Bilateral Relations

General information

The United States of America has recognized the independence of the Republic of Armenia on December 25, 1991. Diplomatic relations between the two countries were established on January 7, 1992.

The US Embassy in Yerevan was opened in February 1992.

The Embassy of Armenia in Washington, D.C. was opened in March 1992.

The Consulate General of Armenia in Los Angeles was established in 1995.

On February 21, 2023 US Ambassador to Armenia Kristina Kvien presented her credentials to the President of the Republic of Armenia Vahagn Khachaturyan.

From October 1, 2021 the Ambassador of Armenia to the United States is Lilit Makunts.

The United States of America is one of the most important partners of Armenia playing an essential role in political and economic life of Armenia. In 2019 Armenian-American relations were risen to a qualitatively new level of Strategic Dialogue, expanding the spheres of cooperation. The opening session of the Strategic Dialogue was held in Yerevan in May 2019. With the support of the United States, the agenda of democratic reforms adopted by the Government of the Republic of Armenia is being successfully implemented, particularly in establishing the rule of law, improving the judicial system, and fighting corruption.

Since 1992, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has been operating in Armenia, which implements many programs to encourage small entrepreneurship, regulate energy and water supply, humanitarian aid, improve the legal framework, increase agriculture and tourism, and other programs. The United States has been the largest donor of humanitarian and technical assistance to Armenia.

The United States, as the co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group, plays an active role in establishing peace and stability in the South Caucasus region, as well as in the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

Visits

To USA

May 2022	Minister of Foreign Affairs Ararat Mirzoyan
January 2022	President of the National Assembly Alen Simonyan
September 2021	Minister of Foreign Affairs Ararat Mirzoyan
October 2020	Minister of Foreign Affairs Zohrab Mnatsakanian
March 2020	Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan
October 2019	Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan
September 2019	Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan
July 2019	President of the National Assembly Ararat Mirzoyan
June 2019	Minister of Foreign Affairs Zohrab Mnatsakanian
April 2019	Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan
June 2018	Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan
June 2018	President Armen Sarkissian
September 2017	Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian
October 2016	President Serzh Sargsyan
March-April 2016	President Serzh Sargsyan
September 2015	President Serzh Sargsyan
September 2014	Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian
September 2013	Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian
June 2013	Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian
December 2012	Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan
September 2012	Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian
May 2012	Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian
March 2012	Minister of Defense Seiran Ohanyan
February 2012	Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian
September 2011	President Serzh Sargsyan
May 2011	Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian
April 2010	President Serzh Sargsyan
November 2009	Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan
May 2009	Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian
October 2008	Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan
July 2008	Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian
October 2007	Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan
March 2007	Minister of Foreign Affairs Vartan Oskanian
March 2006	Minister of Foreign Affairs Vartan Oskanian
June 2005	Minister of Foreign Affairs Vartan Oskanian
June 2004	Minister of Foreign Affairs Vartan Oskanian
February 2003	Minister of Foreign Affairs Vartan Oskanian
April 2001	President Robert Kocharyan
March 2001	Minister of Foreign Affairs Vartan Oskanian
June 2000	President Robert Kocharyan
April 2000	Minister of Foreign Affairs Vartan Oskanian
October 1999	Prime Minsiter Vazgen Sargsyan
April 1999	President Robert Kocharyan
January 1997	Prime Minsiter Armen Sargsyan
August 1994	President Levon Ter-Petrosyan
July 1993	Minister of Foreign Affairs Vahan Papazian
November 1991	President Levon Ter-Petrosyan

To Armenia

October 2022	Chairman of the House Democracy Partnership (HDP) of the US House of Representatives, David Price
September 2022	Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi
July 2022	Director of the US Central Intelligence Agency William Burns
June 2022	US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Karen Donfried
November 2021	Erika Olson, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State
June 2021	Philip T. Reeker, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs
September-October 2019	Visit of the Delegation of Congress
September 2019	Laura Cooper,Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
July 2019	Eleni Kounalakis, Deputy Governor of California
May 2019	George Kent, Deputy Assistant Secretary
December 2018	Brock Bierman, USAID Assistant Administrator
October 2018	John Bolton, US National Security Advisor
March 2018	Brian D. McFeeters, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs
February, May 2018	Bridget Brink, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs
October 2017	Delegation of California’s Senate and Assembly representatives
September 2017	Working visit of the Delegation of Congress
September 2017	Edward Gresser, Assistant of the Trade Representative
July 2017	Dan Mullaney, Deputy of the State Trade Representative
November 2016	Michael Carpenter, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
July 2016	Jim Costa, Member of US House of Representatives
February 2016	Victoria Nuland, Assistant to the Secretary of State
January 2016	Dr. Charles Kupchan, Advisor to the US president on special issues and Director in charge of European issues of State Security
April 2015	Delegation headed by Jacob J. Lew, Secretary of the Department of Treasury
February 2015	Victoria Nuland, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs
April 2014	Congressional delegation headed by Chairman of Foreign Affairs Committee Ed Royce
September 2013	John A. Perez, California State Assembly Speaker
December 2013	Tomas O. Melia, Deputy Assistant Secretary
October 2012	Ray Mabus, Secretary of the Navy
October 2012	Eric Rubin, Deputy Assistant Secretary
June 2012	Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State
October 2011	William J. Burns, Principal Deputy Secretary of State
May 2011	Daniel W. Yohannes, Chief Executive Officer of Millennium Challenge Corporation
February 2011	James Steinberg, Principal Deputy Secretary of State
July 2010	Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State
February 2010	James Steinberg, Principal Deputy Secretary of State
July 2009	James Steinberg, Principal Deputy Secretary of State
June 2009	Philip Gordon, Assistant Secretary of State, Head of the Bureau for European and Eurasian Affairs
October 2008	Daniel Fried, Assistant Secretary of State, Head of the Bureau for European and Eurasian Affairs
June 2008	David Bohigian Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Market Access and Compliance
June 2008	David Kramer, Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor
March 2006	Daniel Fried, Assistant Secretary of State, Head of the Bureau for European and Eurasian Affairs
October 2005	Daniel Fried, Assistant Secretary of State, Head of the Bureau for European and Eurasian Affairs
March 2004	Richard Armitage, Deputy Secretary of State
December 2001	Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense
November 1999	Strobe Talbot, Deputy Secretary of State
February 1992	James Baker, Secretary of State

Legal field

Agreements

Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the United States of America on trade relations (signed in April 2, 1992, entered into force April 7, 1992)
Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the United States of America on investment incentive (signed in April 2, 1992, entered into force April 2, 1992)
Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the United States of America concerning the program of the Peace Corps in Armenia (signed in September 24, 1992, entered into force September 24, 1992)
Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the United States of America concerning the reciprocal encouragement and protection of investment, with annexes (signed in September 23, 1992, entered into force March 29, 1996)
Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the United States of America on science and technology cooperation (signed in February 28, 1997, entered into force September 28, 1997)
Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the United States of America concerning cooperation in the area of counter proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (signed in July 24, 2000, entered into force November 25, 2002)
Arrangement between the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (U.S.N.R.C.) and the Nuclear Regulatory Authority of the RA (A.N.R.A.) for the exchange of technical information and cooperation in nuclear safety matters (signed in February, 2007)
Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the United States of America on civil aviation security (signed in October, 2007)
Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the United States of America on air transport (signed in November, 2008)
Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the United States of America on status of the Quality Schools International (signed in October 5, 2009)
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the United States of America on science and technology cooperation (signed in November 3, 2009)
Agreement between the Department of Defense of the United States of America and the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Armenia Concerning Cooperation in the Area of Prevention of Proliferation of Technology, Pathogens and Expertise that Could Be Used in the Development of Biological Weapons (singed in September, 2010)
Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (singed in May 7, 2015)
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the United States of America onForeign Account Tax Compliance (singed in February 12, 2018)
Framework Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the State of California on Cooperation (singed in September 24, 2019)

Protocols

Protocol Amendments to the letter of Agreement on narcotics control and law enforcement of June 11, 2001 between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the United States of America (signed in April 14, 2003 and September 19, 2008)

Memorandums

Of the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the United States of America on US-Armenia Task Force (signed in January 27, 2000)
Of the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the United States of America on social and health issues (signed in August 16, 2000)
Of the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the United States of America on the participation of Armenian students in US Government Educational Exchange Programs (signed in March 3, 2006)

Other

Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the United States of America on employment of dependents of members of diplomatic missions and consular posts (exchange of notes in Yerevan, September 20 and December 30, 2005)

Trade and economic relations

The US-Armenia trade and economic relations were regulated by the US-Armenia Task Force (USATF) until 2019. The working group sessions convened once a year in the capitals of the two countries.

The agenda of the bilateral intergovernmental commission was significantly expanded with the suggestion of the Armenian side, thus launching a new format of relations - the US-Armenia Strategic Dialogue (USASD). The first session of the strategic dialogue took place in Yerevan in May 2019.In 2020 the USASD sessions were online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bilateral trade between Armenia and USA (thousand USD)

	Export	Import (by country of origin)	Import (by trading country)
2019	53909.0	280321.0	358157.7
2020	67855.0	84207.1	78338.1
2021	81799.0	125610.4	137230.2
2022	78197.1	3869.2	4621.2

Main exported goods:

spirit and alcohol goods, carpets and rugs, diamonds and other precious and semiprecious stones and metals, aluminum.

Main imported goods:

automobiles (passenger, cargo and pickups), telephones, mobile phones and other communication equipment, computers and parts, clothing, meat products.

Updated on 29.03.2023

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