Saint Lucia maintains friendly relations with the major powers active in the Caribbean, including the

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, the

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, and

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. Saint Lucia has no extant international disputes, aside from tension resulting from the island's status as a transit point for

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n drugs destined for the

and

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. Saint Lucia's Permanent Representative (or ambassador) to the

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as of February 22, 2017, was Cosmos Richardson, who was still in office as of January 2018.

History

St. Lucia participated in the American-led invasion of Grenada in 1983, sending members of its Special Services Unit into active duty. It was subsequently one of eight countries to cast a vote against a

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motion condemning the invasion. As a member of CARICOM, St. Lucia strongly backed efforts by the United States to implement UN Security Council Resolution 940, designed to restore democracy to Haiti. St. Lucia agreed to contribute personnel to the multinational force which restored the democratically elected government of Haiti in October 1994. St. Lucia participated along with 14 other Caribbean nations in a summit with US President

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in Bridgetown, Barbados, in May 1997. The summit was the first-ever meeting in the region between the U.S. and Caribbean heads of government, and strengthen the basis for regional cooperation on justice and counternarcotics, finance and development, and trade issues.

Bilateral relations

List of countries which Saint Lucia established diplomatic relations with: Former diplomatic relations: People's Republic of China (1 September 1997 – 5 May 2007)

Multilateral relations

Saint Lucia is a member of several international organizations, including the

, the

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, the Organization of American States, the

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(CARICOM) and the

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(OECS). ACCT (associate), ACP,

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, C, Caricom, CDB, CELAC, ECLAC, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat (nonsignatory user),

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, IOC, ISO (subscriber), ITU, NAM, OAS, OECS, OPANAL, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO

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History

Bilateral relations

Multilateral relations

See also

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