Editing Foreign relations of Belize (section)

==Americas==
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|{{flag|Argentina}}||<!--Date started-->8 January 1992||

*Both countries established diplomatic relations on 8 January 1992.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tratados.mrecic.gov.ar/tratado_ficha.php?id=7080|title = Biblioteca Digital de Tratados - Usted se encuentra en la página de inicio}}</ref> 
*In 2013 both countries have an agreement on Technical cooperation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tratados.mrecic.gov.ar/tratado_ficha.php?id=10485|title = Biblioteca Digital de Tratados - Usted se encuentra en la página de inicio}}</ref> 
*Argentina is represented in Belize through its embassy in [[Mexico City]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mrecic.gov.ar/representaciones/repre/11/84 |title=Representaciones Argentinas en el Exterior &#124; Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto |access-date=17 December 2016 |archive-date=21 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221003458/http://www.mrecic.gov.ar/representaciones/repre/11/84 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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|{{flag|Canada}}||<!--Date started-->||
* Canada is accredited to Belize from its embassy in Guatemala City.<ref name="Canada - Belize Relations">{{Cite web|url=http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/guatemala/bilateral_relations_bilaterales/canada_belize.aspx?lang=eng|title = Canada - Belize Relations|date = 20 November 2008}}</ref>
* Belize is accredited to Canada from its embassy in Washington, D.C., and maintains an honorary consulate in [[Calgary]].<ref name="Canada - Belize Relations"/>
*Both countries are member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the Organization of American States and the United Nations.

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|{{flag|Colombia}}||<!--Date started-->15 February 1982||

On 15 February 1982, formal relations were established. [[Colombia]]'s embassy in Belize closed in 2002 in order to cut down on costs though the embassy of Colombia in [[El Salvador]] is also concurrent to Belize. On 17 April 2013, the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister met with the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia in order to strengthen relations.<ref name=embbelcol>{{cite web|title=Belice|url=http://www.cancilleria.gov.co/international/regions/america/caribbean/belice|access-date=7 March 2014|language=es}}</ref>
*Both countries are full members of the Association of Caribbean States, the Organization of American States and the United Nations.

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|{{flag|Dominican Republic}}||<!--Date started-->||

* Belize has an embassy in [[Santo Domingo]].
* Dominican Republic is accredited to Belize from a non-resident ambassador in Santo Domingo and maintains an honorary consulate in Belmopan.

Both countries are members of the Association of Caribbean States, [[CARIFORUM]], the Organization of American States (OAS), and Group of 77, and the United Nations.

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|{{flag|Guatemala}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[Belize–Guatemala relations]]

Belize's principal external concern has been the dispute involving the [[Guatemalan claim to Belizean territory]]. Initially a dispute between formerly Spanish [[Guatemala]] and the United Kingdom's colony of [[British Honduras]], Guatemala continued its claim after Belizean independence in 1981; it recognized its neighbour's independence one decade later, in 1991. The dispute remains unresolved.

* Belize has an embassy in [[Guatemala City]].
* Guatemala has an embassy in Belize City and a consulate-general in [[Benque Viejo del Carmen]].
*Both countries are full members of the Association of Caribbean States, the Central American Integration System, the Organization of American States, and the United Nations.

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|{{flag|Mexico}}||<!--Date started-->1981||See [[Belize–Mexico relations]]

Diplomatic relations between Mexico and Belize were established in 1981.
* Mexico has an embassy in Belmopan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://embamex.sre.gob.mx/belice/|title=EMBAJADA DE MÉXICO EN BELICE|website=embamex.sre.gob.mx}}</ref>
* Belize has an embassy in [[Mexico City]].
*Both countries are members of the Association of Caribbean States, the Central American Integration System, the Organization of American States, and the United Nations.

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|{{flag|United States}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[Belize–United States relations]]

Belize-United States relations have traditionally been close and cordial. The United States is Belize's principal [[international trade|trading partner]] and major source of [[Foreign direct investment|investment funds]].  It is also home to the largest Belizean community outside Belize, estimated to be 70,000 strong.  Because Belize's economic growth and accompanying democratic political stability are important U.S. objectives, Belize benefits from the U.S. [[Caribbean Basin Initiative]].

As a member of CARICOM Belize strongly backed efforts by the United States to implement [[United Nations Security Council]] Resolution 940 designed to facilitate the departure of [[Haiti]]'s de facto authorities from power. The country agreed to contribute military personnel to the Multinational Task Force which restored the democratically elected Government of Haiti in October 1994 and to the [[United Nations Mission in Haiti]] (UNMIH).

Belize is also a member of the [[International Criminal Court]] with a Bilateral Immunity Agreement of protection for the American military (as covered under [[Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court|Article 98]]).

[[Transnational crime|International crime]] issues dominate the agenda of bilateral relations between the United States and Belize.  The United States is working closely with the Government of Belize to fight illicit [[narcotics trafficking]], and both governments seek to control the flow of [[Illegal immigration to the United States|illegal migrants to the United States]] through Belize. Belize and the United States brought into force a stolen vehicle treaty, an [[extradition treaty]], and a [[Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty]] between 2001 and 2003.

The United States is the largest provider of [[aid|economic assistance]] to Belize, contributing $2.5&nbsp;million in various bilateral economic and [[military aid]] programs to Belize in FY 2006. Of this amount, nearly $500,000 was provided by the U.S. Military Liaison Office. The [[U.S. Agency for International Development]] (USAID) closed its Belize office in August 1996 after a 13-year program during which USAID provided $110&nbsp;million worth of development assistance to Belize. Belize still benefits from USAID regional programs. In addition, during the past 42 years, almost 2,000 [[Peace Corps]] volunteers have served in Belize. As of April 2007, the Peace Corps had 58 volunteers working in Belize.

Until the end of 2002, [[Voice of America]] operated a [[medium-wave radio]] [[Broadcast relay station|relay station]] in [[Punta Gorda, Belize|Punta Gorda]] that broadcast to the neighboring countries of [[Honduras]], [[Guatemala]], and [[El Salvador]].  The [[U.S. military]] has a diverse and growing assistance program in Belize that included the construction and renovation of several schools and [[youth hostel]]s, medical assistance programs, and drug reduction programs. Private North American investors continue to play a key role in Belize's economy, particularly in the tourism sector.

* Belize has an embassy in [[Washington, D.C.]], and a consulate-general in [[Los Angeles]].
* United States has an embassy in Belmopan.

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|{{flag|Uruguay}}||<!--Date started-->28 September 1987||
*Both countries established diplomatic relations on 28 September 1987.<ref name=":0" /> 
*Both countries are full members of the Organization of American States and the United Nations.

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|{{flag|Venezuela}}||<!--Date started-->25 April 1989||{{Main|Belize–Venezuela relations}}
*Both countries established diplomatic relations on 25 April 1989.<ref name=":0" /> 
* Venezuela has an embassy in Belmopan.
*Both countries are full members of the Association of Caribbean States, Organization of American States, and the United Nations.
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