Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Colombia)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia
Flag of Colombia
Incumbent
Álvaro Leyva [es]

since August 7, 2022
Council of Ministers
Ministry of the Interior and Justice
StyleMadame 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 Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRE) (Spanish: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores) also known as the Chancellery (Spanish: Cancílleria), is the Cabinet position of the Government of Colombia responsible for the international relations of Colombia and the country's foreign policy.

References

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  1. "Protocol Reference". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  2. "UNITED NATIONS HEADS OF STATE, Protocol and Liaison Service" (PDF). United Nations. 2021-01-29. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 14, 2020. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  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 (14 December 2011). "Ley 1485 de 2011" (PDF). Diario Oficial (in Spanish) (48, 283). Bogotá: 5. ISSN 0122-2112. OCLC 500057889. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  5. Colombia, Congress of (10 December 2012). "Ley 1593 de 2012" (PDF). Diario Oficial (in Spanish) (48, 640). Bogotá: 4. ISSN 0122-2112. OCLC 500057889. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  6. Colombia, Congress of (11 December 2013). "Ley 1687 de 2014" (PDF). Diario Oficial (in Spanish) (49, 001). Bogotá: 6. ISSN 0122-2112. OCLC 500057889. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.