Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Māori : Manatū Aorere
Jurisdiction Foreign Policy and Foreign Trade
legal form Public Service Department
Headquarters Wellington
Ministry Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
minister Winston Peters
David Parker
since October 26, 2017
Employee 1 673
As of June 30, 2019
budget NZ $ 442.978 million
as of June 30, 2019
Website : www.mfat.govt.nz
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT), in Māori Manatū Aorere , is a ministry and Public Service Department in New Zealand responsible for the country's foreign policy and trade .

minister

The ministry is led and controlled by two ministers, on the one hand Winston Peters ( New Zealand First ), who is Minister of Foreign Affairs , and on the other hand David Parker ( New Zealand Labor Party ), who is Minister for Trade and Export Growth is responsible for foreign trade.

tasks and goals

The ministry, which has outposts in 53 countries around the world, sees itself as the main representative of the New Zealand government for the pursuit of the interests of the country and the international representation of New Zealand and leads the diplomatic network of the government. The heads of missions and ministries have the formal mandate to represent the state.

The Ministry makes itself available as a specialist advisor to the government on foreign, trade and development policy, as an international legal advisor and negotiator for the government. It is also responsible for international development cooperation and for providing consular services to New Zealanders overseas.

The aim is all formulated to give New Zealand citizens more security through the activities of the ministry and to make them more prosperous.

literature

  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Ed.): Annual Report . Wellington 2019 (English, Online [PDF; 17.8 MB ; accessed on July 19, 2020]).
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Ed.): Strategic Intentions . Wellington 2019 (English, Online [PDF; 4.1 MB ; accessed on July 19, 2020]).

Web links

  • Homepage . Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade,accessed July 19, 2020.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Our Ministers - Winston Peters . Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade , accessed July 19, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b Our Ministers - David Parker . Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade , accessed July 19, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Annual Report . 2019, p.  5 .
  4. ↑ Annual Report . 2019, p.  73 .
  5. ↑ a b c Strategic Intentions . 2019, p.  8 .