Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Colombia) explained

Agency Name:	Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Nativename:	Spanish; Castilian: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores
Type:	Ministry
Formed:	^[1]
Preceding1:	Ministry of Foreign Trade
Preceding2:	Ministry of Economic Development
Headquarters:	Centro de Comercio Internacional Calle 28 No. 13 A–15 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Coordinates:	4.6157°N -74.0712°W
Budget:	COP$599,063,957,867 (2012)^[2] COP$672,507,972,786 (2013)^[3] COP$571,581,879,281 (2014)^[4]
Chief1 Name:	Álvaro Leyva (Suspended)
Chief1 Position:	Minister of Foreign Affairs

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRE) (Spanish; Castilian: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores) also known as the Chancellery (Spanish; Castilian: Cancillería), is the Cabinet position of the Government of Colombia responsible for the international relations of Colombia through its diplomatic missions abroad by formulating foreign policy relevant to the matters of the State. It is equivalent to the foreign affairs ministries of other countries.

Notes and References

1. Ley 790 de 2002. Diario Oficial. 27 December 2002. 45,046. 6 May 2013. Colombia, Congress of. Congress of Colombia. 46. Bogotá. Spanish. 0122-2112. 500057889.
2. Ley 1485 de 2011 . . 14 December 2011 . 48,283 . 6 May 2013 . . Bogotá . 14 . Spanish . 0122-2112 . 500057889 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140109013324/http://190.147.213.68:8080/HOMEPAGE/DIARIO_OFICIAL/2011/48283.pdf . 9 January 2014 .
3. Ley 1593 de 2012 . . 10 December 2012 . 48,640 . 6 May 2013 . . Bogotá . 15 . Spanish . 0122-2112 . 500057889 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140109014857/http://190.147.213.68:8080/HOMEPAGE/DIARIO_OFICIAL/2012/48640.pdf . 9 January 2014 .
4. Ley 1687 de 2014 . . 11 December 2013 . 49,001 . 8 January 2014 . Colombia, Congress of . Congress of Colombia . 29 . Bogotá . Spanish . 0122-2112 . 500057889 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140109013400/http://190.147.213.68:8080/HOMEPAGE/DIARIO_OFICIAL/2013/49001.pdf . 9 January 2014 .