The Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (French: Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères) is the ministry of the Government of France that handles France's foreign relations. Since 1855, its headquarters have been located at 37 Quai d'Orsay, close to the National Assembly. The term Quai d'Orsay is often used as a metonym for the ministry. Its cabinet minister, the Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs (French: Ministre de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères) is responsible for the foreign relations of France. The current officeholder, Catherine Colonna, was appointed in 2022.
In 1547, royal secretaries became specialised, writing correspondence to foreign governments and negotiating peace treaties. The four French secretaries of state where foreign relations were divided by region, in 1589, became centralised with one becoming first secretary responsible for international relations. The Ancien Régime position of Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs became Foreign Minister around 1723;[1] it was renamed Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1791 in the aftermath of early stages of the French Revolution. All ministerial positions were abolished in 1794 by the National Convention and reestablished with the Directory.
For a brief period in the 1980s, the office was retitled Minister for External Relations. As of 2023, it is designated as Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs and occupied by Catherine Colonna, who is assisted by two Secretaries of State, currently Chrysoula Zacharopoulou and Laurence Boone.
Foreign Affairs Ministry building on the Quai d'Orsay
There are multiple services under its authority, along with that of some other ministers. Under the authority of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development, that of Cooperation and European Affairs, and that of Foreign and European Affairs, there are numerous services directly related to the ministers. Here is a list of those services.
The ministers' cabinet
The office of cabinets, which gathers a personnel in charge of the administrative and logistics aspects of the three ministers' cabinets
The budget control service (CBCM)
General inspection of foreign affairs (IGAE)
The prospective office (DP)
The Protocole, upon which the President's protocol cell relies
^(in French) Charles Hélion Marie le Gendre Luçay (comte de), Des origines du pouvoir ministériel en France: les secrétaires d'état depuis leur institution jusqu'à la mort de Louis XV, Librairie de la Société bibliographique, 1881.l
Further reading
Feske, Victor H. "The Road To Suez: The British Foreign Office and the Quai D’Orsay, 1951–1957" in The Diplomats, 1939–1979 (2019) pp. 167–200; online
External links
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on the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs website.
Official site of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Dictionnaire historique des institutions, mœurs et coutumes de la France, Adolphe Chéruel, L. Hachette et cie, 1855
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The Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs French Ministere de l Europe et des Affaires etrangeres is the ministry of the Government of France that handles France s foreign relations Since 1855 its headquarters have been located at 37 Quai d Orsay close to the National Assembly The term Quai d Orsay is often used as a metonym for the ministry Its cabinet minister the Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs French Ministre de l Europe et des Affaires etrangeres is responsible for the foreign relations of France The current officeholder Catherine Colonna was appointed in 2022 Ministry for Europe and Foreign AffairsAgency overviewFormed1547JurisdictionGovernment of FranceHeadquartersHotel du ministre des Affaires etrangeres 37 Quai d Orsay Paris 7eAgency executiveCatherine Colonna Minister for Europe and Foreign AffairsWebsitediplomatie wbr gouv wbr frIn 1547 royal secretaries became specialised writing correspondence to foreign governments and negotiating peace treaties The four French secretaries of state where foreign relations were divided by region in 1589 became centralised with one becoming first secretary responsible for international relations The Ancien Regime position of Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs became Foreign Minister around 1723 1 it was renamed Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1791 in the aftermath of early stages of the French Revolution All ministerial positions were abolished in 1794 by the National Convention and reestablished with the Directory For a brief period in the 1980s the office was retitled Minister for External Relations As of 2023 it is designated as Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs and occupied by Catherine Colonna who is assisted by two Secretaries of State currently Chrysoula Zacharopoulou and Laurence Boone Contents 1 Central administration 2 Secretaries of State 1547 1723 3 Secretaries of State for Foreign Affairs 1718 1791 4 Ministers of Foreign Affairs 1791 2007 4 1 Consulate and First Empire 4 2 First Restoration and the Hundred Days 4 3 Second Restoration 4 4 July Monarchy 4 5 Second Republic 4 6 Second Empire 4 7 Third Republic 4 8 Vichy Regime 4 9 Free French Commissioners 4 10 Fourth Republic 4 11 Fifth Republic 5 Ministers of Foreign and European Affairs 2007 2012 6 Ministers of Foreign Affairs and International Development 2012 2017 7 Ministers of Europe and Foreign Affairs 2017 present 8 See also 9 References 10 Further reading 11 External linksCentral administration Edit Foreign Affairs Ministry building on the Quai d Orsay There are multiple services under its authority along with that of some other ministers Under the authority of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development that of Cooperation and European Affairs and that of Foreign and European Affairs there are numerous services directly related to the ministers Here is a list of those services The ministers cabinet The office of cabinets which gathers a personnel in charge of the administrative and logistics aspects of the three ministers cabinets The budget control service CBCM General inspection of foreign affairs IGAE The prospective office DP The Protocole upon which the President s protocol cell relies The Crisis management Department CDC Secretaries of State 1547 1723 EditName from toGuillaume Bochetel seigneur de Sussy 1547 1558Come Clausse seigneur de Marchaumont 1547 1559Claude de l Aubespine 1 April 1547 1567Jean du Thiers seigneur de Beauregard 1547 1559Jacques Bourdin seigneur de Villeines 1558 1567Florimond II Robertet seigneur de Fresnes 1558 1567Florimond III Robertet d Alluye 1559 1569Claude II de l Aubespine 8 July 1567 1570Simon Fizes baron de Sauves 22 October 1567 27 November 1579Nicolas de Neufville seigneur de Villeroy 28 October 1567 1588Pierre Brulart seigneur de Genlis 8 June 1569 1588Claude Pinart seigneur de Comblisy and Crambailles 1570 1588Louis de Revol 1 January 1589 17 September 1594Nicolas de Neufville seigneur de Villeroy 30 December 1594 9 August 1616Armand Jean du Plessis duc de Richelieu Bishop of Lucon 30 November 1616 24 April 1617Pierre Brulart vicomte de Puysieux 24 April 1617 11 March 1626Raymond Phelypeaux seigneur d Herbault 11 March 1626 2 May 1629Claude Bouthillier 2 May 1629 18 March 1632Leon Bouthillier comte de Chavigny 18 March 1632 23 June 1643Henri Auguste de Lomenie comte de Brienne 23 June 1643 3 April 1663Hugues de Lionne 3 April 1663 1 September 1671Simon Arnauld marquis de Pomponne 1 September 1671 18 November 1679Charles Colbert marquis de Croissy 12 February 1680 28 July 1696Jean Baptiste Colbert marquis de Torcy 28 July 1696 22 September 1715Nicolas du Ble marquis d Huxelles 23 September 1715 1 September 1718Secretaries of State for Foreign Affairs 1718 1791 EditName from toGuillaume Dubois 24 September 1718 10 August 1723Charles Jean Baptiste Fleuriau comte de Morville 16 August 1723 19 August 1727Germain Louis Chauvelin 23 August 1727 20 February 1737Jean Jacques Amelot de Chaillou 22 February 1737 26 April 1744Adrien Maurice duc de Noailles 26 April 1744 19 November 1744Rene de Voyer de Paulmy marquis d Argenson 19 November 1744 10 January 1747Louis Philogene Brulart vicomte de Puisieulx 27 January 1747 9 September 1751Francois Dominique de Barberie de Saint Contest 11 September 1751 24 July 1754Antoine Louis Rouille 24 July 1754 28 June 1757Francois Joachim de Pierre de Bernis 28 June 1757 9 October 1758Etienne Francois duc de Choiseul 3 December 1758 13 October 1761Cesar Gabriel de Choiseul Chevigny duc de Praslin 13 October 1761 10 April 1766Etienne Francois duc de Choiseul 10 April 1766 24 December 1770Louis Phelypeaux duc de La Vrillere 24 December 1770 6 June 1771Emmanuel Armand de Vignerot du Plessis de Richelieu duc d Aiguillon 6 June 1771 2 June 1774Henri Leonard Jean Baptiste Bertin 2 June 1774 21 July 1774Charles Gravier comte de Vergennes 21 July 1774 13 February 1787Armand Marc comte de Montmorin Saint Herem 14 February 1787 13 July 1789Paul Francois de Quelen duc de la Vauguyon 13 July 1789 16 July 1789Armand Marc comte de Montmorin Saint Herem 16 July 1789 29 November 1791Ministers of Foreign Affairs 1791 2007 EditName from toClaude Antoine Valdec de Lessart 29 November 1791 15 March 1792Charles Dumouriez 15 March 1792 13 June 1792Pierre Paul de Meredieu baron de Naillac 13 June 1792 18 June 1792Scipion Victor marquis de Chambonas 18 June 1792 23 July 1792Francois Joseph de Gratet vicomte Dubouchage 23 July 1792 1 August 1792Claude Bigot de Sainte Croix 1 August 1792 10 August 1792Pierre Henri Helene Marie Lebrun Tondu 10 August 1792 21 June 1793Francois Louis Michel Chemin Deforgues 21 June 1793 2 April 1794Jean Marie Claude Alexandre Goujon 5 April 1794 8 April 1794Martial Joseph Armand Herman 8 April 1794 20 April 1794Philibert Buchot 20 April 1794 3 November 1795Michel Ange Bernard Mangourit 3 November 1794 21 November 1794Andre Francois Miot de Melito 21 November 1794 19 February 1795Jean Victor Colchen 19 February 1795 3 November 1795Charles Francois Delacroix 3 November 1795 15 July 1797Charles Maurice de Talleyrand Perigord 15 July 1797 20 July 1799Charles Frederic Reinhard 20 July 1799 22 November 1799Consulate and First Empire Edit Name from toCharles Maurice de Talleyrand prince de Benevent 22 November 1799 9 August 1807Jean Baptiste Nompere de Champagny duc de Cadore 9 August 1807 17 April 1811Hugues Bernard Maret duc de Bassano 17 April 1811 20 November 1813Armand Augustin Louis Caulaincourt duc de Vicence 20 November 1813 1 April 1814Antoine Rene Charles Mathurin comte de Laforest 3 April 1814 13 May 1814First Restoration and the Hundred Days Edit Name from toCharles Maurice de Talleyrand Perigord prince de Benevent 13 May 1814 20 March 1815Armand Augustin Louis Caulaincourt duc de Vicence 20 March 1815 22 June 1815Louis baron Bignon 22 June 1815 7 July 1815Second Restoration Edit Name from toCharles Maurice de Talleyrand Perigord prince de Benevent 9 July 1815 26 September 1815Armand Emmanuel du Plessis duc de Richelieu 26 September 1815 29 December 1818Jean Joseph Paul Augustin marquis Dessolles 29 December 1818 19 November 1819Etienne Denis baron Pasquier 19 November 1819 14 December 1821Mathieu Jean Felicite duc de Montmorency Laval 14 December 1821 28 December 1822Francois Rene vicomte de Chateaubriand 28 December 1822 4 August 1824Ange Hyacinthe Maxence baron de Damas 4 August 1824 4 January 1828Auguste comte de La Ferronays 4 January 1828 24 April 1829Anne Pierre Adrien duc de Montmorency Laval 24 April 1829 14 May 1829Joseph Marie comte Portalis 14 May 1829 8 August 1829Jules Armand Auguste Marie prince de Polignac 8 August 1829 29 July 1830Victor Louis Victurnien duc de Mortemart 29 July 1830Louis baron Bignon 31 July 1830 1 August 1830July Monarchy Edit Name from toJean Baptiste comte Jourdan 1 August 1830 11 August 1830Louis comte Mole 11 August 1830 2 November 1830Nicolas Joseph marquis Maison 2 November 1830 17 November 1830Horace Francois Bastien baron Sebastiani 17 November 1830 11 October 1832Victor duc de Broglie 11 October 1832 4 April 1834Henri Gauthier comte de Rigny 4 April 1834 10 November 1834Charles Joseph comte Bresson 10 November 1834 18 November 1834Henri Gauthier comte de Rigny 18 November 1834 12 March 1835Victor duc de Broglie 12 March 1835 22 February 1836Adolphe Thiers 22 February 1836 6 September 1836Louis comte Mole 6 September 1836 31 March 1839Louis Napoleon Lannes duc de Montebello 31 March 1839 12 May 1839Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult duc de Dalmatie 12 May 1839 1 March 1840Adolphe Thiers 1 March 1840 29 October 1840Francois Guizot 29 October 1840 23 February 1848Second Republic Edit Name from toAlphonse de Lamartine 24 February 1848 11 May 1848Jules Bastide 11 May 1848 29 June 1848Marie Alphonse Bedeau 29 June 1848 17 July 1848Jules Bastide 17 July 1848 20 December 1848Edouard Drouyn de Lhuys 20 December 1848 2 June 1849Alexis de Tocqueville 2 June 1849 31 October 1849Alphonse de Rayneval 31 October 1849 17 November 1849Jean Ernest Ducos vicomte de La Hitte 17 November 1849 9 January 1851Edouard Drouyn de Lhuys 9 January 1851 24 January 1851Anatole baron Brenier de Renaudiere 24 January 1851 10 April 1851Jules Baroche 10 April 1851 26 October 1851Louis Felix Etienne marquis de Turgot 26 October 1851 28 July 1852Second Empire Edit Name from toEdouard Drouyn de Lhuys 28 July 1852 7 May 1855Alexandre Colonna comte Walewski 7 May 1855 4 January 1860Jules Baroche 4 January 1860 24 January 1860Edouard Thouvenel 24 January 1860 15 October 1862Edouard Drouyn de Lhuys 15 October 1862 1 September 1866Charles marquis de La Valette 1 September 1866 2 October 1866Lionel de Moustier 2 October 1866 17 December 1868Charles marquis de La Valette 17 December 1868 17 July 1869Henri prince de La Tour d Auvergne 17 July 1869 2 January 1870Napoleon comte Daru 2 January 1870 14 April 1870Emile Ollivier 14 April 1870 15 May 1870Agenor duc de Gramont 15 May 1870 10 August 1870Henri prince de La Tour d Auvergne 10 August 1870 4 September 1870Third Republic Edit Name from toJules Favre 4 September 1870 2 August 1871Charles comte de Remusat 2 August 1871 25 May 1873Albert duc de Broglie 25 May 1873 26 November 1873Louis Decazes duc de Glucksberg 29 November 1873 23 November 1877Gaston Robert marquis de Banneville 23 November 1877 13 December 1877William Henry Waddington 13 December 1877 28 December 1879Charles de Freycinet 28 December 1879 23 September 1880Jules Barthelemy Saint Hilaire 23 September 1880 14 November 1881Leon Gambetta 14 November 1881 30 January 1882Charles de Freycinet 30 January 1882 7 August 1882Charles Duclerc 7 August 1882 29 January 1883Armand Fallieres 29 January 1883 21 February 1883Paul Armand Challemel Lacour 21 February 1883 20 November 1883Jules Ferry 20 November 1883 6 April 1885Charles de Freycinet 6 April 1885 11 December 1886Emile Flourens 11 December 1886 3 April 1888Rene Goblet 3 April 1888 22 February 1889Eugene Spuller 22 February 1889 17 March 1890Alexandre Ribot 17 March 1890 11 January 1893Jules Develle 11 January 1893 3 December 1893Jean Casimir Perier 3 December 1893 30 May 1894Gabriel Hanotaux 30 May 1894 1 November 1895Marcellin Berthelot 1 November 1895 28 March 1896Leon Bourgeois 28 March 1896 29 April 1896Gabriel Hanotaux 29 April 1896 28 June 1898Theophile Delcasse 28 June 1898 6 June 1905Maurice Rouvier 6 June 1905 13 March 1906Leon Bourgeois 14 March 1906 25 October 1906Stephen Pichon 25 October 1906 2 March 1911Jean Cruppi 2 March 1911 27 June 1911Justin de Selves 27 June 1911 9 January 1912Raymond Poincare 14 January 1912 22 January 1913Charles Jonnart 22 January 1913 22 March 1913Stephen Pichon 22 March 1913 9 December 1913Gaston Doumergue 9 December 1913 9 June 1914Leon Bourgeois 9 June 1914 13 June 1914Rene Viviani 13 June 1914 3 August 1914Gaston Doumergue 3 August 1914 26 August 1914Theophile Delcasse 26 August 1914 13 October 1915Rene Viviani 13 October 1915 29 October 1915Aristide Briand 29 October 1915 20 March 1917Alexandre Ribot 20 March 1917 23 October 1917Louis Barthou 23 October 1917 16 November 1917Stephen Pichon 16 November 1917 20 January 1920Alexandre Millerand 20 January 1920 24 September 1920Georges Leygues 24 September 1920 16 January 1921Aristide Briand 16 January 1921 15 January 1922Raymond Poincare 15 January 1922 9 June 1924Edmond Lefebvre du Prey 9 June 1924 14 June 1924Edouard Herriot 14 June 1924 17 April 1925Aristide Briand 17 April 1925 19 July 1926Edouard Herriot 19 July 1926 23 July 1926Aristide Briand 23 July 1926 14 January 1932Pierre Laval 14 January 1932 20 February 1932Andre Tardieu 20 February 1932 3 June 1932Edouard Herriot 3 June 1932 18 December 1932Joseph Paul Boncour 18 December 1932 30 January 1934Edouard Daladier 30 January 1934 9 February 1934Louis Barthou 9 February 1934 9 October 1934Pierre Laval 13 October 1934 24 January 1936Pierre Etienne Flandin 24 January 1936 4 June 1936Yvon Delbos 4 June 1936 13 March 1938Joseph Paul Boncour 13 March 1938 10 April 1938Georges Bonnet 10 April 1938 13 September 1939Edouard Daladier 13 September 1939 21 March 1940Paul Reynaud 21 March 1940 18 May 1940Edouard Daladier 18 May 1940 5 June 1940Paul Reynaud 5 June 1940 16 June 1940Vichy Regime Edit Name from toPaul Baudoin 16 June 1940 28 October 1940Pierre Laval 28 October 1940 13 December 1940Pierre Etienne Flandin 13 December 1940 9 February 1941Francois Darlan 10 February 1941 18 April 1942Pierre Laval 18 April 1942 20 August 1944Free French Commissioners Edit Name from toMaurice Dejean 24 September 1941 17 October 1942Rene Pleven 17 October 1942 5 February 1943Rene Massigli 5 February 1943 10 September 1944Fourth Republic Edit Name from toGeorges Bidault 10 September 1944 16 December 1946Leon Blum 16 December 1946 22 January 1947Georges Bidault 22 January 1947 26 July 1948Robert Schuman 26 July 1948 8 January 1953Georges Bidault 8 January 1953 19 June 1954Pierre Mendes France 19 June 1954 20 January 1955Edgar Faure 20 January 1955 23 February 1955Antoine Pinay 23 February 1955 1 February 1956Christian Pineau 1 February 1956 14 May 1958Rene Pleven 14 May 1958 1 June 1958Fifth Republic Edit Name from toMaurice Couve de Murville 1 June 1958 30 May 1968Michel Debre 30 May 1968 22 June 1969Maurice Schumann 22 June 1969 15 March 1973Andre Bettencourt 15 March 1973 4 April 1973Michel Jobert 4 April 1973 28 May 1974Jean Sauvagnargues 28 May 1974 27 August 1976Louis de Guiringaud 27 August 1976 29 November 1978Jean Francois Poncet 29 November 1978 22 May 1981Claude Cheysson 22 May 1981 7 December 1984Roland Dumas 7 December 1984 20 March 1986Jean Bernard Raimond 20 March 1986 12 May 1988Roland Dumas 12 May 1988 29 March 1993Alain Juppe 29 March 1993 18 May 1995Herve de Charette 18 May 1995 4 June 1997Hubert Vedrine 4 June 1997 7 May 2002Dominique de Villepin 7 May 2002 31 March 2004Michel Barnier 31 March 2004 2 June 2005Philippe Douste Blazy 2 June 2005 15 May 2007Ministers of Foreign and European Affairs 2007 2012 EditName from toBernard Kouchner 16 May 2007 14 November 2010Michele Alliot Marie 14 November 2010 27 February 2011Alain Juppe 27 February 2011 15 May 2012Ministers of Foreign Affairs and International Development 2012 2017 EditName from toLaurent Fabius 16 May 2012 11 February 2016Jean Marc Ayrault 11 February 2016 10 May 2017Ministers of Europe and Foreign Affairs 2017 present EditName from toJean Yves Le Drian 17 May 2017 20 May 2022Catherine Colonna 20 May 2022 In officeSee also EditHistory of French foreign relations to 1980 Foreign relations of France Since 1980References Edit in French Charles Helion Marie le Gendre Lucay comte de Des origines du pouvoir ministeriel en France les secretaires d etat depuis leur institution jusqu a la mort de Louis XV Librairie de la Societe bibliographique 1881 lFurther reading EditFeske Victor H The Road To Suez The British Foreign Office and the Quai D Orsay 1951 1957 in The Diplomats 1939 1979 2019 pp 167 200 onlineExternal links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs France 140 Ministries of Foreign Affairs 1589 2000 on the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs website Official site of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Official treaty database of France Dictionnaire historique des institutions mœurs et coutumes de la France Adolphe Cheruel L Hachette et cie 1855 Ministries 1700 1870 Rulers org Portals Politics France Europe Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs France amp oldid 1139165376, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
