Decree No. 58/2013/ND-CP on the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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Pursuant to the Law Ton organization and operation of the Government dated December 25, 2001;

Pursuant to Decree No. 36/2012/NĐ-CP dated April 18, 2012 of the Government stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of Ministries and ministerial-level agencies;"b) In addition to the lists of public services issued according to the provisions of Clause 2, Article 4 of this Decree, specialized agencies under provincial People's Committees shall report to the provincial People's Committee for decision-making on amending, supplementing, or issuing the list of public services funded by the state budget within their jurisdiction and consistent with the local budget capacity within the approved budget by the Provincial People's Assembly, and send it to the Ministry of Finance and relevant ministries and sectors for supervision during implementation."the Government promulgates this Decree stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is an agency of the Government;

h"b) In addition to the lists of public services issued according to the provisions of Clause 2, Article 4 of this Decree, specialized agencies under provincial People's Committees shall report to the provincial People's Committee for decision-making on amending, supplementing, or issuing the list of public services funded by the state budget within their jurisdiction and consistent with the local budget capacity within the approved budget by the Provincial People's Assembly, and send it to the Ministry of Finance and relevant ministries and sectors for supervision during implementation."carrying out state management functions in foreign affairs, including: Diplomatic work, border issues, national territory, overseas Vietnamese communities, signing and implementing international treaties, international agreements, managing diplomatic missions of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam abroad,

Article 1. Position and Functions

(hereinafter referred to as Vietnamese diplomatic missions abroad) and activities of foreign diplomatic missions in Vietnam; state management of public services in areas under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as prescribed by law.Deputy ministers of ministerial-level agencies, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs performs tasks and powers as prescribed in Decree No. 36/2012/NĐ-CP dated April 18, 2012 of the Government stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of Ministries and ministerial-level agencies, and the following specific tasks and powers: lSubmitting draft laws, draft resolutions of the National Assembly, draft ordinances, draft resolutions of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly, draft resolutions, decisionsỏa and directives of the Government according to the annual legislative program of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that has been approved and other projects and plans assigned by the Government, the Prime Minister; strategies, plans, long-term, five-year, and annual development programs, and important projects and works within the sectors and fields managed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. in Submitting draft decisions, directives, and other documents within the sectors and fields managed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or as assigned to the Prime Minister for approval.

b) Draft five-year and annual socio-economic development plans for the province; major economic and social balances for the province; draft five-year and annual plans, programs, projects, measures to organize and implement tasks related to socio-economic development, finance-budget, planning-investment, and other tasks within the scope of state management of the Department of Finance as prescribed by law;

Issuing circulars, decisions, directives, and other documents within the scope of state management of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; guiding, inspecting the implementation of these documents.

1. Directing, guiding, inspecting, and organizing the implementation of strategies, plans, national target programs, and legal normative documents within the scope of state management of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs after they have been approved; organizing information dissemination, legal education, and monitoring the enforcement of laws in areas under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.n lRegarding state management over foreign affairs activities of ministries, sectors, relevant agencies, and localities:councillORSTaking the lead and coordinating with ministries, sectors, and relevant agencies in developing the national foreign affairs program, consolidating the foreign affairs programs of ministries and sectors; guiding the organization of implementation and requiring ministries and sectors to report periodically and urgently on the implementation of foreign affairs activities; guiding and inspecting ministries, ministerial-level agencies, and government agencies to implement uniformly policies, regulations related to state foreign affairs activities.policies Taking the lead and coordinating with relevant agencies in guiding, directing, inspecting, and urging provincial People's Committees to implement unified management of foreign affairs activities of localities.on Managing international conferences and seminars in Vietnam in accordance with the law; annually reporting to the Prime Minister on the situation of organizing international conferences and seminars in Vietnam.policies Taking the lead and coordinating with relevant ministries and sectors in protecting the sovereignty and interests of the State, the rights and legitimate interests of organizations and citizens of Vietnam abroad in accordance with Vietnamese law and international law.

2. Regarding research and strategic advisory:

3. Providing timely information and advisory to the Government and the Prime Minister on matters related to the world situation and Vietnam's international relations; For coal-fired thermal power plants where the enterprise holds 100% of the registered capital and uses 100% of its own capital to invest in the project approved by the competent authority, E is determined as 100%;Maintaining research, synthesis, and proposing issues with predictive and strategic relevance concerning the world situation, international relations, international law; political, economic, cultural relations;amendc) Organizing research, summarization, compilation, and publication of scientific publications on diplomacy, Vietnamese diplomatic history, the world, and areas under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

4. Regarding representation in state foreign affairs activities:

5. Representing the State in diplomatic relations with countries and intergovernmental international organizations; conducting state foreign affairs activities as prescribed by law;Deputy ministers of ministerial-level agencies,Submitting to the Government proposals for establishing, changing the level of, or suspending diplomatic and consular relations with countries and intergovernmental international organizations; establishing, temporarily suspending, or terminating the operations of Vietnamese diplomatic missions abroad as prescribed by law;

a) Proposing to the Prime Minister to submit to the President for the appointment, recall of Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representatives of Vietnam to the United Nations, World Trade Organization, and Representatives of the President at international organizations; lAppointing, recalling Permanent Representatives of Vietnam to international organizations, except as provided in Point c Clause of this Article; heads of Vietnamese consular offices abroad; deciding on the appointment and dismissal of Honorary Consuls of Vietnam abroad.

b) Regarding state protocol:

6. Implementing state management over diplomatic etiquette and diplomatic privileges and immunities as prescribed by law; guiding and managing the implementation of diplomatic privileges and immunities and diplomatic etiquette for foreign diplomatic missions in Vietnam and Vietnamese diplomatic missions abroad in accordance with Vietnamese law, international law, and international practice;by the Prime Minister Approving the accreditation of diplomatic representatives of countries and international organizations in Vietnam and Vietnamese diplomatic representatives abroad;

7. Preparing and serving high-level state delegations visiting countries or attending international conferences; organizing receptions for high-level delegations from countries and international organizations visiting Vietnam as prescribed by law. lRegarding economic diplomacy work:

8. Regarding research and strategic forecasting advisory work:

a) Timely provide information and advisory services to the Government and the Prime Minister on matters related to global conditions and international relations of Vietnam;of the Government stipulating functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Home Affairsa) Units base on the accounting account system issued in this Circular to apply appropriate accounting accounts suitable for their activities.on Maintain research, synthesis, and propose issues with predictive and strategic nature concerning global situations, international relations, international law; political, economic, cultural relations;

b) hDeputy ministers of ministerial-level agencies, c) Organize research, summarization, compilation, and publication of publications and scientific research works on foreign affairs, the history of Vietnam's diplomacy, the world, and areas under the management of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.Coat c) Guiding and inspecting the content and conditions for e-commerce activities; managing and supervising e-commerce activities and business models based on digital technology applications in accordance with the law;

On representing in state diplomatic activities:

9. Represent the State in diplomatic relations with countries and intergovernmental international organizations; conduct state diplomatic activities in accordance with the law;

a) Submit to the Government for approval the establishment, modification, or termination of diplomatic and consular relations with countries and intergovernmental international organizations; the establishment, temporary suspension, or termination of operations of Vietnamese representative offices abroad according to the law;

b) Propose to the Prime Minister for submission to the President to appoint, recall Special Envoys and Permanent Representatives of Vietnam to the United Nations, World Trade Organization, and Representatives of the President at international organizations;

c) Appoint, recall Permanent Representatives of Vietnam to international organizations, except in cases stipulated in Point c Clause of this Article; heads of Vietnamese consular offices abroad; decide on the appointment and dismissal of Honorary Consuls of Vietnam abroad.

d) On state protocol:

10. Implement state management over diplomatic etiquette and diplomatic privileges and immunities as prescribed by law; guide and manage the implementation of diplomatic privileges and immunities and diplomatic etiquette for foreign representative offices in Vietnam and Vietnamese representative offices abroad in accordance with Vietnamese law, international law, and international practice;

a) Implement the approval of diplomatic representatives of countries and international organizations in Vietnam and diplomatic representatives of Vietnam abroad;No.Prepare and serve high-level state delegations visiting other countries or attending international conferences; organize receptions for high-level delegations from other countries and international organizations visiting Vietnam as prescribed by law.

b) On economic diplomatic work:

c) Coordinate in managing legal migration, preventing illegal migration, and handling related issues;, amended and supplemented by Decree No. 109/2025/NĐ-CP and Decree No. 193/2025/NĐ-CP Take the lead and coordinate with relevant agencies in guiding and inspecting work related to the emigration activities of Vietnamese citizens.

11. On work with overseas Vietnamese:

a) Establish bilateral and multilateral political relations and legal frameworks to promote Vietnam's foreign economic activities and international economic integration;

b) Study, forecast, and provide information on international economic issues and economic relations;policies International and economic relations; national Coordinate advisory services and policy development to serve economic growth and international economic integration;policiesHandle issues arising related to foreign economic activities according to the division of labor by the Government;of the Government stipulating functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Home AffairsFor power plants invested under the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) model, n is determined according to the operational period of the power plant stipulated in the BOT contract. at the proposal of the Director of the Ministry's Office; Lead and coordinate political and diplomatic efforts to support economic activities;"b) In addition to the lists of public services issued according to the provisions of Clause 2, Article 4 of this Decree, specialized agencies under provincial People's Committees shall report to the provincial People's Committee for decision-making on amending, supplementing, or issuing the list of public services funded by the state budget within their jurisdiction and consistent with the local budget capacity within the approved budget by the Provincial People's Assembly, and send it to the Ministry of Finance and relevant ministries and sectors for supervision during implementation."Lead and coordinate with relevant ministries, sectors, localities, and organizations to develop and implement policies, programs, and economic diplomacy activities;nationalEnhance the effectiveness of Vietnam's participation in international and regional economic cooperation mechanisms and forums according to the division of labor by the Government and the Prime Minister; standards đNo.The Minister of Finance issues this Circular to provide templates for reporting information on public debt as follows

c) Lead and coordinate with relevant ministries, sectors, and organizations to build and implement policies and programs for cultural diplomacy;nationalLead and coordinate with relevant ministries, sectors, and localities to manage and implement cultural diplomacy activities both domestically and internationally as prescribed by law;

d) Lead and coordinate with relevant ministries, sectors, and organizations to build and implement policies and programs for cultural diplomacy;nationalLead the activities of the National Committee of UNESCO of Vietnam; assume the functions of Chair and Secretariat of the National Committee of UNESCO of Vietnam;nationalLead and coordinate with relevant ministries, sectors, and localities to implement overseas external information activities; coordinate with the Ministry of Information and Communications to manage overseas external information activities;

12. Lead monitoring, research, and synthesis of foreign media opinions to serve external information;

a) Construction For coal-fired thermal power plants where the enterprise holds 100% of the registered capital and uses 100% of its own capital to invest in the project approved by the competent authority, E is determined as 100%;Officially express Vietnam's viewpoints and positions on external issues; organize international press conferences;

b) Manage and grant permits for foreign journalists' press activities in Vietnam and for foreign delegations visiting Vietnam at the invitation of state leaders and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;amendd) Manage the electronic news websites of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its representative offices abroad to serve external information activities;

c) Coordinate with relevant ministries, sectors, and localities to guide domestic media outlets in reporting on the external activities of state leaders, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and international situations related to external affairs;ì Leaders;

13. Monitor and report on international situations and domestic news related to external affairs;

a) Regarding consular work:

b) Protect the interests of the State, the legitimate rights and interests of Vietnamese citizens and legal entities abroad in accordance with Vietnamese laws and international law;êImplement consular legalization, certification, power of attorney, civil status, nationality, entry, and exit procedures for Vietnamese citizens and foreigners under the management of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as prescribed by law;

c) Direct and manage consular work of provincial and centrally-administered city foreign affairs agencies in accordance with the law;on Carry out other consular tasks as prescribed by law, assigned by the Government, and international treaties to which Vietnam is a party;

d) Regarding state management of Vietnamese citizens' emigration:

Lead and coordinate with relevant agencies to develop policies and guidelines on international migration that align with Vietnam's conditions and international practices;

e) Coordinate in managing legal migration, preventing illegal migration, and addressing related issues; Lead and coordinate with relevant agencies to guide and inspect activities related to Vietnamese citizens' emigration; Regarding Vietnamese citizens abroad: trLead and coordinate with relevant agencies and organizations to study, synthesize situations, propose, and implement policies towards Vietnamese citizens abroad;

14. Lead and coordinate with relevant agencies and organizations to guide and inspect the implementation of policies towards Vietnamese citizens abroad;

a) Organize, support, and guide Vietnamese individuals and organizations abroad in their connections with the homeland and vice versa, contributing to national development;nationalSupport and create favorable conditions for Vietnamese citizens abroad to settle their lives, integrate into the host society, maintain their cultural identity;

b) Regarding border, territory, airspace, maritime zones, islands, and continental shelf:nationalLead and coordinate with relevant ministries, sectors, and localities to conduct research, synthesis, inspection, and evaluation of border management, territorial integrity, sovereignty, sovereign rights, and jurisdiction over land, airspace, maritime zones, islands, and continental shelf; resolve disputes, defend borders, territorial integrity, sovereignty, sovereign rights, and jurisdiction over land, airspace, maritime zones, islands, and continental shelf; formulate policies, guidelines, and appropriate management measures;June 2024;Lead and coordinate with relevant ministries to advise on determining national borders, maritime zones, and continental shelf; determine the scope of sovereignty, sovereign rights, and jurisdiction over land, airspace, maritime zones, islands, and continental shelf;councillORSLead and coordinate with relevant ministries to develop plans for national border delimitation; determine the limits of exclusive economic zones and continental shelf with neighboring countries;

c) Coordinate with relevant ministries, sectors, and localities to implement legal documents on border demarcation; set up boundary markers based on international treaties on national border delimitation signed between the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and neighboring countries; direct, guide the organization of implementation, and require relevant ministries, sectors, and localities to report periodically or urgently on border management and protection;

d) d) Submit to the Prime Minister for handling or guiding handling within authority issues arising from the activities of relevant ministries, sectors, and localities concerning sovereignty, sovereign rights, and jurisdiction over land, airspace, maritime zones, islands, and continental shelf;

15. Regarding management of Vietnamese representative offices abroad:

a) Direct and inspect the implementation of foreign policy lines and policies of the State and the performance of functions and tasks of Vietnamese representative offices abroad;

b) Take the lead and coordinate with relevant agencies and organizations in researching, compiling situations, proposing, and implementing policies towards overseas Vietnamese;

c) Take the lead and coordinate with relevant agencies and organizations in guiding and inspecting the implementation of work with overseas Vietnamese;

16. Organize, support, and guide overseas Vietnamese organizations and individuals in their connections with the domestic country and vice versa, contributing to national development;

a) Support and create favorable conditions for overseas Vietnamese to settle their lives, integrate into the social life of the host country, maintain the cultural identity of the Vietnamese nation.

b) On border and territorial waters:

c) Take the lead and coordinate with relevant ministries, sectors, and localities in conducting research, compiling, inspecting, evaluating the situation of border and territorial waters management, airspace, maritime zones, islands, and the continental shelf of Vietnam; resolve disputes, struggle to protect borders, territorial integrity, sovereignty, sovereign rights, and jurisdiction of Vietnam in land, airspace, maritime zones, islands, and the continental shelf; propose policies and appropriate management measures;developmenta) Units base on the accounting account system issued in this Circular to apply appropriate accounting accounts suitable for their activities.of the Government stipulating functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Home AffairsTake the lead and coordinate with relevant ministries and sectors in advising on the determination of national borders, maritime zones, and the continental shelf of Vietnam; determine the scope of sovereignty, sovereign rights, and jurisdiction of Vietnam on land, airspace, maritime zones, islands, and the continental shelf;

d) Take the lead and coordinate with relevant ministries and sectors in drafting plans for determining national borders; determine the limits of exclusive economic zones and the continental shelf of Vietnam with neighboring countries; , amended and supplemented by Decree No. 109/2025/NĐ-CP and Decree No. 193/2025/NĐ-CPCoordinate with relevant ministries, sectors, and localities in implementing legal documents on border management based on treaties on border delimitation signed between the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and neighboring countries; direct, guide the organization of implementation, and require relevant ministries, sectors, and localities to report periodically or urgently on border management and protection work;No.d) Submit to the Prime Minister for handling or guiding handling within authority issues arising from the activities of relevant ministries, sectors, and localities concerning sovereignty, sovereign rights, and jurisdiction of Vietnam on land, airspace, maritime zones, islands, and the continental shelf.ắOn management of Vietnamese representative offices abroad:Coat Direct and inspect the implementation of the State's foreign policy and the performance of functions and tasks of Vietnamese representative offices abroad;

17. Vietnamese Representative Offices Abroad.ớOrganizations specified in Clauses 1 to 25 of this Article are organizations assisting the Minister of Foreign Affairs in performing state management functions; organizations specified in Clauses 26 to 31 of this Article are public service units under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

a) Organizations specified in Clause 32 of this Article are Vietnamese representative offices abroad established by the Government and directly managed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs., amended and supplemented by Decree No. 109/2025/NĐ-CP and Decree No. 193/2025/NĐ-CP The Northeast Asia Department, Southeast Asia - South Asia - South Pacific Department, Americas Department, West Asia - Africa Department shall be organized into three divisions; the Law and International Treaties Department shall be organized into four divisions; the Europe Department and Cadre Organization Department shall be organized into six divisions.of the Government stipulating functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Home Affairsterritorial watersonairspace, maritime zones, islands, and the continental shelf;developmentformulate guidelines, policies, and appropriate management measures;onChair and coordinate with relevant ministries and sectors to advise on determining the national boundaries, maritime zones, and the continental shelf of Vietnam; define the scope of sovereignty, sovereign rights, and jurisdiction over land, airspace, territorial waters, islands, and the continental shelf;on xuof the Government stipulating functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Home AffairsChair and coordinate with relevant ministries and sectors to develop plans for delineating national boundaries; determine the limits of the exclusive economic zone and the continental shelf of Vietnam with neighboring countries;

b) Coordinate with relevant ministries, sectors, and localities to implement legal documents related to border management; delimit and mark national borders based on international treaties on border demarcation signed between the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and neighboring countries; direct, guide the implementation, and require relevant ministries, sectors, and localities to report periodically or urgently on border management and protection activities;ớd) Submit to the Prime Minister for handling or guiding the handling within their authority issues arising from the operations of relevant ministries, sectors, and localities concerning national sovereignty, sovereign rights, and jurisdiction over land, airspace, territorial waters, islands, and the continental shelf; lRegarding the management of overseas representative offices of Vietnam:This Resolution takes effect from the date it is adopted by the National Assembly.Direct and inspect the implementation of foreign policy and the performance of functions and tasks of overseas representative offices of Vietnam; lOverseas Representative Offices of Vietnam.

c) Organizations specified in Clauses 1 to 25 of this Article assist the Minister of Foreign Affairs in performing state management functions; organizations specified in Clauses 26 to 31 of this Article are public service units under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;Deputy ministers of ministerial-level agencies,Organizations specified in Clause 32 of this Article are overseas representative offices of Vietnam established by the Government and directly managed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

d) Lead and coordinate with relevant ministries, sectors, and organizations to build and implement policies and programs for cultural diplomacy;nationalThe Northeast Asia Department, Southeast Asia - South Asia - South Pacific Department, Americas Department, West Asia - Africa Department shall be organized into three divisions each; the International Law and Treaties Department shall be organized into four divisions; the Europe Department and Cadre Organization Department shall be organized into six divisions. quốc tpolicies về biên giới; phân giới và cắm mốc quốc giới trên cơ sở các điều ước quNo.c tế về hoạch định biên giới quốc gia được ký kết giữa nước Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam với các nước láng giềng; chỉ đạo, hướng dẫn tổ chức thực hiện và yêu cầu các Bộ, ngành và địa phương có liên quan báo cáo đcouncillORSnh kỳ hoặc đột xuất về công tác quản lý, bảo vệ biên giới;

đ) Trình Thủ tướng Chính phủ xử lý hoặc hướng dẫn xử lý theo thẩm quyền các vấn đề phát sinh trong hoạt động của các Bộ, ngành, địa phương có liên quan đến chủ quyền, quyền chủ quyền và quyền tài phán quốc gia của Việt Nam trên đất liền, vùng trời, các vùng biển, hải đảo và thềm lục địa.

18. Về quản lý cơ quan đại For coal-fired thermal power plants where the enterprise holds 100% of the registered capital and uses 100% of its own capital to invest in the project approved by the competent authority, E is determined as 100%;iện Việt Nam ở nước ngoài:

a) Chỉ đạo, kiểm tra việc thực hiện đường lNo.i, chính sách đối ngoại của Nhà nước và việc thực hiện chức năng, nhiệm vụ của cơ quan đại diện Việt Nam in foreign nationals and members of Vietnamese representative agencies abroad in accordance with the law;

b) Implement the legal provisions regarding the organization and staffing of Vietnamese representative agencies abroad;

c) Appoint, relieve from office, dispatch, and summoni members of Vietnamese representative agencies abroad in accordance with the regulations;councillORSLead and coordinate with relevant ministries to develop plans for national border delimitation; determine the limits of exclusive economic zones and continental shelf with neighboring countries;

d) Guide, organize the management and use of assets, facilities,in material resources, technical equipment, and funds of Vietnamese representative agencies abroad in accordance with the law.

19. Regarding the management of external activities for representatives of Vietnamese agencies and organizations abroad;, amended and supplemented by Decree No. 109/2025/NĐ-CP and Decree No. 193/2025/NĐ-CP (hereinafter referred to as Vietnamese agencies and organizations abroad),i and Vietnamese delegations dispatched to work abroad:

a) Guide and inspect the implementation of state policies, tasks, and authorities of Vietnamese agencies and organizations abroad, and Vietnamese delegations dispatched to work abroad in accordance with the law;

b) Lead and coordinate with relevant ministries, sectors, and organizations to build and implement policies and programs for cultural diplomacy;nationalCooperate with relevant ministries and sectors to support and create favorable conditions for Vietnamese agencies and organizations abroad to perform their functions, tasks, and authorities in accordance with Vietnamese law, the receiving country's laws, and international law.

20. Manage the activities of diplomatic representative agencies, consular representative agencies, honorary consulates of foreign countries, and representative agencies of intergovernmental international organizations located in Vietnam in accordance with Vietnamese law and international law.

21. Manage non-governmental organizations from foreign countries in Vietnam; issue, extend, amend, supplement, revoke registration certificates of non-governmental organizations from foreign countries in Vietnam in accordance with the law.

22. Regarding international treaty work and international agreements:

a) Carry out state management over international treaty work and international agreements;

b) Inspect negotiation proposals, signing, and accession to international treaties submitted by ministries, sectors, and agencies before they are presented to the Government;

c) Take the lead and coordinate with related agencies and organizations to propose to the Government on signing, accession, and implementation of international treaties concerning peace, security, borders, territory, national sovereignty, and other areas under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' jurisdiction;

d) Organize the compilation and publication of the Yearbook of International Treaties signed or acceded to by the Socialist Republic of Vietnam;

d) Perform other tasks related to state management of international treaties and international agreements as prescribed by the Law on Signing, Accession, and Implementation of International Treaties;policiesAccession, and Implementation of International Treaties, and the Ordinance on Signing and Implementation of International Agreements; internationally.

23. Manage organizational structure, civil servant staffing, number of personnel positions, occupational titles; implement salary systems andonother policies such as incentives, appointments, dismissals, retirements, resignations, rewards, disciplinary actions, training, and development; build a cadre and civil servant workforce at units under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in accordance with the law.policies Conduct inspections and checks on the implementation of legal provisions within the scope of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' state management authority; organize citizen reception, complaints, and denunciations; prevent and combat corruption, waste, and handle violations of law in these fields;

24. within the scope of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' state management authority in accordance with the law.on Manage and use financial resources, assets, material infrastructure, technical equipment, and allocated budgets in accordance with the law.onDevelop, promulgate, and implement the administrative reform program of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in accordance with the overall administrative reform program approved by the Prime Minister.Deputy ministers of ministerial-level agencies,Provide public services in the field of state management of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in accordance with the law.

25. Perform other tasks and powers delegated by the Government, the Prime Minister, or the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

26. ASEAN Department.

27. European Department.

28. American Department.Deputy ministers of ministerial-level agencies, 12. Livestock Breeding Bureau.

Article 3. Organizational Structure

1. Northeast Asia Department.

2. Southeast Asia - South Asia - South Pacific Department.

3. West Asia - Africa Department.

4. Foreign Policy Strategy Department.

5. International Organizations Department.

6. Legal and International Treaties Department.

7. Multilateral Economic Cooperation Department.

8. Comprehensive Economic Department.

9. Cultural Diplomacy and UNESCO Department.

10. Information and Press Department.

11. Department of Commendation and Diplomatic Tradition.

12. Cadre and Civil Service Organization Department.

13. Office of the Ministry.

14. Cryptographic Bureau.

15. Consular Affairs Bureau.

16. State Reception Bureau.

17. Performing Arts Bureau.

18. Administrative Finance Management Bureau.

19. Ho Chi Minh City Department of Foreign Affairs.

20. 24. National Committee for Overseas Vietnamese.

21. 25. National Border Committee.

22. Diplomatic Academy.

23. Diplomatic Service Support Bureau.

World and Vietnam Newspaper.Foreign Media Guidance Center.This Resolution takes effect from the date it is adopted by the National Assembly.National Translation and Interpretation Center.

Information Center.Border Commission;

26. Vietnamese Representative Agencies Abroad.

27. Organizations specified in Clauses 1 to 25 of this Article assist the Minister of Foreign Affairs in performing state management functions; organizations specified in Clauses 26 to 31 of this Article are public service units under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

28. Organizations specified in Clause 32 of this Article are Vietnamese representative agencies abroad established by the Government and directly managed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

29. The Northeast Asia Department, Southeast Asia - South Asia - South Pacific Department, American Department, and West Asia - Africa Department shall be organized into three rooms each; the Legal and International Treaties Department shall be organized into four rooms; the European Department and Cadre and Civil Service Organization Department shall be organized into six rooms each.

30. The Minister of Foreign Affairs shall submit to the Prime Minister for approval the functions, tasks, authorities, and organizational structures of the National Committee for Overseas Vietnamese, the National Border Committee, and the Diplomatic Academy; and promulgate the list of other public service units under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

31. The Minister of Foreign Affairs shall prescribe the functions, tasks, authorities, and organizational structures of subordinate units of the Ministry, except for those specified in Clauses 24 to 26 of this Article.

32. Các Cơ quan đại diện Việt Nam ở nước ngoài.

Các tổ chức quy định từ Khoản 1 đến Khoản 25 Điều này là các tổ chức giúp Bộ trưởng Bộ Ngoại giao thực hiện chức năng quản lý nhà nước; các tổ chức quy định từ Khoản 26 đến Khoản 31 Điều này là các đơn vị sự nghiệp công lập thuộc Bộ Ngoại giao.

Các tổ chức quy định tại Khoản 32 Điều này là các cơ quan đại diện Việt Nam ở nước ngoài được Chính phủ thành lập và do Bộ Ngoại giao trực tiếp quản lý.

Các Vụ Đông Bắc Á, Đông Nam Á - Nam Á - Nam Thái Bình Dương, Châu Mỹ, Tây Á - Châu Phi được tổ chức 03 phòng; Vụ Luật pháp và Điều ước quốc tế được tổ chức 04 phòng; các Vụ Châu Âu, Tổ chức Cán bộ được tổ chức 06 phòng.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs shall submit to the Prime Minister for promulgation regulations on the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the National Committee for Overseas Vietnamese, the National Border Commission, and the Diplomatic Academy; issue a list of other public service units under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs shall define the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of units directly under the Ministry, except for those units specified from Clause 24 to Clause 26 of this Article.N ||| declaration of customs import procedures. These units are as specified from Clause 24 to Clause 26 of this Article.

Article 4. Hiệnto effecitselfpowers as prescribed by law and other tasksi ADJUSTMENT

1. This Decree takes effect from August 2, 2013.

2. This Decree replaces Government Decree No. 15/2008/NĐ-CP dated February 4, 2008, on the functions, tasks, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and abolishes previous regulations that are inconsistent with this Decree.onThe Director of the Office, Heads of Payment Department, Heads of units under the State Bank of Vietnam; credit institutions, foreign bank branches, payment switching organizations, electronic transaction settlement organizations are responsible for implementing this Circular.of the Government stipulating functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Home AffairsArticle 5. Responsibilities t

The Ministers, Heads of ministerial-level agencies, Heads of government-affiliated agencies, Chairpersons of provincial People's Committees under central cities, and related agencies and organizations shall be responsible for implementing this Decree./.i ADJUSTMENT

The Ministers, Heads of ministerial-level agencies, Heads of government agencies, Chairpersons of provincial and centrally-administered city People's Committees, and related agencies and organizations shall be responsible for implementing this Decree./.