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According to the 2014 census, there are 37,241
Moldovan-Americans Moldovan Americans are Americans who are from Moldova or are descended from Moldovans. According to the U.S. 2000 census, there were 7,859 Moldovan Americans in the United States. However, the American Community Survey indicated that the number ...
residing in the United States. According to the 2012 U.S. Global Leadership Report, 38% of
Moldovans Moldovans, sometimes referred to as Moldavians ( ro, moldoveni , Moldovan Cyrillic: молдовень), are a Romance-speaking ethnic group and the largest ethnic group of the Republic of Moldova (75.1% of the population as of 2014) and a sign ...
approve of U.S. leadership, with 15% disapproving and 47% uncertain.


History

The United States recognized the
independence of Moldova The independence of Moldova was officially recognized on 2 March 1992, when Moldova gained membership of the United Nations. The nation had declared its independence from the Soviet Union on 27 August 1991, and was a co-founder of the post-Soviet ...
on December 25, 1991,Lewthwaite, Gilbert A. (26 December 1991).
Praising Gorbachev, Bush recognizes six republics
. ''The Baltimore Sun''. p. 1A. and opened the Embassy of the United States in Chişinău, in March 1992. The Republic of Moldova opened the
Embassy of Moldova in Washington, D.C. The Embassy of Moldova in Washington, D.C. is the diplomatic mission of the Moldova, Republic of Moldova to United States. It is located at 2101 S Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C. in the Kalorama, Washington, D.C., Kalorama neighborhood. The e ...
in December 1993. A trade agreement providing reciprocal most-favored-nation
tariff A tariff is a tax imposed by the government of a country or by a supranational union on imports or exports of goods. Besides being a source of revenue for the government, import duties can also be a form of regulation of foreign trade and pol ...
treatment became effective in July 1992. An Overseas Private Investment Corporation agreement, which encourages U.S. private investment by providing direct
loans In finance, a loan is the lending of money by one or more individuals, organizations, or other entities to other individuals, organizations, etc. The recipient (i.e., the borrower) incurs a debt and is usually liable to pay interest on that de ...
and loan guarantees, was signed in June 1992. A bilateral investment treaty was signed in April 1993. A generalized system of preferences status was granted in August 1995, and some Eximbank coverage became available in November 1995. In November 2006, the U.S. Millennium Challenge Corporation approved Moldova's $24.7 million Threshold Country Plan to combat corruption. The MCC also ruled that Moldova is eligible to apply for full compact assistance and the Government of Moldova is preparing its compact proposal. The current
United States Ambassador to Moldova The United States ambassador to Moldova is the official representative of the president of the United States to the head of state of Moldova. History Until 1991, the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic had been a constituent SSR of the Soviet ...
, Kent Doyle Logsdon, presented his credentials on November 2, 2018. Principal
U.S. Embassy The United States has the second most Diplomatic mission, diplomatic missions of any country in the world List of diplomatic missions of China, after Mainland China, including 166 of the 193 member countries of the United Nations, as well as obse ...
Officials include: * Ambassador - Kent Doyle Logsdon * Deputy Chief of Mission - Martin McDowell


See also

*
Foreign relations of Moldova After achieving independence from the Soviet Union, the Republic of Moldova established relations with other European countries. A course for European Union integration and neutrality define the country's foreign policy guidelines. In 1995, th ...
*
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 ...
* Moldovan Americans * Transnistria–United States relations * Moldova–Russia relations * Moldova–NATO relations


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