area ·
For the first time in Golden Gate University’s history, I introduced and taught courses on the European Economic Community, Doing Business in Latin America and Asia, and Electives on Economics, Economic Thoughts, and the World Economy.
Taught courses on Telecom and High Tech including Digital Certificate and System Protection.
International Business Management, International Market, and International Finance.
International Public Administration and International Affairs.
Research and Publications by Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui:
Conducted extensive research programs and published extracts on Golden Gate Magazine Connections on the following topics:
European Economic Community (Published at Golden Gate University)
North American Free Trade Agreement (Published in Golden Gate University and France)
Middle East Quest for Peace (Published in Italy)
China High Tech and Telecom (Published in London)
Dr Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Doctorate Chair at the School of Public Administration and International Studies, Golden Gate University, San Francisco, California
Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Summary on Workforce Program for Community College of the State of California: Executive-Summary-Grant-Logistics by the U.S. Department of Labor
★ ★ School of Technology and Industry: Introduced new technology-oriented courses and web-based curricula activities:
★ Customer relationship management (CRM) and business intelligence (BI);
★ Information Technology and Entrepreneurship;
★ Telecommunications, IT, and Digital Security.
Victor Robert Garza – To Victor Robert Garza Bravo and Congratulations, I am proud of your trajectory and realizations. I do not know if you remember that I was the first to introduce myself in 1999 and to teach a course on Digital Security in the MBA Program at Golden Gate University – Silicon Valley at Palo Alto and you were my Student. So I am proud of your accomplishment and feel that I have established if not reinforced some instructional pillars in your interest and expertise in the field of Security. Keep up the good work Vic or I should say El Mansour which means also Victor.
Best wishes for continual success. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui 3 / 6 / 2017 Oakland, California
Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Academic and Business References
★ Recommendation by Dr. Wesley Young, Director, Services for International Students and Scholars at the University of California, Davis –
I was the Director of Graduate Business Programs at the Dominican University of San Rafael when Dr. Cherkaoui was teaching in our international MBA program. Said brought not only a solid academic background to the classroom but also a wealth of business experience both in the US and in Asia and Latin America. He is passionate about his students and his work outside the classroom. This made him one of the most effective faculty that we had teaching at the time.
Dr. Said Cherkaoui is an exceptional figure in international business development. His broad range of expertise covers all ranges of economic development, with such accomplishments in international trade consulting, trade missions, and small business development, just to name a few.
Dr. Cherkaoui has successfully conducted numerous trade missions, represented U.S. companies at trade shows, and helped companies develop their businesses overseas. His academic works significantly contribute to the global business community, executives in world trade, and entrepreneurs.
I worked with Dr. Cherkaoui at the East Bay Center for International Trade Development. His expertise and services included and not limited to:
Always a role model and source of influence, Dr. Cherkaoui possesses extensive hands-on experience in a wide range of industries, as well as academic achievements, in the field of international trade and economic development.
EEC and NAFTA Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Research and Publications GGU
Early two distinctive research topics on the Monetary System and the Creation of the European Economic Community and the establishment of the North American Free Trade Agreement were conducted and published by Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui at Golden Gate University of San Francisco.
Adjunct Associate Professor and Doctoral Program Subject Matter Expert – Touro University California · Contract · 1998 – 2000 · 2 yrs · San Diego Metropolitan Area · Hybrid ·
★ Taught Digital Technology and Telecom courses for the Online Graduate Program at the Business and Management School. ★ Provided guidance, advice, and insights on research and writing of doctoral proposals and dissertations on Business, Marketing, and Management.
★ Mentored and advised candidates on the development of the doctoral thesis.★ Taught Digital Technology and Telecom courses for the Online Graduate Program at the Business and Management School. ★ Provided guidance, advice, and insights on research and writing of doctoral proposals and dissertations on Business, Marketing, and Management. ★ Mentored and advised candidates on the development of a doctoral thesis.
Saïd El Mansour Cherkaoui : Conférences internationales
Le Dr Cherkaoui a organisé et présenté plusieurs conférences internationales en collaboration avec le Département américain du Commerce, le Département américain des petites entreprises, la US Small Business Association, les 2 Centres pour le développement du commerce international d’East Bay et de la Bay Area et d’autres organisations locales de représentants professionnels des entreprises. .
Said El Mansour Cherkaoui: International Conferences
Dr. Cherkaoui organized and presented Multiple International Conferences in Collaboration with the US Department of Commerce, the US Small Business Department, the US Small Business Association, the 2 East Bay and Bay Area Centers for International Trade Development, and other local business professional representatives organizations.
From left to right: Tom Bates, California State Senator and the 21st Mayor of Berkeley – Said El Mansour Cherkaoui, Center for International Trade Development – Executive at the Port of Oakland, Picture taken at Vista Community College – Berkeley – 1994
Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Developed Strategies and Directed Training on Market and Technology to Strengthen China Trade and Business in the United States, Africa, Europe and Middle East
International Conferences:
Dr. Cherkaoui has organized and presented multiple international conferences. These events likely focused on topics related to international trade, development, and business.
He has been associated with the Center for International Trade Development (CITD), where he created and conducted certified workforce development and training programs. These programs likely aimed to enhance skills and knowledge in areas such as international business, sales, and trade operations.
California Center for International Trade Development (CITD): Operated by the State Center Community College District, it has been promoting California’s international trade and competitiveness since 1989. It assists exporters, supports economic growth, and helps businesses expand globally.
CITD mission is to accelerate global trade by providing high-impact export development programs, technical assistance, and global trade education.
CITD collaborates with multilateral agencies, government institutions, and non-government organizations to promote trade and investment programs. In summary, CITD acts as a bridge between businesses, education, and government to foster international trade and economic development.
His collaborations extend to various organizations, including the US Department of Commerce, the US Small Business Department, and the US Small Business Association. Additionally, he worked with local business professional representatives and Chambers of Commerce in the Bay Area of San Francisco.
Dr. Cherkaoui participated in conferences related to Africa, where he discussed business opportunities, historical analysis, and trade relations in North Saharan and West African regions.
Center for International Trade Development
About Us: The California Center for International Trade Development (CITD), an entity of the State Center Community College District, has been promoting California’s international trade and competitiveness since 1989. It assists exporters, supports economic and job growth, and helps businesses in California expand globally. CITD also plays a role in globalizing colleges.
Said El Mansour Cherkaoui: International Conferences– Invited by the Government of China
CITD has a strong track record, having organized over 180 agricultural trade missions for the Western United States Agricultural Trade Association, the USDA Foreign Agricultural Services, and the California Governor’s Office. They have trained more than 7,000 companies to market California food and agricultural products in foreign markets.
These efforts have resulted in impressive economic outcomes, with over $100 million in direct export sales and more than $750 million in continuous export sales attributed to CITD’s trade activities since 1990. CITD has also received prestigious awards, including the President’s “E Award” for Export Excellence in 2001 and 2013.
新年快乐 – Xīnnián Kuàilè
Guiyang – Guizhou – China
Great Man at Great Wall
Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Official Visit and Negotiations at China and Local Factories
Said El Mansour Cherkaoui night-at-the-Tea-House-at-Guiyang-Guizhou-Province-China_
★ Dr. Cherkaoui facilitated the meeting of High-level Executive, Managers, and Scientists from China with their American Peers ★
★ Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Invited by the Central and Provincial Governments of China ★
Dr. Cherkaoui Developed Business and Trade Connections Between California and China Since 1994
BERKELEY – OAKLAND – SAN FRANCISCO – CALIFORNIA – USA
Capacity Building and Workforce Development Training Program
Some Certified Training Seminars and Workshops Organized and Conducted by Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui at City College of Berkeley and the Center for International Trade Development
Created and Conducted by Said El Mansour Cherkaoui for the Workforce Development Program – EBCITD
Conference on North Saharan and Sub-Saharan Africa – US Department of Commerce – San Francisco – California
Dr. Cherkaoui & Center for International Trade Development ★ CITD in Morocco
Director Richard Soyombo – Dr. Said Cherkaoui – Keith Rayner, CEO of Kemara
Richard Soyombo Director of Bay Area Centre for International Trade Development
Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui presenting at the U.S. Department of Commerce on Business Opportunities in Morocco and Africa North Saharan Regions
Attendees at the Africa Conference Conducted by Said El Mansour Cherkaoui at the US Commercial Service at the U.S. Department of Commerce
International Conference on Africa and AGOA
★ EBCITD & GLOCENTRA ★
Conférence Internationale sur l’Afrique a Claremont Hotel, Berkeley, California, USA
International Conference on Africa and AGOA, Berkeley, California, USA
Since my early studies at Institut des Etudes Politiques of the Grenoble University, the development, and integration of Africa were at the forefront of my studies and topics of my presentations in seminaries and essay papers. It was natural that I continue to work and increase awareness about Africa and its need to establish new kinds of relations with countries other than the past metropolitan and colonialists.
I extended the invitation to Dr. Boubacar N’diaye for his presence among us at this International Conference on Africa. He was delighted about my presentation and we also sat together and had lunch at the same table. Wonderful Man with full love for Africa and Africans and who initiated a series of important financial and operational measures: the African Businessmen Round Table, the creation of the African Bank for import-export (Afreximbank), and the setting up of special easy financing for the African private sector (investors and entrepreneurs) without the guarantee of their governments.
Here below among other pictures, there is a photo taken in the company with the Regretted Dr. Babacar Ndiaye, former CEO of the African Development Bank Group who holds firmly my hand and is standing at my left side.
On my right hand is Dr. Faheem Director of the Center for International Trade Development, on the other left side and holding my hand is Dr. Boubacar N’diaye, Chairman of the African Development Bank from 1985 to 1995 and honorary chairman of the same institution (Rest in Peace among the Blessed ones, Ameen). I initiated and developed a work plan on the organization of The International Conference on Africa took place in 2001. The first time in the history of the Bay Area of San Francisco and North California to have a conference of such magnitude and subject. that I submitted to Fazale Sharif the Director of the EBCITD which I was the initiator and for which I and participated directly in its organization. I contacted and invited Dr. Babacar Ndiaye and in the following photo, event/photo took place is during an International Conference on Africa I had organized in Oakland, California and of which Dr. Babacar Ndiaye, Rahimahu Allah was our Guest of Honor.
Here below are listed links which content present among others some illustrations of my activities with the Integration of Africa with which I was directly involved, including the facilitation of the signing of the Free Trade Agreement between the United States and Morocco.
For many among us, time flies through horizons without leaving traces on recognition and gratitude on what we have achieved for the good for others especially in my case not be born in the United States but I remain up to now the maker of differences between cultures and the guardian of the memories I cherish and remember through my meetings and interactions with the real treasuries of the Humanity.
The Conference Room was packed with U.S. and Foreign officials and Executives as well as faculties and Researchers on Africa and the Place where all these interactions took place was the fabulous and monumental Claremont Hotel in Berkeley, Northern California.
Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Conducting a Presentation during the International Conference on Africa
Said El Mansour Cherkaoui organized the International Conference on Africa with Diversity and Multicultural Approach
The Conference Room was packed with U.S. and Foreign officials and Executives as well as faculties and Researchers on Africa and the Place where all these interactions took place was the fabulous and monumental Claremont Hotel in Berkeley, Northern California.
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The Conference Room was packed with U.S. and Foreign officials and Executives as well as faculties and Researchers on Africa and the Place where all these interactions took place was the fabulous and monumental Claremont Hotel in Berkeley, Northern California.
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Dr. Cherkaoui Facilitated the signing of the Trade Treaty between the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce and the Federation of the Egyptian Chambers of Commerce
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As a Business Consultant at the East Bay Small Business Development Center and the Center for International Trade Development (including the East Bay Center for International Trade Development) between 1993 to 1998 and 2001 to 2007, I worked with the Hispanic communities and their business executives and individual entrepreneurs as well as the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Alameda County and Sacramento.
Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui, representante del Centro para el Desarrollo del Comercio Internacional (CITD) y Marruecos en una sesión ejecutiva de trabajo y una recepción organizada por las Cámaras Hispanas de Comercio de California, Condado de Alameda, Estados Unidos de America (www.cahcc.com).
From left to right: Omar Bouafi, Said El Mansour Cherkaoui and His Excellence the US Ambassador in Morocco: Mr. A. Riley in Casablanca.
Dr Barbara Beno, Presidente of Vista Community College, Berkeley, Californiawithand Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Consultant at CITD –27/10/1994
Dr. Said El-Mansour Cherkaoui-invited-by the Government of China
Recommendation by Dr. Wesley Young, Director, Services for International Students and Scholars at the University of California, Davis –
I was the Director of Graduate Business Programs at the Dominican University of San Rafael when Dr. Cherkaoui was teaching in our international MBA program. Said brought not only a solid academic background to the classroom but also a wealth of business experience both in the US and in Asia and Latin America. He is passionate about his students and his work outside the classroom. This made him one of the most effective faculty that we had teaching at the time.
Dr. Said Cherkaoui is an exceptional figure in international business development. His broad range of expertise covers all ranges of economic development, with such accomplishments in international trade consulting, trade missions, small business development, just to name a few..
Dr. Cherkaoui has successfully conducted numerous trade missions, represented U.S. companies at trade shows, and helped companies develop their businesses overseas. His academic works have a significant contribution to the global business community, executives in world trade, and entrepreneurs.
I worked with Dr. Cherkaoui at the East Bay Center for International Trade Development. His expertise and services included and not limited to:
Always a role model and source of influence, Dr. Cherkaoui possesses extensive hands-on experience in a wide range of industries, as well as academic achievements, in the field of international trade and economic development.
Conference on North Saharan and Sub-Saharan Africa – US Department of Commerce – San Francisco – California
Dr. Cherkaoui presenting Business Opportunities in Morocco and Africa North Saharan Regions
Director Richard Soyombo – Dr. Said Cherkaoui – Keith Rayner, CEO of Kemara
Attendees at the Africa Conference Sponsored by the US Commercial Service at the United States Department of Commerce
★ International Conference on Africa ★ EBCITD & GLOCENTRA ★
Conférence Internationale sur l’Afrique a Claremont Hotel, Berkeley, California, USA
International Conference on Africa, Berkeley, California, USA
Since my early studies at Institut des Etudes Politiques of the Grenoble University, the development, and integration of Africa were at the forefront of my studies and topics of my presentations in seminaries and essay papers. It was natural that I continue to work and increase awareness about Africa and its need to establish new kinds of relations with countries other than the past metropolitan and colonialists. Below among other pictures, there is a photo taken in the company with the Regretted Dr. Babacar Ndiaye, former CEO of the African Development Bank Group who holds firmly my hand and is standing at my left side.
I initiated and developed a work plan for the organization of The International Conference on Africa – AGOA took place in 2001. The first time in the history of the Bay Area of San Francisco and North California to have a conference of such magnitude and subject. that I submitted to Fazale Sharif the Director of the EBCITD which I was the initiator and for which I participated directly in its organization. I contacted and invited Dr. Babacar Ndiaye and in the following photo, the event/photo took place during an International Conference on Africa I had organized in Oakland, California, and of which Dr. Babacar Ndiaye, Rahimahu Allah was our Guest of Honor.
Below are listed links which content present among others some illustrations of my activities concerning the Integration of Africa with which I was directly involved, including the facilitation of the signing of the Free Trade Agreement between the United States and Morocco.
For many among us, time flies through horizons without leaving traces on recognition and gratitude on what we have achieved for the good for others especially in my case not be born in the United States but I remain up to now the maker of differences between cultures and the guardian of the memories I cherish and remember through my meetings and interactions with the real treasuries of the Humanity. The second link below presents “The ADB honors its former president, the late Babacar Ndiaye: https://www.afdb.org/en/news-and-events/the-afdb-pays-tribute-to-late-president-babacar-ndiaye-17363
I extended the invitation to Dr. Boubacar N’diaye for his presence among us at this International Conference on Africa. He was delighted about my presentation and we also sat together and had lunch at the same table. Wonderful Man with full love for Africa and Africans and who initiated a series of important financial and operational measures: the African Businessmen Round Table, the creation of the African Bank for import-export (Afreximbank), and the setting up of special easy financing for the African private sector (investors and entrepreneurs) without the guarantee of their governments.The Conference Room was packed with U.S. and Foreign officials and Executives as well as faculties and Researchers on Africa and the Place where all these interactions took place was the fabulous and monumental Claremont Hotel in Berkeley, Northern California.
The Conference Room was packed with U.S. and Foreign officials and Executives as well as faculties and Researchers on Africa and the Place where all these interactions took place was the fabulous and monumental Claremont Hotel in Berkeley, Northern California.
Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Organized the International Conference on Africa with Diversity and Multicultural Approach
Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Conducting a Presentation during the International Conference on Africa
Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui at the International Conference on Africa and AGOA
During President Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton’s trip to Africa in 1998, Congress was considering the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). During the trip, President Clinton aimed to show Congress that Africa and the United States were ready to be partners in shared prosperity.
National Security Advisor Samuel “Sandy” Berger accompanied the President during this historic trip. Upon his return to Washington D.C., Berger compiled the lessons the participants had learned. These lessons learned showed the promise of the African trade bill that later became the African Growth and Opportunity Act. In September 1998, President Clinton made passage of the bill a top legislative priority to support African nations aiming for democracy and free markets.
In March 1999, the Clinton Administration called upon Congress to “expand opportunities in the United States and Africa by passing the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act.” In May 2000, President Clinton signed the African Growth and Opportunity Act and it has since formed the legislative basis for the United States’ trade with African nations.
ECOWAS wanted to run faster than the train of change crossing the region and they started singing faster than the music, now they can sell their musical instruments “Diplomyopique – Myopic Diplomacy” to the West before they oxidize and rust and relearn how to sing like a Griot and play the Kora, to harmonize with ancestral African wisdom.
ECOWAS, like any organization, should have taken into account the history, culture, and aspirations of the people it represents. The Songhai Empire, with its cultural richness and historical influence, offers valuable lessons for modern diplomacy.
La CEDEAO a voulu courir plus vite que le train de changement traversant la région et ils ont commencée a chanter plus vite que la musique, maintenant ils peuvent vendre leurs instruments de musique “Diplomyopique – Diplomatie Myope” a l’occidental avant qu’ils oxident et rouillent et réapprendre a chanter comme un Griot et jouer la … Lire la suite de
“Diplomyopic”: Myopic diplomacy, which neglects historical and cultural roots, can lead to slippage and imbalances.
ECOWAS should consider how to harmonize its actions with ancestral African wisdom. Like a Griot playing the Kora, she could find a balance between tradition and modernity, between local rhythms and global melodies, and carefully navigate this African diplomatic concert, avoiding dissonance and playing melodies that resonate with the expectations of the people of the Sahel.
Diplomacy should not be a rat race, but rather a deliberate dance where every step counts.
On September 16, 2023, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger created the Alliance of Sahel States, a regional collective defense organization. According to the founding document, “the violation of the sovereignty or territorial integrity of one or more members of the charter will be considered an aggression against all parties and will require their assistance, individually.
On January 28, 2024, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger announced their joint decision to withdraw as soon as possible from ECOWAS, which they consider to be “under the influence of foreign powers, which has become a threat to Member States and their peoples. »
The creation of the AES occurred against a backdrop of numerous coups in the region and rising anti-Western sentiment in former French colonies. ECOWAS, by preferring to support fallen governments considered to be carrying out orders from Paris, is increasingly perceived in separatist countries as a puppet of Europe.
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, who was re-elected as ECOWAS president over the weekend, faced domestic criticism for his support for an ECOWAS intervention in neighboring Niger, with which he shares centuries of ties and a territory of 1,600 km. border.
AES states also accuse the West of not doing enough to combat the insurgency in the Sahel, one of the main drivers of military takeovers in the region.
The Nigerien head of state, General Abdourahamane Tiani, called for the creation of a “community far from the influence of foreign powers”.
“Our people have irrevocably turned their backs on ECOWAS,” Tiani said at the Sahel group meeting, rebuffing calls from the bloc to return to the fold.
The Alliance of Sahel States [AES] became a confederation of some 72 million inhabitants on Saturday, to “take a further step towards greater integration between member states”
In a statement Mr. Diop quoted by Agence France-Presse, he specified that “Our heads of state [during the summit of the Alliance of Sahel States held in Niamey on July 6, 2024] indicated that the withdrawal of the three countries from ECOWAS was irreversible. We must stop looking in the rearview mirror” while emphasizing that “Mali remains open to cooperation with ECOWAS”. The minister also spoke out against the possible introduction of visas for citizens of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger traveling to ECOWAS countries.
The price of the following always results in a slippage by excess speed for ECOWAS. AES-ECOWAS relations deteriorated considerably following the coup d’état of July 26, 2023, that brought General Tiani to power.
The American army announced on July 7, 2024 that it had completed the withdrawal of its troops from Niger, a month before the German military contingent did the same.
Niger’s new ruling military regime canceled treaties with its Western allies after sharply criticizing last year’s coup, which deposed democratically elected Mohamed Bazoum.
“The Ministry of Defense of Niger and the American Department of Defense announce that the withdrawal of American forces and equipment from Base 101 in Niamey is now complete,” the two countries indicated in a joint press release.
Attempt to Control by ECOWAS the Slippage of “Diplomyopic – Myopic Diplomacy”
ECOWAS is behind in notes and score harmony and politically and diplomatically behind as it is in this politically incorrect photo
On July 7, 2024, the ECOWAS leadership asked the presidents of Senegal and Togo to speak with the leaders of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger to try to bring them back into the ranks of the community. The New Senegalese President is sent with such a message or else he will be put in a cacophonous concert having no place to be heard and not playing with instruments that he recently used to get elected as the first young president in Africa.
Senegalese President Basirou Diomaye Faye was not born when ECOWAS was created and is being asked to reunify the bloc divided by coups. The Senegalese president was chosen at the ECOWAS summit as envoy to reach out to separatist states for reconciliation. Sources say his Togolese counterpart, Faure Gnassingbé, also worked behind the scenes as a negotiator between ECOWAS and the AES.
ECOWAS has not thought about the History of the Songhai Empire and the Will for Freedom of the People of the Sahel which extends from the Atlantic to the Red Sea. Now ECOWAS sees Blue, White and Red without the Sahel countries.
ECOWAS Achieves Its Uncontrolled and Displaced Diplomyopic Slippage
ECOWAS then took heavy economic sanctions against Niger and threatened to intervene militarily to restore the deposed president, Mohamed Bazoum, to his functions. The sanctions have since been lifted in February, but relations between the two camps remain frosty, despite calls from certain presidents – Senegalese and Mauritanian in particular – to renew dialogue.
The ECOWAS grouping of West African countries has warned that the region faces “disintegration” after three military leaders cemented their own separatist union over the weekend.
The parallel meetings of ECOWAS, on July 7, 2024 in Abuja, and the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) – comprising Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger – in Niamey, the capital of Niger, revealed on Saturday the July 8, 2024 growing fissures within the unstable group, pitting neighbors against each other.
By Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui
Additional Reading:
Reasons and implications of the withdrawal of countries from the Alliance of Sahel States from ECOWAS – By Moritié Camara, Full Professor of History of International Relations, Alassane Ouattara University (Ivory Coast) – February 2, 2024
