| Embassy of the United States, Cairo | |
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| Location |  Cairo, Egypt |
| Address | 5 Tawfik Diab St, Qasr Ad Dobarah, Qasr El Nil, Cairo Governorate 11451, Egypt |
| Coordinates | 30°2′28″N31°13′59″E / 30.04111°N 31.23306°E |
| Website | https://eg.usembassy.gov |
The Embassy of the United States in Cairo is the diplomatic mission of the United States of America in Egypt.
The United States recognized Egyptian independence from the United Kingdom on April 26, 1922, following a proclamation by President Warren G. Harding. This recognition elevated the U.S. representation in Egypt from a consular to a diplomatic mission, and the U.S. Diplomatic Agent and Consul General in Cairo, J. Morton Howell, became the head of the American Legation. [1]
The establishment of the United Arab Republic (UAR), a short-lived union between Egypt and Syria, was recognized by the United States in 1958, and the embassy remained in Cairo after Syria's secession from the union. The UAR severed diplomatic relations with the United States on June 6, 1967, during the Six-Day War. A U.S. Interests Section was setup within the Spanish Embassy in Cairo the following day. [1]
Diplomatic relations were restored on February 28, 1974, and Hermann Eilts was appointed as the ambassador in charge of the American Embassy, which was reopened the same day. [1]
On September 11 2012, Egyptian demonstrators managed to breach the embassy's perimeter, replacing the U.S. flag with a black flag inscribed with an Islamic creed. The incident at the Cairo embassy occurred concurrently with a more violent episode in Libya. In response to these events, the U.S. government took measures to bolster security at its diplomatic missions worldwide. [2]
The Foreign relations of Egypt are the Egyptian government's external relations with the outside world. Egypt's foreign policy operates along a non-aligned level. Factors such as population size, historical events, military strength, diplomatic expertise and a strategic geographical position give Egypt extensive political influence in the Middle East, Africa, and within the Non-Aligned Movement as a whole. Cairo has been a crossroads of the Arab world's commerce and culture for centuries, and its intellectual and religious institutions are at the center of the region's social and cultural landmarks.
Ensuring national security, increasing influence among its Arab neighbours and securing the return of the Golan Heights, have been the primary goals of the Syrian Arab Republic's foreign policy. At many points in its history, Syria has seen tension with its neighbours, such as Turkey, Israel, Jordan, Iraq, and Lebanon. Syria enjoyed an improvement in relations with several of the states in its region in the 21st century, prior to the Arab Spring and the Syrian Civil War.
The United Arab Republic was a sovereign state in the Middle East from 1958 until 1961. It was initially a political union between Egypt and Syria from 1958 until Syria seceded from the union following the 1961 Syrian coup d'état. Egypt continued to be known officially as the United Arab Republic until September 1971 when it was formally dissolved by Anwar Sadat.
The Embassy of the United States of America in Prague is the diplomatic mission of the United States of America in the Czech Republic. The chancery is located on Vlašská street in Malá Strana, Prague, where it occupies the historic Schönborn Palace and possesses an extensive garden.
A protecting power is a country that represents another sovereign state in a country where it lacks its own diplomatic representation. It is common for protecting powers to be appointed when two countries break off diplomatic relations with each other. The protecting power is responsible for looking after the protected power's diplomatic property and citizens in the hosting state. If diplomatic relations were broken by the outbreak of war, the protecting power will also inquire into the welfare of prisoners of war and look after the interests of civilians in enemy-occupied territory.
Diplomatic relations between Syria and the United States are currently non-existent; they were suspended in 2012 after the onset of the Syrian Civil War. Priority issues between the two states include the Arab–Israeli conflict, the Golan Heights annexation, Iraq War, alleged state-sponsorship of terrorism, occupation of Lebanon, etc.
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.
The foreign relations of Libya were largely reset at the end of the Libyan Civil War, with the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi and the Second Libyan Civil War. The current Minister of Foreign Affairs since 15 March 2021 is Najla Mangoush. Although many foreign embassies in Tripoli closed down in 2014 due to the fighting, by the end of 2017 thirty diplomatic missions were reopened in the Libyan capital.
Following the 2012 diplomatic missions attacks that began on September 11, 2012, many nations and public officials released statements. Widespread early news coverage said that the protests were a spontaneous response to an online preview of Innocence of Muslims, a movie considered offensive to Muslims. Later consideration of the Libya attack's complexity, of statements made by some Libyan officials, and of the potentially symbolic date fueled speculation of preplanned efforts. U.S. missions in Cairo, Egypt, and Benghazi, Libya, were attacked during the first day of the protest.
The mission of the United States Embassy in Nicaragua is to advance the interests of the United States, and to serve and protect US citizens in Nicaragua. As of 2023, Chargé d’Affaires of the United States to Nicaragua is Kevin O'Reilly.
The Embassy of the Philippines in Cairo is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the Arab Republic of Egypt. Opened in 1960, it is currently located in the southern Maadi district of Cairo, near the Cairo American College.
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