Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. Vienna, 18 April 1961

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III 3. PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES, DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR RELATIONS, ETC 1

3. VIENNA CONVENTION ON DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS

Vienna, 18 April 1961

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ENTRY INTO FORCE: 24 April 1964, in accordance with article 51.

REGISTRATION: 24 June 1964, No. 7310.

STATUS: Signatories: 60. Parties: 192.

TEXT: United Nations, Treaty Series , vol. 500, p. 95.

Note: The Convention was adopted on 14 April 1961 by the United Nations Conference on Diplomatic Intercourse and

Immunities held at the Neue Hofburg in Vienna, Austria, from 2 March to 14 April 1961. The Conference also adopted the

Optional Protocol concerning the Acquisition of Nationality, the Optional Protocol concerning the Compulsory Settlement of

Disputes, the Final Act and four resolutions annexed to that Act. The Convention and two Protocols were deposited with the

Secretary-General of the United Nations. The Final Act, by unanimous decision of the Conference, was deposited in the

archives of the Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Austria. The text of the Final Act and of the annexed resolutions is

published in the United Nations, Treaty Series , vol. 500, p. 212. For the proceedings of the Conference, see United Nations

Conference on Diplomatic Intercourse and Immunities, Official Records, vols. I and II (United Nations publication, Sales

Nos: 61.X.2 and 62.X.1).

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Participant

Signature

Ratification,

Accession(a),

Succession(d)

Afghanistan..................................................

6 Oct 1965 a

Albania.........................................................

18 Apr 1961

8 Feb 1988

Algeria .........................................................

14 Apr 1964 a

Andorra........................................................

3 Jul 1996 a

Angola .........................................................

9 Aug 1990 a

Antigua and Barbuda...................................

17 Feb 2017 a

Argentina .....................................................

18 Apr 1961

10 Oct 1963

Armenia .......................................................

23 Jun 1993 a

Australia.......................................................

30 Mar 1962

26 Jan 1968

Austria .........................................................

18 Apr 1961

28 Apr 1966

Azerbaijan....................................................

13 Aug 1992 a

Bahamas.......................................................

17 Mar 1977 d

Bahrain.........................................................

2 Nov 1971 a

Bangladesh...................................................

13 Jan 1978 d

Barbados ......................................................

6 May 1968 d

Belarus.........................................................

18 Apr 1961

14 May 1964

Belgium .......................................................

23 Oct 1961

2 May 1968

Belize...........................................................

30 Nov 2000 a

Benin............................................................

27 Mar 1967 a

Bhutan..........................................................

7 Dec 1972 a

Bolivia (Plurinational

State of)..................................................

28 Dec 1977 a

Bosnia and

Herzegovina1..........................................

1 Sep 1993 d

Botswana .....................................................

11 Apr 1969 a

Brazil ...........................................................

18 Apr 1961

25 Mar 1965

Participant

Signature

Ratification,

Accession(a),

Succession(d)

Brunei Darussalam ......................................

24 May 2013 a

Bulgaria .......................................................

18 Apr 1961

17 Jan 1968

Burkina Faso................................................

4 May 1987 a

Burundi ........................................................

1 May 1968 a

Cabo Verde..................................................

30 Jul 1979 a

Cambodia.....................................................

31 Aug 1965 a

Cameroon.....................................................

4 Mar 1977 a

Canada .........................................................

5 Feb 1962

26 May 1966

Central African

Republic.................................................

28 Mar 1962

19 Mar 1973

Chad.............................................................

3 Nov 1977 a

Chile.............................................................

18 Apr 1961

9 Jan 1968

China2,3,4 ......................................................

25 Nov 1975 a

Colombia .....................................................

18 Apr 1961

5 Apr 1973

Comoros.......................................................

27 Sep 2004 a

Congo...........................................................

11 Mar 1963 a

Costa Rica....................................................

14 Feb 1962

9 Nov 1964

Côte d'Ivoire ................................................

1 Oct 1962 a

Croatia1........................................................

12 Oct 1992 d

Cuba.............................................................

16 Jan 1962

26 Sep 1963

Cyprus..........................................................

10 Sep 1968 a

Czech Republic5..........................................

22 Feb 1993 d

Democratic People's

Republic of Korea..................................

29 Oct 1980 a

Democratic Republic of

the Congo...............................................

18 Apr 1961

19 Jul 1965

III 3. PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES, DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR RELATIONS, ETC 2

Participant

Signature

Ratification,

Accession(a),

Succession(d)

Denmark ......................................................

18 Apr 1961

2 Oct 1968

Djibouti........................................................

2 Nov 1978 a

Dominica .....................................................

24 Nov 1987 d

Dominican Republic ....................................

30 Mar 1962

14 Jan 1964

Ecuador........................................................

18 Apr 1961

21 Sep 1964

Egypt............................................................

9 Jun 1964 a

El Salvador ..................................................

9 Dec 1965 a

Equatorial Guinea........................................

30 Aug 1976 a

Eritrea ..........................................................

14 Jan 1997 a

Estonia .........................................................

21 Oct 1991 a

Eswatini .......................................................

25 Apr 1969 a

Ethiopia........................................................

22 Mar 1979 a

Fiji ...............................................................

21 Jun 1971 d

Finland.........................................................

20 Oct 1961

9 Dec 1969

France ..........................................................

30 Mar 1962

31 Dec 1970

Gabon...........................................................

2 Apr 1964 a

Gambia.........................................................

28 Mar 2013 a

Georgia ........................................................

12 Jul 1993 a

Germany6,7 ...................................................

18 Apr 1961

11 Nov 1964

Ghana...........................................................

18 Apr 1961

28 Jun 1962

Greece..........................................................

29 Mar 1962

16 Jul 1970

Grenada........................................................

2 Sep 1992 a

Guatemala....................................................

18 Apr 1961

1 Oct 1963

Guinea..........................................................

10 Jan 1968 a

Guinea-Bissau..............................................

11 Aug 1993 a

Guyana.........................................................

28 Dec 1972 a

Haiti .............................................................

2 Feb 1978 a

Holy See ......................................................

18 Apr 1961

17 Apr 1964

Honduras......................................................

13 Feb 1968 a

Hungary .......................................................

18 Apr 1961

24 Sep 1965

Iceland .........................................................

18 May 1971 a

India.............................................................

15 Oct 1965 a

Indonesia......................................................

4 Jun 1982 a

Iran (Islamic Republic

of)...........................................................

27 May 1961

3 Feb 1965

Iraq...............................................................

20 Feb 1962

15 Oct 1963

Ireland..........................................................

18 Apr 1961

10 May 1967

Israel ............................................................

18 Apr 1961

11 Aug 1970

Italy..............................................................

13 Mar 1962

25 Jun 1969

Jamaica ........................................................

5 Jun 1963 a

Japan ............................................................

26 Mar 1962

8 Jun 1964

Jordan...........................................................

29 Jul 1971 a

Kazakhstan...................................................

5 Jan 1994 a

Kenya...........................................................

1 Jul 1965 a

Participant

Signature

Ratification,

Accession(a),

Succession(d)

Kiribati.........................................................

2 Apr 1982 d

Kuwait .........................................................

23 Jul 1969 a

Kyrgyzstan...................................................

7 Oct 1994 a

Lao People's

Democratic

Republic.................................................

3 Dec 1962 a

Latvia...........................................................

13 Feb 1992 a

Lebanon .......................................................

18 Apr 1961

16 Mar 1971

Lesotho ........................................................

26 Nov 1969 a

Liberia..........................................................

18 Apr 1961

15 May 1962

Libya............................................................

7 Jun 1977 a

Liechtenstein................................................

18 Apr 1961

8 May 1964

Lithuania......................................................

15 Jan 1992 a

Luxembourg.................................................

2 Feb 1962

17 Aug 1966

Madagascar..................................................

31 Jul 1963 a

Malawi.........................................................

19 May 1965 a

Malaysia.......................................................

9 Nov 1965 a

Maldives ......................................................

2 Oct 2007 a

Mali..............................................................

28 Mar 1968 a

Malta8...........................................................

7 Mar 1967 d

Marshall Islands...........................................

9 Aug 1991 a

Mauritania....................................................

16 Jul 1962 a

Mauritius......................................................

18 Jul 1969 d

Mexico.........................................................

18 Apr 1961

16 Jun 1965

Micronesia (Federated

States of) ................................................

29 Apr 1991 a

Monaco ........................................................

4 Oct 2005 a

Mongolia......................................................

5 Jan 1967 a

Montenegro9................................................

23 Oct 2006 d

Morocco.......................................................

19 Jun 1968 a

Mozambique ................................................

18 Nov 1981 a

Myanmar......................................................

7 Mar 1980 a

Namibia .......................................................

14 Sep 1992 a

Nauru ...........................................................

5 May 1978 d

Nepal............................................................

28 Sep 1965 a

Netherlands10 ...............................................

7 Sep 1984 a

New Zealand11 .............................................

28 Mar 1962

23 Sep 1970

Nicaragua.....................................................

31 Oct 1975 a

Niger ............................................................

5 Dec 1962 a

Nigeria .........................................................

31 Mar 1962

19 Jun 1967

North Macedonia1........................................

18 Aug 1993 d

Norway ........................................................

18 Apr 1961

24 Oct 1967

Oman ...........................................................

31 May 1974 a

Pakistan........................................................

29 Mar 1962

29 Mar 1962

Panama.........................................................

18 Apr 1961

4 Dec 1963