The Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, commonly known as just the Minister of Foreign Affairs, is a cabinet position in the Gambia, appointed by the President of the Gambia. The minister oversees the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as well as the Gambia's external relations with foreign countries. The Minister is responsible for all Gambian embassies and diplomatic missions overseas and is assisted in this task by civil servants, including a Permanent Secretary, a Deputy Permanent Secretary for Administration and Finance, a Deputy Permanent Secretary for Technical, and a Principal Assistant Secretary.
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Name PortraitTerm of office Political partyPresident Alieu Badara Njie 1965 1967 PPPDawda Jawara Sheriff Sisay 1967 1968 PPP Assan Musa Camara 1968 1974 PPP Alieu Badara Njie July 1974 1977 PPP Lamin Kiti Jabang 1977 1987 PPP Omar Sey 1987 22 July 1994 PPP Bolong Sonko 1994 1995 IndependentYahya JammehBaboucarr-Blaise Jagne19951997 Independent APRC Omar Njie 1997 1998 APRC Momodou Lamin Sedat Jobe 1998 2001 APRC Baboucarr-Blaise Jagne 30 August 2001 14 October 2004 APRC Sidi Moro Sanneh 14 October 2004 24 March 2005 APRC Musa Gibril Bala Gaye 24 March 2005 October 2005 APRC Lamin Kaba Bajo October 2005 18 October 2006 APRC Maba Jobe 20 October 2006 26 October 2006 APRC Bala Garba Jahumpa 26 October 2006 September 2007 APRC Crispin Grey-Johnson September 2007 19 March 2008 APRC Omar Touray 19 March 2008 September 2009 APRC Ousman Jammeh September 2009 June 2010 APRC Mamadou Tangara June 2010 16 April 2012 APRC Mambury Njie 16 April 2012 23 August 2012 APRC Mamadou Tangara 23 August 2012 2 November 2012 APRC Susan Waffa-Ogoo 2 November 2012 30 October 2013 APRC Aboubacar Senghore 1 November 2013 9 April 2014 APRC Mamour Alieu Jagne 9 April 2014 15 August 2014 APRC Bala Garba Jahumpa 25 August 2014 5 January 2015 APRC Neneh MacDouall-Gaye 5 January 2015 16 January 2017 APRC Ousainou Darboe 1 February 2017 29 June 2018 UDPAdama Barrow Mamadou Tangara 29 June 2018 14 July 2025 Independent Serign Modou Njie 14 July 2025 Incumbent Independent Source:
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