Ministry Of Foreign Affairs (Chile)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile (Spanish: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores) is the cabinet-level administrative office in charge of planning, directing, coordinating, executing, controlling and informing the foreign policy formulated by the President of Chile. It is located in the "José Miguel Carrera" building at Plaza de la Constitución (Constitution Square), in downtown Santiago.
The present Minister of Foreign Affairs (who is also known colloquially as Chancellor) is Alfredo Moreno Charme.
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