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The Samoan 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.^[1]

Diplomatic relations

List of countries which Samoa maintains diplomatic relations with:

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#	Country	Date^[2]
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2	Template:Country data India	Template:Dts
3	Template:Country data United Kingdom	Template:Dts
4	Template:Country data Australia	Template:Dts
5	Template:Country data Canada	Template:Dts
6	Template:Country data United States	Template:Dts^[3]
7	Template:Country data France	Template:Dts^[4]
8	Template:Country data Germany	Template:Dts
9	Template:Country data Israel	Template:Dts
10	Template:Country data South Korea	Template:Dts
11	Template:Country data Japan	Template:Dts
12	Template:Country data Belgium	Template:Dts
13	Template:Country data Fiji	Template:Dts
14	Template:Country data China	Template:Dts
15	Template:Country data Netherlands	Template:Dts
16	Template:Country data Russia	Template:Dts
17	Template:Country data Philippines	Template:Dts^[5]
18	Template:Country data Sweden	Template:Dts
19	Template:Country data Solomon Islands	Template:Dts^[6]
20	Template:Country data Chile	Template:Dts
21	Template:Country data Egypt	Template:Dts
22	Template:Country data Thailand	Template:Dts^[7]
23	Template:Country data Turkey	Template:Dts
24	Template:Country data Papua New Guinea	Template:Dts
25	Template:Country data Nauru	Template:Dts^[8]
26	Template:Country data Indonesia	Template:Dts
27	Template:Country data Vanuatu	Template:Dts
28	Template:Country data Spain	Template:Dts
29	Template:Country data Greece	Template:Dts
30	Template:Country data Switzerland	Template:Dts
31	Template:Country data Malaysia	Template:Dts
32	Template:Country data Pakistan	Template:Dts
33	Template:Country data Bangladesh	Template:Dts
34	Template:Country data Peru	Template:Dts
35	Template:Country data Italy	Template:Dts
36	Template:Country data Colombia	Template:Dts
37	Template:Country data Tuvalu	Template:Dts^[9]
38	Template:Country data Federated States of Micronesia	Template:Dts
39	Template:Country data Singapore	Template:Dts
40	Template:Country data Marshall Islands	Template:Dts
41	Template:Country data Austria	Template:Dts
42	Template:Country data Argentina	Template:Dts
43	Template:Country data Maldives	Template:Dts
44	Template:Country data Croatia	Template:Dts
45	Template:Country data Vietnam	Template:Dts^[10]
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46	Template:Country data Kyrgyzstan	Template:Dts^[11]
47	Template:Country data South Africa	Template:Dts
48	Template:Country data Portugal	Template:Dts
49	Template:Country data Czech Republic	Template:Dts
50	Template:Country data Slovenia	Template:Dts
51	Template:Country data Finland	Template:Dts
52	Template:Country data Norway	Template:Dts
53	Template:Country data Slovakia	Template:Dts
54	Template:Country data Cyprus	Template:Dts^[12]
55	Template:Country data Ireland	Template:Dts
56	Template:Country data Seychelles	Template:Dts
57	Template:Country data Malta	Template:Dts
58	Template:Country data Timor-Leste	Template:Dts
59	Template:Country data Iceland	Template:Dts
60	Template:Country data Brazil	Template:Dts
61	Template:Country data North Macedonia	Template:Dts
62	Template:Country data Brunei	Template:Dts
63	Template:Country data Romania	Template:Dts
64	Template:Country data Guatemala	Template:Dts
65	Template:Country data Cuba	Template:Dts
66	Template:Country data Albania	Template:Dts
67	Template:Country data Mexico	Template:Dts
68	Template:Country data Estonia	Template:Dts
69	Template:Country data Lithuania	Template:Dts
70	Template:Country data Bosnia and Herzegovina	Template:Dts
71	Template:Country data Luxembourg	Template:Dts
72	Template:Country data Georgia	Template:Dts
73	Template:Country data Botswana	Template:Dts
74	Template:Country data Monaco	Template:Dts
75	Template:Country data United Arab Emirates	Template:Dts
76	Template:Country data Cambodia	Template:Dts
77	Template:Country data Montenegro	Template:Dts
78	Template:Country data Morocco	Template:Dts
79	Template:Country data Paraguay	Template:Dts
80	Template:Country data Qatar	Template:Dts
81	Template:Country data Hungary	Template:Dts
82	Template:Country data Ecuador	Template:Dts
83	Template:Country data Mongolia	Template:Dts
84	Template:Country data Poland	Template:Dts^[12]
85	Template:Country data Moldova	Template:Dts
86	Template:Country data Latvia	Template:Dts
87	Template:Country data Suriname	Template:Dts
88	Template:Country data Kazakhstan	Template:Dts
89	Template:Country data Uruguay	Template:Dts^[12]
90	Template:Country data Nepal	Template:Dts
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91	Template:Country data Ukraine	Template:Dts^[12]
—	Template:Country data Kosovo	Template:Dts^[14]
92	Template:Country data Sri Lanka	Template:Dts^[12]
93	Template:Country data Tajikistan	Template:Dts^[12]
94	Template:Country data Azerbaijan	Template:Dts^[12]
95	Template:Country data El Salvador	Template:Dts^[15]
96	Template:Country data San Marino	Template:Dts^[16]
97	Template:Country data Ghana	Template:Dts^[12]
98	Template:Country data Dominican Republic	Template:Dts^[17]
99	Template:Country data Jamaica	Template:Date table sorting^[18]
100	Template:Country data Bahrain	Template:Date table sorting^[12]
101	Template:Country data Bulgaria	Template:Date table sorting^[12]
102	Template:Country data Cape Verde	Template:Dts^[12]
103	Template:Country data Saint Lucia	Template:Dts^[19]
104	Template:Country data Saudi Arabia	Template:Dts^[12]
105	Template:Country data Bahamas	Template:Dts^[12]
106	Template:Country data Rwanda	Template:Dts^[12]
107	Template:Country data Belize	Template:Dts^[12]
108	Template:Country data Uganda	Template:Dts^[12]
109	Template:Country data Kiribati	Established, date unknown^[20]
110	Template:Country data Tonga	Established, date unknown^[21]

Bilateral relations

Country	Notes
Template:Country data Argentina	Argentina is accredited to Samoa from its embassy in Wellington, New Zealand. Samoa has an honorary consulate in Buenos Aires.^[22]
Template:Country data Australia	Australia has a High Commission in Apia.^[23] Samoa has a High Commission in Canberra and a consulate-general in Sydney.^[24]
Template:Country data Canada	Canada is accredited to Samoa from its high commission in Wellington, New Zealand.^[25] Samoa is accredited to Canada from its mission in New York City.^[26]
Template:Country data China	See China–Samoa relations The 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.^[22]
Template:Country data Cuba	Samoa participated in the 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.^[27]^[28] Cuba is accredited to Samoa from its embassy in Suva, Fiji. Samoa does not have an accreditation to Cuba.
Template:Country data Fiji	Fiji is accredited to Samoa from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs based in Suva. Samoa has a high commission in Suva.
Template:Country data France	The Samoan Government was an outspoken critic of the French decision to resume nuclear weapons 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.
Template:Country data Germany	Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". 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.^[22]
Template:Country data 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.
Template:Country data 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.^[29] Japan opened an embassy in Apia on 1 January 2013.^[30] Japan has an embassy in Apia. Samoa has an embassy in Tokyo.
Template:Country data Kosovo	In September 2008, Samoa became the 46th country to officially recognise the independence of Kosovo.^[31]
Template:Country data Mexico	Mexico is accredited to Samoa from its embassy in Wellington, New Zealand and maintains an honorary consulate in Apia.^[32]^[33] Samoa does not have an accreditation to Mexico.
Template:Country data 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, 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.^[34] Samoa has a high commission in Wellington and a consulate-general in Auckland.^[35]
Template:Country data 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.^[36]
Template:Country data 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.
Template:Country data Turkey	See Samoa–Turkey relations Turkish ambassador in Wellington to New Zealand is also accredited to Samoa.^[37] Trade volume between the two countries was negligible in 2019.
Template:Country data United Kingdom	Samoa is accredited to the United Kingdom from its embassy in Brussels, Belgium. United Kingdom has a high commission in Apia.
Template:Country data 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^[26] and has a consulate-general in Pago Pago, American Samoa.^[38] United States has an embassy in Apia.^[39]

Samoa and the Commonwealth of Nations

Western Samoa joined the Commonwealth of Nations in 1970.^[40]

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.^[41]

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.^[42]^[43]^[44]

References

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-|89|| {{flag|Poland}}|| {{dts|8 March 2013|format=dmy}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Celebration of the Signing of Diplomatic Relations between Poland and Samoa, Auckland 17th November 2013 |work=Foreign Affairs & Trade Bulletin |issue=January–March 2014 |page=3 |url=http://www.mfat.gov.ws/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Bulletin-JANUARY-MARCH-2014.pdf |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Samoa |access-date=19 August 2018}}</ref>
+|  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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