Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Singapore)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
	File:Ministry of Foreign Affairs Singapore logo.jpg Logo of the MFA
Agency overview
Formed	1965
Jurisdiction	Government of Singapore
Headquarters	Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tanglin, Singapore 248163
Employees	1,585
Annual budget	489 million SGD (est 2015)
Ministers responsible	Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister; Josephine Teo, Senior Minister of State; Mohamad Maliki Osman, Senior Minister of State;
Agency executive	Chee Wee Kiong, Permanent Secretary;
Child agency	All diplomatic missions of Singapore;
Website	www.mfa.gov.sg

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Abbreviation: MFA; Malay: Kementerian Ehwal Luar; Chinese: 新加坡外交部) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore responsible for conducting and managing diplomatic relations between Singapore and other countries. It is headed by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the office currently held by Dr Vivian Balakrishnan.

Established in 1965, the Ministry now has 50 overseas missions including 7 High Commissions, 21 Embassies, 2 Permanent Missions to the United Nations, and 17 consulates. Singapore has appointed 31 Honorary Consuls-General/Consuls abroad and has 42 non-resident Ambassadors and High Commissioners based in Singapore. The MFA provides consular assistance to Singaporeans travelling, working and studying overseas.

Singapore maintains diplomatic relations with 186 countries. In Singapore, there are 70 resident foreign Embassies and High Commissions, 50 foreign Consulates, and 12 International Organisations based in Singapore. In addition, more than 60 non-resident foreign Ambassadors are accredited to Singapore.

Minister for Foreign Affairs

Years in Office	Minister
1965–1980	S Rajaratnam
1980–1988	Suppiah Dhanabalan
1988–1994	Wong Kan Seng
1994–2004	Shunmugam Jayakumar
2004–2011	George Yeo
2011–2015	K. Shanmugam
2015–	Vivian Balakrishnan

References

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External links

Official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Singapore Government Directory Interactive — Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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