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Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Coat of Arms of Uganda
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Formed
| 9 October 1962
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Type
| Ministry
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Jurisdiction
| Government of Uganda
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Headquarters
| 2A/B Apollo Kaggwa Road,
Kampala
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Uganda
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Ministry executive
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Website
| Homepage
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The
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
is a
cabinet-level
government ministry
responsible for the implementation and management of
Uganda
's
foreign policy
and international activity.
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Location
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The headquarters of the ministry are located at 2A Colville Street, on
Nakasero Hill
, in the
Central Division
of
Kampala
, the capital and largest city of Uganda.
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The coordinates of the headquarters are: 0°18'55.0"N, 32°35'06.0"E (Latitude:0.315267; Longitude:32.584990).
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Overview
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The history of the ministry dates to the independence of Uganda on 9 October 1962. Initially, it was administratively under the
Office of the Prime Minister
. In 1971, it became a fully fledged ministry.
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In 1966, the position of State Minister for International Affairs was created, and in 1988 the position of State Minister for Regional Affairs was added.
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Political leadership
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As of October 2016,
Sam Kutesa
is the
minister of foreign affairs
. He has held this position since 2005. The state minister for international affairs has been
Henry Oryem Okello
since 2005. Since 1 March 2015,
Philemon Mateke
has been the state minister for regional affairs.
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Organizational structure
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Administratively, the ministry is divided into the Directorate of International Cooperation and the Directorate of Regional Cooperation.
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It also has the following departments:
- Department of Finance and Administration, which is responsible for financial and administrative matters.
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- Department of Internal Audit, which is responsible for risk assessment and the design of mitigating strategies. The department "is responsible in ensuring that all systems, controls, regulations and procedures are adequate and effective".
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- Resource Centre, which is responsible for communications, public and media relations,
information and communications technology
issues, training and follow-up of ministerial and ambassador conferences, and related matters.
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- Department of the African Union, which is responsible for designing, implementing, and coordinating the execution of the national policy towards the
African Union
.
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- Department of Diaspora Services, which is responsible for developing, executing, and monitoring policies affecting Ugandans living and working outside of the country. It was created in 2007.
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- Department of Asia and Pacific Region, which is responsible for the development, implementation, and coordination of policies and programs regarding relations with the countries of Asia, the
Pacific Rim
, and the Pacific Ocean.
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- Department of East African Community and Ring States Department, which is responsible for developing, implementing, and coordinating government policies and programs towards the countries of the
East African Community
, the
International Conference on the Great Lakes Region
, and the
Intergovernmental Authority on Development
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- Department of European Relations, which is responsible for formulating, implementing, and coordinating Uganda's relations with European countries.
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Notable policy positions
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During the
2019-2020 Hong Kong protests
, Uganda was among the African countries that expressed support for China's approach.
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In October 2019, the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
issued a statement that Uganda "firmly supports the
one country, two systems policy
of the People's Republic of China on the matter of Hong Kong and other areas" and that "Hong Kong's affairs are China's domestic affairs."
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See also
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References
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External links
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00°18′55″N
32°35′06″E
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0.31528°N 32.58500°E
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0.31528; 32.58500
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