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In many countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the government department responsible for the state's
diplomacy Diplomacy comprises spoken or written communication by representatives of states (such as leaders and diplomats) intended to influence events in the international system.Ronald Peter Barston, ''Modern diplomacy'', Pearson Education, 2006, p. ...
, bilateral, and multilateral relations affairs as well as for providing support for a country's citizens who are abroad. The entity is usually headed by a
foreign minister A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between co ...
(the title may vary, such as secretary of state who has the same functions).


Lists of current ministries of foreign affairs


Named "Ministry"

* Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Afghanistan) * Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (Albania) *
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Algeria) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( ar, وزارة الشؤون الخارجية, french: Ministère des Affaires étrangères) is the Algerian government ministry which oversees the foreign relations of Algeria. Its head office is in El Mouradia ...
* Ministry of External Affairs (Andorra) * Ministry of External Relations (Angola) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship (Argentina) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Armenia) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Austria) *
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Azerbaijan) Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan ( az, Azərbaycan Respublikasının Xarici İşlər Nazirliyi) is a Cabinet-level governmental agency in Azerbaijan Republic in charge of conducting and designing Azerbaijani Foreign policy. History The ...
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bahamas) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the Bahamas government ministry which oversees the foreign relations of Bahamas. The Current foreign affairs minister is the Honourable Darren Henfield, MP (Member of Parliament) for North Abaco. See also ...
* Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bahrain) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bangladesh) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and International Business (Barbados) *
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Belarus) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus ( be, Міністэрства замежных спраў Рэспублікі Беларусь, BGN/PCGN: ''Ministerstva zamyezhnykh spraw Respubliki Byelarus’''; russian: Минис ...
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Belize) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belize is the government ministry of Belize which oversees foreign relations of the country. List of ministers This is a list of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Belize: *George Cadle Price, 1981–1983 * Verno ...
* Ministry of Foreign Affairs and African Integration (Benin) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bhutan) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bolivia) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bosnia and Herzegovina) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Botswana) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Brazil) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Brunei) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bulgaria) * Ministry of External Relations and International Cooperation (Burundi) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Cambodia) * Minister of Foreign Affairs (Cameroon) *
Minister of Foreign Affairs (Central African Republic) Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Central African Republic (known as the Central African Empire in 1976–79) is a government minister in charge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Central African Republic, responsible for conducting fore ...
* Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Chile) *
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China () is the first-ranked executive department of the State Council of the Chinese government, responsible for the foreign relations of the People's Republic of China. It is le ...
* Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Colombia) *
Minister of Foreign Affairs (Republic of the Congo) Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Congo (known as the People's Republic of the Congo in 1969–92) is a Minister (government), government minister in charge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Congo, respons ...
* Minister of Foreign Affairs (Ivory Coast) * Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (Croatia) *
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Cuba) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( es, Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores), also known as MINREX, is the Cuban government ministry which oversees the foreign relations for defense of Cuba as the socialist homeland. It was established on December ...
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Czech Republic) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic (MFACR; cs, Ministerstvo zahraničních věcí České republiky; MZVČR) is a Czech government ministry responsible for international relations of the Czech Republic. The Ministry is headqu ...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (known as the Republic of the Congo in 1960–71 and the Republic of Zaire in 1971–97) is a government minister in charge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Democrat ...
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Denmark) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark ( da, Udenrigsministeriet, fo, Uttanríkismálaráðið, kl, Nunanut Allanut Ministereqarfik) and its overseas representations (the Danish embassies, diplomatic missions, consulates and trade offices) ...
* Ministry of External Relations (Dominican Republic) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (East Timor) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Egypt) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Equatorial Guinea) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Eritrea) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Estonia) *
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ethiopia) , native_name_a = , native_name_r = , type = , seal = Emblem of Ethiopia.svg , seal_size = 120px , seal_caption = , seal_alt = , logo = , ...
* Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Fiji) * Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Finland) *
Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs The Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs () is the ministry of the Government of France that handles France's foreign relations. Since 1855, its headquarters have been located at 37 Quai d'Orsay, close to the National Assembly. The term Q ...
(France) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia * Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Ghana) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Greece) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Guatemala) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Guyana) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Haiti) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Hungary) *
Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Iceland) The Ministry for Foreign Affairs ( is, Utanríkisráðuneytið) is an Icelandic cabinet-level ministry founded 18 November 1941. The current Minister for Foreign Affairs is Þórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir. The Minister of Foreign Affairs ta ...
* Ministry of External Affairs (India) *
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Indonesia) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (, abbreviated as ''Kemlu'') or commonly known by its abbreviations as, is an Indonesian government ministry responsible for the country's foreign politics and diplomacy. The ministry was formerly known as the ...
* Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Iran) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Iraq) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Israel) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Italy) *
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (Jamaica) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade is the ministry responsible for handling Jamaica's external relations and foreign trade. The ministry's current director is Senator Kamina Johnson-Smith. The ministry's official mission stat ...
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan) The is an executive department of the Government of Japan, and is responsible for the country's foreign policy and international relations. The ministry was established by the second term of the third article of the National Government Org ...
* Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates (Jordan) *
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kazakhstan) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( kk, Сыртқы істер министрлігі, ''Syrtqy ıster ministrlıgı''; russian: Министерство иностранных дел) is the Kazakh government ministry which oversees the foreign ...
* Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kenya) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration (
Kiribati Kiribati (), officially the Republic of Kiribati ( gil, ibaberikiKiribati),Kiribati
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) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs (North Korea) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs (South Korea) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kosovo) *
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kuwait) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is one of the governmental bodies of Kuwait and part of the cabinet. It was started in 1961. History and overview In 1961, a Foreign Affairs Department Bureau was established in Kuwait to organize the foreign re ...
* Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kyrgyzstan) *
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Laos) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( lo, ກະ​ຊວງ​ການ​ຕ່າງ​ປະ​ເທດ, french: Ministère des affaires étrangères) is the Ministry (government department), government ministry responsible for representing La ...
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Latvia) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( lv, Latvijas Republikas Ārlietu ministrija) is responsible for maintaining the Latvia, Republic of Latvia's Foreign relations of Latvia, external relations and the management of its Diplomatic missions of Latvia, ...
* Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants (Lebanon) *
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Relations (Lesotho) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Relations is a cabinet ministry of Lesotho in charge of conducting and designing the foreign relations of the country. Organization and structure The ministry seeks to establish, promote and dev ...
* Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Liberia) *
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Lithuania) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublikos užsienio reikalų ministerija) is a governmental body of the Republic of Lithuania that shapes the national policy, and organises, coordinates, and controls i ...
* Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Luxembourg) *
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Macedonia) Ministry of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia (, ) is a government department in North Macedonia. Bujar Osmani serves as the current Minister of Foreign Affairs, since 31 August 2020. List of ministers See also * Politics of North Mac ...
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Malaysia) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( ms, Kementerian Luar Negeri), abbreviated KLN, is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for foreign affairs, Malaysian diaspora, foreigners in Malaysia, diplomacy, foreign relations, coun ...
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Maldives) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Maldives is responsible for managing the Foreign relations of the Maldives. History The Foreign Ministry was established on 22 December 1932 under the Arabic name ''Vuzarat Al-Kharijiyya'' ( a ...
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Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Malta) The Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade ( mt, Ministeru għall-Affarijiet Barranin u Ewropej u l-Kummerċ) is responsible for maintaining Malta's external relations and the management of its international diplomatic missions. Th ...
* Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Mauritania) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of Moldova * Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Mongolia) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of Montenegro * Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Morocco) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Myanmar) *
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nepal) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA; ne, परराष्ट्र मन्त्रालय) is responsible for conducting external affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal. Ministry of Foreign Affairs represents other line m ...
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Netherlands) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( nl, link=no, Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken; BZ) is the Netherlands' ministry responsible for foreign relations, foreign policy, international development, international trade, diaspora and matters dealing w ...
* Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (New Zealand) *
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and African Integration The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and African Integration of the Government of Niger (var. Foreign Ministry) is the government authority responsible for the foreign relations of Niger and its diplomatic corps abroad. The Foreign Minis ...
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Norway) The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( Norwegian (Bokmål): ''Det kongelige utenriksdepartement''; Norwegian (Nynorsk): ''Det kongelege utanriksdepartement'') is the foreign ministry of the Kingdom of Norway. It was established on Ju ...
* Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Oman) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Pakistan) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates (Palestine) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Peru) *
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Poland) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (''Ministerstwo Spraw Zagranicznych'', MSZ) is the Polish government department tasked with maintaining Poland's international relations and coordinating its participation in international and regional supra-natio ...
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Portugal) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( pt, Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros, MNE), is the Portuguese governmental department responsible for the formulation, coordination, and execution of the foreign policy. The Ministry has its headquarters in ...
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Qatar) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( ar, وزارة الخارجية) is the ministry responsible for handling Qatar's external relations as well as its diplomatic efforts, including the maintenance of its diplomatic missions across the globe. As a ...
* Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Romania) *
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (MFA Russia; russian: Министерство иностранных дел Российской Федерации, МИД РФ) is the central government institution charged with lea ...
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (Rwanda) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation ( rw, Minisiteri y'Ububanyi n'Amahanga n'ubutwererane; french: Ministère rwandaise des Affaires étrangères et de la Coopération), commonly known by the abbreviation MINRAFFET, is the Ministry of ...
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Saint Kitts and Nevis) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the ministry responsible for handling the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis' external relations and its diplomatic missions abroad. The ministry's current director is Minister of Foreign Affairs and Aviatio ...
* Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Communities (São Tomé and Príncipe) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Saudi Arabia) *
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Serbia) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia ( sr, Министарство спољних послова, Ministarstvo spoljnih poslova) is the ministry in the government of Serbia which is in the charge of maintaining the consular ...
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Seychelles) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Seychelles is the Seychelles' foreign affairs ministry. The ministry is located in Mont Fleuri, Mahé, Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (french: link=n ...
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Singapore) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA; ms, Kementerian Ehwal Luar Negeri; zh, 新加坡外交部; ta, வெளியுறவு அமைச்சு) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore responsible for conducting and managing dip ...
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Slovakia) The Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs ( sk, Ministerstvo zahraničných vecí a európskych záležitostí) is responsible for maintaining the Slovak Republic's external relations and the management of its international diplomatic mission ...
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Slovenia) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia ( Slovene: ''Ministrstvo za zunanje zadeve Republike Slovenije; MZZ'') is an executive department of the Government of Slovenia responsible for relations with other countries and internat ...
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Somalia) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperations ( so, Wasaaradda Arrimaha Dibedda iyo xiriirka caalamiga ah ee Jamhuuriyada Federaalka Soomaaliya) is the Somali government ministry which oversees the foreign relations of Somalia. ...
* Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Somaliland) *
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (South Sudan) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation is a cabinet-level government ministry responsible for the implementation and management of South Sudan's foreign policy and international activity. The incumbent minister is Mayii ...
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation (Spain) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation (MAEUEC) is a department of the Government of Spain in charge of planning, managing, carrying out and evaluating the country's foreign and international cooperation for development ...
* Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Sri Lanka) *
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Sudan) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( ar, وزارة الشؤون الخارجية) is the Sudanese cabinet ministry which oversees the foreign relations of Sudan. List of ministers This is a list of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Sudan: See ...
* Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Sweden) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates (Syria) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Taiwan) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Tajikistan) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation (Tanzania) *
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Thailand) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( Abrv: MFA; th, กระทรวงการต่างประเทศ, ) is the principal governmental department in charge of foreign relations for Thailand. The ministry is headed by the Minister of Fo ...
* Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Transnistria) *
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Tunisia) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tunisia ( ar, وزارة الشؤون الخارجية, french: Ministère des Affaires étrangères) is a cabinet-level governmental agency in Tunisia in charge of conducting and designing the foreign policy of ...
* Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Turkey) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Turkmenistan) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Uganda) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ukraine) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (United Arab Emirates) *
Ministry of Foreign Relations (Uruguay) The Ministry of Foreign Relations (MRREE; es, Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores) is the ministry of the Government of Uruguay that is responsible for planning, directing and executing the foreign policy and international relations of the Repu ...
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Uzbekistan) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan ( uz, O‘zbеkistоn Respublikasi Tаshqi ishlar vazirligi) is a Cabinet-level governmental agency in Uzbekistan in charge of conducting and designing the foreign policy of Uzbekistan. History and ...
* Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Vietnam) * Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Yemen) *
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Zambia) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is a ministry in Zambia. It is headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, who is responsible for conducting foreign relations. List of ministers The following is a list of Foreign Ministers of Zambia since the cou ...
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Zimbabwe) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Zimbabwe is a cabinet ministry of Zimbabwe, responsible for conducting foreign relations of the country. The current Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade is Frederick Shava. ...


Equivalents named "Department"

* Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australia) * Department of Foreign Affairs (Ireland) * Department of External Relations (Monaco) * Department of Foreign Affairs (Philippines) *
Department of International Relations and Cooperation The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) is the foreign ministry of the South African government. It is responsible for South Africa's relationships with foreign countries and international organizations, and runs South ...
(South Africa) * Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (Switzerland) *
United States Department of State The United States Department of State (DOS), or State Department, is an executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for the country's foreign policy and relations. Equivalent to the ministry of foreign affairs of other na ...


Other names

* Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs (Belgium) * Global Affairs Canada * European External Action Service (European Union) * Federal Foreign Office (Germany) *
Secretariat of State (Holy See) The Secretariat of State (Latin: ''Secretaria Status''; Italian: ''Segreteria di Stato'') is the oldest dicastery in the Roman Curia, the central papal governing bureaucracy of the Catholic Church. It is headed by the Cardinal Secretary of St ...
* Secretariat of Foreign Affairs (Honduras) *
The Commissioner's Office of China's Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong S.A.R. The Commissioner's Office of China's Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong S.A.R., previously known as the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, ...
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Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in the Macao Special Administrative Region The Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in the Macao Special Administrative Region (; pt, Comissáriado do Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros da República Popular da China na Regi� ...
* Secretariat of Foreign Affairs (Mexico) * Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (United Kingdom)


Historical


Named "Ministry"

* Foreign Ministry of Austria-Hungary * Ministry of External Affairs and Defence (Ceylon) *
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Czechoslovakia) , native_name_a = sk, Ministerstvo zahraničných vecí , native_name_r = , type = Ministry , seal = , seal_width = , seal_caption = , logo = , logo_wid ...
* Foreign Ministry of the Independent State of Croatia *
Ministry for Foreign Affairs (East Germany) The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the German Democratic Republic (german: Ministerium für Auswärtige Angelegenheiten der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik, abbreviated ''MfAA'') was a government body of the German Democratic Republic (East Ge ...
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Hawaii) Ministry may refer to: Government * Ministry (collective executive), the complete body of government ministers under the leadership of a prime minister * Ministry (government department), a department of a government Religion * Christian mi ...
* Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ottoman Empire) * Prussian Ministry of the Interior * Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Imperial Russia) *
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Soviet Union) The Ministry of External Relations (MER) of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) (russian: Министерство иностранных дел СССР) was founded on 6 July 1923. It had three names during its existence: People's Co ...
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Yugoslavia) / , native_name_a = sl, Ministrstvo za zunanje zadeve , native_name_r = mk, Министерството за надворешни работи , type = Ministry , seal = , seal_width = , seal_caption = , logo = , logo_width = , lo ...
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