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{{Politics of Gabon}}

Gabon has followed a non-aligned policy, advocating dialogue in international affairs and recognizing both parts of divided countries. Since 1973, the number of countries establishing diplomatic relations with Gabon has doubled. In inter-African affairs, Gabon espouses development by evolution rather than revolution and favors regulated free enterprise as the system most likely to promote rapid economic growth. Concerned about stability in Central Africa and the potential for intervention, Gabon has been directly involved with mediation efforts in Chad, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Angola, and former Zaire. In December 1999, through the mediation efforts of President Bongo, a peace accord was signed in the Republic of Congo between the government and most leaders of an armed rebellion. President Bongo has remained involved in the continuing Congolese peace process. Gabon has been a strong proponent of regional stability, and Gabonese armed forces played an important role in the UN Peacekeeping Mission to the Central African Republic (MINURCA).

Gabon is a member of the UN and some of its specialized and related agencies, including the World Bank; Organisation of African Unity (OAU); Central African Customs Union (UDEAC/CEMAC); EC association under Lomé Convention; Communaute Financiere Africaine (CFA); Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC); Non-Aligned Movement; Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).

Gabon 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).

Diplomatic relations

List of countries which Gabon maintains diplomatic relations with:

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1

|{{Flag|Japan}}

|{{Date table sorting|17 August 1960}}{{Cite web |title=Countries & Regions |url=https://www.mofa.go.jp/region/index.html |access-date=16 July 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan}}

2

|{{Flag|United States}}

|{{Dts|17 August 1960}}{{Cite web |title=All Countries |url=https://history.state.gov/countries/all |access-date=12 November 2021 |website=Office of the Historian}}

3

|{{flag|France}}

|{{Dts|18 August 1960}}{{Cite journal |title=Liste Chronologique des Ambassadeurs, Envoyés Extraordinaires, Ministres Plénipotentiaires et Chargés D'Affaires de France à L'Étranger Depuis 1945 |url=https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/maep0035-0120_cle8a5377.pdf |journal=Diplomatie.gouv.fr |language=fr |access-date=15 December 2023}}

4

|{{flag|Belgium}}

|{{dts|3 October 1960}}{{Cite book |title=Recueil Consulaire Contenant les Rapports Commerciaux des Agents Belges a L'Etranger Volume 120 |publisher=Belgium. Ministère des affaires étrangères |year=1903 |pages=12 |language=fr}}

5

|{{flag|Israel}}

|{{Dts|15 November 1960}}{{Cite book |last=Yitzhak Oron |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0LooyExir7EC&dq=appointed+Israel%27s+first+ambassador+to+the+Congo+Republic+%2C+Ram+Yaron&pg=PA309 |title=Middle East Record Volume 1, 1960, Volume 1 |publisher=The Moshe Dayan Center |year=1960 |pages=309 and 315}}

6

|{{flag|United Kingdom}}

|{{dts|9 December 1960}}{{Cite web |title=THE LONDON GAZETTE, 5th MAY 1961 |url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/42346/page/3340/data.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114161616/https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/42346/page/3340/data.pdf |archive-date=14 January 2024 |access-date=9 March 2024 |work=The London Gazette |page=3340}}{{failed verification|reason=The source does not state when Gabon and the United Kingdom established diplomatic relations.|date=May 2025}}

7

|{{Flag|Tunisia}}

|{{dts|1960}}{{Cite web |title=Relations bilatérales |url=http://www.diplomatie.gov.tn/index.php?id=357&no_cache=1&tx_wdbilaterales_pi1[action]=singleView&tx_wdbilaterales_pi1[pointer]=0&tx_wdbilaterales_pi1[mode]=1&tx_wdbilaterales_pi1[showUid]=73 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531004930/http://www.diplomatie.gov.tn/index.php?id=357 |archive-date=31 May 2012 |access-date=4 June 2023 |language=fr}}

8

|{{flag|Netherlands}}

|{{Date table sorting|24 August 1961}}{{Cite book |title=Jaarboek van het Departement van Buitenlandse Zaken Volumes 69-72 |publisher=Netherlands. Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken |year=1961 |pages=97 |language=nl}}

9

|{{flag|Luxembourg}}

|{{dts|1 December 1961}}{{Cite web |title=Bulletin de documentation_1961_17 |url=https://sip.gouvernement.lu/dam-assets/publications/bulletin/1961/BID_1961_17/BID_1961_17.pdf |access-date=24 May 2023 |website=sip.gouvernement.lu |page=9 |language=fr}}

10

|{{flag|Canada}}

|{{dts|February 1962}}{{Cite web |last=Linwood |first=DeLong |date=January 2020 |title=A Guide to Canadian Diplomatic Relations 1925-2019 |url=https://www.cgai.ca/a_guide_to_canadian_diplomatic_relations_1925_2019 |access-date=26 June 2023}}

11

|{{flag|Germany}}

|{{dts|13 April 1962}}{{Cite web |title=Gabun: Steckbrief |url=https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/service/laender/gabun-node/gabun-226322 |website=Auswärtiges Amt |access-date=6 March 2025 |language=de}}

12

|{{Flag|Lebanon}}

|{{dts|24 September 1962}}{{Cite book |title=Europe, France outremer Issues 382-392 |pages=63 |language=fr}}

13

|{{Flag|South Korea}}

|{{Date table sorting|1 October 1962}}{{Cite web |title=Countries & Regions |url=https://www.mofa.go.kr/eng/nation/m_4902/list.do |access-date=24 May 2023}}

14

|{{Flag|Republic of the Congo}}

|{{Date table sorting|November 1962}}{{Cite book |title=Revue d'histoire de la deuxième guerre mondiale et des conflits contemporains Volume 49 |publisher=Presses universitaires de France |year=1999 |pages=80 |language=fr |quote=Gabon et le Congo établirent des relations diplomatiques en novembre 1962 ...}}

15

|{{flag|Cameroon}}

|{{dts|1 February 1963}}{{Cite book |title=Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts, Issues 27-28 |year=1963 |pages=I9}}

16

|{{flag|Turkey}}

|{{dts|1 February 1963}}

17

|{{flag|Italy}}

|{{dts|6 February 1963}}{{Cite web |title=Presidenza Antonio Segni: André Jaques Mintsa, nuovo ambasciatore del Gabon: presentazione lettere credenziali |url=https://archivio.quirinale.it/aspr/fotografico/PHOTO-001-010996/presidente/antonio-segni/andre-jaques-mintsa-nuovo-ambasciatore-del-gabon-presentazione-lettere-credenziali |access-date=2 October 2023 |website=Portale storico della Presidenza della Repubblica |language=it}}

18

|{{flag|Chad}}

|{{dts|3 September 1963}}{{Cite book |title=Année africaine |publisher=Éditions A. Pedone. |year=1963 |pages=300 |language=fr |quote=3 septembre. — M. Gandion, représentant du Tchad au Gabon, présente ses lettres de créances à M. Léon M'Ba.}}

19

|{{Flag|Mali}}

|{{dts|30 October 1963}}{{Cite book |title=Europe, France outremer Issues 405-416 |publisher=1963 |pages=62 |language=fr |quote=M. Abdoul Thierno Diallo, ambassadeur du Mali au Gabon, résidant à Léopoldville, a présenté ses lettres de créance au Président Mba.}}

20

|{{flag|Sudan}}

|{{dts|1963}}{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/statesmansyearbo1963unse/page/1443/mode/1up |title=The Statesman's year-book 1963 |date=18 May 1864 |publisher=New York : St. Martin's Press |pages=1443 |access-date=15 March 2024}}

21

|{{Flag|Switzerland}}

|{{dts|11 February 1964}}{{Cite web |title=Ambassade de Suisse à Kinshasa (1962...) |url=https://dodis.ch/R12007 |access-date=24 June 2023 |website=dodis.ch |language=fr}}

22

|{{Flag|Spain}}

|{{dts|25 February 1964}}{{Cite web |title=Relaciones diplomáticas del Estado Espaniol |url=https://www.raco.cat/index.php/AnuarioCIDOB/article/download/33281/85107/ |access-date=23 July 2022 |page=307 |language=es}}

23

|{{Flag|Central African Republic}}

|{{dts|26 March 1964}}{{Cite book |title=Problèmes et perspectives économiques du Gabon |publisher=1964 |pages=63 |language=fr |quote=M. Clément Sevot, ambassadeur de la R.C.A. au Gabon, avec résidence à Yaoundé, a présenté ses lettres de créance au president Mba}}

24

|{{Flag|Sweden}}

|{{dts|May 1965}}{{Cite book |title=Marchés tropicaux et méditerranéens, Volume 22 |date=April 1966 |pages=1593 |language=fr}}

25

|{{Flag|Norway}}

|{{Dts|28 September 1965}}{{cite web |date=27 April 1999 |title=Norges opprettelse af diplomatiske forbindelser med fremmede stater |url=https://www.regjeringen.no/globalassets/departementene/ud/vedlegg/protokoll/diplomatiske_forbindelser.pdf |access-date=18 October 2021 |website=regjeringen.no |language=no}}

26

|{{Flag|Burkina Faso}}

|{{Dts|11 November 1965}}{{Cite book |title=Africa Research Bulletin |publisher=Blackwell |year=1965 |pages=396}}

27

|{{Flag|India}}

|{{dts|16 July 1966}}{{Cite book |title=Marchés tropicaux et méditerranéens Volume 22 |publisher=1966 |pages=2049 |language=fr |quote=Un accord est intervenu entre l'Inde et le Gabon pour l'établissement de relations diplomatiques au niveau d'ambassades entre les deux pays ...}}

28

|{{Flag|Ivory Coast}}

|{{dts|30 December 1966}}{{Cite book |title=Bulletin de l'Afrique noire - Issues 445-469 |publisher=Ediafric |year=1967 |language=fr}}

—

|{{Flag|Holy See}}

|{{dts|31 October 1967}}{{Cite web |title=Diplomatic relations of the Holy See |url=https://holyseemission.org/contents/mission/diplomatic-relations-of-the-holy-see.php |access-date=5 September 2022}}

29

|{{Flag|Ethiopia}}

|{{dts|1967}}{{Cite web |date=10 August 2017 |title=Ethiopia, Gabon Agree to Consolidate Relations |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=884529115027683&id=349142568566343&set=a.349159025231364 |access-date=26 January 2025 |website=Ethiopian Press Agency/Tigrigna on Facebook}}

30

|{{Flag|Niger}}

|{{dts|22 April 1968}}{{Cite book |title=Africa Research Bulletin |publisher=Blackwell |year=1968 |pages=1033}}

31

|{{Flag|Senegal}}

|{{dts|17 May 1968}}{{Cite book |title=Africa Research Bulletin |publisher=Blackwell |year=1968 |pages=1062 |quote=Gabon's new Ambassador to Senegal, M. Abdoulaye Moctar M'Bingt, presented his credentials to President Senghor on May 17th.}}

32

|{{Flag|Togo}}

|{{dts|21 June 1968}}{{Cite book |title=Bulletin de l'Afrique noire - Issues 514-526 |publisher=La Documentation africaine |year=1968 |language=fr}}

33

|{{Flag|Equatorial Guinea}}

|{{dts|1968}}{{Cite book |title=Europe, France outremer Issues 465-476 |publisher=1968 |year= |pages=72 |language=fr |quote=Le Gabon et la Guinée Equatoriale ont décidé d'établir des relations diplomatiques au niveau des ambassades}}

34

|{{Flag|Benin}}

|{{dts|29 October 1969}}{{Cite book |title=Africa Research Bulletin |publisher=Blackwell |year=1969 |pages=1544}}

35

|{{Flag|Democratic Republic of Congo}}

|{{dts|28 January 1970}}{{Cite book |title=Africa Research Bulletin |publisher=Blackwell |year=1970 |pages=1636}}

36

|{{Flag|Austria}}

|{{dts|1 April 1970}}{{Cite book |last=Michael Th Neugebauer |title=Die österreichisch-afrikanischen Beziehungen seit 1955 Wirtschaft, Politik, Entwicklungspolitik, Kultur |publisher=Böhlau |year=1992 |pages=111 |language=de}}

37

|{{Flag|Morocco}}

|{{dts|12 July 1972}}{{Cite book |title=Africa |publisher=Agence France Presse |year=1972 |pages=8}}

38

|{{flag|Romania}}

|{{dts|21 September 1972}}{{Cite web |title=Diplomatic Relations of Romania |url=https://www.mae.ro/en/node/2187 |access-date=28 December 2023 |website=Ministerul Afacerilor Externe}}

39

|{{flag|Nigeria}}

|{{dts|18 January 1973}}{{Cite book |title=Translations on Sub-Saharan Africa, Issues 1254-1264 |publisher=United States. Joint Publications Research Service |year=1973 |pages=56}}

40

|{{flag|Denmark}}

|{{dts|2 April 1973}}{{Cite book |url=https://slaegtsbibliotek.dk/910991.pdf |title=Kongelig Dansk Hof-og Statskalender 1974 |year=1974 |pages=254 |language=da}}

41

|{{flag|Egypt}}

|{{dts|9 April 1973}}{{Cite book |title=Keesing's Contemporary Archives Volume 19 |publisher=Keesing's Limited |year=1973 |pages=26234}}

42

|{{flag|Algeria}}

|{{dts|8 September 1973}}{{Cite web |last=Pr. Borsali Fewzi |title=Culture du dialogue : Algérie –Afrique sub-saharienne 1962-1988 |url=https://www.asjp.cerist.dz/en/downArticle/180/1/1/36079 |access-date=20 July 2023 |page= |language=fr}}

43

|{{flag|Serbia}}

|{{dts|4 October 1973}}{{cite web |title=Bilateral cooperation |url=https://www.mfa.gov.rs/en/foreign-policy/bilateral-cooperation |access-date=24 December 2021 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Serbia}}

44

|{{flag|Russia}}

|{{DTS|15 October 1973}}{{Cite book |title=Soviet Foreign Policy: 1945-1980 |publisher=Progress Publishers |year=1981 |pages=642–681}}

45

|{{flag|Libya}}

|{{DTS|1 November 1973}}{{Cite book |title=Cairo Press Review |publisher=1973 |pages=25}}

46

|{{Flag|United Arab Emirates}}

|{{dts|6 January 1974}}{{Cite book |title=ARR Arab Report and Record |publisher=Economic Features, Limited |year=1974 |pages=13 |quote=on 6 January ... It was agreed later that the UAE an Gabon would establish diplomatic relations ...}}

47

|{{flag|Brazil}}

|{{dts|11 January 1974}}{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jh0FAQAAIAAJ&dq=Brazil+and+Gabon+decided+to+establish+diplomatic+relations+at+ambassadorial+level&pg=RA4-PA29 |title=Translations on Sub-Saharan Africa Issues 1423-1432 |publisher=United States. Joint Publications Research Service |year=1974 |pages=29}}

48

|{{Flag|Argentina}}

|{{DTS|22 January 1974}}{{Cite web |title=Biblioteca Digital de Tratados |url=https://tratados.cancilleria.gob.ar/busqueda.php |access-date=27 June 2023 |language=es}}

49

|{{flag|North Korea}}

|{{dts|29 January 1974}}{{Cite web |date=2016 |title=DPRK Diplomatic Relations |url=https://www.ncnk.org/sites/default/files/issue-briefs/DPRK_Diplo_Relations_August2016.pdf |access-date=14 July 2022 |publisher=NCNK |pages=8–9}}

50

|{{flag|Saudi Arabia}}

|{{dts|January 1974}}{{Cite book |title=Année africaine |publisher=Éditions A. Pedone |year=1975 |pages=160 |language=fr}}

51

|{{flag|Pakistan}}

|{{dts|February 1974}}{{Cite book |title=Année africaine |publisher=Éditions A. Pedone. |year=1975 |pages=160 |language=fr}}

52

|{{flag|Cuba}}

|{{dts|26 March 1974}}{{Cite web |date=2015 |title=Memoria anual 2015 |url=https://archivo.cubaminrex.cu/sites/default/files/memoria_anual_2015.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507190813/https://archivo.cubaminrex.cu/sites/default/files/memoria_anual_2015.pdf |archive-date=7 May 2019 |pages=19–25 |language=es}}

53

|{{flag|China}}

|{{dts|20 April 1974}}{{Cite web |title=Gabon -- china.org.cn |url=http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/focac/183529.htm |access-date=2021-10-29 |website=www.china.org.cn}}

54

|{{flag|Greece}}

|{{dts|April 1974}}

55

|{{flag|Albania}}

|{{dts|16 November 1974}}{{Cite book |title=Current Background, Issues 1023-1028 |publisher=American Consulate General, 1975 |pages=4}}

56

|{{flag|Iran}}

|{{dts|26 November 1974}}{{Cite book |title=Summary of World Broadcasts: Non-Arab Africa - Issues 4717-4792 |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation. Monitoring Service |year=1974}}

57

|{{Flag|Vietnam}}

|{{dts|9 January 1975}}{{Cite web |date=April 2010 |title=Africa |url=https://lamdong.gov.vn/sites/lderd/operationnotes/countriesandregions/SitePages/africa.aspx |access-date=29 April 2023}}

58

|{{flag|Portugal}}

|{{dts|30 January 1975}}{{Cite web |title=Países |work=Portal Diplomático |url=https://portaldiplomatico.mne.gov.pt/relacoesbilaterais/paises |access-date=2 July 2022 |language=pt}}

59

|{{Flag|Liberia}}

|{{dts|17 June 1975}}{{Cite book |title=Africa Research Bulletin |publisher=Blackwell, 1975 |pages=3650}}

60

|{{Flag|Uganda}}

|{{dts|4 July 1975}}{{Cite book |title=Africa Research Bulletin |publisher=Blackwell |year=1975 |pages=3687}}

61

|{{Flag|Syria}}

|{{dts|18 July 1975}}{{Cite book |title=Middle East Economic Digest Volume 19 |publisher=1975 |pages=10}}

62

|{{Flag|Zambia}}

|{{dts|18 July 1975}}{{Cite book |title=Summary of World Broadcasts: Non-Arab Africa |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation. Monitoring Service |year=1975 |pages=8}}

63

|{{flag|Kuwait}}

|{{Date table sorting|27 October 1975}}{{Cite book |title=Année africaine |publisher=Éditions A. Pedone |year=1976 |pages=407 |language=fr}}

64

|{{flag|Bahrain}}

|{{dts|8 November 1975}}{{Cite web |title=Bilateral relations |url=https://www.mofa.gov.bh/Default.aspx?tabid=73&language=en-US |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505195337/https://www.mofa.gov.bh/Default.aspx?tabid=73&language=en-US |archive-date=5 May 2012 |access-date=15 May 2023}}

65

|{{Flag|Venezuela}}

|{{Dts|11 November 1975}}{{Cite book |title=Libro amarillo correspondiente al año ...: presentado al Congreso Nacional en sus sesiones ordinarias de ... por el titular despacho |publisher=Venezuela. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores |year=2003 |pages=528–529 |language=es}}

66

|{{Flag|São Tomé and Príncipe}}

|{{Dts|1975}}{{Cite web |title=Etat des lieux des relations politiques et diplomatiques entre les Etats membres de la CEEAC |url=http://fpae-cameroun.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Rapport-cdga-CEEAC.pdf |access-date=22 April 2023 |pages=64–65 |language=fr}}

67

|{{flag|Mexico}}

|{{dts|10 March 1976}}{{Cite book |title=Informe de labores - Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores |publisher=Mexico. Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores |year=1976 |pages=26 and 36–37 |language=es}}

68

|{{Flag|Thailand}}

|{{dts|1 April 1976}}{{Cite web |title=Gabon |url=https://www.mfa.go.th/th/content/5d5bd20e15e39c3060027ac0?cate=5f1aba0039164819fc32c0ba |access-date=8 April 2024 |language=th}}

69

|{{flag|Bulgaria}}

|{{dts|15 May 1976}}{{cite web |title=Установяване, прекъсване u възстановяване на дипломатическите отношения на България (1878-2005) |url=http://filip-nikolov.com/files/%D0%97%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%B8%20%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B0/%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%20%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%88%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F.doc |language=bg}}

70

|{{flag|Philippines}}

|{{dts|6 July 1976}}{{Cite web |date=6 July 2020 |title=The Republic of the Philippines and the Gabonese Republic celebrate 44 years of formal diplomatic relations today, July 6! |url=https://twitter.com/DFAPHL/status/1279981507415814146 |access-date=31 July 2023}}

71

|{{flag|Kenya}}

|{{dts|10 July 1976}}{{Cite book |title=Africa Research Bulletin |publisher=Blackwell |year=1976 |pages=4083}}

72

|{{flag|Czech Republic}}

|{{Dts|4 October 1976}}{{Cite book |last=Petruf |first=Pavol |title=Československá zahraničná politika 1945 – 1992 |pages=99–119 |language=sk}}

73

|{{Flag|Poland}}

|{{Dts|16 October 1976}}{{Cite web |title=Gabon |url=https://www.gov.pl/web/angola/gabon |access-date=23 July 2023 |language=pl}}

74

|{{Flag|Burundi}}

|{{Dts|23 October 1976}}{{Cite web |title=New Ambassadors present credentials |url=https://www.wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/1976LIBREV02151_b.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240412151221/https://www.wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/1976LIBREV02151_b.html |archive-date=12 April 2024 |access-date=12 April 2024}}

75

|{{Flag|Guinea}}

|{{Dts|30 October 1976}}{{Cite web |date=3 November 1976 |title=First Ambassador from Guinea to Gabon |url=https://www.wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/1976LIBREV02215_b.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240330131959/https://www.wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/1976LIBREV02215_b.html |archive-date=30 March 2024 |access-date=30 March 2024 |website=}}

76

|{{Flag|Bangladesh}}

|{{dts|1976}}{{Cite book |title=Afrique d'expression franc̜aise et Madagascar Volumes 552-563 |publisher=Société nouvelle des Editions France Outremer S.A. |year=1976 |pages=106 |language=fr}}

77

|{{Flag|Chile}}

|{{Date table sorting|29 September 1978}}{{Cite book |title=Mensaje presidencial, 11 septiembre 1978-11 septiembre 1979 |publisher=Chile. President (1974-1990 : Pinochet Ugarte) |year=1979 |pages=57 |language=es |quote=El 29 de septiembre de 1978 se establecieron, en la ciudad de París, relaciones diplomáticas, a nivel de Embajadas, entre las Repúblicas de Chile y Gabón ...}}

78

|{{Flag|Angola}}

|{{Date table sorting|26 April 1979}}{{Cite book |title=Facts and reports |publisher=Holland Committee on Southern Africa |year=1970 |language=en, fr}}

79

|{{Flag|Qatar}}

|{{dts|25 November 1979}}{{Cite web |title=قطر و العالم |url=https://www.mofa.gov.qa/%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%B1/%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%B1-%D9%88-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85?country=GA#The-World |accessdate=20 June 2023 |website=www.mofa.gov.qa}}

80

|{{flag|Ecuador}}

|{{dts|11 November 1980}}{{Cite web |title=Diplomatic relations between Gabon and ... |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/search?ln=en&as=1&m1=p&p1=Diplomatic+relations+between+Gabon+and+...&f1=series&op1=a&m2=a&p2=&f2=&op2=a&m3=a&p3=&f3=&dt=&d1d=&d1m=&d1y=&d2d=&d2m=&d2y=&rm=&action_search=Search&sf=year&so=a&rg=50&c=United+Nations+Digital+Library+System&of=hb&fti=0&fti=0 |accessdate=8 March 2024 |website=United Nations Digital Library}}

81

|{{flag|Oman}}

|{{dts|30 March 1981}}

82

|{{Flag|Colombia}}

|{{DTS|14 July 1981}}{{Cite web |title=África, Medio Oriente y Asia Central |url=https://www.cancilleria.gov.co/internacional/politica/regiones |access-date=29 June 2023 |language=es}}

83

|{{Flag|Haiti}}

|{{Date table sorting|14 October 1981}}{{Cite book |title=Marchés tropicaux et méditerranéens Volume 37 |publisher=1981 |pages=2702 |language=fr}}

84

|{{flag|Indonesia}}

|{{dts|3 June 1982}}{{Cite book |title=Le mois en Afrique Issues 200–204 |year=1982 |pages=283 |language=fr}}

85

|{{flag|Uruguay}}

|{{Date table sorting|14 June 1982}}{{Cite journal |date=2019 |title=La Política Exterior de Uruguay hacia los países africanos durante los gobiernos del Frente Amplio (2005-2017): ¿construcción de nuevas relaciones Sur-Sur? |url=https://www.colibri.udelar.edu.uy/jspui/bitstream/20.500.12008/21813/1/TMFCS_CastilloGascoGonzalo.pdf |journal=Ciencias Sociales |language=es |page=225}}

86

|{{Flag|Mauritius}}

|{{DTS|August 1983}}{{Cite book |title=Southern African Political History: A Chronology of Key Political Events from Independence to Mid-1997 |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group, 1999 |pages=210}}

87

|{{flag|Australia}}

|{{Date table sorting|19 September 1983}}{{Cite web |date=11 February 2025 |title=Diplomatic and consular post appointments |url=https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/12772/response/40111/attach/html/2/LEX%2012008%20DIPLOMATIC%20AND%20CONSULAR%20POST%20APPOINTMENTS.pdf.html |access-date=11 February 2025}}

88

|{{flag|Nepal}}

|{{DTS|17 June 1985}}{{Cite web |title=Bilateral Relations |url=https://mofa.gov.np/foreign-policy/bilateral-relation/ |access-date=25 June 2021 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal}}

89

|{{flag|Yemen}}

|{{DTS|21 August 1985}}{{Cite web |title=Monde Arabe 1985/4 (N° 110): Chronologies. Page 90 |url=https://www.cairn.info/revue-maghreb-machrek1-1985-4.htm |access-date=11 September 2023 |website=cairn.info |language=fr}}

90

|{{flag|Finland}}

|{{dts|1 July 1988}}

91

|{{flag|Cyprus}}

|{{Dts|21 October 1988}}{{Cite book |title=Cyprus Bulletin: Review of Cyprus Developments - Volume 26 |publisher=Press and Information Office, Republic of Cyprus |year=1988 |quote=... President Vassiliou said October 21, during the cremony of accreditation of the new ambassadors of Uruguay and Gabon ... Jules Marius Ogowebandja, the ambassador of Gabon}}

92

|{{flag|Hungary}}

|{{dts|24 October 1988}}

—

|{{flag|State of Palestine}}

|{{Dts|7 April 1989}}{{Cite book |title=The ... Political Risk Yearbook: North & Central America |publisher=Frost & Sullivan |year=1994 |pages=20}}

93

|{{flag|Zimbabwe}}

|{{Dts|27 August 1990}}{{Cite book |title=African Defence Journal - Issues 113-124 |publisher=The Journal, 1990 |pages=19}}

94

|{{flag|South Africa}}

|{{Dts|15 October 1992}}{{Cite web |title=Bilateral Relations (country profiles listed alphabetically) |url=https://www.dirco.gov.za/bilateral-relations/ |access-date=6 May 2023 |website=dirco.gov.za}}

95

|{{flag|Ukraine}}

|{{dts|1 September 1993}}{{cite web |title=Політичні відносини між Україною та Габонською Республікою |url=https://senegal.mfa.gov.ua/ua/ukraine-gabon/diplomacy |accessdate=23 August 2019 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine |language=uk |archive-date=11 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180411090704/http://senegal.mfa.gov.ua/ua/ukraine-gabon/diplomacy |url-status=dead }}

96

|{{flag|Lithuania}}

|{{dts|3 March 1994}}{{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 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110123939/https://jp.mfa.lt/default/en/list-of-countries-with-which-lithuania-has-established-diplomatic-relations |archive-date=10 January 2022 |access-date=10 January 2022 |website=}}

97

|{{flag|Armenia}}

|{{dts|9 March 1994}}{{Cite web |title=Bilateral relations |url=https://www.mfa.am/en/bilateral-relations/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922111605/https://www.mfa.am/en/bilateral-relations/ |archive-date=22 September 2023 |access-date=30 August 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia}}

98

|{{flag|Slovakia}}

|{{Dts|14 July 1994}}{{Cite web |title=Štáty a teritóriá |url=https://www.mzv.sk/staty |access-date=26 May 2023 |language=sk}}

99

|{{flag|Jamaica}}

|{{dts|23 October 1995}}

100

|{{flag|Azerbaijan}}

|{{dts|1 October 1996}}{{Cite web |title=Foreign policy - bilateral relations |url=https://mfa.gov.az/en/category/bilateral-relations |access-date=3 August 2022}}

101

|{{flag|Latvia}}

|{{dts|31 October 1996}}{{Cite web |date=1 July 2021 |title=Dates of establishment and renewal of diplomatic relations |url=https://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/dates-establishment-and-renewal-diplomatic-relations |access-date=5 October 2022 |website=mfa.gov.lv}}

102

|{{flag|Seychelles}}

|{{dts|14 November 1996}}{{Cite web |date=2013 |title=Diplomatic Directory: Non-Resident Diplomatic Mission |url=https://ifs02.du.edu/Client/Diplomatic/Diplomatic%20Services/Archive/Diplomatic%20Lists/2013%20Seychelles%20Non-Resident%20Diplomatic%20Mission.pdf |access-date=12 August 2023 |page=10}}

103

|{{flag|Belarus}}

|{{dts|5 December 1996}}{{Cite web |title=Коммюнике от 5 декабря 1996 г. "Сумеснае Камюніке аб устанаўленні дыпламатычных адносін паміж Рэспублікай Беларусь і Габонскай Рэспублікай" |url=http://www.levonevski.net/pravo/razdel3/num1/3d1479.html |access-date=29 July 2021 |language=be}}

104

|{{flag|Slovenia}}

|{{dts|11 December 1996}}{{Cite web |last=Đogić |first=Mojca Pristavec |date=September 2016 |title=Priznanja samostojne Slovenije |url=https://fotogalerija.dz-rs.si/datoteke/Publikacije/Zborniki_RN/2016/Priznanja_samostojne_Slovenije_.pdf |access-date=11 July 2023 |language=sl}}

105

|{{flag|Brunei}}

|{{DTS|June 1997}}{{Cite book |url=https://www.information.gov.bn/Publication%20listsPDF/Brunei%20Darussalam%20Newsletter/2002/15Jan%2002.pdf |title=Deputy Sultan grants audiences |date=15 January 2002 |publisher=Brunei Darussalem newsletter |pages=4}}

106

|{{flag|North Macedonia}}

|{{Date table sorting|13 November 2000}}{{Cite web |title=Bilateral relations |url=http://www.mfa.gov.mk/default1.aspx?ItemID=310 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930040551/http://www.mfa.gov.mk/default1.aspx?ItemID=310 |archive-date=30 September 2011 |access-date=3 April 2021 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia}}

107

|{{flag|Croatia}}

|{{dts|22 October 2001}}

108

|{{flag|Malaysia}}

|{{dts|2001}}{{Cite web |title=Senarai tarikh penubuhan hubungan diplomatik Malaysia dan negara - negara luar |url=https://www.data.gov.my/data/dataset/30411e5d-8c25-47fb-940e-0d51149afe20/resource/fc684f56-c8bb-4f65-ab65-8eb5e68c9b5d/download/01-tarikh-penubuhan-hubungan-diplomatik-malaysia.xlsx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113141021/https://www.data.gov.my/data/dataset/30411e5d-8c25-47fb-940e-0d51149afe20/resource/fc684f56-c8bb-4f65-ab65-8eb5e68c9b5d/download/01-tarikh-penubuhan-hubungan-diplomatik-malaysia.xlsx |archive-date=13 November 2021 |access-date=13 November 2021 |language=ms}}

109

|{{flag|Iceland}}

|{{dts|27 March 2005}}{{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=1 August 2021 |website=Government of Iceland}}

110

|{{flag|Andorra}}

|{{dts|28 March 2006}}

111

|{{flag|Botswana}}

|{{dts|21 December 2006}}

112

|{{flag|Singapore}}

|{{dts|6 February 2007}}

113

|{{flag|Estonia}}

|{{dts|13 July 2007}}{{Cite web |date=30 January 2018 |title=Diplomaatiliste suhete (taas)kehtestamise kronoloogia |url=https://www.vm.ee/rahvusvaheline-suhtlus-uleilmne-eestlus/suhted-teiste-riikidega/diplomaatiliste-suhete |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=26 October 2022 |language=et}}

114

|{{flag|Maldives}}

|{{dts|20 March 2008}}

115

|{{flag|Kazakhstan}}

|{{Date table sorting|23 May 2009}}{{Cite web |title=Страны, установившие дипломатические отношения с Республикой Казахстан |url=http://mfa.kz/ru/content-view/spisok-stran-ustanovivshikh-diplomaticheskie-otnosheniya-s-rk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220233503/http://mfa.kz/ru/content-view/spisok-stran-ustanovivshikh-diplomaticheskie-otnosheniya-s-rk |archive-date=20 February 2020 |access-date=30 April 2022 |language=ru}}

116

|{{flag|Ireland}}

|{{dts|15 December 2009}}{{Cite web |date=15 December 2009 |title=Republic of Ireland / Gabon / New Ambassadors present Credentials |url=https://appablog.wordpress.com/2009/12/15/republic-of-ireland-gabon-new-ambassadors-present-credentials/ |access-date=25 August 2023 |website=appablog.wordpress.com}}

117

|{{flag|Rwanda}}

|{{dts|8 October 2010}}{{Cite news |date=8 October 2010 |title=Rwandan envoy presents his credentials to Gabon |url=https://www.newtimes.co.rw/article/45288/National/rwandan-envoy-presents-his-credentials-to-gabon |access-date=8 July 2023}}

118

|{{flag|Monaco}}

|{{dts|28 March 2011}}{{cite web |date=2012 |title=Rapport Politique Extérieure 2011 |url=https://www.gouv.mc/content/download/17882/285806/file/Rapport%20Politique%20Ext%C3%A9rieure%202011%20Final.pdf |accessdate=11 October 2020 |website=Government of Monaco |page=11 |language=fr}}

119

|{{flag|Georgia}}

|{{dts|19 September 2011}}

120

|{{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}

|{{dts|21 September 2011}}

121

|{{flag|Montenegro}}

|{{dts|12 November 2012}}

122

|{{flag|Mozambique}}

|{{dts|5 December 2012}}{{Cite web |date=10 January 2013 |title=Présentation des Lettres de créance au Mozambique |url=http://www.amba-afriquedusud.ga/9-actualites/270-presentation-des-lettres-de-creance-au-mozambique/ |access-date=16 August 2023 |website=Ambassade du Gabon en Afrique du Sud |language=fr}}

123

|{{flag|Cape Verde}}

|{{dts|7 December 2012}}{{Cite web |title=Présentation des lettres de créances |url=http://www.amba-senegal.ga/271-cooperation-gabon-capo-verde/272-presentation-des-lettres-de-creances/ |access-date=25 August 2023 |website=Ambassade du Gabon au Sénégal |language=fr}}

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|{{Flag|Kosovo}}

|{{Date table sorting|19 March 2014}}{{cite book |author1=Gëzim Visoka |title=Acting Like a State: Kosovo and the Everyday Making of Statehood |date=2018 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=9781138285330 |location=Abingdon |pages=219–221}}

124

|{{flag|Mongolia}}

|{{Date table sorting|15 September 2014}}

125

|{{flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}

|{{Date table sorting|5 January 2018}}{{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}}

126

|{{flag|Dominican Republic}}

|{{dts|17 March 2021}}

127

|{{flag|Sri Lanka}}

|{{dts|19 March 2021}}

128

|{{flag|Gambia}}

|{{dts|1 November 2021}}{{Cite web |title=The Gambia establishes diplomatic relations with Republics of Djibouti, Chad, Gabon and Angola |url=https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2044207842422345&id=858482127661595&m_entstream_source=timeline&__tn__=%2As%2As-R |access-date=6 May 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs The Gambia}}

129

|{{flag|Nicaragua}}

|{{dts|14 June 2021}}

130

|{{Flag|Tuvalu}}

|{{Date table sorting|24 June 2022}}{{Cite web |title=Africa |url=https://dfa.gov.tv/index.php/africa/ |access-date=9 August 2022 |archive-date=9 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809235436/https://dfa.gov.tv/index.php/africa/ |url-status=dead }}

131

|{{Flag|Djibouti}}

|{{Date table sorting|28 November 2022}}{{Cite news |date=29 November 2022 |title=Le Gabon rappelle trois de ses ambassadeurs et plusieurs diplomates |url=https://lalibreville.com/le-gabon-rappelle-trois-de-ses-ambassadeurs-et-plusieurs-diplomates/ |access-date=3 December 2023 |language=fr}}

132

|{{flag|Guatemala}}

|{{dts|31 December 2022}}{{cite web |title=Relaciones Diplomáticas de Guatemala |url=https://www.minex.gob.gt/DirectorioPaisesRelacion.aspx |access-date=24 July 2021 |language=es}}

133

|{{Flag|Dominica}}

|{{DTS|14 March 2023}}{{Cite news |date=15 March 2023 |title=Dominica establishes diplomatic relations with Gabon |url=https://wicnews.com/caribbean/52776-dominica-establishes-diplomatic-relations-with-gabon-585952776/ |access-date=15 March 2023 |work=Wic News}}

134

|{{Flag|Peru}}

|{{dts|3 August 2023}}{{cite web |date=3 August 2023 |title=Peru increases footprint in Africa |url=https://www.thediplomaticsociety.co.za/4115-peru-increases-footprint-in-africa |access-date=7 January 2024 |website=The Diplomatic Society}}

135

|{{flag|Cambodia}}

|Unknown

136

|{{flag|Ghana}}

|Unknown

137

|{{flag|Guinea-Bissau}}

|Unknown

138

|{{flag|Iraq}}

|Unknown

139

|{{flag|Mauritania}}

|Unknown{{Cite news |date=18 April 2007 |title=Le Chef de l’Etat reçoit le Premier ministre gabonais |url=https://ami.mr/fr/archives/3263 |access-date=1 February 2025 |language=fr}}

140

|{{flag|Namibia}}

|Unknown

141

|{{flag|Tanzania}}

|Unknown

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|{{flag|Canada}}

February 1962Both countries established diplomatic relations in February 1962{{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=6 May 2023 |website=Canadian Global Affairs Institute}}

  • Gabon has an embassy in Ottawa, and has sent ambassadors since 1971.
  • Canada is accredited to Gabon from its embassy in Yaoundé, Cameroon.{{Cite web|last=Canada|first=Global Affairs|date=2013-09-09|title=High Commission of Canada in Cameroon|url=https://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/cameroon-cameroun/index.aspx?lang=eng|access-date=2021-10-29|website=GAC}}
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|{{flag|China}}

20 April 1974See China–Gabon relations

On 20 April 1974, China established diplomatic relations with Gabon.{{Cite web|title=Gabon -- china.org.cn|url=http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/focac/183529.htm|access-date=2021-10-29|website=www.china.org.cn}}

  • China has an embassy in Libreville.
  • Gabon has an embassy in Beijing.
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|{{flag|France}}

18 August 1960See France–Gabon relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 18 August 1960{{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=27 April 2023 |website=diplomatie.gouv.fr}}

Since independence, Gabon has been "one of France's closest allies in Africa".[https://www.reuters.com/article/rbssEnergyNews/idUSL0493323920080304 Gabon threatens France with tit-for-tat deportation] by Antoine Lawson, Reuters, 4 March 2008 As of 2008, around 10,000 French nationals lived and worked in Gabon, while the 6th Marine Infantry Battalion of the French military is also stationed there.

  • France has an embassy in Libreville and a consulate-general in Port-Gentil.
  • Gabon has an embassy in Paris.
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|{{flag|India}}

See Gabon–India relations

  • India has an honorary consulate in Libreville.{{Cite web|title=MEA {{!}} Indian Missions Abroad {{!}} Indian Mission|url=http://mea.gov.in/indian-mission.htm?75/75/0|access-date=2021-10-29|website=mea.gov.in}}
  • Gabon has an embassy in New Delhi.{{Cite web|date=2018-06-04|title=Gabonembassynewdelhi|url=https://www.gabonembassynewdelhi.com/|access-date=2021-10-29|language=en-US}}
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|{{flag|Mexico}}

10 March 1976Both countries established diplomatic relations on 10 March 1976{{Cite web |title=El día de hoy conmemoramos el 47 aniversario del establecimiento de relaciones diplomáticas entre México y Gabón |url=https://twitter.com/SRE_mx/status/1634176023838478338?s=20 |access-date=6 May 2023 |website=Relaciones Exteriores |language=es}}

  • Gabon is accredited to Mexico from its embassy in Washington, D.C., United States.{{Cite web|title=Embassy of the Gabonese Republic, USA|url=https://www.gabonembassyusa.org/en/|access-date=2021-10-29|website=Official Website of the Gabonese Embassy to the United States|language=en-GB}}
  • Mexico is accredited to Gabon from its embassy in Abuja, Nigeria.{{Cite web|title=Inicio|url=https://embamex.sre.gob.mx/nigeria/index.php/es/|access-date=2021-10-29|website=embamex.sre.gob.mx}}
{{Flag|South Korea}}

|1 October 1962

|See Gabon–South Korea relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 October 1962{{Cite web |date=2013 |title=Gabon |url=https://www.mofa.go.kr/eng/nation/m_4902/view.do?seq=149 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010135714/https://www.mofa.go.kr/eng/nation/m_4902/view.do?seq=149 |archive-date=10 October 2021 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea}}

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|{{flag|Spain}}

25 February 1964See Gabon–Spain relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 25 February 1964{{Cite web |title=Relaciones diplomáticas del Estado Espaniol |url=https://www.raco.cat/index.php/AnuarioCIDOB/article/download/33281/85107/ |access-date=6 May 2023 |page=307 |language=es}}

  • Gabon has an embassy in Madrid.
  • Spain has an embassy in Libreville.
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|{{flag|Turkey}}

1 February 1963See Gabon–Turkey relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 February 1963 when accredited first Ambassador of Turkey to Gabon (resident in Lagos) Mr. Fehmi Nuza.{{Cite web |title=DIŞİŞLERİ BAKANLIĞI 1967 YILLIĞI |url=http://diad.mfa.gov.tr/diad/yillik/yillik-1967.pdf |access-date=6 July 2023 |website=diad.mfa.gov.tr |page=869 |language=tr}}

  • Gabon has an embassy in Ankara.{{Cite web |title=Relations between Turkey and Gabon |url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-gabon.en.mfa}}
  • Turkey has an embassy in Libreville.
  • Trade volume between the two countries was US$38.9 million in 2018.
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|{{flag|United Kingdom}}

{{Date table sorting|9 December 1960}}See Gabon–United Kingdom relations

Gabon established diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom on 9 December 1960.{{Cite web |title=THE LONDON GAZETTE, 5th MAY 1961 |url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/42346/page/3340/data.pdf|work=The London Gazette |page=3340|access-date=9 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114161616/https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/42346/page/3340/data.pdf|archive-date=14 January 2024|url-status=live}}{{failed verification|reason=The source does not state when Gabon and the United Kingdom established diplomatic relations.|date=May 2025}}

  • Gabon maintains a high commission in London.{{cite web|author=Diplomat Magazine|date=4 September 2017|url=https://diplomatmagazine.com/heads-of-mission/africa/gabon/|title=Honorary Consul Libreville|website=Diplomat Magazine|access-date=8 May 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250501003232/https://diplomatmagazine.com/heads-of-mission/africa/gabon/|archive-date=1 May 2025|url-status=live}}
  • The United Kingdom is accredited to Gabon through an honoury consul in Libreville.{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-high-commission-yaounde/office/honorary-consul-for-gabon|title=Honorary Consul Libreville|website=GOV.UK|access-date=30 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240330174926/https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-high-commission-yaounde/office/honorary-consul-for-gabon|archive-date=30 March 2024|url-status=live}}

Both countries share common membership of the Atlantic Co-operation Pact,{{cite news|last=Politi|first=James|date=19 September 2023|title=US unveils Atlantic co-operation pact|website=Financial Times|url=https://www.ft.com/content/56706df4-f39b-4ab5-8acf-b252176d172d|access-date=19 January 2024|url-access=subscription|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119085952/https://www.ft.com/content/56706df4-f39b-4ab5-8acf-b252176d172d|archive-date=19 January 2024|url-status=live}} Commonwealth, the International Criminal Court, and the World Trade Organization.

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|{{flag|United States}}

17 August 1960Both countries established diplomatic relations on 17 August 1960{{Cite web |title=A Guide to the United States' History of Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations, by Country, since 1776: Gabon |url=https://history.state.gov/countries/gabon |access-date=6 May 2023 |website=history.state.gov}}

See Gabon–United States relations

File:Embassy of Gabon, Washington, D.C.jpg in Washington, D.C.]]

Relations between the United States and Gabon are excellent. In 1987, President Omar Bongo made an official visit to Washington, DC. In September 2002, Secretary of State Colin Powell made a brief but historic visit to Gabon to highlight environmental protection and conservation in the Central Africa region. This was followed by a visit to the White House by President Bongo in May 2004. The United States imports a considerable percentage of Gabonese crude oil and manganese, and exports heavy construction equipment, aircraft, and machinery to Gabon. Through a modest International Military Education and Training program, the United States provides military training to members of the Gabonese armed forces each year. Other bilateral assistance includes the funding of small grants for qualified democracy and human rights, self-help, and cultural preservation projects. U.S. private capital has been attracted to Gabon since before its independence.

See also

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