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Countries Concluding Bilateral Immunity Agreements
The below table lists 102 Bilateral Immunity Agreements (BIAs) which have been reported since 2004. Ninety-five such agreements are in force, according to a US Department of State List of Treaties and Other International Agreements of the United States in Force on January 1, 2011.
Please note that in the following table:
- Agreement in force indicates ratification of BIA or signature of executive agreement
- Permanent waiver indicates that President Bush declared that the country would continue to receive aid, contingent on the continuation in force of the BIA
- Reciprocal indicates that the US has agreed not to surrender nationals of this country to the ICC
- Non-reciprocal indicates that the agreement does not address the surrender of nationals of this country by the US to the ICC
- Unconfirmed indicates that the agreement has not been disclosed by the State Department or the country requested that the agreement not be revealed
Click on the name of the country to see the agreement, if available.
| Country | Signatory/State Party to Rome Statute | Date(s) of Agreement | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | State Party | 9/20/02 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force; Permanent waiver |
| Albania | State Party | 5/2/03 | Non-reciprocal; Agreement in force; Permanent waiver |
| Algeria | Non State Party | 4/6/04; 4/13/04 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force |
| Angola | Signatory | 5/2/05 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force |
| Antigua and Barbuda | State Party | 9/29/03 | Non-reciprocal; Agreement in force; Permanent Waiver |
| Armenia | Non State Party | 10/16/04 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force |
| Azerbaijan | Non State Party | 2/26/03 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force |
| Bahrain | State Party | 2/6/03 | Unconfirmed |
| Bangladesh | State Party | 8/18/03 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force |
| Belize | State Party | 12/8/03 | Non-reciprocal; Agreement in force; Permanent waiver |
| Benin | State Party | 7/25/05 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force; Permanent waiver |
| Bhutan | Non State Party | 5/2/03 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force |
| Bolivia | State Party | 5/19/03 | Unconfirmed; Originally ASPA military aid cut off waived on July 1, 2003 until January 1, 2004 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | State Party | 5/16/03 | Non-reciprocal; Agreement in force; Permanent waiver |
| Botswana | State Party | 6/30/03 | Non-reciprocal; Agreement in force; Permanent waiver |
| Brunei | Non State Party | 2/3/04; 3/3/04 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force |
| Burkina Faso | State Party | 10/2/03; 10/5/03 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force; Permanent waiver |
| Burundi | State Party | 7/5/03 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force; Permanent waiver |
| Cambodia | State Party | 6/27/03 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force; Permanent waiver |
| Cameroon | Non State Party | 12/1/03 | Non-reciprocal; Agreement in force |
| Cape Verde | Non State Party | 4/16/04 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force |
| Central African Republic | State Party | 1/13/04; 1/19/04 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force; Permanent waiver |
| Chad | State Party | 3/26/03; 6/30/03 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force |
| Colombia | State Party | 9/17/03 | Non-reciprocal; Agreement in force; Permanent waiver |
| The Comoros | State Party | 6/30/04 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force; Permanent Waiver |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | State Party | 3/19/03 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force; Permanent waiver |
| Congo-Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo) | State Party | 6/2/04 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force; Permanent waiver |
| Cote d'Ivoire | Signatory | 6/30/03 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force |
| Djibouti | State Party | 1/24/03 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force; Permanent waiver |
| Dominica | State Party | 5/10/04 | Non-reciprocal; Agreement in force; Permanent Waiver |
| Dominican Republic | State Party | 9/13/02 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force; Permanent waiver |
| East Timor (Timor-Leste) | State Party | 8/23/02 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force; Permanent waiver |
| Egypt | Signatory | 2/26/03; 3/5/03 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force; extensions 3/1/05, 3/2/05 and 2/21/07, 2/26/07 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Non State Party | 9/25/03 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force |
| El Salvador | Non State Party | 10/25/02 | Reciprocal; Unconfirmed (Spanish text); US does not acknowledge that agreement is in force |
| Eritrea | Signatory | 7/8/04 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force |
| Ethiopia | Non State Party | 10/8/04 | Unconfirmed |
| Fiji | State Party | 12/17/03 | Non-reciprocal; Agreement in force; Permanent waiver |
| Gabon | State Party | 2/26/03; 4/15/03 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force; Permanent waiver |
| Gambia | State Party | 10/5/02 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force; Permanent waiver |
| Georgia | State Party | 2/10/03 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force; Permanent waiver |
| Ghana | State Party | 4/17/03 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force; Permanent waiver |
| Grenada | Non State Party | 3/11/04 | Non-reciprocal; Agreement in force |
| Guinea | State Party | 8/23/03 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force; Permanent waiver |
| Guinea Bissau | Non State Party | 1/28/05; 2/2/05 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force; Permanent waiver |
| Guyana | State Party | 12/11/03 | Non-reciprocal; Agreement in force; Permanent Waiver |
| Haiti | Signatory | 1/12/04 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force |
| Honduras | State Party | 9/19/02 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force; Permanent waiver |
| India | Non State Party | 12/26/02 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force |
| Israel | Signatory | 8/4/02 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force |
| Kazakhstan | Non State Party | 9/22/03 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force |
| Kiribati | Non State Party | 3/4/04 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force |
| Kuwait | Signatory | 11/20/02 | Unconfirmed |
| Kyrgyzstan | State Party | 12/8/03 | Unconfirmed |
| Laos | Non State Party | 12/24/03 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force |
| Lesotho | State Party | 6/21/06 | Non-reciprocal; Agreement in force |
| Liberia | State Party | 10/8/03 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force; Permanent waiver |
| Macedonia, FYR | State Party | 6/30/03 | Non-reciprocal; Agreement in force; Permanent waiver |
| Madagascar | Signatory | 4/23/03 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force |
| Malawi | State Party | 9/23/03 | Non-reciprocal; Agreement in force; Permanent Waiver |
| Maldives | Non State Party | 4/8/03; 4/10/03 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force |
| Marshall Islands | State Party | 9/10/02 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force |
| Mauritania | Non State Party | 9/17/02 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force |
| Mauritius | State Party | 6/25/03 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force; Permanent waiver |
| Micronesia | Non State Party | 9/24/02 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force |
| Mongolia | State Party | 6/6/03 | Non-reciprocal; Agreement in force; Permanent waiver |
| Montenegro | State Party | 4/17/07; 4/19/07 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force; Permanent waiver |
| Morocco | Signatory | 9/24/03 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force |
| Mozambique | Signatory | 6/24/03 | Non-reciprocal; Agreement in force |
| Nauru | State Party | 2/26/03 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force |
| Nepal | Non State Party | 12/31/02 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force |
| Nicaragua | Non State Party | 6/4/03 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force |
| Nigeria | State Party | 6/30/03 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force; Permanent waiver |
| Oman | Non State Party | 7/26/04; 8/1/04 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force |
| Pakistan | Non State Party | 7/21/03 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force |
| Palau | Non State Party | 9/13/02 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force |
| Panama | State Party | 6/23/03 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force; Permanent waiver |
| Papua New Guinea | Non State Party | 9/30/04 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force |
| Philippines | Signatory | 5/9/03; 5/13/03 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force |
| Romania | State Party | 8/1/02 | Non-reciprocal; US does not acknowledge that agreement is in force; ASPA military aid cut off waived on July 1, 2003 until November 1, 2003; 6-month extension on November 1, 2003 |
| Rwanda | Non State Party | 3/4/03 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | State Party | 1/31/05 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force; Permanent waiver |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Non State Party | 11/6/03; 11/12/03 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force |
| Senegal | State Party | 6/19/03 | Non-reciprocal; Agreement in force; Permanent waiver |
| Seychelles | State Party | 6/4/03 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force |
| Sierra Leone | State Party | 3/31/03 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force; Permanent waiver |
| Singapore | Non State Party | 10/17/03 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force |
| Solomon Islands | Signatory | 9/19/03 | Non-reciprocal; Agreement in force |
| Sri Lanka | Non State Party | 11/22/02 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force |
| Swaziland | Non State Party | 5/10/06 | Non-reciprocal; Agreement in force |
| Tajikistan | State Party | 8/26/02 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force; Permanent waiver |
| Thailand | Signatory | 6/3/03 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force |
| Togo | Non State Party | 6/13/03 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force |
| Tonga | Non State Party | 3/21/03 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force |
| Tunisia | Non State Party | 6/5/03 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force |
| Turkmenistan | Non State Party | 12/25/03 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force |
| Tuvalu | Non State Party | 9/19/02; 1/9/03 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force |
| Uganda | State Party | 6/12/03 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force; Permanent waiver |
| United Arab Emirates | Non State Party | 1/27/04; 2/15/04 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force |
| Uzbekistan | Signatory | 9/18/02 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force |
| Yemen | Non State Party | 12/10/03; 12/17/03 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force |
| Zambia | State Party | 7/1/03 | Reciprocal; Agreement in force; Permanent waiver |
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