Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

R.G. Casey Building in Canberra, ACT
Department overview
Formed24 July 1987 (1987-07-24)[1]
Preceding agencies
  • Department of Foreign Affairs[1]
  • Department of Trade[1]
JurisdictionAustralian government
HeadquartersBarton, Australian Capital Territory
Employees 5,367 (2,363 deployed overseas)[2]
Annual budget A$6.1 billion (2020–21)[3]
Ministers responsible
  • Penny Wong, Foreign Affairs[4]
  • Don Farrell, Trade and Tourism
  • Pat Conroy, International Development and the Pacific
  • Tim Watts, Assistant for Foreign Affairs
  • Tim Ayres, Assistant for Trade
Department executive
  • Jan Adams, Secretary
Child agencies
  • Austrade[5]
  • Australian Secret Intelligence Service[5]
  • Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research[5]
  • Tourism Australia[5]
  • Export Finance Australia[5]
  • Australian Aid
  • Australian Passport Office
  • Australian Safeguards and Non-proliferation Office
Websitewww.dfat.gov.au

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is the department of the Australian government responsible for foreign policy and international relations, development aid (under the name Australian Aid), consular services, overseas trade, and investment (including trade and investment promotion Austrade). Australia's total official development assistance (ODA) (US$3 billion) decreased in 2022 due to differences in Australia's financial year reporting and the timing of its COVID-19-related expenditure, representing 0.19% of gross national income (GNI).[6]

The head of the department is its secretary, presently Jan Adams. She reports to Penny Wong, who has held the position of Minister for Foreign Affairs since 2022.[4]

  1. ^ a b c "Our history". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  2. ^ Martin, Lou-Ellen (2021). "Annual Report 2020–21" (PDF). Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Budget highlights 2020–21". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Portfolio ministers". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Portfolio Overview" (PDF). Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  6. ^ OECD. "Development Co-operation Profiles 2023 – Australia". OECD Publishing, Paris. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
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