The Federal Foreign Office
Tasks of the coordinators
We inform you on the tasks of the Commissioner for Franco-German Cooperation, the Coordinator of German-Polish Cooperation and the Coordinator of German-American Cooperation as well as on the tasks of the Commissioner for Human Rights Policy.
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Individual fields of activity
Information on individual fields of activity, like the crisis response centre, the policy planning staff and the language services division of the Federal Foreign Office
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The German Missions Abroad
The missions abroad can be described as Germany's eyes, ears and mouth. They represent our country, defend its interests and protect German citizens in host countries.
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We in the Foreign Service
Serving citizens worldwide. That is what the Foreign Service, with its headquarters in Berlin and Bonn and its global network of over 200 missions, is all about.
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The History of the Federal Foreign Office
After World War II the Auswärtiges Amt was re-established on 15 March 1951 in Bonn. Since the Federal Government's move back to Berlin in 1999 the Auswärtiges Amt has once again been based in the heart of Germany's capital.
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