Foreign relations of Uganda

• Burundi has an embassy in Kampala.
• Uganda has an embassy in Bujumbura.

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.^[1]

• Kenya has a high commission in Kampala.
• Uganda has a high commission in Nairobi.

• Namibia is accredited to Uganda from its high commission in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
• Uganda is accredited to Namibia from its high commission in Pretoria, South Africa.

• Rwanda has a high commission in Kampala.
• Uganda has a high commission in Kigali.

• Both countries established diplomatic relations on June 24, 1994.^[2]
• Both countries are full members of Commonwealth of Nations and of African Union.
• South Africa has a high commission in Kampala.
• Uganda has a high commission in Pretoria.

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.

• Tanzania has a high commission in Kampala.
• Uganda has a high commission in Dar es Salaam.

• Brazil is accredited to Uganda from its embassy in Nairobi, Kenya.
• Uganda is accredited to Brazil from its embassy in Washington, D.C., United States.

• Canada is accredited to Uganda from its high commission in Nairobi, Kenya.
• Uganda has a high commission in Ottawa.

Both countries established diplomatic relations on July 21, 1970.^[3]

• Mexico is accredited to Uganda from its embassy in Nairobi, Kenya and maintains an honorary consulate in Kampala.^[4]
• Uganda is accredited to Mexico from its embassy in Washington, D.C., United States.^[5]

• Both countries established diplomatic relations on July 27, 2004.^[6]
• Both countries are full members of Commonwealth of Nations

• Uganda has a embassy in Washington, D.C.
• The United States has a embassy in Kampala.

Although U.S.–Ugandan relations were strained during the rule of Idi Amin in the 1970s, relations improved after Amin's fall. In mid-1979, the United States reopened its embassy in Kampala. Relations with successor governments were cordial, although Milton Obote and his administration rejected strong U.S. criticism of Uganda's human rights situation.

Bilateral relations between the United States and Uganda have been good since Museveni assumed power, and the United States has welcomed his efforts to end human rights abuses and to pursue economic reform. Uganda is a strong supporter of the Global War on Terror. The United States is helping Uganda achieve export-led economic growth through the African Growth and Opportunity Act and provides a significant amount of development assistance. At the same time, the United States is concerned about continuing human rights problems and the pace of progress toward the establishment of genuine political pluralism.

President Reagan meeting with President Museveni in 1987

U.S. development assistance in Uganda has the overall goal of reducing mass poverty. Most U.S. program assistance is focused in the areas of health, education, and agriculture. Both the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have major programs to fight the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Other programs promote trade and investment, curb environmental degradation, encourage the peaceful resolution of local and international conflicts, and promote honest and open government. The United States also provides large amounts of humanitarian assistance to populations without access to adequate food supplies because of conflict, drought and other factors. The U.S. maintains an embassy in Kampala, Uganda.

Yoweri Kaguta Museveni with the Obamas in 2009

Relations between the two countries have recently been shaken when, on June 19, 2014, the Obama administration cut funding to Uganda in addition to canceling a planned military exercise with their armed forces in response to Uganda's outlawing of homosexuality that February, which had already been met with worldwide condemnation, especially from the Western world. On June 20, the Ugandan government accused the U.S. of "blackmail".^[7]

Bangladesh has an honorary consulate in Kampala.^[8]

• China has an embassy in Kampala.
• Uganda has an embassy in Beijing.

• India has a High Commission in Kampala.^[9]
• Uganda maintains a High Commission in New Delhi.^[10]

Both countries established diplomatic relations on January 12, 1989.^[11]

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.

Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1962.^[12]

Malaysia does not yet have a high commission in Kampala,^[13] while Uganda has an embassy in Kuala Lumpur and Uganda high commission in Kuala Lumpur were also accredited to Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Lao PDR, Cambodia and Myanmar.^[14][15]

• Both countries established diplomatic relations on November 30, 1993.^[16]
• Both countries are full members of Commonwealth of Nations.

Both countries have established diplomatic relations.^[17]

• Both countries established diplomatic relations on June 12, 2017.^[18]
• Both countries are Landlocked developing countries.

Establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Korea (South Korea) and the Republic of Uganda was on March 26, 1963.^[19]

• Uganda has an embassy in Ankara.^[20]
• Turkey has an embassy in Kampala.^[20]
• Trade volume between the two countries was 40 million USD in 2018.^[20]

Both countries established diplomatic relations on February 9, 1973.^[21]

Both countries established diplomatic relations on June 28, 2013.

• Since 2012, Austria is represented in Uganda by its embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia^[22] and an honorary consulate in Kampala.^[23]
• Uganda is represented in Austria by its embassy in Berlin, Germany and an in Vienna.^[24][25][26]

• Both countries have established diplomatic relations and have signed an Agreement for Cooperation in the Field of Tourism.^[27]
• Both countries are full members of Commonwealth of Nations.

• Denmark has an embassy in Kampala.
• Uganda has an embassy in Copenhagen.

• France has an embassy in Kampala.
• Uganda has an embassy in Paris.

Both countries established diplomatic relations on December 9, 2010.^[28]

• Hungary is represented in Uganda by its embassy in Nairobi, Kenya^[29] and an honorary consulate in Kampala.^[29]
• Hungary is realizing the largest foreign development program in its history in Uganda.^[30]

• Both countries established diplomatic relations in 2000.^[31]
• Iceland has an embassy in ((INDIA)).^[32]
• Uganda is represented in Iceland by its embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark.^[33]

Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1962.^[34]

Both countries established diplomatic relations on October 1, 2013.^[35]

Both countries established diplomatic relations on March 15, 2012.^[36]

• Both countries established diplomatic relations on July 21, 2004.^[37]
• Both countries are full members of Commonwealth of Nations.

• The Netherlands have an embassy in Kampala.^[38]
• Uganda is represented in The Netherlands by its embassy in Brussels, Belgium.^[39]

Both countries established diplomatic relations on April 27, 1969.^[40]

• Russia has an embassy in Kampala.
• Uganda has an embassy in Moscow.

Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1963.^[41]

• Uganda is represented in Ukraine by its embassy in Moscow, Russia.^[42]
• Ukraine is represented in Uganda by its embassy in Nairobi, Kenya.^[42][43]

• Uganda has a high commission in London.
• United Kingdom has a high commission in Kampala.

• Australia is accredited to Uganda from its high commission in Nairobi, Kenya.
• Uganda has a high commission in Canberra.

• New Zealand is accredited to Uganda from its embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
• Uganda is accredited to New Zealand from its high commission in Canberra, Australia.
• Both countries are full members of Commonwealth of Nations.