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TheRepublic of Genoa recognized theUnited States in 1791, but both countries never established formal diplomatic relations. Relations continued until 1805 when the Republic was annexed byFrance underNapoleon.
Genoa recognized the United States when it sentGiuseppe Ravara: the first Consul appointed to the U.S. was accredited by PresidentGeorge Washington on October 25, 1791, as Consul General of the Doge and Governors of the Republic of Genoa at Philadelphia.[1] The U.S. appointed a consul to the Republic, but according toState Department archives, the consul never arrived in Genoa. The U.S. established a consulate in Genoa in 1799.
Despite no formal relations, a key factor for relations between Genoa and the United States was mainly economic and trade purposes. The U.S. sought to promote trade abroad and to ensure that American vessels, both public and private, would be welcomed in ports around the world. As Genoa was one of the largerMediterranean ports on theItalian peninsula in the late eighteenth century, Genovese recognition of the United States early on was beneficial to U.S. trade and commerce.[1][2]
In 1805 the republic was dissolved as it was annexed by France by Napoleon ending relations between Genoa and the United States. It was briefly reconstituted in 1814 with Napoleon's defeat atWaterloo, theCongress of Vienna awarded Genoa to theKingdom of Sardinia in 1815 with whom the U.S. hadrelations dating back to 1802.[1]
This article incorporatespublic domain material from"A Guide to the United States' History of Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations, by Country, since 1776: The Republic of Genoa".U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets.United States Department of State.
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