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{{Politics of Samoa}}

The [[Samoa]]n Government is generally conservative and pro-Western, with a strong interest in regional political and economic issues. Samoa participated in a first round of negotiations with its Pacific Island neighbors for a regional trade agreement in August 2000. In January 2009, Samoa opened embassies in the [[Republic of Korea]], [[China]] and [[Japan]].<ref name="RNZI_44124">{{cite web |url=http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=44124 |title=Samoa adds two diplomatic missions in Asia |date=13 January 2009 |work=[[Radio New Zealand International]] |access-date=30 September 2011}}</ref>

==Diplomatic relations==
List of countries which Samoa maintains diplomatic relations with:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="3" |[[File:Diplomatic relations of Samoa.svg|frameless|425x425px]]
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! # !! Country !! Date<ref>{{cite web |title=Countries with Established Diplomatic Relations with Samoa |url=http://www.mfat.gov.ws/embassies/countries-with-established-diplomatic-relations-with-samoa/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200214005624/https://www.mfat.gov.ws/embassies/countries-with-established-diplomatic-relations-with-samoa/ |archive-date=14 February 2020 |access-date=19 August 2018 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade – Samoa}}</ref>
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| 1 || {{flag|New Zealand}}|| {{dts|1 January 1962|format=dmy}}
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| 2 || {{flag|India}}|| {{dts|June 1970|format=dmy}}
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| 3 || {{flag|United Kingdom}}|| {{dts|September 1970|format=dmy}}
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| 4 || {{flag|Australia}}|| {{dts|31 March 1971|format=dmy}}
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| 5 || {{flag|Canada}}|| {{dts|11 June 1971|format=dmy}}
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| 6 || {{flag|United States}}|| {{Dts|14 July 1971}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Countries |url=https://history.state.gov/countries/all |access-date=12 November 2021 |website=Office of the Historian}}</ref>
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|  7|| {{flag|France}}|| {{dts|16 July 1971|format=dmy}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Liste Chronologique des Ambassadeurs, Envoyés Extraordinaires, Ministres Plénipotentiaires et Chargés D'Affaires de France à L'Étranger Depuis 1945 |url=https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/maep0035-0120_cle8a5377.pdf |access-date=3 June 2025 |website=Diplomatie.gouv.fr |page=95 |language=fr}}</ref>
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| 8 || {{flag|Germany}}|| {{dts|18 May 1972|format=dmy}}
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| 9 || {{flag|Israel}}|| {{dts|30 May 1972|format=dmy}}
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| 10 || {{flag|South Korea}}|| {{dts|15 September 1972|format=dmy}}
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|  11|| {{flag|Japan}}|| {{dts|27 March 1973|format=dmy}}
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| 12 || {{flag|Belgium}}|| {{dts|May 1973|format=dmy}}
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|  13|| {{flag|Fiji}}|| {{dts|10 November 1974|format=dmy}}
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| 14 || {{flag|China}}|| {{dts|6 November 1975|format=dmy}}
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| 15 || {{flag|Netherlands}}|| {{dts|13 April 1976|format=dmy}}
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| 16 || {{flag|Russia}}|| {{dts|2 July 1976|format=dmy}}
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| 17 || {{flag|Philippines}}|| {{dts|1 June 1977|format=dmy}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 June 2021 |title=The Republic of the Philippines and Samoa celebrate 44 years of formal diplomatic relations today, June 1! |url=https://twitter.com/DFAPHL/status/1399609758756184067 |access-date=18 June 2022}}</ref>
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| 18 || {{flag|Sweden}}|| {{dts|1977|format=dmy}}
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| 19 || {{flag|Solomon Islands}}|| {{dts|17 July 1978|format=dmy}}<ref>{{cite book |title=Report for the Year ... |date=1981 |page=21 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TW8TAQAAIAAJ |access-date=16 February 2019|publisher=Solomon Islands}}</ref>
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| 20 || {{flag|Chile}}|| {{dts|24 August 1978|format=dmy}}
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|21  || {{flag|Egypt}}|| {{dts|8 September 1978|format=dmy}}
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| 22 || {{flag|Thailand}}|| {{dts|15 November 1978|format=dmy}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=News Bulletin - Information Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |publisher=Thailand. Krasūang Kān-Tāng Prathēt |year=1978 |quote=The Office of the Prime Minister issued an announcement on November 15 stating that the Government of Thailand and the Independent State of Western Samoa have agreed to establish formal diplomatic relations at ambassadorial level as from November 15, 1978}}</ref>
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| 23 || {{flag|Turkey}}|| {{dts|12 April 1979|format=dmy}}
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| 24 || {{flag|Papua New Guinea}}|| {{dts|27 August 1979|format=dmy}}
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|25
|{{flag|Nauru}}
|{{dts|1979}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=The Europa year book : a world survey. 1979. Vol. 2 |publisher=Europa Publications Limited |year=1979 |pages=1770}}</ref>
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| 26 || {{flag|Indonesia}}|| {{dts|17 March 1980|format=dmy}}
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| 27 || {{flag|Vanuatu}}|| {{dts|30 July 1980|format=dmy}}
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| 28 || {{flag|Spain}}|| {{dts|5 November 1980|format=dmy}}
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| 29 || {{flag|Greece}}|| {{dts|3 April 1981|format=dmy}}
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| 30 || {{flag|Switzerland}}|| {{dts|1 August 1981|format=dmy}}
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|31  || {{flag|Malaysia}}|| {{dts|August 1982|format=dmy}}
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| 32 || {{flag|Pakistan}}|| {{dts|7 March 1983|format=dmy}}
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| 33 || {{flag|Bangladesh}}|| {{dts|21 December 1983|format=dmy}}
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|34  || {{flag|Peru}}|| {{dts|23 January 1984|format=dmy}}
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|  35|| {{flag|Italy}}|| {{dts|25 May 1987|format=dmy}}
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| 36 || {{flag|Colombia}}|| {{dts|1 December 1987|format=dmy}}
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|37
|{{flag|Tuvalu}}
|{{dts|1988}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=条約集: 二国間条約 |publisher=外務省条約局 |year=1988 |quote=Sopoaga Taafaki Tuvalu's Ambassador to the Republic of Fiji and High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea and Western Samoa...}}</ref>
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|38  || {{flag|Federated States of Micronesia}}|| {{dts|19 April 1990|format=dmy}}
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| 39 || {{flag|Singapore}}|| {{dts|3 September 1990|format=dmy}}
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| 40 || {{flag|Marshall Islands}}|| {{dts|22 October 1990|format=dmy}}
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| 41 || {{flag|Austria}}|| {{dts|18 December 1992|format=dmy}}
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|42  || {{flag|Argentina}}|| {{dts|18 May 1993|format=dmy}}
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| 43 || {{flag|Maldives}}|| {{dts|2 August 1993|format=dmy}}
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| 44 || {{flag|Croatia}}|| {{dts|8 March 1994|format=dmy}}
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| 45 || {{flag|Vietnam}}|| {{dts|9 March 1994|format=dmy}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Independent State of West Samoa |url=https://vietnam.gov.vn/diplomacy-detail-70572?countryId=490&typeId=1 |access-date=3 June 2025 |website=vietnam.gov.vn}}</ref>
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| —|| {{flag|Holy See}}|| {{dts|10 June 1994|format=dmy}}
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| 46 || {{flag|Kyrgyzstan}}|| {{dts|14 February 1995|format=dmy}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Список стран, установивших дипломатические отношения... |url=http://www.mfa.gov.kg/contents/view/id/436 |access-date=17 April 2019 |language=ru |quote=Западное Самоа (14 февраля 1995 года); Республика Сан-Марино (20 сентября 2004 года); Королевство Саудовская Аравия (19 октября 1992 года)}}</ref>
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| 47 || {{flag|South Africa}}|| {{dts|22 March 1995|format=dmy}}
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| 48 || {{flag|Portugal}}|| {{dts|9 June 1995|format=dmy}}
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| 49 || {{flag|Czech Republic}}|| {{dts|12 December 1995|format=dmy}}
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| 50 || {{flag|Slovenia}}|| {{dts|25 November 1997|format=dmy}}
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|51 || {{flag|Finland}}|| {{dts|11 August 1999|format=dmy}}
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|  52|| {{flag|Norway}}|| {{dts|1999|format=dmy}}
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| 53|| {{flag|Slovakia}}|| {{dts|16 March 2000|format=dmy}}
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| 54 || {{flag|Cyprus}}|| {{dts|24 May 2000|format=dmy}}<ref name=":0" />
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| 55 || {{flag|Ireland}}|| {{dts|26 June 2000|format=dmy}}
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| 56 || {{flag|Seychelles}}|| {{dts|29 August 2000|format=dmy}}
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| 57 || {{flag|Malta}}|| {{dts|22 July 2004|format=dmy}}
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| 58 || {{flag|Timor-Leste}}|| {{dts|27 July 2004|format=dmy}}
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| 59 || {{flag|Iceland}}|| {{dts|15 October 2004|format=dmy}}
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| 60 || {{flag|Brazil}}|| {{dts|1 February 2005|format=dmy}}
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| 61 || {{flag|North Macedonia}}|| {{dts|18 August 2005|format=dmy}}
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| 62 || {{flag|Brunei}}|| {{dts|8 February 2006|format=dmy}}
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| 63 || {{flag|Romania}}|| {{dts|2 March 2006|format=dmy}}
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| 64 || {{flag|Guatemala}}|| {{dts|20 September 2007|format=dmy}}
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| 65 || {{flag|Cuba}}|| {{dts|11 October 2007|format=dmy}}
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| 66 || {{flag|Albania}}|| {{dts|1 August 2008|format=dmy}}
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| 67 || {{flag|Mexico}}|| {{dts|21 October 2008|format=dmy}}
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| 68 || {{flag|Estonia}}|| {{dts|23 January 2009|format=dmy}}
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| 69 || {{flag|Lithuania}}|| {{dts|19 February 2009|format=dmy}}
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| 70 || {{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}|| {{dts|13 March 2009|format=dmy}}
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| 71 || {{flag|Luxembourg}}|| {{dts|2 June 2009|format=dmy}}
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| 72 || {{flag|Georgia}}|| {{dts|12 March 2010|format=dmy}}
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| 73 || {{flag|Botswana}}|| {{dts|18 March 2010|format=dmy}}
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| 74 || {{flag|Monaco}}|| {{dts|4 May 2010|format=dmy}}
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| 75 || {{flag|United Arab Emirates}}|| {{dts|11 May 2010|format=dmy}}
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| 76 || {{flag|Cambodia}}|| {{dts|18 May 2010|format=dmy}}
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| 77 || {{flag|Montenegro}}|| {{dts|28 January 2011|format=dmy}}
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| 78 || {{flag|Morocco}}|| {{dts|28 January 2011|format=dmy}}
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| 79 || {{flag|Paraguay}}|| {{dts|28 January 2011|format=dmy}}
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| 80 || {{flag|Qatar}}|| {{dts|9 March 2011|format=dmy}}
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| 81 || {{flag|Hungary}}|| {{dts|7 September 2011|format=dmy}}
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| 82 || {{flag|Ecuador}}|| {{dts|20 December 2011|format=dmy}}
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| 83 || {{flag|Mongolia}}|| {{dts|21 December 2011|format=dmy}}
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|84|| {{flag|Poland}}|| {{dts|8 March 2012|format=dmy}}<ref name=":0" />
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| 85 || {{flag|Moldova}}|| {{dts|14 June 2012|format=dmy}}
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| 86 || {{flag|Latvia}}|| {{dts|28 June 2012|format=dmy}}
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| 87 || {{flag|Suriname}}|| {{dts|16 November 2012|format=dmy}}
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| 88 || {{flag|Kazakhstan}}|| {{dts|7 February 2013|format=dmy}}
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|  89|| {{flag|Uruguay}}|| {{dts|21 March 2013|format=dmy}}<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Diplomatic relations between Samoa and ... |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/search?ln=en&as=1&m1=p&p1=Diplomatic+relations+between+Samoa+and+...&f1=series&op1=a&m2=a&p2=&f2=&op2=a&m3=a&p3=&f3=&dt=&d1d=&d1m=&d1y=&d2d=&d2m=&d2y=&rm=&ln=en&action_search=Search&sf=title&so=a&rg=50&c=United+Nations+Digital+Library+System&of=hb&fti=0&fti=0 |access-date=18 June 2022 |website=United Nations Digital Library}}</ref>
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| 90 || {{flag|Nepal}}|| {{dts|28 March 2013|format=dmy}}
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| — || {{flag|Cook Islands}}|| {{dts|30 August 2013|format=dmy}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Foreign Affairs & Trade Bulletin |url=https://www.mfat.gov.ws/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Bulletin-JANUARY-MARCH-2014.pdf |access-date=18 June 2022 |page=2}}</ref>
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| 91 || {{flag|Ukraine}}|| {{dts|23 September 2013|format=dmy}}<ref name=":0" />
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|  —|| {{flag|Kosovo}}|| {{dts|10 March 2017|format=dmy}}<ref>[http://www.kosovapress.com/en/news/kosovo-and-samoa-establish-diplomatic-relations-105149/ Kosovo and Samoa establish diplomatic relations], KosovaPress, 2017-03-10</ref>
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|92
|{{Flag|Sri Lanka}}
|{{dts|15 August 2014|format=dmy}}<ref name=":0" />
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|  93|| {{flag|Tajikistan}}|| {{dts|22 December 2017|format=dmy}}<ref name=":0" />
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| 94|| {{flag|Azerbaijan}}|| {{dts|19 January 2018|format=dmy}}<ref name=":0" />
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| 95|| {{flag|El Salvador}}|| {{dts|13 April 2018|format=dmy}}<ref>{{cite news |last1=Garcia |first1=Luis Eliezer |title=El Salvador establece relaciones diplomáticas con el Estado Independiente de Samoa |url=https://rree.gob.sv/el-salvador-establece-relaciones-diplomaticas-con-el-estado-independiente-de-samoa/ |access-date=9 July 2019 |work=rree.gob.sv |date=17 April 2018 |language=es |archive-date=9 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709170719/https://rree.gob.sv/el-salvador-establece-relaciones-diplomaticas-con-el-estado-independiente-de-samoa/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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| 96|| {{flag|San Marino}}|| {{dts|28 February 2019|format=dmy}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Accordo tra la Repubblica di San Marino e lo Stato Indipendente di Samoa sullo stabilimento delle relazioni diplomatiche, firmato a New York il 28 febbraio 2019 – Consiglio Grande e Generale |url=https://www.consigliograndeegenerale.sm/on-line/home/lavori-consiliari/verbali-sedute/scheda17161809.html |website=consigliograndeegenerale.sm |access-date=13 July 2019 |language=it}}</ref>
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| 97 || {{flag|Ghana}}|| {{dts|20 December 2019|format=dmy}}<ref name=":0" />
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|98
|{{flag|Dominican Republic}}
|{{dts|23 September 2021|format=dmy}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 September 2021 |title=ESTABLISHMENT OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BETWEEN THE INDEPENDENT STATE OF SAMOA AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |url=https://www.un.int/samoa/news/establishment-diplomatic-relations-between-independent-state-samoa-and-dominican-republic |access-date=25 August 2022 |language=es}}</ref>
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|99
|{{flag|Jamaica}}
|{{Date table sorting|26 April 2022}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 April 2022 |title=JAMAICA AND THE INDEPENDENT STATE OF SAMOA ESTABLISH DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS |url=https://mfaft.gov.jm/jamaica-and-the-independent-state-of-samoa-establish-diplomatic-relations/ |access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref>
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|100
|{{flag|Bahrain}}
|{{Date table sorting|27 April 2023}}<ref name=":0" />
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|101
|{{flag|Bulgaria}}
|{{Date table sorting|8 May 2023}}<ref name=":0" />
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|102
|{{flag|Cape Verde}}
|{{dts|9 May 2023|format=dmy}}<ref name=":0" />
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| 103 || {{flag|Saint Lucia}}|| {{dts|14 December 2023|format=dmy}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 December 2023 |title=Saint Lucia and the Independent State of Samoa establish diplomatic relations, with the joint communiqué signed by the PRs H.E Menissa Rambally and H.E Fatumanava Paolelei Luteru of and current AOSISChair. |url=https://twitter.com/SaintLuciaUN/status/1735350079215542350 |access-date=14 December 2023}}</ref>
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| 104 || {{flag|Saudi Arabia}}|| {{dts|23 May 2024|format=dmy}}<ref name=":0" />
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|105
|{{flag|Bahamas}}
|{{dts|22 October 2024|format=dmy}}<ref name=":0" />
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|106
|{{flag|Rwanda}}
|{{dts|23 October 2024}}<ref name=":0" />
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|107
|{{flag|Belize}}
|{{Dts|25 February 2025}}<ref name=":0" />
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|108
|{{Flag|Uganda}}
|{{Dts|7 March 2025}}<ref name=":0" />
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| 109 || {{flag|Kiribati}}|| Established, date unknown<ref>{{cite thesis |author1=Ueantabo Fakaofo Neemia |title=Smallness, islandness and foreign policy behaviour: aspects of island microstates foreign policy behaviour with special reference to Cook Islands and Kiribati |date=1995 |url=https://ro.uow.edu.au/theses/1439/ |access-date=7 September 2019 |publisher=University of Wollongong}}</ref>
|-
|110
|{{flag|Tonga}}
|Established, date unknown<ref>{{cite news |date=7 October 2009 |title=His Majesty's Government reaches out to neighbouring Samoas |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/tonga/his-majestys-government-reaches-out-neighbouring-samoas |access-date=19 August 2018}}</ref>
|}

==Bilateral relations==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; margin:auto;"
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! style="width:15%;"| Country
!Notes
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|{{flag|Argentina}}||

* Argentina is accredited to Samoa from its embassy in Wellington, New Zealand.
* Samoa has an honorary consulate in [[Buenos Aires]].<ref name=Honorary>[http://www.mfat.gov.ws/embassies/samoa-honorary-consuls-overseas/ Honorary consulates of Samoa]</ref>
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Australia}}||

* Australia has a [[List of high commissioners of Australia to Samoa|High Commission]] in [[Apia]].<ref>[http://samoa.embassy.gov.au/ High Commission of Australia in Samoa]</ref>
* Samoa has a High Commission in [[Canberra]] and a consulate-general in [[Sydney]].<ref>[http://www.samoacgs.com.au/ Consulate-General of Samoa in Sydney]</ref>
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Canada}}||

* Canada is accredited to Samoa from its high commission in Wellington, New Zealand.<ref>[http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/new_zealand-nouvelle_zelande/index.aspx?lang=eng High Commission of Canada in New Zealand]</ref>
* Samoa is accredited to Canada from its mission in [[New York City]].<ref name="Mission">[https://www.un.int/samoa/samoa/embassy-independent-state-samoa-united-states-america Samoan Permanent Mission to the United Nations]</ref>
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|China}}||See [[China–Samoa relations]]

The [[Samoa|Independent State of Samoa]] and the [[People's Republic of China]] (PRC) established official diplomatic relations in 1976. The two countries currently maintain cordial relations; China provides economic aid to Samoa.

* China has an embassy in Apia.
* Samoa has an embassy in [[Beijing]] and has an honorary consulate in [[Hong Kong]].<ref name="Honorary" />
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Cuba}}||
Samoa participated in the [[Cuban-Pacific relations#September 2008 ministerial meeting|first Cuba-Pacific Islands ministerial meeting]] in [[Havana]] in September 2008, aimed at "strengthening cooperation" between [[Cuba]] and Samoa, notably in coping with the impact of [[climate change]].<ref>[https://archive.today/20090614213049/http://www.cubanews.ain.cu/2008/0916amistadislaspacifico.htm "Cuban Foreign Minister Opens Cuba-Pacific Islands Meeting"], Cuban News Agency, 16 September 2008</ref><ref name="RNZI_42045">{{cite web |url=http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=42045 |title=Pacific and Cuba meet to discuss co-operation |date=17 September 2008 |work=[[Radio New Zealand International]] |access-date=30 September 2011}}</ref>

* Cuba is accredited to Samoa from its embassy in Suva, Fiji.
* Samoa does not have an accreditation to Cuba.
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Fiji}}||

* Fiji is accredited to Samoa from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs based in Suva.
* Samoa has a high commission in [[Suva]].
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|France}}||
The Samoan Government was an outspoken critic of the [[France|French]] decision to resume [[nuclear weapon]]s testing in the South [[Pacific Ocean]] in 1995. An indefinite ban was placed on visits to Samoa by French warships and aircraft. Large-scale street demonstrations were held in Apia. The French tests concluded in early 1996.

* France has an embassy in Apia.
* Samoa is accredited to France from its embassy in Brussels, Belgium.
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Germany}}||
{{main|Germany–Samoa relations}}
* Germany is accredited to Samoa from its embassy in Wellington, New Zealand and maintains an honorary consulate in Apia.
* Samoa is accredited to Germany from its embassy in Brussels, Belgium and maintains an honorary consulate in [[Berlin]].<ref name="Honorary" />
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|India}}||See [[India–Samoa relations]]
* India is accredited to Samoa from its high commission in Wellington, New Zealand.
* Samoa does not have an accreditation to India.
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Japan}}||
Diplomatic relations between [[Japan]] and Samoa were established in 1973. Ministerial level visits are frequent between the two countries. [[Emperor Akihito]] and [[Empress Michiko]] made a state visit to Samoa in 2003 when the Emperor was still Crown Prince.<ref>[http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/asia-paci/samoa/data.html Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of Japan]</ref> Japan opened an embassy in Apia on 1 January 2013.<ref>[http://www.nz.emb-japan.go.jp/samoa/index.html Embassy of Japan in New Zealand web site]</ref>
* Japan has an embassy in Apia.
* Samoa has an embassy in [[Tokyo]].
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Kosovo}}||
In September 2008, Samoa became the 46th country to officially recognise the independence of [[Kosovo]].<ref>[http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/world/9910187.asp?scr=1 "Samoa recognises Kosovo independence: Pristina"], Agence France-Presse, 16 September 2008</ref>

|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Mexico}}||

* Mexico is accredited to Samoa from its embassy in Wellington, New Zealand and maintains an honorary consulate in Apia.<ref>[https://embamex.sre.gob.mx/nuevazelandia/ Embassy of Mexico in New Zealand (in English and Spanish)]</ref><ref>[http://www.mfat.gov.ws/embassies/overseas-honorary-consuls-in-samoa/ Overseas Honorary Consuls in Samoa]</ref>
* Samoa does not have an accreditation to Mexico.

|- valign="top"
|{{flag|New Zealand}}||See [[New Zealand–Samoa relations]]

At independence in 1962, Samoa signed a Treaty of Friendship with [[New Zealand]]. This treaty confirms the special relationship between the two countries and provides a framework for their interaction. Under the terms of the treaty, Samoa can request that New Zealand act as a channel of communication to governments and international organizations outside the immediate area of the [[Pacific islands]]. Samoa can also request defense assistance which New Zealand is required to consider, as Samoa does not maintain a formal military. Overall, Samoa has strong links with New Zealand, [[Samoan New Zealander|where many Samoans now live]] and many others were educated. New Zealand is the closest stopping ground for travel to Samoa.

* New Zealand has a high commission in Apia.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mfat.govt.nz/en/countries-and-regions/pacific/samoa/new-zealand-high-commission/ |title=New Zealand High Commission in Samoa |access-date=13 July 2017 |archive-date=7 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307162551/https://www.mfat.govt.nz/en/countries-and-regions/pacific/samoa/new-zealand-high-commission/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Samoa has a high commission in Wellington and a consulate-general in [[Auckland]].<ref>[http://www.samoa.org.nz Samoan High Commission in New Zealand]</ref> 
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|South Korea}}||

The Independent State of Samoa and the Republic of Korea have established diplomatic relations on 15 September 1972. 
* Samoa and South Korea have good diplomatic relations.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mofa.go.kr/eng/nation/m_4902/view.do?seq=28 | title=Search &#124; Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea }}</ref> 
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|Tonga}}||See [[Samoa–Tonga relations]]

Both nations are [[Pacific Islands]] countries and members of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]] and [[Pacific Islands Forum]].
* Samoa is accredited to Tonga from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Apia.
* Tonga is accredited to Samoa from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs in [[Nukuʻalofa]].
|- valign="top"

|{{flag|Turkey}}||See [[Samoa–Turkey relations]]
*Turkish ambassador in [[Wellington]] to [[New Zealand]] is also accredited to [[Samoa]].<ref name="auto94">{{Cite web |title=Relations between Turkey and Samoa |url=http://www.mfa.gov.tr/relations-between-turkey-and-the-independent-state-of-samoa.en.mfa |access-date=6 October 2020 |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs}}</ref>
* Trade volume between the two countries was negligible in 2019.
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|United Kingdom}}||

* Samoa is accredited to the United Kingdom from its embassy in Brussels, Belgium.
* United Kingdom has a high commission in Apia.
|- valign="top"
|{{flag|United States}}||See [[Samoa–United States relations]]

The two countries share cordial relations. Since 1967, the United States has supported a substantial [[Peace Corps]] program in Samoa. Over 1,700 Peace Corps Volunteers have served in Samoa over that time, with 51 Volunteers currently in-country. Peace Corps programs emphasize village-based development and capacity building. Other forms of U.S. assistance to Samoa are limited. The U.S. [[Embassy]], staffed by a single officer, is the smallest embassy in Samoa and one of the few one-officer U.S. embassies in the world.

* Samoa is accredited to the United States from its mission in [[New York City]]<ref name="Mission" /> and has a consulate-general in [[Pago Pago]], [[American Samoa]].<ref>[http://www.mfat.gov.ws/embassies/overseas-missions/ Samoan Ministry of Foreign Affairs]</ref>
* United States has an embassy in Apia.<ref>[https://ws.usembassy.gov/ US Embassy in Samoa]</ref>

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==Samoa and the Commonwealth of Nations==

Western Samoa joined the [[Commonwealth of Nations]] in 1970.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thecommonwealth.org/our-member-countries/samoa|title=Samoa|date=15 August 2013}}</ref>

==Regional integration==

Samoan Prime Minister [[Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi]] has pushed through a variety of legislation to increase links between Samoa and the Pacific regional powers of Australia and New Zealand. Under his leadership the country switched to driving on the left, decided to shift westwards across the [[International Date Line]] and adopted [[daylight saving time]], and proposed the introduction of a common Pacific currency.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/samoas-dateline-jump-passes-into-law/story-e6frf7jx-1226083970021 |title=Samoa's dateline jump passes into law |last=McLean |first=Tamara |newspaper=Herald Sun |date=29 June 2011 |access-date=27 November 2011}}</ref>

In late 2011, Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi initiated a meeting of Polynesian leaders which led, in November, to the formal launching of the [[Polynesian Leaders Group]], a regional grouping intended to cooperate on a variety of issues including culture and language, education, responses to climate change, and trade and investment. The Group was in part a response to the [[Melanesian Spearhead Group]].<ref name="scoop">{{cite news|last1=Andrews|first1=John|title=NZ may be invited to join proposed 'Polynesian Triangle' ginger group|url=http://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2011/09/nz-may-be-invited-to-join-proposed-polynesian-triangle-ginger-group/|access-date=20 November 2011|agency=Pacific Scoop News|publisher=Scoop News|date=19 September 2011}}</ref><ref name="RNZI">{{cite news|title=New Polynesian Leaders Group formed in Samoa|url=http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/200981/new-polynesian-leaders-group-formed-in-samoa|access-date=20 November 2011|agency=[[Radio New Zealand]] |date=19 November 2011}}</ref><ref name="Savali">{{cite news |title=American Samoa joins Polynesian Leaders Group, MOU signed |url=https://www.samoanews.com/american-samoa-joins-poly-leaders-group-mou-signed |access-date=24 November 2020 |work=Samoa News |agency=Savalii |date=20 November 2011}}</ref>

==See also==

* [[List of diplomatic missions in Samoa]]
* [[List of diplomatic missions of Samoa]]
* [[Samoan passport]]
* [[Visa policy of Samoa]]
* [[Visa requirements for Samoan citizens]]
* [[Kaimiloa]], a ship of the [[Kingdom of Hawaii]] that attempted to establish relations between Hawaii and Samoa.

==References==

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{{Foreign relations of the Commonwealth of Nations}}
{{Foreign relations of Samoa}}
{{Foreign relations of Oceania}}
{{Pacific Islands Forum}}
{{Samoa topics|state=collapsed}}
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