Rangoon, Burma 

In an unconventional sequence of events, the United States and Burma established diplomatic relations prior to Burma’s formal independence from the British Empire. The multistage independence process agreed to by the Burmese and the British allowed for the creation of a provisional government with the authority to conduct relations with other states before Burma attained […] 

U.S. Embassy Reykjavik, Iceland 

Reykjavík, Iceland 

The German occupation of Denmark in 1940 severed close ties to Denmark. Iceland was then occupied by British troops and then, in 1941, by U.S. troops. In 1941 the United States established diplomatic relations with Iceland, who achieved full independence and formally became a republic in 1944. In 1947, the Department of State purchased the […] 

U.S. Embassy Riga, Latvia 

Riga, Latvia 

From 1922 to 1930, a single U.S. Diplomatic Mission represented the United States in the Baltic states of Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania. In the 1930s diplomatic legations were established in all three nations, but the American Legation in Latvia closed in 1940 when the Soviet Union overran the Baltic states. Throughout the Cold War the […] 

U.S. Embassy Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 

For over sixty years, the United States and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have enjoyed a strong relationship based upon mutual respect and common interests. Diplomatic relations were established in 1933. Saudi Arabia’s unique role in the Arab and Islamic worlds, its possession of the world’s largest reserves of oil, and its strategic location all […] 

U.S. Embassy Rome, Italy