This section provides historical reference information on the countries with which the United States has had diplomatic relations. The articles in this section are listed below.

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French Alliance, French Assistance, and European Diplomacy during the American Revolution, 1778–1782 During the American Revolution, the American colonies faced the significant …

Rise to Prominence The son of President John Adams, John Quincy Adams, was born in Braintree (now Quincy) Massachusetts. In 1778 he traveled to France with his father, who was …

Home Historical Documents Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume XVII, China, 1969–1972

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Home Historical Documents Foreign Relations of the United States, 1961–1963, Volume XI, Cuban Missile Crisis and Aftermath Cuban Missile Crisis and Aftermath

1750–1775: Diplomatic Struggles in the Colonial Period Colonial era diplomacy focused on two issues: the European balance of power and the colonists’ appropriation of land from the Native …

Parliamentary taxation of colonies, international trade, and the American Revolution, 1763–1775 The American Revolution was precipitated, in part, by a series of laws passed between 1763 …

The FRUS series presents the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions. The series began in 1861 and now comprises more than 550 individual publications.