The Secretary of State for the Home Department,more commonly known as the Home Secretary,is a senior minister of the Crown in the Government of the United Kingdom and the head of the Home Office. The position is a Great Office of State,making the home secretary one of the most senior and influential ministers in the government. The incumbent is a statutory member of the British Cabinet and National Security Council.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs is the foreign minister of Sweden and the head of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
Celso Luiz Nunes Amorim is a Brazilian diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 20 July 1993 to 31 December 1994 under President Itamar Franco and again from 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2010 under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. He was Minister of Defence from 5 August 2011 to 31 December 2014 under President Dilma Rousseff.
A permanent secretary is the most senior civil servant of a department or ministry charged with running the department or ministry's day-to-day activities. Permanent secretaries are the non-political civil service chief executives of government departments or ministries,who generally hold their position for a number of years at a ministry as distinct from the changing political secretaries of state to whom they report and provide advice. The role originated in the civil service of the United Kingdom and has been adopted in several Commonwealth countries as well as other countries influenced by the Westminster system.
Bernard Rudolf "Ben" Bot is a retired Dutch politician and diplomat. A member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA),he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2003 to 2007 in the second and third cabinet of Jan Peter Balkenende. A career ambassador,he succeeded then-Minister of Foreign Affairs Jaap de Hoop Scheffer who resigned to become Secretary General of NATO.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation is the central government institution charged with leading the foreign policy and foreign relations of Russia. It is a continuation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic,which was under the supervision of the Soviet Ministry of External Relations. Sergei Lavrov is the current foreign minister.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia is a governmental body of Georgia responsible for protecting and promoting Georgia's interest and its persons and entities abroad. The Ministry is led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs who is appointed by the Prime Minister of Georgia as a member of cabinet. The position is currently held by Ilia Darchiashvili,in office since 4 April 2022.
Miroslav Lajčák is a Slovak politician and diplomat,former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic. In addition,Lajčák also served as President of the United Nations General Assembly for the 72nd session from 2017 until 2018.
Inam-ul-Haq is a Pakistani career diplomat who served as the Foreign Minister of Pakistan in the caretaker government of Muhammad Mian Soomro for four months from November 2007 till March 2008.
The Republic of Bulgaria is a country in Southeast Europe,and a member of both NATO and the European Union. It maintains diplomatic relations with 183 countries.
The Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia is an executive department of the Government of Slovenia responsible for relations with other countries and international organisations,monitoring of the international political and economic situation,and strengthening of Slovenia's relations with other countries and international organisations.
Balkrishna Shetty is a retired Indian diplomat who served as India's Ambassador to Sweden,Latvia,Bahrain,Senegal and Mali
Māris Riekstiņš is a Latvian politician and diplomat and a former Foreign Minister of Latvia. He is the former Ambassador of Latvia to the Russian Federation. Currently serves as Permanent Representative of Latvia to NATO.
Antonio de Aguiar Patriota is the current Ambassador of Brazil to the United Kingdom and former Minister of Foreign Affairs. Patriota took office as foreign minister on January 1,2011,and remained in office until August 26,2013.
Sameh Hassan Shoukry(Arabic:سامحشكري;born 20 October 1952) is an Egyptian diplomat who has been Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2014. Previously,Shoukry served as the Ambassador of Egypt to the United States from 2008 to 2012.
Ivan Mrkić is a Serbian diplomat and the former Minister of Foreign Affairs.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs,International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad,commonly known as just the Minister of Foreign Affairs,is a cabinet position in the Gambia,appointed by the President of the Gambia. The minister oversees the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as well as the Gambia's external relations with foreign countries. The Minister is responsible for all Gambian embassies and diplomatic missions overseas and is assisted in this task by civil servants,including a Permanent Secretary,a Deputy Permanent Secretary for Administration and Finance,a Deputy Permanent Secretary for Technical,and a Principal Assistant Secretary.
Feridun Hadi Sinirlioğlu is a Turkish diplomat and politician. He served as the Permanent Representative of Turkey to the United Nations from 2016 to 2023. He previously served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey from August 2015 to November 2015.
Ivan Korčok is a Slovak politician and retired diplomat who was Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovakia from 2020 to 2022 as an independent nominee of the Freedom and Solidarity political party.
Dragomir Zakov is a Bulgarian politician and diplomat,serving as Minister of Defense in the Petkov Government since 1 March 2022. He served as head of the Permanent Delegation of the Republic of Bulgaria to NATO from 25 March 2019 to 1 March 2022.
