Foreign relations of Liberia

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{{Politics of Liberia}}

Liberian foreign relations were traditionally stable and cordial throughout much of the 19th and 20th centuries, with a significant relationship with the United States, sharing close relations until the 1970s.{{Cite journal |last=Holloway |first=Joseph E. |date=1985 |title=Liberian Foreign Affairs: A Bibliographical Essay |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/40105501 |journal=The International History Review |volume=7 |issue=3 |pages=422–432 |jstor=40105501 |issn=0707-5332}}{{Cite web |title=Global Connections . Liberia . U.S. Policy {{!}} PBS |url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/globalconnections/liberia/essays/uspolicy/ |access-date=2024-04-05 |publisher=PBS}}{{citation needed|date=July 2012}}

During the 1990s, Charles Taylor's presidency and the First and Second Liberian Civil Wars underscored Liberian relations with the Western world, the People's Republic of China, and its neighboring countries in Western Africa.{{citation needed|date=July 2012}}

Stabilization in the 21st century brought a return to cordial relations with neighboring countries and much of the Western world. Liberia holds diplomatic relations with many western nations, including its long time partner the United States, as well as Russia, Cuba, and the People's Republic of China.

Diplomatic relations

List of countries with which Liberia maintains diplomatic relations:

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!Country

!Date

1

|{{Flag|United Kingdom}}

|{{dts|1 August 1849}}

2

|{{Flag|France}}

|{{dts|20 April 1852}}

3

|{{Flag|United States}}

|{{dts|23 February 1864}}

4

|{{Flag|Belgium}}

|{{dts|5 June 1867}}

|{{Flag|Holy See}}

|{{dts|15 December 1927}}{{Cite web |title=Diplomatic Relations of the Holy See |url=https://holyseemission.org/contents/mission/diplomatic-relations-of-the-holy-see.php |access-date=11 December 2023 |website=Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations}}

5

|{{Flag|Chile}}

|{{dts|19 July 1945}}{{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=14 February 2024 |page=9 |language=es}}

6

|{{Flag|Netherlands}}

|{{dts|3 May 1949}}

7

|{{Flag|Spain}}

|{{dts|15 May 1950}}

8

|{{Flag|Lebanon}}

|{{dts|1 January 1951}}

9

|{{Flag|Italy}}

|{{dts|5 October 1951}}

10

|{{Flag|Haiti}}

|{{dts|29 June 1952}}

11

|{{Flag|Germany}}

|{{dts|23 July 1953}}

12

|{{Flag|Ghana}}

|{{dts|June 1957}}

13

|{{Flag|Israel}}

|{{dts|22 August 1957}}

14

|{{Flag|Tunisia}}

|{{dts|1957}}{{Cite web |title=Relations bilatérales: Liberia |url=http://www.diplomatie.gov.tn/index.php?id=357&no_cache=1&tx_wdbilaterales_pi1[action]=singleView&tx_wdbilaterales_pi1[pointer]=0&tx_wdbilaterales_pi1[mode]=1&tx_wdbilaterales_pi1[showUid]=163 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602144740/http://www.diplomatie.gov.tn/index.php?id=357&no_cache=1&tx_wdbilaterales_pi1[action]=singleView&tx_wdbilaterales_pi1[pointer]=0&tx_wdbilaterales_pi1[mode]=1&tx_wdbilaterales_pi1[showUid]=163 |archive-date=2 June 2012 |access-date=15 February 2024 |website=République Tunisienne Ministère des Affaires Étrangères |language=fr}}

15

|{{Flag|Ethiopia}}

|{{dts|4 June 1958}}{{Cite news |date=4 June 1958 |title=Svenska Dagbladet |url=https://www.svd.se/arkiv/1958-06-04/10/SVD |url-access=subscription |access-date=6 April 2025 |work=Svenska Dagbladet |pages=10 |language=sv |quote=Diplomatiska förbindelser på ambassadörsnivå upprättats mellan Etiopien och Liberia...}}

16

|{{Flag|Sweden}}

|{{dts|6 June 1958}}{{Cite web |date=June 7, 2023 |title=Liberia: Sweden, Liberia Celebrate 65 Years of Friendship |url=https://www.liberianobserver.com/liberia-sweden-liberia-celebrate-65-years-friendship |access-date=15 February 2024 |website=Liberian Observer}}

17

|{{Flag|Egypt}}

|{{dts|11 June 1958}}

18

|{{Flag|Turkey}}

|{{dts|1 August 1958}}

19

|{{Flag|Dominican Republic}}

|{{dts|18 December 1958}}{{Cite book |title=Mensaje |publisher=Presidency of the Dominican Republic. |year=1958 |pages=62 |language=es}}

20

|{{Flag|Guinea}}

|{{dts|6 March 1959}}

21

|{{Flag|Serbia}}

|{{dts|15 September 1959}}{{Cite web |title=Liberia: Bilateral agreements |url=https://www.mfa.gov.rs/en/foreign-policy/bilateral-cooperation/liberia |access-date=9 December 2023 |website=Republic of Serbia Ministry of Foreign Affairs}}

|{{Flag|Sovereign Military Order of Malta}}

|{{dts|1959}}{{Cite web |date=5 April 2014 |title=President Sirleaf Receives Sovereign Order of Malta's Highest Distinction, Order por Merito Melitensi |url=https://www.emansion.gov.lr/2press.php?news_id=2959 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220826201914/https://www.emansion.gov.lr/2press.php?news_id=2959 |archive-date=26 August 2022 |access-date=17 February 2024 |website=emansion.gov.lr}}

22

|{{Flag|Argentina}}

|{{dts|8 January 1960}}{{Cite web |title=Acuerdo por Notas Reversales sobre Establecimiento de Relaciones Diplomáticas entre la República Argentina y la República de Liberia |url=https://tratados.cancilleria.gob.ar/tratado_ficha.php?id=lZ2jmw== |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230509064222/https://tratados.cancilleria.gob.ar/tratado_ficha.php?id=lZ2jmw== |archive-date=9 May 2023 |access-date=17 February 2024 |website=Biblioteca Digital de Tratados Argentina |language=es}}

23

|{{Flag|Morocco}}

|{{dts|5 April 1960}}{{Cite web |title=Liberia |url=http://www.diplomatie.ma/Politique%C3%A9trang%C3%A8re/Afrique/Relationsbilaterales/tabid/177/vw/1/ItemID/100/language/en-US/Default.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129174054/http://www.diplomatie.ma/Politique%C3%A9trang%C3%A8re/Afrique/Relationsbilaterales/tabid/177/vw/1/ItemID/100/language/en-US/Default.aspx |archive-date=29 November 2014 |access-date=9 December 2023 |website=Royaume du Maroc Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres et de la Cooperation |language=fr}}

24

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

|{{dts|30 June 1960}}{{Cite web |title=Rapport de stage effectué au Ministère des Affaires Etrangères à Kinshasa |url=https://www.memoireonline.com/02/07/365/m_rapport-de-stage-ministere-affaires-etrangeres-kinshasa9.html |access-date=14 February 2024 |website=Memoire online |language=fr}}

25

|{{Flag|India}}

|{{dts|7 July 1960}}

26

|{{Flag|Switzerland}}

|{{dts|19 July 1960}}{{Cite web |title=No 1631. Nomination de M. René Keller en qualité d'ambassadeur extraordinaire et plénipotentiaire de la Confédération suisse au Ghana, en Guinée, au Libéria et au Togo, avec résidence à Accra; sa promotion au grade de ministre de II classe |url=https://dodis.ch/15588 |access-date=19 May 2023 |website=dodis.ch |language=fr}}

27

|{{Flag|Togo}}

|{{dts|29 July 1960}}

28

|{{Flag|Nigeria}}

|{{dts|1 October 1960}}

29

|{{Flag|Mali}}

|{{dts|14 October 1960}}

30

|{{Flag|Cameroon}}

|{{dts|23 November 1960}}

31

|{{Flag|Luxembourg}}

|{{dts|20 January 1961}}{{Cite web |title=Bulletin de documentation_1961_1 |url=https://sip.gouvernement.lu/dam-assets/publications/bulletin/1961/BID_1961_1/BID_1961_1.pdf |access-date=11 December 2023 |website=sip.gouvernement.lu |page=14 |language=fr}}

32

|{{Flag|Ivory Coast}}

|{{dts|31 July 1961}}

33

|{{Flag|Japan}}

|{{dts|September 1961}}{{cite web |title=Japan-Liberia Relations |url=https://www.mofa.go.jp/region/africa/liberia/data.html |access-date=17 February 2024 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan }}

34

|{{Flag|Sierra Leone}}

|{{dts|8 June 1962}}

35

|{{Flag|Sudan}}

|{{dts|8 August 1962}}{{Cite book |title=Cahiers de l'Institut d'études de l'Orient contemporain Volumes 48-50 |publisher=G. P. Maisonneuve |year=1962 |pages=267 |language=fr}}

36

|{{Flag|Senegal}}

|{{dts|1962}}

37

|{{Flag|Austria}}

|{{dts|25 June 1963}}{{Cite book |last=Michael Th Neugebauer |title=Die österreichisch-afrikanischen Beziehungen seit 1955 Wirtschaft, Politik, Entwicklungspolitik, Kultur |publisher=Böhlau |year=1992 |pages=109 |language=de}}

38

|{{Flag|Denmark}}

|{{dts|11 July 1963}}{{cite book |title=Udenrigsministeriets Tidsskrift |date=1963 |page=548 |language=da}}

39

|{{Flag|Benin}}

|{{dts|1963}}

40

|{{Flag|Burkina Faso}}

|{{dts|1963}}

41

|{{Flag|Niger}}

|{{dts|1963}}

42

|{{Flag|South Korea}}

|{{dts|18 March 1964}}

43

|{{Flag|Kenya}}

|{{dts|21 May 1964}}

44

|{{Flag|Norway}}

|{{dts|17 February 1965}}{{Cite web |date=April 27, 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=9 December 2023 |website=regjeringen.no |language=no}}

45

|{{Flag|Venezuela}}

|{{dts|16 March 1965}}{{Cite web |title=Celebramos el 56° Aniversario del establecimiento de las relaciones diplomáticas entre la República Bolivariana de Venezuela y la República de Liberia |url=https://twitter.com/CancilleriaVE/status/1371830973789310992?s=20 |access-date=6 May 2023 |website=Cancillería Venezuela |language=es}}

46

|{{Flag|Gambia}}

|{{dts|3 November 1965}}{{Cite book |title=Staff List |publisher=Gambia. Government Printer |year=1967 |page=XII}}

47

|{{Flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}

|{{dts|6 December 1965}}

48

|{{Flag|Indonesia}}

|{{dts|1965}}{{Cite web |title=Liberia & Indonesia Consolidate Bilateral Relations |url=https://www.liberianembassyus.org/in-the-news/liberia-indonesia-consolidate-bilateral-relations |website=Embassy of the Republic of Liberia in the United States |access-date=27 December 2024}}

49

|{{Flag|Tanzania}}

|{{dts|27 May 1966}}

50

|{{Flag|Thailand}}

|{{dts|2 February 1967}}{{Cite web |title=สาธารณรัฐไลบีเรีย (Liberia) |url=https://www.mfa.go.th/th/content/5d5bd20e15e39c3060027ac6?cate=5f1aba0039164819fc32c0ba |access-date=9 December 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand |language=th}}

51

|{{Flag|Mauritania}}

|{{dts|13 March 1967}}

52

|{{Flag|Uganda}}

|{{dts|5 April 1967}}{{Cite book |title=Diplomatic Missions and Other Representatives in Uganda |publisher=Uganda. Ministry of Foreign Affairs |year=1967 |pages=3 |quote=5-4-67 – H.E . Mr. H. B. Fahnbulleh ( Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Liberia ) ( Resident in Nairobi )}}

53

|{{Flag|Lesotho}}

|{{dts|20 October 1968}}{{Cite web |date=20 October 1968 |title=MONROVIA: LESOTHO'S FIRST AMBASSADOR TO LIBERIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS (1968) |url=https://www.britishpathe.com/asset/144258/ |access-date=28 January 2025}}

54

|{{Flag|Pakistan}}

|{{dts|1969}}{{Cite book |last=J. Paxton, S. Steinberg |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8UvODQAAQBAJ&dq=Liberia:+Ali+Arshad+...+1969&pg=PA390 |title=The Statesman's Year-Book 1969-70 |date=28 December 2016 |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan UK |pages=390}}

55

|{{Flag|Finland}}

|{{dts|24 March 1970}}{{Cite web |title=Liberia |url=http://formin.finland.fi/public/default.aspx?nodeid=17380&culture=en-US&contentlan=2 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006040738/http://formin.finland.fi/public/default.aspx?nodeid=17380&culture=en-US&contentlan=2 |archive-date=6 October 2016 |access-date=9 December 2023 |website=Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland}}

56

|{{Flag|Central African Republic}}

|{{dts|5 May 1970}}{{Cite book |title=Summary of World Broadcasts Non-Arab Africa · Issues 3343-3419 |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation. Monitoring Service |year=1970 |pages=8}}

57

|{{Flag|Canada}}

|{{dts|24 February 1971}}{{Cite web |last=Linwood 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#Beginnings |access-date=17 February 2024 |publisher=Canadian Global Affairs Institute}}

58

|{{Flag|Algeria}}

|{{dts|31 December 1971}}

59

|{{Flag|Kuwait}}

|{{dts|1971}}{{Cite web |date=25 January 2023 |title=وداع دبلوماسي لسفراء منتهية مهامهم |url=https://www.aljarida.com/article/12359 |access-date=26 December 2023 |website=aljarida.com |language=ar}}

60

|{{Flag|Zambia}}

|{{dts|3 April 1972}}

61

|{{Flag|Romania}}

|{{dts|30 April 1972}}{{Cite web |title=Diplomatic Relations of Romania |url=https://www.mae.ro/en/node/2187 |access-date=9 December 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs Romania}}

62

|{{Flag|Russia}}

|{{dts|7 June 1972}}

63

|{{Flag|Poland}}

|{{dts|30 May 1973}}{{Cite web |title=Liberia |url=https://www.gov.pl/web/nigeria/relacje-dwustronne-liberia |access-date=9 December 2023 |website=gov.pl |language=pl}}

64

|{{Flag|Czech Republic}}

|{{dts|15 October 1973}}{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xQgsAQAAIAAJ&dq=Liberia+and+Czechoslovakia+announced+on+15+October+1973&pg=RA13-PA6 |title=Summary of World Broadcasts Non-Arab Africa · Issues 4412-4487 |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation. Monitoring Service |year=1973 |pages=6 |access-date=13 June 2023}}

65

|{{Flag|North Korea}}

|{{dts|20 December 1973}}{{Cite web |date=August 2016 |title=DPRK Diplomatic Relations |url=https://www.ncnk.org/sites/default/files/issue-briefs/DPRK_Diplo_Relations_August2016.pdf |access-date=9 December 2023 |website=The National Committee on North Korea |page=4}}

66

|{{Flag|Guinea-Bissau}}

|{{dts|20 February 1974}}{{Cite book |title=Translations on Sub-Saharan Africa, Issues 1433-1440 |publisher=United States. Joint Publications Research Service |year=1974 |pages=62}}

67

|{{Flag|Saudi Arabia}}

|{{dts|30 March 1974}}{{Cite book |title=Africa Newsletter Risālat Afrīqiyā · Issues 1-11 |publisher=African Society |year=1974 |pages=14}}

68

|{{Flag|Libya}}

|{{dts|1 April 1974}}

69

|{{Flag|Cuba}}

|{{dts|19 April 1974}}{{Cite web |date=19 April 2022 |title=Cuba celebra el 48 aniversario del establecimiento de las relaciones diplomáticas con la República de Liberia |url=https://twitter.com/CubaMINREX/status/1516433435304341506?s=20 |access-date=17 February 2024 |website=Cancillería de Cuba |language=es}}

70

|{{Flag|Philippines}}

|{{dts|20 May 1974}}{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oMRBAAAAYAAJ&dq=Liberia:+Ambassador+of+Philippines&pg=PA162 |title=Presidential Papers Documents, Diary and Record of Activities of the Chief Executive : Second and Third Years of the Administration of President William R. Tolbert, Jr., August 1,1972-July 31, 1973 and August 1, 1973-July 31, 1974 |publisher=Liberia. President (1971-1980 : Tolbert) |year=1975 |pages=162}}

71

|{{Flag|Greece}}

|{{dts|29 May 1974}}{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oMRBAAAAYAAJ&dq=received+letters+of+credence+first+ambassador+to+Tanzania&pg=PA164 |title=Presidential Papers Documents, Diary and Record of Activities of the Chief Executive : Second and Third Years of the Administration of President William R. Tolbert, Jr., August 1,1972-July 31, 1973 and August 1, 1973-July 31, 1974 |publisher=Press Division of the Executive Mansion |year=1975 |pages=164 |access-date=15 May 2023}}

72

|{{Flag|Bulgaria}}

|{{dts|1 November 1974}}{{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 |access-date=17 February 2024 |language=bg}}

73

|{{Flag|Guyana}}

|{{dts|11 November 1974}}{{Cite web |title=Countries With Which Guyana Has Established Diplomatic Relations |url=https://www.minfor.gov.gy/consulates/countries-guyana-relations |access-date=6 May 2023 |website=minfor.gov.gy}}

74

|{{Flag|Portugal}}

|{{dts|19 March 1975}}{{Cite web |title=Libéria |url=https://portaldiplomatico.mne.gov.pt/relacoesbilaterais/paises-geral/liberia |access-date=6 May 2023 |website=portaldiplomatico.mne.gov.pt}}

75

|{{Flag|Iran}}

|{{dts|2 June 1975}}

76

|{{Flag|Gabon}}

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

77

|{{Flag|Cape Verde}}

|{{dts|27 July 1975}}{{Cite book |last1=Muzart-Fonseca dos Santos |first1=Idelette |title=Les îles du Cap-Vert: langues, mémoires, histoire |last2=Manuel Da Costa Esteves |first2=José |last3=Rolland |first3=Denis |publisher=L'Harmattan |year=2007 |page=200 |language=fr}}

78

|{{Flag|Mongolia}}

|{{dts|23 April 1976}}{{Cite web |date=March 2020 |title=Diplomatic and Consular List |url=http://www.mfa.gov.mn/old/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/diplist-2020-draft-20200729.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221024739/http://www.mfa.gov.mn/old/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/diplist-2020-draft-20200729.pdf |archive-date=21 February 2022 |access-date=17 February 2024 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia |page=5}}

79

|{{Flag|Brazil}}

|{{dts|8 June 1976}}{{Cite web |title=resenha de política exterior do brasil |url=https://antigo.funag.gov.br/chdd/images/Resenhas/RPEB_9_abr_mai_jun_1976.pdf |access-date=7 May 2023 |website=antigo.funag.gov.br |pages=111 |language=pt}}

80

|{{Flag|Mexico}}

|{{dts|22 June 1976}}

81

|{{Flag|Hungary}}

|{{dts|15 July 1976}}{{Cite book |url=https://library.hungaricana.hu/hu/view/KULUGY_KulPolEvkonyv_1976/?pg=92&layout=s |title=Magyar Külpolitikai Évkönyv 1968-2010 Magyar Külpolitikai Évkönyv, 1976 |publisher=Megjelent a Kossuth Könyvkiadó Gondozásában |year=1978 |language=hu |access-date=11 December 2023}}

82

|{{Flag|China}}

|{{dts|17 February 1977}}{{Cite web |title=Bilateral Relations |url=http://lr.china-embassy.gov.cn/eng/sbgx/202011/t20201130_6299793.htm |access-date=17 February 2024 |website=Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Republic of Liberia}}

83

|{{Flag|Ecuador}}

|{{dts|31 March 1980}}{{Cite web |title=Diplomatic relations between Liberia and ... |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/search?ln=en&as=1&m1=p&p1=Diplomatic+relations+between+Liberia+and+...&f1=series&op1=a&m2=a&p2=&f2=&op2=a&m3=a&p3=&f3=&dt=&d1d=&d1m=&d1y=&d2d=&d2m=&d2y=&rm=&action_search=Search&sf=year&so=a&rg=50&c=United+Nations+Digital+Library+System&of=hb&fti=0&fti=0 |access-date=5 August 2024 |publisher=United Nations Digital Library}}

84

|{{Flag|Equatorial Guinea}}

|{{dts|1980}}

85

|{{Flag|Iraq}}

|{{dts|1980}}

86

|{{Flag|Somalia}}

|{{dts|1980}}

87

|{{Flag|Zimbabwe}}

|{{dts|15 October 1982}}{{Cite book |title=Summary of World Broadcasts: Non-Arab Africa, Issues 7119-7170 |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation. Monitoring Service |year=1982}}

88

|{{Flag|Singapore}}

|{{dts|7 January 1987}}{{Cite web |title=Diplomatic & Consular List |url=https://app1.mfa.gov.sg/dipcon/pdf/dipconopen.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170820202434/https://app1.mfa.gov.sg/dipcon/pdf/dipconopen.pdf |archive-date=20 August 2017 |access-date=9 December 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs Singapore |page=133}}

89

|{{Flag|Colombia}}

|{{dts|28 September 1988}}

90

|{{Flag|Namibia}}

|{{dts|28 April 1990}}

91

|{{Flag|Slovenia}}

|{{dts|30 March 1993}}{{Cite web |last=Mojca Pristavec Đogić |date=2016 |title=Priznanja samostojne Slovenije |url=https://fotogalerija.dz-rs.si/datoteke/Publikacije/Zborniki_RN/2016/Priznanja_samostojne_Slovenije_.pdf |access-date=9 December 2023 |page=7 |language=sl}}

92

|{{Flag|Azerbaijan}}

|{{dts|22 May 1996}}{{Cite web |title=The Republic of Liberia |url=https://mfa.gov.az/en/category/africa/liberia |access-date=17 February 2024 |website=Republic of Azerbaijan Ministry of Foreign Affairs}}

93

|{{Flag|South Africa}}

|{{dts|10 January 1997}}

94

|{{Flag|Malaysia}}

|{{dts|1997}}{{Cite web |title=Senarai tarikh penubuhan hubungan diplomatik Malaysia dan negara – negara luar |url=https://www.data.gov.my/data/dataset/30411e5d-8c25-47fb-940e-0d51149afe20/resource/fc684f56-c8bb-4f65-ab65-8eb5e68c9b5d/download/01-tarikh-penubuhan-hubungan-diplomatik-malaysia.xlsx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113141021/https://www.data.gov.my/data/dataset/30411e5d-8c25-47fb-940e-0d51149afe20/resource/fc684f56-c8bb-4f65-ab65-8eb5e68c9b5d/download/01-tarikh-penubuhan-hubungan-diplomatik-malaysia.xlsx |archive-date=13 November 2021 |access-date=13 November 2021 |language=ms}}

95

|{{Flag|Slovakia}}

|{{dts|6 March 1998}}

96

|{{Flag|Ukraine}}

|{{dts|24 September 1998}}

97

|{{Flag|Costa Rica}}

|Before 1999

98

|{{Flag|Cyprus}}

|{{dts|30 November 2000}}

99

|{{Flag|Ireland}}

|{{dts|2004}}{{Cite web |title=Liberian – Irish Relations |url=https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/liberia/ourrole/liberianirishrelations/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127203306/https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/liberia/ourrole/liberianirishrelations/ |archive-date=27 January 2021 |access-date=15 February 2024 |website=Embassy of Ireland, Liberia}}

100

|{{Flag|Iceland}}

|{{dts|28 November 2006}}

101

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

|{{dts|2 May 2007}}

102

|{{Flag|Uruguay}}

|{{dts|1 June 2007}}

103

|{{Flag|Estonia}}

|{{dts|28 June 2007}}{{Cite web |title=Diplomaatiliste suhete (taas)kehtestamise kronoloogia |url=https://www.vm.ee/rahvusvaheline-suhtlus-uleilmne-eestlus/suhted-teiste-riikidega/diplomaatiliste-suhete |access-date=17 February 2024 |website=Republic of Estonia Ministry of Foreign Affairs |language=et}}

104

|{{Flag|Jordan}}

|{{dts|10 December 2007}}{{Cite web |date=10 December 2007 |title=King receives credentials of new ambassadors |url=https://kingabdullah.jo/en/news/king-receives-credentials-new-ambassadors-4 |access-date=4 September 2023 |website=kingabdullah.jo}}

105

|{{Flag|Malta}}

|{{dts|20 May 2008}}

106

|{{Flag|Australia}}

|{{dts|26 September 2008}}

107

|{{Flag|Mozambique}}

|{{dts|17 December 2008}}

108

|{{Flag|Malawi}}

|{{dts|26 February 2009}}{{Cite web |date=February 25, 2009 |title=Three Ambassadors to Present Credentials to President Sirleaf on Thursday |url=https://www.mofa.gov.lr/media/press-releases/three-ambassadors-present-credentials-president-sirleaf-thursday |access-date=22 December 2023 |website=The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Liberia}}

109

|{{Flag|United Arab Emirates}}

|{{dts|6 May 2009}}{{Cite web |title=UAE and Liberia establish diplomatic ties |url=https://gulfnews.com/uae/government/uae-and-liberia-establish-diplomatic-ties-1.67892 |access-date=6 May 2023 |website=gulfnews.com}}

110

|{{Flag|Sri Lanka}}

|{{dts|17 July 2009}}{{Cite news |date=17 July 2024 |title=Sri Lanka engages Liberia for furthering economic ties |url=https://www.dailymirror.lk/breaking-news/Sri-Lanka-engages-Liberia-for-furthering-economic-ties/108-287427 |work=Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) |access-date=20 November 2024}}

111

|{{Flag|Qatar}}

|{{dts|3 November 2009}}{{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=LR#The-World |access-date=6 May 2023 |website=mofa.gov.qa |language=ar}}

112

|{{Flag|Angola}}

|{{dts|3 December 2009}}{{Cite web |date=3 December 2009 |title=Liberia: Three Diplomats Present Letters of Credence to President Sirleaf |url=https://allafrica.com/stories/200912040242.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091206013435/https://allafrica.com/stories/200912040242.html |archive-date=6 December 2009 |access-date=17 February 2024 |website=allAfrica.com}}

113

|{{Flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}

|{{dts|23 February 2010}}

114

|{{Flag|Georgia}}

|{{dts|4 March 2010}}

115

|{{Flag|Botswana}}

|{{dts|21 September 2010}}

116

|{{Flag|Tuvalu}}

|{{dts|28 August 2012}}{{Cite web |title=Tuvalu's Diplomatic Relations in Africa |url=https://dfa.gov.tv/index.php/africa/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809235436/https://dfa.gov.tv/index.php/africa/ |archive-date=9 August 2022 |access-date=17 February 2024 |website=Department of Foreign Affairs Government of Tuvalu}}

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|—

|{{Flag|Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic}} (suspended){{cite web|url=https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2020/03/295969/liberia-officially-opens-consulate-in-moroccos-dakhla/|title=Liberia Officially Opens Consulate in Morocco's Dakhla|website=Morocco World News|date=12 March 2020}}

|30 October 2012 or before{{cite news|title=Indian And Spanish Ambassadors Present Letters of Credence To President Sirleaf|url=http://www.mofa.gov.lr/press.php?news_id=711|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130313235825/http://www.mofa.gov.lr/press.php?news_id=711|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-03-13|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Liberia|date=2012-10-24|access-date=2012-11-18}}

117

|{{Flag|Fiji}}

|{{dts|15 November 2012}}

118

|{{Flag|Montenegro}}

|{{dts|4 April 2014}}

119

|{{Flag|Latvia}}

|{{dts|10 April 2014}}

120

|{{Flag|Lithuania}}

|{{dts|23 April 2014}}

121

|{{Flag|New Zealand}}

|{{dts|26 August 2014}}{{Cite web |title=Credentials Ceremony 26 August 2014 |url=https://gg.govt.nz/image-galleries/6188/media?page=8 |access-date=14 June 2023 |website=gg.govt.nz}}

122

|{{Flag|Belarus}}

|{{dts|27 April 2016}}

123

|{{Flag|Kazakhstan}}

|{{dts|27 April 2016}}

124

|{{Flag|Kyrgyzstan}}

|{{dts|17 June 2016}}{{Cite web |title=Liberia Establishes Diplomatic Relations with Kyrgyz Republic |url=https://www.mofa.gov.lr/public2/2press.php?news_id=2100&related=7&pg=sp&sub=44 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205195240/https://www.mofa.gov.lr/public2/2press.php?news_id=2100&related=7&pg=sp&sub=44 |archive-date=5 February 2017 |access-date=17 February 2024 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs Liberia}}

125

|{{Flag|Vietnam}}

|{{dts|28 June 2016}}

126

|{{Flag|Laos}}

|{{dts|12 August 2016}}{{Cite web |title=Liberia and Lao People's Democratic Republic Establish Diplomatic Relations |url=https://www.mofa.gov.lr/public2/2press.php?news_id=2192&related=7&pg=sp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204223422/https://www.mofa.gov.lr/public2/2press.php?news_id=2192&related=7&pg=sp |archive-date=4 February 2017 |access-date=17 February 2024 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs Liberia}}

127

|{{Flag|Myanmar}}

|{{dts|5 May 2017}}{{Cite web |title=Diplomatic Relations |url=http://myanmarbsb.org/_site/diplomatic-relations/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230712174127/http://myanmarbsb.org/_site/diplomatic-relations/ |archive-date=12 July 2023 |access-date=9 December 2023 |website=Embassy of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar in Brazil}}

128

|{{Flag|Rwanda}}

|{{dts|16 May 2017}}{{Cite web |date=17 May 2017 |title=Liberia: Kuwaiti, Rwandan Ambassadors Present Letters of Credence |url=https://allafrica.com/stories/201705170785.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610073127/https://allafrica.com/stories/201705170785.html |archive-date=10 June 2017 |access-date=9 December 2023 |website=allAfrica}}

129

|{{Flag|Nepal}}

|{{dts|17 August 2017}}

130

|{{Flag|Armenia}}

|{{dts|22 September 2017}}{{Cite web |title=Liberia – Bilateral Relations |url=https://www.mfa.am/en/bilateral-relations/lr |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia |access-date=5 August 2024}}

|{{Flag|Kosovo}}

|{{dts|27 May 2018}}{{Cite web |title=Kosovo has established diplomatic relations with Liberia and Chad |url=https://twitter.com/pacollibehgjet/status/1000673699681521664?s=20 |access-date=6 May 2023 |website=Behgjet Pacolli}}

131

|{{Flag|Burundi}}

|{{dts|22 January 2020}}{{Cite web |date=22 January 2020 |title=Burundi Ambassador H.E. Mr. Emmanuel Mpfayurera presents his letter of credence to the President of Liberia, Dr. George Manneh Weah |url=https://www.emansion.gov.lr/2photo_details.php?pic_detail_id=1094&related=7&paddy=Ilos&pg=sp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030134734/https://www.emansion.gov.lr/2photo_details.php?pic_detail_id=1094&related=7&paddy=Ilos&pg=sp |archive-date=30 October 2020 |access-date=9 December 2023 |website=emansion.gov.lr}}

132

|{{Flag|Tajikistan}}

|{{dts|21 September 2022}}

133

|{{Flag|Jamaica}}

|{{dts|22 September 2022}}

134

|{{Flag|Barbados}}

|{{dts|27 February 2024}}{{Cite news |date=1 March 2024 |title=Liberia, Barbados Establish Formal Diplomatic Relations |url=https://hotpepperliberia.com/liberia-barbados-establish-formal-diplomatic-relations/ |work=Hot Pepper Liberia |access-date=22 November 2024}}

135

|{{Flag|Bahrain}}

|{{dts|26 September 2024}}

136

|{{Flag|Croatia}}

|{{dts|26 September 2024}}

137

|{{Flag|Uzbekistan}}

|{{dts|26 September 2024}}{{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}}

138

|{{Flag|Bolivia}}

|{{dts|2024}}{{Cite news |date=28 January 2025 |title=Full Text: Annual Message by Pres. Joseph N. Boakai |url=https://www.liberianobserver.com/news/full-text-annual-message-by-pres-joseph-n-boakai/article_7f07db80-dce0-11ef-87f1-7f7fe34f5bba.html |access-date=28 January 2025}}

139

|{{Flag|Chad}}

|Unknown

140

|{{Flag|Republic of the Congo}}

|Unknown

141

|{{Flag|Eswatini}}

|Unknown

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!Notes

{{Flag|Algeria}}

|31 December 1971

|Both countries established diplomatic relations on 31 December 1971 when Algeria established first Mission and first Algerian Ambassador Mr. Zitouni Messaoudi presented his credentials to President of Liberia.{{Cite book |last=William R. Tolbert (Jr.) |title=Presidential Papers Documents, Diary, and Record of Activities of the Chief Executive · Volume 1 |publisher=Republic of Liberia, Executive Mansion |year=1972 |pages=288}}

{{Flag|Belgium}}

|5 June 1867

|Both countries established diplomatic relations on 5 June 1867 when has been appointed Chargé d'Affaires of Liberia to Belgium (resident in Paris) M. le vicomte de Fleury.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YMFTAAAAcAAJ&dq=Charge+d%27affaires+Liberia+en+Belgique+M.+le+vicomte+de+Fleury+5+juin+1867&pg=PA485 |title=Moniteur belge journal officiel. 1872,1/2 |publisher=Belgique |year=1872 |pages=485 |language=fr}}

{{Flag|Benin}}

|1963

|Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1963 when M. Pierre Cofi, the Ambassador of the Ivory Coast has presented his Letters of credence to President Tubman, from the Presidents of Republics of the Upper Volta, Niger and Dahomey, accrediting him Ambassador of the free states to the Republic of Liberia.{{Cite book |title=Asia & Africa Review Volume 3 |publisher=Independent Publishing Company |year=1963 |pages=22}}

{{Flag|Botswana}}

|21 September 2010

|Both countries established diplomatic relations on 21 September 2010 whe Ambassador of Liberia to Botswana Mr. Lois Lewis Brutus presented his credentials to President Seretse Khama.{{Cite web |date=18 December 2013 |title=Government of Botswana |url=https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/21774524/download-full-version-government-of-botswana |access-date=10 September 2023 |page=3}}

{{Flag|Cameroon}}

|23 November 1960

|Both countries established diplomatic relations on 23 November 1960 when open Embassy of Cameroon in Monrovia.{{Cite book |title=Annales africaines Volume 2 |publisher=A. Pedone |year=1961 |pages=30 |language=fr}}

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|{{flag|China}}

17 February 1977See China–Liberia relations

Relations between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and Liberia have been broken and reestablished several times since February 17, 1977, when diplomatic relations between the PRC and Liberia were first formed.{{Cite web |title=Bilateral Relations (Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Republic of Liberia) |url=http://lr.china-embassy.gov.cn/eng/sbgx/202011/t20201130_6299793.htm}} The PRC broke off relations with Liberia on October 10, 1989, in response to Liberia's recognition of the Republic of China (Taiwan).Taiwan Edges Out China for Liberia's Diplomatic Recognition, Global News No. GL970-25, February 21, 1997

Taiwan had offered $200 million in aid to Liberia for education and infrastructure in exchange for this recognition. The PRC reestablished relations with Liberia on August 10, 1993, and opened an embassy in Monrovia, making Liberia one of the few nations with established diplomatic ties to both the PRC and ROC.[http://www.asiaquarterly.com/content/view/103/40/ Cross-Strait Scramble for Africa, A Hidden Agenda in China-Africa Cooperation Forum, Harvard Asia Quarterly, Volume V, No. 2. Spring 2001] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928055506/http://www.asiaquarterly.com/content/view/103/40/ |date=September 28, 2007 }} In 1997, Charles Taylor's government proclaimed to recognize "two Chinas" and the PRC subsequently severed diplomatic relations.[http://wcm.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/wjb/zzjg/fzs/gjlb/3024/t16533.htm ' China and Liberia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, August 8, 2003] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929160343/http://wcm.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/wjb/zzjg/fzs/gjlb/3024/t16533.htm |date=September 29, 2007 }}

Liberia dropped diplomatic relations with the ROC on October 12, 2003, and reestablished ties with the People's Republic of China.{{cite web|url=http://www.china-un.org/eng/xw/t29261.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130414114916/http://www.china-un.org/eng/xw/t29261.htm|title=China, Liberia resume diplomatic ties|website=China-un.org|url-status=dead|date=Oct 13, 2003|archive-date=2013-04-14|access-date=2006-10-03}} This move was seen largely as a result of the PRC's lobbying in the UN and plans to deploy a peacekeeping force in Liberia.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3186334.stm|title=Taiwan plays down Liberia blow|date=13 October 2003|publisher=BBC News|access-date=26 October 2017}}

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|{{Flag|Cote d'Ivoire}}

31 July 1961Both countries established diplomatic relations on 31 July 1961{{Cite web |title=Cooperation Cote d'Ivoire-Liberia: Le President Alassane Ouatara appelle son homologue Liberien, Georges Maneh Weah, a renforcer leur cooperation bilaterale |url=https://www.gouv.ci/_actualite-article.php?d=6&recordID=8739&p=25 |access-date=10 May 2023 |website=gouv.ci |language=fr}}

  • Ivory Coast has an embassy in Monrovia.
  • Liberia has an embassy in Abidjan.
{{Flag|Denmark}}

|{{dts|31 December 1861}}{{cite journal |last1=Wesley |first1=Charles H. |date=October 1917 |title=The Struggle for the Recognition of Haiti and Liberia as Independent Republics |journal=The Journal of Negro History |volume=2 |issue=4 |page=378 |doi=10.2307/2713395 |jstor=2713395}}{{cite book |author1=Thomas McCants Stewart |title=Revised Statutes of the Republic of Liberia: Being a Revision of the Statutes from the Organization of the Government in 1848 to and Including the Acts of the Legislature of 1910-1911 : with Forms of Conveyance and Procedure (1) |date=1928 |publisher=Établissements Busson}}

25 July 1963

|Both countries established diplomatic relations on 25 July 1963 when was accredited first Ambassador of Denmark to Liberia (resident in Accra) Mr. Hans Adolf Biering{{Cite book |title=Udenrigsministeriets kalender |publisher=Denmark. Udenrigsministeriet |year=1967 |pages=197 |language=da}}

{{Flag|Egypt}}

|11 June 1958

|Both countries established diplomatic relations and exchange diplomatic representations at ambassadorial level on 11 June 1958.{{Cite book |title=News from Hsinhua News Agency Daily bulletin · Issues 170-199 |publisher=1958 |pages=44}}

{{Flag|Equatorial Guinea}}

|1980

|Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1980 when has been accredited ambassador of Equatorial Guinea to Liberia, residing in Lagos M. Jose Walterio Okori Dougan.{{Cite book |title=Annual Report of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, R.L. |publisher=Liberia. Ministry of Foreign Affairs |year=1980 |pages=138}}

{{Flag|Ethiopia}}

|1958

|Both countries have agreed to exchange diplomatic missions at Embassy level in 1958.{{Cite book |title=This is Ethiopia |publisher=Ethiopia. Embassy (U.S.) |year=1958 |pages=15}}

{{Flag|Finland}}

|

|

  • Finland is accredited to Liberia through its embassy in Abuja, Nigeria.
  • Liberia is accredited to Finland through its embassy in Berlin, Germany.
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|{{flag|France}}

20 April 1852See France–Liberia relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 20 April 1852{{Cite book |title=Recueil des traités de la France, 6 |pages=175 |language=fr}}

  • France recognized Liberia in 1852.{{cite journal |last1=Wesley|first1=Charles H.|title= The Struggle for the Recognition of Haiti and Liberia as Independent Republics|journal=The Journal of African American History|date=1917|volume=2|page=378|url=https://www.gutenberg.org/files/20752/20752-h/20752-h.htm#No4_a2|access-date=16 August 2022}}
  • France has an embassy in Monrovia.
  • Liberia has an embassy in Paris.
{{Flag|Gambia}}

|3 November 1965

|Both countries established diplomatic relations on 3 November 1965 when has been accredited Ambassador of Liberia to Gambia Mr. R. Francis Okai (Jnr.).

{{Flag|Germany}}

|23 July 1953

|Both countries established diplomatic relations on 23 July 1953{{Cite web |title=Liberia: Steckbrief |url=https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/service/laender/liberia-node/steckbrief/222360?view= |access-date=6 May 2023 |website=Auswärtiges Amt |language=de}}

See Germany–Liberia relations

  • Liberia has an embassy in Berlin.
  • Germany has an embassy in Monrovia.{{cite web |url=https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/aussenpolitik/laender/liberia-node/steckbrief/222360|title= Liberia: Steckbrief |website=Federal Foreign Office|access-date=24 August 2022 }} {{in lang|de}}
{{Flag|Ghana}}

|June 1957

|Both countries established diplomatic relations in June 1957 when M. Abraham Benjamin Bah Kofi, Ghanaian Charge d'Affaires to Liberia presented his credentials to President Tubman.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y4_jf8gczEwC&dq=Abraham+Kofi+presented+credentials+to+President+Tubman&pg=RA2-PA7 |title=Liberia Today Volumes 5-7 |publisher=Liberian Embassy in Washington |year=1956 |pages=7 |access-date=14 February 2024}}

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|{{flag|Guinea}}

6 March 1959Both countries established diplomatic relations on 6 March 1959 when Mr. Edward Peal, the Liberian Ambassador to the Republic of Guinea, presented his credentials to President S. Toure.{{Cite book |title=The African & Colonial World and the Indian at Home & Overseas Volume 7 |publisher=Independent Publishing Company |year=1959 |pages=11}}

The First Liberian Civil War, instigated by Charles Taylor and the National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL) on December 24, 1989, eventually spread to neighboring Sierra Leone in 1991 when dissidents of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), led by Foday Sankoh, began using Liberia as a staging ground for NPFL backed military assaults on border towns in Sierra Leone.{{cite web|url=https://www.hrw.org/reports/2001/guinea/guinea0701-02.htm|title=GUINEA|publisher=Human Rights Watch|access-date=26 October 2017}}Yekutiel Gershoni. War without End and End to a War: The Prolonged Wars in Liberia and Sierra Leone, African Studies Review, Vol. 40, No. 3 (December 1997), pp. 55-57{{cite web|url=http://archives.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/africa/01/18/diamonds.timeline/|title=CNN – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos|publisher=CNN|access-date=26 October 2017|archive-date=30 October 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061030112320/http://archives.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/africa/01/18/diamonds.timeline/|url-status=dead}}

By 1992, 120,000 people had fled from Sierra Leone to Guinea due to the RUF's practice of targeting civilians. In 2001, Liberian forces along with the RUF began attacking and burning refugee camps and Guinean villages along the border. In an inflammatory speech the Guinean president Lansana Conté, blamed the refugees for the border destabilization and alleged that the vast majority of refugees were rebels.

He called for the Guinean population to defend its nation. This call precipitated attacks, beatings, rapes, and abductions of refugees by Guinean police and military forces. This reversal of Guinea's previously open policy towards refugees, further escalated the refugee crisis as refugees attempted to cross back through RUF territory. By 2002, the United Nations estimated that three million people, or one in five people of the Mano River Union countries, were displaced.United Nations Consolidated Inter-Agency Appeal for West Africa, 2001, U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), March 23, 2001, section 2

  • Guinea has an embassy in Monrovia.
  • Liberia has an embassy in Conakry.
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|{{flag|Haiti}}

29 June 1952Both countries established diplomatic relations on 29 June 1952.{{Cite web |date=June 29, 1952 |title=George Brewer, Jr., the new Liberian Minister to Haiti arrived in the Capital last Sunday and will present his credentials to the President in July. |url=https://original-ufdc.uflib.ufl.edu/AA00015023/00140/4j |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101090327/https://original-ufdc.uflib.ufl.edu/AA00015023/00140/4j |archive-date=1 November 2023 |access-date=1 November 2023 |website=Haiti Sun |page=4}}

  • Haiti and Liberia recognized each other in 1864.{{cite book |last1=Dunn|first1= Elwood D.|last2=Beyan|first2=Amos J.|last3=Burrowes|first3=Carl Patrick|date=2000|title=Historical Dictionary of Liberia |trans-title=|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qt0_RrW8ghkC|isbn=9781461659310|page=XXV|publisher= Scarecrow Press}}
  • The two countries established treaties of friendship and commerce the same year.
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|{{flag|India}}

7 July 1960See India–Liberia relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 7 July 1960{{Cite book |title=Indian Information |publisher=1960 |pages=490}}

Indian-Liberian relations have traditionally been strong and cordial with Liberia's full-fledged support for India's stand on Kashmir and India's aspiration for permanent membership on the United Nations Security Council. In recent years, both nations have developed close and extensive cooperation in trade, military and strategic fields.

Amidst India's growing role in Liberia, the Liberian Minister of Mines and Energy, Dr. Eugene Shannon visited India in October 2005 to participate in the Confederation of Indian Industry-Africa Conclave. In 2008, the President of Liberia Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was invited to visit India.{{cite web|year=2009 |url=http://meaindia.nic.in/foreignrelation/leberia.pdf |title=Foreign Relations of India-Liberia |publisher=Ministry of External Affairs |access-date=2009-02-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619091830/http://meaindia.nic.in/foreignrelation/leberia.pdf |archive-date=June 19, 2009 }} Major items of Indian exports include engineering goods, pharmaceuticals, two wheelers, transportation equipment, steel and plastic products. Major items of imports are gold, diamonds, timber and metal scrap. Following lifting of United Nations sanctions, timber concessions have been awarded to Indian firms. Overall, Indian investments in Liberia have been increased from US$450 million in 2005 to an estimated $2 billion in 2009.

  • India has an embassy in Monrovia.{{cite web|url=http://mea.gov.in/indian-mission.htm?127/127/0|title=MEA – Indian Missions Abroad – Indian Mission|website=mea.gov.in|access-date=26 October 2017}}
  • Liberia maintains an honorary consulate in New Delhi.{{cite web|url=http://www.honconsulgeneralliberia.in/|title=Consulate General of Liberia – New Delhi- India – Ankur Bhatia|website=Honconsulgeneralliberia.in|access-date=26 October 2017}}
{{Flag|Iran}}

|2 June 1975

|Both countries established diplomatic relations on 2 June 1975{{Cite book |title=Iran Almanac and Book of Facts – Volume 15 |publisher=Echo of Iran. |year=1976 |pages=137}} In 2023, an Iranian drone struck the Liberian flagged chemical tanker Chem Pluto.{{cite web |last1=Bing |first1=Christopher |last2=Wallis |first2=Daniel |title=Pentagon says Iranian drone 'attack' hit chemical tanker near India |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/pentagon-says-iranian-drone-attack-hit-chemical-tanker-near-india-2023-12-24/ |agency=Reuters|access-date=24 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231224010243/https://www.reuters.com/world/pentagon-says-iranian-drone-attack-hit-chemical-tanker-near-india-2023-12-24/ |archive-date=24 December 2023 |format=News article |date=23 December 2023 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |author1=OSINTdefender |title=The U.S. Department of Defense has now Confirmed that "Suicide" Drone which Struck {{as written|th|e the [sic]}} Liberian-Flagged Oil and Chemical Tanker, M/V CHEM PLUTO today in the Arabian Sea while it was Transiting between Saudi Arabia and India was launched directly from Iran by the Iranian Armed Forces. |url=https://twitter.com/sentdefender/status/1738709099674587255 |via=X (formerly Twitter) |publisher=@SentDefender |format=Post on X |date=23 December 2023}}

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|1980

|Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1980 when has been accredited Ambassador of Iraq to Liberia, residing in Lagos M. Saffa Mohammed Ali.

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22 August 1957See Israel–Liberia relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 22 August 1957.{{Cite book |last=John P. Glennon, Stanley Shaloff |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T-ZNQ1KiDD0C&dq=The+Government+of+Liberia+(GOL)+agreed+to+establish+diplomatic+relations+with+Israel+and+Nationalist+China+as+of+August+22,+1957.&pg=PA411 |title=Africa |publisher=United States. Department of State. Office of the Historian |year=1989 |pages=411 |access-date=9 December 2023}}

  • Liberia and Israel established ties in 1957 with the accreditation of Israeli ambassador Ehud Avriel.{{cite book |last1=Dunn|first1= Elwood D.|last2=Beyan|first2=Amos J.|last3=Burrowes|first3=Carl Patrick|date=2000|title=Historical Dictionary of Liberia |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qt0_RrW8ghkC|location=Lanham, Maryland|publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=9781461659310|pages=712–713}}
  • Liberia severed ties with Israel over the Yom Kippur War in 1973.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/globalconnections/liberia/timeline/time4.html|title=Events 1971 – 2000|publisher=PBS|access-date=9 August 2022}}
  • Relations are re-established in 1983.{{Cite web|last=Bassist|first=Rina|url=https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/06/liberia-suriname-pledge-open-offices-jerusalem|title=Liberia, Suriname pledge to open offices in Jerusalem|publisher=Al-Monitor|date=9 June 2022|access-date=9 August 2022}}
  • On 8 June 2022, Liberia announced its plans to open a trade office in Jerusalem, which is to become an embassy.
{{Flag|Italy}}

|5 October 1951

|Both countries established diplomatic relations on 5 October 1951 when has been accredited first Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Italy to Liberia Mr. Umberto Campini.{{Cite web |title=I Documenti Diplomatici Italiani Undicesima Serie: 1948-1953 Volume VI (26 luglio 1951 – 30 giugno 1952) |url=https://www.farnesina.ipzs.it/download/pdf/UNDICESIMASERIE_VOLUMEVI |access-date=29 October 2023 |website=farnesina.ipzs.it |page=867 |language=it}}

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September 1961*Both countries established diplomatic relations in September 1961

{{Flag|Kenya}}

|21 May 1964

|Both countries established diplomatic relations on 21 May 1964 when Liberia's Ambassador to Kenya, Mr. George Padmore, has presented his credentials to the Governor-General of Kenya.{{Cite book |title=Africa Research Bulletin |publisher=Africa Research, Limited |year=1964 |pages=73}}

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|{{flag|Laos}}

12 August 2016Both countries established diplomatic relations on 12 August 2016

  • Liberia is accredited to Laos through its embassy in Beijing, China.
  • Laos does not have an accreditation to Liberia.{{cite web |title=Ambassador Thomas Presents Letters of Credence to the President of Lao PDR, H.E. Mr. Vorachith; He Assures of His Country's Support; Invites President Sirleaf to Visit |url=https://www.mofa.gov.lr/public2/2press.php?news_id=2467&related=7&pg=sp |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Liberia) |access-date=2022-03-20 }}
{{Flag|Lebanon}}

|1 January 1951

|Both countries established diplomatic relations when Liberian and Lebanese Governments to raise their Consulates General to the status of Legations, and a proclamation was issued announcing that the change would take effect from 1 January 1951.{{Cite book |title=British Documents on Foreign Affairs: Ethiopia, Egypt, Morocco, Libya, and Africa (general), 1951. |publisher=LexisNexis |year=2005 |pages=87}} In 1957 both countries raise their Legations to status of Embassies{{Cite book |title=Volume 18 of Foreign relations of the United States, 1955-1957. |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |year=1989 |pages=412}}

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1 April 1974See Liberia–Libya relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 April 1974.{{Cite book |title=Asia & Africa Review Volume 14 |publisher=Independent Publishing Company |year=1974 |pages=22}}

Liberia's relationship with Libya has been characterized by Muammar Gaddafi's attempts at bringing Liberia under greater Libyan influence. Relations under the Doe administration were poor, owing to efforts by the United States to undermine Gaddafi's leverage, and Doe's cynicism of the Libyan leader's intentions. Gaddafi financially and militarily backed rebel leader Charles Taylor, under whose regime Liberia sought closer relations with Libya. After Taylor was ousted in 2003, Liberia continued to maintain diplomatic relations with Libya, only severing them after the onset of the Libyan Civil War, and just recently reestablishing them.

{{Flag|Mali}}

|14 October 1960

|Both countries established diplomatic relations on 14 October 1960 when established Embassy of Mali in Liberia and appointed first Chargé d'Affaires Mr. Sango Ibrahima in Monrovia{{Cite web |title=Journal officiel de la Republique du Mali 1 Novembre 1960 |url=https://sgg-mali.ml/JO/1960/mali-jo-1960-68.pdf |access-date=14 June 2023 |page=855 |language=fr}}

{{Flag|Mauritania}}

|13 March 1967

|Both countries established diplomatic relations on 13 March 1967 when Ambassador of Mauritania to Liberia M. Bakar Ould Ahmedou, has presented his credentials to President Tubman.{{Cite book |title=Africa Research Bulletin |publisher=Blackwell |year=1967 |pages=734}}

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|{{flag|Mexico}}

22 June 1976Both countries established diplomatic relations on 22 June 1976{{Cite web |title=Hoy celebramos el 46 aniversario del establecimiento de relaciones diplomáticas entre México y Liberia |url=https://twitter.com/SRE_mx/status/1539599716413018113?s=20 |access-date=6 May 2023 |website=Relaciones Exteriores |language=es}}

  • Liberia is accredited to Mexico from its embassy in Washington, D.C., United States.[http://www.liberianembassyus.org Embassy of Liberia in the United States]
  • Mexico is accredited to Liberia from its embassy in Accra, Ghana.
{{Flag|Mozambique}}

|17 December 2008

|Both countries established diplomatic relations on 17 December 2008 when has been accredited Ambassador of Liberia to Mozambique.{{Cite book |title=Liberia Diplomatic Handbook Volume 1 Strategic Information and Developments |publisher=International Business Publications, USA |year=2017 |pages=94}}

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28 April 1990Both countries established diplomatic relations on 28 April 1990{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/jprs-report_fbis-afr-90-085/page/n77/mode/1up?q=diplomatic+relations |title=FBIS Daily Report Africa Sub-Sahara |date=2 May 1990 |publisher=United States Joint Publications Research Service |pages=73 |access-date=8 January 2023}}

In 1960, Liberia and Ethiopia brought litigation against apartheid South Africa in the International Court of Justice to end its illegal occupation of Namibia.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20111002192046/http://newliberian.com/?p=436 Liberia, Namibia Sign Agreement aimed at Strengthening Bilateral Relations]}} NewLiberian.com, 15 July 2008 As part of Liberia's support for Namibia's liberation struggle, many Namibian students received Liberian passports which helped them study abroad.

As of July 2008, a total of 5,900 Namibia Defence Force troops had been rotated through Liberia as part of the United Nations Mission in Liberia.[http://www.namibian.com.na/index.php?id=28&tx_ttnews%5btt_news%5d=46410&no_cache=1 Liberia and Namibia to trade more] The Namibian, 15 July 2008 Namibia maintained a battalion of about 800 personnel in Grand Cape Mount county for several years, for most of the period part of UNMIL Sector 2, headquartered at Tubmanburg. In May 2005, Namibian troops were accused of sexual exploitation of young girls and women; three Namibian soldiers were sent home from the force after a United Nations investigation found them guilty of "engaging in sexual activity with civilians", which is against United Nations rules for peacekeepers.[http://www.namibian.com.na/index.php?id=28&tx_ttnews%5btt_news%5d=17979&no_cache=1 NDF to probe Liberia sex scandal] The Namibian, 26 May 2005

  • Liberia is accredited to Namibia from its embassy in Pretoria, South Africa.
  • Namibia is accredited to Liberia from its high commission in Abuja, Nigeria.
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3 May 1949Both countries established diplomatic relations on 3 May 1949.{{Cite book |title=Rechtsgeleerd magazin Themis |publisher=Tjeenk Willink |year=1953 |pages=388 |language=nl}}

27 March 1936 has been accredited Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Liberia to the Netherlands Baron Otto van den Bogaerde van Terbrugge.{{Cite book |title=Staatsalmanak voor het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden |publisher=Netherlands. Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken |year=1939 |pages=66 |language=nl}}

  • The Netherlands recognized Liberia in 1862.
  • The two countries signed a treaty of friendship, commerce, and navigation on 20 December 1862.{{cite web |last=van der Kraaij|first= Fred |url=https://liberiapastandpresent.org/Netherlands/Overview.htm|title=Overview of the relations between Liberia and the Netherlands|publisher=Liberia Past and Present|access-date=24 August 2022}}
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|{{flag|Nigeria}}

1 October 1960Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 October 1960 when the Nigerian Government has agreed to Liberia's raising the status its consulate general in Lagos to that of an Embassy on the same date.{{Cite book |title=Daily Report Foreign Radio Broadcasts · Issues 181-185 |publisher=United States. Foreign Broadcast Information Service |year=1960 |pages=6}}

  • Liberia has an embassy in Abuja.
  • Nigeria has an embassy in Monrovia.
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  • Liberia is accredited to Norway through its embassy in Berlin, Germany.
  • Norway is accredited to Liberia through its embassy in Accra, Ghana.
{{Flag|Pakistan}}

|1969

|Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1969 when has been accredited Pakistan's first Ambassador to Liberia M. Ali Arshad.{{Cite book |title=Asia & Africa Review Volumes 10-12 |publisher=Independent Publishing Company |year=1970 |pages=21}}

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7 June 1972Both countries established diplomatic relations on 7 June 1972.{{Cite book |last=George Ginsberg, Robert M. Slusser |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3X4nnE7eKjEC&dq=Liberia+and+Ussr+establish+diplomatic+relations+8+June+1972&pg=PA844 |title=Calendar of Soviet Treaties |publisher=1981 |pages=844}}

Liberia and Russia resumed bilateral relations in March 2010 and cited a recent exploration of mine by a Russian company as a sign of future trade relations.[http://allafrica.com/stories/201003180524.html Russia And Italy Renew Ties With Liberia] Government of Liberia, 17 March 2010

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*Liberia began recognizing the SADR on 31 July 1985.{{cite web |url=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/uncategorized/sahara-marathon-countries-that-recognize-the-sahrawi-arab-democratic-republic/1052/|title= Sahara Marathon |publisher=PBS|date=19 August 2004|access-date=11 August 2022}}

  • Liberia revoked its recognition in September 1997.
  • By 2012, Liberia had re-established relations with the SADR.{{cite news|title=Indian And Spanish Ambassadors Present Letters of Credence To President Sirleaf|url=https://mofa.gov.lr/public2/2press.php?news_id=711|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Liberia|date=24 October 2012|access-date=11 August 2022}}
{{Flag|Senegal}}

|1962

|Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1962 when has been accredited Ambassador of Senegal to Liberia M. Amadou Lamine Sall.{{Cite book |title=Afrika heute |publisher=Deutsche Afrika-Gesellschaft |year=1962 |pages=210 |language=de}}

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8 June 1962See Liberia-Sierra Leone relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 8 June 1962 when has been appointed first ambassador of Liberia to Sierra Leone Mr. Henry B. Fahnbulleh.{{Cite book |title=Asia & Africa Review Volumes 2-3 |publisher=Independent Publishing Company |year=1962 |pages=22}}

The First Liberian Civil War, instigated by Charles Taylor and the National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL) on December 24, 1989, eventually spread to neighboring Sierra Leone in 1991 when dissidents of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), led by Foday Sankoh, began using Liberia as a staging ground for NPFL backed military assaults on border towns in Sierra Leone. Guinea and Sierra Leone have accused Liberia of backing rebels who have devastated their countries.

  • Liberia has an embassy in Freetown.
  • Sierra Leone has an embassy in Monrovia.
{{Flag|Somalia}}

|1980

|Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1980 when has been accredited Ambassador of Somalia to Liberia, residing in Dakar, M. Jaallee-Abdinur Yusuf Mohamed.

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10 January 1997Both countries established diplomatic relations on 10 January 1997{{Cite web |title=South Africa and Liberia established formal diplomatic relations on 10 January 1997 |url=https://twitter.com/DIRCO_ZA/status/1599722011130855424?s=20 |access-date=6 May 2023 |website=DIRCO South Africa}}

  • Liberia has an embassy in Pretoria.
  • South Africa has an embassy in Monrovia.
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18 March 1964Both countries established diplomatic relations on 18 March 1964{{Cite web |title=Liberia |url=https://www.mofa.go.kr/eng/nation/m_4902/view.do?seq=156 |access-date=17 February 2024 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Korea}}

In 2001 Bilateral Trade were Exports $7,350,000,000 (Ships, Automobile) Imports $1,270,000 (Used Ships, Mineral Fuel).{{cite web|url=http://www.mofa.go.kr/ENG/countries/middleeast/countries/20070824/1_24471.jsp?menu=m_30_50|title=Countries and Regions > Middle East and Africa > List of the Countries|website=Mofa.go.kr|access-date=26 October 2017|archive-date=4 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904015758/http://www.mofa.go.kr/ENG/countries/middleeast/countries/20070824/1_24471.jsp?menu=m_30_50|url-status=dead}}

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15 May 1950See Liberia–Spain relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 15 May 1950{{Cite web |title=Relaciones diplomáticas del Estado Espaniol |url=https://www.raco.cat/index.php/AnuarioCIDOB/article/download/33281/85107/ |access-date=9 May 2023 |pages=307 |language=es}}

  • Liberia is accredited to Spain from its embassy in Paris, France.
  • Spain is accredited to Liberia from its embassy in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
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  • Liberia is accredited to Sweden through its embassy in Berlin, Germany.
  • Sweden has an embassy in Monrovia.
{{Flag|Tanzania}}

|27 May 1966

|Both countries established diplomatic relations on 27 May 1966 when first Ambassador of Liberia to Tanzania Henry Bima Fahnbulleh presented his credentials to President Nyerere{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6mbnmlfOQg4C&dq=Tanzania%3A+Fahnbulleh+Liberian+ambassador+...+1966&pg=RA1-PA9 |title=Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts, Issues 106-110 |publisher=United States. Central Intelligence Agency |year=1966 |pages=19 |access-date=18 June 2023}}

{{Flag|Togo}}

|29 July 1960

|Both countries established diplomatic relations on 29 July 1960 when accredited first Ambassador of Liberia to Togo Mr. John Cox.{{Cite book |title=Togo Handbook |publisher=Togo Service de l'information |year=1962 |pages=66 |language=fr}}

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|6 December 1965

|Both countries established diplomatic relations on 6 December 1965 when was accredited first ambassador of Liberia to Trinidad and Tobago (resident in Haiti) Mr. William B. Fernandez{{Cite book |title=Trinidad and Tobago Gazette Volume 8 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |year=1969 |pages=131}}

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1 August 1958See Liberia–Turkey relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 August 1958{{Cite book |title=Daily Report Foreign Radio Broadcasts · Issues 146-150 |publisher=United States. Foreign Broadcast Information Service |year=1958 |page=B-27}}

  • Embassy of Liberia in Brussels is accredited to Turkey.{{Cite web | url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-liberia.en.mfa| title= Relations between Turkey and Liberia}}
  • Turkish Embassy in Accra is accredited to Liberia.
  • Trade volume between the two countries was US$191.9 million in 2019.
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1 August 1849See Liberia–United Kingdom relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 August 1849{{Cite web |title=Treaty of Friendship and Commerce between Great Britain and Liberia |url=https://api.parliament.uk/uk-treaties/treaties/6162 |access-date=11 December 2023}}

The UK was amongst the first countries to recognise the new republic. After the visit to the UK in 1848 of President Roberts, Queen Victoria put the Royal Navy ship HMS Amazon at the disposal of him and his family, for his return journey to Liberia.The Times. Monday, Dec 25, 1848; pg. 8; Issue 20055

In 1961, Queen Elizabeth II made a state visit to Liberia, arriving at Monrovia on the HMY Britannia.The Times Oct 06, 1961; pg. 14, Nov 21, 1961; pg. 8; Issue 55244. Nov 23, 1961; pg. 10; Issue 55246. President Tubman made a gift of two Pygmy hippopotamus, which arrived by cargo ship in 1962 and were sent to Whipsnade Zoo.The Times. Jun 04, 1962; pg. 5; Issue 55408.

In 1962, President Tubman and his wife visited the UK.The Times. Mar 28, 1962; pg. 5; Issue 55351. Jul 10, 1962; pg. 11; Issue 55439

  • Liberia has an embassy in London.
  • United Kingdom has an embassy in Monrovia.
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23 February 1864Both countries established diplomatic relations on 23 February 1864{{Cite web |title=A Guide to the United States' History of Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations, by Country, since 1776: Liberia |url=https://history.state.gov/countries/liberia |access-date=17 February 2024 |website=Office of the Historian}}

See Liberia–United States relations

U.S. relations with Liberia date back to 1819 when the US Congress appropriated $100,000 for the establishment of Liberia.{{cite web|url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/6618.htm|title=Liberia|website=State.gov|access-date=26 October 2017}} After official US recognition of Liberia in 1862, the two nations shared very close ties until strains in the 1970s due to Liberia's establishment of diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union and other Eastern Bloc countries.{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/globalconnections/liberia/timeline/time4.html|title=Global Connections . Liberia . Timeline – PBS|publisher=PBS|access-date=26 October 2017}}

During the 1980s, the United States forged especially close ties with Liberia as part of a Cold War effort to suppress socialist and Marxist movements in Africa. Liberia received between $500 million and $1.3 billion during the 1980s from the United States government.{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/liberia/monrovia-usemb.htm|title=Monrovia – US Embassy|first=John|last=Pike|publisher=GlobalSecurity.org|access-date=26 October 2017}}

The rise of Charles Taylor's government, the Liberian Civil War, regional instability and human rights abuses interrupted the previously close relations between Liberia and the United States. The United States cut direct financial and military aid to the Liberian government, withdrew Peace Corps operations, imposed a travel ban on senior Liberian Government officials, and frequently criticized Charles Taylor's government.{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/30/liberia.un/|title=CNN.com - U.S. offers U.N. resolution on Liberia - Aug. 1, 2003|website=Cnn.com|access-date=26 October 2017}} Due to intense pressure from the international community and the United States, Charles Taylor resigned his office on August 11, 2003.

The resignation and exile of Charles Taylor in 2003 brought changes in diplomatic ties between the United States and Liberia. The United States proposed a United Nations Security Council draft resolution to authorize the deployment of a multi-national stabilization force,{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/liberia/history.html|title=FRONTLINE/WORLD . Liberia – No More War. Liberia's Historic Ties to America – PBS|publisher=PBS|access-date=26 October 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/08/02/liberia.ecowas/|title=CNN.com – Taylor sets date to step down – Aug. 2, 2003|publisher=CNN|access-date=26 October 2017}} and 200 marines as well as warships were sent to Monrovia's airport to support the peace-keeping effort.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3097405.stm|title=Welcome for US Liberia deployment|date=26 July 2003|access-date=26 October 2017|publisher=BBC News}} The United States committed $1.16 billion to Liberia between 2004 and 2006.[http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/08/11/liberia/ Liberian president invites rebels into government, CNN, August 12, 2003] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060912143757/http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/08/11/liberia/ |date=12 September 2006 }} In 2009, A 17.5 million dollar contract to support elections was offered to Liberia with International Foundation for Electoral Systems as the conduit.{{cite news| title = Liberia to het $17.5m for polls| first = Tamba| last = Jean-Matthew Nation| date = 29 October 2009| url = http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/-/1066/679274/-/135lkofz/-/index.html| publisher = Daily Nation (Kenya)| access-date = 20 November 2009| archive-date = 28 March 2019| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190328112559/https://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/-/1066/679274/-/135lkofz/-/index.html| url-status = dead}} This money is meant to support the presidential election of 2011 and the general election of 2014.

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|16 March 1965

|Both countries established diplomatic relations on 16 March 1965

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28 June 2016Both countries established diplomatic relations on 28 June 2016{{Cite web |title=Vietnam, Liberia officially establish diplomatic ties |url=https://en.vietnamplus.vn/vietnam-liberia-officially-establish-diplomatic-ties/95347.vnp |access-date=6 May 2023 |website=en.vietnamplus.vn}}

  • During the Cold War, Liberia maintained diplomatic relations with South Vietnam only.{{citation needed|date=February 2023}}
  • Vietnam is accredited to Liberia through its embassy in Abuja, Nigeria.
  • Liberia is accredited to Vietnam through its embassy in Beijing, China.{{cite web |title=TÀI LIỆU CƠ BẢN VỀ NƯỚC CỘNG HÒA LI-BÊ-RI-A VÀ QUAN HỆ VỚI VIỆT NAM |url=https://www.mofa.gov.vn/vi/cn_vakv/nr040819100948/nr070801153928/ns200810182928 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Vietnam) |access-date=2022-03-20 |language=vi}}
{{Flag|Zambia}}

|3 April 1972

|Both countries established diplomatic relations on 3 April 1972 when first Zambian Ambassador to Liberia Mr. Siteke G. Mwale presented his credentials{{Cite book |last=William R. Tolbert (Jr.) |title=Presidential Papers Documents, Diary, and Record of Activities of the Chief Executive · Volume 1 |publisher=Press Division of the Executive Mansion |year=1976 |pages=28}}

Diplomatic Agreements

Liberia is a founding member of the United Nations (see Permanent Representative of Liberia to the United Nations) and its specialized agencies and is a member of the African Union (AU), Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), African Development Bank (ADB), Mano River Union (MRU) and the Non-Aligned Movement. Liberia is also a member of the International Criminal Court with a Bilateral Immunity Agreement of protection for the US-military (as covered under Article 98).{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/liberia/|title=The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency|publisher=Central Intelligence Agency|access-date=26 October 2017}}

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