Embassy of the United States, Majuro
| Embassy of the United States, Majuro | |
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| Location |  Majuro, Marshall Islands |
| Address | Mejen Weto, Ocean Side Majuro, Marshall Islands |
| Coordinates | 7°4′8″N 171°17′42″E / 7.06889°N 171.29500°ECoordinates: 7°4′8″N 171°17′42″E / 7.06889°N 171.29500°E ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽ |
| Website | https://mh.usembassy.gov |
The Embassy of the United States in Majuro is the diplomatic mission of the United States of America in Marshall Islands. This relationship includes permitting Marshallese citizens to work and study in the United States without a visa and enlisting in the U.S. military at significant rates.[1]
History[edit]
Following the conclusion of World War II, the United States assumed administrative control of the Marshall Islands from Japan in 1944 under United Nations auspices as part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.[1]
In 1946 the Bikini Atoll was used by the United States as a nuclear weapon testing site. All 167 of the atoll's inhabitants were forcibly relocated that year[2] to Rongerik, a small island east of Bikini Atoll with inadequate resources to support the population. The islanders began experiencing starvation by early 1948, and they were moved again, this time to Kwajalein Atoll.[3] The United States used the islands and lagoon as the site of 67 nuclear tests until 1958.[4]
On June 25, 1983, the U.S. and the Marshall Islands initiated the Compact of Free Association. This agreement officially ended the U.S. Trusteeship and granted the Marshall Islands self-determination, though the U.S. retained responsibility for defense. The U.S. was allowed to continue using the Kwajalein Atoll for military uses.[5]
An Office of the U.S. Representative in Majuro opened on October 21, 1986, with Samuel B. Thomsen presiding. Diplomatic relations were formally established on July 26, 1989, when President George H. W. Bush signed H.R. 2214. The Office of the U.S. Representative became an Embassy on September 9, 1989. The first U.S. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Marshall Islands was William Bodde Jr., appointed on June 27, 1990.[5]
Negotiations from 1999 to 2003 revised the Compact of Free Association, which was subsequently enacted in 2004.[1]
See also[edit]
- Embassy of the Marshall Islands, Washington, D.C.
- List of ambassadors of the United States to the Marshall Islands
- Marshall Islands–United States relations
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Policy History". mh.usembassy.gov. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ↑ Kiste, Robert C. (1974). The Bikinians : a study in forced migration (PDF). Menlo Park, Calif.: Cummings Pub. Co. ISBN 0846537524. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021. Unknown parameter
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- ↑ Wendorf, Marcia (26 March 2019). "What Became of the Residents of Bikini Atoll". interestingengineering.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Zak, Dan (November 27, 2015). "A ground zero forgotten". washingtonpost.com. Washington Post. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "A Guide to the United States' History of Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations, by Country, since 1776: Marshall Islands". history.state.gov. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
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