Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Greece)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic Υπουργείο Εξωτερικων Ελλάδας
Coat of arms of the Hellenic Republic
Incumbent Nikos Kotzias since 23 September 2015
Appointer	Prime Minister of Greece
Formation	16 January 1822
Website	http://www.mfa.gr/en/

Building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Athens

The Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Greek: Υπουργείο Εξωτερικών) is a government agency of Greece. The Minister for Foreign Affairs controls the agency. The ministry has its headquarters in Athens.^[1] The incumbent Minister for Foreign Affairs, since 23 September 2015, has been Nikos Kotzias, serving in the Second Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras.

History

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs was first established in 1822 by the First National Assembly at Epidaurus as the Secretariat for External Affairs. In 1844 it was officially designated the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.

Leadership

• Minister for Foreign Affairs: Nikos Kotzias
  • Alternate Minister of European Affairs: Nikos Xydakis
  • Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs: Ioannis Amanatidis and Dimitris Mardas
• Secretary General: Dimitrios Paraskevopoulos
  • Secretary General for International Economic Relations: Giorgos Tsipras
    • Deputy Secretary General for International Economic Relations: Petros Triarchis

See also

• List of foreign ministers of Greece
• Minister for Foreign Affairs (Greece)

References

1. "Contact us." Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved on 26 August 2010.

External links

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs (English)
• Official website (Greek) (English)