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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.
List of countries which Saint Vincent and the Grenadines maintains diplomatic relations with: [2]
# | Country | Date |
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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 | Japan | 15 April 1980 |
10 | Brazil | 24 May 1980 [6] |
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 |
— | Taiwan | 15 April 1981 |
18 | Belize | 21 September 1981 |
19 | Venezuela | 29 October 1981 |
20 | Italy | 30 October 1982 |
21 | France | 5 November 1982 [8] |
22 | Pakistan | 1982 |
23 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 19 September 1983 [9] |
24 | Argentina | 4 October 1983 |
25 | Uruguay | 13 June 1985 |
26 | Denmark | 19 September 1985 |
27 | Dominican Republic | 26 September 1985 |
28 | Australia | 31 January 1986 |
29 | Peru | 5 May 1986 |
30 | Spain | 12 July 1986 |
31 | Thailand | 9 December 1986 |
32 | Morocco | 10 August 1988 |
33 | Paraguay | 22 June 1989 |
34 | Ecuador | 1 August 1989 |
35 | Honduras | 2 August 1989 |
36 | Chile | 7 September 1989 [10] |
37 | Suriname | 10 October 1989 [10] |
— | Holy See | 17 April 1990 |
38 | Mexico | 31 July 1990 |
39 | Austria | 29 October 1990 |
40 | Nicaragua | 28 June 1991 |
41 | Sweden | 2 April 1992 |
42 | Guatemala | 4 May 1992 |
43 | Cuba | 26 May 1992 |
44 | Costa Rica | June 1992 |
45 | El Salvador | 8 June 1992 |
46 | Marshall Islands | 28 June 1992 |
47 | Slovenia | 11 November 1993 |
48 | Indonesia | 30 November 1993 |
49 | Croatia | 7 October 1994 |
50 | Portugal | 12 April 1995 |
51 | South Africa | 1 September 1995 |
52 | Vietnam | 18 December 1995 |
53 | Poland | 16 May 1996 |
54 | Czech Republic | 1996 |
— | Sovereign Military Order of Malta | February 1997 [11] |
55 | Greece | 13 August 1997 [10] |
56 | Slovakia | 9 December 1998 [10] |
57 | Singapore | 19 February 1999 |
58 | Philippines | 11 October 2000 |
— | Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (frozen) | 14 February 2002 [12] |
59 | Turkey | 4 April 2002 |
60 | Belarus | 24 April 2002 |
61 | Russia | 17 September 2002 [13] |
62 | North Macedonia | 15 May 2003 |
63 | Romania | 22 May 2003 [10] |
64 | Azerbaijan | 23 May 2003 [10] |
65 | Maldives | 27 May 2003 |
66 | Bulgaria | 11 September 2003 |
67 | Ethiopia | 16 February 2004 |
68 | Iceland | 24 May 2004 |
69 | Uganda | 27 July 2004 |
70 | Malta | 10 December 2004 |
71 | Armenia | 17 December 2004 [10] |
72 | Hungary | 23 May 2005 |
73 | Libya | 2 December 2005 |
74 | Panama | 17 July 2006 |
75 | Cyprus | 2 August 2006 |
76 | Latvia | 25 August 2006 |
77 | Estonia | 13 October 2006 |
78 | Lithuania | 5 February 2007 |
79 | Algeria | 7 February 2007 |
80 | Burkina Faso | 20 February 2007 |
81 | Botswana | 22 February 2007 |
82 | Liberia | 2 May 2007 |
83 | Niger | 31 May 2007 |
84 | Mali | 11 June 2007 |
85 | Cape Verde | 13 June 2007 |
86 | Mauritius | 18 June 2007 |
87 | Tunisia | 2 July 2007 |
88 | Finland | 11 September 2007 |
89 | Luxembourg | 26 September 2007 |
90 | Iran | 13 July 2008 |
91 | Ghana | 1 August 2008 |
92 | Djibouti | 7 August 2008 |
93 | Senegal | 23 September 2008 |
94 | Comoros | 3 October 2008 |
95 | Monaco | 12 February 2009 |
96 | United Arab Emirates | 20 February 2009 |
97 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 19 March 2009 |
98 | Gambia | 2 May 2009 |
99 | Cambodia | 12 January 2010 |
100 | Andorra | 30 May 2010 |
101 | Georgia | 22 June 2010 [10] |
102 | Montenegro | 8 November 2010 |
103 | Egypt | 16 November 2010 |
104 | Moldova | 29 April 2011 |
105 | Solomon Islands | 4 May 2011 |
106 | Serbia | 26 May 2011 |
107 | Mongolia | 13 October 2011 |
108 | Tuvalu | 19 September 2012 |
109 | Bahrain | 28 September 2012 |
110 | Kazakhstan | 21 November 2012 |
111 | Kuwait | 8 January 2013 [10] |
112 | Fiji | 15 April 2013 |
113 | Sri Lanka | 15 April 2013 [10] |
114 | Malaysia | 14 November 2013 [14] |
115 | Ireland | 10 December 2013 [15] |
116 | New Zealand | 14 August 2014 [14] |
117 | Brunei | 27 May 2015 [10] |
— | State of Palestine | 26 September 2016 |
118 | Qatar | 21 March 2017 |
119 | Seychelles | 26 May 2017 |
120 | Nepal | 27 September 2017 |
121 | Tajikistan | 18 December 2017 [10] |
122 | Oman | 1 April 2019 [10] |
123 | San Marino | 24 September 2019 [16] |
124 | Bolivia | 25 September 2019 |
125 | Ukraine | 25 September 2019 |
126 | Kyrgyzstan | 26 September 2019 |
127 | Namibia | 5 December 2019 |
128 | Kenya | 12 August 2020 [17] |
129 | Rwanda | 9 November 2021 [10] |
130 | Burundi | 24 November 2021 [18] |
131 | Ivory Coast | 28 January 2022 [10] |
132 | Angola | 30 March 2022 [19] |
133 | Uzbekistan | 10 May 2022 [10] |
134 | Sierra Leone | 12 April 2023 [20] |
135 | Benin | 3 October 2023 [10] |
136 | Saudi Arabia | 11 October 2023 [10] |
137 | Antigua and Barbuda | Unknown |
138 | Bahamas | Unknown |
139 | Dominica | Unknown |
140 | Grenada | Unknown |
141 | Haiti | Unknown |
142 | India | Unknown |
143 | Jamaica | Unknown |
144 | Liechtenstein | Unknown |
145 | Nigeria | Unknown [21] |
146 | Trinidad and Tobago | Unknown |
Country | Formal Relations Began | Notes |
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Argentina | 1983 |
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Australia |
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Belize | 1981 | |
Botswana | 2007 |
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Canada | 1979 |
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Republic of China (Taiwan) | 1981 |
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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 |
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Denmark | Denmark is represented in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines by its embassy in Mexico City and an honorary consulate in Kingstown. [28] | |
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 | |
Grenada | Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations, of the Organization of American States and of the Caribbean Community. | |
Guyana | ||
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 | |
Ireland | 2013 | Ireland is represented in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines through its embassy in Washington DC, United States. [35] [36] |
India | See India–Saint Vincent and the Grenadines relations | |
Maldives | 2003 |
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Marshall Islands | 1993 | Both countries established diplomatic relations on January 28, 1993. [38] |
Malta | 2004 |
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Mexico | July 31, 1990 | See Mexico–Saint Vincent and the Grenadines relations
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New Zealand |
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Panama | 2006 |
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Solomon Islands | 2011-05-04 |
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South Africa | 1995 |
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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. [47] 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
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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. [48] |
Trinidad and Tobago |
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Turkey | July 27, 2004 [49] | See Saint Vincent and the Grenadines–Turkey relations
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Uganda | 2004-07-27 |
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United Kingdom | See Saint Vincent and the Grenadines–United Kingdom relations | |
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. |
Cyprus is a member of the United Nations along with most of its agencies as well as the Commonwealth of Nations, World Bank, International Monetary Fund and Council of Europe. In addition, the country has signed the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency Agreement (MIGA). Cyprus has been a member of the European Union since 2004 and in the second half of the 2012 it held the Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
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.
After independence in 1966, Guyana sought an influential role in international affairs, particularly among Third World and non-aligned nations. It served twice on the UN Security Council. Former Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, and Attorney General Mohamed Shahabuddeen served a 9-year term on the International Court of Justice (1987–96). In June 2023, Guyana was elected as a non-permanent member to the UN Security Council. The country will serve on the Council for a period of two years, beginning in January 2024.
Jamaica has diplomatic relations with many nations and is a member of the United Nations and the Organization of American States. Jamaica chairs the Working Group on smaller Economies.
After independence in 1964, Malta followed a policy of close co-operation with NATO countries. Since 1971, the country sought relations with the rest of the world, including communist countries in Eastern Europe and the non-aligned countries.
Mauritius has strong and friendly relations with the West, with South Asian countries and with the countries of southern and eastern Africa. It is a member of the World Trade Organization, the Commonwealth of Nations, La Francophonie, the African Union, the Southern Africa Development Community, the Indian Ocean Commission, COMESA, and the recently formed Indian Ocean Rim Association.
Saint Kitts and Nevis is an island nation in the Caribbean. Its ties with CARICOM and its proximity to South and North America have allowed strong diplomatic ties with several nations.
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.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an island country in the eastern Caribbean. It is located in the southeast Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, which lie in the West Indies, at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea, where the latter meets the Atlantic Ocean.
As part of the foreign relations of Suriname, the country is a participant in numerous international organizations.
Iceland took control of its foreign affairs in 1918 when it became a sovereign country, the Kingdom of Iceland, in a personal union with the King of Denmark. As a fully independent state, Iceland could have joined the League of Nations in 1918, but chose not to do so for cost reasons. It negotiated with Denmark to initially carry out most of its foreign relations, while maintaining full control. Denmark appointed a diplomatic envoy (Ambassador) to Iceland in 1919 and Iceland reciprocated in 1920, opening an Embassy in Copenhagen. Iceland established its own Foreign Service in April 1940 when Denmark became occupied by Nazi Germany and ties between the two countries were severed. The Republic of Iceland was founded in 1944. The Icelandic foreign service grew slowly in the post-WWII period, but increased rapidly after the mid-1990s. Iceland's closest relations are with the Nordic states, the European Union and the United States. Iceland has been a member of the United Nations since 1946. Iceland was a founding member of the World Bank in 1946 and NATO in 1949. In terms of European integration, Iceland was a founding member of the OEEC in 1948 and the Nordic Council in 1952, it joined EFTA in 1970, was a founding member of the CSCE in 1973 and the EEA in 1992 and joined Schengen in 1996.
Belize maintains 14 embassies to foreign countries, one consulate, and three missions to international organizations. In 1990, Belize became a member of the Organization of American States, and the Commonwealth of Nations in 1981.
This article deals with the diplomatic affairs, foreign policy and international relations of Barbados.
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).
Visa requirements for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. As of 9 January 2024, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 157 countries and territories, ranking the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines passport 27 in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines–Turkey relations are foreign relations between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Turkey.
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