1960 Liberia
LIST OF TREATY COUNTRIES
The countries listed below have either (E-1) treaty trader status,(E-2) treatyinvestor status, or both, with the United States.LAST UPDATED: 11 August 2003 Country Classification Effective Date Albania [Read More]
U.S. Department of State - Washington Hyper File
(Commerce Secretary's remarks in Minnesota Nov. 6) (1960) ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: President Bush Pledges New Partnership With Africa at Start of Trip
Bush and Wade then proceeded to the Salon de Musique in the palace that was built in 1907 and served as the residence of the governors of French West Africa until just after Senegal's independence in 1960, to meet with a number of leaders of West African democracies. Presidents Mathieu Kerekou of Benin, Pedro Pires of Cape Verde, Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia, John Kufuor of Ghana, Amadou Toumani Toure of Mali, Mamadou Tandja of Niger and Ahmad Tejan Kabbah of Sierra Leone attended the discussions on West African issues, including the present course for Liberia. ... [Read More]
Background Notes Archive - International Organizations
U.S Department of State Background Notes: United Nations, October 1995 Bureau of Public Affairs BACKGROUND NOTES: UNITED NATIONS October 1995 Official Name: United Nations PROFILE Established: By charter signed in San Francisco, California, on June 26, 1945; effective October 24, 1945. Purposes: To maintain international peace and security; to achieve international cooperation in solving economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian problems and in promoting respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms; to be a center for harmonizing the actions of nations in attaining these common ends. Members: 185. Official languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish. Principal organs: General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council, Trusteeship Council, International Court of Justice, Secretariat. Budget (Calendar year 1995): $12.8 billion (U.S. share $2.8 billion). Components: UN regular assessed budget--$1.3 billion ... [Read More]
The United States Diplomatic Mission to Nigeria: POTUS Visit to Nigeria - President Bush Pledges New Partnership With Africa at Start of Trip
Bush and Wade then proceeded to the Salon de Musique in the palacethat was built in 1907 and served as the residence of the governors ofFrench West Africa until just after Senegal's independence in 1960, tomeet with a number of leaders of West African democracies. PresidentsMathieu Kerekou of Benin, Pedro Pires of Cape Verde, Yahya Jammeh ofthe Gambia, John Kufuor of Ghana, Amadou Toumani Toure of Mali,Mamadou Tandja of Niger and Ahmad Tejan Kabbah of Sierra Leoneattended the discussions on West African issues, including the presentcourse for Liberia. ... [Read More]
Cote d'Ivoire (06/05)
In December 1958, Cote d'Ivoire became an autonomous republic within the French community as a result of a referendum that brought community status to all members of the old Federation of French West Africa except Guinea, which had voted against association. Cote d'Ivoire became independent on August 7, 1960, and permitted its community membership to lapse. ... Independence: August 7, 1960. ... In a region where many political systems are unstable, Cote d'Ivoire showed remarkable political stability from its independence from France in 1960 until late 1999. Under Felix Houphouet-Boigny, President from independence until his death in December 1993, Cote d'Ivoire maintained a close political allegiance to the West while many countries in the region were undergoing repeated military coups, experimenting with Marxism, and developing ties with the Soviet Union and China. His successor, President Henri Konan Bedie, was familiar with the U.S., having served as Cote d'Ivoire's first ambassador to the U.S. Falling world market prices for Cote d'Ivoire's primary export crops of cocoa and coffee put pressure on the economy and the Bedie presidency. Government corruption and mismanagement led to steep reductions in foreign aid in 1998 and 1999, and eventually to the country's first coup on December 24, 1999. ... [Read More]
Background Notes Archive - International Organizations
U.S. Department of State Background Notes: United Nations, September 1997 Released by the Bureau of International Organization Affairs.Official Name: United NationsPROFILEEstablished: By charter signed in San Francisco, California, on June 26, 1945; effective October 24, 1945.Purposes: To maintain international peace and security; to achieve international cooperation in solving economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian problems and in promoting respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms; to be a center for harmonizing the actions of nations in attaining these common ends.Members: 185.Official languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish.Principal organs: General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council, Trusteeship Council, International Court of Justice, Secretariat.Budget (Calendar year 1996): $12.8 billion (U.S. share $2.8 billion). Components: UN regular assessed budget-$1.3 billion (U.S. share-$305 million); UN peacekeeping-$ ... [Read More]
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