Foreign relations of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines


maintains close ties to the US, Canada, and the United Kingdom, and cooperates with regional political and economic organizations such as the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States and CARICOM. St. Vincent and the Grenadines is a member of the United Nations, the Commonwealth of Nations, the Organization of American States, and the Association of Caribbean States.
In May 1997, Prime Minister Mitchell joined 14 other Caribbean leaders and U.S. President Bill Clinton during the first-ever U.S.-regional summit in Bridgetown, Barbados. The summit strengthened the basis for regional cooperation on justice and counternarcotics issues, finance and development, and trade.
Saint Vincent is a transshipment point for South American illicit drugs destined for the US and Europe.

Bilateral relations

CountryFormal Relations BeganNotes
2010
Both countries established diplomatic relations on April 1, 2010.
1983
  • Both countries established diplomatic relations on October 4, 1983.
  • Both countries are full members of the Organization of American States.
2004Both countries established diplomatic relations on December 17, 2004.

1979Both countries established diplomatic relations on October 27, 1979.
1981
  • Both countries established diplomatic relations on September 21, 1981.
  • Both countries are members of CARICOM.
2007
  • Both countries established diplomatic relations on February 22, 2007.
  • Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
    • 1979
  • Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1979.
  • Both countries are full members of the Organization of American States and of the Commonwealth of Nations.
    • 1981
  • Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1981. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines maintains an embassy in Taipei while Taiwan is represented by its embassy in Kingstown.
    • 2008Both countries established diplomatic relations on October 3, 2008.
    1994
    Both countries established diplomatic relations on October 7, 1994.

    St. Vincent and the Grenadines maintains close relations with Cuba, which provides a number of scholarship and other exchange programs for Vincentians, particularly in the field of healthcare.
    2006
    • Both countries established diplomatic relations on August 2, 2006.
    • Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
    Denmark is represented in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines by its embassy in Mexico City and an honorary consulate in Kingstown.
    2008
    Both countries established diplomatic relations on August 7, 2008.

    Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations, of the Organization of American States and of the Caribbean Community.
    1976-01-30
    • Finland is represented in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines through a roving ambassador.
    • Finland has an honorary consulate in Kingstown.
    • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is represented in Finland through it embassy in London.
    2009Both countries established diplomatic relations on March 2, 2009.
    2010
    Both countries established diplomatic relations on June 22, 2010.

    Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations, of the Organization of American States and of the Caribbean Community.

    • Both countries established diplomatic relations on October 27, 1979.
    • Both countries are members of CARICOM.
    As a member of CARICOM, St. Vincent and the Grenadines strongly backed efforts by the United States to implement UN Security Council Resolution 940, designed to facilitate the departure of Haiti's de facto authorities from power. Saint Vincent agreed to contribute personnel to the multinational force, which restored the democratically elected government of Haiti in October 1994.
    2004
    Ireland is represented in Dominica through its embassy in Washington DC, United States.
    See India–Saint Vincent and the Grenadines relations
    1981
    Both countries established diplomatic relations in January 1981.
    2006
    Both countries established diplomatic relations on August 25, 2006.
    2007
    Both countries established diplomatic relations on February 5, 2007.
    2003
    • Both countries established diplomatic relations on May 27, 2003.
    • Both countries are full members of Commonwealth of Nations.
    1993Both countries established diplomatic relations on January 28, 1993.
    2004
    • Both countries established diplomatic relations on December 10, 2004.
    • Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
    July 31, 1990See Mexico–Saint Vincent and the Grenadines relations
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines does not have an embassy accredited to Mexico.
  • Mexico is accredited to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from its embassy in Castries, Saint Lucia and maintains an honorary consulate in Kingstown.
    • 2011Both countries established diplomatic relations on October 13, 2011.
    2010
    Both countries established diplomatic relations on November 8, 2010.
    August 10, 1988
    Both countries established diplomatic relations on August 10, 1988.
    2007
    Both countries established diplomatic relations on September 27, 2007.

    • New Zealand is represented in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines by its embassy in Bridgetown, Barbados.
    • Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
    2003Both countries established diplomatic relations on May 15, 2003.
    2006
    • Both countries established diplomatic relations on July 17, 2006.
    • Both countries are full members of the Organization of American States.
    Both countries established diplomatic relations on May 22, 2003.
    2011
    Both countries established diplomatic relations on May 26, 2011.
    1999-02-19
    Both countries established diplomatic relations on February 19, 1999.
    1986See Saint Vincent and the Grenadines–Spain relations
    • Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1986.
    2011-05-04
  • Both countries established diplomatic relations on May 4, 2011.
  • Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
    • 1995
  • Both countries established diplomatic relations on September 1, 1995.
  • Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
    • 1979-10-28The establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Korea and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines began on October 28, 1979.

    Both countries are full members of the Organization of American States and of the Caribbean Community.
    1985
    Both countries established consular relations in 1985 and diplomatic relations in 2001.

    • Both nations are member of CARICOM and members of the Commonwealth of Nations
    • St Kitts and Nevis maintains a Consulate in Port of Spain
    Since 1999, Turkey is represented in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines by its embassy in Havana
    and since 2007 an honorary consulate in Kingstown.
    2004-07-27
    • Both countries established diplomatic relations on July 27, 2004.
    • Both countries are full members of Commonwealth of Nations.
    See Saint Vincent and the Grenadines–United Kingdom relations
    See Saint Vincent and the Grenadines–United States relations
    Saint Vincent protests Venezuela's claim to give full effect to Aves Island, which creates a Venezuelan EEZ/continental shelf extending over a large portion of the Caribbean Sea.
    1995
    Both countries established diplomatic relations on December 18, 1995.