List of diplomatic missions of Barbados

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The Caribbean nation-state of Barbados has a small, albeit growing network of diplomatic and consular missions. As a member-state of the Commonwealth of Nations, Barbadian diplomatic missions in the capitals of other Commonwealth members-states are known as High Commissions instead of embassies.

Contents

Excluded from this listing are honorary consulates, trade missions, and offices of the Barbados Tourism Authority.

History

In February 2020 the two Heads of Government for both Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago initialed several agreements including one which would see the sharing of various diplomatic chancery resources around the world. [1] [2]

In November 2021, Barbados announced that it would launch the world's first embassy in the decentralised metaverse, an attempt to reach diplomatic parity. [3]

Current missions

Africa

Host countryHost cityMissionConcurrent accreditationRef.
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Accra High Commission [4] [5]
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Nairobi High Commission
Countries:
[4] [5] [6] [7]

Americas

Host countryHost cityMissionConcurrent accreditationRef.
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Brasília Embassy
Countries:
[4] [8] [9] [10]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Ottawa High Commission [4]
Toronto Consulate-General [11]
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Havana Embassy [4] [12] [13] [14]
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Panama City Embassy [4] [15]
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela Caracas Embassy
Countries:
[4] [16]
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Washington, D.C. Embassy
International Organizations:
[4] [17]
Miami Consulate-General [11]
New York City Consulate-General [11]

Asia

Host countryHost cityMissionConcurrent accreditationRef.
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Beijing Embassy
Countries:
[4] [18]
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Embassy
Countries:
[5] [19] [20]

Europe

Host countryHost cityMissionConcurrent accreditationRef.
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Brussels Embassy
Countries:
International Organizations:
[4] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26]
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Dublin Embassy [27]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom London High Commission
Countries:
[4] [28] [29] [30] [31]

Multilateral organizations

OrganizationHost cityHost countryMissionConcurrent accreditationRef.
Flag of the United Nations.svg  United Nations New York City United States Permanent Mission [4]
Geneva Switzerland Permanent Mission
Countries:
[4] [32] [33]

Closed missions

Americas

Host countryHost cityMissionYear closedRef.
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain High Commission2000 [34]

See also

References

  1. Madden, Marlon (19 February 2020). "Rowley: Barbados and TnT to open joint embassies". Regional. Bridgetown: Barbados Today newspaper. Retrieved 18 March 2020. Bridgetown and Port of Spain have agreed to share diplomatic missions in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. The announcement was made on Monday by Prime Minister Mia Mottley and her Trinidadian counterpart Dr Keith Rowley ahead of the CARICOM mid-term summit which began here today. The Trinidadian prime minister said both countries agreed after exploring ways of effectively cooperating "in every possible area". Dr Rowley announced: "Our discussions have taken us to a place of agreement where Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados have agreed to share some of our missions abroad.{{cite news}}: External link in |author-link1= (help)
  2. Douglas, Sean (18 February 2020). "TT, B'dos to share embassies". News. Port of Spain, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday . Retrieved 18 March 2020. The Prime Minister said TT and Barbados will share some of their diplomatic missions, speaking at the signing of an energy treaty with Bajan Prime Minister Mia Mottley on Monday in Barbados. Mottley said hard times mean both nations must seek efficiency by collaborating in as many areas as possible. Rowley said both nations are stronger together and will to cooperate in every possible area, such as sharing some missions. "TT has a mission in Nigeria. Barbados is about to operationalise its mission in Ghana, where TT has significant interests. We also have interests in energy, commerce, culture and diplomacy. Where we have missions in that part of the world, TT and Barbados will enter into an MOU (to) share a mission a country. "Each country will have a larger number of footprints. Where TT is present in Nigeria and Barbados is not, we operationalise that mission as a TT and Barbados mission. Where Ghana has a Barbados mission, it will be operationalised as a TT and Barbados mission." He said in Nigeria, a Bajan will serve under the TT high commissioner, and in Ghana a TT official will be second to the Bajan high commissioner.{{cite news}}: External link in |author-link1= (help)
  3. "Barbados is Opening a Diplomatic Embassy in the Metaverse". Bloomberg. 14 December 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Embassies, High Commissions and Permanent Mission". Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 "Barbados opening diplomatic missions in Ghana, Kenya & UAE". Loop Caribbean News. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  6. "Rotarian To Lead The New Mission Office in Kenya". Rotary Club of Barbados. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  7. "Non-Resident Heads of Diplomatic Missions". Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Rwanda. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  8. "Lista del Cuerpo Diplomático y Organismos Internacionales" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile (in Spanish). General Directorate of Ceremonials and Protocol of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  9. "Representaciones Extranjeras Acreditadas en Paraguay". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Paraguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  10. "Misiones Diplomáticas Permanentes" [Permanent Diplomatic Missions]. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  11. 1 2 3 "Consulates General". Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  12. "Cuerpo Diplomático Acreditado en el País" [Diplomatic Corps Accredited in the Country] (in Spanish). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  13. "Diplomatic List" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  14. "Diplomatic List" (PDF). State Protocol Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan. 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  15. "Cuerpo Diplomático" [Diplomatic Corps]. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Panama (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  16. "Guía diplomática y lista de organismos internacionales y cuerpo consular". Government of Peru (in Spanish). General Directorate of State Protocol and Ceremonials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  17. "OAS - Organization of American States: Democracy for peace, security, and development". August 2009.
  18. "Statement by Senator Dr. The Honourable Jerome Walcott, J.P, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, March 13, 2021". Office of the Prime Minister of Barbados. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  19. "Diplomatic & Consular Corps in UAE". Protocol Department of Dubai. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  20. "Ambassador Abed Presents Letter of Credence To Minister Of Foreign Affairs Of The State Of Kuwait". Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  21. "New Cambodia, Ethiopia, Sierra Leone, Tunisia, Barbados Ambassadors Present Credentials". Chronicle. April 1, 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  22. "Vertretungen von Barbados" (in German). Federal Foreign Office of Germany. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  23. "Representation of foreign states in Finland or in the nearest country to Finland". Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  24. "Représentations étrangères en France" [Foreign representations in France]. Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (France) (in French). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  25. "The Oslo Diplomatic List". Government of Norway. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  26. "Lista del Cuerpo Diplomático" (PDF) (in Spanish). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Spain). 21 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  27. Rosemary Forde (20 May 2024). "Cleviston Haynes is Barbados' first resident Ambassador To Ireland". Loop Barbados News. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  28. "Foreign Representatives in South Africa".
  29. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2021-09-01. Retrieved 2021-09-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  30. "List du Corps Diplomatique près le Saint-Siège". Secretariat of State (Holy See) (in French). February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  31. "Stockholm Diplomatic List" (PDF). Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Sweden). 12 January 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
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  33. "Parade Profile: Matthew Wilson (MSc International Development 2001)". University of Bath. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  34. Jacqueline Anne Braveboy-Wagner (2008). Small States in Global Affairs: The Foreign Policies of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Palgrave Macmillan New York. doi:10.1057/9780230610330. ISBN   978-1-349-53866-9 . Retrieved 14 January 2023.