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:Foreign relations of Antigua and Barbuda

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{{Politics of Antigua and Barbuda}}Antigua and Barbuda maintains diplomatic relations with the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the People's Republic of China, as well as with many Latin American countries and neighbouring Eastern Caribbean states. It is a member of the United Nations, the Commonwealth of Nations, the Organization of American States, the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas, Petrocaribe and the Eastern Caribbean's Regional Security System (RSS).

As a member of CARICOM, Antigua and Barbuda supported 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. The country agreed to contribute personnel to the multinational force which restored the democratically elected government of Haiti in October 1994.

In May 1997, Prime Minister Bird joined 14 other Caribbean leaders and President Clinton for the first-ever US-regional summit in Bridgetown, Barbados. The summit strengthened the basis for regional co-operation on justice and counter-narcotics issues, finance and development, and trade.

Antigua and Barbuda is also a member of the International Criminal Court with a Bilateral Immunity Agreement of protection for the US-military (as covered under Article 98).

Disputes – international:

none

Illicit drugs:

considered a minor transshipment point for narcotics bound for the US and Europe; more significant as a drug-money-laundering center.

Diplomatic relations

List of countries which Antigua and Barbuda has diplomatic relations with:

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! colspan="3" |File:Diplomatic relations of Antigua and Barbuda.svg

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!Country

!Date{{Cite web |title=Diplomatic relations between Antigua and Barbuda and ... |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/search?ln=en&as=1&m1=p&p1=Diplomatic+relations+between+Antigua+and+Barbuda+and+...&f1=series&op1=a&m2=a&p2=&f2=&op2=a&m3=a&p3=&f3=&dt=&d1d=&d1m=&d1y=&d2d=&d2m=&d2y=&rm=&ln=en&action_search=Search&sf=title&so=a&rg=50&c=United+Nations+Digital+Library+System&of=hb&fti=0&fti=0 |access-date=22 February 2022 |website=United Nations Digital Library}}

1

|{{Flag|Canada}}

|{{Dts|1 November 1981}}{{Cite web |title=A Guide to Canadian Diplomatic Relations 1925-2019 |url=https://www.cgai.ca/a_guide_to_canadian_diplomatic_relations_1925_2019 |access-date=23 February 2022}}

2

|{{Flag|South Korea}}

|{{Dts|1 November 1981}}{{cite web |author=Government of Antigua and Barbuda |title=Chronology of Antigua and Barbudas Bilateral relations |url=http://www.un.int/antigua/bilachro.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117180614/http://www.un.int/antigua/bilachro.htm |archive-date=17 January 2012 |access-date=24 February 2011}}

3

|{{Flag|United Kingdom}}

|{{Dts|1 November 1981}}{{Cite book |title=The Diplomatic Service List |publisher=Great Britain. Diplomatic Service Administration Office. |year=1985 |isbn=9780115916571 |pages=83}}

4

|{{Flag|United States}}

|{{Dts|1 November 1981}}{{Cite web |title=A Guide to the United States' History of Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations, by Country, since 1776: Antigua and Barbuda |url=https://history.state.gov/countries/antigua-barbuda |access-date=23 February 2022}}

5

|{{Flag|Malaysia}}

|{{Dts|1981}}{{Cite web |date=1 November 2021 |title=Wisma Putra congratulates Antigua and Barbuda 🇦🇬 on the joyous occasion of its 40th Independence Day. |url=https://twitter.com/MalaysiaMFA/status/1455144623798583300 |access-date=23 February 2022}}

6

|{{Flag|Australia}}

|{{Date table sorting|17 January 1982}}{{cite web |date=13 June 2024 |title=Diplomatic Relations |url=https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/diplomatic_relations_2#incoming-35186 |access-date=13 June 2024 |website=righttoknow.org.au}}

7

|{{Flag|Brazil}}

|{{Dts|2 February 1982}}

8

|{{Flag|Guyana}}

|{{Dts|3 February 1982}}{{cite web |title=Diplomatic relations |url=http://www.minfor.gov.gy/diplomatic-relations/ |access-date=21 April 2021 |archive-date=16 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216065040/https://www.minfor.gov.gy/diplomatic-relations/ |url-status=dead }}

9

|{{Flag|Colombia}}

|{{Dts|18 March 1982}}{{Cite web |title=Antigua y Barbuda |url=https://www.cancilleria.gov.co/internacional/politica/regiones/america/antigua-y-barbuda |access-date=23 February 2022 |language=es}}

10

|{{Flag|India}}

|{{Dts|2 April 1982}}{{Cite book |last=Kaul |first=Vimla |title=India Since Independence: Chronology of Events, 7 |publisher=Sagar Publications |year=1978 |pages=1630}}

11

|{{Flag|Germany}}

|{{Dts|4 May 1982}}

12

|{{Flag|France}}

|{{Dts|6 May 1982}}

13

|{{Flag|Netherlands}}

|{{Dts|11 May 1982}}

14

|{{Flag|Sweden}}

|{{Dts|11 June 1982}}

15

|{{Flag|Venezuela}}

|{{Dts|11 June 1982}}

16

|{{Flag|Iraq}}

|{{Dts|14 September 1982}}

17

|{{Flag|Japan}}

|{{Dts|4 October 1982}}

18

|{{Flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}

|{{Dts|6 December 1982}}{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/ufiche-test-document_jprs-82714/page/33/mode/1up?q=credentials |title=Latin America Report No. 2636 |date=24 January 1983 |publisher=United States Joint Publications Research Service |pages=33}}

19

|{{Flag|China}}

|{{Dts|1 January 1983}}

20

|{{Flag|Belize}}

|{{Dts|4 February 1983}}{{Cite web |title=Archived copy |url=http://www.mfa.gov.bz/images/documents/DIPLOMATIC%20RELATIONS.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230194831/http://www.mfa.gov.bz/images/documents/DIPLOMATIC%20RELATIONS.pdf |archive-date=30 December 2017 |access-date=30 December 2016}}

21

|{{Flag|Jamaica}}

|{{Dts|8 February 1983}}{{cite web |date=16 April 2021 |title=Countries with which Jamaica has Established Diplomatic Relations |url=http://mfaft.gov.jm/jm/establishment-of-diplomatic-relations |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308040029/http://mfaft.gov.jm/jm/establishment-of-diplomatic-relations |archive-date=8 March 2016 |access-date=16 April 2021}}

22

|{{Flag|Nigeria}}

|{{Dts|2 March 1983}}{{Cite book |title=Latin America Report, 2655 |publisher=[Executive Office of the President], Federal Broadcast Information Service, Joint Publications Research Service |year=1983 |pages=31}}

23

|{{Flag|Uganda}}

|{{Dts|2 March 1983}}

24

|{{Flag|Zambia}}

|{{Dts|2 March 1983}}

25

|{{Flag|Portugal}}

|{{Dts|20 March 1983}}{{Cite web |title=Antigua and Barbuda |url=https://portaldiplomatico.mne.gov.pt/en/bilateral-relations/general-countries/antigua-and-barbuda |access-date=12 November 2021}}

26

|{{Flag|Syria}}

|{{Dts|18 April 1983}}

27

|{{Flag|Israel}}

|{{Dts|22 June 1983}}

28

|{{Flag|Barbados}}

|{{Dts|19 September 1983}}{{Cite web |title=LIST OF COUNTRIES WITH WHICH BARBADOS HAS DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BY REGIONS |url=http://foreign.gov.bb/documents/foreign-policy/22-countries-with-diplomaic-relations-with-barbados/file |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813184054/https://www.foreign.gov.bb/documents/foreign-policy/22-countries-with-diplomaic-relations-with-barbados/file |archive-date=13 August 2017 |access-date=25 March 2021 |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (Barbados)}}

29

|{{Flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}

|{{Dts|19 September 1983}}{{cite web |title=Diplomatic Relations |url=https://www.foreign.gov.kn/2906-2/ |access-date=1 April 2021 |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Saint Kitts and Nevis}}

30

|{{Flag|Switzerland}}

|{{Dts|14 December 1983}}

31

|{{Flag|Saint Lucia}}

|{{Dts|1983}}{{Cite web |title=List of countries with which Saint Lucia has established Diplomatic Relations |url=https://www.externalaffairs.gov.lc/diplomatic-relations |access-date=23 February 2022 |archive-date=15 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215232235/https://www.externalaffairs.gov.lc/diplomatic-relations |url-status=dead }}

32

|{{Flag|Costa Rica}}

|{{Dts|16 January 1984}}

33

|{{Flag|Mexico}}

|{{Dts|14 September 1984}}{{Cite web |title=Antigua y Barbuda |url=https://embamex.sre.gob.mx/santalucia/index.php/embajada/concurrencias/antigua-y-barbuda |access-date=23 February 2022 |language=es}}

34

|{{Flag|Argentina}}

|{{Dts|7 December 1984}}{{Cite web |title=Comunicado Conjunto sobre establecimiento de Relaciones Diplomáticas entre el Gobierno de la República Argentina y el Gobierno de Antigua y Barbuda |url=https://tratados.cancilleria.gob.ar/tratado_ficha.php?id=lKCqnA== |access-date=23 February 2022 |language=es}}

35

|{{Flag|Austria}}

|{{Dts|25 March 1985}}

36

|{{Flag|Greece}}

|{{Dts|10 June 1985}}

37

|{{Flag|Peru}}

|{{Dts|24 June 1985}}

38

|{{Flag|Italy}}

|{{Dts|20 August 1985}}

39

|{{Flag|Bolivia}}

|{{Dts|26 August 1985}}

40

|{{Flag|Norway}}

|{{Dts|14 October 1985}}

41

|{{Flag|Denmark}}

|{{Dts|27 October 1985}}

42

|{{Flag|Belgium}}

|{{Dts|30 October 1985}}

–

|{{Flag|Holy See}}

|{{Dts|15 December 1986}}{{Cite web |title=Diplomatic Relations Of The Holy See |url=https://holyseemission.org/contents/mission/diplomatic-relations-of-the-holy-see.php |access-date=12 November 2021}}

43

|{{Flag|Uruguay}}

|{{Dts|27 April 1987}}

44

|{{Flag|Spain}}

|{{Dts|27 June 1988}}

45

|{{Flag|Suriname}}

|{{Dts|10 October 1989}}

46

|{{Flag|Algeria}}

|{{Dts|1 November 1989}}

47

|{{Flag|Russia}}

|{{Dts|5 January 1990}}

48

|{{Flag|Chile}}

|{{Dts|10 August 1990}}

49

|{{Flag|North Korea}}

|{{Dts|27 November 1990}}

50

|{{Flag|Guatemala}}

|{{Dts|3 February 1992}}

51

|{{Flag|Nicaragua}}

|{{Dts|20 February 1992}}

52

|{{Flag|Ukraine}}

|{{Dts|17 March 1993}}

53

|{{Flag|El Salvador}}

|{{Dts|18 March 1993}}

54

|{{Flag|Latvia}}

|{{Dts|19 March 1993}}

55

|{{Flag|Estonia}}

|{{Dts|4 June 1993}}

56

|{{Flag|Slovenia}}

|{{Dts|15 June 1993}}

57

|{{Flag|Armenia}}

|{{Dts|25 August 1993}}

58

|{{Flag|Cuba}}

|{{Dts|6 April 1994}}

59

|{{Flag|North Macedonia}}

|{{Dts|21 February 1995}}

60

|{{Flag|Azerbaijan}}

|{{Dts|5 April 1995}}

61

|{{Flag|Panama}}

|{{Dts|27 September 1996}}{{cite web |title=RELACIONES DIPLOMÁTICAS DE LA REPÚBLICA DE PANAMÁ |url=http://www.mire.gob.pa/sites/default/files/documentos/Trasnsparencia/gestion-anual-2011-2012.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806131148/https://mire.gob.pa/sites/default/files/documentos/Trasnsparencia/gestion-anual-2011-2012.pdf |archive-date=6 August 2020 |access-date=30 November 2021 |page=195}}

62

|{{Flag|Czech Republic}}

|{{Dts|31 January 1997}}

63

|{{Flag|Haiti}}

|{{Dts|11 June 1997}}

64

|{{Flag|Kuwait}}

|{{Dts|9 July 1998}}

65

|{{Flag|Croatia}}

|{{Dts|15 June 1999}}

66

|{{Flag|Slovakia}}

|{{Dts|21 June 1999}}

67

|{{Flag|Turkey}}

|{{Dts|June 1999}}{{Cite news |date=11 March 2014 |title=Antigua and Barbuda to benefit from diplomatic cooperation with friendly countries |url=https://caricom.org/antigua-and-barbuda-to-benefit-from-diplomatic-cooperation-with-friendly-countries/ |access-date=1 March 2022}}

68

|{{Flag|Belarus}}

|{{Dts|18 May 2000}}

69

|{{Flag|Ireland}}

|{{Dts|19 May 2000}}

70

|{{Flag|Bulgaria}}

|{{Dts|7 June 2001}}

71

|{{Flag|Maldives}}

|{{Dts|25 March 2002}}

72

|{{Flag|South Africa}}

|{{Dts|17 February 2004}}{{Cite web |title=Antigua and Barbuda |url=http://www.dirco.gov.za/foreign/bilateral/antiqua.html |access-date=23 February 2022}}

73

|{{Flag|Iceland}}

|{{Dts|11 March 2004}}

74

|{{Flag|Cyprus}}

|{{Dts|22 July 2004}}

75

|{{Flag|Malta}}

|{{Dts|23 July 2004}}

76

|{{Flag|Lithuania}}

|{{Dts|23 September 2004}}{{cite web |title=List of countries with which Lithuania has established diplomatic relations |url=https://jp.mfa.lt/default/en/list-of-countries-with-which-lithuania-has-established-diplomatic-relations |access-date=10 January 2022 |website= |archive-date=10 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110123939/https://jp.mfa.lt/default/en/list-of-countries-with-which-lithuania-has-established-diplomatic-relations |url-status=dead }}

77

|{{Flag|Hungary}}

|{{Dts|16 May 2005}}

78

|{{Flag|Poland}}

|{{Dts|13 September 2005}}{{Cite web |title=Antigua i Barbuda |url=https://www.gov.pl/web/kolumbia/antigua-i-barbuda |access-date=23 February 2022 |language=pl}}

79

|{{Flag|Thailand}}

|{{Dts|7 July 2006}}{{Cite web |title=แอนติกาและบาร์บูดา (Antigua and Barbuda) |url=https://www.mfa.go.th/th/content/5d5bd21415e39c3060027c85?cate=5d5bcb4e15e39c3060006875 |access-date=23 February 2022 |language=th}}

80

|{{Flag|Oman}}

|{{Dts|5 October 2006}}

81

|{{Flag|Qatar}}

|{{Dts|9 October 2006}}

82

|{{Flag|Bahrain}}

|{{Dts|20 October 2006}}

83

|{{Flag|Singapore}}

|{{Dts|12 December 2006}}

84

|{{Flag|Saudi Arabia}}

|{{Dts|12 February 2007}}

85

|{{Flag|United Arab Emirates}}

|{{Dts|4 May 2007}}

86

|{{Flag|Morocco}}

|{{Dts|3 July 2007}}{{Cite web |title=Antigua et Barbuda |url=http://www.diplomatie.ma/Politique%C3%A9trang%C3%A8re/Amerique/Am%C3%A9riqueduNordetCara%C3%AFbes/tabid/140/vw/1/ItemID/8357/language/en-US/Default.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215225741/http://www.diplomatie.ma/Politiqueétrangère/Amerique/AmériqueduNordetCaraïbes/tabid/140/vw/1/ItemID/8357/language/en-US/Default.aspx |archive-date=15 December 2013 |access-date=27 May 2023 |language=fr}}

87

|{{Flag|Libya}}

|{{Dts|31 August 2007}}

88

|{{Flag|Luxembourg}}

|{{Dts|26 September 2007}}

89

|{{Flag|Dominican Republic}}

|{{Dts|5 October 2007}}{{Cite news |date=7 July 2019 |title=República Dominicana y Antigua y Barbuda acuerdan reforzar relaciones bilaterales |language=es |url=https://eldia.com.do/republica-dominicana-y-antigua-y-barbuda-acuerdan-reforzar-relaciones-bilaterales/ |access-date=23 February 2022}}

90

|{{Flag|Kazakhstan}}

|{{Dts|16 November 2007}}

91

|{{Flag|Botswana}}

|{{Dts|6 December 2007}}

92

|{{Flag|Finland}}

|{{Dts|26 September 2008}}

93

|{{Flag|Ecuador}}

|{{Dts|10 August 2009}}{{Cite news |date=10 August 2009 |title=Ecuador oficializa relaciones diplomáticas con Antigua y Barbuda |language=es |url=https://www.eluniverso.com/2009/08/10/1/1355/ecuador-oficializa-relaciones-diplomaticas-antigua-barbuda.html/ |access-date=23 February 2022}}

94

|{{Flag|Brunei}}

|{{Dts|21 December 2009}}

95

|{{Flag|Cambodia}}

|{{Dts|28 April 2010}}

96

|{{Flag|Egypt}}

|{{Dts|7 July 2010}}

97

|{{Flag|Philippines}}

|{{Dts|16 July 2010}}

98

|{{Flag|Georgia}}

|{{Dts|7 April 2011}}

99

|{{Flag|Montenegro}}

|{{Dts|11 April 2011}}

100

|{{Flag|Tajikistan}}

|{{Dts|12 April 2011}}

101

|{{Flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}

|{{Dts|1 June 2011}}

102

|{{Flag|Andorra}}

|{{Dts|3 June 2011}}{{cite web |title=Diplomatic relations |url=https://www.exteriors.ad/en/101-continguts-angles/diplomatic-representations/diplomatic-relations |access-date=3 July 2021 |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Andorra}}

103

|{{Flag|Indonesia}}

|{{Dts|23 September 2011}}{{Cite web |date=29 May 2020 |title=Paul Ryan Appointed As The First Indonesian Honorary Consul to Antigua and Barbuda |url=https://kemlu.go.id/portal/en/read/1341/berita/paul-ryan-appointed-as-the-first-indonesian-honorary-consul-to-antigua-and-barbuda |access-date=23 February 2022}}

104

|{{Flag|Moldova}}

|{{Dts|18 November 2011}}

105

|{{Flag|Mongolia}}

|{{Dts|19 June 2013}}

106

|{{Flag|Vietnam}}

|{{Dts|8 November 2013}}

107

|{{Flag|New Zealand}}

|{{Dts|6 October 2014}}{{Cite web |title=Antigua - Environment - New Zealand's High Commissioner to CARICOM Tours Antigua |url=https://caribbeannewsservice.com/antigua-environment-new-zealand-s-high-commissioner-to-caricom-tours-antigua/ |access-date=14 June 2023 |website=Caribbean News Service|date=13 October 2014 }}

108

|{{Flag|Fiji}}

|{{Dts|20 February 2015}}

109

|{{Flag|Iran}}

|{{Dts|1 October 2015}}

110

|{{Flag|Paraguay}}

|{{Dts|21 September 2016}}

111

|{{Flag|Pakistan}}

|{{Dts|23 September 2016}}

112

|{{Flag|Lebanon}}

|{{Dts|April 2017}}{{Cite news |date=4 September 2019 |title=Antigua and Barbuda opens doors to new embassy in Beirut |url=https://www.zawya.com/mena/en/press-releases/story/Antigua_and_Barbuda_opens_doors_to_new_embassy_in_Beirut_Lebanon-ZAWYA20190904072058/ |access-date=23 February 2022}}

113

|{{Flag|Nepal}}

|{{Dts|25 July 2017}}

114

|{{Flag|Jordan}}

|{{Dts|27 September 2017}}

–

|{{Flag|Cook Islands}}

|{{Dts|9 November 2017}}{{Cite web |date=9 November 2017 |title=Antigua and Barbuda Establishes Diplomatic Relations with the Cook Islands |url=https://antigua-barbuda.com/hello-world |access-date=23 November 2021}}

115

|{{Flag|Romania}}

|{{Dts|5 April 2018}}{{Cite web |date=10 April 2018 |title=Romania and Antigua & Barbuda have agreed to establish diplomatic relations |url=https://www.mae.ro/en/node/45623 |access-date=23 February 2022}}

116

|{{Flag|Liechtenstein}}

|{{Dts|25 September 2018}}

117

|{{Flag|Serbia}}

|{{Dts|28 September 2018}}

118

|{{Flag|San Marino}}

|{{Dts|12 December 2018}}{{Cite web |title=16-17-18-21-22-23-24 settembre 2020 |url=https://www.consigliograndeegenerale.sm/on-line/home/lavori-consiliari/verbali-sedute/documento17120695.html |access-date=3 December 2021 |pages=15–16 |language=it}}

119

|{{Flag|Monaco}}

|{{Dts|28 February 2019}}{{Cite web |date=28 February 2019 |title=Diplomacy: Accreditation of Ambassadors from Bahrain – Antigua and Barbuda – Panama – Bosnia and Herzegovina |url=https://en.gouv.mc/Policy-Practice/Monaco-Worldwide/Diplomacy-and-International-Presence/News/Diplomacy-Accreditation-of-Ambassadors-from-Bahrain-Antigua-and-Barbuda-Panama-Bosnia-and-Herzegovina |access-date=1 March 2022}}

—

|{{Flag|Kosovo}}

|{{Dts|24 July 2019}}{{Cite news |date=24 July 2019 |title=Antigua And Kosovo Sign Visa Waiver Agreement, Establishes Diplomatic Relations |work=Antigua News Room |url=https://antiguanewsroom.com/antigua-and-kosovo-sign-visa-waiver-agreement-establishes-diplomatic-relations/}}

120

|{{Flag|Rwanda}}

|{{Dts|10 December 2019}}

121

|{{Flag|Ethiopia}}

|Before March 2020{{Cite web |date=10 March 2020 |title=Ambassador of Antigua and Barbuda to Ethiopia with concurrent accreditation to Ghana... |url=https://twitter.com/ghanamfa/status/1237278838566072320 |access-date=25 April 2022}}

122

|{{Flag|Ghana}}

|Before March 2020

123

|{{Flag|Kyrgyzstan}}

|{{Dts|3 June 2021}}{{Cite web |title=Список стран, с которыми КР установил дипломатические отношения |url=https://mfa.gov.kg/kg/osnovnoe-menyu/vneshnyaya-politika/mezhdunarodnye-dogovory/spisok-stran-s-kotorymi-ustanovleny-dipotnosheniya/spisok-stran-s-kotorymi-kr-ustanovil-diplomaticheskie-otnosheniya |access-date=10 October 2021 |language=ru}}

124

|{{Flag|Uzbekistan}}

|{{Dts|13 June 2022}}

125

|{{Flag|Kenya}}

|{{Dts|23 June 2022}}{{Cite web |title=CS Amb Raychelle Omamo signed Joint Communique on establishing diplomatic relations with Belize Foreign Minister Hon. Eamon Courtenay, Wednesday, June 22 2022 and signed with Hon.Chet Greene, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Immigration and Trade of Antigua and Barbuda, Thurs 23rd. |url=https://twitter.com/ForeignOfficeKE/status/1539959778587336704 |access-date=23 June 2022}}

126

|{{Flag|Cape Verde}}

|September 2022{{Cite web |title=Cabo Verde estabelece relações diplomáticas com Trinidade e Tobago |url=https://www.governo.cv/cabo-verde-estabelece-relacoes-diplomaticas-com-trinidade-e-tobago/ |access-date=15 April 2023 |website=Governo de Cabo Verde|date=15 March 2023 }}

127

|{{Flag|Benin}}

|{{Dts|21 December 2023}}

—

|{{Flag|State of Palestine}}

|{{Dts|14 June 2024}}

128

|{{Flag|Seychelles}}

|{{Dts|23 September 2024}}

129

|{{Flag|Bahamas}}

|Unknown

130

|{{Flag|Dominica}}

|Unknown

131

|{{Flag|Grenada}}

|Unknown

132

|{{Flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}

|Unknown

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|{{flag|Belize}}

4 February 1983Antigua & Barbuda and Belize are two of fifteen commonwealth realms, members of: the Association of Caribbean States, the Caribbean Community, the Caribbean Development Bank, the Commonwealth of Nations, ECLAC, EU-CARIFORUM, the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States, the Organization of American States, and the United Nations. Both countries established diplomatic relations on 4 February 1983.{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.bz/images/documents/DIPLOMATIC%20RELATIONS.pdf|title=DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS – BELIZE|website=Mfa.gov.bz|access-date=30 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230194831/http://www.mfa.gov.bz/images/documents/DIPLOMATIC%20RELATIONS.pdf|archive-date=30 December 2017|url-status=dead}}
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|{{flag|Canada}}

1 November 1981Antigua & Barbuda and Canada are two of fifteen commonwealth realms, members of: the Commonwealth of Nations, the Organization of American States, and the United Nations. Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1967.{{cite web|url=https://international.gc.ca/world-monde/antigua_barbuda/index.aspx?lang=eng|title=Canada and Antigua and Barbuda|first=Global Affairs Canada|last=Government of Canada|website=International.gc.ca}}{{cite web|url=https://international.gc.ca/world-monde/antigua_barbuda/relations.aspx?lang=eng|title=Canada and Antigua and Barbuda relations|first=Global Affairs Canada|last=Government of Canada|website=International.gc.ca}}

  • Antigua and Barbuda is accredited to Canada from its embassy in Washington, D.C., United States and has a consulate-general in Toronto.
  • The Canadian High Commission in Bridgetown, Barbados is accredited to Antigua and Barbuda.{{cite web |url=http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/barbados-barbade/bilateral_relations_bilaterales/canada_antigua-barbuda.aspx?menu_id=9&menu=L |title=Canada – Antigua and Barbuda Relations |access-date=22 April 2013 |archive-date=16 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516025137/http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/barbados-barbade/bilateral_relations_bilaterales/canada_antigua-barbuda.aspx?menu_id=9&menu=L |url-status=dead }}
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|{{flag|China}}

1 January 1983{{Main|Antigua and Barbuda–China relations}}

Both countries have established diplomatic relations.{{cite web|url=https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/wjb_663304/zzjg_663340/ldmzs_664952/gjlb_664956/3448_664958/|title=Antigua and Barbuda|website=Fmprc.gov.cn}}

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|{{flag|Cyprus}}

21 July 2004*Both countries established diplomatic relations on 22 July 2004.{{cite web|url=http://www.olc.gov.cy/olc/olc.nsf/all/5B42B7C9F497794742257A76002F5954/$file/ANTIGUA%20AND%20BARBUDA.pdf?openelement|title=Joint Communiqué concerning the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the Republic of Cyprus and Antigua and Barbuda|location=New York|date=22 July 2004|format=PDF|website=Olc.gov.cy|access-date=30 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209124318/http://www.olc.gov.cy/olc/olc.nsf/all/5B42B7C9F497794742257A76002F5954/$file/ANTIGUA%20AND%20BARBUDA.pdf?openelement|archive-date=9 December 2018|url-status=dead}}

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|{{flag|Denmark }}

28 October 1985Denmark is represented in Antigua and Barbuda by its Consulate General in New York and an honorary consulate in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda.{{cite web|url=http://antiguabarbuda.um.dk/da/|title=Antigua og Barbuda|website=Anitguabarbuda.um.dk}}
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|{{flag|Guyana}}

3 February 1982*Both countries established diplomatic relations on 3 February 1982.{{cite web|url=http://www.minfor.gov.gy/diplomatic-relations/|title=Countries with which Guyana has Establishment Diplomatic Relations – Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Co-operative Republic of Guyana|website=Minfor.gov.gy|access-date=7 December 2018|archive-date=16 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216065040/https://www.minfor.gov.gy/diplomatic-relations/|url-status=dead}}

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|{{flag|India}}

{{Main|Antigua and Barbuda–India relations}}

Both countries have established diplomatic relations and have an Extradition Arrangement.{{cite web|url=https://mea.gov.in/leta.htm|title=MEA - List of Extradition Treaties/Arrangements|website=Mea.gov.in}}{{cite web|url=https://mea.gov.in/Images/CPV/AntiguaBarbuda.pdf|title=MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS ORDER|location=New Delhi|date=3 August 2018|website=Mea.gov.in|access-date=30 January 2019}}

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|{{flag|Ireland}}

19 May 2000Ireland is represented in Antigua and Barbuda through its embassy in Washington DC, United States.{{cite web|url=https://www.dfa.ie/travel/travel-advice/a-z-list-of-countries/antigua-and-barbuda/|title=Antigua & Barbuda - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade|website=Dfa.ie}}{{cite web|url=https://www.dfa.ie/embassies/irish-embassies-abroad/caribbean/antigua-and-barbuda/|title=Antigua and Barbuda - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade|website=Dfa.ie}}
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|{{flag|Israel}}

22 June 1983Israel is represented in Antigua and Barbuda through its embassy in Dominican Republic.{{Cite web |url=http://mfa.gov.il/MFA/AboutTheMinistry/Pages/Israel-s%20Diplomatic%20Missions%20Abroad.aspx |title=Israel's Diplomatic Missions Abroad: Status of relations |access-date=7 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420071334/http://mfa.gov.il/MFA/AboutTheMinistry/Pages/Israel-s%20Diplomatic%20Missions%20Abroad.aspx |archive-date=20 April 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}
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|{{flag|Malta}}

23 July 2004*Both countries established diplomatic relations on 23 July 2004.{{Cite web |url=https://foreignaffairs.gov.mt/en/Treaties+Series/Pages/Treaties+Documents/Antigua-and-Barbuba---Establishment-of-Diplomatic-Relations.aspx |access-date=30 January 2019 |df=dmy-all }}

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|{{flag|Mexico}}

14 September 1984{{main|Antigua and Barbuda–Mexico relations}}

  • Antigua and Barbuda has a non-resident ambassador accredited to Mexico from its capital in St. John's.{{cite web|url=http://www.senado.gob.mx/sgsp/gaceta/63/2/2017-04-27-1/assets/documentos/Dic_REALC_Emb_Sta.Lucia_Oscar_Esparza.pdf|title=Mexico's Relations with the Caribbean|website=Sebado.gob.mx}}
  • Mexico is accredited to Antigua and Barbuda from its embassy in Castries, Saint Lucia and maintains an honorary consulate in St. John's.{{cite web|url=https://embamex.sre.gob.mx/santalucia/|title=Inicio|website=Embamex.sre.gob.mx|access-date=30 January 2019}}
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|{{flag|New Zealand}}

*Both countries have established diplomatic relations.{{cite web|url=https://www.mfat.govt.nz/en/countries-and-regions/caribbean/|title=Caribbean|first=New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and|last=Trade|website=Mfat.govt.nz}}

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|{{flag|South Africa}}

26 June 2004*Both countries have established diplomatic relations.{{cite web|url=http://www.dirco.gov.za/foreign/bilateral/antiqua.html|title=Antigua and Barbuda|website=Dirco.gov.za}}

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1 November 1981The establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Korea (South Korea) and Antigua and Barbuda began on 1 November 1981.{{Cite web |url=http://www.mofa.go.kr/ENG/countries/latinamerica/countries/20070803/1_24563.jsp?menu=m_30_30 |title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea-Latin America and Caribbean |access-date=8 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709222810/http://www.mofa.go.kr/ENG/countries/latinamerica/countries/20070803/1_24563.jsp?menu=m_30_30 |archive-date=9 July 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}
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|{{flag|Spain}}

27 June 1988Both countries established diplomatic relations on 27 June 1988.
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|{{flag|Turkey}}

Feb. 3, 1982{{Cite web | url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-antigua-and-barbuda.en.mfa| title= Relations between Turkey and Antigua and Barbuda|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey}}See Antigua and Barbuda–Turkey relations

  • Turkish Embassy in Santo Domingo is accredited to Antigua and Barbuda.{{Cite web | url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-antigua-and-barbuda.en.mfa| title= Relations between Turkey and Antigua and Barbuda|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey}}
  • Trade volume between the two countries was 12.5 million USD in 2019.{{Cite web | url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-antigua-and-barbuda.en.mfa| title= Relations between Turkey and Antigua and Barbuda|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey}}
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1 November 1981{{Main|Antigua and Barbuda–United Kingdom relations}}

Both countries have established diplomatic relations.

Both countries are full members of Commonwealth of Nations.

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1 November 1981{{Main|Antigua and Barbuda–United States relations}}

Relations between Antigua and Barbuda and the United States have been friendly since Antigua and Barbuda's independence from the United Kingdom in 1981.

The United States has supported the Government of Antigua and Barbuda's effort to expand its economic base and to improve its citizens' standard of living. However, concerns over the lack of adequate regulation of the financial services sector prompted the US Government to issue a financial advisory for Antigua and Barbuda in 1999. The advisory was lifted in 2001, but the US Government continues to monitor the Government of Antigua and Barbuda's regulation of financial services.

The United States also has been active in supporting post-hurricane disaster assistance and rehabilitation through the US Agency for International Development's (USAID) Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance and the Peace Corps. US assistance is primarily channelled through multilateral agencies such as the World Bank and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), as well as through the USAID office in Bridgetown, Barbados.

Antigua and Barbuda is strategically situated in the Leeward Islands near maritime transport lanes of major importance to the United States. Antigua has long hosted a US military presence. A former US Navy support facility, turned over to the Government of Antigua and Barbuda in 1995, is now being developed as a regional coast guard training facility.

Antigua and Barbuda's location close to the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico makes it an attractive transshipment point for narcotics traffickers. To address these problems, the United States and Antigua and Barbuda have signed a series of counter-narcotic and counter-crime treaties and agreements, including a maritime law enforcement agreement (1995), subsequently amended to include overflight and order-to-land provisions (1996); a bilateral extradition treaty (1996); and a mutual legal assistance treaty (1996). In addition, Antigua and Barbuda receives counter-narcotics assistance and benefits from US military exercise-related and humanitarian civic assistance construction projects.

In 2005, Antigua and Barbuda had 239,804 stay-over visitors, with nearly 28% of Antigua and Barbuda's visitors coming from the United States. It is estimated that 4,500 Americans reside in the country.

In 2005 both countries disputed a World Trade Organization ruling over gambling law. In 2007 relations were strained when Antigua and Barbuda demanded sanctions worth $3.4bn imposed on the US for its failure to obey the WTO gambling ruling stating that "while we realise this is a significant step for Antigua and Barbuda to take, we feel we have no choice in the matter".{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6226930.stm|title=Antigua hits back at US on gaming|date=21 June 2007|website=News.bbc.co.uk}} Nevertheless, relations between the two countries are still strong.

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15 June 1982{{Main|Antigua and Barbuda–Venezuela relations}}

Antigua and Barbuda enjoys close relations with Venezuela. As of June 2009 it became a formal member of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA) international co-operation organisation and the Caribbean oil alliance Petrocaribe. In 2009 Antigua and Barbuda received US$50 million from Venezuela because of the country's membership of these initiatives.

"We have benefited from these relationships and so we will continue to forge these alliances, whether it is with Venezuela, Cuba or whoever else that we feel is in the interest of Antigua and Barbuda and the sub-region," said the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Baldwin Spencer.{{cite web |url=http://www.cananews.net/news/131/ARTICLE/41879/2009-09-12.html |title=NO APOLOGIES: Spencer defends ties with Venezuela |access-date=2009-09-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218045509/http://www.cananews.net/news/131/ARTICLE/41879/2009-09-12.html |archive-date=18 February 2012 |df=dmy-all }}

See also

References

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External links

  • [https://history.state.gov/countries/antigua-barbuda History of Antigua and Barbuda – U.S. relations]

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