History of United States diplomatic relations by country - wikipedia History of United States diplomatic relations by country Benjamin Franklin, the first minister ( ambassador ) appointed by the United States of America This is a summary history of diplomatic relations of the United States listed by country. The history of diplomatic relations of the United States began with the appointment of Benjamin Franklin as U.S. Minister to France in 1778, even before the U.S. had won its independence from Great Britain in 1783. The information is drawn from official records of the United States Department of State. This history encompasses the following information for each nation that the United States has recognized, or with which the U.S. has had diplomatic relations : Country name Date of establishment of a consulate in that country, or date of appointment of a consul. Date on which the U.S. recognized the country. Date of establishment of diplomatic relations with the country. This is often, but not always, the date of appointment of the first minister or ambassador. The date on which a legation or embassy was established in the country. The name of the first minister or ambassador to the country. In many cases, a chargé d'affaires was appointed first and represented the U.S. until an envoy was commissioned. The date on which diplomatic relations ended between the U.S. and the country. Additional notes on U.S. diplomatic relations with the country. Countries Afghanistan Consulate : Recognized : 1921 Relations established : 1935 Legation / embassy established : 1942 ; embassy established in 1946 First ambassador : William Harrison Hornibrook Relations ended : -- Notes : U.S. Ambassador Adolph Dubs was assassinated in 1979. The U.S. Embassy at Kabul was closed on January 30, 1989, due to concerns that the new regime would not be able protect diplomats after the Soviet withdrawal. Following the ouster of the Taliban, the embassy was reopened in January 2002 with Ryan Crocker as ambassador. Albania ( 1 ) Consulate : Recognized : 1922 Relations established : 1922 Legation / embassy established : 1922 First ambassador : Ulysses Grant - Smith Relations ended : 1939 Notes : U.S. -- Albanian diplomatic relations ended on June 5, 1939, after the Italian invasion of Albania, when the Albanian Minister for Foreign Affairs notified the American Minister in Albania that Italy had taken control of Albania 's foreign affairs. Albania ( 2 ) Consulate : Recognized : 1991 Relations established : 1991 Legation / embassy established : 1991 First ambassador : William Edwin Ryerson Relations ended : -- Algeria Consulate : 1796 Recognized : 1962 Relations established : 1962 Legation / embassy established : 1962 First ambassador : William J. Porter Relations ended : -- Notes : Algeria severed diplomatic relations with the U.S. in 1967 in the wake of the 1967 Arab - Israeli war. A U.S. Interests Section was established in the Swiss Embassy. Relations were reestablished in 1974. Andorra Consulate : Recognized : 1995 Relations established : 1995 Legation / embassy established : -- First ambassador : Edward L. Romero ( 1998 ) Relations ended : -- Notes : The U.S. Ambassador to Spain is also accredited to Andorra while resident in Madrid. There is no U.S. embassy in Andorra. Angola Consulate : 1992 Recognized : 1993 Relations established : 1994 Legation / embassy established : 1994 First ambassador : Edmund T. DeJarnette Relations ended : -- Notes : Angola became independent of Portugal in 1975, but the U.S. did not recognize the government of Angola declared by the MPLA. The U.S. recognized Angola after multiparty elections were held in 1992. Antigua and Barbuda Consulate : Recognized : 1981 Relations established : 1981 Legation / embassy established : 1981 First ambassador : Milan D. Bish Relations ended : -- Notes : The American Embassy at St. Johns was closed June 30, 1994. Subsequent ambassadors to Antigua and Barbuda remained resident at Bridgetown, Barbados. Arab Federation Consulate : Recognized : 1958 Relations established : -- Legation / embassy established : -- First ambassador : -- Relations ended : 1958 Notes : The Arab Federation was a short - lived union between Iraq and Jordan, that lasted February 14 -- August 2, 1958. The U.S. recognized the federation but never established diplomatic relations. Argentina Consulate : Recognized : 1823 Relations established : 1823 Legation / embassy established : 1823 First ambassador : Caesar Augustus Rodney Relations ended : -- Notes : Diplomatic relations were interrupted in 1944 and resumed in 1945. Armenia ( 1 ) Consulate : 1896 Recognized : 1920 Relations established : -- Legation / embassy established : -- First ambassador : Steven Mann ( chargé d'affaires ) Relations ended : 1920 Notes : By the end of 1920, the Armenian Republic had ceased to exist as an independent state, with its territory either seized by Turkey or established as the Armenian Soviet Republic, which subsequently joined the Soviet Union. Armenia ( 2 ) Consulate : Recognized : 1991 Relations established : 1992 Legation / embassy established : 1992 First ambassador : Harry J. Gilmore Relations ended : -- Australia Consulate : Recognized : 1940 Relations established : 1940 Legation / embassy established : 1940 First ambassador : Clarence E. Gauss Relations ended : -- Austrian Empire Consulate : 1797 Recognized : 1838 Relations established : 1838 Legation / embassy established : 1838 First ambassador : Henry A. Muhlenberg Relations ended : 1917 Notes : On April 8, 1917, the Austro - Hungarian Empire severed diplomatic relations with the United States. Several months later, on December 7, 1917, the U.S. declared war upon Austria - Hungary. Austria Consulate : Recognized : 1921 Relations established : 1921 Legation / embassy established : 1921 First ambassador : Albert Henry Washburn Relations ended : -- Notes : Relations with Austria were broken in 1938 after the Anschluss and resumed in 1946. Azerbaijan Consulate : Recognized : 1991 Relations established : 1992 Legation / embassy established : 1992 First ambassador : Robert Finn Relations ended : -- Baden, Grand Duchy of Consulate : 1832 Recognized : 1832 Relations established : 1832 Legation / embassy established : 1833 * First ambassador : C.F. Hoyer ( Consul ) Relations ended : 1917 Notes : Relations were with the Grand Duchy of Baden were severed in 1917 when the U.S. entered WWI. Bahamas Consulate : Recognized : 1973 Relations established : 1973 Legation / embassy established : 1973 First ambassador : Moncrieff J. Spear Relations ended : -- Bahrain Consulate : Recognized : 1971 Relations established : 1971 Legation / embassy established : 1971 First ambassador : Joseph W. Twinam ( 1974 ) Relations ended : -- Bangladesh Consulate : 1949 Recognized : 1972 Relations established : 1972 Legation / embassy established : 1972 First ambassador : Davis Eugene Boster Relations ended : -- Notes : The consulate in Dhaka was established when Bangladesh was a province of Pakistan known as East Pakistan. Barbados Consulate : 1823 Recognized : 1966 Relations established : 1966 Legation / embassy established : 1966 First ambassador : Frederick Rand Mann ( 1967 ) Relations ended : -- Notes : The U.S. consulate in Barbados was established when Barbados was a British colony. Bavaria Consulate : 1833 Recognized : 1833 Relations established : 1833 Legation / embassy established : -- First ambassador : Robert de Ruedorffer ( Consul ) Relations ended : 1917 Notes : George Bancroft was the U.S. minister to Prussia and was specially accredited to Bavaria, but was not the official minister. Relations with Bavaria were severed in 1917 when the U.S. entered WWI. Belarus Consulate : Recognized : 1991 Relations established : 1991 Legation / embassy established : 1992 First ambassador : David Heywood Swartz Relations ended : -- Notes : U.S. Ambassador Karen B. Stewart was recalled in 2008. As of May 2011 no ambassador had been appointed. Belgium Consulate : Recognized : 1832 Relations established : 1832 Legation / embassy established : 1832 First ambassador : John Jacob Seibels ( 1854 ) Relations ended : -- Notes : A series of chargés d'affaires represented the U.S. in Belgium until 1854 when the first ranking minister was appointed. The United States closed its embassy in Brussels on July 15, 1940, after the German invasion of Belgium. The embassy was reopened September 14, 1944. During the war, relations were maintained with the government - in - exile in London. Belize Consulate : 1847 Recognized : 1981 Relations established : 1981 Legation / embassy established : 1981 First ambassador : Malcolm R. Barnebey Relations ended : -- Benin Consulate : Recognized : 1960 Relations established : 1960 Legation / embassy established : 1961 First ambassador : R. Borden Reams Relations ended : -- Notes : Ambassador Reams was commissioned to Dahomey, Ivory Coast, Niger, and Upper Volta while resident in Abidjan. Benin was known as Dahomey until 1975. Bhutan Consulate : -- Recognition : -- Diplomatic relations : -- First ambassador : -- Relations ended : -- Notes : There is no record of U.S. recognition of Bhutan, and the U.S. does not maintain diplomatic relations with Bhutan. The U.S. embassy in New Delhi, India, has consular responsibilities for Bhutan. Informal contact is maintained through the U.S. embassy and the Bhutanese embassy in New Delhi. Bolivia Consulate : Recognized : 1848 Relations established : 1849 Legation / embassy established : 1849 First ambassador : John W. Dana ( 1854 ) Relations ended : -- Notes : A series of chargés represented the U.S. to Bolivia until the first ranking minister was appointed in 1854. See also Peru -- Bolivia Confederation. Bosnia and Herzegovina Consulate : Recognized : 1992 Relations established : 1992 Legation / embassy established : 1993 First ambassador : Victor Jackovich Relations ended : -- Botswana Consulate : Recognized : 1966 Relations established : 1966 Legation / embassy established : 1966 First ambassador : Charles J. Nelson ( 1971 ) Relations ended : -- Notes : Until 1979 one ambassador was accredited to Botswana, Swaziland, and Lesotho while resident at Gaborone. Brazil Consulate : Recognized : 1824 Relations established : 1824 Legation / embassy established : 1825 First ambassador : William Hunter ( 1842 ) Relations ended : -- Notes : A series of chargés represented the U.S. to Brazil until the first first ranking minister was appointed in 1842. Brunei Consulate : 1865 Recognized : 1984 Relations established : 1984 Legation / embassy established : 1984 First ambassador : Barrington King Relations ended : -- Brunswick - Lüneburg, Duchy of Consulate : 1856 Recognized : 1848 Relations established : -- Legation / embassy established : -- First ambassador : -- Relations ended : 1916 Notes : The United States and the Duchy recognized each other but never established diplomatic relation. The Duchy joined the North German Confederation in 1867 and thus ceased to handle its own foreign affairs. Bulgaria Consulate : 1912 Recognized : 1908 Relations established : 1903 Legation / embassy established : 1919 First ambassador : John Ridgely Carter ( 1910 ) Relations ended : -- Notes : A series of representatives with the title Diplomatic Agent represented the U.S. in Bulgaria until the first ranking minister was appointed in 1910. The first ministers were accredited to Romania, Serbia, and Bulgaria, while resident at Bucharest, Romania. Bulgaria severed diplomatic relations with the U.S. in 1941. Relations were reestablished in 1947, and the legation was reopened. Relations were again severed in 1950 and resumed in 1959. Burkina Faso Consulate : Recognized : 1960 Relations established : 1960 Legation / embassy established : 1960 First ambassador : R. Borden Reams Relations ended : -- Notes : Burkina Faso was known as Upper Volta Until 1984. Ambassador Reams was commissioned to Dahomey, Ivory Coast, Niger, and Upper Volta while resident in Abidjan. Burma Consulate : Recognized : 1948 Relations established : 1947 Legation / embassy established : 1947 First ambassador : J. Klahr Huddle Relations ended : -- Notes : In 1989 the government of Burma changed the name of the country to Myanmar, but the U.S. and other nations do not recognize the legitimacy of the government and hence the change of name. Burundi Consulate : Recognized : 1962 Relations established : 1962 Legation / embassy established : 1962 First ambassador : Donald A. Dumont Relations ended : -- Cambodia Consulate : Recognized : 1950 Relations established : 1950 Legation / embassy established : 1950 First ambassador : Donald R. Heath Relations ended : -- Notes : Cambodia severed diplomatic relations with the U.S. in 1965 and restored relations in 1969. Relations were again broken in 1975 and reestablished in 1991. Cameroon Consulate : Recognized : 1960 Relations established : 1960 Legation / embassy established : 1960 First ambassador : Leland Barrows Relations ended : -- Canada Consulate : Recognized : 1927 Relations established : 1927 Legation / embassy established : 1927 First ambassador : William Phillips Relations ended : -- Notes : Until 1926 Canada was a part of the British Empire, with its foreign relations managed by the British Foreign Office. Cape Verde Consulate : Recognized : 1975 Relations established : 1975 Legation / embassy established : 1978 First ambassador : Melissa F. Wells ( 1976 ) Relations ended : -- Notes : Until 1983 one ambassador was accredited to Guinea - Bissau and Cape Verde while resident at Bissau. In 1983 the first ambassador was appointed solely accredited to Cape Verde. Central African Republic Consulate : Recognized : 1960 Relations established : 1960 Legation / embassy established : 1961 First ambassador : W. Wendell Blancke Relations ended : -- Notes : Ambassador Blancke was commissioned to the Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, and Gabon, while resident in Brazzaville. Central America, Federal Republic of Consulate : Recognized : 1824 Relations established : 1824 Legation / embassy established : 1826 First ambassador : John Williams Relations ended : 1840 Notes : The Federal Republic of Central America ( República Federal de Centroamérica ) was a short - lived union of the present - day states of Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. Later Los Altos was added, with its capital in Quetzaltenango -- occupying parts of what are now the western highlands of Guatemala and Chiapas state in southern Mexico. The federation was founded in 1823, effectively dissolved in 1840, and formally ended in 1841. The federation dissolved by 1840, although the last diplomatic agent, William S. Murphy, did not leave his post until 1842. Between 1844 and 1853, the U.S. government recognized the individual members of the federation. Chad Consulate : Recognized : 1960 Relations established : 1960 Legation / embassy established : 1961 First ambassador : W. Wendell Blancke Relations ended : -- Notes : Ambassador Blancke was commissioned to the Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, and Gabon, while resident in Brazzaville. The U.S. Embassy N'Djamena was closed 1980 -- 82 due to war, although diplomatic relations were not broken. Chile Consulate : Recognized : 1823 Relations established : 1824 Legation / embassy established : 1824 First ambassador : Heman Allen Relations ended : -- China Consulate : Recognized : 1844 Relations established : 1844 Legation / embassy established : 1844 First ambassador : Caleb Cushing Relations ended : -- Notes : 1949 : The U.S. embassy moved to Taipei, Formosa, when the Nationalist government fled to Formosa. 1973 : The U.S. Liaison Office opened in Beijing. 1979 : The U.S. withdrew diplomatic recognition from the Nationalist government in Taipei and recognized the PRC government in Beijing. Colombia Consulate : 1823 Recognized : 1822 Relations established : 1822 Legation / embassy established : 1823 First ambassador : Richard Clough Anderson, Jr. Relations ended : -- Comoros Consulate : Recognized : 1977 Relations established : 1977 Legation / embassy established : 1985 First ambassador : Fernando Enrique Rondon Relations ended : -- Notes : The U.S. Ambassador to Madagascar is also accredited to the Comoros while resident in Antananarivo. The American Embassy at Moroni was closed in 1993. Subsequent U.S. ambassadors to the Comoros also have been accredited to Mauritius, and resident at Port Louis. Congo Free State Consulate : Recognized : 1885 Relations established : -- Legation / embassy established : -- First ambassador : -- Relations ended : 1908 Notes : The U.S. recognized the Congo Free State as the Independent State of Congo. The U.S. and the Congo Free State never established diplomatic relations. The Congo Free State was annexed as a colony by Belgium in 1908, which ended its existence as an independent sovereign state. Congo, Democratic Republic of ( Kinshasa ) Consulate : Recognized : 1960 Relations established : 1960 Legation / embassy established : 1960 First ambassador : Clare H. Timberlake Relations ended : -- Congo, Republic of ( Brazzaville ) Consulate : Recognized : 1960 Relations established : 1960 Legation / embassy established : 1960 First ambassador : W. Wendell Blancke Relations ended : -- Notes : Ambassador Blancke was commissioned to the Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, and Gabon, while resident in Brazzaville. Diplomatic relations between the Republic of the Congo and the U.S. were suspended in 1965 and restored in 1977. Costa Rica Consulate : Recognized : 1849 Relations established : 1855 Legation / embassy established : 1898 First ambassador : Solon Borland / Mirabeau B. Lamar Relations ended : -- Notes : Ambassador Borland was commissioned to Costa Rica but never presented credentials there. Ambassador Lamar was the first official ambassador, having presented his credentials in 1858. Lamar was accredited to Nicaragua and Costa Rica while resident in Managua. Diplomatic relations were interrupted in 1917, following a military coup d'état. Relations were resumed in 1920. Ivory Coast Consulate : Recognized : 1960 Relations established : 1960 Legation / embassy established : 1960 First ambassador : R. Borden Reams Relations ended : -- Notes : Ambassador Reams was commissioned to Dahomey, Ivory Coast, Niger, and Upper Volta while resident in Abidjan. Croatia Consulate : Recognized : 1992 Relations established : 1992 Legation / embassy established : 1992 First ambassador : Peter W. Galbraith ( 1993 ) Relations ended : -- Cuba Consulate : Recognized : 1902 Relations established : 1902 Legation / embassy established : 1902 First ambassador : Herbert G. Squiers Relations ended : 1961 Relations re-established : 2015 Notes : The United States severed diplomatic relations with Cuba on January 3, 1961. The United States opened again the diplomatic relations with Cuba on August 14, 2015. Cyprus Consulate : Recognized : 1960 Relations established : 1960 Legation / embassy established : 1960 First ambassador : Fraser Wilkins Relations ended : -- Czechoslovakia Consulate : 1869 Recognized : 1918 Relations established : 1918 Legation / embassy established : 1919 First ambassador : Richard Crane Relations ended : 1992 Notes : 1941 -- 45 : During WWII, the U.S. maintained diplomatic relations with the government - in - exile of Czechoslovakia in London. Relations with Czechoslovakia ended in 1992 with the dissolution of the nation into the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Czech Republic Consulate : Recognized : 1993 Relations established : 1993 Legation / embassy established : 1993 First ambassador : Adrian A. Basora Relations ended : -- Notes : Ambassador Basora had been the U.S. ambassador to Czechoslovakia and continued as ambassador to the Czech Republic. Denmark Consulate : 1792 Recognized : 1792 Relations established : 1801 Legation / embassy established : 1827 First ambassador : Henry Wheaton Relations ended : -- Notes : Djibouti Consulate : Recognized : 1977 Relations established : 1977 Legation / embassy established : 1977 First ambassador : Jerrold M. North ( 1980 ) Relations ended : -- Dominica Consulate : Recognized : 1978 Relations established : 1979 Legation / embassy established : -- First ambassador : Sally Angela Shelton ( Sally Shelton - Colby ) Relations ended : -- Notes : The U.S. does not maintain an embassy in Dominica. The U.S. Ambassador in Barbados in Bridgetown is also accredited to Dominica. Dominican Republic Consulate : Recognized : 1866 Relations established : 1884 Legation / embassy established : 1904 First ambassador : Thomas Cleland Dawson Relations ended : -- Notes : A series of chargés d'affaires represented the U.S. at the embassy in Santo Domingo until the first minister resident / consul general was appointed in 1904. Until 1904 the U.S. Minister to Haiti was also accredited as the Chargé d'Affaires to the Dominican Republic. East Timor -- see Timor - Leste Ecuador Consulate : 1825 Recognized : 1832 Relations established : 1848 Legation / embassy established : 1848 First ambassador : Philo White ( 1853 ) Relations ended : -- Notes : A series of chargés d'affaires represented the U.S. at the embassy in Quito until the first minister resident was appointed in 1853. Egypt Consulate : Recognized : 1922 Relations established : 1922 Legation / embassy established : 1922 First ambassador : J. Morton Howell Relations ended : -- Notes : Egypt and Syria united to form a new state, the United Arab Republic ( UAR ), in 1958. The U.S. recognized the UAR immediately. The U.S. embassy in Damascus was reclassified as a consulate general. Syria seceded from the union in 1961 ; however, Egypt continued to be known officially as the United Arab Republic until 1971. Egypt severed diplomatic relations with the U.S. during the Six - Day War. Normal relations were restored in 1974. During the interruption of relations, the U.S. was represented by a U.S. Interests Section in the Embassy of Spain. El Salvador Consulate : Recognized : 1849 Relations established : 1863 Legation / embassy established : 1863 First ambassador : James R. Partridge Relations ended : -- Notes : Diplomatic relations were handled through the Greater Republic of Central America 1896 -- 98. Relations were interrupted on December 4, 1931, when the U.S. did not recognize the new revolutionary government of El Salvador. Normal relations were resumed in 1934. Equatorial Guinea Consulate : Recognized : 1968 Relations established : 1968 Legation / embassy established : 1969 First ambassador : Albert W. Sherer, Jr. Relations ended : -- Notes : The U.S. suspended diplomatic relations with Equatorial Guinea in 1976 after the U.S. ambassador and consul had been declared personae non gratae. Normal relations were resumed in 1979. The U.S. embassy in Malabo was closed in 1995, and its functions transferred to the embassy in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The ambassador to Cameroon was also accredited to Equatorial Guinea while resident in Yaoundé. The embassy in Malabo was reopened in 2004 with the ambassador solely accredited to Equatorial Guinea. Eritrea Consulate : Recognized : 1993 Relations established : 1993 Legation / embassy established : 1993 First ambassador : Robert Gordon Houdek Relations ended : -- Estonia ( 1 ) Consulate : Recognized : 1922 Relations established : 1922 Legation / embassy established : 1922 First ambassador : Robert P. Skinner Relations ended : 1940 Notes : The first ambassadors were accredited to Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, while resident in Riga, Latvia. The legation in Tallinn was closed in 1940, following the Soviet occupation of the Baltic states. The U.S. never recognized the government of Estonia under Soviet occupation. Estonia ( 2 ) Consulate : Recognized : 1991 Relations established : 1991 Legation / embassy established : 1991 First ambassador : Robert C. Frasure Relations ended : -- Notes : The U.S. recognized the government of Estonia in 1991 after the collapse of the Soviet Union, reestablished diplomatic relations, and reopened the old legation in Tallinn as an embassy. Ethiopia Consulate : Recognized : 1903 Relations established : 1903 Legation / embassy established : 1909 First ambassador : Hoffman Philip Relations ended : -- Notes : The U.S. Legation in Addis Ababa was closed and diplomatic personnel were withdrawn following the Italian occupation of Ethiopia in 1937. The U.S. never recognized Italian authority in Ethiopia. The legation was reopened and a new Minister Resident / Consul was appointed in 1943. In July 1980, the U.S. ambassador to Ethiopia was recalled at the request of the Ethiopian government, and the U.S. Embassy in Ethiopia and the Ethiopian Embassy in the United States were headed by chargés d'affaires until 1993. Fiji Consulate : 1844 Recognized : 1970 Relations established : 1971 Legation / embassy established : 1971 First ambassador : Kenneth Franzheim II Relations ended : -- Notes : The first ambassadors were accredited to New Zealand, Fiji, and Tonga, while resident at Wellington, New Zealand. The first ambassador resident in Suva, Fiji, was appointed in 1978. He was also accredited to Tonga and Tuvalu. Finland Consulate : Recognized : 1919 Relations established : 1919 Legation / embassy established : 1920 First ambassador : Charles L. Kagey ( 1921 ) Relations ended : -- Notes : The U.S. severed diplomatic relations with Finland on 1944, as result of Finland 's alliance with Germany against the Soviet Union. Relations were re-established in 1945. France Consulate : 1778 Recognized : 1778 Relations established : 1778 Legation / embassy established : 1779 First ambassador : Benjamin Franklin Relations ended : -- Notes : Diplomatic relations with France were severed in 1798 as a result of the XYZ Affair. Relations were restored in 1801. U.S. -- France diplomatic relations were severed in 1942 at the direction of the French Vichy government. The U.S. recognized the Provisional Government of the French Republic in Algiers in 1944. Normal diplomatic relations with France were restored, and the U.S. embassy in Paris was reopened in December 1944. Gabon Consulate : Recognized : 1960 Relations established : 1960 Legation / embassy established : 1961 First ambassador : W. Wendell Blancke Relations ended : -- Notes : Ambassador Blancke was commissioned to the Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, and Gabon, while resident in Brazzaville. Gambia, The Consulate : Recognized : 1965 Relations established : 1965 Legation / embassy established : 1965 First ambassador : Mercer Cook Relations ended : -- Genoa, Republic of Consulate : 1791 Recognized : 1791 Relations established : -- Legation / embassy established : -- First ambassador : -- Relations ended : 1805 Notes : The Republic of Genoa recognized the U.S. in 1791. There is no clear record of reciprocation by the U.S., but President Washington accredited the Republic 's Consul General in 1791. The U.S. and the Republic never established diplomatic relations. Genoa was annexed by France in 1805 and ceased to exist. Georgia Consulate : Recognized : 1991 Relations established : 1992 Legation / embassy established : 1992 First ambassador : Kent N. Brown Relations ended : -- German Confederation Consulate : Recognized : 1848 Relations established : 1848 Legation / embassy established : 1848 First ambassador : Andrew J. Donelson Relations ended : 1867 Notes : The short - lived German Confederation was absorbed into the North German Confederation in 1867. German Confederation, North Consulate : Recognized : 1867 Relations established : 1868 Legation / embassy established : -- First ambassador : George Bancroft Relations ended : 1871 Notes : Ambassador Bancroft was also the ambassador to Prussia. The North German Union was abolished by the creation of the German Empire in 1871. Germany ( Prussia ) Consulate : Recognized : 1797 Relations established : 1797 Legation / embassy established : 1797 First ambassador : John Quincy Adams Relations ended : 1871 Notes : Prussia became part of the German Empire in 1871. Germany ( German Empire ) Consulate : 1871 Recognized : 1871 Relations established : 1871 Legation / embassy established : 1871 First ambassador : George Bancroft Relations ended : 1917 Notes : The U.S. severed diplomatic relations with the German Empire in 1917. The U.S. declared war on Germany shortly thereafter. Germany ( 1918 -- 1941 ) Consulate : Recognized : 1921 Relations established : 1921 Legation / embassy established : 1921 First ambassador : Alanson B. Houghton Relations ended : 1941 Notes : Diplomatic relations with the Germany were broken off when Germany declared war on the U.S. in December 1941. Mutual recognition between the U.S. and Germany was established by the Treaty of Berlin in 1921. Germany, East ( German Democratic Republic ) Consulate : Recognized : 1974 Relations established : 1974 Legation / embassy established : 1974 First ambassador : John Sherman Cooper Relations ended : 1990 Notes : The German Democratic Republic ceased to exist on October 3, 1990, when it was absorbed into the Federal Republic of Germany ( West Germany ). Germany Consulate : Recognized : 1949 Relations established : 1955 Legation / embassy established : 1955 First ambassador : James Bryant Conant Relations ended : -- Notes : The U.S. embassy in Bonn moved to Berlin in 1999. Ghana Consulate : Recognized : 1957 Relations established : 1957 Legation / embassy established : 1957 First ambassador : Peter Rutter Relations ended : -- Notes : Ghana was known as Gold Coast until independence in 1957. Greece Consulate : 1837 Recognized : 1837 Relations established : 1868 Legation / embassy established : 1868 First ambassador : Charles K. Tuckerman Relations ended : -- Notes : The U.S. Embassy in Athens was closed in 1941 after the German occupation of Greece, and reopened in 1944. During wartime the U.S. maintained diplomatic relations with the government - in - exile of Greece in London ( 1941 -- 43 ) and then in Cairo ( 1943 -- 44 ). Grenada Consulate : Recognized : 1975 Relations established : 1974 Legation / embassy established : 1984 First ambassador : Theodore R. Britton, Jr. Relations ended : -- Notes : The ambassador to Grenada is accredited to Grenada and Barbados, while resident at Bridgetown, Barbados. Guatemala Consulate : Recognized : 1844 Relations established : 1849 Legation / embassy established : 1849 First ambassador : Solon Borland ( 1855 ) Relations ended : -- Notes : The U.S. had previously recognized Guatemala in 1824 as a part of the Federal Republic of Central America. A series of chargés d'affaires represented the U.S. until 1855. Relations with Guatemala were interrupted briefly in June 1954, following a coup d'état. In July the U.S. recognized the new government and re-established diplomatic relations. Guinea Consulate : Recognized : 1958 Relations established : 1959 Legation / embassy established : 1959 First ambassador : John H. Morrow Relations ended : -- Guinea - Bissau Consulate : Recognized : 1974 Relations established : 1975 Legation / embassy established : 1976 First ambassador : Melissa F. Wells Relations ended : -- Guyana Consulate : Recognized : 1966 Relations established : 1966 Legation / embassy established : 1966 First ambassador : Delmar R. Carlson Relations ended : -- Haiti Consulate : Recognized : 1862 Relations established : 1862 Legation / embassy established : 1862 First ambassador : Benjamin F. Whidden Relations ended : -- Notes : Whidden 's title was Commissioner and Consul General. The first Minister was Henry E. Peck in 1866. Until 1904 the minister to Haiti was also accredited as the chargé d'affaires to the Dominican Republic. Hanover, Kingdom of Consulate : Recognized : 1830 Relations established : -- Legation / embassy established : -- First ambassador : -- Relations ended : 1866 Notes : The U.S. never established diplomatic relations with the Kingdom of Hanover. The Kingdom was conquered by Prussia in 1866 and ceased to exist. Hanseatic Republics ( Bremen, Lübeck, Hamburg ) Consulate : 1794 Recognized : 1790 -- 94 Relations established : 1853 Legation / embassy established : -- First ambassador : -- Relations ended : 1868 Notes : No U.S. minister or envoy was appointed ; only consuls were appointed. Relations with the Hanseatic Republics ended in 1868 when the republics joined the North German Confederation. Hawaii, Kingdom of Consulate : 1820 Recognized : 1826 Relations established : 1853 Legation / embassy established : 1853 First ambassador : David L. Gregg Relations ended : 1898 Notes : Gregg 's title was Commissioner to the Kingdom of Hawaii. Gregg 's predecessors were titled Commissioner to the Sandwich Islands. The office was not titled Legation until 1853. In 1863 the rank of the Commissioner was raised to Minister Resident with the appointment of James McBride. Diplomatic relations with the Kingdom of Hawaii ended in 1898 when Hawaii was annexed to the United States. Hesse Consulate : 1829 Recognized : 1829 Relations established : 1829 Legation / embassy established : -- First ambassador : -- Relations ended : 1917 Notes : George Bancroft, who was the minister to Prussia, was given special accreditation to Hesse. Hesse joined the German Empire in 1871. Diplomatic relations with the German Empire were broken upon entry of the U.S. into WWI in 1917. Holy See ( see also Papal States ) Consulate : 1797 Recognized : 1984 Relations established : 1984 Legation / embassy established : 1984 First ambassador : William A. Wilson Relations ended : -- Notes : The U.S. maintained consular relations with the Papal States 1797 -- 1870. The U.S. has been represented at the Holy See since the early 20th century. Previous representatives had been titled Personal Representative of the President. Honduras Consulate : Recognized : 1853 Relations established : 1853 Legation / embassy established : 1856 First ambassador : Solon Borland Relations ended : -- Notes : Honduras had been recognized in 1824 as part of the Federal Republic of Central America. It was recognized independently in 1853. Ambassador Borland was accredited to Honduras, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and El Salvador, but he did not present his credentials in Tegucigalpa. Hungary Consulate : 1869 Recognized : 1921 Relations established : 1921 Legation / embassy established : 1921 First ambassador : Theodore Brentano ( 1922 ) Relations ended : -- Notes : Hungary severed diplomatic relations on December 11, 1941, and declared war on the U.S. on December 13. Relations were restored in January 1945. Diplomatic relations were interrupted in 1956, following the Soviet suppression of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. From 1957 until 1967, no ambassador was commissioned to Hungary, but a series of chargés d'affaires represented the U.S. Iceland Consulate : Recognized : 1944 Relations established : 1941 Legation / embassy established : 1941 First ambassador : Lincoln MacVeagh Relations ended : -- Notes : Iceland had been occupied by the U.S. since 1941, at the request of the Icelandic government, in order to forestall a feared German occupation. India Consulate : Recognized : 1947 Relations established : 1946 Legation / embassy established : 1946 First ambassador : Henry F. Grady Relations ended : -- Notes : The U.S. established diplomatic relations and an embassy in 1946, in anticipation of Indian independence in 1947. Indonesia Consulate : 1801 Recognized : 1949 Relations established : 1949 Legation / embassy established : 1949 First ambassador : Horace M. Cochran Relations ended : -- Iran Consulate : Recognized : 1850 Relations established : 1883 Legation / embassy established : 1883 First ambassador : Frederick H. Winston ( 1885 ) Relations ended : 1980 Notes : Bayless W. Hanna had been appointed as the first Minister Resident to Persia and took the oath of office, but did not proceed to Persia. The U.S. severed diplomatic relations with Iran in 1980 following the Iran hostage crisis. Iraq Consulate : 1888 Recognized : 1930 Relations established : 1931 Legation / embassy established : 1931 First ambassador : Paul Knabenshue Relations ended : -- Notes : Iraq severed diplomatic relations with the U.S. in June 1967 during the 1967 Arab - Israeli Six - Day War. Relations were reestablished in 1984. A U.S. Interests Section was established in the Belgian Embassy in Baghdad in 1972 in the interim. The U.S. and Iraq mutually severed relations in 1991 following the Invasion of Kuwait. Diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Iraq were reestablished and the U.S. Embassy was reopened in 2004. Ireland Consulate : Recognized : 1924 Relations established : 1924 Legation / embassy established : 1927 First ambassador : Frederick A. Sterling Relations ended : -- Israel Consulate : Recognized : 1948 Relations established : 1949 Legation / embassy established : 1949 First ambassador : James Grover McDonald Relations ended : -- Italy Consulate : 1794 Recognized : 1861 Relations established : 1861 Legation / embassy established : 1861 First ambassador : George Perkins Marsh Relations ended : -- Notes : The U.S. maintained consulates in numerous Italian cities beginning in 1794. The U.S. Legation was initially at Turin, then at Florence, and finally moved to Rome in 1871. Diplomatic relations were severed and the American Embassy in Rome was closed on December 11, 1941, after Italy declared war on the United States. Relations were reestablished in 1944 and the embassy was reopened in 1945. Jamaica Consulate : Recognized : 1962 Relations established : 1962 Legation / embassy established : 1962 First ambassador : William C. Doherty Relations ended : -- Notes : Ambassador Vincent de Roulet was declared persona non grata in 1973 and he was expelled. Japan Consulate : 1855 Recognized : 1854 Relations established : 1858 Legation / embassy established : 1859 First ambassador : Townsend Harris Relations ended : -- Notes : Diplomatic relations between Japan and the United States were mutually severed on December 8, 1941, when both nations declared war on each other in the wake of Japan 's attack on Pearl Harbor. Normal diplomatic relations were resumed and the U.S. Embassy was reopened in Tokyo in 1952. Jordan Consulate : Recognized : 1949 Relations established : 1949 Legation / embassy established : 1949 First ambassador : Gerald A. Drew ( 1950 ) Relations ended : -- Kazakhstan Consulate : Recognized : 1991 Relations established : 1992 Legation / embassy established : 1992 First ambassador : William Harrison Courtney Relations ended : -- Kenya Consulate : Recognized : 1963 Relations established : 1964 Legation / embassy established : 1964 First ambassador : William Attwood Relations ended : -- Kiribati Consulate : Recognized : 1979 Relations established : 1980 Legation / embassy established : -- First ambassador : William Bodde, Jr. Relations ended : -- Notes : The first ambassadors were accredited to Fiji, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Kiribati, while resident at Suva, Fiji. There is no U.S. embassy in Kiribati. Korea Consulate : Recognized : 1882 Relations established : 1882 Legation / embassy established : 1883 First ambassador : Lucius H. Foote Relations ended : 1910 Notes : Relations between Korea and the U.S. were established by the Chemulpo Treaty of 1882. Japan annexed Korea in 1910 and relations between the U.S. and Korea were interrupted. Korea, North ( Democratic People 's Republic of Korea ) Consulate : Recognized : -- Relations established : -- Legation / embassy established : -- First ambassador : -- Relations ended : -- Notes : At the end of WWII, Korea was split into North and South along the 38th parallel. The Republic of Korea ( South Korea ) was established in 1948. The U.S. recognized South Korea in 1949 and established diplomatic relations, but never recognized the government of North Korea. Korea, South ( Republic of Korea ) Consulate : Recognized : 1949 Relations established : 1949 Legation / embassy established : 1949 First ambassador : John J. Muccio Relations ended : -- At the end of WWII, Korea was split into North and South along the 38th parallel. The Republic of Korea ( South Korea ) was established in 1948. The U.S. recognized South Korea in 1949 and established diplomatic relations, but never recognized the government of North Korea. Kosovo Consulate : Recognized : 2008 Relations established : 2008 Legation / embassy established : 2008 First ambassador : Tina S. Kaidanow Relations ended : -- Kuwait Consulate : 1951 Recognized : 1961 Relations established : 1961 Legation / embassy established : 1961 First ambassador : Parker T. Hart Relations ended : -- Notes : The U.S. Embassy in Kuwait was closed and diplomatic staff were withdrawn in December 1990 due to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. The embassy was reopened in March 1991. Kyrgyzstan Consulate : Recognized : 1991 Relations established : 1991 Legation / embassy established : 1992 First ambassador : Edward Hurwitz Relations ended : -- Laos Consulate : 1950 Recognized : 1950 Relations established : 1950 Legation / embassy established : 1950 First ambassador : Donald R. Heath Relations ended : -- Notes : Ambassador Heath was concurrently commissioned to Vietnam and Laos, while resident at Saigon. The first resident ambassador was Charles Woodruff Yost in 1954. In 1975, after the establishment of the Communist Lao People 's Democratic Republic, the U.S. recalled the ambassador. A series of chargés d'affaires represented the U.S. in Vientiane until 1992 when Charles B. Salmon was appointed ambassador. Latvia ( 1 ) Consulate : Recognized : 1922 Relations established : 1922 Legation / embassy established : 1922 First ambassador : Frederick W.B. Coleman Relations ended : 1940 Notes : The first ambassadors were accredited to Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania, while resident in Riga, Latvia. The U.S. Legation in Riga was closed in 1940 following the Soviet invasion and annexation of the Baltic states. The U.S. government allowed Latvian diplomats to remain in the U.S. and maintained the position that they were the legal representatives of the Latvian government. The U.S. never recognized the Latvian government under the Soviet Union. Latvia ( 2 ) Consulate : Recognized : 1991 Relations established : 1991 Legation / embassy established : 1991 First ambassador : Ints M. Silins Relations ended : -- Notes : In 1991, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the U.S. recognized Latvia 's independence, restored diplomatic relations, and reopened the embassy. Lebanon Consulate : 1942 Recognized : 1944 Relations established : 1944 Legation / embassy established : 1944 First ambassador : George Wadsworth Relations ended : -- Notes : Ambassador Wadsworth had been serving in Lebanon as Diplomatic Agent / Consul General since 1942. He was promoted to Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary upon establishment of U.S. -- Syria diplomatic relations. He was concurrently commissioned to Lebanon and Syria, while resident in Beirut. The U.S. withdrew all diplomatic personnel and closed the embassy in 1989 due to safety concerns during the Lebanon civil war. The embassy was reopened in 1990 with Ryan Crocker as ambassador. Lesotho Consulate : Recognized : 1966 Relations established : 1966 Legation / embassy established : 1966 First ambassador : Charles J. Nelson ( 1971 ) Relations ended : -- Notes : Until 1979 one ambassador was accredited to Lesotho, Swaziland, and Botswana while resident in Gaborone, Botswana. Lew Chew ( Ryūkyū Kingdom ) Consulate : Recognized : 1854 Relations established : -- Legation / embassy established : -- First ambassador : -- Relations ended : 1879 Notes : The U.S. never established diplomatic relations with the kingdom. Lew Chew was annexed by Japan in 1879 and ceased to exist as a sovereign state. Liberia Consulate : Recognized : 1862 Relations established : 1864 Legation / embassy established : 1864 First ambassador : Abraham Hanson ( Commissioner and Consul General ) Relations ended : -- Notes : The first representative, Hanson, was titled Commissioner and Consul General. The next envoy was given the title Minister Resident / Consul General. Libya Consulate : Recognized : 1951 Relations established : 1951 Legation / embassy established : 1951 First ambassador : Henry Serrano Villard ( 1952 ) Relations ended : -- Notes : No U.S. ambassador had been appointed to Libya since Joseph Palmer left his post in 1972. A series of chargés d'affaires represented the U.S. until 1980. The U.S. and Libya closed their embassies in 1980 and 1981, respectively, but diplomatic relations were not formally severed. In 2006 the U.S. and Libya formally resumed diplomatic relations. Gene Cretz was appointed ambassador in 2008. Liechtenstein Consulate : Recognized : 1926 Relations established : 1997 Legation / embassy established : -- First ambassador : Madeleine M. Kunin Relations ended : -- Notes : Liechtenstein was represented in foreign affairs by Switzerland until 1997. The U.S. ambassador to Switzerland is also accredited to Liechtenstein, while resident in Bern. Lithuania ( 1 ) Consulate : Recognized : 1922 Relations established : 1922 Legation / embassy established : 1922 First ambassador : Frederick W.B. Coleman Relations ended : 1940 Notes : The first ambassadors to Lithuania were accredited to Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia, while resident in Riga, Latvia. The U.S. Legation was closed in August 1940 following the Soviet invasion and annexation of the Baltic states. The U.S. government allowed Lithuanian diplomats to remain in the U.S. and maintained the position that they were the legal representatives of the Lithuanian government. The U.S. never recognized the Lithuanian government under the Soviet Union. Lithuania ( 2 ) Consulate : Recognized : 1991 Relations established : 1991 Legation / embassy established : 1991 First ambassador : Darryl N. Johnson Relations ended : -- Notes : Following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, The U.S. recognized the Lithuanian government, resumed diplomatic relations, and reopened the embassy in Vilnius. Luxembourg Consulate : Recognized : 1878 Relations established : 1903 Legation / embassy established : 1903 First ambassador : Stanford Newel Relations ended : -- Notes : The first ambassador was accredited to the Netherlands and Luxembourg, while resident at The Hague, Netherlands. In 1940 the U.S. Legation in Luxembourg was closed following the German occupation of Luxembourg. The U.S. maintained relations with the government - in - exile of Luxembourg in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada ( 1941 -- 43 ) and then in London ( 1943 -- 44 ). The U.S. Legation in Luxembourg was reestablished in September 1944. Macedonia Consulate : Recognized : 1994 Relations established : 1995 Legation / embassy established : 1993 First ambassador : Christopher R. Hill Relations ended : -- Madagascar Consulate : 1874 Recognized : 1960 Relations established : 1960 Legation / embassy established : 1960 First ambassador : Frederic Pearson Bartlett Relations ended : -- Notes : U.S. Ambassador Anthony D. Marshall was expelled in 1971. Another ambassador was appointed the following year. Malawi Consulate : Recognized : 1964 Relations established : 1964 Legation / embassy established : 1964 First ambassador : Samuel Patrick Gilstrap Relations ended : -- Malaysia Consulate : 1918 Recognized : 1957 Relations established : 1957 Legation / embassy established : 1957 First ambassador : Homer Morrison Byington Relations ended : -- Notes : Malaysia was recognized as Federation of Malaya in 1957. In 1963 Malaya joined with Singapore, Sarawak, and Sabah to form the Federation of Malaysia. Henceforth all U.S. ambassadors were accredited to the Federation of Malaysia. Maldives Consulate : Recognized : 1965 Relations established : 1966 Legation / embassy established : -- First ambassador : Cecil Burton Lyon Relations ended : -- Notes : One ambassador is accredited to the Maldives and Sri Lanka, while resident in Colombo, Sri Lanka. In 1967 the then - current ambassador to Sri Lanka, Cecil B. Lyon, was given an additional commission to the Maldives. There is no U.S. embassy in Malé, Maldives. Mali Consulate : Recognized : 1960 Relations established : 1960 Legation / embassy established : 1960 First ambassador : Thomas K. Wright Relations ended : -- Notes : Henry Serrano Villard was commissioned to the Federation of Mali in 1960 but the Federation split apart before Villard could proceed to the post. Villard became the ambassador to Senegal. Malta Consulate : Recognized : 1964 Relations established : 1964 Legation / embassy established : 1964 First ambassador : George J. Feldman ( 1965 ) Relations ended : -- Marshall Islands Consulate : Recognized : 1979 Relations established : 1987 Legation / embassy established : 1987 First ambassador : William Bodde ( 1990 ) Relations ended : -- Mauritania Consulate : Recognized : 1960 Relations established : 1960 Legation / embassy established : 1962 First ambassador : Henry Serrano Villard Relations ended : -- Notes : Mauritania severed diplomatic relations with the United States on June 7, 1967, in the wake of the 1967 Arab - Israeli War, and the U.S. embassy was closed. Relations were resumed in 1969 and Embassy Nouakchott was reopened in 1970. Mauritius Consulate : Recognized : 1968 Relations established : 1968 Legation / embassy established : 1968 First ambassador : David S. King Relations ended : -- Notes : The first ambassador was concurrently commissioned to Madagascar and Mauritius while resident at Antananarivo, Madagascar. Mecklenburg - Schwerin, Grand Duchy of Consulate : 1816 Recognized : 1816 Relations established : -- Legation / embassy established : -- First ambassador : -- Relations ended : 1867 Notes : The United States and the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg - Schwerin never established diplomatic relations. The Grand Duchy joined the North German Confederation in 1867, thus ending independent foreign relations. Mecklenburg - Strelitz, Grand Duchy of Consulate : Recognized : 1853 Relations established : -- Legation / embassy established : -- First ambassador : -- Relations ended : 1867 Notes : The United States and the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg - Strelitz never established diplomatic relations. The Grand Duchy joined the North German Confederation in 1867 and ceased to exist as a sovereign state. Mexico Consulate : Recognized : 1822 Relations established : 1825 Legation / embassy established : 1825 First ambassador : Joel Roberts Poinsett Relations ended : -- Notes : Mexico severed diplomatic relations with the U.S. in 1845 upon the annexation of Texas by the U.S. Relations were reestablished in 1848 following the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ending the Mexican - American War. Mexico severed diplomatic relations with the U.S. in 1914 following the Tampico Affair. Diplomatic relations were reestablished in 1917. Micronesia Consulate : Recognized : 1986 Relations established : 1986 Legation / embassy established : 1989 First ambassador : Aurelia Erskine Brazeal ( 1990 ) Relations ended : -- Moldova Consulate : Recognized : 1991 Relations established : 1992 Legation / embassy established : 1992 First ambassador : Mary C. Pendleton Relations ended : -- Monaco Consulate : 1874 Recognized : 1865 Relations established : 2006 Legation / embassy established : -- First ambassador : Craig Roberts Stapleton Relations ended : -- Notes : The U.S. ambassador to France is concurrently accredited to Monaco. Mongolia Consulate : Recognized : 1987 Relations established : 1987 Legation / embassy established : 1988 First ambassador : Richard Llewellyn Williams Relations ended : -- Notes : Diplomatic relations were established during the late Cold War era with the Mongolian People 's Republic and have continued uninterrupted since the 1990 Democratic Revolution in Mongolia. Montenegro Consulate : Recognized : 1994 Relations established : 1995 Legation / embassy established : 1995 First ambassador : Christopher R. Hill Relations ended : -- Morocco Consulate : 1797 Recognized : 1786 Relations established : 1905 Legation / embassy established : 1905 First ambassador : Samuel Rene Gummere Relations ended : -- Notes : 1912 -- 1956 : Morocco came under the control of France and Spain as protectorates. The United States did not initially recognize the French and Spanish protectorates over Morocco. However, in 1917 upon U.S. entry into the First World War, the U.S. government recognized the protectorates. The U.S. Minister at Tangier was downgraded to the status of Diplomatic Agent. In 1956 the U.S. recognized Morocco 's independence, established an embassy in Rabat, and appointed a ranking ambassador, Cavendish W. Cannon. Mozambique Consulate : Recognized : 1975 Relations established : 1975 Legation / embassy established : 1975 First ambassador : Willard Ames De Pree ( 1976 ) Relations ended : -- Myanmar ( see Burma ) Namibia Consulate : Recognized : 1990 Relations established : 1990 Legation / embassy established : 1990 First ambassador : Willard Ames De Pree Relations ended : -- Nassau, Duchy of Consulate : 1853 Recognized : 1846 Relations established : -- Legation / embassy established : -- First ambassador : -- Relations ended : 1866 Notes : The U.S. and the Duchy of Nassau never established formal diplomatic relations. As a result of the Austro - Prussian War, the Duchy was absorbed into the Kingdom of Prussia in 1866 and ceased to exist as a sovereign state. Nauru Consulate : Recognized : 1974 Relations established : 1974 Legation / embassy established : -- First ambassador : Marshall Green Relations ended : -- Notes : The first ambassador to Nauru, Marshall Green, was concurrently accredited to Australia and Nauru, while resident at Canberra. Nepal Consulate : Recognized : 1947 Relations established : 1947 Legation / embassy established : 1959 First ambassador : Henry F. Grady Relations ended : -- Notes : 1947 -- 1959 : The first US ambassadors to India were concurrently commissioned to India and Nepal, while resident in New Delhi. In 1959 an embassy was opened in Kathmandu with an ambassador solely commissioned to Nepal. Netherlands Consulate : 1798 Recognized : 1781 Relations established : 1781 Legation / embassy established : 1781 First ambassador : John Adams Relations ended : -- Notes : Adams was concurrently commissioned to the U.K. and the Netherlands, while resident in London. In 1801 The U.S. closed the legation in The Hague and withdrew the ambassador. The embassy was reopened and another ambassador was commissioned in 1814 when the Netherlands became independent of France. The U.S. legation in The Hague was closed in 1940 following the German invasion of the Netherlands. During WWII the U.S. maintained diplomatic relations with the government - in - exile of the Netherlands in London. The embassy in The Hague was reopened in August 1945. New Zealand Consulate : Recognized : 1942 Relations established : 1942 Legation / embassy established : 1942 First ambassador : Patrick J. Hurley Relations ended : -- Nicaragua Consulate : Recognized : 1849 Relations established : 1849 Legation / embassy established : 1851 First ambassador : Solon Borland ( 1853 ) Relations ended : -- Notes : Nicaragua had previously been recognized as part of the Federal Republic of Central America. Ambassador Borland was concurrently commissioned to Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. The U.S. severed diplomatic relations with Nicaragua on December 1, 1909. Normal diplomatic relations were restored in 1911. The U.S. severed diplomatic relations with Nicaragua and withdrew recognition in 1926 following a coup d'état by Emiliano Chamorro Vargas. The U.S. recognized the successor government and reestablished relations later that year. The U.S. severed diplomatic relations with Nicaragua in 1947 following a coup d'état by Anastasio Somoza García. Relations were reestablished in 1948 following elections in Nicaragua. In 1988 the Sandinista government of Nicaragua expelled the U.S. ambassador and seven members of the diplomatic corps. The embassy remained open under a chargé d'affaires a.i. until a new ambassador was commissioned in 1990. Niger Consulate : Recognized : 1960 Relations established : 1960 Legation / embassy established : 1961 First ambassador : R. Borden Reams Relations ended : -- Notes : Ambassador Reams was commissioned to Dahomey, Ivory Coast, Niger, and Upper Volta while resident in Abidjan. Nigeria Consulate : Recognized : 1960 Relations established : 1960 Legation / embassy established : 1960 First ambassador : Joseph Palmer II Relations ended : -- Norway Consulate : 1809 Recognized : 1905 Relations established : 1905 Legation / embassy established : 1905 First ambassador : Herbert H.D. Peirce ( 1906 ) Relations ended : -- Notes : Prior to 1905, Sweden and Norway were politically united. The United States Ambassador to Sweden thus was the U.S. representative for Norway as well as Sweden. In 1905 Sweden and Norway peacefully separated and Norway became an independent constitutional monarchy. Strictly, Charles H. Graves was the first U.S. ambassador to Norway. He was the ambassador to Sweden in 1905 when Sweden and Norway separated, and he represented the U.S. to both Sweden and Norway until June 1906 when Ambassador Peirce presented his credentials. The U.S. legation in Oslo was closed in August 1940 following the German invasion of Norway. Diplomatic relations with Norway were maintained with the government - in - exile of Norway in London during WWII. The embassy in Oslo was reopened in May 1945 under Ambassador Lithgow Osborne. Oldenburg, Duchy of Consulate : Recognized : 1829 Relations established : -- Legation / embassy established : -- First ambassador : -- Relations ended : 1867 Notes : The U.S. and the Duchy of Oldenburg never established diplomatic relations. The Duchy was absorbed into the North German Confederation in 1867 and ceased to exist as a sovereign state. Oman Consulate : 1880 Recognized : 1833 Relations established : 1972 Legation / embassy established : 1972 First ambassador : William Stoltzfus Relations ended : -- Notes : Ambassador Stoltzfus was concurrently commissioned to Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates while resident in Kuwait. The first ambassador commissioned solely to Oman was William D. Wolle in 1974. Orange Free State Consulate : 1891 Recognized : 1871 Relations established : -- Legation / embassy established : -- First ambassador : -- Relations ended : 1902 Notes : The U.S. and the Orange Free State never established formal diplomatic relations. In 1902 the Orange Free State was absorbed into the British Empire and ceased to exist as a sovereign state. Pakistan Consulate : Recognized : 1947 Relations established : 1947 Legation / embassy established : 1947 First ambassador : Paul H. Alling Relations ended : -- Palau Consulate : Recognized : 1994 Relations established : 1996 Legation / embassy established : 2004 First ambassador : Thomas C. Hubbard Relations ended : -- Notes : The first U.S. ambassador to the Philippines was concurrently accredited to Palau while resident in Manila. Since 2004 one ambassador has been solely accredited to Palau. Panama Consulate : 1823 Recognized : 1903 Relations established : 1903 Legation / embassy established : 1903 First ambassador : William Insco Buchanan Relations ended : -- Notes : Panama was part of Colombia until 1903. Diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Panama were briefly interrupted in January 1931 following a coup d'état. Relations were resumed after about two weeks. Diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Panama were interrupted for about three weeks November -- December 1949 following government upheaval in Panama. The government of Panama severed diplomatic relations with the U.S. in January 1964, following the Flag Pole Incident in the Canal Zone. Normal relations were resumed in April 1964. Diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Panama were briefly interrupted October -- November 1968 following a coup d'état. Relations were resumed after about four weeks. President George H.W. Bush recalled the U.S. Ambassador in May 1989, following dictator Noriega 's refusal to cede power after an election. Relations with a new Panamanian government were restored following the U.S. invasion of Panama and the capture of Noriega in January 1990. Papal States ( see also Holy See ) Consulate : 1797 Recognized : Relations established : 1848 Legation / embassy established : 1848 First ambassador : Lewis Cass, Jr. Relations ended : 1870 Notes : There is no clear record of a date for diplomatic recognition of the Papal States by the United States. The American mission to the Papal States closed in 1867 after Congress refused to fund the mission any longer. Rome was incorporated into the Kingdom of Italy in 1870 and the Papal States ceased to exist. For later representation, see Holy See. Papua New Guinea Consulate : 1974 Recognized : 1975 Relations established : 1975 Legation / embassy established : 1975 First ambassador : Mary S. Olmsted Relations ended : -- Paraguay Consulate : Recognized : 1852 Relations established : 1861 Legation / embassy established : 1861 First ambassador : Charles Ames Washburn Relations ended : -- Notes : Washburn was appointed as Commissioner in 1861 and promoted to Minister Resident in 1863. From 1870 until 1914, one minister was concurrently commissioned to Paraguay and Uruguay, while resident in Montevideo, Uruguay. Parma, Duchy of Consulate : Recognized : 1850 Relations established : 1853 Legation / embassy established : -- First ambassador : -- Relations ended : 1860 Notes : No ambassadors were exchanged between the Duchy of Parma and the U.S. The Duchy was absorbed into the Kingdom of Piedmont - Sardinia in 1860 and ceased to exist as a sovereign state. Peru Consulate : Recognized : 1826 Relations established : 1827 Legation / embassy established : 1827 First ambassador : John Randolph Clay ( 1853 ) Relations ended : -- Notes : A series of chargés represented the U.S. in Peru until 1853, when the first ranking minister was appointed. Peru -- Bolivian Confederation Consulate : Recognized : 1837 Relations established : 1837 Legation / embassy established : 1837 First ambassador : James B. Thornton ( chargé d'affaires ) Relations ended : 1839 Notes : The Peru -- Bolivian Confederation was dissolved in 1839. Chargé d'Affaires Thornton was commissioned to Peru but received by the government of the Peru -- Bolivian Confederation. Two chargés represented the U.S. during the period of the Confederation. No ranking minister was appointed. The second chargé, James C. Pickett, was commissioned to the Confederation, but presented his credentials in 1840, after the dissolution of the Confederation ; thus he was received by the government of Peru. Philippines Consulate : Recognized : 1946 Relations established : 1946 Legation / embassy established : 1946 First ambassador : Paul V. McNutt Relations ended : -- Piedmont - Sardinia Consulate : 1802 Recognized : 1802 Relations established : 1839 Legation / embassy established : 1840 First ambassador : Hezekiah Gold Rogers Relations ended : 1861 Notes : No U.S. ambassador was appointed to Piedmont - Sardinia. The Chargé d'Affaires to Italy represented the U.S. Piedmont - Sardinia was absorbed into the Kingdom of Italy in 1861 and ceased to exist as a sovereign state. Poland Consulate : 1871 Recognized : 1919 Relations established : 1919 Legation / embassy established : 1919 First ambassador : Hugh S. Gibson Relations ended : -- Notes : The U.S. embassy in Warsaw was closed in September 1939 following the German invasion of Poland. The U.S. continued diplomatic relations with the government - in - exile of Poland during WWII, first in France ( September 1939 -- June 1940 ) and then in England ( 1940 -- 1945 ). The embassy in Warsaw was reopened in August 1945. Portugal Consulate : 1790 Recognized : 1791 Relations established : 1791 Legation / embassy established : 1791 First ambassador : David Humphreys Relations ended : -- Notes : During the Napoleonic Wars, the King of Portugal fled to Brazil. The U.S. legation followed and was located in Rio de Janeiro 1810 -- 21. The legation in Lisbon reopened in 1822. Qatar Consulate : Recognized : 1971 Relations established : 1972 Legation / embassy established : 1973 First ambassador : William Stoltzfus Relations ended : -- Notes : Ambassador Stoltzfus was concurrently commissioned to Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates while resident in Kuwait. The first ambassador commissioned solely to Qatar was Robert P. Paganelli in 1974. Romania Consulate : 1866 Recognized : 1881 Relations established : 1880 Legation / embassy established : 1880 First ambassador : Eugene Schuyler Relations ended : -- Notes : Minister Schuyler 's original office was Consul General. He was promoted to Minister Resident in 1883. Schuyler was concurrently minister to Romania, Serbia, and Greece while resident in Athens. Romania declared war on the U.S. in December 1941 and severed diplomatic relations. Ambassador Franklin Mott Gunther died before he could leave the country. Diplomatic relations were reestablished in 1946 and the legation was reopened in 1947. Russia Consulate : 1780 Recognized : 1780 Relations established : 1809 Legation / embassy established : 1809 First ambassador : John Quincy Adams Relations ended : -- Notes : U.S. -- Russia diplomatic relations were interrupted in 1917 following the November Bolshevik Revolution in Russia. Diplomatic relations were never formally severed, but the U.S. refused to recognize or have any formal relations with the Bolshevik / Soviet governments. In 1918, the U.S. embassy, which had been in St. Petersburg, was moved to Vologda and then to Arkhangelsk because of the close proximity of German troops during WWI. In 1919 the U.S. embassy in Arkhangelsk was closed and diplomatic personnel were withdrawn. In 1933 normal diplomatic relations were resumed, when President Roosevelt informed the Soviet Foreign Minister that the U.S. recognized the government of the U.S.S.R. and wished to establish normal diplomatic relations. The American embassy, which had been closed since 1919, was opened in Moscow. In 1991, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the U.S. recognized the Russian Federation as the successor to the Soviet Union and reestablished normal diplomatic relations. Rwanda Consulate : Recognized : 1962 Relations established : 1962 Legation / embassy established : 1962 First ambassador : Charles D. Withers Relations ended : -- Saint Kitts and Nevis Consulate : Recognized : 1983 Relations established : 1983 Legation / embassy established : -- First ambassador : Thomas H. Anderson, Jr. Relations ended : -- Notes : The United States Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean represents the U.S. to Saint Kitts and Nevis, while resident at Bridgetown, Barbados. Saint Lucia Consulate : Recognized : 1979 Relations established : -- Legation / embassy established : -- First ambassador : Sally Angela Shelton ( Sally Shelton - Colby ) Relations ended : -- Notes : The United States Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean represents the U.S. to Saint Lucia, while resident at Bridgetown, Barbados. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Consulate : Recognized : 1981 Relations established : 1981 Legation / embassy established : -- First ambassador : Milan D. Bish Relations ended : -- Notes : The United States Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean represents the U.S. to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, while resident at Bridgetown, Barbados. Samoa Consulate : 1856 Recognized : 1962 Relations established : 1971 Legation / embassy established : 1988 First ambassador : Kenneth Franzheim II Relations ended : -- Notes : The U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand is concurrently accredited to Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga, while resident in Wellington, New Zealand. San Marino Consulate : 1925 Recognized : 1861 Relations established : 1861 Legation / embassy established : -- First ambassador : Ronald P. Spogli Relations ended : -- Notes : The United States recognized San Marino when President Abraham Lincoln, in a letter dated May 7, 1861, accepted San Marino 's offer of honorary citizenship. The U.S. Ambassador to Italy is concurrently accredited to San Marino, while resident in Rome. São Tomé and Príncipe Consulate : Recognized : 1975 Relations established : 1976 Legation / embassy established : -- First ambassador : Andrew L. Steigman Relations ended : -- Notes : The U.S. Ambassador to Gabon is concurrently commissioned to São Tomé and Príncipe, while resident in Libreville, Gabon. There is no U.S. embassy in São Tomé. Saudi Arabia Consulate : Recognized : 1931 Relations established : 1940 Legation / embassy established : 1942 First ambassador : Bert Fish Relations ended : -- Notes : Ambassador Fish was concurrently accredited to Egypt and Saudi Arabia, while resident at Cairo. The first ambassasor solely accredited to Saudi Arabia was James S. Moose, Jr. in 1943. Schaumburg - Lippe Consulate : Recognized : 1854 Relations established : -- Legation / embassy established : -- First ambassador : -- Relations ended : 1867 Notes : The U.S. and the Principality of Schaumburg - Lippe never established formal diplomatic relations. The principality joined the North German Confederation in 1867 and ceased to exist as a sovereign state. Senegal Consulate : Recognized : 1960 Relations established : 1960 Legation / embassy established : 1960 First ambassador : Henry Serrano Villard Relations ended : -- Notes : Until 1980 the ambassadors to Senegal were concurrently accredited to other west African nations, while resident in Dakar, Senegal. In 1980 Walter Carrington was appointed as the first ambassador solely commissioned to Senegal. Serbia Consulate : Recognized : 1881 Relations established : 1882 Legation / embassy established : 1882 First ambassador : Eugene Schuyler Relations ended : -- Notes : Serbia was recognized as Kingdom of Serbia in 1881. The first ambassadors were accredited to Greece, Romania, and Serbia, while resident in Athens. In the wake of the breakup of the Austrian Empire following WWI, the nation was first named the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes and was renamed the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1929. The government of Yugoslavia went into exile in England on April 14, 1941, in anticipation of German occupation. The U.S. Legation was closed. The U.S. continued diplomatic relations with the government - in - exile in London ( 1941 -- 43 ), then in Cairo ( 1943 -- 44 ), and then back to London. The U.S. Embassy in Belgrade was reopened in March 1945. In 1992 the U.S. announced that it would not recognize the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( FRY ) as a successor state of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( SFRY ). The U.S. ambassador was recalled but the mission continued under the authority of a chargé d'affaires ad interim. In 1999 the U.S. severed diplomatic relations with the FRY and closed the embassy in Belgrade. Diplomatic recognition and full diplomatic relations between the two countries were established in 2000. Seychelles Consulate : Recognized : 1976 Relations established : 1976 Legation / embassy established : 1976 First ambassador : Anthony Dryden Marshall Relations ended : -- Notes : Until 1982 the ambassadors were concurrently accredited to Kenya and the Seychelles, while resident at Nairobi, Kenya. In 1982 -- 96 one ambassador was accredited solely to the Seychelles. In 1996 the U.S. embassy in Victoria was closed and the U.S. ambassador to Mauritius served concurrently as ambassador to the Seychelles, while resident in Port Louis, Mauritius. Sierra Leone Consulate : Recognized : 1961 Relations established : 1961 Legation / embassy established : 1961 First ambassador : Albert Sidney Johnson Carnahan Relations ended : -- Singapore Consulate : 1836 Recognized : 1965 Relations established : 1966 Legation / embassy established : 1966 First ambassador : Francis Joseph Galbraith Relations ended : -- Slovakia Consulate : Recognized : 1993 Relations established : 1993 Legation / embassy established : 1993 First ambassador : Theodore E. Russell Relations ended : -- Slovenia Consulate : Recognized : 1992 Relations established : 1992 Legation / embassy established : 1992 First ambassador : E. Allan Wendt Relations ended : -- Solomon Islands Consulate : Recognized : 1978 Relations established : 1978 Legation / embassy established : 1978 First ambassador : Mary S. Olmsted Relations ended : -- Notes : The ambassador to the Solomon Islands is concurrently accredited to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, while resident in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The U.S. Embassy in at Honiara was closed on July 30, 1993 but diplomatic relations continued through the nonresident ambassador. Somalia Consulate : Recognized : 1960 Relations established : 1960 Legation / embassy established : 1960 First ambassador : Andrew G. Lynch Relations ended : -- Notes : The U.S. embassy was closed in 1991 and all U.S. personnel were withdrawn after the collapse of the central Somali government. However, the U.S. never severed diplomatic relations with Somalia. The U.S. maintains regular dialogue with the Transitional Federal Government and other key stakeholders in Somalia through the U.S. embassy in Nairobi, Kenya. South Africa Consulate : Recognized : 1929 Relations established : 1929 Legation / embassy established : 1929 First ambassador : Ralph James Totten Relations ended : -- South Sudan Consulate : -- Recognized : July 9, 2011 Relations established : July 9, 2011 Embassy established : July 9, 2011 First ambassador : R. Barrie Walkley, Chargé d'Affaires Relations ended : -- Notes : A U.S. consulate had been established in Juba prior to independence of South Sudan. The previous consulate was elevated to embassy status upon U.S. recognition of South Sudan. Spain Consulate : 1797 Recognized : 1783 Relations established : 1783 Legation / embassy established : 1783 First ambassador : William Short ( 1794 ) Relations ended : -- Notes : The Continental Congress of the United States of America sent John Jay to Spain in 1779 in an attempt to convince the Spanish Court to recognize the new nation. Jay spent two years in Spain but the court declined to receive him. Thus he was not officially the ambassador to Spain. Spain finally recognized the U.S. in 1783 when it became apparent that Britain and the U.S. would sign a treaty to end the war. Spain severed diplomatic relations with the United States on April 21, 1898, and the legation in Madrid was closed on that day. The United States declared war on Spain as of that date by an Act of Congress approved April 25, 1898. Relations were restored in June 1899. Sri Lanka Consulate : Recognized : 1948 Relations established : 1948 Legation / embassy established : 1949 First ambassador : Felix Cole Relations ended : -- Sudan Consulate : Recognized : 1956 Relations established : 1956 Legation / embassy established : 1956 First ambassador : Lowell C. Pinkerton Relations ended : -- Notes : Sudan severed diplomatic relations with the United States on June 7, 1967, in the wake of the 1967 Arab - Israeli War. A U.S. Interests Section was established in the embassy of the Netherlands. Normal relations were restored and the embassy was reopened in 1972. Ambassador Cleo A. Noel, Jr. was assassinated at post on March 2, 1973. The U.S. Embassy in Khartoum was closed in February 1996. The embassy was reopened in 2002. No U.S. ambassador has been appointed since 2002 and a series of chargés d'affaires has represented the U.S. in Khartoum. Suriname Consulate : Recognized : 1975 Relations established : 1975 Legation / embassy established : 1975 First ambassador : Joseph Owen Zurhellen Relations ended : -- Swaziland Consulate : Recognized : 1968 Relations established : 1968 Legation / embassy established : 1968 First ambassador : Charles J. Nelson ( 1971 ) Relations ended : -- Notes : Until 1979 one ambassador was accredited to Botswana, Swaziland, and Lesotho, while resident at Gaborone, Botswana. Sweden Consulate : 1818 Recognized : 1783 Relations established : 1818 Legation / embassy established : 1818 First ambassador : Jonathan Russell ( 1814 ) Relations ended : -- Notes : Benjamin Franklin, who was the U.S. Minister to France, had been appointed additionally as Minister to Sweden. He did not proceed to Stockholm and was not officially received by the court ; thus he was not officially the Minister to Sweden. Nevertheless, he negotiated a treaty of friendship and recognition with Sweden. Minister Russell was appointed Minister to Sweden in 1814 but did not present his credentials until 1818 when diplomatic relations were officially established between Sweden and the U.S. A series of chargés d'affaires represented the U.S. in Stockholm 1818 -- 1849, when Francis Schroeder was appointed Minister Resident. Switzerland Consulate : 1829 Recognized : 1829 Relations established : 1853 Legation / embassy established : 1853 First ambassador : Theodore Sedgwick Fay Relations ended : -- Syria Consulate : Recognized : 1944 Relations established : 1944 Legation / embassy established : 1944 First ambassador : George Wadsworth Relations ended : -- Notes : Ambassador Wadsworth had been serving in Lebanon as Diplomatic Agent / Consul General since 1942. He was promoted to Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary upon establishment of U.S. -- Syria diplomatic relations. He was concurrently commissioned to Lebanon and Syria, while resident in Beirut. Egypt and Syria united to form a new state, the United Arab Republic ( UAR ) in 1958. The U.S. recognized the UAR immediately. The American Embassy in Damascus was reclassified as a Consulate General. Syria seceded from the Union in 1961 and U.S. -- Syria diplomatic relations were reestablished. Syria severed diplomatic relations with the U.S. on June 6, 1967 in the wake of the 1967 Arab - Israeli War. Normal relations were resumed in 1974. The U.S. recalled its ambassador to Syria in 2005 after the assassination of Rafic Hariri. A series of chargés d'affaires represented the U.S. until the appointment of Robert Stephen Ford in January 2011. Tajikistan Consulate : Recognized : 1991 Relations established : 1992 Legation / embassy established : 1992 First ambassador : Stanley Tuemler Escudero Relations ended : -- Notes : After the 1998 United States embassy bombings in Africa, diplomatic personnel at embassy Dushanbe were temporarily relocated to Almaty, Kazakhstan, due to heightened embassy security standards. The embassy was later reopened. Tanzania Consulate : Recognized : 1961 Relations established : 1961 Legation / embassy established : 1961 First ambassador : William Leonhart Relations ended : -- Notes : Ambassador Leonhart was originally commissioned to Tanganyika. He continued to serve as ambassador to Tanzania after the union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar in 1964. Texas Consulate : 1830 Recognized : 1837 Relations established : 1837 Legation / embassy established : 1837 First ambassador : Alcée Louis la Branche Relations ended : 1846 Notes : A series of six chargés d'affaires represented the U. S government to the Republic of Texas. No ranking minister was appointed. Texas was annexed to the U.S. in 1846 and ceased to exist as a sovereign state. Thailand Consulate : 1859 Recognized : 1833 Relations established : 1882 Legation / embassy established : 1882 First ambassador : John A. Halderman Relations ended : -- Notes : U.S. -- Thailand diplomatic relations were interrupted in 1942 when Thailand declared war on the U.S. during the Japanese occupation. The U.S. embassy was closed. Normal relations were restored in 1946. Timor - Leste Consulate : Recognized : 2002 Relations established : 2002 Legation / embassy established : 2002 First ambassador : Grover Rees, III Relations ended : -- Togo Consulate : Recognized : 1960 Relations established : 1960 Legation / embassy established : 1960 First ambassador : Leland Barrows Relations ended : -- Tonga ( 1 ) Consulate : 1897 Recognized : 1886 Relations established : -- Legation / embassy established : -- First ambassador : -- Relations ended : 1900 Notes : Tonga had been a sovereign state since 1845, but became a British protectorate in 1900. While Tonga remained independent, the British Foreign Office would maintain sole control of all foreign relations of Tonga. The protectorate ended in 1970. Tonga ( 2 ) Consulate : Recognized : 1972 Relations established : 1972 Legation / embassy established : -- First ambassador : Kenneth Franzheim II Relations ended : -- Notes : The British protectorate of Tonga ended in 1970 and Tonga became an independent and sovereign state. Franzheim was the U.S. ambassador to New Zealand and was concurrently commissioned to Fiji, Tonga, and Western Samoa, while resident in Wellington, New Zealand. In 1979 the ambassador to Fiji assumed the commission to Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, and Tuvalu, while resident in Suva, Fiji. Trinidad and Tobago Consulate : Recognized : 1962 Relations established : 1962 Legation / embassy established : 1962 First ambassador : Robert G. Miner Relations ended : -- Tunisia Consulate : 1795 Recognized : 1956 Relations established : 1956 Legation / embassy established : 1956 First ambassador : George Lewis Jones Relations ended : -- Turkey Consulate : Recognized : 1830 Relations established : 1831 Legation / embassy established : 1831 First ambassador : David Porter Relations ended : -- Notes : Turkey severed diplomatic relations with the United States in 1917 after the United States declared war against Germany. Relations were reestablished in 1927. Turkmenistan Consulate : Recognized : 1991 Relations established : 1992 Legation / embassy established : 1992 First ambassador : Joseph S. Hulings Relations ended : -- Tuvalu Consulate : Recognized : 1978 Relations established : 1979 Legation / embassy established : -- First ambassador : John Peter Condon Relations ended : -- Notes : The U.S. ambassador to Tuvalu is concurrently commissioned to Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, and Tonga, while resident in Suva, Fiji. There is no U.S. embassy in Tuvalu. Tuscany, Grand Duchy of Consulate : 1794 Recognized : 1817 Relations established : -- Legation / embassy established : -- First ambassador : -- Relations ended : 1861 Notes : The Grand Duchy of Tuscany recognized the U.S. in 1794 and received a U.S. Consul. The U.S. government received a consul from the Grand Duchy in 1817, which constituted de facto recognition. The U.S. and the Grand Duchy never established formal diplomatic relations. The Grand Duchy of Tuscany was absorbed into the Kingdom of Italy in 1861 and ceased to exist as a sovereign state. Two Sicilies, Kingdom of the Consulate : 1796 Recognized : 1796 Relations established : 1832 Legation / embassy established : 1832 First ambassador : Robert Dale Owen ( 1854 ) Relations ended : 1861 Notes : Initial recognition between the U.S. and the Kingdom was made with the Kingdom of Naples. The Kingdom of Naples joined with the Kingdom of Sicily in 1816 to become the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. A series of chargés d'affaires represented the U.S. to the Kingdom until the first ranking minister was appointed in 1854. The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies was absorbed into the Kingdom of Sardinia in 1860 and then into the Kingdom of Italy in 1861 and ceased to exist as a sovereign state. The U.S. legation in Naples was closed in 1860. The U.S. recognized the Kingdom of Italy in 1861. Uganda Consulate : Recognized : 1961 Relations established : 1962 Legation / embassy established : 1962 First ambassador : Olcott Deming Relations ended : -- Notes : The U.S. embassy in Kampala was closed and all personnel were withdrawn in 1973 due to security concerns. In 1979 the embassy was reopened and a new ambassador was appointed in 1979. Ukraine Consulate : Recognized : 1991 Relations established : 1991 Legation / embassy established : 1992 First ambassador : Roman Popadiuk Relations ended : -- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ( USSR ) -- see Russia United Arab Emirates Consulate : Recognized : 1971 Relations established : 1972 Legation / embassy established : 1974 First ambassador : William Stoltzfus Relations ended : -- Notes : The first ambassador was concurrently accredited to Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and the UAE, while resident at Kuwait. The first ambassador commissioned solely to the UAE was Michael Edmund Sterner in 1974. United Kingdom Consulate : 1798 Recognized : 1783 Relations established : 1785 Legation / embassy established : 1785 First ambassador : John Adams Relations ended : -- Notes : Minister Adams was concurrently commissioned to the U.K. and the Netherlands, while resident in London. Adams became so frustrated with the cool reception at the court in London that he closed the legation in 1788 and the post remained vacant for four years. The next ambassador was appointed in 1792. The U.S. severed diplomatic relations with the U.K. when it declared war against its former colonial ruler on June 18, 1812. Normal relations were restored in 1815 with the appointment of minister John Quincy Adams. Uruguay Consulate : Recognized : 1836 Relations established : 1867 Legation / embassy established : 1870 First ambassador : Alexander Asboth Relations ended : -- Notes : Ambassador Asboth was concurrently commissioned to Argentina and Uruguay, while resident at Buenos Aires. Uzbekistan Consulate : Recognized : 1991 Relations established : 1991 Legation / embassy established : 1992 First ambassador : Henry Lee Clarke Relations ended : -- Vanuatu Consulate : Recognized : 1980 Relations established : 1986 Legation / embassy established : -- First ambassador : Everett E. Bierman Relations ended : -- Notes : The U.S. Ambassador to Papua New Guinea is concurrently accredited to the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, while resident in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Venezuela Consulate : 1824 Recognized : 1835 Relations established : 1835 Legation / embassy established : 1835 First ambassador : Charles Eames ( 1854 ) Relations ended : -- Notes : The U.S. had previously recognized Venezuela as a part of Gran Colombia in 1822. Venezuela was recognized separately in 1835 after the federation broke apart in 1831. A series of chargés d'affaires represented the U.S. until 1854 when the first ranking minister, Charles Eames, was appointed. The U.S. severed diplomatic relations with Venezuela in 1908. Relations were resumed in 1909. In 2008 Venezuela declared the U.S. Ambassador persona non grata and expelled him. The U.S. reciprocated by expelling the Venezuelan ambassador. Since that time, Venezuela has refused to accept Larry Palmer as the new ambassador. Vietnam ( 1 ) Consulate : 1907 Recognized : 1950 Relations established : 1950 Legation / embassy established : 1950 First ambassador : Donald R. Heath Relations ended : 1954 Notes : The U.S. recognized the State of Vietnam in 1950, which claimed authority over all of Vietnam. When Vietnam was partitioned into North and South in 1954, The U.S. recognized South Vietnam but did not recognize the communist government of North Vietnam under Ho Chi Minh. The U.S. maintained its embassy in Saigon. Ambassador Heath was concurrently commissioned to Vietnam and Laos, while resident at Saigon. The first resident ambassador was Charles Woodruff Yost in 1954. Vietnam ( 2 ) Consulate : Recognized : 1995 Relations established : 1995 Legation / embassy established : 1995 First ambassador : Pete Peterson Relations ended : -- Notes : A U.S. Liaison Office was opened in Hanoi in 1995 and the first ranking ambassador was appointed in 1997. Vietnam, South Consulate : Recognized : 1950 Relations established : 1950 Legation / embassy established : 1950 First ambassador : Donald R. Heath Relations ended : 1975 Notes : The U.S. embassy in Saigon was closed and all personnel evacuated April 29, 1975, the day before the Fall of Saigon. Württemberg, Kingdom of Consulate : 1842 Recognized : 1825 Relations established : -- Legation / embassy established : -- First ambassador : -- Relations ended : 1871 Notes : U.S. Ambassador to Prussia George Bancroft was given special accreditation to the Kingdom of Württemberg but is not listed as official minister. In 1871 Württemberg became a member of the new German Empire and ceased to exist as a sovereign state. Yemen, North Consulate : Recognized : 1946 Relations established : 1946 Legation / embassy established : 1959 First ambassador : James Rives Childs ( 1946 ) Relations ended : 1990 Notes : The U.S. recognized the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen in 1946. The U.S. again recognized the government when it became the Yemen Arab Republic following a coup d'état in 1962. Ambassador Childs was concurrently accredited to Saudi Arabia and the Kingdom of Yemen, while resident at Jeddah. The first ambassador solely accredited to North Yemen was Donald R. Heath in 1957. However, Heath did not present his credentials, so he was not officially the ambassador. The next official ambassador was Raymond A. Hare in 1959. In 1966 the U.S. embassy was moved from Ta'izz to Sana'a. 1962 -- 1967, during a period of civil war in North Yemen, there was no ambassador commissioned to the Yemen Arab Republic. A series of chargés d'affaires represented the U.S. The Yemen Arab Republic ( North Yemen ) severed relations with the United States on June 7, 1967 in the wake of the Arab - Israeli Six - Day War. Normal relations were reestablished in 1972 and the embassy was reopened. In 1990, the Yemen Arab Republic ( North Yemen ) and the People 's Democratic Republic of Yemen ( South Yemen ) united to form the Republic of Yemen. Yemen, South Consulate : Recognized : 1967 Relations established : 1967 Legation / embassy established : 1967 First ambassador : -- Relations ended : 1990 Notes : The People 's Democratic Republic of Yemen ( South Yemen ) severed diplomatic relations with the United States on October 24, 1969. William L. Eagleton was the first and last chargé d'affaires at the embassy at Aden. No ambassador had been appointed when relations were severed. Relations were resumed briefly in April 1990 and ended in May 1990 when North and South Yemen joined to form the Republic of Yemen. The embassy in Aden was never reopened. In 1990, the Yemen Arab Republic ( North Yemen ) and the People 's Democratic Republic of Yemen ( South Yemen ) united to form the Republic of Yemen. Yemen ( Republic of Yemen ) Consulate : Recognized : 1990 Relations established : 1990 Legation / embassy established : 1990 First ambassador : Charles Franklin Dunbar Relations ended : -- Notes : In 1990, the Republic of Yemen was formed by the union of the Yemen Arab Republic ( North Yemen ) and the People 's Democratic Republic of Yemen ( South Yemen ). Ambassador Dunbar had been the ambassador to North Yemen and continued as ambassador to united Republic of Yemen. Yugoslavia -- see Serbia Zambia Consulate : Recognized : 1964 Relations established : 1964 Legation / embassy established : 1964 First ambassador : Robert Crocker Good ( 1965 ) Relations ended : -- Zimbabwe Consulate : Recognized : 1980 Relations established : 1980 Legation / embassy established : 1980 First ambassador : Robert V. Keeley Relations ended : -- Notes : The U.S. never recognized Rhodesia, nor Zimbabwe Rhodesia, the predecessor states to Zimbabwe. See also Ambassadors of the United States Timeline of United States diplomatic history References Jump up ^ `` Countries ''. Diplomatic history of the United States. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 04. ^ Jump up to : `` Afghanistan ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 07. ^ Jump up to : `` Albania ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 07. Jump up ^ `` Algeria ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 07. Jump up ^ `` Andorra ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 07. Jump up ^ `` Angola ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 21. Jump up ^ `` Antigua and Barbuda ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 07. Jump up ^ `` Iraq ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 22. Jump up ^ `` Argentina ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 07. ^ Jump up to : `` Armenia ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 07. Jump up ^ `` Australia ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Austrian Empire ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 07. Jump up ^ `` Austria ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 07. Jump up ^ `` Azerbaijan ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Baden ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 07. Jump up ^ `` The Bahamas ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Bahrain ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Bangladesh ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 21. Jump up ^ `` Barbados ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 21. Jump up ^ `` Bavaria ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 07. Jump up ^ `` Belarus ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Belarus ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 21. Jump up ^ `` Belgium ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 07. Jump up ^ `` Chiefs of Mission for Belgium ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 31. Jump up ^ `` Belize ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Benin ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 07. ^ Jump up to : `` Robert Borden Reams ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 07. Jump up ^ `` Background Note : Bhutan ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 31. Jump up ^ `` Bolivia ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 31. Jump up ^ `` Bolivia ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 22. Jump up ^ `` Bosnia - Herzegovina ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Botswana ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Charles Joseph Nelson ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Brazil ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Chiefs of Mission for Brazil ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 21. Jump up ^ `` Brunei ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Brunswick and Lüneburg ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Bulgaria ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Chiefs of Mission for Bulgaria ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 21. Jump up ^ `` John Ridgely Carter ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 21. Jump up ^ `` Burkina Faso ''. U.S. Department Of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Burma ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Background Note : Burma ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Burundi ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Cambodia ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Cameroon ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Canada ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Cape Verde ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Central Africa Republic ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 30. ^ Jump up to : `` Wilton Wendell Blancke ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Central American Federation ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 21. Jump up ^ `` Chad ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Chile ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 30. Jump up ^ `` China ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Colombia ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Comoros ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 21. Jump up ^ `` Fernando Enrique Rondon ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 08. Jump up ^ `` The Congo Free State ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Democratic Republic of the Congo ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Republic of the Congo ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Costa Rica ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Solon Borland ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Cote D'Ivoire ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Croatia ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Cuba ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Cyprus ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Czechoslovakia ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 08. Jump up ^ `` The Czech Republic ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 22. Jump up ^ `` Denmark ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Djibouti ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Dominica ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Dominican Republic ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Chiefs of Mission for the Dominican Republic ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 22. Jump up ^ `` Ecuador ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Chiefs of Mission for Ecuador ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Egypt ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 08. Jump up ^ `` El Salvador ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Equatorial Guinea ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Eritrea ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 30. ^ Jump up to : `` Estonia ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Ethiopia ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Background Note : Ethiopia ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Fiji ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 22. Jump up ^ `` Kenneth Franzheim ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Finland ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 08. Jump up ^ `` France ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Gabon ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 01. Jump up ^ `` The Gambia ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 01. Jump up ^ `` The Republic of Genoa ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 09. Jump up ^ `` Georgia ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 01. ^ Jump up to : `` Germany ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 28. Jump up ^ `` North German Confederation ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 28. Jump up ^ `` German Democratic Republic ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 09. Jump up ^ `` Ghana ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 10. Jump up ^ `` Greece ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 10. Jump up ^ `` Grenada ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 10. Jump up ^ `` Guatemala ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 22. Jump up ^ `` Chiefs of Mission for Guatemala ''. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 10. Jump up ^ `` Guinea ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 01. Jump up ^ `` Guinea - Bissau ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 01. Jump up ^ `` Guyana ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 01. Jump up ^ `` Haiti ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 01. Jump up ^ `` Chiefs of Mission for Haiti ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 10. Jump up ^ `` Hanover ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 10. Jump up ^ `` Hanseatic Republics ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 10. Jump up ^ `` Hawaii ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 10. Jump up ^ `` Hesse ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 10. Jump up ^ `` Holy See ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 22. Jump up ^ `` Honduras ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 10. Jump up ^ `` Hungary ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 10. Jump up ^ `` Iceland ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 10. Jump up ^ `` India ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 22. Jump up ^ `` Indonesia ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 01. Jump up ^ `` Iran ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 10. Jump up ^ `` Bayless W. Hanna ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 10. Jump up ^ `` Iraq ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 10. Jump up ^ `` Ireland ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 01. Jump up ^ `` Israel ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 01. Jump up ^ `` Italy ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 22. Jump up ^ `` Jamaica ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 01. Jump up ^ `` Vincent William de Roulet ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 22. Jump up ^ `` Japan ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 10. Jump up ^ `` Jordan ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 01. Jump up ^ `` Kazakhstan ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 01. Jump up ^ `` Kenya ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 01. Jump up ^ `` Kiribati ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 01. Jump up ^ `` William Bodde Jr ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 11. Jump up ^ Takenobu, Yoshitaro. ( 1887 ). The Japan Yearbook, p. 131., p. 131, at Google Books ; excerpt, `` Korea Chemulpo Convention '' Jump up ^ `` Background Note : North Korea ''. U. S Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 04. ^ Jump up to : `` Background Note : Korea ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 11. Jump up ^ `` Kosovo ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 01. Jump up ^ `` Kuwait ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 11. Jump up ^ `` Kyrgyzstan ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 01. Jump up ^ `` Laos ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 12. ^ Jump up to : `` Donald Read Heath ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 30. ^ Jump up to : `` Latvia ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 12. Jump up ^ `` Lebanon ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 12. ^ Jump up to : `` George Wadsworth ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Lesotho ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 12. Jump up ^ `` Lew Chew ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 12. Jump up ^ `` Liberia ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 12. Jump up ^ `` Libya ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 12. Jump up ^ `` Liechtenstein ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 12. ^ Jump up to : `` Lithuania ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 12. Jump up ^ `` Luxembourg ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 12. Jump up ^ `` Macedonia ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Madagascar ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 24. Jump up ^ `` Malawi ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Malaysia ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 21. Jump up ^ `` Maldives ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 21. Jump up ^ `` Mali ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Henry Serrano Villard ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 21. Jump up ^ `` Malta ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Background Note : Marshall Islands ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Chiefs of Mission for the Marshall Islands ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Mauritania ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 21. Jump up ^ `` Mauritius ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 28. Jump up ^ `` Mecklenburg - Schwerin ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 21. Jump up ^ `` Mecklenburg - Strelitz ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 28. Jump up ^ `` Mexico ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 28. Jump up ^ `` Micronesia ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 03. Jump up ^ `` Moldova ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 03. Jump up ^ `` Monaco ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 03. Jump up ^ `` Background Note : Monaco ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 28. Jump up ^ `` Mongolia ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 28. Jump up ^ `` Montenegro ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 03. Jump up ^ `` Morocco ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 28. Jump up ^ `` Mozambique ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 03. Jump up ^ `` Namibia ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 03. Jump up ^ `` Nassau ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 28. Jump up ^ The U.S. does not maintain an embassy in Nauru. The ambassador to Fiji is concurrently accredited to Nauru, while resident in Suva, Fiji. `` Nauru ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 28. Jump up ^ `` Marshall Green ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 28. Jump up ^ `` Nepal ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 28. Jump up ^ `` Netherlands ''. US Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 28. ^ Jump up to : `` John Adams ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 30. Jump up ^ `` New Zealand ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 03. Jump up ^ `` Nicaragua ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 28. Jump up ^ `` Solon Borland ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 28. Jump up ^ `` Niger ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 03. Jump up ^ `` Nigeria ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 03. Jump up ^ `` Norway ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 28. Jump up ^ `` Oldenburg ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 28. Jump up ^ `` Oman ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 28. Jump up ^ `` Orange Free State ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 28. Jump up ^ `` Pakistan ''. U. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 03. Jump up ^ `` Palau ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 03. Jump up ^ `` Thomas C. Hubbard ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 28. Jump up ^ `` Panama ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 28. Jump up ^ `` Papal States ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 28. Jump up ^ `` Papua New Guinea ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 03. Jump up ^ `` Paraguay ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 03. Jump up ^ `` Charles Ames Washburn ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 28. ^ Jump up to : `` Chiefs of Mission for Uruguay ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Duchy of Parma ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 28. Jump up ^ `` Peru ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 04. Jump up ^ `` Peru ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 21. Jump up ^ `` Bolivia ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 21. Jump up ^ `` James Chamberlayne Pickett ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 21. Jump up ^ `` Philippines ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 04. Jump up ^ `` Piedmont - Sardinia ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 28. Jump up ^ `` Poland ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 28. Jump up ^ `` Portugal ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Qatar ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Romania ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Eugene Schuyler ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Russia ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Rwanda ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 04. Jump up ^ `` Saint Kitts and Nevis ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Saint Lucia ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 04. Jump up ^ `` Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 04. Jump up ^ `` Samoa ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 29. Jump up ^ `` San Marino ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 29. Jump up ^ `` São Tomé and Príncipe ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Saudi Arabia ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 04. Jump up ^ `` Bert Fish ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Schaumburg - Lippe ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Senegal ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 04. Jump up ^ `` Chiefs of Mission for Senegal ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Serbia ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 11. Jump up ^ `` Kingdom of Serbia / Yugoslavia ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 11. Jump up ^ `` Seychelles ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 04. Jump up ^ `` Chiefs of Mission for the Seychelles ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Sierra Leone ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Singapore ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Slovakia ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Slovenia ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Solomon Islands ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Chiefs of Mission for the Solomon Islands ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Somalia ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 29. Jump up ^ `` South Africa ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 29. Jump up ^ `` U.S. Recognizes Republic of South Sudan As Sovereign, Independent State ''. United States Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 07 - 09. Jump up ^ `` Statement of President Barack Obama Recognition of the Republic of South Sudan ''. U.S. White House. Retrieved 2011 - 07 - 09. Jump up ^ `` Briefing on the New Republic of South Sudan ''. United States Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 07 - 09. Jump up ^ `` Spain ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Sri Lanka ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Sudan ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Suriname ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Swaziland ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 04. Jump up ^ `` Chiefs of Mission for Swaziland ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Sweden ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Chiefs of Mission for Sweden ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Switzerland ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Syria ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Background Note : Syria ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Tajikistan ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Background Note : Tajikistan ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Tanzania ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 04. Jump up ^ `` William Leonhart ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Texas ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Chiefs of Mission for Texas ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 04. Jump up ^ `` Thailand ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Willys Ruggles Peck ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Timor Leste ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Togo ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 30. ^ Jump up to : `` Tonga ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Trinidad and Tobago ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Tunisia ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Turkey ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Turkmenistan ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Tuvalu ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Grand Duchy of Tuscany ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 22. Jump up ^ `` Two Sicilies ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Uganda ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Ukraine ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 30. Jump up ^ `` United Arab Emirates ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 30. Jump up ^ `` United Kingdom ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Uruguay ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 04. Jump up ^ `` Alexander Asboth ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Uzbekistan ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Vanuatu ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Venezuela ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Chiefs of Mission for Venezuela ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 30. Jump up ^ `` William Worthington Russell ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Background Note : Venezuela ''. U.S. Department of State. Archived from the original on 2016 - 03 - 15. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 30. ^ Jump up to : `` Vietnam ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Württemberg ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 30. ^ Jump up to : `` Yemen ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 04. Jump up ^ `` James Rives Childs ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Charles Franklin Dunbar ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Zambia ''. U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2011 - 05 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Zimbabwe ''. U.S. Department of State. 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