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TheGrand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and theUnited States mutually recognized each other in 1853, but never formally established diplomatic relations. Relations continued when the grand duchy joined theGerman Empire in 1871. Relations would eventually end withWorld War I when the U.S.declared war on Germany.
Mutual recognition between both countries occurred on December 2, 1853, when the Government of Mecklenburg-Strelitz signed the Declaration of Accession to the Convention for the Extradition of Criminals, Fugitive from Justice, of June 16, 1852, between the United States and Prussia and other states of theGerman Confederation to provide for the "reciprocal extradition of fugitive criminals, in special cases."[1][2]
U.S. archival materials suggest that the date of mutual recognition may have been as early as May 13, 1834, when U.S. Secretary of StateLouis McLane granted an exequatur toLeon Herckenrath as Consul of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg atCharleston, South Carolina. Unfortunately, this correspondence and others in the Department of State archives doesn't designate which Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg Herckenrath represented.[2]
In 1867, the grand duchy joined theNorth German Confederation and continued relations under the Confederation. Relations further continued when it joined with theGerman Empire in 1871, but ended with the outbreak of the First World War and the American declaration of war against Germany.[2]
This article incorporatespublic domain material from"A Guide to the United States' History of Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations, by Country, since 1776: Mecklenburg-Strelitz".U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets.United States Department of State.
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