User:Darabseh86/Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Jordan)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is a cabinet level ministry of Jordan responsible for the country's foreign relations. The current Minister is Mr. Nasser Judah.

« Minister of Foreign Affairs: His Excellency Mr. Nasser Sami Judah »
Born in Amman on July 11, 1961 and studied primary and middle schools which then moved to Britain where he completed his secondary school and then completed his undergraduate studies at Georgetown University in the United States and graduated with a Bachelor in International Relations, Law, and International Organizations. Work at the beginning of his career between 1985 and 1992 at the Royal Hashemite in the press office of His Majesty the late King Hussein and then Private Secretary to HRH the Crown.

Moved to London in 1992 to establish and manage the Jordanian Information Office. In 1994 he was appointed as Director of the Jordanian TV and then as Director General of Radio and Television Corporation. Appointed Minister of Information and government spokesman in 1998, then worked in the private sector after the resignation of the government in 1999. In the month of November 2005 was appointed spokesperson on behalf of the government and then Minister of State for Media Affairs and Communications on November 25, 2007. Appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs on February 23, 2009 in the Government of His Excellency Mr. Nader Al-Zahabi until 12/09/2009. Appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs again in the government of His Excellency Mr. Samir Rifai as of 14/12/2009. He holds the Medal of Independence First Class and the Medal of the (الكوكب الأردني من الدرجة الأولى) and a number of foreign honors. His hobbies of reading, fishing and water sports including scuba diving.

Vision
Distinguished Jordanian diplomatic activity regionally and internationally through the rooting of institutional work, and developing human resources, audit and continuous assessment of performance leading to higher levels of excellence and professionalism in the interests of Jordan.

Message
Protect the national interests of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the maintenance of gains,  And the achievement of the objectives of Jordanian foreign policy, and promote Jordan's role regionally and internationally, based on openness and moderation.

Core values
• Loyalty: loyalty to country and leadership, loyalty and dedication of the Foundation

• Conscious leadership: committed to national goals

• Planning and development: the adoption of the concept of planning and continuous improvement to achieve objectives effectively

• Learning and knowledge: to encourage learning and dissemination of knowledge at the level of manpower

• Transparency and fairness: achieving justice and equality among staff

• Creativity Excellence: reward creative and talented to entrench a culture of excellence

Introduction
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the task of implementation of the Jordanian foreign policy that draws its landmarks and led by His Majesty the King may God protect him from the key pillars of diplomacy Jordanian and foreign policy based on their performance on the Jordanian Constitution and the principles of the Great Arab Revolt, and the noble Islamic values ​​based on moderation, moderation, and constants and national visions and national, and on the firm belief affiliation Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the Arab and Islamic nations.

Pursuant to the directives of the property contained in the Letter of Designation to promote joint Arab action will continue the ministry work in policy and activating the staff and tools to focus on the Arab realm, and the maintenance and strengthening Arab solidarity through increased coordination and consultation with our Arab brothers, especially in the crucial issues in common. And will continue the Jordanian diplomatic as always  Work to achieve just and lasting peace in the Middle East based on international terms of reference agreed and the Arab peace initiative and to support our Palestinian brothers and to achieve a two-state solution to Palestinian statehood   Independent, viable and geographically-related and capital in East Jerusalem and on the basis of lines before June 5, 1967. As the ministry will pursue active diplomacy and openness in dealing with regional issues so as to maintain the interests of Jordan and enhance earnings.

At the international level, the ministry will continue to work to strengthen and activate the role of Jordan on the international scene from the prestigious position enjoyed by the  Jordan in all parts of the world based on great respect enjoyed by His Majesty King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein beloved among all the leaders and peoples of the world which puts the onus on the State Department a great responsibility to carry out its duties to the fullest to live up to the level of this prestigious location what counts as well as relations Deals of the active presence and participation enriching that reflects the image of Jordan honorable in all forums Arab, regional and international levels. And will continue the ministry to focus on issues relating to human rights and refugees and the fight against terrorism and a commitment to participate on Peacekeeping Operations and the defense of Islam and its definition of principles of humanitarian great manifestation of the security and human dignity, integrity and to reject extremism and violence and promote the values ​​of dialogue and areas of difference of opinion and enlightened thought and that the embodiment of the Amman Message.

The ministry will also work to support the attendance of Jordanian organizations and regional and international bodies, support and access to the various candidates Jordanian international sites. And looks forward to the announcement of the Ministry for Jordan on the advanced status with the European Union in 2010, in addition to the dynamic relationship between Jordan, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and increase the role of Jordan in the Union for the Mediterranean. Will be closer coordination and cooperation with friendly countries and activating the role of the Jordanian diplomatic missions and supplying them with the competencies of specialized actors.

To achieve the vision of the royal advancement of the overall performance of ministries and governmental institutions and the need to develop action plans for each ministry include the vision of the future and projects intended to be applied, has prepared a State Department plan for the years 2010-2012 in line with the royal directives and the government's plans in this area are taking into account the external environment is dynamic and international factors changing.

The institutional framework for the Ministry
Established the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan as of 08/06/1939 and was the first Minister for Foreign Affairs of the late Tawfiq Abu Huda, who served as prime minister. One of the first capitals established diplomatic representation in London, Cairo, Damascus, Baghdad, and Islamabad.

Career Level:
•         241 diplomat with the rank of an extension to the rank of ambassador out of 310 the number of vacancies.

•      265   Administrative Officer

•         735 Local officials in the Jordanian diplomatic missions abroad until 12/01/2009.

Jordanian diplomatic missions abroad
•       (46) a resident embassy.

•      (2) a permanent mission in New York and Geneva.

•      (2) a consulate general in Jeddah and Dubai.

•       (1) a representative office in Ramallah.

•      (78) embassy is based on the level of non-resident is represented by 30   Ambassador resident in other countries.

•       (57) Honorary Consulate of the Kingdom abroad.

Foreign Missions accredited to the Hashemite Royal Court
•       (69) a resident embassy in Amman.

•      (53) Embassy of the non-resident.

•     Consulate General in Aqaba / Egypt

•     (3) honorary consulate in Aqaba: Cyprus, Denmark, Poland.

•      (48) foreign honorary consulate in Saudi Arabia.

Ministry Departments
• Private Office

• Office of the Secretary-General

• Office of the Inspector General

• Department of Arabic and Middle Eastern

• Department of European Affairs

• Department of the Americas

• Department of Asian and African and Australian

• Department of International Relations and Organizations

• Management, planning and follow-up studies

• Protocol Department

• Department of Consular Affairs and Emigrants

• Department of Management

• Department of Human Rights and Human Security

• Legal Department

• International Economic Affairs Unit

• Office of Information and Public Relations

• Finance Department

• Tenders

• Unit of the Administrative and Manpower Development

• Communications and Computer Unit

• Office for the Coordination King Abdullah II Award for Excellence in Government Performance and Transparency