Embassy of the United States, Dushanbe
History
History
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The United States recognized the independence of Tajikistan on December 25, 1991, following the [Dissolution of the Soviet Union](/wiki/Dissolution_of_the_Soviet_Union "Dissolution of the Soviet Union"). Diplomatic relations between the two countries were established on February 19, 1992[Embassy History. U.S. Embassy Dushanbe](https://web.archive.org/web/20110721065224/http://dushanbe.usembassy.gov/history.html). In March 1992, the U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe was opened, headed by interim Chargé d'Affaires of the U.S., [Edmund McWilliams](/wiki/Edmund_McWilliams "Edmund McWilliams"), at the "Avesto" hotel. The first U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan, [Stanley Escudero](/wiki/Stanley_Escudero "Stanley Escudero"), was appointed in August 1992, and presented credentials in March 1993 to the Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Tajikistan, [Emomali Rahmon](/wiki/Emomali_Rahmon "Emomali Rahmon").

On October 25, 1992, six days after Ambassador Escudero's arrival, the American embassy in Tajikistan was temporarily closed, and all staff were evacuated due to the [Tajikistani Civil War](/wiki/Tajikistani_Civil_War "Tajikistani Civil War"). The embassy resumed its operations on March 11, 1993\.

In 1998, following the [1998 United States embassy bombings](/wiki/1998_United_States_embassy_bombings "1998 United States embassy bombings"), the American embassy staff in Dushanbe were temporarily relocated to [Almaty](/wiki/Almaty "Almaty") due to heightened security standards for embassies. From 1998 to 2006, the U.S. Embassy operated from the ambassador's residence on Pavlova Street, and dozens of American staff members split their time between Almaty and Dushanbe. Soon, on June 28, 2006, the American staff moved to a new, specially built U.S. Embassy complex in Dushanbe.

In August 2021, the embassy rejected a request by [Markwayne Mullin](/wiki/Markwayne_Mullin "Markwayne Mullin") for assistance to illegally enter Afghanistan with a large amount of cash. In September 2021, the U.S. announced plans to assist Tajikistan in fortifying its borders with Afghanistan and Uzbekistan.


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