2015 Event Cuban President Raul Castro meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican as a gesture of gratitude for the pontiff's role in facilitating renewed diplomatic ties between Cuba the U.S.; Pope Francis will visit both countries in September 2014 Event The U.S. will end its 1960 embargo and reestablish diplomatic relations with Cuba; the agreement took place after an exchange of three Cuban spies for aid worker Alan Gross and an unnamed American spy 2014 Event President Obama meets with the Dalai Lama for the third time despite protests from China and warnings that the meeting could threaten diplomatic relations 2013 Event For reasons of 'strategic national interest', Gambian President Yahya Jammeh announces the nation will cut its diplomatic ties with Taiwan but would remain a friend of Taiwan's people 2013 Event The release of 1.7 million U.S diplomatic and intelligence documents from 1973-1976 when Henry Kissinger was U.S. Secretary of State were released by Wikileaks; Julian Assange worked on the project inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London 2013 Event For the first time since the Battle of Mogadishu, the U.S. announces it will officially recognize, and open diplomatic relations with, the new government of Somalia 2010 Event U.S. diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks reveal a cable from Hillary Clinton accusing Saudi Arabia's rich of being the largest source of funding for Sunni terrorist groups 2010 Event Venezuela severs diplomatic relations with Columbia after Columbia states that Venezuela is a 'haven for guerillas' 1990 Event Soviet Union and Saudi Arabia restore diplomatic ties 1990 Event Iran agrees to resume diplomatic ties with Iraq 1989 Event Iran drops diplomatic relations with Britain over Rushdie's book 1988 Event Israel and China sign trade deal, plan diplomatic relations 1987 Event Iran and France breaks diplomatic relations 1986 Event Great Britain drops diplomatic relations with Syria 1985 Event Tunisia drops diplomatic relations with Libya 1984 Event U.S. and Iraq regain diplomatic relations 1984 Event Egypt and Jordan regain diplomatic relations 1984 Event China and Netherlands regain diplomatic relations 1984 Event U.S. establishes full diplomatic relations with Vatican after 117 years 1981 Event Colombia drops diplomatic relations with Cuba 1980 Event Israel and Egypt establish diplomatic relations 1979 Event U.S. and China (Peoples Republic) begin diplomatic relations 1978 Event Taiwan's final day of diplomatic relations with US 1978 Event Albania drops diplomatic relations with China PR 1977 Event Cambodia drops diplomatic relations with Vietnam 1977 Event Libya drops diplomatic relations with Egypt 1977 Event Ethiopia drops diplomatic relations with Somalia 1977 Event U.S. and Cuba talk about diplomatic relations 1976 Event Morocco and Mauretania break diplomatic relations with Algeria 1974 Event U.S. and East Germany establish diplomatic relations 1974 Event U.S. and Egypt re-form diplomatic relations after 7 years 1973 Event U.S. and Egypt announce restoration of full diplomatic links 1973 Event Mali and Niger break diplomatic relations with Israel 1972 Event Japan and People's Republic of China begin diplomatic relations 1972 Event Japan and Communist China agree to re-establish diplomatic relations 1972 Event West Germany and Poland establish diplomatic relations 1972 Event Egypt drops diplomatic relations with Jordan 1971 Event Belgium and China establish diplomatic relations 1971 Event Syriam President Assad drops diplomatic relations with Jordan 1970 Event Netherlands and Albania form diplomatic relations 1969 Event Honduras/El Salvador breaks diplomatic relations due to soccer match 1967 Event U.S.S.R. drops diplomatic relations with Israel 1966 Event Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith breaks diplomatic relations with Britain 1965 Event Several Arab nations break ties with West Germany after it established diplomatic relations with Israel 1965 Event Israel and West Germany exchange letters beginning diplomatic relations 1965 Event Cambodia drops diplomatic relations with the U.S. 1965 Event Israeli cabinet approves diplomatic relations with West Germany 1964 Event Egypt and Belgium restore diplomatic relations 1964 Event U.S. and Panama agree to resume diplomatic relations 1964 Event Taiwan drops diplomatic relations with France 1964 Event Panama ends diplomatic relations with U.S. 1964 Event Panama severs diplomatic relations with U.S. 1963 Event Indonesia and Netherlands recover diplomatic relations 1963 Event Somalia drops diplomatic relations with Great Britain 1962 Event France and Tunisia recover diplomatic relations 1961 Event Belgium and Congo resume diplomatic relations 1961 Event U.S.S.R. and Albania break diplomatic relations 1961 Event U.S. breaks diplomatic relations with Cuba 1961 Event U.S. breaks diplomatic relations with Cuba 1960 Event Ghana drops diplomatic relations with Belgium 1960 Event Indonesia drops diplomatic relations with Netherlands 1960 Event U.S.S.R. and Cuba resume diplomatic relations 1959 Event Australia and U.S.S.R. restore diplomatic relations 1958 Event Tunisia drops diplomatic relations with Egypt 1958 Event King Hussein of Jordan breaks off diplomatic relations with UAR 1954 Event Australia and U.S.S.R. break diplomatic relations 1953 Event U.S.S.R./Israel recover diplomatic relations 1953 Event Russia breaks diplomatic relations with Israel 1947 Event Brazil and Chile break diplomatic relations with U.S.S.R. 1944 Event Finland breaks diplomatic contact with nazi-Germany 1944 Event Dutch begin diplomatic contact with Vatican in London 1944 Event Turkey breaks diplomatic relationship with nazi-Germany 1942 Event Vichy-France drops diplomatic relations with US 1941 Event Admiral Nomura and Kurusu hands over Japanese last diplomatic note 1940 Event Diplomatic relations broken between Britain and Vichy government in France 1939 Event U.S.S.R. drops diplomatic relations with Finland 1934 Event U.S.S.R. and Romania regain diplomatic relations 1933 Event Roosevelt establishes diplomatic relations with U.S.S.R. 1932 Event U.S.S.R. and China resume diplomatic relations 1929 Event British Labour government recovers diplomatic relations with U.S.S.R. 1929 Event U.S.S.R. drops diplomatic relations with China 1929 Birthday Eustace Gibbs, vice marshal, Diplomatic Corps 1927 Event Switzerland and U.S.S.R. agree to diplomatic relations 1927 Event U.S. and Canada begin diplomatic relations 1927 Event U.S. restores diplomatic relations with Turkey 1922 Birthday Michael Palliser, head of British diplomatic service 1920 Event The netherlands/Venezuela recover diplomatic relations 1918 Event Russia severs diplomatic ties with U.S. 1917 Event U.S. liner Housatonic sunk by German sub and diplomatic relations severed 1914 Event Mexico ends diplomatic relations with U.S. 1901 Event Serbia reactivates diplomatic relations with Montenegro 1893 Event Diplomatic Appropriation Act, authorizes the U.S. rank of ambassador 1845 Event Mexico drops diplomatic relations with US
