Collegium of Foreign Affairs

The Collegium of Foreign Affairs (Russian: Коллегия иностранных дел или иностранная коллегия Российской империи) was a collegium of the Russian Empire responsible for foreign policy from 1717 to 1832.

Collegium of Foreign Affairs

Коллегия иностранных дел или иностранная коллегия Российской империи
Coat of Arms of the Russian Empire
Ministry overview
Formed	1717
Preceding Ministry	Posolsky prikaz
Dissolved	1832
Superseding Ministry	Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Empire
Jurisdiction	Emperor of Russia
Headquarters	Saint Petersburg
Ministry executive	Fyodor Golovin (first) Viktor Kochubey (last), President of Foreign Affairs
Parent Ministry	Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Empire (1802-1832)

The Collegium of Foreign Affairs was created by Peter the Great as part of his government reforms to replace the existing posolsky prikaz, with Fyodor Golovin serving as its first president. It functioned as Russia's foreign ministry until it was replaced by the new Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1802, and continued to exist as a child agency of the ministry until it was abolished in 1832.

References

• Janet M. Hartley (2008). Russia, 1762-1825: military power, the state, and the people. ABC-CLIO. p. 127. ISBN 978-0-275-97871-6. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
• John P. Ledonne (January 2001). "Russian governors general, 1775-1825". Cahiers du monde russe. 42: 5–30. Retrieved 9 January 2011.