Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (Timor-Leste)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (MFAC; Portuguese: Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros e Cooperação Timor-Leste, Tetum: Ministeriu Negosiu Estranjeiru no Kooperasaun) is the government department of Timor-Leste accountable for foreign affairs.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation

Ministerio dos Negócios Estrangeiros e Cooperação (Portuguese) Ministeriu Negósius Estranjeirus no Kooperasaun (Tetum)
Coat of Arms of Timor-Leste
Headquarters of the Ministry
Agency overview
Formed	1975 (1975) / 2002
Jurisdiction	Government of Timor-Leste
Headquarters	Avenida de Portugal, Dili [de] 8°32′53″S 125°33′22″E
Minister responsible	Bendito Freitas, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
Website	Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (inactive as of January 2022[update])
Agency ID	MFAC

Functions

The Ministry is responsible for the design, implementation, coordination and evaluation of policy for the following areas:^[1]

• foreign policy and international cooperation; and
• consular functions and the promotion and defense of the interests of Timorese citizens abroad.

History

The Ministry was created in 2002.^[1] Its headquarters, built with the assistance of Chinese funding, are located on Avenida Portugal in Dili.^[2]

Minister

The incumbent Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation is Bendito Freitas.^[3]

See also

• List of ministries of foreign affairs
• Politics of Timor-Leste