Foreign relations of Grenada

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Sidebar with collapsible listsThe United States, Venezuela, Cuba, and the People's Republic of China have embassies in Grenada. It maintains diplomatic missions in the United Kingdom, the United States, Venezuela, and Canada.

Grenada is a member of the Caribbean Development Bank, CARICOM, the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), and the Commonwealth of Nations. It joined the United Nations in 1974, and the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the Organization of American States in 1975. Grenada also is a member of the Eastern Caribbean's Regional Security System (RSS).

In December 2014, Grenada joined Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) as a full member. Prime minister Mitchell said that the membership was a natural extension of the co-operation Grenada have had over the years with both Cuba and Venezuela.

Diplomatic relations

List of countries which Grenada maintains diplomatic relations with:

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#	Country	Date
1	Antigua and Barbuda	Unknown
2	Belgium	Unknown
3	Dominica	Unknown
4	Haiti	Unknown
5	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Unknown
6	Canada	Template:Dts
7	United Kingdom	Template:Dts
8	Barbados
9	Argentina	Template:DTS
10	South Korea
11	Panama	Template:Dts
12	United States	Template:Dts
13	Jamaica	Template:Dts
14	Israel	Template:Dts
15	Sweden	Template:Dts
16	Romania	Template:Dts
17	Japan	Template:Dts
18	Mexico	Template:Dts
19	Turkey	Template:Dts
20	Chile
21	France	Template:Dts
22	India	Template:Dts
23	United Arab Emirates	Template:Dts
24	Brazil	Template:Dts
25	Spain	Template:Dts
26	Portugal	Template:Dts
27	Egypt	Template:Dts
28	Bahamas	Template:Dts
29	Trinidad and Tobago	Template:Dts
30	Venezuela	Template:Dts
31	Thailand	Template:Dts
32	Hungary	Template:Dts
33	Italy	Template:Dts
34	Serbia	Template:Dts
35	Austria	Template:Dts
—	Holy See	Template:Dts
36	Suriname	Template:Dts
37	Cuba	Template:Dts
38	Ecuador	Template:Dts
39	Nigeria	Template:Dts
40	Vietnam	Template:Dts
41	Russia	Template:Dts
42	Zambia	Template:Dts
43	Ethiopia	Template:Dts
44	Algeria	Template:Dts
45	Nicaragua	Template:Dts
46	Germany	Template:Dts
47	São Tomé and Príncipe	Template:Dts
48	Czech Republic	Template:Dts
49	Australia	Template:Dts
50	Netherlands	Template:Dts
51	Syria	Template:Dts
52	Guyana	Template:DTS
53	Laos	Template:Dts
54	Seychelles	Template:Dts
55	Cyprus	Template:Dts
56	Finland	Template:Dts
57	Poland	Template:Dts
58	Bulgaria	Template:Dts
59	Colombia	Template:DTS
60	Mongolia	Template:Dts
61	Mozambique	Template:Dts
62	Guinea-Bissau	Template:Dts
63	Switzerland	Template:Dts
64	Iraq	Template:Dts
65	Greece	Template:Dts
66	Saint Lucia	Template:Dts
67	Cambodia	Before 1982
68	Malawi	Before 1982
69	Saudi Arabia	Before 1982
70	Iceland	Template:Dts
71	Afghanistan	Template:Dts
72	Angola	Template:Dts
73	Peru	Template:Dts
74	Bolivia	Template:Dts
75	Iran	Template:Dts
76	Republic of the Congo	Template:Dts
77	Saint Kitts and Nevis
78	Belize
79	Uruguay	Template:Dts
80	China	Template:Dts
81	North Korea	Template:Dts
82	Indonesia	Template:Dts
83	Guatemala	Template:Dts
84	Costa Rica	Template:Dts
85	El Salvador
86	South Africa	Template:Dts
87	Slovakia	Template:Dts
88	Norway	Template:Dts
89	Croatia	Template:Dts
90	Belarus	Template:Dts
91	Maldives	Template:Dts
92	Libya	Template:Dts
93	Singapore	Template:Dts
94	Qatar	Template:Dts
95	Estonia	Template:Dts
96	Luxembourg
97	Brunei	Template:Dts
98	Malaysia	Template:Dts
99	Azerbaijan	Template:Dts
100	Slovenia	Template:Dts
101	Malta	Template:Dts
102	Morocco	Template:Dts
103	Template:Country data Georgia	Template:Dts
104	Armenia	Template:Dts
105	Latvia	Template:Dts
106	Kazakhstan	Template:Dts
107	Sri Lanka	Template:Dts
108	Kuwait	Template:Dts
—	Template:Country data State of Palestine	Template:Dts
109	New Zealand	Template:Dts
110	Honduras	Template:Dts
—	Kosovo
111	Lithuania	Template:Dts
112	Montenegro	Template:Dts
113	Solomon Islands	Template:Dts
114	Fiji	Template:Dts
—	Sovereign Military Order of Malta	Template:Dts
115	Paraguay	Template:Dts
116	Tajikistan	Template:Dts
117	Denmark	Template:Dts
118	Kyrgyzstan
119	Uzbekistan	Template:Dts
120	Moldova	Template:Dts
121	Ukraine	Template:Dts
122	Turkmenistan	Template:Dts
123	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Template:Dts
124	Monaco	Template:Dts
125	Sierra Leone	Template:Dts
126	Rwanda	Template:Dts
127	Dominican Republic	Template:Dts
128	Bahrain	Template:Dts
129	Kenya	Template:Dts
130	Ireland	Template:Dts
131	Benin	Template:Dts
132	Ghana	Template:Dts
133	Philippines	Template:Dts
134	Jordan	Template:Dts
135	Gambia	Template:Dts
136	Andorra	Template:Dts
137	Cape Verde	Template:Dts

Bilateral relations

Country	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Australia		Australia is represented in Grenada by its High Commission in Trinidad and Tobago. Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Austria	3 November 1978	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 3 November 1978 Austria is represented in Grenada by its embassy in Havana, Cuba. Grenada has an honorary consulate in Vienna.
Barbados	3 March 1974	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 3 March 1974.
Canada	7 February 1974	See Canada-Grenada relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 7 February 1974 Grenada has a consulate general in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
China	20 January 2005 (before from 1 October 1985 to 8 August 1989)	See China–Grenada relations Grenada announced the resumption of diplomatic ties with the People's Republic of China on January 20, 2005.
Cuba	14 April 1979	See Cuba–Grenada relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 14 April 1979
Denmark	6 November 2018	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 6 November 2018 Denmark is represented in Grenada through a consulate.
Dominica		Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations, of the Organization of American States and of the Caribbean Community.
Haiti		As a member of CARICOM Grenada strongly backed efforts by the United States to implement United Nations Security Council Resolution 940, designed to facilitate the departure of Haiti's de facto authorities from power. Grenada subsequently contributed personnel to the multinational force which restored the democratically elected government of Haiti in October 1994.
India	1 October 1975	See Grenada–India relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 October 1975 The relations between the two can be traced back from mid-19th century when both were under the greater British colony. Both have friendly relations till date. India has its accredited diplomatic mission through its High Commission in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. Grenada has presently no diplomatic mission.
Italy		Italy is represented in Grenada by its embassy in Caracas, Venezuela. Grenada has an honorary consulate in Florence.
Malaysia		Malaysia is represented in Grenada by its embassy in Caracas, Venezuela. Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
New Zealand	2013	New Zealand is represented in Grenada by its embassy in Bridgetown, Barbados. Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Romania	3 April 1975	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 3 April 1975 Grenadian–Romanian relations are foreign relations between Grenada and Romania. Both countries are full members of the United Nations. The relations were formal diplomatic relations between Grenada and Romania. Grenada and Romania full diplomatic relations were established on the Thursday 3 April 1975.
Russia	7 September 1979, severed 3 November 1983, Restored 17 September 2002	See Grenada – Soviet Union relations During the New Jewel Movement, the Soviet Union tried to make the island of Grenada to function as a Soviet base, and also by getting supplies from Cuba. In October 1983, during the U.S. invasion of Grenada, U.S. President Ronald Reagan maintained that US Marines arrived on the island of Grenada, which was considered a Soviet-Cuban ally that would export communist revolution throughout the Caribbean. In November, at a joint hearing of Congressional Subcommittee, it was told that Grenada could be used as a staging area for subversion of the nearby countries, for intersection of shipping lanes, and for the transit of troops and supplies from Cuba to Africa, and from Eastern Europe and Libya to Central America. In December, the State Department published a preliminary report on Grenada, in which was claimed as an "Island of Soviet Internationalism". When the US Marines landed on the island, they discovered a large amount of documents, which included agreements between the Soviet Government, and the New Jewel Movement, recorded minutes of the Committee meetings, and reports from the Grenadian embassy in Moscow. Diplomatic relations between Grenada and the Soviet Union were severed in 1983 by the Governor General of Grenada. Eventually in 2002, Grenada re-established diplomatic relations with the newly formed Russian Federation.
South Korea	1 August 1974, severed 23 July 1980, Restored 17 May 1984	See Grenada–South Korea relations The establishment of diplomatic relations between South Korea and Grenada started on 1 August 1974 and the bilateral trade in 2012 were exports : $1.78 and million imports : $140 thousand.
Turkey	Feb. 25, 1975	Turkish Embassy in Port of Spain is accredited to Grenada. Trade volume between the two countries was US$910 thousand in 2019.
UAE	March 1975	In September 2004 York House, the building housing the Parliament of Grenada was destroyed by Hurricane Ivan, the government of the UAE contributed US$4.5 million (of the US$12.2) to construct the new Parliament building completed in 2018.
United Kingdom	7 February 1974	See Grenada–United Kingdom relations Grenada established diplomatic relations the United Kingdom on 7 February 1974. Both countries are Commonwealth Realms. Grenada maintains a high commission in London. The United Kingdom is accredited to Grenada through its high commission in Saint George's. The UK governed Grenada from 1762 to 1974, when Grenada achieved full independence. Both countries share common membership of the Caribbean Development Bank, the Commonwealth, the International Criminal Court, the United Nations, and the World Trade Organization, as well as the CARIFORUM–UK Economic Partnership Agreement.
United States	29 November 1974	See Grenada–United States relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 29 November 1974 The U.S. Government established an embassy in Grenada in November 1983. The U.S. Ambassador to Grenada is resident in Bridgetown, Barbados. The embassy in Grenada is staffed by a chargé d'affaires who reports to the ambassador in Bridgetown. Grenada has an embassy in Washington, D.C., and a consulate general in New York City. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) played a major role in Grenada's development. In addition to the $45 million emergency aid for reconstruction from 2004's Hurricane Ivan, USAID provided more than $120 million in economic assistance from 1984 to 1993. About 25 Peace Corps volunteers in Grenada teach special education, remedial reading, and vocational training and assist with HIV/AIDS work. Grenada receives counter-narcotics assistance from the United States and benefits from U.S. military exercise-related construction and humanitarian civic action projects. Prime Minister Keith Mitchell joined President Bill Clinton, in May 1997, for a meeting with 14 other Caribbean leaders during the first-ever U.S.-regional summit in Bridgetown, Barbados. The summit strengthened the basis for regional cooperation on justice and counter-narcotics issues, finance and development, and trade.

See also

• List of diplomatic missions in Grenada
• List of diplomatic missions of Grenada