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A minister for foreign affairs, or foreign minister, is a cabinet minister who helps form the governmental foreign policy of a sovereign nation. The ministry for foreign affairs is often regarded as the most senior ministerial position below that of the head of government (prime minister or president); it is often granted to the deputy prime minister in coalition governments. In some nations, the foreign minister is referred to as the minister for external affairs. The current foreign minister of New Zealand, however, is not a member of the Cabinet, but rather sits in the Opposition, as part of a complex system of coalition agreements entered into by the Labour Party and its multiple allies.
A foreign minister's powers can vary from government to government. In a classic parliamentary system, a foreign minister can potentially exert significant influence in forming foreign policy but when the government is dominated by a strong prime minister the foreign minister may be limited to playing a more marginal or subsidiary role in determining policy. Similarly, the political powers invested in the foreign minister are often more limited in presidential governments with a strong executive. Since the end of World War II, it has been common for both the foreign minister and defense minister to be part of an inner cabinet (commonly known as a National Security Council) in order to coordinate defence and diplomatic policy. Although the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries saw many heads of government assume the foreign ministry, this practice has since become uncommon in most developed nations.
Along with their political roles, foreign ministers are also traditionally responsible for many diplomatic duties, such as hosting foreign world leaders and going on state visits to other countries. The foreign minister is generally the most well-traveled member of any cabinet.
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Albania - Ministry of Foreign Affairs, also known as the Ministria e Puneve te Jashtme.
Armenia - Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Australia - Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Austria - Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs, also known as the österreichischen Außenministeriums.
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Belarus - Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Ministarstvo vanjskih poslova Bosne i Hercegovine.
Botswana - Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Canada - Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, also known as the Ministère des Affaires étrangères et du Commerce international.
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Croatia - Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Cyprus - Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus.
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Czech Republic - Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Egypt - Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Estonia - Ministry of Foreign Relations.
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Fiji - Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade.
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Finland - Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland.
France Diplomatie - Ministère des Affaires étrangères - Foreign policy, French culture, Francophony, and information for those wishing to enter or learn about France.
Georgia - Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia.
Germany - Federal Foreign Office, also known as the Auswärtiges Amt.
Greece - Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Hungary - Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Iceland - Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
India - Ministry of External Affairs.
Ireland - Irish Department of Foreign Affairs.
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Italy - Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Kenya - Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Latvia - Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Lesotho - Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Lithuania - Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania.
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Mauritius - Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Cooperation.
Namibia - Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Nepal - His Majesty’s Government of Nepal, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Kathmandu.
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Netherlands - Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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New Zealand - Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Norway - Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Poland - Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Romania - Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Saint Lucia - Ministry of External Affairs, International Trade and Civil Aviation.
Saudi Arabia - With information on Saudi Arabia's relations with other countries.
Slovakia - Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic.
Slovenia - Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
South Africa - Department of Foreign Affairs.
Sweden - Foreign Ministry.
Tanzania - Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation.
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Turkey - Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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