Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Taiwan)

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs
of the Republic of China (Taiwan)

中華民國外交部 Zhōnghuá Mínguó Wàijiāobù (Mandarin) Chûng-fà Mìn-koet Ngoi-kâu Phu (Hakka)
Emblem of the Republic of China
Seal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Agency overview
Formed	1927
Jurisdiction	Republic of China
Headquarters	Zhongzheng, Taipei, Taiwan 25°2′20.2″N 121°30′58.78″E / 25.038944°N 121.5163278°E / 25.038944; 121.5163278Coordinates: 25°2′20.2″N 121°30′58.78″E / 25.038944°N 121.5163278°E / 25.038944; 121.5163278
Minister responsible	Joseph Wu, Minister
Deputy Ministers responsible	Tien Chung-kwang, Tseng Hou-jen, Deputy Ministers Miguel Tsao, Vice Minister
Parent agency	Executive Yuan
Website	www.mofa.gov.tw

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan) (MOFA; Chinese: 中華民國外交部; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó Wàijiāobù; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiong-hôa Bîn-kok Gōa-kau-pō͘) is a cabinet level policy-making body, governed under the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China (Taiwan). The fundamental purpose of the ministry is to promote, expand, and conduct bilateral foreign affairs with other nations. The current Foreign Minister is Joseph Wu. The MOFA headquartered in Zhongzheng District in Taipei.

The agency is in charge of interactions between the Republic of China and foreign countries except the People's Republic of China, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Mainland Affairs Council. It is responsible for formulating foreign policies, decisions, foreign affairs documents, and statements in regard to the ROC. It also negotiates and signs bilateral and multilateral foreign treaties and agreements. The agency also dispatches foreign affairs and TECRO representatives to other countries.

Administration[]

MOFA is composed of the following departmental structures:^[1]

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[]

The Republic of China has diplomatic relations with 15 countries.^[2]

Oceania[]

•  Palau
•  Tuvalu
•  Marshall Islands
•  Nauru

North America[]

•  Guatemala
•  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
•  Belize
•  Haiti
•  Nicaragua
•  Honduras
•  Saint Kitts and Nevis
•  Saint Lucia

South America[]

•  Paraguay

Africa[]

•  Eswatini

Europe[]

•   Holy See

Republic of China Representative Offices Abroad[]

For countries with which the Republic of China 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.^[3]

Foreign missions in the Republic of China[]

• Embassy of the Republic of Nauru
• 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 Republic of Honduras
• Embassy of the Kingdom of Eswatini
• Apostolic Nunciature

Ministers[]

Access[]

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

See also[]

• List of foreign ministers of the Republic of China
• Foreign relations of the Republic of China

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Republic of China).

• Official website of Ministry of Foreign Affairs (TAIWAN) (in Chinese)