Florida SB 1798: Higher Education

Bill Text

1798 
Kingdom of Morocco's Business, Trade, and Cultural Cooperation 
2026-02-09T06:27:44Z 
Recognizing the importance of the Kingdom of Morocco’s business, trade, and cultural cooperation with the State of Florida and the enduring diplomatic, business, and cultural ties between the Kingdom of Morocco and the United States of America, etc. 
Original Filed Version 
2026 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 (NP) SR 1798 

 By Senator Rodriguez 

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 1 Senate Resolution 
 2 A resolution recognizing the importance of the Kingdom 
 3 of Morocco’s business, trade, and cultural cooperation 
 4 with the State of Florida and the enduring diplomatic, 
 5 business, and cultural ties between the Kingdom of 
 6 Morocco and the United States of America. 
 7 
 8 WHEREAS, diplomatic relations between the Kingdom of 
 9 Morocco and the United States of America date back more than two 
 10 centuries to 1777, when Morocco became the first nation to 
 11 recognize the independence of the United States, later 
 12 formalized through the 1786 Treaty of Peace and Friendship — one 
 13 of the oldest unbroken treaties in U.S. diplomatic history, and 
 14 WHEREAS, the bilateral partnership was further strengthened 
 15 by the historic proclamation of President Donald J. Trump in 
 16 December 2020, recognizing the full sovereignty of the Kingdom 
 17 of Morocco over its Sahara, reaffirming the strategic alliance 
 18 between the two nations and paving the way for a new era of 
 19 cooperation in peace, security, and regional development, and 
 20 WHEREAS, under the visionary leadership of His Majesty King 
 21 Mohammed VI, the Kingdom of Morocco has launched the Royal 
 22 Initiative for Atlantic Cooperation, also known as the 
 23 Partnership for Atlantic Cooperation, an ambitious framework 
 24 enabling Morocco to deepen political, economic, and cultural 
 25 ties between Africa and the Americas, and 
 26 WHEREAS, as a strategic hub within the African continent 
 27 and a committed member of the African Continental Free Trade 
 28 Area, the Kingdom of Morocco stands as a vital gateway for 
 29 enhanced partnership and mutually beneficial trade and 
 30 investment between Africa and the United States, and 
 31 WHEREAS, in June 2025, the Kingdom of Morocco inaugurated 
 32 the Consulate General of the Kingdom of Morocco in Miami, 
 33 marking a historic milestone in Moroccan-American relations and 
 34 underscoring Morocco’s commitment to strengthening diplomatic, 
 35 economic, and cultural ties with the State of Florida and the 
 36 broader southeastern United States, and 
 37 WHEREAS, in October 2025, the President of the Casablanca 
 38 Settat region, Mr. Abdellatif Maâzouz, and Miami-Dade County 
 39 Mayor Daniella Levine Cava signed a memorandum of understanding 
 40 establishing a Sister Cities agreement between the region of 
 41 Casablanca–Settat and Miami-Dade County, to advance cooperation 
 42 in trade, investment, innovation, sustainability, and cultural 
 43 exchange, and 
 44 WHEREAS, in conjunction with this partnership, the 
 45 Casablanca–Settat Chamber of Commerce, Industry, and Services, 
 46 the American Chamber of Commerce in Florida, and CAMACOL (the 
 47 Latin Chamber of Commerce of the United States) signed a 
 48 tripartite memorandum of understanding promoting business 
 49 collaboration, investment opportunities, and private sector 
 50 exchanges between Morocco and Florida, and 
 51 WHEREAS, in November 2023, the City of Hollywood and the 
 52 City of Laâyoune, Morocco, formalized a Sister City agreement to 
 53 promote mutual understanding and collaboration in such areas as 
 54 tourism, culture, education, and sustainable development, 
 55 strengthening people-to-people connections between Moroccan and 
 56 Floridian communities, and 
 57 WHEREAS, the United States–Morocco Free Trade Agreement, 
 58 signed in 2004 and the only such agreement the United States has 
 59 concluded with an African country, continues to foster economic 
 60 and commercial cooperation, making Morocco one of America’s key 
 61 trade partners in Africa and encouraging bilateral investment 
 62 and industrial collaboration, and 
 63 WHEREAS, the Dante B. Fascell Port of Miami-Dade County and 
 64 the Port of Casablanca signed a Sister Seaports agreement in 
 65 October 2002 to promote maritime connectivity, logistics 
 66 cooperation, and exchange of expertise, reinforcing both ports’ 
 67 strategic roles as gateways for transatlantic trade among North 
 68 America, Africa, and Europe, and 
 69 WHEREAS, these region-to-region, city-to-city, and port-to 
 70 port partnerships demonstrate Morocco’s leadership in 
 71 establishing transatlantic cooperation that supports sustainable 
 72 maritime, economic, and cultural development, while advancing 
 73 Florida’s global economic engagement, and 
 74 WHEREAS, ongoing cultural and diaspora exchanges, supported 
 75 by the Consulate General of the Kin