El Salvador–United States relations

El Salvador-United States relations are bilateral relations between El Salvador and the United States.

History

U.S.-Salvadoran relations remain close and strong. U.S. policy towards the country promotes the strengthening of El Salvador's democratic institutions, rule of law, judicial reform, and civilian police; national reconciliation and reconstruction; and economic opportunity and growth. El Salvador has been a committed member of the coalition of nations fighting against terrorism and has sent 10 rotations of troops to Iraq to support Operation Iraqi Freedom.

U.S. ties to El Salvador are dynamic and growing. More than 19,000 American citizens live and work full-time in El Salvador. Most are private businesspersons and their families, but a small number of American citizen retirees have been drawn to El Salvador by favorable tax conditions. The Embassy's consular section provides a full range of citizenship services to this community. The American Chamber of Commerce in El Salvador is located at World Trade Center, Torre 2, local No. 308, 89 Av. Nte. Col. Escalón, phone: [phone].

Principal U.S. officials include:
* Ambassador--Charles L. Glazer
* Deputy Chief of Mission--Michael Butler
* USAID Mission Chief--Deborah Kennedy-Iraheta
* Political Counselor--Philip Laidlaw
* Economic Counselor--Donn-Allan Titus
* Commercial Officer--Michael McGee
* Public Affairs Officer--Robert J. Riley

The U.S. Embassy in El Salvador is located in Antiguo Cuscatlán.

See also

* Foreign relations of the United States
* Foreign relations of El Salvador

References

StateDept [http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2033.htm]