DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

The key functions of the Department are:

  • Building foreign service capacity through training, research and career development.  
  • Promoting a professional, well trained, equipped and motivated career Foreign Service.
  • Promoting at  least a second AU / UN language, other than English.
  • Promoting unique aspects of Foreign Service including in the context of the Public Service Human Resources Development Policy. 
  • Pursuing enactment of a Foreign Service Act.
  • Interpreting Public Service Regulations, Standing Orders and Labour Laws.
  • Implementing the National Policy on gender, disability, HIV/AIDS
  • Coordinating recruitment, selection, placement, confirmation and transfer of staff in the Ministry
  • Orientation/ induction programme for the newly recruited staff
  • Planning human resources requirements for the Ministry
  • Administration salary Administration and Pay roll processing
  • Preparation of annual Personal Emoluments planning and Budgeting
  • Processing of Employee benefits and entitlements
  • Facilitation of training and skills development of staff

Highlights

HONOURABLE SAM KUTESA, RECIEVES COPIES OF LETTERS OF CREDENTIALS FROM SRI LANKA AND THAILAND ENVOYS, 14/8/2019, KAMPALA, 15th-August 2019

Hon. Sam K. KUTESA, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uganda today received copies of credentials from two new envoys to Uganda at the Ministry Headquarters in Kampala.

The Diplomats included Sri Lanka's High Commissioner-designate H.E Weerawardena Sunil Dharmasena DE SILVA and H.E Cherdkiat ATTHAKOR, the Kingdom of Thailand's incoming Ambassador.

UN SPECIAL ENVOY FOR THE GREAT LAKES REGION PAYS A COURTESY CALL ON THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, 8TH AUGUST 2019, KAMPALA, 10th-August 2019

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Sam K. KUTESA this morning received and held discussions with Mr. Huang Xia, the UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region. Mr. Xia who assumed office earlier this year called on Hon. Kutesa at the Ministry Headquarters to discuss matters concerning regional peace and security of the Great Lakes Region.

HON. SAM KUTESA MEETS WITH FRENCH AMBASSADOR DESIGNATE TO THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA., 1st-August 2019

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uganda ,Hon. Sam .K. KUTESA, today met with  the  Ambassador Designate of France to Uganda, H.E. Jules-Armand ANIAMBOSSOU  at the Ministry Headquarters.
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