Foreign relations of Belize

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Sidebar with collapsible listsBelize maintains 14 embassies to foreign countries, one consulate, and three missions to international organizations.<ref name=mfa>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 1990, Belize became a member of the Organization of American States, and the Commonwealth of Nations in 1981.

To strengthen its potential for economic and political development, Belize has sought to build closer ties with the Spanish-speaking countries of Central America to complement its historical ties to the English-speaking Caribbean states. Recent foreign policy initiatives include joining with the other Central American countries in signing the CONCAUSA Agreement on regional sustainable development and becoming a full member of the Central American Integration System (SICA). Belize is a member of CARICOM which was founded in 1973.

Diplomatic relations

List of countries with which Belize maintains diplomatic relations with:

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Africa

Country	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Template:Flag	14 May 1997	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 14 May 1997.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Belize does not have any representation in South Africa.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> South Africa is represented in Belize by its High Commission in Kingston, Jamaica.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations and the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States.
Template:Flag		Both countries have passed a number of bilateral agreements.<ref>http://www.diplomatie.gov.tn/index.php?id=399&no_cache=1&L=0&tx_wdtreaties_pi1%5Baction& Template:Webarchive#93;=listView&tx_wdtreaties_pi1[country]=BLZ&tx_wdtreaties_pi1[pointer]=0&tx_wdtreaties_pi1[mode]=1 Template:Bare URL inline</ref>

Americas

Country	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Template:Flag	8 January 1992	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 8 January 1992.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2013 both countries have an agreement on Technical cooperation.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Argentina is represented in Belize through its embassy in Mexico City.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Flag		Canada is accredited to Belize from its embassy in Guatemala City.<ref name="Canada - Belize Relations">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Belize is accredited to Canada from its embassy in Washington, D.C., and maintains an honorary consulate in Calgary.<ref name="Canada - Belize Relations"/> Both countries are member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the Organization of American States and the United Nations.
Template:Flag	15 February 1982	On 15 February 1982, formal relations were established. Colombia's embassy in Belize closed in 2002 in order to cut down on costs though the embassy of Colombia in El Salvador is also concurrent to Belize. On 17 April 2013, the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister met with the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia in order to strengthen relations.<ref name=embbelcol>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Both countries are full members of the Association of Caribbean States, the Organization of American States and the United Nations.
Template:Flag		Belize has an embassy in Santo Domingo. Dominican Republic is accredited to Belize from a non-resident ambassador in Santo Domingo and maintains an honorary consulate in Belmopan. Both countries are members of the Association of Caribbean States, CARIFORUM, the Organization of American States (OAS), and Group of 77, and the United Nations.
Template:Flag		See Belize–Guatemala relations Belize's principal external concern has been the dispute involving the Guatemalan claim to Belizean territory. Initially a dispute between formerly Spanish Guatemala and the United Kingdom's colony of British Honduras, Guatemala continued its claim after Belizean independence in 1981; it recognized its neighbour's independence one decade later, in 1991. The dispute remains unresolved. Belize has an embassy in Guatemala City. Guatemala has an embassy in Belize City and a consulate-general in Benque Viejo del Carmen. Both countries are full members of the Association of Caribbean States, the Central American Integration System, the Organization of American States, and the United Nations.
Template:Flag	1981	See Belize–Mexico relations Diplomatic relations between Mexico and Belize were established in 1981. Mexico has an embassy in Belmopan.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Belize has an embassy in Mexico City. Both countries are members of the Association of Caribbean States, the Central American Integration System, the Organization of American States, and the United Nations.
Template:Flag		See Belize–United States relations Belize-United States relations have traditionally been close and cordial. The United States is Belize's principal trading partner and major source of investment funds. It is also home to the largest Belizean community outside Belize, estimated to be 70,000 strong. Because Belize's economic growth and accompanying democratic political stability are important U.S. objectives, Belize benefits from the U.S. Caribbean Basin Initiative. As a member of CARICOM Belize 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. The country agreed to contribute military personnel to the Multinational Task Force which restored the democratically elected Government of Haiti in October 1994 and to the United Nations Mission in Haiti (UNMIH). Belize is also a member of the International Criminal Court with a Bilateral Immunity Agreement of protection for the American military (as covered under Article 98). International crime issues dominate the agenda of bilateral relations between the United States and Belize. The United States is working closely with the Government of Belize to fight illicit narcotics trafficking, and both governments seek to control the flow of illegal migrants to the United States through Belize. Belize and the United States brought into force a stolen vehicle treaty, an extradition treaty, and a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty between 2001 and 2003. The United States is the largest provider of economic assistance to Belize, contributing $2.5 million in various bilateral economic and military aid programs to Belize in FY 2006. Of this amount, nearly $500,000 was provided by the U.S. Military Liaison Office. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) closed its Belize office in August 1996 after a 13-year program during which USAID provided $110 million worth of development assistance to Belize. Belize still benefits from USAID regional programs. In addition, during the past 42 years, almost 2,000 Peace Corps volunteers have served in Belize. As of April 2007, the Peace Corps had 58 volunteers working in Belize. Until the end of 2002, Voice of America operated a medium-wave radio relay station in Punta Gorda that broadcast to the neighboring countries of Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador. The U.S. military has a diverse and growing assistance program in Belize that included the construction and renovation of several schools and youth hostels, medical assistance programs, and drug reduction programs. Private North American investors continue to play a key role in Belize's economy, particularly in the tourism sector. Belize has an embassy in Washington, D.C., and a consulate-general in Los Angeles. United States has an embassy in Belmopan.
Template:Flag	28 September 1987	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 28 September 1987.<ref name=":0" /> Both countries are full members of the Organization of American States and the United Nations.
Template:Flag	25 April 1989	labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Both countries established diplomatic relations on 25 April 1989.<ref name=":0" /> Venezuela has an embassy in Belmopan. Both countries are full members of the Association of Caribbean States, Organization of American States, and the United Nations.

Asia

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Template:Flag	Belize does not have Diplomatic recognition of China. See Foreign relations of China.	See Belize–China relations In June 2020, Belize openly opposed the Hong Kong national security law<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Flag		See Belize–India relations
Template:Flag	11 March 1985 (Diplomatic relations severed 15 November 2023)	Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1983.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Belize is represented in Israel through its embassy in London.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Israeli is represented in Belize through its embassy in San Salvador.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Since 2011, both countries have an agreement between the government of the state of Israel and the government of Belize on visa exemption for holders of diplomatic, service and national passports.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Both countries severed diplomatic relations on 15 November 2023 amid the Gaza war.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Flag		Under the previous premiership of Said Musa, Belize remained a staunch supporter of Palestinian rights and shunned relations with Israel due to the latter's military and intelligence support for Guatemala.<ref name="madsen">Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Flag	14 April 1987	Belize and South Korea established diplomatic relation on April 14, 1987. The two nations have good relations.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Flag	1989	See Belize–Taiwan relations Belize recognizes the Republic of China (ROC, commonly known as Taiwan)<ref>In 1949, the Republic of China government led by the Kuomintang (KMT) lost the Chinese Civil War to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and set up a provisional capital in Taipei. The CPC established the People's Republic. As such, the political status of the ROC and the legal status of Taiwan (alongside the territories currently under ROC jurisdiction) are in dispute. In 1971, the United Nations gave the China seat to the PRC instead of the ROC: most states recognize the PRC to be the sole legitimate representative of all China, and the UN classifies Taiwan as "Taiwan, Province of China". The ROC has de facto relations with most sovereign states. A significant political movement within Taiwan advocates Taiwan independence. The Republic of China participates in the World Health Organization and a number of non-UN international organizations such as the World Trade Organization, International Olympic Committee and others under a variety of pseudonyms, most commonly Chinese Taipei.</ref> as the sole legitimate government of China. Relations were established between Belize and the ROC in 1989. Belize has an embassy in Taipei. Taiwan has an embassy in Belize City.
Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>||See Belize–Turkey relations Turkish Embassy in Port of Spain is accredited to Belize. Turkey has an Honorary Consul in Belize City.<ref name="mfa.gov.tr">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="auto124"/> Belize has an Honorary Consulate in İzmir.<ref name="mfa.gov.tr"/> Trade volume between the two countries was 13.7 million USD in 2019 (Belize's exports/imports: 3.6/10.1 million USD).<ref name="auto124"/>

Europe

Country	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Template:Flag	15 February 1994	Both countries have established diplomatic relations on 15 February 1994.<ref name=":0" /> Bulgaria is represented in Belize through its embassy in Mexico City.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Flag	21 July 2000	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 21 July 2000.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Cyprus is represented in Belize through its embassy in Mexico.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Both countries are members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Template:Flag	15 February 1994	The Czech Republic is represented in Belize through its embassy in Mexico City<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> and has an honorary consulate.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Belize has an honorary consulate in Prague.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Flag	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Belize has an honorary consulate in Copenhagen.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Denmark is represented in Belize by its embassy in Mexico City.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Flag	5 May 1999	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 5 May 1999.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Estonia has an honorary consulate in Belize.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Flag	19 June 1997	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 19 June 1997.<ref name="auto">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Finland is represented in Belize through its embassy in Mexico City and an honorary consulate in Belize City.<ref name="auto"/>
Template:Flag		Both countries established diplomatic relations in November 1981.<ref name=":0" /> France is represented in Belize through its embassy in San Salvador, El Salvador.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Flag	1982	Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1982.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Germany is represented in Belize through its embassy in Guatemala.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Flag	4 September 1986	Both countries have established diplomatic relations on 4 September 1986.<ref name=":0" /> Belize's Embassy in Mexico has parallel accreditation for Greece. Belize has an Honorary Consulate in Athens since 1992.<ref name="mfa.gr">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Greece does not have any representation in Belize, its embassy in Mexico is also accredited to Belize.<ref name="mfa.gr"/>
Template:Flag		Hungary is represented in Belize through its embassy in Mexico City.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Flag	9 March 1983	Both countries established diplomatic relations on 9 March 1983.<ref name=":0" /> Belize has an embassy to the Holy See in Rome. Holy See is accredited to Belize from its apostolic nunciature in San Salvador, El Salvador.
Template:Flag	1 October 1982	Both countries have established diplomatic relations on 1 October 1982.<ref name=":0" /> Belize has a consulate-general in Milan.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Italy is represented in Belize through its embassy in Mexico City and an honorary consulate.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Flag		Since 2011, Belize and Norway have an Agreement concerning the exchange of information relating to tax matters they had signed in 2010.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Flag	25 June 1991	Both countries have established diplomatic relations on 25 June 1991. Belize immediately recognized Russia as the USSR's successor after the breakup of the Soviet Union. Russia is represented in Belize through its embassy in Mexico City and an honorary consulate in Belize City.
Template:Flag		Slovakia is represented in Belize through its embassy in Mexico City.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Flag		Belize is represented in Slovenia through its embassy in Vienna.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Flag	13 January 1989	See Belize–Spain relations Both countries established diplomatic relations on 13 January 1989.<ref name=":0" />
Template:Flag		Sweden is represented in Belize through its embassy in Stockholm and an honorary consulate in Belmopan.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Flag		Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1988.<ref name="eda.admin.ch">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Switzerland is represented in Belize through its embassy in Mexico City and since 1996 an honorary consulate in Belize City.<ref name="eda.admin.ch"/>
Template:Flag	21 September 1981	See Belize–United Kingdom relations Belize established diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom on 21 September 1981. Both countries are Commonwealth Realms. Belize maintains a high commission in London. The United Kingdom is accredited to Belize from its high commission in Belmopan.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> The UK governed Belize from 1783 to 1981, when Belize achieved full independence. Both countries share common membership of the Atlantic co-operation pact,<ref>Template:Cite x</ref> Caribbean Development Bank, the Commonwealth, and the World Trade Organization, as well as the CARIFORUM–UK Economic Partnership Agreement.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Bilaterally the two countries have a Defence Cooperation Agreement,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> and an Investment Agreement.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Oceania

Country	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Template:Flag		Australia is accredited to Belize from its High Commission in Trinidad and Tobago.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Both countries are members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Template:Flag		New Zealand is accredited to Belize from its embassy in Mexico City.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Belize and the Commonwealth of Nations

Belize has been a member state of the Commonwealth since 1981, when it became an independent Commonwealth realm.

King Charles III as King of Belize is viceregally represented by the Governor-General of Belize.

Multilateral membership

Belize is a member of the following multilateral bodies.

• African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
• The Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL)
• Caribbean Community (Caricom)
• Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)
• Commonwealth of Nations
• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
• Group of 77 (G-77)
• Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
• International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
• International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU)
• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
• International Development Association (IDA)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
• International Finance Corporation (IFC)
• International Labour Organization (ILO)
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• International Maritime Organization (IMO)
• Intelsat (nonsignatory user)
• Interpol
• International Olympic Committee (IOC)
• International Organization for Migration (IOM) (observer)
• International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
• Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)
• Organization of American States (OAS)
• Latin American Economic System (LAES)
• The United Nations (UN)
• United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNECLAC)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
• Universal Postal Union (UPU)
• World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• World Trade Organization (WTO)

See also

• List of diplomatic missions in Belize
• List of diplomatic missions of Belize
• North American Free Trade Agreement
• Free Trade Area of the Americas
• Third Border Initiative
• Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI)
• Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act
• Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative

External links

• Belizean High Commission in London, United Kingdom Template:Webarchive
• British High Commission in Belmopan
• Embassy of Belize in Guatemala City, Guatemala
• Embassy of Belize in Washington, D.C. Template:Webarchive
• Embassy of Republic of China (Taiwan) in Belize City
• United States Embassy in Belmopan
• GAR
• Other Documents
• Submission of Belize/Guatemala Case to ICJ in 2009
• Summary of Legal Opinion of 25 November 2008
• Belize/Guatemala ICJ Compromis Signed at OAS in Washington, D.C. on 8 December 2008
• Compromis
• Videos
• Photographs
• Belize Leading Counsel of 19 December 2008

Dominican Republic

• Address of the Belizean embassy in Santo Domingo

Russia

• Bilateral treaties of Belize [pdf]

Belize

• Belize tourism