Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Singapore)

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Logo of the MFA
Agency overview
Formed9 August 1965; 58 years ago (1965-08-09)
JurisdictionGovernment of Singapore
Headquarters1 Sherwood Road, Singapore 248163
Employees1,616 (2018) [1]
Annual budgetDecrease 466.70 million (est) SGD (2019) [1]
Ministers responsible
Agency executives
  • Chee Wee Kiong, Permanent Secretary
  • Peter Tan, Deputy Secretary (SE Asia/ASEAN)
  • Ng Teck Hean, Deputy Secretary (Asia Pacific)
  • Ong Eng Chuan, Deputy Secretary (Management)
Child agency
Websitewww.mfa.gov.sg

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Abbreviation: MFA; Malay: Kementerian Ehwal Luar Negeri; Chinese: 新加坡外交部; Tamil: வெளிநாட்டு அலுவல்கள் அமைச்சு) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore responsible for conducting and managing diplomatic relations between Singapore and other countries and regions. It is headed by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the office currently held by Dr Vivian Balakrishnan.

Established on 9 August 1965, the Ministry now has 50 overseas missions including 7 High Commissions, 21 Embassies, 4 Permanent Missions to the United Nations, and 17 consulates. Singapore has appointed 31 Honorary Consuls-General/Consuls abroad and has 46 non-resident Ambassadors and High Commissioners based in Singapore. The MFA provides consular assistance to Singaporeans travelling, working and studying overseas. The MFA is currently divided into 11 Directorates which deal with political and economic matters, and 7 Directorates which oversee matters relating to protocol, consular issues and the Singapore Cooperation Programme among others. The Corporate Affairs Directorate oversees organisational and resource management while the Human Resource Directorate and Diplomatic Academy manage the development of personnel and training.

Singapore maintains diplomatic relations with 188 countries. In Singapore, there are 70 resident foreign Embassies and High Commissions, 43 foreign Consulates, and 11 International Organisations based in Singapore. In addition, more than 60 non-resident foreign Ambassadors are accredited to Singapore.

Minister for Foreign Affairs

Years in Office Minister Political Party
1965–1980 S Rajaratnam People's Action Party
1980–1988 Suppiah Dhanabalan
1988–1994 Wong Kan Seng
1994–2004 Shunmugam Jayakumar
2004–2011 George Yeo
2011–2015 K. Shanmugam
2015– Present Vivian Balakrishnan

See also

References

  1. ^ a b https://www.singaporebudget.gov.sg/docs/default-source/budget_2019/download/pdf/33-MFA-2019.pdf

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