Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Myanmar)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
နိုင်ငံခြားရေး ဝန်ကြီးဌာန
Official Seal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Agency overview
Formed17 March 1947 (1947-03-17) (Department), 25 May 1967 (1967-05-25) (Ministry)
Preceding agencies
  • Department of Foreign Affairs
  • Foreign Office
JurisdictionGovernment of Myanmar
HeadquartersOffice No (9), Naypyidaw
19°45′12″N 96°07′09″E / 19.7534296°N 96.1192157°E / 19.7534296; 96.1192157
Minister responsible
Child agencies
  • Political Department
  • ASEAN Affairs Department
  • Strategic Studies and Training Department
  • Protocol Department
  • International Organizations and Economic Department
  • Consular and Legal Affairs Department
  • Planning and Administrative Department
Websitewww.mofa.gov.mm
Politics of Myanmar
Constitution
Government
Legislature (dissolved)
Judiciary
Recent elections
Administrative divisions
Foreign relations
Exiled government
Related topics
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Burmese: နိုင်ငံခြားရေး ဝန်ကြီးဌာန, [nàɪɰ̃ŋàɰ̃dʑájé wʊ̀ɰ̃dʑí tʰàna̰], 'MOFA') is a ministry in the government of Myanmar responsible for the country's foreign relations. It also operates embassies and consulates in 44 countries.[1] It is headed by Than Swe, appointed by military leader Min Aung Hlaing.[2]

  1. ^ "Ministry Of Foreign Affairs". Myanmar Online Data Information Network Solutions. 2002. Archived from the original on 17 October 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Myanmar coup: who are the military figures running the country?". The Guardian. 2 February 2021. Archived from the original on 17 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.