Safi, Morocco The Portuguese fortress built to protect the city is still there today. After 1541, the city played a major role in Morocco as one of the safest and biggest seaports in the country. Many ambassadors to the Saadian and Alaouite kings during the 16th–18th centuries came to Morocco via Asfi; its proximity to Marrakech, then capital of Morocco, helped expand the maritime trade in the city. Louis De Chénier, consul of the French court in Morocco in 1767, reported that the city was the only usable seaport at the time. A French Navy captive, Bidé de Maurville, who wrote the
Permanent Representative of Morocco to the United Nations also during plenary meetings of the General Assembly, except in the rare situation in which a more senior officer (such as the Minister of Foreign Affairs or the King) is present. Permanent Representative of Morocco to the United Nations The role of the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Morocco to the United Nations is as the leader of the Moroccan delegation to the United Nations in New York and as head of the Permanent Mission of Morocco to the UN. The position has the rank and status of an Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and is also the representative of Morocco