Guatemala's major diplomatic interests are regional security and increasingly, regional development and economic integration.

Diplomatic relations

List of countries with which Guatemala maintains diplomatic relations with:

#CountryDate[1]
1 El Salvador21 March 1821
2 Honduras1821
3 United States4 August 1824[2]
4 Colombia15 March 1825
5 France2 March 1831
6 United Kingdom12 July 1837
7 Costa Rica18 August 1839
8 Chile8 August 1840[3]
9 Belgium1841
10  Dominican Republic 31 August 1844
11 Nicaragua15 May 1845
12 Germany25 June 1847
13 Mexico6 September 1848
14 Netherlands22 March 1856
15 Peru20 April 1857
16 Spain29 May 1863
17 Italy25 February 1864
18 Austria28 February 1870
19  Turkey 18 July 1874
20 Denmark30 April 1880
21  Serbia 1 July 1882
22 Portugal20 August 1884
23 Ecuador6 May 1890
24 Venezuela31 October 1890
25 Cuba30 April 1902
26 Brazil21 November 1906
27  Switzerland14 December 1906
28 Uruguay16 March 1907
29 Paraguay1 May 1907
30 Argentina7 October 1918
31 Luxembourg7 November 1924
32 Czech Republic20 March 1930[4]
33 Sweden9 December 1930
— China[lower-alpha 1]15 June 1933
34 Poland18 November 1933[5]
35 Panama25 January 1935
36 Japan20 February 1935
— Holy See11 March 1936
37 Norway18 August 1938
38 Russia19 April 1945
39 Israel15 May 1948
40 Haiti1948
41 Bolivia1952
42 Thailand7 March 1957
— Sovereign Military Order of Malta11 December 1957
43 Canada16 September 1961[6]
44 South Korea24 October 1962
45 Grenada16 July 1966
46 Greece20 July 1966
47 Finland18 August 1967[7]
48 Egypt7 September 1970
49 Morocco15 March 1971
50 India16 May 1972
51 Philippines21 June 1972
52 Australia7 January 1974
53 Iraq2 February 1978
54 Suriname9 May 1979
55 Bangladesh7 October 1983
56 Algeria31 January 1990
57 Jordan31 January 1990
58 Lebanon31 January 1990
59 Hungary11 October 1990
60 Romania7 December 1990
61 Belize11 September 1991
62 Jamaica11 December 1991
63 Barbados27 January 1992
64 Antigua and Barbuda3 February 1992
65 Bahamas30 March 1992
67 Saint Lucia1 April 1992
68 Indonesia29 April 1992
68 Guyana1 May 1992
69 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines14 May 1992
70 Singapore1 December 1992
71 United Arab Emirates15 December 1992
72 Cyprus17 December 1992
73 Croatia22 December 1992
74 Saint Kitts and Nevis1992
75  Vietnam 7 January 1993
76  Ukraine 12 January 1993
77 Seychelles13 January 1993
78 Latvia14 January 1993
79 Iran25 January 1993
80 Malaysia27 January 1993
81 Maldives27 January 1993
82 Estonia3 February 1993
83 Kyrgyzstan10 February 1993
84 Guinea12 February 1993
85 Namibia19 February 1993
86 Albania9 March 1993
87 Belarus11 March 1993
88 Moldova6 April 1993
89 Cameroon14 April 1993
90 Slovakia15 April 1993
91 Federated States of Micronesia13 May 1993
92 Iceland5 August 1993
93 Oman10 October 1993
94 Slovenia25 November 1993
95 Lithuania14 December 1993
96 Bulgaria14 January 1994
97 Trinidad and Tobago25 May 1994
98 Ghana26 September 1994
99 Azerbaijan1 November 1994
100 South Africa12 January 1995
101 Benin14 November 1995
102 Andorra27 November 1995
103 Malta11 December 1995
104 Kuwait12 December 1995
105 Cambodia26 January 1996
106 Turkmenistan22 August 1996
107 Mozambique4 February 1997
108 Armenia29 June 1998
109 New ZealandJanuary 1999
110 North Macedonia21 November 2001
111 NigeriaDecember 2001
112  San Marino 14 February 2002
113  Brunei 30 June 2004
114  Ireland 2004
115  Mongolia 3 July 2006
116  Mali 7 July 2006
117  Burkina Faso 21 July 2006
118  Cape Verde 25 July 2006
119    Nepal 8 August 2006
120  Tajikistan 20 August 2006
121  Gambia 5 September 2006
122  Mauritius 7 September 2006
123  Montenegro 27 September 2006
124  Nauru 6 December 2006
125  Equatorial Guinea 18 December 2006
126  Uzbekistan 9 February 2007
127  Qatar 27 February 2007
128  Zimbabwe 2 March 2007
129  Tunisia 19 March 2007
130  Botswana 7 May 2007
131  Bahrain 21 May 2007
132  Libya 5 September 2007
133  Samoa 20 September 2007
134  North Korea 26 September 2007
135  Monaco 2 November 2007
136  Niger 13 November 2007
137  Laos 20 February 2008
138  Kenya 25 September 2008
139 Bosnia and Herzegovina9 September 2009
140  Dominica 12 August 2009
141  Georgia 27 April 2010
142  Solomon Islands 8 March 2011
143  Tuvalu 20 May 2011
144  Kazakhstan 2 September 2011
145  Pakistan 14 October 2011
146  Ethiopia 20 June 2012
147  Sri Lanka 26 February 2013
148  Zambia 19 March 2013
149  Fiji 13 September 2013
150  Ivory Coast 13 March 2014
151  Senegal 29 September 2015
152  Liechtenstein 22 December 2015
153  Saudi Arabia 21 April 2017
154  Marshall Islands 20 June 2017
155  Djibouti 28 February 2018
156  Gabon 31 December 2022
157  Palau 19 January 2023
158  East Timor 3 April 2023
159  Angola 22 September 2023
160  Togo 22 September 2023

Bilateral relations

Country Formal Relations Began Notes
 Andorra27 November 2007
  • Andorra does not have an accreditation to Guatemala.
  • Guatemala is accredited to Andorra from its embassy in Madrid, Spain.
 Argentina
 Armenia29 June 1998

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 29 June 1998.

 Azerbaijan 1 November 1994[8]
  • Azerbaijan is accredited to Guatemala through its embassy in Mexico City, Mexico.[8][9]
  • Guatemala is accredited to Azerbaijan through its consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.[8][10]
 Australia

There are four Australia–Guatemala bilateral treaties. Guatemala has an embassy in Canberra, Australia.[11] The Australian embassy in Mexico has consular responsibility for Guatemala.[12] Trade between the two countries is A$32 Million.[13]

 Belize11 September 1993See 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.

 Bolivia1952
  • Guatemala is accredited to Bolivia from its embassy in Lima, Peru.
  • Bolivia is accredited to Guatemala from its embassy in San José, Costa Rica.
 Brazil21 November 1906
  • Brazil has an embassy in Guatemala City.
  • Guatemala has an embassy in Brasília.
 Canada16 September 1961
  • Canada has an embassy in Guatemala City.[14]
  • Guatemala has an embassy in Ottawa and a consulate-general in Montreal.[15]
 Chile8 August 1840
  • Chile has an embassy in Guatemala City.
  • Guatemala has an embassy in Santiago de Chile.
 Republic of China (Taiwan)15 June 1933
  • As of March 2023, Guatemala is one of 13 nations who recognize the legitimacy of the Republic of China (ROC) on Taiwan under the One China policy.[16]
  • The ROC has an embassy in Guatemala City.
  • Guatemala has an embassy in Taipei, on the island of Taiwan.
 Costa Rica18 August 1839
  • Costa Rica has an embassy in Guatemala City.
  • Guatemala has an embassy in San José.
 Cuba30 April 1902See Cuba–Guatemala relations
  • Cuba has an embassy in Guatemala City
  • Guatemala has an embassy in Havana
 El Salvador21 March 1821
 France2 March 1831
  • France has an embassy in Guatemala City.
  • Guatemala has an embassy in Paris.
 Guyana1 May 1992
 Honduras1821
 India16 May 1972See Guatemala–India relations
  • India maintains an embassy in Guatemala City.[21]
  • Guatemala has an embassy in New Delhi.
 Indonesia29 April 1992
  • Indonesia is accredited to Guatemala from its embassy in Mexico City, Mexico.
  • Guatemala has an embassy in Jakarta.[22]
 Israel15 May 1948
Dinner hosted by Israeli Ambassador to Guatemala Joshua Shai, in honor of President of Guatemala Enrique Peralta Azurdia, at his residence in Guatemala, 1964.
  • Israel maintains an embassy in Guatemala City.[23]
  • Guatemala has an embassy in Jerusalem.

In May 2018, Guatemala was the second country after the United States to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.[24]

The first COVID vaccines to arrive in Guatemala were received from donations sent by Israel.[25]

 Mexico6 September 1838See 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.

 Morocco15 March 1971
  • Guatemala has an embassy in Rabat.
  • Morocco has an embassy in Guatemala City.
 Nicaragua15 May 1845
  • Guatemala has an embassy in Managua.
  • Nicaragua has an embassy in Guatemala City.
 Panama25 January 1935
  • Guatemala has an embassy in Panama City.
  • Panama has an embassy in Guatemala City.
 Paraguay1 May 1907
  • Guatemala is accredited to Paraguay from its embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • Paraguay is accredited to Guatemala from its embassy in Mexico City, Mexico.
 Philippines21 June 1972
  • Guatemala is accredited to Philippines from its embassy in Tokyo, Japan.
  • Philippines is accredited to Guatemala through its embassy in Mexico City, Mexico.
 Russia19 April 1945See Guatemala–Russia relations
  • Guatemala has an embassy in Moscow.
  • Russia has an embassy in Guatemala City.[28]
 South Korea24 October 1962[29]
  • Guatemala has an embassy in Seoul, South Korea.[30]
  • South Korea has an embassy in Guatemala City.[31]
 Spain29 May 1863See Guatemala–Spain relations
  • Guatemala has an embassy in Madrid.[32]
  • Spain has an embassy in Guatemala City.[33]
 Sweden9 December 1930
  • Guatemala has an embassy in Stockholm.
  • Sweden has an embassy in Guatemala City, which is also accredited to El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama.
 Thailand3 March 1957
  • Guatemala has an embassy in Bangkok.[34]
  • Thailand is accredited to Guatemala through its embassy in Mexico City, Mexico.
 Turkey18 July 1874See Guatemala–Turkey relations
  • Guatemala has an embassy in Ankara and an honorary consulate in Istanbul.[35]
  • Turkey has an embassy in Guatemala City.[35]
  • Trade volume between the two countries was 63.5 million USD in 2019 (Guatemalan exports/imports: 10/53.5 million USD).[35]
 United Kingdom12 July 1837
  • Guatemala has an embassy in London.[36]
  • United Kingdom has an embassy in Guatemala City.[37]
 United States4 August 1824See 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.

 Uruguay16 March 1907See Guatemala–Uruguay relations
  • Guatemala has an embassy in Montevideo.
  • Uruguay has an embassy in Guatemala City.
 Venezuela 31 October 1890

Multilateral relations

The 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

Notes

  1. ↑ Diplomatic relations established as the Nationalist government on Mainland China. Relations continued on Taiwan, obtained from Japan in 1945, after its retreat in 1949. See also One China and Political status of Taiwan.

References

  1. ↑ "Relaciones Diplomáticas de Guatemala" (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "HISTORY OF THE U.S. AND GUATEMALA". 29 January 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "Listado de paises con relaciones diplomatica". minex.gob.gt (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  4. ↑ Las relaciones entre Checoslovaquia y América Latina 1945-1989. En los archivos de la República Checa (in Spanish). Karolinum Press. 2015. p. 267.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "A Guide to Canadian Diplomatic Relations 1925-2019". 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "Guatemala". Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  8. 1 2 3 "Guatemala". mfa.gov.az. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  9. ↑ "Azerbaijan Embassies in Guatemala". pickvisa.com. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  10. ↑ "Guatemala Embassies in Turkey". pickvisa.com. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ "Guatemala". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  13. ↑ dfat.gov.au (PDF). 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. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. ↑ "Embassy of Canada to Guatemala". GAC. 20 November 2008.
  15. ↑ "Forbidden". canada.minex.gob.gt.
  16. ↑ "President Ma meets Guatemalan Vice President Fuentes - Focus Taiwan". focustaiwan.tw. 29 December 2015. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  17. ↑ Embassy of El Salvador in Guatemala (in Spanish)
  18. ↑ "Forbidden". elsalvador.minex.gob.gt.
  19. ↑ "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)
  20. ↑ "Forbidden". honduras.minex.gob.gt.
  21. ↑ "Embassy of India Guatemala". indemguatemala.gov.in.
  22. ↑ "The Opening of Guatemalan Embassy in Jakarta Marks New Phase of Indonesia-Guatemala's Bilateral Relationship". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Indonesia. 2019-12-10.
  23. ↑ "Embajada de Israel en Guatemala". embassies.gov.il (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  24. ↑ Heller Williams, Jeffrey (16 May 2018). "Guatemala opens embassy in Jerusalem, two days after U.S. Move". Reuters.
  25. ↑ "1st vaccines arrive in Honduras, Guatemala from Israel". TurkishPress. 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  26. ↑ Embassy of Mexico in Guatemala City (in Spanish).
  27. ↑ Embassy of Guatemala in Mexico City (in Spanish).
  28. ↑ Embassy of the Russian Federation in Guatemala City
  29. ↑ "Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea-Latin America and Caribbean".
  30. ↑ "알짜 유럽여행 정보 노리터 : 네이버 블로그". blog.naver.com.
  31. ↑ Embajada de la República de Corea en Guatemala
  32. ↑ "Homepage".
  33. ↑ "Páginas - Embajada de España en Guatemala". exteriores.gob.es.
  34. ↑ "Guatemala abre en Bangkok y Yakarta sus primeras embajadas en sureste de Asia" (in Spanish). 2019-12-09.
  35. 1 2 3 "Relations between Turkey and Guatemala".
  36. ↑ "Embassy of Guatemala to the United Kingdom". Embajada de Guatemala. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  37. ↑ "British Embassy Guatemala City - GOV.UK". gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  38. ↑ Menchu, Sofia (2020-01-17). "Guatemala's new president cuts ties with Venezuela, as promised". Reuters. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
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