Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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Minister's Message

Welcome to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Uganda

Hon. Sam Kutesa On behalf of the Government and people of the Republic of Uganda and on my own behalf, I take this opportunity to welcome our esteemed guests to the revamped website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Through this upgraded and redesigned website you will be able to find a wide range of information relating to the work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Information available include but not limited to: Uganda Diplomatic Missions Abroad and Diplomatic Missions Accredited to Uganda, Services offered by the Ministry and its Missions abroad, Information on Trade, Tourism and Investment Opportunities in Uganda, Ugandan Diaspora, News and Events. the Web also included features such as Twitter, face book, etc, aimed at creating and enabling interaction.

I take this opportunity to welcome you to Uganda the Land described as the “Pearl of Africa” by the famous British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill 1908 in his book titled “My African Journey”

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President Museveni Attends the 5th BRICS Summit in Durban South Africa accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Hon Sam Kutesa

The fifth BRICS summit opened in Durban, South Africa, on Tuesday 26th March 2013 attended by leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa under the theme:” BRICS and Africa: Partnership for Development, Integration and Industrialization.” This was the fifth annual BRICS summit, an international relations conference attended by the heads of state or heads of government of the five member states as named above. China's Xi Jingping made this the first summit of his presidency while Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh became the only head of state or head of government to attend all BRICS summits, held so far.

Heads of State Summit attended by President Museveni - Oyo, 24 March 2013

President Yoweri Museveni, accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Hon. Sam Kutesa is received by President Sassou n'guesso at Oyo airport to begin closed doors meeting at the sub-regional Heads of State Summit - Oyo, 24 March 201

Presidents Museveni , Kagame, Sassou N'Guesso and Kabila held a summit in Oyo, Northern Republic of Congo, on 24 February 2013 as part of the ongoing regional and international efforts undertaken to bring stability to the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

News on AU Summit

Statement by Hon. Sam Kutesa, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Uganda
I would like, on behalf of the Government and people of Uganda, to extend to you a very warm welcome to our capital city Kampala, to deliberate on the issues before this Ordinary Session of the Permanent Representative Committee. I wish to assure you that the Government of Uganda and its people will do whatever is needed for the successful conclusion of this Session.

AU summit opens in Addis Ababa’ as President Museveni is hailed for his peace efforts in the Great Lakes Region

The newly elected AU chairman who is also the Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Mr. Hailemariam Dessalegn has hailed President Museveni for his peace efforts as the chairman of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), in ensuring that the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo does not escalate. He called for more assistance to the regional ICGLR initiative in order to address the complex security situation in the DRC. Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn was speaking during the opening session of the two day AU summit under the theme "Pan-Africanism and African Renaissance", that is also being attended by President Yoweri Museveni and various other heads of state and governments. Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn, was elected Chairman of the AU for the next one year representing countries in the Eastern Africa Region.

HON KIYINGI POSES FOR A PICTURE WITH THE VISITING DELEGATION FROM THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF DEFENCE STIDIES UK

HON KIYINGI MINISTER OF STATE FOR REGIONAL AFFAIRS RECEIVING THE DELEGATION FROM FROM THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF DEFENCE STIDIES TUESDAY 14TH MAY 2013 AT 11.00AM IN WAPA BOARD ROOM MOFA

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H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Opens the Common Wealth Local Government Conference 2013

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and his visitors H.E. Mahinda Rajapaksa, President of the Republic of Sri Lanka(L), H.E Teima Onorio, Vice President of the Republic of Kiribati (R) , and UNDP Administrator, Secretary General of EAC at the opening ceremony of the Common Wealth Local Government Conference in Kampala

President Yoweri Museveni on 14th May 2013 opened the Common Wealth Local Government Conference in Kampala. The conference which is going on in the capital will officially be closed on 17th May 2013. More than 40 countries and 500 delegates are participating in the conference held under the theme:

“Developmental Local Government: Putting Local Government at the heart of development.”

The conference is looking at decentralisation as a strategy for ensuring that development meets the needs of local communities.
In his opening remarks the President Yoweri Museveni reminded the delegates that local governments are tools for service delivery and planning. He emphasized that the essential minimum power to run the community should be in the community itself.

He advised that for local governments to succeed they must be ideologically clear and clean. President Yoweri Museveni added that an empowered population will scrutinize the elected and appointed leaders who may sometimes be corrupt and steal the resources.

The conference was also addressed by the incoming chairman His Excellency Mahinda Rujapaksa, the President of the Republic of Sri Lanka and Dr. Richard Sezibwa, the secretary General of East African Integration Secretariat.
Also in attendance was his Excellency Teima Onorio, Vice President of the Republic of Kiribati; Hellen Clark, the UNDP administrators, ministers and other high government ranking officials.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has made some milestone in utilizing ICT as a major tool to implement its mandate

Head Resource Centre/Public Relations Foreign Affairs Mr Elly Kamahungye while addressing the newly Foreign Service Officers on Communication and Reporting in the Ministry on 7th may 2013

While presenting a paper on Communication and Reporting in the Ministry to the newly appointed FSOs on 7th May 2013, at Wapa-Auditorium the Head Resource centre Mr Elly Kamahungye underscored the importance the Ministry is attaching to enhancing communication. He said therefore that both Intra- and inter Communication between MofA and its missions, other Ministries, departments and agencies including communicating with foreign publics and our domestic public will remain very important.

Permanent Secretary Ambassador James Mugume urges the new Foreign Service Officers (FSO,s) to embrace Information Communication Technology (ICT) as a tool to implement Uganda’s Foreign Policy.

Permanent Secretary Ambassador James Mugume poses for a group photo with the new FSOs. On his right is the training facilitator, Amb. Katana and on his left is Ambassador Najuna Njuneki and Head Resource Centre Mr.Elly Kamahungye , while at the extreme back is the Principal Human Resources Officer, Mr. Beyunga Rukare Benon.

While closing the Induction Training Workshop for the new FSO, s at the Ministry headquarters in Kampala, the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador James Mugume, urged the newly recruited Foreign Service Officers (FSOs) to work hard and contribute towards driving Uganda’s Foreign Policy into a new era.

He observed that Skills in foreign policy analysis are crucial on all responses any officer makes on different issues.

Topical Issues

Homosexuality Statement

Uganda Police Force (UPF)

The registartion & operation of nongovernmental organisations in Uganda

Land Grabbing

LRA, Kony 2012 & US military deployment

Uganda’s Foreign Policy

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Travel & Advisory

UGANDA’S ACCOLADES
Uganda has achieved or acquired a number of ACCOLADES, that make it qualify for being rated the best Tourist Destination for 2012.
Uganda's Accolades - Best Tourist Destination 2012.”

Uganda Declared Ebola Free

The Ministry of Health Uganda declared Luweero district Ebola Free on January 16, ,2013 making Uganda totally free of Ebola Virus.

Diaspora Services

DSD plays the coordinating role for government in providing a comprehensive range of services to Ugandans abroad so as to facilitate their contribution to the country’s social, economic, technological, and political development. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has adopted international principles in recognizing and supporting the Diaspora to live and work in dignity in their host countries while assisting

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