- U.S. Special Representative for Somalia, Amb. James Swan was asked in an interview this question; How does the U.S. government reconcile recognizing the SFG as the official government of Somalia while at the same time dealing directly with Somaliland?
Amb. James Swan; ''The U.S. and many other international partners, certainly, have great respect for the efforts made by the Somaliland people over a number of years in terms of maintaining a high degree of stability in the Somaliland territory, in terms of impressive gains on the governance front including holding a number of elections that have been of a high standard and certainly also with respect to efforts that have been made by that population to improve their economy and livelihoods. The U.S., certainly, intends to continue its engagement with the Somaliland population and administration in terms of humanitarian response, in terms of reconstruction and development activities, and in terms of our shared governance agenda''.
Amb. James Swan; ''The U.S. and many other international partners, certainly, have great respect for the efforts made by the Somaliland people over a number of years in terms of maintaining a high degree of stability in the Somaliland territory, in terms of impressive gains on the governance front including holding a number of elections that have been of a high standard and certainly also with respect to efforts that have been made by that population to improve their economy and livelihoods. The U.S., certainly, intends to continue its engagement with the Somaliland population and administration in terms of humanitarian response, in terms of reconstruction and development activities, and in terms of our shared governance agenda''.
At the same time, the United States position is fully consistent with the United Nations, the African Union, the neighboring countries of Somalia, in terms of recognizing the national government in Mogadishu and in January, President Hassan Sheikh Mahamoud visited Washington and there was a formal exchange of notes with then-Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton that re-established formal U.S. recognition of Somalia for the first time since 1991. So our position is very much consistent with the African Union position, the UN position in terms of recognition of the Somali National Government yet we also want to continue our engagement and relationship with Somaliland for the benefit of that population.
Somalilanders
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