Foreign relations of the United States

The United States has formal diplomatic relations with most nations. This includes all United Nations members and observer states other than Bhutan, Iran, North Korea and Syria, and the UN observer State of Palestine, the last of which the U.S. does not recognize. Additionally, the U.S. has diplomatic relations with Kosovo and the European Union.

Diplomatic relations of the United States

United States

Countries that have diplomatic relations with the United States

Countries that lack diplomatic relations with the United States

Disputed territories

Antarctica

The United States federal statutes relating to foreign relations can be found in Title 22 of the United States Code. The United States has the most diplomatic posts of any state.

History edit

Diplomatic relations edit

List of countries which the United States of America maintains diplomatic relations with:^[1]

#	Country	Date
1	Morocco	20 December 1777
2	France	6 August 1778
3	Netherlands	19 April 1782
4	Spain	20 February 1783
5	United Kingdom	1 June 1785
6	Portugal	13 May 1791
7	Denmark	12 October 1801
8	Russia	14 July 1809
9	Sweden	29 April 1818
10	Colombia	19 June 1822
11	Mexico	12 December 1822
12	Argentina	27 December 1823
13	Chile	23 April 1824
14	Brazil	26 May 1824
15	Guatemala	4 August 1824
16	Nicaragua	4 August 1824
17	Peru	21 May 1827
18	Turkey	13 September 1831
19	Belgium	6 January 1832
20	Venezuela	30 June 1835
21	Ecuador	12 August 1848
22	Germany	13 September 1848
23	Bolivia	3 January 1849
24	Costa Rica	24 March 1851
25	Honduras	19 April 1853
26	Switzerland	29 June 1853
27	Japan	29 July 1858
28	Italy	11 April 1861
29	Paraguay	26 November 1861
30	Haiti	1 October 1862
31	El Salvador	15 June 1863
32	Liberia	23 February 1864
33	Uruguay	2 October 1867
34	Greece	16 June 1868
35	Romania	11 June 1880
36	Thailand	23 October 1882
37	Serbia	10 November 1882
—	Iran (severed)	11 June 1883
38	Dominican Republic	26 March 1884
39	Cuba	27 May 1902
40	Luxembourg	17 July 1903
41	Bulgaria	19 September 1903
42	Panama	13 November 1903
43	Ethiopia	27 December 1903
44	Norway	30 October 1905
45	Czech Republic	12 November 1918
46	Poland	2 May 1919
47	Finland	27 May 1919
48	Austria	24 August 1921
49	Hungary	29 August 1921
50	Egypt	26 April 1922
51	Albania	4 December 1922
52	Ireland	7 October 1924
53	Canada	18 February 1927
54	South Africa	5 November 1929
55	Iraq	30 March 1931
56	Afghanistan	4 May 1935
57	Australia	8 January 1940
58	Saudi Arabia	4 February 1940
59	Iceland	30 September 1941
60	New Zealand	16 February 1942
61	Lebanon	16 November 1944
—	Syria (severed)	17 November 1944
62	Yemen	4 March 1946
63	Philippines	4 July 1946
64	India	1 November 1946
65	Pakistan	15 August 1947
66	Myanmar	18 September 1947
67	Nepal	16 February 1948
68	Sri Lanka	29 October 1948
69	Jordan	18 February 1949
70	South Korea	25 March 1949
71	Israel	28 March 1949
72	Indonesia	28 December 1949
73	Vietnam	17 February 1950
74	Cambodia	11 July 1950
75	Laos	29 July 1950
76	Libya	24 December 1951
77	Sudan	15 February 1956
78	Tunisia	6 June 1956
79	Ghana	6 March 1957
80	Malaysia	31 August 1957
81	Guinea	13 February 1959
82	Cameroon	1 January 1960
83	Togo	27 April 1960
84	Mali	20 June 1960
85	Madagascar	25 June 1960
86	Democratic Republic of the Congo	30 June 1960
87	Somalia	1 July 1960
88	Benin	1 August 1960
89	Niger	3 August 1960
90	Burkina Faso	5 August 1960
91	Ivory Coast	7 August 1960
92	Chad	11 August 1960
93	Central African Republic	13 August 1960
94	Republic of the Congo	15 August 1960
95	Cyprus	16 August 1960
96	Gabon	17 August 1960
97	Senegal	24 September 1960
98	Nigeria	1 October 1960
99	Mauritania	28 November 1960
100	Sierra Leone	27 April 1961
101	Kuwait	22 September 1961
102	Tanzania	9 December 1961
103	Burundi	1 July 1962
104	Rwanda	1 July 1962
105	Jamaica	16 August 1962
106	Trinidad and Tobago	31 August 1962
107	Algeria	29 September 1962
108	Uganda	9 October 1962
109	Kenya	2 March 1964
110	Malawi	6 July 1964
111	Malta	21 September 1964
112	Zambia	24 October 1964
113	Gambia	9 August 1965
114	Singapore	4 April 1966
115	Maldives	9 April 1966
116	Guyana	26 May 1966
117	Botswana	30 September 1966
118	Lesotho	4 October 1966
119	Barbados	30 November 1966
120	Mauritius	12 March 1968
121	Eswatini	6 September 1968
122	Equatorial Guinea	12 November 1968
123	Samoa	14 July 1971
124	Fiji	22 July 1971
125	Bahrain	21 September 1971
126	Qatar	19 March 1972
127	United Arab Emirates	20 March 1972
128	Oman	17 April 1972
129	Bangladesh	18 May 1972
130	Tonga	6 November 1972
131	Bahamas	10 July 1973
132	Grenada	29 November 1974
133	Cape Verde	19 July 1975
134	Guinea-Bissau	3 September 1975
135	Papua New Guinea	16 September 1975
136	Mozambique	23 September 1975
137	São Tomé and Príncipe	10 October 1975
138	Suriname	25 November 1975
139	Seychelles	1 July 1976
140	Nauru	24 October 1976
141	Djibouti	27 June 1977
142	Comoros	15 August 1977
143	Solomon Islands	9 October 1978
144	China	1 January 1979
145	Tuvalu	10 May 1979
146	Saint Lucia	11 June 1979
147	Dominica	18 July 1979
148	Zimbabwe	18 April 1980
149	Kiribati	12 August 1980
150	Belize	29 October 1981
151	Antigua and Barbuda	1 November 1981
152	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	8 November 1981
153	Saint Kitts and Nevis	20 September 1983
–	Holy See	10 January 1984
154	Brunei	28 May 1984
155	Vanuatu	30 September 1986
156	Federated States of Micronesia	3 November 1986
157	Mongolia	27 January 1987
158	Marshall Islands	26 July 1989
159	Namibia	21 March 1990
160	Estonia	4 September 1991
161	Latvia	5 September 1991
162	Lithuania	6 September 1991
163	Armenia	25 December 1991
164	Belarus	25 December 1991
165	Kazakhstan	25 December 1991
166	Kyrgyzstan	25 December 1991
167	Ukraine	25 December 1991
168	Moldova	18 February 1992
169	Azerbaijan	19 February 1992
170	Tajikistan	19 February 1992
171	Turkmenistan	19 February 1992
172	Uzbekistan	19 February 1992
173	Georgia	23 April 1992
174	Bosnia and Herzegovina	6 August 1992
175	Croatia	6 August 1992
176	Slovenia	6 August 1992
177	Slovakia	4 January 1993
178	Eritrea	11 June 1993
179	North Macedonia	3 December 1993
180	Angola	14 July 1994
181	Andorra	21 February 1995
182	Palau	6 December 1996
183	Liechtenstein	10 February 1997
184	East Timor	20 May 2002
185	Montenegro	15 August 2006
186	San Marino	22 November 2006
187	Monaco	8 December 2006
–	Kosovo	18 February 2008
188	South Sudan	18 October 2011
–	Cook Islands^[2]	25 September 2023
–	Niue^[3]	25 September 2023

Bilateral relations edit

North and South America edit

Country	Formal relations began	Notes
Argentina	1823^[4]	See Argentina–United States relations Argentina was integrated into the British international economy in the late 19th century; there was minimal trade with the United States. When the United States began promoting the Pan American Union, some Argentines were suspicious that it was indeed a device to lure the country into the U.S. economic orbit, but most businessmen responded favorably and bilateral trade grew briskly. The United States has a positive bilateral relationship with Argentina based on many common strategic interests, including non-proliferation, counternarcotics, counter-terrorism, the fight against human trafficking, and issues of regional stability, as well as the strength of commercial ties. Argentina is a participant in the Three-Plus-One regional mechanism (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and the United States), which focuses on coordination of counter-terrorism policies in the tri-border region. Argentina has endorsed the Proliferation Security Initiative, and has implemented the Container Security Initiative and the Trade Transparency Unit, both of which are programs administered by the US Department of Homeland Security/Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Belize	1981^[5]	See Belize–United States relations
Bolivia	1849^[6]	See Bolivia–United States relations The United States and Bolivia have had a tradition of cordial and cooperative relations. Development assistance from the United States to Bolivia dates from the 1940s, and the United States remains a major partner for economic development, improved health, democracy, and the environment. In 1991, the U.S. government forgave all of the $341 million debt owed by Bolivia to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) as well as 80% ($31 million) of the amount owed to the United States Department of Agriculture for food assistance. The United States has also been a strong supporter of forgiveness of Bolivia's multilateral debt under the HIPC initiatives.
Brazil	1824^[7]	See Brazil–United States relations The United States was the first country to recognize the independence of Brazil, doing so in 1808. Brazil-United States relations have a long history, characterized by some moments of remarkable convergence of interests but also by sporadic and critical divergences on sensitive international issues.^[8] The United States has increasingly regarded Brazil as a significant power, especially in its role as a stabilizing force and skillful interlocutor in Latin America.^[9] As a significant political and economic power, Brazil has traditionally preferred to cooperate with the United States on specific issues rather than seeking to develop an all-encompassing, privileged relationship with the United States.^[10]
Canada	1926^[11]	See Canada–United States relations Relations between Canada and the United States span more than two centuries, marked by a shared British colonial heritage, conflict during the early years of the US, and the eventual development of one of the most successful international relationships in the modern world. The most serious breach in the relationship was the War of 1812, which saw an American invasion of then British North America and counter invasions from British-Canadian forces. The border was demilitarized after the war and, apart from minor raids, has remained peaceful. Military collaboration began during the World Wars and continued throughout the Cold War, despite Canadian doubts about certain American policies. A high volume of trade and migration between the United States and Canada has generated closer ties. The current bilateral relationship between Canada and the United States is of notable importance to both countries. About 75–85% of Canadian trade is with the United States, and Canada is the United States' largest trading partner and chief supplier of oil. While there are disputed issues between the two nations, relations are close and the two countries share the "world's longest undefended border".^[12] A high volume of trade and migration between the United States and Canada since the 1850s has generated closer ties, despite continued Canadian fears of being culturally overwhelmed by its neighbor, which is nine times larger in terms of population and eleven times larger in terms of economy.^[13]^[14] The two economies have increasingly merged since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) of 1994, which also includes Mexico. This economic merger of these two countries was shifted when the Trump era United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) was ratified.
Chile	1824^[15]	See Chile–United States relations Relations between Chile and the United States have been better in the period 1988 to 2008 than any other time in history. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the United States government applauded the rebirth of democratic practices in Chile, Regarded as one of the least corrupt and most vibrant democracies in South America, with a healthy economy, Chile is noted as being a valuable ally of the United States in the Southern Hemisphere. A prime example of cooperation includes the landmark 2003 Chile–United States Free Trade Agreement.
Colombia	1822^[16]	See Colombia–United States relations Relations between Colombia and the United States have evolved from mutual cordiality during most of the 19th and early 20th centuries^[17] to a recent partnership that links the governments of both nations around several key issues, including fighting communism, the War on Drugs, and especially since 9/11, the threat of terrorism. During the last fifty years, different American governments and their representatives have become involved in Colombian affairs through the implementation of policies concerned with the above issues. Some critics of current United States policies in Colombia, such as Law Professor John Barry, consider that US influences have catalyzed internal conflicts and substantially expanded the scope and nature of human rights abuses in Colombia.^[18] Supporters, such as Under Secretary of State Marc Grossman, consider that the US has promoted respect for human rights and the rule of law in Colombia, in addition to the fight against drugs and terrorism.^[19]
Costa Rica	1851^[20]	See Costa Rica–United States relations
Ecuador	1832^[21]	See Ecuador–United States relations
El Salvador	1824; 1849^[22]	See El Salvador–United States relations
Guatemala	1824; 1844^[23]	See Guatemala–United States relations
Guyana	1966^[24]	See Guyana–United States relations
Honduras	1824; 1853^[25]	See Honduras–United States relations Honduras and the United States have had formal relations since 1830. There is close cooperation between the two countries, particularly in the areas of the War on Drugs, while the National Port Authority in Puerto Cortés is part of the U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection's Container Security Initiative.
Mexico	1822^[26]	See Mexico–United States relations The United States shares a unique and often complex relationship with the United Mexican States. A history of armed conflict goes back to the Texas Revolution in the 1830s, the Mexican–American War in the 1840s, and an American invasion in the 1910s. Important treaties include the Gadsden Purchase, and multilaterally with Canada, the North American Free Trade Agreement which was changed in the Trump era to the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement. The two countries have close economic ties, being each other's first and third largest trading partners. They are also closely connected demographically, with over one million U.S. citizens living in Mexico and Mexico being the largest source of immigrants to the United States. Illegal immigration and illegal trade in drugs and firearms have been causes of differences but also of cooperation.^[27]^[28]
Nicaragua	1824; 1849^[29]	See Nicaragua–United States relations Nicaragua and the United States have had diplomatic relations since 1824. Between 1912 and 1933, the United States occupied Nicaragua (see United States occupation of Nicaragua). Following the United States occupation of Nicaragua, in 1933 the Somoza family political dynasty came to power, and would rule Nicaragua until their ouster on July 19, 1979, during the Nicaraguan Revolution. The era of Somoza family rule was characterized by rising inequality and political corruption, strong U.S. support for the government and its military, as well as a reliance on U.S.-based multinational corporations. This led to international condemnation of the regime, and in 1977 the Carter administration cut off aid to the Somoza regime due to its human rights violations. Then during the Reagan administration the diplomatic relations escalated during the Iran-Contra affair and the United States embargo against Nicaragua. Then in 1990, after Violeta Chamorro won the 1990 Nicaraguan general election, the diplomatic relations began to improve greatly. The United States has promoted national reconciliation, encouraging Nicaraguans to resolve their problems through dialogue and compromise. In the Summer 2003 Nicaragua sent around 370 soldiers to the Iraq War as part of the coalition of countries that were engaging in war in this country. Immediately after April 2004 these troops were withdrawn by President Enrique Bolanos. Although President Daniel Ortega has been publicly critical of U.S. policies, the United States and Nicaragua have normal diplomatic relations.
Panama	1903^[30]	See Panama–United States relations Panama gained its independence in 1901 due in part to American interest in building the Panama Canal. Relations have been generally strong, with 25,000 U.S. citizens present in Panama and a mutual healthcare program. The United States invaded Panama in 1989 to remove then Panamanian leader Manual Noriega.
Paraguay	1852^[31]	See Paraguay–United States relations
Peru	1826^[32]	See Peru–United States relations
Suriname	1975^[33]	See Suriname–United States relations
Uruguay	1836^[34]	See Uruguay - United States relations In 2002, Uruguay and the United States created a Joint Commission on Trade and Investment (JCTI) to exchange ideas on a variety of economic topics. In March 2003, the JCTI identified six areas of concentration until the eventual signing of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA): customs issues, intellectual property protection, investment, labor, environment, and trade in goods. In late 2004, Uruguay and the United States signed an Open Skies Agreement, which was ratified in May 2006. In November 2005, they signed a Bilateral investment treaty (BIT), which entered into force on November 1, 2006. A Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) was signed in January 2007. More than 80 US-owned companies operate in Uruguay, and many more market US goods and services.
Venezuela	1835^[35]	See Venezuela - United States relations and Venezuelan presidential crisis Both countries maintained mutual diplomatic relationships since the early-19th century traditionally been characterized by an important trade and investment relationship and cooperation in controlling the production and transit of illegal drugs. Relations were strong under democratic governments in Venezuela, such as those of Carlos Andrés Pérez and Rafael Caldera. After the election of Presidents Hugo Chávez of Venezuela and George W. Bush of the United States, tensions between the countries escalated, reaching a high in September 2008 when Venezuela broke off diplomatic relations with the United States. In January 2019, after US President Donald Trump recognized Juan Guaidó as the Interim President of Venezuela, President Nicolás Maduro cut all diplomatic ties to the United States.

Caribbean edit

Country	Formal relations began	Notes
Antigua and Barbuda	1981^[36]	See Antigua and Barbuda–United States relations
Aruba		See Aruba–United States relations
Bahamas	1973^[37]	See Bahamas–United States relations
Barbados	1966^[38]	See Barbados–United States relations
Bermuda		See Bermuda–United States relations
Cayman Islands		See Cayman Islands–United States relations
Cuba	1902; 2015^[39]	See Cuba–United States relations Following the Cuban Revolution of 1959 relations had deteriorated substantially, and until recently have been marked by tension and confrontation. The United States has initiated an embargo due to the Cuban regime refusal to move toward democratization and greater respect for human rights,^[40] hoping to see democratization that took place in Eastern Europe. Maintaining friendly and close relationships between the United States and Cuba were formally re-established on July 20, 2015, with the opening of embassies in both Havana and Washington, D.C.^[41]
Dominican Republic	1866^[42]	See Dominican Republic–United States relations
Dominica	1978^[43]	See Dominica–United States relations
Grenada	1974^[44]	See Grenada–United States relations
Haiti	1862^[45]	See Haiti–United States relations
Jamaica	1962^[46]	See Jamaica–United States relations
Saint Kitts and Nevis	1983^[47]	See Saint Kitts and Nevis–United States relations
Saint Lucia	1979^[48]	See Saint Lucia–United States relations
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1981^[49]	See Saint Vincent and the Grenadines–United States relations
Trinidad and Tobago	1962^[50]	See Trinidad and Tobago–United States relations

Europe edit

American relations with Eastern Europe are influenced by the legacy of the Cold War. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, former Communist-bloc states in Europe have gradually transitioned to democracy and capitalism. Many have also joined the European Union and NATO, strengthening economic ties with the broader Western world and gaining the military protection of the United States via the North Atlantic Treaty.

Country	Formal relations began	Notes
Albania	1922^[51]	See Albania–United States relations
Andorra	1995^[52]	See Andorra–United States relations
Austria	1921^[53]	See Austria–United States relations
Belarus	1991^[54]	See Belarus–United States relations The United States has tense relations with Belarus relating to Belarus' human rights record and election irregularities.
Belgium	1832^[55]	See Belgium–United States relations
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1992^[56]	See Bosnia and Herzegovina–United States relations
Bulgaria	1903^[57]	See Bulgaria–United States relations
Croatia	1992^[58]	See Croatia–United States relations
Cyprus	1960^[59]	See Cyprus–United States relations
Czech Republic	1993^[60]	See Czech Republic–United States relations P20230222AS-0695 (52735381610)
Denmark	1801^[61]	See Denmark–United States relations
Estonia	1922; 1991^[62]	See Estonia–United States relations
Finland	1919^[63]	See Finland–United States relations
France	1778^[64]	See France–United States relations France was the first foreign state to establish diplomatic relations with the United States.
Georgia	1992^[65]	See Georgia–United States relations
Germany	1797^[66]	See Germany–United States relations In the political sphere, Germany stands at the center of European Union affairs and plays a key leadership role as a member of the G-7, G-20, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). The United States recognizes that the security and prosperity of the United States and Germany significantly depend on each other.^[67]
Greece	1868^[68]	See Greece–United States relations
Holy See	1984^[69]	See Holy See–United States relations
Hungary	1921^[70]	See Hungary–United States relations
Iceland	1944^[71]	See Iceland–United States relations
Ireland	1924^[72]	See Ireland–United States relations
Italy	1861^[73]	See Italy–United States relations
Kazakhstan	1991^[74]	See Kazakhstan–United States relations
Kosovo	1999^[75]	See Kosovo–United States relations The United States was one of the first countries to recognize Kosovo. The UN Security Council divided on the question of Kosovo's declaration of independence. Kosovo declared its independence on February 17, 2008, whilst Serbia objected that Kosovo is part of its territory. Of the five members with veto power in the UN Security Council, the US, UK, and France recognized the declaration of independence, and China has expressed concern, while Russia considers it illegal. "In its declaration of independence, Kosovo committed itself to the highest standards of democracy, including freedom and tolerance and justice for citizens of all ethnic backgrounds", President George W. Bush said on February 19, 2008.^[76]^[77] Both countries enjoy excellent relationships.
Latvia	1922; 1991^[78]	See Latvia–United States relations
Liechtenstein	1997^[79]	See Liechtenstein–United States relations
Lithuania	1922; 1991^[80]	See Lithuania–United States relations
Luxembourg	1903^[81]	See Luxembourg–United States relations
Malta	1964^[82]	See Malta–United States relations
Moldova	1992^[83]	See Moldova–United States relations
Monaco	2006^[84]	See Monaco–United States relations
Montenegro	1905; 2006^[85]	See Montenegro–United States relations
Netherlands	1781^[86]	See Netherlands–United States relations The Dutch colony of Sint Eustatius was the first foreign state to recognize the independence of the United States, doing so in 1776. However, the Dutch Republic neither authorized the recognition nor ratified it, therefore Morocco remains the first sovereign nation to officially recognize the United States.
North Macedonia	1995^[87]	See North Macedonia–United States relations
Norway	1905^[88]	See Norway–United States relations
Poland	1919^[89]	See Poland–United States relations
Portugal	1791^[90]	See Portugal–United States relations
Romania	1880^[91]	See Romania–United States relations
Russia	1809; 1991^[92]	See Russia–United States relations
San Marino	1861^[93]	See San Marino–United States relations
Serbia	1882; 2002^[94]	See Serbia–United States relations
Slovakia	1993^[95]	See Slovakia–United States relations
Slovenia	1992^[96]	See Slovenia–United States relations
Spain	1783^[97]	See Spain–United States relations
Sweden	1783^[98]	See Sweden–United States relations
Switzerland	1853^[99]	See Switzerland–United States relations
Turkey	1831^[100]	See Turkey–United States relations United States has an embassy in Ankara, a Consulate General in Istanbul and a Consulate in Adana. Turkey has an embassy in Washington, D.C., and Consulate Generals in Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami and New York City. Both countries are members of OECD, G20, NATO and WTO. There are direct flights from Istanbul to Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Newark, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. Yunus Emre Institute has a local headquarters in Washington, D.C. Following its NATO membership in 1952 and subsequent hosting of the United States Air Force in Incirlik Air Base, Turkey became the bulwark of NATO's southeastern flank, the directly bordering Warsaw Pact countries. Turkey participated with the United States during the Korean War of the early 1950s and the Gulf War of 1990.
Ukraine	1991^[101]	See Ukraine–United States relations
United Kingdom	1783^[102]	See United Kingdom–United States relations Since World War II, the two countries have shared a Special Relationship as part of the Anglosphere. While both the United States and the United Kingdom maintain close relationships with many other nations around the world, the level of cooperation in military planning, execution of military operations, nuclear weapons technology, and intelligence sharing with each other has been described as "unparalleled" among major powers throughout the 20th and early 21st century.^[103] The United States and Britain share the world's largest foreign direct investment partnership. American investment in the United Kingdom reached $255.4 billion in 2002, while British direct investment in the United States totaled $283.3 billion.^[104]
European Union		See United States–European Union relations The European Union and the United States have the largest bilateral trade and investment relationship and enjoy the most integrated economic relationship in the world. Although overtaken by China in 2021 as the largest EU import source for goods, the US remains the EU's largest trade and investment partner, even without the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.^[105]

Africa edit

North Africa edit

Country	Formal relations began	Notes
Algeria	1962^[106]	See Algeria–United States relations The official US presence in Algeria is expanding following over a decade of limited staffing, reflecting the general improvement in the security environment. During the past three years, the US embassy has moved toward more normal operations and now provides most embassy services to the American and Algerian communities.
Egypt	1922^[107]	See Egypt–United States relations After the 1973 Arab-Israeli War, Egyptian foreign policy began to shift as a result of the change in Egypt's leadership from President Gamal Abdel-Nasser to Anwar Sadat and the emerging peace process between Egypt and Israel. Sadat realized that reaching a settlement of the Arab-Israeli conflict is a precondition for Egyptian development. To achieve this goal, Sadat ventured to enhance Egypt–United States relations to foster a peace process with Israel.
Libya	1951^[108]	See Libya–United States relations In 2011, the United States cut diplomatic relations with the Gaddafi regime. The United States recognized the National Transitional Council as the legitimate government of Libya on July 15, 2011.^[109]
Morocco	1786^[110]	See Morocco–United States relations Morocco was the first sovereign nation to recognize the United States in 1777. American-Moroccan relations were formalized in a 1786 treaty, which is still in force and is the oldest unbroken bilateral treaty in American history.
Sudan	1956^[111]	See Sudan–United States relations
Tunisia	1795^[112]	See Tunisia–United States relations
Arab League		See Arab–American relations The Arab League has a representation headquarter, and several offices in the U.S.

Sub-Saharan Africa edit

Country	Formal relations began	Notes
Angola	1994^[113]	See Angola–United States relations Relations were tense during the Angolan Civil War when the US government backed UNITA rebels, but have warmed since the Angolan government renounced Marxism in 1992.
Benin	1960^[114]	See Benin–United States relations The two nations have had an excellent history of relations in the years since Benin embraced democracy. The US government continues to assist Benin with the improvement of living standards that are key to the ultimate success of Benin's experiment with democratic government and economic liberalization, and are consistent with US values and national interest in reducing poverty and promoting growth. The bulk of the US effort in support of consolidating democracy in Benin is focused on long-term human resource development through USAID programs.^[115]
Botswana	1966^[116]	See Botswana–United States relations
Burkina Faso	1960^[117]	See Burkina Faso–United States relations
Burundi	1962^[118]	See Burundi–United States relations
Cameroon	1960^[119]	See Cameroon–United States relations
Cape Verde	1975^[120]	See Cape Verde–United States relations
Central African Republic	1960^[121]	See Central African Republic–United States relations
Chad	1960^[122]	See Chad–United States relations
Comoros	1977^[123]	See Comoros–United States relations
Côte d'Ivoire	1960^[124]	See Côte d'Ivoire–United States relations
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1960^[125]	See Democratic Republic of the Congo–United States relations
Djibouti	1977^[126]	See Djibouti–United States relations
Equatorial Guinea	1968^[127]	See Equatorial Guinea–United States relations
Eritrea	1993^[128]	See Eritrea–United States relations
Eswatini	1968^[129]	See Eswatini–United States relations
Ethiopia	1903^[130]	See Ethiopia–United States relations
Gabon	1960^[131]	See Gabon–United States relations
Ghana	1957^[132]	See Ghana–United States relations
Guinea	1959^[133]	See Guinea–United States relations
Guinea-Bissau	1975^[134]	See Guinea-Bissau–United States relations
Kenya	1964^[135]	See Kenya–United States relations
Lesotho	1966^[136]	See Lesotho–United States relations
Liberia	1864^[137]	See Liberia–United States relations
Madagascar	1874^[138]	See Madagascar–United States relations
Malawi	1964^[139]	See Malawi–United States relations
Mali	1960^[140]	See Mali–United States relations
Mauritania	1960^[141]	See Mauritania–United States relations
Mauritius	1968^[142]	See Mauritius–United States relations
Mozambique	1975^[143]	See Mozambique–United States relations
Namibia	1990^[144]	See Namibia–United States relations
Niger	1960^[145]	See Niger–United States relations
Nigeria	1960^[146]	See Nigeria–United States relations
Republic of the Congo	1960^[147]	See Republic of the Congo–United States relations
Rwanda	1962^[148]	See Rwanda–United States relations
São Tomé and Príncipe	1976^[149]	See São Tomé and Príncipe–United States relations
Senegal	1960^[150]	See Senegal–United States relations
Seychelles	1976^[151]	See Seychelles–United States relations
Sierra Leone	1961^[152]	See Sierra Leone–United States relations
Somalia	1960^[153]	See Somalia–United States relations
South Africa	1929^[154]	See South Africa–United States relations
South Sudan	2011^[155]	See South Sudan–United States relations
Tanzania	1961^[156]	See Tanzania–United States relations
The Gambia	1965^[157]	See The Gambia–United States relations
Togo	1960^[158]	See Togo–United States relations
Uganda	1962^[159]	See Uganda–United States relations Bilateral relations between the United States and Uganda have been good since Yoweri Museveni assumed power, and the United States has welcomed his efforts to end human rights abuses and to pursue economic reform. Uganda is a strong supporter of the Global War on Terror. The United States is helping Uganda achieve export-led economic growth through the African Growth and Opportunity Act and provides a significant amount of development assistance. At the same time, the United States is concerned about continuing human rights problems and the pace of progress toward the establishment of genuine political pluralism.
Zambia	1964^[160]	See United States–Zambia relations The diplomatic relationship between the United States and Zambia can be characterized as warm and cooperative. The United States works closely with the Zambian Government to defeat the HIV/AIDS pandemic that is ravaging Zambia, to promote economic growth and development, and to effect political reform needed to promote responsive and responsible government. The United States is also supporting the government's efforts to root out corruption. Zambia is a beneficiary of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). The US government provides a variety of technical assistance and other support that is managed by the Department of State, USAID, Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Threshold Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of the Treasury, Department of Defense, and the Peace Corps. The majority of US assistance is provided through the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), in support of the fight against HIV/AIDS.
Zimbabwe	1980^[161]	See United States–Zimbabwe relations After Morgan Tsvangirai, Mugabe's rival and leader of the Movement for Democratic Change, became Prime Minister of Zimbabwe under a power-sharing agreement, the Barack Obama administration extended its congratulations to Tsvangirai, but said that the US would wait for evidence of Mugabe's cooperation with the MDC before it would consider lifting its sanctions.^[162] In early March 2009, Obama proclaimed that US sanctions would be protracted provisionally for another year, because Zimbabwe's political crisis is as yet unresolved.^[163]

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West Asia and Middle East edit

The United States has many important allies in the Greater Middle East region. These allies are Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Jordan, Afghanistan (formerly), Israel, Egypt, Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar. Israel and Egypt are leading recipients of United States foreign aid, receiving $2.775 billion^[164] and 1.75 billion^[165] in 2010. Turkey is an ally of the United States through its membership in NATO, while all of the other countries except Saudi Arabia and Qatar are major non-NATO allies.

The United States toppled the government of Saddam Hussein during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.^[166] Turkey is host to approximately 90 B61 nuclear bombs at Incirlik Air Base.^[167] Other allies include Qatar, where 3,500 US troops are based,^[168] and Bahrain, where the United States Navy maintains NSA Bahrain, home of NAVCENT and the Fifth Fleet.

Country	Formal relations began	Notes
Armenia	1920; 1991^[169]	See Armenia–United States relations Armenia has an embassy in Washington, D.C. United States has an embassy in Yerevan. United States has recognized the Armenian genocide in 2019 and 2021.
Azerbaijan	1918-1928, 1991^[170]	See Azerbaijan–United States relations
Bahrain	1971^[171]	See Bahrain–United States relations
Cyprus	1960^[59]	See Cyprus–United States relations
Georgia	1992^[65]	See Georgia–United States relations
Iran	Diplomatic relations severed on 1980^[172]	See Iran–United States relations The United States and the Sublime State of Iran recognized each other in 1850. Diplomatic relations were established in 1883 and severed in 1980.
Iraq	1931; 1984; 2004^[173]	See Iraq–United States relations
Israel	1949^[174]	See Israel–United States relations
Jordan	1949^[175]	See Jordan–United States relations
Kuwait	1961^[176]	See Kuwait–United States relations
Lebanon	1944^[177]	See Lebanon–United States relations
Oman	1972^[178]	See Oman–United States relations
Qatar	1972^[179]	See Qatar–United States relations
Saudi Arabia	1940^[180]	See Saudi Arabia–United States relations
Syria	Diplomatic relations severed on 2012^[181]	See Syria–United States relations The Syrian Arab Republic cut off relations with United States in 2012 in response to American support of the Syrian rebels.
Turkey	1831^[100]	See Turkey–United States relations United States has an embassy in Ankara, a Consulate General in Istanbul and a Consulate in Adana. Turkey has an embassy in Washington, D.C. and Consulate Generals in Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami and New York City. Both countries are members of OECD, G20, NATO and WTO. There are direct flights from Istanbul to Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Newark, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. Yunus Emre Institute has a local headquarters in Washington, D.C. Following its NATO membership in 1952 and subsequent hosting of the United States Air Force in Incirlik Air Base, Turkey became the bulwark of NATO's southeastern flank, the directly bordering Warsaw Pact countries. Turkey participated with the United States during the Korean War of the early 1950s and the Gulf War of 1990.
United Arab Emirates	1972^[182]	See United Arab Emirates–United States relations The United States was the third country to establish formal diplomatic relations with the UAE and has had an ambassador resident in the UAE since 1974. The two countries have enjoyed friendly relations with each other and have developed into friendly government-to-government ties which include security assistance. UAE and US had enjoyed private commercial ties, especially in petroleum. The quality of UAE–US relations increased dramatically as a result of the US-led coalition's campaign to end the Iraqi occupation of Kuwait. UAE ports host more US Navy ships than any port outside the US.
Yemen	1946^[183]	See United States–Yemen relations Traditionally, United States – Yemen relations have been tepid, as the lack of strong military-to-military ties, commercial relations, and support of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has hindered the development of strong bilateral ties. During the early years of the George W. Bush administration, relations improved under the rubric of the War on Terror, though Yemen's lack of policies toward wanted terrorists has stalled additional US support.^[184]

Central Asia edit

Country	Formal relations began	Notes
Kazakhstan	1991^[74]	See Kazakhstan–United States relations
Kyrgyzstan	1993^[185]	See Kyrgyzstan–United States relations
Tajikistan	1991^[186]	See Tajikistan–United States relations
Turkmenistan	1991^[187]	See Turkmenistan–United States relations The US embassy, USAID, and the Peace Corps are located in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. The United States and Turkmenistan continue to disagree about the country's path toward democratic and economic reform. The United States has publicly advocated industrial privatization, market liberalization, and fiscal reform, as well as legal and regulatory reforms to open up the economy to foreign trade and investment, as the best way to achieve prosperity and true independence and sovereignty.
Uzbekistan	1991^[188]	See United States–Uzbekistan relations Relations improved slightly in the latter half of 2007, but the U.S.A. continues to call for Uzbekistan to meet all of its commitments under the March 2002 Declaration of Strategic Partnership between the two countries. The declaration covers not only security and economic relations but political reform, economic reform, and human rights. Uzbekistan has Central Asia's largest population and is vital to US, regional, and international efforts to promote stability and security.

South Asia edit

Country	Formal relations began	Notes
Afghanistan	1935^[189]	See Afghanistan–United States relations In 2021, the Taliban overthrew the U.S.-backed Islamic Republic of Afghanistan concurrent with the withdrawal of U.S. troops, leading to the relocation of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul to Doha, Qatar.^[190] On November 12, 2021, the U.S. announced that an interests section would open at the Embassy of Qatar in Kabul on December 31, to serve as the protecting power for the U.S. in Afghanistan.^[191] The Islamic Republic's diplomatic missions to the U.S. operated independently for several months before shutting down operations and transferring custody of the properties to the U.S. State Department on March 16, 2022. Afghanistan has no protecting power in the U.S.^[192]^[193]^[194]
Bangladesh	1972^[195]	See Bangladesh–United States relations Today the relationship between the two countries is based on what is described by American diplomats as the "three Ds", meaning Democracy, Development and Denial of space for terrorism. The United States is closely working with Bangladesh in combating Islamic extremism and terrorism and is providing hundreds of millions of dollars every year in economic assistance.
Bhutan	Does not have formal, only informal relations^[196]	See Bhutan–United States relations While the United States has no formal diplomatic relations with Bhutan, it maintains informal contact through its embassy in New Delhi, India. The US has offered to resettle 60,000 of the 107,000 Bhutanese refugees of Nepalese origin now living in seven UN refugee camps in southeastern Nepal.
India	1947^[197]	See India–United States relations The relationships between India in the days of the British Raj and the US were thin.^[198] Swami Vivekananda promoted Yoga and Vedanta in America at the World's Parliament of Religions in Chicago, during the World's Fair in 1893. Mark Twain visited India in 1896^[199] and described it in his travelogue Following the Equator with both revulsion and attraction before concluding that India was the only foreign land he dreamed about or longed to see again.^[200] Regarding India, Americans learned more from English writer Rudyard Kipling.^[201] Mahatma Gandhi had an important influence on the philosophy of non-violence promoted by Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1950s. At present, India and the US share an extensive and expanding cultural, strategic, military, and economic relationship^[202]^[203]^[204]^[205]^[206] which is in the phase of implementing confidence building measures (CBM) to overcome the legacy of trust deficit – brought about by adversarial US foreign policies^[207]^[208]^[209]^[210] and multiple instances of technology denial^[211]^[212]^[213]^[214]^[215] – which have plagued the relationship over several decades.^[216]^[217] Unrealistic expectations after the conclusion of the 2008 India–United States Civil Nuclear Agreement (which underestimated negative public opinion regarding the long-term viability of nuclear power generation and civil-society endorsement for contractual guarantees on safeguards and liability) has given way to pragmatic realism and refocus on areas of cooperation which enjoy favourable political and electoral consensus.
Maldives	1965^[218]	See Maldives–United States relations
Nepal	1947^[219]	See Nepal–United States relations
Pakistan	1947^[220]	See Pakistan–United States relations The United States relationship with Pakistan weakened after the United States troops withdraws Afghanistan in 2021.^[221] Pakistan declined an invitation to the US's 'Summit for Democracy' under the Biden administration.^[222]
Sri Lanka	1947^[223]	See Sri Lanka–United States relations

East Asia edit

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This article is about bilateral relations with other countries For other uses see Foreign relations of the United States disambiguation The United States has formal diplomatic relations with most nations This includes all United Nations members and observer states other than Bhutan Iran North Korea and Syria and the UN observer State of Palestine the last of which the U S does not recognize Additionally the U S has diplomatic relations with Kosovo and the European Union Diplomatic relations of the United States United States Countries that have diplomatic relations with the United States Countries that lack diplomatic relations with the United States Disputed territories Antarctica The United States federal statutes relating to foreign relations can be found in Title 22 of the United States Code The United States has the most diplomatic posts of any state Contents 1 History 2 Diplomatic relations 3 Bilateral relations 3 1 North and South America 3 2 Caribbean 3 3 Europe 3 4 Africa 3 4 1 North Africa 3 4 2 Sub Saharan Africa 3 5 Asia 3 5 1 West Asia and Middle East 3 5 2 Central Asia 3 5 3 South Asia 3 5 4 East Asia 3 5 5 Southeast Asia 3 6 Oceania 4 Countries with strained relations with the United States 4 1 Current 4 2 Tepid relations 4 3 Formerly 5 Countries with visa services suspended 6 Countries with no embassy 7 Unrecognized countries with only informal relations with the United States 8 Former countries 9 See also 10 Notes 11 References 12 External linksHistory editMain article History of United States foreign policyDiplomatic relations editList of countries which the United States of America maintains diplomatic relations with 1 Country Date 1 nbsp Morocco 20 December 1777 2 nbsp France 6 August 1778 3 nbsp Netherlands 19 April 1782 4 nbsp Spain 20 February 1783 5 nbsp United Kingdom 1 June 1785 6 nbsp Portugal 13 May 1791 7 nbsp Denmark 12 October 1801 8 nbsp Russia 14 July 1809 9 nbsp Sweden 29 April 1818 10 nbsp Colombia 19 June 1822 11 nbsp Mexico 12 December 1822 12 nbsp Argentina 27 December 1823 13 nbsp Chile 23 April 1824 14 nbsp Brazil 26 May 1824 15 nbsp Guatemala 4 August 1824 16 nbsp Nicaragua 4 August 1824 17 nbsp Peru 21 May 1827 18 nbsp Turkey 13 September 1831 19 nbsp Belgium 6 January 1832 20 nbsp Venezuela 30 June 1835 21 nbsp Ecuador 12 August 1848 22 nbsp Germany 13 September 1848 23 nbsp Bolivia 3 January 1849 24 nbsp Costa Rica 24 March 1851 25 nbsp Honduras 19 April 1853 26 nbsp Switzerland 29 June 1853 27 nbsp Japan 29 July 1858 28 nbsp Italy 11 April 1861 29 nbsp Paraguay 26 November 1861 30 nbsp Haiti 1 October 1862 31 nbsp El Salvador 15 June 1863 32 nbsp Liberia 23 February 1864 33 nbsp Uruguay 2 October 1867 34 nbsp Greece 16 June 1868 35 nbsp Romania 11 June 1880 36 nbsp Thailand 23 October 1882 37 nbsp Serbia 10 November 1882 nbsp Iran severed 11 June 1883 38 nbsp Dominican Republic 26 March 1884 39 nbsp Cuba 27 May 1902 40 nbsp Luxembourg 17 July 1903 41 nbsp Bulgaria 19 September 1903 42 nbsp Panama 13 November 1903 43 nbsp Ethiopia 27 December 1903 44 nbsp Norway 30 October 1905 45 nbsp Czech Republic 12 November 1918 46 nbsp Poland 2 May 1919 47 nbsp Finland 27 May 1919 48 nbsp Austria 24 August 1921 49 nbsp Hungary 29 August 1921 50 nbsp Egypt 26 April 1922 51 nbsp Albania 4 December 1922 52 nbsp Ireland 7 October 1924 53 nbsp Canada 18 February 1927 54 nbsp South Africa 5 November 1929 55 nbsp Iraq 30 March 1931 56 nbsp Afghanistan 4 May 1935 57 nbsp Australia 8 January 1940 58 nbsp Saudi Arabia 4 February 1940 59 nbsp Iceland 30 September 1941 60 nbsp New Zealand 16 February 1942 61 nbsp Lebanon 16 November 1944 nbsp Syria severed 17 November 1944 62 nbsp Yemen 4 March 1946 63 nbsp Philippines 4 July 1946 64 nbsp India 1 November 1946 65 nbsp Pakistan 15 August 1947 66 nbsp Myanmar 18 September 1947 67 nbsp Nepal 16 February 1948 68 nbsp Sri Lanka 29 October 1948 69 nbsp Jordan 18 February 1949 70 nbsp South Korea 25 March 1949 71 nbsp Israel 28 March 1949 72 nbsp Indonesia 28 December 1949 73 nbsp Vietnam 17 February 1950 74 nbsp Cambodia 11 July 1950 75 nbsp Laos 29 July 1950 76 nbsp Libya 24 December 1951 77 nbsp Sudan 15 February 1956 78 nbsp Tunisia 6 June 1956 79 nbsp Ghana 6 March 1957 80 nbsp Malaysia 31 August 1957 81 nbsp Guinea 13 February 1959 82 nbsp Cameroon 1 January 1960 83 nbsp Togo 27 April 1960 84 nbsp Mali 20 June 1960 85 nbsp Madagascar 25 June 1960 86 nbsp Democratic Republic of the Congo 30 June 1960 87 nbsp Somalia 1 July 1960 88 nbsp Benin 1 August 1960 89 nbsp Niger 3 August 1960 90 nbsp Burkina Faso 5 August 1960 91 nbsp Ivory Coast 7 August 1960 92 nbsp Chad 11 August 1960 93 nbsp Central African Republic 13 August 1960 94 nbsp Republic of the Congo 15 August 1960 95 nbsp Cyprus 16 August 1960 96 nbsp Gabon 17 August 1960 97 nbsp Senegal 24 September 1960 98 nbsp Nigeria 1 October 1960 99 nbsp Mauritania 28 November 1960 100 nbsp Sierra Leone 27 April 1961 101 nbsp Kuwait 22 September 1961 102 nbsp Tanzania 9 December 1961 103 nbsp Burundi 1 July 1962 104 nbsp Rwanda 1 July 1962 105 nbsp Jamaica 16 August 1962 106 nbsp Trinidad and Tobago 31 August 1962 107 nbsp Algeria 29 September 1962 108 nbsp Uganda 9 October 1962 109 nbsp Kenya 2 March 1964 110 nbsp Malawi 6 July 1964 111 nbsp Malta 21 September 1964 112 nbsp Zambia 24 October 1964 113 nbsp Gambia 9 August 1965 114 nbsp Singapore 4 April 1966 115 nbsp Maldives 9 April 1966 116 nbsp Guyana 26 May 1966 117 nbsp Botswana 30 September 1966 118 nbsp Lesotho 4 October 1966 119 nbsp Barbados 30 November 1966 120 nbsp Mauritius 12 March 1968 121 nbsp Eswatini 6 September 1968 122 nbsp Equatorial Guinea 12 November 1968 123 nbsp Samoa 14 July 1971 124 nbsp Fiji 22 July 1971 125 nbsp Bahrain 21 September 1971 126 nbsp Qatar 19 March 1972 127 nbsp United Arab Emirates 20 March 1972 128 nbsp Oman 17 April 1972 129 nbsp Bangladesh 18 May 1972 130 nbsp Tonga 6 November 1972 131 nbsp Bahamas 10 July 1973 132 nbsp Grenada 29 November 1974 133 nbsp Cape Verde 19 July 1975 134 nbsp Guinea Bissau 3 September 1975 135 nbsp Papua New Guinea 16 September 1975 136 nbsp Mozambique 23 September 1975 137 nbsp Sao Tome and Principe 10 October 1975 138 nbsp Suriname 25 November 1975 139 nbsp Seychelles 1 July 1976 140 nbsp Nauru 24 October 1976 141 nbsp Djibouti 27 June 1977 142 nbsp Comoros 15 August 1977 143 nbsp Solomon Islands 9 October 1978 144 nbsp China 1 January 1979 145 nbsp Tuvalu 10 May 1979 146 nbsp Saint Lucia 11 June 1979 147 nbsp Dominica 18 July 1979 148 nbsp Zimbabwe 18 April 1980 149 nbsp Kiribati 12 August 1980 150 nbsp Belize 29 October 1981 151 nbsp Antigua and Barbuda 1 November 1981 152 nbsp Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8 November 1981 153 nbsp Saint Kitts and Nevis 20 September 1983 nbsp Holy See 10 January 1984 154 nbsp Brunei 28 May 1984 155 nbsp Vanuatu 30 September 1986 156 nbsp Federated States of Micronesia 3 November 1986 157 nbsp Mongolia 27 January 1987 158 nbsp Marshall Islands 26 July 1989 159 nbsp Namibia 21 March 1990 160 nbsp Estonia 4 September 1991 161 nbsp Latvia 5 September 1991 162 nbsp Lithuania 6 September 1991 163 nbsp Armenia 25 December 1991 164 nbsp Belarus 25 December 1991 165 nbsp Kazakhstan 25 December 1991 166 nbsp Kyrgyzstan 25 December 1991 167 nbsp Ukraine 25 December 1991 168 nbsp Moldova 18 February 1992 169 nbsp Azerbaijan 19 February 1992 170 nbsp Tajikistan 19 February 1992 171 nbsp Turkmenistan 19 February 1992 172 nbsp Uzbekistan 19 February 1992 173 nbsp Georgia 23 April 1992 174 nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 August 1992 175 nbsp Croatia 6 August 1992 176 nbsp Slovenia 6 August 1992 177 nbsp Slovakia 4 January 1993 178 nbsp Eritrea 11 June 1993 179 nbsp North Macedonia 3 December 1993 180 nbsp Angola 14 July 1994 181 nbsp Andorra 21 February 1995 182 nbsp Palau 6 December 1996 183 nbsp Liechtenstein 10 February 1997 184 nbsp East Timor 20 May 2002 185 nbsp Montenegro 15 August 2006 186 nbsp San Marino 22 November 2006 187 nbsp Monaco 8 December 2006 nbsp Kosovo 18 February 2008 188 nbsp South Sudan 18 October 2011 nbsp Cook Islands 2 25 September 2023 nbsp Niue 3 25 September 2023Bilateral relations editNorth and South America edit Country Formal relations began Notes nbsp Argentina 1823 4 See Argentina United States relations nbsp Argentina was integrated into the British international economy in the late 19th century there was minimal trade with the United States When the United States began promoting the Pan American Union some Argentines were suspicious that it was indeed a device to lure the country into the U S economic orbit but most businessmen responded favorably and bilateral trade grew briskly The United States has a positive bilateral relationship with Argentina based on many common strategic interests including non proliferation counternarcotics counter terrorism the fight against human trafficking and issues of regional stability as well as the strength of commercial ties Argentina is a participant in the Three Plus One regional mechanism Argentina Brazil Paraguay and the United States which focuses on coordination of counter terrorism policies in the tri border region Argentina has endorsed the Proliferation Security Initiative and has implemented the Container Security Initiative and the Trade Transparency Unit both of which are programs administered by the US Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement nbsp Belize 1981 5 See Belize United States relations nbsp Bolivia 1849 6 See Bolivia United States relations The United States and Bolivia have had a tradition of cordial and cooperative relations Development assistance from the United States to Bolivia dates from the 1940s and the United States remains a major partner for economic development improved health democracy and the environment In 1991 the U S government forgave all of the 341 million debt owed by Bolivia to the United States Agency for International Development USAID as well as 80 31 million of the amount owed to the United States Department of Agriculture for food assistance The United States has also been a strong supporter of forgiveness of Bolivia s multilateral debt under the HIPC initiatives nbsp Brazil 1824 7 See Brazil United States relations nbsp The United States was the first country to recognize the independence of Brazil doing so in 1808 Brazil United States relations have a long history characterized by some moments of remarkable convergence of interests but also by sporadic and critical divergences on sensitive international issues 8 The United States has increasingly regarded Brazil as a significant power especially in its role as a stabilizing force and skillful interlocutor in Latin America 9 As a significant political and economic power Brazil has traditionally preferred to cooperate with the United States on specific issues rather than seeking to develop an all encompassing privileged relationship with the United States 10 nbsp Canada 1926 11 See Canada United States relations nbsp Relations between Canada and the United States span more than two centuries marked by a shared British colonial heritage conflict during the early years of the US and the eventual development of one of the most successful international relationships in the modern world The most serious breach in the relationship was the War of 1812 which saw an American invasion of then British North America and counter invasions from British Canadian forces The border was demilitarized after the war and apart from minor raids has remained peaceful Military collaboration began during the World Wars and continued throughout the Cold War despite Canadian doubts about certain American policies A high volume of trade and migration between the United States and Canada has generated closer ties The current bilateral relationship between Canada and the United States is of notable importance to both countries About 75 85 of Canadian trade is with the United States and Canada is the United States largest trading partner and chief supplier of oil While there are disputed issues between the two nations relations are close and the two countries share the world s longest undefended border 12 A high volume of trade and migration between the United States and Canada since the 1850s has generated closer ties despite continued Canadian fears of being culturally overwhelmed by its neighbor which is nine times larger in terms of population and eleven times larger in terms of economy 13 14 The two economies have increasingly merged since the North American Free Trade Agreement NAFTA of 1994 which also includes Mexico This economic merger of these two countries was shifted when the Trump era United States Mexico Canada Agreement USMCA was ratified nbsp Chile 1824 15 See Chile United States relations nbsp Relations between Chile and the United States have been better in the period 1988 to 2008 than any other time in history In the late 1980s and early 1990s the United States government applauded the rebirth of democratic practices in Chile Regarded as one of the least corrupt and most vibrant democracies in South America with a healthy economy Chile is noted as being a valuable ally of the United States in the Southern Hemisphere A prime example of cooperation includes the landmark 2003 Chile United States Free Trade Agreement nbsp Colombia 1822 16 See Colombia United States relations nbsp Relations between Colombia and the United States have evolved from mutual cordiality during most of the 19th and early 20th centuries 17 to a recent partnership that links the governments of both nations around several key issues including fighting communism the War on Drugs and especially since 9 11 the threat of terrorism During the last fifty years different American governments and their representatives have become involved in Colombian affairs through the implementation of policies concerned with the above issues Some critics of current United States policies in Colombia such as Law Professor John Barry consider that US influences have catalyzed internal conflicts and substantially expanded the scope and nature of human rights abuses in Colombia 18 Supporters such as Under Secretary of State Marc Grossman consider that the US has promoted respect for human rights and the rule of law in Colombia in addition to the fight against drugs and terrorism 19 nbsp Costa Rica 1851 20 See Costa Rica United States relations nbsp Ecuador 1832 21 See Ecuador United States relations nbsp El Salvador 1824 1849 22 See El Salvador United States relations nbsp nbsp Guatemala 1824 1844 23 See Guatemala United States relations nbsp Guyana 1966 24 See Guyana United States relations nbsp Honduras 1824 1853 25 See Honduras United States relations Honduras and the United States have had formal relations since 1830 There is close cooperation between the two countries particularly in the areas of the War on Drugs while the National Port Authority in Puerto Cortes is part of the U S Bureau of Customs and Border Protection s Container Security Initiative nbsp Mexico 1822 26 See Mexico United States relations nbsp The United States shares a unique and often complex relationship with the United Mexican States A history of armed conflict goes back to the Texas Revolution in the 1830s the Mexican American War in the 1840s and an American invasion in the 1910s Important treaties include the Gadsden Purchase and multilaterally with Canada the North American Free Trade Agreement which was changed in the Trump era to the United States Mexico Canada Agreement The two countries have close economic ties being each other s first and third largest trading partners They are also closely connected demographically with over one million U S citizens living in Mexico and Mexico being the largest source of immigrants to the United States Illegal immigration and illegal trade in drugs and firearms have been causes of differences but also of cooperation 27 28 nbsp Nicaragua 1824 1849 29 See Nicaragua United States relations Nicaragua and the United States have had diplomatic relations since 1824 Between 1912 and 1933 the United States occupied Nicaragua see United States occupation of Nicaragua Following the United States occupation of Nicaragua in 1933 the Somoza family political dynasty came to power and would rule Nicaragua until their ouster on July 19 1979 during the Nicaraguan Revolution The era of Somoza family rule was characterized by rising inequality and political corruption strong U S support for the government and its military as well as a reliance on U S based multinational corporations This led to international condemnation of the regime and in 1977 the Carter administration cut off aid to the Somoza regime due to its human rights violations Then during the Reagan administration the diplomatic relations escalated during the Iran Contra affair and the United States embargo against Nicaragua Then in 1990 after Violeta Chamorro won the 1990 Nicaraguan general election the diplomatic relations began to improve greatly The United States has promoted national reconciliation encouraging Nicaraguans to resolve their problems through dialogue and compromise In the Summer 2003 Nicaragua sent around 370 soldiers to the Iraq War as part of the coalition of countries that were engaging in war in this country Immediately after April 2004 these troops were withdrawn by President Enrique Bolanos Although President Daniel Ortega has been publicly critical of U S policies the United States and Nicaragua have normal diplomatic relations nbsp Panama 1903 30 See Panama United States relations Panama gained its independence in 1901 due in part to American interest in building the Panama Canal Relations have been generally strong with 25 000 U S citizens present in Panama and a mutual healthcare program The United States invaded Panama in 1989 to remove then Panamanian leader Manual Noriega nbsp Paraguay 1852 31 See Paraguay United States relations nbsp nbsp Peru 1826 32 See Peru United States relations nbsp Suriname 1975 33 See Suriname United States relations nbsp Uruguay 1836 34 See Uruguay United States relations nbsp In 2002 Uruguay and the United States created a Joint Commission on Trade and Investment JCTI to exchange ideas on a variety of economic topics In March 2003 the JCTI identified six areas of concentration until the eventual signing of the Free Trade Area of the Americas FTAA customs issues intellectual property protection investment labor environment and trade in goods In late 2004 Uruguay and the United States signed an Open Skies Agreement which was ratified in May 2006 In November 2005 they signed a Bilateral investment treaty BIT which entered into force on November 1 2006 A Trade and Investment Framework Agreement TIFA was signed in January 2007 More than 80 US owned companies operate in Uruguay and many more market US goods and services nbsp Venezuela 1835 35 See Venezuela United States relations and Venezuelan presidential crisis Both countries maintained mutual diplomatic relationships since the early 19th century traditionally been characterized by an important trade and investment relationship and cooperation in controlling the production and transit of illegal drugs Relations were strong under democratic governments in Venezuela such as those of Carlos Andres Perez and Rafael Caldera After the election of Presidents Hugo Chavez of Venezuela and George W Bush of the United States tensions between the countries escalated reaching a high in September 2008 when Venezuela broke off diplomatic relations with the United States In January 2019 after US President Donald Trump recognized Juan Guaido as the Interim President of Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro cut all diplomatic ties to the United States Caribbean edit Country Formal relations began Notes nbsp Antigua and Barbuda 1981 36 See Antigua and Barbuda United States relations nbsp Aruba See Aruba United States relations nbsp Bahamas 1973 37 See Bahamas United States relations nbsp nbsp Barbados 1966 38 See Barbados United States relations nbsp nbsp Bermuda See Bermuda United States relations nbsp Cayman Islands See Cayman Islands United States relations nbsp Cuba 1902 2015 39 See Cuba United States relations Following the Cuban Revolution of 1959 relations had deteriorated substantially and until recently have been marked by tension and confrontation The United States has initiated an embargo due to the Cuban regime refusal to move toward democratization and greater respect for human rights 40 hoping to see democratization that took place in Eastern Europe Maintaining friendly and close relationships between the United States and Cuba were formally re established on July 20 2015 with the opening of embassies in both Havana and Washington D C 41 nbsp Dominican Republic 1866 42 See Dominican Republic United States relations nbsp Dominica 1978 43 See Dominica United States relations nbsp Grenada 1974 44 See Grenada United States relations nbsp Haiti 1862 45 See Haiti United States relations nbsp Jamaica 1962 46 See Jamaica United States relations nbsp nbsp Saint Kitts and Nevis 1983 47 See Saint Kitts and Nevis United States relations nbsp Saint Lucia 1979 48 See Saint Lucia United States relations nbsp nbsp Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1981 49 See Saint Vincent and the Grenadines United States relations nbsp Trinidad and Tobago 1962 50 See Trinidad and Tobago United States relations Europe edit American relations with Eastern Europe are influenced by the legacy of the Cold War Since the collapse of the Soviet Union former Communist bloc states in Europe have gradually transitioned to democracy and capitalism Many have also joined the European Union and NATO strengthening economic ties with the broader Western world and gaining the military protection of the United States via the North Atlantic Treaty Country Formal relations began Notes nbsp Albania 1922 51 See Albania United States relations nbsp nbsp Andorra 1995 52 See Andorra United States relations nbsp nbsp Austria 1921 53 See Austria United States relations nbsp Belarus 1991 54 See Belarus United States relationsThe United States has tense relations with Belarus relating to Belarus human rights record and election irregularities nbsp Belgium 1832 55 See Belgium United States relations nbsp nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina 1992 56 See Bosnia and Herzegovina United States relations nbsp Bulgaria 1903 57 See Bulgaria United States relations nbsp Croatia 1992 58 See Croatia United States relations nbsp Cyprus 1960 59 See Cyprus United States relations nbsp Czech Republic 1993 60 See Czech Republic United States relations nbsp P20230222AS 0695 52735381610 nbsp Denmark 1801 61 See Denmark United States relations nbsp nbsp Estonia 1922 1991 62 See Estonia United States relations nbsp Finland 1919 63 See Finland United States relations nbsp nbsp France 1778 64 See France United States relations nbsp France was the first foreign state to establish diplomatic relations with the United States nbsp Georgia 1992 65 See Georgia United States relations nbsp Germany 1797 66 See Germany United States relations nbsp In the political sphere Germany stands at the center of European Union affairs and plays a key leadership role as a member of the G 7 G 20 the North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO and the Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe OSCE The United States recognizes that the security and prosperity of the United States and Germany significantly depend on each other 67 nbsp Greece 1868 68 See Greece United States relations nbsp nbsp Holy See 1984 69 See Holy See United States relations nbsp nbsp Hungary 1921 70 See Hungary United States relations nbsp nbsp Iceland 1944 71 See Iceland United States relations nbsp Ireland 1924 72 See Ireland United States relations nbsp nbsp Italy 1861 73 See Italy United States relations nbsp nbsp Kazakhstan 1991 74 See Kazakhstan United States relations nbsp Kosovo 1999 75 See Kosovo United States relationsThe United States was one of the first countries to recognize Kosovo The UN Security Council divided on the question of Kosovo s declaration of independence Kosovo declared its independence on February 17 2008 whilst Serbia objected that Kosovo is part of its territory Of the five members with veto power in the UN Security Council the US UK and France recognized the declaration of independence and China has expressed concern while Russia considers it illegal In its declaration of independence Kosovo committed itself to the highest standards of democracy including freedom and tolerance and justice for citizens of all ethnic backgrounds President George W Bush said on February 19 2008 76 77 Both countries enjoy excellent relationships nbsp Latvia 1922 1991 78 See Latvia United States relations nbsp Liechtenstein 1997 79 See Liechtenstein United States relations nbsp Lithuania 1922 1991 80 See Lithuania United States relations nbsp nbsp Luxembourg 1903 81 See Luxembourg United States relations nbsp Malta 1964 82 See Malta United States relations nbsp Moldova 1992 83 See Moldova United States relations nbsp Monaco 2006 84 See Monaco United States relations nbsp nbsp Montenegro 1905 2006 85 See Montenegro United States relations nbsp Netherlands 1781 86 See Netherlands United States relations nbsp The Dutch colony of Sint Eustatius was the first foreign state to recognize the independence of the United States doing so in 1776 However the Dutch Republic neither authorized the recognition nor ratified it therefore Morocco remains the first sovereign nation to officially recognize the United States nbsp North Macedonia 1995 87 See North Macedonia United States relations nbsp Norway 1905 88 See Norway United States relations nbsp nbsp Poland 1919 89 See Poland United States relations nbsp nbsp Portugal 1791 90 See Portugal United States relations nbsp Romania 1880 91 See Romania United States relations nbsp nbsp Russia 1809 1991 92 See Russia United States relations nbsp nbsp San Marino 1861 93 See San Marino United States relations nbsp Serbia 1882 2002 94 See Serbia United States relations nbsp Slovakia 1993 95 See Slovakia United States relations nbsp Slovenia 1992 96 See Slovenia United States relations nbsp Spain 1783 97 See Spain United States relations nbsp nbsp Sweden 1783 98 See Sweden United States relations nbsp nbsp Switzerland 1853 99 See Switzerland United States relations nbsp Turkey 1831 100 See Turkey United States relations nbsp United States has an embassy in Ankara a Consulate General in Istanbul and a Consulate in Adana Turkey has an embassy in Washington D C and Consulate Generals in Boston Chicago Houston Los Angeles Miami and New York City Both countries are members of OECD G20 NATO and WTO There are direct flights from Istanbul to Atlanta Boston Chicago Houston Los Angeles Miami Newark San Francisco and Washington D C Yunus Emre Institute has a local headquarters in Washington D C Following its NATO membership in 1952 and subsequent hosting of the United States Air Force in Incirlik Air Base Turkey became the bulwark of NATO s southeastern flank the directly bordering Warsaw Pact countries Turkey participated with the United States during the Korean War of the early 1950s and the Gulf War of 1990 nbsp Ukraine 1991 101 See Ukraine United States relations nbsp nbsp United Kingdom 1783 102 See United Kingdom United States relations nbsp Since World War II the two countries have shared a Special Relationship as part of the Anglosphere While both the United States and the United Kingdom maintain close relationships with many other nations around the world the level of cooperation in military planning execution of military operations nuclear weapons technology and intelligence sharing with each other has been described as unparalleled among major powers throughout the 20th and early 21st century 103 The United States and Britain share the world s largest foreign direct investment partnership American investment in the United Kingdom reached 255 4 billion in 2002 while British direct investment in the United States totaled 283 3 billion 104 nbsp European Union See United States European Union relations nbsp The European Union and the United States have the largest bilateral trade and investment relationship and enjoy the most integrated economic relationship in the world Although overtaken by China in 2021 as the largest EU import source for goods the US remains the EU s largest trade and investment partner even without the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership 105 Africa edit See also Africa United States relations and United States Africa Command North Africa edit Country Formal relations began Notes nbsp Algeria 1962 106 See Algeria United States relations The official US presence in Algeria is expanding following over a decade of limited staffing reflecting the general improvement in the security environment During the past three years the US embassy has moved toward more normal operations and now provides most embassy services to the American and Algerian communities nbsp Egypt 1922 107 See Egypt United States relations nbsp After the 1973 Arab Israeli War Egyptian foreign policy began to shift as a result of the change in Egypt s leadership from President Gamal Abdel Nasser to Anwar Sadat and the emerging peace process between Egypt and Israel Sadat realized that reaching a settlement of the Arab Israeli conflict is a precondition for Egyptian development To achieve this goal Sadat ventured to enhance Egypt United States relations to foster a peace process with Israel nbsp Libya 1951 108 See Libya United States relations In 2011 the United States cut diplomatic relations with the Gaddafi regime The United States recognized the National Transitional Council as the legitimate government of Libya on July 15 2011 109 nbsp Morocco 1786 110 See Morocco United States relations nbsp Morocco was the first sovereign nation to recognize the United States in 1777 American Moroccan relations were formalized in a 1786 treaty which is still in force and is the oldest unbroken bilateral treaty in American history nbsp Sudan 1956 111 See Sudan United States relations nbsp Tunisia 1795 112 See Tunisia United States relations nbsp Arab League See Arab American relations nbsp The Arab League has a representation headquarter and several offices in the U S Sub Saharan Africa edit Country Formal relations began Notes nbsp Angola 1994 113 See Angola United States relations Relations were tense during the Angolan Civil War when the US government backed UNITA rebels but have warmed since the Angolan government renounced Marxism in 1992 nbsp Benin 1960 114 See Benin United States relations The two nations have had an excellent history of relations in the years since Benin embraced democracy The US government continues to assist Benin with the improvement of living standards that are key to the ultimate success of Benin s experiment with democratic government and economic liberalization and are consistent with US values and national interest in reducing poverty and promoting growth The bulk of the US effort in support of consolidating democracy in Benin is focused on long term human resource development through USAID programs 115 nbsp Botswana 1966 116 See Botswana United States relations nbsp Burkina Faso 1960 117 See Burkina Faso United States relations nbsp Burundi 1962 118 See Burundi United States relations nbsp Cameroon 1960 119 See Cameroon United States relations nbsp nbsp Cape Verde 1975 120 See Cape Verde United States relations nbsp Central African Republic 1960 121 See Central African Republic United States relations nbsp nbsp Chad 1960 122 See Chad United States relations nbsp Comoros 1977 123 See Comoros United States relations nbsp Cote d Ivoire 1960 124 See Cote d Ivoire United States relations nbsp Democratic Republic of the Congo 1960 125 See Democratic Republic of the Congo United States relations nbsp nbsp Djibouti 1977 126 See Djibouti United States relations nbsp nbsp Equatorial Guinea 1968 127 See Equatorial Guinea United States relations nbsp nbsp Eritrea 1993 128 See Eritrea United States relations nbsp Eswatini 1968 129 See Eswatini United States relations nbsp nbsp Ethiopia 1903 130 See Ethiopia United States relations nbsp Gabon 1960 131 See Gabon United States relations nbsp nbsp Ghana 1957 132 See Ghana United States relations nbsp Guinea 1959 133 See Guinea United States relations nbsp Guinea Bissau 1975 134 See Guinea Bissau United States relations nbsp Kenya 1964 135 See Kenya United States relations nbsp nbsp Lesotho 1966 136 See Lesotho United States relations nbsp Liberia 1864 137 See Liberia United States relations nbsp Madagascar 1874 138 See Madagascar United States relations nbsp nbsp Malawi 1964 139 See Malawi United States relations nbsp Mali 1960 140 See Mali United States relations nbsp Mauritania 1960 141 See Mauritania United States relations nbsp Mauritius 1968 142 See Mauritius United States relations nbsp Mozambique 1975 143 See Mozambique United States relations nbsp Namibia 1990 144 See Namibia United States relations nbsp Niger 1960 145 See Niger United States relations nbsp Nigeria 1960 146 See Nigeria United States relations nbsp Republic of the Congo 1960 147 See Republic of the Congo United States relations nbsp nbsp Rwanda 1962 148 See Rwanda United States relations nbsp nbsp Sao Tome and Principe 1976 149 See Sao Tome and Principe United States relations nbsp Senegal 1960 150 See Senegal United States relations nbsp Seychelles 1976 151 See Seychelles United States relations nbsp Sierra Leone 1961 152 See Sierra Leone United States relations nbsp Somalia 1960 153 See Somalia United States relations nbsp South Africa 1929 154 See South Africa United States relations nbsp South Sudan 2011 155 See South Sudan United States relations nbsp nbsp Tanzania 1961 156 See Tanzania United States relations nbsp The Gambia 1965 157 See The Gambia United States relations nbsp Togo 1960 158 See Togo United States relations nbsp nbsp Uganda 1962 159 See Uganda United States relations nbsp Bilateral relations between the United States and Uganda have been good since Yoweri Museveni assumed power and the United States has welcomed his efforts to end human rights abuses and to pursue economic reform Uganda is a strong supporter of the Global War on Terror The United States is helping Uganda achieve export led economic growth through the African Growth and Opportunity Act and provides a significant amount of development assistance At the same time the United States is concerned about continuing human rights problems and the pace of progress toward the establishment of genuine political pluralism nbsp Zambia 1964 160 See United States Zambia relations The diplomatic relationship between the United States and Zambia can be characterized as warm and cooperative The United States works closely with the Zambian Government to defeat the HIV AIDS pandemic that is ravaging Zambia to promote economic growth and development and to effect political reform needed to promote responsive and responsible government The United States is also supporting the government s efforts to root out corruption Zambia is a beneficiary of the African Growth and Opportunity Act AGOA The US government provides a variety of technical assistance and other support that is managed by the Department of State USAID Millennium Challenge Corporation MCC Threshold Program Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Department of the Treasury Department of Defense and the Peace Corps The majority of US assistance is provided through the President s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief PEPFAR in support of the fight against HIV AIDS nbsp Zimbabwe 1980 161 See United States Zimbabwe relations After Morgan Tsvangirai Mugabe s rival and leader of the Movement for Democratic Change became Prime Minister of Zimbabwe under a power sharing agreement the Barack Obama administration extended its congratulations to Tsvangirai but said that the US would wait for evidence of Mugabe s cooperation with the MDC before it would consider lifting its sanctions 162 In early March 2009 Obama proclaimed that US sanctions would be protracted provisionally for another year because Zimbabwe s political crisis is as yet unresolved 163 Asia edit Main article Asia United States relations West Asia and Middle East edit Main article United States foreign policy in the Middle East The United States has many important allies in the Greater Middle East region These allies are Turkey Saudi Arabia Morocco Jordan Afghanistan formerly Israel Egypt Kuwait Bahrain and Qatar Israel and Egypt are leading recipients of United States foreign aid receiving 2 775 billion 164 and 1 75 billion 165 in 2010 Turkey is an ally of the United States through its membership in NATO while all of the other countries except Saudi Arabia and Qatar are major non NATO allies The United States toppled the government of Saddam Hussein during the 2003 invasion of Iraq 166 Turkey is host to approximately 90 B61 nuclear bombs at Incirlik Air Base 167 Other allies include Qatar where 3 500 US troops are based 168 and Bahrain where the United States Navy maintains NSA Bahrain home of NAVCENT and the Fifth Fleet Country Formal relations began Notes nbsp Armenia 1920 1991 169 See Armenia United States relations Armenia has an embassy in Washington D C United States has an embassy in Yerevan United States has recognized the Armenian genocide in 2019 and 2021 nbsp Azerbaijan 1918 1928 1991 170 See Azerbaijan United States relations nbsp Bahrain 1971 171 See Bahrain United States relations nbsp nbsp Cyprus 1960 59 See Cyprus United States relations nbsp Georgia 1992 65 See Georgia United States relations nbsp Iran Diplomatic relations severed on 1980 172 See Iran United States relations The United States and the Sublime State of Iran recognized each other in 1850 Diplomatic relations were established in 1883 and severed in 1980 nbsp Iraq 1931 1984 2004 173 See Iraq United States relations nbsp nbsp Israel 1949 174 See Israel United States relations nbsp nbsp Jordan 1949 175 See Jordan United States relations nbsp nbsp Kuwait 1961 176 See Kuwait United States relations nbsp nbsp Lebanon 1944 177 See Lebanon United States relations nbsp Oman 1972 178 See Oman United States relations nbsp Qatar 1972 179 See Qatar United States relations nbsp nbsp Saudi Arabia 1940 180 See Saudi Arabia United States relations nbsp nbsp Syria Diplomatic relations severed on 2012 181 See Syria United States relations The Syrian Arab Republic cut off relations with United States in 2012 in response to American support of the Syrian rebels nbsp Turkey 1831 100 See Turkey United States relations nbsp United States has an embassy in Ankara a Consulate General in Istanbul and a Consulate in Adana Turkey has an embassy in Washington D C and Consulate Generals in Boston Chicago Houston Los Angeles Miami and New York City Both countries are members of OECD G20 NATO and WTO There are direct flights from Istanbul to Atlanta Boston Chicago Houston Los Angeles Miami Newark San Francisco and Washington D C Yunus Emre Institute has a local headquarters in Washington D C Following its NATO membership in 1952 and subsequent hosting of the United States Air Force in Incirlik Air Base Turkey became the bulwark of NATO s southeastern flank the directly bordering Warsaw Pact countries Turkey participated with the United States during the Korean War of the early 1950s and the Gulf War of 1990 nbsp United Arab Emirates 1972 182 See United Arab Emirates United States relations nbsp The United States was the third country to establish formal diplomatic relations with the UAE and has had an ambassador resident in the UAE since 1974 The two countries have enjoyed friendly relations with each other and have developed into friendly government to government ties which include security assistance UAE and US had enjoyed private commercial ties especially in petroleum The quality of UAE US relations increased dramatically as a result of the US led coalition s campaign to end the Iraqi occupation of Kuwait UAE ports host more US Navy ships than any port outside the US nbsp Yemen 1946 183 See United States Yemen relations Traditionally United States Yemen relations have been tepid as the lack of strong military to military ties commercial relations and support of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has hindered the development of strong bilateral ties During the early years of the George W Bush administration relations improved under the rubric of the War on Terror though Yemen s lack of policies toward wanted terrorists has stalled additional US support 184 Central Asia edit Country Formal relations began Notes nbsp Kazakhstan 1991 74 See Kazakhstan United States relations nbsp Kyrgyzstan 1993 185 See Kyrgyzstan United States relations nbsp Tajikistan 1991 186 See Tajikistan United States relations nbsp nbsp Turkmenistan 1991 187 See Turkmenistan United States relations The US embassy USAID and the Peace Corps are located in Ashgabat Turkmenistan The United States and Turkmenistan continue to disagree about the country s path toward democratic and economic reform The United States has publicly advocated industrial privatization market liberalization and fiscal reform as well as legal and regulatory reforms to open up the economy to foreign trade and investment as the best way to achieve prosperity and true independence and sovereignty nbsp Uzbekistan 1991 188 See United States Uzbekistan relations Relations improved slightly in the latter half of 2007 but the U S A continues to call for Uzbekistan to meet all of its commitments under the March 2002 Declaration of Strategic Partnership between the two countries The declaration covers not only security and economic relations but political reform economic reform and human rights Uzbekistan has Central Asia s largest population and is vital to US regional and international efforts to promote stability and security South Asia edit Country Formal relations began Notes nbsp Afghanistan 1935 189 See Afghanistan United States relations In 2021 the Taliban overthrew the U S backed Islamic Republic of Afghanistan concurrent with the withdrawal of U S troops leading to the relocation of the U S Embassy in Kabul to Doha Qatar 190 On November 12 2021 the U S announced that an interests section would open at the Embassy of Qatar in Kabul on December 31 to serve as the protecting power for the U S in Afghanistan 191 The Islamic Republic s diplomatic missions to the U S operated independently for several months before shutting down operations and transferring custody of the properties to the U S State Department on March 16 2022 Afghanistan has no protecting power in the U S 192 193 194 nbsp Bangladesh 1972 195 See Bangladesh United States relations Today the relationship between the two countries is based on what is described by American diplomats as the three Ds meaning Democracy Development and Denial of space for terrorism The United States is closely working with Bangladesh in combating Islamic extremism and terrorism and is providing hundreds of millions of dollars every year in economic assistance nbsp Bhutan Does not have formal only informal relations 196 See Bhutan United States relations While the United States has no formal diplomatic relations with Bhutan it maintains informal contact through its embassy in New Delhi India The US has offered to resettle 60 000 of the 107 000 Bhutanese refugees of Nepalese origin now living in seven UN refugee camps in southeastern Nepal nbsp India 1947 197 See India United States relations nbsp The relationships between India in the days of the British Raj and the US were thin 198 Swami Vivekananda promoted Yoga and Vedanta in America at the World s Parliament of Religions in Chicago during the World s Fair in 1893 Mark Twain visited India in 1896 199 and described it in his travelogue Following the Equator with both revulsion and attraction before concluding that India was the only foreign land he dreamed about or longed to see again 200 Regarding India Americans learned more from English writer Rudyard Kipling 201 Mahatma Gandhi had an important influence on the philosophy of non violence promoted by Martin Luther King Jr in the 1950s At present India and the US share an extensive and expanding cultural strategic military and economic relationship 202 203 204 205 206 which is in the phase of implementing confidence building measures CBM to overcome the legacy of trust deficit brought about by adversarial US foreign policies 207 208 209 210 and multiple instances of technology denial 211 212 213 214 215 which have plagued the relationship over several decades 216 217 Unrealistic expectations after the conclusion of the 2008 India United States Civil Nuclear Agreement which underestimated negative public opinion regarding the long term viability of nuclear power generation and civil society endorsement for contractual guarantees on safeguards and liability has given way to pragmatic realism and refocus on areas of cooperation which enjoy favourable political and electoral consensus nbsp Maldives 1965 218 See Maldives United States relations nbsp Nepal 1947 219 See Nepal United States relations nbsp Pakistan 1947 220 See Pakistan United States relations The United States relationship with Pakistan weakened after the United States troops withdraws Afghanistan in 2021 221 Pakistan declined an invitation to the US s Summit for Democracy under the Biden administration 222 nbsp Sri Lanka 1947 223 See Sri Lanka United States relations East Asia edit div style overflow x auto table styl, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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