The diplomatic relationship between the United States of America and Zambia can be characterized as warm and cooperative. Relations are based on their shared experiences as British colonies,both before,after and during the struggle for independence. Several U.S. administrations cooperated closely with Zambia's first president,Kenneth Kaunda,in hopes of facilitating solutions to the conflicts in Rhodesia (Zimbabwe),Angola,and Namibia. The United States works closely with the Zambian Government to defeat the HIV/AIDS pandemic that is ravaging Zambia,to promote economic growth and development,and to effect political reform needed to promote responsive and responsible government. The United States is also supporting the government's efforts to root out corruption. Zambia is a beneficiary of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). The U.S. Government provides a variety of technical assistance and other support that is managed by the Department of State,U.S. Agency for International Development,Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Threshold Program,Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,Department of Treasury,Department of Defense,and Peace Corps. The majority of U.S. assistance is provided through the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR),in support of the fight against HIV/AIDS.
The United States and Liechtenstein executed their first treaty in 1926. Diplomatic relations were established in 1997. Since then,the relations between the two nations have been stable. Representatives of both countries in 2002 signed a mutual legal assistance treaty focused largely on jointly combating money laundering and other illegal banking activities.
Philip Seth Goldberg is an American diplomat and government official who has served as United States ambassador to South Korea since 2022. He served previously as ambassador to the Philippines,Bolivia and Colombia and chief of the U.S. mission in UN-administered Kosovo during the George W. Bush and Barack Obama administrations. He has served in Washington as assistant secretary of state for intelligence and research. In 2022,he was nominated by President Joe Biden to be the U.S. ambassador to South Korea and was confirmed on May 5,2022 by the United States Senate through a voice vote.
Patricia McMahon Hawkins was a United States career foreign service officer and member of the U.S. State Department. She was the United States ambassador to Togo from 2008 to 2011.
Joyce Anne Barr American diplomat and a career foreign service officer in the Department of State. She served as an Assistant Secretary of State for Administration and Chief Freedom of Information Act Officer. Prior to that,Barr was the International Affairs Advisor at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. Her previous assignment was as the Executive Director for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (EAP) within the State Department. She served as the ambassador to Namibia from 2004 to 2007.
Thomas Frederick Daughton is an American diplomat and career member of the Senior Foreign Service currently serving as Deputy Commandant and International Affairs Advisor at the Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy at the National Defense University in Washington,D.C. From 2014 through 2017,he was the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Namibia.
