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The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade ((アイルランド語:An tAire Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála)) is the senior minister at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in the Government of Ireland. The Minister's office is located at Iveagh House, on St Stephen's Green in Dublin; ''"Iveagh House"'' is often used as a metonym for the department as a whole. From 1922 until 1971 the title of the office was ''"Minister for External Affairs"''. The current office holder is Charles Flanagan, TD. He is assisted by: *Jimmy Deenihan, TD – Minister of State for the Diaspora *Seán Sherlock, TD – Minister of State for Overseas Development Assistance, Trade Promotion and North/South Cooperation *Dara Murphy, TD – Minister of State for European Affairs and Data Protection ==Overview== The department has the following divisions: * Finance Unit – oversees the financial control of the department. * Anglo-Irish Division – deals with Anglo-Irish relations and Northern Ireland. * Cultural Division – administers the state's Cultural Relations Programme. * European Union Division – coordinates the state's approach within the European Union (EU). * Passport and Consular Division – is responsible for the issuing of passports to Irish citizens. * Political Division – is responsible for international political issues and manages the state's participation in the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy. * Protocol Division – is responsible for the organisation and management of visits of VIPs to the state and of visits abroad by the President of Ireland. The Minister has responsibility for the relations between Ireland and foreign states. The department defines its role as "The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade advises the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Ministers of State and the Government on all aspects of foreign policy and coordinates Ireland's response to international developments. It also provides advice and support on all issues relevant to the pursuit of peace, partnership and reconciliation in Northern Ireland, and between North and South of the island, and to deepening Ireland's relationship with Britain."〔(Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Role of the Department )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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