Foreign relations of Saint Lucia

Template:Short description Template:Politics of Saint LuciaSaint Lucia maintains friendly relations with the major powers active in the Caribbean, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and France. Saint Lucia has no extant international disputes, aside from tension resulting from the island's status as a transit point for South American drugs destined for the United States and Europe.

Saint Lucia's Permanent Representative (or ambassador) to the United Nations as of February 22, 2017, was Cosmos Richardson, who was still in office as of January 2018.<ref>Saint Lucia Press Release About New UN Ambassador. Template:Webarchive Retrieved January 26, 2018.</ref>

History

Saint Lucia participated in the American-led invasion of Grenada in 1983, sending members of its Special Services Unit into active duty. It was subsequently one of eight countries to cast a vote against a United Nations General Assembly motion condemning the invasion.<ref>Richard Bernstein, "U.N. ASSEMBLY ADOPTS MEASURE 'DEEPLY DEPLORING' INVASION OF ISLE," New York Times, 3 November 1983. The other countries were the United States, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, El Salvador, Israel, Jamaica, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.</ref>

As a member of CARICOM, St. Lucia strongly backed efforts by the United States to implement UN Security Council Resolution 940, designed to restore democracy to Haiti. St. Lucia agreed to contribute personnel to the multinational force which restored the democratically elected government of Haiti in October 1994.

St. Lucia participated along with 14 other Caribbean nations in a summit with US President Bill Clinton in Bridgetown, Barbados, in May 1997. The summit was the first-ever meeting in the region between the U.S. and Caribbean heads of government, and strengthen the basis for regional cooperation on justice and counternarcotics, finance and development, and trade issues.

Diplomatic relations

List of countries which Saint Lucia established diplomatic relations with:

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Bilateral relations

Country	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Template:Flag	21 September 1981	Both countries have established diplomatic relations on 21 September 1981.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Both countries are full members of both Commonwealth of Nations and Association of Caribbean States.
Template:Flag	14 September 1979	See France–Saint Lucia relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on February 22, 1979. Saint Lucia has an embassy in Paris<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> France is accredited to Saint Lucia from its embassy in Castries, Saint Lucia.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Flag	1982	See India–Saint Lucia relations Template:See also Relations between India and Saint Lucia date back to the mid-19th century when both countries were British colonies. The first Indians in Saint Lucia arrived on 1 May 1857 as indentured workers on board the Palmyra. Thirteen ships transported indentured labourers from India to Saint Lucia in the following decades.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The last ship carrying Indian indentured workers, the Volga, arrived on the island on 10 December 1893. In total, nearly 4,500 Indians were brought to Saint Lucia, excluding those who died during the voyage.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> About 2,075 workers returned to India, while the rest remained in Saint Lucia or emigrated to other Caribbean nations such as Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The last indenture contracts expired in 1897, and by the end of the 19th century, Saint Lucia had a population of 2,560 free Indians. Many Indians who had completed their indenture periods were unable to return home as they did not have sufficient funds to do so. The Indians that remained in Saint Lucia are the origin of the Indo-Saint Lucian community.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The Embassy of India in Paramaribo, Suriname is concurrently accredited to Saint Lucia.<ref name="IndianEmbassy" /> Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Kenny D. Anthony held bilateral discussions on the sidelines of UN General Assembly in New York on 25 September 2015. Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajiv Pratap Rudy made a visit to Saint Lucia on 3–6 October 2016. Rudy held bilateral talks with Acting Prime Minister Guy Joseph, Minister of External Affairs Sarah Beaubrun Flood, Senator Hermanglid Francis, the Minister for Home Affairs, Justice and National Security, the Minister of Commerce, Industrialists, Diaspora Associations, Academicians and other senior Saint Lucian government officials.<ref name="MEA2016">Template:Cite web</ref> Indo-Saint Lucians or Indian Saint Lucians are Saint Lucians of Indian ancestry, descended from the Indians who came to Saint Lucia in the 19th century as indentured workers. As of 2013, people of Indian descent are a minority ethnic group in the country, accounting for 2.4% of the country's population. An additional 11.9% of the country is multiracial, predominantly of Indian and African descent.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> They have completely assimilated with the local population and have little familiarity with Indian culture. Some Indo-Saint Lucians have held high offices such as Cabinet Ministers.<ref name="IndianEmbassy">Template:Cite web</ref> As of December 2016, around 250 Indian citizens reside in Saint Lucia. Most members of the community are doctors and other professionals, while a few are businessmen engaged in imports, trading and running duty-free shops.<ref name="MEA2016" />
Template:Flag	2000	Ireland is representative to Saint Lucia from its embassy in Brasilia, Brazil Saint Lucia is representative to Ireland from its embassy in Havana, Cuba
Template:Flag	17 May 1979	See Mexico–Saint Lucia relations Mexico has an embassy in Castries.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Saint Lucia is accredited to Mexico from its embassy in Washington, D.C., United States.
Template:Flag	22 February 1979	See Saint Lucia-Trinidad and Tobago relations Trinidad and Tobago has a consulate in Basseterre
Template:Flag	7 May 1984, severed 29 August 1997, Restored 30 April 2007	St. Lucia had official diplomatic relations with the Republic of China (Taiwan) for about 13 years, but switched recognition to the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1997. On 25 April 2007, the Premier of the Republic of China Su Tseng-chang, announced that St. Lucia and the ROC would resume formal diplomatic relations.<ref>"St. Lucia dumps PRC for Taiwan", The Taipei Times, 2007-04-26</ref> On 1 May 2007, St. Lucia regained diplomatic relations with the Republic of China (Taiwan).<ref>Template:Cite web, ET today, 2007/05/01 10:37</ref> Within a few days, the People's Republic of China suspended diplomatic relations.<ref>Template:Cite web, ChannelNewsAsia, 5/5/07</ref> On 4 June 2015, St. Lucia opened its embassy in Taipei, its first embassy in Asia.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Flag	25 May 2005	See Saint Lucia–Turkey relations Turkish Embassy in Port of Spain is accredited to St. Lucia.<ref name="auto49">Template:Cite web</ref> Trade volume between the two countries was 3 million USD in 2019.<ref name="auto49" />
Template:Flag	Template:Date table sorting	See Foreign relations of the United Kingdom Saint Lucia established diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom in 22 February 1979.<ref name=":3"/> Both countries are Commonwealth Realms. Saint Lucia maintains a high commission in London.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The United Kingdom is accredited to its high commission in Castries.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The UK governed Saint Lucia from 1803 to 1979, when Saint Lucia achieved full independence. Both countries share common membership of the Commonwealth; they are both parties of the UK–CARIFORUM continuity Trade Agreement.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Flag	11 June 1979	See Saint Lucia–United States relations Saint Lucia has an embassy in Washington, D.C.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> United States is accredited to Saint Lucia from its embassy in Bridgetown, Barbados.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Multilateral relations

Saint Lucia is a member of several international organizations, including the United Nations, the Commonwealth of Nations, the Organization of American States, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS).

ACCT (associate), ACP, ALBA, C, Caricom, CDB, CELAC, ECLAC, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat (nonsignatory user), Interpol, IOC, ISO (subscriber), ITU, NAM, OAS, OECS, OPANAL, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO

See also

• List of diplomatic missions in Saint Lucia
• List of diplomatic missions of Saint Lucia
• Visa requirements for Saint Lucian citizens