- Department of International Relations and Cooperation
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Department of International Relations and Cooperation 
Logo of the department Department overview Formed 1927 Jurisdiction Government of South Africa Headquarters OR Tambo Building, 460 Soutpansberg Road, Rietondale, Pretoria
25°44′03″S 28°13′53″E / 25.73417°S 28.23139°EEmployees 4,533 (2009) Annual budget R4,824.4 million (2010/11) Ministers responsible Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation
Ebrahim Ebrahim, Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation
Marius Fransman, Deputy Minister of International Relations and CooperationDepartment executive Jerry Matjila, Director-General: International Relations and Cooperation Website www.dirco.gov.za The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) is the foreign ministry of the South African government. It is responsible for South Africa's relationships with foreign countries and international organizations, and runs South Africa's diplomatic missions. The department is headed by the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, currently Maite Nkoana-Mashabane.
Formerly known as the Department of Foreign Affairs, it was re-named the Department of International Relations and Cooperation by President Jacob Zuma in May 2009. In the 2010 national budget, it received an appropriation of 4,824.4 million rand, and had 4,533 employees.[1]
References
- ^ "Vote 5: International Relations and Cooperation". Estimates of National Expenditure 2010. Pretoria: National Treasury. 17 February 2010. ISBN 9780621390797. http://www.treasury.gov.za/documents/national%20budget/2010/ene/vote05.pdf. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
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