What is Foreign minister?
A '''foreign minister''' is a person in a [[government]] whose job is to negotiate with leaders in other countries. In some countries, this person is called the foreign minister, but in other countries the person has another title. For example, in the [[United States]], the top diplomat is called the [[Secretary of State]]. A foreign minister's powers vary in different governments. In a general [[parliamentary system]], a foreign minister forms [[foreign policy]]. But when the government has a strong prime minister the foreign minister may be may not determine policy himself. Foreign ministers are also traditionally responsible for many [[diplomacy|diplomatic]] duties, such as hosting foreign world leaders. They also are responsible for going on [[state visits]] to other countries. The foreign minister is generally person who travels the most in any cabinet. In the [[United Kingdom]], the foreign minister is called the '[[Secretary of State]] for Foreign and [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] Affairs' (or [[Foreign Secretary]] for short). Before 1968, the [[Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs]] only handled relations with non-[[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]], countries. The relations with Commonwealth countries and colonies were handled by the [[Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs]]. So, in Commonwealth countries other than the United Kingdom, the ministers responsible for handling relations with both Commonwealth and non-Commonwealth countries were formerly usually designated ministers for 'External Affairs'. In the [[United States]], the foreign minister is called the '[[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]]'. He occupies the oldest cabinet post in the nation. The post originally had several domestic duties. Other common titles may include '''minister of foreign relations'''. In many Spanish-Speaking Latin American countries, the foreign minister is colloquially called '''''canciller''''' ([[chancellor]]). [[Category:Government occupations]]