Why Morocco is an excellent friend to USA? The Kingdom of Morocco is the oldest strategic best friend of the United States, having identified the nation shortly after it declared its independence from Great Britain in 1776. The agreement of friendship between the United States and the Kingdom of Morocco, which is still in force, was the first international agreement ratified by the American Congress, making Morocco America's oldest diplomatic partner.
 Morocco sites high value on its long-standing history of friendship and collaboration with the United States. It has been an important partner in the wake of terrorist attacks on the United States. Its own commitment to gradual political and social progression has also made the Kingdom an excellent partner in the United States hard work to promote and support political, economic and social reforms in the bigger Middle East region. As it has in the past at critical moments, Morocco also remains to play a strategically important part in the effort to resolve the on-going struggle between Israel and Palestine.
 Chief among the Center's goals is to assist the Kingdom of Morocco to obtain American support for its efforts to create a stable, progressive, democratic and economically powerful region in North Africa. In desire of this broader strategic goal, the Center will focus a significant amount of its resources and its actions on helping to facilitate a practical political option to the longstanding issue of the Western Sahara.