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Central African Republic–United States relations are the international relations betweenCentral African Republic and theUnited States of America. The relations have generally been positive, although concerns over the pace of political andeconomic liberalization andhuman rights have affected the degree of support provided by the United States to the Central African Republic.
The United States and the Central African Republic established diplomatic relations on August 13, 1960.
The U.S. Embassy inBangui was briefly closed as a result of the 1996-97 mutinies. It reopened in 1998 with limited staff, butU.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) andPeace Corps missions previously operating in Bangui did not return. The American Embassy in Bangui again temporarily suspended operations on November 2, 2002, in response to security concerns raised by the October 2002 launch ofFrançois Bozizé's 2003 militarycoup.
The Embassy reopened in January 2005; however, there currently is limited U.S. diplomatic/consular representation in the C.A.R. As a result, the ability of the Embassy to provide services to American citizens remains extremely limited. TheDepartment of State approved the lifting of Section 508 aid restrictions triggered by the coup; U.S. assistance to the Central African Republic had been prohibited except in the areas of humanitarian aid and support fordemocratization.
On December 27, 2012, the US closed its embassy in the Central African Republic and removed its diplomats due to rising violence from therebellion in the country.[1]
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromU.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets.United States Department of State.
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