Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Uganda)

The headquarters of the ministry are located at 2A Colville Street, on Nakasero Hill, in the Central Division of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.{{cite web | url=http://www.mofa.go.ug/data/smenu/8/Location.html | location=Kampala | title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Uganda): Location | date=21 October 2016 | access-date=21 October 2016 | publisher=Uganda Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) | author=MOFA}} The coordinates of the headquarters are: 0°18'55.0"N, 32°35'06.0"E (Latitude:0.315267; Longitude:32.584990).{{google maps | title=Location of the Headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs | access-date=21 October 2016 | url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/0%C2%B018'55.0%22N+32%C2%B035'06.0%22E/@0.3150602,32.5839162,159m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d0.315267!4d32.58499}}

The history of the ministry dates to the independence of Uganda on 9 October 1962. Initially, it was administratively under the Office of the Prime Minister. In 1971, it became a fully fledged ministry.{{cite web | url= http://rulers.org/fm4.html | title=List of Foreign Ministers of Uganda since 1962 | date=21 October 2016 | access-date=21 October 2016 | publisher=Rulers.org (Rulers) | author=Rulers}} In 1966, the position of State Minister for International Affairs was created, and in 1988 the position of State Minister for Regional Affairs was added.

As of October 2016, Sam Kutesa is the minister of foreign affairs. He has held this position since 2005. The state minister for international affairs has been Henry Oryem Okello since 2005. Since 1 March 2015, Philemon Mateke has been the state minister for regional affairs.{{cite web | format=PDF | newspaper=Daily Monitor | date=6 June 2016 | url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/blob/view/-/3235304/data/1345443/-/3o16hn/-/Museveni%2527s+cabinet.pdf | title=Museveni's new cabinet list At 6 June 2016 | access-date=21 October 2016 | author=Uganda State House | location=Kampala}}{{cite web | title=Full Cabinet List As At 1 March 2015 | author=Uganda State House | date=1 March 2015 | location=Kampala | url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/blob/view/-/2639388/data/956667/-/oq6gpdz/-/cabinet.pdf | format=PDF | newspaper=Daily Monitor | access-date=21 October 2016}}

Administratively, the ministry is divided into the Directorate of International Cooperation and the Directorate of Regional Cooperation.{{cite web | title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Uganda): Directorates | url=http://www.mofa.go.ug/data/smenu/71/Directorates.html | location=Kampala | publisher=Uganda Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) | date=21 October 2016 | author=MOFA | access-date=21 October 2016}}

It also has the following departments:

• Department of Finance and Administration, which is responsible for financial and administrative matters.{{cite web | publisher=Uganda Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) | url=http://www.mofa.go.ug/data/smenu/72/Finance%20and%20Administration.html | title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Uganda): Department of Finance and Administration | location=Kampala | date=21 October 2016 | author=MOFA | access-date=21 October 2016}}
• Department of Internal Audit, which is responsible for risk assessment and the design of mitigating strategies. The department "is responsible in ensuring that all systems, controls, regulations and procedures are adequate and effective".{{cite web | date=21 October 2016 | publisher=Uganda Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) | url=http://www.mofa.go.ug/data/smenu/74/Internal%20Audit.html | author=MOFA | access-date=21 October 2016 | title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Uganda): Department of Internal Audit | location=Kampala}}
• Resource Centre, which is responsible for communications, public and media relations, information and communications technology issues, training and follow-up of ministerial and ambassador conferences, and related matters.{{cite web | date=21 October 2016 | publisher=Uganda Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) | title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Uganda): Resource Centre | url=http://www.mofa.go.ug/data/smenu/75/Resource%20%20Centre%20.html | author=MOFA | access-date=21 October 2016 | location=Kampala}}
• Department of the African Union, which is responsible for designing, implementing, and coordinating the execution of the national policy towards the African Union.{{cite web | date=21 October 2016 | publisher=Uganda Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) | title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Uganda): Department of the African Union | access-date=21 October 2016 | author=MOFA |location=Kampala | url=http://www.mofa.go.ug/data/smenu/76/African%20Union.html}}
• Department of Diaspora Services, which is responsible for developing, executing, and monitoring policies affecting Ugandans living and working outside of the country. It was created in 2007.{{cite web | date=21 October 2016 | publisher=Uganda Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) | title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Uganda): Department of Diaspora Services | url=http://www.mofa.go.ug/data/smenu/82/Diaspora.html | author=MOFA | access-date=21 October 2016 | location=Kampala}}
• Department of Asia and Pacific Region, which is responsible for the development, implementation, and coordination of policies and programs regarding relations with the countries of Asia, the Pacific Rim, and the Pacific Ocean.{{cite web | date=21 October 2016 | publisher=Uganda Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) | title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Uganda): Department of Asia and Pacific Region | access-date=21 October 2016 | author=MOFA | location=Kampala | url=http://www.mofa.go.ug/data/smenu/135/Asia%20and%20Pacific.html}}
• Department of East African Community and Ring States Department, which is responsible for developing, implementing, and coordinating government policies and programs towards the countries of the East African Community, the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region, and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development.{{cite web | date=21 October 2016 | publisher=Uganda Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) | title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Uganda): Department of EAC and Ring States | access-date=21 October 2016 | author=MOFA | location=Kampala | url=http://www.mofa.go.ug/data/smenu/128/East%20African%20Community%20and%20Ring%20States.html}}
• Department of European Relations, which is responsible for formulating, implementing, and coordinating Uganda's relations with European countries.{{cite web | author=MOFA | location=Kampala | date=21 October 2016 | publisher=Uganda Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) | title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Uganda): Department of European Relations | url=http://www.mofa.go.ug/data/smenu/129/Europe.html | access-date=21 October 2016}}

During the 2019-2020 Hong Kong protests, Uganda was among the African countries that expressed support for China's approach.{{Cite book |last=Shinn |first=David H. |title=China's Relations with Africa: a New Era of Strategic Engagement |last2=Eisenman |first2=Joshua |date=2023 |publisher=Columbia University Press |isbn=978-0-231-21001-0 |location=New York |author-link=David H. Shinn}}{{Rp|page=41}} In October 2019, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement that Uganda "firmly supports the one country, two systems policy of the People's Republic of China on the matter of Hong Kong and other areas" and that "Hong Kong's affairs are China's domestic affairs."{{Rp|page=41}}

• Foreign relations of Uganda
• List of diplomatic missions of Uganda

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• [http://www.mofa.go.ug/ Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
• [http://www.mofa.go.ug/data/smenu/7/About%20us.html Lists of state ministers for international affairs since 1966 and state ministers for regional affairs, since 1988]

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