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Diplomatic relations between the United States and Kuwait were established on September 22, 1961, following Kuwait's full independence from the United Kingdom. [1] The U.S. opened its first consulate in Kuwait on June 27, 1951, and began operating publicly on October 15 of the same year with Enoch Duncan as the U.S. Consul. [1]
Larry L. Memmott became Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy in Kuwait on September 10, 2018, and took over leadership of Embassy Kuwait as Chargé d’affaires a.i. on October 5, 2019. [17] Alina Romanowski (February 2020–April 2022) James Holtsnider (April 2022-November 2023) – Chargé d'Affaires a.i. Karen Sasahara (November 2023-present)
Contact us; Contribute Help; ... Kuwait maintains more than 100 diplomatic missions in countries around the world. ... United States: Washington, D.C. Embassy [1]
This is a list of diplomatic missions in Kuwait. There are currently 112 embassies in Kuwait City (not including honorary consulates). Map of countries that have diplomatic missions in Kuwait
List of emirs of Kuwait List of presidents of the United States Term end May 7, 1962: Embassy opened Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah: John F. Kennedy: May 7, 1962: Talat Yaqoub: Chargé d'affaires: Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah: John F. Kennedy: May 14, 1962: June 1, 1962: Abdul Rahman Salim al-Atiqi: Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah: John F. Kennedy ...
The Kuwaiti embassy is located in Washington, D.C. [3]. Ambassador Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah [4]; On 4 May 2022, US First Lady Dr Jill Biden attended the Kuwait-America Foundation gala dinner as guest of honour which was held at the Kuwait Embassy in the nation’s capital in support of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) impactful work worldwide.
U.S. Department of State Facilities and Areas of Jurisdictions. The United States has the second largest number of active diplomatic posts of any country in the world after the People's Republic of China, [1] including 271 bilateral posts (embassies and consulates) in 173 countries, as well as 11 permanent missions to international organizations and seven other posts (as of November 2023 [2]).
Karen Hideko Sasahara (born 1959) is an American diplomat who has served as United States ambassador to Kuwait since November 2023. She previously served as consul general in Jerusalem until the US embassy spokesperson in Israel moved to Jerusalem, and the US consulate closed down.