More information about Dominica is available on the Dominica Country Page and from other Department of State publications and other sources listed at the end of this fact sheet.

U.S.-DOMINICA RELATIONS

The United States established diplomatic relations with Dominica in 1978 following its independence from the United Kingdom.  The United States and Dominica have a cooperative relationship.  The United States supports Dominica’s efforts to advance inclusive and sustainable economic prosperity, community resilience, and energy security.

The United States and Dominica work together to enhance regional security, combat transnational organized crime, and disrupt illicit trafficking of narcotics and firearms.  The two governments signed a maritime law enforcement agreement to strengthen counternarcotics coordination, as well as mutual legal assistance and extradition treaties to enhance joint efforts to combat international crime.  In addition, the Roseau Public Library has hosted an American Corner since 2007.

U.S. Assistance to Dominica

U.S. assistance to Dominica is channeled primarily through multilateral agencies such as the World Bank and the Caribbean Development Bank, and through the U.S. Agency for International Development office in Bridgetown, Barbados.  The U.S. Peace Corps provides technical assistance to Dominica, mostly in education.  Peace Corps volunteers returned to Dominica in 2022, following a two-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  As one of thirteen Caribbean partners under the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI), Dominica also benefits from U.S. counternarcotics and law enforcement assistance focused on disrupting illicit trafficking, strengthening citizen security, and preventing youth crime and violence.  Under the U.S.-Caribbean Partnership to Address the Climate Crisis (PACC 2030), which elevates U.S. cooperation with Caribbean countries to support climate adaptation and strengthen energy security, the United States is providing capacity building and financial advisory support to help Dominica develop a geothermal power plant to increase the use of renewable energy.

Bilateral Economic Relations

Dominica is a beneficiary of the U.S. Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI), which grants duty-free entry into the United States for many goods.  The CBI aims to facilitate the economic development and export diversification of Caribbean Basin economies. Dominica is a member of the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM).

Dominica’s Membership in International Organizations

Dominica and the United States belong to a number of the same international organizations, including the United Nations, Organization of American States, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and World Trade Organization.

Bilateral Representation

Principal U.S. embassy officials are listed in the Department’s Key Officers List.

Dominica maintains an embassy in the United States at 1001 19th Street North, Suite 1200, Arlington, VA 22209 (tel. 202-364-6781).

More information about Dominica is available from the Department of State and other sources, some of which are listed here:

CIA World Factbook Dominica Page
U.S. Embassy
History of U.S. Relations With Dominica
U.S. Census Bureau Foreign Trade Statistics 
Library of Congress Country Studies (see Caribbean Islands) 
Travel Information
Caribbean Basin Security Initiative
State Caribbean Landing Page
U.S. Strategy for Engagement in the Caribbean
Caribbean Basin Security Initiative
U.S.-Caribbean Partnership to Address the Climate Crisis

U.S. Department of State

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