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U.S. Relationship

Famous ancient arabic door paintings at medieval bricked house in World Heritage Site Walata, Mauritania
Famous ancient arabic door paintings at medieval bricked house in World Heritage Site Walata, Mauritania

U.S.-Mauritania Relations

The U.S. was the first country to recognize Mauritania’s independence from France in 1960. Since the late 1960s, U.S. cooperation with Mauritania has varied in response to political conditions. The U.S. engages with Mauritania on a wide array of issues, including counterterrorism, food security, trade promotion, and efforts to strengthen human rights and the rule of law. The Departments of
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Famous ancient arabic door paintings at medieval bricked house in World Heritage Site Walata, Mauritania

U.S. Assistance to Mauritania

The U.S. condemned Mauritania’s 2005 and 2008 military coups. It supported Mauritania’s transition to democracy following the 2005 coup d’état, providing election-related assistance for voter education and provided elections support for the 2007 elections. Another key mission in Mauritania is to advocate for a democratic and peaceful transfer of power in 2019 from one elected president to another for the
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Famous ancient arabic door paintings at medieval bricked house in World Heritage Site Walata, Mauritania

Bilateral Economic Relations

The U.S. has limited, but growing trade and investment relations with Mauritania. The U.S.-North Africa Partnership for Economic Opportunity (NAPEO) is a regional public-private partnership that enhances the network of entrepreneurs and business leaders in the U.S. and each of the five Maghreb countries: Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, and Tunisia. NAPEO is the North African regional component of Partners for
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Integrated Country Strategies

The Integrated Country Strategy is the four-year strategy articulating U.S. priorities in a given country. The Chief of Mission leads the strategy.

Investment Climate Statements

The Investment Climate Statements analyze a variety of economies that are or could be markets for U.S. businesses and provide information on the business climates.

Fiscal Transparency Report

The Fiscal Transparency Report analyzes government transparency and identifies needed changes to improve public spending accountability.

The U.S. delivers COVID vaccines to Mauritania.

COVID-19 Vaccine Deliveries

Since July, 2021 the United States has donated 1,640,340 safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine doses with the people of Mauritania. This includes 329,940 Pfizer and 1,310,400 J&J doses. Of the 1,640,340 vaccine doses, 100% were donated in partnership with COVAX.

The United States is committed to leading an international and coordinated effort to accelerate access to safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines to meet global needs. The United States is working with other governments and partners including COVAX, Caricom, and the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) to protect communities from COVID-19 and apply lessons from this pandemic to enhance health security now and in the future.

Learn more about our work Delivering Vaccines and on COVID-19 Recovery.

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