Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

Wizara ya Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Kimataifa  (Swahili)
Ministry overview
Formed	1964
Jurisdiction	Tanzania
Headquarters	Kivukoni Front, Dar es Salaam 6°49′0″S 39°17′40″E / 6.81667°S 39.29444°E / -6.81667; 39.29444Coordinates: 6°49′0″S 39°17′40″E / 6.81667°S 39.29444°E / -6.81667; 39.29444
Minister responsible	Augustine Mahiga
Deputy Minister responsible	Mahadhi Maalim
Ministry executive	Liberata Mulamula, Permanent Secretary
Key document	Presidential Circular No. 2 of 1964
Website	foreign.go.tz

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation (MoFAIC) is a government ministry of Tanzania. The ministry is headed by Augustine Mahiga, and its offices are located at Kivukoni in Dar es Salaam.

The ministry of foreign affairs was set up following Tanganyikan independence in 1961, but until 1963, it was a department of the prime minister's office with Oscar Kambona as the first minister. The ministry of external affairs was created in 1964 with Stephen Mhando as its first minister. The name of the ministry has been changed twice since 1975, first to foreign affairs and then to the current foreign affairs and international cooperation.

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