Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ' ...
declared its independence from the
Soviet Union
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on August 23, 1990, having previously been the
Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, one of the
constituent republics of the USSR since 1936, and part of the
since 1920. In the wake of the August Coup (1991), a referendum was held on the question of secession. Following an overwhelming vote in favor, full independence was declared on September 21, 1991. However, widespread recognition did not occur until the formal dissolution of the Soviet Union on December 25, 1991. The United States
recognized Armenia on December 25, 1991.
The embassy at Yerevan was opened February 3, 1992, with Steven Mann as Chargé d'affaires ''ad interim''.
The U.S. ambassadorial post to Armenia became vacant on May 24, 2006, when the then-current ambassador,
John Marshall Evans
John Marshall Evans (born 1950) is an American former diplomat who served as United States ambassador to Armenia. He was confirmed to this position by the U.S. Senate on June 25, 2004.
Evans began his service on August 8, 2004, but, as confirme ...
, was recalled by the
Bush administration, purportedly over remarks by Evans concerning the
Armenian genocide
The Armenian genocide was the systematic destruction of the Armenian people and identity in the Ottoman Empire during World War I. Spearheaded by the ruling Committee of Union and Progress (CUP), it was implemented primarily through t ...
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On May 23, 2006, and again on January 9, 2007, President Bush nominated
Richard E. Hoagland to be the new ambassador, but the nomination was delayed due to a dispute with respect to the Armenian genocide.
Rudolf V. Perina, the chargé d'affaires ad interim,
served as the chief of the mission until August 1, 2008, when
Marie L. Yovanovitch held the ambassadorship.
From June to October 2011, Bruce Donahue served as chargé d’affaires. After Mr. Donahue,
John A. Heffern was the ambassador from October 2011 to December 2014.
Thereafter,
Richard M. Mills, Jr. held the ambassadorship from February 2015 to October 2018,
and from October 2018 to March 2019,
Rafik Mansour served as chargé d’affaires. The ambassador-designate is currently
Kristina Kvien.
Ambassadors
The U.S. Ambassador to Armenia holds the title ''Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.''
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Ambassadors from the United States
Ambassadors of the United States are persons nominated by the president to serve as the country's diplomatic representatives to foreign nations, international organizations, and as ambassadors-at-large. Under Article II, Section 2 of the U.S ...
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Ambassadors of Armenia to the United States
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Armenia – United States relations
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''Ox ...
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Embassy of Armenia, Washington, D.C.
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Embassy of the United States, Yerevan
The Embassy of the United States of America to Armenia ( hy, Հայաստանում ԱՄՆ-ի դեսպանատուն) is the diplomatic mission of the United States to Armenia. It is located adjacent to Lake Yerevan along the Yerevan-Etchmiadzin ...
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Foreign relations of Armenia
Since its independence, Armenia has maintained a policy of complementarism by trying to have positive and friendly relations with Iran, Russia, and Western world, the West, including the United States and the European Union. It has full members ...
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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 and observer states other than Bhutan, Iran, North Korea and Syria, and the UN observer State of Palestine, the last of which the U.S. does not rec ...
References
External links
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United States Department of State: Background notes on ArmeniaUnited States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for ArmeniaUnited States Department of State: ArmeniaUnited States Embassy in Yerevan
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Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ' ...
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United States
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