Foreign relations of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines maintains close ties to the US, Canada, and the United Kingdom, and cooperates with regional political and economic organizations such as the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and CARICOM. St. Vincent and the Grenadines is a member of the United Nations, the Commonwealth of Nations, the Organization of American States, and the Association of Caribbean States (ACS). Saint Vincent is also the smallest nation ever to be on the United Nations Security Council. ^[1]

In May 1997, Prime Minister Mitchell joined 14 other Caribbean leaders and U.S. President Bill 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.

Saint Vincent is a transshipment point for South American illicit drugs destined for the US and Europe.

Diplomatic relations

List of countries which Saint Vincent and the Grenadines maintains diplomatic relations with: ^[2]

#	Country	Date
1	Barbados	27 October 1979
2	Canada	27 October 1979
3	Guyana	27 October 1979 [3]
4	United Kingdom	27 October 1979
5	United States	27 October 1979
6	South Korea	28 October 1979
7	Saint Lucia	1979 [4]
8	Switzerland	1979 [5]
9	Brazil	15 April 1980 [6]
10	Japan	15 April 1980
11	Germany	12 December 1980
12	Belgium	1980
13	Iraq	1980
14	Israel	January 1981 [7]
15	Colombia	17 March 1981
16	North Korea	3 April 1981
17	Netherlands	8 April 1981
—	Republic of China	15 April 1981
18	India	20 April 1981 [8]
19	Belize	21 September 1981
20	Venezuela	29 October 1981
21	Italy	30 October 1982
22	France	5 November 1982 [9]
23	Jamaica	3 December 1982 [10]
24	Saint Kitts and Nevis	19 September 1983 [11]
25	Argentina	4 October 1983
26	Uruguay	13 June 1985
27	Denmark	19 September 1985
28	Dominican Republic	26 September 1985
29	Australia	31 January 1986
30	Peru	5 May 1986
31	Spain	12 July 1986
32	Thailand	9 December 1986
33	Morocco	10 August 1988
34	Paraguay	22 June 1989
35	Ecuador	1 August 1989
36	Honduras	2 August 1989
37	Chile	7 September 1989 [12]
38	Suriname	10 October 1989 [12]
—	Holy See	17 April 1990
39	Mexico	31 July 1990
40	Austria	29 October 1990
41	Nicaragua	28 June 1991
42	Sweden	2 April 1992
43	Guatemala	4 May 1992
44	Cuba	26 May 1992
45	Costa Rica	June 1992
46	El Salvador	8 June 1992
47	Marshall Islands	28 June 1992
48	Slovenia	11 November 1993
49	Indonesia	30 November 1993
50	Croatia	7 October 1994
51	Portugal	12 April 1995
52	South Africa	1 September 1995
53	Vietnam	18 December 1995
54	Poland	16 May 1996
55	Czech Republic	1996
—	Sovereign Military Order of Malta	February 1997 [13]
56	Greece	13 August 1997 [12]
57	Slovakia	9 December 1998 [12]
58	Singapore	19 February 1999
59	Philippines	11 October 2000
—	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (frozen)	14 February 2002 [14]
60	Turkey	4 April 2002
61	Belarus	24 April 2002
62	Russia	17 September 2002 [15]
63	North Macedonia	15 May 2003
64	Romania	22 May 2003 [12]
65	Azerbaijan	23 May 2003 [12]
66	Maldives	27 May 2003
67	Bulgaria	11 September 2003
68	Ethiopia	16 February 2004
69	Iceland	24 May 2004
70	Uganda	27 July 2004
71	Malta	10 December 2004
72	Armenia	17 December 2004 [12]
73	Hungary	23 May 2005
74	Libya	2 December 2005
75	Panama	17 July 2006
76	Cyprus	2 August 2006
77	Latvia	25 August 2006
78	Estonia	13 October 2006
79	Lithuania	5 February 2007
80	Algeria	7 February 2007
81	Burkina Faso	20 February 2007
82	Botswana	22 February 2007
83	Liberia	2 May 2007
84	Niger	31 May 2007
85	Mali	11 June 2007
86	Cape Verde	13 June 2007
87	Mauritius	18 June 2007
88	Tunisia	2 July 2007
89	Finland	11 September 2007
90	Luxembourg	26 September 2007
91	Iran	13 July 2008
92	Ghana	1 August 2008
93	Djibouti	7 August 2008
94	Senegal	23 September 2008
95	Comoros	3 October 2008
96	Malaysia	11 November 2008 [16]
97	Monaco	12 February 2009
98	United Arab Emirates	20 February 2009
99	Bosnia and Herzegovina	19 March 2009
100	Gambia	2 May 2009
101	Cambodia	12 January 2010
102	Andorra	30 May 2010
103	Georgia	22 June 2010 [12]
104	Montenegro	8 November 2010
105	Egypt	16 November 2010
106	Moldova	29 April 2011
107	Solomon Islands	4 May 2011
108	Serbia	26 May 2011
109	Mongolia	13 October 2011
110	Tuvalu	19 September 2012
111	Bahrain	28 September 2012
112	Kazakhstan	21 November 2012
113	Kuwait	8 January 2013 [12]
114	Fiji	15 April 2013
115	Sri Lanka	15 April 2013 [12]
116	Ireland	10 December 2013 [17]
117	New Zealand	14 August 2014 [18]
118	Brunei	27 May 2015 [12]
—	State of Palestine	26 September 2016
119	Qatar	21 March 2017
120	Seychelles	26 May 2017
121	Nepal	27 September 2017
122	Tajikistan	18 December 2017 [12]
123	Oman	1 April 2019 [12]
124	San Marino	24 September 2019 [19]
125	Bolivia	25 September 2019
126	Ukraine	25 September 2019
127	Kyrgyzstan	26 September 2019
128	Namibia	5 December 2019
129	Kenya	12 August 2020 [20]
130	Rwanda	9 November 2021 [12]
131	Burundi	24 November 2021 [21]
132	Ivory Coast	28 January 2022 [12]
133	Angola	30 March 2022 [22]
134	Uzbekistan	10 May 2022 [12]
135	Sierra Leone	12 April 2023 [23]
136	Benin	3 October 2023 [12]
137	Saudi Arabia	11 October 2023 [12]
138	Palau	21 May 2024 [24]
139	Pakistan	3 June 2024 [12]
140	Zambia	24 September 2024 [25]
141	Antigua and Barbuda	Unknown
142	Bahamas	Unknown
143	Dominica	Unknown
144	Grenada	Unknown
145	Haiti	Unknown
146	Liechtenstein	Unknown
147	Nigeria	Unknown [26]
148	Trinidad and Tobago	Unknown

Bilateral relations

Country	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Argentina	1983	Both countries established diplomatic relations on October 4, 1983. [27] Both countries are full members of the Organization of American States.
Australia		Australia is represented in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines by its High Commission in Trinidad and Tobago. [28] Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Belize	1981	Both countries established diplomatic relations on September 21, 1981. [29] Both countries are members of CARICOM.
Botswana	2007	Both countries established diplomatic relations on February 22, 2007. [27] Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Canada	1979	Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1979. [30] Both countries are full members of the Organization of American States and of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Republic of China (Taiwan)	1981	Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1981. [31] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines maintains an embassy in Taipei while Taiwan is represented by its embassy in Kingstown.
Cuba		St. Vincent and the Grenadines maintains close relations with Cuba, which provides a number of scholarship and other exchange programs for Vincentians, particularly in the field of healthcare.
Cyprus	2006	Both countries established diplomatic relations on August 2, 2006. [32] Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Denmark		Denmark is represented in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines by its embassy in Mexico City and an honorary consulate in Kingstown. [33]
Dominica		Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations, of the Organization of American States and of the Caribbean Community.
Finland	1976-01-30	Finland is represented in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines through a roving ambassador. [34] Finland has an honorary consulate in Kingstown. [35] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is represented in Finland through its embassy in London. [36]
Grenada		Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations, of the Organization of American States and of the Caribbean Community.
Guyana		Both countries established diplomatic relations on October 27, 1979. [37] Both countries are members of CARICOM.
Haiti		As a member of CARICOM, St. Vincent and the Grenadines strongly backed efforts by the United States to implement UN Security Council Resolution 940, designed to facilitate the departure of Haiti's de facto authorities from power. Saint Vincent agreed to contribute personnel to the multinational force, which restored the democratically elected government of Haiti in October 1994.
Iceland	2004	Both countries established diplomatic relations on May 27, 2004. [38] Iceland is represented in Saint-Vincent-and-the-Grenadines by its Mission to the United Nations in New York City, United States. [39]
Ireland	2013	Ireland is represented in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines through its embassy in Washington DC, United States. [40] [41]
India		See India–Saint Vincent and the Grenadines relations
Maldives	2003	Both countries established diplomatic relations on May 27, 2003. [42] Both countries are full members of Commonwealth of Nations.
Marshall Islands	1993	Both countries established diplomatic relations on January 28, 1993. [43]
Malta	2004	Both countries established diplomatic relations on December 10, 2004. [44] Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Mexico	July 31, 1990	See Mexico–Saint Vincent and the Grenadines relations Saint Vincent and the Grenadines does not have an embassy accredited to Mexico. Mexico is accredited to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from its embassy in Castries, Saint Lucia and maintains an honorary consulate in Kingstown. [45]
New Zealand		New Zealand is represented in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines by its embassy in Bridgetown, Barbados. [46] [47] Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Panama	2006	Both countries established diplomatic relations on July 17, 2006. [48] Both countries are full members of the Organization of American States.
Solomon Islands	2011-05-04	Both countries established diplomatic relations on May 4, 2011. [49] [50] Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
South Africa	1995	Both countries established diplomatic relations on September 1, 1995. [51] Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
South Korea	1979-10-28	The establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Korea and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines began on October 28, 1979. [52] The Republic of Korea is represented in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines by its embassy in Trinidad and Tobago.
Spain	1986	See Saint Vincent and the Grenadines–Spain relations Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1986.
Suriname		Both countries are full members of the Organization of American States and of the Caribbean Community.
Switzerland	1985	Both countries established consular relations in 1985 and diplomatic relations in 2001. [53]
Trinidad and Tobago		Both nations are member of CARICOM and members of the Commonwealth of Nations
Turkey	July 27, 2004 [54]	See Saint Vincent and the Grenadines–Turkey relations Turkish Embassy in Port of Spain is accredited to St. Vincent and Grenadines. [55] Trade volume between the two countries was US$11.3 million in 2019 (St. Vincent's exports/imports: 6.5/4.8 million USD). [55]
Uganda	2004-07-27	Both countries established diplomatic relations on July 27, 2004. [56] Both countries are full members of Commonwealth of Nations.
United Kingdom	27 October 1979	See Saint Vincent and the Grenadines–United Kingdom relations Saint Vincent and the Grenadines established diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom in 27 October 1979. [57] Both countries are Commonwealth Realms. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines maintains a high commission in London. [58] The United Kingdom is accredited to its high commission in Kingstown. [59] The UK governed Saint Vincent and the Grenadines as part of the Windward Islands colony from 1833 to 1979, when Saint Vincent and the Grenadines achieved full independence. Both countries share common membership of the Caribbean Development Bank, the Commonwealth, the International Criminal Court, the World Trade Organization, and the CARIFORUM–UK Economic Partnership Agreement. [60]
United States		See Saint Vincent and the Grenadines–United States relations
Venezuela		Saint Vincent protests Venezuela's claim to give full effect to Aves (Bird) Island, which creates a Venezuelan EEZ/continental shelf extending over a large portion of the Caribbean Sea.

See also

• List of diplomatic missions in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• List of diplomatic missions of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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