Southern YemenNote: The Embassy in Aden was established on Dec 7, 1967, with William L. Eagleton, Jr., as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim. Eagleton was serving in that capacity when the People's Democratic Republic of Southern Yemen severed diplomatic relations with the United States on Oct 24, 1969. Edward E. Keller, Jr., was Chargé d'Affaires ad interim when the Embassy was closed on Oct 26, 1969. In 1970, the name of the country was changed to the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen. The United States resumed diplomatic relations with the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen on Apr 30, 1990. On May 22, 1990, the Yemen Arab Republic and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen united to form the Republic of Yemen.
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