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Guatemala's major diplomatic interests are regional security and increasingly, regional development and economic integration.
Diplomatic relations
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- Guatemala has an embassy in Ottawa and a consulates-general in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver.
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|||8 August 1840||See Chile–Guatemala relations
- Chile has an embassy in Guatemala City.
- Guatemala has an embassy in Santiago de Chile.
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|||8 March 1825||See Colombia–Guatemala relations
- Colombia has an embassy in Guatemala City.
- Guatemala has an embassy in Bogotá.
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|||18 August 1839||See Costa Rica–Guatemala relations
- Costa Rica has an embassy in Guatemala City.
- Guatemala has an embassy in San José.
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|||30 April 1902||See Cuba–Guatemala relations
- Cuba has an embassy in Guatemala City.
- Guatemala has an embassy in Havana.
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|||21 March 1821||See El Salvador–Guatemala relations
- El Salvador has an embassy in Guatemala City.
- Guatemala has an embassy in San Salvador.
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|||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.
- Guatemala has an embassy in Mexico City and consulates-general in Cancún, Monterrey, Oaxaca City, San Luis Potosí, Tapachula, Tenosique, Tijuana, and Tuxtla Gutiérrez; consulates in Acayucan, Ciudad Hidalgo, Comitán and a consular office in Arriaga.
- Mexico has an embassy in Guatemala City and consulates in Flores, Quetzaltenango and in Tecún Umán.
- Both countries are members of the Organization of American States, Organization of Ibero-American States, and the Rio Group.
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|||<!--Date started-->15 May 1845||
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 15 May 1845.
- Guatemala has an embassy in Managua.
- Nicaragua closed its embassy in Guatemala City in 2024.
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- Guatemala has an embassy in Panama City.
- Panama has an embassy in Guatemala City.
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- Guatemala is accredited to Paraguay from its embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Paraguay is accredited to Guatemala from its embassy in Mexico City, Mexico.
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|||1857||See Guatemala–Peru relations
- Guatemala has an embassy in Lima.
- Peru has an embassy in Guatemala City.
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|||1948||See Guatemala–Haiti relations
- Haiti has a diplomatic consulate in Guatemala City.
- Guatemala has a diplomatic consulate in Port-au-Prince.
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|||<!--Date started-->1821||See Guatemala–Honduras relations
Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1821.
- Guatemala has an embassy in Tegucigalpa and a consulate in San Pedro Sula.
- Honduras has an embassy in Guatemala.
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|||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:
- Supporting the institutionalization of democracy and implementation of the Peace Accords
- Encouraging respect for human rights and the rule of law, and implementation of the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG)
- Supporting broad-based economic growth and sustainable development and maintaining mutually beneficial trade and commercial relations, including ensuring that benefits of Dominican Republic–Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) reach all sectors of the Guatemalan populace
- Cooperating to combat money laundering, corruption, narcotics trafficking, alien-smuggling, and other transnational crime
- Supporting Central American integration through support for resolution of border/territorial disputes
- Guatemala has an embassy in Washington, D.C. and several consulates-general throughout the country.
- United States has an embassy in Guatemala City.
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|||16 March 1907||See Guatemala–Uruguay relations
- Guatemala has an embassy in Montevideo.
- Uruguay has an embassy in Guatemala City.
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- Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei announced it would sever ties with Venezuela, prompting to close its embassy both in Caracas and Guatemala City, following the ongoing presidential crisis.
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Asia
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- Armenia is accredited to Guatemala through its embassy in Mexico City, Mexico.
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- Azerbaijan is accredited to Guatemala through its embassy in Mexico City, Mexico.
- Guatemala is accredited to Azerbaijan through its embassy in Ankara, Turkey.
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| (Taiwan)||15 June 1933||See Guatemala–Taiwan relations
- 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.
- The ROC has an embassy in Guatemala City.
- Guatemala has an embassy in Taipei.
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|||<!--Date started-->16 May 1972||See Guatemala–India relations
- India maintains an embassy in Guatemala City.
- Guatemala has an embassy in New Delhi.
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- Indonesia is accredited to Guatemala from its embassy in Mexico City, Mexico.
- Guatemala has an embassy in Jakarta.
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|||<!--Date started-->15 May 1948||See Guatemala–Israel relations
thumb|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.
- 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.
The first COVID vaccines to arrive in Guatemala were received from donations sent by Israel.
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- Guatemala has an embassy in Seoul, South Korea.
- South Korea has an embassy in Guatemala City.
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- Guatemala has an embassy in Bangkok.
- Thailand is accredited to Guatemala through its embassy in Mexico City, Mexico.
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|||18 July 1874||See Guatemala–Turkey relations
- Guatemala has an embassy in Ankara and an honorary consulate in Istanbul.
- Turkey has an embassy in Guatemala City.
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|||29 May 1863||See Guatemala–Spain relations
- Guatemala has an embassy in Madrid.
- Spain has an embassy in Guatemala City.
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|||12 July 1837||See Guatemala–United Kingdom relations
thumb|right|[[Minister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories|British Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire with Guatemalan Foreign Minister Carlos Raúl Morales in London, November 2014.]]
Guatemala established diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom on 12 July 1837.
- Guatemala maintains an embassy in London.
- United Kingdom is accredited to Guatemala from its embassy in Guatemala City.
Both countries share common membership of the Atlantic Co-operation Pact, the International Criminal Court, the United Nations, and the World Trade Organization, as well as the Central America–UK Association Agreement.
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There are four Australia–Guatemala bilateral treaties. Guatemala has an embassy in Canberra, Australia. The Australian embassy in Mexico has consular responsibility for Guatemala. Trade between the two countries is 32 Million.
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See also
- Belizean–Guatemalan territorial dispute
- List of ambassadors of Guatemala
- List of diplomatic missions in Guatemala
- List of diplomatic missions of Guatemala
- Visa requirements for Guatemalan citizens
Notes
References
External links
- 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