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Dominica–United States relations are bilateral relations between the
Commonwealth of Dominica Dominica ( or ; Kalinago: ; french: Dominique; Dominican Creole French: ), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of the island. It is geographically ...
and the
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.


Overview

The United States and the Commonwealth of Dominica have positive bilateral relations. The United States supports the Dominican government's efforts to expand its economic base and to provide a higher standard of living for its citizens. U.S. assistance is primarily channeled through multilateral agencies such as the
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and the
Caribbean Development Bank The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is a financial institution that helps Caribbean nations finance social and economic programs in its member countries. CDB was established by an Agreement signed on October 18, 1969, in Kingston, Jamaica, and ent ...
(CDB), as well as through the
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(USAID) office in Bridgetown, Barbados. The
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also provides technical assistance to the Commonwealth of Dominica, and has volunteers on the island working primarily in education, youth development, and health. The United States and the Commonwealth of Dominica work together in the struggle against
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. Dominica cooperates with U.S. agencies and participates in counter- narcotics programs in an effort to curb drug trafficking and marijuana cultivation. In 1995, the Dominican government signed a maritime law enforcement agreement with the United States to strengthen counter-narcotics coordination, and in 1996, the government signed mutual legal assistance and
extradition Extradition is an action wherein one jurisdiction delivers a person accused or convicted of committing a crime in another jurisdiction, over to the other's law enforcement. It is a cooperative law enforcement procedure between the two jurisdi ...
treaties to enhance joint efforts in combating international crime. Dominica had around 252,000 visitors in 2005, which represented a contraction in both
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and stay-over arrivals over the record performance set in 2004. It is estimated that 4,500 Americans reside in the country. Principal U.S. officials include: * Ambassador— Mary M. Ourisman * Deputy Chief of Mission—O.P. Garza * Political/Economic Counselor—Ian Campbell *
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—Clyde Howard Jr. * Regional Labor Attaché—Jake Aller * Commercial Affairs—Jake Aller * Public Affairs Officer—John Roberts * Peace Corps Director—Kate Raftery


Embassies

The United States maintains no official presence in the Commonwealth of Dominica. The Ambassador and Embassy officers are resident in
Barbados Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area of and has a population of about 287,000 (2019 estimate) ...
and frequently travel to Dominica.


See also

* Dominican Americans (Dominica) *
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* North American Free Trade Agreement *
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* Third Border Initiative *
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*
Caribbean Basin Initiative The Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI), a trade initiative initiated by the 1983 Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA), is a United States program. The CBI came into effect on January 1, 1984, and aimed to provide several tariff and trade ben ...
(CBI) *
Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act The Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) is a United States legislative act signed into law on May 18, 2000 by President Bill Clinton as part of the Trade and Development Act of 2000. This latter act, which also included the Africa Grow ...
*
Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) is the implementation of the requirement to show a passport or other acceptable document to enter the United States, for nationals of certain North American jurisdictions who were previously exempt ...
*
Foreign relations of the United States The United States has formal diplomatic relations with most nations. This includes all UN member and observer states other than Bhutan, Iran, North Korea and Syria, and the UN observer State of Palestine, the last of which the U.S. does not rec ...
*
Foreign relations of Dominica Like its Eastern Caribbean neighbours, the main priority of Dominica's foreign relations is economic development. The country maintains missions in Washington, New York, London, and Brussels and is represented jointly with other Organisation of ...
* List of ambassadors of Dominica to the United States


References


External links


History of Dominica - U.S. relations


- The Commonwealth of Dominica {{DEFAULTSORT:Dominica-United States relations Bilateral relations of the United States
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