Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Relations (Lesotho)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Relations
Coat of Arms of Lesotho
Agency overview
Headquarters	Griffith Hill Road, P.O. Box 1387 Maseru 100
Agency executives	Mohlabi Kenneth Tsekoa, Minister J.T Metsing, Principal Secretary
Website
www.foreign.gov.ls

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Relations is a governmental agency in Lesotho in charge of conducting and designing the foreign policy of the state.

Organization and structure

The ministry seeks to establish, promote and develop good relations between Lesotho and the International Community for the advancement and enhancement of Lesotho's prosperity and for the protection of its sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity.^[1]

The ministry has the following departments: Directorate of Protocol, Directorate of Political Affairs, Africa and the Middle East, Directorate of Europe and the Americas, Directorate of Asia, far East and the Pacific, Directorate of Economic and International Organizations, Directorate of Legal Affairs and Directorate of Consular Affairs.^[2]

The current Government Counsellor for External Relations is Mohlabi Kenneth Tsekoa.

See also

• Foreign relations of Lesotho
• Government of Lesotho

References

1. ^ "Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Relations". http://www.lesotho.gov.ls/foreign/. Retrieved 2010-10-07. 
2. ^ "Ministry Vision". http://www.foreign.gov.ls/ministry/default.php. Retrieved 2010-10-07.