Global Conversations: Morocco in Focus

This event is being held in-person and is open to everyone. 

Since the signing of the Treaty of Peace and Friendship in 1786, Morocco and the United States have shared the longest unbroken diplomatic relationship in U.S. history. Over the centuries, this bilateral relationship has grown through collaboration in law enforcement, joint military training, and counterterrorism efforts, as well as cooperation in education, economic development, and the strengthening of civil society.

Join Global Minnesota and the Landmark Center for a Global Conversation featuring former Chargé d’affaires and Deputy Chief of Mission to the U.S. Embassy in Morocco Matt Lussenhop, who will share insights on the history, strategic importance, and future of the U.S.–Morocco relationship.

Jenni’s Cafe will be open for guests to purchase lunch at the Landmark Center. Bag lunches are also welcome.

Thank you to the Landmark Center for their collaboration on this event.

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Speaker: Matthew Lussenhop

Matthew Lussenhop served as a Foreign Service Officer from 1990 to 2022. From 2019 until his retirement in 2022, he worked in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, including one year as Acting Assistant Secretary in July 2019. He also served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Belgium (2016-2019), including 18 months as Chargé d’affaires, and as DCM at the U.S. Embassy to the Kingdom of Morocco, ten months as the Chargé d’affaires (2013-16).

Mr. Lussenhop served in the fields of public diplomacy and strategic communications in numerous posts overseas, including Public Affairs Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan from 2010-2011. Other overseas assignments include positions at U.S. embassies in Bulgaria, Kuwait, Morocco, Oman, the Philippines, and Saudi Arabia. His domestic work in the State Department includes Director of Policy in ECA, Director of Public Diplomacy Training at the Foreign Service Institute, and press officer in the Office of Near Eastern and North African Affairs. He retired with the rank of Minister-Counselor and is the recipient of multiple State Department Superior and Meritorious Honor Awards and a Presidential Rank Award. A native of Minnesota, he speaks Arabic and French and graduated summa cum laude from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities.

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