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According to the 2012 U.S. Global Leadership Report, 26% ofMontenegrins approve of U.S. leadership, with 48% disapproving and 26% uncertain.[1]
Relations between the United States andPrincipality of Montenegro existed from 1905 and lasted until the latter was annexed into theKingdom of Yugoslavia. DuringWorld War II, theUnited States Army Air Forcesbombed Podgorica due toNazi occupation in Montenegro.[2][3]
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WhenMilo Đukanović first emerged on the political scene, he was a close ally ofSlobodan Milošević.[4] However, in the years up to the1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, he gradually became pro-western.[5] Milošević and other members of his governing coalition were considered pariahs by every western government, so Đukanović became one of the few elected politicians withinFR Yugoslavia they would openly communicate with. They were willing to overlook Đukanović's communist past, initial pro-war stance, and mounting evidence of criminal involvement, allowing him to regularly meet withClinton administration officials such as Secretary of StateMadeleine Albright, Secretary of DefenseWilliam Cohen and National Security AdviserSandy Berger as well as British PMTony Blair, British Foreign SecretaryRobin Cook andNATO Secretary-GeneralJavier Solana all throughout this period. Some credited Đukanović for the fact that Montenegro was spared from the brunt of the1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia that devastated the infrastructure of Serbia, suffering no greater destruction. Others find it more reasonable to conclude that he did so only for pragmatic reasons and foresaw great incentives in communicating with Western leaders to push for political separatism.
The United States recognized Montenegro on June 12, 2006, and formally established diplomatic relations on August 15. The U.S. maintains an embassy inPodgorica. A variety of U.S. assistance programs are currently in place in Montenegro to help improve the economic climate and strengthendemocracy. These programs include initiatives to prepare the country forWorld Trade Organizationaccession and to promote local economic growth and business development.
Montenegro maintains an embassy to the United States in Washington, D.C. and aconsulate general in New York City.[6][7][8]
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The United States has had an active policy regarding military cooperation with Montenegro'smilitary forces, mainly to improve Montenegrin standards necessary for eventualmembership inNATO (which eventuated in 2017).[9] Public opinion in Montenegro regardingNATO membership has been cited to be very negative, largely due tothe bombing of FR Yugoslavia.[10][11][12] In August 2006, Defense SecretaryDonald Rumsfeld paid an official visit to Montenegro, seeking support for thewar on terror and overall American geopolitical goals in Europe.[13] Following the Secretary's meeting with Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Đukanović, it was announced that Montenegro had agreed in principle to aid the US efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, although no specific pledges of aid were made.[14]
TheUnited States Navy has maintained a regular presence on the Montenegrin coast since 2003.[15][16] The United States has on many occasions sentdestroyers to the port ofBar for naval training, exercises, and regular patrol of traffic in theMediterranean Sea.[17]
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromU.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets.United States Department of State.
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