In a letter addressed to her Montenegrin counterpart, Miodrag Vlahovic, US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice congratulated the people of Montenegro for the peaceful and democratic manner in which the 21 May referendum was conducted and said Washington formally recognises Montenegro as an independent state.
U pismu upućenom svom crnogorskom kolegi Miodragu Vlahoviću, američki državni sekretar Kondoliza Rajs čestitala je narodu Crne Gore na mirnom i demokratskom referendumu 21. maja i rekla da Vašington zvanično priznaje Crnu Goru kao nezavisnu državu.