Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates (Syria)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates

وزارة الخارجية والمغتربين
Agency overview
Formed	1920; 104 years ago (1920)
Preceding agency	Ministry of Expatriates
Jurisdiction	Syria and its diplomatic missions worldwide
Headquarters	Kafr Sousa, Damascus
Minister responsible	Faisal Mekdad[1]
Deputy Minister responsible	Bassam al-Sabbagh[2]
Website	Official website

Politics of Syria
Member State of the Arab League
Constitution Preamble and Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Human rights
Executive President (list) Bashar al-Assad Vice President Najah al-Attar Prime Minister (list) Hussein Arnous Deputy Prime Minister Ali Abdullah Ayyoub
Legislature People's Assembly Speaker: Hammouda Sabbagh
Judiciary High Judicial Council Supreme Constitutional Court
Subdivisions Governorates Districts Subdistricts (Nahiyas) Villages
Elections Recent elections Presidential: 2007 2014 2021 Parliamentary: 2012 2016 2020 Political parties National Progressive Front Popular Front for Change and Liberation Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party (Syrian branch)
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Minister: Faisal Mekdad Diplomatic missions of / in Syria Syrian nationality law Passport Visa requirements Visa policy UN resolutions on Syria Status of the Golan Heights Syrian civil war
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic: وزارة الخارجية والمغتربين) is a cabinet ministry of Syria, responsible for conducting foreign relations of the country. The ministry oversees the expression of Syrian foreign policy, the protection of the interests of the Syrian Arab Republic and the interests of Syrian citizens abroad, as well as the representation of the country to other countries and international organizations.