The relationship between the two states evolved from mutual cordiality during most of the 19th and early 20th centuries to a recent partnership that links the governments of both nations around several key issues; this includes fighting communism, the War on Drugs, and the threat of terrorism due to the September 11 attacks in 2001.
两国之间的关系从19世纪和20世纪初的大多数时候友好关系发展成为近年的伙伴关系，该伙伴关系将两国政府围绕几个关键问题联系起来；这包括打击共产主义、毒品战争以及9·11事件所造成的恐怖主义威胁。