The Caribbean nation-state of Barbados has a small, albeit growing network of diplomatic and consular missions. As a member-state of the Commonwealth of Nations, Barbadian diplomatic missions in the capitals of other Commonwealth members-states are known as High Commissions instead of embassies.
Excluded from this listing are honorary consulates, trade missions, and offices of the Barbados Tourism Authority.
History
In February 2020 the two Heads of Government for both Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago initialed several agreements including one which would see the sharing of various diplomatic chancery resources around the world.[1][2]
In November 2021, Barbados announced that it would launch the world's first embassy in the decentralised metaverse, an attempt to reach diplomatic parity.[3]
^Madden, Marlon (19 February 2020). "Rowley: Barbados and TnT to open joint embassies". Regional. Bridgetown: Barbados Today newspaper. Retrieved 18 March 2020. Bridgetown and Port of Spain have agreed to share diplomatic missions in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. The announcement was made on Monday by Prime Minister Mia Mottley and her Trinidadian counterpart Dr Keith Rowley ahead of the CARICOM mid-term summit which began here today. The Trinidadian prime minister said both countries agreed after exploring ways of effectively cooperating "in every possible area". Dr Rowley announced: "Our discussions have taken us to a place of agreement where Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados have agreed to share some of our missions abroad.{{cite news}}: External link in |author-link1= (help)
^Douglas, Sean (18 February 2020). "TT, B'dos to share embassies". News. Port of Spain, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. Retrieved 18 March 2020. The Prime Minister said TT and Barbados will share some of their diplomatic missions, speaking at the signing of an energy treaty with Bajan Prime Minister Mia Mottley on Monday in Barbados. Mottley said hard times mean both nations must seek efficiency by collaborating in as many areas as possible. Rowley said both nations are stronger together and will to cooperate in every possible area, such as sharing some missions. "TT has a mission in Nigeria. Barbados is about to operationalise its mission in Ghana, where TT has significant interests. We also have interests in energy, commerce, culture and diplomacy. Where we have missions in that part of the world, TT and Barbados will enter into an MOU (to) share a mission a country. "Each country will have a larger number of footprints. Where TT is present in Nigeria and Barbados is not, we operationalise that mission as a TT and Barbados mission. Where Ghana has a Barbados mission, it will be operationalised as a TT and Barbados mission." He said in Nigeria, a Bajan will serve under the TT high commissioner, and in Ghana a TT official will be second to the Bajan high commissioner.{{cite news}}: External link in |author-link1= (help)
^"Misiones Diplomáticas Permanentes" [Permanent Diplomatic Missions]. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 February 2024.
^ abc"Consulates General". Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
^"Cuerpo Diplomático Acreditado en el País" [Diplomatic Corps Accredited in the Country] (in Spanish). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
^"Diplomatic List"(PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
^"Diplomatic List"(PDF). State Protocol Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan. 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
^"Cuerpo Diplomático" [Diplomatic Corps]. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Panama (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 February 2024.