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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus (Belarusian: Міністэрства замежных спраў Рэспублікі Беларусь, BGN/PCGN: Ministerstva zamiežnykh spraú Respubliki Bielarus’; Russian: Министерство иностранных дел Республики Беларусь, BGN/PCGN: Ministerstvo inostrannyh del Respubliki Belarus’) is the Belarusian government ministry which oversees the foreign relations of Belarus.
The current Minister of Foreign Affairs is Maxim Ryzhenkov, since June 2024. Anatoly Glaz, a diplomat and spokesperson of the Ministry, has voiced criticism of international sanctions against the Lukashenko regime and justified bans on foreign journalists from working in Belarus.




History






= Historical lineage

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In December 1920, the People's Commissariat for Foreign Affairs was established by resolution of the Second Congress of Soviets of Belarus. With the 1922 formation of the USSR, the functions of representing the Soviet republics in the international arena passed into the national jurisdiction. On 1 February 1944, the Supreme Soviet of the USSR adopted a law on giving the Union Republics powers in the field of foreign policy. The People’s Commissariat of Foreign Affairs of the Belarusian SSR was then established on 24 March that year as a direct result of a resolution passed by the Supreme Soviet. According to this law, the union republics received the right to enter into direct relations with foreign states, conclude agreements with them and exchange diplomatic and consular missions. The structure of the People's Commissariat included the political, protocol and consular departments, the personnel department and the administration of affairs. The staff of the People's Commissariat totaled 27 people. By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of Belarus on 26 March 1946, the People's Commissariat was transformed into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Exactly 12 years later, the Council of Ministers gave the order for the ministry to represent the BSSR at the United Nations.




= Post-Soviet Union

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On 19 September 1991, the ministry become known as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, effective on this day from a national law adopted at the extraordinary session of the Supreme Soviet. The ministry then became subordinate to the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus. By a decree of President Alexander Lukashenko on 4 December 1998, the ministry was reorganized by abolishing three ministries: foreign affairs, CIS affairs and foreign economic relations. The new most recent regulation on the ministry was approved by decree in July 2006. As of December 2008, the Republic of Belarus maintains diplomatic relations with 164 countries of the world, in 47 of which 60 diplomatic missions are opened. Among them are 45 embassies, 7 permanent missions to international organizations, 7 general consulates and 1 consulate. Twelve branches of the embassies of the Republic of Belarus also operate abroad.




Ministers of Foreign Affairs






= Belarusian People's Republic

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Yazep Varonka 1918
Anton Lutskevich 1918–20




= Belarusian SSR

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Kuzma Kisyalyou 1944–66
Anatol Hurynovich 1966–90
Piatro Kravchanka 1990–91




= Republic of Belarus

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Piatro Kravchanka 1991–94
Uladzimir Syanko 1994–97
Ivan Antanovich 1997–98
Ural Latypov 1998–2000
Mikhail Khvostov 2000–03
Sergei Martynov 2003–12
Vladimir Makei 2012–22
Sergei Aleinik 2022–2024
Maxim Ryzhenkov 2024–present




Structure


The structure of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus as of August 2019:

Minister of Foreign Affairs (Vacant)
First Deputy Minister (position vacant)
General Legal Department
International Treaty Office
Department of bilateral treaties
Department of Multilateral Treaties
Legal department
Office of Russia and the Union State
Department for the Development of Allied Relations
Department for the implementation of economic programs
Management of regions of Russia
Department of the Center, Volga and South of Russia
Department of the North-West, Urals, Siberia and the Far East
Office of the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Eurasian Economic Community
Office of bilateral relations with the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States
Office of International Security and Arms Control
Department of Ukraine, Moldova and Transcaucasia
Department of Central Asia
Deputy Minister (Sergey Aleinik)
Main organizational and control department
Office of documentation and control
Department of organizational work
Department of documentation and control
Historical and Archival Department
Office of coordination and planning
UNESCO Secretariat
Office of America
Department of Latin America
US and Canada Division
Office of Asia and Africa
Department of Asia
Department of Africa and the Middle East
General Directorate of International Diplomacy
Office of Global Politics and Humanitarian Cooperation
Office of Economic Cooperation and Sustainable Development
Deputy Minister
European Headquarters
Bilateral Cooperation Office
Central Europe Department
Department of Northern Europe
Department of Western Europe
Office of Pan-European Cooperation
Division of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and the Council of Europe
Department of European Integration
Department of Foreign Policy Analysis
Information Management
Press Department
Information Support Department
State Protocol Service
Department of visits
Department for work with the diplomatic corps
Protocol Sector
Main consular department
Management of analysis, planning, visa and tariff policies
Consular Legal Department
Department of Citizenship and Travel Abroad
Office for Foreigners
Monetary and financial management
Department of accounting and reporting of the central office
Department of financing and reporting of foreign agencies
Department of methodology and control and audit work
Department of providing diplomatic services
Logistics Department
Department of construction and real estate
Deputy Minister (Alexander Guryanov)
Department of Foreign Economic Affairs
Export Support Office
Department of export and investment promotion
Analysis and Planning Department
Department for work with foreign missions
Department of Foreign Trade Policy
Department of protective measures and market access
Department of customs and tariff regulation and negotiations with the WTO
Office of Information Technology
Office of Diplomatic Security
Security Department
Special Communications Department
Security Engineering Department
HR management
HR department
Training Department
Ambassador on special assignments
Ambassador-at-Large




See also


Foreign relations of Belarus




References






External links


(in English and Russian) Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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