Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (Spain)
| Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y de Cooperación | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Alfonso Dastis, Current minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed |
4 December 1714 as "First Secretary of State" |
| Preceding agency |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of Spain |
| Headquarters | Santa Cruz Palace (Madrid) |
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| Website | www.maec.es |
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Headquarters of the Ministry
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Spain (Spanish: Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y de Cooperación) is a department of the Government of Spain in charge of Spain's foreign relations. The present incumbent of that Ministry is Mr. Alfonso Dastis who is a member of the People's Party (PP).
Responsibilities
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation is a department of the General Administration responsible for:[1]
- Planning, managing, carrying out and evaluating the State foreign policy and the international cooperation policy for development, paying special attention to the ones in relation to the European Union and Ibero-America.
- Coordinating and supervising all actions done in this areas by the other Ministries and Public Administrations.
- Promoting international economic, cultural and scientific relationships.
- Taking part in suggesting and carrying out the migratory policy.
- Promoting cross-border and interterritorial cooperation.
- Protecting Spaniards abroad.
- Preparing, negotiating and processing the international treaties which Spain is part of.
Structure
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation is organised in the following superior bodies:[2]
- The Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs.
- The Secretary of State for the European Union.
- The Secretary of State of International Cooperation and for Ibero-America.
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