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Comoros–United States relations

diplomatic relations between the Union of the Comoros and the United States of America

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJun 10, 2026
Entity authorityQ5155225
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Comoros–United States relations are the international relations between the Comoros and the United States. The United States recognized the Comorian Government in 1977.

Politics

Both nations are members of the United Nations (UN), International Monetary Fund (IMF), and World Bank (WB). The Comoros is an observer in the World Trade Organization, of which the United States is a member.

Trade

Although 19% of The Comoros' exports are to the United States, only 1% of their imports are from the United States. The United States has signed a trade agreement with the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), of which The Comoros is a member. The Comoros is also eligible for preferential trade benefits with the United States under the African Growth and Opportunity Act.

Embassies

The United States does not have an embassy in Comoros, but the United States Ambassador to Madagascar is also accredited as the United States Ambassador to Comoros. Similarly Comoros does not have an embassy in Washington D.C., but their permanent representative to the United Nations (at New York City), is accredited as the Comorian Ambassador to the United States.

References

This article incorporates public domain material from U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets.

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“Comoros–United States relations” enters the record as diplomatic relations between the Union of the Comoros and the United States of America. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Comoros, United and States can confirm, complicate or overturn.

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