page_title: Foreign relations of Kuwait
section_title: Americas
hierarchical_section_title: Foreign relations of Kuwait / Bilateral relations / Americas
caption_attribution_description: English: Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Sabah greets Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey for a meeting in Kuwait City, Kuwait, on Dec. 14, 2011.
context_page_description: Since its independence in 1961, Kuwait maintained strong international relations with most countries, especially nations within the Arab world. Its vast oil reserves gives it a prominent voice in global economic forums and organizations like the OPEC. Kuwait is also a major ally of ASEAN, and a regional ally of China.
caption: United States Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Martin Dempsey, with Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Sabah in 2011.
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