This is a list of diplomatic missions of Trinidad and Tobago, excluding honorary consulates. Trinidad and Tobago is a twin island country located in the southernmost end of the Caribbean.
In February 2020 the two Heads of Government for both the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados initialed several agreements including one which would see the sharing of various chanceries around the world. [1] [2]
Host country | Host city | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
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Nigeria | Abuja | High Commission | Countries: International Organizations: | [3] |
South Africa | Pretoria | High Commission | Countries: | [3] [4] |
Host country | Host city | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
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Brazil | Brasília | Embassy | [3] [5] | |
Canada | Ottawa | High Commission | [3] | |
Toronto | Consulate-General | [3] | ||
Costa Rica | San José | Embassy | [3] | |
Cuba | Havana | Embassy | [3] | |
Guyana | Georgetown | High Commission | Countries: International Organizations: | [3] [6] |
Jamaica | Kingston | High Commission | Countries: International Organizations: | [3] |
Panama | Panama City | Embassy | [3] | |
United States | Washington, D.C. | Embassy | Countries: International Organizations: | [3] |
Miami | Consulate-General | [3] | ||
New York City | Consulate-General | [3] | ||
Venezuela | Caracas | Embassy | Countries: | [3] [7] |
Host country | Host city | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
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China | Beijing | Embassy | Countries: | [3] |
India | New Delhi | High Commission | Countries: | [3] |
Host country | Host city | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
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Belgium | Brussels | Embassy | Countries: International Organizations: | [3] |
United Kingdom | London | High Commission | International Organizations: | [3] |
Organization | Host city | Host country | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
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United Nations | New York City | United States | Permanent Mission | [3] | |
Geneva | Switzerland | Permanent Mission | International Organizations:
| [3] |
Host country | Host city | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
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Uganda | Kampala | High Commission | 2016 | [8] |
Host country | Host city | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
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Barbados | Bridgetown | High Commission | 1995 | [9] |
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 Barbados.
Foreign relations exist between Australia and Barbados. Neither country has a resident ambassador. The regional Australian High Commissioner to Barbados is accredited from Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago. Barbados is represented in Australia through its High Commission in Ottawa, (Canada). Barbados maintains an honorary consul and a tourist office in Australia. Barbados and Australia established diplomatic relations on 7 January 1974. Both countries are members of the Commonwealth of Nations, and comprised as former parts of the British Empire.
Barbadian–Surinamese relations are diplomatic relations between Barbados and Suriname. Both countries established diplomatic relations on 7 February 1977. Neither country has a resident ambassador. Barbados is accredited to Suriname from Bridgetown. Suriname is represented in Barbados through its embassy in Port of Spain,.
Foreign relations between Barbados and Japan were formally established on 29 August 1967. Japan is accredited to Barbados from its embassy in Bridgetown (Barbados) and an honorary consulate in the parish of Saint George. Barbados is represented in Japan through a non-resident ambassador in Bridgetown. Japan's new Ambassador for Barbados, Mitsuhiko Okada had announced a new direct embassy to Barbados would be established located in Bridgetown in February 2016.
Barbadian-French relations are the bilateral relations between the two countries, Barbados and France. Both countries have established diplomatic relations on May 3, 1968. Barbados is represented in France through its embassy in Brussels (Belgium). France is represented in Barbados through its embassy in Castries, led by and an additional honorary consulate in Bridgetown.
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.
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(help)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.
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