Relations between Moldova and the United States were established in 1991. According to the 2014 census, there are 37,241 Moldovan-Americans residing in the United States.

History

The United States recognized the

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on December 25, 1991, 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. in December 1993. A trade agreement providing reciprocal most-favored-nation

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treatment became effective in July 1992. An Overseas Private Investment Corporation agreement, which encourages U.S. private investment by providing direct

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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 The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is a bilateral United States foreign aid agency established by the U.S. Congress in 2004. It is an independent agency separate from the State Department and USAID. It provides grants to countries tha ...

approved Moldova's $24.7 million Threshold Country Plan to combat

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. The MCC also ruled that Moldova is eligible to apply for full compact assistance and the

Government of Moldova The government of Moldova () is the government of the Republic of Moldova. It is housed in the Government House at the Great National Assembly Square in Chișinău Chișinău ( , , ; formerly known as Kishinev) is the Capital city, cap ...

is preparing its compact proposal. In August 2024, the US Army held a trilateral exercise with Moldovan and

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n forces. The exercise was named Fire Shield 2024 and was scheduled to run between 5 and 24 August. The first such annual exercise was held in 2015.

Resident diplomatic missions

* Moldova has an embassy in

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and consulates-general in

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and

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. * United States has an embassy in

Chișinău Chișinău ( , , ; formerly known as Kishinev) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Moldova, largest city of Moldova. The city is Moldova's main industrial and commercial centre, and is located in the middle of the coun ...

.Embassy of the United States in Chișinău
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References

External links

History of Moldova - U.S. relations
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Bilateral relations of the United States

History

Resident diplomatic missions

See also

References

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