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| Jurisdiction | Lesotho and its diplomatic missions worldwide |
| Headquarters | Griffith Hill Road, P.O. Box 1387 Maseru 100 |
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| Website | www.foreign.gov.ls |
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Relations is a cabinet ministry of Lesotho in charge of conducting and designing the foreign relations of the country.
The ministry seeks to establish, promote and develop good relations between Lesotho and the International Community for the advancement and enhancement of Lesotho's prosperity and for the protection of its sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity. [1]
The ministry has the following departments: Directorate of Protocol, Directorate of Political Affairs, Africa and the Middle East, Directorate of Europe and the Americas, Directorate of Asia, far East and the Pacific, Directorate of Economic and International Organizations, Directorate of Legal Affairs and Directorate of Consular Affairs. [2]
The current minister of foreign affairs and international relations is Lejone Mpotjoane.
This is a list of ministers of foreign affairs and international relations of Lesotho: [3]
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