Federal Foreign Office

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Federal Foreign Office

German: Auswärtiges Amt (AA)
Entrance to the Foreign Office building
Agency overview
Formed	12 January 1870; 154 years ago (12 January 1870) 1951; 73 years ago (1951) in the current form
Jurisdiction	Government of Germany
Headquarters	Werderscher Markt 1 10117 Berlin 52°30′53″N 13°23′58″E / 52.51472°N 13.39944°E / 52.51472; 13.39944
Employees	11,652 Foreign Service staff 5,622 local employees[1]
Annual budget	€6.302 billion (2021)[2]
Minister responsible	Annalena Baerbock, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs
Agency executives	Anna Lührmann, Minister of State for Europe at the Foreign Office Katja Keul, Minister of State at the Foreign Office Tobias Lindner, Minister of State at the Foreign Office
Website	www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en

The Federal Foreign Office (German: Auswärtiges Amt, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌvɛʁtɪɡəs ˈamt] ^ⓘ), abbreviated AA, is the foreign ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany, a federal agency responsible for both the country's foreign policy and its relationship with the European Union. It is a cabinet-level ministry. Since December 2021, Annalena Baerbock has served as Foreign Minister, succeeding Heiko Maas. The primary seat of the ministry is at the Werderscher Markt [de] square in the Mitte district, the historic centre of Berlin.

The term Auswärtiges Amt was the name of the Foreign Office established in 1870 by the North German Confederation, which then became the German Empire's Foreign Office in 1871. It is still the name of the German foreign ministry today. From 1871 to 1919, the Foreign Office was led by a Foreign Secretary, and since 1919, it has been led by the Foreign Minister of Germany.