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The Current Minister for Foreign Affairs is Dermot Ahern , TD . He is assisted by:

The Minister is one of the most important members of the Irish Cabinet , with responsibility for the relations between the Republic Of Ireland and foreign states. From 1922 until 1971 the title of the office was "Minister for External Affairs".





OVERVIEW


Within the department there are a number of divisions:

  • Anglo-Irish Division - deals with Anglo-Irish Relations and Northern Ireland .

  • Cultural Division - administers the state's Cultural Relations Programme.

  • European Union Division - coordinates the state's approach within the European Union (EU).

  • Passport and Consular Division - is responsible for the issuing of passports to Irish citizens.

  • Political Division - is responsible for international political issues and manages the state's participation in the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy.

  • Protocol Division - is responsible for the organisation and management of visits of VIPs to the state and of visits abroad by the Irish President .



LIST OF OFFICE-HOLDERS



Ministers for Foreign Affairs (1919-1922)



Ministers for External Affairs (1922-1971)



Ministers for Foreign Affairs (1971-''present'')



FOOTNOTES


#On the first occasion he held the foreign affairs portfolio, Arthur Griffith's official title was ''Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs''.
#Eamon de Valera, who was head of government ( President Of The Executive Council until 1937, renamed Taoiseach in 1937) served as his own foreign minister.
#When Garret FitzGerald formed a government in mid 1981 he announced that he would be appointing James Dooge to be a senator and once in office would make him minister. However as the appointment could not be made until Seanad Éireann 's general election had taken place (which would be a few weeks), in the interim the Minister for Trade, Commerce and Tourism, John Kelly , would act as minister.
#When Labour withdrew from cabinet in early 1987, a new interim cabinet, made up simply of the outgoing Fine Gael ministers, was formed. Peter Barry continued on as Foreign Minister in that shortlived Fine Gael cabinet.


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