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'A Ministry of Foreign Affairs is indispensable for the co-ordination of foreign policy' Discuss.
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'A Ministry of Foreign Affairs is indispensable for the co-ordination of foreign policy'. Discuss In 1626 an enormous step for the concept of diplomacy was taken by Cardinal Richelieu. The creation of the first foreign ministry, or else the 'Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)' transpired. From the 17th century since today, the MFA tended to be a clear representation of the rhetoric 'reign of God', that the Richelieu used in his Testament Politique. The creation of the MFA came after the establishment of the resident ambassadors and the permanent diplomatic missions that Machiavelli sought to establish in the early 16th century. Its primary mission, that in principle is not very different of the mission of the MFA today, was to recruit, finance, brief, despatch and maintain relations with representative abroad but also diplomatic corps in its own capital. 'More diplomacy multiplied the possibilities of inconsistency in both the formulation and execution...
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