Michael Toler An American millionaire is kidnapped in Tangier, Morocco in 1904, and the incident sparks not only an episode of Teddy Roosevelt’s gunboat diplomacy, but also – a first in the 20th century – an outpouring of worldwide sympathy expressed in letters now at the American Legation museum.
Media professionals and communications educators gather in Tangier for the 18th annual AUSACE conference, launched at the Legation.
The Moroccan storytelling tradition – Al-Halqa, title of Thomas Ladenburger’s documentary – is a dying art, and should not be labelled “begging,” just because they pass around the hat.
For a country of its size, location, and GDP, Morocco – and Moroccan-Americans – devote considerable attention to ensuring a strong presence not only in Washington but all across the United States.
Tangier welcomes AMCHAM, the American Chamber of Commerce in Morocco, to the city that brought ashore a Coca Cola plant from a World War II surplus ship, and which will now host Africa’s largest bottling plant.
Tangerines get excited about their history seen through more than two centuries of life at the Tangier American Legation.
Southwestern University music profs David Asbury and Bruce Cain perform for an appreciative audience at the Legation.
Ron & Sydney Crawford, the last couple to be married at the Legation, revisit Tangier 57 years on.
The Moroccan Jewish diaspora’s longing for their ancestral home is matched by Moroccans’ nostalgia for their former neighbors.
Compelling stories – and there are plenty of them – are what make the Tangier American Legation known beyond a small circle, and what will help garner the support and resources we need.
