Utenriksdepartementet
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | June 7, 1905 |
| Jurisdiction | Kingdom of Norway |
| Headquarters | Victoria Terrasse, Oslo, Norway |
| Annual budget | Nok.34 billion |
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| Child agencies | |
| Website | Ministry of Foreign affairs |
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| List of Norwegian ministries | |
Coordinates: 59°54′52.56″N 10°43′44.98″E / 59.9146000°N 10.7291611°E
The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Norwegian (Bokmål): Det kongelige Utenriksdepartement; Norwegian (Nynorsk): Det kongelege Utanriksdepartement) is the foreign ministry of the Kingdom of Norway. It was established on June 7, 1905, the same day the Parliament of Norway (Stortinget) decided to dissolve the personal union with Sweden.
The ministry is headed by Minister of Foreign Affairs, currently Børge Brende who is minister in the Solberg's Cabinet that has governed since 16 October 2013.
Between 1983 and October 2013, the ministry also had a Minister of International Development but this position was abolished by the Solberg's Cabinet and the foreign minister became the sole head of the ministry.
The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is organised with 110 foreign missions and three subordinate organisations: Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), FK Norway (the Norwegian "Peace Corps") and the development country investment fund Norfund. The Ministry and foreign missions have a total staff of approx. 2,400.
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