New organizational structure of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

On October 14, 2022, the Government issues Decree No. 81/2022/ND-CP on defining the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is a governmental agency, performing the function of state management of external affairs, including:

- Diplomatic work, national border, and territory, overseas Vietnamese affairs, conclusion and implementation of treaties and international agreements, management of overseas representative missions of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam...

Decree 81/2022 has decreased the number of affiliated units from 30 units to 28 units. Within that, the Department for Information Security merges with the Information Center to be the Department for Information Security - Technology, at the same time, The Department of Emulation and Commendation and Diplomacy Tradition no more exists.

The organizational structure of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs includes:

1. The Europe Department 

2. The Department for the Americas 

3. The Northeast Asia Department. 

4. The Southeast Asia, South Asia, and South Pacific Department 

5. The Department for the Middle East and Africa. 

6. The Policy Planning Department 

7. The Economic Affairs Department. 

8. The ASEAN Department 

9. The International Organizations Department 

10. The Department for Multilateral Economic Cooperation 

11. The Cultural Diplomacy and UNESCO Department 

12. The International Law and Treaty Department. 

13. The Department of  Interpretation and Foreign Affairs 

14. The Department for Information and Press. 

15. The Organization and Personnel Department. 

16. The Office 

17. The Inspectorate. 

18. The Department for Information Security - Technology 

19. The Department for Consular Affairs. 

20. The State Protocol Department 

21. The Foreign Affairs Department. 

22. The Administrative and Financial Department. 

23. The Ho Chi Minh City Department for Foreign Affairs 

24. The National Boundary Commission 

25. The State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs 

26. The Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam 

27. The Word & Vietnam Report. 

28. Overseas Vietnamese representative missions

The Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, The Word & Vietnam Report, and representative agencies of Vietnam are public units directly under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Other units shall help the Minister of Foreign Affairs to perform the function of state management.

The Europe Department includes 5 departments. The International Law and Treaty Department, the personnel organization department includes 04 departments. The Department for the Americas, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and South Pacific Department, the Northeast Asia Department, and the Department for the Middle East and Africa include 03 departments.

This Circular takes effect on December 01, 2022.