Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Министерство иностранных дел Российской Федерации
Ministry seal
Russian Foreign Ministry Building on Moscow's Smolenskaya Square
Agency overview
Formed	1549 as Posolsky Prikaz
Jurisdiction	President of Russia
Headquarters	32/34 Smolenskaya-Sennaya pl, Moscow 55°44′46″N 37°35′3″E / 55.74611°N 37.58417°E / 55.74611; 37.58417Coordinates: 55°44′46″N 37°35′3″E / 55.74611°N 37.58417°E / 55.74611; 37.58417
Minister responsible	Sergey Lavrov
Child agency	Rossotrudnichestvo
Website	www.mid.ru

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (Russian MFA; Russian: Министерство иностранных дел Российской Федерации, МИД РФ) is the central government institution charged with leading the foreign policy and foreign relations of Russia. It is a continuation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, which was under the supervision of the Soviet Ministry of External Relations. Sergey Lavrov is the current foreign minister.

The ministry operates a network of overseas schools for children of Russian diplomats.

In connection with the Moscow building that houses the Ministry's main office:

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