Foreign relations of Barbados
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As a small nation, the primary thrust of [[Barbados]]' diplomatic activity has been within international organizations. The island is a member of the [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] and participates in its activities. Barbados was admitted to the [[United Nations]] in December [[1966]]. Barbados joined the [[Organization of American States]] (OAS) in 1967.
On [[July 4]], [[1973]], Barbados, [[Trinidad and Tobago]], [[Guyana]], and [[Jamaica]] signed a treaty in Trinidad to found the [[Caribbean Community|Caribbean Community (CARICOM)]]. In May 1974, most of the remaining English-speaking Caribbean states joined CARICOM, which now has 14 members. Barbados also is a member of the Caribbean Development Bank, established in 1970, with headquarters in Bridgetown. The eastern Caribbean's Regional Security System, which associates Barbados with six other island nations, also is headquartered in Barbados. In July 1994, Barbados joined the newly established Association of Caribbean States (ACS).
As a member of CARICOM, Barbados supported efforts by the [[United States]] to implement UN Security Council Resolution 940, designed to facilitate the departure of [[Haiti]]'s de facto authorities from power. The country agreed to contribute personnel to the multinational force, which restored the democratically elected government of Haiti in October 1994.
In May 1997, Prime Minister Owen Arthur hosted [[President of the United States|United States President]] [[Bill Clinton]] and 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 counternarcotics issues, finance and development, and trade.
Barbados has diplomatic missions headed by resident ambassadors or high commissioners in Canada, the UK, the U.S., and Venezuela, and at the [[European Union]] (Brussels) and the UN. It also has resident consuls general in [[Toronto]], [[Miami, Florida|Miami]], and [[New York City]]. [[Australia]], [[Brazil]], [[Cuba]], [[Canada]], [[Colombia]], [[People's Republic of China]], [[Guatemala]], the [[United Kingdom]], the [[United States]], and [[Venezuela]] have ambassadors or high commissioners resident in Barbados.
Barbados is also a member of the [[International Criminal Court]], without a Bilateral Immunity Agreement of protection for the [[United States|US]]-military (as covered under [[Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court|Article 98]])
'''Disputes - international:'''
none
'''Illicit drugs:'''
one of many Caribbean transshipment points for narcotics bound for the US and Europe
==References==
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''See also:''
*[[Barbados]]
*[[Barbadian diplomatic missions]]
*[[Government of Barbados]]
*[[Politics of Barbados]]
==External links==
*[http://www.foreign.gov.bb/ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade]
*[http://bb2.mofcom.gov.cn/ Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Barbados]
*[http://www.un.org/esa/agenda21/natlinfo/countr/barbados/eco.htm Economic aspects of sustainable development in Barbados] @ the UN
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