The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Lao: ກະ​ຊວງ​ການ​ຕ່າງ​ປະ​ເທດ, French: Ministère des affaires étrangères) is the government ministry responsible for representing Laos to the international community. The ministry oversees the foreign relations of Laos, maintains diplomatic missions in other countries, and provides visa services.^[1]

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs

ກະ​ຊວງ​ການ​ຕ່າງ​ປະ​ເທດ Ministère des affaires étrangères
Emblem of Laos
Ministry overview
Formed	1948; 76 years ago (1948)
Jurisdiction	Government of Laos
Headquarters	Vientiane  Laos
Minister responsible	Saleumxay Kommasith, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Website	www.mofa.gov.la

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As of 2016^[update], the minister of foreign affairs was Saleumxay Kommasith. The ministry's main offices are located in Vientiane.

Departments of the ministry include:^[2]

• Personnel and Staff Department
• Asia, Pacific and Africa Department
• Europe and America Department
• ASEAN Department
• Economic Affairs Department
• International Organizations Department
• Law and Treaties Department
• Protocol Department
• Press Department
• Consular Department
• Economic Department
• Overseas Lao Affairs Department
• Institute of Foreign Affairs Department
• Diplomatic Service Bureau Department
• The Office of the National Boundary Committee

Since July 2019, an e-Visa system has been launched by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which enables visitors to apply for a Laos tourist visa online.^[3][4] Instead of applying through the Laotian Embassy, all that is needed to be done is to complete the online application form and pay with a credit card. After receiving the Visa through email, it should be printed and brought along when traveling to Laos. Tourists can apply for an online visa to Laos at the official website.

This is a list of ministers of foreign affairs of Laos:^[5]

• Politics of Laos
• Foreign relations of Laos
• List of diplomatic missions of Laos

• (in English and Lao) Ministry of Foreign Affairs