Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany

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The Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany is the cabinet-level official responsible for directing the country’s foreign policy and representing Germany in international diplomacy.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf cabinet position
government office
appointedBy President of Germany
surface form: "Federal President of Germany"
belongsToBranch executive branch of Germany
canBeRemovedBy Federal President of Germany on proposal of the Federal Chancellor
country Germany
formationYear 1951
heads German Foreign Office
surface form: "Federal Foreign Office of Germany"
isMemberOfBody German Federal Cabinet
surface form: "Bundeskabinett"
jurisdiction Germany
surface form: "Federal Republic of Germany"
languageOfLabel German
legalBasis Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
locatedIn Werderscher Markt 1, Berlin
memberOf Federal Government of Germany
nativeLabel Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany
surface form: "Bundesminister des Auswärtigen"

Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany
surface form: "Bundesministerin des Auswärtigen"
nominatedBy Chancellor of Germany
surface form: "Federal Chancellor of Germany"
oversees German consulates abroad
German embassies abroad
permanent missions of Germany to international organizations
participatesIn Council of the European Union
surface form: "European Union Foreign Affairs Council"

NATO ministerial meetings
General Assembly
surface form: "United Nations General Assembly sessions"
partOf German Federal Cabinet
surface form: "Federal Cabinet of Germany"
portfolio European policy
diplomatic service of Germany
foreign affairs
international security policy
international treaties
predecessorOffice Reich Minister of Foreign Affairs
rank senior cabinet minister
reportsTo Chancellor of Germany
surface form: "Federal Chancellor of Germany"
represents Germany in international relations
responsibleFor coordination of Germany’s foreign policy with EU partners
foreign policy of Germany
implementation of Germany’s foreign policy decisions
international diplomacy of Germany
representation of Germany in international negotiations
seat Berlin
Federal Foreign Office headquarters
styleOfAddress Frau Bundesministerin
Herr Bundesminister
symbol Coat of arms of Germany
termDeterminedBy confidence of the Bundestag via the Federal Chancellor
termLength no fixed term
worksWith Federal Minister for Economic Affairs of Germany
surface form: "Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action of Germany"

Federal Minister of Defence of Germany
Federal Minister of Finance of Germany

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

German Foreign Office hasMinister Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany
this entity surface form: "Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs"
Auswärtiges Amt headedBy Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany
this entity surface form: "Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs"
Federal Security Council of Germany member Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany
Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany nativeLabel Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany
this entity surface form: "Bundesminister des Auswärtigen"
Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany nativeLabel Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany
this entity surface form: "Bundesministerin des Auswärtigen"
Auswärtiges Amt officeHolderTitle Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany
this entity surface form: "Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs"
Frank-Walter Steinmeier positionHeld Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany
this entity surface form: "Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany"
Gustav Stresemann positionHeld Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany
this entity surface form: "Foreign Minister of Germany"
Konrad Adenauer positionHeld Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany

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