Djibouti – United States relations are

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between

Djibouti Djibouti, ar, جيبوتي ', french: link=no, Djibouti, so, Jabuuti officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red ...

and the

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History

In April 1977, the United States established a consulate general in Djibouti and, upon independence in June 1977, raised the status of its mission to an embassy. The first U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Djibouti arrived in October 1980. Over the past decade, the United States has been a principal provider of humanitarian assistance for famine relief and has sponsored health care, education, good governance and security assistance programs. Djibouti has allowed the U.S. military, as well as other nations' militaries, access to its

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and

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facilities. The Djiboutian Government has been very supportive of U.S. and Western interests particularly during the Gulf crisis of 1990-91 and after the

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. In 2002, Djibouti agreed to host a U.S. military presence at

Camp Lemonnier Camp Lemonnier is a United States Naval Expeditionary Base, situated next to Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport in Djibouti City, and home to the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) of the U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM ...

, a former

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base outside the capital that now houses approximately four thousand personnel. U.S. service members provide humanitarian support and development as well as security and

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assistance to people and governments of the

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and

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. As a victim of past international terrorist attacks, President Guelleh continues to take a very proactive position against terrorism. "The fact that we welcome the U.S. forces in our country show our support for international peace and for peace in our region as well," Said Guelleh. "We do that all for peace in the world and for peace in Africa." In 2014, the U.S. reached a long-term agreement with the government of Djibouti to continue utilizing Camp Lemonnier. The U.S. military also uses airstrips in more remote parts of the country for

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operations. Outside of the base agreement, President

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also pledged to increase financial aid to Djibouti, including helping to expand skills training and foreign aid.

Embassy

Principal U.S. officials include: *

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– Mario Fernandez

External links

History of Djibouti - U.S. relationsEmbassy of U.S.A. - Djibouti

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