Jurisdiction Kuwait | Headquarters Kuwait City | |
Formed 1961; 56 years ago (1961) Preceding Ministerial Department Foreign Affairs Department Bureau Minister responsible Sabah Al Khalid Al Sabah Child Ministerial Department State of Kuwait Ambassadors Bureaux
Military Correspondents Attachés Bureaux | ||
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is one of the governmental bodies of Kuwait and part of the cabinet.
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 Ambassadors and military attachés bureaux in foreign diplomatic missions in countries such as the United States, Russia, United Kingdom, Germany, France, China, Italy and Korea.
References
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kuwait) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA