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{{Infobox bilateral relations|Argentine–American|USA|Argentina|filetype=svg|mission1=Embassy of the United States, [[Buenos Aires]]|mission2=[[Embassy of Argentina, Washington, D.C.]]|envoytitle1=[[List of ambassadors of the United States to Argentina|American Ambassador to Argentina]]|envoytitle2=Argentine Ambassador to the [[United States]]|envoy1=[[Marc Stanley]]|envoy2=[[ |
{{Infobox bilateral relations|Argentine–American|USA|Argentina|filetype=svg|mission1=Embassy of the United States, [[Buenos Aires]]|mission2=[[Embassy of Argentina, Washington, D.C.]]|envoytitle1=[[List of ambassadors of the United States to Argentina|American Ambassador to Argentina]]|envoytitle2=Argentine Ambassador to the [[United States]]|envoy1=[[Marc Stanley]]|envoy2=[[Gerardo Werthein]]}} |
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[[Argentina]] and the [[United States]] have maintained bilateral relations since the United States formally recognized the [[United Provinces of the Río de la Plata]], the predecessor to Argentina, on January 27, 1823. |
[[Argentina]] and the [[United States]] have maintained bilateral relations since the United States formally recognized the [[United Provinces of the Río de la Plata]], the predecessor to Argentina, on January 27, 1823. |
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Relations were severely strained in the era of [[World War II]], when Argentina refused to declare war on [[Nazi Germany]], and became the only Latin American nation not to receive American aid. Relations continued to be difficult when the Perons were in power. Relations were strained in [[Falklands War|1982]] after the US supported the [[United Kingdom]] against Argentina. Since 1998, Argentina has been a [[major non-NATO ally]], partly owing to Argentina's assistance to the United States in the [[Gulf War]]. Relations have been strained at times over the past few years, especially during the [[Cristina Fernández de Kirchner]] administration, but they |
Relations were severely strained in the era of [[World War II]], when Argentina refused to declare war on [[Nazi Germany]], and became the only Latin American nation not to receive American aid. Relations continued to be difficult when the Perons were in power. Relations were strained in [[Falklands War|1982]] after the US supported the [[United Kingdom]] against Argentina. Since 1998, Argentina has been a [[major non-NATO ally]], partly owing to Argentina's assistance to the United States in the [[Gulf War]] (known as [[Operativo Alfil]]). Relations have been strained at times over the past few years, especially during the [[Cristina Fernández de Kirchner]] administration, but they improved during the presidency of [[Mauricio Macri]] (2015 - 2019) and [[Javier Milei]] (2023 - present). |
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== Country comparison == |
== Country comparison == |
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|'''Coat of Arms''' |
|'''Coat of Arms''' |
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|'''Largest city''' |
|'''Largest city''' |
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|[[Buenos Aires]] – |
|[[Buenos Aires|Buenos Aires City]] – 3,120,612 (2022) |
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|[[New York City]] – 8, |
|[[New York City]] – 8,804,190 ([[2020 United States census|2020]]) |
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|'''Largest metro''' |
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|[[Greater Buenos Aires]] – 13,985,794 (2022) |
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|[[New York metropolitan area|Greater New York]] – 20,081,935 ([[2020 United States census|2020]]) |
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|'''Established''' |
|'''Established''' |
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|[[May Revolution|May 25, 1810]] |
|[[May Revolution|May 25, 1810]] (informally)<br>[[Argentina Independence Day|July 9, 1816]] (formally) |
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|[[Independence Day (United States)|July 4, 1776]] |
|[[Independence Day (United States)|July 4, 1776]] (formally) |
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|'''[[Government]]''' |
|'''[[Government]]''' |
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|'''Current leader''' |
|'''Current leader''' |
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|[[Javier Milei|Javier Gerardo Milei]] |
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|[[Alberto Fernández]] |
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|[[Joe Biden]] |
|[[Joe Biden|Joseph Robinette Biden Jr.]] |
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|'''Main [[language]]''' |
|'''Main [[language]]''' |
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|[[Spanish language]] |
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|'''Main [[Religion|religions]]''' |
|'''Main [[Religion|religions]]''' |
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|78.6% [[Christianity in Argentina|Christianity]] (69% [[Catholic Church in Argentina|Roman Catholic]], 12.3% [[Protestantism]], 1.4% Other [[List of Christian denominations|Christian]]), 23.9% [[Irreligion|Non-Religious]], 1.5% Other |
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|78.6% [[Religion in Argentina#Christianity|Christianity]] |
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|63% [[Christianity in the United States|Christianity]] (41% [[Protestantism in the United States|Protestantism]], 21% [[Roman Catholicism in the United States|Roman Catholicism]], 1% other), 29% [[Irreligion in the United States|Non-Religious]], 2% [[American Jews|Jewish]], 1% [[Islam in the United States|Islam]], 1% [[Buddhism in the United States|Buddhism]], 1% [[Hinduism in the United States|Hindus]], 3% Other |
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—60.9% [[Catholic Church in Argentina|Roman Catholic]] |
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—12.3% [[Protestantism]] |
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—1.4% Other [[List of Christian denominations|Christian]] |
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23.9% [[Irreligion|Non-Religious]] |
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1.5% Other |
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|47% [[Protestantism]] |
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21% [[Roman Catholicism]] |
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23% [[Irreligion|Non-Religious]] |
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9% Other |
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|'''Ethnic groups''' |
|'''Ethnic groups''' |
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|85.0% [[White Argentines]]<br>10.7% [[Moreno Argentines|Mixed Argentines]]<br>2.8% [[Native Argentines]]<br>0.8% [[East Asian Argentines]]<br>0.7% [[Black Argentines]]<ref name="GUS2016">{{Cite web|url=http://www.scielo.org.mx/pdf/conver/v12n38/2448-5799-conver-12-38-185-s1.pdf|title=Composición Étnica de las Tres Áreas Culturales del Continente Americano al Comienzo del Siglo XXI|last= Fernández|first=Francisco Lizcano |publisher=Centro de Investigación en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades, UAEM|language=es|access-date=2020-11-18}}</ref> |
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|61% [[Argentines of European descent|European Argentinian]] |
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|61.6% [[White Americans]]<br>12.4% [[Black Americans]]<br>10.2% [[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Americans]]<br>6.0% [[Asian Americans]]<br>1.1% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]]<br>0.2% [[Pacific Islander Americans]]<br>8.4% Some other race<ref name="2020USCensus">{{cite web|url=https://census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/race-and-ethnicity-in-the-united-state-2010-and-2020-census.html|title=Race and Ethnicity in the United States: 2010 Census and 2020 Census|date=August 12, 2021|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=September 18, 2021|archive-date=October 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007112207/https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/race-and-ethnicity-in-the-united-state-2010-and-2020-census.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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36% [[Mestizo Argentinian]] |
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1,5% [[Indigenous Argentinian]] |
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1% [[Asian Argentinian]] |
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0,5% [[African Argentinian]] |
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|60.1% [[White American]] |
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18.5% [[Hispanic American]] |
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12.6% [[African American]] |
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5.6% [[Asian American]] |
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0.9% [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|American Indian]] and [[Alaska Natives|Alaska Native]] |
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0.2% [[Native Hawaiians|Native Hawaiian]] and [[Pacific Islander American|Pacific Islander]] |
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2.8% [[Multiracial American|two or more races]]<ref name="Cen2010Summary">{{cite web|title=2010 Census Data|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110102032304/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/|archive-date=January 2, 2011|access-date=March 29, 2011|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref> |
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|'''Current Constitution''' |
|'''Current Constitution''' |
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|'''[[Population]]''' |
|'''[[Population]]''' |
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|46,044,703 (2022) |
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|331,449,281 ([[2020 United States census|2020]]) |
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|'''[[Population density]]''' |
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|14.4/km<sup>2</sup> (37.3/sq mi) |
|14.4/km<sup>2</sup> (37.3/sq mi) |
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|34.2/km<sup>2</sup> ( |
|34.2/km<sup>2</sup> (83.2/sq mi) |
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|'''[[List of countries by GDP (nominal)|GDP (nominal)]]''' |
|'''[[List of countries by GDP (nominal)|GDP (nominal)]]''' |
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After Argentina became independent from Spanish rule, the United States formally recognized the [[United Provinces of the Río de la Plata]], the legal predecessor to Argentina, on January 27, 1823. The bilateral relations have seesawed over the last century and a half between periods of greater cooperation and periods of tension over ideology and finance. There has never been a threat of war.<ref>Joseph S. Tulchin, ''Argentina and the United States: A Conflicted Relationship'' (1990)</ref> |
After Argentina became independent from Spanish rule, the United States formally recognized the [[United Provinces of the Río de la Plata]], the legal predecessor to Argentina, on January 27, 1823. The bilateral relations have seesawed over the last century and a half between periods of greater cooperation and periods of tension over ideology and finance. There has never been a threat of war.<ref>Joseph S. Tulchin, ''Argentina and the United States: A Conflicted Relationship'' (1990)</ref> |
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Argentine leaders were disappointed when the [[Federal government of the United States|American government]] refused to invoke the [[Monroe Doctrine]] during instances such as the British establishment of a colony on the [[Falkland Islands]], or during the [[Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata]]. The new constitution of 1853 was based in part on the [[Constitution of the United States|American Constitution]]. In 1853, a commercial treaty was concluded between the two nations.<ref>Bruce W. Jentleson and Thomas G. Paterson, eds. ''Encyclopedia of US foreign relations.'' (1997) 1:88-90.</ref> |
Argentine leaders were disappointed when the [[Federal government of the United States|American government]] refused to invoke the [[Monroe Doctrine]] during instances such as the British establishment of a colony on the [[Falkland Islands]], or during the [[Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata]]. |
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In 1833, the US Navy shelled the [[Falkland Islands]], at the time under Argentine control, in retaliation for the seizing of American ships fishing in Argentine waters. The new constitution of 1853 was based in part on the [[Constitution of the United States|American Constitution]]. In 1853, a commercial treaty was concluded between the two nations.<ref>Bruce W. Jentleson and Thomas G. Paterson, eds. ''Encyclopedia of US foreign relations.'' (1997) 1:88-90.</ref> |
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===1870–1930=== |
===1870–1930=== |
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[[File:Pbt 519 cover.jpg|thumb|Cover of Argentine magazine PBT n° 519 about relations between the USA and Argentina in 1914, featuring the [[Uncle Sam]] and the [[Allegorical representations of Argentina|Liberty of Oudiné]].]] |
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Argentina was closely linked to the [[Economy of the United Kingdom|British economy]] in the late 19th century; and as such there was minimal contact with the United States. When the United States began promoting the [[Organization of American States|Pan American Union]], some Argentines were suspicious that it was indeed a device to lure the country into the US economic orbit, but most businessmen responded favorably and bilateral trade grew briskly after the United States and did care of duties on Argentine wool in 1893. |
Argentina was closely linked to the [[Economy of the United Kingdom|British economy]] in the late 19th century; and as such there was minimal contact with the United States. When the United States began promoting the [[Organization of American States|Pan American Union]], some Argentines were suspicious that it was indeed a device to lure the country into the US economic orbit, but most businessmen responded favorably and bilateral trade grew briskly after the United States and did care of duties on Argentine wool in 1893. |
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Relations soured when Argentina refused to join the [[Allies of World War I|Allies]] in the [[First World War]]. Argentina had large British and German populations and both countries had made large-scale investments in Argentina. However, as a prosperous neutral it greatly expanded trade with the United States during the war and exported meat, grain and wool to the Allies particularly to Britain, providing generous loans and becoming a net creditor to the Allied side, a policy known as "benevolent neutrality".<ref name="Escudé">{{cite web|author=Carlos Escudé|title=Historia General de las Relaciones Exteriores de la República Argentina|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20060523020631fw_/http://www.argentina-rree.com/8/8-012.htm}}</ref> |
Relations soured when Argentina refused to join the [[Allies of World War I|Allies]] in the [[First World War]]. Argentina had large British and German populations and both countries had made large-scale investments in Argentina. However, as a prosperous neutral it greatly expanded trade with the United States during the war and exported meat, grain and wool to the Allies particularly to Britain, providing generous loans and becoming a net creditor to the Allied side, a policy known as "benevolent neutrality".<ref name="Escudé">{{cite web|author=Carlos Escudé|title=Historia General de las Relaciones Exteriores de la República Argentina|url=http://www.argentina-rree.com/8/8-012.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060523020631fw_/http://www.argentina-rree.com/8/8-012.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2006-05-23}}</ref> |
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===1940s=== |
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US policy backfired after the [[1943 Argentine coup d'état|military seized power in a coup in 1943]]. Relations grew worse, prompting the powerful US farm lobby to promote the economic and diplomatic isolation of Argentina and attempt to keep it out of the [[United Nations]]. The policy was reversed when Argentina became the last Latin American nation to declare war on Germany in March 1945. Argentina had hosted a fairly-organized pro-German element before the war that had been controlled by German ambassadors. It operated openly, unlike in Brazil, Chile, and Mexico. Historians<ref>Jürgen Müller, ''Nationalsozialismus in Lateinamerika: Die Auslandsorganisation der NSDAP in Argentinien, Brasilien, Chile und Mexiko, 1931–1945'' (1997) 567pp.</ref> agree that the affinity between Argentina and Germany was greatly exaggerated.<ref>Randall B. Woods, "Hull and Argentina: Wilsonian Diplomacy in the Age of Roosevelt," ''Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs'' (1974) 16#3 pp. 350–371 [https://www.jstor.org/stable/174890 in JSTOR]</ref> |
US policy backfired after the [[1943 Argentine coup d'état|military seized power in a coup in 1943]]. Relations grew worse, prompting the powerful US farm lobby to promote the economic and diplomatic isolation of Argentina and attempt to keep it out of the [[United Nations]]. The policy was reversed when Argentina became the last Latin American nation to declare war on Germany in March 1945. Argentina had hosted a fairly-organized pro-German element before the war that had been controlled by German ambassadors. It operated openly, unlike in Brazil, Chile, and Mexico. Historians<ref>Jürgen Müller, ''Nationalsozialismus in Lateinamerika: Die Auslandsorganisation der NSDAP in Argentinien, Brasilien, Chile und Mexiko, 1931–1945'' (1997) 567pp.</ref> agree that the affinity between Argentina and Germany was greatly exaggerated.<ref>Randall B. Woods, "Hull and Argentina: Wilsonian Diplomacy in the Age of Roosevelt," ''Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs'' (1974) 16#3 pp. 350–371 [https://www.jstor.org/stable/174890 in JSTOR]</ref> |
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The Argentine government remained neutral until the closing weeks of the war and after the war quietly tolerated and in some cases aided the entry of German scientists and some notable war criminals including [[Josef Mengele]], [[Adolf Eichmann]], [[Erich Priebke]], [[Josef Schwammberger]], and |
The Argentine government remained neutral until the closing weeks of the war and after the war quietly tolerated and in some cases aided the entry of German scientists and some notable war criminals including [[Josef Mengele]], [[Adolf Eichmann]], [[Erich Priebke]], [[Josef Schwammberger]], and {{Ill|Gerhard Bohne|de}} who were fleeing Europe through [[Ratlines (World War II aftermath)|ratlines]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.history.com/news/the-7-most-notorious-nazis-who-escaped-to-south-america|title=The 7 Most Notorious Nazis Who Escaped to South America}}</ref> The voyages of German submarines [[German submarine U-530|U-530]] and [[German submarine U-977|U-977]] to Argentina at the end of the war led to legends, apocryphal stories, and [[conspiracy theories]] that they had transported escaping Nazi leaders (such as [[Adolf Hitler]]) and/or Nazi gold to South America. Historians have shown there was little gold and probably only a few Nazis, but the myths lived on and helped to sour relations with the United States.<ref>Ronald C. Newton, ''The "Nazi Menace" in Argentina, 1931–1947'' (Stanford U.P., 1992)</ref><ref>Daniel Stahl, "Odesa und das 'Nazigold' in Südamerika: Mythen und ihre Bedeutungen' ["Odesa and "Nazi Gold" in South America: Myths and Their Meanings"] ''Jahrbuch fuer Geschichte Lateinamerikas'' (2011) Vol. 48, pp 333–360.</ref> When [[Juan Perón]] ran for president in 1945 and 1946, US Ambassador [[Spruille Braden]] attacked him with a "Blue Book on Argentina," but public opinion rallied behind Perón. Relations remained tense throughout the Perón years, as he held [[fascist]] sympathies, tried to remain neutral in the [[Cold War]] and continued to harbor Nazi war criminals. Washington blocked funds from international agencies and restricted trade and investment opportunities.<ref>Roger R. Trask, "Spruille Braden versus George Messersmith: World War II, the Cold War, and Argentine Policy, 1945-1947." ''Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs'' 26.1 (1984): 69-95.</ref> Meanwhile Peron championed Anti-Americanism across Latin America, and financed radical elements in other countries. He did not, however, support the USSR in the Cold War.<ref> Glenn J. Dorn, "‘Bruce Plan’ and Marshall Plan: The United States's Disguised Intervention against Peronism in Argentina, 1947–1950." ''International History Review'' 21.2 (1999): 331-351. </ref> |
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After Perón was ousted in 1955, relations improved dramatically. President [[Arturo Frondizi]] became the first Argentine president to visit the United States in 1959. Argentina provided support for the American [[Alliance for Progress]], the American invasion of the Dominican Republic in 1965, and the isolation of Cuba after 1960.<ref>Jentleson and Paterson, ''Encyclopedia of US foreign relations.'' (1997) 1:89.</ref> |
After Perón was ousted in 1955, relations improved dramatically. President [[Arturo Frondizi]] became the first Argentine president to visit the United States in 1959. Argentina provided support for the American [[Alliance for Progress]], the American invasion of the Dominican Republic in 1965, and the isolation of Cuba after 1960.<ref>Jentleson and Paterson, ''Encyclopedia of US foreign relations.'' (1997) 1:89.</ref> |
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By 1976, US human rights groups were denouncing the "[[Dirty War]]" waged against leftist dissidents by the repressive military regime in Argentina.<ref>Paul H. Lewis, ''Guerrillas and Generals: the ‘Dirty War’ in Argentina'' (Praeger, 2002)</ref><ref>Thomas C. Wright, ''State Terrorism in Latin America: Chile, Argentina, and International Human Rights'' (Rowman and Littlefield, 2007)</ref> They demanded congressional control over foreign aid funding to regimes violating human rights. The US State Department saw Argentina as a bulwark of anticommunism in South America, and in early April 1976, the US Congress approved a request by the [[Ford administration]], written and supported by [[Henry Kissinger]], to grant $50,000,000 in security assistance to the junta.<ref>[http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB185/index.htm On 30th Anniversary of Argentine Coup: New Declassified Details on Repression and U.S. Support for Military Dictatorship]. Gwu.edu. Retrieved August 6, 2010.</ref> |
By 1976, US human rights groups were denouncing the "[[Dirty War]]" waged against leftist dissidents by the repressive military regime in Argentina.<ref>Paul H. Lewis, ''Guerrillas and Generals: the ‘Dirty War’ in Argentina'' (Praeger, 2002)</ref><ref>Thomas C. Wright, ''State Terrorism in Latin America: Chile, Argentina, and International Human Rights'' (Rowman and Littlefield, 2007)</ref> They demanded congressional control over foreign aid funding to regimes violating human rights. The US State Department saw Argentina as a bulwark of [[anticommunism]] in South America, and in early April 1976, the US Congress approved a request by the [[Ford administration]], written and supported by [[Henry Kissinger]], to grant $50,000,000 in security assistance to the junta.<ref>[http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB185/index.htm On 30th Anniversary of Argentine Coup: New Declassified Details on Repression and U.S. Support for Military Dictatorship]. Gwu.edu. Retrieved August 6, 2010.</ref> |
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[[File:Videla y Carter.jpg|right|thumb|Argentine junta leader [[Jorge Rafael Videla]] meeting U.S. President [[Jimmy Carter]] in September 1977]] |
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In 1977 and 1978, the United States sold more than $120,000,000 in spare military parts to Argentina, and in 1977, the Department of Defense granted $700,000 to train 217 Argentine military officers.<ref>Guest, 1990; pg. 166</ref> By the mid-1970s, when détente with the Soviets softened anti-communism and President [[Jimmy Carter]] highlighted issues of human rights, US activists escalated their attacks and in 1978 secured a congressional cutoff of all US arms transfers to Argentina.<ref>William Michael Schmidli, "Human rights and the Cold War: the campaign to halt the Argentine 'dirty war'’", ''Cold war history'' (2012) 12#2 pp 345–365. online</ref> Argentina then turned largely to Israel for weapons sales. |
In 1977 and 1978, the United States sold more than $120,000,000 in spare military parts to Argentina, and in 1977, the Department of Defense granted $700,000 to train 217 Argentine military officers.<ref>Guest, 1990; pg. 166</ref> By the mid-1970s, when détente with the Soviets softened anti-communism and President [[Jimmy Carter]] highlighted issues of human rights, US activists escalated their attacks and in 1978 secured a congressional cutoff of all US arms transfers to Argentina.<ref>William Michael Schmidli, "Human rights and the Cold War: the campaign to halt the Argentine 'dirty war'’", ''Cold war history'' (2012) 12#2 pp 345–365. online</ref> Argentina then turned largely to Israel for weapons sales. |
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Relations where strained after the US supported the United Kingdom on the [[Falklands War|Falklands Wars]]. |
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American-Argentine relations improved dramatically under the [[Reagan administration]], which asserted that the Carter administration had weakened US diplomatic relationships with Cold War allies in Argentina, and it reversed the previous administration's official condemnation of the junta's human rights practices. The re-establishment of diplomatic ties allowed for the [[CIA]] collaboration with the Argentine intelligence service in arming and training the Nicaraguan [[Contras]] against the [[Sandinista National Liberation Front|Sandinista]] government. The [[Batallón de Inteligencia 601|601 Intelligence Battalion]], for example, trained Contras at [[Lepaterique]] base, in Honduras.<ref>[http://www.clarin.com/suplementos/especiales/2006/03/24/l-01164353.htm "Los secretos de la guerra sucia continental de la dictadura"], [[Clarín (Argentine newspaper)|Clarín]], March 24, 2006 {{in lang|es}}</ref> Argentina also provided security advisors, intelligence training and some material support to forces in Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras to suppress local rebel groups as part of a US-sponsored program, [[Operation Charly]]. |
American-Argentine relations improved dramatically under the [[Reagan administration]], which asserted that the Carter administration had weakened US diplomatic relationships with Cold War allies in Argentina, and it reversed the previous administration's official condemnation of the junta's human rights practices. The re-establishment of diplomatic ties allowed for the [[CIA]] collaboration with the Argentine intelligence service in arming and training the Nicaraguan [[Contras]] against the [[Sandinista National Liberation Front|Sandinista]] government. The [[Batallón de Inteligencia 601|601 Intelligence Battalion]], for example, trained Contras at [[Lepaterique]] base, in Honduras.<ref>[http://www.clarin.com/suplementos/especiales/2006/03/24/l-01164353.htm "Los secretos de la guerra sucia continental de la dictadura"], [[Clarín (Argentine newspaper)|Clarín]], March 24, 2006 {{in lang|es}}</ref> Argentina also provided security advisors, intelligence training and some material support to forces in Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras to suppress local rebel groups as part of a US-sponsored program, [[Operation Charly]]. |
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The US has a positive bilateral relationship with Argentina based on many common strategic interests, including [[non-proliferation]], counternarcotics, [[counterterrorism]], the fight against [[human trafficking]], and issues of regional stability, as well as the strength of commercial ties. Argentina signed a Letter of Agreement with the [[US Department of State]] in 2004, opening the way for enhanced cooperation with the US on counternarcotics issues and enabling the US to begin providing financial assistance to the [[Argentine government]] for its counternarcotics efforts. In recognition of its contributions to international security and [[peacekeeping]], the [[US government]] designated Argentina as a [[major non-NATO ally]] in January 1998. |
The US has a positive bilateral relationship with Argentina based on many common strategic interests, including [[non-proliferation]], counternarcotics, [[counterterrorism]], the fight against [[human trafficking]], and issues of regional stability, as well as the strength of commercial ties. Argentina signed a Letter of Agreement with the [[US Department of State]] in 2004, opening the way for enhanced cooperation with the US on counternarcotics issues and enabling the US to begin providing financial assistance to the [[Argentine government]] for its counternarcotics efforts. In recognition of its contributions to international security and [[peacekeeping]], the [[US government]] designated Argentina as a [[major non-NATO ally]] in January 1998. |
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The [[Office of the Secretary of Defense]] and the Argentine Ministry of Defense hold an annual Bilateral Working Group Meeting, alternating between Argentina and Washington, DC. Also, both nations exchange information through alternating annual joint staff talks, military educational exchanges, and operational officer exchange billets. Argentina is a participant in the Three-Plus-One regional mechanism (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and the US), which focuses on the co-ordination of counterterrorism policies in the triborder region.<ref>{{ |
The [[Office of the Secretary of Defense]] and the Argentine Ministry of Defense hold an annual Bilateral Working Group Meeting, alternating between Argentina and Washington, DC. Also, both nations exchange information through alternating annual joint staff talks, military educational exchanges, and operational officer exchange billets. Argentina is a participant in the Three-Plus-One regional mechanism (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and the US), which focuses on the co-ordination of counterterrorism policies in the triborder region.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/outofdate/bgn/argentina/74091.htm |title = Argentina (09/06)}}</ref> |
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Although bilateral relations were strained after the US supported the UK on the [[Falklands War]]s. Currently, the US holds a position of neutrality on the issue of [[Falkland Islands sovereignty dispute|the ownership of the Falkland Islands]]. It acknowledges the ''de facto'' British control of the Falklands but has no position on the sovereignty claim over the islands.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/argentina/forrel-us.htm|title=Argentina – US Relations|last=Pike|first=John|website=www.globalsecurity.org|access-date=2017-02-03}}</ref> |
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Argentina has endorsed the [[Proliferation Security Initiative]] and has implemented the [[Container Security Initiative]] and the Trade Transparency Unit, both of which are programs administered by the [[US Department of Homeland Security]] and [[Immigration and Customs Enforcement]]. The Container Security Initiative provides for the selective scanning of [[Intermodal container|shipping container]]s to identify [[weapons of mass destruction]] components, and the Trade Transparency Unit works jointly with Argentine Customs to identify trade-based [[money laundering]]. The [[Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering]] highlighted Argentine legislation passed during 2013 issuing new regulations strengthening suspicious transaction reporting requirements.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fatf-gafi.org/documents/news/fatf-compliance-feb-2014.html|title=Improving Global AML/CFT Compliance: on-going process|date=February 14, 2014|work=FATF |
Argentina has endorsed the [[Proliferation Security Initiative]] and has implemented the [[Container Security Initiative]] and the Trade Transparency Unit, both of which are programs administered by the [[US Department of Homeland Security]] and [[Immigration and Customs Enforcement]]. The Container Security Initiative provides for the selective scanning of [[Intermodal container|shipping container]]s to identify [[weapons of mass destruction]] components, and the Trade Transparency Unit works jointly with Argentine Customs to identify trade-based [[money laundering]]. The [[Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering]] highlighted Argentine legislation passed during 2013 issuing new regulations strengthening suspicious transaction reporting requirements.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fatf-gafi.org/documents/news/fatf-compliance-feb-2014.html|title=Improving Global AML/CFT Compliance: on-going process|date=February 14, 2014|work=FATF}}</ref> |
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[[File:The United States Delivers COVID-19 Vaccine Doses to Argentina (51322206889).jpg|thumb|The US delivers COVID vaccines to Argentina through the [[COVAX]] program in 2021]] |
[[File:The United States Delivers COVID-19 Vaccine Doses to Argentina (51322206889).jpg|thumb|The US delivers COVID vaccines to Argentina through the [[COVAX]] program in 2021]] |
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U.S.-Argentine cooperation also includes science and technology initiatives in the fields of space, peaceful uses of nuclear energy, and the environment. In June 2007, the U.S. and Argentina modernized a bilateral civil aviation agreement to update safety and security safeguards and allow a significant increase in flight frequencies between the two countries, which hold excellent potential for increased tourism and business travel. An active media, together with widespread interest in culture and society from the US, make Argentina a receptive environment for the information and cultural exchange work of the U.S. Embassy. The [[Fulbright Program|Fulbright scholarship program]] has more than tripled the annual number of U.S. and Argentine academic grantees since 1994, and the U.S. Embassy is actively working to increase other education exchanges. |
U.S.-Argentine cooperation also includes science and technology initiatives in the fields of space, peaceful uses of nuclear energy, and the environment. In June 2007, the U.S. and Argentina modernized a bilateral civil aviation agreement to update safety and security safeguards and allow a significant increase in flight frequencies between the two countries, which hold excellent potential for increased tourism and business travel. An active media, together with widespread interest in culture and society from the US, make Argentina a receptive environment for the information and cultural exchange work of the U.S. Embassy. The [[Fulbright Program|Fulbright scholarship program]] has more than tripled the annual number of U.S. and Argentine academic grantees since 1994, and the U.S. Embassy is actively working to increase other education exchanges. |
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In 2012 Argentina requested the assistance of the World Trade Organization in hosting consultations to discuss the United States ban on |
In 2012 Argentina requested the assistance of the World Trade Organization in hosting consultations to discuss the United States ban on Argentine lemons. |
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==Public opinion== |
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In 2005, Argentina was labelled as "the most anti-American country in the entire Western Hemisphere."<ref>https://www.ucg.org/world-news-and-prophecy/anti-american-sentiment-increases-in-south-america</ref> Global opinion polls taken in 2006, 2007 and 2012 show that Argentine public opinion had become skeptical of [[U.S. foreign policy]] at the time. According to the U.S. Global Leadership Report, only 19% of Argentines approved of U.S. foreign policy, the lowest rating for any surveyed country in the Americas.<ref>[http://www.gallup.com/file/poll/161309/US_Global_Leadership_Report_03-13_mh2.pdf U.S. Global Leadership Project Report – 2012] ''[[Gallup (company)|Gallup]]''</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/pdf/apr07/CCGA+_ViewsUS_article.pdf|title=World Publics Reject US Role as the World Leader|work=The Chicago Council on Public Affairs|date=December 2006|access-date=April 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420044914/http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/pdf/apr07/CCGA+_ViewsUS_article.pdf|archive-date=April 20, 2013|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> |
In 2005, Argentina was labelled as "the most anti-American country in the entire Western Hemisphere."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ucg.org/world-news-and-prophecy/anti-american-sentiment-increases-in-south-america |title=Anti-American Sentiment Increases in South America | United Church of God |publisher=Ucg.org |date=2005-11-06 |accessdate=2022-04-12}}</ref> Global opinion polls taken in 2006, 2007 and 2012 show that Argentine public opinion had become skeptical of [[U.S. foreign policy]] at the time. According to the U.S. Global Leadership Report, only 19% of Argentines approved of U.S. foreign policy, the lowest rating for any surveyed country in the Americas.<ref>[http://www.gallup.com/file/poll/161309/US_Global_Leadership_Report_03-13_mh2.pdf U.S. Global Leadership Project Report – 2012] ''[[Gallup (company)|Gallup]]''</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/pdf/apr07/CCGA+_ViewsUS_article.pdf|title=World Publics Reject US Role as the World Leader|work=The Chicago Council on Public Affairs|date=December 2006|access-date=April 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420044914/http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/pdf/apr07/CCGA+_ViewsUS_article.pdf|archive-date=April 20, 2013|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> |
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Argentine public opinion of the U.S. and its policies improved during the [[Obama administration]], in 2010 was divided about evenly (42% to 41%) between those who approve or disapprove. As of 2015, Argentine views of the United States' policies are evenly divided with 43% of Argentines having a favorable view and 43% having an unfavorable view.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pewglobal.org/database/?indicator=1&country=11|title=Argentina – Opinion of the United States|work=Pew Research Center|year=2012}}</ref> |
Argentine public opinion of the U.S. and its policies improved during the [[Obama administration]], in 2010 was divided about evenly (42% to 41%) between those who approve or disapprove. As of 2015, Argentine views of the United States' policies are evenly divided with 43% of Argentines having a favorable view and 43% having an unfavorable view.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pewglobal.org/database/?indicator=1&country=11|title=Argentina – Opinion of the United States|work=Pew Research Center|year=2012}}</ref> |
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== Diplomatic exchanges == |
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==U.S. Embassy functions== |
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[[File:Embajada de EEUU, Palacio Bosch.jpg|thumb|244x244px|US Ambassador Residence in Buenos Aires]] |
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The U.S. Mission in Buenos Aires carries out the traditional diplomatic function of representing the U.S. Government and people in discussions with the Argentine Government, and more generally, in relations with the people of Argentina. The |
The U.S. Mission in Buenos Aires carries out the traditional diplomatic function of representing the U.S. Government and people in discussions with the Argentine Government, and more generally, in relations with the people of Argentina. The embassy is focused on increasing people-to-people contacts, and promoting outreach and exchanges on a wide range of issues. |
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Political, economic, and science officers deal directly with the Argentine Government in advancing U.S. interests but are also available to brief U.S. citizens on general conditions in the country. Officers from the [[U.S. Foreign Service]], [[United States Commercial Service|Foreign Commercial Service]], and [[Foreign Agricultural Service]] work closely with the hundreds of U.S. companies that do business in Argentina, providing information on Argentine trade and industry regulations and assisting U.S. companies starting or maintaining business ventures in Argentina. |
Political, economic, and science officers deal directly with the Argentine Government in advancing U.S. interests but are also available to brief U.S. citizens on general conditions in the country. Officers from the [[U.S. Foreign Service]], [[United States Commercial Service|Foreign Commercial Service]], and [[Foreign Agricultural Service]] work closely with the hundreds of U.S. companies that do business in Argentina, providing information on Argentine trade and industry regulations and assisting U.S. companies starting or maintaining business ventures in Argentina. |
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=== Consular section === |
==== Consular section ==== |
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[[File:President Trump makes remarks at the U.S. Embassy Buenos Aires meet and greet (31181458837).jpg|left|thumb|294x294px|[[Donald Trump|President Trump]], [[Secretary of state|Secretary of State]] [[Mike Pompeo]], [[Melania Trump|First Lady Melania Trump]] and [[List of ambassadors of the United States to Argentina|US Ambassador to Argentina]] [[Edward C. Prado|Edward Prado]] in the US Embassy in [[Buenos Aires]].]] |
[[File:President Trump makes remarks at the U.S. Embassy Buenos Aires meet and greet (31181458837).jpg|left|thumb|294x294px|[[Donald Trump|President Trump]], [[Secretary of state|Secretary of State]] [[Mike Pompeo]], [[Melania Trump|First Lady Melania Trump]] and [[List of ambassadors of the United States to Argentina|US Ambassador to Argentina]] [[Edward C. Prado|Edward Prado]] in the US Embassy in [[Buenos Aires]].]] |
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The embassy's Consular Section monitors the welfare and whereabouts of more than 20,000 U.S. citizen residents of Argentina and more than 250,000 U.S. tourists each year. |
The embassy's Consular Section monitors the welfare and whereabouts of more than 20,000 U.S. citizen residents of Argentina and more than 250,000 U.S. tourists each year. |
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Consular personnel also provide US citizens help regarding passports, voting, Social Security, and other services. With the end of Argentine participation in the [[Visa Waiver Program]] in February 2002, Argentine tourists, students, and those who seek to work in the United States must have nonimmigrant visas. The Consular Section processes non-immigrant visa applications for persons who wish to visit the United States for tourism, studies, temporary work, or other purposes, and immigrant visas for persons who qualify to make the United States a permanent home. |
Consular personnel also provide US citizens help regarding passports, voting, Social Security, and other services. With the end of Argentine participation in the [[Visa Waiver Program]] in February 2002, Argentine tourists, students, and those who seek to work in the United States must have nonimmigrant visas. The Consular Section processes non-immigrant visa applications for persons who wish to visit the United States for tourism, studies, temporary work, or other purposes, and immigrant visas for persons who qualify to make the United States a permanent home. |
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=== Attachés === |
==== Attachés ==== |
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Attaches accredited to Argentina from the [[U.S. Department of Justice]] (including the [[Drug Enforcement Administration]] and the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]]), the Department of Homeland Security (including Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and [[U.S. Customs and Border Protection|Customs and Border Protection]]), the [[Federal Aviation Administration]], and other federal agencies work closely with Argentine counterparts on international law enforcement cooperation, aviation security, and other issues of concern. The [[U.S. Department of Defense]] is represented by the U.S. Military Group and the Defense Attache Office. These organizations ensure close military-to-military contacts, and defense and security cooperation with the armed forces of Argentina. |
Attaches accredited to Argentina from the [[U.S. Department of Justice]] (including the [[Drug Enforcement Administration]] and the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]]), the Department of Homeland Security (including Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and [[U.S. Customs and Border Protection|Customs and Border Protection]]), the [[Federal Aviation Administration]], and other federal agencies work closely with Argentine counterparts on international law enforcement cooperation, aviation security, and other issues of concern. The [[U.S. Department of Defense]] is represented by the U.S. Military Group and the Defense Attache Office. These organizations ensure close military-to-military contacts, and defense and security cooperation with the armed forces of Argentina. |
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[[Edward C. Prado]] was nominated to the post of Ambassador to Argentina by President [[Donald Trump]] on January 17, 2018. The post had been vacant since the resignation of [[Noah Mamet]] a year earlier, during which time [[Chargé d'Affaires]] [[Tom Cooney]] served as acting ambassador.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.batimes.com.ar/news/argentina/trump-nominates-edward-prado-as-us-ambassador-to-argentina.phtml|title=Trump nominates Edward Prado as US ambassador to Argentina|work=Buenos Aires Times|date=18 January 2018}}</ref> |
[[Edward C. Prado]] was nominated to the post of Ambassador to Argentina by President [[Donald Trump]] on January 17, 2018. The post had been vacant since the resignation of [[Noah Mamet]] a year earlier, during which time [[Chargé d'Affaires]] [[Tom Cooney]] served as acting ambassador.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.batimes.com.ar/news/argentina/trump-nominates-edward-prado-as-us-ambassador-to-argentina.phtml|title=Trump nominates Edward Prado as US ambassador to Argentina|work=Buenos Aires Times|date=18 January 2018}}</ref> |
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Fernando Oris de Roa, an executive with extensive experience in [[Argentine agriculture]], was appointed Ambassador to the United States by President Mauricio Macri on January 11, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.batimes.com.ar/news/argentina/president-appoints-four-ambassadors-by-decree.phtml|title=President appoints four ambassadors by decree|work=Buenos Aires Times|date=13 January 2018}}</ref> |
[[Fernando Oris de Roa]], an executive with extensive experience in [[Argentine agriculture]], was appointed Ambassador to the United States by President Mauricio Macri on January 11, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.batimes.com.ar/news/argentina/president-appoints-four-ambassadors-by-decree.phtml|title=President appoints four ambassadors by decree|work=Buenos Aires Times|date=13 January 2018}}</ref> |
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The post had been vacant since the April 3, 2017, resignation of [[Martín Lousteau]] over an arms procurement scandal involving a $2 billion request disclosed by the office of Congressman [[Pete Visclosky]] but not authorized by the [[Argentine Congress]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unidiversidad.com.ar/renuncio-martin-lousteau-a-la-embajada-de-estados-unidos|title=Renunció Lousteau|work=Unidiversidad|date=3 April 2017}}</ref> Chargé d'Affaires Sergio Pérez Gunella had served as acting ambassador in the interim. |
The post had been vacant since the April 3, 2017, resignation of [[Martín Lousteau]] over an arms procurement scandal involving a $2 billion request disclosed by the office of Congressman [[Pete Visclosky]] but not authorized by the [[Argentine Congress]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unidiversidad.com.ar/renuncio-martin-lousteau-a-la-embajada-de-estados-unidos|title=Renunció Lousteau|work=Unidiversidad|date=3 April 2017}}</ref> Chargé d'Affaires Sergio Pérez Gunella had served as acting ambassador in the interim. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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== References == |
== References == |
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* Greenberg, Daniel J. "From Confrontation to Alliance: Peronist Argentina's Diplomacy with the United States, 1945–1951." ''Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies'' 12#24 (1987): 1-23. |
* Greenberg, Daniel J. "From Confrontation to Alliance: Peronist Argentina's Diplomacy with the United States, 1945–1951." ''Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies'' 12#24 (1987): 1-23. |
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* Lluch, Andrea. "US Companies in Argentina: Trade and Investment Patterns (1890–1930)." ''Journal of Evolutionary Studies in Business'' 4.1 (2018): 70-108. [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Andrea_Lluch/publication/331234758_US_Companies_in_Argentina_Trade_and_Investment_Patterns_1890-1930/links/5c6dbef1a6fdcc404ec18874/US-Companies-in-Argentina-Trade-and-Investment-Patterns-1890-1930.pdf online] |
* Lluch, Andrea. "US Companies in Argentina: Trade and Investment Patterns (1890–1930)." ''Journal of Evolutionary Studies in Business'' 4.1 (2018): 70-108. [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Andrea_Lluch/publication/331234758_US_Companies_in_Argentina_Trade_and_Investment_Patterns_1890-1930/links/5c6dbef1a6fdcc404ec18874/US-Companies-in-Argentina-Trade-and-Investment-Patterns-1890-1930.pdf online] 1:25-31 and passim. |
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* Nisley, Thomas J. "You can’t force a friendship? An analysis of US/Argentine relations." ''International Politics'' 55.5 (2018): 612–630. |
* Nisley, Thomas J. "You can’t force a friendship? An analysis of US/Argentine relations." ''International Politics'' 55.5 (2018): 612–630. |
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* Norden, Deborah, and Roberto Russell. ''The United States and Argentina: Changing Relations in a Changing World'' (Routledge, 2002). |
* Norden, Deborah, and Roberto Russell. ''The United States and Argentina: Changing Relations in a Changing World'' (Routledge, 2002). |
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* Sheinin, David M. K. ''Argentina & the United States: An Alliance Contained'' (2006) 285pp. covers 1800 to 1999 |
* Sheinin, David M. K. ''Argentina & the United States: An Alliance Contained'' (2006) 285pp. covers 1800 to 1999 |
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* Sullivan, Mark P., and Rebecca M. Nelson. ''Argentina: Background and US Relations'' (Congressional Research Service, 2016). [https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/1017514.pdf online] |
* Sullivan, Mark P., and Rebecca M. Nelson. ''Argentina: Background and US Relations'' (Congressional Research Service, 2016). [https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/1017514.pdf online] |
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* Trask, Roger R. "Spruille Braden versus George Messersmith: World War II, the Cold War, and Argentine Policy, 1945-1947". ''Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs'' 26.1 (1984): 69-95. |
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* Tulchin, Joseph S. ''Argentina and the United States: A Conflicted Relationship'' (1990) |
* Tulchin, Joseph S. ''Argentina and the United States: A Conflicted Relationship'' (1990) |
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* Whitaker, Arthur P. ''The United States and the southern cone: Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay'' (1976) [https://archive.org/details/unitedstatessout0000whit online] |
* Whitaker, Arthur P. ''The United States and the southern cone: Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay'' (1976) [https://archive.org/details/unitedstatessout0000whit online] |
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Argentina and the United States have maintained bilateral relations since the United States formally recognized the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata, the predecessor to Argentina, on January 27, 1823.
Relations were severely strained in the era of World War II, when Argentina refused to declare war on Nazi Germany, and became the only Latin American nation not to receive American aid. Relations continued to be difficult when the Perons were in power. Relations were strained in 1982 after the US supported the United Kingdom against Argentina. Since 1998, Argentina has been a major non-NATO ally, partly owing to Argentina's assistance to the United States in the Gulf War (known as Operativo Alfil). Relations have been strained at times over the past few years, especially during the Cristina Fernández de Kirchner administration, but they improved during the presidency of Mauricio Macri (2015 - 2019) and Javier Milei (2023 - present).
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[edit]History
[edit]After Argentina became independent from Spanish rule, the United States formally recognized the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata, the legal predecessor to Argentina, on January 27, 1823. The bilateral relations have seesawed over the last century and a half between periods of greater cooperation and periods of tension over ideology and finance. There has never been a threat of war.[3]
Argentine leaders were disappointed when the American government refused to invoke the Monroe Doctrine during instances such as the British establishment of a colony on the Falkland Islands, or during the Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata.
In 1833, the US Navy shelled the Falkland Islands, at the time under Argentine control, in retaliation for the seizing of American ships fishing in Argentine waters. The new constitution of 1853 was based in part on the American Constitution. In 1853, a commercial treaty was concluded between the two nations.[4]
1870–1930
[edit]Argentina was closely linked to the British economy in the late 19th century; and as such there was minimal contact with the United States. When the United States began promoting the Pan American Union, some Argentines were suspicious that it was indeed a device to lure the country into the US economic orbit, but most businessmen responded favorably and bilateral trade grew briskly after the United States and did care of duties on Argentine wool in 1893.
Relations soured when Argentina refused to join the Allies in the First World War. Argentina had large British and German populations and both countries had made large-scale investments in Argentina. However, as a prosperous neutral it greatly expanded trade with the United States during the war and exported meat, grain and wool to the Allies particularly to Britain, providing generous loans and becoming a net creditor to the Allied side, a policy known as "benevolent neutrality".[5]
1940s
[edit]Argentina's policy during the Second World War was marked by two distinct phases. During the early years of the war, Argentine President Roberto M. Ortiz sought to sell food and wool to Britain. He even proposed to US President Franklin Roosevelt for both countries to join the Allies together as non-belligerents in 1940. However his proposal was snubbed at the time, as Roosevelt was trying to get re-elected.[5]
After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, US foreign policy worked to unite all of Latin America in a coalition against Germany, but Argentina's neutralist stance had hardened since the resignation of Ortiz who resigned because of poor health. The United States worked to pressure Argentina into the war against the wishes of Britain, which supported Argentine neutrality in an effort to maintain vital provisions of beef and wheat to the Allies that were safe from German U-boat attacks.[5] Most of the beef and the wheat consumed in Britain came from Argentina.[6]
US policy backfired after the military seized power in a coup in 1943. Relations grew worse, prompting the powerful US farm lobby to promote the economic and diplomatic isolation of Argentina and attempt to keep it out of the United Nations. The policy was reversed when Argentina became the last Latin American nation to declare war on Germany in March 1945. Argentina had hosted a fairly-organized pro-German element before the war that had been controlled by German ambassadors. It operated openly, unlike in Brazil, Chile, and Mexico. Historians[7] agree that the affinity between Argentina and Germany was greatly exaggerated.[8]
The Argentine government remained neutral until the closing weeks of the war and after the war quietly tolerated and in some cases aided the entry of German scientists and some notable war criminals including Josef Mengele, Adolf Eichmann, Erich Priebke, Josef Schwammberger, and Gerhard Bohne who were fleeing Europe through ratlines.[9] The voyages of German submarines U-530 and U-977 to Argentina at the end of the war led to legends, apocryphal stories, and conspiracy theories that they had transported escaping Nazi leaders (such as Adolf Hitler) and/or Nazi gold to South America. Historians have shown there was little gold and probably only a few Nazis, but the myths lived on and helped to sour relations with the United States.[10][11] When Juan Perón ran for president in 1945 and 1946, US Ambassador Spruille Braden attacked him with a "Blue Book on Argentina," but public opinion rallied behind Perón. Relations remained tense throughout the Perón years, as he held fascist sympathies, tried to remain neutral in the Cold War and continued to harbor Nazi war criminals. Washington blocked funds from international agencies and restricted trade and investment opportunities.[12] Meanwhile Peron championed Anti-Americanism across Latin America, and financed radical elements in other countries. He did not, however, support the USSR in the Cold War.[13]
1955-1990s
[edit]After Perón was ousted in 1955, relations improved dramatically. President Arturo Frondizi became the first Argentine president to visit the United States in 1959. Argentina provided support for the American Alliance for Progress, the American invasion of the Dominican Republic in 1965, and the isolation of Cuba after 1960.[14]
By 1976, US human rights groups were denouncing the "Dirty War" waged against leftist dissidents by the repressive military regime in Argentina.[15][16] They demanded congressional control over foreign aid funding to regimes violating human rights. The US State Department saw Argentina as a bulwark of anticommunism in South America, and in early April 1976, the US Congress approved a request by the Ford administration, written and supported by Henry Kissinger, to grant $50,000,000 in security assistance to the junta.[17]
In 1977 and 1978, the United States sold more than $120,000,000 in spare military parts to Argentina, and in 1977, the Department of Defense granted $700,000 to train 217 Argentine military officers.[18] By the mid-1970s, when détente with the Soviets softened anti-communism and President Jimmy Carter highlighted issues of human rights, US activists escalated their attacks and in 1978 secured a congressional cutoff of all US arms transfers to Argentina.[19] Argentina then turned largely to Israel for weapons sales.
American-Argentine relations improved dramatically under the Reagan administration, which asserted that the Carter administration had weakened US diplomatic relationships with Cold War allies in Argentina, and it reversed the previous administration's official condemnation of the junta's human rights practices. The re-establishment of diplomatic ties allowed for the CIA collaboration with the Argentine intelligence service in arming and training the Nicaraguan Contras against the Sandinista government. The 601 Intelligence Battalion, for example, trained Contras at Lepaterique base, in Honduras.[20] Argentina also provided security advisors, intelligence training and some material support to forces in Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras to suppress local rebel groups as part of a US-sponsored program, Operation Charly.
Argentine military and intelligence co-operation with the Reagan administration ended in 1982, when Argentina seized the British territory of the Falkland Islands in an attempt to quell domestic and economic unrest. The move was condemned by the US, which provided intelligence to the British government in its successful effort to regain control over the islands.
The US has a positive bilateral relationship with Argentina based on many common strategic interests, including non-proliferation, counternarcotics, counterterrorism, the fight against human trafficking, and issues of regional stability, as well as the strength of commercial ties. Argentina signed a Letter of Agreement with the US Department of State in 2004, opening the way for enhanced cooperation with the US on counternarcotics issues and enabling the US to begin providing financial assistance to the Argentine government for its counternarcotics efforts. In recognition of its contributions to international security and peacekeeping, the US government designated Argentina as a major non-NATO ally in January 1998.
21st century
[edit]The Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Argentine Ministry of Defense hold an annual Bilateral Working Group Meeting, alternating between Argentina and Washington, DC. Also, both nations exchange information through alternating annual joint staff talks, military educational exchanges, and operational officer exchange billets. Argentina is a participant in the Three-Plus-One regional mechanism (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and the US), which focuses on the co-ordination of counterterrorism policies in the triborder region.[21]
Although bilateral relations were strained after the US supported the UK on the Falklands Wars. Currently, the US holds a position of neutrality on the issue of the ownership of the Falkland Islands. It acknowledges the de facto British control of the Falklands but has no position on the sovereignty claim over the islands.[22]
Argentina has endorsed the Proliferation Security Initiative and has implemented the Container Security Initiative and the Trade Transparency Unit, both of which are programs administered by the US Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The Container Security Initiative provides for the selective scanning of shipping containers to identify weapons of mass destruction components, and the Trade Transparency Unit works jointly with Argentine Customs to identify trade-based money laundering. The Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering highlighted Argentine legislation passed during 2013 issuing new regulations strengthening suspicious transaction reporting requirements.[23]
Trade and investment
[edit]U.S.-Argentine cooperation also includes science and technology initiatives in the fields of space, peaceful uses of nuclear energy, and the environment. In June 2007, the U.S. and Argentina modernized a bilateral civil aviation agreement to update safety and security safeguards and allow a significant increase in flight frequencies between the two countries, which hold excellent potential for increased tourism and business travel. An active media, together with widespread interest in culture and society from the US, make Argentina a receptive environment for the information and cultural exchange work of the U.S. Embassy. The Fulbright scholarship program has more than tripled the annual number of U.S. and Argentine academic grantees since 1994, and the U.S. Embassy is actively working to increase other education exchanges.
The stock of U.S. investment in Argentina reached $13.3 billion in 2011, 14% of all foreign direct investment in Argentina at the time and second only to Spain. U.S. investment in Argentina is concentrated in the energy, manufacturing, information technology, and financial sectors. US-based firms comprised nearly 1/3 of the 100 most respected companies in Argentina published annually by Argentina's largest newspaper, Clarín.[24]
The United States is Argentina's fourth-largest export market (mainly energy staples, steel, and wine), and third-largest source of imports (mainly industrial supplies such as chemicals and machinery).[25] Argentina itself is a relatively minor trade partner for the United States, its imports from the U.S. of $9.9 billion making up 0.7% of total U.S. exports and its exports to the U.S. of $4.5 billion only 0.2% of U.S. imports; Argentina however is among the few nations with which the United States routinely maintains significant merchandise trade surpluses,[26] and the $5.4 billion surplus with Argentina in 2011 was the tenth-largest for the U.S. in the world.[27] The U.S. earned a further $4.1 billion surplus in trade in services with Argentina in 2011.[28] A record 690,000 Argentine nationals visited the United States in 2013, making Argentina the 15th largest source of foreign tourism into the U.S.[29]
In 2012 Argentina requested the assistance of the World Trade Organization in hosting consultations to discuss the United States ban on Argentine lemons.
Public opinion
[edit]In 2005, Argentina was labelled as "the most anti-American country in the entire Western Hemisphere."[30] Global opinion polls taken in 2006, 2007 and 2012 show that Argentine public opinion had become skeptical of U.S. foreign policy at the time. According to the U.S. Global Leadership Report, only 19% of Argentines approved of U.S. foreign policy, the lowest rating for any surveyed country in the Americas.[31][32]
Argentine public opinion of the U.S. and its policies improved during the Obama administration, in 2010 was divided about evenly (42% to 41%) between those who approve or disapprove. As of 2015, Argentine views of the United States' policies are evenly divided with 43% of Argentines having a favorable view and 43% having an unfavorable view.[33]
Diplomatic exchanges
[edit]U.S. Embassy functions
[edit]The U.S. Mission in Buenos Aires carries out the traditional diplomatic function of representing the U.S. Government and people in discussions with the Argentine Government, and more generally, in relations with the people of Argentina. The embassy is focused on increasing people-to-people contacts, and promoting outreach and exchanges on a wide range of issues.
Political, economic, and science officers deal directly with the Argentine Government in advancing U.S. interests but are also available to brief U.S. citizens on general conditions in the country. Officers from the U.S. Foreign Service, Foreign Commercial Service, and Foreign Agricultural Service work closely with the hundreds of U.S. companies that do business in Argentina, providing information on Argentine trade and industry regulations and assisting U.S. companies starting or maintaining business ventures in Argentina.
Consular section
[edit]The embassy's Consular Section monitors the welfare and whereabouts of more than 20,000 U.S. citizen residents of Argentina and more than 250,000 U.S. tourists each year.
Consular personnel also provide US citizens help regarding passports, voting, Social Security, and other services. With the end of Argentine participation in the Visa Waiver Program in February 2002, Argentine tourists, students, and those who seek to work in the United States must have nonimmigrant visas. The Consular Section processes non-immigrant visa applications for persons who wish to visit the United States for tourism, studies, temporary work, or other purposes, and immigrant visas for persons who qualify to make the United States a permanent home.
Attachés
[edit]Attaches accredited to Argentina from the U.S. Department of Justice (including the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Federal Bureau of Investigation), the Department of Homeland Security (including Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Customs and Border Protection), the Federal Aviation Administration, and other federal agencies work closely with Argentine counterparts on international law enforcement cooperation, aviation security, and other issues of concern. The U.S. Department of Defense is represented by the U.S. Military Group and the Defense Attache Office. These organizations ensure close military-to-military contacts, and defense and security cooperation with the armed forces of Argentina.
U.S. diplomat in Argentina
[edit]Edward C. Prado was nominated to the post of Ambassador to Argentina by President Donald Trump on January 17, 2018. The post had been vacant since the resignation of Noah Mamet a year earlier, during which time Chargé d'Affaires Tom Cooney served as acting ambassador.[34]
Argentinian diplomat in the United States
[edit]Fernando Oris de Roa, an executive with extensive experience in Argentine agriculture, was appointed Ambassador to the United States by President Mauricio Macri on January 11, 2018.[35]
The post had been vacant since the April 3, 2017, resignation of Martín Lousteau over an arms procurement scandal involving a $2 billion request disclosed by the office of Congressman Pete Visclosky but not authorized by the Argentine Congress.[36] Chargé d'Affaires Sergio Pérez Gunella had served as acting ambassador in the interim.
After Alberto Fernández took office in December 2019, he designated Jorge Argüello as ambassador to the United States. Argüello's credentials were accepted in Washington, where President Donald Trump asked Argüello to tell president Fernández that "[he] can count with this President" regarding the Argentine debt with the International Monetary Fund.[37][38]
On February 22, 2020, Argüello said that he was working to pave the way for a meeting between the two presidents.[39]
Diplomatic missions
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Embassy of Argentina in Washington, D.C.
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Consulate-General of Argentina in New York City
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Embassy of the United States in Buenos Aires
See also
[edit]- United States Ambassador to Argentina
- Argentina–United States lemon dispute
- Argentine Americans
- Americans in Argentina
References
[edit]This article incorporates public domain material from U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets. United States Department of State.
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- ^ "Race and Ethnicity in the United States: 2010 Census and 2020 Census". U.S. Census Bureau. August 12, 2021. Archived from the original on October 7, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
- ^ Joseph S. Tulchin, Argentina and the United States: A Conflicted Relationship (1990)
- ^ Bruce W. Jentleson and Thomas G. Paterson, eds. Encyclopedia of US foreign relations. (1997) 1:88-90.
- ^ a b c Carlos Escudé. "Historia General de las Relaciones Exteriores de la República Argentina". Archived from the original on May 23, 2006.
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- ^ Jürgen Müller, Nationalsozialismus in Lateinamerika: Die Auslandsorganisation der NSDAP in Argentinien, Brasilien, Chile und Mexiko, 1931–1945 (1997) 567pp.
- ^ Randall B. Woods, "Hull and Argentina: Wilsonian Diplomacy in the Age of Roosevelt," Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs (1974) 16#3 pp. 350–371 in JSTOR
- ^ "The 7 Most Notorious Nazis Who Escaped to South America".
- ^ Ronald C. Newton, The "Nazi Menace" in Argentina, 1931–1947 (Stanford U.P., 1992)
- ^ Daniel Stahl, "Odesa und das 'Nazigold' in Südamerika: Mythen und ihre Bedeutungen' ["Odesa and "Nazi Gold" in South America: Myths and Their Meanings"] Jahrbuch fuer Geschichte Lateinamerikas (2011) Vol. 48, pp 333–360.
- ^ Roger R. Trask, "Spruille Braden versus George Messersmith: World War II, the Cold War, and Argentine Policy, 1945-1947." Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs 26.1 (1984): 69-95.
- ^ Glenn J. Dorn, "‘Bruce Plan’ and Marshall Plan: The United States's Disguised Intervention against Peronism in Argentina, 1947–1950." International History Review 21.2 (1999): 331-351.
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- ^ Paul H. Lewis, Guerrillas and Generals: the ‘Dirty War’ in Argentina (Praeger, 2002)
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- ^ On 30th Anniversary of Argentine Coup: New Declassified Details on Repression and U.S. Support for Military Dictatorship. Gwu.edu. Retrieved August 6, 2010.
- ^ Guest, 1990; pg. 166
- ^ William Michael Schmidli, "Human rights and the Cold War: the campaign to halt the Argentine 'dirty war'’", Cold war history (2012) 12#2 pp 345–365. online
- ^ "Los secretos de la guerra sucia continental de la dictadura", Clarín, March 24, 2006 (in Spanish)
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- ^ "Top Ten Countries with which the U.S. has a Trade Surplus". U.S. Census Bureau.
- ^ "U.S. international services: private services trade by area and country". BEA. Archived from the original on March 25, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
- ^ "Argentina, entre los países que más turistas envían a EE.UU". InfoNews. May 4, 2014.
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- ^ "Trump nominates Edward Prado as US ambassador to Argentina". Buenos Aires Times. January 18, 2018.
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- ^ Embassy of Argentina in Washington, D.C.
- ^ Embassy of the United States in Buenos Aires
Further reading
[edit]- Allison, Victoria. "White Evil: Peronist Argentina in the US Popular Imagination Since 1955," American Studies International (2004) 42#1 pp 4–48. covers 1955 to 1999
- Bemis, Samuel Flagg. "Early Diplomatic Missions from Buenos Aires to the United States 1811–1824," Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society (1939) 49 (1). pp 11–101.
- Dorn, Glenn J. "‘Bruce Plan’and Marshall Plan: The United States's Disguised Intervention against Peronism in Argentina, 1947–1950." International History Review 21.2 (1999): 331-351. online
- Fifer, Valerie. United States Perceptions of Latin America, 1850-1930: A 'New West' South of Capricorn? (Manchester U. Press, 1991). 203 pp.
- Frank, Gary. Struggle for hegemony in South America: Argentina, Brazil, and the United States during the Second World War (Routledge, 2021).
- Greenberg, Daniel J. "From Confrontation to Alliance: Peronist Argentina's Diplomacy with the United States, 1945–1951." Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies 12#24 (1987): 1-23.
- Lluch, Andrea. "US Companies in Argentina: Trade and Investment Patterns (1890–1930)." Journal of Evolutionary Studies in Business 4.1 (2018): 70-108. online 1:25-31 and passim.
- Nisley, Thomas J. "You can’t force a friendship? An analysis of US/Argentine relations." International Politics 55.5 (2018): 612–630.
- Norden, Deborah, and Roberto Russell. The United States and Argentina: Changing Relations in a Changing World (Routledge, 2002).
- Peterson, Harold F. Argentina and the United States 1810-1960 (1964)
- Rodriguez, Julio. "Argentinean Americans." Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America, edited by Thomas Riggs, (3rd ed., vol. 1, Gale, 2014), pp. 141–150. online
- Russell, Roberto. "Argentina and the United States: a distant relationship," in Jorge I. Domínguez, Rafael Fernández de Castro, eds, Contemporary U.S.-Latin American Relations (2011) pp 101–23. online
- Sheinin, David M. K. Argentina & the United States: An Alliance Contained (2006) 285pp. covers 1800 to 1999
- Sullivan, Mark P., and Rebecca M. Nelson. Argentina: Background and US Relations (Congressional Research Service, 2016). online
- Trask, Roger R. "Spruille Braden versus George Messersmith: World War II, the Cold War, and Argentine Policy, 1945-1947". Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs 26.1 (1984): 69-95.
- Tulchin, Joseph S. Argentina and the United States: A Conflicted Relationship (1990)
- Whitaker, Arthur P. The United States and the southern cone: Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay (1976) online
- Whitaker, Arthur P. The United States and Argentina (1954)
- Woods, Randall B. "Hull and Argentina: Wilsonian Diplomacy in the Age of Roosevelt" Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs 16#3 (1974) pp. 350–371 online
- Woods, Randall Bennett. The Roosevelt Foreign-Policy Establishment and the Good Neighbor: The United States and Argentina, 1941-1945 (1979)
External links
[edit]- Argentina: Background and U.S. Relations Congressional Research Service
- Between Argentina And USA[permanent dead link ] from Argentina's embassy in Washington
- History of Argentina – U.S. Relations, from U.S. State Department
- US State Department reports recent reports
- Foreign Relations of the United States very large compilation of diplomatic documents with all countries