Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Gambia)

	Ministry of Foreign Affairs ; Ministry of Foreign Affairs; - MoFA -
Consist	since 1965
Arose from	Department of State for Foreign Affairs
Headquarters	Banjul
Foreign minister	ANM Ousainou Darboe
Website	http://www.mofa.gov.gm/; (currently not available)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, MoFA ), or Foreign Ministry for short, is a ministry of the government of the West African state of Gambia .

Location and description

The seat of the ministry is in the capital Banjul on Marina Parade.

The Foreign Ministry is responsible for international diplomatic cooperation with states and international organizations. The ministry is also responsible for the Gambian missions abroad and Gambians abroad.

Subordinate Organizations

See list of Gambian missions abroad .

history

Until mid-2009, the name was Gambia Department of State for Foreign Affairs (DoSFA) , also Foreign Affairs Department or External Affairs Department .

management

The Secretary of State ( Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad ) since February 1, 2017: ANM Ousainou Darboe (* 1948)

Individual evidence

^ Gambia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Banjul). In: accessgambia.com. Retrieved March 5, 2017 .
^ Department of State for Foreign Affairs - Gambia. In: afdevinfo.com. May 20, 2012, archived from the original on May 20, 2012 ; Retrieved March 5, 2017 .

[accessgambia-1] Gambia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Banjul). In: accessgambia.com. Retrieved March 5, 2017 .

[2] Department of State for Foreign Affairs - Gambia. In: afdevinfo.com. May 20, 2012, archived from the original on May 20, 2012 ; Retrieved March 5, 2017 .