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Like its Eastern Caribbean neighbours, the main priority of Dominica's foreign relations is economic development. The country maintains missions in Washington, New York, London, and Brussels and is represented jointly with other Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) members in Canada. Dominica is also a member of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, and the Commonwealth of Nations. It became a member of the United Nations and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 1978 and of the World Bank and Organization of American States (OAS) in 1979.
As a member of CARICOM, in July 1994 Dominica strongly backed efforts by the United States to implement United Nations Security Council Resolution 940, designed to facilitate the departure of Haiti's de facto authorities from power. The country agreed to contribute personnel to the multinational force, which restored the democratically elected government of Haiti in October 1994.
In May 1997, Prime Minister James joined 14 other Caribbean leaders, and President Clinton, during the first-ever U.S.-regional summit in Bridgetown, Barbados. The summit strengthened the basis for regional cooperation on justice and counternarcotics issues, finance and development, and trade. Dominica previously maintained official relations with the Republic of China (commonly known as "Taiwan") instead of the People's Republic of China, but on 23 March 2004, a joint communique was signed in Beijing, paving the way for diplomatic recognition of the People's Republic. Beijing responded to Dominica's severing relations with the Republic of China by giving them a $12 million aid package, which includes $6 million in budget support for the year 2004 and $1 million annually for six years.
In June 2020, Dominica was one of 53 countries backing the Hong Kong national security law at the United Nations. [1]
Dominica is also a member of the International Criminal Court with a Bilateral Immunity Agreement of protection for the US-military (as covered under Article 98).
Dominica claims Venezuelan waters around controlled Isla Aves (Known in Dominica as Bird Rock) located roughly 90 km. west of Dominica. [2]
List of countries which Dominica maintains diplomatic relations with
# | Country | Date |
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1 | Antigua and Barbuda | Unknown |
2 | Bahamas | Unknown |
3 | Grenada | Unknown |
4 | Haiti | Unknown |
5 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Unknown |
6 | Barbados | 3 November 1978 [3] |
7 | Guyana | 3 November 1978 [4] |
8 | Jamaica | 3 November 1978 [5] |
9 | South Korea | 3 November 1978 [6] |
10 | Japan | 12 November 1978 [7] |
11 | United Kingdom | 13 December 1978 [8] |
12 | France | 17 January 1979 [9] |
13 | Israel | January 1979 [10] |
14 | Suriname | 1 March 1979 [11] |
15 | Canada | 14 March 1979 [12] |
16 | Mexico | 19 April 1979 [13] |
17 | Luxembourg | 1 May 1979 [14] |
18 | United States | 18 July 1979 [15] |
19 | Venezuela | 21 December 1979 [16] |
20 | Saint Lucia | 1979 [17] |
21 | Colombia | 3 June 1980 [18] |
22 | Spain | 29 September 1980 [19] |
23 | Germany | 9 December 1980 [20] |
24 | Belgium | 1980 [21] |
25 | Netherlands | 1980 [22] |
— | Holy See | 1 September 1981 [23] |
26 | Belize | 21 September 1981 [24] |
27 | India | 28 March 1982 [25] |
28 | Australia | 1982 [26] |
29 | Trinidad and Tobago | June 1983 [27] |
30 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1983 [28] |
31 | Sweden | 3 May 1984 [29] |
32 | Italy | 23 March 1985 [30] |
33 | Argentina | 13 June 1985 [31] |
34 | Peru | 18 March 1986 [32] |
35 | Brazil | 9 April 1986 [33] |
36 | North Korea | 21 January 1991 [34] |
37 | Chile | 4 October 1991 [35] |
38 | Slovenia | 9 July 1993 [36] |
39 | Indonesia | 19 April 1994 [37] |
40 | Russia | 19 May 1995 [38] |
41 | Czech Republic | 13 March 1996 [35] |
42 | Cuba | 18 May 1996 [39] |
43 | North Macedonia | 18 October 1996 [40] |
44 | Portugal | 27 December 1996 [35] |
45 | South Africa | 29 April 1998 [41] |
46 | Austria | 1999 [42] [43] |
47 | Libya | 15 January 2001 [35] |
48 | Norway | 26 March 2001 [44] |
49 | Costa Rica | 10 May 2001 [35] |
50 | Ireland | 6 July 2001 [35] |
51 | Cyprus | 13 July 2001 [35] |
52 | Nigeria | 2002 [26] |
53 | Mauritius | 23 September 2003 [35] |
54 | Qatar | 20 February 2004 [35] |
55 | China | 23 March 2004 [45] |
56 | Iceland | 29 June 2004 [35] |
57 | Belarus | 9 July 2004 [46] |
58 | Maldives | 21 July 2004 [35] |
59 | Malta | 11 February 2005 [47] |
60 | Greece | 15 November 2005 [35] |
61 | Thailand | 25 November 2005 [48] |
62 | Switzerland | 2005 [49] |
63 | Slovakia | 7 February 2006 [35] |
64 | Turkey | 13 April 2006 [35] |
65 | Algeria | 22 June 2006 [35] |
66 | Estonia | 13 February 2007 [50] |
67 | Botswana | 23 July 2007 [35] |
68 | Latvia | 27 September 2007 [51] |
69 | Hungary | 2 June 2008 [35] |
70 | Dominican Republic | 23 July 2008 [52] |
71 | Saudi Arabia | 23 January 2009 [35] |
72 | Senegal | 28 January 2009 [35] |
73 | Romania | 30 January 2009 [35] |
74 | Monaco | 27 February 2009 [53] |
75 | Nicaragua | 2 June 2009 [35] |
76 | Poland | 4 June 2009 [35] |
77 | Ecuador | 24 June 2009 [35] |
78 | Guatemala | 12 August 2009 [35] |
79 | Finland | 19 August 2009 [54] |
80 | Ethiopia | 2009 [55] |
81 | Serbia | 22 April 2010 [35] |
82 | Cambodia | 27 April 2010 [35] |
83 | Morocco | 23 June 2010 [35] |
84 | Egypt | 7 July 2010 [35] |
85 | Georgia | 15 December 2010 [35] |
86 | Montenegro | 25 February 2011 [35] |
87 | Uruguay | 1 March 2011 [56] |
88 | Azerbaijan | 4 March 2011 [35] |
89 | Solomon Islands | 7 March 2011 [57] |
90 | Tajikistan | 13 April 2011 [35] |
91 | Bulgaria | 28 April 2011 [35] |
92 | Philippines | 29 April 2011 [35] |
93 | Mongolia | 18 October 2011 [35] |
94 | Panama | 15 March 2012 [58] |
95 | Moldova | 29 May 2012 [59] |
96 | Bolivia | 5 June 2012 [60] |
97 | Singapore | 6 June 2012 [61] |
98 | Gambia | 26 July 2012 [35] |
99 | Tuvalu | 26 July 2012 [35] |
— | Kosovo | 12 December 2012 [62] |
100 | Croatia | 20 April 2013 [35] |
101 | Kazakhstan | 30 April 2013 [35] |
102 | El Salvador | 5 June 2013 [63] |
103 | Lithuania | 7 October 2013 [35] |
104 | Vietnam | 1 November 2013 [35] |
105 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 March 2014 [35] |
106 | Fiji | 21 March 2014 [35] |
107 | New Zealand | 26 March 2014 [64] |
108 | Honduras | 5 June 2014 [65] |
109 | United Arab Emirates | 17 December 2014 [35] |
110 | Malaysia | 19 January 2015 [66] |
111 | Paraguay | 5 March 2015 [67] |
112 | Turkmenistan | 13 October 2016 [35] |
113 | Kyrgyzstan | 17 October 2016 [35] |
114 | Djibouti | 9 January 2018 [68] |
115 | Ghana | 18 January 2018 [35] |
116 | Kiribati | 22 January 2018 [35] |
— | State of Palestine | 18 March 2018 [69] |
117 | Sri Lanka | 17 April 2018 [35] |
118 | Ivory Coast | 17 May 2018 [70] |
119 | Iran | 2018 [71] |
120 | Palau | 2018 [71] |
121 | Denmark | 20 February 2019 [71] [72] |
122 | Armenia | 5 April 2019 [73] |
123 | Ukraine | 25 April 2019 [74] |
124 | Cape Verde | 15 May 2019 [35] |
125 | Brunei | 22 January 2020 [35] |
126 | Kenya | 1 July 2020 [75] |
127 | Bangladesh | 24 November 2020 [35] |
128 | Rwanda | 15 April 2021 [35] |
129 | Afghanistan | 27 April 2021 [76] |
130 | Andorra | 30 April 2021 [35] |
131 | Nepal | 30 April 2021 [35] |
132 | Uganda | 4 May 2021 [35] |
133 | Eritrea | 11 May 2021 [35] |
134 | Uzbekistan | 14 May 2021 [77] |
135 | San Marino | 16 June 2021 [78] |
136 | Seychelles | 23 June 2021 [79] |
137 | Laos | 29 July 2021 [35] |
138 | Sudan | 13 August 2021 [80] |
139 | Kuwait | 10 September 2021 [35] |
140 | Vanuatu | 20 September 2021 [35] |
141 | East Timor | 15 November 2021 [35] |
— | Syria (suspended) | 7 March 2022 [35] [81] |
142 | Bahrain | 23 September 2022 [35] |
143 | Gabon | 14 March 2023 [82] |
144 | Pakistan | 6 February 2024 [35] |
145 | Benin | 24 September 2024 [35] |
146 | Tonga | 25 October 2024 [83] |
Country | Formal relations began | Notes |
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Australia | Australia is represented in Dominica through its High Commission in Trinidad and Tobago. [84] | |
Austria | ||
Azerbaijan | 2011 | Azerbaijan and Dominica have established diplomatic relations in 2011. [89] Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit made an official visit to Azerbaijan later this year. [90] |
Belize | 1981 |
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Bulgaria | Bulgaria is represented in Dominica through its embassy in Cuba. [93] | |
Canada | 1978 | |
Colombia | 1980 [96] | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 9 December 1980. Colombia is represented in Dominica through its embassy in Kingston, Jamaica. [97] |
Chile | Both countries have diplomatic relations. Both countries waived visa for diplomatic passports holders. [98] | |
Croatia | 2013 [99] | Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the Republic of Croatia and the Commonwealth of Dominica was signed on 30 July 2013. [99] |
People's Republic of China | 2004 [100] | Diplomatic relations were established on 31 March 2004, when Dominica suspended ties with the Republic of China (Taiwan). [101] |
Cuba | 1996 | In December 2005, during the second CARICOM/CUBA summit held in Barbados, heads of CARICOM and Cuba agreed to deepen their ties in the areas of socio-economic and political cooperation in addition to medical care assistance. Since the meeting, Cuba has opened four additional embassies in the Caribbean Community including Dominica. [102] |
Cyprus | 2001 [103] | Both countries are members of the Commonwealth of Nations. A Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the Republic of Cyprus and the Commonwealth of Dominica was signed on 13 June 2001 in New York [103] |
Finland | 2009 [104] | Finland recognised Dominica on 23 February 1979. Diplomatic relations were established on 19 August 2009. [104] |
France | 1979 [105] | France is represented in Dominica, through its embassy in Saint Lucia. Dominica and France have signed many bilateral agreements. [106] |
Germany | 1980 | Both countries have diplomatic relations since 1980. [107] Political and economic relations are friendly but fairly low-key. [108] |
Greece | 2005 [109] | Diplomatic relations were established on 15 November 2005. Greece is represented in Dominica via parallel accreditation of its embassy in Caracas. Dominica has appointed an ambassador accredited to Greece, based in Roseau, Dominica. [109] |
Grenada | Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations, of the Organization of American States and of the Caribbean Community. | |
Guyana | 1978 | Dominica and Guyana have established diplomatic relations on 3 November 1978. [110] Guyana has a High Commission in Roseau. [111] |
Honduras | 2014 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on 4 June 2014 [112] during the General Assembly of the Organization of American States in Asunción. |
Hungary | Hungary is represented in Dominica by its embassy in Havana, Cuba. [113] [114] | |
Iceland | ||
Ireland | Ireland is represented in Dominica through its embassy in Havana, Cuba. [117] [118] | |
India | 1981 | See Dominica–India relations Dominica and India established diplomatic relation in 1981. [119] Both countries are members of the Commonwealth of Nations. |
Indonesia | Indonesia is represented in Dominica through its embassy in Caracas, Venezuela [120] | |
Israel | 1979 |
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Italy | Italy is represented in Dominica by its embassy in Caracas, Venezuela. [123] | |
Japan | 1978 [124] | Diplomatic relations were established in December 1978. [124] Japan is represented in Dominica through its embassy in Trinidad and Tobago . [125] |
North Korea | 1978 | Since November 1978, the bilateral relations have been cordial and fruitful. [126] |
Malaysia |
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Malta | 2005 [129] | Both countries are members of the Commonwealth of Nations. Diplomatic relations were established on 11 February 2005 in New York. [129] |
Maldives | 2004 |
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Mexico | 3 April 1979 | See Dominica–Mexico relations
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Monaco | Dominica is represented in Monaco through it embassy in Paris, France. [132] | |
Netherlands |
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New Zealand |
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Norway | 2001 | Dominica and Norway established diplomatic relation on 26 March 2001. [137] Both countries have signed an Agreement concerning the exchange of information relating to tax matters [138] which came into force on 1 January 2012 [139] |
Russia | 1995 | Dominica and Russia have established diplomatic relations on 19 May 1995. [140] In April 2018, Dominica has appointed a resident ambassador to the Russia. [141] |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations, of the Organization of American States and of the Caribbean Community. | |
Slovakia | Slovakia is represented in Dominica through its embassy in Havana. [142] [143] | |
Slovenia | Dominica is represented in Slovenia through its embassy in London. [144] | |
South Africa | 1998 [145] | Both countries are members of the Commonwealth of Nations. Diplomatic relations were established on 29 April 1998. [145] |
South Korea | 1978 | Since November 1978, the bilateral relations have been cordial and fruitful. [146] |
Suriname | Both countries are full members of the Organization of American States and of the Caribbean Community. | |
Switzerland | 1988 [147] | Diplomatic and economic relations between Switzerland and Dominica are of minor importance. [147] |
Turkey | 3 Nov. 1978 [148] |
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Ukraine | 2019 | |
United Kingdom | 1979 | On 3 November 1978, Dominica received independence from the United Kingdom as a republic in the Commonwealth of Nations. |
United States | 1979 | See Dominica–United States relations The United States and Dominica have friendly relations. United States supports the Dominican government's efforts to expand its economic base and to provide a higher standard of living for its citizens. U.S. assistance is primarily channeled through multilateral agencies such as the World Bank and the Caribbean Development Bank, as well as through the U.S. Agency for International Development office in Bridgetown, Barbados. |
Venezuela | 1979 | President of Venezuela Hugo Chávez visited Dominica in 2007. [155] Dominica has once claimed the Venezuelan island Isla Aves, but the claim was stopped as Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has declared that Isla Aves belongs to Venezuela. |
The Commonwealth of Dominica has been a member of the Commonwealth of Nations since 1978, when it became an independent from the United Kingdom as a republic in the Commonwealth of Nations.
Dominica's highest court of appeal is the Caribbean Court of Justice, in effect from 6 March 2015. Previously, the nation's ultimate court of appeal was the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London. [156]
Botswana has put a premium on economic and political integration in southern Africa. It has sought to make the Southern African Development Community (SADC) a working vehicle for economic development, and it has promoted efforts to make the region self-policing in terms of preventive diplomacy, conflict resolution, and good governance.
Since its return to democracy in 1990, Chile has been an active participant in the regional and international arena. Chile assumed a two-year non-permanent position on the UN Security Council in January 2003 and was re-elected to the council in October 2013. It is also an active member of the UN family of agencies, serving as a member of the Commission on Human Rights and participating in UN peacekeeping activities. Chile hosted the second Summit of the Americas in 1998, was the chair of the Rio Group in 2001, hosted the Defense Ministerial of the Americas in 2002, and the APEC summit and related meetings in 2004. In 2005 it hosted the Community of Democracies ministerial conference. It is an associate member of Mercosur and a full member of APEC. The OECD agreed to invite Chile to be among four countries to open discussions in becoming an official member.
Costa Rica is an active member of the international community and, in 1983, claimed it was for neutrality. Due to certain powerful constituencies favoring its methods, it has a weight in world affairs far beyond its size. The country lobbied aggressively for the establishment of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and became the first nation to recognize the jurisdiction of the Inter-American Human Rights Court, based in San José.
The foreign relations of the Dominican Republic are the Dominican Republic's relations with other governments.
The foreign relations of Ghana are controlled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ghana. Ghana is active in the United Nations and many of its specialised agencies, the World Trade Organization, the Non-Aligned Movement, the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), the African Union (AU) and the Economic Community of West African States. Ghana generally follows the consensus of the Non-aligned Movement and the OAU on economic and political issues not directly affecting its own interests. Ghana has been extremely active in international peacekeeping activities under UN auspices in Lebanon, Afghanistan, Rwanda, and the Balkans, in addition to an eight-year sub-regional initiative with its ECOWAS partners to develop and then enforce a cease-fire in Liberia. Ghana is also a member of the International Criminal Court.
The United States, Venezuela, Cuba, and the People's Republic of China have embassies in Grenada. Grenada has been recognized by most members of the United Nations and maintains diplomatic missions in the United Kingdom, the United States, Venezuela, and Canada.
Honduras is a member of the United Nations, the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), the Central American Integration System (SICA), and the Central American Security Commission (CASQ). During 1995–96, Honduras, a founding member of the United Nations, for the first time served as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. Honduras is also a member of the International Criminal Court with a Bilateral Immunity Agreement of protection for the US-military.
Liechtenstein's foreign economic policy has been dominated by its customs union with Switzerland. This union also led to its independent membership in the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) in 1991. Unlike Switzerland however, Liechtenstein is part of the European Economic Area.
Since independence, with Jaja Wachuku as the first Minister for Foreign Affairs and Commonwealth Relations, later called External Affairs, Nigerian foreign policy has been characterised by a focus on Africa as a regional power and by attachment to several fundamental principles: African unity and independence; capability to exercise hegemonic influence in the region: peaceful settlement of disputes; non-alignment and non-intentional interference in the internal affairs of other nations; and regional economic cooperation and development. In carrying out these principles, Nigeria participates in the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the Non-Aligned Movement, the Commonwealth of Nations, and the United Nations.
Paraguayan foreign policy has concentrated on maintaining good relations with its neighbors, and it has been an active proponent of regional co-operation. It is a member of the United Nations and has served one term in the UN Security Council in 1967-1969. It maintains membership in several international financial institutions, including the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the International Monetary Fund. It also belongs to the Organization of American States, the Latin American Integration Association (ALADI), the Rio Group, INTERPOL, MERCOSUR and UNASUR.
Saint Lucia maintains friendly relations with the major powers active in the Caribbean, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and France. Saint Lucia has no extant international disputes, aside from tension resulting from the island's status as a transit point for South American drugs destined for the United States and Europe.
Eswatini is a member of the United Nations, the Commonwealth of Nations, the African Union, the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, and the Southern African Development Community. Currently, the Kingdom of Eswatini maintains 11 embassies and High Commissions along with 15 consulates and other representations around the world, while there are five embassies and High Commissions in Eswatini as well as 14 consulates and other representations.
Tanzania's first president, Julius Nyerere also was one of the founding members of the Non-Aligned Movement, and, during the Cold War era, Tanzania played an important role in regional and international organisations, such as the Non-Aligned Movement, the front-line states, the G-77, and the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). One of Africa's best-known elder statesmen, Nyerere was personally active in many of these organisations, and served chairman of the OAU (1984–85) and chairman of six front-line states concerned with eliminating apartheid in Southern Africa. Nyerere was also involved with peace negotiations in Burundi until his death. Nyerere's death, on 14 October 1999, is still commemorated annually.
Modern Trinidad and Tobago maintains close relations with its Caribbean neighbours and major North American and European trading partners. As the most industrialized and second-largest country in the English-speaking Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago has taken a leading role in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), and strongly supports CARICOM economic integration efforts. It also is active in the Summit of the Americas process and supports the establishment of the Free Trade Area of the Americas, lobbying other nations for seating the Secretariat in Port of Spain.
This article deals with the diplomatic affairs, foreign policy and international relations of Uruguay. At the political level, these matters are officially handled by the Ministry of Foreign Relations, also known as Cancillería, which answers to the President.
The Gambia followed a formal policy of non-alignment throughout most of former President Dawda Jawara's tenure. It maintained close relations with the United Kingdom, Senegal, and other African countries. The July 1994 coup strained The Gambia's relationship with Western powers, particularly the United States. Starting in 1995, President Yahya Jammeh established diplomatic relations with several additional countries, including Libya, the Republic of China, and Cuba. As scholars on Gambia's foreign policy have argued, throughout Jammeh's period, the country's foreign policy was a shifting sand, with little of direction.
Palau gained its independence October 1, 1994, with the entry into force of the Compact of Free Association with the United States. Palau was the last Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands territories to gain its independence. Under the Compact, the U.S. remains responsible for Palau's defense for 50 years.
Antigua and Barbuda maintains diplomatic relations with the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the People's Republic of China, as well as with many Latin American countries and neighbouring Eastern Caribbean states. It is a member of the United Nations, the Commonwealth of Nations, the Organization of American States, the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas, Petrocaribe and the Eastern Caribbean's Regional Security System (RSS).
The Bahamas has a strong bilateral relationship with the United Kingdom, represented by a High Commissioner in London. The Bahamas also associates closely with other nations of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
Haiti was one of the original members of the League of Nations, and was one of the original members of the United Nations and several of its specialized and related agencies. It is also a founding member of the Organization of American States. Haiti also has diplomatic relations with the Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan, instead of the People's Republic of China. Taiwan is one of Haiti's major trading partners and the two countries maintain very friendly relations. Haiti has also re-established very warm relations with Cuba in which a major act of bilateral cooperation has resulted in Cuba's large contribution of doctors to the country. The Haitian government has publicly shown admiration to Fidel Castro and his administration.
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