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| Embassy of the United States, Maseru | |
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| Location | Maseru, Lesotho |
| Address | 254 Kingsway Avenue Maseru, Lesotho |
| Coordinates | 29°18′25″S27°28′5″E / 29.30694°S 27.46806°E |
| Website | https://ls.usembassy.gov |
The embassy of the United States in Maseru is the diplomatic mission of the United States of America in Lesotho.
On October 4, 1966, the U.S. Department of State established the Embassy of the United States in Maseru upon Lesotho's independence from the United Kingdom. [1] The first diplomat to oversee the operations of the embassy was Richard St. F. Post, serving as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim. [1] Until 1979, one ambassador residing in Gaborone, Botswana was accredited to Lesotho, Swaziland, and Botswana.[ citation needed ]
In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. embassy officials donated 12,000 face masks, 11,000 face shields and 256 thermometers to the Kingdom of Lesotho. [2]
Botswana has put a premium on economic and political integration in southern Africa. It has sought to make the Southern African Development Community (SADC) a working vehicle for economic development, and it has promoted efforts to make the region self-policing in terms of preventive diplomacy, conflict resolution, and good governance.
Lesotho's geographic location makes it extremely vulnerable to political and economic developments in South Africa. Its capital is the small city of Maseru. It is a member of many regional economic organizations including the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the Southern African Customs Union (SACU). Lesotho also is active in the United Nations, the Organisation of African Unity, now the African Union, the Non-Aligned Movement, and many other international organizations. In addition to the Republic of Korea, the United States, South Africa, Ireland, People's Republic of China, Libya, and the European Union all currently retain resident diplomatic missions in Lesotho. Foreign relations of Lesotho are administered by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Relations.
Lesotho–United States relations are bilateral relations between the Kingdom of Lesotho and the United States of America.
This is a summary history of diplomatic relations of the United States listed by country. The history of diplomatic relations of the United States began with the appointment of Benjamin Franklin as U.S. Minister to France in 1778, even before the U.S. had won its independence from Great Britain in 1783.
Lesotho–Russia relations are the bilateral relations between Russia and Lesotho.
India and Lesotho maintain diplomatic relations. Lesotho has a high commission in New Delhi and India has a non resident ambassador in Pretoria, South Africa. Both nations are part of the Non-Aligned Movement and the Commonwealth of Nations.
The Embassy of the United States in Gaborone is the diplomatic mission of the United States of America in Botswana. It is located next to the government enclave and main mall neighborhood.
W. Patrick Murphy is a career U.S. diplomat. A Senior Foreign Service Officer, he served as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs from 2018 to 2019, fulfilling the duties of Acting Assistant Secretary, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Southeast Asia and Multilateral Affairs, 2016–2018. He previously served as Chargé d'affaires and Deputy Chief of Mission in the Kingdoms of Thailand and Lesotho. He was nominated on January 16, 2019 to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Kingdom of Cambodia.
The Embassy of the United States in Mbabane is the diplomatic mission of the United States of America in Eswatini. A significant focus involves collaborative efforts in combating the spread of HIV/AIDS, as Eswatini faces the challenge of the world's highest estimated rate of HIV.
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