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Moldova–United States relations

Moldova	United States
Diplomatic mission
Embassy of Moldova, Washington, D.C.	Embassy of the United States, Chişinău

Relations between Moldova and the United States were established in 1991. According to the 2014 census, there are 37,241Moldovan-Americans residing in the United States.

The United States recognized theindependence of Moldova on December 25, 1991,^[1] and opened theEmbassy of the United States in Chişinău, in March 1992. The Republic of Moldova opened theEmbassy of Moldova in Washington, D.C., in December 1993.

A trade agreement providing reciprocal most-favored-nationtariff treatment became effective in July 1992. An Overseas Private Investment Corporation agreement, which encourages U.S. private investment by providing directloans and loan guarantees, was signed in June 1992. A bilateral investment treaty was signed in April 1993. A generalized system of preferences status was granted in August 1995, and someEximbank coverage became available in November 1995.

In November 2006, the U.S.Millennium Challenge Corporation approved Moldova's $24.7 million Threshold Country Plan to combatcorruption. The MCC also ruled that Moldova is eligible to apply for full compact assistance, and theGovernment of Moldova is preparing its compact proposal.

In August 2024, the US Army held a trilateral exercise with Moldovan andRomanian forces. The exercise was namedFire Shield 2024 and was scheduled to run between 5 and 24 August. The first such annual exercise was held in 2015.^[2]

• Moldova has an embassy inWashington, D.C., and consulates-general inChicago andSacramento.^[3][4]
• United States has an embassy inChișinău.^[5]

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  Embassy of Moldova in Washington, D.C.
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  Embassy of the United States in Chișinău

• Foreign relations of Moldova
• Foreign relations of the United States
• List of ambassadors of Moldova to the United States
• List of ambassadors of the United States to Moldova
• Moldovan Americans
• Transnistria–United States relations
• Moldova–Russia relations
• Moldova–NATO relations

 This article incorporatespublic domain material fromU.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets.United States Department of State.[1]

• History of Moldova - U.S. relations

• Moldova–United States relations
• Bilateral relations of Moldova
• Bilateral relations of the United States

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