List of diplomatic missions of Barbados

The Caribbean island of Barbados has a small, albeit growing network of diplomatic and consular missions. As a member-state of the Commonwealth of Nations, Barbadian diplomatic missions in the capitals of other Commonwealth members-states are known as High Commissions instead of embassies.

Map of diplomatic missions of Barbados:
  Barbados
  Countries that host a Barbadian Embassy or High Commission

Excluded from this listing are honorary consulates, trade missions, and offices of the Barbados Tourism Authority.

History

In February 2020 the two Heads of Government for both Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago initialed several agreements including one which would see the sharing of various diplomatic chancery resources around the world.[1][2]

In November 2021, Barbados announced that it would launch the world's first embassy in the decentralised metaverse, an attempt to reach diplomatic parity. [3]

Current missions

Africa
Host country Host city Mission Concurrent accreditation Ref.
 Ghana Accra High Commission [4][5]
 Kenya Nairobi High Commission
Countries:
International Organizations:
 [4][5][6][7]

Americas
Host country Host city Mission Concurrent accreditation Ref.
 Brazil Brasília Embassy
Countries:
 [4][8][9][10]
 Canada Ottawa High Commission [4]
Toronto Consulate-General [11]
 Cuba Havana Embassy
Countries:
 [4][12]
 Panama Panama City Embassy
Countries:
 [4][13]
 Venezuela Caracas Embassy
Countries:
 [4][14]
 United States Washington, D.C. Embassy
International Organizations:
 [4][15]
Miami Consulate-General [11]
New York City Consulate-General [11]

Asia
Host country Host city Mission Concurrent accreditation Ref.
 China Beijing Embassy
Countries:
 [4][16]
 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Embassy [5][17]

Europe
Host country Host city Mission Concurrent accreditation Ref.
 Belgium Brussels Embassy
Countries:
International Organizations:
 [4][18][19][20][21]
 United Kingdom London High Commission
Countries:
 [4][22][23][24][25]

Multilateral organizations
Organization Host city Host country Mission Concurrent accreditation Ref.
 United Nations New York City United States Permanent Mission [4]
Geneva Switzerland Permanent Mission
Countries:
International Organizations:
 [4][26][27]
  • High Commission in London
    High Commission in London
  • Embassy in Washington, D.C.
    Embassy in Washington, D.C.

Closed missions

Americas
Host country Host city Mission Year closed Ref.
 Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain High Commission 2000 [28]

See also

References
  1. Madden, Marlon (19 February 2020). "Rowley: Barbados and TnT to open joint embassies". Regional. Bridgetown: Barbados Today newspaper. Retrieved 18 March 2020. Bridgetown and Port of Spain have agreed to share diplomatic missions in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. The announcement was made on Monday by Prime Minister Mia Mottley and her Trinidadian counterpart Dr Keith Rowley ahead of the CARICOM mid-term summit which began here today. The Trinidadian prime minister said both countries agreed after exploring ways of effectively cooperating "in every possible area". Dr Rowley announced: "Our discussions have taken us to a place of agreement where Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados have agreed to share some of our missions abroad. {{cite news}}: External link in |author-link1= (help)
  2. Douglas, Sean (18 February 2020). "TT, B'dos to share embassies". News. Port of Spain, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. Retrieved 18 March 2020. The Prime Minister said TT and Barbados will share some of their diplomatic missions, speaking at the signing of an energy treaty with Bajan Prime Minister Mia Mottley on Monday in Barbados. Mottley said hard times mean both nations must seek efficiency by collaborating in as many areas as possible. Rowley said both nations are stronger together and will to cooperate in every possible area, such as sharing some missions. "TT has a mission in Nigeria. Barbados is about to operationalise its mission in Ghana, where TT has significant interests. We also have interests in energy, commerce, culture and diplomacy. Where we have missions in that part of the world, TT and Barbados will enter into an MOU (to) share a mission a country. "Each country will have a larger number of footprints. Where TT is present in Nigeria and Barbados is not, we operationalise that mission as a TT and Barbados mission. Where Ghana has a Barbados mission, it will be operationalised as a TT and Barbados mission." He said in Nigeria, a Bajan will serve under the TT high commissioner, and in Ghana a TT official will be second to the Bajan high commissioner. {{cite news}}: External link in |author-link1= (help)
  3. "Barbados is Opening a Diplomatic Embassy in the Metaverse". Bloomberg. 14 December 2021.
  4. "Embassies, High Commissions and Permanent Mission". Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  5. "Barbados opening diplomatic missions in Ghana, Kenya & UAE". Loop Caribbean News. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  6. "Rotarian To Lead The New Mission Office in Kenya". Rotary Club of Barbados. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
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  8. "Lista del Cuerpo Diplomático y OO.II. en Chile" (in Spanish). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  9. "Misiones Diplomáticas Permanentes" (in Spanish). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  10. "Representaciones Extranjeras Acreditadas en Paraguay". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Paraguay (in Spanish). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Paraguay. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  11. "Consulates General". Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  12. "Cuerpo Diplomático Acreditado en el País" (in Spanish). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  13. "Cuerpo Diplomático" (in Spanish). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Panama. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  14. "Directorio de misiones extranjeras en Perú - Guía Diplomática" (in Spanish). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  15. "OAS - Organization of American States: Democracy for peace, security, and development". August 2009.
  16. "Statement by Senator Dr. The Honourable Jerome Walcott, J.P, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, March 13, 2021". Office of the Prime Minister of Barbados. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  17. "Ambassador to UAE looking beyond traditional areas of cooperation". Barbados Today. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  18. "France and Barbados". Barbados - Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  19. "New Cambodia, Ethiopia, Sierra Leone, Tunisia, Barbados Ambassadors Present Credentials". Chronicle. April 1, 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  20. http://www.exteriores.gob.es/portal/es/ministerio/protocolo/documents/2alista.pdf
  21. "Vertretungen von Barbados" (in German). Federal Foreign Office of Germany. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  22. "Foreign Representatives in South Africa".
  23. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2021-09-01. Retrieved 2021-09-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  24. "List du Corps Diplomatique près le Saint-Siège" (in French). Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  25. https://www.government.se/49f150/contentassets/fbe729b57a7b4cd8a6cc2ebb882fff02/stockholm-diplomatic-list-5-july-2021.pdf
  26. "WTO | Public forum 19 Speakers Bio".
  27. "Parade Profile: Matthew Wilson (MSc International Development 2001)". University of Bath. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  28. Jacqueline Anne Braveboy-Wagner (2008). Small States in Global Affairs: The Foreign Policies of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Palgrave Macmillan New York. doi:10.1057/9780230610330. ISBN 978-1-349-53866-9. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
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