| Embassy of the United States, Quito | |
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| Location |  Quito, Ecuador |
| Address | Av. Avigiras, Av. Eloy Alfaro E12-170 y, Quito 170124, Ecuador |
| Coordinates | 0°8′17″S78°28′5″W / 0.13806°S 78.46806°W |
| Website | https://ec.usembassy.gov |
The Embassy of the United States in Quito is the diplomatic mission of the United States of America in Ecuador.
Initial diplomatic interactions began when William Wheelwright was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the first U.S. Consul in Guayaquil in 1825. Diplomatic recognition of Ecuador as a separate state from the Colombian federation by the United States followed in 1832, subsequent to Ecuador's secession from Colombia in 1830. [1] The first U.S. diplomatic agent resident in Quito was designated in 1848. [2] The rank of the U.S. mission in Ecuador was elevated from a Legation to an embassy in 1942, with Boaz Long serving as the first U.S. Ambassador to Ecuador. This was a significant advancement in the diplomatic ties between the two countries. [3]
The U.S. Ambassador's Residence in Quito was purchased in 1942. Construction commenced in 1946 and was completed to host Ambassador John F. Simmons in 1950. [1]
In 2004, the United States bought six hectares of land in Northern Quito in order to change the location its embassy, which had been in the city center since 1960, in order to strengthen its security. [4] [5] The cost of the new embassy was estimated at $129 million, while the four-story building that hosted the US embassy was sold to Ecuador for $4.5 million. [6] The new embassy was characterized, in the words of architectural historian Jane C. Loeffer, by a "prison-like look and high peremeter wall that is typical of SED structures". [Note 1] [7]
On April 5, 2011, U.S. Ambassador Heather Hodges was declared as persona non-grata by the Ecuadorian government following the WikiLeaks cable releases, which alleged that Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa knowingly promoted a corrupt officer to head the police. [2] [8]
Colombia seeks diplomatic and commercial relations with all countries, regardless of their ideologies or political or economic systems. For this reason, the Colombian economy is quite open, relying on international trade and following guidelines given by international law.
This article describes the diplomatic affairs, foreign policy and international relations of Ecuador
Colombia–Ecuador relations refers to the bilateral relations between the neighbouring Colombia and Ecuador. The present territory of both countries was part of the Spanish Empire from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries. After the wars for independence against Spain led by Simón Bolívar, Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela became part of the Republic of Gran Colombia in 1819. Both nations are members of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, Organization of Ibero-American States, and Organization of American States.
The 2008 Andean diplomatic crisis was a diplomatic stand-off involving the South American countries of Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela. It began with an incursion into Ecuadorian territory across the Putumayo River by the Colombian military on March 1, 2008, leading to the deaths of over twenty militants, including Raúl Reyes and sixteen other members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). This incursion led to increased tension between Colombia and Ecuador and the movement of Venezuelan and Ecuadorian troops to their borders with Colombia.
The foreign policy of the Rafael Correa administration (2007-2017) was the policy initiatives towards other states by the former President of Ecuador, as differed to past, or future, Ecuadorian foreign policy. Correa's foreign policy was somewhat similar to that of the other leaders of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA) such as Hugo Chavez and Evo Morales. This entailed a rough division between relations with other states of the Americas and the rest of the world.
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.
The Embassy of Venezuela in Washington, D.C. is the diplomatic mission of Venezuela to the United States. The embassy is located at 1099 30th Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C. in the Georgetown neighborhood.
Ecuador–Malaysia relations are foreign relations between Ecuador and Malaysia. Ecuador has an embassy in Kuala Lumpur, while Malaysia has an honorary consul in Quito that is supervised by Malaysian embassy in Santiago. Both countries are members of the Non-Aligned Movement.
Ecuador–Indonesia relations refer to bilateral relations between Ecuador and Indonesia. Relations were established on 29 April 1980; however, it was not until November 2004 that Ecuador established its embassy in Jakarta, and reciprocating 6 years later on November 11, 2010, that Indonesia finally opened its embassy in Quito. Both countries are the members of Forum of East Asia-Latin America Cooperation and Non-Aligned Movement.
The nations of Ecuador and Mexico first established diplomatic relations in 1830. In April 2024, Mexico severed diplomatic relations due to a police raid on the Mexican Embassy in Quito. Since June 2024, Switzerland serves as the protecting power representing Ecuador's interests in Mexico and vice versa.
Terrorism in Ecuador is a rare occurrence as the country, despite recurrent periods of economic and political instability, has been traditionally known as a peaceful state in Latin America, unlike its neighbor states; Peru and Colombia, which have suffered widespread violence by insurgent, paramilitary and drug trafficking organizations in different degrees for more than fifty years.
Francisco José Borja Cevallos is an Ecuadorian government minister and diplomat.
Ecuador–Spain relations are the current and historical relations between Ecuador and Spain. Both nations are members of the Association of Academies of the Spanish Language and the Organization of Ibero-American States.
The Embassy of the United States in Asunción is the diplomatic mission of the United States in Paraguay, located in Asunción.
On 5 April 2024, the Mexican embassy in Quito was raided by Ecuadorian police and military forces. Mexico and numerous other countries decried the raid as a violation of the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and the 1954 Caracas Convention on Diplomatic Asylum.
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