Guatemala's major diplomatic interests are regional security and increasingly, regional development and economic integration.
Diplomatic relations
editList of countries which Guatemala maintains diplomatic relations with:
| # | Country | Date[1] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 March 1821 | |
| 2 | 1821 | |
| 3 | 4 August 1824[2] | |
| 4 | 15 March 1825 | |
| 5 | 2 March 1831 | |
| 6 | 12 July 1837 | |
| 7 | 18 August 1839 | |
| 8 | 8 August 1840[3] | |
| 9 | 1841 | |
| 10 | 31 August 1844 | |
| 11 | 15 May 1845 | |
| 12 | 25 June 1847 | |
| 13 | 6 September 1848 | |
| 14 | 22 March 1856 | |
| 15 | 20 April 1857 | |
| 16 | 29 May 1863 | |
| 17 | 25 February 1864 | |
| 18 | 28 February 1870 | |
| 19 | 18 July 1874 | |
| 20 | 30 April 1880 | |
| 21 | 1 July 1882 | |
| 22 | 20 August 1884 | |
| 23 | 6 May 1890 | |
| — | 22 June 1891[4] | |
| 24 | 30 April 1902 | |
| 25 | 21 November 1906 | |
| 26 | 14 December 1906 | |
| 27 | 16 March 1907 | |
| 28 | 1 May 1907 | |
| 29 | 7 October 1918 | |
| 30 | 7 November 1924 | |
| 31 | 20 March 1930[5] | |
| 32 | 9 December 1930 | |
| — | 15 June 1933 | |
| 33 | 18 November 1933[6] | |
| 34 | 25 January 1935 | |
| 35 | 20 February 1935 | |
| — | 11 March 1936 | |
| 36 | 18 August 1938 | |
| 37 | 19 April 1945 | |
| 38 | 15 May 1948 | |
| 39 | 1948 | |
| 40 | 1952 | |
| 41 | 7 March 1957 | |
| — | 11 December 1957 | |
| 42 | 16 September 1961[7] | |
| 43 | 24 October 1962 | |
| 44 | 16 July 1966 | |
| 45 | 20 July 1966 | |
| 46 | 18 August 1967[8] | |
| 47 | 7 September 1970 | |
| 48 | 15 March 1971 | |
| 49 | 16 May 1972 | |
| 50 | 21 June 1972 | |
| 51 | 7 January 1974 | |
| 52 | 2 February 1978 | |
| 53 | 9 May 1979 | |
| 54 | 7 October 1983 | |
| 55 | 31 January 1990 | |
| 56 | 31 January 1990 | |
| 57 | 31 January 1990 | |
| 58 | 11 October 1990 | |
| 59 | 7 December 1990 | |
| 60 | 11 September 1991 | |
| 61 | 11 December 1991 | |
| 62 | 27 January 1992 | |
| 63 | 3 February 1992 | |
| 64 | 30 March 1992 | |
| 65 | 1 April 1992 | |
| 66 | 29 April 1992 | |
| 67 | 1 May 1992 | |
| 68 | 14 May 1992 | |
| 69 | 1 December 1992 | |
| 70 | 15 December 1992 | |
| 71 | 17 December 1992 | |
| 72 | 22 December 1992 | |
| 73 | 1992 | |
| 75 | 7 January 1993 | |
| 76 | 12 January 1993 | |
| 77 | 13 January 1993 | |
| 78 | 14 January 1993 | |
| 79 | 25 January 1993 | |
| 80 | 27 January 1993 | |
| 81 | 27 January 1993 | |
| 82 | 3 February 1993 | |
| 83 | 10 February 1993 | |
| 84 | 12 February 1993 | |
| 85 | 19 February 1993 | |
| 86 | 9 March 1993 | |
| 87 | 11 March 1993 | |
| 88 | 6 April 1993 | |
| 89 | 14 April 1993 | |
| 90 | 15 April 1993 | |
| 91 | 13 May 1993 | |
| 92 | 5 August 1993 | |
| 93 | 10 October 1993 | |
| 94 | 25 November 1993 | |
| 95 | 14 December 1993 | |
| 96 | 14 January 1994 | |
| 97 | 25 May 1994 | |
| 98 | 26 September 1994 | |
| 99 | 1 November 1994 | |
| 100 | 12 January 1995 | |
| 101 | 14 November 1995 | |
| 102 | 27 November 1995 | |
| 103 | 11 December 1995 | |
| 104 | 12 December 1995 | |
| 105 | 26 January 1996 | |
| 106 | 22 August 1996 | |
| 107 | 4 February 1997 | |
| 108 | 29 June 1998 | |
| 109 | January 1999 | |
| 110 | 21 November 2001 | |
| 111 | December 2001 | |
| 112 | 14 February 2002 | |
| 113 | 30 June 2004 | |
| 114 | 2004 | |
| 115 | 3 July 2006 | |
| 116 | 7 July 2006 | |
| 117 | 21 July 2006 | |
| 118 | 25 July 2006 | |
| 119 | 8 August 2006 | |
| 120 | 20 August 2006 | |
| 121 | 5 September 2006 | |
| 122 | 7 September 2006 | |
| 123 | 27 September 2006 | |
| 124 | 6 December 2006 | |
| 125 | 18 December 2006 | |
| 126 | 9 February 2007 | |
| 127 | 27 February 2007 | |
| 128 | 2 March 2007 | |
| 129 | 19 March 2007 | |
| 130 | 7 May 2007 | |
| 131 | 21 May 2007 | |
| 132 | 5 September 2007 | |
| 133 | 20 September 2007 | |
| 134 | 26 September 2007 | |
| 135 | 2 November 2007 | |
| 136 | 13 November 2007 | |
| 137 | 20 February 2008 | |
| 138 | 25 September 2008 | |
| 139 | 9 September 2009 | |
| 140 | 12 August 2009 | |
| 141 | 27 April 2010 | |
| 142 | 8 March 2011 | |
| 143 | 20 May 2011 | |
| 144 | 2 September 2011 | |
| 145 | 14 October 2011 | |
| 146 | 20 June 2012 | |
| 147 | 26 February 2013 | |
| 148 | 19 March 2013 | |
| 149 | 13 September 2013 | |
| 150 | 13 March 2014 | |
| 151 | 29 September 2015 | |
| 152 | 22 December 2015 | |
| 153 | 21 April 2017 | |
| 154 | 20 June 2017 | |
| 155 | 28 February 2018 | |
| 156 | 31 December 2022 | |
| 157 | 19 January 2023 | |
| 158 | 3 April 2023 | |
| 159 | 22 September 2023 | |
| 160 | 22 September 2023 | |
| 161 | 24 September 2024 | |
| 162 | 4 October 2024 | |
| 163 | 4 October 2024 | |
Bilateral relations
edit| Country | Formal Relations Began | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 27 November 2007 |
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| 29 June 1998 |
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 29 June 1998. | |
| 1 November 1994[9] | ||
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There are four Australia–Guatemala bilateral treaties. Guatemala has an embassy in Canberra, Australia.[12] The Australian embassy in Mexico has consular responsibility for Guatemala.[13] Trade between the two countries is A$32 Million.[14] | ||
| 11 September 1993 | See Belize-Guatemala relations
Guatemala has a longstanding claim to a large portion of Belize. The territorial dispute caused problems with the United Kingdom and later with Belize following its 1981 independence from the UK. In December 1989, Guatemala sponsored Belize for permanent observer status in the Organization of American States (OAS). In September 1991 Guatemala recognized Belize's independence and established diplomatic ties, while acknowledging that the boundaries remained in dispute. In anticipation of an effort to bring the border dispute to an end in early 1996, the Guatemalan Congress ratified two long-pending international agreements governing frontier issues and maritime rights. In early 2000 the Guatemalan Foreign Ministry proposed a border settlement that would transfer more than half of Belize's territory to Guatemala. Following a spate of border incidents, both sides agreed during talks under OAS auspices in November 2000 to confidence-building measures to reduce tensions. They followed that with an agreement on opening substantive discussions on the dispute. Both Guatemala and Belize are participating in the confidence-building measures, including the Guatemala-Belize Language Exchange Project. In September 2010, the Guatemalan Congress overwhelmingly gave its approval for a referendum to be held; giving the people of Guatemala a say in whether or not that country's claim to Belize should be taken to the International Court of Justice. Under the special agreement (compromise) signed in December 2008 by Belize and Guatemala it was agreed that if the people of both nations approved, by way of a simultaneous referendum on the same day, that the dispute would proceed to the ICJ. The outcome of any ruling handed down by the ICJ will be final and binding, regardless of in whose favor the ruling is handed down. | |
| 1952 |
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| 21 November 1906 |
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| 16 September 1961 | ||
| 8 August 1840 |
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| 15 June 1933 |
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| 18 August 1839 |
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| 30 April 1902 | See Cuba–Guatemala relations
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| 21 March 1821 | See El Salvador–Guatemala relations
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| 2 March 1831 |
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| 1 May 1992 |
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| 1821 | See Guatemala–Honduras relations
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| 16 May 1972 | See Guatemala–India relations | |
| 29 April 1992 | ||
| 15 May 1948 |
In May 2018, Guatemala was the second country after the United States to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.[25] The first COVID vaccines to arrive in Guatemala were received from donations sent by Israel.[26] | |
| 6 September 1838 | See Guatemala–Mexico relations; Guatemalan immigration to Mexico
Diplomatic relations between Mexico and Guatemala began in 1838 after the dissolution of the Federal Republic of Central America.
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| 15 March 1971 |
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| 15 May 1845 |
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| 25 January 1935 |
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| 1 May 1907 |
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| 21 June 1972 |
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| 19 April 1945 | See Guatemala–Russia relations | |
| 24 October 1962[30] |
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| 29 May 1863 | See Guatemala–Spain relations | |
| 9 December 1930 |
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| 3 March 1957 | ||
| 18 July 1874 | See Guatemala–Turkey relations | |
| 12 July 1837 | ||
| 4 August 1824 | See Guatemala–United States relations
Relations between the United States and Guatemala traditionally have been close, although at times strained by human rights and civil-military issues. U.S. policy objectives in Guatemala include:
The United States, as a member of "the Friends of Guatemala", along with Colombia, Mexico, Spain, Norway, and Venezuela, played an important role in the UN-moderated peace accords. The United States strongly supported the six substantive and three procedural accords, which, along with the signing of the December 29, 1996 final accord, form the blueprint for profound political, economic, and social change. To that end, the U.S. government committed over $500 million to support peace implementation since 1997. In recent years the number of violent crimes reported by U.S. citizens has steadily increased, though the number of Americans traveling to Guatemala has increased. Most U.S. assistance to Guatemala is provided through the U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) offices for Guatemala. USAID/Guatemala's current program builds on the gains of the peace process that followed the signing of the peace accords in December 1996, as well as on the achievements of its 1997–2004 peace program. The current program works to advance U.S. foreign policy objectives by focusing on Guatemala's potential as Central America's largest economy and trading partner of the United States, but also recognizes the country's lagging social indicators and widespread poverty. The three areas of focus for USAID/Guatemala's program are modeled after the Millennium Challenge Account areas—ruling justly, economic freedom, and investing in people. | |
| 16 March 1907 | See Guatemala–Uruguay relations
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| 31 October 1890 |
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Multilateral relations
editThe Central American Ministers of Trade meet on a regular basis to work on regional approaches to trade issues. In March 1998, Guatemala joined its Central American neighbors in signing a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA). In 2000 it joined Honduras and El Salvador in signing a free trade agreement with Mexico, which went into effect in 2001. Guatemala also originated the idea for, and is the seat of, the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN).
Guatemala participates in several regional groups, particularly those related to the environment and trade. For example, US President Clinton and the Central American presidents signed the CONCAUSA (Conjunto Centroamerica-USA) agreement at the Summit of the Americas in December 1994. CONCAUSA is a cooperative plan of action to promote clean, efficient energy use; conserve the region's biodiversity; strengthen legal and institutional frameworks and compliance mechanisms; and improve and harmonize environmental protection standards.
Illicit drugs: Guatemala is a transit country for cocaine shipments; minor producer of illicit opium poppy and cannabis for the international drug trade; active eradication program in 1996 effectively eliminated the cannabis crop; proximity to Mexico makes Guatemala a major staging area for drugs (cocaine shipments).
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Diplomatic relations established as the Nationalist government on Mainland China. Relations continued on Taiwan, which the ROC took control of from Japan in 1945, after its retreat in 1949. See also One China and Political status of Taiwan.
References
edit- ^ "Relaciones Diplomáticas de Guatemala" (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "HISTORY OF THE U.S. AND GUATEMALA". 29 January 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "Listado de paises con relaciones diplomatica". minex.gob.gt (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ Libro amarillo correspondiente al año ...: presentado al Congreso Nacional en sus sesiones ordinarias de ... por el titular despacho (in Spanish). Venezuela. Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores. 2003. pp. 528–529.
- ^ Las relaciones entre Checoslovaquia y América Latina 1945-1989. En los archivos de la República Checa (in Spanish). Karolinum Press. 2015. p. 267.
- ^ "SERIA WYDAWNICZA: POLSKA SŁUŻBA ZAGRANICZNA 1918–1945 – materiały źródłowe" (PDF) (in Polish). p. 271. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ "A Guide to Canadian Diplomatic Relations 1925-2019". 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ "Guatemala". Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ a b c "Guatemala". mfa.gov.az. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
- ^ "Azerbaijan Embassies in Guatemala". pickvisa.com. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
- ^ "Guatemala Embassies in Turkey". pickvisa.com. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
- ^ "Search results". protocol.dfat.gov.au. Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Archived from the original on 11 June 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ "Guatemala". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ dfat.gov.au. Dept Foreign Affairs and Trade http://dfat.gov.au/trade/resources/Documents/guat.pdf. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-08-14. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
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- ^ "Forbidden". canada.minex.gob.gt.
- ^ "President Ma meets Guatemalan Vice President Fuentes - Focus Taiwan". focustaiwan.tw. 29 December 2015. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
- ^ Embassy of El Salvador in Guatemala (in Spanish)
- ^ "Forbidden". elsalvador.minex.gob.gt.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2016-07-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Forbidden". honduras.minex.gob.gt.
- ^ "Embassy of India Guatemala". indemguatemala.gov.in.
- ^ "The Opening of Guatemalan Embassy in Jakarta Marks New Phase of Indonesia-Guatemala's Bilateral Relationship". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Indonesia. 2019-12-10.
- ^ "Embajada de Israel en Guatemala". embassies.gov.il (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-06-10.
- ^ Heller Williams, Jeffrey (16 May 2018). "Guatemala opens embassy in Jerusalem, two days after U.S. Move". Reuters.
- ^ "1st vaccines arrive in Honduras, Guatemala from Israel". TurkishPress. 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
- ^ Embassy of Mexico in Guatemala City (in Spanish).
- ^ Embassy of Guatemala in Mexico City (in Spanish).
- ^ "Embassy of the Russian Federation in Guatemala City". Archived from the original on 2009-04-14. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
- ^ "Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea-Latin America and Caribbean".
- ^ "Embajada de la República de Corea en Guatemala". Archived from the original on 2017-10-11. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
- ^ "Homepage".
- ^ "Páginas - Embajada de España en Guatemala". exteriores.gob.es.
- ^ "Guatemala abre en Bangkok y Yakarta sus primeras embajadas en sureste de Asia" (in Spanish). 2019-12-09.
- ^ a b c "Relations between Turkey and Guatemala".
- ^ "Embassy of Guatemala to the United Kingdom". Embajada de Guatemala. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
- ^ "British Embassy Guatemala City - GOV.UK". gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
- ^ Menchu, Sofia (2020-01-17). "Guatemala's new president cuts ties with Venezuela, as promised". Reuters. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
External links
edit- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Guatemala
- Legal Opinion on Guatemala's Territorial Claim to Belize and MFA Library and GAR and Other Documents and Summary of Legal Opinion of 25 November 2008
- Belize/Guatemala ICJ Compromis Signed at OAS in Washington, D.C. on 8 December 2008 and Compromis and Videos and U.S. Congratulations and U.K. Congratulations and Photographs and Compromis for Christmas of 8 December 2008 and Belize Leading Counsel of 19 December 2008