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⭐ Core Definition: Federal Department of Foreign Affairs

The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA; German: Eidgenössisches Departement für auswärtige Angelegenheiten; French: Département fédéral des affaires étrangères; Italian: Dipartimento federale degli affari esteri; Romansh: Departament federal d’affars exteriurs), so named since 1979, is one of the seven Departments of the Swiss government federal administration of Switzerland, and corresponds in its range of tasks to the ministry of foreign affairs in other countries. The department is always headed by one of the members of the Swiss Federal Council. Since 1 November 2017, the department is headed by Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis.

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Federal Department of Foreign Affairs in the context of Foreign relations of Switzerland

The foreign relations of Switzerland are the primary responsibility of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). Some international relations of Switzerland are handled by other departments of the federal administration of Switzerland.

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Federal Department of Foreign Affairs in the context of Swiss abroad

The Swiss diaspora refers to Swiss people living abroad (German: Auslandsschweizer, French: Suisses de l’étranger, Italian: Svizzeri all’estero, Romansh: Svizzers a l’exteriur), also referred to as "fifth Switzerland" (German: Fünfte Schweiz, French: Cinquième Suisse, Italian: Quinta Svizzera, Romansh: Tschintgavla Svizra), alluding to the fourfold linguistic division within the country. The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) cares for Swiss people living abroad.

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