Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia

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While the Minister of Foreign Affairs is responsible for the overall performance of the Ministry, the day-to-day administration of the Ministry is handled by the Secretary General. As the most senior and seasoned diplomat, the Secretary General is responsible for ensuring that all government policies especially on international relations are implemented effectively.

 

The Secretary General also advises the Minister on all issues related to policies, positions, roles and policy direction that should be undertaken to ensure that Malaysia’s interests are always protected and promoted. The Secretary General also ensures that there is strong coordination at all times with other Ministries and government Agencies in order to ensure coherent and sound foreign policies objectives.

 

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As the administration of the Ministry involves both broad and specific areas of specialities, the Secretary General is traditionally assisted by three Deputy Secretaries General; Deputy Secretary General I in-charge of Bilateral Political and Economic Relations, Deputy Secretary General II in-charge of Multilateral Relations and Deputy Secretary General III in-charge of the General Management of the Ministry.

 

However, due to the complex and intricate world of diplomacy today, the Secretary General is also assisted by many other senior and experienced Heads of Department that report directly to the Secretary General. These officials include the Chief of Protocol, Director General of ASEAN, Director General of Policy and Strategy Planning, Director General of Research, Treaties and International Law, Director General of the Southeast Asia Regional Centre for Counter-Terrorism (SEARCCT) and the Executive Chairman of the Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations (IDFR).

 

 

There are a total of 231 senior officers at the Undersecretary level assisting the Heads of Department in ensuring the implementation of the foreign policies objectives of the country. They are supported by officers at both professional and management level as well as officers at various supporting levels.

 

Photo: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia’s Contingent participating in the 50th Independence Celebration in Kuala Lumpur on the 31 August, 2007.

 

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs currently comprises 12 Departments and Agencies. In addition, there are 105 overseas Missions as well as 51 Honorary Consuls in major cities in 42 countries throughout the world.