List of diplomatic missions of Trinidad and Tobago

This is a list of diplomatic missions of Trinidad and Tobago, excluding honorary consulates. Trinidad and Tobago is a twin island country located in the southernmost end of the Caribbean.

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

Current missions

Africa

Host country	Host city	Mission	Concurrent accreditation	Ref.
Nigeria	Abuja	High Commission	Countries: Algeria Cameroon Congo-Kinshasa Ethiopia Ghana Guinea Ivory Coast Kenya Liberia Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Tanzania Uganda International Organizations: African Union^[a] Economic Community of West African States^[b]	^[3]
South Africa	Pretoria	High Commission	Countries: Angola Eswatini Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Zambia Zimbabwe	^[3]^[4]

Americas

Host country	Host city	Mission	Concurrent accreditation	Ref.
Brazil	Brasília	Embassy	Countries: Argentina Chile Paraguay Uruguay	^[3]^[5]
Canada	Ottawa	High Commission		^[3]
Canada	Toronto	Consulate-General		^[3]
Costa Rica	San José	Embassy		^[3]
Cuba	Havana	Embassy		^[3]
Guyana	Georgetown	High Commission	Countries: Suriname International Organizations: Caribbean Community	^[3]^[6]
Jamaica	Kingston	High Commission	Countries: Dominican Republic Haiti International Organizations: International Seabed Authority	^[3]
Panama	Panama City	Embassy		^[3]
United States	Washington, D.C.	Embassy	Countries: Mexico International Organizations: Organization of American States	^[3]
	Miami	Consulate-General		^[3]
	New York City	Consulate-General		^[3]
Venezuela	Caracas	Embassy	Countries: Ecuador Peru	^[3]^[7]^[8]

Asia

Host country	Host city	Mission	Concurrent accreditation	Ref.
China	Beijing	Embassy	Countries: Brunei Cambodia Malaysia Philippines South Korea Thailand Vietnam	^[3]
India	New Delhi	High Commission	Countries: Bangladesh Indonesia Japan Singapore Sri Lanka	^[3]

Europe

Host country	Host city	Mission	Concurrent accreditation	Ref.
Belgium	Brussels	Embassy	Countries: France Holy See Luxembourg Netherlands Spain Switzerland International Organizations: European Union Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons	^[3]
United Kingdom	London	High Commission	Countries: Denmark Finland Germany Norway Sweden International Organizations: Commonwealth of Nations International Maritime Organization	^[3]

Multilateral organisations

Organization	Host city	Host country	Mission	Concurrent accreditation	Ref.
United Nations	New York City	United States	Permanent Mission		^[3]
United Nations	Geneva	Switzerland	Permanent Mission	Countries: Austria Italy International Organizations: Food and Agriculture Organization International Atomic Energy Agency International Fund for Agricultural Development International Organization for Migration UNESCO United Nations Industrial Development Organization United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime World Food Programme World Health Organization World Meteorological Organization World Trade Organization	^[3]

Gallery

High Commission in London
High Commission in Ottawa
Embassy in Washington, D.C.

Closed missions

Africa

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year closed	Ref.
Uganda	Kampala	High Commission	2016	^[9]

Americas

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year closed	Ref.
Barbados	Bridgetown	High Commission	1995	^[10]

Notes

^ Accredited as an observer mission.
^ Accredited as an observer mission.

References

^ 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)
^ 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)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t "Diplomatic Missions". Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs of Trinidad and Tobago. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
^ "Foreign Embassies in Zimbabwe". Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
^ "Misiones Diplomáticas Permanentes" (in Spanish). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
^ Peter Christopher (27 June 2022). "Conrad Enill resigns as NGC chairman". Trinidad and Tobago Guardian. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
^ "Guía diplomática y lista de organismos internacionales y cuerpo consular". Government of Peru (in Spanish). General Directorate of State Protocol and Ceremonials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
^ "Lista de Embajadas, Consulados, Organismos Internacionales y Agencias de Cooperación Internancional, Acreditados ante el Gobierno de la República del Ecuador" [List of Embassies, Consulates, International Organizations and International Cooperation Agencies, Accredited to the Government of the Republic of Ecuador] (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador (in Spanish). October 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
^ "Notice - Closure of the High Commission in Kampala, Uganda". Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs of Trinidad and Tobago. 24 November 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
^ "Barbados-Trinidad hopes to re-establish High Commission in Barbados". Antigua News Room. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2023.

External links

[3] Accredited as an observer mission.

[4] Accredited as an observer mission.

[1] 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)

[2] 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)

[MFATT-DiploMissions-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t "Diplomatic Missions". Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs of Trinidad and Tobago. Retrieved 2 October 2024.

[ZimFA-EmbsinZimbabwe-6] "Foreign Embassies in Zimbabwe". Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Retrieved 3 January 2024.

[MREUy-MisionesEnUruguay-7] "Misiones Diplomáticas Permanentes" (in Spanish). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay. Retrieved 23 August 2023.

[EnillResigns-8] Peter Christopher (27 June 2022). "Conrad Enill resigns as NGC chairman". Trinidad and Tobago Guardian. Retrieved 3 January 2023.

[MRREEPer-GD2024-9] "Guía diplomática y lista de organismos internacionales y cuerpo consular". Government of Peru (in Spanish). General Directorate of State Protocol and Ceremonials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru. Retrieved 16 May 2024.

[MREMH-DL24-10] "Lista de Embajadas, Consulados, Organismos Internacionales y Agencias de Cooperación Internancional, Acreditados ante el Gobierno de la República del Ecuador" [List of Embassies, Consulates, International Organizations and International Cooperation Agencies, Accredited to the Government of the Republic of Ecuador] (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador (in Spanish). October 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.

[MFATT-KampalaClosure-11] "Notice - Closure of the High Commission in Kampala, Uganda". Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs of Trinidad and Tobago. 24 November 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2023.

[12] "Barbados-Trinidad hopes to re-establish High Commission in Barbados". Antigua News Room. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2023.

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Current missions

Africa

Americas

Asia

Europe

Multilateral organisations

Gallery

Closed missions

Africa

Americas

See also

Notes

References

External links