Foreign relations of El Salvador
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El Salvador is a member of the United Nations and several of its specialized agencies, the Organization of American States (OAS), the Central American Common Market (CACM), the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), and the Central American Integration System (SICA). It actively participates in the Central American Security Commission (CASC), which seeks to promote regional arms control.
In November 1950, El Salvador helped the newly empowered 14th Dalai Lama by supporting his Tibetan Government cabinet minister's telegram requesting an appeal before the General Assembly of the United Nations to stop the Communist China's People's Liberation Army's invasion of Tibet.{{Cite book|title=The Story of Tibet:Conversations with His Holiness the Dalai Lama|last=Laird|first=Thomas|publisher=Grove Press|year=2006|isbn=9780802118271|location=New York|pages=[https://archive.org/details/storyoftibetconv00lair/page/303 303–305]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/storyoftibetconv00lair/page/303}}
El Salvador also is a member of the World Trade Organization and is pursuing regional free trade agreements. An active participant in the Summit of the Americas process, El Salvador chairs a working group on market access under the Free Trade Area of the Americas initiative.
El Salvador has joined its six Central American neighbors in signing the Alliance for Sustainable Development, known as the Conjunta Centroamerica-USA or CONCAUSA to promote sustainable economic development in the region.
Diplomatic relations
List of countries which El Salvador maintains diplomatic relations with:
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!Country !Date{{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}}{{cite web |title=Diplomatic relations between El Salvador and ... |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/search?ln=en&as=1&m1=p&p1=Diplomatic+relations+between+El+Salvador+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=28 January 2024 |website=United Nations Digital Library}} |
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|{{Flag|Honduras}} |Unknown |
2
|{{Flag|Colombia}} |{{Date table sorting|8 March 1825}}{{Cite web |title=El Salvador |url=https://www.cancilleria.gov.co/internacional/politica/regiones/america/el-salvador |access-date=18 May 2023 |language=es}} |
3
|{{Flag|Mexico}} |
4
|{{Flag|Nicaragua}} |{{dts|24 July 1840}}{{Cite book |title=Coleccion de tratados del Salvador |publisher=Impr. del Doctor F. Sagrini |year=1884 |pages=294 |language=es}} |
5
|{{Flag|Costa Rica}} |{{Date table sorting|10 December 1845}} |
6
|{{Flag|Guatemala}} |
7
|{{Flag|Peru}} |
8
|{{Flag|Netherlands}} |{{Date table sorting|1857}} |
9
|{{Flag|France}} |{{Date table sorting|21 October 1859}} |
10
|{{Flag|Chile}} |{{Date table sorting|10 April 1860}} |
11
|{{Flag|United States}} |{{Date table sorting|15 June 1863}}{{Cite web |title=History of the U.S. and El Salvador |url=https://sv.usembassy.gov/our-relationship/policy-history/io/ |access-date=18 May 2023}} |
12
|{{Flag|Spain}} |{{Date table sorting|24 June 1865}} |
13
|{{Flag|Bolivia}} |{{Date table sorting|1865}} |
14
|{{Flag|Italy}} |{{Date table sorting|1871}} |
15
|{{Flag|Sweden}} |{{Date table sorting|1 October 1876}} |
16
|{{Flag|Argentina}} |{{Date table sorting|9 April 1880}}{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/memoria03cultgoog/page/n326/mode/2up?q= |title=Memoria |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Argentina |year=1881 |pages=321 |language=es}} |
17
|{{Flag|Paraguay}} |{{Date table sorting|1880}} |
18
|{{Flag|Dominican Republic}} |{{Date table sorting|3 July 1882}}{{Cite web |date=3 July 2022 |title=República Dominicana y la República de El Salvador celebran hoy 3 de julio, 140 años de amistad. |url=https://mobile.twitter.com/MIREXRD/status/1543591329091002378 |access-date=12 July 2022}} |
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|{{Flag|United Kingdom}} |{{Date table sorting|1883}} |
style="background:#D3D3D3"
|— |{{Date table sorting|28 February 1884}} |
20
|{{Flag|Ecuador}} |{{Date table sorting|29 March 1890}} |
21
|{{Flag|Belgium}} |{{Date table sorting|1 July 1890}} |
22
|{{flag|Cuba}} |
23
|{{Flag|Brazil}} |{{Date table sorting|1906}} |
24
|{{Flag|Panama}} |{{Date table sorting|9 March 1909}}{{Cite news |date=13 June 2022 |title=PANAMÁ Y EL SALVADOR ANALIZAN FORTALEZAS Y DESAFIOS TRAS 113 AÑOS DE RELACIONES BILATERALES |language=es |url=https://mire.gob.pa/panama-y-el-salvador-analizan-fortalezas-y-desafios-tras-113-anos-de-relaciones-bilaterales/ |access-date=6 September 2023}} |
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|{{Flag|Holy See}} |
25
|{{Flag|Uruguay}} |{{Date table sorting|11 January 1929}} |
26
|{{Flag|Czech Republic}} |{{Date table sorting|4 March 1930}} |
27
|{{Flag|Japan}} |{{Date table sorting|15 February 1935}} |
28
|{{Flag|Norway}} |{{Date table sorting|27 April 1939}} |
29
|{{Flag|Philippines}} |{{Date table sorting|4 July 1946}} |
30
|{{Flag|Israel}} |{{Date table sorting|May 1948}} |
31
|{{Flag|Turkey}} |
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|{{Flag|Sovereign Military Order of Malta}} |{{Date table sorting|1951}} |
32
|{{Flag|Austria}} |
33
|{{Flag|Germany}} |{{dts|25 August 1952}}{{Cite web |title=El Salvador: Steckbrief |url=https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/service/laender/elsalvador-node/elsalvador-221862 |website=Auswärtiges Amt |access-date=6 March 2025 |language=de}} |
34
|{{Flag|Denmark}} |{{Date table sorting|18 August 1958}} |
35
|{{Flag|Switzerland}} |{{dts|22 August 1960}}{{Cite web |title=Ambassade de Suisse à San Salvador |url=https://dodis.ch/R9978?lang=fr |access-date=3 January 2025 |language=de}} |
36
|{{Flag|Canada}} |{{Date table sorting|29 December 1961}} |
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|{{Flag|South Korea}} |{{Date table sorting|28 August 1962}} |
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|{{Flag|Egypt}} |{{Date table sorting|1964}} |
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|{{Flag|Greece}} |{{Date table sorting|1965}} |
40
|{{Flag|Portugal}} |{{Date table sorting|15 March 1966}} |
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|{{Flag|Finland}} |{{Date table sorting|14 April 1967}} |
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|{{Flag|Singapore}} |{{Date table sorting|6 October 1974}} |
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|{{Flag|Pakistan}} |{{Date table sorting|5 February 1979}} |
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|{{Flag|India}} |{{Date table sorting|12 February 1979}} |
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|{{Flag|Suriname}} |{{Date table sorting|1 March 1979}} |
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|{{Flag|Serbia}} |{{Date table sorting|14 December 1979}} |
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|{{Flag|Romania}} |{{Date table sorting|17 December 1979}} |
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|{{Flag|Belize}} |
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|{{Flag|Australia}} |{{Date table sorting|5 December 1983}} |
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|{{Flag|Thailand}} |{{Date table sorting|24 September 1987}} |
style="background:#D3D3D3"
|— |{{flag|Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic}} (cancelled) |
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|{{Flag|Jamaica}} |{{Date table sorting|30 November 1990}}{{cite web |date=16 April 2021 |title=Countries with which Jamaica has Established Diplomatic Relations |url=http://mfaft.gov.jm/jm/establishment-of-diplomatic-relations |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308040029/http://mfaft.gov.jm/jm/establishment-of-diplomatic-relations |archive-date=8 March 2016 |access-date=16 April 2021}} |
52
|{{Flag|Luxembourg}} |{{Date table sorting|26 April 1991}} |
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|{{Flag|Bulgaria}} |{{Date table sorting|26 June 1991}} |
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|{{Flag|Hungary}} |{{Date table sorting|26 September 1991}} |
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|{{Flag|Poland}} |{{Date table sorting|27 September 1991}} |
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|{{Flag|Guyana}} |
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|{{Flag|Bahamas}} |{{Date table sorting|6 May 1992}} |
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|{{Flag|Russia}} |{{Date table sorting|3 June 1992}} |
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|{{Flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}} |{{Date table sorting|8 June 1992}} |
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|{{Flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}} |{{Date table sorting|15 October 1992}} |
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|{{Flag|Grenada}} |{{Date table sorting|17 December 1992}} |
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|{{Flag|Antigua and Barbuda}} |{{Date table sorting|18 May 1993}} |
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|{{Flag|Slovakia}} |{{Date table sorting|10 March 1994}} |
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|{{Flag|Trinidad and Tobago}} |{{Date table sorting|11 May 1994}} |
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|{{Flag|Barbados}} |{{Date table sorting|19 May 1994}} |
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|{{Flag|Saint Lucia}} |{{Date table sorting|6 June 1995}} |
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|{{Flag|North Macedonia}} |{{Date table sorting|28 October 1996}} |
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|{{Flag|Morocco}} |
69
|{{Flag|Croatia}} |{{Date table sorting|24 June 1997}} |
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|{{Flag|Slovenia}} |{{Date table sorting|10 November 1997}} |
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|{{Flag|South Africa}} |{{Date table sorting|11 November 1997}} |
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|{{Flag|Ivory Coast}} |{{Date table sorting|13 December 1997}} |
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|{{Flag|Andorra}} |{{Date table sorting|14 May 1998}} |
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|{{Flag|Malaysia}} |{{Date table sorting|June 1998}} |
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|{{Flag|Armenia}} |{{Date table sorting|22 March 1999}} |
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|{{Flag|Azerbaijan}} |{{Date table sorting|23 March 1999}} |
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|{{Flag|Tajikistan}} |{{Date table sorting|7 April 1999}} |
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|{{Flag|Ukraine}} |{{Date table sorting|14 April 1999}} |
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|{{Flag|Georgia}} |{{Date table sorting|17 May 1999}} |
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|{{Flag|Turkmenistan}} |{{Date table sorting|20 May 1999}} |
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|{{Flag|Bahrain}} |{{Date table sorting|7 July 1999}} |
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|{{Flag|Mongolia}} |{{Date table sorting|14 July 1999}} |
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|{{Flag|Lithuania}} |{{Date table sorting|15 October 1999}} |
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|{{Flag|Belarus}} |{{Date table sorting|25 October 1999}} |
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|{{Flag|Cyprus}} |{{Date table sorting|5 November 1999}} |
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|{{Flag|Kuwait}} |{{Date table sorting|9 December 1999}} |
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|{{Flag|Ireland}} |{{Date table sorting|13 July 2000}} |
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|{{Flag|Brunei}} |{{Date table sorting|28 August 2000}} |
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|{{Flag|Iceland}} |{{Date table sorting|25 October 2000}} |
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|{{Flag|Monaco}} |{{Date table sorting|14 December 2000}} |
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|{{Flag|Latvia}} |{{Date table sorting|11 January 2001}} |
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|{{Flag|Estonia}} |{{Date table sorting|12 February 2001}} |
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|{{Flag|Mauritius}} |{{Date table sorting|6 September 2001}} |
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|{{Flag|New Zealand}} |{{Date table sorting|12 November 2001}} |
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|{{Flag|Albania}} |{{Date table sorting|22 May 2003}} |
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|{{Flag|Timor-Leste}} |{{Date table sorting|23 May 2003}} |
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|{{Flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} |{{Date table sorting|25 July 2003}} |
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|{{Flag|Qatar}} |{{Date table sorting|24 September 2003}} |
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|{{Flag|Malta}} |{{Date table sorting|9 June 2004}} |
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|{{Flag|Algeria}} |{{Date table sorting|20 December 2006}} |
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|{{Flag|Jordan}} |{{Date table sorting|10 January 2007}} |
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|{{Flag|San Marino}} |{{Date table sorting|18 January 2007}} |
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|{{Flag|Tunisia}} |{{Date table sorting|14 March 2007}} |
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|{{Flag|United Arab Emirates}} |{{Date table sorting|15 March 2007}} |
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|{{Flag|Lebanon}} |{{Date table sorting|25 September 2007}} |
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|{{Flag|Oman}} |{{Date table sorting|14 April 2008}} |
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|{{Flag|Namibia}} |{{Date table sorting|5 August 2008}} |
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|{{Flag|Saudi Arabia}} |{{Date table sorting|27 February 2009}} |
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|{{Flag|Cambodia}} |{{Date table sorting|16 January 2010}} |
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|{{Flag|Vietnam}} |{{Date table sorting|16 January 2010}} |
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|{{Flag|Indonesia}} |{{Date table sorting|23 September 2011}} |
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|{{Flag|Tuvalu}} |{{Date table sorting|8 July 2012}} |
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|{{Flag|Sri Lanka}} |{{Date table sorting|10 December 2012}} |
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|{{Flag|State of Palestine}} |{{Date table sorting|9 May 2013}} |
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|{{Flag|Dominica}} |{{Date table sorting|5 June 2013}} |
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|{{Flag|Solomon Islands}} |{{Date table sorting|22 July 2013}} |
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|{{Flag|Moldova}} |{{Date table sorting|24 September 2013}} |
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|{{Flag|Montenegro}} |{{Date table sorting|27 September 2013}} |
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|{{Flag|Kazakhstan}} |{{Date table sorting|30 January 2014}} |
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|{{Flag|Kosovo}} |{{Date table sorting|14 October 2014}} |
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|{{Flag|Mali}} |{{Date table sorting|23 September 2014}} |
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|{{Flag|Uzbekistan}} |{{Date table sorting|3 December 2014}} |
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|{{Flag|Fiji}} |{{Date table sorting|30 January 2015}} |
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|{{Flag|Togo}} |{{Date table sorting|13 March 2015}} |
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|{{Flag|Kenya}} |{{Date table sorting|28 September 2015}} |
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|{{Flag|Senegal}} |{{Date table sorting|29 September 2015}} |
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|{{Flag|Mozambique}} |{{Date table sorting|29 September 2015}} |
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|{{Flag|Liechtenstein}} |
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|{{Flag|Kyrgyzstan}} |{{Date table sorting|17 March 2016}} |
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|{{Flag|Nepal}} |{{Date table sorting|21 September 2016}} |
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|{{Flag|Ethiopia}} |{{Date table sorting|28 October 2016}} |
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|{{Flag|Bangladesh}} |{{Date table sorting|7 November 2016}} |
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|{{Flag|Haiti}} |{{Date table sorting|6 September 2017}}{{Cite news |date=6 September 2017 |title=Haïti - Diplomatie : Accréditation de deux nouveaux ambassadeurs |url=https://www.haitilibre.com/article-22027-haiti-diplomatie-accreditation-de-deux-nouveaux-ambassadeurs.html |access-date=27 January 2025 |language=fr}} |
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|{{Flag|Maldives}} |{{Date table sorting|19 September 2017}} |
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|{{Flag|Marshall Islands}} |{{Date table sorting|22 September 2017}} |
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|{{Flag|Uganda}} |{{Date table sorting|22 September 2017}} |
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|{{Flag|Samoa}} |{{Date table sorting|13 April 2018}} |
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|{{Flag|China}} |{{Date table sorting|21 August 2018}} |
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|{{Flag|Angola}} |{{dts|18 September 2023}}{{Cite web |date=19 September 2023 |title=El Salvador se abre a África. |url=https://twitter.com/cancilleriasv/status/1703912059534967119 |access-date=19 September 2023 |language=es}} |
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|{{Flag|Burundi}} |
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|{{Flag|Equatorial Guinea}} |
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|{{Flag|Ghana}} |
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|{{flag|Rwanda}} |{{dts|18 September 2023}} |
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|{{Flag|Sierra Leone}} |{{dts|18 September 2023}} |
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|{{Flag|Benin}} |{{dts|18 October 2023}} |
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|{{Flag|Cape Verde}} |
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|{{Flag|Zimbabwe}} |{{Dts|16 February 2024}} |
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|{{Flag|Seychelles}} |{{dts|12 November 2024}} |
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|{{Flag|Djibouti}} |{{dts|6 December 2024}} |
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|{{Flag|Mauritania}} |{{dts|10 December 2024}} |
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|{{Flag|Zambia}} |{{dts|10 December 2024}} |
Bilateral relations
=Africa=
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|{{flag|Egypt}} | 1964 | * Egypt has an interest section in San Salvador.
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|{{flag|Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic}} | 31 July 1989 | El Salvador recognized the SADR on July 31, 1989. In April 1997, El Salvador cancelled relations with the SADR. In June 2009, and during a visit of SADR's president, Mohamed Abdelaziz, relations were restored. On November 30, 2010, the SADR and El Salvador upgrade their relations to ambassadorial level.[http://www.spsrasd.info/en/detail.php?id=15247]{{dead link|date=October 2017|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}} |
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|{{flag|South Africa}} | 11 November 1997 | * El Salvador is accredited to South Africa from its embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel.
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= Americas =
=Asia=
=Europe=
=Oceania=
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|{{flag|Australia}} | 5 December 1983 | See Australia–El Salvador relations |