Foreign relations of São Tomé and Príncipe

Both countries established diplomatic relations on May 27, 2009.[1]

• Angola has an embassy in São Tomé.
• São Tomé and Príncipe has an embassy in Luanda.

Both countries established diplomatic relations on November 5, 1975.[2]

Both countries have not yet established diplomatic relations.[3]

• Australia is represented in São Tomé and Príncipe from its embassy in Lisbon, Portugal.[4]
• São Tomé and Príncipe is represented in Australia by from its embassy in Lisbon, Portugal.[4]

Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1975.[5] Both countries are full members of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries.

• Brazil has an embassy in São Tomé.
• São Tomé and Príncipe is accredited to Brazil from its Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York City, United States.

• Cape Verde has an embassy in São Tomé.
• São Tomé and Príncipe has an embassy in Praia.

Prior to independence, the People's Republic of China (PRC) supported the country's indigenous movement for independence against the Portuguese Empire and the relationship continued after independence. Official diplomatic relation was established with the PRC upon independence on 12 July 1975. In 1975 and 1983, the country's first president, Manuel Pinto da Costa, visited the PRC. On 6 May 1997, São Tomé and Príncipe switched diplomatic relation from PRC to Republic of China (ROC).[6] On 15 November 2013, an unofficial PRC trade mission office was established in São Tomé and Príncipe to facilitate the non-political commercial ties with the PRC.[7] However, in June 2014, President Manuel Pinto da Costa made a private visit to Shanghai in Mainland China for a non-political mission.[8]

São Tomé and Príncipe had been speaking at the United Nations General Assembly for ROC meaningful participation in international organizations. While on the other side, ROC has provided various aids to the country for the development in their infrastructure and social system.[9]

São Tomé and Príncipe severed relations with ROC on 20 December 2016, leaving Burkina Faso and Swaziland as the only two remaining African nations retaining formal relations with the ROC,[10] when the ROC government reportedly turned down a São Toméan request for $210 million in financial assistance.[11] Diplomatic relations between PRC and São Tomé and Príncipe resumed on 26 December 2016.[12]

Both countries established diplomatic relations on May 23, 1993.[13]

Both countries established diplomatic relations on November 7, 2000.[14]

• East Timor is accredited to São Tomé and Príncipe from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dili.
• São Tomé and Príncipe is accredited to East Timor from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs in São Tomé.
• Both nations also conduct diplomatic relations from their respective ambassadors accredited to the CPLP in Lisbon, Portugal.

• Egypt is represented in São Tomé and Príncipe by its embassy in Luanda, Angola.[15]
• Both countries are full members of the African Union.

• Equatorial Guinea has an embassy in São Tomé.
• São Tomé and Príncipe has an embassy in Malabo.

• Guinea-Bissau is accredited to São Tomé and Príncipe from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bissau.
• São Tomé and Príncipe is accredited to Guinea-Bissau from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs in São Tomé.
• Both nations also conduct diplomatic relations from their respective ambassadors accredited to the CPLP in Lisbon, Portugal.

• India has an embassy in São Tomé.[16]
• São Tomé and Príncipe has an honorary consulate in New Delhi.

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 16 November 1993.[17]

Both nations established diplomatic relations on July 22, 1975.[18]

Both countries established diplomatic relations on July 26, 1994.[19]

Both countries established diplomatic relations on July 8, 2003.[20]

• Mexico is accredited to São Tomé and Príncipe from its Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York City.
• São Tomé and Príncipe does not have an accreditation to Mexico.

Both countries established diplomatic relations on October 22, 1975.[21]

• Mozambique is accredited to São Tomé and Príncipe from its embassy in Luanda, Angola and maintains an honorary consulate in São Tomé.
• São Tomé and Príncipe is accredited to Mozambique from its embassy in Luanda, Angola and maintains an honorary consulate in Maputo.[22]

• Portugal has an embassy in São Tomé.
• São Tomé and Príncipe has an embassy in Lisbon.

Both countries established diplomatic relations on July 12, 1975.[23]

• Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1977.[24]
• Both countries have a number of bilateral agreements.[25]

• Both countries established diplomatic relations on May 10, 1994.[26]
• Both countries are full members of the African Union.

Establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Korea and São Tomé and Príncipe was August 20, 1988. In 2001 Bilateral Trade were Exports $74,479 Imports $40,381.[27]

• Embassy of São Tomé and Príncipe in Lisbon is accredited to Turkey.[29]
• The Turkish Embassy in Libreville is accredited to Sao Tome and Principe.[29]
• Trade volume between the two countries was 2.3 million USD in 2019.[29]

With the development of São Tomé's oil reserves, American diplomatic and military relations are becoming closer. In February 2005, the US Navy's USS Emory S. Land (AS-39) entered West African waters near São Tomé to provide security assistance and training to the local security services.

Both countries established diplomatic relations on November 6, 1976.[30]