Foreign relations of Botswana
has put a premium on economic and political integration in southern Africa. It has sought to make the Southern African Development Community a working vehicle for economic development, and it has promoted efforts to make the region self-policing in terms of preventive diplomacy, conflict resolution, and good governance. The SADC headquarters are located in Gaborone, the capital of Botswana. It has welcomed post-apartheid South Africa as a partner in these efforts. Botswana joins the African consensus on most major international matters and is a member of international organizations, such as the United Nations and the African Union. Botswana is also a member of the International Criminal Court with a Bilateral Immunity Agreement of protection for the US-military.
Botswana has a small number of diplomatic missions abroad.Botswana has been a Commonwealth republic since independence in 1966.
