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Tajikistan – United States relations

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Tajikistan–United States relations arebilateral relations betweenTajikistan and theUnited States that began in 1992.

According to the 2012 U.S. Global Leadership Report, 44% ofTajiks approve of U.S. leadership, with 38% disapproving and 18% uncertain.^[1]

The United States remains committed to assisting Tajikistan in its economic and political development, as Tajikistan continues to recover from itscivil war legacy. U.S. assistance efforts are evolving away fromhumanitarian aid and political reconciliation, as those needs increasingly have been met. Instead, their efforts are targeted toward broader goals ofdemocratic and economic reforms.

U.S.–Tajik relations have developed considerably sinceSeptember 11, 2001. The two countries now have a broad-based relationship, cooperating in such areas as counter-narcotics,counter-terrorism, non-proliferation, and regional growth and stability. In light of the Russian border forces' withdrawal from the Tajik–Afghan border, the U.S. Government leads an international donor effort to enhance Tajikistan's territorial integrity, prevent the transit of narcotics and material or technology related toweapons of mass destruction (WMD), and support a stable, peaceful Tajikistan in order to prevent the spread of influence and activities of radical groups andterrorists.

They continue to assist Tajikistan on economic reforms and integration into the broader global marketplace, for example in pursuingWorld Trade Organization (WTO) accession. Tajikistan has been a strong supporter of U.S. efforts in the war on terrorism and in promoting peace and stability inAfghanistan.

A U.S. Government-funded $36 millionbridge over thePanj River connectsSher Khan Bandar in Afghanistan withNizhniy Pyanzh in Tajikistan, which transport more than 150 trucks or 1,000 cars daily. The bridge enhance economic and commercial opportunities on both sides of the river, allowing goods and people to move across more easily. On the Afghan side, the bridge road will connect to the Afghan Ring Road, which is being built with international assistance primarily via theAsian Development Bank.

The United States recognized Tajikistan on December 26, 1991, the day theU.S.S.R. dissolved, and opened a temporary Embassy in a hotel in the capital, Dushanbe, in March 1992. After the bombings of U.S. Embassies in Africa in 1998, Embassy Dushanbe American personnel were temporarily relocated toAlmaty, Kazakhstan, due to heightened Embassy security standards. American Embassy Dushanbe has since returned to full operations and in July 2006 moved into a purpose-built Embassy compound.

Principal U.S.embassy officials include:

• Ambassador –Manuel P. Micaller^[2]

The Embassy of Tajikistan is located in theWest End neighborhood ofWashington, D.C.

• Tajik Americans
• Foreign relations of Tajikistan
• List of ambassadors of Tajikistan to the United States

 This article incorporatespublic domain material fromU.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets.United States Department of State.

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