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    U.S. Embassy Athens, Greece

    The United States appointed its first Consul to Greece in 1837 following Greece’s independence from the Ottoman Empire, and it established diplomatic relations with Greece…

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    U.S. Embassy Baghdad, Iraq

    The first American Consul arrived in Baghdad in 1888 when present-day Iraq was still part of the Ottoman Empire. The United States recognized Iraq as…

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    U.S. Embassy Baku, Azerbaijan

    Located at the crossroads of European-Asian trading routes, Azerbaijan was fought over by Russian, Persian, and Ottoman forces for centuries. After the collapse of the…

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    U.S. Embassy Bamako, Mali

    The United States established diplomatic relations with Mali in 1960 following its independence from France. U.S.-Mali relations have been strong for decades and have been…

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    U.S. Embassy Bangkok, Thailand

    The United States and Thailand established relations in 1818 and signed a Treaty of Amity and Commerce in 1833, formalizing diplomatic relations. An interim military…

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    U.S. Embassy Banjul, The Gambia

    The Gambia became independent from the United Kingdom in 1965 and the United States recognized it the same year. President Yayah Jammeh took power in…

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    U.S. Embassy Beirut, Lebanon

    In 1942 the United States appointed an “Agent and Consul General” to provide a quasi-diplomatic presence in Lebanon while it was still under French authority.…

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    U.S. Embassy Belgrade, Serbia

    The Republic of Serbia is considered the successor state to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY). Diplomatic relations with the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia were…

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    U.S. Embassy Belmopan, Belize

    The United States established a consulate in British Honduras (now Belize) on March 3, 1847. Since then, the United States and Belize have continued to…