The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan ( uz, O‘zbеkistоn Respublikasi Tаshqi ishlar vazirligi) is a

Cabinet-level A cabinet is a body of high-ranking state officials, typically consisting of the executive branch's top leaders. Members of a cabinet are usually called cabinet ministers or secretaries. The function of a cabinet varies: in some countrie ...

governmental agency in

Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked cou ...

in charge of conducting and designing the

foreign policy A State (polity), state's foreign policy or external policy (as opposed to internal or domestic policy) is its objectives and activities in relation to its interactions with other states, unions, and other political entities, whether bilaterall ...

of Uzbekistan.

History and functions

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan was officially established on February 25, 1994 according to the decree of the

President of Uzbekistan The president of the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Oʻzbekiston Respublikasining Prezidenti, Ўзбекистон Республикасининг Президенти) is the head of state and executive authority in Uzbekistan. The office of Pre ...

No. 769 and Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan. The ministry functions as an administrative body of state government and is a part of the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan, responsible for conducting the foreign policy of Uzbekistan based on the Constitution of Uzbekistan and international laws. The activities of the ministry are supervised directly by the President of Uzbekistan.

Structure

The ministry is headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan, currently,

Vladimir Norov Vladimir Imamovich Norov (born 31 August 1955, in Bukhara) is the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan (2006–2010 and 27 April–30 December 2022) and a former Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (2019–2021). ...

. His First Deputy is

Abdulaziz Kamilov Abdulaziz Khafizovich Kamilov ( uz, Abdulaziz Xafizovich Kamilov; russian: Абдулазиз Хафизович Камилов, Abdulaziz Khafizovich Kamilov; born November 16, 1947) is an Uzbek politician who was Uzbekistan's Minister of Forei ...

who was the first foreign minister since the establishment of the ministry. Other deputies are Rustam Tukhtabaev, Abdurahim Khodjaev, Anvar Solihbaev, Bahtiyar Islamov. The ministry is divided into several departments: *Department for Europe *Department for the USA and Americas *Department for the United Nations and International Organizations *Legal Department *Department for the Middle and the Near East *Department for the Asia and the Pacific *Department for the CIS and Russia *Department for the CIS, CSTO and SCO structures *State Protocol Department *Personnel and Educational Institutions Department *Head Department for Foreign Policy Analysis and Strategy *Department for Communication, Computer Systems and Internet *Consular Department *Finance Department *Accounts Department *Press Secretary and Press Service *Department for Administrative Affairs

List of ministers

Shahlo Mahmudova Shahlo Nasimovna Mahmudova is an Uzbekistani politician. She was the first Minister of Foreign Affairs of the country after independence, serving from 1991 until 1992. Mahmudova received her education at the Taskhent Textile Institute, and began h ...

(1991–1992) * Ubaydulla Abdurazzoqov (1992–1993) *

Sodiq Safoyev Sodiq Solihovich Safoyev ( Uzbek Cyrillic: Содиқ Солиҳович Сафоев; russian: Садык Салихович Сафаев, translit=Sadyk Salikhovich Safayev), also known as Sodyq Safayev (born 3 February 1954) is first deputy cha ...

(February, 1993 – February, 1994) *

Abdulaziz Komilov Abdulaziz Khafizovich Kamilov ( uz, Abdulaziz Xafizovich Kamilov; russian: Абдулазиз Хафизович Камилов, Abdulaziz Khafizovich Kamilov; born November 16, 1947) is an Uzbek politician who was Uzbekistan's Minister of Forei ...

(February 25, 1994 – March 14, 2003) *

(March 14, 2003 – February 4, 2005) *

Elyor Ganiyev , whose name is also transliterated as Elyar Ganiyev and Elyer Ganiev (born January 7, 1960), has served as the Minister of Foreign Economic Affairs, Investments and Trade in the Government of Uzbekistan since July 2006. He served as Minister of ...

(February 4, 2005 – July 12, 2006) *

(July 12, 2006 – December 28, 2010) *

(December 28, 2010 – January 13, 2012) *

(January 13, 2012 – April 27, 2022) *

(April 27, 2022 – ''present'')

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Uzbekistan) Foreign relations of Uzbekistan

Foreign Affairs Ministries established in 1994 1994 establishments in Uzbekistan

History and functions

Structure

List of ministers

See also

References