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    U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh, Cambodia

    The United States established its first direct diplomatic relationship with Cambodia on June 29, 1950, with the appointment of Donald R. Heath as Envoy Extraordinary…

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    U.S. Embassy Podgorica, Montenegro

    The United States established diplomatic relations with Montenegro in 1905 following its 1878 independence from the Ottoman Empire. After World War I, Montenegro was subsumed…

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    U.S. Embassy Port Louis, Mauritius

    The United States established diplomatic relations with Mauritius in 1968, following its independence from the United Kingdom. Since then, Mauritius has become one of Africa’s…

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    U.S. Embassy Port-au-Prince, Haiti

    When Haiti is more prosperous, secure, and firmly rooted in democracy, Haitians and Americans benefit. U.S. policy toward this close neighbor is designed to foster…

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    U.S. Embassy Prague, Czech Republic

    The United States established diplomatic relations with the Czech Republic in 1993 after then-Czechoslovakia split into two separate independent republics. Previously, the United States recognized…

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    U.S. Embassy Praia, Cabo Verde

    The United States and Cabo Verde have strong historical roots dating to 18th-century whaling routes. The tradition of emigration to the United States began at…

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    U.S. Embassy Pristina, Kosovo

    Since Kosovo’s independence in 2008, the United States and over 100 UN member countries have recognized Kosovo as an independent, sovereign state. The United States…

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    U.S. Embassy Quito, Ecuador

    The United States established diplomatic relations with Ecuador in 1848 following its withdrawal from its federation with Colombia. The United States and Ecuador share a…

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    U.S. Embassy Rabat, Morocco

    Morocco was one of the first countries to recognize the newly independent United States, opening its ports to American ships by decree of Sultan Mohammed…