Madjid Bouguerra (born January 8, 1949, in Oum El-Bouaghi, Algeria) is an Algerian diplomat. As ambassador to the United States, he presented his credentials to President Barack Obama on February 13, 2015 until February 23, 2015.[1][2][3]

He has had several ambassadorial posts: Zambia (1987-1990), Niger (1992-1997), China (2001-2005) and Germany (2010-2013).[1][2][3]

In 2007, he was named secretary general of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[1][2][3]

Bouguerra attended the National School of Administration (class of 1973) before studying economics at the University of Algiers, graduating from there in 1974.[1][2][3]

In September 2021, Abdelmadjid Tebboune announced to replace Madjid Bouguerra with Ahmed Boutache as new ambassador to the US.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Algeria's Ambassador to the United States: Who Is Madjid Bouguerra?". AllGov. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "His Excellency Madjid Bouguerra". The Washington Diplomat. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "CURRICULUM VITAE OF H.E. MR. MADJID BOUGUERRA". Algerian Embassy in the United States of America. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  4. ↑ "Algeria: Foreign affairs minister Lamamra prioritises diplomacy". The Africa Report.com. 2021-09-14. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
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