The American Ambassador to Morocco, Dwight L. Bush, paid a visit to Ouarzazate during which he visited the city's solar complex project, the Atlas Corporation film studios, as well as the set of the American-German film "The Red Tent". The Ambassador of the United States of America visited the site of the Ouarzazate solar complex project, managed by the "Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy" (Masen). With a capacity of 160 MW, this project is the first in a series of several power plants that will total a capacity of 2,000 MW by 2020. It is part of the Moroccan Solar Plan (MSP) launched in 2009. During the American diplomat's talks with Saleh Benyettou, governor of the province, emphasis was placed in particular on the strengthening of the excellent and centuries-old bilateral relations between Morocco and the United States. In this context, the governor invited the American ambassador to work towards relaunching the twinning project between Ouarzazate and Hollywood, while at the same time providing an overview of the regional development strategy which is based on two essential pillars, namely the film industry and tourism. For his part, Dwight L. Bush reaffirmed his country's desire to further strengthen bilateral cooperation, believing that the planned visit to Morocco by President Barack Obama testifies to the privileged place that the Kingdom occupies in the foreign policy of the United States. During his visit to Atlas Corporation Studios, the ambassador, who was accompanied by Abderrazzak Zitouny and Amine Tazi, directors of the Ouarzazate Film Commission (OFC) and the studios respectively, was able to discover the majestic and grandiose spectacle offered by the various sets of this establishment and listened to explanations about the history and operation of the institution. The "Hollywood" of the desert: On the set of the American-German film "The Red Tent", Dwight L. Bush spoke with the producer representing the Hollywood company "Sony Pictures", the Moroccan executive producer of "Kasbah Film", Karim Debbagh, as well as the lead actress Minnie Driver and the film's director, Roger Young, a regular in Ouarzazate, as he had shot several biblical productions there. This visit was an opportunity for the American ambassador to learn about the invaluable contribution of the Moroccan skills that invested in this film, including around a hundred qualified technicians, in addition to some 2,600 extras. He also took note of the scale of the infrastructures dedicated to cinema, which contribute largely to the promotion of the image of Ouarzazate and Morocco to the four corners of the world. A cinematic vocation: The visit of Dwight L. Bush, the American diplomat's first to Ouarzazate, is part of the wake of promotional actions for the city's cinematic destination initiated by the OFC. Indeed, it is in Ouarzazate, which now swears only by cinema, that the greatest directors come to seek the sun or the oriental touch essential to their productions. These directors can count in particular on good hotel infrastructure, renowned artisans and extras accustomed to film sets, not to mention an inexhaustible reserve of beautiful natural sets. With its spectacular ksours, its Kasbahs, its oases and its gorges, the region has become the meeting place for stars and offers a multitude of "technicolor" landscapes that are idyllic filming locations.