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According to the 2012 U.S. Global Leadership Report, 44% of Macedonians approve of U.S. leadership, with 23% disapproving and 33% uncertain. [2] In two surveys from 2021, Macedonians for the first time view the US as more influential in the country than the EU, a stance that Albanians of North Macedonia already hold.
When the United States and the Czech Republic were added to the list in April 2021, Russia restricted the numbers of local employees that could be hired by the two countries' diplomatic missions in Russia. [8] The Czech Republic's embassy could only hire 19 Russian employees, while the United States embassy could not hire any. [8]
The United States established a liaison office in what was then the Republic of Macedonia in Skopje on December 3, 1993 with Victor D. Comras appointed soon after as Charge and U.S. chief of Mission with the equivalent rank of Ambassador. The U.S. formally recognized Macedonia as an independent state on February 9, 1994. [2]
As of 2025, holders of a United States passport may travel to 183 countries and territories without a travel visa, or with a visa on arrival. The United States passport ranks [Note 1] 9th in terms of travel freedom, according to the Henley Passport Index. [1] It is also ranked 8th by the Global Passport Power Rank. [2]
Holders of a valid Canada, UK or US visa may enter North Macedonia without a visa for up to 15 days. (This decision is of a temporary character and shall be in force from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2024.) [4] [6] Holders of UN travel documents do not require a visa.
This article lists diplomatic missions resident in North Macedonia. At present, the capital city of Skopje hosts 34 embassies. Several other countries have missions accredited from other capitals. [1] Diplomatic missions in North Macedonia
The foreign relations of North Macedonia since its independence in 1991 have been characterized by the country's efforts to gain membership in international organizations such as NATO and the European Union and to gain international recognition under its previous constitutional name, overshadowed by a long-standing, dead-locked dispute with neighboring Greece.
The flags of the European Union and North Macedonia. North Macedonia began its formal process of rapprochement with the European Union in 2000, by initiating negotiations about the EU's Stabilisation and Association Process, and it became the first non-EU country in the Balkans to sign the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA), on 9 April 2001 in Luxembourg.