Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Colombia)
Performs diplomatic relations with other states of the Republic of Colombia
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.
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia | |
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 Flag of Colombia | |
| Council of Ministers Ministry of the Interior and Justice | |
| Style | Madame Minister (informal) The Honorable[1] (formal) His Excellency[2] (diplomatic) |
| Member of | Executive Branch Legislative Branch Administrative Department of the Nation |
| Reports to | President of Colombia |
| Seat | Bogota, D.C. |
| Appointer | President of Colombia with Senate advice and consent |
| Constituting instrument | 22 U.S.C. § 2651 |
| Precursor | Secretary of Foreign Affairs |
| Formation | October 7, 1821 |
| First holder | Pedro Gual Escandón as Secretary of Foreign Affairs |
| Succession | Five[3] |
| Deputy | Ministry of the Interior |
| Salary | Executive Schedule, COP$226,965,457,533 (2012)[4] COP$234,237,000,000 (2013)[5] COP$268,566,000,000 (2014)[6] |
References change
- ↑ "Protocol Reference". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
- ↑ "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 U.S. Code § 19 – Vacancy in offices of both President and Vice President; officers eligible to act". Cornell Law School.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
