| Ambassador of the United States to Turkey |
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Seal of the United States Department of State |
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| Nominator | Barack Obama |
| Inaugural holder | George W. Erving as Chargé d'Affaires |
| Formation | 1831 |
| Website | U.S. Embassy - Ankara |
The United States of America has maintained many high level contacts with Turkey since the nineteenth century.
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Turkey severed diplomatic relations with the United States on April 20, 1917, after the United States declared war against Germany on April 4, 1917. Normal diplomatic relations were reestablished in 1927.[1]