Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Uzbekistan)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan
O‘zbеkistоn Respublikasi Tаshqi ishlar vazirligi
	Emblem of Uzbekistan
Agency overview
Formed	February 25, 1994
Preceding agencies	Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union; Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Uzbek SSR;
Jurisdiction	Government of Uzbekistan
Headquarters	9, Uzbekistan Street, Tashkent, 100029
Agency executive	Baxtiyor Saidov, Acting Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
Child agency	University of World Economy and Diplomacy;
Website	mfa.uz/en/

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan (Uzbek: O‘zbеkistоn Respublikasi Tаshqi ishlar vazirligi) is a Cabinet-level governmental agency in Uzbekistan in charge of conducting and designing the foreign policy of Uzbekistan.

History and functions

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan was officially established on February 25, 1994 according to the decree of the President of Uzbekistan No. 769 and Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan.^[1]

The ministry functions as an administrative body of state government and is a part of the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan, responsible for conducting the foreign policy of Uzbekistan based on the Constitution of Uzbekistan and international laws.^[1]

The activities of the ministry are supervised directly by the President of Uzbekistan.^[1]

Structure

The ministry is headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan, currently Baxtiyor Saidov. His First Deputy is Abdulaziz Kamilov who was the first foreign minister since the establishment of the ministry. Other deputies are Rustam Tukhtabaev, Abdurahim Khodjaev, Anvar Solihbaev, Bahtiyar Islamov.^[2]

The ministry is divided into several departments:

Department for Europe
Department for the USA and Americas
Department for the United Nations and International Organizations
Legal Department
Department for the Middle and the Near East
Department for the Asia and the Pacific
Department for the CIS and Russia
Department for the CIS, CSTO and SCO structures
State Protocol Department
Personnel and Educational Institutions Department
Head Department for Foreign Policy Analysis and Strategy
Department for Communication, Computer Systems and Internet
Consular Department
Finance Department
Accounts Department
Press Secretary and Press Service
Department for Administrative Affairs^[2]

List of ministers

represents tenure as Acting Minister

No.	Portrait	Name (Lifespan)	Tenure			President
No.	Portrait	Name (Lifespan)	From	To	Term	President
1		Shahlo Mahmudova	16 September 1991	6 November 1992	1 year, 51 days	Islam Karimov (1 Sep. 1991 – 2 Sep. 2016)
2		Ubaydulla Abdurazzoqov (1932–2014)	7 November 1992	2 February 1993	87 days
3		Sodiq Safoyev (born 1954)	3 February 1993	25 February 1994	1 year, 22 days
4		Abdulaziz Kamilov (born 1947)	25 February 1994	14 March 2003^[3]	9 years, 17 days
(3)		Sodiq Safoyev (born 1954)	14 March 2003	4 February 2005	1 year, 327 days
5		Elyor Ganiyev (born 1960)	4 February 2005	12 July 2006	1 year, 158 days
6		Vladimir Norov (born 1955)	12 July 2006	28 December 2010	4 years, 169 days
(5)		Elyor Ganiyev (born 1960)	28 December 2010	13 January 2012	1 year, 16 days
(4)		Abdulaziz Kamilov (born 1947)	13 January 2012	September 2012	10 years, 104 days
(4)		Abdulaziz Kamilov (born 1947)	September 2012	27 April 2022	10 years, 104 days	Shavkat Mirziyoyev (8 Sep. 2016 – present)
(6)		Vladimir Norov (born 1955)	27 April 2022	30 December 2022	247 days
–		Bakhtiyor Saidov (born 1981)	30 December 2022	23 April 2023	2 years, 129 days
7		Bakhtiyor Saidov (born 1981)	23 April 2023	Incumbent	2 years, 129 days