Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Besmenia)
| Bundesministerium für internationale Angelegenheiten | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | July 2, 1920 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Besmenia |
| Headquarters | Laitstadt |
| Annual budget | BS5.962 billion (2021) |
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The Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs (BMiA), is one of the ministries of the Federal Republic of Besmenia and as such a supreme federal authority. It is headquartered in Laitstadt. It is the headquarters of the Foreign Service and responsible for the Besmenian foreign policy.
The current Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs is Ivar Combrinck (SDU).
History
Tasks
The Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs forms together with the federal diplomatic missions abroad, what is known as the Foreign Service. The ministry takes care of the foreign affairs of the federal government by maintaining the relations between the Federal Republic of Besmenia and foreign states as well as intergovernmental and supranational oranizations. It is regarded as the central hub of Besmenian diplomacy, in which foreign policy analyzes and concepts as well as concrete instructions for action for the Besmenian diplomatic missions abroad are drawn up.
List of Besmenian Foreign Ministers
| Name (Born-Died) |
Portrait | Party | Term of Office | Duration | Prime Minister (Cabinet) | ||
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| 1 | Martin Bolstein (1869-1945) |
File:Martin Bolstein.jpg | SDU | 2 July 1920 | 10 October 1924 | 4 years, 100 days | Falk (I) • (II) |
| 2 | Otto Weinhauser (1871-1939) |
File:Otto Weinhauser.jpg | SDU | 10 October 1924 | 1 October 1932 | 7 years, 357 days | Dimmler (I) • (II) |
| 3 | Engelbert Schöber (1870-1960) |
File:Engelbert Schöber.jpg | BVP | 2 October 1932 | 21 October 1936 | 4 years, 19 days | Dimmler (III) |
| 4 | Ludwig Winterstein (1882-1964) |
File:Ludwig Winterstein.jpg | SDU | 21 October 1936 | 3 October 1940 | 3 years, 348 days | Dimmler (IV) |
| 5 | Albrecht Neumann (1878-1969) |
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LBB | 3 October 1940 | 6 October 1944 | 4 years, 3 days | Bock (I) |
| 6 | Gustav Richter (1886-1974) |
File:Gustav Richter.jpg | BVP | 6 October 1944 | 23 October 1948 | 4 years, 17 days | Neumann (I) |
| 7 | Franz Preusker (1891-1986) |
File:Franz Preusker.jpg | LBB | 23 October 1948 | 6 October 1956 | 7 years, 349 days | Neumann (II) • (III) |
| 8 | Herbert Rutschke (1902-1981) |
File:Herbert Rutschke.jpg | BVP | 3 October 1956 | 7 October 1964 | 8 years, 4 days | Brecht (I) • (II) Butz (I) |
| 9 | Erwin Pohl (1912-2004) |
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Independent (until February 1970 BVP member) |
7 October 1964 | 16 October 1972 | 8 years, 9 days | Schmidt (I) • (II) |
| 10 | Erwin Pohl (1920-1991) |
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BRP | 16 October 1972 | 6 October 1980 | 7 years, 356 days | Gleitzmann (I) • (II) |
| 11 | Gerhard Mahler (1933-2013) |
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SDU | 6 October 1980 | 1 June 1989 | 8 years, 238 days | Beiter (I) • (II) • (III) |
| 12 | Hans-Jürgen Waldburger (1929-) |
File:Hans-Jürgen Waldburger.jpg | SDU | 1 June 1989 | 25 October 1993 | 4 years, 146 days | Beiter (III) • (IV) Stöger (I) |
