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Foreign relations of Ecuador

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{{Politics of Ecuador}}This article describes the diplomatic affairs, foreign policy and international relations of Ecuador

Ecuador is a founding member of the UN and a member of many of its specialized agencies; it is also a member of the Organization of American States (OAS), as well as many regional groups, including the Rio Group, the Latin American Economic System, the Latin American Energy Organization, the Latin American Integration Association, and the Andean Pact.{{cite web| url = https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/35761.htm| title = United States Department of State}}

Ecuador's principal foreign-policy objectives have traditionally included defense of its territory from both external aggression and internal subversion as well as support for the objectives of the UN and the OAS. Although Ecuador's foreign relations were traditionally centered on the United States, Ecuador's membership in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in the 1970s and 1980s allowed Ecuadorian leaders to exercise somewhat greater foreign policy autonomy. Ecuador's foreign policy goals under the Borja government in the late 1980s were more diversified than those of the Febres Cordero administration, which closely identified with the United States. For example, Ecuador was more active in its relations with the Third World, multilateral organizations, Western Europe, and socialist countries.{{cite web| url = http://countrystudies.us/ecuador/76.htm| title = Ecuador - Foreign Relations}}

Ecuador has offered humanitarianian aid to many countries, is a supporter of the United Nations, and currently contributes troops to the UN mission in Haiti. Ecuador has also been an elective member of the UN Security Council.

In Antarctica, Ecuador has maintained a peaceful research station for scientific study in the British-claimed territory and is a member nation of the Antarctica Treaty.

Domestic politics

{{further|Foreign policy of Rafael Correa}}

The presidency of Rafael Correa in the early 21st century saw a radical change in the country's foreign policy. Traditional ties with the United States grew more acrimonious and there were increased ties with the governments of Russia and Iran.{{Cite web |url=http://www.realinstitutoelcano.org/wps/wcm/connect/cbdc99804f018bacbc18fc3170baead1/ARI61-2009_Malamud_Garcia-Calvo_Ecuador_Foreign_Policy.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=cbdc99804f018bacbc18fc3170baead1 |title=Archived copy |access-date=June 2, 2014 |archive-date=March 28, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328190030/http://www.realinstitutoelcano.org/wps/wcm/connect/cbdc99804f018bacbc18fc3170baead1/ARI61-2009_Malamud_Garcia-Calvo_Ecuador_Foreign_Policy.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=cbdc99804f018bacbc18fc3170baead1 |url-status=dead }} The relations with the United States, however, improved significantly during the presidency of his successor Lenin Moreno since 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.latinousa.org/2020/02/13/trumpleninmoreno/|title=Trump Receives Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno|date=February 13, 2020}}

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List of countries which Ecuador maintains diplomatic relations with:

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1

|{{Flag|Peru}}

|{{dts|26 September 1831}}{{Cite web |last=Huayama |date=February 2021 |title=Estudio del conflicto Perú-Ecuador (1941-1942) con base en el análisis hemerográfico del diario La Industria (enero 1941 - febrero 1942) |url=https://pirhua.udep.edu.pe/backend/api/core/bitstreams/1915c072-8d6a-46e2-ab82-4c2b2654d584/content |access-date=22 March 2025 |page=30 |language=es}}

2

|{{Flag|Colombia}}

|{{dts|10 February 1832}}{{Cite web |title=América |url=https://www.cancilleria.gov.co/internacional/politica/regiones/america |access-date=29 June 2023 |language=es}}

3

|{{Flag|Chile}}

|{{dts|26 April 1835}}

4

|{{Flag|Venezuela}}

|{{dts|18 August 1835}}{{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}}

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|—

|{{Flag|Nicaragua}} (suspended)

|{{dts|1836}}{{Cite thesis |date=2014 |title=Las relaciones bilaterales entre Nicaragua y Ecuador: Situación actual y perspectivas a futuro |url=https://repositorio.iaen.edu.ec/handle/24000/5178 |journal= |language=es |pages=34 |access-date=10 April 2023 |archive-date=July 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718152103/https://repositorio.iaen.edu.ec/handle/24000/5178 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite news |date=5 April 2024 |title=Nicaragua denuncia a Ecuador y respalda plenamente a México exigiendo el cumplimiento del Derecho Internacional |url=https://www.el19digital.com/articulos/ver/titulo:150696-nicaragua-rechaza-y-condena-la-barbarie-politica-neofascista-del-gobierno-de-ecuador |access-date=6 April 2024 |language=es}}

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|—

|{{Flag|Mexico}} (suspended)

|{{dts|15 November 1837}}{{Cite web |date=June 2016 |title=Cronología de las Relaciones internacionales del Ecuador (1830-1845) |url=https://boletin.cancilleria.gob.ec/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/afiche_cronologia.pdf |access-date=26 May 2024 |language=es |archive-date=April 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240407171315/https://boletin.cancilleria.gob.ec/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/afiche_cronologia.pdf |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |date=6 April 2024 |title=México rompe relaciones diplomáticas con Ecuador tras ataque a su embajada |url=https://twitter.com/SRE_mx/status/1776524411090162082 |access-date=6 April 2024 |language=es}}

5

|{{Flag|Spain}}

|{{dts|16 February 1840}}{{Cite web |title=Tratado de paz y amistad celebrado entre España y la República del Ecuador en 16 de febrero de 1840 |url=https://www.europeana.eu/es/item/9200110/BibliographicResource_1000126544094}}

6

|{{Flag|Bolivia}}

|{{dts|7 April 1842}}{{Cite web |date=8 April 2025 |title=El Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia conmemoró, el 7 de abril de 2025, los 183 años de relaciones diplomáticas con la República del Ecuador. Que este aniversario reafirme los lazos de amistad que une a ambos pueblos. |url=https://x.com/MRE_Bolivia/status/1909700039875715564 |access-date=12 April 2025 |language=es}}

7

|{{Flag|Brazil}}

|{{dts|November 1844}}{{Cite web |title=Brazil |url=https://www.gov.br/mre/en/subjects/bilateral-relations/all-countries/republic-of-ecuador#:~:text=1844%20%E2%80%93%20Brazil%20and%20Ecuador%20established,Ecuador%2C%20with%20residence%20in%20Bogota. |access-date=22 March 2025}}

8

|{{Flag|France}}

|{{Dts|12 February 1848}}{{Cite book |title=Annuaire diplomatique et consulaire de la République Française |year=1896 |volume=18 |pages=353 |language=fr}}

9

|{{Flag|United States}}

|{{dts|12 August 1848}}{{Cite web |title=A Guide to the United States’ History of Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations, by Country, since 1776: Ecuador |url=https://history.state.gov/countries/ecuador |access-date=22 March 2025}}

10

|{{Flag|United Kingdom}}

|{{Dts|29 January 1853}}{{Cite book |title=Manual de referencia de tratados comerciales latinoamericanos |publisher=United States Tariff Commission |year=1941 |pages=169 |language=es}}{{failed verification|reason=The source does not state when Ecuador and the United Kingdom established diplomatic relations.|date=February 2025}}

11

|{{Flag|Netherlands}}

|{{Dts|12 May 1872}}{{Cite web |title=Buitenlandse Politiek van Nederland 1848-1945 |url=https://resources.huygens.knaw.nl/retroboeken/bupo/#page=10&accessor=toc&source=2&view=imagePane |access-date=18 February 2025 |website=Huygens instituut |page=XII |language=nl |quote=Columbia. ... Tevens geaccrediteerd in Ecuador en Venezuela. J. Brakel, zaakgelastigde en consul-generaal, 12 mei 1872}}

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|{{Flag|Holy See}}

|{{dts|6 August 1877}}{{Cite web |title=Nunciature to Ecuador |url=https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dxxec.html |access-date=27 May 2024 |language=es}}

12

|{{Flag|Belgium}}

|{{dts|16 July 1879}}{{Cite book |last=Benjamín Nahum, Jorge Balbis |title=Informes diplomáticos de los representantes de Belgica en el Uruguay: 1832-1946 |publisher=Universidad de la República, Departamento de Publicaciones |year=1998 |pages=521 |language=es |quote=Ernest van Bruyssel ... 16/7/1879: nombrado Cónsul general y Encargado de Negocios ante los gobiernos de Colombia , Ecuador y Venezuela con residencia en Santa Fe de Bogotá.}}

13

|{{Flag|Paraguay}}

|{{dts|15 December 1880}}{{Cite web |date=15 December 2022 |title=Paraguay y Ecuador conmemoran 142 años del inicio de Relaciones Diplomáticas |url=https://www.mre.gov.py/embapar-ecuador/index.php/noticias/https-www-mre-gov-py-index-php-noticias-de-embajadas-y-consulados-paraguay-y-ecuador-conmemoran-142-anos-del-inicio-de-relacione#:~:text=Paraguay%20y%20Ecuador%20conmemoran%20142%20a%C3%B1os%20del%20inicio%20de%20Relaciones%20Diplom%C3%A1ticas,-INICIO&text=Publicado%3A%2012%2F15%2F22%2012%3A00%3Ap.%20m. |access-date=22 March 2025 |language=es}}

14

|{{Flag|Costa Rica}}

|{{dts|26 October 1885}}{{Cite web |title=Relación de Costa Rica con Ecuador |url=https://www.rree.go.cr/?sec=exterior&cat=politica&cont=522&pais=EC |access-date=22 March 2025 |language=es}}

15

|{{Flag|Guatemala}}

|{{dts|26 October 1885}}{{cite web |title=Relaciones Diplomáticas de Guatemala |url=https://www.minex.gob.gt/DirectorioPaisesRelacion.aspx |access-date=24 July 2021 |language=es}}

16

|{{Flag|Switzerland}}

|{{dts|1888}}{{Cite web |title=Relación Bilateral |url=https://www.cancilleria.gob.ec/suiza/2021/05/10/relacion-bilateral/ |language=es}}

17

|{{Flag|El Salvador}}

|{{dts|29 March 1890}}{{Cite web |title=REGISTRO DE FECHAS DE ESTABLECIMIENTO DE RD |url=https://www.transparencia.gob.sv/institutions/rree/documents/338286/download |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115190710/https://www.transparencia.gob.sv/institutions/rree/documents/338286/download |archive-date=15 January 2025 |access-date=9 March 2022 |language=es}}

18

|{{Flag|Honduras}}

|{{dts|1896}}{{Cite web |date=April 3, 2019 |title=Juramentan nuevo Embajador de Honduras en El Ecuador |url=https://proceso.hn/juramentan-nuevo-embajador-de-honduras-en-el-ecuador/}}

19

|{{Flag|Italy}}

|{{dts|31 May 1900}}{{Cite web |title=Relaciones Bilaterales Ecuador-Italia |url=https://www.cancilleria.gob.ec/italia/2021/03/06/relaciones-bilaterales/ |access-date=30 June 2023 |language=it}}

20

|{{Flag|Argentina}}

|{{dts|27 March 1903}}{{Cite book |title=Memoria 1903-1904 |publisher=Argentina. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto |year=1904 |pages=676 |language=es}}

21

|{{Flag|Panama}}

|{{dts|1 September 1908}}{{Cite news |date=6 February 2014 |title=PANAMÁ BUSCA OTORGAR UN IMPULSO RENOVADO A LAS RELACIONES DIPLOMÁTICAS CON ECUADOR |url=https://mire.gob.pa/panama-busca-otorgar-un-impulso-renovado-a-las-relaciones-diplomaticas-con-ecuador/ |access-date=6 September 2023}}

22

|{{Flag|Uruguay}}

|{{Dts|30 August 1912}}{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/informaciones-diplomaticas-y-consulares-del-uruguay-an-o-1930/page/n20/mode/1up?q=relaciones+diplomaticas |title=Informaciones diplomaticas y Consulares del Uruguay ano 1930 |publisher=Ministerio de relaciones exteriores Montevideo |year=1930 |pages=38-43 |language=es |access-date=20 July 2023}}

23

|{{Flag|Japan}}

|{{dts|26 August 1918}}{{Cite web |title=La visita oficial del presidente Lenin Moreno fortalece las relaciones diplomaticas y comerciales entre Ecuador y Japón |url=https://twitter.com/AgriculturaEc/status/1037145347854876673 |access-date=22 March 2025 |language=es}}

24

|{{Flag|Sweden}}

|{{dts|21 September 1931}}{{Cite book |title=Informe del Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores al Congreso Ordinario de ... |publisher=Ecuador. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores |year=1928 |pages=107 |language=es |quote=... Suecia de esta- blecer la representación diplomática permanen- te de ese país en el Ecuador , en 21 de Septiem- bre de 1931 presentó el Excelentísimo Señor Einar Modig las Cartas Credenciales ...}}

25

|{{Flag|Poland}}

|{{dts|5 August 1935}}{{Cite book |first= |title=Dyplomacja polska w XX wieku |publisher=Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie |year=2006 |pages=126–132}}

26

|{{Flag|Norway}}

|{{dts|22 October 1936}}{{Cite web |title=Norges opprettelse au diplomatiske forbindelser med fremmede stater |url=https://www.regjeringen.no/globalassets/departementene/ud/vedlegg/protokoll/diplomatiske_forbindelser.pdf |access-date=22 March 2025 |language=no}}

27

|{{Flag|Dominican Republic}}

|{{dts|14 April 1937}}{{Cite book |title=Anuario del personal del servicio exterior ecuatoriano |publisher=Ecuador. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores |year=1943 |pages=31 |language=es |quote=... Ministro Plenipotenciario en la República Dominicana ( desde el 14 de Abril de 1937 )}}

28

|{{Flag|Russia}}

|{{dts|16 June 1945}}{{Cite web |title=Ecuador as a potential partner for Russia in the context of anti-Russian economic sanctions |url=https://apni.ru/article/4962-ecuador-as-a-potential-partner-for-russia |access-date=30 June 2023}}

29

|{{Flag|Austria}}

|{{dts|27 June 1947}}{{Cite book |title=Informe a la nación del Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores Part 1 |publisher=Ecuador. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores |year=1948 |pages=373 |language=es |quote=El 27 de junio de 1947, los Representantes diplomaticos de las Republicas del Ecuador y de Austria en Washington, suscribieron un Protocolo, por el que ambos Gobiernos convinieron formalmente en reanudar sus relaciones diplomaticas ...}}

30

|{{Flag|Portugal}}

|{{dts|28 August 1948}}{{Cite web |title=Países |url=https://portaldiplomatico.mne.gov.pt/relacoesbilaterais/paises |access-date=2 July 2022 |language=pt}}

31

|{{Flag|Lebanon}}

|{{dts|15 September 1948}}{{Cite book |last=James Dunkerley, Michael Partridge, Paul Preston |title=British Documents on Foreign Affairs--reports and Papers from the Foreign Office Confidential Print: Latin America, 1952 |publisher=LexisNexis |year=2005 |pages=301}}

32

|{{Flag|Haiti}}

|{{dts|14 November 1949}}{{Cite book |title=Informe a la nación que presenta el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores |publisher=Ecuador. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores |year=1949 |pages=12 |language=es}}

33

|{{Flag|Turkey}}

|{{dts|1950}}{{Cite web |title=Relations between Türkiye and Ecuador |url=https://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkiye-and-ecuador.en.mfa |access-date=30 June 2023}}

34

|{{Flag|Germany}}

|{{dts|4 July 1952}}{{Cite web |title=Ecuador: Steckbrief |url=https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/service/laender/ecuador-node/ecuador-223220 |website=Auswärtiges Amt |access-date=6 March 2025 |language=de}}

35

|{{Flag|Denmark}}

|{{dts|27 March 1955}}{{Cite book |last=Moscoso |first=Jorge W. Villacrés |title=Historia diplomática de la República del Ecuador, Volume 5 |year=1967 |pages=405}}

36

|{{Flag|Serbia}}

|{{dts|10 January 1956}}{{Cite web |title=Bilateral agreements (MFA Republic of Serbia) |url=https://www.mfa.gov.rs/en/foreign-policy/bilateral-cooperation/ecuador}}

37

|{{Flag|Luxembourg}}

|{{dts|24 April 1956}}{{Cite book |title=Informe a la nación del Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores |publisher=Imprenta del Ministerio de Gobierno |year=1956 |volume=4 |pages=123 |language=es}}

38

|{{Flag|Israel}}

|{{dts|18 June 1957}}{{Cite web |title=Republic of Ecuador Establishes Diplomatic Relations with Israel (Jewish Telegraphic Agency Archive) |url=https://www.jta.org/archive/republic-of-ecuador-establishes-diplomatic-relations-with-israel}}

39

|{{Flag|Egypt}}

|{{dts|8 November 1960}}{{Cite web |title=Relación Bilateral Ecuador – Egipto (Embajada del Ecuadoe en Egipto) |url=https://www.cancilleria.gob.ec/egipto/relacion-bilateral-ecuador-egipto/ |access-date=March 21, 2023 |archive-date=March 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321174154/https://www.cancilleria.gob.ec/egipto/relacion-bilateral-ecuador-egipto/ |url-status=dead}}

40

|{{Flag|Canada}}

|{{dts|March 1961}}{{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}}

41

|{{Flag|South Korea}}

|{{dts|5 October 1962}}{{Cite web |title=Ecuador Overview (MFA Republic of Korea) |url=https://www.mofa.go.kr/eng/nation/m_4902/view.do?seq=54}}

42

|{{Flag|Finland}}

|{{dts|5 February 1965}}{{Cite web |title=Finland and Ecuador (Finland Abroad-websites) |url=https://finlandabroad.fi/web/ecu/finlandia-y-ecuador}}

43

|{{Flag|Morocco}}

|{{dts|22 April 1966}}{{Cite book |title=Informe a la nación del Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores |publisher=Ecuador. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores. Imprenta del Ministerio de Gobierno, 1966 |pages=259}}

44

|{{Flag|Greece}}

|{{dts|5 July 1966}}{{Cite book |title=Informe a la nación del Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores |publisher=Ecuador. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores |year=1966 |pages=106 |language=es}}

45

|{{Flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}

|{{dts|9 November 1967}}{{Cite book |title=Documentos revista de información política · Issues 30-31 |publisher=Universidad Central de Venezuela. Instituto de Estudios Políticos |year=1967 |pages=490 |language=es}}

46

|{{Flag|Romania}}

|{{dts|12 November 1968}}{{Cite web |title=Diplomatic Relations of Romania (MFA of Romania) |url=https://www.mae.ro/en/node/2187}}

47

|{{Flag|India}}

|{{dts|November 1969}}{{Cite book |title=Informe a la nación del Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores |publisher=Ecuador. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores |year=1970 |pages=27}}

48

|{{Flag|Hungary}}

|{{dts|23 January 1970}}{{Cite book |title=Foreign Assistance and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1972 Hearings ... 92d Congress, 1st Session |publisher=United States. Congress. House. Appropriations |year=1971 |pages=839}}

49

|{{Flag|Bulgaria}}

|{{dts|28 April 1971}}{{Cite web |title=Установяване, прекъсване u възстановяване на дипломатическите отношения на България (1878-2005 |url=http://filip-nikolov.com/files/%25D0%2597%25D0%25B0%25D0%25B4%25D0%25B3%25D1%2580%25D0%25B0%25D0%25BD%25D0%25B8%25D1%2587%25D0%25BD%25D0%25B8%2520%25D0%25BF%25D1%2580%25D0%25B5%25D0%25B4%25D1%2581%25D1%2582%25D0%25B0%25D0%25B2%25D0%25B8%25D1%2582%25D0%25B5%25D0%25BB%25D1%2581%25D1%2582%25D0%25B2%25D0%25B0/%25D0%2594%25D0%25B8%25D0%25BF%25D0%25BB%25D0%25BE%25D0%25BC%25D0%25B0%25D1%2582%25D0%25B8%25D1%2587%25D0%25B5%25D1%2581%25D0%25BA%25D0%25B8%2520%25D0%25BE%25D1%2582%25D0%25BD%25D0%25BE%25D1%2588%25D0%25B5%25D0%25BD%25D0%25B8%25D1%258F.doc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826071151/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 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 26, 2018}}

50

|{{Flag|Algeria}}

|{{dts|2 July 1973}}{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/State-Dept-cable-1973-50271/mode/1up?q=establish+diplomatic+relations |title=Ecuador and Algeria establish diplomatic relations |publisher=State Dept cable 1973-50271 |year=1973 |access-date=26 June 2024}}

51

|{{Flag|Iran}}

|{{dts|19 July 1973}}{{Cite book |title=Iran Almanac and Book of Facts - Page 190 |publisher=Echo of Iran |year=1974}}

52

|{{Flag|Jamaica}}

|{{dts|10 September 1973}}{{Cite web |title=Countries with which Jamaica has Established Diplomatic Relations (MFA of Jamaica) |url=http://mfaft.gov.jm/jm/establishment-of-diplomatic-relations |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308040029/http://mfaft.gov.jm/jm/establishment-of-diplomatic-relations |archive-date=8 March 2016}}

53

|{{Flag|Iraq}}

|{{dts|10 February 1974}}{{Cite book |title=ARR: Arab Report and Record |publisher=Economic Features, Limited, 1974 |pages=3}}

54

|{{Flag|Guyana}}

|{{dts|2 July 1974}}{{Cite web |title=Countries with which Guyana has Established Diplomatic Relations (MFA of Guyana) |url=http://www.minfor.gov.gy/diplomatic-relations/ |access-date=February 24, 2019 |archive-date=December 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224073504/http://www.minfor.gov.gy/diplomatic-relations/ |url-status=dead}}

55

|{{Flag|Australia}}

|{{dts|3 February 1975}}{{Cite web |title=Australian Representation Overseas |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-904644721/view?sectionId=nla.obj-905877419&partId=nla.obj-904679984 |access-date=5 November 2023 |website=Trove. Australian foreign affairs record.Vol. 46 No. 2 (February 1975)}}

56

|{{Flag|United Arab Emirates}}

|{{dts|9 June 1975}}{{Cite book |title=ARR: Arab Report and Record - Page 6 |publisher=Economic Features, Limited |year=1975}}

57

|{{Flag|Kuwait}}

|{{dts|30 July 1975}}{{Cite book |title=Memo from Bank of America's Man-on-the-spot |publisher=Bank of America., 1975 |pages=40}}

58

|{{Flag|Qatar}}

|{{dts|1975}}{{Cite web |title=العلاقات الثنائية |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=EC#bilateral-relations |access-date=16 October 2023 |website=mofa.gov.qa |language=ar |archive-date=November 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231105120903/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=EC#bilateral-relations |url-status=dead}}

59

|{{Flag|Philippines}}

|{{dts|5 July 1976}}{{Cite web |date=6 July 2022 |title=The Republic of the Philippines and the Republic of Ecuador celebrated 76 years of formal diplomatic relations yesterday, July 5! |url=https://twitter.com/DFAPHL/status/1544596259910012929 |access-date=30 June 2023}}

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|{{Flag|Bahamas}}

|{{dts|27 April 1978}}{{Cite web |title=Diplomatic relations between Ecuador and ... |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/search?ln=en&as=1&m1=p&p1=Diplomatic%20relations%20between%20Ecuador%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=title&so=a&rg=100&c=United%20Nations%20Digital%20Library%20System&of=hb&fti=0&fti=0 |access-date=30 June 2023}}

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|{{Flag|Suriname}}

|{{dts|22 June 1978}}{{Cite web |title=Lijst van diplomatieke betrekkingen en visum afschaffingsovereenkomsten (in Dutch) |url=http://www.gov.sr/media/12102008/lijst-van-diplomatieke-betrekkingen-en-visum-afschaffingsovereenkomsten.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416134520/http://www.gov.sr/media/12102008/lijst-van-diplomatieke-betrekkingen-en-visum-afschaffingsovereenkomsten.pdf |archive-date=16 April 2019}}

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|{{Flag|Barbados}}

|{{dts|23 June 1978}}{{Cite web |title=List of Countries With Which Barbados Has Established Diplomatic Relations (MFA of Barbados) |url=https://www.foreign.gov.bb/documents/foreign-policy/22-countries-with-diplomaic-relations-with-barbados/file |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813184054/https://www.foreign.gov.bb/documents/foreign-policy/22-countries-with-diplomaic-relations-with-barbados/file |archive-date=13 August 2017}}

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|{{Flag|Libya}}

|{{dts|1 September 1978}}{{Cite web |date=1978 |title=Ecuador and Libya Establish Diplomatic Relations |url=https://archive.org/details/StateDeptcable1978-218542/mode/1up?q=Libya+establish+diplomatic+relations |access-date=3 November 2023 |website=StateDeptcable1978-218542}}

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|{{Flag|New Zealand}}

|{{dts|25 September 1978}}{{Cite web |title=New Zealand Heads of Overseas Missions - E |url=http://www.mfat.govt.nz/Embassies/3-NZ-Ambassadors/countries-e.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122041520/http://www.mfat.govt.nz/Embassies/3-NZ-Ambassadors/countries-e.php |archive-date=22 January 2009 |access-date=18 November 2023}}

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|{{Flag|Grenada}}

|{{dts|June 1979}}{{Cite web |title=Ежегодник Большой Советской Энциклопедии. 1980. Выпуск двадцать четвертый: Зарубежные страны |url=https://istmat.org/files/uploads/36004/6_zarubezhnye_strany.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623051408/https://istmat.org/files/uploads/36004/6_zarubezhnye_strany.pdf |archive-date=23 June 2023 |access-date=29 February 2024 |page=238 |language=ru}}

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|{{Flag|Pakistan}}

|{{dts|23 July 1979}}{{Cite book |title=Pakistan Horizon - Volume 32 - Page 77 |publisher=Pakistan Institute of International Affairs. |year=1979}}

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|{{Flag|Cuba}}

|{{dts|23 August 1979}}{{Cite book |title=Carta de noticias |publisher=Dirección General de Información y Prensa, Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores |year=1979 |volume=189–223 |pages=3}}

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|{{Flag|Nigeria}}

|{{dts|10 December 1979}}{{Cite news |title=Ecuador y Nigeria impulsan relaciones diplomáticas |url=https://www.cancilleria.gob.ec/2014/04/03/ecuador-y-nigeria-impulsan-relaciones-diplomaticas/ |access-date=30 June 2023}}

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|{{dts|14 December 1979}}

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|{{dts|15 January 1980}}

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|{{dts|31 January 1980}}

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|{{Flag|Togo}}

|{{dts|11 February 1980}}{{Cite book |title=Summary of World Broadcasts: Non-Arab Africa, Issues 6308-6358 |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation. Monitoring Service |year=1980 |pages=7}}

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|{{Flag|Republic of the Congo}}

|{{dts|12 February 1980}}{{Cite book |title=Summary of World Broadcasts Non-Arab Africa · Issues 6308-6358 |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation. Monitoring Service |year=1980 |pages=9}}

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

|{{dts|29 February 1980}}

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|{{dts|31 March 1980}}

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|{{Flag|Indonesia}}

|{{dts|29 April 1980}}

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|{{Flag|Senegal}}

|{{dts|25 August 1980}}

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|{{Flag|Equatorial Guinea}}

|{{dts|8 September 1980}}{{Cite book |title=Le Mois en Afrique, Issues 170-179 |publisher=Le Mois en Afrique., 1980 |pages=138}}

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|{{Flag|Gabon}}

|{{dts|11 November 1980}}

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|{{Flag|Oman}}

|{{dts|9 July 1982}}{{Cite web |last=Joseph A. Kechichian |title=Countries with which Oman has diplomatic relations |url=http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/monograph_reports/2007/MR680.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022025822/http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/monograph_reports/2007/MR680.pdf |archive-date=22 October 2014 |access-date=24 November 2023 |website=Oman and the World The emergence of an independent foreign policy |pages=319–322}}

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|{{Flag|Mongolia}}

|{{dts|30 October 1982}}{{Cite web |title=List of Countries Maintaining Diplomatic Relations With Mongolia (MFA of Mongolia) |url=https://mfa.gov.mn/en/mongolian-foreign-policy/diplomatic-relations/states-with-diplomatic-relations/ |access-date=May 18, 2022 |archive-date=September 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240912054253/https://mfa.gov.mn/en/mongolian-foreign-policy/diplomatic-relations/states-with-diplomatic-relations/ |url-status=dead }}

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|{{Flag|Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic}} (suspended){{Cite web |date=22 October 2024 |title=Ecuador retira reconocimiento a República Árabe Saharaui Democrática (+Post) |url=https://www.prensa-latina.cu/2024/10/22/ecuador-retira-reconocimiento-a-republica-arabe-saharaui-democratica/ |access-date=26 October 2024 |website=Prensa Latina |language=es}}

|{{dts|14 November 1983}}{{Cite web |date=26 October 2024 |title=Fuerzas políticas y sociales rechazan la decisión del Gobierno ecuatoriano de suspender relaciones con la RASD |url=https://www.spsrasd.info/es/2024/10/25/5934.html |access-date=26 October 2024 |website=Sahara Press Service |language=es}}

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

|{{dts|1 August 1989}}

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|{{Flag|Malaysia}}

|{{dts|1989}}{{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 |access-date=13 November 2021 |language=ms |archive-date=November 13, 2021 |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 |url-status=dead }}

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|{{dts|12 July 1990}}

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|{{Flag|Afghanistan|2013}}

|{{dts|23 August 1990}}

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|{{Flag|Seychelles}}

|{{dts|6 December 1991}}

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|{{Flag|Lithuania}}

|{{dts|20 October 1992}}

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|{{Flag|Latvia}}

|{{dts|21 October 1992}}

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|{{Flag|Estonia}}

|{{dts|22 October 1992}}

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|{{Flag|Slovakia}}

|{{dts|1 January 1993}}{{Cite web |title=Základné Informácie (MFA of Slovakia) |url=https://www.mzv.sk/cestovanie_a_konzularne_info/detail/-/asset_publisher/Iw1ppvnScIPx/content/ekvadorska-republika?displayMode=1 |access-date=May 18, 2022 |archive-date=June 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619072755/https://www.mzv.sk/cestovanie_a_konzularne_info/detail/-/asset_publisher/Iw1ppvnScIPx/content/ekvadorska-republika?displayMode=1 |url-status=dead }}

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|{{Flag|Ukraine}}

|{{dts|27 April 1993}}

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|{{Flag|Belarus}}

|{{dts|5 May 1993}}

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|{{Flag|Cambodia}}

|{{dts|29 June 1994}}

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|{{dts|22 September 1994}}

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|{{Flag|Singapore}}

|{{dts|23 September 1994}}

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|{{Flag|Croatia}}

|{{dts|22 February 1996}}{{Cite web |title=Date of Recognition and Establishment of Diplomatic Relations (MFA of Croatia) |url=https://mvep.gov.hr/foreign-policy/bilateral-relations/date-of-recognition-and-establishment-od-diplomatic-relations/22800?big=1}}

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|{{Flag|Andorra}}

|{{dts|7 May 1996}}

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|{{Flag|Mozambique}}

|{{dts|3 December 1996}}

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|{{Flag|Guinea-Bissau}}

|{{dts|10 December 1996}}

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|{{Flag|Slovenia}}

|{{dts|18 April 1997}}{{Cite web |title=Priznanja samostojne Slovenije.p.6 (in Slovenian) |url=https://fotogalerija.dz-rs.si/datoteke/Publikacije/Zborniki_RN/2016/Priznanja_samostojne_Slovenije_.pdf}}

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|{{Flag|Armenia}}

|{{dts|20 May 1997}}{{Cite web |title=Bilateral Relations (MFA of Armenia) |url=https://www.mfa.am/en/bilateral-relations/ec}}

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|{{dts|11 June 1997}}

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|{{Flag|Angola}}

|{{dts|17 June 1997}}

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|{{Flag|Liechtenstein}}

|{{dts|17 October 1997}}{{Cite news |date=18 October 1997 |title=Botschafter akkreditiert |url=https://www.eliechtensteinensia.li/viewer/image/000476564_1997/4794/LOG_0239/ |access-date=11 December 2024 |work=Liechtensteiner Volksblatt |language=de}}

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|{{Flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}

|{{dts|26 January 1998}}

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|{{Flag|Georgia}}

|{{dts|28 January 1998}}

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|{{Flag|Belize}}

|{{dts|14 October 1999}}

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|{{dts|20 October 1999}}

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|{{Flag|North Macedonia}}

|{{dts|22 June 2000}}

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|{{Flag|Bahrain}}

|{{dts|26 June 2000}}

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|{{Flag|Brunei}}

|{{dts|19 March 2001}}

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|{{Flag|Monaco}}

|{{dts|5 April 2001}}{{cite web |title=Rapport de Politique Extérieure 2007 |url=https://www.gouv.mc/Action-Gouvernementale/Monaco-a-l-International/Publications/Rapports-de-Politique-Exterieure |accessdate=11 October 2020 |page=44 |language=fr}}

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|{{Flag|Mauritius}}

|{{dts|13 May 2003}}

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|{{Flag|Iceland}}

|{{dts|11 December 2003}}

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|{{dts|22 March 2004}}

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|{{Flag|Syria}}

|{{dts|29 March 2005}}{{Cite web |title=Lista diplomatica de Embajadas, Organismos Internacionales y Consulados acreditados ante el Gobierno de la Republica del Ecuador |url=https://www.cancilleria.gob.ec/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/LISTA-DIPLOMATICA-FECHAS-NACIONALESversio%CC%81n-junio.pdf |access-date=19 February 2025 |website=cancilleria.gob.ec |page=131 |language=es}}

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|{{Flag|Nepal}}

|{{dts|21 June 2006}}

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|{{Flag|Ghana}}

|{{dts|10 May 2007}}{{Cite web |title=Lista Diplomatica, De Organismos Internacionales y Consular Quito-Ecuador 2012-2013 en Actualizada Al 24 de Enero de 2014 |url=https://dokumen.tips/documents/lista-diplomatica-en-actualizada-al-24-de-enero-de-2014.html?page=9 |access-date=26 June 2024 |page=9 |language=es |archive-date=June 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240626085419/https://dokumen.tips/documents/lista-diplomatica-en-actualizada-al-24-de-enero-de-2014.html?page=9 |url-status=dead }}

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|{{Flag|Botswana}}

|{{dts|4 June 2007}}

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|{{Flag|San Marino}}

|{{dts|27 June 2008}}{{Cite web |title=14- Ratifica dell'Accordo sullo stabilimento delle relazioni diplomatiche tra la Repubblica di San Marino e la Repubblica dell'Ecuador, firmato a New York il 27 giugno 2008 |url=https://www.consigliograndeegenerale.sm/on-line/home/lavori-consiliari/dettagli-delle-convocazioni/documento17087781.html}}

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|{{Flag|State of Palestine}}

|{{dts|24 November 2008}}{{Cite web |date=25 November 2008 |title=Presidente ecuatoriano recibe cartas credenciales de seis embajadores |url=https://www.primerahora.com/noticias/mundo/notas/presidente-ecuatoriano-recibe-cartas-credenciales-de-seis-embajadores/ |access-date=4 February 2024 |language=es}}

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|{{Flag|Saudi Arabia}}

|{{dts|23 January 2009}}

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|{{Flag|Antigua and Barbuda}}

|{{dts|10 August 2009}}{{Cite web |date=August 10, 2009 |title=Ecuador oficializa relaciones diplomáticas con Antigua y Barbuda |url=https://www.eluniverso.com/2009/08/10/1/1355/ecuador-oficializa-relaciones-diplomaticas-antigua-barbuda.html/}}

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|{{Flag|Dominica}}

|{{dts|24 June 2009}}

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|{{dts|24 September 2009}}

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|{{Flag|Cape Verde}}

|{{dts|10 August 2010}}

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|{{Flag|Maldives}}

|{{dts|14 March 2011}}

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|{{Flag|Sri Lanka}}

|{{dts|9 May 2011}}

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|{{Flag|Uzbekistan}}

|{{dts|19 July 2011}}{{Cite web |title=States with Which the Republic of Uzbekistan Established Diplomatic Relations |url=https://2014-2024.mfa.uz/en/pages/strani-kotoriye-uzbekistan-ustanovil-diplomaticheskiye-otnosheniya |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan |access-date=6 February 2025}}

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|{{Flag|Timor-Leste}}

|{{dts|8 September 2011}}

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|{{Flag|Laos}}

|{{dts|12 September 2011}}

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|{{dts|19 September 2011}}

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|{{Flag|Moldova}}

|{{dts|8 November 2011}}

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|{{Flag|Gambia}}

|{{dts|1 December 2011}}

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|{{dts|20 December 2011}}

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|{{Flag|Solomon Islands}}

|{{dts|20 December 2011}}

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|{{Flag|Kazakhstan}}

|{{dts|23 January 2012}}

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|{{Flag|Ethiopia}}

|{{dts|23 January 2012}}

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|{{Flag|Burkina Faso}}

|{{dts|8 February 2012}}

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|{{Flag|Fiji}}

|{{dts|12 February 2013}}

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|{{Flag|Eritrea}}

|{{dts|13 March 2013}}

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|{{Flag|Zambia}}

|{{dts|16 July 2013}}{{Cite web |title=Cinco Embajadores presentan copias de cartas credenciales en Quito |url=https://confirmado.net/2013/07/16/cinco-embajadores-presentan-copias-de-cartas-credenciales-en-quito/ |access-date=6 July 2023 |website=confirmado.net |language=es |archive-date=July 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230707162255/https://confirmado.net/2013/07/16/cinco-embajadores-presentan-copias-de-cartas-credenciales-en-quito/ |url-status=dead }}

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|{{Flag|Mauritania}}

|{{dts|28 September 2014}}{{Cite web |title=Signature à New York d'un accord d'établissement de relations diplomatiques entre notre pays et l'Equateur |url=https://fr.ami.mr/Depeche-28469.html}}

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|{{Flag|Zimbabwe}}

|{{dts|10 February 2015}}

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|{{Flag|Sierra Leone}}

|{{dts|12 February 2015}}

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|{{Flag|Central African Republic}}

|{{dts|20 February 2015}}

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|{{Flag|Burundi}}

|{{dts|27 February 2015}}

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|{{dts|13 March 2015}}

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|{{Flag|Mali}}

|{{dts|17 April 2015}}

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|{{Flag|South Sudan}}

|{{dts|8 May 2015}}

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|{{dts|3 June 2015}}

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|{{Flag|Tanzania}}

|{{dts|16 June 2015}}

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|{{Flag|Comoros}}

|{{dts|15 October 2015}}

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|{{Flag|Djibouti}}

|{{dts|20 November 2015}}

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|{{Flag|Bangladesh}}

|{{dts|13 April 2016}}{{Cite web |date=13 April 2016 |title=Cancillería del Ecuador Entrega de copia de cartas credenciales |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/dgcomsoc/26346893961/ |access-date=17 September 2023 |website=flickr.com}}

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|{{Flag|Tajikistan}}

|{{dts|12 July 2016}}

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|{{Flag|Kyrgyzstan}}

|{{dts|13 December 2016}}

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|{{Flag|Myanmar}}

|{{dts|6 April 2017}}

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|{{Flag|Kenya}}

|{{dts|9 December 2017}}{{Cite web |date=9 December 2017 |title=Foreign Envoys Pour Praise on President Uhuru for His Commitment to Rule of Law |url=https://www.mwakilishi.com/article/kenya-news/2017-12-09/foreign-envoys-pour-praise-on-president-uhuru-for-his-commitment-toforeign-envoys-pour-praise-on-president-uhuru-for-his-commitment-to-rule-of-law |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250217191450/https://www.mwakilishi.com/article/kenya-news/2017-12-09/foreign-envoys-pour-praise-on-president-uhuru-for-his-commitment-toforeign-envoys-pour-praise-on-president-uhuru-for-his-commitment-to-rule-of-law |archive-date=17 February 2025 |access-date=17 February 2025 |website=mwakilishi.com}}

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|{{Flag|Vanuatu}}

|{{dts|26 September 2018}}

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|{{Flag|Marshall Islands}}

|{{dts|24 September 2019}}

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|{{Flag|Benin}}

|{{dts|7 October 2019}}

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|{{Flag|Rwanda}}

|{{dts|17 October 2019}}

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|{{Flag|Palau}}

|{{dts|24 October 2022}}

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|{{Flag|Cook Islands}}

|{{dts|21 May 2024}}{{Cite web |date=23 May 2024 |title=Ecuador firma un acuerdo con Islas Cook, que beneficia a la flota pesquera |url=https://www.expreso.ec/actualidad/economia/ecuador-firma-acuerdo-islas-cook-beneficia-flota-pesquera-200986.html |access-date=25 May 2024 |language=es}}

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! style="width:50%;" | Notes

{{Flagicon|Belgium}} Belgium

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  • Belgium is accredited to Ecuador from its embassy in Lima, Peru.{{Cite web|title=Ecuador - Embassies & Consulates|url=https://www.embassypages.com/ecuador|access-date=2021-08-26|website=www.embassypages.com|language=en}}
  • Ecuador has an embassy in Brussels.
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|{{flag|Belize}}

October 14, 1999*Both countries established diplomatic relations on October 14, 1999.{{Cite web |url=http://www.mfa.gov.bz/images/documents/DIPLOMATIC%20RELATIONS.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=February 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230194831/http://www.mfa.gov.bz/images/documents/DIPLOMATIC%20RELATIONS.pdf |archive-date=December 30, 2017 |url-status=dead }}

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|{{flag|Chile}}

April 26, 1835See Chile–Ecuador relations.

  • Chile has an embassy in Quito.
  • Ecuador has an embassy in Santiago.
{{Flagicon|Czech}} Czech Republic

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  • Czech Republic is accredited to Ecuador from its embassy in Lima, Peru, and hold consulates in Quito and Guayaquil.
  • Ecuador has an embassy in Prague.{{Cite web|title=Embassy of Ecuador in Czech Republic|url=https://www.visahq.com/ecuador/embassy/czech-republic/|access-date=2021-08-26|website=VisaHQ|language=en}}
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|{{flag|China}}

February 1, 1980See China–Ecuador relations

Formal relations started on 1980-01-02 and seven months later China set up its embassy in Ecuador. In July 1981, Ecuador set up its embassy in China. Sino-Ecuadorian relations have been advancing smoothly. The two sides maintain high-level political contacts and exchanges in trade, economic progress, science, technology, culture and education. In international affairs, the two countries understand and support each other.

In September 2012, the two nations signed a Commercial and Security Agreement to allow Ecuador to sell easily seafood, cocoa and bananas in China, with the Chinese agreeing to ease tariffs on further food items. In the same period China established an $80 million line of credit for Ecuador with the EximBank to help Ecuador build a road to the re-sited Quito airport.{{cite news |url=http://cuencanewsdigest.com/ecuador-and-china-sign-a-commercial-and-security-agreement-p384-90.htm |location=Cuenca, Ecuador |work=Cuenca News Digest |title=Ecuador and China Sign a Commercial and Security Agreement |date=September 30, 2012 |access-date=October 7, 2012 |archive-date=January 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130121062138/http://cuencanewsdigest.com/ecuador-and-china-sign-a-commercial-and-security-agreement-p384-90.htm |url-status=dead }}

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|{{flag|Colombia}}

See Colombia–Ecuador relations

{{See also|2008 Andean diplomatic crisis}}

Ecuador's President Rafael Correa withdrew his government's ambassador in Bogotá, Colombia, and ordered troops to the country's border following a Colombian raid against leftist rebels inside Ecuador March 2, 2008.{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/03/02/chavez.colombia/index.html |publisher=CNN |title=Ecuador pulls diplomat from Bogota |date=March 2, 2008 |access-date=May 2, 2010}} The Colombian director of national police claimed three captured computers from the deceased FARC rebel leader Raúl Reyes document "tremendously revealing" and "very grave" links between Ecuador and Colombian rebels.March 2, 2008.{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/03/03/ecuador.colombia/index.html |publisher=CNN |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080921213512/http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/03/03/ecuador.colombia/index.html |archive-date=September 21, 2008 |title=Ecuador: Colombian raid prevented release of captives - CNN.com }}

However, Colombia's actions were condemned across the board by all South American nations, with only the US supporting Colombia. For example, Brazil's foreign minister, Celso Amorim, condemned the Colombian incursion into Ecuador.

Furthermore, he suggested that Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez recently gave the leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia $300 million. Ecuador's president Rafael Correa said March 3, 2008, that a deal to release political prisoners—including former Colombian Sen. Ingrid Betancourt—was nearly complete before the March 1, 2008, Colombian raid into his country. Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez on March 5, 2008, called the announced movement of Colombian forces in Ecuador a "war crime," and joined Ecuador's president Rafael Correa in demanding international condemnation of the cross-border attack.[https://web.archive.org/web/20080309170021/http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/03/06/chavez.colombia.ap/index.html] The presidents of Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador March 7, 2008, signed a declaration to end a crisis sparked when Colombian troops killed a rebel leader and 21 others inside Ecuadoran territory (2008 Andean diplomatic crisis).{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/03/07/samerica.summit/index.html |publisher=CNN |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081010205741/http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/03/07/samerica.summit/index.html |archive-date=October 10, 2008 |title=Colombia crisis ends with accord - CNN.com }} In January 2021, Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno and Colombian President Ivan Duque made a joint statement on the good relations of the two countries.{{Cite web|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2021-01/11/c_139657982.htm|title=Presidents of Ecuador, Colombia visit site of binational highway project - Xinhua | English.news.cn}}{{Dead link|date=April 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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  • Finland is accredited to Ecuador from its embassy in Lima, Peru.
  • Ecuador has an embassy in Helsinki.{{Cite web|title=Consulate of Ecuador in Finland|url=https://www.embassy-worldwide.com/embassy/consulate-of-ecuador-in-finland/|access-date=2021-08-26|website=Embassy WorldWide|language=en-GB}}
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* Ecuador has an embassy in Paris.

  • France has an embassy in Quito.
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  • Ecuador has an embassy in Berlin and a consulate in Hamburg.
  • Germany has an embassy in Quito.
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  • Greece is accredited to Ecuador from its embassy in Lima, Peru.
  • Ecuador holds a consulate in Athens.
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July 2, 1974*Both countries established diplomatic relations on July 2, 1974.{{Cite web|url=http://www.minfor.gov.gy/diplomatic-relations/|title=Countries with which Guyana has Establishment Diplomatic Relations – Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation| Co-operative Republic of Guyana|access-date=February 24, 2019|archive-date=December 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224073504/http://www.minfor.gov.gy/diplomatic-relations/|url-status=dead}}

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On November 16, 2008, the Foreign Minister of Ecuador Maria Isabel Salvador met her counterpart, Pranab Mukherjee, with a close relationship in oil and defence between these geographically distant countries high on the agenda. On the oil front, the new government in Ecuador has reversed the earlier revenue-sharing arrangements with western oil companies and is now keen on striking new partnerships with state-owned ONGC Videsh of India.

In the defence sector, Ecuador became the first country to sign a contract for purchasing the Indian-made Dhruv helicopters, of which one will be for use by its president. The embassy has expanded its setup with the appointment of a Military Attache and prospects appear bright for more defence exports as Ecuador has agreed to be the servicing hub in South America for Indian defence equipment.{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/18/stories/2008111860331100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107082820/http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/18/stories/2008111860331100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 7, 2012 |location=Chennai, India |work=The Hindu |title=India to boost oil, defence ties with Ecuador |date=November 18, 2008}}

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1973See Ecuador–Iran relations

Ecuador has maintained trade relations with Iran. In December 2008, Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Saeed Jalili visited Ecuador. Alongside president Rafael Correa he called for greater "South–South" co-operation, a term denoting greater exchange of resources, technology, and knowledge between the global South.{{cite news |title=Correa calls Iran-Ecuador ties strategic |work=Tehran Times |date=December 8, 2008 |url=http://www.tehrantimes.com/Index_view.asp?code=184370 }} Iranian president Ahmadinejad also attended the inauguration of President Correa in January 2007.{{cite news |title=Ecuador swears in new president |work=BBC News|date=January 16, 2007

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* Ecuador has an embassy in Rome and a consulates-general in Genoa and Milan.

  • Italy has an embassy in Quito.
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  • Ecuador has an embassy in Tokyo.
  • Japan has an embassy in Quito.
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See Ecuador–Malaysia relations

Relations with Malaysia covers on political, commercial, cultural and social activities.{{cite web|url=http://www.mmrree.gob.ec/eng/2011/bol1221.asp |title=Embassy of Ecuador in Malaysia Strengthens Bilateral Relations |access-date=January 7, 2013 |date=December 2, 2011 |publisher=Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores Ecuador |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615205414/http://www.mmrree.gob.ec/eng/2011/bol1221.asp |archive-date=June 15, 2013 }} Both countries are the members of Non-Aligned Movement.{{cite web|url=http://www.nst.com.my/latest/malaysia-ecuador-can-expand-trade-says-raja-muda-perlis-1.101812|title=Malaysia, Ecuador can expand trade, says Raja Muda Perlis|access-date=January 7, 2013|date=July 3, 2012|work=New Straits Times|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120719172658/http://www.nst.com.my/latest/malaysia-ecuador-can-expand-trade-says-raja-muda-perlis-1.101812|archive-date=July 19, 2012}} Ecuador trade value with Malaysia are worth about US$15 million.New Straits Times [http://www.nst.com.my/nation/general/ecuador-s-petite-envoy-holds-sway-1.145491 Ecuador's petite envoy holds sway] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116070240/http://www.nst.com.my/nation/general/ecuador-s-petite-envoy-holds-sway-1.145491 |date=January 16, 2014 }} September 19, 2012 "Clearly, relations between Ecuador and Malaysia are on an upward trend, which may possibly see a change in the trade balance which is"

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In April 2024, Mexico severed diplomatic relations with Ecuador due to the raid on the Mexican embassy in Ecuador.[https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/06/americas/ecuador-vice-president-arrest-mexico-embassy-diplomatic-tensions-intl-hnk/index.html ‘Outrage against international law’: Mexico breaks diplomatic ties with Ecuador over embassy raid]

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2010Ecuador recognized the State of Palestine in 2010.{{Cite news|title=Ecuador latest Latin country to recognize Palestine|url=http://www.english.rfi.fr/americas/20101225-ecuador-latest-latin-country-recognize-palestine|date=December 25, 2010|publisher=Radio France Internationale|access-date=December 29, 2010}}
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* Ecuador has an embassy in Asuncion.

  • Paraguay has an embassy in Quito.
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The Paquisha War was a brief military clash that took place between January and February 1981 between Ecuador and Peru over the control of three watchposts. Since the 1990s, Ecuadoran foreign policy has been focused on the country's border dispute with Peru, an issue that has festered since independence. The boundary dispute led to the Cenepa War between Ecuador and Peru in early 1995; after a peace agreement brokered by the four Guarantors of the Rio Protocol (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and the United States), the Military Observers Mission to Ecuador-Peru (MOMEP) was set up to monitor the zone.

In 1998, Presidents Jamil Mahuad of Ecuador and Alberto Fujimori of Peru signed a comprehensive settlement over control of the disputed zone.

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* Ecuador is accredited to Poland from its embassy in Vienna, Austria.

  • Poland is accredited to Ecuador from its embassy in Lima, Peru.
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  • Romania is accredited to Ecuador from Lima, Peru, and has consulates in Quito and Guayaquil.
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See Ecuador–Russia relations

  • Ecuador has an embassy in Moscow.
  • Russia has an embassy in Quito.
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  • Ecuador has a non-resident embassy in New York.
  • The SADR has an embassy in Quito.
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  • Ecuador has an embassy in Pretoria.
  • South Africa is accredited to Ecuador from its embassy in Lima, Peru.
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1840See Ecuador–Spain relations

  • Ecuador has an embassy in Madrid and consulates-general in Alicante, Barcelona, Málaga, Murcia, Palma and Valencia.{{Cite web |url=http://espana.embajada.gob.ec/es/ |title=Embassy of Ecuador in Spain (in Spanish) |access-date=June 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210144920/http://espana.embajada.gob.ec/es/ |archive-date=December 10, 2018 |url-status=dead }}
  • Spain has an embassy in Quito and a consulate-general in Guayaquil.{{cite web| url = http://www.exteriores.gob.es/embajadas/quito/es/Paginas/inicio.aspx| title = Embassy of Spain in Ecuador (in Spanish)}}
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* Ecuador has an embassy in Stockholm.{{cite web| url = http://www.aurora.se/embassy/ecuador_embassy_in_stockholm.htm| title = Ecuadorian embassy in Stockholm| access-date = February 9, 2013| archive-date = January 24, 2012| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120124144214/http://www.aurora.se/embassy/ecuador_embassy_in_stockholm.htm| url-status = dead}}

  • Sweden has a consulate in Quito.{{Cite web |url=http://www.swedenabroad.com/sv-SE/Ambassader/Bogota-DC/Kontakt/Ambassaden--konsulat/ |title=Swedish consulate in Quito |access-date=February 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130406050249/http://www.swedenabroad.com/sv-SE/Ambassader/Bogota-DC/Kontakt/Ambassaden--konsulat/ |archive-date=April 6, 2013 |url-status=dead }}
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  • Thailand is accredited to Ecuador from its embassy in Lima, Peru, and holds a consulate general in Quito.
  • Ecuador has an consulate in Bangkok.{{Cite web|title=Ecuadorian Consulate in Bangkok, Thailand|url=https://www.embassy-worldwide.com/embassy/ecuadorian-consulate-in-bangkok-thailand/|access-date=2021-08-26|website=Embassy WorldWide|language=en-GB}}
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1950{{Cite web | url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-ecuador.en.mfa| title=Relations between Turkey and Ecuador}}See Ecuador–Turkey relations

  • Ecuador has an embassy in Ankara and a consulate in Istanbul.
  • Turkey has an embassy in Quito and a consulate in Guayaquil.
  • Trade volume between the two countries was US$117 million in 2019 (Ecuadorian exports/imports: 58/59 million USD.
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  • The United Arab Emirates is accredited to Ecuador from its embassy in Lima, Peru.
  • Ecuador has an embassy in Abu Dhabi.{{Cite web|title=Ecuadorian Embassy in Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates {{!}} Visa for Ecuador {{!}} Contact Details|url=https://embassyabudhabi.com/ecuadorian/embassy-in-abu-dhabi/|access-date=2021-08-26|website=embassyabudhabi.com|archive-date=August 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826155412/https://embassyabudhabi.com/ecuadorian/embassy-in-abu-dhabi/|url-status=dead}}
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Ecuador established diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom on 29 January 1853.{{failed verification|reason=The source does not state when Ecuador and the United Kingdom established diplomatic relations.|date=February 2025}}

  • Ecuador maintains an embassy in London.{{cite web|author=Diplomat Magazine|url=https://diplomatmagazine.com/heads-of-mission/south-america/ecuador/|title=Ecuador|website=Diplomat Magazine|access-date=13 March 2025|language=en-UK|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250307190029/https://diplomatmagazine.com/heads-of-mission/south-america/ecuador/|archive-date=7 March 2025|url-status=live}}
  • The United Kingdom is accredited to Ecuador through its embassy in Quito.{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-embassy-in-ecuador|title=British Embassy Quito|website=GOV.UK|access-date=13 March 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250311162110/https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-embassy-in-ecuador|archive-date=11 March 2025|url-status=live}}

Both countries share common membership of the International Criminal Court, and the World Trade Organization, as well as the Andean Countries–UK Free Trade Agreement.{{cite web|last=Taj|first=Mitra|website=Reuters|title=Peru, Ecuador and Colombia sign trade deal with UK ahead of Brexit|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brexit-peru-idUSKCN1SL2LW|date=15 May 2019|access-date=26 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515211443/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brexit-peru-idUSKCN1SL2LW/|archive-date=15 May 2019|url-status=live}} Bilaterally the two countries have a Double Taxation Agreement.{{cite web|author=HM Revenue and Customs|date=8 August 2024|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ecuador-tax-treaties|title=Ecuador: tax treaties|website=GOV.UK|access-date=13 March 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250221093413/https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ecuador-tax-treaties|archive-date=21 February 2025|url-status=live}}

Relations between the United Kingdom and Ecuador were traditionally regarded as "low-key but cordial", especially before the election of Rafael Correa; the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall visited the country in 2009, as part of a tour celebrating the bicentenary of Charles Darwin. President Correa visited London in the same year, speaking mostly in English at the London School of Economics about the changes his government was making.{{cite news |title=Ecuador: Latin American country no friend of the US |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jun/19/julian-assange-haven-choice-ecuador |work=The Guardian |date=June 20, 2012 |last=Borger |first=Julian |location=London}}

In 2012, relations became strained when Julian Assange, founder of the WikiLeaks website, entered the Ecuadorian embassy in London and sought asylum. Assange had lost legal appeals against his extradition to Sweden where he was wanted for questioning about alleged sexual assault and rape, but while within the embassy he was on diplomatic territory and beyond the reach of the British police.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/jun/19/julian-assange-wikileaks-asylum-ecuador |title=Assange seeks refuge at Ecuador 's embassy |work=The Guardian |date=June 19, 2012 |page=1 |last1=Addley |first1=Esther |last2=Woolf |first2=Beatrice |location=London|quote=Assange has not been charged with any crime in Sweden}} The United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Office delivered a note to the Ecuadorian government in Quito reminding them of the provisions of the Diplomatic and Consular Premises Act 1987 which allow the British government to withdraw recognition of diplomatic protection from embassies; the move was interpreted as a hostile act by Ecuador, with Foreign Minister Ricardo Patiño stating that this "explicit threat" would be met with "appropriate responses in accordance with international law".{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/aug/16/julian-assange-ecuador-embassy-asylum |title=Julian Assange can be arrested in Ecuador embassy, UK warns |last=Pearse |first=Damien |work=The Guardian |date=August 16, 2012 |location=London}} Assange was granted diplomatic asylum on August 16, 2012, with Foreign Minister Patiño stating that Assange's fears of political persecution were "legitimate".{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19281492 |work=BBC News|title=Julian Assange: Ecuador grants Wikileaks founder asylum |date=August 16, 2012}} Finally, President Lenín Moreno revoked Assange's asylum in April 2019. In reaction, the British Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, thanked Moreno for his cooperation to "ensure Assange faces justice".{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Jeremy_Hunt/status/1116275669447716864|title=Jeremy Hunt on Twitter|access-date=April 11, 2019|date=April 11, 2019}}

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The United States and Ecuador used to maintain close ties based on mutual interests in maintaining democratic institutions; combating cannabis and cocaine; building trade, investment, and financial ties; cooperating in fostering Ecuador's economic development; and participating in inter-American organizations. Ties were further strengthened by the presence of an estimated 150,000–200,000 Ecuadorians living in the United States and by 24,000 U.S. citizens visiting Ecuador annually, and by approximately 15,000 U.S. citizens residing in Ecuador. The United States assisted Ecuador's economic development directly through the Agency for International Development (USAID) program in Ecuador and through multilateral organizations such as the Inter-American Development Bank and the World Bank. In addition, the U.S. Peace Corps operates a sizable program in Ecuador. More than 100 U.S. companies are doing business in Ecuador. The relations deteriorated greatly during the presidency of Rafael Correa since 2007 until 2017. The relations, however, improved significantly during the presidency of Lenin Moreno since 2017. In February 2020, his visit to Washington was the first meeting between an Ecuadorian and U.S. president in 17 years.

  • Ecuador has an embassy in Washington, D.C., and several consulates throughout the country.
  • United States has an embassy in Quito and a consulate in Guayaquil.
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  • Ecuador has an embassy in Montevideo.
  • Uruguay has an embassy in Quito.
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Diplomatic ties trace back to the Spanish colonization of the Americas. With the independence both countries united under the Gran Colombia along with New Granada (then Colombia and Panama).

After the dissolution of the Gran Colombia, Ecuador named Don Pedro Gual as plenipotentiary minister with the main task of resolving the debt acquired while part of the Gran Colombia union as well as to establish diplomatic relations with the New Granada and Venezuela. On August 4, 1852, Venezuela sent a diplomatic delegation in Quito and named José Julián Ponce as finance administrator.

The relations remained cordial and entered into a second period between 1910 and 1963 with two diplomatic incidents occurring in 1928 and 1955. Ecuador and Venezuela strengthened ties in politics, diplomacy and military.

During the presidency of Lenin Moreno since 2017, Ecuador broke diplomatic relations with Venezuela. Ecuador did not any more recognize the regime of Nicholas Maduro. Instead, Ecuador recognized and supported opposition leader Juan Guaidó as Interim President of Venezuela.{{Cite web|url = https://stluciatimes.com/ecuador-breaks-diplomatic-relations-with-venezuela/|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181202120714/https://stluciatimes.com/ecuador-breaks-diplomatic-relations-with-venezuela/|url-status = dead|archive-date = December 2, 2018|title = Ecuador breaks diplomatic relations with Venezuela|date = October 22, 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ecuadortimes.net/ecuador-asks-for-more-pressure-against-maduro/|title=EcuadorTimes.net | Breaking News, Ecuador News, World, Sports, Entertainment » Ecuador asks for more pressure against Maduro}}

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