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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Taiwan)

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Formed
  
1927

Headquarters
  
Zhongzheng, Taipei

Website
  
www.mofa.gov.tw

Jurisdiction
  
Republic of China

Parent agency
  
Executive Yuan

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Taiwan)

Ministers responsible
  
David Lee, Minister Hou Ching-shan, Wu Chih-chung, Deputy Ministers Lee Chen-jan, Vice Minister

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (MOFA; Chinese: 中華民國外交部; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó Wàijiāobù) is a cabinet level policy-making body, governed under the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China. The fundamental purpose of the ministry is to promote, expand, and conduct bilateral foreign affairs with other nations. It is in charge of interactions between the Republic of China and foreign countries except the People's Republic of China, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Mainland Affairs Council. The current Foreign Minister is David Lee.

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Administration

MOFA is composed of the following departmental structures:

Departmental Structure

  • Secretariat
  • Department of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
  • Department of West Asian and African Affairs
  • Department of European Affairs
  • Department of North American Affairs
  • Department of Latin American and Caribbean Affairs
  • Department of Treaty and Legal Affairs
  • Department of International Organizations
  • Department of International Cooperation and Economic Affairs
  • Department of International Information Services
  • Department of Policy Planning
  • Department of Protocol
  • Department of General Affairs
  • Department of Personnel
  • Department of Civil Service Ethics
  • Department of Accounting
  • Department of Archives, Information Management and Telecommunications
  • Public Diplomacy Coordination Council
  • Department of NGO International Affairs
  • The Office of Parliamentarian Affairs
  • Bureau of Consular Affairs
  • Institute of Diplomacy and International Affairs
  • Association of East Asian Relations
  • Coordination Council for North American Affairs
  • Central Taiwan Office
  • Southern Taiwan Office
  • Eastern Taiwan Office
  • Southwestern Taiwan Office

    • Budget

    According to statistics published by the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics for Fiscal Year 2011, the budget for MOFA is equivalent to approx. 10.37% of the budget for the Ministry of National Defense (MND). The MND budget for 2011 has been announced to be US$ 9.2 billion. Hence, an estimated MOFA budget figure for Fiscal Year 2011 is US$ 954 million.

    Diplomatic Relations

    The Republic of China has diplomatic relations with 21 countries.

    Oceania

  •  Palau
  •  Tuvalu
  •  Marshall Islands
  •  Solomon Islands
  •  Kiribati
  •  Nauru

    • Central and South America

  •  Guatemala
  •  Paraguay
  •  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  •  Belize
  •  El Salvador
  •  Haiti
  •  Nicaragua
  •  Dominican Republic
  •  Honduras
  •  Panama
  •  Saint Kitts and Nevis
  •  Saint Lucia

    • Africa

  •  Burkina Faso
  •  Swaziland

    • Europe

  •   Vatican City

    • Republic of China Representative Offices Abroad

    For countries that the Republic of China do not have formal diplomatic relations, these offices are refer to as Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representatives Office or Taipei Representative Offices.

    Foreign Missions in the Republic of China

  • Embassy of the Republic of Nauru
  • Embassy of Saint Christopher and Nevis
  • Embassy of Burkina Faso
  • Embassy of the Republic of El Salvador
  • Embassy of Belize
  • Embassy of the Republic of Palau
  • Embassy of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
  • Embassy of the Republic of Honduras
  • Embassy of the Soloman Islands
  • Embassy of the Republic of Paraguay
  • Embassy of the Republic of Panama
  • Embassy of the Dominican Republic
  • Embassy of the Kingdom of Swaziland
  • Embassy of Vatican City

    • Transportation

    The MOFA building is accessible by NTU Hospital Station of the Taipei Metro on the Red Line.

    References

    Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Taiwan) Wikipedia
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