page_title: Croatia–United States relations
section_title: Embassy
hierarchical_section_title: Croatia–United States relations / Embassy
caption_attribution_description: English: Embassy of Croatia in Washington, D.C.Русский: Посольство Хорватии в Вашингтоне
context_page_description: Croatia–United States relations refer to the bilateral relationship between Croatia and the United States. Diplomatic relations among two countries were established on April 7, 1992 following Croatia's independence from SFR Yugoslavia. The mutual relations continue to be cordial, friendly, and very close.
  Croatia has an embassy in Washington, D.C., general consulates in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, and consulates in Anchorage, Kansas City metropolitan area, Pittsburgh, Seattle and Houston. The US has an embassy in Zagreb.
  American engagement in Croatia is aimed at fostering a democratic, secure, and market-oriented society that will be a strong US partner in Euro-Atlantic institutions. Bilateral relations between the two countries are described as very strong.
  Croatian diaspora in the US is one of the largest in the world with an estimate of more than 1.2 million members. Most of the Croats live in Chicago, New York City, New Jersey and Connecticut, St. Louis, San Pedro, Detroit and San Jose. The National Federation of Croatian Americans is the main organization that brings together Croats in the US.
context_section_description: The official presence of the US in Croatia began with the establishment of the US Consulate in Zagreb on  May 9, 1946. The consulate become a consulate general on August 1, 1958.
  US recognised Croatia as an independent state on April 7, 1992. US Consulate General gained status of an embassy on August 25, 1992. First US ambassador to Croatia was Peter W. Galbraith who served on this position from 1993 to 1998.
  The US Embassy in Croatia is located in Zagreb, southwest of Buzin. This 8000 m² compound was opened on June 2, 2003. According to an article based on the WikiLeaks documents published in a British newspaper The Independent in 2013, the embassy, namely its fifth floor, is used as a regional base of CIA and NSA.
  US embassy in Zagreb is a charter member of the League of Green Embassies and a founding member of the Zagreb Green Building Council. According to this, embassy support recycling, energy and water use reduction programs. The embassy also sponsors American Corners at libraries in Osijek, Rijeka, Zadar, and Zagreb.
  As of November 2017, the US ambassador to Croatia is William Robert Kohorst.
caption: Embassy of Croatia, Washington, D.C.
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