Does the United States have an embassy in every country that is a member of the UN?
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#62353. Asked by pjotr. (Feb 07 06 6:57 PM)
mementoflash
Five Countries that the U.S. Doesn't Work With.
These five countries do not have official diplomatic relations with (nor an embassy in) the United States.
Bhutan
Mountainous Bhutan is under control of a military junta and has no formal diplomatic relations with the United States. Informal contact is maintained through the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi.
Cuba
Although the island country of Cuba is a close neighbor to the United StatesS, the US only interacts with Cuba via the Swiss Embassy in Havana and Washington D.C.
Iran
Theocratic republic Iran officially contacts the United States though the Pakistani Embassy in Washington D.C.
North Korea
The communist dictatorship of North Korea is not on friendly terms with the U.S.
Taiwan
Taiwan is not recognized as an independent country by the U.S.
Feb 07 06, 8:38 PM
smeogalla
having lived in Bhutan I can assure you that it is not ruled by a miltary junta. Whilst the army is the main police force the country is a constitutional monarchy under the wise auspices of King Wangchuck. http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/bt.html
Feb 08 06, 6:30 PM
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