Djibouti–United States relations

Djibouti - American relations

Djibouti

United States

Relations between Djibouti and the United States have existed since the independence of Djibouti in 1977, and the United States has had a diplomatic presence in the area since 1929, when it was French Somaliland. Cynthia Kierscht is the American ambassador to Djibouti and Mohamed Siad Doualeh is the Djiboutian ambassador to the United States.