South Korea maintains diplomatic relations with 191 countries. The country has also been a member of the United Nations since 1991,when it became a member state at the same time as North Korea. South Korea has also hosted major international events such as the 1988 Summer Olympics and 2002 World Cup Soccer Tournament and the 2011 IAAF World Championships Daegu South Korea. Furthermore,South Korea had hosted the 2018 Winter Olympics which took place in Pyeongchang,South Korea from 9 to 25 February.
Uzbekistan joined the Commonwealth of Independent States in December 1991. However,it is opposed to reintegration and withdrew from the CIS collective security arrangement in 1999. Since that time,Uzbekistan has participated in the CIS peacekeeping force in Tajikistan and in United Nations-organized groups to help resolve the Tajik and Afghan conflicts,both of which it sees as posing threats to its own stability. Uzbekistan is an active supporter of U.S. efforts against worldwide terrorism and joined the coalitions which have dealt with both Afghanistan and Iraq. It is a member of the United Nations,the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council,Partnership for Peace,and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). It belongs to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Economic Cooperation Organization,which comprises 7 Central Asian countries:Pakistan,Uzbekistan,Kazakhstan,Turkmenistan,Afghanistan,Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. It is a founding member of and remains involved in the Central Asian Union,formed with Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan,joined in March 1998 by Tajikistan.
The Order of Sikatuna is the national order of diplomatic merit of the Republic of the Philippines. It is conferred upon individuals who have rendered exceptional and meritorious services to the Republic of the Philippines,upon diplomats,officials and nationals of foreign states who have rendered conspicuous services in fostering,developing and strengthening relations between their country and the Philippines,or upon personnel of the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),both in the Home Office and in the Foreign Service.
The Embassy of the United States in Paris is the diplomatic mission of the United States in the French Republic. The embassy is the oldest diplomatic mission of the United States. Benjamin Franklin and some of the other Founding Fathers were the earliest United States Ambassadors to France. The chancery building is located at 2 Avenue Gabriel,on the northwest corner of the Place de la Concorde,in the 8th arrondissement of Paris.
The foreign relations of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) are conducted by the Polisario Front,which maintains a network of representation offices and embassies in foreign countries.
Niue maintains diplomatic relations with various other countries and multilateral organizations.
Anatols Dinbergs was one of the preeminent career diplomats of Latvia. He entered service in Latvia's Foreign Ministry in 1932. Dinbergs remained abroad when the Soviet Union occupied Latvia,serving in the Latvian Legation in Washington,D.C.,after World War II ended. Dinbergs assumed the highest diplomatic post,that of chargéd'affaires,in 1970 and represented Latvia's sovereign interests in exile until Latvia reestablished its independence in 1991. As head of the Latvian diplomatic service abroad,Dinbergs was appointed Latvia's first ambassador to the United Nations and subsequently Latvia's first ambassador to the United States. After retirement,he served as Counselor to the Latvian Embassy in Washington,D.C.,until his death in 1993.
Foreign relations of Kosovo are accomplished by efforts of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kosovo. Kosovo operates 33 embassies abroad and is host to 22 embassies in Pristina. Kosovo has membership in several international organisations.
According to the U.S. Global Leadership Report,77% of Singaporeans approved of U.S. leadership under the Obama Administration in 2010,and while this approval rating decreased slightly down to 75% in 2011,it nonetheless remains one of the highest ratings of the U.S. for any surveyed country in the Asia-Pacific region.
Donald Lu is a United States diplomat serving as Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs since 2021. He previously served as both the United States Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan from 2018 to 2021 and the United States Ambassador to Albania from 2015 to 2018
Bilateral relations between Abkhazia and Vanuatu were begun when Vanuatu recognised Abkhazia's independence on 23 May 2011. On that day a joint statement on establishment of diplomatic relations was signed. However,the exact nature of the recognition was a matter of dispute and was not regularized until July 2013. However,over the years and part of domestic powerplay within Vanuatu's government,the recognition has swung back and forth. In 2019 Vanuatu's minister of Foreign Affairs "confirmed Vanuatu’s support of Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity" and effectively withdrew the recognition of Abkhazia.
Kosovo–Pakistan relations refer to the bilateral ties between the Republic of Kosovo and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Kosovo is a partially recognized state that is claimed by Serbia in its entirety as the Serbian province of Kosovo and Metohija. On 24 December 2012,Pakistan recognized Kosovo as an independent state,becoming the 98th state to do so. Simultaneously,Pakistan's ambassador to Turkey in Ankara was accredited to Kosovo.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is responsible for maintaining the Republic of Latvia's external relations and the management of its international diplomatic missions. The actual Minister of Foreign Affairs is Edgars Rinkēvičs,a member of the Unity Party and former State Secretary within Latvia's Ministry of Defence.
International reactions to the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation have largely been condemnatory of Russia's actions,supportive of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity,and supportive of finding a quick end to the crisis. The United States and the European Union responded by enacting sanctions against Russia for its role in the crisis,and urged Russia to withdraw. Russia has accused the United States and the EU of funding and directing the revolution and retaliated to the sanctions by imposing its own.
