Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Taiwan)
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中華民國外交部 Zhōnghuá Mínguó Wàijiāobù (Mandarin) Chûng-fà Mìn-koet Ngoi-kâu Phu (Hakka) | |
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Agency overview | |
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Formed | 11 March 1861 (Office in Charge of Affairs Concerning All Nations)[1] 1 January 1912 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) |
Jurisdiction | Government of the Republic of China |
Headquarters | Zhongzheng, Taipei, Republic of China (Taiwan) 25°2′20.2″N 121°30′58.78″E / 25.038944°N 121.5163278°E |
Minister responsible | |
Deputy Ministers responsible | |
Website | www.mofa.gov.tw |
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan) (MOFA; Chinese: 中華民國外交部; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó Wàijiāobù; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiong-hôa Bîn-kok Gōa-kau-pō͘) is a ministry of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Governed as the cabinet level policy-making body under the Executive Yuan since 1928, the fundamental purpose of the ministry is to promote, expand, and conduct bilateral foreign affairs with other nations. Though the ministry was founded on 1 January 1912 when the Republic was founded, the ministry dates its origins on 11 March 1861 as the Office in Charge of Affairs Concerning All Nations in the Qing dynasty. The current Foreign Minister is Joseph Wu. The MOFA headquartered in Zhongzheng District in Taipei.
The agency is in charge of interactions between the Republic of China and foreign countries except the People's Republic of China, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Mainland Affairs Council. It is responsible for formulating foreign policies, decisions, foreign affairs documents, and statements in regard to the ROC. It also negotiates and signs bilateral and multilateral foreign treaties and agreements. The agency also dispatches foreign affairs and TECRO representatives to other countries.
Administration
MOFA is composed of the following departmental structures:[2]
Departmental Structure
- Secretariat
- Department of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
- Department of West Asian and 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 International Cooperation and Economic Affairs
- Department of International Information Services
- Department of Policy Planning
- Department of Protocol
- Department of General Affairs
- Department of Personnel
- Department of Civil Service Ethics
- Department of Accounting
- Department of Archives, Information Management and Telecommunications
- Public Diplomacy Coordination Council
- Department of NGO International Affairs
- The Office of Parliamentarian Affairs
- Bureau of Consular Affairs
- Institute of Diplomacy and International Affairs
- Taiwan–Japan Relations Association
- Coordination Council for North American Affairs
- Central Taiwan Office
- Southern Taiwan Office
- Eastern Taiwan Office
- Southwestern Taiwan Office
Budget
According to statistics published by the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics for Fiscal Year 2011, the budget for MOFA is equivalent to approx. 10.37% of the budget for the Ministry of National Defense (MND). The MND budget for 2011 has been announced to be US$9.2 billion. Hence, an estimated MOFA budget figure for Fiscal Year 2011 is US$954 million.
Diplomatic relations
The Republic of China has diplomatic relations with 14 countries.[3]
Oceania
North America
South America
Africa
Europe
Republic of China Representative Offices Abroad
For countries with which the Republic of China does not have formal diplomatic relations, representation is often referred to as the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representatives Office or Taipei Representative Offices, which serve the same function as embassy or consulate.[4]
Foreign missions in the Republic of China
- Embassy of the Republic of Nauru
- Embassy of Saint Christopher and Nevis
- Embassy of Belize
- Embassy of the Republic of Palau
- Embassy of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
- Embassy of the Kingdom of Eswatini
- Apostolic Nunciature
Ministers
Access
The MOFA building is accessible by NTU Hospital Station of the Taipei Metro on the Red Line.
See also
References
- ^ Zhu Weizheng (23 April 2015). Rereading Modern Chinese History. BRILL. pp. 305–. ISBN 978-90-04-29331-1.
- ^ "Issue". Mofa.gov.tw. 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
- ^ "Issue". Mofa.gov.tw. 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
- ^ "Issue". Mofa.gov.tw. 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2014-05-07.