Department of International Relations and Cooperation

Department of International Relations and Cooperation

List 10 other official names: Departement van Buitelandse Sake  (Afrikaans) umNyango wezangaPhandlea  (Southern Ndebele) iSebe leMicimbi yezaNgaphandle  (Xhosa) uMnyango Wezindaba Zangaphandle  (Zulu) Litiko Letangaphandle  (Swati) Kgoro ya Merero ya ka Ntle  (Northern Sotho) Lefapha la Merero ya ka Ntle ho Naha  (Sotho) Lefapha la Merero ya Boditšhaba  (Tswana) Ndzawulo ya Timhaka ta Matikomambe  (Tsonga) Muhasho wa zwa Nnḓa  (Venda)
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Department overview
Formed	1927
Jurisdiction	Government of South Africa
Headquarters	OR Tambo Building, 460 Soutpansberg Road, Rietondale, Pretoria 25°44′03″S 28°13′53″E / 25.73417°S 28.23139°E / -25.73417; 28.23139
Employees	4,533 (2009)
Annual budget	R4,824.4 million (2010/11)
Minister responsible	Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Nomaindia Mfeketo, Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation
Department executive	Jerry Matjila, Director-General: International Relations and Cooperation
Website	www.dirco.gov.za

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) is the foreign ministry of the South African government. It is responsible for South Africa's relationships with foreign countries and international organizations, and runs South Africa's diplomatic missions. The department is headed by the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, currently Maite Nkoana-Mashabane.

Formerly known as the Department of Foreign Affairs, it was renamed the Department of International Relations and Cooperation by President Jacob Zuma in May 2009. In the 2010 national budget, it received an appropriation of 4,824.4 million rand, and had 4,533 employees.