List of countries by date of recognition of the United States

This is a list of nations by when they recognized the United States. State Date NotesMoroccoJune 23, 1777Morocco implicitly recognized the United States in 1777, after Sultan Mohammed III signed a decree granting American ships protection and free access to Moroccan ports. The Sultan previously expressed his desire to be a "friend of the Americans". Morocco formally recognized the United States on June 23, 1786, when a treaty of peace and friendship was signed. France February 6, 1778 Treaty of peace and trade signed by the Charles Gravier, Comte de Vergennes on the behalf of King Louis XVI. Louis XVI previously stated that he recognized the sovereignty of the United States on December 6, 1777, but he had not signed the treaty. The Netherlands April 19, 1782 The first official acknowledgement of the sovereignty of the United States of America was on November 16, 1776, when the first foreign saluteFirst Foreign Salute to the American Flag was given to the American Flag. The gun salute was given to the vessel USS Andrew Doria in Fort Orange on the Dutch island of St. Eustatius.Johannes de GraaffBarbara W. Tuchman This event is known as 'The First Salute' 'first salute'. John Adams Institute (Netherlands)First Salute Denmark–Norway 1783 Diplomatic relations date back to 1783, when Denmark signed a commercial treaty with the United States and thereby implicitly recognizing the United States. In 1792, Denmark–Norway recognized the independence of the United States officially. In 1801, diplomatic relations were established, and an American legation was opened in Denmark. Spain January 20, 1783 On September 4, 1776, Luis de Unzaga y Amézaga recognised the United States as a nation in his correspondence with General Charles Lee, addressing him with the title "General of the United States of America". This term was transmitted to Joseph Reed and George Washington. On the Treaty of Aranjuez (1779) Spain de facto recognized the U.S. by entering the war. In 1783 (Peace of Paris) Spain accepted U.S. independence as part of the peace settlement. Portugal February 15, 1783 Diplomatic relations only began in 1791 following the Revolutionary War. Sweden April 3, 1783 Officially in 1783 with "The Swedish-American Treaty of Amity and Commerce". Unofficially the Swedish king Gustav III was the first head of state to recognise USA in 1777 and expressed his excitement about "this new republic" in October 1786. Ragusa July 7, 1783 de facto recognition Venice August 1783 Great Britain September 3, 1783 Signing of the Treaty of Paris of 1783, ending the American Revolutionary War and recognizing U.S. independence. Papal States December 15, 1784 Prussia September 18, 1785 MysoreJune 11, 1788Thomas Jefferson's letter to Robert Montgomer recognizes relations the embassy of Tipu Sultan. Hamburg June 17, 1790 Genoa October 25, 1791 Denmark–Norway June 9, 1792 Bremen May 28, 1794 Tuscany May 29, 1794 Exact date of recognition unknown, but occurred between May 29, 1794, and December 7, 1796. Tunisia March 28, 1795 Some time in mid-1795. Algeria September 5, 1795 Naples May 20, 1796 Tripolitania November 4, 1796 Austria 1797 Month and day unspecified Piedmont-Sardinia 1802 Month and day unspecified Russian Empire October 28, 1803 Mecklenburg-Schwerin January 22, 1816 Gran ColombiaJune 19, 1822As ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary on behalf of Gran Colombia Credentials are presented by Manuel Torres who established diplomatic relations with the United States and in turn is received as the first ambassador of Colombia by U.S. President James Monroe on June 19, 1822. This act represented the first U.S. recognition of a former Spanish colony's independence. Mexico December 12, 1822 Württemberg November 21, 1825 Hawaii December 23, 1826 Hesse May 14, 1829 Switzerland November 30, 1829 Oldenburg December 2, 1829 Hanover January 8, 1830 Ottoman Empire February 11, 1830 Baden July 13, 1832 Thailand20 March 1833Treaties and Other International Acts of the United States of America; Book 3. 1933. Bavaria July 4, 1833 Oman September 21, 1833 Republic of Texas March 3, 1837 China June 16, 1844 Nassau May 27, 1846 Brunswick April 5, 1848 Parma June 1850 Iran June 28, 1850 Schaumburg-Lippe June 16, 1852 Mecklenburg-Strelitz December 2, 1853 Japan March 31, 1854 Perry Expedition Ryukyu July 11, 1854 Italy April 11, 1861 Orange Free State December 22, 1871 Serbia October 14, 1881 Korea May 22, 1882Abyssinia (Ethiopia)December 27, 1903 Montenegro October 30, 1905 Yugoslavia February 10, 1919 PolandMay 2, 1919 Afghanistan July 26, 1921 Albania July 28, 1922 Egypt April 26, 1922 Canada February 18, 1927 South Africa November 5, 1929 Iraq January 9, 1930 Soviet Union November 16, 1933 Philippines July 4, 1946 PakistanAugust 15, 1947 South Korea January 1, 1949 Taiwan December 19, 1949 South Vietnam February 7, 1950The BahamasJuly 10, 1973 Bosnia and Herzegovina April 7, 1992 Slovenia April 7, 1992 North Macedonia February 9, 1994 Vietnam January 28, 1995 Serbia and Montenegro November 12, 2000 East Timor May 20, 2002 Kosovo February 18, 2008 South Sudan July 9, 2011Cook Islands September 25, 2023Niue September 25, 2023

See also Diplomatic relations of the United States Timeline of United States diplomatic relations

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