Agency overview | |
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Formed | 1961 |
Jurisdiction | Government Agency |
Headquarters | Freetown, Sierra Leone |
Agency executive | |
Parent agency | Government of Sierra Leone |
Sierra Leone Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Relations is a ministerial department of the Government of Sierra leone, and is responsible for foreign policy issues and International relations. The department advises the president on issues of Foreign Policies.
The department issues Sierra Leonean visas to foreign nationals before visiting Sierra Leone; except foreign nationals of Ecowas States, who do not require visas to visit other Ecowas nations. All of Sierra Leone embassies abroad are part of the Sierra Leone Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Relations.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Relations Building is located in the capital Freetown, Sierra Leone. The Ministry is headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, who is appointed by the president of Sierra Leone and must be confirmed by the parliament of Sierra Leone before taking office. The Sierra Leone president has the constitutional authority to sack the Minister of Foreign Affairs at anytime. The current Sierra Leone minister of Foreign Affairs and International Relations is Samura Kamara.
Here is a list of Sierra Leone's Foreign Ministers.