Editing Foreign relations of Botswana (section)

==Bilateral relations==
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|{{flag|Australia}}||1973||

* Australia is accredited to Botswana from its high commission in Pretoria, South Africa, with an honorary consul in Gaborone.
* Botswana has a high commission in [[Canberra]] and a consulate in [[Kendall, New South Wales|Kendall]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://protocol.dfat.gov.au/Public/Consulates/29/State/2|title=The Department – About us – Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Brazil}}||26 September 1985||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 26 September 1985<ref>{{Cite web|title=Diplomatic Relations Between Brazil and Botswana as of 26 Sept. 1985 (UN Digital Library)| date=26 September 1985 |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1639116?ln=en}}</ref>
* Botswana has an embassy in [[Brasília]].
* Brazil has an embassy in Gaborone.
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|{{flag|China}}||6 January 1975||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 6 January 1975<ref>{{Cite web|title=Joint Communique Regarding the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations Between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Botswana (MFA People's Republic of China)|url=https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/wjdt_665385/2649_665393/200204/t20020425_679059.html}}</ref>
See [[Botswana–China relations]]

* Botswana has an embassy in [[Beijing]].
* China has an embassy in Gaborone.
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|{{flag|Greece}}||10 April 1978||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 10 April 1978<ref>{{Cite web|title=Diplomatic relations between Greece and Botswana as of 10 Apr. 1978 (UN Digital Library)| date=10 April 1978 |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1486125?ln=en}}</ref>
* Botswana is accredited to Greece from its Permanent Representation to the United Nation Office in [[Geneva]], [[Switzerland]].
* Greece is accredited to Botswana from its embassy in Pretoria, South Africa.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gr/en/blog/greece-bilateral-relations/botswana/ |title=Greece's Bilateral Relations }}</ref>
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|{{flag|Guyana}}||<!--Date started-->28 October 1975||
* Both countries have established diplomatic relations on 28 October 1975.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.minfor.gov.gy/docs/other/diplomatic_relations_list.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-02-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307101008/http://www.minfor.gov.gy/docs/other/diplomatic_relations_list.pdf |archive-date=7 March 2016 }}</ref> 
* Guyana is accredited to Botswana from its Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York City.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-01-01 |title=Bilateral Relations: G |url=http://www.mofaic.gov.bw/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=140:bilateral-relations-g&catid=2&Itemid=43 |access-date=2021-12-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101011051/http://www.mofaic.gov.bw/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=140:bilateral-relations-g&catid=2&Itemid=43 |archive-date=1 January 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Both countries are full members of [[Commonwealth of Nations]].
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|{{flag|India}}||17 January 1972||See [[Botswana–India relations]]

* Botswana has a high commission in [[New Delhi]].
* India has a high commission in Gaborone.
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|{{flag|Indonesia}}||28 March 2012||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 28 March 2012<ref>{{Cite web|title=Indonesia dan Bostwana Buka Hubungan Diplomatik (in Indonesian)|date=29 March 2012 |url=https://internasional.kompas.com/read/2012/03/29/19380059/~Internasional~News}}</ref>
*Botswana is accredited to Indonesia from its high commission in Canberra, Australia.<ref name="kemlu.go.id">{{cite web | url=https://kemlu.go.id/portal/en/kedutaan | title=Missions &#124; Portal Kementerian Luar Negeri Republik Indonesia }}</ref>
* Indonesia is accredited to Botswana from its embassy in Pretoria, South Africa.<ref name="kemlu.go.id"/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://kemlu.go.id/pretoria/en | title=Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia Pretoria Accredited to the Republic of Botswana, Kingdom of Eswatini, and the Kingdom of Lesotho South Africa }}</ref>

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|{{flag|Israel}}|| ||See [[Botswana–Israel relations]]

* Botswana is accredited to Israel from its high commission London, United Kingdom.
* Israel is accredited to Botswana from its embassy in Pretoria, South Africa.
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|{{flag|Kenya}}||30 October 1967<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |title=Southern African Political History: A Chronology of Key Political Events from Independence to Mid-1997 |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group, 1999 |pages=83}}</ref>||See [[Botswana–Kenya relations]]
* Botswana has a high commission in [[Nairobi]].
* Kenya has a high commission in Gaborone.
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|{{flag|Mexico}}||<!--Date started-->5 December 1975||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 5 December 1975<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nombramientos Diplomáticos De Reciente Ingreso Al Senado De La Republica En Africa,el Caribe Y Europa Page 8|url=https://centrogilbertobosques.senado.gob.mx/docs/NI_Nombramientos_Senado_270218.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://centrogilbertobosques.senado.gob.mx/docs/NI_Nombramientos_Senado_270218.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* Botswana is accredited to Mexico from its embassy in Washington, D.C., United States and maintains an honorary consulate in [[Mexico City]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Welcome to Embassy of the Republic of Botswana in Washington, D.C. {{!}} Embassy of the Republic of Botswana in Washington, D.C.|url=http://www.botswanaembassy.org/|access-date=2021-12-30|website=botswanaembassy.org}}</ref>
* Mexico is accredited to Botswana from its embassy in Pretoria, South Africa.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Inicio|url=https://embamex.sre.gob.mx/sudafrica/|access-date=2021-12-30|website=embamex.sre.gob.mx}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Namibia}}||11 September 1990||See [[Botswana–Namibia relations]]

Botswana–Namibia relations are friendly, with the two neighbouring countries cooperating on economic development. Botswana gained independence from Britain in September 1966. Namibia gained independence from South Africa in 1990 following the [[South African Border War]].

* Botswana has a high commission in [[Windhoek]].
* Namibia has a high commission in Gaborone.
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|{{flag|North Korea}}||27 December 1974,<ref>{{Cite web|title=DPRK Diplomatic Relations|url=https://www.ncnk.org/sites/default/files/issue-briefs/DPRK_Diplo_Relations_August2016.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.ncnk.org/sites/default/files/issue-briefs/DPRK_Diplo_Relations_August2016.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live}}</ref> but severs 19 February 2014<ref>{{Cite web|title=Botswana Severs Ties With Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)|via = [[Facebook]]|url=https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=586061304809865&id=148228411926492}}</ref>||See [[Botswana–North Korea relations]]
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|{{flag|Russia}}||<!--Date started-->6 March 1970||See [[Botswana–Russia relations]]

Botswana and the [[Soviet Union]] initiated diplomatic relations on 6 March 1970. Despite its pro-Western orientation, Botswana [[Botswana at the 1980 Summer Olympics|participated]] in the [[1980 Summer Olympics]]. The present-day relations between the two countries are described as friendly and long standing. In March, the two countries also celebrated the 35th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations. According to the minister of Foreign Affairs, Russia was one of the first countries to establish full diplomatic relations with Botswana.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.botswana.mid.ru/articles_relations_e_09.html |title=We Must Exploit Russia's Potential |access-date=9 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202131955/http://www.botswana.mid.ru/articles_relations_e_09.html |archive-date=2 February 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Trade and economic cooperation between Russia and Botswana are stipulated by the Trade Agreement of 1987 and the Agreement on Economic and Technical Cooperation of 1988. The Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Botswana signed the Agreement on Cultural, Scientific and Educational Cooperation in September 1999. Russia and Botswana have had fruitful cooperation in a variety of fields, particularly in human resource development. And Russia is still offering more scholarship in key sectors such as health, which is currently experiencing a critical shortage of manpower. Botswana also is one of the countries where Russian citizens do not require a visa.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.botswana.mid.ru/relations_e.html |title=Botswana-Russia relations |access-date=14 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090329052738/http://www.botswana.mid.ru/relations_e.html |archive-date=29 March 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Russia has an embassy in Gaborone, while Botswana covers Russia from its embassy in [[Stockholm]] ([[Sweden]]) and an honorary consulate in [[Moscow]].
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|{{flag|South Africa}}||22 June 1994||Both countries established diplomatic relations on 22 June 1994<ref>{{Cite web|title=History of Relations (Department International Relations of South Africa)|url=http://www.dirco.gov.za/foreign/bilateral/botswana.html}}</ref>
See [[Botswana–South Africa relations]]

* Botswana has a high commission in [[Pretoria]] and consulates-general in [[Cape Town]] and [[Johannesburg]].
* South Africa has a high commission in Gaborone
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|{{flag|South Korea}}||18 April 1968||The establishment of diplomatic relations between the [[Republic of Korea]] and the Republic of Botswana began on 18 April 1968.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Countries & Regions (MFA Republic of Korea)|url=https://www.mofa.go.kr/eng/nation/m_4902/view.do?seq=133}}</ref> In 2011 the number of South Koreans living in Botswana amounted to 163.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-09-04 |title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea-Middle East and Africa |url=http://www.mofa.go.kr/ENG/countries/middleeast/countries/20070804/1_24503.jsp?menu=m_30_50 |access-date=2021-12-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904015758/http://www.mofa.go.kr/ENG/countries/middleeast/countries/20070804/1_24503.jsp?menu=m_30_50 |archive-date=4 September 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Since 2014, the government of Botswana recognized ROK as the sole legitimate government of Korea.<ref name="suspension of diplomatic relations">{{cite web |url=http://www.gov.bw/en/Ministries--Authorities/Ministries/Ministry-of-Foreign-Affairs-and-International-Cooperation/News/BOTSWANA-CUT-TIES-WITH-NORTH-KOREA/ |title=Botswana Cuts Ties with North Korea |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=20 February 2014 |website=gov.bw |publisher=[[Politics of Botswana|Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation]] |access-date=5 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150106001946/http://www.gov.bw/en/Ministries--Authorities/Ministries/Ministry-of-Foreign-Affairs-and-International-Cooperation/News/BOTSWANA-CUT-TIES-WITH-NORTH-KOREA/ |archive-date=6 January 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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|{{flag|Turkey}}||20 January 1981<ref>{{Cite web|title=Diplomatic relations between Botswana and Turkey as of 20 Jan. 1981 (UN Digital Library)|date = 20 January 1981|url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1636698?ln=en}}</ref> ||
*Permanent Representation of [[Botswana]] in the UN Geneva Office is also accredited to Turkey.
*Turkey has an embassy in [[Gaborone]]<ref name="auto90">{{Cite web|title=Relations between Turkey and Botswana|url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-botswana.en.mfa}}</ref>
*Trade volume between the two countries was US$2.9 million in 2019.<ref name="auto90" />
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|{{flag|United Kingdom}}||{{Date table sorting|30 September 1966}}||See [[Botswana–United Kingdom relations]]
Botswana established [[Foreign relations of the United Kingdom|diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom]] on 30 September 1966.
*Botswana maintains a [[High Commission of Botswana, London|high commission]] in London.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.gov.bw/ministries/ministry-foreign-affairs|title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs|website=[[Government of Botswana|GOV.BW]]|access-date=14 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226141944/https://www.gov.bw/ministries/ministry-foreign-affairs|archive-date=26 February 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>
* The United Kingdom is accredited to Botswana through its [[British High Commission|high commission]] in Gaborone.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-high-commission-gaborone|title=British High Commission Gaborone|website=[[gov.uk|GOV.UK]]|access-date=7 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240506171421/https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-high-commission-gaborone|archive-date=6 May 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>

The UK governed [[Bechuanaland Protectorate|Botswana]] from 1885 to 1966, when it achieved full independence.

Both countries share common membership of the [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]], the [[International Criminal Court]], and the [[World Trade Organization]], as well as the [[Economic Partnership Agreements|SACUM–UK Economic Partnership Agreement]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Bavier|first=Joe|date=11 September 2019|title=Britain agrees post-Brexit trade deal with southern Africa|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-africa-trade-idUKKCN1VW1N5|work=[[Reuters]]|access-date=17 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218025328/https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-africa-trade-idUKKCN1VW1N5/|archive-date=18 February 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|{{flag|United States}}||30 September 1966<ref>{{Cite web|title=A Guide to the United States' History of Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations, by Country, since 1776: Botswana|url=https://history.state.gov/countries/botswana}}</ref>||See [[Botswana–United States relations]]
[[File:Embassy of Botswana, Washington, D.C..jpg|thumb|right|Embassy of Botswana in [[Washington, D.C.]]]]

The United States considers Botswana an advocate of and a model for stability in [[Africa]] and has been a major partner in Botswana's development since its independence. The U.S. [[Peace Corps]] returned to Botswana in August 2002 with a focus on [[HIV]]/[[AIDS]]-related programs after concluding 30 years of more broadly targeted assistance in 1997. Similarly, the [[USAID]] phased out a long-standing bilateral partnership with Botswana in 1996, after successful programs emphasizing education, training, [[entrepreneurship]], environmental management, and [[reproductive health]]. Botswana, however, continues to benefit along with its neighbours in the region from USAID's Initiative for Southern Africa, now based in [[Pretoria]], and USAID's Southern Africa Global Competitiveness Hub, headquartered in [[Gaborone]]. The United States International Board of Broadcasters (IBB) operates a major [[Voice of America]] (VOA) relay station in Botswana serving most of the African continent.

In 1995, the [[Centers for Disease Control]] (CDC) started the BOTUSA Project in collaboration with the Botswana Ministry of Health in order to generate information to improve [[tuberculosis]] control efforts in Botswana and elsewhere in the face of the TB and HIV/AIDS co-epidemics. Under the 1999 U.S. Government's Leadership and Investment in Fighting an Epidemic (LIFE) Initiative, CDC through the BOTUSA Project has undertaken many projects and has assisted many organizations in the fight against the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Botswana. Botswana is one of the 15 focus countries for PEPFAR, the President's Emergency Plan for Aids Relief, and has received more than $230 million since the program began in January 2004 through September 2007. PEPFAR assistance to Botswana, which totalled $76.2 million in FY 2007, is contributing to HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and care interventions.

The Governments of Botswana and the United States entered into an agreement in July 2000 to establish an International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) in Gaborone. The academy, jointly financed, managed and staffed by the two nations, provides training to [[police]] and government officials from across the Sub-Saharan region. The academy's permanent campus, in [[Otse]] outside of Gaborone, opened March 2003. Over 3,000 law enforcement professionals from Sub-Saharan Africa have received training from ILEA since it began offering classes in 2001.

* Botswana has an embassy in [[Washington, D.C.]]
* United States has an embassy in Gaborone.
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|{{flag|Zimbabwe}}||31 May 1983||See [[Botswana–Zimbabwe relations]]
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 31 May 1983<ref>{{Cite book|title=Southern African Political History: A Chronology of Key Political Events from Independence to Mid-1997|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group, 1999|pages=103}}</ref>

Botswana still struggles to seal its border from thousands of Zimbabweans who flee economic collapse and political persecution. In 2015, 22,000 Zimbabweans were arrested and deported. This has increased to nearly 29,000 deportations in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.voanews.com/a/africa_botswana-battles-influx-zimbabwean-illegal-immigrants/6173868.html|title=Botswana Battles Influx of Zimbabwean Illegal Immigrants|last=Dube|first=Mqondisi|date=14 August 2019|website=Voice of America|access-date=2019-08-25}}</ref>

* Botswana has an embassy in [[Harare]].
* Zimbabwe has an embassy in Gaborone.
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