This section describes foreign ministers from around the world.For the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, "Foreign Minister (Japan)."

Minister of Foreign Affairs(Gaimudaijin) orForeign Minister(Gaisho) isSovereign stateInForeign policyTo assist in the planning of政府 OfMinister.

Overview

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs oftenPrime MinisterIt is considered a top class institution under.Coalition governmentThen,Deputy Prime MinisterMay be empowered.

The power of the Foreign Minister varies from government to government.ClassicParliamentary Cabinet SystemThe foreign minister has tremendous power over foreign policy decisions,prime ministerIf the power is strong, the power is limited and may be involved only in auxiliary policy decisions.Presidential systemIn the country wherePresidentHas a strong power, so the function of the Foreign Minister is more restricted.

Second World WarWith the Minister of Foreign Affairs from the end ofMinister of DefenseIs a Diplomatic Strategy Advisory Board (in the United States)National Security CouncilIt has become common to also serve as a member of).19st centuryから20st centuryIn many nations, government leaders also served as foreign ministers at the beginning of today.Developed countryIn rare countries, this system is adopted.

The Foreign Minister has traditionally played a wide range of diplomatic roles, not to mention political roles (for example, entertaining foreign leaders and making official visits to other countries).In general,MinisterThe Minister of Foreign Affairs is the one who travels the most.

In the United States, the Minister of Foreign Affairs is the Secretary of State (Secretary of state).It is the oldest ministerial post.British CommonwealthThen,1968This post has been called the Foreign Secretary since the merger of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Foreign Ministry into the Foreign, Commonwealth Office.The official name is Foreign, Commonwealth Minister (Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs).

Spanish speaking OfLatin AmericaIn countries, the Foreign Minister is called the canciler.

Foreign Ministers of each country

Country name, local name	Diplomatic institutions	Head of the institution
Eur-lex.europa.eu eur-lex.europa.eu	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
アフガニスタン	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
アルバニア	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
アンゴラ	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Foreign Minister
Argentine	Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Religious Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Religious Affairs
アルメニア	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Australia	Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade	Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Austria	Ministry of European and International Relations	Minister of European and International Relations
アゼルバイジャン	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
(I.e.	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
バングラデシュ	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
ベ ラ ル ー シ	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Belgium	Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Cooperation Federal Public Services	Minister of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Cooperation
(I.e.	Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Africa	Minister of Foreign Affairs and Organization of African Unity
Brazil	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Foreign Minister
Bulgaria	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Burma	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Canada	Ministry of International Relations	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Chugoku	外交部	Foreign Affairs Director
Hong Kong(China)	Commerce and Economic Development Bureau Constitutional and Mainland Secretariat	Secretary Secretary
チリ	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
コロンビア	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Eur-lex.europa.eu eur-lex.europa.eu	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Croatia	Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Union
Cuba	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Cyprus	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Czech Republic	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Denmark	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs (List)
Ecuador	Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Unification	Minister of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Unification
Egypt	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
エストニア	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
エチオピア	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
European Union	European External Action Service	Senior Foreign and Security Policy Representative
Fiji	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Finland	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
France	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
ガボン	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
ジ ョ ー ジ ジ	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Germany	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
East Germany	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
ガーナ	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Greece	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
ハイチ	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Hungary	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
アイス ランド	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
India	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Indonesia	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
(I.e.	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
(I.e.	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Ireland	Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade	Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Israel	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Italy	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Japan	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Jordan	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Eur-lex.europa.eu eur-lex.europa.eu	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Kenya	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
(I.e.	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Eur-lex.europa.eu eur-lex.europa.eu	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Eur-lex.europa.eu eur-lex.europa.eu	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
(I.e.	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
リトアニア	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Luxembourg	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Malaysia	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Malta	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
モ ー タ ニ ニ	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Mexico	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Eur-lex.europa.eu eur-lex.europa.eu	Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of European Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Union
Eur-lex.europa.eu eur-lex.europa.eu	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Namibia	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Netherlands	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
New Zealand	Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade	Minister of Foreign Affairs
ニ ジ ェ ー ル	Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Africa Integration	Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and African Union
Eur-lex.europa.eu eur-lex.europa.eu	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Norway	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Pakistan	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Eur-lex.europa.eu eur-lex.europa.eu		Minister of Foreign Affairs
Peru	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
フィリピン	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Poland	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Portugal	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
ルーマニア	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Russia	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Eur-lex.europa.eu eur-lex.europa.eu	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
セネガル	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Eur-lex.europa.eu eur-lex.europa.eu	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
セ ー シ ェ ェ	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
シエラレオネ	Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation	Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Singapore	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Eur-lex.europa.eu eur-lex.europa.eu	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
スロベニア	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
South Africa	Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation	Minister of International Relations and Cooperation
South Korea	外交部	Minister of Foreign Affairs
南 オ セ チ ア	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Sri Lanka	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Soviet Union	Soviet Union Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Spain	Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union, Ministry of Cooperation	Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation
Sweden	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Switzerland	Federal Department of Foreign Affairs	Foreign Secretary
(I.e.	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Taiwan	外交部	Foreign Affairs Director
Eur-lex.europa.eu eur-lex.europa.eu		Minister of Foreign Affairs
Thailand	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
トンガ	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Turkey	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
ウクライナ	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
United Kingdom	Foreign, Commonwealth of the United Kingdom, Ministry of Development	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Minister
America	State Department	Secretary of State
Eur-lex.europa.eu eur-lex.europa.eu	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Eur-lex.europa.eu eur-lex.europa.eu	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Vatican City	Foreign Affairs Bureau, Ministry of State	Foreign Secretary
ベネズエラ	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Vietnam	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs
ユ ー ゴ ス ラ ビ ア		Minister of Foreign Affairs
Zimbabwe	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Minister of Foreign Affairs

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