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Lithuania–United States relations are thebilateralforeign relations betweenLithuania and theUnited States.Lithuania is one of the most pro-United States nations in the world, with 73% of Lithuanians viewing the U.S. positively in 2011.[1] According to the 2012 U.S. Global Leadership Report, 48% ofLithuanians approve of U.S. leadership, with 20% disapproving and 32% uncertain.[2]
The United States established diplomatic relations with Lithuania on 28 July 1922. During World War II, Lithuania was at various times occupied by theSoviet Union andNazi Germany. TheSoviet invasion and occupation forced the closure of the Legation to Lithuania on 5 September 1940. However,Lithuanian Diplomatic Service in the United Statescontinued uninterrupted. American prisoners of war were amongAllied POWs held by the Germans in theStalag Luft VIPOW camp inGerman-occupied Lithuania.[3] The United States never recognized the forced incorporation of Lithuania into the USSR and views the present government of Lithuania as alegal continuation of the interwar republic. In 2007, the United States and Lithuania celebrated 85 years of continuous diplomatic relations. Lithuania has enjoyed most-favored-nation treatment with the United States since December 1991. Since 1992, the United States has committed more than $100 million in Lithuania to economic and political transformation and tohumanitarian needs. The United States and Lithuania signed an agreement on bilateral trade and intellectual property protection in 1994 and a bilateral investment treaty in 1997. In 1998, the United States signed a "Charter of Partnership" with Lithuania and the other Baltic countries establishing bilateral working groups focusing on improving regionalsecurity,defense, and economic issues.[4]
Today, over 650,000 individuals who identify asLithuanian American live in the United States. Lithuanian immigration began before the United States even became a country, with individuals likeAlexander Curtius settling inNew Amsterdam (what would later becomeNew York City) in 1659. Lithuania was part of thePolish–Lithuanian Commonwealth until 1795, when foreign powerspartitioned it and Lithuania was largely incorporated into theRussian Empire. Despite attempts by theTsarist government inMoscow to prevent residents of the empire from emigrating, many Lithuanians came to the United States throughout the 19th and early 20th Centuries, settling primarily in theNortheast (especiallyPennsylvania) and theMidwest. Lithuanian immigration tapered off with the passage ofnativist legislation like theEmergency Quota Act of 1921 and theImmigration Act of 1924 inCongress. Smaller waves of Lithuanian migration to the United States occurred at the end ofWorld War II (thanks to theDisplaced Persons Act) and when Lithuania regained its independence in 1990.
In November 2002,George W. Bush became the first US president to visitLithuania.[5] It was a visit following theNATO invitation to join the alliance.
Anyone who would choose Lithuania as an enemy has also made an enemy of the United States of America.
In July 2023, Lithuania hosted2023 Vilnius summit, receiving the US PresidentJoe Biden along with around 40 other leaders. During the visit, President Bidengave a speech inVilnius University.[7]
Principal U.S. officials include
The U.S.Embassy in Lithuania is located in Vilnius (Akmenų g. 6).
Principal Lithuanian officials include[citation needed]:
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This article incorporatespublic domain material fromU.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets.United States Department of State.
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