Department of Foreign Affairs (South Africa)
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The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) is the foreign ministry of the South African government
. It is responsible for South Africa's relationships with foreign countries and international organizations, and runs South Africa's diplomatic mission
s. The department is headed by the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, currently Maite Nkoana-Mashabane
.
Formerly known as the Department of Foreign Affairs, it was re-named the Department of International Relations and Cooperation by President Jacob Zuma
in May 2009. In the 2010 national budget, it received an appropriation
of 4,824.4 million rand
, and had 4,533 employees.
Government of South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a constitutional democracy with a three-tier system of government and an independent judiciary, operating in a nearly unique system that combines aspects of parliamentary and presidential systems. Legislative authority is held by the Parliament of South Africa...
. It is responsible for South Africa's relationships with foreign countries and international organizations, and runs South Africa's diplomatic mission
Diplomatic mission
A diplomatic mission is a group of people from one state or an international inter-governmental organisation present in another state to represent the sending state/organisation in the receiving state...
s. The department is headed by the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, currently Maite Nkoana-Mashabane
Maite Nkoana-Mashabane
Maite Emily Nkoana-Mashabane is a South African politician. She has been South Africa's Minister of International Relations and Cooperation since May 2009, taking over from Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. She is also a member of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress...
.
Formerly known as the Department of Foreign Affairs, it was re-named the Department of International Relations and Cooperation by President Jacob Zuma
Jacob Zuma
Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma is the President of South Africa, elected by parliament following his party's victory in the 2009 general election....
in May 2009. In the 2010 national budget, it received an appropriation
Appropriation (law)
In law and government, appropriation is the act of setting apart something for its application to a particular usage, to the exclusion of all other uses....
of 4,824.4 million rand
South African rand
The rand is the currency of South Africa. It takes its name from the Witwatersrand , the ridge upon which Johannesburg is built and where most of South Africa's gold deposits were found. The rand has the symbol "R" and is subdivided into 100 cents, symbol "c"...
, and had 4,533 employees.