Minister of Foreign Affairs (Colombia)

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Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia
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Incumbent
Álvaro Leyva
since August 7, 2022
Council of Ministers
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
StyleMr. Minister
(informal)
The Honorable[1]
(formal)
His Excellency[2]
(diplomatic)
Member ofExecutive Branch
Legislative Branch
Administrative Department of the Nation
Reports toPresident of Colombia
SeatBogota, D.C.
AppointerPresident of Colombia
with Senate advice and consent
Constituting instrument22 U.S.C. § 2651
PrecursorSecretary of Foreign Affairs
FormationOctober 7, 1821; 202 years ago (1821-10-07)
First holderPedro Gual Escandón as Secretary of Foreign Affairs
SuccessionFive[3]
DeputyMinistry of the Interior
SalaryExecutive Schedule, COP$226,965,457,533 (2012)[4]
COP$234,237,000,000 (2013)[5]
COP$268,566,000,000 (2014)[6]

The Minister of Foreign Affairs (Cancellor) is the foreign minister of Colombia and head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which is in charge of the diplomatic corps and realization of the foreign policy of Colombia. The Minister of Foreign Affairs is appointed by the President.

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Duties and responsibilities

The Minister, headed by the Chancellor of the Republic and directed by the President, is the body in charge of formulating, planning, coordinating, executing and evaluating Colombia's foreign policy, international relations and managing the Republic's foreign service. Among the functions that fall on the ministry, among others, are formulating and proposing to the President the policies that Colombia carries out in relation to foreign relations; administer the Foreign Service of Colombia and adopt the necessary measures so that it works with the guidelines and priorities of foreign policy, issue passports and authorize their issuance through agreements with other public entities, when deemed necessary.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Protocol Reference". United States Department of State. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "UNITED NATIONS HEADS OF STATE, Protocol and Liaison Service" (PDF). United Nations. January 29, 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 14, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  3. ^ "3 U.S. Code § 19 – Vacancy in offices of both President and Vice President; officers eligible to act". Cornell Law School.
  4. ^ Colombia, Congress of (December 14, 2011). "Ley 1485 de 2011" (PDF). Diario Oficial (in Spanish). Bogotá (48, 283): 5. ISSN 0122-2112. OCLC 500057889. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 9, 2014. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
  5. ^ Colombia, Congress of (December 10, 2012). "Ley 1593 de 2012" (PDF). Diario Oficial (in Spanish). Bogotá (48, 640): 4. ISSN 0122-2112. OCLC 500057889. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 9, 2014. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
  6. ^ Colombia, Congress of (December 11, 2013). "Ley 1687 de 2014" (PDF). Diario Oficial (in Spanish). Bogotá (49, 001): 6. ISSN 0122-2112. OCLC 500057889. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 9, 2014. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  7. ^ Decreto 3355 - 7 de septiembre de 2009
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