Algeria appoints new consuls to Morocco

In 1839, the sultan of Morocco gifted the United States president Martin Van Buren a pair of lions

In 1839, sultan Abd al-Rahman ibn Hisham of Morocco sent a pair of lions to the US consulate in Tangier as a present for President Martin Van Buren. The gift was impossible to refuse and was shipped to the US by 1840.

Canada : Politician Donald Arseneault appointed Honorary Consul of Morocco in New Brunswick

American diplomat Lawrence Randolph appointed US Consul General in Casablanca

Morocco : French consul in Tangier commits suicide

Morocco's consul in Oran : Algeria sticks to its guns

Algeria says Morocco’s consul left at its request, Rabat rejects the «ridiculous» claims

While Algeria’s Foreign Affairs ministry has said that the Moroccan consul had left Oran at its request, Morocco rejects the claims, insisting that the diplomat was rather summoned by Rabat.

William Willshire, the British vice consul who redeemed Western sailors enslaved in Morocco

Sent to Morocco to serve as a British vice consul to Mogador, William Willshire was known for redeeming Western Sailors captured by Moroccans and enslaved in the Kingdom. His kindness was mentioned in several historical accounts.

Algiers refuses to grant approval to the Spanish consul

Spain : A diplomatic source denies the dismissal of the Moroccan consul in Girona