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Agency overview | |
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Formed | 1831 |
Jurisdiction | Belgium |
Headquarters | Rue des Petits carmes, 24 Brussels |
Employees | 2538 |
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Website | https://diplomatie.belgium.be/en |
The Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation (FPS Foreign Affairs) is the foreign affairs ministry of Belgium and is responsible for Belgian foreign policy, relations with the European Union, development cooperation policy and certain aspects of foreign trade policy. The central government in Brussels directs the network of diplomatic and consular representations abroad.