Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International CooperationGovernment

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation is the executive department of the Italian government responsible for managing the state's diplomatic relations and foreign policy. Its mandate includes representing Italy on the global stage, safeguarding Italian citizens abroad, advancing development cooperation, and promoting Italian economic and cultural interests internationally. Originating in 1848 as the Secretariat of State for Foreign Affairs under the Kingdom of Sardinia, it became the foreign ministry of unified Italy in 1861 and officially added international cooperation to its name in 2014.