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Learn More								U.S. Relationship																									These are excerpts from the U.S. Relations With Mauritania																			-  												U.S.-Mauritania Relations											 
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													U.S.-Mauritania Relations													The U.S. was the first country to recognize Mauritania’s independence from France in 1960. Since the late 1960s, U.S. cooperation with Mauritania has varied in response to political conditions. The U.S. engages with Mauritania on a wide array of issues, including counterterrorism, food security, trade promotion, and efforts to strengthen human rights and the rule of law. The Departments ofThe U.S. was the first country to recognize Mauritania’s independence from France in 1960. Since the late 1960s, U.S. cooperation with Mauritania has varied in response to political conditions. The U.S. engages with Mauritania on a wide array of issues, including counterterrorism, food security, trade promotion, and efforts to strengthen human rights and the rule of law. The Departments of State, Defense, USAID, and Justice are represented at the U.S. Embassy in Nouakchott.Collapse U.S.-Mauritania Relations															Read more about U.S.-Mauritania Relations																												U.S. Assistance to Mauritania													The U.S. condemned Mauritania’s 2005 and 2008 military coups. It supported Mauritania’s transition to democracy following the 2005 coup d’état, providing election-related assistance for voter education and provided elections support for the 2007 elections. Another key mission in Mauritania is to advocate for a democratic and peaceful transfer of power in 2019 from one elected president to another for theThe U.S. condemned Mauritania’s 2005 and 2008 military coups. It supported Mauritania’s transition to democracy following the 2005 coup d’état, providing election-related assistance for voter education and provided elections support for the 2007 elections. Another key mission in Mauritania is to advocate for a democratic and peaceful transfer of power in 2019 from one elected president to another for the first time in Mauritania’s history. Assistance other than humanitarian assistance to Mauritania was suspended after the 2008 coup. Following certification of the 2009 election by foreign observers, bilateral assistance restrictions were lifted. Mauritania is a member of the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership and receives security assistance to support its counterterrorism efforts.Collapse U.S. Assistance to Mauritania															Read more about U.S. Assistance to Mauritania																												Bilateral Economic Relations													The U.S. has limited, but growing trade and investment relations with Mauritania. The U.S.-North Africa Partnership for Economic Opportunity (NAPEO) is a regional public-private partnership that enhances the network of entrepreneurs and business leaders in the U.S. and each of the five Maghreb countries: Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, and Tunisia. NAPEO is the North African regional component of Partners forThe U.S. has limited, but growing trade and investment relations with Mauritania. The U.S.-North Africa Partnership for Economic Opportunity (NAPEO) is a regional public-private partnership that enhances the network of entrepreneurs and business leaders in the U.S. and each of the five Maghreb countries: Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, and Tunisia. NAPEO is the North African regional component of Partners for a New Beginning, a collection of public-private partnerships committed to broadening and deepening engagement between the U.S. and local communities abroad.Collapse Bilateral Economic Relations															Read more about Bilateral Economic Relations															Integrated Country Strategies
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COVID-19 Vaccine Deliveries
Since July, 2021 the United States has donated **1,640,340** safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine doses with the people of Mauritania. This includes 329,940 Pfizer and 1,310,400 J&J doses. Of the 1,640,340 vaccine doses, 100% were donated in partnership with COVAX.

The United States is committed to leading an international and coordinated effort to accelerate access to safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines to meet global needs. The United States is working with other governments and partners including COVAX, Caricom, and the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) to protect communities from COVID-19 and apply lessons from this pandemic to enhance health security now and in the future.

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