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Swaziland is a member of the United Nations, the Commonwealth of Nations, the African Union, the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, and the Southern African Development Community.
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Armenia
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 3 May 2013.
Canada
Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1968.
Cyprus
Georgia
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 20 May 2016.
Greece
Guyana
Japan
Romania
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 12 December 1990.
Serbia
South Africa
In the past, Swaziland has asked South Africa to open negotiations on reincorporating some nearby South African territories that are populated by ethnic Swazis or that were long ago part of the Swazi kingdom.
South Korea
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 6 November 1968.
Taiwan
Swaziland established diplomatic relations between of the Republic of China (ROC) on 16 September 1968. Swaziland has an embassy in Taipei and ROC has an embassy in Mbabane.
Turkey
United States
The United States assists Swaziland with a number of HIV/AIDS initiatives and programs implemented through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the Peace Corps, African Development Foundation, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Defense. In addition, the U.S. supports small enterprise development, education, military training, institutional and human resources development, agricultural development, and trade capacity building.
The U.S. is also the largest bilateral donor to the Global Fund, Swaziland's principal HIV/AIDS funding source. The U.S. Government sends about 4 Swazi professionals to the United States each year, from both the public and private sectors, primarily for master's degrees, and about 5 others for three- to four-week International Visitor programs.
Vietnam
Both countries established diplomatic relations on May 21, 2013.
Swazi embassies, high commissions and consulates abroad
Foreign embassies and consulates in Swaziland
Swaziland and the Commonwealth of Nations
Swaziland was a British protectorate until 1968, when it became an independent native monarchy within the Commonwealth of Nations, when the then Paramount Chief of Swaziland, Sobhuza II became King of Swaziland.