Embassy of the United States, Brazzaville

The old embassy in 1979
LocationRepublic of the Congo Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Address70-83 Section D Boulevard Denis Sassou N'Guesso Brazzaville, Congo
Coordinates4°16′30″S 15°15′22″E / 4.27500°S 15.25611°E / -4.27500; 15.25611
Websitehttps://cg.usembassy.gov

The Embassy of the United States in Brazzaville is the diplomatic mission of the United States of America in Republic of the Congo.

History

On August 15, 1960, the United States recognized the Republic of the Congo following the country's independence from French Equatorial Africa, and the Embassy Brazzaville was opened with Alan W. Lukens as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim.[1][2]

The bilateral relationship encountered severe difficulties during the Republic of the Congo's Marxist period of 1965 to 1977. The United States withdrew its diplomatic and consular representatives in August 1965. The United States Embassy in Brazzaville was closed on August 15, 1965. The Republic of the Congo closed its embassy in Washington, D.C., on August 8, 1965, moving its delegation to New York.[1]

The two nations agreed to resume diplomatic relations on June 7, 1977. The U.S. Embassy reopened on October 30, 1977, with Jay Katzen serving as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim, signifying the renewal of diplomatic relations.[1]

In 2001, embassy-suspended operations were lifted, and embassy personnel were allowed to travel to Brazzaville for periods of extended temporary duty from the U.S. Embassy in Kinshasa. As a result, U.S.-Congo bilateral relations were reinvigorated. In 2003 and 2004, this practice continued, and a site for construction of a new embassy was acquired in July 2004. Diplomatic activities, operations, and programs were carried out in a temporary bank location until January 2009, when a new, fully functioning embassy was opened.

In September 2018, the U.S. Forest Service and the Global Water Partnership partnered with the U.S. Embassy in Brazzaville to prevent soil and gully erosion from damaging local infrastructure.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Policy History". cg.usembassy.gov. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  2. ↑ "A Guide to the United States' History of Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations, by Country, since 1776: Republic of Congo". history.state.gov. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Republic of the Congo Tackles Soil Erosion Crisis". March 2019. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
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