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“Lebanon has one Embassy and three Consulates General in the United States, each consulate covers a specific jurisdiction.

Four Honorary Consulates are also available to serve the local state residents of: Miami (FL), Houston (TX), Raleigh (NC), and Boston (MA).”

Ambassador: Gabriel Issa

France had power over lebanon starting 1922 after fall of ottoman empire. Lebanon achieved independence from france in 1944

“American Legation in Beirut Raised to Embassy, 1952.
The American Legation in Beirut was raised to embassy status on October 3, 1952, when Harold B. Minor was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.

American Embassy Staff Withdrawn, 1989.
The United States withdrew all personnel including Ambassador John Thomas McCarthy from the American Embassy in Beirut on September 6, 1989. In a statement to the press, the Department of State explained that the step was taken after supporters of a faction in the civil war had surrounded the embassy, endangering the safety of embassy personnel and preventing the embassy from functioning effectively.

American Embassy Reopened, 1990.
The American Embassy in Beirut was reopened on November 29, 1990, when new Ambassador Ryan Crocker presented his credentials.”

 https://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/260288.htm 

Elizabeth Richard- US ambassador to lebanon 5/17/16 to present

 https://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/35833.htm 

https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c5040.html

Trade w lebanon

https://gulfnews.com/news/mena/lebanon/why-lebanon-is-the-6th-largest-us-military-aid-recipient-in-the-world-1.1609449

citation needed