Grenada – United States relations

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Grenada – United States relations arebilateral relations betweenGrenada and theUnited States. The United States recognized Grenada on 7 February 1974, the same day as Grenada got independence from theUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. These nations formally established diplomatic relations on 29 November 1974.^[1]

In October 1983, the United States led an invasion of Grenada, code named Urgent Fury, after the overthrow andmurder of the leader of Grenada,Maurice Bishop, by the Deputy Prime MinisterBernard Coard.

The U.S. Government upgraded its representative office in Grenada to an embassy in February 1984.^[2] TheU.S. Ambassador to Grenada is resident inBridgetown, Barbados. The embassy in Grenada is staffed by achargé d'affaires who reports to the ambassador in Bridgetown.

TheU.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) played a major role in Grenada's development. In addition to the $45 million emergency aid for reconstruction from 2004'sHurricane Ivan, USAID provided more than $120 million in economic assistance from 1984 to 1993. About 25Peace Corps volunteers in Grenada teachspecial education, remedial reading, andvocational training and assist withHIV/AIDS work. Grenada receives counter-narcotics assistance from the United States and benefits from U.S. military exercise-related construction and humanitarian civic action projects.

Grenada and the United States cooperate closely in fightingnarcotics smuggling and other forms oftransnational crime. In 1995, the United States and Grenada signed amaritime law enforcement treaty. In 1996, they signed amutual legal assistance treaty and anextradition treaty as well as an over-flight/order-to-land amendment to the maritime law enforcement treaty. The United States continues to provide training, equipment, and materiel, including three vehicles in 2006, to Grenadian security and defense forces. Some U.S. military training is provided as well.

Grenada continues to be a popular destination for Americans. Of the 98,548 stayover visitors in 2005, 25,181 were U.S. citizens. It is estimated that some 2,600 Americans reside in the country, plus the 2,000 U.S. medical students who study at theSt. George's University School of Medicine. (Those students are not counted as residents for statistical purposes.)

Principal U.S. Embassy officials include:^[3]

• Ambassador —Roger F. Nyhus since January 2024 (Resident in Barbados)
• Chargé d'Affaires (Grenada only) — Frances Herrera

All officials except the chargé d'affaires are located at the U.S. Embassy inBridgetown, Barbados. The U.S. Embassy in Grenada is located inSt. George's, Grenada.

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 This article incorporatespublic domain material fromU.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets.United States Department of State.

• Invasion of Grenada and its Political Repercussions from theDean Peter Krogh Foreign Affairs Digital Archives
• History of Grenada - U.S. relations
• The United States Department of State - Grenada

• Grenada–United States relations
• Bilateral relations of the United States
• Bilateral relations of Grenada

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