Ministry Of Foreign Affairs (Norway)
Coordinates: 59°54′52.56″N 10°43′44.98″E / 59.9146°N 10.7291611°E / 59.9146; 10.7291611
| Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
|---|---|
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | June 7, 1905 |
| Jurisdiction | Kingdom of Norway |
| Headquarters | Viktoria terrase, Oslo, Norway |
| Annual budget | Nok.34 billion |
| Agency executives | Jonas Gahr Støre, Minister of Foreign Affairs Heikki Holmås, Minister of International Development |
| Child agencies | Norad FK Norway Norfund |
| Website | |
| http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/ud.html?id=833 | |
| Footnotes | |
| List of Norwegian national agencies | |
The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Norwegian (Bokmål): Det kongelige Utenriksdepartement; Norwegian (Nynorsk): Det kongelege Utanriksdepartement) is the foreign ministry of the Kingdom of Norway. It was established on June 7, 1905, the same day the Parliament of Norway (Stortinget) decided to dissolve the personal union with Sweden.
The ministry is headed by Minister of Foreign Affairs, currently Jonas Gahr Støre, and the Minister of International Development, currently Heikki Holmås. They have been cabinet ministers in the Red-Green Coalition government headed by Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg since October 17, 2005. The ministry must not be related with the Norwegian Ministry of Defence that leads the defence-related agencies and units of the country.
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