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Emerging from an earlier tradition of bilateral oil diplomacy, both countries have diversified their oil trades over the last decade, but the United States remains a major market for Nigerian exports, almost entirely in crude oil. The United States is also the primary foreign investor in Nigeria and a significant source of foreign aid. Over a ...
The following is a list of United States ambassadors to Nigeria. Ambassadors. Name Title Appointed Presented credentials Terminated mission Notes
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Nigeria is a federal republic modelled after the United States, [127] with 36 states and capital Abuja as an independent unit. The executive power is exercised by the President . The president is both head of state and head of the federal government ; the president is elected by popular vote to a maximum of two four-year terms. [ 128 ]
In a study which was carried out by consumer genetics company 23andMe which involved the DNA of 50,281 people of African descent in the United States, Latin America, and Western Europe, it was revealed that Nigeria was the most common country of origin for testers from the United States, the French Caribbean, and the British Caribbean. [7]
Uzoma Ikechi Emenike // ⓘ (born in Abia State, Nigeria) is a Nigerian politician, writer and diplomat. [1] She serves as the current Nigerian Ambassador to the United States of America since appointment and official designation in 2021. [2]
The Embassy of Nigeria in Washington, D.C. is the diplomatic mission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the United States. Its chancery is located on a crest of a hill at 3519 International Court NW, in the Cleveland Park neighborhood of Washington, DC. The Ambassador is Uzoma Emenike. [1]
Since independence, with Jaja Wachuku as the first Minister for Foreign Affairs and Commonwealth Relations, later called External Affairs, Nigerian foreign policy has been characterised by a focus on Africa as a regional power and by attachment to several fundamental principles: African unity and independence; capability to exercise hegemonic influence in the region: peaceful settlement of ...