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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Greece)

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Formation
  
16 January 1822

Website
  
http://www.mfa.gr/en/

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Greece)

Appointer
  
Prime Minister of Greece

The Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Greek: Υπουργείο Εξωτερικών) is a government agency of Greece. The Minister for Foreign Affairs controls the agency. The ministry has its headquarters in Athens. The incumbent Minister for Foreign Affairs, since 23 September 2015, has been Nikos Kotzias, serving in the Second Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras.

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History

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs was first established in 1822 by the First National Assembly at Epidaurus as the Secretariat for External Affairs. In 1844 it was officially designated the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.

Leadership

  • Minister for Foreign Affairs: Nikos Kotzias
  • Alternate Minister of European Affairs: Nikos Xydakis
  • Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs: Ioannis Amanatidis and Dimitris Mardas
  • Secretary General: Dimitrios Paraskevopoulos
  • Secretary General for International Economic Relations: Giorgos Tsipras
  • Deputy Secretary General for International Economic Relations: Petros Triarchis

    • References

    Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Greece) Wikipedia
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