World leaders, dignitaries pay tribute to America on historic 250th birthday

America's relation successful satellite affairs and its peculiar relationships with allies and partners were connected afloat show Saturday arsenic satellite leaders offered congratulations and praise portion the U.S. celebrated its 250th birthday.

"This twelvemonth marks a genuinely historical milestone and a infinitesimal of large solemnisation for Americans everywhere," The United Kingdom's King Charles III wrote successful a connection . "It offers an accidental to intermission and bespeak connected the singular travel of the United States implicit the past 2 and a fractional centuries, and to honour each that has been achieved since 1776."

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Charles' "You'd beryllium speaking French joke" rapidly went viral. (Samir Hussein/WireImage)

Pope Leo XIV, person of the world's 1.4 cardinal Catholics, extended his "heartfelt congratulations" to the American radical connected the 250th day of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

"In marking this anniversary, it is important to admit that state of religion has agelong been cardinal to the American promise, protecting some idiosyncratic dignity and the peaceful coexistence of a divers people," Leo wrote successful a statement.

Pope Leo XIV arrives for the canonization Mass of Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati successful St. Peter's Square astatine the Vatican Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

In France, authorities illuminated the Eiffel Tower successful red, achromatic and bluish successful what Paris described arsenic a "heartfelt tribute to America's 250th anniversary" and "a almighty reminder that the relationship betwixt our 2 nations dates backmost to the 18th century."

German Chancellor Frederik Merz emphasized that the United States was "founded connected freedom, democracy, and responsibility.

"Germany and the USA person ever enjoyed a adjacent friendship. Especially successful challenging times, our transatlantic concern remains indispensable," helium wrote connected X.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote that July 4th marks "one of humanity's brightest, strongest, and astir influential dreams – the American Dream of an independent, free, and prosperous federation that defends people's freedom, faith, and the pursuit of happiness."

Meanwhile, the Russian Foreign Ministry shared a connection from President Vladimir Putin to his American counterpart: "Donald, I privation you and your loved ones health, well-being and each success, and I privation each citizens of the United States happiness and prosperity."

 An FDNY vessel sprays its hoses successful tribute successful beforehand of the Statue of Liberty up of an planetary parade of gangly sailing ships successful New York Harbor connected July 04, 2026 successful New York City. The planetary fleet of ships gathered successful New York's harbor arsenic the federation celebrates America's 250th anniversary.  (Vincent Alban/Getty Images)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu connected Friday spoke with President Trump to congratulate him and the United States.

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U.S. President Donald Trump holds a property league with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu astatine his Mar-a-Lago nine connected December 29, 2025 successful Palm Beach, Florida.  (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

"The premier curate said successful their speech that the U.S. is simply a guarantor of planetary freedom, and Israel greatly values the adjacent ties betwixt nations," according to a connection from Netanyahu's office.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog visited U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee astatine the American embassy successful Jerusalem connected Friday.

"I americium highly moved and blessed to beryllium present astatine the American Embassy successful Jerusalem, the superior of the State of Israel, astatine the Embassy which was launched by President Trump successful his historical designation of Jerusalem arsenic Israel's capital," said Herzog. "American Independence is 1 of the top moments successful history, and it has changed the destiny of humanity."

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In a missive to Trump, Herzog wrote, "This is besides a clip to explicit our deepest appreciation for the unsocial and unbreakable concern betwixt the United States of America and Israel. Our 2 nations gully from the aforesaid wellsprings of the Bible, and we stock the aforesaid cardinal values of freedom, democracy, and quality dignity."

Argentina’s President Javier Milei attended the U.S. Embassy successful Argentina’s Independence Day celebration, which included the nationalist anthems of some countries, unrecorded music, and personage lookalikes.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi noted that her state had talented America 250 cherry trees . "Going forward, Japan and the United States volition proceed to enactment unneurotic to further fortify the bonds betwixt our 2 countries," she wrote connected X.

Hsiao Bi-khim, vice president of Taiwan, threw the archetypal transportation astatine an American Institute successful Taiwan shot lawsuit celebrating America’s founding. "Our countries stock beliefs successful state & democracy, & shot is loved by some our peoples. Congrats and Happy July 4," she wrote.

President Donald Trump and UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan speech connected Thursday, May 15. (AP/Alex Brandon)

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, president of the United Arab Emirates, said the "journey of the United States’ founding is 1 of determination and resoluteness , values that proceed to underpin the enduring concern and communal spot our countries stock today."

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud sent a cablegram of congratulations to Trump, wishing the president "continued bully wellness and happiness, and the authorities and radical of the US dependable advancement and prosperity."

Pakistan , which is acting arsenic a mediator successful ongoing talks betwixt Washington and Tehran, extended "warmest congratulations and champion wishes to the United States of America and its radical connected its 250th Independence Day."

Attendees ticker the Independence Day fireworks show on the National Mall successful Washington, D.C. (Probal Rashid/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Qatar, different mediator successful the talks with the Iranian regime, released a connection from HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani who sent a cablegram of "congratulations to HE President of the United States of America Donald Trump connected the day of his country's Independence Day."

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Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, said the Declaration of Independence "gave commencement to a caller federation founded connected the ideals of liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

"For 250 years, our transatlantic concern has been shaped by our shared values and household bonds. And, astatine times, it has been strengthened by the immense bravery and lives mislaid successful the defence of freedom," she added.