Members of the U.S. Embassy’s economic and political sections visited the Dakhla Atlantic Port, extending Washington’s economic engagement in southern Morocco weeks after President Donald Trump directed his administration to promote investment and development in the region.
“Members of the Economic and Political Sections visited the Atlantic Dakhla Port, a strategic project with the potential to strengthen regional connectivity and expand trade and investment opportunities,” the U.S. Embassy in Morocco said in a social media post on Aug. 15.
“From Tangier to Dakhla and beyond, U.S. Mission Morocco continues to deepen our economic engagement,” it added.
The visit follows Trump’s Throne Day message to King Mohammed VI, published by the U.S. Embassy on Aug. 1, in which he said he had directed his administration to encourage “economic and social development with Morocco, including in the Western Sahara territory.”
Trump also singled out energy, artificial intelligence, critical minerals and defense as areas for deeper U.S.-Morocco cooperation.
The visit adds to a series of recent U.S. economic steps in the region.
On July 28, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency signed a grant agreement with ORNX Laayoune 1 to finance preliminary engineering work for a planned ammonia facility in Laayoune that could eventually produce up to 560,000 tonnes annually. The study will involve U.S. companies including KBR, GE Vernova, Electric Hydrogen and Terabase.
U.S. Ambassador Duke Buchan III has also previously visited Dakhla and highlighted the port’s potential for trade and investment.
Washington has recognized Moroccan sovereignty over the Sahara since 2020, a position Trump reaffirmed this month while again backing Morocco’s autonomy proposal.
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