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Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (Spain)

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Jurisdiction
  
Government of Spain

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (Spain)

Formed
  
4 December 1714 as "First Secretary of State"

Preceding agency
  
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1938-2008)

Headquarters
  
Santa Cruz Palace (Madrid)

Minister responsible
  
Mr. Alfonso Dastis, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation

Child agencies
  
Escuela Diplomática Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo Instituto Cervantes Academia Española en Roma

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Spain (Spanish: Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y de Cooperación) is a department of the Government of Spain in charge of Spain's foreign relations. The present incumbent of that Ministry is Mr. Alfonso Dastis who is a member of the People's Party (PP).

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Responsibilities

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation is a department of the General Administration responsible for:

  • Planning, managing, carrying out and evaluating the State foreign policy and the international cooperation policy for development, paying special attention to the ones in relation to the European Union and Ibero-America.
  • Coordinating and supervising all actions done in this areas by the other Ministries and Public Administrations.
  • Promoting international economic, cultural and scientific relationships.
  • Taking part in suggesting and carrying out the migratory policy.
  • Promoting cross-border and interterritorial cooperation.
  • Protecting Spaniards abroad.
  • Preparing, negotiating and processing the international treaties which Spain is part of.

    • Structure

    The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation is organised in the following superior bodies:

  • The Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs.
  • The Secretary of State for the European Union.
  • The Secretary of State of International Cooperation and for Ibero-America.

    • References

    Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (Spain) Wikipedia
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