Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry overview
TypeForeign ministry
JurisdictionBotswana
Motto"Promoting Botswana's interests abroad"
Minister responsible
Websitewww.mofaic.gov.bw

Botswana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs is a department of the government of Botswana responsible for managing the country's diplomatic relations with other countries and international organizations. This mandate includes political, economic, and social/cultural relations.[1]

Departments

  • Department of Protocol and Consular Services
  • Department of Africa and the Middle East
  • Department of Asia and Pacific Affairs
  • Department of Multilateral Affairs
  • Department of Public Relations, Research and Information
  • Department of Europe and Americas
  • Department of Corporate Services
  • 23 Missions (Embassies/High Commissions and Consulates) abroad: Pretoria, Johannesburg, Windhoek, Maputo, Harare, Lusaka, Nairobi, Addis Ababa, Kuwait, Canberra, New Delhi, Beijing, Tokyo, Brussels, Berlin, Stockholm, Geneva, London, Washington DC, New York, Abuja, Brasilia and Paris.[2]

Foreign ministers of Botswana

Picture Name Took office Left office
Moutlakgola P.K. Nwako 30 September 1966 1969
Edison Masisi 1969 1971
Bakwana Kgosidintsi Kgari 1971 1974
Archibald Mogwe 1974 14 September 1984
Gaositwe K. T. Chiepe 14 September 1984 25 October 1994
Mompati Merafhe 25 October 1994 1 April 2008
Phandu Skelemani 1 April 2008 31 October 2014
Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi 31 October 2014 2018
Vincent T. Seretse 2018 2018
Unity Dow 2 November 2018 26 August 2020
Lemogang Kwape 26 August 2020 present

References

  1. ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation About Us Archived 2015-03-26 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "Ministry of International Affairs and Cooperation (MIAC) | Government of Botswana". www.gov.bw. Retrieved 8 September 2020.


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