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Foreign relations of the United States

The United States has formal diplomatic relations with most nations. This includes all UN member states except for Bhutan, Iran, North Korea and Syria. Additionally, the US has diplomatic relations with the European Union, the Holy See and with Kosovo. The United States federal statutes relating to foreign relations can be found in Title 22 of the United States Code.

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Countries with visa services suspended

  •  Belarus
  •  Libya
  •  Sudan
  •  Syria
  •  Yemen
  •  Andorra (the U.S. Ambassador to Spain is also accredited to Andorra; the U.S. Consul General in Barcelona is responsible for day-to-day relations.)
  •  Antigua and Barbuda (U.S. Embassy and Consulates for Antigua and Barbuda are located in Barbados)
  •  Bhutan (Contact is made via the Government of India at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, and Bhutan consulates in New York City)
  •  Comoros (the U.S. Ambassador to Madagascar is also accredited to Comoros.)
  •  Cook Islands (The U.S. recognizes the Cook Islands as part of the Realm of New Zealand)
  •  Dominica (U.S. Embassy and Consulates for Dominica are located in Barbados)
  •  Grenada (U.S. Embassy and Consulates for Grenada are located in Barbados)
  •  Guinea-Bissau (Contact is made at the U.S. Embassy in Senegal and there is also a presence of the U.S. in Guinea-Bissau through a Liaison Office in Bissau and a virtual presence post online, there are currently no Guinea-Bissauan consulates for the U.S., except for a Permanent mission to the UN in New York)
  •  Iran (inactive, U.S. Interests Section at the Swiss Embassy acts as a de facto embassy. Since December 2011, the United States has also maintained a virtual embassy online.)
  •  Kiribati (the U.S. Ambassador to Fiji is also accredited to Kiribati.)
  •  Liechtenstein (the U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland is also accredited to Liechtenstein.)
  •  Maldives (the U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanki is also accredited to Maldives.)
  •  Monaco (the U.S. Ambassador to France is also accredited to Monaco; the U.S. Consul General in Marseilles is responsible for day-to-day relations.)
  •  Nauru (the U.S. Ambassador to Fiji is also accredited to Nauru.)
  •  Niue (The U.S. recognizes Niue as part of the Realm of New Zealand)
  •  North Korea (Contact is made via the Government of Sweden through its embassy in Pyongyang)
  •  Saint Kitts and Nevis (U.S. Embassy and Consulates for Saint Kitts and Nevis are located in Barbados)
  •  Saint Lucia (U.S. Embassy and Consulates for Saint Lucia are located in Barbados)
  •  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (U.S. Embassy and Consulates for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are located in Barbados)
  •  Samoa (the U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand is also accredited to Samoa.)
  •  San Marino (the U.S. Ambassador to Italy is also accredited to San Marino; the U.S. Consul General in Florence is responsible for day-to-day relations.)
  •  São Tomé and Príncipe (the U.S. Ambassador to Gabon is also accredited to São Tomé and Príncipe.)
  •  Seychelles (the U.S. Ambassador to Mauritius is also accredited to Seychelles.)
  •  Solomon Islands (the U.S. Ambassador to Papua New Guinea is also accredited to the Solomon Islands.)
  •  Tonga (the U.S. Ambassador to Fiji is also accredited to Tonga.)
  •  Tuvalu (the U.S. Ambassador to Fiji is also accredited to Tuvalu.)
  •  Vanuatu (the U.S. Ambassador to Papua New Guinea is also accredited to Vanuatu.)

    • Unrecognised countries with no relations with the United States

  •  Abkhazia (Georgian breakaway territory)
  •  Nagorno-Karabakh (de facto independent state)
  •  Northern Cyprus (only recognized by Turkey)
  •  Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (claimed by Morocco)
  •  Somaliland (de facto independent state)
  •  South Ossetia (Georgian breakaway territory)
  •  Transnistria (de facto independent state)

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