Fact Sheet
Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs
Washington, DC
July 28, 2008
Participation in Hemispheric Security Treaties and Conventions
| State |
Rio Treaty1 |
Pact of Bogota |
CIFTA2 |
Transparency Convention3 |
Terrorism Convention4 |
|
Antigua & Barbuda
|
N |
N |
R 3/03 |
N |
R 3/03 |
| Argentina |
R |
S |
R 10/01 |
R 4/04 |
R 12/05 |
| Bahamas |
R |
N |
R 7/98 |
N |
S |
| Barbados |
N |
N |
R 6/04 |
N |
S |
| Belize |
N |
N |
R 1/98 |
N |
S |
| Bolivia |
R |
S |
R 4/99 |
S |
S |
| Brazil |
R |
R |
R 9/99 |
R 12/06 |
R 10/05 |
| Canada |
N |
N |
S |
R 10/99 |
R 12/02 |
| Chile |
R |
R |
R 10/03 |
R 1/06 |
R 9/04 |
| Colombia |
R |
R |
R 2/03 |
S |
S |
| Costa Rica |
R |
R |
R 4/01 |
S |
R 9/06 |
| Dominica |
N |
N |
R 10/04 |
S |
R 10/04 |
| Dominican Republic |
R |
R |
S |
N |
R 8/06 |
| Ecuador |
R |
S |
R 6/99 |
R 5/01 |
R 7/06 |
| El Salvador |
R |
R |
R 3/99 |
R 3/02 |
R 5/03 |
| Grenada |
N |
N |
R 1/02 |
N |
R 5/06 |
| Guatemala |
R |
S |
R 2/03 |
R 7/01 |
R 3/06 |
| Guyana |
N |
N |
R 6/08 |
N |
R 4/07 |
| Haiti |
R |
R |
R 2/07 |
S |
S |
| Honduras |
R |
R |
R 11/04 |
S 12/01 |
R 11/04 |
| Jamaica |
N |
N |
S |
N |
S |
| Mexico |
D |
R |
R 6/98 |
S |
R 6/03 |
| Nicaragua |
R |
R |
R 11/99 |
R 5/03 |
R 6/03 |
| Panama |
R |
R |
R 9/99 |
N |
R 1/04 |
| Paraguay |
R |
R |
R 4/01 |
R 10/02 |
R 1/05 |
| Peru |
R |
R |
R 6/99 |
R 11/02 |
R 6/03 |
| St. Kitts & Nevis |
N |
N |
R 5/04 |
N |
S |
| St. Lucia |
N |
N |
R 4/03 |
N |
S |
| St.Vincent&Grenadines |
N |
N |
S |
N |
S |
| Suriname |
N |
N |
R 3/08 |
N |
S |
| Trinidad & Tobago |
R |
N |
R 2/04 |
N |
R 12/05 |
| United States |
R |
S |
S |
S |
R 11/05 |
| Uruguay |
R |
R |
R 7/01 |
R 8/01 |
R 1/07 |
| Venezuela |
R |
S |
R 5/02 |
R 4/05 |
R 1/04 |
| Total |
21 |
14 |
29 |
12 |
23 |
KEY: R – RATIFIED D – DENOUNCED S - SIGNED N - NON-SIGNATORY
NOTE: The full texts of the conventions are available at www.oas.org/juridico/english/treaties.html
1 The Treaty’s complete title is the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance.
2 The Convention’s complete title is the Inter-American Convention Against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and Other Related Materials. (CIFTA)
3 The Convention’s complete title is the Inter-American Convention on Transparency in Conventional Weapons Acquisitions.
4 The Convention’s complete title is the Inter-American Convention Against Terrorism.
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