Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates (Syria)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates

وزارة الخارجية والمغتربين
Agency overview
Formed	1920; 105 years ago (1920)
Preceding agency	Ministry of Expatriates
Jurisdiction	Syria and its diplomatic missions worldwide
Headquarters	Kafr Sousa, Damascus
Minister responsible	Asaad al-Shaibani
Website	mofaex.gov.sy

Politics of Syria
Member State of the Arab League
Constitution 2025 Interim Constitution Human rights
Executive President (list) Ahmed al-Sharaa Council of Ministers Syrian transitional government
Legislature People's Assembly Speaker: Vacant
Judiciary Supreme Judicial Council Supreme Constitutional Court
Subdivisions Governorates Districts Subdistricts (Nahiyas) Cities Villages
Elections Recent elections Presidential: 2007 2014 2021 Next Parliamentary: 2016 2020 2024 Political parties
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Minister: Asaad al-Shaibani Diplomatic missions of / in Syria Syrian nationality law Passport Visa requirements Visa policy UN resolutions on Syria Status of the Golan Heights Syrian civil war
Other countries
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates (Arabic: وزارة الخارجية والمغتربين) is a cabinet ministry of Syria, responsible for conducting foreign relations of the country. The ministry oversees the expression of Syrian foreign policy, the protection of the interests of the Syrian nations and the interests of Syrian citizens abroad, as well as the representation of the country to other countries and international organizations. The responsibilities of the Ministry of Expatriates were merged on 14 April 2011.

The current minister is Asaad al-Shaibani who was appointed on 21 December 2024 following the collapse of the Ba'athist regime.