Madjid Bouguerra

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.[1][2][3]

For the Algerian football manager and former player, see Madjid Bougherra.

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. "Algeria's Ambassador to the United States: Who Is Madjid Bouguerra?". AllGov. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  2. "His Excellency Madjid Bouguerra". The Washington Diplomat. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  3. "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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