Countries that attended opening of new us embassy in jerusalem
The United States officially opened its embassy in Jerusalem on May 14, 2018, which was the 70th anniversary of Israel's independence. The following countries sent representatives to attend the opening ceremony:
- Australia: Prime Minister Scott Morrison sent a delegation led by Foreign Minister Julie Bishop.
- Czech Republic: President Miloš Zeman sent a delegation led by Foreign Minister Martin Stropnický.
- Guatemala: President Jimmy Morales sent a delegation led by Foreign Minister Sandra Jovel.
- Honduras: President Juan Orlando Hernández sent a delegation led by Foreign Minister María Dolores Agüero.
- Hungary: Prime Minister Viktor Orbán sent a delegation led by Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó.
- Israel: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hosted the ceremony and welcomed the guests.
- Italy: Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini sent a delegation led by Foreign Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi.
- Lithuania: President Dalia Grybauskaitė sent a delegation led by Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius.
- Moldova: President Igor Dodon sent a delegation led by Foreign Minister Tudor Ulianovschi.
- Romania: President Klaus Iohannis sent a delegation led by Foreign Minister Teodor Meleșcanu.
- Serbia: President Aleksandar Vučić sent a delegation led by Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić.
- Ukraine: President Petro Poroshenko sent a delegation led by Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin.
Additionally, several other countries sent lower-level representatives or observers to the ceremony, including:
- Austria: Deputy Foreign Minister Reinhold Mitterlehner
- Bulgaria: Deputy Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev
- Croatia: Deputy Foreign Minister Vesna Batistić
- Cyprus: Deputy Foreign Minister Andreas Mavroyiannis
- Estonia: Deputy Foreign Minister Matti Maasikas
- Latvia: Deputy Foreign Minister Andris Pelss
- Poland: Deputy Foreign Minister Konrad Szymański
- Slovakia: Deputy Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajčák
- Slovenia: Deputy Foreign Minister Ivo Vajgl
It's worth noting that many countries, including most of the European Union member states, did not attend the ceremony or sent only low-level representatives. The United Nations, the Arab League, and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation also condemned the US decision to move its embassy to Jerusalem.