Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Syrian Arab Republic is a cabinet ministry of Syria, responsible for conducting foreign relations of the country. The ministry oversees the expression of Syrian foreign policy, the protection of the interests of the Syrian Arab Republic and the interests of Syrian citizens abroad, as well as the representation of the country to other countries and international organizations.

History

The responsibilities of the Ministry of Expatriates were merged on April 14, 2011.

Senior officials

The senior officials in the ministry are as follows:

Foreign ministers

The following is a list of foreign ministers of Syria since 1920:

Arab Kingdom of Syria (1918–1920)

French Mandate for Syria (1920–1946)

Syrian Republic (1946–1958)

United Arab Republic (1958–1961)

Syrian Arab Republic (1961–present)