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]

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Nations with which Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has diplomatic relations.

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 has diplomatic relations with:[2]

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

Bilateral relations
Country Formal Relations Began Notes
 Argentina1983
 Australia
  • Australia is represented in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines by its High Commission in Trinidad and Tobago.[17]
  • Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
 Belize1981
  • Both countries established diplomatic relations on September 21, 1981.[18]
  • Both countries are members of CARICOM.
 Botswana2007
  • Both countries established diplomatic relations on February 22, 2007.[16]
  • Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
 Canada1979
 Republic of China (Taiwan)1981
  • Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1981.[20] 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.

 Cyprus2006
 Denmark

Denmark is represented in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines by its embassy in Mexico City and an honorary consulate in Kingstown.[22]

 Dominica

Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations, of the Organization of American States and of the Caribbean Community.

 Finland1976-01-30
  • Finland is represented in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines through a roving ambassador.[23]
  • Finland has an honorary consulate in Kingstown.[24]
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is represented in Finland through it embassy in London.[25]
 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.[26]
  • 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.

 Iceland2004
  • Both countries established diplomatic relations on May 27, 2004.[27]
  • Iceland is represented in Saint-Vincent-and-the-Grenadines by its Mission to the United Nations in New York City, United States.[28]
 Ireland

Ireland is represented in Dominica through its embassy in Washington DC, United States.[29][30]

 IndiaSee India–Saint Vincent and the Grenadines relations
 Maldives2003
 Marshall Islands1993

Both countries established diplomatic relations on January 28, 1993.[32]

 Malta2004
  • Both countries established diplomatic relations on December 10, 2004.[33]
  • Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
 MexicoJuly 31, 1990See 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.[34]
 New Zealand
 Panama2006
 Solomon Islands2011-05-04
 South Africa1995
  • Both countries established diplomatic relations on September 1, 1995.[40]
  • Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
 South Korea1979-10-28

The establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Korea and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines began on October 28, 1979.[41]

 Spain1986See 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.

  Switzerland1985

Both countries established consular relations in 1985 and diplomatic relations in 2001.[42]

 Trinidad and Tobago

[43]

 TurkeyJuly 27, 2004[44]See Saint Vincent and the Grenadines–Turkey relations
 Uganda2004-07-27
 United KingdomSee Saint Vincent and the Grenadines–United Kingdom relations
 United StatesSee 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

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