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).

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.

Bilateral relations

Country	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Andorra	2010	Both countries established diplomatic relations on April 1, 2010.^[1]
Argentina	1983	Both countries established diplomatic relations on October 4, 1983.^[2] Both countries are full members of the Organization of American States.
Armenia	2004	Both countries established diplomatic relations on December 17, 2004.^[3]
Australia		Australia is represented in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines by its High Commission in Trinidad and Tobago.^[4] Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Barbados	1979	Both countries established diplomatic relations on October 27, 1979.^[5]
Belize	1981	Both countries established diplomatic relations on September 21, 1981.^[6] Both countries are members of CARICOM.
Botswana	2007	Both countries established diplomatic relations on February 22, 2007.^[7] Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Canada	1979	Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1979.^[8] 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.^[9] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines maintains an embassy in Taipei while Taiwan is represented by its embassy in Kingstown.
Comoros	2008	Both countries established diplomatic relations on October 3, 2008^[10].
Croatia	1994	Both countries established diplomatic relations on October 7, 1994.^[11]^[12]
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.^[13] 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.^[14]
Djibouti	2008	Both countries established diplomatic relations on August 7, 2008.^[15]
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.^[16] Finland has an honorary consulate in Kingstown.^[17] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is represented in Finland through it embassy in London.^[18]
Gambia	2009	Both countries established diplomatic relations on March 2, 2009.^[19]
Georgia	2010	Both countries established diplomatic relations on June 22, 2010.^[20]
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.^[21] 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.^[22] Iceland is represented in Saint-Vincent-and-the-Grenadines by its Mission to the United Nations in New York City, United States.^[23]
Ireland		Ireland is represented in Dominica through its embassy in Washington DC, United States.^[24]^[25]
India		See India–Saint Vincent and the Grenadines relations
Israel	1981	Both countries established diplomatic relations in January 1981.^[26]
Kenya	2020	Both countries established diplomatic relations on August 12, 2020.^[27]
Latvia	2006	Both countries established diplomatic relations on August 25, 2006.^[28]
Lithuania	2007	Both countries established diplomatic relations on February 5, 2007.^[29]
Maldives	2003	Both countries established diplomatic relations on May 27, 2003.^[30] Both countries are full members of Commonwealth of Nations.
Marshall Islands	1993	Both countries established diplomatic relations on January 28, 1993.^[31]
Malta	2004	Both countries established diplomatic relations on December 10, 2004.^[32] 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.^[33]
Mongolia	2011	Both countries established diplomatic relations on October 13, 2011.^[34]^[35]
Montenegro	2010	Both countries established diplomatic relations on November 8, 2010.^[36]
Morocco	August 10, 1988	Both countries established diplomatic relations on August 10, 1988.^[37]
Nepal	2007	Both countries established diplomatic relations on September 27, 2007.^[38]
New Zealand		New Zealand is represented in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines by its embassy in Bridgetown, Barbados^[39]^[40]. Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
North Macedonia	2003	Both countries established diplomatic relations on May 15, 2003.^[41]
Panama	2006	Both countries established diplomatic relations on July 17, 2006.^[42] Both countries are full members of the Organization of American States.
Romania		Both countries established diplomatic relations on May 22, 2003.^[43]
Serbia	2011	Both countries established diplomatic relations on May 26, 2011.^[44]
Singapore	1999-02-19	Both countries established diplomatic relations on February 19, 1999.^[45]
Spain	1986	See Saint Vincent and the Grenadines–Spain relations Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1986.
Solomon Islands	2011-05-04	Both countries established diplomatic relations on May 4, 2011.^[46]^[47] Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
South Africa	1995	Both countries established diplomatic relations on September 1, 1995.^[48] 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.^[49]
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.^[50]
Trinidad and Tobago		Both nations are member of CARICOM and members of the Commonwealth of Nations St Kitts and Nevis maintains a Consulate in Port of Spain ^[51]
Turkey		Since 1999, Turkey is represented in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines by its embassy in Havana and since 2007 an honorary consulate in Kingstown.^[52]
Uganda	2004-07-27	Both countries established diplomatic relations on July 27, 2004.^[53] Both countries are full members of Commonwealth of Nations.
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.
Vietnam	1995	Both countries established diplomatic relations on December 18, 1995.^[54]

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v t e Foreign relations of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Americas	Colombia Mexico United States
Asia	India
Europe	Turkey United Kingdom
Diplomatic missions	Diplomatic missions of / in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

v t e Foreign relations in the Americas
Sovereign states	Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Bahamas Barbados Belize Bolivia Brazil Canada Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Trinidad and Tobago United States Uruguay Venezuela
Dependencies and territories	Anguilla Aruba Bermuda Bonaire British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Curaçao Falkland Islands French Guiana Greenland Guadeloupe Martinique Montserrat Puerto Rico Saba Saint Barthélemy Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Sint Eustatius Sint Maarten South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Turks and Caicos Islands U.S. Virgin Islands
North America Central America Caribbean South America

Bilateral relations

See also

References