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US Embassy in Nigeria is maintained with the special purpose of looking after the interest of the Americans, who are settled in Nigeria. Nigeria over the years has gained international attention because of its oil reserves in the Delta State. Professionals from all over the world work in Nigeria oil plantation and hence it is important for those countries to maintain embassies and consular services in Nigeria. Nigeria, like all other countries, consider United States the most powerful of all the super powers to be important terms of foreign relations. Therefore maintenance of the US Embassy in Nigeria and Nigerian embassy in the US is of utmost importance.
Ambassador Robert E. Gribbin is the present ambassador of United States to Nigeria. His term in Nigeria commenced on the 19th of July 2007. He is an experienced man, who has previously served 15 nations in the last 35 years.
The US Embassy in the Federal Republic of Nigeria is expected to maintain the foreign relations of the two nations. The embassy is representative of the President of United states and he shoulders the entire responsibility of foreign relation discussions and execution. This apart, the consular and immigration section of the US embassy in Nigeria oversees all visa and migration issues put forward by the citizens of United States residing in Nigeria.
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