Ministry of External Relations

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Ministry of External Relations
Agency overview
Formed11 August 2014
Superseding agency
Jurisdiction Ebenthal
Ministers responsible
Child agency
  • The Crown's Diplomatic Service

The Ministry of External Relations, officially Ministry of State for External Relations (Portuguese: Ministério de Estado para Relações Exteriores), sometimes referred to as Foreign Ministry, is the ministerial department of Ebenthal responsible for conduct the country's international relations and foreign policy. It is Ebenthal's first ministerial agency and it is widely regard as the country's most prestigious portfolio. The ministry is headed by the Minister of External Relations who is appointed by the Prime Minister of Ebenthal. However the Sovereign exerts a high influence on the choice of the foreign minister and remains the highest authority in foreign affairs.

The Foreign Ministry is managed day-to-day by a civil servant, a minister without portfolio-equivalent informally called as Chancellor, who also acts as the head of the Crown's Diplomatic Service.

Responsibilities

According to government explanations, the Ministry of External Relations is responsible for conduct the foreign relations of the Kingdom of Ebenthal towards other sovereign, non-sovereign, public or private states or entities, apply the foreign policy as designed by the Cabinet, safeguard the security and national interests of the realm and supporting Ebenthalian nationals around the world through consular services. The Ministry oversees the government's foreign policy and conducts Ebenthal's international relations with countries, sovereign entities and some companies. This is done both through direct contact and through diplomatic offices such as embassies and consulates. The ministry mainly maintains embassies in countries or regions that are of national interest for various reasons in order to promote its interests and provide support to Ebenthalian citizens. Consulates are maintained as official representations of the government of Ebenthal in places of less relevance to the country's foreign policy; generally, as representation located in countries or regions already served by embassies.

Diplomatic missions of Ebenthal

The Ministry of External Relations has numerous diplomats assigned to various states, regions and organisations; these are appointed by the Minister of State for External Relations on the advice of the Chancellor, who through holding that office holds responsibility for relations with all nations and peoples that do not have a specifically designated diplomat. The function the role of ambassadors and consuls is to represent the interests of the government of Ebenthal and support the Ebenthalian citizens and subjects in that specific country or region they have been assigned to and to raise awareness of the country's existence.

Ambassadors are diplomats assigned to a sovereign state or larger geographical and cultural region, whereas consuls-general and consuls are assigned to a specific region or city within a sovereign state. The majority of ambassadors do not have embassies over which the State has claimed extraterritoriality.

Current diplomatic missions

List of ministers

It follows a list of ministers since the beggining of King Arthur II's reign.

No. Name Portrait Office Party Prime Minister
I The Count of Balten 27 September
2019
16 January
2020
Moderate Party The Marquis of Savaßi
The Prince of Soussen
II The Marchioness of Zerrenthin 16 January
2020
8 September
2021
Independent The Prince of Soussen
Fernando Toledo
The Duchess of Guterfolg
Concurrently served as Minister of the Interior
III Matteo Lucattini 8 September
2021
present Independent Henri Sãens
The Baron of Sommerlath
Bernardo Barcelos

See also

References