Mr. Fathallah Sijilmassi Takes Office at the Union for the Mediterranean

As endorsed by the members of the UfM, Mr. Fathallah Sijilmassi assumed his position as the Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean as of today in Barcelona. Speaking to the Deputies Secretary General and the UfM team during his first day in office, Sijilmassi expressed his enthusiasm and commitment to build on the achievements which were carried out so far, in addition to work with all the UfM country members, stakeholders and partners, in order to make the best of this unique regional platform through concrete projects which can deliver tangible results.

Mr. Sijilmassi was the Director General of the Moroccan Investment Promotion Agency, and previously served as the Ambassador of Morocco to Paris and before to Brussels.