The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is one of the governmental bodies of

Kuwait Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to Iraq–Ku ...

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. It was started in 1961.

History and overview

In 1961, a Foreign Affairs Department Bureau was established in Kuwait to organize the foreign relations of the country. This body was soon relaunched as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, becoming the first ministerial body of the country. The first foreign minister of Kuwait was Sabah Al Salim Al Sabah. He was followed by Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmed Al Jaber Al Sabah. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Kuwait delegates

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and

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s bureau in foreign

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s in countries such as the

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List of ministers of foreign affairs and deputy prime ministers

References

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History and overview

List of ministers of foreign affairs and deputy prime ministers

See also

References