Foreign relations of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines explained

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.

Diplomatic relations

List of countries which Saint Vincent and the Grenadines maintains diplomatic relations with:^[2]


	Country	Date
1
2
3		^[3]
4
5
6
7		^[4]
8	Switzerland	^[5]
9
10		^[6]
11
12
13
14		^[7]
15
16
17	Netherlands
—
18	Belize
19
20	Italy
21	France	^[8]
22	Saint Kitts and Nevis	^[9]
23	Argentina
24	Uruguay
25	Denmark
26	Dominican Republic
27	Australia
28	Peru
29	Spain
30	Thailand
31	Morocco
32	Paraguay
33	Ecuador
34	Honduras
35	Chile	^[10]
36	Suriname
—
37	Mexico
38	Austria
39	Nicaragua
40	Sweden
41	Guatemala
42	Cuba
43	Costa Rica
44	El Salvador
45	Marshall Islands
46	Slovenia
47	Indonesia
48	Croatia
49	Portugal
50	South Africa
51
52	Poland
53	Czech Republic
—		^[11]
54	Greece
55	Slovakia
56	Singapore
57	Philippines
—	(frozen)	^[12]
58	Turkey
59	Belarus
60		^[13]
61
62	Romania
63	Azerbaijan
64	Maldives
65	Bulgaria
66	Ethiopia
67	Iceland
68	Uganda
69	Malta
70	Armenia
71	Hungary
72	Libya
73	Panama
74	Cyprus
75	Latvia
76	Estonia
77	Lithuania
78	Algeria
79	Burkina Faso
80	Botswana
81	Liberia
82	Niger
83	Mali
84	Cape Verde
85	Mauritius
86	Tunisia
87	Finland
88	Luxembourg
89
90	Ghana
91	Djibouti
92	Senegal
93	Comoros
94	Monaco
95	United Arab Emirates
96	Bosnia and Herzegovina
97	Gambia
98	Cambodia
99	Andorra
100	Georgia
101	Montenegro
102	Egypt
103
104	Solomon Islands
105	Serbia
106	Mongolia
107	Tuvalu
108	Bahrain
109	Kazakhstan
110	Kuwait
111	Fiji
112	Sri Lanka
113	Malaysia	^[14]
114	Ireland	^[15]
115	New Zealand
116
—
117	Qatar
118	Seychelles
119	Nepal
120	Tajikistan
121	Oman
122	San Marino	^[16]
123
124	Ukraine
125	Kyrgyzstan
126	Namibia
127	Kenya	^[17]
128	Rwanda
129	Burundi	^[18]
130
131		^[19]
132
133		^[20]
134
135	Saudi Arabia
136	Palau	^[21]
137	Pakistan	^[22]
138	Antigua and Barbuda	Unknown
139	Bahamas	Unknown
140	Dominica	Unknown
141	Grenada	Unknown
142	Haiti	Unknown
143	India	Unknown
144	Jamaica	Unknown
145	Liechtenstein	Unknown
146	Nigeria	Unknown^[23]
147	Trinidad and Tobago	Unknown

Bilateral relations

Country	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Argentina	1983	Both countries established diplomatic relations on October 4, 1983.^[24] Both countries are full members of the Organization of American States.
Australia		Australia is represented in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines by its High Commission in Trinidad and Tobago.^[25] Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Belize	1981	Both countries established diplomatic relations on September 21, 1981.^[26] Both countries are members of CARICOM.
Botswana	2007	Both countries established diplomatic relations on February 22, 2007. Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Canada	1979	Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1979.^[27] Both countries are full members of the Organization of American States and of the Commonwealth of Nations.
	1981	Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1981.^[28] 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.
Cyprus	2006	Both countries established diplomatic relations on August 2, 2006.^[29] 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.^[30]
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.^[31] Finland has an honorary consulate in Kingstown.^[32] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is represented in Finland through its embassy in London.^[33]
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.^[34] 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.^[35] Iceland is represented in Saint-Vincent-and-the-Grenadines by its Mission to the United Nations in New York City, United States.^[36]
Ireland	2013	Ireland is represented in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines through its embassy in Washington DC, United States.^[37] ^[38]
India		See India–Saint Vincent and the Grenadines relations
Maldives	2003	Both countries established diplomatic relations on May 27, 2003.^[39] Both countries are full members of Commonwealth of Nations.
Marshall Islands	1993	Both countries established diplomatic relations on January 28, 1993.^[40]
Malta	2004	Both countries established diplomatic relations on December 10, 2004.^[41] 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.^[42]
New Zealand		New Zealand is represented in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines by its embassy in Bridgetown, Barbados.^[43] ^[44] Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Panama	2006	Both countries established diplomatic relations on July 17, 2006.^[45] Both countries are full members of the Organization of American States.
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.
	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] 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 Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1986.
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
Turkey	July 27, 2004^[51]	See Saint Vincent and the Grenadines–Turkey relations Turkish Embassy in Port of Spain is accredited to St. Vincent and Grenadines.^[52] Trade volume between the two countries was US$11.3 million in 2019 (St. Vincent's exports/imports: 6.5/4.8 million USD).
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	27 October 1979	See Saint Vincent and the Grenadines–United Kingdom relationsSaint Vincent and the Grenadines established diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom in 27 October 1979.^[54] Both countries are Commonwealth Realms. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines maintains a high commission in London.^[55] The United Kingdom is accredited to its high commission in Kingstown.^[56] The UK governed Saint Vincent and the Grenadines as part of the Windward Islands colony from 1833 to 1979, when Saint Vincent and the Grenadines achieved full independence. Both countries share common membership of the Caribbean Development Bank, the Commonwealth, the International Criminal Court, the World Trade Organization, and the CARIFORUM–UK Economic Partnership Agreement.^[57]
United States		See Saint Vincent and the Grenadines–United States relations
		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.