The U.S. State Department has affirmed that Morocco is the oldest friend of the United States as the American government foreign Affairs agency marks
the 237th anniversary of its founding and its journey in advancing American diplomacy around the world.
In a post published Monday by U.S. embassy in Rabat on its X account, the State Department said “as we celebrate this milestone, we also recognize one of the Department’s longest and proudest partnerships, with the Kingdom of Morocco, America’s oldest friend”.
“Morocco was the first country to recognize the independence of the United States in 1777,” added the U.S. State Department, noting that “the enduring friendship, rooted in the Moroccan-American Treaty of Peace and Friendship of 1786, continues to strengthen cooperation, mutual respect, and shared prosperity nearly 250 years later”.
The Moroccan-American relationship is one of the oldest and most enduring bilateral partnerships in American diplomatic history, often described as a strategic alliance anchored in mutual interests in security, economics, and regional stability.
