Table 2.
Table of country diaspora offices within the respective Ministry of Foreign Affairs
| Country | Engagement office | Website | Year established |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Not available | ||
| Albania | Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Diaspora Department | Not available | |
| Algeria | Ministry of National Solidarity, Family and the National Community Abroad | Not available | |
| American Samoa | Not available | ||
| Angola |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Institute of the Angolan Communities Abroad and Consulate Affairs |
http://www.mirex.gov.ao | Not available |
| Armenia | Ministry of Diaspora | Not available | |
| Azerbaijan | State Committee on Affairs of the Diaspora | http://www.azerbaijans.com/content_556_en.html | 2002 |
| Bangladesh | Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment (MEWOE) | http://www.probashi.gov.bd | 2001 |
| Belarus | |||
| Belize | |||
| Benin | Ministry for Foreign Affairs, African Integration, the Francophone Community, and Beninese Abroad | Not available | Not available |
| Bhutan | Not available | ||
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Not available | ||
| Bosnia Herzegovina | Ministry of Human Rights and Refugees: Department of Diaspora | http://www.mhrr.gov.ba/iseljenistvo/aktuelnosti/Archive.aspx?langTag=bs-BA&template_id=128&pageIndex=1 | Not available |
| Botswana | Not available | ||
| Brazil | Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Undersecretary General for Brazilian Communities Abroad | http://www.brasileirosnomundo.itamaraty.gov.br | Not available |
| Bulgaria | State Agency for Bulgarians Abroad | http://www.aba.government.bg/?show=10 | 2000 |
| Burkina Faso | Ministere Des Affaires Etrangres Et De La Cooperation Regionale | http://www.mae.gov.bf | 2007 |
| Burundi | Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Directorate of Diaspora | Not available | Not available |
| Cambodia | Not available | Not available | |
| Cameroon | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| Cape Verde | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| Central African Republic | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| Chad | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| China |
State Council, Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council; Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee The Overseas Chinese Affairs Office (SOCAO) of Shanghai Municipal People’s Government |
http://www.overseas.sh.cn | 1978, renamed 1980 |
| Colombia | Colombia Nos Une, a program of the Bureau of Consular Affairs and Colombian Communities Abroad in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs | http://www.redescolombia.org | Not available |
| Comoros | Ministry of External Relations and Cooperation of the Diaspora | Not available | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. of | Not available | ||
| Congo, Rep. of | Not available | ||
| Costa Rica | Not available | ||
| Cote D’Ivoire | Not available | ||
| Cuba | Not available | ||
| Djibouti | Not available | ||
| Dominica | Ministry of Trade, Industry, Consumer, Diaspora Affairs | http://www.dominica.gov.dm/employment-trade-industry-and-diaspora-affairs | Not available |
| Dominican Republic | National Presidential Council for Dominican Communities Abroad | Not available | |
| Ecuador | Not available | ||
| Egypt |
Ministry of Manpower and Emigration, Emigration Sector Higher Committee on Migration |
Not available | |
| El Salvador |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Vice Ministry for Salvadorans Abroad National Secretariat for Migrants (various states) |
http://www.rree.gob.sv | 2004 |
| Eritrea | Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department of Eritreans Abroad | http://www.mfa.gov.et/Diaspora/more.php?newsid=7 | Late 1990’s |
| Ethiopia | Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Diaspora Affairs Directorate General; Ministry of Capacity Building, Diaspora Coordinating Office | http://www.mfa.gov.et/Diaspora/more.php?newsid=7 | 2002 |
| Fiji | Not available | ||
| Gabon | Not available | ||
| The Gambia | Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation & Gambians Abroad | http://www.mofa.gov.gm/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=58&Itemid=83 | Not available |
| Georgia | State Ministry for Diaspora Issues | http://diaspora.gov.ge/index.php?lang_id=ENG | 2008 |
| Ghana | Ministry of Interior, National Migration Unit | http://www.mfa.gov.gh/index.php?id=1 | 2003 |
| Grenada | Office of Diaspora Affairs, division of Ministry of Foreign Affairs | http://www.oxonwebmaster.com/mfa/index.php?q=diaspora | 2009 |
| Guatemala | National Council for Migrants from Guatemala | Not available | |
| Guinea | Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Guineans Abroad | No website but phone number was found: Phone +224 30 45 12 70 | Not available |
| Guinea-Bissau | Not available | ||
| Guyana | Ministry of Foreign Affairs Diaspora Unit | http://www.minfor.gov.gy/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=70&Itemid=120 | Not available |
| Haiti | Ministry of Haitians Living Abroad | http://mhave.gouv.ht | 1995 |
| Honduras | |||
| India |
Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs Government of Kerala, Department of Non-Resident Keralites’ Affairs; Government of Gujarat, Non-Resident Indian Division |
http://moia.gov.in | 2004 |
| Indonesia | Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration | http://indonesia.go.id/en/ministries/ministers/ministry-of-manpower-and-transmigration/1644-profile/194-kementeriann-tenaga-kerja-dan-transmigrasi.html | 1983 |
| Iran | |||
| Iraq | Ministry of Migration and Displaced | ||
| Jamaica | Diaspora and Consular Affairs Office | http://www.mfaft.gov.jm/jm/about-us/departments-units/diaspora-consular-affairs | 1993 |
| Jordan | Department of Consular Affairs and Expatriates | http://www.mfa.gov.jo/ar/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%85%D8%A9%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A9/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%81%D8%AD%D8%A9%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A9/tabid/71/Default.aspx | Not available |
| Kazakhstan | |||
| Kenya | Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Diaspora Affairs Directorate i.e. International Jobs and Diaspora Office (Directorate) | http://www.kenyaembassytlv.org.il/209618/MINISTRY-OF-FOREIGN-AFFAIRS-ON-DIASPORA | 2007 |
| Kiribati | Not available | ||
| Korea, Dem. Rep. of | Not available | ||
| Kosovo | “Services for Citizens” Ministry of Foreign Affairs | http://www.mfa-ks.net/?page=2,151 | Not available |
| Kyrgyz Republic | Not available | ||
| Lao PDR | Not available | ||
| Lebanon | Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants | Not available | |
| Lesotho | Association: Diaspora Alliance | http://lesothopretoria.com/?trade_14 | Not available |
| Liberia | Ministry of states with no portfolio |
http://www.emansion.gov.lr/2content.php?sub=32&related=21&third=32&pg=sp http://www.mofa.gov.lr/public2/doc/EOI%20FOR%20DIASPORA%20ADVISOR(Bank%20Comments)%20(1).pdf |
1972 |
| Libya | Not available | ||
| Macedonia, FYR | Agency for Emigration | Not available | |
| Madagascar | Ministère des Affaires Etrangères- “Diaspora and Economic Development” | http://mae.gov.mg/# | Not available |
| Malawi | Ministry of Foreign Affairs—Diaspora Services | http://www.foreignaffairs.gov.mw/index.php/diaspora-services/overview | Not available |
| Malaysia, Marshall Islands | Not available | ||
| Maldives | Not available | ||
| Mali |
Ministry of Malians Abroad and African Integration Consultation Framework on Migration High Council of Malians Abroad |
http://www.ime.gob.mx | 2002 |
| Mauritania | Not available | ||
| Mauritius | Not available | ||
| Mexico |
Secretariat of Foreign Affairs, Sub-secretariat for North America; Institute for Mexicans Abroad National Council on Mexican Communities Abroad National Coordination for State-level Migrant Affairs Offices (various states) Consultative Council of the Institute for Mexicans Abroad |
http://www.ime.gob.mx | 2002 |
| Micronesia, Federated States of | Not available | ||
| Moldova | Bureau of Inter-Ethnic Relations has a Diaspora branch | 2010 | |
| Mongolia | Not available | ||
| Montenegro | Not available | ||
| Morocco |
Ministry Charged with the Moroccan Community Residing Abroad Interdepartmental Committees Hassan II Foundation for Moroccans Resident Abroad Council on the Moroccan Community Abroad |
Not available | |
| Mozambique | Institute for Mozambican Communities Living Abroad (INACE) -a department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs | http://www.iom.int/cms/en/sites/iom/home/news-and-views/press-briefing-notes/pbn-2014b/pbn-listing/mozambique-launches-diaspora-eng.html | 2014 |
| Myanmar | Not available | ||
| Namibia | Not available | ||
| Nepal | Not available | ||
| Nicaragua | Not available | ||
| Niger |
Ministry of African Integration and Nigerians Abroad Committee in Charge of Migration |
http://www.messrs.ne/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=70:ministere-des-affaires-etrangeres-de-lintegration-africaine-et-des-nigeriens-a-lexterieur&catid=1:liste-des-appeles-du-service-civique-national-pro&Itemid=67 | Not available |
| Nigeria | Technical Working Group and Interministerial Committee on Migration | http://www.nigeriadiasporaday.com/index.php/about/nnvs | 2002 |
| Pakistan | Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis | http://www.ophrd.gov.pk/gop/index.php?q=aHR0cDovLzE5Mi4xNjguNzAuMTM2L2hyZC9kZWZhdWx0LmFzcHg%3D | Not available |
| Papua New Guinea | Not available | ||
| Paraguay | Not available | ||
| Peru |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Undersecretary for Peruvians Abroad Advisory Council |
http://www.rree.gob.pe | 2003 |
| Philippines | Philippines Department of Labor, Overseas Workers Welfare Administration; Department of Labor, Philippine Overseas Employment Administration; Department of Foreign Affairs, Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’ AffairsOffice of the President, Commission on Filipinos Overseas; Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs | 1981 | |
| Romania | Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department for Relations with the Romanians Abroad | http://www.dprp.gov.ro/about-us | Not available |
| Russian Federation | Not available | ||
| Rwanda |
Department on diaspora engagement within the Ministry of External Relations and Internal Cooperation (MINAFFET), Diaspora General Directorate (DGD) Rwandan Community Abroad (RCA) |
http://www.minaffet.gov.rw/index.php?id=890 | 2008 |
| Samoa | Not available | ||
| Sao Tome and Principe | Not available | ||
| Senegal | Ministry of Senegalese Abroad | http://www.diplomatie.gouv.sn | 2003 |
| Serbia | Ministry of Religion and Diaspora | http://www.mfa.gov.rs/en/consular-affairs/diaspora/diaspora-general-information | |
| Sierra Leone | Office of the President, Office of the Diaspora | http://www.diasporaaffairs.gov.sl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=2 | 2007 |
| Solomon Islands | Not available | ||
| Somalia |
Ministry for Diaspora and Community Affairs Office for Development and Partnership with the Puntland Diaspora Community |
2013 | |
| South Africa | Department of International Relations and Cooperation | http://www.dfa.gov.za | Not available |
| South Sudan | Diaspora Engagement Steering Committee for South Sudan | https://www.facebook.com/southsudandiasporaforhealth | 2013 |
| Sri Lanka | Ministry of Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare | http://www.foreignemploymin.gov.lk | 2010 |
| St. Lucia | Not available | ||
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Not available | ||
| Sudan | Not available | ||
| Suriname | Not available | ||
| Swaziland | Not available | ||
| Syrian Arab Republic | Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates | http://www.moex.gov.sy | 2011 |
| Tajikistan | Not available | ||
| Tanzania | Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation: task force of stakeholders, which involves members from his ministry, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Planning Commission, Public Service Management and National Statistics Bureau, which will be in charge of monitoring and coordinating engagement Diaspora | http://www.foreign.go.tz | Not available |
| Thailand | Not available | ||
| Timor-Leste | Not available | ||
| Togo | No apparent dept, but entire section of website dedicated to Togolese diaspora affairs | http://www.republicoftogo.com/Toutes-les-rubriques/Diaspora | Not available |
| Tonga | Not available | ||
| Tunisia | Ministry of Social Affairs, Solidarity, and Tunisians Abroad | Not available | |
| Turkey | Not available | ||
| Turkmenistan | Not available | ||
| Tuvalu | Not available | ||
| Uganda | Diaspora office in the ministry of foreign affairs | http://www.mofa.go.ug/data/smenu/16/Overview-and-Mandate.html | 2007 |
| Ukraine | Not available | ||
| Uzbekistan | Not available | ||
| Vanuatu | Not available | ||
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | Not available | ||
| Vietnam | The Committee on overseas Vietnamese affairs, under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs | http://www.mofa.gov.vn/en | 2004 |
| West Bank and Gaza | Not available | ||
| Yemen | Not available | ||
| Zambia | Office within Ministry of foreign affairs** | http://www.foreignaffairs.gov.zm/index.php | Not available |
| Zimbabwe | Not available | ||
| Total: 68 |