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TheGrand Duchy of Oldenburg and theUnited States began mutual recognition in 1829 but never established formal 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.
Recognition began on December 2, 1829, when U.S. Secretary of StateMartin Van Buren issued an exequatur toFrederick A. Mensch Esq. as Consul forAugustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg at New York.[1]
On March 10, 1847, the United States and the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg signed the Declaration of Accession to the Treaty of Commerce and Navigation withHanover, to regulate trade, commerce, and navigation between the U.S. and Oldenburg. The declaration was signed by U.S. Special AgentAmbrose Dudley Mann and Oldenburg’s head of Foreign Affairs,W.E. de Beaulieu Marconnay.[2]
On December 30, 1853, the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg signed the Declaration of Accession to the Convention for the Extradition of Criminals, Fugitives from Justice, of June 16, 1852, Between the United States and Prussia and other states of theGerman Confederation, to establish reciprocal extradition of fugitive criminals in special cases.[3]
In 1867, the grand duchy joined theNorth German Confederation as a result of theAustro-Prussian War 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.[1]
This article incorporatespublic domain material from"A Guide to the United States' History of Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations, by Country, since 1776: Oldenburg".U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets.United States Department of State.
