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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Uzbekistan)

Government ministry of Uzbekistan


Summary

Government ministry of Uzbekistan

FieldValue
agency_nameMinistry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan
nativenameO‘zbеkistоn Respublikasi Tаshqi ishlar vazirligi
sealEmblem of Uzbekistan.svg
seal_width140px
seal_captionEmblem of Uzbekistan
formedFebruary 25, 1994
preceding1Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union
preceding2Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Uzbek SSR
jurisdictionGovernment of Uzbekistan
headquarters9, Uzbekistan Street, Tashkent, 100029
chief1_nameBaxtiyor Saidov
chief1_positionActing Ministry of Foreign Affairs
child1_agencyUniversity of World Economy and Diplomacy
websitemfa.uz/en/

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan () is a Cabinet-level governmental agency in Uzbekistan in charge of conducting and designing the foreign policy of Uzbekistan.

History and functions

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan was officially established on February 25, 1994 according to the decree of the President of Uzbekistan No. 769 and Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan.

The ministry functions as an administrative body of state government and is a part of the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan, responsible for conducting the foreign policy of Uzbekistan based on the Constitution of Uzbekistan and international laws.

The activities of the ministry are supervised directly by the President of Uzbekistan.

Structure

The ministry is headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan, currently Baxtiyor Saidov. His First Deputy is Abdulaziz Kamilov who was the first foreign minister since the establishment of the ministry. Other deputies are Rustam Tukhtabaev, Abdurahim Khodjaev, Anvar Solihbaev, Bahtiyar Islamov.

The ministry is divided into several departments:

  • Department for Europe
  • Department for the USA and Americas
  • Department for the United Nations and International Organizations
  • Legal Department
  • Department for the Middle and the Near East
  • Department for the Asia and the Pacific
  • Department for the CIS and Russia
  • Department for the CIS, CSTO and SCO structures
  • State Protocol Department
  • Personnel and Educational Institutions Department
  • Head Department for Foreign Policy Analysis and Strategy
  • Department for Communication, Computer Systems and Internet
  • Consular Department
  • Finance Department
  • Accounts Department
  • Press Secretary and Press Service
  • Department for Administrative Affairs

List of ministers

represents tenure as Acting Minister

No.PortraitName
(Lifespan)TenurePresidentFromToTerm1[[File:Ислам Каримов (23-06-2016) (cropped).jpg70px]]
Islam Karimov
(1 Sep. 1991
2 Sep. 2016)234(3)56(5)(4)[[File:Shavkat Mirziyoyev official portrait (cropped 2).jpg70px]]
Shavkat Mirziyoyev
(8 Sep. 2016
present)(6)7
[[File:Маҳмудова Шаҳло Насимовна.jpg87x87px]]Shahlo Mahmudova
(born 1944)16 September
19916 November
1992****
[[File:No image.svg70px]]Ubaydulla Abdurazzoqov
(19322014)7 November
19922 February
1993****
[[File:The Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan, Mr. S.S. Safaev calls on the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on October 29, 2004 (cropped).jpg70px]]Sodiq Safoyev
(born 1954)3 February
199325 February
1994****
[[File:Abdulaziz Kamilov July 2018.jpg70px]]Abdulaziz Kamilov
(born 1947)25 February
1994url=http://www.ferghana.ru/article.php?id=1480title=В Узбекистане – новый министр иностранных делtrans-title=Uzbekistan gets a new Minister of Foreign Affairsaccess-date=2010-10-01archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080904065902/http://www.ferghana.ru/article.php?id=1480archive-date=2008-09-04url-status=dead }}****
[[File:The Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan, Mr. S.S. Safaev calls on the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on October 29, 2004 (cropped).jpg70px]]Sodiq Safoyev
(born 1954)14 March
20034 February
2005****
[[File:Elyor Ganiyev (2019-11-26).jpg70px]]Elyor Ganiyev
(born 1960)4 February
200512 July
2006****
[[File:Papandreou Norov (cropped).jpg70px]]Vladimir Norov
(born 1955)12 July
200628 December
2010****
[[File:Elyor Ganiyev (2019-11-26).jpg70px]]Elyor Ganiyev
(born 1960)28 December
201013 January
2012****
[[File:Abdulaziz Kamilov July 2018.jpg70px]]Abdulaziz Kamilov
(born 1947)13 January
2012*September
2012*****
*September
2012*27 April
2022
[[File:Papandreou Norov (cropped).jpg70px]]Vladimir Norov
(born 1955)27 April
202230 December
2022****
[[File:Bakhtiyor Saidov (2024) 01.jpg70px]]Bakhtiyor Saidov
(born 1981)30 December
202223 April
2023****
23 April
2023Incumbent

References

References

  1. "The governmental portal of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan".
  2. "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Uzbekistan: Structure of the MFA".
  3. "В Узбекистане – новый министр иностранных дел".
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