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| Embassy of the United States, Malabo | |
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| Location |  Malabo, Equatorial Guinea |
| Coordinates | 3°45′4″N8°45′18″E / 3.75111°N 8.75500°E |
| Website | https://gq.usembassy.gov |
The Embassy of the United States in Malabo is the diplomatic mission of the United States of America in Equatorial Guinea.
The United States established diplomatic relations with Equatorial Guinea following the country's independence from Spain on October 12, 1968. [1] Lyndon B. Johnson, appointed Albert W. Sherer, then Ambassador to Togo, as the first Ambassador to Equatorial Guinea on October 28, 1968. [2] Diplomatic relations were formally initiated on November 21, 1968, when Ambassador Sherer presented his credentials to the Equatorial Guinean government and the American Embassy in Santa Isabel (current day Malabo) was officially established on August 1, 1969, with Albert N. Williams serving as Chargé d’Affaires ad interim. [2]
Diplomatic relations were suspended on March 14, 1976, when U.S. Ambassador Herbert Spiro and a U.S. Consul were declared personae non gratae after Equatoguinean Deputy Protocol Director Santiago Nchama presented them with a letter accusing the U.S. government of engaging in subversive activities in the country and complaining about U.S. foreign and domestic policy, including the Vietnam War and U.S. nuclear weapons. A few days later, Equatorial Guinea's foreign ministry sent a telegram to the State Department announcing that the two U.S. diplomats were barred from returning to the country. [3] [2] Relations were normalized again on December 19, 1979, upon the credential presentation of Mabel Murphy Smythe-Haith as American Ambassador. [2]
The U.S. Embassy in Malabo was once again established on June 11, 1981, with Joanne Thompson as the Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, only to be closed on October 31, 1995, with its functions temporarily moved to the U.S. Embassy in Yaoundé, Cameroon. [2] In response to growing economic and political interests, particularly pertaining to energy access and security, the U.S. Government reopened the Embassy in Malabo in 2006. Donald J. Johnson became the first resident ambassador in over a decade when he presented his credentials on November 23, 2006. [2]
A chargé d'affaires, plural chargés d'affaires, often shortened to chargé (French) and sometimes in colloquial English to charge-D, is a diplomat who serves as an embassy's chief of mission in the absence of the ambassador. The term is French for "charged with business", meaning they are responsible for the duties of an ambassador. Chargé is masculine in gender; the feminine form is chargée d'affaires.
Equatorial Guinea – United States relations are bilateral relations between Equatorial Guinea and the United States.
The Guatemalan Embassy is the diplomatic representative of the Guatemala Government to the United States Government. Its main functions are to protect the interests of the State and its citizens; keep the channels of communication between governments, encourage and promote trade relations and track identified topics of interest by both countries.
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 Embassy of the United States in Libreville is the diplomatic mission of the United States of America in Gabon. The U.S. Ambassador to Gabon is also responsible for diplomatic relations with Sao Tome and Principe.
The Embassy of the United States in N'Djamena is the diplomatic mission of the United States of America in Chad.
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