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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Republic of China)
Encyclopedia
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (MOFA; ) is a cabinet level policy-making body, governed under the Executive Yuan
of the Republic of China
. The fundamental purpose of the ministry is to promote, expand, and conduct bilateral foreign affairs with other nations. It is in charge of interactions between the Republic of China and foreign countries. The current Foreign Minister is Timothy Yang
.
Executive Yuan
The Executive Yuan is the executive branch of the government of the Republic of China , commonly known as "Taiwan".-Organization and structure:...
of the Republic of China
Republic of China
The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...
. The fundamental purpose of the ministry is to promote, expand, and conduct bilateral foreign affairs with other nations. It is in charge of interactions between the Republic of China and foreign countries. The current Foreign Minister is Timothy Yang
Timothy Yang
Timothy Chin-tien Yang is a Taiwanese diplomat, and the current Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China serving under President Ma Ying-Jeou....
.
Departmental Structure
- Secretariat
- Department of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
- Department of West Asian Affairs
- Department of African Affairs
- Department of European Affairs
- Department of North American Affairs
- Department of Latin American and Caribbean Affairs
- Department of Treaty and Legal Affairs
- Department of International Organizations
- Department of Information and Cultural Affairs
- Department of Protocol
- Department of Economic and Trade Affairs
- Department of General Affairs
- Department of Archives and Information Management
- Office of Telecommunication Services
- Department of Personnel
- Department of Government Ethics
- Department of Accounting
- Legislative Liaison Unit
- Research and Planning Committee
- Foreign Service Institute
- Bureau of Consular Affairs
- Association of East Asian Relations
- Coordination Council for North American Affairs
- NGO Affairs Committee
Representative Offices Abroad
For countries that the Republic of China do not have formal diplomatic relations, these offices are refer to as Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representatives Office or Taipei Representative Offices.Foreign Missions in
- Embassy of the Republic of Nauru
- Embassy of Saint Christopher and Nevis
- Embassy of Burkina Faso
- Embassy of the Republic of El Salvador
- Embassy of Belize
- Embassy of the Republic of Palau
- Embassy of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
- Embassy of the Republic of the Gambia
- Embassy of the Republic of Honduras
- Embassy of the Soloman Islands
- Embassy of the Republic of Paraguay
- Embassy of Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe
- Embassy of the Republic of Panama
- Embassy of the Dominican Republic
- Embassy of the Kingdom of Swaziland
See also
- List of foreign ministers of the Republic of China
- Foreign relations of the Republic of ChinaForeign relations of the Republic of ChinaThe Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan, is recognized by sovereign states. The course of the foreign relations of the ROC is dominated by maintaining diplomatic relations with these countries, as well as unofficial relations with other countries via its de facto embassies and...