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Relations between the United States and what is now Papua New Guinea were limited prior to World War II. During the war many U.S. citizens served in the area, but it was only after the war, and particularly after the establishment of Papua New Guinean independence, that relations began to increase in scope and intensity. U.S. Recognition of Papua New Guinea’s Independence, 1975. The United States recognized Papua New Guinea on September 16, 1975, when Robert D. Ray, Governor of Iowa and personal representative of President Gerald Ford, presented a letter to that effect from President Ford to the Government of Papua New Guinea at its independence ceremonies. The new state of Papua New Guinea was comprised of New Guinea, Papua, which previously had been a Trust Territory administered by Australia, and nearby islands. Establishment of Consular Relations, 1974. The United States established its first consulate in the then self-governing Territory of Papua and New Guinea in the city of Port Moresby on or about July 1, 1974, when Consulate General Mary S. Olmsted arrived to open the office there. The Consul General opened to the public in September. Establishment of Diplomatic Relations and the U.S. Embassy in Papua New Guinea, 1975. Diplomatic relations were established on September 16, 1975, when the U.S. Consulate General at Port Moresby was elevated to the status of Embassy and opened with Ambassador-designate Mary S. Olmsted in charge. Subsequently, the Ambassador to Papua New Guinea has also been accredited to the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, and the Ambassador has remained resident at Port Moresby.
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Snažan potres pogodio Papuu Novu Gvineju, očekuje se tsunami Prema USGS-u, američkoj službi za praćenje potresa, epicentar potresa bio je 40 kilometara istočno od otoka New Ireland, najvećeg otoka Papue Nove Gvineje Potres od čak 7,9 stupnjeva po Richteru zatresao je Papuu Novu Gvineju, koja je smještena je na tzv. "Vatrenom krugu", seizmički izuzetno aktivnom području u kojem su potresi vrlo uobičajeni. Prema USGS-u, američkoj službi za praćenje potresa, epicentar potresa bio je 40 kilometara istočno od otoka New Ireland, najvećeg otoka Papue Nove Gvineje, te na dubini od 103 kilometra. Prvotna ocjena jakosti potresa iznosila je 8 stupnjeva po Richteru, ali je ubrzo smanjena za 0,1 stupanj. Upozorenje o tsunamiju izdao je Pacifički centar za praćenje tsunamija, koji upozorava na "opasne valove tsunamija u svim smjerovima". U revidiranom upozorenju o tsunamiju koje je izdao taj centar navodi se kako se uz neke od obala Papue Nove Gvineje očekuju valovi visine od jednog do tri metra. Upozorenje o tsunamiju odnosi se na obalna područja Papue Nove Gvineje, Solomonskih otoka, Indonezije, Naurua i ostalih okolnih otoka u razdoblju od tri sata od trenutka kad se dogodio potres. Zasad još uvijek nema izvještaja o ozlijeđenima ili oštećenjima od potresa. Kako je epicentar potresa bio vrlo duboko, ne očekuje se velika šteta jer je poznato da takvi potresi uzrokuju manju štetu od onih "plitkih".