Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (Rwanda)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (Kinyarwanda: Minisiteri y'Ububanyi n'Amahanga n'ubutwererane; French: Ministère rwandaise des Affaires étrangères et de la Coopération), commonly known by the abbreviation MINAFFET, is the foreign ministry of the republic of Rwanda.

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
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Incumbent Olivier Nduhungirehe since 12 June 2024
Style	The Honourable
Appointer	Paul Kagame President of Rwanda
Inaugural holder	Otto Rusingizandekwe
Formation	1961
Website	www.minaffet.gov.rw

List of ministers

This is a list of people who have served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation.^[1][2]

Image	Name	From	Until
	Otto Rusingizandekwe	1961	1962
	Callixte Habamenshi	1962	1963
	Lazare Mpakaniye	1963	1965
	Thaddée Bagaragaza	1965	1969
	Sylvestre Nsanzimana	1969	1971
	Deogratias Gashonga (acting)	1971	1972
	Augustin Munyaneza	1972	1973
	Aloys Nsekalije	1973	1979
	François Ngarukiyintwali	1979	1989
	Casimir Bizimungu	1989	1992
	Boniface Ngulinzira	1992	1993
	Anastase Gasana	1993	1994
	Jérôme Bicamumpaka	1994	1994
	Jean-Marie Ndagijimana	1994	1994
	Anastase Gasana	1994	1999
	Amri Sued Ismail	1999	1999
	Augustin Iyamuremye	1999	2000
	André Bumaya	2000	2002
	Charles Murigande	2002	2008
	Rosemary Museminali	2008	2009
	Louise Mushikiwabo	2009	2018
	Richard Sezibera	2018	2019
	Vincent Biruta	2019	2024
	Olivier Nduhungirehe	2024	(incumbent)