| Agency Name: | Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| Nativename: | Ministerul Afacerilor Externe |
| Type: | Ministry |
| Seal: | Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Seal 2019.png |
| Seal Size: | 150px |
| Picture Caption: | Headquarters in Chișinău |
| Preceding1: | Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration |
| Minister1 Name: | Mihai Popșoi |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Jurisdiction: | Government of Moldova |
| Headquarters: | 80 31 August 1989 Street, Chișinău |
| Chief1 Name: | Mihai Mîțu |
| Chief1 Position: | Secretary General |
| Chief2 Name: | Rodica Crudu |
| Chief2 Position: | Deputy Secretary General |
| Chief3 Name: | Vladimir Cuc |
| Chief3 Position: | Secretary of State |
| Chief4 Name: | Sergiu Mihov |
| Chief4 Position: | Secretary of State |
| Chief5 Name: | Carolina Perebinos |
| Chief5 Position: | Secretary of State |
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is one of the fourteen ministries of the Government of Moldova.
The ministry was established on 1 February 1944, as the People's Commissariat of Foreign Affairs of the Moldavian SSR. It would later be renamed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the MSSR on 27 March 1946.
He following have served as the foreign ministers of the Moldavian SSR:
The Council of People's Commissars in subsequent decades, exercised leadership in the MSSR's foreign relations with foreign nations. At the same time, the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs was often concurrent with the post of Chairman of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister) of the Republic. During its existence, Moldova had representatives only in the Hungarian People's Republic, with the entire apparatus only consisting then of several people. The highest recognition the ministry received was on 23 November 1983, when Foreign Minister Comendant spoke at a meeting of the UN General Assembly. According to the 1978 Soviet Moldovan Constitution, the international rights of the MSSR were reduced in comparison with the amendments of 1944.[2] [3]
The ministry was converted into its current form on 31 August 1989. According to Constitution of Moldova (1994), the structure of the Government is determined by organic law. The office of Foreign Minister is one of the most high-profile positions in the Government of Moldova.
The following subdivisions are part of the MFA:[4]
Public Relations Department
| No. | Portrait | Name(Birth–Death) | Office term | Notes | Cabinet | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicolae Țîu | 6 June 1990 | 28 October 1993 | DrucMuravschiSangheli I | |||
| 2 | Mihai Popov | 5 April 1994 | 28 July 1997 | Sangheli IICiubuc I | |||
| 3 | Nicolae Tăbăcaru | 28 July 1997 | 23 November 2000 | Ciubuc I-IISturza | |||
| 4 | Nicolae Cernomaz | 23 November 2000 | 27 July 2001 | BraghișTarlev I | |||
| 5 | Nicolae Dudău | 4 September 2001 | 4 February 2004 | Tarlev I | |||
| 6 | Andrei Stratan | 4 February 2004 | 25 September 2009 | Deputy Prime Minister | Tarlev I-IIGreceanîi I-II | ||
| 7 | Iurie Leancă | 25 September 2009 | 30 May 2013 | Deputy Prime MinisterActing Prime Minister | Filat I-II | ||
| 8 | Natalia Gherman | 30 May 2013 | 20 January 2016 | Deputy Prime MinisterActing Prime Minister | Leancă Gaburici Streleț | ||
| 9 | Andrei Galbur | 20 January 2016 | 21 December 2017 | Deputy Prime Minister | Filip | ||
| 10 | Tudor Ulianovschi | 10 January 2018 | 8 June 2019 | ||||
| 11 | Nicu Popescu | 8 June 2019 | 14 November 2019 | Sandu | |||
| 12 | Aureliu Ciocoi | 14 November 2019 | 16 March 2020 | Chicu | |||
| 13 | Oleg Țulea | 16 March 2020 | 9 November 2020 | ||||
| 14 | Aureliu Ciocoi | 9 November 2020 | 6 August 2021 | Acting Prime Minister | |||
| 15 | Nicu Popescu | 6 August 2021 | 29 January 2024 | Deputy Prime Minister | GavrilițaRecean | ||
| 16 | Mihai Popșoi | 29 January 2024 | Incumbent | Deputy Prime Minister | Recean | ||