Christophe Andre Tocco (Morocco) nominated to be USAmbassador

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Christophe Andre Tocco (Morocco 1996-98)

Christophe Andre Tocco nominated to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania

Christophe Andre Tocco (Morocco 1996-98), a career member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Career Minister, is currently the Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator in the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Bureau for Planning, Learning and Resource Management where he oversees the Office of Policy, and the Program Office.

Previously, he served as Senior Development Counselor and U.S. Delegate to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) Development Assistance Committee. Other assignments include USAID Mission Director, Democratic Republic of Congo; Deputy Mission Director, Democratic Republic of Congo; and Deputy Regional Mission Director, USAID Senegal.

Earlier assignments include Supervisory Program Officer for USAID Senegal and for USAID Rwanda and Morocco Country Desk Officer.

Before joining the Foreign Service, Tocco was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Morocco. A native of California, Tocco holds a BA from the University of California at Los Angeles, and a Master of Science from the School of Advanced Business Studies (HEC) in Paris, France.

He speaks French, Spanish, German, Moroccan Arabic, and Modern Standard Arabic.

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