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Cape Verde , national_anthem = () , official_languages = Portuguese , national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole , capital = Praia , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , demonym ...
had been a Portuguese colony for more than 500 years since 1456. In 1974 Portugal and the Cape Verdeans signed an agreement to form a transitional government, and Cape Verde gained full independence from Portugal on July 5, 1975. The United States recognized Cape Verde and commissioned its first
ambassador An ambassador is an official envoy, especially a high-ranking diplomat who represents a state and is usually accredited to another sovereign state or to an international organization as the resident representative of their own government or sov ...
Melissa F. Wells in 1976. Ambassador Wells was concurrently accredited to Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde while resident at
Bissau Bissau () is the capital, and largest city of Guinea-Bissau. Bissau had a population of 492,004. Bissau is located on the Geba River estuary, off the Atlantic Ocean, and is Guinea-Bissau's largest city, major port, and its administrative and m ...
, the capital of Guinea-Bissau. In 1980, an embassy was established in the capital
Praia Praia (, Portuguese language, Portuguese for "beach") is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde.
with a
chargé d’affaires Chargé () is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division) ...
managing the business of the embassy. Until 1980 one ambassador, resident at Bissau, was concurrently commissioned to Guinea-Bissau and
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Ambassadors

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See also

* Embassy of Cape Verde in Washington, D.C. *
Cape Verde – United States relations A cape is a clothing accessory or a sleeveless outer garment which drapes the wearer's back, arms, and chest, and connects at the neck. History Capes were common in medieval Europe, especially when combined with a hood in the chaperon. Th ...
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Foreign relations of Cape Verde Cape Verde follows a policy of nonalignment and seeks cooperative relations with all friendly states. Angola, Brazil, the People's Republic of China, Cuba, France, Germany, Portugal, Senegal, Russia, South Korea and the United States maintain e ...
* Ambassadors from the United States


References


Sources


U.S. Department of State: Background Notes on Cape Verde
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External links


United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Cape Verde

United States Department of State: Cape Verde

United States Embassy in Praia
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