HomeCountries & Areas…Saint Vincent and the Grenadines hide Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Subscribe View Fact Sheet Embassies & Consulates Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs International Travel Information What you need to know before you go: visas, Embassy & Consulate locations, vaccinations, etc. International Travel Information: Learn More Current Travel Advisories Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions Learn More U.S. Relationship These are excerpts from the U.S. Relations With Saint Vincent and the Grenadines U.S.-Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Relations U.S. Assistance to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Bilateral Economic Relations U.S.-Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Relations The United States established historically friendly diplomatic relations with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 1981 following its independence from the United Kingdom. The United States supports the Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’ efforts to expand its economic base and to provide a higher standard of living for its citizens. Both governments are concerned with combating both local The United States established historically friendly diplomatic relations with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 1981 following its independence from the United Kingdom. The United States supports the Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’ efforts to expand its economic base and to provide a higher standard of living for its citizens. Both governments are concerned with combating both local production and the transshipment of narcotics. The two countries have signed a maritime law enforcement agreement, an extradition treaty, and a mutual legal assistance treaty. Collapse U.S.-Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Relations Read more about U.S.-Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Relations U.S. Assistance to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines U.S. assistance to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is channeled primarily through multilateral agencies such as the World Bank. The U.S. Peace Corps has volunteers in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, who work in education. The U.S. military provides assistance through training, exercises, and construction and humanitarian civic action projects. The United States provides training, equipment, and material to Vincentian U.S. assistance to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is channeled primarily through multilateral agencies such as the World Bank. The U.S. Peace Corps has volunteers in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, who work in education. The U.S. military provides assistance through training, exercises, and construction and humanitarian civic action projects. The United States provides training, equipment, and material to Vincentian security forces, including through the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative. Collapse U.S. Assistance to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Read more about U.S. Assistance to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Bilateral Economic Relations Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has an open economy with a dependence on imports, 19% of which come from the United States. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a beneficiary of the U.S. Caribbean Basin Initiative, which aims to facilitate the economic development and export diversification of the Caribbean Basin economies by providing countries with duty-free access to the U.S. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has an open economy with a dependence on imports, 19% of which come from the United States. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a beneficiary of the U.S. Caribbean Basin Initiative, which aims to facilitate the economic development and export diversification of the Caribbean Basin economies by providing countries with duty-free access to the U.S. market for most goods. Collapse Bilateral Economic Relations Read more about Bilateral Economic Relations Integrated Country Strategies The Integrated Country Strategy is the four-year strategy articulating U.S. priorities in a given country. The Chief of Mission leads the strategy. View Integrated Country Strategies Investment Climate Statements The Investment Climate Statements analyze a variety of economies that are or could be markets for U.S. businesses and provide information on the business climates. View Investment Climate Statements Discover More 2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 2022 Report on International Religious Freedom 2023 Trafficking in Persons Report View all Department Reports and Publications COVID-19 Vaccine Deliveries Since August, 2021 the United States has donated 114,780 safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine doses with the people of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. This includes 114,780 Pfizer doses. Of the 114,780 vaccine doses, 69% were donated in partnership with COVAX and 31% were donated through bilateral agreements. The United States is committed to leading an international and coordinated effort to accelerate access to safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines to meet global needs. The United States is working with other governments and partners including COVAX, Caricom, and the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) to protect communities from COVID-19 and apply lessons from this pandemic to enhance health security now and in the future. Learn more about our work Delivering Vaccines and on COVID-19 Recovery. More Vaccine Deliveries Highlights October 27, 2023 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines National Day October 10, 2023 U.S. Relations With Saint Vincent and the Grenadines July 10, 2023 Press briefing with Todd D. Robinson, Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs October 27, 2022 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines National Day June 23, 2022 Telephonic Press Briefing on Food Security across Latin America with Jose Fernandez, Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment VIEW ALL NEWS Tags Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines