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Algeria

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COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

Since August, 2021 the United States has shared 604,800 safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine doses with the people of Algeria – free of cost. This includes 604,800 J&J doses. Of the 604,800 vaccine doses, 100% were donated in partnership with COVAX.

President Biden committed the United States to be the world’s arsenal for vaccines, leading an international and coordinated vaccination effort, and announced that the United States will provide 1.2 billion doses of safe, effective vaccines – free of cost – to meet global needs and save lives now. The United States is working with other governments, global initiatives including COVAX and the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT), and other partners to get COVID-19 vaccines to where they are needed most.

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

Highlights

May 25, 2022

Specific Instance between IndustriALL Global Union and General Electric Company Regarding Operations in Algeria

April 22, 2022

Algiers, Algeria: American International School of Algiers: 2021-2022 Fact Sheet

March 30, 2022

Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune Before Their Meeting

March 30, 2022

Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Algerian President Tebboune

March 30, 2022

Secretary Antony J. Blinken at a Press Availability

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U.S. Relationship

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U.S.-Algeria Relations

The U.S. and Algeria established diplomatic relations in 1962 following Algeria’s independence from France. Algeria severed relations with the U.S. in 1967 in the wake of the Arab-Israeli War, but reestablished relations in 1974.

U.S. Assistance to Algeria

U.S. engagement in Algeria has three primary objectives: expanding our security and military partnership, growing economic and commercial links, and building educational and cultural ties between Algerians and Americans.

Bilateral Economic Relations

The U.S. is one of Algeria’s top trading partners, and Algeria is one of the top U.S. trading partners in the Middle East/North African region. Most U.S. direct investment in Algeria has been in the hydrocarbon sector. The two countries have signed a trade and investment framework agreement that provides a platform to address impediments in the economic relationship and identify paths to broader commercial interaction. The U.S. supports Algeria’s desire to diversify its economy, move toward transparent economic policies, and liberalize its investment climate.

Algeria Flag: two equal vertical bands of green (hoist side) and white; a red, five-pointed star within a red crescent centered over the two-color boundary; the colors represent Islam (green), purity and peace (white), and liberty (red); the crescent and star are also Islamic symbols, but the crescent is more closed than those of other Muslim countries because the Algerians believe the long crescent horns bring happiness. [CIA World Fact Book]

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