The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Relations is a

cabinet Cabinet or The Cabinet may refer to: Furniture * Cabinetry, a box-shaped piece of furniture with doors and/or drawers * Display cabinet, a piece of furniture with one or more transparent glass sheets or transparent polycarbonate sheets * Filin ...

ministry of

Lesotho Lesotho, formally the Kingdom of Lesotho and formerly known as Basutoland, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Entirely surrounded by South Africa, it is the largest of only three sovereign enclave and exclave, enclaves in the world, t ...

in charge of conducting and designing the

foreign relations Foreign policy, also known as external policy, is the set of strategies and actions a State (polity), state employs in its interactions with other states, unions, and international entities. It encompasses a wide range of objectives, includ ...

of the country.

Organization and structure

The ministry seeks to establish, promote and develop good relations between Lesotho and the International Community for the advancement and enhancement of Lesotho's prosperity and for the protection of its sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity. The ministry has the following departments: Directorate of Protocol, Directorate of Political Affairs, Africa and the Middle East, Directorate of Europe and the Americas, Directorate of Asia, far East and the Pacific, Directorate of Economic and International Organizations, Directorate of Legal Affairs and Directorate of Consular Affairs. The current minister of foreign affairs and international relations is Lejone Mpotjoane.

List of ministers

This is a list of ministers of foreign affairs and international relations of Lesotho: * 1966–1972:

Leabua Jonathan Joseph Leabua Jonathan (30 October 1914 – 5 April 1987) was the first prime minister of Lesotho. He succeeded Chief Sekhonyana Nehemia Maseribane following a by-election and held that post from 1965 to 1986. Early life and career Born in L ...

* 1972–1974: Peete Nkuebe Peter Peete * 1974–1975: Joseph Kotsokoane * 1975–1981: Charles Dube Molapo * 1981–1982: Mooki Vitus Molapo * 1982–1983: Charles Dube Molapo * 1983–1984: Evaristus Sekhonyana * 1984–1986: Vincent Montsi Makhele * 1986–1988: Lengolo B. Monyake * 1988–1990: Thaabe Letsie * 1990–1991:

Tom Thabane Thomas Motsoahae Thabane (born 28 May 1939) is a Mosotho politician who was the fifth Prime Minister of Lesotho from 2012 to 2015 and from 2017 to 2020. He founded the All Basotho Convention (ABC) in 2006 and led the party until 2022. Thabane ...

* 1991–1992: Pius Tanki Molapo * 1992–1993: Tokonye Kotelo * 1993–1994: Molapo Qhobela * 1994: Evaristus Sekhonyana * 1994–1995: Molapo Qhobela * 1995: Mpho Malie * 1995–1998: Kelebone Maope * 1998–2002:

* 2002–2004: Mohlabi Tsekoa * 2004–2007:

Monyane Moleleki Monyane Moleleki (born 5 January 1951) is a Mosotho politician who served as a Deputy Prime Minister of Lesotho, as well as Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, from 2017 to 2020. As a leading figure in the Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD), Mole ...

* 2007–2015: Mohlabi Tsekoa * 2015–2017:

Tlohang Sekhamane Tlohang Sekhamane is a politician from Lesotho who is serving as the Speaker of the National Assembly and a former Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Relations. Personal life He was born on 30 May 1955 in Mokhotlong District Mokhot ...

* 2017–2020:

Lesego Makgothi Lesego Calayel Makgothi (born 23 February 1965, Maseru) is a Lesotho diplomat who has served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Lesotho from 2017 to 2020. Foreign minister In 2017 he negotiated the arrival of foreign peacekeepers ...

* 2020–2022: 'Matšepo Ramakoae * 2022–present: Mpotjoane Lejone

References

Politics of Lesotho Political organisations based in Lesotho Foreign relations of Lesotho

Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Lists of ministers of foreign affairs {{Lesotho-stub

Organization and structure

List of ministers

See also

References