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'{{Politics of Guinea}} The '''foreign relations of Guinea''', including those with its [[West Africa]]n neighbors, have improved steadily since 1985.<ref>[http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2824.htm Background Note: Guinea], US Department of State, February 2009</ref> == Diplomatic history == [[Guinea]] re-established relations with [[France]] and [[West Germany]] in 1975, and with neighboring [[Côte d'Ivoire]] and [[Senegal]] in 1978.{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}} Guinea has been active in efforts toward regional integration and cooperation, especially regarding the Organisation of African Unity and the [[Economic Community of West African States]] (ECOWAS).{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}} Guinea participates actively in the deliberations and decisions of a variety of international organizations.{{Who|date=May 2009}} Guinea has participated in both diplomatic and military efforts to resolve conflicts in [[Liberia]], [[Sierra Leone]], and [[Guinea-Bissau]], and contributed contingents of troops to peacekeeping operations in all three countries as part of [[ECOMOG]], the Military Observer Group of ECOWAS.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/55719.stm ECOMOG: peacekeeper or participant?], BBC News Online, February 11, 1998</ref> Guinea has offered asylum to over 700,000 [[Liberia]]n, [[Sierra Leone]]an, and [[Bissau]]an refugees since 1990, despite the economic and environmental costs involved.{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}} Guinea is also a member of the [[International Criminal Court]] with a Bilateral Immunity Agreement of protection for the [[United States military]] (as covered under [[Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court|Article 98]]).<ref>[http://www.iccnow.org/documents/CICCFS_BIAstatus_current.pdf Status of US Bilateral Immunity Agreements (BIAs)]. Coalition of the International Criminal Court</ref> === 2009 ambassador recall === On 5 May 2009, President [[Moussa Dadis Camara]], who seized power in a [[2008 Guinean coup d'état|bloodless coup]] which followed the 22 December 2008 death of President [[Lansana Conté]], announced the recall of 30 of Guinea's [[ambassador]]s to other countries.<ref name="seattle">{{cite news | last = Sillah | first = Alhassan | title = Guinea recalls 30 ambassadors, from US to China | publisher = [[Seattle Times]] | date = 6 May 2009 | url = http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2009182141_apafguinea.html | accessdate = 7 May 2009}}</ref> The order was made by a [[presidential decree]] on state television and was the first major diplomatic move made by the new leader.<ref name="seattle"/> The decision affected ambassadors to the [[United States]], the [[People's Republic of China]], [[France]], the [[United Kingdom]], [[Russia]], [[Egypt]], [[South Africa]], [[Italy]], [[Japan]], [[Brazil]], [[Cuba]], [[Switzerland]], [[Serbia]], [[Malaysia]], [[Iran]], the [[United Arab Emirates]], [[Senegal]], [[Nigeria]], [[Libya]], [[Ghana]], [[Algeria]], [[Morocco]], [[Gabon]], [[Liberia]], [[Sierra Leone]] and [[Guinea-Bissau]], comprising almost all of Guinea's foreign embassies.<ref name="seattle"/><ref name="TTC"/><ref name="annapolis">{{cite news | title =World Digest | publisher = Hometown Annapolis | date = 6 May 2009 | url = http://www.hometownannapolis.com/news/top/2009/05/06-19/World-Digest.html | accessdate = 7 May 2009}}</ref> The Guinean representatives to the [[European Union]], the [[United Nations]] and the [[African Union]] were also affected.<ref name="seattle"/><ref name="TTC"/> No reason was stated for the recall.<ref name="TTC">{{cite news|url=http://www.ttc.org/200905061603.n46g3nv02632.htm|title=Guinea junta recalls 30 ambassadors |date=2009-05-06|publisher=The Tocqueville Connection|accessdate=2009-05-07}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> The ''Tocqueville Connection'' states: "Most of the ambassadors were appointed by former prime minister [[Lansana Kouyaté]], in office from February 2007 until May 2008,"<ref name="TTC"/> raising the possibility that the recall was an attempt on the part of Camara to distance himself from the previous government. In late March 2009, the Guinean ambassador to Serbia faced expulsion for personal involvement in cigarette smuggling (1,000 packs of cigarettes were found in his [[BMW]]) but avoided arrest due to [[diplomatic immunity]] (although he was declared as [[persona non grata]]).<ref>[http://www.blic.rs/hronika.php?id=84956 Ambasador Gvineje švercovao cigarete]</ref> ==Bilateral relations== ===China=== {{main|China–Guinea relations}} The People's Republic of China and the Republic of Guinea established diplomatic relations on October 14, 1959.<ref>http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/focac/183525.htm</ref> ===South Korea=== {{main|Foreign relations of South Korea}} From the Republic of Korea to Guinea 1984 April The ROK Delegation 1987 February Assistant Director-General of the Olympic Organizing Committee Jun Sang-jin 2011 June Ambassador for Energy and Resources Kim Eun Seok.<ref>http://www.mofa.go.kr/ENG/countries/middleeast/countries/20070824/1_24450.jsp?menu=m_30_50</ref> ===United States=== {{see also|Guinea – United States relations}} Guinea became the first [[France|French]] African colony to gain independence, on 2 October 1958, at the cost of the immediate cessation of all French assistance. After a temporary suspension due to nationwide political unrest in early 2007, the [[Peace Corps]] program in Guinea resumed operations at the end of July. Prior to the suspension, Peace Corps had more than 100 volunteers throughout the country, and the program is gradually increasing its numbers again. Volunteers work in four project areas: secondary education, [[environment (biophysical)|environment]]/agro-forestry, public health and [[HIV/AIDS]] prevention, and small enterprise development. Guinea has also had a strong [[Crisis Corps]] program through the last few years. {{StateDept}}[http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2824.htm] ==See also== *[[List of diplomatic missions in Guinea]] *[[List of diplomatic missions of Guinea]]<!-- NOT a duplicate: note the second "of"! --> == References == {{Reflist}} {{Guinea topics}} {{Africa in topic|Foreign relations of}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Foreign Relations Of Guinea}} [[Category:Foreign relations of Guinea| ]]'