<Li> Ottoman Empire (guarantor) </Li> <Tr> <Th> Language </Th> <Td> Arabic (original), English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Treaty of Tripoli at Wikisource </Td> </Tr> <P> The Treaty of Tripoli (Treaty of Peace and Friendship between the United States of America and the Bey and Subjects of Tripoli of Barbary), signed in 1796, was the first treaty between the United States of America and Tripoli (now Libya) to secure commercial shipping rights and protect American ships in the Mediterranean Sea from pirates . It was signed in Tripoli on November 4, 1796, and at Algiers (for a third - party witness) on January 3, 1797 . It was ratified by the United States Senate unanimously without debate on June 7, 1797, taking effect June 10, 1797, with the signature of the second U.S. President, John Adams . </P>

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