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EMBASSY/CONSULATE ADDRESSES

Diplomatic Representation in US:
Ambassador: Sonia Merlyn JOHNNY
Embassy: 3216 New Mexico Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016
Telephone: [1] (202) 364-6792 through 6795
FAX: [1] (202) 364-6728

Consulate(s) General in:
Miami
1101 Brickell Av., Suite 1602,
Miami, FL 33131

New York
800 2nd Av., Suite 400J,
New York, NY 10017
(212) 697-9360

US Diplomatic Representation:
The United States maintains no diplomatic presence in St. Lucia.
The Ambassador and embassy officers are resident in Barbados
and frequently travel to St. Lucia.


Embassy and Consulate Web Sites for Saint Lucia
Embassy of the United States of America to Barbados and Eastern Caribbean


FOREIGN RELATIONS

U.S.-SAINT LUCIA RELATIONS

The United States and Saint Lucia have a cooperative relationship. The United States supports the Saint Lucian Government's efforts to expand its economic base and improve the lives of its citizens. Saint Lucia has cooperated with the United States on security concerns. Saint Lucia and the United States share an interest in combating international crime and narcotics trafficking. Because of Saint Lucia's geographical location, it is an appealing transit point for narcotraffickers. In response to this threat, Saint Lucia has concluded various bilateral treaties with the United States, including a maritime law enforcement agreement (subsequently amended to include overflight and order-to-land provisions), a mutual legal assistance treaty, and an extradition treaty.

The United States maintains no diplomatic presence in Saint Lucia. The Ambassador and Embassy officers are resident in Barbados but travel regularly to Saint Lucia.

U.S. Assistance to Saint Lucia

St. Lucia is a participant in the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI), a regional U.S. assistance program to promote citizen security and youth development. The Peace Corps, whose Eastern Caribbean regional headquarters is located in Saint Lucia, has 22 volunteers in Saint Lucia, working primarily in business development, education, and health. In addition, Saint Lucia benefits from U.S. military exercises and humanitarian civic action construction projects.

Bilateral Economic Relations

Saint Lucia's economy depends primarily on revenue from tourism and banana production. More Americans visit Saint Lucia than any other national group. Saint Lucia is a beneficiary of the Caribbean Basin Initiative, which aims to facilitate the economic development and export diversification of the Caribbean Basin economies by providing beneficiary countries with duty-free access to the U.S. market for most goods. The single most significant foreign investment in Saint Lucia is U.S.-based Hess Oil's large petroleum storage and transshipment terminal. Saint Lucia does not have a bilateral investment treaty with the United States.

Saint Lucia's Membership in International Organizations

Saint Lucia's foreign relations emphasize mutual economic cooperation and trade and investment. The country seeks to conduct its foreign policy chiefly through its membership in the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States. Saint Lucia and the United States belong to a number of the same international organizations, including the United Nations, Organization of American States, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and World Trade Organization.

Bilateral Representation

The U.S. Ambassador to Saint Lucia is Larry L. Palmer, resident in Barbados; other principal embassy officials are listed in the Department's Key Officers List.

Saint Lucia maintains an embassy in the United States at 3216 New Mexico Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20016 (tel. 202-364-6792).

More information about Saint Lucia is available from the Department of State and other sources, some of which are listed here:

Department of State Saint Lucia Page
Department of State Key Officers List
CIA World Factbook Saint Lucia Page
U.S. Embassy: Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean
USAID Eastern Caribbean Page
History of U.S. Relations With Saint Lucia
Human Rights Reports
International Religious Freedom Reports
Trafficking in Persons Reports
Narcotics Control Reports
Investment Climate Statements
U.S. Census Bureau Foreign Trade Statistics
Travel and Business Information




TRAVEL ADVISORIES

To obtain the latest Travel Advisory Information for Saint Lucia check the U.S. State Department Consular Information Sheet.


TRAVEL TIPS

Driving U.S Driving Permit and Government Permit required
Currency (XCD) East Caribbean Dollar
Electrical 240 Volts
Telephones Country Code 1-758



St. Lucia is the sort of island that travellers to the Caribbean dream about--a small, lush tropical gem that is still relatively unknown. One of the Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, it is located midway down the Eastern Caribbean chain, between Martinique and St. Vincent, and north of Barbados. St. Lucia is only 27 miles long and 14 miles wide, with a shape that is said to resemble either a mango or an avocado (depending on your taste). The Atlantic Ocean kisses its eastern shore, while the beaches of the west coast owe their beauty to the calm Caribbean Sea.

In natural beauty, St. Lucia seems like an island plucked from the South Pacific and set down in the Caribbean. Its dramatic twin coastal peaks, the Pitons, soar 2,000 feet up from the sea, sheltering magnificent rain forests where wild orchids, giant ferns, and birds of paradise flourish. Brilliantly-plumed tropical birds abound, including endangered species like the indigenous St. Lucia parrot. The rainforest is broken only by verdant fields and orchards of banana, coconut, mango, and papaya trees.

St. Lucia has been inhabited since long before colonial times, and its cultural treasures are a fascinating melange of its rich past and its many different traditions. The island's people have earned a well-deserved reputation for their warmth and charm, and the island itself is dotted with aged fortresses, small villages, and open-air markets.

There is a broad array of exciting and exotic activities available on St. Lucia. The island's steep coastlines and lovely reefs offer excellent snorkeling and scuba diving. The rainforest preserves of St. Lucia's mountainous interior are one of the Caribbean's finest locales for hiking and birdwatching. Of course, the island also possesses excellent facilities for golf, tennis, sailing, and a host of other leisure pursuits.


CUSTOMS/DUTIES

Tobacco......................................................200 cigaretts or 250 grams tobacco products

liquor...........................................................1 litre of wine or spirits

Perfume.......................................................reasonable for personal use

Cameras......................................................no restrictions

Film.............................................................reasonable for personal use

Agricultural products/currency/gifts.................refer to consululate



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