The United States has maintained many high level contacts with Turkey since the 19th century.
Ambassador of the United States to Turkey | |
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Nominator | The President of the United States |
Inaugural holder | George W. Erving as Chargé d'Affaires |
Formation | 1831 |
Website | U.S. Embassy - Ankara |
The Ottoman Empire severed diplomatic relations with the United States on April 20, 1917, after the United States declared war against Germany on April 4, 1917. Normal diplomatic relations were re-established with the Empire's successor state, Turkey, in 1927.[2]