The Peace Corps today welcomed Moroccan Foreign Minister Salaheddine Mezouar, Moroccan Ambassador to the U.S. Rachad Bouhlal, U.S. Ambassador to Morocco Dwight L. Bush, Sr., and other high-level Moroccan officials to the agency’s headquarters for a ceremony to commemorate Peace Corps’ longstanding partnership with the Kingdom of Morocco.

During the ceremony, Moroccan Foreign Minister Mezouar announced a $100,000 donation to the Peace Corps to support and extend the work of volunteers in Morocco in memory of President John F. Kennedy. The donation is part of an ongoing gift – following a commitment made during the visit of King Mohammed VI to the White House in November 2013 – that will fund sustainable, community-based volunteer projects through the Peace Corps Partnership Program’s Morocco Country Fund.

“We are incredibly grateful for the strong partnership we have with the Kingdom of Morocco and for this very generous gift,” Peace Corps Chief of Staff Laura Chambers said. “Over the past 52 years, Peace Corps volunteers have made significant contributions to Moroccan communities, and this commitment will help to expand and enrich our volunteers’ development impact.”