Zimbabwe maintains relations with various countries around the world,and maintains close diplomatic relations with neighboring nations.
Isaak Stanislaus Gorerazvo Mudenge was a Zimbabwean politician who served in the government of Zimbabwe as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1995 to 2005 and as Minister of Higher Education from 2005 to 2012.
Simbarashe Simbanenduku Mumbengegwi is a Zimbabwean politician and diplomat currently serving as Minister of State for Presidential Affairs and Monitoring Government Programmes. Previously he was acting Foreign Minister for a few days following the resignation of former President Robert Mugabe He had previously served as Zimbabwe's Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2005 to 2017. From October to November 2017,he was Minister of Macro-Economic Planning and Investment Promotion.
Christopher William Dell is an American diplomat who served as the U.S. Ambassador to Angola,Zimbabwe,and Kosovo.
Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa is a Zimbabwean politician who is serving as the third president of Zimbabwe since 2017. A member of ZANU–PF and a longtime ally of former President Robert Mugabe,he held a series of cabinet portfolios and he was Mugabe's first-vice president from 2014 until 2017,when he was dismissed before coming to power in a coup d'état. He secured his first full term as president in the disputed 2018 general election. Mnangagwa was re-elected in the August 2023 general election with 52.6% of the vote.
Didymus Noel Edwin Mutasa is a Zimbabwean politician who served as Zimbabwe's Speaker of Parliament from 1980 to 1990. Subsequently,he held various ministerial posts working under President Robert Mugabe in the President's Office. He was Minister of State for Presidential Affairs from 2009 to 2014 and also served as ZANU-PF's Secretary for Administration.
Nicholas Tasunungurwa Goche is a Zimbabwean politician. He is the former Minister of Transport. Previously he was Minister of Public Service,Labour and Social Welfare.
Obert Moses Mpofu is a Zimbabwean politician,who served as Minister of Home Affairs from 2017 to September 2018. Previously he was Minister of Macro-Economic Planning and Investment Promotion;Minister of Industry and International Trade;Minister of Mines and Mining Development;and Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Development. The Cabinet of Zimbabwe was later dissolved on 27 November 2017. He was reappointed as Minister of Home Affairs in Mnangagwa's first cabinet on 30 November 2017. The Culture portfolio was added to his ministry. Mpofu was later removed from the Zimbabwe cabinet in September 2018.
Kembo Dugish Campbell Muleya Mohadi is a Zimbabwean politician and Vice-President of Zimbabwe since 8 September 2023. He previously served in the same role from 28 December 2017 to 1 March 2021,when he resigned. He briefly served as the Minister of Defence,Security and War Veterans in 2017. Previously he was Minister of State for National Security in the President's Office from 2015 to 2017 and Minister of Home Affairs from 2002 to 2015.
Joseph Mtakwese Made was a Zimbabwean politician who served as Minister of Agriculture.
Foreign relations exist between Australia and Zimbabwe. Both countries have full embassy level diplomatic relations. Australia maintains an embassy in Harare,and Zimbabwe maintains an embassy in Canberra.
The Politburo of ZANU-PF is a 49-member body which acts as the standing committee of the Central Committee of the Zimbabwe African National Union –Patriotic Front. It meets at least once a month and members are appointed by the party president. It is the party's highest decision making body outside of the party congress.
The events of the first and second rounds of the Zimbabwean presidential election,which Robert Mugabe of ZANU-PF won on 27 June 2008 after his challenger,Morgan Tsvangirai of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC),withdrew from the process and declared it illegitimate,caused reactions from many international bodies. Other Zimbabwean groups have denounced the poll as well
Phelekezela Mphoko is a Zimbabwean politician,diplomat,businessman and former military commander who served as Second Vice-President of Zimbabwe from 2014 until 2017,as well as Zimbabwe's ambassador to Russia,Botswana and South Africa. Legally,Mphoko was the acting President of Zimbabwe from 21–24 November 2017,however,as he was not in the country at the time,official standing on this is unclear. Mphoko's term as vice-president was ended by President Emmerson Mnangagwa following the dissolution of the cabinet on 27 November 2017.
The Cabinet of Zimbabwe is the executive body that forms the government of Zimbabwe together with the President of Zimbabwe. The Cabinet is composed of the President,the Vice-Presidents,and ministers appointed by the President. Until 1987,the Cabinet was chaired by the Prime Minister;it is now headed by the President.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of the Republic of Zimbabwe is a cabinet ministry of Zimbabwe,responsible for conducting foreign relations of the country.
Willowgate was a 1988–89 political scandal in Zimbabwe involving the illegal resale of automobile purchases by various government officials,uncovered by The Bulawayo Chronicle. The ensuing investigation resulted in the resignations of five members of President Robert Mugabe's cabinet. One of the five,Maurice Nyagumbo,later committed suicide after being charged with perjury. The reporters who had broken the story,Geoffrey Nyarota and Davison Maruziva,were subsequently removed from their posts.
Serbia and Zimbabwe maintain diplomatic relations established between SFR Yugoslavia and Zimbabwe in 1980,following Zimbabwe's independence. Yugoslavia was a founding member of the Non-Aligned Movement,of which Zimbabwe is also a part. Neither country has a resident ambassador. Serbia has a non-resident ambassador in Pretoria.
Sibusiso Busi Moyo was a Zimbabwean politician and army Lieutenant general. He was noted for announcing the ousting of Robert Mugabe on national television during the 2017 Zimbabwean coup d'état. He went on to serve as Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in the cabinet of Emmerson Mnangagwa from November 2017 until his death.
Stuart Harold Comberbach is a Zimbabwean diplomat and politician. Currently,he serves as Ambassador/Permanent Representative of Zimbabwe to the United Nations and other international organisations in Geneva,Switzerland.
