Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Argentina (MRECIC)

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship (Spanish: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Culto; MRECIC), informally referred to as the Chancellery (Spanish: Cancillería), is the Argentine government ministry dealing with the foreign relations of Argentina, Argentina’s foreign policy, international development, international trade, diaspora and matters dealing with Mercosur and the Catholic Church.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is one of the oldest continuously existing portfolios in the Argentine government, having existed uninterruptedly since the formation of the first Argentine executive in 1854, in the presidency of Justo José de Urquiza. The incumbent minister is Felipe Solá, who has served since 10 December 2019 in the cabinet of Alberto Fernández.