The ambassador of the United States to Algeria is the official representative of the
president of the United States
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to the
head of state
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of
Algeria
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Until 1962, Algeria had been under the dominion of France. Independence from France was formally declared on July 3, 1962. The United States and France both formally
recognized Algeria on that same day.
The
Ottoman government had recognized the United States in 1795, but formal
diplomatic relations
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had not been established.
The U.S. has had
consular representation in Algeria intermittently since 1796. On September 29, 1962, diplomatic relations between Algeria and the United States were formally established when the U.S. Consulate General in
Algiers was raised to
embassy
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status.
William J. Porter was appointed as the first
chargé d'affaires ''ad interim'' pending appointment of an ambassador to Algiers. He was promoted to
ambassador on November 29, 1962.
Algeria severed diplomatic relations with the United States on June 6, 1967, in the wake of the June 1967
Arab-Israeli War
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. A U.S. Interests Section was established in the Swiss Embassy. The United States and Algeria reestablished diplomatic relations, and their respective embassies in Algiers and Washington reopened on November 12, 1974.
Ambassadors and chiefs of mission
See also
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Algeria – United States relations
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Foreign relations of Algeria
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Ambassadors of the United States
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Notes
References
United States Department of State: Background notes on Algeria*
External links
United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for AlgeriaUnited States Department of State: AlgeriaUnited States Embassy in Algiers{{Ambassadors of the United States
United States Ambassadors
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