Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Greece)


The Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs is a government agency of Greece. The Minister for Foreign Affairs controls the agency. The ministry has its headquarters in Athens.
The incumbent minister is Nikos Dendias in the Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

History

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs was first established in 1822 by the First National Assembly at Epidaurus as the Secretariat for External Affairs. In 1844 it was officially designated the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.

Leadership