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United Nations Treaty Series The United Nations Treaty Series is a collection of treaties and international agreements that have been registered (or filed and recorded) with and published by the Secretariat of the United Nations since 1946, pursuant to Article 102 of the Charter. The UNTS includes the texts of treaties in their authentic language(s), along with translations into English and French, as appropriate.
United Nations Truce Supervision Organization UNTSO is an acronym for United Nations Truce Supervision Organization, an organization founded in 1948 for peacekeeping in the Middle East. Among its tasks are providing assistance to the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).
United Nations Trust Territories United Nations Trust Territories were the successors of the remaining League of Nations mandates and came into being when the League of Nations ceased to exist in 1946. All of the trust territories were administered through the UN Trusteeship Council.
United Nations University The United Nations University (UNU) is a university established on December 6, 1973 by adoption of resolution 3081 by the United Nations General Assembly, upon the suggestion of U Thant, UN Secretary-General at the time. The university motto is "Advancing knowledge for
United Nations visiting mission to Spanish Sahara To assist in the decolonization process of the Spanish Sahara (now Western Sahara), a colony in North Africa, the United Nations General Assembly in 1975 dispatched a visiting mission to the territory and the surrounding countries, in accordance with its resolution 3292 (December 13, 1974).
United Nations Volunteers The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) program is a United Nations agency that deploys international volunteers to directly support UN partners in the field. UNV is administered by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has its headquarters in Bonn, Germany, and operates through UNDP country offices.
United Nations War Crimes Commission The United Nations War Crimes Commission (initially called the United Nations Commission for the Investigation of War Crimes) was a commission of the United Nations that investigated allegations of war crimes committed by the Nazi Germany and its allies in World War II.
United Nations Youth Association of Australia The United Nations Youth Association of Australia (UNYA) is one of Australia's largest youth organisations, and is part of the global network of United Nations Youth Associations. UNYA is an independent branch of the United Nations Association of Australia (UNAA).
United Negro College Fund The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) is a Fairfax, Virginia-based American philanthropic organization that fundraises college tuition money for black students and general scholarship funds for 39 historically black colleges and universities. The UNCF was incorporated on April 25, 1944 by Frederick D.
United Network for Organ Sharing Located in Richmond, Virginia, the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) is a non-profit, scientific and educational organization that administers the nation's only Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN), established by the U.S.
United New Jersey Railroad and Canal Company The United New Jersey Railroad and Canal Company was part of the Pennsylvania Railroad system in New Jersey, including their main line to New York City (now Amtrak's Northeast Corridor). Prior to 1872, its main lines were the Camden and Amboy Rail Road and Transportation Company (C&A), the first railroad in New Jersey and one of the first in the U.
United Nicaraguan Opposition The United Nicaraguan Opposition (Unidad NicaragĂĽense Opositora, UNO) was a Nicaraguan rebel umbrella group formed in 1985, led by the triumvirate of Adolfo Calero, Alfonso Robelo, and Arturo Cruz. However, the great majority of UNO's military forces came from Calero's Nicaraguan Democratic Force (FDN), and throughout its two-year existence Robelo and Cruz complained that Calero treated them as figureheads rather than equals.
United North Piha Lifeguard Service United North Piha Lifeguard Service is a New Zealand surf lifesaving club located on North Piha beach on the West Coast of Auckland, New Zealand. It is one of 17 such clubs in the Northern Region of New Zealand.
United Norwegian Lutheran Church of America The United Norwegian Lutheran Church of America was the result of the union formed between the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod, the Conference of the Norwegian-Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, and the Anti-Missourian Brotherhood in 1890. The church merged in 1917 to what became the Evangelical Lutheran Church later to be the American Lutheran Church and today the ELCA.
United Nurses and Allied Professionals The United Nurses and Allied Professionals (UNAP) is a labor union in the United States which represents 4,500 registered nurses and other health care workers in the public and private sector working in New England.
United OneHeart Foundation United OneHeart Foundation is a non-profit research and development organisation. Its stated mission is as a non-profit organisation to help people to improve the quality of life by fostering improvements in medicine with the aim of decreasing impact of cardiovascular diseases with focus on India and South Asia.
United Opposition The United Opposition was a group formed in the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) in 1926 by Leon Trotsky, Lev Kamenev, and Gregory Zinoviev in opposition to Joseph Stalin. It demanded, among other things, greater freedom of expression within the Party (in effect, lifting the Ban on Factions imposed by Lenin as a temporary measure in 1921) and less bureaucracy.
United Order In Mormonism, the United Order was one of several church organizations established to manage and administer the Law of Consecration (a voluntary form of Christian communism/communalism) within the Church of Christ. The United Order was an egalitarian community designed to achieve income equality, eliminate poverty, increase group self-sufficiency, and create an ideal utopian society Mormons referred to as Zion.
United Orient Bank United Orient Bank (東方銀行) is a overseas Chinese bank in the United States. Headquartered in New York City, with branch office in Chinatown, Manhattan, this privately-held community bank claims itself as the first indigenous community bank in Chinatown, Manhattan when it was first established on April 9, 1981.
United Overseas Bank United Overseas Bank Limited (Simplified Chinese: 大华银行有限公司; Pinyin: Dàhuá Yínháng Yǒuxìan Gōngsī), abbreviated as UOB (Simplified Chinese: 大华银行; Pinyin: Dàhuá Yínháng) is a bank incorporated in Singapore. It was founded on 6 August 1935 by Kuching-born Datuk Wee Kheng Chiang, father of the present United Overseas Bank Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mr.
United Paper People United Paper People is the first full length album by the Australian band Kisschasy, released on 31 July 2005. Standout tracks include the first single "Do-Do's & Whoa-Oh's" which gained heavy radio rotation, mainly on Triple J.
United Party (South Africa) The United Party was South Africa's ruling political party between 1934 and 1948. It was formed by a merger of most of Prime Minister Barry Hertzog's National Party with the rival South African Party of Jan Smuts.
United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation The United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation (UPKO) is a political party based in Sabah, east Malaysia. It is an ethnically-based party striving to voice the rights and advance the development of Kadazan-Dusun and Murut population of Sabah.
United Patriotic Association The United Patriotic Association was a political organisation founded by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, the founder of the Aligarh Muslim University. Opposed to the Indian National Congress, the group aimed to develop close ties between the Muslim community and the British Raj.
United People (Costa Rica) United People (Pueblo Unido) is a leftist political alliance, registered as a political party, in Costa Rica, founded ahead of the 1978 elections by Popular Vanguard Party (PVP), Costa Rican Socialist Party (PSC) and the Revolutionary Movement of the People (MRP). As both PSC and MRP disbanded the alliance became ineffective.
United People's Front of Nepal The United People's Front of Nepal, (Sanyukta Janamorcha Nepal संयुक्त जनमोर्चा नेपाल or SJM in Nepali) was the mass front of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre).
United People's Party The United People's Party is a Singapore party formed by the former People's Action Party (PAP) leader Ong Eng Guan in 1961. After it won a seat (won by Ong Eng Guan), in the 1963 General Elections, the party's existence was in doubt as Singapore was knocked out of the
United Peoples Party (Fiji) The United Peoples Party is a political party in Fiji, whose support base lies chiefly among General Electors - Fiji Islanders who belong to ethnic minorities, such as Europeans, Chinese, Banaban Islanders, as well as multiracial people. Since 2001, its president and parliamentary leader has been Mick Beddoes, the sole member elected from the party to the 71-member House of Representatives in the general election that year, when it won 0.
United Petroleum United Petroleum Pty Ltd (commonly known as United) is an independent Australian owned oil company. In 1993 some service stations/convenience stores opperated under the brand name United in South Australia, in 1997 operations were expanded into Victoria which became very successful and between 1997 and 2000, networks were built in Queensland, ACT and New South Wales.
United Planet United Planet, known as UP, is an American non-profit organization based in Boston, Massachusetts. The organization aims to enhance cross-cultural and geographical understanding in order to promote peace, friendship, and economic prosperity among cultures, using the Internet and community-based programs.
United Poultry Concerns United Poultry Concerns (UPC) is a national non-profit animal rights organization that addresses the concerns over the treatment of domestic fowl, including chickens, ducks and turkeys in food production, science, education, entertainment, and human companship situations.
United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America The United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (UPCUSA or UPUSA) was the northern branch of Presbyterianism in the United States. It was formed by the union of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (the mainline Northern Presbyterian Church) with the United Presbyterian Church of North America (a smaller church of Covenanter-Seceder tradition) in 1958.
United Presbyterian Church of North America The United Presbyterian Church of North America (UPCNA) was an American Presbyterian denomination that existed for one hundred years. It was formed in 1858 by the union of the Northern branch of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (Covenanter and Seceder) with the Associate Presbyterian Church (Seceders).
United Presbyterian Church of Scotland The United Presbyterian Church of Scotland (1847-1900) was a Scottish Presbyterian denomination. It was formed in 1847 by the union of the United Secession Church and the Relief Church, and in 1900 merged with the Free Church of Scotland to form the United Free Church of Scotland, which in turn united with the Church of Scotland in 1929.
United Press International United Press International (UPI) is a global news agency headquartered in the United States. With roots dating back to 1907, it was a main-stay in the press world and one of the three biggest news agencies, along with the Associated Press and Reuters.
United Press International Athlete of the Year Award The United Press International Athlete of the Year Award was conferred annually between 1974 and 1995 one each to the individuals adjudged, without restriction to nationality or sport contested, to be the male and female athlete of the year by a panel of sportswriters and editors constituted under the auspices of the United Press International.In 1974 and 1975, the voting panel comprised sportswriters and editors exclusively from Europe.
United Progressive Party (Zambia) The United Progressive Party (UPP) was created in Zambia by Simon Kapwepwe and others, all from the ruling United National Independence Party (UNIP) in about August 1971. This provoked a big crisis in the cabinet, with five ministers (including Kapwepwe) expelled by Kenneth Kaunda, chief of the government and of the UNIP.
United Protestant Church in Belgium The United Protestant Church in Belgium (EPUB/VPKB) is a minority Christian church in Belgium, where the majority of the population are Roman Catholic. The name of the church in French is l'Église Protestante Unie de Belgique (EPUB) and in Flemish Verenigde Protestantse Kerk in België (VPKB).
United Provinces of Agra and Oudh The United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, mainly referred to simply as the United Provinces, was a former province of British India, which existed from 1902 to 1947. From 1835 to 1902, the province was known as the North-Western Provinces.
United Provinces of Central Italy The United Provinces of Central Italy, also known as Union of Central Italy, Confederation of Central Italy or Government General of Central Italy, was a short-lived client state of the Kingdom of Sardinia. It is formed by an union of the former Grand Duchy of Tuscany, Duchy of Parma, Duchy of Modena, and the Papal Legations, after their monarchs were ousted by popular revolutions.
United Provinces of the River Plate The United Provinces of the River Plate, (Spanish: Provincias Unidas del Río de la Plata) also called United Provinces of South America (Spanish: Provincias Unidas de Sud América) was the official name of Argentina from 1816 to 1853, the year in which that name and the names República Argentina and Confederación Argentina would start being official, equivalent and valid names for the designation of the government and the territories of the provinces.
United Reformed Churches in North America The United Reformed Churches in North America (URCNA) is a theologically conservative federation of churches. The United Reformed Churches trace their roots back to the earlier Protestant movements that spanned Europe and the indeed the globe.
United Religions Initiative The United Religions Initiative (URI), founded by Bishop William Swing (from California, member of the Episcopal Church), was inspired to bring people of diverse faith into cooperation for peace by the example of the work of nations of the world through United Nations working to bring peace. The movement to found it began in 1996, culminating in the signing of the United Religions Initiative Charter in 2000.
United Remnant Band of the Shawnee Nation The United Remnant Band of the Shawnee Nation (also called the Shawnee Nation, URB) is a band of Native Americans who hold that they are descended from the Shawnee from before the Shawnee's removal from the U.S.
United Russia United Russia (Yedinaya Rossiya, Russian Единая Россия; the more correct translation is Unified Russia) is a political party in the Russian Federation which usually labels itself centrist. It backs the President, Vladimir Putin and can be seen as his vehicle in the State Duma (the lower house of Russian parliament).
United Scenic Artists United Scenic Artists local 829, is a United States labor union of designers and artists in the entertainment industry. It is a nationwide autonomous Local of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees(IATSE).
United Secession Church The United Secession Church (or properly the United Associate Synod of the Secession Church) was a Scottish Presbyterian denomination. It was founded in 1820 by a union of various churches which had seceded from the established Church of Scotland.
United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia The United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia, or AUC, in Spanish), were formed in April 1997 as an umbrella paramilitary federation seeking to consolidate many local and regional paramilitary groups in Colombia, each intending to protect different local economic, social and political interests by fighting insurgents in their areas. AUC itself previously estimated that it had authority over most of the paramilitary forces within Colombia, with the remainder being independent or splinter factions.
United Slovenia United Slovenia () is the name of a political programme of the Slovenes from 1848, that demanded (a) unification of all the Slovene-inhabited areas into one single kingdom under the rule of the Austrian Empire, (b) equal rights of the Slovene language in public, and (c) strongly opposed the planned integration of the Habsburg Monarchy with the German Confederation. The programme failed to meet its objectives, but it remained the common political programme of all Slovenes until World War I.
United Soccer Leagues The United Soccer Leagues (USL) is directly affiliated with the United States Soccer Federation (USSF), United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA) and the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA). The USL is the parent organization for the men's lower division leagues of US Soccer USL First Division (second division), USL Second Division (third division), and Premier Development League (PDL) (fourth division).
United Social Democratic Party of Ukraine Social Democratic Party of Ukraine (United) or SDPU(U) or SDPU(o) (Ukrainian: Sotsial-Demokratychna Partiya Ukrayiny [Obyednana], Соцiал-демократична партiя України (об`єднана) or СДПУ(О)), is a Ukrainian political party.
United Socialist Organisation of India United Socialist Organisation was a leftwing alliance in India. The USOI was launched by Sarat Chandra Bose, the elder brother of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, after his resignation from the Indian National Congress in 1947.
United Socialist Workers' Party The Unified Socialist Workers' Party (Portuguese: Partido Socialista dos Trabalhadores Unificado, PSTU) is a Trotskyist organisation in Brazil. It is the largest section of the International Workers' League (Fourth International) (LIT), an international body of groups in the Morenoist tradition.
United Socialists United Socialists (in Swedish: Förenade Socialister) was a coalition in Gällivare, Sweden, formed on January 10 1988 by the Workers Association of Malmberget (MAF), the Solidarity Party and the International Group. In practice it functioned as a front of the latter.
United Spanish War Veterans Soon after the Spanish-American War ended in early 1899, discharged veterans rushed to form fraternal societies. Among these were the Spanish War Veterans, the Spanish-American War Veterans, the Servicemen of the Spanish War, American Veterans of Foreign Service, the Army of the Philippines, the Veteran Army of the Philippines, the Legion of Spanish War Veterans and many other smaller organizations.
United Sports Equities United Sports Equities is an investor group which owns United League Baseball, an independent minor league baseball league they created in 2005. The entire venture is spearheaded by John Bryant and Byron Pierce, who were co-founders of the minor league independent Texas-Louisiana League, later known as the Central Baseball League (1994-2005), and they joined forces with Brad and Gary Wendt to create the league.
United States $1 Coin Act of 1997 The United States $1 Coin Act of 1997 was legislation passed by the United States Congress providing for a redesigned gold colored coin with a distinctive new rim. A major purpose of the Act was to allow for the replacement of the Susan B.
United States and Mexican Boundary Survey The United States and Mexican Boundary Survey (1848-1855) set the boundary between the United States and Mexico according to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo that ended the Mexican-American War. The results of the survey were published in a three-volume work, Report on the United States and Mexican boundary survey, made under the direction of the secretary of the Interior by William H.
United States army ration From the Revolutionary War to World War I, the United States army ration, as decreed by the Continental Congress, was the garrison ration which consisted of meat (or salt fish), bread, vegetables and something to drink (which in 1775 was supposed to be milk but which, in practice, could be an alcoholic beverage).
United States at the 1896 Summer Olympics Fourteen competitors from the United States competed in three sports at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The Americans were the most successful nation in terms of gold medals, beating host nation Greece, 11 to 10.
United States at the 1912 Summer Olympics The United States competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Out of the 2,547 athletes from the United States who had participated, 2,490 of the athletes were male, and 57 of the athletes were female.
United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics The United States was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by the United States Olympic Committee (abbreviated USOC). The delegation of 613 athletes was the largest the country has ever sent to the Summer Olympics.
United States at the 2006 Winter Olympics The United States Olympic Committee (abbreviated USOC) sent 211 athletes (122 men, 89 women) to the 2006 Winter Olympics. Chris Witty, a four-time Olympian, who competed in both Summer and Winter games, and won a gold medal in speed skating at the 2002 Games, served as the flag bearer at the Opening Ceremonies.
United States at the Winter Olympics The United States has competed at every Winter Olympic Games. The United States has hosted the Winter Games on four occasions, in Lake Placid, New York in 1932 and again in 1980, in Squaw Valley, California in 1960, and in Salt Lake City, Utah in 2002.
United States Academic Decathlon The United States Academic Decathlon (USAD; often abbreviated to "AD", "Acadeca", "Acadec" or even "AcDec") is one of the premier academic competitions for high school students in the United States. USAD contests are held in 39 states, as well as in British Columbia, Canada.
United States Access Board The United States Access Board (also known as the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board) is an independent agency of the United States Government devoted to accessibility for people with disabilities. Created in 1973 to ensure access to federally funded facilities, the Board is now a leading source of information on accessible design.
United States Adopted Name United States Adopted Names are unique nonproprietary names assigned to pharmaceuticals marketed in the United States. Each name is assigned by the USAN Council, which is co-sponsored by the American Medical Association (AMA), the United States Pharmacopoeial Convention (USP), and the American Pharmacists Association (APhA).
United States African Command The United States African Command is a proposed Unified Combatant Command of the United States military, to have an area of responsibility covering Africa, whose upcoming formation was reported in December 2006 by the Stars and Stripes. Previous speculation on the new command included a Time magazine August 24, 2006 story claiming that General William E.
United States Air Force The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerospace branch of the United States armed forces and one of the seven uniformed services. Previously part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947.
United States Air Force Academy The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA), located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States, (), is an institution for the undergraduate education of officers for the United States Air Force. Graduates of the four-year program receive a Bachelor of Science degree and most are commissioned as second lieutenants in the United States Air Force.
United States Air Force Aeronautical Ratings USAF aeronautical ratings are military aviation skill standards established and awarded by the United States Air Force for commissioned officers participating in aerial and space flight. USAF aeronautical badges, commonly referred to as "wings" from their shape and their historical legacy, are awarded by the Air Force in recognition of degrees of achievement and experience.
United States Air Force Art Program The USAF Art Program of the United States Air Force was begun in 1950, with the transfer of ~800 works of art from the United States Army. The program expanded to offer artist the opportunity to travel with the Air Force to locations around the world to witness military facilities and excerises for the purpose of recording these events in the form of paintings.
United States Air Force Band of Liberty The United States Air Force Band of Liberty is a United States military band of sixty-one active duty members, based at Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts. It entertains audiences in New England, New York, and New Jersey.
United States Air Force Base Honor Guard The primary mission of the United States Air Force Base Honor Guard program is to employ, equip, and train Air Force members to provide professional military funeral honors for active duty, retired members, and veterans of the United States Air Force. The Base Honor Guard Program is a mandatory Air Force program and is the responsibility of the installation commander.
United States Air Force in the United Kingdom Since 1941 the United States has maintained air bases in the United Kingdom. Major Commands of the USAF having bases in the United Kingdom were the United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE), Strategic Air Command (SAC), and Air Mobility Command (AMC).
United States Air Force In Thailand The United States Air Force deployed personnel and combat aircraft to Thailand from 1961 through 1975 during the Vietnam War. Today, USAF units exercise with other Asian Air Forces annually in Thailand, and Thai Air Bases are an important element in the Pentagon's "forward positioning" strategy.
United States Air Force Marathon The United States Air Force Marathon is an annual event held on the Saturday closest to the anniversary of the United States Air Force (September 18) at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, home to the National Museum of the United States Air Force. It was established in 1997.
United States Air Force Memorial The United States Air Force Memorial honors the service of the personnel of the United States Air Force and its predecessors. The Memorial is located in Arlington, Virginia, on the grounds of Fort Myer near The Pentagon, at the intersection of Columbia Pike and South Joyce Street.
United States Air Force organizational campaign streamer Verified combat credit entitles an organization to the appropriate campaign streamers representing the named campaign in which it participated. The campaign streamer will be embroidered with the name and years of the campaign.
United States Air Force organizational service streamer Service streamers of the United States Air Force represent noncombat service in the various theaters of military operations and bear no embroidery. Those service streamers earned by the organization are listed here.
United States Air Force Seek Eagle Office The United States Air Force SEEK EAGLE Office (USAF SEEK EAGLE Office) was started to improve the combat capability of the warfighter. The SEEK EAGLE Program, which is the standard for the aircraft-stores certification process of the United States Air Force (USAF), was created for this purpose.
United States Air Force Weapons School The mission of the USAF Weapons School or United States Air Force Weapons School, is to teach graduate-level instructor courses, which provide the world's most advanced training in weapons and tactics employment to officers of the combat air forces. The USAF Weapons School, headquartered at Nellis Air Force Base, in Nevada with detachments at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Hurlburt Field, Florida, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico and Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana.
United States Amateur Champion The United States National Boxing Championships bestow the title of United States Amateur Champion on amateur boxers for winning the annual national amateur boxing tournament organized by USA Boxing, the national governing body for Olympic boxing and is the United States' member organization of the International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA).
United States Ambassador to Angola The United States of America established relations with the Republic of Angola with the Meanwhile the opening of a Liaison Office in Luanda on January 10, 1992, with Jeffrey Millington as Director. The United States recognized the government of Angola May 19, 1993.
United States Ambassador to Botswana Until the 19th century, the area of southern Africa that is now Botswana was inhabited by the Batswana (or Tswana) people. The name was commonly spelled and pronounced as Bechuana and the area was thus called Bechuanaland by Europeans.
United States Ambassador to Burundi The part of Africa that is now Burundi and Rwanda was a feudal monarchy headed by a mwami (king) and a ganwa, a feudal hierarchy of Tutsi nobles and gentry until 1890. In that year the Germans attacked the nation and attempted to subdue it with armed force.
United States Ambassador to Czechoslovakia Following the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian empire in 1918 at the end of The Great War, the Czechs, Moravians, and Slovaks united to form the new nation of Czechoslovakia. The United States recognized Czechoslovakia and commissioned its first ambassador on April 23, 1919.
United States Ambassador to Denmark The first representative from the United States to Denmark was appointed in 1827 as a Chargé d’Affaires. There followed a series of chargés and ministers until 1890 when the first full ambassador (Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary) was appointed.
United States Ambassador to Djibouti The area on the Horn of Africa that is now the small nation of Djibouti has been populated for thousands of years by the nomadic peoples of Africa. The Somali and Afar tribes of the area were known to trade hides and skins for the perfumes and spices of ancient Egypt, India, and China.
United States Ambassador to El Salvador The following is a partial list of Ambassadors the United States has sent to El Salvador. The exact title given by the United States State Department to this position is "Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary".
United States Ambassador to Equatorial Guinea In the 19th century, the area of Central Africa that now contains the nation of Equatorial Guinea was under Spanish control. The area was known as Spanish Guinea and included the small mainland area of RĂ­o Muni and the island of FernĂŁo do PĂł (or Fernando PĂł), now named Bioko.
United States Ambassador to Ethiopia Ethiopia was relatively isolated from major movements of world politics until Italian invasions in 1895. In 1870 an Italian company established a colony in northern Ethiopia, which by 1890 became the Italian colony of Eritrea.
United States Ambassador to Germany The United States has had diplomatic relations with the nation of Germany and its predecessor nation, the Kingdom of Prussia, since 1835. These relations were broken twice (1917 to 1921, 1941 to 1955) while Germany and the United States were at war.
United States Ambassador to Honduras The following is a partial list of Ambassadors the United States has sent to Honduras. The exact title given by the United States State Department to this position is "Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary".
United States Ambassador to China The Ambassador to China is the chief American diplomat to China. The United States has sent diplomatic representatives to China since 1844, when Caleb Cushing, as Commissioner, negotiated the Treaty of Wanghia.
United States Ambassador to Italy The United States has had diplomatic representation in the nation of Italy and its predecessor nation, the Kingdom of Sardinia, since 1840, with a break in relations from 1941 to 1944, while Italy and the United States were at war.
United States Ambassador to Japan Since the opening of Japan by Commodore Matthew Perry, in 1854, the United States has maintained diplomatic relations with Japan, except for the 10 year period following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the subsequent declaration of war on Japan by the United States.
United States Ambassador to Kenya The part of East Africa that is now the nation of Kenya had been under the control of the Arabs, then the Portuguese, then Oman and the Sultan of Zanzibar until the late 19th century when the British began to establish influence in the area.
United States Ambassador to Mexico The United States has maintained diplomatic relations with Mexico since 1823, when Andrew Jackson was appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to that country. Jackson declined the appointment, however, and Joel R.
United States Ambassador to Namibia The area of southwestern Africa that is now Namibia was little known to Europeans until the late 19th century. In 1878, the United Kingdom annexed Walvis Bay on behalf of Cape Colony, and the area was incorporated into the Cape of Good Hope in 1884.

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