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The United States Delivers COVID-19 Vaccine Doses to Guinea-Bissau

COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

Since August, 2021 the United States has donated 302,400 safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine doses with the people of Guinea Bissau. This includes 302,400 J&J doses. Of the 302,400 vaccine doses, 100% 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.

U.S. Relationship

U.S.-Guinea-Bissau Relations

The U.S. established diplomatic relations with Guinea-Bissau in 1975, following its independence from Portugal. The U.S. is expanding its programs and presence in the country as a statement of our support for the elected president, government, and National Assembly. There is no U.S. embassy in Guinea-Bissau. All official U.S. contact with Guinea-Bissau is handled by the U.S. embassy in Senegal.
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U.S. Assistance to Guinea-Bissau

The U.S. is in the process of engaging with Guinea-Bissau. Following President Jose Mario Vaz’s inauguration, the U.S. lifted restrictions on foreign assistance to Guinea-Bissau, which had been in place since shortly after the April 2012 coup. The U.S.’s top priorities in Guinea-Bissau are to promote security sector reform, combat drug trafficking, prevent infectious disease, and implement multi-sector reforms, which
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Bilateral Economic Relations

Guinea-Bissau is eligible for preferential trade benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act. U.S. exports to Guinea-Bissau include agricultural products and machinery. The U.S. has a trade and investment framework agreement with the West African Economic and Monetary Union, of which Guinea-Bissau is a member.

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