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Foreign relations of Botswana

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Botswana has put a premium on economic and political integration in southern Africa. It has sought to make the Southern African Development Community (SADC) a working vehicle for economic development, and it has promoted efforts to make the region self-policing in terms of preventive diplomacy, conflict resolution, and good governance.

Diplomatic relations

List of countries which Botswana maintains diplomatic relations with:

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! colspan="3" |File:Diplomatic_relations_of_Botswana.svg

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!Country

!Date

1

|{{flag|United Kingdom}}

|{{dts|30 September 1966}}{{Cite book |title=The Diplomatic Service List |publisher=Great Britain. Diplomatic Service Administration Office. |year=1970 |pages=136–149}}

2

|{{flag|Japan}}

|{{dts|30 September 1966}}{{Cite news |date=2016-08-05 |title=Botswana And Japan Celebrate 50 Years of Diplomatic Relations |newspaper=Botswana Guardian |url=https://guardiansun.co.bw/News/botswana-and-japan-celebrate-50-years-of-diplomatic-relations |access-date=2022-08-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220801145836/https://guardiansun.co.bw/News/botswana-and-japan-celebrate-50-years-of-diplomatic-relations |archive-date=2022-08-01}}

3

|{{flag|United States}}

|{{dts|30 September 1966}}{{Cite web |title=All Countries |url=https://history.state.gov/countries/all |access-date=12 November 2021 |website=Office of the Historian}}

4

|{{flag|Germany}}

|{{dts|1 October 1966}}{{Cite web |title=Botsuana: Steckbrief |url=https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/service/laender/botsuana-node/botsuana-219506 |website=Auswärtiges Amt |access-date=6 March 2025 |language=de}}

5

|{{flag|Zambia}}

|{{dts|28 November 1966}}{{Cite book |title=Southern African Political History: A Chronology of Key Political Events from Independence to Mid-1997 |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group, 1999 |pages=82–87}}

6

|{{flag|France}}

|{{Dts|2 February 1967}}{{Cite web |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 |language=fr |page=44}}

7

|{{flag|Philippines}}

|{{dts|6 February 1967}}{{Cite web |date=6 February 2017 |title=Today we celebrate 50 years of formal diplomatic relations with Botswana! |url=https://twitter.com/DFAPHL/status/828400555722756096 |access-date=31 July 2023}}

8

|{{flag|Malawi}}

|{{dts|1 July 1967}}{{Cite book |title=Report |publisher=Malawi. Police Force |year=1968 |pages=2}}

9

|{{flag|Netherlands}}

|{{dts|10 August 1967}}{{Cite book |title=Jaarboek van het Departement van Buitenlandse Zaken Volumes 86-90 |publisher=Netherlands. Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken |year=1967 |pages=152 |language=nl}}

10

|{{flag|Switzerland}}

|{{dts|22 August 1967}}{{Cite web |title=Ernennung eines schweizerischen Botschafters in Botswana und Lesotho. Sitz in Pretoria |url=https://dodis.ch/32532 |access-date=4 July 2023 |website=dodis.ch |language=de}}

11

|{{flag|Ethiopia}}

|{{dts|19 October 1967}}

12

|{{flag|Kenya}}

|{{dts|30 October 1967}}

13

|{{flag|Norway}}

|{{Dts|30 November 1967}}{{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}}

14

|{{flag|South Korea}}

|{{Date table sorting|18 April 1968}}{{Cite web |title=Countries & Regions |url=https://www.mofa.go.kr/eng/nation/m_4902/list.do |access-date=24 May 2023}}

15

|{{flag|Austria}}

|{{dts|5 December 1968}}{{Cite book |title=Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Capetown Volume 2 |publisher=1970 |pages=458 |quote=Austrian Ambassador , Paul Zedwitz , presenting his credentials to Sir Seretse Khama , 5 Dec. 1968 . at Gaberones}}{{Cite book |title=Diplomatic, Consular and International Organisations List |publisher=Republic of Botswana |year=1971 |pages=1 |quote=5.12.68 His Excellency Dr. Paul Zedtwitz, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Austria (Resident in Pretoria).}}

16

|{{flag|Canada}}

|{{dts|19 December 1968}}{{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}}

17

|{{flag|Nigeria}}

|{{dts|1968}}{{Cite web |date=9 May 2018 |title=His Excellency Pule B. Mphothwe, High Commissioner of the Republic of Botswana to the Federal Republic of Nigeria presented his Letters of Credence to His Excellency Muhammadu Buhari, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria yesterday. |via=Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/281137451918748/posts/his-excellency-pule-b-mphothwe-high-commissioner-of-the-republic-of-botswana-to-/1937424489623361/ |access-date=18 August 2023}}

18

|{{flag|Sweden}}

|{{dts|7 September 1969}}{{Cite book |url=https://runeberg.org/statskal/1970/0046.html |title=Sveriges statskalender 1970 |pages=46 |language=sv |access-date=20 April 2025}}

19

|{{flag|Czech Republic}}

|{{dts|2 March 1970}}

20

|{{flag|Russia}}

|{{dts|17 March 1970}}{{Cite book |title=Africa Quarterly |publisher=Indian Centre for Africa |year=1970 |volume=10 |pages=37}}

21

|{{flag|Serbia}}

|{{dts|5 September 1970}}{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Muo0AQAAMAAJ |title=Africa |publisher=Agence France-Presse |year=1970 |page=32 |last1=Presse |first1=Agence France}}

22

|{{flag|Italy}}

|{{dts|1970}}{{Cite web |date=16 March 2016 |title=Dr. Filippo Scammacca Del Murgo e Dell Agnone presented his credentials to Dr. Sertese Khama Ian Khama|url=https://m.facebook.com/281137451918748/photos/a.292204164145410/1151053924927092/?type=3 |access-date=2 January 2024 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Botswana in Facebook}}

23

|{{flag|Denmark}}

|{{dts|24 September 1971}}{{Cite book |title=Diplomatic, Consular and International Organisations List |publisher=Republic of Botswana |year=1971 |pages=2}}

24

|{{flag|Romania}}

|{{dts|7 October 1971}}{{Cite web |title=Diplomatic Relations of Romania |url=https://www.mae.ro/en/node/2187 |access-date=2 July 2022}}

25

|{{flag|Belgium}}

|{{dts|9 November 1971}}

26

|{{flag|Tanzania}}

|{{dts|29 November 1971}}{{Cite book |title=Diplomatic Missions, Consular Missions, Trade and International Organizations |publisher=Tanzania. Protocol Division |year=1976 |pages=1 |quote=Botswana H.E. MR. E.M. Ontumetse 29.11.71 (Resident in Lusaka)}}

27

|{{flag|India}}

|{{dts|5 December 1972}}{{Cite book |title=Asia & Africa Review |publisher=Independent Publishing Company |year=1972 |volume=12 |pages=15}}

28

|{{flag|Israel}}

|{{dts|December 1972}}{{Cite book |last1=Jacqueline |first1=Kalley |title=Southern African Political History: A Chronology of Key Political Events |last2=Schoeman |first2=Elna |year=1999 |pages=124}}

29

|{{flag|Egypt}}

|{{dts|7 March 1973}}{{Cite book |title=ARR, Arab Report and Record |year=1973 |volume=1–18, 21–24 |page=7}}

30

|{{Flag|Lesotho}}

|{{dts|April 1973}}{{Cite web |title=Ежегодник Большой Советской Энциклопедии. 1974. Выпуск восемнадцатый: Зарубежные страны |url=https://istmat.org/files/uploads/55959/003_zarubezhnye_strany.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623071827/https://istmat.org/files/uploads/55959/003_zarubezhnye_strany.pdf |archive-date=23 June 2023 |access-date=1 March 2024 |page=322 |language=ru}}

31

|{{flag|Australia}}

|{{dts|9 July 1973}}{{Cite book |title=Facts and Figures of Australia at War |publisher=Australian News and Information Bureau, Department of the Interior |year=1973 |volume=119 |pages=95}}

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|{{Flag|North Korea}} (suspended)

|{{dts|27 December 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}}

32

|{{flag|China}}

|{{dts|6 January 1975}}{{Cite web |date=25 April 2002 |title=Joint Communique Regarding the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations Between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Botswana |url=https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/wjdt_665385/2649_665393/200204/t20020425_679059.html |access-date=18 August 2023}}

33

|{{flag|Guyana}}

|{{DTS|28 October 1975}}{{cite web |title=Diplomatic relations |url=http://www.minfor.gov.gy/diplomatic-relations/ |access-date=21 April 2021 |archive-date=24 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224073504/http://www.minfor.gov.gy/diplomatic-relations/ |url-status=dead }}

34

|{{flag|Mexico}}

|{{dts|5 December 1975}}{{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}}

35

|{{flag|Mozambique}}

|{{dts|1975}}{{Cite web |date=4 February 2016 |title=The High Commissioner of Mozambique, His Excellency Domingos Fernades presenting his Letters of Credence to the President of Botswana, His Excellency Lt. Gen. Dr. Seretse Khama Ian Khama, on 2 February 2016. |via=Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/281137451918748/photos/the-high-commissioner-of-mozambique-his-excellency-domingos-fernades-presenting-/1125072150858603/ |access-date=18 August 2023}}

36

|{{flag|Angola}}

|{{Date table sorting|18 February 1976}}{{Cite web |title=Relações Diplomáticas |url=https://mirex.gov.ao/PortalMIREX/#!/politica-externa/relacoes-diplomaticas |access-date=12 April 2023 |website=mirex.gov.ao |language=pt}}

37

|{{flag|Libya}}

|{{dts|14 March 1977}}{{Cite book |title=ARR: Arab Report and Record |publisher=Economic Features, Limited |year=1977 |pages=165}}

38

|{{Flag|Eswatini}}

|{{Date table sorting|20 May 1976}}{{Cite book |title=Directory of the Diplomatic Corps and International Organizations |publisher=Botswana, Botswana. Office of the President. External Affairs |year=1978 |pages=3}}

39

|{{flag|Cuba}}

|{{dts|9 December 1977}}{{Cite web |title=Firman Cuba y Botswana acuerdo de cooperación en sector de Salud |url=http://www.minrex.gob.cu/es/node/1944 |access-date=17 August 2023 |language=es}}

40

|{{flag|Argentina}}

|{{dts|28 March 1978}}{{Cite web |title=Diplomatic relations between Botswana and ... |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/search?ln=en&as=1&m1=p&p1=Diplomatic%20relations%20between%20Botswana%20and%20...&f1=series&op1=a&m2=a&p2=&f2=&op2=a&m3=a&p3=&f3=&dt=&d1d=&d1m=&d1y=&d2d=&d2m=&d2y=&rm=&sf=year&so=a&rg=50&c=United%20Nations%20Digital%20Library%20System&of=hb&fti=0&fti=0 |access-date=17 August 2023 |publisher=United Nations Digital Library}}

41

|{{flag|Greece}}

|{{dts|10 April 1978}}

42

|{{flag|Finland}}

|{{dts|1978|07|1|format=dmy}}{{cite web |title=Countries and regions A–Z |url=http://formin.finland.fi/public/default.aspx?nodeid=17195&contentlan=2&culture=en-US |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330044440/http://formin.finland.fi/Public/default.aspx?nodeid=17195&contentlan=2&culture=en-US |archive-date=30 March 2018 |access-date=1 April 2018}}

43

|{{flag|Poland}}

|{{dts|22 November 1978}}

44

|{{flag|Ghana}}

|{{dts|21 May 1979}}{{Cite book |title=Sub-Saharan Africa Report – Issues 2121-2127 |publisher=Foreign Broadcast Information Service |year=1979 |pages=8}}

45

|{{Flag|Algeria}}

|{{dts|30 November 1979}}{{Cite book |last=Slimane Chikh |title=Le Maghreb et l'Afrique subsaharienne |publisher=Editions du Centre national de la recherche scientifique |year=1980 |pages=10 |language=fr |quote=Botswana (30/11/79) Mohamed Chellali Khouri}}

46

|{{flag|Portugal}}

|{{dts|21 April 1980}}{{Cite web |title=Países |url=https://portaldiplomatico.mne.gov.pt/relacoesbilaterais/paises |access-date=2 July 2022 |language=pt}}

47

|{{flag|Hungary}}

|{{dts|30 April 1980}}{{Cite book |title=Hungary – Page 170 |publisher=Pannonia Press, 1980}}

48

|{{flag|Turkey}}

|{{dts|20 January 1981}}

49

|{{flag|Spain}}

|{{dts|29 April 1981}}{{Cite web |title=Ficha de paises y territorios |url=https://www.exteriores.gob.es/es/Comunicacion/Paginas/Ficha.aspx |access-date=13 August 2022 |language=es}}

50

|{{flag|Jamaica}}

|{{dts|4 May 1982}}

51

|{{flag|Bulgaria}}

|{{dts|16 August 1982}}{{Cite book |title=Keesing's Contemporary Archives – Page 32055 |publisher=Keesing's Limited., 1983}}

52

|{{flag|Albania}}

|{{dts|30 August 1982}}{{Cite book |title=Keesing's Contemporary Archives – Page 32055 |publisher=Keesing's Limited., 1983}}

53

|{{flag|Zimbabwe}}

|{{dts|31 May 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=103}}

54

|{{flag|Bangladesh}}

|{{dts|21 June 1983}}{{Cite book |title=News Review on South Asia and Indian Ocean |publisher=Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses., 1983 |pages=442}}

55

|{{flag|Thailand}}

|{{dts|29 November 1985}}{{Cite web |title=อเมริกาและแปซิฟิก |url=https://www.mfa.go.th/th/content-category/5d5bcb4e15e39c3060006875 |access-date=5 July 2023 |language=th}}

56

|{{flag|Brazil}}

|{{dts|26 September 1985}}

57

|{{Flag|Iraq}}

|{{dts|10 July 1986}}{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/jprs-report_jprs-ssa-86-086/page/n13/mode/1up?q=credentials |title=Sub-Saharan Africa Report |date=18 August 1986 |publisher=United States Joint Publications Research Service |access-date=3 February 2024}}

58

|{{flag|Pakistan}}

|{{dts|20 August 1986}}{{Cite book |title=Pakistan Horizon – Volume 39 |publisher=Pakistan Institute of International Affairs. |year=1986 |pages=108}}

59

|{{flag|New Zealand}}

|{{dts|1987}}{{Cite web |title=New Zealand Heads of Overseas Missions – B |url=http://www.mfat.govt.nz/Embassies/3-NZ-Ambassadors/countries-b.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122004704/http://www.mfat.govt.nz/Embassies/3-NZ-Ambassadors/countries-b.php |archive-date=22 January 2009 |website=mfat.govt.nz}}

60

|{{flag|Seychelles}}

|{{dts|30 September 1988}}

61

|{{flag|Iran}}

|{{dts|September 1988}}{{Cite book |title=Directory of Iranian Officials |year=1991 |pages=69}}

62

|{{Flag|Vanuatu}}

|{{dts|1 November 1988}}{{Cite web |title=Vanuatu Diplomatic Relations |url=https://mfaicet.gov.vu/images/documents/VANUATU_NATIONAL_FOREIGN_POLICY.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240925183844/https://mfaicet.gov.vu/images/documents/VANUATU_NATIONAL_FOREIGN_POLICY.pdf |archive-date=25 September 2024 |access-date=25 September 2024 |website=mfaicet.gov.vu |pages=50}}

63

|{{flag|Uganda}}

|{{dts|9 March 1989}}{{Cite book |title=Diplomatic List 1995 |publisher=Botswana, Botswana. Department of Foreign Affairs |year=1995 |pages=xiii}}

64

|{{flag|Colombia}}

|{{dts|25 April 1989}}

65

|{{flag|Somalia}}

|{{dts|15 March 1990}}

66

|{{flag|Iceland}}

|{{dts|5 April 1990}}{{Cite book |last=Thorsteinsson |first=Pétur J. |title=Utanríkisþjónusta Íslands og utanríkismál: sögulegt yfirlit |year=1992 |pages=1065-1066 |language=is}}

67

|{{flag|Namibia}}

|{{Date table sorting|26 July 1990}}{{cite web |last=Mushelenga |first=Samuel Abraham Peyavali |date=2008 |title=Foreign policy-making in Namibia : the dynamics of the smallness of a state |url=https://uir.unisa.ac.za/bitstream/handle/10500/2703/dissertation_mushelenga_%20s.pdf?sequence=4&isAllowed=y |pages=254–259}}

68

|{{flag|Malaysia}}

|{{dts|26 November 1990}}{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oVrVK2ElINMC&dq=26+Nov.+1990+Diplomatic+relations+are+established+with+Malaysia&pg=PA108 |title=Southern African Political History A Chronology of Key Political Events from Independence to Mid-1997 |publisher=Greenwood Press |year=1999 |isbn=9780313302473 |pages=108 |access-date=26 April 2023}}

69

|{{flag|Tunisia}}

|{{dts|11 November 1992}}

70

|{{flag|Singapore}}

|{{dts|30 August 1993}}{{Cite web |title=Diplomatic & consular list |url=https://www.mfa.gov.sg/Overseas-Missions/-/media/D74B3129AEFA44BB8FC411746F005489.ashx |access-date=11 July 2022 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore}}

71

|{{flag|South Africa}}

|{{dts|22 June 1994}}{{Cite web |title=1994 |url=https://omalley.nelsonmandela.org/index.php/site/q/03lv02167/04lv02168/05lv02169.htm |access-date=24 November 2022 |website=The O’Malley archive}}

72

|{{flag|Kuwait}}

|{{dts|10 June 1996}}{{Cite book |title=Daily Report: Africa (Sub-Sahara) |publisher=Foreign Broadcast Information Service |year=1996 |volume=96 |quote=Botswana: Diplomatic Relations With Kuwait Established |issue=113}}

73

|{{flag|Ireland}}

|{{dts|1996}}{{Cite web |date=1 June 2020 |title=The Minister of International Affairs And Cooperation Speaks with the Irish Minister of Foreign Affairs And Trade. |url=https://www.facebook.com/281137451918748/photos/the-minister-of-international-affairs-and-cooperation-speaks-with-the-irish-mini/3338393609526435/ |access-date=17 August 2023 |via=Facebook}}

74

|{{flag|Chile}}

|{{dts|13 October 1997}}{{Cite web |title=Reseña histórica de la presencia chilena en África |url=https://www.bcn.cl/obtienearchivo?id=repositorio/10221/12006/1/91367_BCNINFORME_GRID_01-08-2011_JJ_AFRICA.doc |access-date=11 May 2023 |page=6 |language=es}}

75

|{{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}

|{{dts|11 May 1998}}

76

|{{flag|Bahamas}}

|{{dts|13 September 2000}}{{Cite web |date=12 September 2000 |title=Botswana: Mogae Off to Bahamas on Four-Day Official Visit |url=https://allafrica.com/stories/200009120270.html |access-date=17 August 2023}}

77

|{{flag|Slovakia}}

|{{Dts|29 March 2001}}{{Cite web |title=Štáty a teritóriá |url=https://www.mzv.sk/staty |access-date=26 May 2023 |language=sk}}

78

|{{flag|Mauritius}}

|{{DTS|11 April 2002}}{{Cite book |title=Diplomatic List |publisher=Botswana. Department of Foreign Affairs |year=2003 |pages=111}}

79

|{{flag|Latvia}}

|{{dts|17 March 2003}}{{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}}

80

|{{flag|Estonia}}

|{{dts|3 June 2003}}{{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 |access-date=26 October 2022 |language=et}}

81

|{{flag|Lithuania}}

|{{dts|17 February 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 |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}}

82

|{{flag|Ukraine}}

|{{dts|4 March 2004}}{{cite web |title=Middle East and Africa |url=https://mfa.gov.ua/en/about-ukraine/bilateral-cooperation/middle-east-and-africa |access-date=11 January 2022 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs}}

83

|{{flag|Rwanda}}

|{{dts|September 2004}}{{Cite news |date=11 August 2024 |title=Rwanda Botswana relations symbiotic |url=https://dailynews.gov.bw/news-detail/81051 |access-date=12 August 2024}}

84

|{{flag|Malta}}

|{{dts|6 January 2005}}{{Cite web |title=Botswana – Agreement on the establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the Republic of Malta and the Republic of Botswana |url=https://foreignandeu.gov.mt/en/Treaties%20Series/Pages/Treaties%20Documents/Botswana---Agreement-on-the-establishment-of-Diplomatic-Relations-between-the-Republic-of-Malta-and-the-Republic-of-Botswan.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224125943/https://foreignandeu.gov.mt/en/Treaties%20Series/Pages/Treaties%20Documents/Botswana---Agreement-on-the-establishment-of-Diplomatic-Relations-between-the-Republic-of-Malta-and-the-Republic-of-Botswan.aspx |archive-date=24 December 2021 |access-date=17 August 2023}}

85

|{{flag|Cyprus}}

|{{dts|22 February 2005}}

86

|{{flag|Morocco}}

|{{dts|27 June 2005}}

87

|{{flag|Slovenia}}

|{{dts|20 July 2005}}

88

|{{flag|Madagascar}}

|{{dts|August 2005}}{{Cite web |date=15 February 2017 |title=Coopération : le Botswana s'intéresse à la Grande île |url=https://newsmada.com/2017/02/15/cooperation-le-botswana-sinteresse-a-la-grande-ile |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220194957/https://newsmada.com/2017/02/15/cooperation-le-botswana-sinteresse-a-la-grande-ile |archive-date=20 February 2017 |access-date=18 August 2023 |website=newsmada.com |language=fr}}

89

|{{flag|Croatia}}

|{{dts|9 September 2005}}{{cite web |title=Bilateral relations – Date of Recognition and Establishment of Diplomatic Relations |url=https://mvep.gov.hr/foreign-policy/bilateral-relations/date-of-recognition-and-establishment-od-diplomatic-relations/22800 |access-date=5 February 2022 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Croatia}}

90

|{{flag|Belarus}}

|{{dts|15 March 2006}}

91

|{{flag|United Arab Emirates}}

|{{dts|28 April 2006}}{{Cite web |date=29 April 2006 |title=UAE and Botswana establish diplomatic relations |url=http://wam.ae/en/details/1395227642979}}

92

|{{flag|Luxembourg}}

|{{Date table sorting|11 May 2006}}{{Cite web |date=2009 |title=Corps diplomatique accredité à Luxembourg – 2009 |url=https://ifs02.du.edu/Client/Diplomatic/Diplomatic%20Services/Archive/Diplomatic%20Lists/2009%20Luxembourg.pdf |access-date=29 November 2023 |language=fr}}

93

|{{flag|Dominican Republic}}

|{{Date table sorting|6 October 2006}}{{Cite web |title=Establecimiento De Relaciones Diplomáticas |url=http://enlacecongreso.mirex.gob.do/ecc/Lists/Establecimiento%20de%20Relaciones%20Diplomticas/AllItems.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004004739/http://enlacecongreso.mirex.gob.do/ecc/Lists/Establecimiento%20de%20Relaciones%20Diplomticas/AllItems.aspx |archive-date=4 October 2017 |access-date=26 March 2022 |language=es}}

94

|{{flag|Republic of the Congo}}

|{{dts|9 November 2006}}

95

|{{flag|Qatar}}

|{{dts|20 November 2006}}

96

|{{flag|Equatorial Guinea}}

|{{dts|13 December 2006}}{{Cite web |title=Acuerdos Firmados Entre Guinea Euatorial Y Botswana |url=https://minexteriores.gob.gq/wp-content/uploads/ACUERDOS-GUINEA-ECUATORIAL-BOTSUANA.pdf |access-date=24 August 2023 |language=es}}

97

|{{flag|Barbados}}

|{{dts|20 December 2006}}

98

|{{flag|Gabon}}

|{{dts|21 December 2006}}

99

|{{flag|Niger}}

|{{dts|21 December 2006}}

100

|{{flag|Sudan}}

|{{dts|10 January 2007}}

101

|{{flag|Burkina Faso}}

|{{dts|12 January 2007}}

102

|{{flag|Benin}}

|{{dts|21 February 2007}}

103

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

|{{dts|22 February 2007}}

104

|{{flag|Saudi Arabia}}

|{{dts|1 March 2007}}{{Cite web |date=1 March 2007 |title=Saudi Arabia, Botswana Establish Diplomatic Relations |url=https://sp.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=429339 |access-date=17 August 2023}}

105

|{{flag|Burundi}}

|{{dts|13 March 2007}}

106

|{{Flag|Djibouti}}

|{{dts|14 March 2007}}{{Cite web |title=Etat des relations |url=http://www.djibdiplomatie.dj/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=439&Itemid=17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130818144121/http://www.djibdiplomatie.dj/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=439&Itemid=17 |archive-date=18 August 2013 |access-date=6 December 2023 |website=Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres et de la Cooperation Internationale Djibouti |language=fr}}

107

|{{flag|Guinea}}

|{{dts|20 April 2007}}

108

|{{flag|Uruguay}}

|{{Date table sorting|4 May 2007}}

109

|{{flag|Guatemala}}

|{{dts|7 May 2007}}

110

|{{flag|Mauritania}}

|{{dts|9 May 2007}}

111

|{{flag|Ecuador}}

|{{dts|4 June 2007}}

112

|{{flag|Mali}}

|{{dts|5 June 2007}}

113

|{{flag|Ivory Coast}}

|{{dts|6 June 2007}}

114

|{{flag|Venezuela}}

|{{dts|9 July 2007}}

115

|{{flag|Paraguay}}

|{{dts|16 July 2007}}

116

|{{flag|Honduras}}

|{{dts|19 July 2007}}

117

|{{flag|Dominica}}

|{{dts|23 July 2007}}

118

|{{flag|Nicaragua}}

|{{dts|28 August 2007}}

119

|{{flag|Costa Rica}}

|{{dts|11 September 2007}}{{Cite web |date=11 September 2020 |title=Celebramos 13 años de relaciones diplomáticas con la República de Botsuana y Costa rica |url=https://twitter.com/CRcancilleria/status/1304499050432135172 |language=es}}

120

|{{flag|Antigua and Barbuda}}

|{{dts|6 December 2007}}

121

|{{flag|Suriname}}

|{{dts|6 December 2007}}

122

|{{flag|Belize}}

|{{dts|28 February 2008}}{{cite web |title=Bilateral Relations: B |url=http://www.mofaic.gov.bw/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=134:bilateral-relations-b&catid=2&Itemid=43 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222155933/http://www.mofaic.gov.bw/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=134:bilateral-relations-b&catid=2&Itemid=43 |archive-date=22 December 2016 |access-date=13 July 2019 |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation |location=Botswana}}

123

|{{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}

|{{dts|15 September 2008}}

124

|{{flag|Sri Lanka}}

|{{dts|27 October 2008}}

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|{{flag|Holy See}}

|{{dts|4 November 2008}}{{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}}

125

|{{flag|Nepal}}

|{{dts|8 January 2009}}

126

|{{flag|Vietnam}}

|{{dts|11 February 2009}}

127

|{{flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}

|{{dts|25 June 2009}}

128

|{{flag|North Macedonia}}

|{{dts|4 September 2009}}

129

|{{flag|Panama}}

|{{dts|15 December 2009}}

130

|{{flag|Georgia}}

|{{dts|15 January 2010}}

131

|{{flag|Samoa}}

|{{dts|18 March 2010}}

132

|{{flag|Guinea-Bissau}}

|{{dts|22 March 2010}}

133

|{{flag|Montenegro}}

|{{dts|16 July 2010}}

134

|{{flag|Liberia}}

|{{dts|21 September 2010}}{{Cite web |date=26 September 2010 |title=Download Full Version – Government of Botswana |url=https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/21774524/download-full-version-government-of-botswana |access-date=10 September 2023 |page=3}}

135

|{{flag|Solomon Islands}}

|{{dts|18 November 2010|format=dmy}}{{cite web |date=19 November 2010 |title=Solomons, Botswana establish diplomatic relations |url=http://www.pireport.org/articles/2010/11/19/solomons-botswana-establish-diplomatic-ties |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026164521/http://www.pireport.org/articles/2010/11/19/solomons-botswana-establish-diplomatic-ties |archive-date=26 October 2021 |access-date=5 April 2021 |website=Pacific Islands Report}}

136

|{{Flag|Papua New Guinea}}

|{{Date table sorting|2010}}{{Cite web |title=Botswana puts spotlight on trust |url=https://www.thenational.com.pg/botswana-puts-spotlight-on-trust/ |access-date=6 May 2023}}

137

|{{flag|Monaco}}

|{{dts|24 February 2011}}

138

|{{flag|Fiji}}

|{{dts|28 June 2011}}

139

|{{flag|South Sudan}}

|{{dts|9 July 2011}}{{Cite web |title=State visit to Botswana by the President of the Republic of South Sudan |url=http://www.botswanamission.ch/userfiles/downloads/State%20visit%20to%20Botswana%20by%20the%20President%20of%20the%20Republic%20of%20South%20Sudan.PDF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808114655/http://botswanamission.ch/userfiles/downloads/State%20visit%20to%20Botswana%20by%20the%20President%20of%20the%20Republic%20of%20South%20Sudan.PDF |archive-date=8 August 2016 |access-date=9 September 2023}}

140

|{{flag|Indonesia}}

|{{dts|28 March 2012}}{{Cite web |title=Indonesia dan Bostwana Buka Hubungan Diplomatik |url=https://internasional.kompas.com/read/2012/03/29/19380059/~Internasional~News |access-date=18 May 2023 |website=internasional.kompas.com |language=id}}

141

|{{flag|Chad}}

|{{dts|9 February 2015}}{{Cite web |date=9 February 2015 |title=Botswana: ICC Plays Critical Role |url=https://allafrica.com/stories/201502100418.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151027201242/https://allafrica.com/stories/201502100418.html |archive-date=27 October 2015 |access-date=9 December 2023 |website=allAfrica}}

142

|{{flag|Sierra Leone}}

|{{dts|16 February 2015}}{{Cite news |date=16 February 2015 |title=Botswana: Sierra Leone, Belgium Envoys Present Credentials |url=https://allafrica.com/stories/201502170732.html |access-date=17 August 2023}}

143

|{{flag|Senegal}}

|{{dts|16 March 2015}}{{Cite news |date=16 March 2015 |title=Botswana: Qatar, Senegal Envoys Present Credentials |url=https://allafrica.com/stories/201503171118.html |access-date=17 March 2023}}

—

|{{flag|State of Palestine}}

|{{dts|8 March 2017}}

—

|{{flag|Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic}}

|{{dts|31 May 2018}}{{Cite web |date=June 2018 |title=La RASD y Botswana anuncian establecimiento de relaciones diplomáticas a nivel de embajadores |url=https://www.spsrasd.info/news/es/articles/2018/06/01/15730.html}}

144

|{{flag|Comoros}}

|{{dts|26 September 2018}}

145

|{{flag|Togo}}

|{{Date table sorting|18 March 2021}}{{Cite web |date=26 March 2021 |title=Botswana's Ambassador to the Republic of Togo Presents Letters of Credence |url=https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=4184212084944579&id=281137451918748 |access-date=24 August 2023 |via=Facebook}}

146

|{{flag|Central African Republic}}

|{{dts|18 October 2021}}{{Cite web |title=L'ambassadeur Nzapayeke est accredite aupres de la Republique du Botswana |url=https://m.facebook.com/lepotentielcentrafricain/posts/2944388082541603/?locale=hi_IN |access-date=1 July 2023 |website=Le Potentiel Centrafricain.com |language=fr}}

147

|{{flag|Democratic Republic of the Congo}}

|{{dts|9 February 2023}}{{Cite web |date=9 February 2023 |title=Arrival of Ambassador Designate Mrs Emillie A. Mushobekwa of the Democratic Republic of Congo, for Presentation of Letters of Credence at the Office of The President, Gaborone. |url=https://www.facebook.com/BWPresidency/videos/arrival-of-ambassador-designate-mrs-emillie-a-mushobekwa-of-the-democratic-repub/525396969660843/ |access-date=9 September 2023 |via=Facebook}}

148

|{{flag|Mongolia}}

|{{dts|6 December 2023}}

149

|{{Flag|Saint Lucia}}

|{{dts|6 December 2023}}

150

|{{flag|Tajikistan}}

|{{dts|6 December 2023}}

151

|{{flag|Laos}}

|{{dts|11 December 2023}}

152

|{{flag|Maldives}}

|{{dts|11 December 2023}}

153

|{{flag|Armenia}}

|{{dts|14 December 2023}}{{Cite news |date=14 December 2023 |title=Diplomatic relations established between Armenia and Botswana |url=https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1126252.html |access-date=14 December 2023}}

154

|{{flag|Azerbaijan}}

|{{dts|December 2023}}{{Cite web |title=The Republic of Botswana |url=https://mfa.gov.az/en/category/afrika/botsvana-respublikasi |access-date=13 March 2025 |website=Republic of Azerbaijan Ministry of Foreign Affairs}}

155

|{{flag|Gambia}}

|{{dts|13 February 2024}}{{Cite web |date=13 February 2024 |title=President Masisi {{as written|recie|ves [sic]}} letters of credence from ambassador designates. |url=https://www.instagram.com/bwpresidency/p/C3S5SkFNZDZ/?img_index=1 |access-date=14 February 2024 |website=bwpresidency}}

156

|{{Flag|Bolivia}}

|{{dts|1 August 2024}}

157

|{{Flag|Uzbekistan}}

|{{dts|26 September 2024}}{{Cite news |date=26 September 2024 |title=Uzbekistan establishes diplomatic relations with another African country - Botswana |url=https://www.tengritimes.com/en/post/uzbekistan-establishes-diplomatic-relations-with-another-african-country-botswana |work=Times Tenrgi |access-date=23 January 2025}}

158

|{{Flag|Kyrgyzstan}}

|{{dts|5 March 2025}}{{Cite web |date=5 March 2025 |title=Botswana and Kyrgyz Republic establish diplomatic relations |url=https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1063928925778499&id=100064842032316&_rdr |access-date=6 March 2025 |website=Ministry of International Relations, Botswana on Facebook}}

Bilateral relations

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|{{flag|Australia}}

1973* Australia is accredited to Botswana from its high commission in Pretoria, South Africa, with an honourary consul in Gaborone.

  • Botswana has a high commission in Canberra and a consulate in Kendall{{Cite web|url=https://protocol.dfat.gov.au/Public/Consulates/29/State/2|title=The Department – About us – Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade}}
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|{{flag|Brazil}}

26 September 1985Both countries established diplomatic relations on 26 September 1985{{Cite web|title=Diplomatic Relations Between Brazil and Botswana as of 26 Sept. 1985 (UN Digital Library)| date=26 September 1985 |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1639116?ln=en}}

  • Botswana has an embassy in Brasília.
  • Brazil has an embassy in Gaborone.
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|{{flag|China}}

6 January 1975Both countries established diplomatic relations on 6 January 1975{{Cite web|title=Joint Communique Regarding the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations Between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Botswana (MFA People's Republic of China)|url=https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/wjdt_665385/2649_665393/200204/t20020425_679059.html}}

See Botswana–China relations

  • Botswana has an embassy in Beijing.
  • China has an embassy in Gaborone.
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|{{flag|Greece}}

10 April 1978Both countries established diplomatic relations on 10 April 1978{{Cite web|title=Diplomatic relations between Greece and Botswana as of 10 Apr. 1978 (UN Digital Library)| date=10 April 1978 |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1486125?ln=en}}

  • Botswana is accredited to Greece from its Permanent Representation to the United Nation Office in Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Greece is accredited to Botswana from its embassy in Pretoria, South Africa.{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gr/en/blog/greece-bilateral-relations/botswana/ |title=Greece's Bilateral Relations }}
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|{{flag|Guyana}}

28 October 1975* Both countries have established diplomatic relations on 28 October 1975.{{cite web |url=http://www.minfor.gov.gy/docs/other/diplomatic_relations_list.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-02-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307101008/http://www.minfor.gov.gy/docs/other/diplomatic_relations_list.pdf |archive-date=7 March 2016 }}

  • Guyana is accredited to Botswana from its Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York City.{{Cite web |date=2017-01-01 |title=Bilateral Relations: G |url=http://www.mofaic.gov.bw/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=140:bilateral-relations-g&catid=2&Itemid=43 |access-date=2021-12-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101011051/http://www.mofaic.gov.bw/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=140:bilateral-relations-g&catid=2&Itemid=43 |archive-date=1 January 2017 |url-status=dead}}
  • Both countries are full members of Commonwealth of Nations.
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|{{flag|India}}

17 January 1972See Botswana–India relations

  • Botswana has a high commission in New Delhi.
  • India has a high commission in Gaborone.
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|{{flag|Indonesia}}

28 March 2012Both countries established diplomatic relations on 28 March 2012{{Cite web|title=Indonesia dan Bostwana Buka Hubungan Diplomatik (in Indonesian)|date=29 March 2012 |url=https://internasional.kompas.com/read/2012/03/29/19380059/~Internasional~News}}

  • Botswana is accredited to Indonesia from its high commission in Canberra, Australia.{{cite web | url=https://kemlu.go.id/portal/en/kedutaan | title=Missions | Portal Kementerian Luar Negeri Republik Indonesia }}
  • Indonesia is accredited to Botswana from its embassy in Pretoria, South Africa.{{cite web | url=https://kemlu.go.id/pretoria/en | title=Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia Pretoria Accredited to the Republic of Botswana, Kingdom of Eswatini, and the Kingdom of Lesotho South Africa }}
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|{{flag|Israel}}

See Botswana–Israel relations

  • Botswana is accredited to Israel from its high commission London, United Kingdom.
  • Israel is accredited to Botswana from its embassy in Pretoria, South Africa.
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|{{flag|Kenya}}

30 October 1967{{Cite book |title=Southern African Political History: A Chronology of Key Political Events from Independence to Mid-1997 |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group, 1999 |pages=83}}See Botswana–Kenya relations

  • Botswana has a high commission in Nairobi.
  • Kenya has a high commission in Gaborone.
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|{{flag|Mexico}}

5 December 1975Both countries established diplomatic relations on 5 December 1975{{Cite web|title=Nombramientos Diplomáticos De Reciente Ingreso Al Senado De La Republica En Africa,el Caribe Y Europa Page 8|url=https://centrogilbertobosques.senado.gob.mx/docs/NI_Nombramientos_Senado_270218.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://centrogilbertobosques.senado.gob.mx/docs/NI_Nombramientos_Senado_270218.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live}}

  • Botswana is accredited to Mexico from its embassy in Washington, D.C., United States and maintains an honorary consulate in Mexico City.{{Cite web|title=Welcome to Embassy of the Republic of Botswana in Washington, D.C. {{!}} Embassy of the Republic of Botswana in Washington, D.C.|url=http://www.botswanaembassy.org/|access-date=2021-12-30|website=botswanaembassy.org}}
  • Mexico is accredited to Botswana from its embassy in Pretoria, South Africa.{{Cite web|title=Inicio|url=https://embamex.sre.gob.mx/sudafrica/|access-date=2021-12-30|website=embamex.sre.gob.mx}}
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|{{flag|Namibia}}

11 September 1990See Botswana–Namibia relations

Botswana–Namibia relations are friendly, with the two neighbouring countries cooperating on economic development. Botswana gained independence from Britain in September 1966. Namibia gained independence from South Africa in 1990 following the South African Border War.

  • Botswana has a high commission in Windhoek.
  • Namibia has a high commission in Gaborone.
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|{{flag|North Korea}}

27 December 1974,{{Cite web|title=DPRK Diplomatic Relations|url=https://www.ncnk.org/sites/default/files/issue-briefs/DPRK_Diplo_Relations_August2016.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.ncnk.org/sites/default/files/issue-briefs/DPRK_Diplo_Relations_August2016.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live}} but severs 19 February 2014{{Cite web|title=Botswana Severs Ties With Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)|via = Facebook|url=https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=586061304809865&id=148228411926492}}See Botswana–North Korea relations
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|{{flag|Russia}}

6 March 1970See Botswana–Russia relations

Botswana and the Soviet Union initiated diplomatic relations on 6 March 1970. Despite its pro-Western orientation, Botswana participated in the 1980 Summer Olympics. The present-day relations between the two countries are described as friendly and long standing. In March, the two countries also celebrated the 35th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations. According to the minister of Foreign Affairs, Russia was one of the first countries to establish full diplomatic relations with Botswana.{{Cite web |url=http://www.botswana.mid.ru/articles_relations_e_09.html |title=We Must Exploit Russia's Potential |access-date=9 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202131955/http://www.botswana.mid.ru/articles_relations_e_09.html |archive-date=2 February 2017 |url-status=dead }}

Trade and economic cooperation between Russia and Botswana are stipulated by the Trade Agreement of 1987 and the Agreement on Economic and Technical Cooperation of 1988. The Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Botswana signed the Agreement on Cultural, Scientific and Educational Cooperation in September 1999. Russia and Botswana have had fruitful cooperation in a variety of fields, particularly in human resource development. And Russia is still offering more scholarship in key sectors such as health, which is currently experiencing a critical shortage of manpower. Botswana also is one of the countries where Russian citizens do not require a visa.{{Cite web |url=http://www.botswana.mid.ru/relations_e.html |title=Botswana-Russia relations |access-date=14 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090329052738/http://www.botswana.mid.ru/relations_e.html |archive-date=29 March 2009 |url-status=dead }} Russia has an embassy in Gaborone, while Botswana covers Russia from its embassy in Stockholm (Sweden) and an honorary consulate in Moscow.

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|{{flag|South Africa}}

22 June 1994Both countries established diplomatic relations on 22 June 1994{{Cite web|title=History of Relations (Department International Relations of South Africa)|url=http://www.dirco.gov.za/foreign/bilateral/botswana.html}}

See Botswana–South Africa relations

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|{{flag|South Korea}}

18 April 1968The establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Korea and the Republic of Botswana began on 18 April 1968.{{Cite web|title=Countries & Regions (MFA Republic of Korea)|url=https://www.mofa.go.kr/eng/nation/m_4902/view.do?seq=133}} In 2011 the number of South Koreans living in Botswana amounted to 163.{{Cite web |date=2015-09-04 |title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea-Middle East and Africa |url=http://www.mofa.go.kr/ENG/countries/middleeast/countries/20070804/1_24503.jsp?menu=m_30_50 |access-date=2021-12-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904015758/http://www.mofa.go.kr/ENG/countries/middleeast/countries/20070804/1_24503.jsp?menu=m_30_50 |archive-date=4 September 2015 |url-status=dead}} Since 2014, the government of Botswana recognized ROK as the sole legitimate government of Korea.{{cite web |url=http://www.gov.bw/en/Ministries--Authorities/Ministries/Ministry-of-Foreign-Affairs-and-International-Cooperation/News/BOTSWANA-CUT-TIES-WITH-NORTH-KOREA/ |title=Botswana Cuts Ties with North Korea |author= |date=20 February 2014 |website=gov.bw |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation |access-date=5 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150106001946/http://www.gov.bw/en/Ministries--Authorities/Ministries/Ministry-of-Foreign-Affairs-and-International-Cooperation/News/BOTSWANA-CUT-TIES-WITH-NORTH-KOREA/ |archive-date=6 January 2015 |url-status=dead }}
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|{{flag|Turkey}}

20 January 1981{{Cite web|title=Diplomatic relations between Botswana and Turkey as of 20 Jan. 1981 (UN Digital Library)|date = 20 January 1981|url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1636698?ln=en}}*Permanent Representation of Botswana in the UN Geneva Office is also accredited to Turkey.

  • Turkey has an embassy in Gaborone{{Cite web|title=Relations between Turkey and Botswana|url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-botswana.en.mfa}}
  • Trade volume between the two countries was US$2.9 million in 2019.
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|{{flag|United Kingdom}}

{{Date table sorting|30 September 1966}}See Botswana–United Kingdom relations

Botswana established diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom on 30 September 1966.

  • Botswana maintains a high commission in London.{{Cite web |url=https://www.gov.bw/ministries/ministry-foreign-affairs|title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs|website=GOV.BW|access-date=14 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226141944/https://www.gov.bw/ministries/ministry-foreign-affairs|archive-date=26 February 2024|url-status=live}}
  • The United Kingdom is accredited to Botswana through its high commission in Gaborone.{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-high-commission-gaborone|title=British High Commission Gaborone|website=GOV.UK|access-date=7 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240506171421/https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-high-commission-gaborone|archive-date=6 May 2024|url-status=live}}

The UK governed Botswana from 1885 to 1966, when it achieved full independence.

Both countries share common membership of the Commonwealth, the International Criminal Court, and the World Trade Organization, as well as the SACUM–UK Economic Partnership Agreement.{{cite news|last=Bavier|first=Joe|date=11 September 2019|title=Britain agrees post-Brexit trade deal with southern Africa|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-africa-trade-idUKKCN1VW1N5|work=Reuters|access-date=17 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218025328/https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-africa-trade-idUKKCN1VW1N5/|archive-date=18 February 2022|url-status=live}}

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|{{flag|United States}}

30 September 1966{{Cite web|title=A Guide to the United States' History of Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations, by Country, since 1776: Botswana|url=https://history.state.gov/countries/botswana}}See Botswana–United States relations

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The United States considers Botswana an advocate of and a model for stability in Africa and has been a major partner in Botswana's development since its independence. The U.S. Peace Corps returned to Botswana in August 2002 with a focus on HIV/AIDS-related programs after concluding 30 years of more broadly targeted assistance in 1997. Similarly, the USAID phased out a long-standing bilateral partnership with Botswana in 1996, after successful programs emphasizing education, training, entrepreneurship, environmental management, and reproductive health. Botswana, however, continues to benefit along with its neighbours in the region from USAID's Initiative for Southern Africa, now based in Pretoria, and USAID's Southern Africa Global Competitiveness Hub, headquartered in Gaborone. The United States International Board of Broadcasters (IBB) operates a major Voice of America (VOA) relay station in Botswana serving most of the African continent.

In 1995, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) started the BOTUSA Project in collaboration with the Botswana Ministry of Health in order to generate information to improve tuberculosis control efforts in Botswana and elsewhere in the face of the TB and HIV/AIDS co-epidemics. Under the 1999 U.S. Government's Leadership and Investment in Fighting an Epidemic (LIFE) Initiative, CDC through the BOTUSA Project has undertaken many projects and has assisted many organizations in the fight against the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Botswana. Botswana is one of the 15 focus countries for PEPFAR, the President's Emergency Plan for Aids Relief, and has received more than $230 million since the program began in January 2004 through September 2007. PEPFAR assistance to Botswana, which totalled $76.2 million in FY 2007, is contributing to HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and care interventions.

The Governments of Botswana and the United States entered into an agreement in July 2000 to establish an International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) in Gaborone. The academy, jointly financed, managed and staffed by the two nations, provides training to police and government officials from across the Sub-Saharan region. The academy's permanent campus, in Otse outside of Gaborone, opened March 2003. Over 3,000 law enforcement professionals from Sub-Saharan Africa have received training from ILEA since it began offering classes in 2001.

  • Botswana has an embassy in Washington, D.C.
  • United States has an embassy in Gaborone.
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31 May 1983See Botswana–Zimbabwe relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 31 May 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=103}}

Botswana still struggles to seal its border from thousands of Zimbabweans who flee economic collapse and political persecution. In 2015, 22,000 Zimbabweans were arrested and deported. This has increased to nearly 29,000 deportations in 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.voanews.com/a/africa_botswana-battles-influx-zimbabwean-illegal-immigrants/6173868.html|title=Botswana Battles Influx of Zimbabwean Illegal Immigrants|last=Dube|first=Mqondisi|date=14 August 2019|website=Voice of America|access-date=2019-08-25}}

  • Botswana has an embassy in Harare.
  • Zimbabwe has an embassy in Gaborone.

Botswana and the [[Commonwealth of Nations]]

Botswana has been a republic in the Commonwealth of Nations since independence in 1966.

Botswana and FOSS

Botswana has been a member of The Forum of Small States (FOSS) since the group's founding in 1992.{{Cite book|title=50 Years of Singapore and the United Nations |publisher=World Scientific |isbn=978-981-4713-03-0 |year=2015 }}access-date=28 March 2024

See also

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References

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External links

  • [http://www.botswana.mid.ru/ Embassy of the Russian Federation in Gaborone] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090429044336/http://www.botswana.mid.ru/ |date=29 April 2009 }}

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