Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Colombia)
Performs diplomatic relations with other states of the Republic of Colombia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRE) (Spanish: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores) also known as the Chancellery (Spanish: Cancílleria), is the Cabinet position of the Government of Colombia responsible for the international relations of Colombia and the country's foreign policy.
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia | |
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Council of Ministers Ministry of the Interior and Justice | |
Style | Madame Minister (informal) The Honorable[1] (formal) His Excellency[2] (diplomatic) |
Member of | Executive Branch Legislative Branch Administrative Department of the Nation |
Reports to | President of Colombia |
Seat | Bogota, D.C. |
Appointer | President of Colombia with Senate advice and consent |
Constituting instrument | 22 U.S.C. § 2651 |
Precursor | Secretary of Foreign Affairs |
Formation | October 7, 1821; 202 years ago (1821-10-07) |
First holder | Pedro Gual Escandón as Secretary of Foreign Affairs |
Succession | Five[3] |
Deputy | Ministry of the Interior |
Salary | Executive Schedule, COP$226,965,457,533 (2012)[4] COP$234,237,000,000 (2013)[5] COP$268,566,000,000 (2014)[6] |
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