Changes: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Palestine)

Revision as of 00:10, 2 August 2018

The State Secretariat of Foreign Affairs (Arabic: أمانة الدولة للشؤون الخارجية amānat ad-dawlah lish-shu’ūn al-khārjīyah) is one of the most important secretariats (ministries) of the Cabinet of Palestine. It is responsible for representing Palestine abroad via the nation's network of foreign missions (embassies), which are staffed and maintained by the secretariat. It was established on 5 July 1979 in an executive decree drafted by President Rifaf Khan and signed by Prime Minister Yasser Arafat and the Palestine Arab Congress, naming the secretariat as the official successor to the Ministry of the Exterior of the First Palestinian Republic. The secretariat is led by a Secretary of Foreign Affairs, who is appointed by the Prime Minister of Palestine.

The secretariat is headquartered in the government district of the American Colony, East Jerusalem. Anwar al-Aita is the current Secretary of Foreign Affairs, and Rami Hamdallah is the current Permanent Representative of Palestine to the United Nations, the second highest ranking office in the secretariat.

Foreign missions

Embassies are staffed by an ambassador, who is appointed by the Foreign Secretary. Many ambassadors oversee other consulates in different cities of the same country, which are subordinate to the embassy. In addition to regular diplomatic staff, all embassies and most consulates host a bureaucrat and sometimes one or two liaison officers from the State Secretariat of Internal Affairs, ostensibly to assist with visa and immigration requests.

Countries hosting at least one Palestinian embassy overseen by the Secretary of Foreign Affairs include:

Afghanistan
Algeria
Angola
Argentina
Australia (and 1 consulate)
Austria (and 1 consulate)
Barbados
Brazil (and 2 consulates)
Cambodia
Canada (and 2 consulates)
People's Republic of China (and 3 consulates)
Colombia
Cuba
Cyprus
Denmark
Egypt
Estonia
Ethiopia
Finland
Germany
Hungary
India (and 1 consulate)
Indonesia (and 1 consulate)
Iran (and 2 consulates)
Iraq (and 1 consulate)
Republic of Ireland
Jamaica
Japan (and 1 consulate)
Jordan
Kaibesia
Kazakhstan
Kosovo
Lebanon
Liberia
Libya
Malaysia
Malta
Mexico
Morocco
Netherlands
Nigeria
North Korea
Norway
Oman
Pakistan (and 1 consulate)
The Philippines
Qatar
Russia (and 2 consulates)
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
South Africa (and 2 consulates)
Sudan
Sweden
Switzerland (and 1 consulate)
Syria (and 1 consulate)
Tunisia
Turkey (and 1 consulate)
Turkmenistan
United Arab Emirates (and 1 consulate)
United Kingdom
Uzbekistan
Vietnam (and 1 consulate)

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 }}The '''State Secretariat of Foreign Affairs''' ([[Arabic]]: أمانة الدولة للشؤون الخارجية ''amānat ad-dawlah lish-shu’ūn al-khārjīyah'') is one of the most important secretariats (ministries) of the [[Cabinet of Palestine]]. It is responsible for representing Palestine abroad via the nation's network of foreign missions (embassies), which are staffed and maintained by the secretariat. It was established on 5 July 1979 in an executive decree drafted by President [[Rifaf Khan]] and signed by Prime Minister [[Yasser Arafat]] and the [[Palestine Arab Congress]], naming the secretariat as the official successor to the [[Ministry of the Exterior (Palestine)|Ministry of the Exterior]] of the [[First Palestinian Republic]]. The secretariat is led by a Secretary of Foreign Affairs, who is appointed by the [[Prime Minister of Palestine]].
-The secretariat is headquartered at 200 Clermont-Ganneau St E in the [[American Colony]], [[East Jerusalem]]. [[Anwar al-Aita]] is the current Secretary of Foreign Affairs, and [[Rami Hamdallah]] is the current [[Permanent Representative of Palestine to the United Nations]], the secondhighest ranking office in the secretariat.
+The secretariat is headquartered in the government district of the [[American Colony]], [[East Jerusalem]]. [[Anwar al-Aita]] is the current Secretary of Foreign Affairs, and [[Rami Hamdallah]] is the current [[Permanent Representative of Palestine to the United Nations]], the second highest ranking office in the secretariat.
 ==Foreign missions==