Federal Foreign Office
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foreign ministry of Germany, 1951-
Key facts
- Formed
- 12 January 1870 ; 156 years ago ( 12 January 1870 ) (original) , 1951 ; 75 years ago ( 1951 ) (current)
- Jurisdiction
- Government of Germany
- Employees
- 11,652 Foreign Service staff, 5,622 local employees
- Annual budget
- € 6.302 billion (2021)
- Minister responsible
- Johann Wadephul , Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Agency executives
- Gunther Krichbaum , Minister of State for Europe at the Foreign Office Serap Güler , Minister of State at the Foreign Office Florian Hahn , Minister of State at the Foreign Office
- Website
- www .auswaertiges-amt .de /en
via Wikipedia infobox
Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Government
- Founded
- 1870
- Location
- Berlin, Germany
- Status
- Active
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Official website
Auswärtiges Amt - Auswärtiges Amt
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Encyclopedic overview
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The Federal Foreign Office (German: Auswärtiges Amt, pronounced [ˈaʊsˌvɛʁtɪɡəs ˈʔamt] ; abbreviated AA) is the foreign ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany, a federal agency responsible for both the country's foreign policy and its relationship with the European Union. It is a cabinet-level ministry. Since May 2025, Johann Wadephul has served as Foreign Minister, succeeding Annalena Baerbock. The primary seat of the ministry is at the Werderscher Markt [de] square in the Mitte district, the historic centre of Berlin.
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