| Ministerium für Auswärtige Angelegenheiten der DDR | |
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 The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the German Democratic Republic, 1972. The building was demolished in 1996, afterGerman reunification. | |
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| Formed | 1949 (1949) |
| Dissolved | 1990 (1990) |
| Jurisdiction | Government of East Germany |
| Headquarters | East Berlin 52°30′58″N13°23′53″E / 52.51611°N 13.39806°E /52.51611; 13.39806 |
TheMinistry for Foreign Affairs of the German Democratic Republic (German:Ministerium für Auswärtige Angelegenheiten der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik, abbreviatedMfAA) was a government body of theGerman Democratic Republic (East Germany) that existed from 1949 to 1990. It had its seat atSchinkelplatz inBerlin-Mitte. A new building was constructed in 1964–1967 and used by the foreign ministry, but demolished in 1996 afterGerman reunification.
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs was led by theForeign Minister of the German Democratic Republic and a number of deputies. However, the Foreign Minister had less actual influence over the foreign policy than thecentral committee secretary for foreign policy in theSocialist Unity Party of Germany. As ade facto subordinate position, the Foreign Minister could be a member of some of theblock parties in East Germany.
The West German counterpart to the Ministry was theFederal Foreign Office. The office still serves as the current German foreign ministry, considering itself to be the direct continuation of the Foreign Office of theNorth German Confederation, established in 1870.
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