Sierra Leone Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Relations
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1960 |
| Jurisdiction | Government Agency |
| Headquarters | Gloucester Street, Freetown, Sierra Leone |
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| Parent agency | Government of Sierra Leone |
Sierra Leone Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Relations is a Sierra Leonean government department responsible for foreign policy and International relations of Sierra Leone. It is one of the most senior cabinet department of Sierra Leone. The Foreign Ministry is located at Gloucester Street in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
The department issues Sierra Leonean passports to its citizen and visas to foreign nationals. All of Sierra Leone embassies abroad work directly under the Sierra Leone Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Relations. The department is headed by the Sierra Leone Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Relations, who is nominated by the president of Sierra Leone and must be confirmed by the Sierra Leone Parliament.
Here is a list of Sierra Leone's Foreign Ministers.[1]
- John Karefa-Smart (1961–64)
- Cyril B. Rogers-Wright (1964–65)
- Maigore Kallon (1965–67)(1996)
- Leslie William Leigh (1967–68)
- Luseni A.M. Brewah (1968–69)
- Cyril Foray (1969–71)
- Solomon Athanasius James Pratt (1971–73)
- Desmond Luke (1973–75)
- Francis Minah (1975–77)
- Abdulai Conteh (1977–84)
- Sheka Hassan Kanu (1984–85)
- Abdul Karim Koroma (1985–92)
- Ahmed Ramadan Dumbuya (1992)(2001–02)
- Mohamed Lamin Kamara (1992–93)
- Karefa Kargbo (1993–94)
- Abass Bundu (1994–95)
- Alusine Fofanah (1995–96)
- Shirley Gbujama (1996–97)
- Lousin Chaluba (1996)
- Paolo Bangura (1997–98)
- Sama Banya (?-2001)
- Ahmed Ramadan Dumbuya (2nd time) (2001–02)
- Momodu Koroma (2002–07)
- Zainab Bangura (2007–10)
- J. B. Dauda (2010–present)