Foreign relations of Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis is an island nation in the Caribbean. Its ties with CARICOM and its proximity to South and North America have allowed strong diplomatic ties with several nations.

Diplomatic relations

List of countries which Saint Kitts and Nevis maintains diplomatic relations with:

#CountryDate[1]
1 Antigua and Barbuda 19 September 1983
2 Barbados19 September 1983
3 Grenada19 September 1983
4 Jamaica19 September 1983
5 Saint Lucia19 September 1983
6 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines19 September 1983
7 South Korea19 September 1983
8 Trinidad and Tobago 19 September 1983[2]
9 United Kingdom19 September 1983
10 United States20 September 1983[3]
11 Belize21 September 1983[4]
— Republic of China 23 September 1983
12 Canada11 October 1983
13 Venezuela31 October 1983
14 India 22 December 1983[5]
15 Dominica1983[6]
16 Colombia 1 January 1984
17 IsraelJanuary 1984
18 France17 July 1984[7]
19 Netherlands 16 August 1984[8]
20 Germany27 August 1984
21 Japan14 January 1985
22 Brazil12 March 1985[9]
23 Australia6 February 1986[10]
24 Thailand16 January 1987
25 Spain19 March 1987
26 Uruguay15 July 1987[11]
27 Argentina7 December 1988[12]
28 Denmark 23 March 1989[13]
29 Chile 1989[14]
30 Mexico31 July 1990
31 Seychelles12 December 1991
32 North Korea13 December 1991
33 Sweden3 April 1992[15]
34 NicaraguaMay 1992
35 Costa Rica11 June 1992
36 Singapore1 July 1992
37 Malaysia 30 July 1992[16]
38 El Salvador15 October 1992
39 Norway15 October 1992[17]
40  Switzerland17 November 1992
41 Panama19 November 1992
42 Bahamas 1992[18]
43 Guatemala1992[19]
44 GhanaJune 1993
45 Portugal1 March 1995
46 Azerbaijan22 March 1995
47 Cuba10 May 1995
48 Italy 7 January 1996[20]
49 South Africa 25 February 1998
— Holy See19 July 1999
50 Austria1999[21][22]
51 Philippines11 August 2000
52 Russia22 September 2003
53 Iceland5 May 2004
54 Belgium 7 July 2004[23]
55 Greece9 July 2004
56 Malta25 November 2005
57 Algeria1 October 2007
58 Morocco2 October 2007
59 Slovakia26 September 2008
60 Slovenia5 June 2009
61 Latvia8 June 2009
62 Luxembourg18 June 2009
63 Poland23 June 2009
64 Botswana25 June 2009
65 Romania25 June 2009
66 Finland22 September 2009
67 Estonia23 September 2009
68 Czech Republic18 February 2010
69 Monaco21 April 2010
70 Turkey 3 June 2010[24]
71 United Arab Emirates16 June 2010
72 Liechtenstein2010[25]
73 Hungary11 May 2011
74 Suriname11 October 2011
75 Georgia26 October 2011
76 Lithuania26 September 2012
77 Montenegro19 October 2012
78 Kuwait16 November 2012
79 Paraguay22 March 2013
80 Kazakhstan8 May 2013
81 New Zealand20 September 2013
82 Vietnam1 November 2013
83 Indonesia30 January 2014
84 Fiji16 May 2014[26]
85 Ukraine8 June 2015
— Kosovo4 March 2016[27]
86 Cyprus8 March 2016
87 Mongolia12 April 2016
88 Senegal27 April 2016
89 Croatia27 May 2016
90 Belarus4 June 2016
91 Gambia6 June 2016
92 Dominican Republic21 September 2016
93 Maldives21 September 2016
94 Kenya22 September 2016
95 Saudi Arabia 29 September 2016
96 Mauritius25 November 2016
97 Bolivia25 January 2017
98 Brunei21 February 2017
99 Ethiopia 1 March 2017
100 Ecuador 15 March 2017[28]
101 Turkmenistan31 May 2017[29]
102 Qatar16 August 2017
103 Moldova8 September 2017
104 Armenia21 September 2017
105 Laos23 September 2017
106 Mozambique9 November 2017
107 Gabon5 January 2018
108   Nepal30 May 2018
109 Eswatini7 June 2018
110 Tajikistan7 June 2018
111 Kyrgyzstan8 June 2018
112 San Marino25 September 2018
113 Togo 25 September 2018
114 Bahrain 27 September 2018
115 Sao Tome and Principe 28 September 2018
116 Albania 31 October 2018
117 Serbia 6 November 2018
118 Cambodia 16 November 2018
119 Marshall Islands 18 December 2018
120 Rwanda 15 February 2019
121 Honduras 26 June 2019
— State of Palestine 29 July 2019
122 North Macedonia 12 September 2019
123 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 December 2019
124 Djibouti 20 February 2020
125 Bangladesh 31 August 2020
126 Jordan 9 December 2020
127 Sri Lanka 22 March 2021
128 Cameroon 9 June 2021
129 Egypt 21 September 2021
130 Burkina Faso 10 October 2021
131 Zimbabwe 30 November 2021
132 Sudan 24 February 2022
133 Uzbekistan 9 March 2022
134 Uganda 1 April 2022[30]
135 Tuvalu 4 April 2022
136 Benin 2 June 2022
137 Andorra 21 September 2022[31]
138 Peru 24 April 2023[32]
139 Ireland 16 June 2023[33][34]
140 Equatorial Guinea 22 September 2023[35]
141 Pakistan 25 January 2024[30]
142 Cape Verde 10 May 2024[30]
143 Palau 21 May 2024[36]
144 Lebanon 24 July 2024[30]
145 Comoros 28 September 2024[37]
146 Oman 12 August 2025[30]
147 Guyana Unknown
148 Haiti Unknown
149 Nigeria Unknown

Table

Americas

Country Formal Relations Began Notes
United States1983See Saint Kitts and Nevis–United States relations
  • United States maintains a diplomatic presence through its embassy in Barbados and consulate in Antigua.
Mexico31 July 1990See Mexico–Saint Kitts and Nevis relations

Asia

Country Formal Relations Began Notes
India1983See India–Saint Kitts and Nevis relations
South Korea19 September 1983The two countries have good relations.[39]
Turkey

Europe

Country Formal Relations Began Notes
Germany27 August 1984
  • St. Kitts and Nevis is represented in Germany through its High Commission in the United Kingdom.
  • Germany is represented in St. Kitts and Nevis through its embassy in Trinidad and Tobago.[41]
United Kingdom19 September 1983See Saint Kitts and Nevis–United Kingdom relations

Saint Kitts and Nevis established diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom on 19 September 1983.[1] Both countries are Commonwealth Realms.

The UK governed Saint Kitts and Nevis from the 17th century to 1983, when Saint Kitts and Nevis achieved full independence.

Both countries share common membership of the Caribbean Development Bank, the Commonwealth, the International Criminal Court, and the World Trade Organization, as well as the CARIFORUM–UK Economic Partnership Agreement.[43]

Oceania

Country Formal Relations Began Notes
Australia6 February 1986
  • Australia and Saint Kitts and Nevis enjoy good relations, with political links through shared membership of the Commonwealth of Nations and sporting ties, particularly cricket. Formal diplomatic relations were established with the presentation of credentials of Australia's first non-resident high commissioner on 6 February 1986.[44][45]
  • Australia is accredited to St Kitts and Nevis from its High Commission in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
  • St Kitts and Nevis have not yet established diplomatic representation in Australia.

See also

References

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  2. ↑ Latin America Report, 2745. [Executive Office of the President], Federal Broadcast Information Service, Joint Publications Research Service. 1983. p. 205.
  3. ↑ "A Guide to the United States' History of Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations, by Country, since 1776: Saint Kitts and Nevis". Office of the Historian. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "Diplomatic relations - Belize" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  5. ↑ Gazette of India, 1984, No. 20. Directorate of Printing, Government of India. 28 January 1984. p. 30.
  6. ↑ "PRESIDENT SAVARIN CONGRATULATES ST. KITTS AND NEVIS IN ATTAINING 37 YEARS AS A SOVEREIGN NATION". 24 September 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  7. ↑ "LISTE CHRONOLOGIQUE DES AMBASSADEURS, ENVOYÉS EXTRAORDINAIRES, MINISTRES PLÉNIPOTENTIAIRES ET CHARGÉS D'AFFAIRES DE FRANCE À L'ÉTRANGER DEPUIS 1945" (PDF) (in French): 93. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. ↑ Daily Report Latin America. Index, Volume 6. United States. Foreign Broadcast Information Service. 1985. p. 362. Netherlands / St. Christopher - Nevis diplomatic relations Aug 16 84 S2 Netherlands Ambassador Credentials
  9. ↑ Resenha de política exterior do Brasil Issues 44-47 (in Portuguese). Brazil. Ministério das Relações Exteriores. 1985. p. 25. O Palácio do Itamaraty, em Brasília, divulgou, em 12 de março de 1985, o seguinte comunicado à imprensa : Os Governos da República Federativa do Brasil e de São Cristóvão e Nevis ... concordaram em estabelecer, nesta data, relações diplo- máticas a nível de Embaixada
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  11. ↑ "Hoy cumplimos 38 años de relaciones diplomáticas con la Federación de San Cristóbal y Nieves" (in Spanish). 15 July 2025.
  12. ↑ "Comunicado Conjunto sobre el Establecimiento de Relaciones Diplomáticas entre el gobierno de la republica argentina y el gobierno de san cristóbal y nieves". Biblioteca Digital de Tratados (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  13. ↑ Daily Report Latin America. Index, Volume 11. United States. Foreign Broadcast Information Service. 1990. p. 186. Denmark / St. Christopher - Nevis diplomatic relations Mar 23 89 14 --- Diplomatic Relations Established with Denmark
  14. ↑ "Consideraciones Generales sobre Jamaica y el Caribe de habla inglesa" (PDF) (in Spanish). Government of Chile. 1992. p. 11.
  15. ↑ Register över Sveriges internationella överenskommelser (in Swedish). Utrikesdepartementet. p. 51. ISBN 9789138313893.
  16. ↑ Summary of World Broadcasts Far East, Part 3. British Broadcasting Corporation. Monitoring Service. 1992. pp. A-14. Malaysia and the eastern Caribbean state of St Kitts and Nevis established formal diplomatic relations at non- resident ambassador level on 30th July, Bernama News Agency
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  18. ↑ "GOVERNMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF BAHAMAS EXTENDS SINCEREST CONGRATULATIONS TO ST. KITTS & NEVIS ON 38 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE". SKNIS. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
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  21. ↑ Außenpolitischer Bericht 1998 (PDF) (in German). Vienna: bmeia.gv.at. 1998. p. 364.
  22. ↑ Außenpolitischer Bericht 1999 (PDF) (in German). Vienna: bmeia.gv.at. 1999. p. 333.
  23. ↑ "Corps diplomatique à Bruxelles juin 2005" (PDF) (in French). June 2005. p. 242. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2005. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
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  32. ↑ "Embajadora del Perú presenta cartas credenciales ante Gobernadora General de San Cristóbal y Nieves" (in Spanish). 25 April 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
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  35. ↑ "Engrosamos nuestra Política Exterior con San Cristóbal y Nieves, un país con el que, hoy hemos establecido oficialmente Relaciones Diplomáticas" (in Spanish). 23 September 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  36. ↑ "Honored to witness the signing of joint communiqués on establishment of diplomatic relations between #Palau and #StKitts & #Nevis, as well as Palau and St. Vincent & the Grenadines #SVG. We celebrate stronger ties among our valued allies as we pursue greater prosperity for all". 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
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  39. ↑ "Search | Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea".
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  43. ↑ Partington, Richard (22 March 2019). "UK secures post-Brexit trade deal with group of Caribbean countries". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 29 August 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
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