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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Taiwan)

Taiwanese ministry in charge of foreign affairs

Field	Value
name	Ministry of Foreign Affairs
native_name	外交部
native_name_r	Wàijiāobù (Mandarin)
Gōa-kau-pō͘ (Taiwanese)
seal_width	150px
seal_caption	Emblem of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
logo	外交部印 (中華民國).svg
logo_width	150px
image	中華民國外交部大樓正面 20120726.jpg
logo_caption	Seal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (外交部印)
image_size	250px
formed	March 11, 1861 (Zongli Yamen)
January 1, 1912 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
preceding2
superseding2
jurisdiction	Taiwan
headquarters	Zhongzheng District, Taipei
coordinates
employees	About 2,000
budget	About $30 billion NTD
minister1_name	Lin Chia-lung
minister1_pfo	Minister
deputyminister1_name	Wu Chih-chung (Deputy Minister)
deputyminister2_name	Chen Ming-chi (Deputy Minister)
deputyminister3_name	Remus Chen (Vice Minister)
chief1_name	Daniel Tang
chief1_position	Secretary-General
parent_agency	Executive Yuan
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Gōa-kau-pō͘ (Taiwanese) January 1, 1912 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA; ) is a cabinet-level ministry of Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), and is responsible for the ROC's diplomacy and foreign relations. It is headquartered in the capital Taipei. The incumbent minister is Lin Chia-lung, who took office in 2024 and is a member of the Democratic Progressive Party.

Article 141 of the ROC Constitution provides: "The foreign policy of the Republic of China shall, in a spirit of independence and initiative and on the basis of the principles of equality and reciprocity, cultivate good neighborliness with other nations, and respect treaties and the Charter of the United Nations, in order to protect the rights and interests of overseas compatriots, promote international cooperation, advance international justice and ensure world peace." In accordance with the Constitution, MOFA is committed to defending ROC sovereignty and national interests, implementing foreign policy that enhances Taiwan's prosperity and international status.

The Ministry is in charge of maintaining relations with foreign countries excluding the People's Republic of China, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Mainland Affairs Council. As of July 2024, the ROC has official diplomatic relations with 11 UN member states and the Holy See. Due to the One China policy, the ROC also maintains more than 110 diplomatic missions in the form of 13 embassies, a consulate-general, more than 90 semi-official representative offices, and a permanent mission to the World Trade Organization.

Administration

[[Institute of Diplomacy and International Affairs

MOFA is composed of the following departmental structures:

Departmental Structure

Secretariat
Department of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
Department of West Asian and African Affairs
Department of European Affairs
Department of North American Affairs
Department of Latin American and Caribbean Affairs
Department of Treaty and Legal Affairs
Department of International Organizations
Department of International Cooperation and Economic Affairs
Department of International Information Services
Department of Policy Planning
Department of Protocol
Department of General Affairs
Department of Personnel
Department of Civil Service Ethics
Department of Accounting
Department of Archives, Information Management and Telecommunications
Public Diplomacy Coordination Council
Department of NGO International Affairs
The Office of Parliamentarian Affairs
Bureau of Consular Affairs
Institute of Diplomacy and International Affairs
Taiwan–Japan Relations Association
Coordination Council for North American Affairs
Central Taiwan Office
Southern Taiwan Office
Eastern Taiwan Office
Southwestern Taiwan Office

Budget

According to statistics published by the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics for Fiscal Year 2011, the budget for MOFA is equivalent to approx. 10.37% of the budget for the Ministry of National Defense (MND). The MND budget for 2011 has been announced to be US$9.2 billion. Hence, an estimated MOFA budget figure for Fiscal Year 2011 is US$954 million.

Diplomatic relations

Main article: Foreign relations of Taiwan

The Republic of China has diplomatic relations with 12 countries.

Oceania

North America

South America

Africa

Europe

Representative offices abroad

Main article: Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office

For countries with which Taiwan does not have formal diplomatic relations, representation is often referred to as the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representatives Office or Taipei Representative Offices, which serve the same function as embassy or consulate.

The Taiwanese Representative Office in Lithuania was formed in 2021, and it was the first representative office in Eastern Europe to bear a name that includes the word “Taiwan.”

Foreign missions in Taiwan

Embassy of Saint Christopher and Nevis
Embassy of Belize
Embassy of the Republic of Palau
Embassy of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
Embassy of the Kingdom of Eswatini
Apostolic Nunciature

Ministers

Main article: Minister of Foreign Affairs (Republic of China)

Access

The MOFA building is accessible by NTU Hospital Station of the Taipei Metro on the Red Line.

References

Zhu Weizheng. (23 April 2015). "Rereading Modern Chinese History". BRILL.
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Staff, T. N. L.. (2024-02-01). "Eswatini Signs Declaration to Vow Tight Diplomatic Ties with Taiwan".
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Huang, Tzu-ti. (18 November 2021). "‘Taiwanese’ office in Lithuania opens". Taiwan News.

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