Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Colombia)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRE) (Spanish: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores) also known as the Chancellery (Spanish: Cancillería), is the Cabinet position of the Government of Colombia responsible for the international relations of Colombia through its diplomatic missions abroad by formulating foreign policy relevant to the matters of the State. It is equivalent to the foreign affairs ministries of other countries.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores
Ministry overview
Formed27 December 2002 (2002-12-27)[1]
Preceding agencies
HeadquartersCentro de Comercio Internacional
Calle 28 № 13 A–15
Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
04°36′56.40″N 74°04′16.48″W
Annual budgetCOP$599,063,957,867 (2012)[2]
COP$672,507,972,786 (2013)[3]
COP$571,581,879,281 (2014)[4]
Ministry executive
Websitewww.mincit.gov.co

References
  1. Colombia, Congress of (27 December 2002). "Ley 790 de 2002" (PDF). Diario Oficial (in Spanish). Bogotá (45, 046): 46. ISSN 0122-2112. OCLC 500057889. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  2. Colombia, Congress of (14 December 2011). "Ley 1485 de 2011" (PDF). Diario Oficial (in Spanish). Bogotá (48, 283): 14. ISSN 0122-2112. OCLC 500057889. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  3. Colombia, Congress of (10 December 2012). "Ley 1593 de 2012" (PDF). Diario Oficial (in Spanish). Bogotá (48, 640): 15. ISSN 0122-2112. OCLC 500057889. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  4. Colombia, Congress of (11 December 2013). "Ley 1687 de 2014" (PDF). Diario Oficial (in Spanish). Bogotá (49, 001): 29. ISSN 0122-2112. OCLC 500057889. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
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