Bilateral Relations
USA
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 USA Embassy in Yerevan was established in February 1992.
The Embassy of Armenia in Washington, D.C. was established in March 1992.
The Consulate General of Armenia in Los Angeles was established in 1995.
Since October 1, 2021, the Ambassador of Armenia to the United States of America has been Lilit Makunts.
Since February 21, 2023, the U.S. Ambassador to Armenia is Kristina Kvien.
The United States of America is one of the key partners of the Republic of Armenia. Multifaceted bilateral cooperation plays a unique role in Armenia's political and economic landscape.
On January 14, 2025, Armenia-USA Strategic Partnership Charter was signed in Washington D.C. The Charter includes comprehensive provisions on expanding and deepening bilateral cooperation in the areas of the economy, trade, transport and energy, defense and security, democracy, justice, people-to-people contacts and cultural exchanges.
The elevation of the status of bilateral relations to a strategic partnership level marks a continuation of the Armenia-USA Strategic Dialogue, launched back in 2019, and builds upon the agreements reached within its framework. The last Strategic Dialogue Capstone Meeting was held on June 11, 2024, in Yerevan.
The United States of America supports the democratic reform agenda of the Government of the Republic of Armenia, particularly in the fields of strengthening the rule of law, judicial reforms and the fight against corruption.
Since 1992, the USA Agency for International Development (USAID) has been operating in Armenia and has been implementing programs aimed at supporting small enterprises, regulating energy and water supply, providing humanitarian aid, modernizing legislature, boosting agriculture and tourism, among other fields. The United States of America has been the largest donor of humanitarian and technical assistance to Armenia.
The United States of America is engaged in political and diplomatic efforts aimed at advancing the peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan and promoting the establishment of peace in the South Caucasus.
Visits
To the USA
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February 2025 |
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan |
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January 2025 |
Minister of Foreign Affairs Ararat Mirzoyan |
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June 2023 |
Minister of Foreign Affairs Ararat Mirzoyan |
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May 2023 |
Minister of Foreign Affairs Ararat Mirzoyan |
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November 2022 |
Minister of Foreign Affairs Ararat Mirzoyan |
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May 2022 |
Minister of Foreign Affairs Ararat Mirzoyan |
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January 2022 |
President of the National Assembly Alen Simonyan |
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October 2020 |
Minister of Foreign Affairs Zohrab Mnatsakanian |
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March 2020 |
Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan |
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October 2019 |
Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan |
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September 2019 |
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan |
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July 2019 |
President of the National Assembly Ararat Mirzoyan |
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June 2019 |
Minister of Foreign Affairs Zohrab Mnatsakanian |
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April 2019 |
Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan |
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June 2018 |
Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan |
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June 2018 |
President Armen Sarkissian |
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October 2016 |
President Serzh Sargsyan |
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March-April 2016 |
President Serzh Sargsyan |
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September 2015 |
President Serzh Sargsyan |
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June 2013 |
Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian |
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December 2012 |
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan |
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September 2012 |
Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian |
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May 2012 |
Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian |
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March 2012 |
Minister of Defense Seiran Ohanyan |
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February 2012 |
Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian |
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September 2011 |
President Serzh Sargsyan |
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May 2011 |
Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian |
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April 2010 |
President Serzh Sargsyan |
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November 2009 |
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan |
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May 2009 |
Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian |
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October 2008 |
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan |
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July 2008 |
Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian |
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October 2007 |
Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan |
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March 2007 |
Minister of Foreign Affairs Vartan Oskanian |
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March 2006 |
Minister of Foreign Affairs Vartan Oskanian |
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June 2005 |
Minister of Foreign Affairs Vartan Oskanian |
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June 2004 |
Minister of Foreign Affairs Vartan Oskanian |
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February 2003 |
Minister of Foreign Affairs Vartan Oskanian |
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April 2001 |
President Robert Kocharyan |
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March 2001 |
Minister of Foreign Affairs Vartan Oskanian |
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June 2000 |
President Robert Kocharyan |
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April 2000 |
Minister of Foreign Affairs Vartan Oskanian |
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October 1999 |
Prime Minsiter Vazgen Sargsyan |
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April 1999 |
President Robert Kocharyan |
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January 1997 |
Prime Minsiter Armen Sargsyan |
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August 1994 |
President Levon Ter-Petrosyan |
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July 1993 |
Minister of Foreign Affairs Vahan Papazian |
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November 1991 |
President Levon Ter-Petrosyan |
To Armenia
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July 2024 |
USAID Administrator Samantha Power |
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July 2024 |
The U.S. Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights Uzra Zeya |
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July 2024 |
U.S. Congressional Bipartisan Delegation |
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June 2024 |
Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma |
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June 2024 |
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasia James O’Brien |
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May 2024 |
Deputy Director of the US Central Intelligence Agency David Cohen |
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September 2023 |
USAID Administrator Samantha Power |
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August 2023 |
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Rena Bitter |
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April 2023 |
Assistant Secretary of the Department of Commerce Arun Venkataraman |
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October 2022 |
Chairman of the House Democracy Partnership (HDP) of the US House of Representatives, David Price |
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September 2022 |
Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi |
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July 2022 |
Director of the US Central Intelligence Agency William Burns |
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June 2022 |
US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Karen Donfried |
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November 2021 |
Erika Olson, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State |
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June 2021 |
Philip T. Reeker, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs |
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September-October 2019 |
Visit of the Delegation of Congress |
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September 2019 |
Laura Cooper,Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense |
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July 2019 |
Eleni Kounalakis, Deputy Governor of California |
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May 2019 |
George Kent, Deputy Assistant Secretary |
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December 2018 |
Brock Bierman, USAID Assistant Administrator |
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October 2018 |
John Bolton, US National Security Advisor |
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March 2018 |
Brian D. McFeeters, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs |
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February, May 2018 |
Bridget Brink, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs |
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October 2017 |
Delegation of California’s Senate and Assembly representatives |
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September 2017 |
Working visit of the Delegation of Congress |
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September 2017 |
Edward Gresser, Assistant of the Trade Representative |
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July 2017 |
Dan Mullaney, Deputy of the State Trade Representative |
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November 2016 |
Michael Carpenter, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense |
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July 2016 |
Jim Costa, Member of US House of Representatives |
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February 2016 |
Victoria Nuland, Assistant to the Secretary of State |
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January 2016 |
Dr. Charles Kupchan, Advisor to the US president on special issues and Director in charge of European issues of State Security |
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April 2015 |
Delegation headed by Jacob J. Lew, Secretary of the Department of Treasury |
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February 2015 |
Victoria Nuland, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs |
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April 2014 |
Congressional delegation headed by Chairman of Foreign Affairs Committee Ed Royce |
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September 2013 |
John A. Perez, California State Assembly Speaker |
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December 2013 |
Tomas O. Melia, Deputy Assistant Secretary |
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October 2012 |
Ray Mabus, Secretary of the Navy |
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October 2012 |
Eric Rubin, Deputy Assistant Secretary |
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June 2012 |
Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State |
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October 2011 |
William J. Burns, Principal Deputy Secretary of State |
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May 2011 |
Daniel W. Yohannes, Chief Executive Officer of Millennium Challenge Corporation |
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February 2011 |
James Steinberg, Principal Deputy Secretary of State |
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July 2010 |
Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State |
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February 2010 |
James Steinberg, Principal Deputy Secretary of State |
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July 2009 |
James Steinberg, Principal Deputy Secretary of State |
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June 2009 |
Philip Gordon, Assistant Secretary of State, Head of the Bureau for European and Eurasian Affairs |
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October 2008 |
Daniel Fried, Assistant Secretary of State, Head of the Bureau for European and Eurasian Affairs |
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June 2008 |
David Bohigian Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Market Access and Compliance |
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June 2008 |
David Kramer, Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor |
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March 2006 |
Daniel Fried, Assistant Secretary of State, Head of the Bureau for European and Eurasian Affairs |
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October 2005 |
Daniel Fried, Assistant Secretary of State, Head of the Bureau for European and Eurasian Affairs |
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March 2004 |
Richard Armitage, Deputy Secretary of State |
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December 2001 |
Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense |
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November 1999 |
Strobe Talbot, Deputy Secretary of State |
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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 on 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 on 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 on 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 on 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 on 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 on 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 on 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 on 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 (signed in September 2010)
- Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (signed on May 7, 2015)
- Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the United States of America on Foreign Account Tax Compliance (signed on February 12, 2018)
- Framework Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the State of California on Cooperation (singed on 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 on 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 the USA-Armenia Task Force (signed on 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 on 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 on 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)
- Armenia-USA Strategic Partnership Charter (signed on January 14, 2025)
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 are convened once a year in the capitals of the two countries.
The agenda of the bilateral intergovernmental commission was significantly expanded upon the proposal of the Armenian side, thus launching a new format - the US-Armenia Strategic Dialogue (USASD).
Another key mechanism for the promotion of Armenia-USA cooperation in the fields of trade and economy is the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA), signed on May 6, 2025, in Washington D.C., and Council, established by the Agreement.
The latest session of the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement Council was held on March 8, 2024, in Washington D.C.
Bilateral trade between Armenia and USA (mil. USD)
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export |
import (by country of origin) |
import (by trading country) |
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2020 |
67.9 |
84.2 |
78.3 |
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2021 |
81.8 |
125.6 |
137.2 |
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2022 |
78.3 |
383.5 |
459.6 |
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2023 |
48.5 |
620.9 |
836.2 |
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2024 |
58.9 |
351.7 |
348.5 |
Main exported goods:
Spirits and alcohol goods, carpets and rugs, diamonds and other precious and semiprecious stones and metals, aluminium.
Main imported goods:
Automobiles (passenger and cargo), telephones, mobile phones and other communication equipments, computers, clothing, and meat products.
Updated on 13.03.2025