The Caribbean

Summary

The United States maintains diplomatic relations with nations across the Caribbean including: Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago. The U.S. maintains a strong presence in the region through our embassies in: Bridgetown, Santo Domingo, Georgetown, Port-au-Prince, Kingston, Paramaribo, Port of Spain and the U.S. Consulate in Curaçao. U.S. diplomats also conduct diplomacy with the Caribbean embassies located in Washington, D.C. Engagement occurs under the U.S.-Caribbean 2020 Engagement Strategy through the pillars of education, diplomacy, prosperity, security, energy, health and disaster resilience.

The Latest

• Read our Joint Statement on the U.S.-Jamaica Strategic Dialogue
• Read our latest U.S.-Caribbean Security Dialogue
• Secretary Pompeo Visits Suriname & Guyana
• Read our Fact Sheet: Suriname: Democratic Success, New Opportunities
• Read our Fact Sheet: Guyana and the United States: More Than 50 Years Of Friendship
• Secretary Pompeo Visits the Dominican Republic
• Read our Dipnote Entry: Caribbean-American Heritage Month: Celebrating the U.S.-Caribbean Partnership
• Highlighting the Accomplishments of Caribbean-American Employees in Honor of Caribbean-American Heritage Month 2020
• Watch Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs Cynthia Kierscht Remarks at the Opening Session of Caribbean-American Heritage Month 
• Read Presidential Proclamation: National Caribbean-American Heritage Month, 2020 
• Read ShareAmerica article: U.S. Returns Record Number of Cultural Artifacts to Haiti
• Watch Secretary Pompeo’s Video:  America Believes in Helping Its Neighbors 
• Secretary of State Pompeo’s Speech: Expanding America’s Commitment to the Caribbean
• Fact Sheet: Jamaica and the United States: A Model for Partnership in the Caribbean
• Watch the video wrap-up of Secretary Pompeo’s trip to Kingston, Jamaica: https://twitter.com/SecPompeo/status/1220366794663374848 
• Read ShareAmerica article Surinamese Youth Win With Robotics
• Read State Magazine feature article from U.S. Embassy Nassau: Team Effort: Embassy Nassau Supports Hurricane Dorian Response
• Read State Magazine article from the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs: Caribbean Youth Forum Tackles Drug Abuse
• Learn about the Caribbean Energy Security Initiative Loan Guarantee Agreement (Fact Sheet)
• Check out the Office Of Caribbean Affairs Newsletter
• Read the DipNote Blog on U.S.-Caribbean Resilience Partnership
• It’s the Year of the Caribbean! Check out some of our highlights below. If you have engaging photos and stories to share from the Caribbean, please email WHACAR@state.gov.
•  Acting Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs Michael Kozak is on Twitter 
• Check out more news from the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs

Photos

Photos from U.S. embassies across the Caribbean engaging under the #USCaribbean2020 Strategy and #YearoftheCaribbean

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Initiatives

U.S.-Caribbean Resilience Partnership

State Department Releases U.S.-Caribbean 2020 Report to Congress

July 23, 2019

Caribbean Basin Security Initiative

U.S. Strategy for Engagement in the Caribbean