Foreign relations of Belize

Belize maintains 14 embassies to foreign countries, one consulate, and three missions to international organizations. In 1990, Belize became a member of the Organization of American States, and the Commonwealth of Nations in 1981.

To strengthen its potential for economic and political development, Belize has sought to build closer ties with the Spanish-speaking countries of Central America to complement its historical ties to the English-speaking Caribbean states. Recent foreign policy initiatives include joining with the other Central American countries in signing the CONCAUSA Agreement on regional sustainable development and becoming a full member of the Central American Integration System (SICA). Belize is a member of CARICOM which was founded in 1973.

Diplomatic relations
List of countries with which Belize maintains diplomatic relations with:

Belize and the Commonwealth of Nations
Belize has been a member state of the Commonwealth since 1981, when it became an independent Commonwealth realm.

King Charles III as King of Belize is viceregally represented by the Governor-General of Belize.

Multilateral membership
Belize is a member of the following multilateral bodies.


 * African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
 * The Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL)
 * Caribbean Community (Caricom)
 * Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)
 * Commonwealth of Nations
 * Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
 * Group of 77 (G-77)
 * Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
 * International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
 * International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
 * International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU)
 * International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
 * International Development Association (IDA)
 * International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
 * International Finance Corporation (IFC)
 * International Labour Organization (ILO)
 * International Monetary Fund (IMF)
 * International Maritime Organization (IMO)
 * Intelsat (nonsignatory user)
 * Interpol
 * International Olympic Committee (IOC)
 * International Organization for Migration (IOM) (observer)
 * International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
 * Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)
 * Organization of American States (OAS)
 * Latin American Economic System (LAES)
 * The United Nations (UN)
 * United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNECLAC)
 * United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
 * United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
 * United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
 * Universal Postal Union (UPU)
 * World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
 * World Health Organization (WHO)
 * World Trade Organization (WTO)