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The United States immediately recognized the new nation and moved to establish diplomatic relations. An embassy in Gaberones was established on September 30, 1966—independence day for Botswana. Charles H. Pletcher was appointed as Chargé d'affaires ad interim pending the appointment of an ambassador . [ 1 ]
This is a list of diplomatic missions in Botswana excluding honorary consulates. The capital Gaborone currently hosts 24 embassies and 1 delegation (European Union). The city is also host to several international organizations. Most of the non-resident diplomatic missions that are accredited to Botswana are located in South Africa. [1]
This is a list of diplomatic missions of Botswana. Botswana has a small but far-reaching network of foreign missions abroad. As a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, Botswanan diplomatic missions in the capitals of other Commonwealth member-states are known as High Commissions. Excluded from this listing are honorary consulates and trade ...
President of Botswana List of presidents of the United States Term end 15 November 1966: 14 December 1966: Z. K. Matthews: Seretse Khama: Lyndon B. Johnson: 2 April 1969: 17 April 1969: Chief Lenchwe Molefi Kgafela II: Kgosi-e-kgolo Linchwe II (1935–2007) [1] Seretse Khama: Richard Nixon: 9 June 1972: 21 July 1972: Amos Manyangwa Dambe ...
The Embassy of Botswana in Washington, D.C. is the Republic of Botswana's diplomatic mission to the United States. It is located at 1531 New Hampshire Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Dupont Circle neighborhood. [1] Since 2020, Kitso Mokaila has been the ambassador. [2]
The United States considers Botswana an advocate of and a model for stability in Africa and has been a major partner in Botswana's development since its independence. [4] The U.S. Peace Corps returned to Botswana in August 2002 with a focus on HIV/AIDS-related programs after concluding 30 years of more broadly targeted assistance in 1997.
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]).
Botswana's Ministry of International Relations is a department of the government of Botswana responsible for managing the country's diplomatic relations with other countries and international organizations. This mandate includes political, economic, and social/cultural relations.