Foreign relations of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Politics of Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSaint 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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

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Bilateral relations

Country	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Template:Flag	1983	Both countries established diplomatic relations on October 4, 1983.<ref name="foreign.gov.vc">Template:Cite web</ref> Both countries are full members of the Organization of American States.
Template:Flag		Australia is represented in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines by its High Commission in Trinidad and Tobago.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Template:Flag	1981	Both countries established diplomatic relations on September 21, 1981.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Both countries are members of CARICOM.
Template:Flag	2007	Both countries established diplomatic relations on February 22, 2007.<ref name="foreign.gov.vc"/> Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Template:Flag	1979	Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1979.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Both countries are full members of the Organization of American States and of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Template:Flag	1981	Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1981.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Saint Vincent and the Grenadines maintains an embassy in Taipei while Taiwan is represented by its embassy in Kingstown.
Template:Flag		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.
Template:Flag	2006	Both countries established diplomatic relations on August 2, 2006.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Template:Flag		Denmark is represented in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines by its embassy in Mexico City and an honorary consulate in Kingstown.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Flag		Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations, of the Organization of American States and of the Caribbean Community.
Template:Flag	1976-01-30	Finland is represented in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines through a roving ambassador.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Finland has an honorary consulate in Kingstown.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is represented in Finland through its embassy in London.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Flag		Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations, of the Organization of American States and of the Caribbean Community.
Template:Flag		Both countries established diplomatic relations on October 27, 1979.<ref>[ Template:Cite web]</ref> Both countries are members of CARICOM.
Template:Flag		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.
Template:Flag	2004	Both countries established diplomatic relations on May 27, 2004.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Iceland is represented in Saint-Vincent-and-the-Grenadines by its Mission to the United Nations in New York City, United States.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Flag	2013	Ireland is represented in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines through its embassy in Washington DC, United States.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Flag		See India–Saint Vincent and the Grenadines relations
Template:Flag	2003	Both countries established diplomatic relations on May 27, 2003.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Both countries are full members of Commonwealth of Nations.
Template:Flag	1993	Both countries established diplomatic relations on January 28, 1993.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Flag	2004	Both countries established diplomatic relations on December 10, 2004.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Template:Flag	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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Flag		New Zealand is represented in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines by its embassy in Bridgetown, Barbados.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Template:Flag	2006	Both countries established diplomatic relations on July 17, 2006.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Both countries are full members of the Organization of American States.
Template:Flag	2011-05-04	Both countries established diplomatic relations on May 4, 2011.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Template:Flag	1995	Both countries established diplomatic relations on September 1, 1995.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Template:Flag	1979-10-28	The establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Korea and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines began on October 28, 1979.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The Republic of Korea is represented in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines by its embassy in Trinidad and Tobago.
Template:Flag	1986	See Saint Vincent and the Grenadines–Spain relations Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1986.
Template:Flag		Both countries are full members of the Organization of American States and of the Caribbean Community.
Template:Flag	1985	Both countries established consular relations in 1985 and diplomatic relations in 2001.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Flag		Both nations are member of CARICOM and members of the Commonwealth of Nations
Template:Flag	July 27, 2004<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	See Saint Vincent and the Grenadines–Turkey relations Turkish Embassy in Port of Spain is accredited to St. Vincent and Grenadines.<ref name="auto131">Template:Cite web</ref> Trade volume between the two countries was US$11.3 million in 2019 (St. Vincent's exports/imports: 6.5/4.8 million USD).<ref name="auto131"/>
Template:Flag	2004-07-27	Both countries established diplomatic relations on July 27, 2004.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Both countries are full members of Commonwealth of Nations.
Template:Flag	27 October 1979	See Saint Vincent and the Grenadines–United Kingdom relations Saint Vincent and the Grenadines established diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom in 27 October 1979.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Both countries are Commonwealth Realms. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines maintains a high commission in London.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The United Kingdom is accredited to its high commission in Kingstown.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Flag		See Saint Vincent and the Grenadines–United States relations
Template:Flag		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.

See also

• List of diplomatic missions in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• List of diplomatic missions of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines