answersLogoWhite

0

The Netherlands were the first to recognize the United States of America near Sint Eustatius (then under Dutch control) on November 16th 1776 when salute shots were answered by Johannes de Graaff, gouvernour of Sint Eustatius. The Andrew Doria was one of the first ships to Cary the American flag and was sent to pick up war supplies for the war against Britain and to deliver a copy of the Declaration of Independence to the gouvenour.

User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

What was the first country to grant diplomatic recognition to the new American state.?

France was the first country to grant diplomatic recognition to the new American state. France was an ally of the U.S. in the American Revolutionary War.


Who was the first country to grant diplomatic recognition to the American state?

The Netherlands


What was sthe first country to grant diplomatic recognition to the new American state?

France


Is France the first country to grant diplomatic recognition to the new American state?

Yes.


What was the first country to grant diplomatic recognition to the new America?

France was the first nation to grant diplomatic recognition to the new country of the United States. Russia was the second.


What was the first country to grant diplomatic reconition to the new American states?

France


What country has started to open diplomatic relations with the US?

The first country to recognize the United State was Morocco


Richard Nixon's diplomatic relations with China was mainly an attempt to?

Richard Nixon's approach to China was to be open to contact for the first time since 1949. He was the first President since 1949 to visit China and begin diplomatic relations. He stopped short of full recognition.


President who met Chinese leaders and agreed to restore diplomatic relations?

Richard Nixon was the first American President who persuaded Congress to restore diplomatic ties with China.


What was the country where James Buchanan held his first diplomatic assignment?

He was US minister to Russia from 1832-1833.


What diplomatic crisis did the US face in the first decade of its existence?

The very first diplomatic crisis the United States ever experienced was the abolishment of slavery. This tore the country into two separate entities and caused a civil war.


What are differences between defacto and dejure recognition of state?

De jure recognition is the formal act of one state recognising another via a statement most often voted on by the assembly or congres, while a de facto recognition is a recognition of one state of another via conduct such as opening an embassy, the head of satate of the first country visiting the country being recognised (official delegation), making formal contracts and agreements but not through drafting a resolution in which the recognition is announced. It is best for students.