What the records say
- When
- 20 Sep 1979
- Kind
- Treaty
- Coordinates
- 1.43° N, 173.00° E
- Description
- treaty ceding U.S. islands to Kiribati
Treaty of Tarawa
1979 treaty between Kiribati and the United States
On September 20, 1979, representatives of the newly independent Republic of Kiribati and of the United States met in Tarawa to sign a treaty of friendship between the two nations, known as the Treaty of Tarawa. More formally, the treaty is entitled, "Kiribati, Treaty of Friendship and Territorial Sovereignty, September 20, 1979"; and subtitled "Treaty of Friendship Between the United States of America and the Republi…
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