Libya: Background and U.S. Relations

Abstract

On May 15, 2006, the Bush Administration announced its intention to restore full diplomatic relations with Libya and to rescind Libya's listing as a state sponsor of terrorism and a country not filly cooperating with U.S. counterterrorism efforts The announcements mark the culmination of a period of improvement and rapprochement in U.S.-Libyan relations that began in December 2003, when the Libyan government announced its decision to eliminate its weapons of mass destruction and long-range missile programs Full diplomatic relations were restored on May 31 when the United States upgraded its Liaison Office in Tripoli to Embassy status An ambassador nominee has not been named.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 13, 2006
Accession Number
ADA475158

Entities

People

  • Christoper M. Blanchard

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arms Control Treaties
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Department Of State
  • Governments
  • International Law
  • International Relations
  • Law
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Systems
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • Treaties

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security