A document issued by a country giving an individual permission to formally request entrance to the country during a given period of time and for certain purposes and usually stamped or glued inside a passport, or sometimes issued as separate pieces of paper. 

List of Embassies 

American Institute in Taiwan 

Taipei, Taiwan 

In 1979, the United States changed its diplomatic recognition of China from Taipei to Beijing. In the U.S.-People’s Republic of China Joint Communique that announced the change, the United States recognized the Government of the People’s Republic of China as the sole legal government of China and acknowledged the Chinese position that there is but […] 

U.S. Diplomatic Mission, Rome, Italy 

Rome , Italy 

The Kingdom of Italy was formed through the unification of the Italian peninsula under the House of Savoy in 186. The United States officially recognized Italy in the same year. The American Legation in Italy was elevated to an embassy in 1893, and apart from a three-year interruption during World War II the United States […] 

U.S. Embassy Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire 

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire 

The United States established diplomatic relations with Cote d’Ivoire (then called Ivory Coast) in 1960 following its independence from France. A coup in 1999 ushered in several years of instability. In 2015, Cote d’Ivoire held successful presidential elections, and a new constitution was approved in a nationwide referendum in 2016. With investments by the United […] 

U.S. Embassy Abuja, Nigeria