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The relationship between Qatar and the American Academy began in the 1970s and 1980s. In the twenty-first century, Qatar has become the largest foreign donor. Between 2001 and 2021, Qatar donated $4.7 billion to a variety of academic institutions across the United States. [25] [26]
The following table is a list of all 50 states and their respective dates of statehood. The first 13 became states in July 1776 upon agreeing to the United States Declaration of Independence, and each joined the first Union of states between 1777 and 1781, upon ratifying the Articles of Confederation, its first constitution. [6]
The list shows large groupings associated with the dates of independence from decolonization (e.g., 41 current states gained control of sovereignty from the United Kingdom and France between 1956 and 1966) or dissolution of a political union (e.g., 18 current states gained control of sovereignty from the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia between 1990 ...
On September 4, 1776, Luis de Unzaga y Amézaga recognised the United States as a nation in his correspondence with General Lee, addressing him with the title "General of the United States of America". [14] This term was transmitted to Joseph Reed and George Washington. [15] [16] Sweden: April 3, 1783 [17]
The U.S. recognized the Congo Free State as the Independent State of Congo. The U.S. and the Congo Free State never established diplomatic relations. The Congo Free State was annexed as a colony by Belgium in 1908, which ended its existence as an independent sovereign state. Congo, Democratic Republic of (Kinshasa) [59] Consulate: Recognized: 1960
President Bill Clinton (R) speaks to the Emir of Qatar, Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani (L), during a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., in June 1997.
See Qatar–United States relations Embassy of Qatar in Washington, D.C. The United States formed diplomatic relations with Qatar on 19 March 1972, when diplomat William Stoltzfus met with Qatari government officials and submitted his credentials. [253] Qatar has an embassy in Washington, D.C. and consulates-general in Houston, Los Angeles and ...
The tiny Persian Gulf state of Qatar is once again front and center in global diplomacy, this time for its efforts to mediate deals to free hostages taken by Hamas during its October 7 attacks in ...