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This is a list of ambassadors of the United States to Egypt . The United States first established diplomatic relations with Egypt in 1848, when President James K. Polk appointed Daniel Smith McCauley as the first envoy to Egypt with the title Consul General. McCauley and his family were transported to Egypt aboard the USS Constitution in 1849.
The American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE) is an American non-profit dedicated to supporting research in all periods of Egyptian history.It is a member of the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC).
American Councils for International Education (commonly American Councils) is an international non-profit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1974, the organization administers various programs designed to foster cross-cultural understanding and facilitate educational opportunities worldwide through international education ...
Instead, Egypt and Syria launched a surprise invasion of Israel starting the 1973 Yom Kippur War, and Egypt rejected a joint American-Soviet ceasefire proposal. During the war, the United States agreed to an airlift to resupply Israel and accepted Soviet ceasefire proposals at the Security Council, but Kissinger encouraged Israeli forces to ...
Zahi Hawass. Zahi Abass Hawass ( Arabic: زاهي حواس; born May 28, 1947) is an Egyptian archaeologist, Egyptologist, and former Minister of State for Antiquities Affairs, serving twice. He has also worked at archaeological sites in the Nile Delta, the Western Desert and the Upper Nile Valley .
An American draft resolution calling on Israel to withdraw from Egypt to behind armistice lines was vetoed by France and the United Kingdom who joined Israeli forces in the invasion. Security Council Resolution 119 passed on October 31 admitted its failure to maintain international peace and security invoking the 1950 "Uniting for Peace ...
t. e. The Egyptian revolution of 1952 (Arabic: ثورة 23 يوليو ), [3] also known as the 1952 coup d'état ( Arabic: انقلاب 1952) [4] [5] [6] and 23 July Revolution, [7] was a period of profound political, economic, and societal change in Egypt. On 23 July 1952 the revolution began with the toppling of King Farouk in a coup d'état ...
Egypt produces its own energy, but has been a net oil importer since 2008 and is rapidly becoming a net importer of natural gas. Egypt produced 691,000 bbl/d of oil and 2,141.05 Tcf of natural gas in 2013, making the country the largest non-OPEC producer of oil and the second-largest dry natural gas producer in Africa. In 2013, Egypt was the ...