Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australia)

Tags: Government Agency.

The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (also called DFAT) is a department of the Government of Australia charged with the responsibility of advancing the interests of Australia and its citizens internationally. It manages the government’s foreign relations and trade policies.The head of the department is the Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade presently Peter Varghese AO; who reports to the Minister for Foreign Affairs presently the Hon.

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child organisation

AusAID, Austrade, Australian Secret Intelligence Service, Export Finance and Insurance Corporation, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research

formation date

1987-07-24

formation year

1987-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

jurisdiction

Government of Australia

leader

Julie Bishop, Peter Varghese

number of employees

3398

type

Ministry (government department)

latitude

-35.31

longitude

149.13