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It has its headquarters in <a href="/wiki/Nouakchott" title="Nouakchott">Nouakchott</a>, just to the northwest of the <a href="/wiki/Nouakchott_Convention_Center" title="Nouakchott Convention Center">Nouakchott Convention Center</a> complex.<sup id="cite_ref-GM_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GM-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_ministers">List of ministers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Mauritania)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: List of ministers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This is a list of ministers of foreign affairs of Mauritania:<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>1960–1962: <a href="/wiki/Moktar_Ould_Daddah" title="Moktar Ould Daddah">Moktar Ould Daddah</a></li> <li>1962–1963: <a href="/wiki/Cheikhna_Ould_Mohamed_Laghdaf" title="Cheikhna Ould Mohamed Laghdaf">Cheikhna Ould Mohamed Laghdaf</a></li> <li>1963–1965: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Mohamed_Ould_Dayin&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mohamed Ould Dayin (page does not exist)">Mohamed Ould Dayin</a></li> <li>1965: <a href="/wiki/Moktar_Ould_Daddah" title="Moktar Ould Daddah">Moktar Ould Daddah</a></li> <li>1965–1966: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Mohamed_Ould_Cheikh&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mohamed Ould Cheikh (page does not exist)">Mohamed Ould Cheikh</a></li> <li>1966: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Malum_Ould_Braham&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Malum Ould Braham (page does not exist)">Malum Ould Braham</a></li> <li>1966–1968: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Wane_Birane_Mamadou&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wane Birane Mamadou (page does not exist)">Wane Birane Mamadou</a></li> <li>1968–1970: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Hamdi_Ould_Mouknass&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hamdi Ould Mouknass (page does not exist)">Hamdi Ould Mouknass</a></li> <li>1970–1971: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Mohamed_Moktar_Ould_Cheikh_Abdellahi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mohamed Moktar Ould Cheikh Abdellahi (page does not exist)">Mohamed Moktar Ould Cheikh Abdellahi</a></li> <li>1971–1978: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Hamdi_Ould_Mouknass&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hamdi Ould Mouknass (page does not exist)">Hamdi Ould Mouknass</a></li> <li>1978–1979: <a href="/wiki/Cheikhna_Ould_Mohamed_Laghdaf" title="Cheikhna Ould Mohamed Laghdaf">Cheikhna Ould Mohamed Laghdaf</a></li> <li>1979–1980: <a href="/wiki/Ahmedou_Ould-Abdallah" title="Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah">Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah</a></li> <li>1980–1981: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Mohamed_Moktar_Ould_Zamil&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mohamed Moktar Ould Zamil (page does not exist)">Mohamed Moktar Ould Zamil</a></li> <li>1981: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Dahane_Ould_Ahmed_Mahmoud&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dahane Ould Ahmed Mahmoud (page does not exist)">Dahane Ould Ahmed Mahmoud</a></li> <li>1981–1984: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ahmed_Ould_Minnih&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ahmed Ould Minnih (page does not exist)">Ahmed Ould Minnih</a></li> <li>1984: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Cheikh_Sid%27Ahmed_Ould_Babamine&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cheikh Sid'Ahmed Ould Babamine (page does not exist)">Cheikh Sid'Ahmed Ould Babamine</a></li> <li>1984–1986: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ahmed_Ould_Minnih&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ahmed Ould Minnih (page does not exist)">Ahmed Ould Minnih</a></li> <li>1986–1988: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Mohamed_Lemine_Ould_N%27Diayane&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mohamed Lemine Ould N'Diayane (page does not exist)">Mohamed Lemine Ould N'Diayane</a></li> <li>1988–1989: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Mohamed_Sidina_Ould_Sidiya&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mohamed Sidina Ould Sidiya (page does not exist)">Mohamed Sidina Ould Sidiya</a></li> <li>1989–1990: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Cheikh_Sid%27Ahmed_Ould_Baba&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cheikh Sid'Ahmed Ould Baba (page does not exist)">Cheikh Sid'Ahmed Ould Baba</a></li> <li>1990–1992: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Hasni_Ould_Didi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hasni Ould Didi (page does not exist)">Hasni Ould Didi</a></li> <li>1992: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ismael_Ould_Yahi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ismael Ould Yahi (page does not exist)">Ismael Ould Yahi</a></li> <li>1992–1993: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Mohamed_Abderrahmane_Ould_Moine&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mohamed Abderrahmane Ould Moine (page does not exist)">Mohamed Abderrahmane Ould Moine</a></li> <li>1993–1996: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Mohamed_Salem_Ould_Lekhal&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mohamed Salem Ould Lekhal (page does not exist)">Mohamed Salem Ould Lekhal</a></li> <li>1996–1997: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lemrabott_Sidi_Mahmoud_Ould_Cheikh_Ahmed&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lemrabott Sidi Mahmoud Ould Cheikh Ahmed (page does not exist)">Lemrabott Sidi Mahmoud Ould Cheikh Ahmed</a></li> <li>1997: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ahmed_Sidi_Ould_Khalifa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ahmed Sidi Ould Khalifa (page does not exist)">Ahmed Sidi Ould Khalifa</a></li> <li>1997: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Abdallahi_Ould_Nem&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Abdallahi Ould Nem (page does not exist)">Abdallahi Ould Nem</a></li> <li>1997: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Sow_Abou_Demba&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sow Abou Demba (page does not exist)">Sow Abou Demba</a></li> <li>1997–1998: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Mohamed_El_Hacen_Ould_Lebatt&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mohamed El Hacen Ould Lebatt (page does not exist)">Mohamed El Hacen Ould Lebatt</a></li> <li>1998: <a href="/wiki/Cheikh_El_Avia_Ould_Mohamed_Khouna" title="Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna">Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna</a></li> <li>1998–2001: <a href="/wiki/Ahmed_Ould_Sid%27Ahmed" title="Ahmed Ould Sid'Ahmed">Ahmed Ould Sid'Ahmed</a></li> <li>2001–2002: <a href="/wiki/Dah_Ould_Abdi" title="Dah Ould Abdi">Dah Ould Abdi</a></li> <li>2002–2003: <a href="/wiki/Mohamed_Ould_Tolba" title="Mohamed Ould Tolba">Mohamed Ould Tolba</a></li> <li>2003–2005: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Mohamed_Vall_Ould_Bellal&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mohamed Vall Ould Bellal (page does not exist)">Mohamed Vall Ould Bellal</a></li> <li>2005–2007: <a href="/wiki/Ahmed_Ould_Sid%27Ahmed" title="Ahmed Ould Sid'Ahmed">Ahmed Ould Sid'Ahmed</a></li> <li>2007–2008: <a href="/wiki/Mohamed_Saleck_Ould_Mohamed_Lemine" title="Mohamed Saleck Ould Mohamed Lemine">Mohamed Saleck Ould Mohamed Lemine</a></li> <li>2008: <a href="/wiki/Cheikh_El_Avia_Ould_Mohamed_Khouna" title="Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna">Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna</a></li> <li>2008: <a href="/wiki/Abdallahi_Hassen_Ben_Hmeida" title="Abdallahi Hassen Ben Hmeida">Abdallahi Hassen Ben Hmeida</a></li> <li>2008–2009: <a href="/wiki/Mohamed_Mahmoud_Ould_Mohamedou" title="Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou">Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou</a></li> <li>2009–2011: <a href="/wiki/Naha_Mint_Mouknass" title="Naha Mint Mouknass">Naha Mint Mouknass</a></li> <li>2011–2013: <a href="/wiki/Hamadi_Ould_Baba_Ould_Hamadi" title="Hamadi Ould Baba Ould Hamadi">Hamadi Ould Baba Ould Hamadi</a></li> <li>2013–2015: <a href="/wiki/Ahmed_Ould_Teguedi" title="Ahmed Ould Teguedi">Ahmed Ould Teguedi</a></li> <li>2015: <a href="/wiki/Vatma_Vall_Mint_Soueina" title="Vatma Vall Mint Soueina">Vatma Vall Mint 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style="width:1%">Africa</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Algeria)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Algeria)">Algeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_External_Relations_(Angola)" title="Ministry of External Relations (Angola)">Angola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_and_African_Integration_(Benin)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs and African Integration (Benin)">Benin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_and_International_Cooperation_(Botswana)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Botswana)">Botswana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_External_Relations_and_International_Cooperation_(Burundi)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of External Relations and International Cooperation (Burundi)">Burundi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Egypt)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Egypt)">Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_and_International_Cooperation_(Equatorial_Guinea)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Equatorial Guinea)">Equatorial Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Eritrea)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Eritrea)">Eritrea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_and_International_Cooperation_(Eswatini)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Eswatini)">Eswatini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Ethiopia)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ethiopia)">Ethiopia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Kenya)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kenya)">Kenya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_and_International_Relations_(Lesotho)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Relations (Lesotho)">Lesotho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Liberia)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Liberia)">Liberia</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Mauritania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs,_African_Cooperation_and_Moroccan_Expatriates" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates">Morocco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs,_Cooperation_and_African_Integration" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and African Integration">Niger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Nigeria)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)">Nigeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_and_Cooperation_(Rwanda)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (Rwanda)">Rwanda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs,_Cooperation_and_Communities" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Communities">São Tomé and Príncipe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Seychelles)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Seychelles)">Seychelles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_and_International_Cooperation_(Sierra_Leone)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Sierra Leone)">Sierra Leone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Somalia)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Somalia)">Somalia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Somaliland)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Somaliland)">Somaliland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_International_Relations_and_Cooperation" title="Department of International Relations and Cooperation">South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_and_International_Cooperation_(South_Sudan)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (South Sudan)">South Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Sudan)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Sudan)">Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_and_East_African_Cooperation" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation">Tanzania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Tunisia)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Tunisia)">Tunisia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Uganda)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Uganda)">Uganda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Zambia)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Zambia)">Zambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Zimbabwe)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Zimbabwe)">Zimbabwe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Americas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs,_Trade_and_Barbuda_Affairs" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Barbuda Affairs">Antigua and Barbuda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_and_Worship" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship">Argentina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Bahamas)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bahamas)">Bahamas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs,_Foreign_Trade_and_International_Business_(Barbados)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and International Business (Barbados)">Barbados</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Belize)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Belize)">Belize</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Bolivia)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bolivia)">Bolivia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Brazil)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Brazil)">Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Global_Affairs_Canada" title="Global Affairs Canada">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Chile)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Chile)">Chile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Colombia)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Colombia)">Colombia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_and_Worship_(Costa_Rica)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship (Costa Rica)">Costa Rica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Cuba)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Cuba)">Cuba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_External_Relations_(Dominican_Republic)" title="Ministry of External Relations (Dominican Republic)">Dominican Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Guatemala)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Guatemala)">Guatemala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Guyana)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Guyana)">Guyana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Haiti)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Haiti)">Haiti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_and_Foreign_Trade_(Jamaica)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (Jamaica)">Jamaica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Secretariat_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Mexico)" title="Secretariat of Foreign Affairs (Mexico)">Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Peru)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Peru)">Peru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Saint Kitts and Nevis)">Saint Kitts and Nevis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_State" title="United States Department of State">United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Relations_(Uruguay)" title="Ministry of Foreign Relations (Uruguay)">Uruguay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Venezuela)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Venezuela)">Venezuela</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Asia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Afghanistan)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Afghanistan)">Afghanistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Bahrain)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bahrain)">Bahrain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Bangladesh)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bangladesh)">Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Bhutan)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bhutan)">Bhutan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Brunei)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Brunei)">Brunei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_and_International_Cooperation_(Cambodia)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Cambodia)">Cambodia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(China)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (China)">China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_External_Affairs_(India)" title="Ministry of External Affairs (India)">India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Indonesia)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Indonesia)">Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Iran)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Iran)">Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Iraq)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Iraq)">Iraq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Israel)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Israel)">Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Japan)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan)">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Kazakhstan)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kazakhstan)">Kazakhstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Kuwait)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kuwait)">Kuwait</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Kyrgyzstan)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kyrgyzstan)">Kyrgyzstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Laos)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Laos)">Laos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_and_Emigrants_(Lebanon)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants (Lebanon)">Lebanon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Malaysia)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Malaysia)">Malaysia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Maldives)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Maldives)">Maldives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Myanmar)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Myanmar)">Myanmar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Mongolia)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Mongolia)">Mongolia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Nepal)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nepal)">Nepal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(North_Korea)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (North Korea)">North Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Oman)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Oman)">Oman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Pakistan)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Pakistan)">Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Philippines)" title="Department of Foreign Affairs (Philippines)">Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Qatar)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Qatar)">Qatar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Saudi_Arabia)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Saudi Arabia)">Saudi Arabia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Singapore)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Singapore)">Singapore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(South_Korea)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (South Korea)">South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Sri Lanka)">Sri Lanka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_and_Expatriates_(Syria)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates (Syria)">Syria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Taiwan)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Taiwan)">Taiwan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_of_the_Republic_of_Tajikistan" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan">Tajikistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Thailand)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Thailand)">Thailand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_and_Cooperation_(Timor-Leste)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (Timor-Leste)">Timor-Leste</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Turkey)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Turkey)">Turkey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Turkmenistan)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Turkmenistan)">Turkmenistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Uzbekistan)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Uzbekistan)">Uzbekistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Vietnam)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Vietnam)">Vietnam</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Europe</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_for_Europe_and_Foreign_Affairs_(Albania)" title="Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (Albania)">Albania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_External_Affairs_(Andorra)" title="Ministry of External Affairs (Andorra)">Andorra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Ministry_for_European_and_International_Affairs" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs">Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Armenia)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Armenia)">Armenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Azerbaijan)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Azerbaijan)">Azerbaijan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Belarus)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Belarus)">Belarus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Public_Service_Foreign_Affairs" title="Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs">Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Bosnia_and_Herzegovina)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bosnia and Herzegovina)">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Bulgaria)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bulgaria)">Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_and_European_Affairs_(Croatia)" title="Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (Croatia)">Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Cyprus)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Cyprus)">Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Czech_Republic)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Czech Republic)">Czech Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Denmark)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Denmark)">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Estonia)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Estonia)">Estonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_for_Foreign_Affairs_(Finland)" title="Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Finland)">Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_for_Europe_and_Foreign_Affairs_(France)" title="Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (France)">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_of_Georgia" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Foreign_Office" title="Federal Foreign Office">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Greece)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Greece)">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_for_Foreign_Affairs_(Iceland)" title="Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Iceland)">Iceland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Ireland)" title="Department of Foreign Affairs (Ireland)">Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Italy)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Italy)">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Kosovo)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kosovo)">Kosovo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Latvia)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Latvia)">Latvia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Lithuania)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Lithuania)">Lithuania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Luxembourg)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Luxembourg)">Luxembourg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_for_Foreign_and_European_Affairs_(Malta)" title="Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs (Malta)">Malta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_and_European_Integration_(Moldova)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration (Moldova)">Moldova</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_External_Relations_(Monaco)" title="Department of External Relations (Monaco)">Monaco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_and_European_Integration_of_Montenegro" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of Montenegro">Montenegro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Netherlands)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Netherlands)">Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(North_Macedonia)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (North Macedonia)">North Macedonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Norway)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Norway)">Norway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Poland)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Poland)">Poland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Portugal)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Portugal)">Portugal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Romania)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Romania)">Romania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Russia)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia)">Russia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Serbia)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Serbia)">Serbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Slovakia)" class="mw-redirect" 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