Department of International Relations and Cooperation

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) is the foreign ministry of the South African government. It is responsible for South Africa's relationships with foreign countries and international organizations, and runs South Africa's diplomatic missions. The department is headed by the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, currently Naledi Pandor.

Department of International Relations and Cooperation

List 10 other official names: Departement van Buitelandse Sake  (Afrikaans) umNyango wezangaPhandlea  (Southern Ndebele) iSebe leMicimbi yezaNgaphandle  (Xhosa) uMnyango Wezindaba Zangaphandle  (Zulu) Litiko Letangaphandle  (Swazi) Kgoro ya Merero ya ka Ntle  (Northern Sotho) Lefapha la Merero ya ka Ntle ho Naha  (Sotho) Lefapha la Merero ya Boditšhaba  (Tswana) Ndzawulo ya Timhaka ta Matikomambe  (Tsonga) Muhasho wa zwa Nnḓa  (Venda)
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Department overview
Formed	1927
Jurisdiction	Government of South Africa
Headquarters	OR Tambo Building, 460 Soutpansberg Road, Rietondale, Pretoria 25°44′03″S 28°13′53″E
Employees	4,533 (2009)
Annual budget	R4,824.4 million (2010/11)
Ministers responsible	The Honourable Naledi Pandor, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Alvin Botes, Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Candith Mashego-Dlamini, Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation
Department executive	Kgabo Mahoai, Director-General: International Relations and Cooperation
Website	www.dirco.gov.za

Formerly known as the Department of Foreign Affairs, it was renamed the Department of International Relations and Cooperation by President Jacob Zuma in May 2009. In the 2010 national budget, it received an appropriation of 4,824.4 million rand, and had 4,533 employees.[1]