Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Colombia)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Spanish: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, MRE), 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.

Formed27 December 2002 (2002-12-27)^[1]

Preceding agencies

• Ministry of Foreign Trade
• Ministry of Economic Development

Headquarters

• Centro de Comercio Internacional
  Calle 28 No. 13 A–15
  Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
• 04°36′56.40″N 74°04′16.48″W

AnnualbudgetCOP$599,063,957,867 (2012)^[2]
COP$672,507,972,786 (2013)^[3]
COP$571,581,879,281 (2014)^[4]

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores
Ministry overview
Formed	27 December 2002 (2002-12-27)[1]
Preceding agencies	Ministry of Foreign Trade Ministry of Economic Development
Headquarters	Centro de Comercio Internacional Calle 28 No. 13 A–15 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia 04°36′56.40″N 74°04′16.48″W
Annual budget	COP$599,063,957,867 (2012)[2] COP$672,507,972,786 (2013)[3] COP$571,581,879,281 (2014)[4]
Ministry executive	Minister of Foreign Affairs (acting) Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister of Multilateral Affairs
Website	www.cancilleria.gov.co

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