Uganda has formal diplomatic relations with many countries, some accredited. Since the colonial era and after independence Uganda has grown to be one of the most important African countries. Uganda has diplomatic relations with many countries throughout Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania. Uganda is a member of the United Nations and the Commonwealth of Nations since 1962.
Diplomatic relations
List of countries which Uganda maintains diplomatic relations with:
Diplomatic relations were established in 1965 when has been accredited Ambassador of Algeria to Uganda (resident in Dar-es-Salaam) Mr. Noureddine Djoudi.[37]
Diplomatic relations were established in 1971 when has been accredited High Commissioner of Botswana to Uganda (resident in Lusaka) Mr. E. M. Ontumetse.[56]
Diplomatic relations were established on 26 May 1976 when Uganda's Ambassador to Upper Volta, Lieut.-Col. Mahamudu Omua Azia, presented his credentials to General Lamizana.[79]
Diplomatic relations were established on 25 August 1967 when has been accredited Ambassador of Burundi to Uganda (Resident in Dar es Salaam) Mr. P. Mangona.[45]
Diplomatic relations were established on 7 November 1973 when the first Ambassador of Cameroon to Uganda, Haji Mahmoudou Hamman Dick, presented his credentials to President Amin.[161]
Diplomatic relations were established in 1977 when has been accredited Ambassador of Uganda to the Central African Empire Major - General Francis Nyangweso[82]
Diplomatic relations were established on 8 September 1776 when Ambassador of Uganda Lt.-Col. Mohamadou Omoua Aziz has presented his credentials to President of Chad Malloum.[81]
Diplomatic relations were established on 24 October 2018 when Ambassador of Uganda to Comoros with residence in Dar es Salaam Mr. Richard Tumusiime Kabonero presented his letters of credentials to President Azali Assoumani.[147]
Diplomatic relations were established on 27 May 1964 when Mr. Jamal Barakat, United Arab Republic's (Egypt) Ambassador to Uganda, presented his credentials.[26]
Diplomatic relations were established on 19 February 2018 when Ambassador of Uganda Mr. Nelson Ocheger has presented his credentials to President of Equatorial Guinea Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.[146]
Diplomatic relations were established on 23 January 1974 when has been accredited High Commissioner of Swaziland to Uganda Mr. S. M. Kunene.[69][verification needed]
Diplomatic relations were established on 4 June 1964 when accredited first Ambassador of Ethiopia to Uganda (resident in Nairobi) Mr. Ato Getachew Mekasha[27]
Diplomatic relations were established on 4 July 1975 when the Gabonese Ambassador to Uganda, Mr. Pierre Nebale, has presented his credentials to President Amin.[74]
Diplomatic relations were established on 22 July 1966 when the Guinean Ambassador to Uganda, M. B. Biro, presented his credentials to President Obote.[42]
Diplomatic relations were established on 21 July 1966 when was accredited first ambassador of Ivory Coast to Uganda (Resident in Addis Ababa) Mr. Honore Mambe Polneau[41]
Diplomatic relations were established on 8 February 1978[88]
From 1961 to 1965 the two states, along with Tanzania, were united in the East African Common Services Organization, a common market with a loose federal structure.[163]
Diplomatic relations were established on 4 October 1968 wnen first High Commissioner of Lesotho to Uganda Mr. C. D. Molapo has presented his credentials to President Obote[46]
Diplomatic relations were established on 5 April 1967 when has been accredited Ambassador of Liberia to Uganda (Resident in Nairobi) Mr. H. B. Fahnbulleh.[41][verification needed]
Diplomatic relations were established on 4 November 1964 when appointed first Ambassador of Mali to Uganda (resident in Dar es Salaam) Mr. Boubacar Diallo[30]
Diplomatic relations were established on 3 February 1976 when the first Mauritanian Ambassador to Uganda presented his credentials to President Amin.[77]
Diplomatic relations were established on 18 June 1976 when accredited first High Commissioner of Uganda to Mauritius (resident in Addis Ababa) Mr. John Wycliff Kalisa[80]
Diplomatic relations were established on 8 April 1975 when accredited first Ambassador of Niger to Uganda (resident in Addis Ababa) Mr. Oumarou Garba Youssaufou[73]
Diplomatic relations were established in 1964 when has been accredited High Commissioner of Nigeria to Uganda (resident in Dar es Salaam) N. A. Martins.[164]
Diplomatic relations were established on 8 April 1970 when accredited first Ambassador of Senegal to Uganda (resident in Addis Ababa) Mr. Youssouph Sylla[52][verification needed]
Diplomatic relations were established on 10 September 1973 when Brigadier Shaban Opolot, Uganda's first ambassador to Sierra Leone, has presented his credentials to President Stevens.[67]
Diplomatic relations were established on 3 September 2012 when South Sudan's first Ambassador to Uganda Mr. Laure Samuel Lominsuk presented his credentials to President Yoweri Museveni[138]
Uganda and South Sudan are neighboring states with strong cultural economic and political ties.
The South Sudan and the neighbouring state of Uganda enjoy relatively[vague] strong cultural, political, and economic ties. As South Sudan neared independence, both states begun to take advantage of increased opportunities for trade, development and educational exchanges.
Political relationship between South Sudan and Uganda have been friendly for several decades, in contrast to Kampala's relationships with the Khartoum government, which have often been strained.
Diplomatic relations were established on 13 December 1983 when Uganda and Tanzania agree to upgrade their liaison offices in each other's capitals to ambassadorial level[92]
Diplomatic relations were established on 5 June 1974 when has been accredited High Commissioner of Trinidad and Tobago to Uganda Mr. J. R. P. Dumas.[69][verification needed]
Diplomatic relations were established on 25 July 1973 when the Iraqi Ambassador to Uganda, Mr Karim Shantif, presented his credentials to President Amin.[66]
Diplomatic relations were established on 9 October 1962.[5] Uganda severance relations with Israel on 30 March 1972.[170] Diplomatic relations re-established on 29 July 1994.[171]
Ugandas relations with Israel remain uneasily strained due to Operation Entebbe, the 1976 capturing of a French airliner hijacked by the Palestinian Liberation Organization and flown to Entebbe airport.
Diplomatic relations were established in 1995 when has been accredited High Commissioner-Designate of Uganda to Malaysia (resident in New Delhi) Dr. Oboth Okumu.[110]
Diplomatic relations were established on 26 January 1966 when the Austrian Ambassador to Uganda (resident in Nairobi), Dr. F. Kudernatsch presented his credentials to the President, Sir Edward Mutesa.[40]
Diplomatic relations were established on 1 February 1977 when accredited first High Commissioner of Cyprus to Uganda with residence in Nairobi Mr. F. A. Grammenopoulos[83]
Both countries have established diplomatic relations and have signed an Agreement for Cooperation in the Field of Tourism.[183]
Diplomatic relations were established on 9 April 1964 when first Swedish ambassador (resident in Nairobi) Mr. Otto Rathsman presented his credentials to Sir Edward Mutesa, President of Uganda[24]
Diplomatic relations were established on 1 March 1964 when Mr. Roger Duerr, Swiss Ambassador to Uganda, presented his credentials to the President.[22]
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