Morocco was the first country to recognize US independence in 1777, before Holland and six years before Britain. This led to positive views of Islam and the Arab world by the founding fathers. The US has diplomatic relations with almost every country except North Korea, Cuba, Bhutan, and Iran. The oldest diplomatic property of the US is in Tangier, Morocco, and the Moroccan-American Treaty of Friendship is the longest continuous treaty in US history.
The first country to officially recognize US independence was Morocco in 1777. This was one year before the second country, Holland, recognized US independence and six years before Britain and the most of the rest of Europe did. This early recognition led many of the founding fathers of the United States to have extremely positive views of Islam and the Arab world in general. For example, Thomas Jefferson hosted a Ramadan Iftar during his presidency, and George Washington welcomed several Muslims to work at Mount Vernon.
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The United States has diplomatic relations with almost every country in the world, except North Korea, Cuba, Bhutan and Iran. Furthermore, the United States has unofficial relations with Western Sahara, Ogaden and Taiwan.
The oldest diplomatic property of the United States is located in Tangier, Morocco. Although no longer used for diplomatic matters, the original building is still a national monument.
The Moroccan-American Treaty of Friendship is the longest continuous treaty in US history, in effect since 1787.
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