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foreign minister
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cabinet minister in charge of a nation's foreign affairs
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- public office
- Subclass of
- minister
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- Commons category
- Ministers of Foreign Affairs
- topic's main category
- Category:Foreign ministers
- female form of label
- užsienio reikalų ministrė
- organization directed by the office or position
- foreign affairs ministry
- male form of label
- užsienio reikalų ministras
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- Kleinspitz
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Encyclopedic overview
The office of the French Minister of Foreign Affairs on the Quai d'Orsay in Paris British Foreign Secretary James Callaghan and Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Max van der Stoel in 1975
In many countries, the ministry of foreign affairs (abbreviated as MFA or MOFA) is the highest government department exclusively or primarily responsible for the state's foreign policy and relations, diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral relations affairs as well as for providing support, including consular services, for a country's citizens who are abroad. The entity is usually headed by a foreign minister or minister of foreign affairs (the title may vary, such as a secretary of state who has the same functions). The foreign minister typically reports to the head of government (such as prime minister or president).
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