The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (Kinyarwanda: Minisiteri y'Ububanyi n'Amahanga n'ubutwererane; French: Ministère rwandaise des Affaires étrangères et de la Coopération), commonly known by the abbreviation MINAFFET, is the foreign ministry of the republic of Rwanda.
| Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation | |
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| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointer | Paul Kagame President of Rwanda |
| Inaugural holder | Otto Rusingizandekwe |
| Formation | 1961 |
| Website | www.minaffet.gov.rw |
List of ministers
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- 1961–1962: Otto Rusingizandekwe
- 1962–1963: Callixte Habamenshi
- 1963–1965: Lazare Mpakaniye
- 1965–1969: Thaddée Bagaragaza
- 1969–1971: Sylvestre Nsanzimana
- 1971–1972: Deogratias Gashonga (acting)
- 1972–1973: Augustin Munyaneza
- 1973–1979: Aloys Nsekalije
- 1979–1989: François Ngarukiyintwali
- 1989–1992: Casimir Bizimungu
- 1992–1993: Boniface Ngulinzira
- 1993–1994: Anastase Gasana
- 1994............ Jérôme Bicamumpaka
- 1994............ Jean-Marie Ndagijimana
- 1994–1999: Anastase Gasana
- 1999............ Amri Sued Ismail
- 1999–2000: Augustin Iyamuremye
- 2000–2002: André Bumaya
- 2002–2008: Charles Murigande
- 2008–2009: Rosemary Museminali
- 2009–2018: Louise Mushikiwabo
- 2018–2019: Richard Sezibera
- 2019–2024: Vincent Biruta
- 2024–present: Olivier Nduhungirehe[2]
References
edit- ^ "Foreign ministers L-R". rulers.org. B. Schemmel. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ Karuhanga, James (14 June 2024). "The rise of new foreign affairs minister Olivier Nduhungirehe". New Times of Rwanda. Retrieved 14 June 2024.