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East Timor-United States relations
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East Timor-United States relations are bilateral relations between East Timor and the United States. East Timor, also known as Timor-Leste (officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste) is a country in Southeast Asia. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the This article is about the political term for the term as used in Biology, see symmetry (biology. East Timor, also known as Timor-Leste (officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste) is a country in Southeast Asia. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Hans G. Klemm is the U. S. Ambassador to East Timor.

Timor-Leste maintains an embassy in Washington, DC, as well as a Permanent Mission in New York at the United Nations. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security The United States has a large bilateral development assistance program, $20. 6 million in 2007, and also contributes funds as a major member of a number of multilateral agencies such as the Asian Development Bank and the World Bank. Asian Development Bank (ADB is a regional development bank established in 1966 to promote economic and social development in Asian and Pacific countries through loans and technical The World Bank is an internationally supported Bank that provides financial and technical assistance to developing countries for development programs (e The U. S. Peace Corps has operated in Timor-Leste since 2002, but it suspended operations in May 2006 due to unrest and instability. The Peace Corps is an independent United States federal agency.

The U. S. Embassy in Timor-Leste is located at Praia de Coquieros, Dili. Dili, also spelled Díli, is the Capital and largest city of Timor Leste (formerly called East Timor. Henry M. Rector is the Deputy Chief of Mission. Mark Anthony White is the (scheduled) USAID Representative. Roberto Quiroz is the Political/Economic/Commercial Affairs Officer. Major Ron Sargent is the U. S. Department of Defense Representative.

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This article contains material from the US Department of State's Background Notes which, as a US government publication, is in the public domain. The foreign policy of the United States is highly influential on the world stage as it is a Superpower. East Timor being a new country has begun to intiate foreign relations with the rest of the global community The Background Notes series is a collection of works by the United States Department of State. The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone


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