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==Bilateral relations== ===Africa=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; margin:auto;" |- ! style="width:15%;" | Country ! style="width:12%;" | Formal Relations Began !Notes |- |{{Flag|Algeria}} |1965 |Diplomatic relations were established in 1965 when has been accredited Ambassador of Algeria to Uganda (resident in Dar-es-Salaam) Mr. Noureddine Djoudi.<ref name=":7">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kOpPAQAAMAAJ&dq=Uganda:+ambassador+of+Algeria+Noureddine+Djoudi&pg=PA417 |title=The Commonwealth Relations Office Year Book Volume 14 |publisher=Great Britain. Office of Commonwealth Relations |year=1965 |pages=417 |access-date=24 January 2024}}</ref> |- |{{Flag|Botswana}} |1971 |Diplomatic relations were established in 1971 when has been accredited High Commissioner of Botswana to Uganda (resident in Lusaka) Mr. E. M. Ontumetse.<ref name=":12">{{Cite book |title=Diplomatic, Consular and International Organisations List |publisher=Republic of Botswana |year=1971 |pages=14}}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Burundi}}||25 August 1967|| * Burundi has an embassy in Kampala. * Uganda has an embassy in [[Bujumbura]]. |- |{{Flag|Cameroon}} |7 November 1973 |Diplomatic relations were established on 7 November 1973 when the first Ambassador of Cameroon to Uganda, Haji Mahmoudou Hamman Dick, presented his credentials to President Amin.<ref>Africa Research Bulletin. 1973. p. 3046</ref> |- |{{Flag|Central African Republic}} |1977 |Diplomatic relations were established in 1977 when has been accredited Ambassador of Uganda to the Central African Empire Major - General Francis Nyangweso<ref>Africa Research Bulletin. 1977. p. 4457</ref> |- |{{Flag|Chad}} |8 September 1976 |Diplomatic relations were established on 8 September 1776 when Ambassador of Uganda Lt.-Col. Mohamadou Omoua Aziz has presented his credentials to President of Chad Malloum.<ref>Africa Research Bulletin. 1976. p. 4150</ref> |- |{{Flag|Comoros}} |24 October 2018 |Diplomatic relations were established on 24 October 2018 when Ambassador of Uganda to Comoros with residence in Dar es Salaam Mr. Richard Tumusiime Kabonero presented his letters of credentials to President Azali Assoumani.<ref name=":32">{{Cite web |date=24 October 2018 |title=SEM. Richard Tumusiime Kabonero, nouvel Ambassadeur de la RĂ©publique d'Ouganda en Union des Comores |url=https://www.facebook.com/beitsalam/posts/2175885042686674/ |access-date=2 August 2023 |website=Beit-Salam - PrĂ©sidence de l'Union des Comores |language=fr}}</ref> |- |{{Flag|Democratic Republic of Congo}} |4 March 1963 |Diplomatic relations were established on 4 March 1963<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2KhlYMfbgz4C&dq=March+1963+CONGO+,+UGANDA+SET+TIES+AS+EMBASSY+LEVEL&pg=PT30 |title=Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts Issues 43-44 |publisher=United States. Central Intelligence Agency |year=1963 |access-date=13 June 2023}}</ref> |- |{{Flag|Equatorial Guinea}} |19 February 2018 |Diplomatic relations were established on 19 February 2018 when Ambassador of Uganda Mr. Nelson Ocheger has presented his credentials to President of Equatorial Guinea Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.<ref name=":31">{{Cite web |date=February 19, 2018 |title=PresentaciĂłn de cartas credenciales ante el Presidente |url=https://guineaecuatorialpress.com/noticias/presentacion_de_cartas_credenciales_ante_el_presidente |access-date=7 August 2023 |website=guineaecuatorialpress.com |language=es}}</ref> |- |{{Flag|Eritrea}} |28 January 1994 |Diplomatic relations were established on 28 January 1994.<ref name=":28">{{Cite book |title=Eritrea Update |publisher=Provisional Government of Eritrea (EPLF), Mission to the USA and Canada |year=1992}}</ref> 7 May 2008 Ambassador of Eritrea to Uganda (resident in Nairobi) presented his credentials to President Yoweri Museveni.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 May 2008 |title=Uganda: Museveni Receives 9 Envoys |url=https://allafrica.com/stories/200805090061.html |access-date=3 August 2023 |website=allAfrica}}</ref> |- |{{Flag|Ghana}} |1962 |Diplomatic relations were established in 1962 when has been accredited first High Commissioner of Ghana to Uganda David Busumtwi-Sam.<ref name="Ghana-HC">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4iiEC8UPnhAC&dq=Ghana%27s+High+Commissioner+to+Uganda+David+Busumtwi-Sam&pg=PA29 |title=Daily Graphic Issue 19431 April 10, 2014 |date=10 April 2014 |publisher=Graphic Communications Group Limited |pages=29}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book |title=Reporter East Africa's Fortnightly Newsmagazine · Volume 2, Issues 37-77 |publisher=News Publishing Limited |year=1962 |pages=27}}</ref> |- |{{Flag|Guinea}} |22 July 1966 |Diplomatic relations were established on 22 July 1966 when the Guinean Ambassador to Uganda, M. B. Biro, presented his credentials to President Obote.<ref>Africa Research Bulletin. 1966. p. 571</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Kenya}}||8 February 1978||See [[KenyaâUganda relations]] Diplomatic relations were established on 8 February 1978<ref name=":24">{{Cite book |title=Summary of World Broadcasts: Non-Arab Africa - Issues 5703-5776 |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation. Monitoring Service |year=1978}}</ref> From 1961 to 1965 the two states, along with Tanzania, were united in the East African Common Services Organization, a [[common market]] with a loose federal structure.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |encyclopedia=East Africa Living Encyclopedia |title=Kenya â Foreign Relations |publisher=African Studies Center â University of Pennsylvania |url=http://www.africa.upenn.edu/NEH/kforeignrelation.htm}}</ref> * Kenya has a high commission in Kampala. * Uganda has a high commission in [[Nairobi]]. |- |{{Flag|Libya}} |13 February 1972 |Diplomatic relations were established on 13 February 1972.<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |title=Chronologies Dans Monde Arabe 1972/2 (N° 50) |url=https://www.cairn.info/revue-maghreb-machrek1-1972-2-page-19.htm |access-date=24 September 2023 |website=La Documentation française |page=25 |language=fr}}</ref> |- |{{Flag|Mali}} |4 November 1964 |Diplomatic relations were established on 4 November 1964 when appointed first Ambassador of Mali to Uganda (resident in Dar es Salaam) Mr. Boubacar Diallo<ref name=":0" /> |- |{{Flag|Mauritius}} |18 June 1976 |Diplomatic relations were established on 18 June 1976 when accredited first High Commissioner of Uganda to Mauritius (resident in Addis Ababa) Mr. John Wycliff Kalisa<ref name=":20">{{Cite book |title=Mauritius Directory of the Diplomatic Corps; High Commissions, Embassies, Consulates, International Organization[s] |publisher=Mauritius. Ministry of External Affairs, Tourism, and Emigration |year=1979 |pages=98}}</ref> |- |{{Flag|Mozambique}} |21 August 1975 |Diplomatic relations were established on 21 August 1975<ref name=":16">{{Cite web |title=Uganda & Mozambique established Diplomatic relations on 21st August 1975. |url=https://twitter.com/JoyKato12/status/1519918306676850689?s=20 |access-date=13 May 2023 |website=Kainembabazi}}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Namibia}}||1990-1992||Diplomatic relations were established 1990â1992<ref name=":17">{{Cite journal |date=1992 |title=Namibia Review |journal=Directorate of Production and Publicity, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting |issue=1â4 |pages=14}}</ref> * Namibia is accredited to Uganda from its high commission in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. * Uganda is accredited to Namibia from its high commission in Pretoria, South Africa. |- |{{Flag|Nigeria}} |1964 |Diplomatic relations were established in 1964 when has been accredited High Commissioner of Nigeria to Uganda (resident in Dar es Salaam) N. A. Martins.<ref name=":60">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jOqLi_6ER8IC&dq=Uganda:+Nigeria+high+commissioner++...+1964&pg=PA413 |title=The Commonwealth Relations Office Year Book Volume 13 |publisher=Great Britain. Office of Commonwealth Relations |year=1964 |pages=413 |access-date=25 January 2024}}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Rwanda}}||18 December 1962||Diplomatic relations were established on 18 December 1962<ref name=":36">{{Cite book|title=Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts, Issues 247-248|publisher=United States. Central Intelligence Agency|year=1962|pages=8}}</ref> * Rwanda has a high commission in Kampala. * Uganda has a high commission in [[Kigali]]. |- |{{Flag|Seychelles}} |6 April 1992 |Diplomatic relations were established on 6 April 1992<ref name=":45">{{Cite web |title=Diplomatic Relations Between Seychelles and Uganda as of 6 Apr. 1992 |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1629103?ln=en |access-date=13 May 2023 |website=United Nations Digital Library| date=April 6, 1992 }}</ref> |- |{{Flag|Sierra Leone}} |10 September 1973 |Diplomatic relations were established on 10 September 1973 when Brigadier Shaban Opolot, Uganda's first ambassador to Sierra Leone, has presented his credentials to President Stevens.<ref name=":42">{{Cite book |title=West Africa Issues 2925-2950 |publisher=West Africa Publishing Company Limited |year=1973 |pages=1281}}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|South Africa}}||24 June 1994|| *Diplomatic relations were established on 24 June 1994<ref name=":46">{{Cite web |title=Diplomatic Relations Between South Africa and Uganda as of 24 June 1994 |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1626233?ln=en |access-date=13 May 2023 |website=United Nations Digital Library| date=June 24, 1994 | last1=Africa | first1=South }}</ref> *Both countries are full members of [[Commonwealth of Nations]] and of [[African Union]]. * South Africa has a high commission in Kampala. * Uganda has a high commission in [[Pretoria]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|South Sudan}}||3 September 2012||See [[South SudanâUganda relations]] Diplomatic relations were established on 3 September 2012 when South Sudan's first Ambassador to Uganda Mr. Laure Samuel Lominsuk presented his credentials to President Yoweri Museveni<ref name=":48">{{Cite web |title=Museveni receives credentials of 9 new envoys |url=https://www.newvision.co.ug/news/1306207/museveni-receives-credentials-envoys |access-date=20 June 2023 |website=New Vision}}</ref> Uganda and South Sudan are neighboring states with strong cultural economic and political ties. The South Sudan and the neighbouring state of Uganda enjoy relatively{{Vague|date=July 2011}} strong cultural, political, and economic ties. As South Sudan neared independence, both states begun to take advantage of increased opportunities for trade, development and educational exchanges. Political relationship between South Sudan and Uganda have been friendly for several decades, in contrast to Kampala's relationships with the Khartoum government, which have often been strained. |- |{{Flag|Sudan}} |15 October 1962 |Diplomatic relations were established on 15 October 1962.<ref name=":35">{{Cite book |title=Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts Issues 201-202 |publisher=United States. Central Intelligence Agency |year=1962 |pages=I 20}}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Tanzania}}||13 December 1983||See [[TanzaniaâUganda relations]] Diplomatic relations were established on 13 December 1983 when Uganda and Tanzania agree to upgrade their liaison offices in each other's capitals to ambassadorial level<ref name=bulletin1983p23 >Bulletin de l'Institut international de droit des pays d'expression française. 1983. p. 23</ref> * Tanzania has a high commission in Kampala. * Uganda has a high commission in [[Dar es Salaam]]. |- |{{Flag|Tunisia}} |9 December 1968 |Diplomatic relations were established on 9 December 1968<ref name=":38">{{Cite book |title=Maghreb: Documents: AlgĂ©rie, Maroc, Tunisie - Issues 31-35 |publisher=Centre d'Ă©tude des relations internationales (France). Section Afrique du nord, France. Direction de la documentation |year=1969 |pages=27 |language=fr}}</ref> |- |{{Flag|Zambia}} |1966 |Diplomatic relations were established in 1966 when has been accredited Zambian non-resident High Commissioner to Uganda.<ref name=":37">{{Cite book |title=Cooperation and Conflict in Southern Africa Papers on a Regional Subsystem |publisher=University Press of America |year=1977 |pages=246}}</ref> |} ===Americas=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; margin:auto;" |- ! style="width:15%;"| Country ! style="width:12%;"| Formal Relations Began !Notes |- valign="top" |{{flag|Brazil}}||22 December 1969||Diplomatic relations were established on 22 December 1969<ref name=":39">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yMMOAAAAYAAJ&dq=ESTABELECIMENTO+DE+RELA%C3%87%C3%95ES+DIPLOMATICAS+COM+A+UGANDA+Em+22+de+dezembro+de+1969+Comunicado&pg=RA3-PA21 |title=Brazil. MinistĂ©rio das RelaçÔes Exteriores, Brazil. |publisher=Secretaria Geral Adjunta para o Planejamento PolĂtico |year=1967 |pages=21 |language=pt |access-date=10 June 2023}}</ref> * Brazil is accredited to Uganda from its embassy in Nairobi, Kenya. * Uganda is accredited to Brazil from its embassy in Washington, D.C., United States. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Canada}}||9 October 1962||Diplomatic relations were established on 9 October 1962<ref name=":33">{{Cite web |title=A Guide to Canadian Diplomatic Relations 1925-2019 |url=https://www.cgai.ca/a_guide_to_canadian_diplomatic_relations_1925_2019#Beginnings |access-date=4 May 2023 |website=Canadian Global Affairs Institute}}</ref> * Canada is accredited to Uganda from its high commission in Nairobi, Kenya. * Uganda has a high commission in [[Ottawa]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Mexico}}||20 February 1976||See [[MexicoâUganda relations]] Diplomatic relations were established on 20 February 1976<ref name=":43">{{Cite web |title=Hoy conmemoramos el 47 aniversario de relaciones diplomĂĄticas entre MĂ©xico y Uganda |url=https://twitter.com/SRE_mx/status/1627650525670809600?s=20 |access-date=4 May 2023 |website=SecretarĂa de Relaciones Exteriores de MĂ©xico |language=es}}</ref> * Mexico is accredited to Uganda from its embassy in [[Nairobi]], Kenya and maintains an honorary consulate in Kampala.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://embamex.sre.gob.mx/kenia/index.php/inicio|title=VersiĂłn en Español|website=embamex.sre.gob.mx}}</ref> * Uganda is accredited to Mexico from its embassy in Washington, D.C., United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://washington.mofa.go.ug/|title=Embassy of the Republic of Uganda | Washington, DC - USA|website=washington.mofa.go.ug}}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}||27 July 2004|| *Diplomatic relations were established on 27 July 2004<ref name=":47">{{Cite web |date= July 27, 2004|title=Diplomatic Relations Between Saint Vincent and The Grenadines and Uganda as of 27 July 2004 |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3843679?ln=en |access-date=13 May 2023 |website=United Nations Digital Library}}</ref> *Both countries are full members of [[Commonwealth of Nations]] |- valign="top" |{{flag|United States}}||9 October 1962||See [[UgandaâUnited States relations]] Diplomatic relations were established on 9 October 1962<ref name=":34">{{Cite web |title=A Guide to the United States' History of Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations, by Country, since 1776: Uganda |url=https://history.state.gov/countries/uganda |access-date=4 May 2023 |website=Office of the Historian}}</ref> * Uganda has an embassy in [[Washington, D.C.]] * The United States [[List of ambassadors of the United States to Uganda|has an embassy]] in [[Kampala]]. |- |{{Flag|Venezuela}} |27 April 1970 |Diplomatic relations were established on 27 April 1970<ref name=":41">{{Cite web |title=El pueblo de Venezuela dispensa un fraterno saludo a Uganda con quienes arribamos a 51 años de relaciones diplomĂĄticas |url=https://twitter.com/CancilleriaVE/status/1387031964444766210?s=20 |access-date=4 May 2023 |website=CancillerĂa Venezuela |language=es}}</ref> |} ===Asia=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; margin:auto;" |- ! style="width:15%;"| Country ! style="width:12%;"| Formal Relations Began !Notes |- valign="top" |{{flag|Bangladesh}}||25 November 1977||see [[BangladeshâUganda relations]] Diplomatic relations were established on 25 November 1977<ref name=":73">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XNniiMJnxRgC&dq=Uganda:+High+commissioner+Bangladesh++...&pg=RA7-PA9 |title=Translations on South and East Asia Volumes 749-757 |publisher=United States. Joint Publications Research Service |year=1977 |pages=9 |access-date=22 January 2024}}</ref> Bangladesh has an honorary consulate in [[Kampala]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=List of Honorary Consulates/Consulates General of Bangladesh in Different Countries |url=https://mofa.gov.bd/site/page/eecaf1e5-25d1-4fba-a6be-c564bc8cb73c/Honorary-Consul-General-of-Bangladesh-Abroad |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330213610/https://mofa.gov.bd/site/page/eecaf1e5-25d1-4fba-a6be-c564bc8cb73c/Honorary-Consul-General-of-Bangladesh-Abroad |archive-date=2018-03-30}}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|China}}||18 October 1962||See [[ChinaâUganda relations]] Diplomatic relations were established on 18 October 1962<ref name=":54">{{Cite web |title=Uganda |url=http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/focac/183409.htm |access-date=23 May 2023 |website=china.org.cn}}</ref> * China has an embassy in Kampala. * Uganda has an embassy in [[Beijing]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|India}}||9 October 1962||See [[IndiaâUganda relations]] Diplomatic relations were established on 9 October 1962 when the Indian Mission in Kampala has been raised to the level of a High Commission<ref name=":50">{{Cite web |title=Annual Report of the Ministry of External Affairs for 1962-63 |url=https://mealib.nic.in/?pdf2489?000 |access-date=23 May 2023 |website=mealib.nic.in |page=36/80}}</ref> * India has a High Commission in [[Kampala]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mea.gov.in/indian-mission.htm?222/222/0|title=High Commission of India, Kampala, (Concurrently accredited to Burundi) |website=mea.gov.in |publisher=Ministry of External Affairs â Government of India}}</ref> * Uganda maintains a High Commission in [[New Delhi]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.embassypages.com/missions/embassy546/ |title=High Commission of Uganda in New Delhi, India |website=EmbassyPages.com}}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Indonesia}}||12 January 1989|| Diplomatic relations were established on 12 January 1989<ref name=":74">{{Cite web |title=KBRI Nairobi - Uganda |url=https://www.kemlu.go.id/nairobi/en/Pages/Uganda.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170817062121/http://kemlu.go.id/nairobi/en/Pages/Uganda.aspx |archive-date=August 17, 2017 |access-date=December 31, 2018 |language=id}}</ref> |- |{{Flag|Iran}} |12 October 1974 |Diplomatic relations were established on 12 October 1974.<ref name=":70">{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/State-Dept-cable-1974-229280/mode/1up?q=establish+diplomatic+relations |title=Iran-Uganda establish diplomatic relations |publisher=State Deptment cable 1974-229280 |year=1974 |access-date=23 July 2023}}</ref> |- |{{Flag|Iraq}} |25 July 1973 |Diplomatic relations were established on 25 July 1973 when the Iraqi Ambassador to Uganda, Mr Karim Shantif, presented his credentials to President Amin.<ref>Africa Research Bulletin. 1973. p. 2935</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Israel}}||9 October 1962||See [[IsraelâUganda relations]] Diplomatic relations were established on 9 October 1962.<ref name=":51">{{Cite book |last=Clive Jones, Tore T. Petersen |title=Israel's Clandestine Diplomacies |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2013 |isbn= |pages=138}}</ref> Uganda severance relations with Israel on 30 March 1972.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Benyamin Neuberger |date=October 2009 |title=Israel's Relations with the Third World (1948â2008) |url=https://www.tau.ac.il/humanities/abraham/publications/israel.pdf |access-date=20 September 2023 |page=19}}</ref> Diplomatic relations re-established on 29 July 1994.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Steven Carol |title=From Jerusalem to the Lion of Judah and Beyond Israel'S Foreign Policy in East Africa |publisher=iUniverse |year=2012 |pages=26}}</ref> Ugandas relations with [[Israel]] remain uneasily strained due to [[Operation Entebbe]], the operation Israel preformed to rescue hostages from the 1976 capturing of a French airliner hijacked by the Palestinian Liberation Organization and flown to Entebbe airport. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Malaysia}}||1995||See [[MalaysiaâUganda relations]] Diplomatic relations were established in 1995 when has been accredited High Commissioner-Designate of Uganda to Malaysia (resident in New Delhi) Dr. Oboth Okumu.<ref name=":78">{{Cite book |title=Information Malaysia |publisher=Berita Publ. Sdn. Bhd. |year=1995 |pages=45}}</ref> Malaysia does not yet have a high commission in Kampala,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v3/news_lite.php?id=277690|title=Uganda Keen on Malaysia To Open Embassy in Kampala|agency=[[Bernama]]|date=August 6, 2007|access-date=February 2, 2014}}</ref> while Uganda has an embassy in [[Kuala Lumpur]] and Uganda high commission in Kuala Lumpur were also accredited to Brunei Darussalam, [[Indonesia]], [[Philippines]], [[Thailand]], [[Vietnam]], [[Laos|Lao PDR]], [[Cambodia]] and [[Myanmar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kualalumpur.mofa.go.ug/|title=High Commission of the Republic of Uganda, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia|publisher=Uganda High Commission, Kuala Lumpur|access-date=February 2, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kln.gov.my/web/guest/foreign-mission-in-malaysia1?p_p_id=foreginmission_WAR_foreginmission5231&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&_foreginmission_WAR_foreginmission5231_struts_action=%2Fforeginmission%2Fforeignmission_action&_foreginmission_WAR_foreginmission5231_recId=633&_foreginmission_WAR_foreginmission5231_CMD=detail|title=DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR MISSION|publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia]]|access-date=February 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140218215337/http://www.kln.gov.my/web/guest/foreign-mission-in-malaysia1?p_p_id=foreginmission_WAR_foreginmission5231&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&_foreginmission_WAR_foreginmission5231_struts_action=%2Fforeginmission%2Fforeignmission_action&_foreginmission_WAR_foreginmission5231_recId=633&_foreginmission_WAR_foreginmission5231_CMD=detail|archive-date=February 18, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Maldives}}||30 November 1993|| *Diplomatic relations were established on 30 November 1993<ref name=":76">{{Cite web |date= November 30, 1993|title=Diplomatic Relations Between Maldives and Uganda as of 30 Nov. 1993 |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1627612?ln=en |access-date=4 May 2023 |website=United Nations Digital Library}}</ref> *Both countries are full members of [[Commonwealth of Nations]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Nepal}}||12 June 2017|| *Diplomatic relations were established on 12 June 2017.<ref name=":82">{{Cite web |title=Diplomatic Relations |url=https://mofa.gov.np/foreign-policy/diplomatic-relations/ |access-date=15 May 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nepal}}</ref> *Both countries are [[Landlocked developing countries]]. |- |{{Flag|Pakistan}} |1 August 1965 |Diplomatic relations were established on 1 August 1965<ref name=":62">{{Cite book |title=Pakistan News Digest - Volumes 13-15 |publisher=Principal Information Officer, Press Information Department |year=1965 |pages=3}}</ref> |- |{{Flag|Palestine}} |15 February 1989 |Diplomatic relations were established on 15 February 1989 when the PLO bureau in Kampala was upgraded to the status of an embassy.<ref name=":75">{{Cite book |title=African Defence Journal Issues 101-112 |publisher=The Journal |year=1989 |pages=17}}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|South Korea}}||26 March 1963|| * Establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Korea (South Korea) and the Republic of Uganda was on March 26, 1963<ref name=":56">{{Cite web |title=Uganda |url=https://www.mofa.go.kr/eng/nation/m_4902/view.do?seq=180 |access-date=27 January 2024 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Korea}}</ref> * South Korea has an embassy in Kampala, which was reopened in 2011.<ref name="embkor">{{cite web |author=Ambassador Park Sung-soo |title=Ambassador's message |publisher=Embassy of the Republic of [South] Korea in Uganda |url=https://overseas.mofa.go.kr/ug-en/wpge/m_10287/contents.do |accessdate=2022-01-22 |archive-date=2022-01-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122035839/https://overseas.mofa.go.kr/ug-en/wpge/m_10287/contents.do |url-status=live }}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Turkey}}||18 September 1969||See [[TurkeyâUganda relations]] Diplomatic relations were established on 18 September 1969<ref>Africa Research Bulletin. 1969. p. 1537</ref> * [[Uganda]] has an embassy in [[Ankara]].<ref name="auto8">{{Cite web |title=Turkey-Uganda Relations |publisher=Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs |url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/turkey_uganda-relations.en.mfa |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201120232255/http://www.mfa.gov.tr/turkey_uganda-relations.en.mfa |archive-date=2020-11-20}}</ref> *Turkey has an embassy in [[Kampala]].<ref name="auto8" /> *Trade volume between the two countries was US$40 million in 2018.<ref name="auto8" /> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Vietnam}}||9 February 1973|| *Diplomatic relations were established on 9 February 1973.<ref name=":67">{{Cite web |title=List of countries which maintains diplomatic relations with the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (as April 2010) |url=https://www.mofa.gov.vn/en/cn_vakv/ |access-date=20 September 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs Viet Nam}}</ref> * Vietnam is accredited to Uganda, through its embassy in [[Dar es Salaam]], [[Tanzania]]. Vietnam also maintains an honorary consulate in Kampala.<ref>{{cite news |title=Uganda keen on boosting ties with Vietnam |url=https://en.vietnamplus.vn/uganda-keen-on-boosting-ties-with-vietnam/117451.vnp |access-date=30 August 2022 |agency=[[Vietnam News Agency]]}}</ref> |- |{{Flag|Yemen}} |17 December 1973 |Diplomatic relations were established on 17 December 1973 and Yemen Arab Republic appointed Ahmad al Moalemi as the first ambassador to Uganda.<ref name=":69">{{Cite book |title=Record of the Arab World: Yearbook of Arab and Israeli Politics |publisher=Research and Publishing House |year=1973 |pages=292}}</ref> |} ===Europe=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; margin:auto;" |- ! style="width:15%;"| Country ! style="width:12%;"| Formal Relations Began !Notes |- valign="top" |{{flag|Austria}}||26 January 1966|| *Since 2012, Austria is represented in Uganda by its embassy in [[Addis Ababa]], [[Ethiopia]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Uganda â Ăsterreichische Botschaft Addis Abeba |url=https://www.bmeia.gv.at/en/austrian-embassy-addis-ababa/country-profiles/uganda/|access-date=September 2, 2019 |archive-date=September 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902091542/https://www.bmeia.gv.at/en/austrian-embassy-addis-ababa/country-profiles/uganda/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and an honorary consulate in [[Kampala]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bmeia.gv.at/en/embassies-consulates/search-for-austrian-representations/ |title=Search for Austrian Representations |publisher=AuĂenministerium Ăsterreich}}</ref> *Uganda is represented in Austria by its embassy in [[Berlin]], [[Germany]] and in [[Vienna]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bmeia.gv.at/en/embassies-consulates/search-for-foreign-representations-in-austria/|title=Search for Foreign Representations in Austria |publisher=AuĂenministerium Ăsterreich}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://berlin.mofa.go.ug/data-smenu-44-Honorary-Consuls.html |access-date=September 2, 2019 |title=Honorary Consuls |website=berlin.mofa.go.ug |archive-date=January 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121194931/https://www.berlin.mofa.go.ug/data-smenu-44-Honorary-Consuls.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uganda.at/|title=Home page |website=www.uganda.at|publisher=Honorargeneralkonsulat der Republik Uganda in Ăsterreich [Honorary Consulate General of the Republic of Uganda in Austria] |language=de}}</ref> |- |{{Flag|Belgium}} |1964 |Diplomatic relations were established in 1964 when has been accredited Mr. E. Rittweger de Moor as Charge d'Affaires a.i. of Belgium to Uganda.<ref name=":59">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jOqLi_6ER8IC&dq=De+Moor+RITTWEGER+charg%C3%A9+d%27affaires+en+Ouganda&pg=PA413 |title=The Commonwealth Relations Office Year Book Volume 13 |publisher=Great Britain. Office of Commonwealth Relations |year=1964 |pages=414 |access-date=24 January 2024}}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Cyprus}}||1 February 1977|| *Both countries have established diplomatic relations and have signed an Agreement for Cooperation in the Field of Tourism.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Agreement for Cooperation in the Field of Tourism between the Government of the Republic of Cyprus and the Government of the Republic of Uganda |date=10 August 2000 |url=http://www.olc.gov.cy/olc/olc.nsf/all/9B1EE6DB82199D89C22575D70034A775/$file/List%20of%20Uganda.pdf?openelement |access-date=December 31, 2018 |place=Nicosia |publisher=COG S.VII 3534 |publication-date=2001-05-10 |page=237 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181231194300/http://www.olc.gov.cy/olc/olc.nsf/all/9B1EE6DB82199D89C22575D70034A775/$file/List%20of%20Uganda.pdf?openelement |archive-date=December 31, 2018}}</ref> *Both countries are full members of [[Commonwealth of Nations]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Denmark}}||26 January 1965||See [[DenmarkâUganda relations]] * Denmark has an embassy in Kampala. * Uganda has an embassy in [[Copenhagen]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Finland}}||14 June 1965|| * Finland is represented in Uganda by its embassy in Nairobi, Kenya. * Uganda is represented in Finland by its embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark. |- valign="top" |{{flag|France}}||29 October 1962||Diplomatic relations were established on 29 October 1962<ref name=":55">{{Cite web |title=Liste chronologique des ambassadeurs, envoyes extraordinaires, ministres plenipotentiaires et charges d'affaires de France a l'etranger depuis 1945 |url=https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/maep0035-0120_cle8a5377.pdf |access-date=21 June 2023 |website=diplomatie.gouv.fr |page=86 |language=fr}}</ref> * France has an embassy in Kampala. * Uganda has an embassy in [[Paris]]. |- |{{GER}} |9 October 1962 |See [[GermanyâUganda relations]] Diplomatic relations were established on 9 October 1962<ref name=":49">{{Cite web |title=Germany and Uganda: Bilateral relations |publisher=Federal Foreign Office |url=https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en/aussenpolitik/laenderinformationen/uganda-node/uganda/209352 |access-date=21 June 2023}}</ref> * Germany has an embassy in Kampala.<ref>{{cite web|title=Deutsche Vertretungen in Uganda|publisher=AuswĂ€rtiges Amt [Federal Foreign Office] |url=https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/aussenpolitik/laender/uganda-node/uganda/208754|format=|access-date=2022-10-03|language=de}}</ref> * Uganda has an embassy in [[Berlin]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Vertretungen Ugandas in Deutschland|publisher=AuswĂ€rtiges Amt [Federal Foreign Office] |url=https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/aussenpolitik/laender/uganda-node/vertretungenuganda/208756|access-date=2022-10-03|language=de}}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Hungary}}||13 August 1965||Diplomatic relations were established on 13 August 1965<ref name=":63">{{Cite journal |last=Lajos GecsĂ©nyi |url=https://www.academia.edu/40608325 |title=DiplomatĂĄk a vĂĄltozĂł vilĂĄgban FĆkonzulok, követek Ă©s nagykövetek 1945-1990 |journal=FĆkonzulok, Követek, Nagykövetek |date=January 2015 |publisher=2015 |language=hu |access-date=7 July 2023}}</ref> *Hungary is represented in Uganda by its embassy in [[Nairobi]], [[Kenya]]<ref name="auto1">{{cite web |url=https://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-foreign-affairs-and-trade/missions |title=Government - Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Missions |website=www.kormany.hu |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150514152312/http://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-foreign-affairs-and-trade/missions |archive-date=2015-05-14}}</ref> and an honorary consulate in [[Kampala]].<ref name="auto1" /> *Hungary is realizing the largest foreign development program in its history in Uganda.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-foreign-affairs-and-trade/news/hungary-is-realising-the-largest-foreign-development-programme-in-its-history-in-uganda |title=Government - Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade - News |website=www.kormany.hu |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902091257/https://www.kormany.hu/en/ministry-of-foreign-affairs-and-trade/news/hungary-is-realising-the-largest-foreign-development-programme-in-its-history-in-uganda |archive-date=2019-09-02}}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Iceland}}||2000|| *Diplomatic relations were established in 2000<ref name=":79">{{Cite web |title=Iceland - Establishment of Diplomatic Relations |url=https://www.government.is/ministries/ministry-for-foreign-affairs/protocol/establishment-of-diplomatic-relations/ |access-date=24 January 2024 |website=Government of Iceland}}</ref> *Iceland has an embassy in Uganda.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.government.is/diplomatic-missions/embassy-of-iceland-in-kampala/|title=Government of Iceland | Embassy of Iceland in Kampala|website=www.government.is}}</ref> *Uganda is represented in Iceland by its embassy in [[Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ugandaembassy.dk/ |title=Official Website of the Embassy of the Republic of Uganda in Denmark |access-date=March 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111025101454/http://www.ugandaembassy.dk/ |archive-date=October 25, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Malta}}||21 July 2004|| *Diplomatic relations were established on 21 July 2004<ref name=":80">{{Cite web |date= July 21, 2004|title=Diplomatic Relations Between Malta and Uganda as of 21 July 2004 |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3845685?ln=en |access-date=4 May 2023 |website=United Nations Digital Library}}</ref> *Both countries are full members of [[Commonwealth of Nations]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Netherlands}}||1965|| *The Netherlands have an embassy in [[Kampala]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.netherlandsandyou.nl/your-country-and-the-netherlands/uganda/about-us/embassy-in-kampala|title=Netherlands Embassy in Kampala - Uganda - netherlandsandyou.nl|date=June 2021}}</ref> *Uganda is represented in The Netherlands by its embassy in [[Brussels]], [[Belgium]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.government.nl/topics/embassies-consulates-and-other-representations/overview-countries-and-regions/uganda/embassy-of-the-republic-of-uganda-brussel |title=Embassy of the Republic of Uganda (Brussel) {{!}} Embassies, consulates and other representations {{!}} Government.nl |website=www.government.nl |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902002310/https://www.government.nl/topics/embassies-consulates-and-other-representations/overview-countries-and-regions/uganda/embassy-of-the-republic-of-uganda-brussel |archive-date=2019-09-02}}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Poland}}||8 April 1963||See [[PolandâUganda relations]] |- valign="top" |{{flag|Russia}}||13 October 1962||See [[RussiaâUganda relations]] Diplomatic relations were established on 13 October 1962<ref name=":53">{{Cite web |title=Russia-Uganda: 59 years of diplomatic relations |url=https://twitter.com/mfa_russia/status/1448300372502761476?s=20 |access-date=23 May 2023 |website=MFA Russia}}</ref> * Russia has an embassy in Kampala. * Uganda has an [[Embassy of Uganda in Moscow|embassy in Moscow]]. |- |{{Flag|Sweden}} |9 April 1964 |Diplomatic relations were established on 9 April 1964 when first Swedish ambassador (resident in Nairobi) Mr. Otto Rathsman presented his credentials to Sir Edward Mutesa, President of Uganda<ref name=":58">{{Cite book |title=East Africa and Rhodesia - Volume 40 |publisher=Africana |year=1964 |pages=628}}</ref> |- |{{Flag|Switzerland}} |1 March 1964 |Diplomatic relations were established on 1 March 1964 when Mr. Roger Duerr, Swiss Ambassador to Uganda, presented his credentials to the President.<ref>Africa Research Bulletin. 1964. p. 41</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Ukraine}}||7 September 1994||Diplomatic relations were established on 7 September 1994<ref name=":77">{{Cite web |title=Middle East and Africa: Uganda |url=https://mfa.gov.ua/en/about-ukraine/bilateral-cooperation/middle-east-and-africa |access-date=13 May 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine}}</ref> *Uganda is represented in Ukraine by its embassy in [[Moscow]], [[Russia]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |url=https://geneva.mfa.gov.ua/en/index/country/id/116/page/3 |title=Republic of Uganda - Find an Embassy - Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the UN Office and other International Organizations in Geneva |access-date=September 3, 2019 |archive-date=September 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903105557/https://geneva.mfa.gov.ua/en/index/country/id/116/page/3 |url-status=dead }}</ref> *Ukraine is represented in Uganda by its embassy in [[Nairobi]], [[Kenya]].<ref name="auto" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://kenya.mfa.gov.ua/en/embassy/contacts |title=Contact us - Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Kenya |website=kenya.mfa.gov.ua |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208135416/http://kenya.mfa.gov.ua/en/embassy/contacts |archive-date=2013-12-08}}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|United Kingdom}}||9 October 1962||See [[UgandaâUnited Kingdom relations]] The UK established [[Foreign relations of the United Kingdom|diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom]] on 9 October 1962.<ref name=":52">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=38cfAAAAMAAJ&dq=1962+(October+9)+David+Wathen+Strather+Hunt,&pg=PA131 |title=The Diplomatic Service List Volume 1 |author=Great Britain. Diplomatic Service Administration Office|publisher=H.M. Stationery Office|year=1966 |pages=131}}</ref> *Uganda maintains a [[High Commission of Uganda, London|high commission]] in [[London]]. * The United Kingdom is accredited to Uganda through its [[High Commission of the United Kingdom, Kampala|high commission]] in Kampala.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-high-commission-kampala|title=British High Commission Kampala|work=GOV.UK|access-date=9 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514033913/https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-high-commission-kampala|archive-date=14 May 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> The UK governed [[Protectorate of Uganda|Uganda]] from 1894 to 1962, when Uganda achieved full independence. Both countries share common membership of the [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]], and the [[World Trade Organization]]. Bilaterally the two countries have a Development Partnership,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/country-and-regional-development-partnership-summaries|title=Country and regional development partnership summaries|website=GOV.UK|access-date=27 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526234739/https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/country-and-regional-development-partnership-summaries|archive-date=26 May 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> and an Investment Agreement.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://investmentpolicy.unctad.org/international-investment-agreements/treaties/bilateral-investment-treaties/3050/uganda---united-kingdom-bit-1998-|title=Uganda - United Kingdom BIT (1998)|website=[[UN Trade and Development]]|access-date=2 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231128190623/https://investmentpolicy.unctad.org/international-investment-agreements/treaties/bilateral-investment-treaties/3050/uganda---united-kingdom-bit-1998-|archive-date=28 November 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> |} ===Oceania=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; margin:auto;" |- ! style="width:15%;"| Country ! style="width:12%;"| Formal Relations Began !Notes |- valign="top" |{{flag|Australia}}||23 August 1965||Diplomatic relations were established on 23 August 1965<ref name=":64">{{Cite book |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1207791250/view?sectionId=nla.obj-1250712477&partId=nla.obj-1207869272 |title=Appointment of High Commissioner for Australia in Kenya and Uganda |publisher=Current notes on international affairs.Vol. 36 No. 8 (August 1965) |access-date=13 May 2023}}</ref> * Australia is accredited to Uganda from its high commission in Nairobi, Kenya. * Uganda has a high commission in [[Canberra]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|New Zealand}}||1 November 2006||Diplomatic relations were established on 1 November 2006<ref name=":81">{{Cite web |title=Order of Precedence among Heads of Diplomatic Missions as at 1 November 2006 |url=http://www.mfat.govt.nz/Embassies/Precedence.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061216120029/http://www.mfat.govt.nz/Embassies/Precedence.php |archive-date=16 December 2006 |access-date=18 November 2023 |website=New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade}}</ref> * New Zealand is accredited to Uganda from its embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. * Uganda is accredited to New Zealand from its high commission in Canberra, Australia. * Both countries are full members of [[Commonwealth of Nations]]. |}
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