The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of the Republic of Zimbabwe is a cabinet ministry of Zimbabwe, responsible for conducting foreign relations of the country.
The current Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade is Amon Murwira. He was appointed by President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, being sworn in on 15 October 2024, replacing Frederick Shava.
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List of ministers The following is a list of Foreign Ministers of Zimbabwe and its historical antecedents since 1953:
Portrait Name Term of office Title Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (1953–1963) 1 Sir Godfrey Huggins 7 September 1953 – 18 December 1953 Minister of External Affairs and Defence 18 December 1953 – 2 November 1956 Minister of External Affairs 2 Sir Roy Welensky 2 November 1956 – 31 December 1963 Southern Rhodesia (1964–1965) 1 Winston Field 1 January 1964 – 14 April 1964 Minister of External Affairs and Defence 2 Ian Smith 14 April 1964 – 8 May 1964 8 May 1964 – 28 August 1964 Minister of External Affairs 3 Clifford Dupont 28 August 1964 – 17 November 1965 Rhodesia (1965–1979, an unrecognised state) — Ian Smith 17 November 1965 – 1966 Minister of Foreign Affairs 4 The Duke of Montrose 31 December 1966 – 11 September 1968 5 Jack Howman September 1968 – 31 July 1974 6 P. K. van der Byl 2 August 1974 – 1 June 1979 Zimbabwe Rhodesia (1979, an unrecognised state) 1 David Mukome 1 June 1979 – 11 December 1979 Minister of Foreign Affairs Zimbabwe (since 1980, a recognised state) 1 Simon Muzenda 18 April 1980 – 1 January 1981 Minister of Foreign Affairs 2 Witness Mangwende 1 January 1981 – 22 December 1987 3 Nathan Shamuyarira 22 December 1987 – 15 March 1995 4 Stan Mudenge 15 April 1995 – 14 April 2005 5 Simbarashe Mumbengegwi 15 April 2005 – 9 October 2017 6 Walter Mzembi 9 October 2017 – 27 November 2017 — Simbarashe Mumbengegwi 27 November 2017 – 30 November 2017 7 Sibusiso Moyo 30 November 2017 – 20 January 2021 Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade — Amon Murwira 20 January 2021 – 2 March 2021 8 Frederick Shava 2 March 2021 – 15 October 2024 8 Amon Murwira 15 October 2024 – present
See also Ministry of External Affairs (Rhodesia)
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