Establishment: August 17, 2012
Controlling Authority: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Turkhestan
Motto: “Advancing the interests of Islam and Muslims internationally”
Carde Size: Posts
Employees: 37,675 (at April, 2015)
Annual Budget:4.767 Trillion Rupees (July, 2015)
Preceding Agencies:
Department of International Affairs
Embassy Program of The Islamic Emirate of Turkhestan
Training Grounds:
1-Foreign Services Academy,Tashkent
2-Civil Services Academy, Ashgabad, Sadiqistan
3-Officers Training Academy, Astana, Farooqistan
Headquarters: Nizam Building, Tashkent
Minister of Foreign Affairs:
Mr. Muhammad Umar Ali Saleh
{September 3, 2012- to date}
Secretary Foreign Affairs:
Mr. Hamza Mushtaq
{July 27, 2012- to date}
Director General:
Mr. Abdullah Wasim
{September 7, 2012- to date}
Associated Agencies:
Turkhestan Foreign Aid Agency
International Aid for the Development of Education and Health Facilities
Islamic Peace Prize
Turkhestan Foreign Services Department was establish on 17th August, 2012. Foreign Services Department is controlled by The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and is charged with the responsibility of advancing the interests of Turkhestan and its citizens internationally. It manages the government's foreign relations and to an extent international trade policies.
The Head of Foreign Services Department is called Director General of Foreign Services Department who works under the Secretary Foreign Affairs who inturn reports the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
The department is headquartered in Nizam Building located in Tashkent which is the Capital of Turkhestan.
Headquarters of Foreign Services Department, Nizam Building, Tashkent.Structure:
The department is responsible to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Secretary to the Foreign Affairs; currently Mr. Muhammad Umar Ali Saleh and Mr. Hamza Mushtaq respectively. The Director General heads the department. Mr. Abdullah Wasim is the current Chairman.
The department has a staff of around 37,675 employees, of which 13,450 are foreign staff employed by missions directly, and 9,760 are Emirati employees based in The Islamic Emirate, and some 14,465 are diplomats serving overseas.
Training and Ranks:
The entry into the former Foreign Service of The Islamic Emirate through examination began in 2014. The Recruitment to the Officers cadre (Foreign Service of Turkhestan) is through the competitive examination conducted annually by the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC). Ministry of Foreign Affairs announces annually the number of vacancies of officers in the Foreign Affairs Group, which vary from year to year.
Group Photo of newly recruited Civil Servants with teachers at Degree Awarding Ceremony at Officers Training Academy, Astana, Farooqistan.{24th September, 2014} Officers of the Foreign Service of Turkhestan undergo common training at the Civil Services Academy, Ashgabad and later are given six months specialized training at the Foreign Service Academy, Tashkent and Officers Training Academy, Astana. The officers also undergo language training which includes Arabic, French, German, Chinese, Persian etc.The Foreign Services Department thus has a rich reservoir of officers who are well versed in different languages.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taskent
Administration Department of Foreign Services Academy, Tashkent.
After the initial training period in one of the three Academeys, junior officers join the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tashkent and serve as Assistant Directors in the political, administrative or protocol wings. The hierarchy at the Ministry comprises five stages:
1-Assistant Director
2-Deputy Director
3-Director
4-Director General
5-Foreign Secretary
Junior officers begin their diplomatic careers abroad as either Secretary or Vice Consuls. The hierarchies in The Turkhestani Embassies//Consulates abroad comprise four stages:
Foreign Appointments
1-Secretary
2-Vice Consul
3-Counsellor
4-Ambassador
Objectives:
The department has six key goals, as stated in the Foreign Services Ordinance issued on 7th of September, 2013:
1- Enhance security of Turkhestan,
2-Contribute to growth in Turkhestan's economy, employment and standard of living,
3-Assist travellers and overseas of Turkhestan,
4-Strengthen global cooperation in ways that advance Turkhestan's interests,
5-Foster public understanding of Turkhestan’s foreign and trade policy and project a positive image of Turkhestan internationally,
6-Manage and improve the relationships with other Muslim Nations inside United Empire of Islam and outside the region.
Operational Activities:
The functions of the foreign services department are broadly classified into the following matters as laid out in the Foreign Services Ordinance, Spetember 7, 2013:
1-External Affairs, including:
-Relations and communications with overseas governments and United Empire of Islam agencies,
-Treaties, including trade agreements,
-Bilateral, regional and multilateral trade policy,
-International trade and commodity negotiations,
-Market development, including market access
trade and international business development,
-Investment promotion,
-International development co-operation,
-Diplomatic and consular missions,
-International security issues, including disarmament of non-state actors and arms control,
-Public diplomacy, including information and cultural programs,
2-International expositions,
3-Provision to Turkhestani citizens of secure travel identification,
4-Provision of consular services to Turkhestan's citizens abroad,
5-Overseas property management, including acquisition, ownership and disposal of real property,
6-Tourism industry (international),
7-International development and aid,
8-Development and co-ordination of international climate change policy.
Embassies of Turkhestan:
Turkhestan has maintained embassies and consulates in following cities:
1- Ashwar City, Ashwar
2- Qutheria, Kawther
3- Latazki, Slovenya
4- Pangkalanjaya, Sandhora
5- Arain, The mejilid state
6- Bandar Kuala Lumpur, Mishalle
7- Kota Kinabalu, Mishalle
8- Port of Singapore, Mishalle
9- Islamabad, The Pakistani Federation
10- Lahore, The Pakistani Federation
11- Karachi, The Pakistani Federation
12- Hassan, Mahdistan
13- Bandar Raja, Samudera darussalam
14- Jakarta, Samudera darussalam
15- Singapore, Samudera darussalam
16- Kabul, Afghan government
17- Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghan government
18- Kunduz, Afghan government
To see the details of embassies and consulates of Turkhestan , click here.
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A number of countries have established embassies in Tashkent and consulates in other cities of Turkhestan. The names of countries maintaining an active mission in Turkhestan are as follow:
1- Ashwar (Tashkent)
2- The Pakistani Federation (Tashkent, Ashgabat, Astana)
3- Slovenya (Tashkent)
4- Kawther (Tashkent)
5- The mejilid state (Tashkent)
6- Mishalle (Tashkent)
7- Mahdistan (Tashkent)
8- Sandhora (Tashkent)
9- Samudera darussalam (Tashkent, Almaty, Samarqant)
10- Afghan government (Tashkent, Samarqant)
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