ORGANIZATION:

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belize is headed by a Chief Executive Officer and the work of the Ministry is implemented through four directorates: Policy, Consular and Protocol, Treaties and Legal Affairs, Administrative and Budgetary Control. The Policy, Consular and Protocol Directorates are formed up by a cadre of Foreign Service professionals who are assigned responsibilities either on a geographic or thematic basis as appropriate. Administration and budget management are effected by the General Services Unit headed by an Administrative Officer and a Finance Officer respectively.

Head of Missions (Ambassadors, Consul-Generals, Permanent Representatives, High Commissioners), report to and receive direction from the Ministry through the Chief Executive Officer and Directorates. In most cases their thematic or geographic issues are responded to by Foreign Service Officers and clerical and support staff at Headquarters.
The current process of the Belize/Guatemala Territorial Differendum necessitated the establishment of the Secretariat on Relations with Guatemala. This Secretariat is housed in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation and is charged with servicing and supporting the requirements of related entities such as the National Advisory Commission on Belize/Guatemala Relations, the Negotiating Team and the Belize Side of the Joint Belize/Guatemala Commission tasked with implementation of Confidence Building Measures.

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ORGANOGRAM