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The Office for Foreign Policymaking is the central body within the [[Government of Urcea]] for the provision of the nation's {{wp|foreign policy}}. It is considered to be the core portion of the Ministry of State. It is divided into five primary agencies, one each for foreign policy related to [[Levantia]], [[Sarpedon]], [[Crona]], a fourth agency related to the remaining continents, and a fifth agency specifically for bilateral relations with [[Kiravia]]. | The Office for Foreign Policymaking is the central body within the [[Government of Urcea]] for the provision of the nation's {{wp|foreign policy}}. It is considered to be the core portion of the Ministry of State. It is divided into five primary agencies, one each for foreign policy related to [[Levantia]], [[Sarpedon]], [[Crona]], a fourth agency related to the remaining continents, and a fifth agency specifically for bilateral relations with [[Kiravia]]. | ||
===Agency for Ultmar Relations=== | ===Agency for Ultmar Relations=== | ||
The Agency for Ultmar Relations ("AGULT") is responsible for coordinating all foreign policy and relations between Urcea and the states it defines as [[Ultmar]] - that is, every state in [[Levantia]] which is not a member of the [[Levantine Union]]. This | The Agency for Ultmar Relations ("AGULT") is responsible for coordinating all foreign policy and relations between Urcea and the states it defines as [[Ultmar]] - that is, every state in [[Levantia]] which is not a member of the [[Levantine Union]]. This definition also includes [[Vithinja]] and [[GrofSee]]. | ||
===Agency for Sarpedon Relations=== | ===Agency for Sarpedon Relations=== | ||
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===Agency for Kiravian Relations and Coscivian Affairs=== | ===Agency for Kiravian Relations and Coscivian Affairs=== | ||
The Agency for Kiravian Relations and Coscivian Affairs ("ACOS") is responsible for Urcea's foreign policy with [[Kiravia]] specifically. It also serves as a general clearinghouse of the government's knowledge and handling of issues relating to [[Coscivian civilization]], and accordingly works closely with the Agency for Crona Relations to provide special expertise for relationships with [[the Cape]] and [[Paulastra]]. | The Agency for Kiravian Relations and Coscivian Affairs ("ACOS") is responsible for Urcea's foreign policy with [[Kiravia]] specifically. It also serves as a general clearinghouse of the government's knowledge and handling of issues relating to [[Coscivian civilization]], and accordingly works closely with the Agency for Crona Relations to provide special expertise for relationships with [[the Cape]] and [[Paulastra]]. | ||
==Office for Administration of the Royal Embassies== | ==Office for Administration of the Royal Embassies== | ||
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| Headquarters | Leochán Palace 44 Ravena Street Borough of Ardot, Urceopolis |
| Annual budget | $442.3 billion (FY 2008) |
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| Website | state.urc |
The Ministry of State, often informally called the Foreign Ministry and formally titled His Most Christian Majesty's Ministry of State, is the Purpaidá Ministry that advises the Apostolic King of Urcea and leads the nation in foreign policy issues, managing its foreign relations. Equivalent to the foreign ministry of other countries, the Ministry of State is responsible for the international relations of the Apostolic Kingdom of Urcea, and negotiates treaties and agreements with foreign entities. The State Ministry is not, however, responsible for relations between Urcea and the member states of the Levantine Union, which is under the purview of the Ministry of Commerce.
The Purpaidá position originated in the 16th century as the King's Secretary for Sarpedon and Crona, naturally evolving to the current Ministry by the end of the 18th century. The Ministry is based out of the Leochán Palace in the borough of Ardot in Urceopolis.
Office for Foreign Policymaking
The Office for Foreign Policymaking is the central body within the Government of Urcea for the provision of the nation's foreign policy. It is considered to be the core portion of the Ministry of State. It is divided into five primary agencies, one each for foreign policy related to Levantia, Sarpedon, Crona, a fourth agency related to the remaining continents, and a fifth agency specifically for bilateral relations with Kiravia.
Agency for Ultmar Relations
The Agency for Ultmar Relations ("AGULT") is responsible for coordinating all foreign policy and relations between Urcea and the states it defines as Ultmar - that is, every state in Levantia which is not a member of the Levantine Union. This definition also includes Vithinja and GrofSee.
Agency for Sarpedon Relations
Agency for Crona Relations
Department of National and Institutional Development
The Department of National and Institutional Development (known as the DNID) is responsible for providing assistance to developing nations in the Urcean sphere of Crona - particularly NSTA members but also Varshan - for the creation of stable democratic governmental institutions. It, along with the Agency for Cronan Economic Development (ACED), were created by the Concilium Daoni's "Democratic Investment Act of 2024", which was passed in the wake of the end of the Final War of the Deluge. The DNID works closely with ACED in all of its responsibilities in Cronan nations as the Act envisioned the strength of Cronan nations to be a "holistic mutually supporting effort involving public and economic institutions". The activities that DNID promotes in order to achieve this task are wide ranging, including collaboration with the Collegium Scientificum to provide the best scholars possible in the field of statecraft and nation-building to the Cronans, to providing materials on the philosophical underpinnings of Occidental governance, to working with the Cronan governments to identify problem areas and threats to democratic governance and working on possible resolutions. In this last juncture, DNID's "problem solving" role, collaboration with intelligence segments of the Ministry of National Security to identify foreign and domestic threats to the nascent Cronan democratic systems. The DNID also assists the Agency for Crona Relations' primary mission of establishing good relations between Urcea and Crona and the specific task of building strong relationships between NSTA members. Additionally, the DNID works collaboratively with the different branches of the Armed Forces of the Apostolic Kingdom of Urcea to provide training and equipment, where necessary, to the defense forces of NSTA members.
In addition to its primary tasks, the DNID serves as the primary body responsible for identifying possible assets and land which can be given to former slaves in Varshan and organizing the humanitarian response and political organization of freed slaves within League-occupied Varshan. The Nysdra Development Additional Appropriation Act of 2025 expanded the role of the DNID to have a primary role in statebuilding in Venua'tino in order to accelerat e the creation of new "national states".
Agency for Global Relations
The Agency for Global Relations ("AGLO") is responsible for Urcea's foreign policy with all nations on Alshar, Audonia, and Australis.
Agency for Kiravian Relations and Coscivian Affairs
The Agency for Kiravian Relations and Coscivian Affairs ("ACOS") is responsible for Urcea's foreign policy with Kiravia specifically. It also serves as a general clearinghouse of the government's knowledge and handling of issues relating to Coscivian civilization, and accordingly works closely with the Agency for Crona Relations to provide special expertise for relationships with the Cape and Paulastra.
Office for Administration of the Royal Embassies
Agency for Embassy Security and Personnel
The Agency for Embassy Security and Personnel ("EMBPE") provides both for physical security of embassies, consulates, and foreign concern offices representing Urcea abroad, and also serves as the central human resources and personnel office for all individuals employed at these locations. All Urcean representative offices are protected by security guards who are Urcean nationals directly employed and trained by EMBPE.
Agency for Embassy Facilities and Management
The Agency for Embassy Facilities and Management ("EMBMA") provides for the basic logstical needs and physical plant concerns for the embassies, consulates, and foreign concern offices representing Urcea abroad. EMBMA provides two types of services to achieve its ends: direct provision, which entails the management, procurement, and shipment of good and services to the necessary end locations, and; contracting, by which EMBMA identifies reliable local contractors within a host nation and reaches agreement for the provision of services by those contractors.