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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Iran)

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35°41′15.22″N 51°25′2.26″E / 35.6875611°N 51.4172944°E / 35.6875611; 51.4172944

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
وزارت امور خارجه
Ministry Building (Shahrbani Palace)
Agency overview
Formed1821
JurisdictionIslamic Republic of Iran
HeadquartersBagh-e Melli, Tehran
Minister responsible
WebsiteOfficial Website

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Template:Lang-fa Vezārat-e Omūr-e Khārejeh) is an Iranian government ministry headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, who is a member of cabinet. The current Minister of Foreign Affairs is Mohammad Javad Zarif, who was approved by the Parliament on 15 August 2013 after being nominated by the President.

Ministers and officials

The first minister of foreign affairs of Iran was Mirza Abdulvahab Khan, who served from 1821 to 1823. The incumbent minister is Mohammad Javad Zarif, who was appointed on 15 August 2013 to succeed Ali Akbar Salehi.

The current officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are:

Minister of Foreign Affairs — Mohammad Javad Zarif
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs — Morteza Sarmadi
Deputy for Legal & International Affairs — Abbas Araghchi
Deputy for Administrative & Executive Affairs — Mehdi Danesh-Yazdi
Deputy for Arab-African Affairs — Hossein Amir-Abdollahian
Deputy for European & American Affairs — Majid Takht-Ravanchi
Deputy for Parliamentary & Iranian Affairs — Hassan Ghashghavi
Spokesman & Head of the Center for Public and Media Diplomacy — Hossein Jaberi Ansari
Deputy for Asia & Pacific Affairs — Ebrahim Rahimpour
Head of the Center for International Education and Research — Hadi Soleimanpour

Assigned activities

Since 5 September 2013, the Ministry has been responsible for the negotiation of the Comprehensive agreement on Iranian nuclear program, which had previously been carried out by the Supreme National Security Council.[1]

Building

The building of the Ministry was completed in 1939.[2]

  • Foreign Ministry Reception Hall
    Foreign Ministry Reception Hall
  • One of the buildings of the Foreign Ministry
    One of the buildings of the Foreign Ministry
  • Entrance of the 8th building
    Entrance of the 8th building
  • Entrance of the Main building
    Entrance of the Main building
  • Entrance of the main building
    Entrance of the main building
  • United Nations street, where the main building is placed and Bagh Melli entrance
    United Nations street, where the main building is placed and Bagh Melli entrance
  • United Nations street
    United Nations street
  • Bagh-Melli in 2011
    Bagh-Melli in 2011
  • Shahrbani Palace at the eastern of Mashgh square
    Shahrbani Palace at the eastern of Mashgh square
  • An old painting of Mashgh square
    An old painting of Mashgh square

References

  1. ^ "Iran's Rouhani shifts responsibility for nuclear talks". BBC. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Architecture. Pahlavi, before World War II". Encyclopedia Iranica. Retrieved 22 August 2013.

See also

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