diplomatic recognition
Formal state acceptance
Diplomatic recognition is a government's formal acknowledgment that another entity constitutes a legitimate state or government.
Recognition typically enables the exchange of ambassadors and full diplomatic relations.
Countries may withhold recognition to signal disapproval or dispute legitimacy: The U.S. withheld diplomatic recognition of China's communist government until 1979.
Recognition can be controversial when applied to breakaway regions or governments that seized power through coups.
- embassyOfficial diplomatic residence abroad
- consulateForeign diplomatic office
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- international lawRules governing relations between countries
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- diplomatic etiquetteprotocol, etiquette, precedence, comity
- presidential powersexecutive order, executive power, executive orders, vetoes, pardon
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Refusal to acknowledge existence
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