Republic of the Congo–United States relations

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Republic of the Congo–United States relations
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Congo
United States

Republic of the Congo–United States relations are the international relations between the Republic of the Congo and the United States of America.

The Republic of the Congo was recognized by the United States on the day of its independence, 15 August 1960.

Denis Sassou-Nguesso made a state visit to Washington in 1990, where he was received by President George H. W. Bush
.

History

President John F. Kennedy welcoming President Fulbert Youlou to the U.S. shortly after the Congo's independence, June, 1961.

The U.S. recognized Congo's independence in 1960 and Congo's first president, Fulbert Youlou, was invited to the U.S. on an official state visit in 1961. Emmanuel Damongo-Dadet served as the first Congolese Ambassador to the United States during the early 1960s.[1][1][2] Relations soured following the coup of August 15, 1963 that brought Alphonse Massamba-Débat's Soviet backed regime to power.

With the advent of

Andre Milongo
made an official visit to Washington in 1992, where President Bush received him at the White House.

Sassou Nguesso at the White House
in 2014

Then-presidential candidate

Herman J. Cohen. After his election in August 1992, President Lissouba expressed interest in expanding U.S.-Congo links, seeking increased U.S. development aid, university exchanges, and greater U.S. investment in Congo. With the outbreak of the second civil war in 1997, the U.S. Embassy was evacuated. The embassy was closed, and its personnel became resident in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
.

In 2001, embassy-suspended operations were lifted, and embassy personnel were allowed to travel to Brazzaville for periods of extended temporary duty from the U.S. Embassy in Kinshasa. As a result, U.S.-Congo bilateral relations were reinvigorated. In 2003 and 2004, this practice continued, and a site for construction of a new embassy was acquired in July 2004. Diplomatic activities, operations, and programs were carried out in a temporary bank location until January 2009, when a new, fully functioning embassy was opened. Relations between the United States and the government of President Denis Sassou-Nguesso are positive and cooperative.

Diplomatic missions

See also:
United States Ambassador to the Republic of the Congo
U.S. Embassy in Brazzaville, 1979

The U.S. Embassy accredited to Congo is in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo.

References

  1. ^ "Where can I find statements made by Congo during the General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly? - Ask DAG!". ask.un.org. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  2. ^ Washington, D. C. ?] :Dept of State; United States. Department of State. Diplomatic list. George A. Smathers Libraries University of Florida. [Washington, D.C.?] : Dept. of State : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets. United States Department of State.

Further reading

  • Beebe, Craig. "Congolese Americans." Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America, edited by Thomas Riggs, (3rd ed., vol. 1, Gale, 2014), pp. 531–541. online

External links

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