TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 03-414

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EMPLOYMENT

Agreement between the

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

and SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS

Agreement effected by Exchange of Notes at 

 Bridgetown and Basseterre February 26 and

 April 14, 2003 

 
 NOTE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE

 Pursuant to Public Law 89—497, approved July 8, 1966

(80 Stat. 271; 1 U.S.C. 113)—

“. . .the Treaties and Other International Acts Series issued

under the authority of the Secretary of State shall be competent

evidence . . . of the treaties, international agreements other than

treaties, and proclamations by the President of such treaties and

international agreements other than treaties, as the case may be, 

therein contained, in all the courts of law and equity and of maritime

jurisdiction, and in all the tribunals and public offices of the

United States, and of the several States, without any further proof

or authentication thereof.”
SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS

Employment

Agreement effected by exchange of notes at 

 Bridgetown and Basseterre February 26 and 

 April 14, 2003;

 Entered into force April 14, 2003.
No. 0325

The Embassy of the United States of America in Barbados

presents its compliments to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of

Saint Kitts and Nevis and has the honor to propose that our

governments conclude a bilateral work agreement for dependents of

officials serving in our respective countries.

The Embassy of the United States of America proposes to the

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Saint Kitts and Nevis that, on a

reciprocal basis, dependents of United States employees accredited

to the Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis, and dependents of

employees of the Saint Kitts and Nevis government assigned to

official duty in the United States be authorized to be employed in

the receiving state. For the purposes of this agreement,

"dependents" shall mean:

• - spouses;

- unmarried dependent children under 21 years of age

- unmarried dependent children under 23 years of age who are in

full - time attendance as students- at a post-secondary educatIonal

institution; and

- unmarried children who are physically or mentally

disabled.

DIPLOMATIC NOTE
For the purposes of this agreement, official employees shall

mean diplomatic agents, consular officers, and members of the

support staffs assigned to, or in the case of U.S. Personnel,

accredited as members of diplomatic missions, consular offices an

missions to international organizations.

In the case of dependents who seek employment in the United

States, an official request must be made by the Embassy of Saint

Kitts and Nevis in Washington to the Office of Protocol in the

Department of State, or by the Embassy of Saint Kitts and Nevis to

the United Nations to the United States Mission to the United

Nations (USUN). After the processing of the official request, the

Saint Kitts and Nevis Embassy will be informed that the dependent

may accept employment.

In the case of dependents of employees who seek employment in

Saint Kitts and Nevis, the request shall be made by the U.S.

111 Embassy in Barbados, to the Saint Kitts and Nevis Ministry of

Foreign Affairs. After the processing of the official request,

the U.S. Embassy will be informed that the dependent may accept

employment.

The United States Government and the Government of Saint

Kitts and Nevis confirm their understanding that dependents who

obtain employment under this agreement and who have immunity from

the jurisdiction of the receiving country in accordance with the

Vienna Convention on diplomatic relations or the convention on the
privileges and immunities of the United Nations, or any other

applicable international agreement, have no immunity from civil

and administrative jurisdiction with respect to matters rising out

of such employment. Such dependents are also responsible for

payment of income and social security taxes on any remuneration

received as a result of employment in the receiving state.

Dependents continue to enjoy all other privileges and immunities

to which they are entitled.

410 The Embassy of the United States further proposes that, if

these provisions are acceptable to the government of Saint Kitts

and Nevis, this note and the Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis'

reply concurring therein shall constitute an agreement between our

two governments which shall enter into force on the date of that

reply note. This agreement shall remain in force until ninety

days after the date of the written notification from either

II! government to the other of intention to terminate.

The Embassy of the United States of America avails itself of

this opportunity to renew to the Ministry the assurances of its

highest consideration.

Embassy of the United States of America,

Bridgetown, February 26, 2003.
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SAINT CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS

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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

AND EDUCATION

P 0 Box 186

TEL: (869)465-2521 CHURCH STREET

FAX: (869)465-5202 BASSETERRE

E-MAIL: foreigna@caribsurf.com ST KITTS • WEST INDIES

REF No FA/U19/004 

Note No. 296/2003

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Education of Saint Kitts and Nevis presents its compliments to

the Embassy of the United States Embassy in Bridgetown, Barbados and has the honour to refer to

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the former's Note No. 197/2003 advising of Government's approval of the latter's proposal for a

bilateral work agreement for dependents of diplomatic staff.

The Ministry has the further honour to inform that this current note serves to correct the statement

made in the abovementioned correspondence regarding the signing of an agreement and requests that

the esteemed Embassy disregard Note No. 197/2003.

Please be advised therefore that the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis accepts the provisions

outlined in the Embassy's Note No. 0325 and concurs with the stipulation that the exchange of notes

constitutes an agreement between our Governments which shall enter into force on the date of this

note.

The Ministry ofForeign Affairs and Education of Saint Kitts and Nevis avails itself ofthis opportunity

to renew to the United States Embassy in Bridgetown, Barbados the assurance of its highest

• consideration.

Basseterre

14 April, 2003