Foreign relations of the Dominican Republic
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{{Politics of the Dominican Republic}}The foreign relations of the Dominican Republic are the Dominican Republic's relations with other governments.
The Dominican Republic has a close relationship with the United States and with the other states of the Inter-American system. It has accredited diplomatic missions in most Western Hemisphere countries and in European capitals.
History
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The island nation of the Dominican Republic maintains very limited relations with most of the countries of Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe. It concentrated its diplomatic activities in four critical arenas: the circum-Caribbean, countries in the Americas, the United States, and Western Europe (mainly West Germany, Spain, and France).
Diplomatic relations
List of countries which the Dominican Republic maintains diplomatic relations with:
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! colspan="3" |File:Diplomatic relations of the Dominican Republic.svg |
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!Country !Date{{cite web |title=Diplomatic relations between Dominican Republic and ... |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/search?ln=en&as=1&m1=p&p1=Diplomatic+relations+between+Dominican+Republic+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=15 February 2025 |website=United Nations Digital Library}}{{Cite journal |last=Mario J. Gallego |first=Cosme |title=Contexto histórico e internacional de las relaciones diplomáticas de la República Dominicana con España durante la segunda mitad del siglo XIX|url=https://www.urjc.es/images/ceib/revista_electronica/vol_8_2014_2/REIB_08_02_Mario_J_Gallego.pdf|date=22 July 2014|journal=Revista Electrónica Iberoamericana |language=es |pages=5–6|access-date=5 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202201301/https://www.urjc.es/images/ceib/revista_electronica/vol_8_2014_2/REIB_08_02_Mario_J_Gallego.pdf|archive-date=2 February 2022|url-status=live}} |
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|{{Flag|United Kingdom}} |{{dts|6 March 1850}}{{Cite x|author=Cancillería de República Dominicana |user=MIREXRD|number=1897630497385193959|date=6 March 2025|title=#RepúblicaDominicana 🇩🇴 y el Reino Unido 🇬🇧 de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte celebran hoy 6 de marzo, 175 años de amistad|url=https://x.com/MIREXRD/status/1897630497385193959|language=es|access-date=1 July 2025}} |
| 2
|{{Flag|Denmark}} |
| 3
|{{Flag|France}} |
| 4
|{{Flag|Italy}} |
| 5
|{{Flag|Spain}} |
| 6
|{{Flag|Netherlands}} |
| 7
|{{Flag|Peru}} |
| 8
|{{Flag|Haiti}} |
| 9
|{{Flag|Costa Rica}} |
| 10
|{{Flag|Honduras}} |
| 11
|{{Flag|El Salvador}} |
| 12
|{{Flag|Portugal}} |
| 13
|{{Flag|United States}} |{{dts|26 March 1884}}{{Cite web |title=Dominican Republic |url=https://history.state.gov/countries/dominican-republic |access-date=12 November 2021 |website=Office of the Historian}} |
| 14
|{{Flag|Mexico}} |
| 15
|{{Flag|Belgium}} |
| 16
|{{Flag|Bolivia}} |
| 17
|{{Flag|Paraguay}} |{{Date table sorting|18 February 1902}}{{Cite news |date=25 February 2022 |title=Paraguay y República Dominicana celebran 120 años de relaciones bilaterales |url=https://www.mre.gov.py/index.php/noticias-de-embajadas-y-consulados/paraguay-y-republica-dominicana-celebran-120-anos-de-relaciones-bilaterales |access-date=26 March 2022}} |
| 18
|{{Flag|Cuba}} |{{DTS|5 April 1904}}{{Cite book |title=Boletin oficial |publisher=Cuba. Departamento de Estado |year=1908 |volume=2–5 |pages=68–70 |language=es}} |
| 19
|{{Flag|Brazil}} |
| 20
|{{Flag|Serbia}} |{{Date table sorting|1 March 1912}}{{cite web |title=Bilateral cooperation |url=https://www.mfa.gov.rs/en/foreign-policy/bilateral-cooperation |access-date=24 December 2021 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Serbia}} |
| 21
|{{Flag|Argentina}} |
| 22
|{{Flag|Chile}} |
| 23
|{{Flag|Poland}} |{{Date table sorting|18 November 1933}} |
| 24
|{{Flag|Japan}} |{{Date table sorting|November 1934}}{{Cite web |title=Relaciones diplomáticas |url=https://embadomjp.gob.do/index.php/es/la-embajada/historia |access-date=26 March 2022 |language=es}} |
| 25
|{{Flag|Colombia}} |{{Date table sorting|18 July 1936}}{{Cite web |date=18 July 2021 |title=La República Dominicana y la República de Colombia celebran hoy 18 de julio, 85 años de amistad. |url=https://x.com/MIREXRD/status/1416747163732910080 |archive-date= |access-date=26 November 2024 |language=es}} |
| 26
|{{Flag|Panama}} |{{Date table sorting|24 March 1937}}{{Cite news |date=20 June 2017 |title=EMBAJADORES DE REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA Y PERÚ ENTREGAN COPIAS DE CREDENCIALES |url=https://mire.gob.pa/embajadores-de-republica-dominicana-y-peru-entregan-copias-de-credenciales/ |access-date=26 March 2022}} |
| 27
|{{Flag|Ecuador}} |
| 28
|{{Flag|Austria}} |{{Date table sorting|2 March 1938}}{{Cite web |date=2 March 2021 |title=La República Dominicana y la de República de Austria celebran hoy 2 de marzo del 1938, 83 años de amistad. El Gobierno dominicano ratifica su buena voluntad de seguir estrechando los vínculos entre ambos países, por el fortalecimiento de nuestras relaciones bilaterales. |url=https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1104062450069508&id=313009962508098 |access-date=27 March 2022 |website=Facebook}} |
| 29
|{{Flag|Sweden}} |{{Date table sorting|16 July 1942}} |
| 30
|{{Flag|Czech Republic}} |
| 31
|{{Flag|Norway}} |{{Date table sorting|16 November 1943}} |
| 32
|{{Flag|Venezuela}} |{{Date table sorting|12 January 1945}} |
| 33
|{{Flag|Russia}} |{{Date table sorting|8 May 1945}} |
| 34
|{{Flag|Uruguay}} |{{Date table sorting|5 September 1945}}{{Cite web |date=5 September 2021 |title=República Dominicana y la República Oriental del Uruguay celebran hoy 5 de septiembre, 76 años de amistad. |url=https://www.facebook.com/150790758316037/photos/a.1849085921819837/4453979177997152/?_rdr |access-date=27 March 2022 |website=Facebook}} |
| 35
|{{Flag|Nicaragua}} |
| 36
|{{Flag|Turkey}} |{{Date table sorting|21 September 1950}}{{Cite news |title=Establecimiento de relaciones diplomaticas entre la República Dominicana y la República de Turquía |url=https://mirex.gob.do/tratados/establecimiento-de-relaciones-diplomaticas-entre-la-republica-dominicana-y-la-republica-de-turquia/ |access-date=5 September 2024 |language=es}} |
| 37
|{{Flag|Philippines}} |{{Date table sorting|9 May 1953}}{{Cite book |title=Compilación Trujillo de tratados y convenciones de la República Dominicana, 3 |year=1958 |pages=353 |language=es}} |
| 38
|{{Flag|Germany}} |{{dts|11 September 1953}}{{Cite web |title=Dominikanische Republik: Steckbrief |url=https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/service/laender/dominikanischerepublik-node/dominikanischerepublik-206144 |website=Auswärtiges Amt |access-date=6 March 2025 |language=de}} |
| 39
|{{Flag|Canada}} |{{Date table sorting|22 April 1954}}{{Cite web |date=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=5 December 2021}} |
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|{{Flag|Holy See}} |
| 40
|{{Flag|Guatemala}} |{{Date table sorting|31 August 1954}} |
| 41
|{{Flag|Israel}} |{{Date table sorting|7 June 1955}}{{Cite book |title=Jewish Agency's Digest of Press and Events, Volume 8, Issues 26-51 |year=1955 |pages=1179}} |
| 42
|{{Flag|Greece}} |{{Date table sorting|16 October 1956}}{{Cite book |title=Gaceta Oficial |publisher=Dominican Republic |year=1956 |pages=17 |language=es}} |
| 43
|{{Flag|Switzerland}} |
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|{{Flag|Sovereign Military Order of Malta}} |{{Date table sorting|1957}}{{Cite news |date=29 November 2009 |title=Príncipe recibe a embajador Víctor Grimaldi |language=es |url=https://listindiario.com/la-republica/2009/11/29/123168/principe-recibe-a-embajador-victor-grimaldi |access-date=27 May 2022}} |
| 44
|{{Flag|Iran}} |
| 45
|{{Flag|Liberia}} |{{Date table sorting|18 December 1958}}{{Cite book |title=Mensaje |publisher=Presidency of the Dominican Republic |year=1958 |pages=62 |language=es}} |
| 46
|{{Flag|Morocco}} |{{Date table sorting|15 December 1960}}{{Cite news |date=6 September 2019 |title=La Puerta hacia África |language=es |url=https://acento.com.do/opinion/la-puerta-hacia-africa-8725022.html |access-date=26 March 2022}} |
| 47
|{{Flag|Egypt}} |{{Date table sorting|30 December 1960}} |
| 48
|{{Flag|Lebanon}} |{{Date table sorting|1960}}{{Cite web |date=16 August 2020 |title=RepúblicaDominicana y Líbano, establecieron Relaciones Diplomáticas en el año 1960. |website=Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/MIREXRDo/photos/repúblicadominicana-y-l%C3%ADbano-establecieron-relacionesdiplomáticas-en-el-año-1960/3352989078096173/ |access-date=27 March 2022 |language=es}} |
| 49
|{{Flag|South Korea}} |{{Date table sorting|6 June 1962}}{{Cite web |title=Dominican Republic |url=https://www.mofa.go.kr/eng/nation/m_4902/view.do?seq=53 |access-date=26 March 2022}} |
| 50
|{{Flag|Jamaica}} |{{Date table sorting|4 December 1964}}{{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}} |
| 51
|{{Flag|Trinidad and Tobago}} |
| 52
|{{Flag|Thailand}} |{{Date table sorting|18 September 1969}}{{Cite book |title=Thailand Year Book |publisher=Temple Publicity Services |year=1969 |pages=6}} |
| 53
|{{Flag|Guyana}} |{{Date table sorting|19 October 1970}}{{cite web |title=Diplomatic relations |url=http://www.minfor.gov.gy/diplomatic-relations/ |access-date=21 April 2021 |archive-date=16 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216065040/https://www.minfor.gov.gy/diplomatic-relations/ |url-status=dead }} |
| 54
|{{Flag|Barbados}} |
| 55
|{{Flag|Kuwait}} |{{Date table sorting|18 October 1977}} |
| 56
|{{Flag|Suriname}} |
| 57
|{{Flag|Cyprus}} |{{Date table sorting|7 May 1981}}{{Cite web |date=7 May 2022 |title=República Dominicana y la República de Chipre celebran hoy 7 de mayo, 41 años de amistad. |url=https://mobile.twitter.com/MIREXRD/status/1522894297598763010 |access-date=27 May 2022 |language=es}} |
| 58
|{{Flag|Finland}} |
| 59
|{{Flag|Romania}} |{{Date table sorting|21 July 1984}}{{Cite web |title=Republica DOMINICANĂ |url=http://www.mae.gov.ro/bilateral-relations/4562 |access-date=26 March 2022 |language=ro}} |
| 60
|{{Flag|Saint Lucia}} |
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|{{Flag|Bulgaria}} |{{Date table sorting|14 June 1991}} |
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|{{Flag|Bahamas}} |
| 63
|{{Flag|Lithuania}} |{{Date table sorting|2 May 1995}}{{cite web |title=List of countries with which Lithuania has established diplomatic relations |url=https://jp.mfa.lt/default/en/list-of-countries-with-which-lithuania-has-established-diplomatic-relations |access-date=10 January 2022 |website=}} |
| 64
|{{Flag|Namibia}} |{{Date table sorting|7 February 1997}} |
| 65
|{{Flag|Australia}} |{{Date table sorting|22 April 1997}}{{Cite web |title=Dominican Republic country brief |url=https://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/dominican-republic/dominican-republic-country-brief |access-date=26 March 2022}} |
| 66
|{{Flag|Belize}} |{{Date table sorting|6 November 1997}}{{Cite web |title=RepúblicaDominicana y Belice, establecieron Relaciones Diplomáticas el 6 de Noviembre del año 1997 |url=https://mobile.twitter.com/mirexrd/status/956149263288979457?lang=ar-x-fm |access-date=27 March 2022 |language=es}} |
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|{{Flag|India}} |{{Date table sorting|4 May 1999}} |
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|{{Flag|Benin}} |{{Date table sorting|24 November 1999}} |
| 69
|{{Flag|Equatorial Guinea}} |{{Date table sorting|24 November 1999}} |
| 70
|{{Flag|Qatar}} |{{Date table sorting|19 January 2000}} |
| 71
|{{Flag|Singapore}} |{{Date table sorting|10 February 2000}} |
| 72
|{{Flag|Andorra}} |{{Date table sorting|14 September 2000}} |
| 73
|{{Flag|North Macedonia}} |{{Date table sorting|18 September 2000}} |
| 74
|{{Flag|Ukraine}} |{{Date table sorting|21 September 2000}} |
| 75
|{{Flag|Croatia}} |{{Date table sorting|5 February 2001}} |
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|{{Flag|Slovakia}} |{{Date table sorting|20 March 2001}} |
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|{{Flag|Belarus}} |{{Date table sorting|18 April 2001}} |
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|{{Flag|Nigeria}} |{{Date table sorting|23 July 2001}} |
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|{{Flag|Latvia}} |{{Date table sorting|15 August 2001}} |
| 80
|{{Flag|Malaysia}} |
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|{{Flag|South Africa}} |{{Date table sorting|9 May 2002}} |
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|{{Flag|Albania}} |{{Date table sorting|27 May 2002}} |
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|{{Flag|Estonia}} |{{Date table sorting|18 November 2002}}{{Cite web |date=30 January 2018 |title=Diplomaatiliste suhete (taas)kehtestamise kronoloogia |url=https://vm.ee/et/tegevused-eesmargid/diplomaatiliste-suhete-taaskehtestamise-kronoloogia |access-date=27 March 2022 |language=et}} |
| 84
|{{Flag|Hungary}} |{{Date table sorting|7 March 2003}}{{Cite web |date=7 March 2021 |title=La República Dominicana y Hungría celebran hoy 7 de marzo del 2003, 18 años de amistad. El Gobierno dominicano ratifica su buena voluntad de seguir estrechando los vínculos entre ambos países, para el fortalecimiento de nuestras relaciones bilaterales. |url=https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=3924344737627268&id=150790758316037 |access-date=27 March 2022 |website=Facebook |language=es}} |
| 85
|{{Flag|Slovenia}} |
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|{{Flag|Mauritius}} |{{Date table sorting|30 April 2003}} |
| 87
|{{Flag|Iceland}} |{{Date table sorting|23 June 2003}}{{Cite web |title=Iceland - Establishment of Diplomatic Relations |url=https://www.government.is/ministries/ministry-for-foreign-affairs/protocol/establishment-of-diplomatic-relations/ |access-date=1 August 2021 |website=Government of Iceland}} |
| 88
|{{Flag|Luxembourg}} |{{Date table sorting|25 May 2005}} |
| 89
|{{Flag|Vietnam}} |{{Date table sorting|7 July 2005}} |
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|{{Flag|Mali}} |{{Date table sorting|15 September 2006}} |
| 91
|{{Flag|Botswana}} |{{Date table sorting|6 October 2006}} |
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|{{Flag|North Korea}} |{{Date table sorting|24 September 2007}} |
| 93
|{{Flag|Sudan}} |{{Date table sorting|24 September 2007}} |
| 94
|{{Flag|Algeria}} |{{Date table sorting|26 September 2007}} |
| 95
|{{Flag|Democratic Republic of the Congo}} |{{Date table sorting|26 September 2007}} |
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|{{Flag|Ivory Coast}} |{{Date table sorting|26 September 2007}} |
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|{{Flag|Ethiopia}} |{{Date table sorting|27 September 2007}} |
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|{{Flag|Fiji}} |{{Date table sorting|27 September 2007}} |
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|{{Flag|Guinea-Bissau}} |{{Date table sorting|27 September 2007}} |
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|{{Flag|Laos}} |{{Date table sorting|27 September 2007}} |
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|{{Flag|Burkina Faso}} |{{Date table sorting|28 September 2007}} |
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|{{Flag|Cape Verde}} |{{Date table sorting|28 September 2007}} |
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|{{Flag|Eritrea}} |{{Date table sorting|28 September 2007}} |
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|{{Flag|Guinea}} |{{Date table sorting|28 September 2007}} |
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|{{Flag|Libya}} |{{Date table sorting|28 September 2007}} |
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|{{Flag|Nauru}} |{{Date table sorting|28 September 2007}} |
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|{{Flag|Nepal}} |{{Date table sorting|28 September 2007}} |
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|{{Flag|Syria}} |{{Date table sorting|28 September 2007}} |
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|{{Flag|Uzbekistan}} |{{Date table sorting|28 September 2007}} |
| 110
|{{Flag|Antigua and Barbuda}} |{{Date table sorting|5 October 2007}} |
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|{{Flag|Armenia}} |{{Date table sorting|9 October 2007}} |
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|{{Flag|Kenya}} |{{Date table sorting|9 October 2007}} |
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|{{Flag|Eswatini}} |{{Date table sorting|10 October 2007}} |
| 114
|{{Flag|Federated States of Micronesia}} |{{Date table sorting|15 October 2007}} |
| 115
|{{Flag|Zimbabwe}} |{{dts|15 October 2007}} |
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|{{Flag|Bahrain}} |{{dts|22 October 2007}} |
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|{{Flag|Uganda}} |{{dts|22 October 2007}} |
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|{{Flag|Timor-Leste}} |{{dts|24 October 2007}} |
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|{{Flag|Azerbaijan}} |{{dts|27 November 2007}} |
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|{{Flag|Monaco}} |{{dts|12 February 2008}}{{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|Dominica}} |{{dts|21 July 2008}} |
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|{{Flag|Jordan}} |{{dts|23 September 2008}} |
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|{{Flag|Seychelles}} |{{dts|23 September 2008}} |
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|{{Flag|United Arab Emirates}} |{{dts|12 November 2008}} |
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|{{Flag|Cambodia}} |{{dts|13 November 2008}} |
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|{{Flag|Turkmenistan}} |{{dts|9 February 2009}} |
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|{{Flag|Montenegro}} |{{dts|10 March 2009}} |
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|{{Flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} |{{dts|23 June 2009}} |
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|{{Flag|Ireland}} |
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|{{Flag|State of Palestine}} |{{dts|15 July 2009}} |
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|{{Flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}} |{{dts|23 September 2009}} |
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|{{Flag|Yemen}} |{{dts|24 September 2009}} |
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|{{Flag|Angola}} |{{dts|25 September 2009}} |
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|{{Flag|San Marino}} |{{dts|25 September 2009}} |
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|{{Flag|Georgia}} |{{dts|22 January 2010}} |
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|{{Flag|Maldives}} |{{dts|17 March 2010}} |
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|{{Flag|Oman}} |{{dts|17 March 2010}} |
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|{{Flag|Tajikistan}} |{{dts|25 May 2010}} |
| 138
|{{Flag|Iraq}} |{{dts|27 May 2010}} |
| 139
|{{Flag|Mongolia}} |{{dts|27 May 2010}} |
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|{{Flag|Brunei}} |{{dts|10 August 2010}} |
| 141
|{{Flag|Sri Lanka}} |{{dts|3 February 2011}} |
| 142
|{{Flag|Djibouti}} |{{dts|8 March 2011}} |
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|{{Flag|Kazakhstan}} |
| 144
|{{Flag|Kyrgyzstan}} |
| 145
|{{Flag|Indonesia}} |
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|{{Flag|Afghanistan|2013}} |{{dts|3 December 2011}}{{Cite news |date=3 December 2011 |title=Diplomatic ties with Dominican Republic established |url=https://pajhwok.com/2011/12/03/diplomatic-ties-dominican-republic-established/ |access-date=26 March 2022}} |
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|{{Flag|Bangladesh}} |
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|{{Flag|Tuvalu}} |{{dts|13 June 2012}} |
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|{{Flag|Saudi Arabia}} |{{dts|24 July 2012}} |
| 150
|{{Flag|New Zealand}} |
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|{{Flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}} |{{dts|21 September 2016}}{{cite web |title=Diplomatic Relations |url=https://www.foreign.gov.kn/2906-2/ |access-date=1 April 2021 |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Saint Kitts and Nevis}} |
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|{{Flag|Malta}} |
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|{{Flag|China}} |
| 154
|{{Flag|São Tomé and Príncipe}} |
| 155
|{{Flag|Senegal}} |
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|{{Flag|Burundi}} |{{dts|26 September 2018}} |
| 157
|{{Flag|Tunisia}} |{{dts|27 September 2018}} |
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|{{Flag|Niger}} |
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|{{Flag|Gambia}} |
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|{{Flag|Ghana}} |{{dts|23 September 2019}} |
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|{{Flag|Marshall Islands}} |
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|{{Flag|Liechtenstein}} |
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|{{Flag|Mozambique}} |
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|{{Flag|Republic of the Congo}} |
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|{{Flag|Gabon}} |{{dts|17 March 2021}} |
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|{{Flag|Moldova}} |{{dts|30 March 2021}} |
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|{{Flag|Samoa}} |
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|{{Flag|Grenada}} |
| 169
|{{Flag|Sierra Leone}} |{{dts|19 September 2022}} |
| 170
|{{Flag|Togo}} |{{dts|20 September 2022}} |
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|{{Flag|Rwanda}} |{{dts|22 September 2022}} |
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|{{Flag|Madagascar}} |{{dts|23 September 2022}} |
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|{{Flag|Pakistan}} |{{dts|18 November 2022}} |
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|{{Flag|Palau}} |{{dts|15 February 2023}} |
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|{{Flag|South Sudan}} |{{dts|11 April 2023}} |
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|{{Flag|Mauritania}} |{{dts|19 September 2023}} |
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|{{Flag|Solomon Islands}} |{{dts|21 September 2023}} |
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|{{Flag|Malawi}} |{{dts|1 November 2023}} |
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|{{Flag|Lesotho}} |{{dts|2 November 2023}} |
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|{{Flag|Vanuatu}} |{{dts|14 November 2023}} |
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|{{Flag|Tonga}} |{{Dts|29 February 2024}} |
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|{{Flag|Kiribati}} |{{dts|18 July 2024}} |
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|{{Flag|Zambia}} |{{dts|23 September 2024}} |
Bilateral relations
=Africa=
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| style="width:15%;"| Country
! style="width:12%;"| Formal Relations Began ! style="width:50%;"| Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| valign="top"
|{{flag|Egypt}} | 30 December 1960, 10 October 1976 and 24 September 2007 | * Dominican Republic has an embassy in Cairo.
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| valign="top"
|{{flag|Morocco}} | 15 December 1960 and 4 October 1976 | * Morocco has an embassy in Santo Domingo.
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| valign="top"
|{{flag|South Africa}} | 9 May 2002 | * South Africa is accredited to the Dominican Republic from its high commission in Kingston, Jamaica.
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=Americas=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; margin:auto;" | ||
| style="width:15%;"| Country
! style="width:12%;"| Formal Relations Began ! style="width:50%;"| Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| valign="top"
|{{flag|Argentina}} | 1925 | * Argentina has an embassy in Santo Domingo.{{cite web| url = http://edomi.cancilleria.gov.ar/| title = Embassy of Argentina in Santo Domingo (in Spanish)}} |
| valign="top"
|{{flag|Brazil}} | 21 April 1911 | * Brazil has an embassy in Santo Domingo.
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| valign="top"
|{{flag|Canada}} | 22 April 1954 | See Canada-Dominican Republic relations |
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|{{flag|Chile}} | 1922 | See Chile-Dominican Republic relations
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|{{flag|Cuba}} | 5 April 1904, broken 26 June 1959, restored 16 April 1998 | See Cuba-Dominican Republic relations
On 26 June 1959, Cuba broke diplomatic relations with the Dominican Republic, citing, among other things, the latter's protection of "Batista war criminals," the sacking of the Cuban Embassy in Ciudad Trujillo, the preparation of a "counter-revolutionary force of 25,000 men" aimed against Cuba, insults against Cuba by the government-controlled press and radio and, especially, attacks by the Dominican Air Force on its own defenseless civilian population and the "torture and assassination of prisoners".{{cite web |title=Foreign Relations of the United States, 1958–1960, American Republics, Volume V |url=https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1958-60v05/d90}} The Dominican Republic and Cuba recently established consular relations, and there is contact in fields such as commerce, culture, and sports.
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|{{flag|Guyana}} | 19 October 1970 | *Both countries established diplomatic relations on 19 October 1970.{{cite web|url=http://www.minfor.gov.gy/diplomatic-relations/|title=Countries with which Guyana has Establishment Diplomatic Relations – Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Co-operative Republic of Guyana|access-date=24 February 2019|archive-date=16 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216065040/https://www.minfor.gov.gy/diplomatic-relations/|url-status=dead}}
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|{{flag|Haiti}} | 26 July 1867 | See Dominican Republic–Haiti relations
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|{{flag|Honduras}} | 18 September 1946 | * Dominican Republic has an embassy in Tegucigalpa.
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|{{flag|Jamaica}} | 4 December 1964 | * Dominican Republic has an embassy in Kingston.
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|{{flag|Mexico}} | 11 July 1929 | See Dominican Republic–Mexico relations
Diplomatic relations between the Dominican Republic and Mexico were established on 11 July 1929.
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|{{flag|Puerto Rico}} (territory of the United States) | The Dominican Republic has very strong ties and relations with Puerto Rico, albeit not formal ones. Although a United States Commonwealth, Puerto Rico is the Dominican Republic's largest trading partner. While relations between the islands have had difficulties, mainly due to the huge exodus of illegal immigrants from the Dominican Republic due to the nation's history of economic woes, the islands still, with the assistance of the United States Coast Guard and the Dominican Navy have worked hard to reduce the number of Dominicans crossing the Mona Passage in recent years. Puerto Rico is home to an estimated 485,000 Dominicans,[http://foro.univision.com/univision/board/message?board.id=puertorico&message.id=175806 El 10% de la población de Puerto Rico es dominicana] from Univision 10 December 2008{{Failed verification|date=August 2020}} and the Dominican Republic maintains consulates in the cities of San Juan and Mayagüez. | |
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|{{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}} | May 1968 | See Dominican Republic-Trinidad and Tobago relations
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|{{flag|United States}} | 26 March 1884, broken 26 August 1960 - 6 January 1962 | See Dominican Republic–United States relations
The Dominican Republic's standing as the largest Caribbean economy, second-largest country in terms of population and land mass, with large bilateral trade with the United States, and its proximity to the United States and other smaller Caribbean nations make the Dominican Republic an important partner in hemispheric affairs. The Embassy estimates that 100,000 U.S. citizens live in the Dominican Republic; many are dual nationals. An important element of the relationship between the two countries is the fact that more than 1 million individuals of Dominican origin reside in the United States, most of them in the metropolitan Northeast and some in Florida. U.S. relations with the Dominican Republic are excellent. The Dominican Government has been supportive of many U.S. initiatives in the United Nations and related agencies. The two governments cooperate in the fight against the traffic in illegal substances. The Dominican Republic has worked closely with U.S. law enforcement officials on issues such as the extradition of fugitives and measures to hinder illegal migration. The United States supports efforts to improve Dominican competitiveness, to attract foreign private investment, to fight corruption, and to modernize the tax system. Bilateral trade is important to both countries. U.S. firms, mostly manufacturers of apparel, footwear, and light electronics, as well as U.S. energy companies, account for much of the foreign private investment in the Dominican Republic. Exports from the United States, including those from Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, to the Dominican Republic in 2005 totaled $5.3 billion, up 11% from the previous year. The Dominican Republic exported $4.5 billion to the United States in 2006, equaling some 75% of its export revenues. The Dominican Republic is the 47th-largest commercial partner of the U.S. The U.S. Embassy works closely with U.S. business firms and Dominican trade groups, both of which can take advantage of the new opportunities in this growing market. At the same time, the embassy is working with the Dominican Government to resolve a range of ongoing commercial and investment disputes. The Embassy counsels U.S. firms through its Country Commercial Guide and informally via meetings with business persons planning to invest or already investing in the Dominican Republic. This is a challenging business environment for U.S. firms, especially for medium to smaller sized businesses. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) mission is focused on improving access of underserved populations to quality health care and combating HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis; promoting economic growth through policy reform, support for CAFTA-DR implementation, and technical assistance to small producers and tourism groups; environmental protection and policy reform initiatives; improved access to quality primary, public education and assistance to at-risk youth; a model rural electrification program; and improving participation in democratic processes, while strengthening the judiciary and combating corruption across all sectors.{{cite web|url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/35639.htm|title=Dominican Republic|website=U.S. Department of State}}
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|{{flag|Uruguay}} | 27 November 1925 | See Dominican Republic–Uruguay relations
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|{{flag|Venezuela}} | 31 March 1936 and 12 January 1945-Joint Communique | The Dominican Republic and Venezuela have kept a very close relationship throughout the early 2000s. Currently,{{when|date=July 2018}} Venezuela is the biggest seller of oil to the Dominican Republic. In 2003, Venezuela was selling to the Dominican Republic approximately 110,000 barrels of oil per day, making for more than 75% of the daily oil consumption in the country, including cars, factories, and electrical plants. Today, the Dominican Republic gets around 50,000 barrels of oil a day from Venezuela under the Petrocaribe agreement, which includes most of the Caribbean countries.{{cite web|url=http://www.ipsnews.net/2003/09/venezuela-dominican-republic-oil-a-pawn-in-bilateral-relations/|title=VENEZUELA-DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Oil a Pawn in Bilateral Relations - Inter Press Service|website=www.ipsnews.net|date=24 September 2003 }}
Due to the Dominican economy, the country cannot afford all this oil through cash, so to pay Venezuela for the oil, the Dominican Government makes payments not only in cash, but also by exporting goods like black beans to Venezuela and other things like selling bonds. The Dominican Government has to export so many beans to Venezuela, Over 10,000 tons, that it had to start to import some beans from foreign countries to provide the population with beans.{{cite journal|url=https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/2013/0327/Petrocaribe-Paying-beans-for-Venezuelan-oil|title=Petrocaribe: Paying beans for Venezuelan oil|date=27 March 2013|journal=The Christian Science Monitor}} In January 2015, the Dominican Government raised almost 2 billion dollars to pay off part of the debt they owed to Venezuela.{{cite web|date=2015-01-30|title=Venezuela Gets $1.9 Billion as Dominican Republic Pays Debt|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-01-30/dominican-republic-taps-1-9-billion-to-pay-venezuelan-oil-debt|access-date=2020-09-19|website=Bloomberg.com}} The Dominican Republic currently represents a 1.5 billion dollar year revenue to Venezuela just in the oil business itself, which is the reason why the Dominican Republic and Venezuela government have such a strong connection now that both countries are getting what they need from each other.
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|{{flag|China}} | 1 May 2018 | See China–Dominican Republic relations and Dominican Republic–Taiwan relations
The Dominican Republic used to keep official relations with Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC). On 1 May 2018, the Dominican Republic's government announced that diplomatic relations with Taiwan is severed and diplomatic ties with People's Republic of China is established, and recognize Taiwan as an "inalienable part of Chinese territory".
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|{{flag|India}} | 4 May 1999 | See Dominican Republic–India relations
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|{{flag|Israel}} | 11 July 1955 | Israel had provided aid and technical assistance and maintained some commercial, cultural, and diplomatic ties; in return, the Israelis often counted on the Dominican Republic to support their positions in international fora.Richard A. Haggerty, ed. Dominican Republic: A Country Study. Washington: GPO for the Library of Congress, 1989.
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|{{flag|Philippines}} | 6 July 1946 | * Philippines is accredited to the Dominican Republic from its embassy in Mexico City, Mexico.
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|{{flag|South Korea}} | 6 June 1962 | The establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Korea and the Dominican Republic began on 6 June 1962.{{Cite web |url=http://www.mofa.go.kr/ENG/countries/latinamerica/countries/20070803/1_24576.jsp?menu=m_30_30 |title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea-Latin America and Caribbean |access-date=14 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714115656/http://www.mofa.go.kr/ENG/countries/latinamerica/countries/20070803/1_24576.jsp?menu=m_30_30 |archive-date=14 July 2015 |url-status=dead }}
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|{{flag|Turkey}} | 28 November 1951 | See Dominican Republic–Turkey relations
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|{{flag|Vietnam}} | 7 July 2005 | * Vietnam is accredited to the Dominican Republic from its embassy in Havana, Cuba. |
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The Dominican Republic is a founding member of the United Nations and many of its specialized and related agencies, including the World Bank, International Labour Organization, International Atomic Energy Agency, and International Civil Aviation Organization. It also is a member of the OAS, World Trade Organization, World Health Organization, World Customs Organization the Inter-American Development Bank, Central American Integration System, and ACP Group.
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