Lloyd W. Benjamin
III, President of Indiana State University, and his wife visited
the Tangier American Legation Museum (TALM) October 8, 2004.
They were accompanied by the Vice President of Mohammedia University,
Abdelmajid Badri, and Hanae Bekkari, President of the Tangier
Al Madina Foundation, a Moroccan social action NGO headquartered
at TALM. During his visit to Morocco, Dr. Benjamin met with
senior university officials in the country who have been involved
in an Indiana State University project on improving academic
administration. He also explored with them other areas for
future bilateral cooperation including student exchanges. Earlier
in the day, Dr. Benjamin met with the governor of Tangier province
and other city officials. TALM Director, Thor Kuniholm, presented
Dr. Benjamin with a TALM poster publicizing their two international
seminars on the bilateral free trade agreement with Morocco.
The pair also discussed opportunities for future cooperation
between TALM and Indiana State University. |