Functions of Foreign Affairs Department of Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province

      Foreign Affairs Department  is a specialized office under the People’s Committee of Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province. It assists the People’s Committee in establishing and controlling locally diplomatic activities basing on Governmental policies as well as State Laws, in establishing the State management responsibility, and instructing completely the work of Overseas Vietnamese in Ba Ria-Vung Tau. Among other related offices at different levels, Foreign Affairs Department is a head office on the matters concerning Overseas Vietnamese. It also helps Oversea Vietnamese in contact with other related offices.

Foreign Affairs Department is led and instructed directly by the People’s Committee of Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province in all aspects, and simultaneously, guided by Ministry of Foreign Affairs in professional skills.
 

Foreign Affairs Department has its juridical status, its own seal and account at the State Bank.

Rights and duties of Foreign Affairs Department

of Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province

1.    To be of service of the People’s Committee in popularizing, guiding, and supervising external relations in accordance with State laws.

2.    To coordinate with other local offices to petition provincial leaders for directions of foreign relations in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province according to State diplomatic policies with the aim of solving socio-economic problems, maintaining political security, strengthening friendship and foreign cooperation.

3.    To help the People’s Committee of Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province to welcome and entertain foreign guests coming here to do business; to organize representatives of provincial leaders to go abroad; to consolidate the number of delegation coming and going out of the province so as to submit reports to the People’s Committee; to prepare interpreters for meetings between the Provincial leaders and foreign guests.

4.    Together with other related offices, to petition the Provincial People’s Committee for directions, forms, and partners in terms of foreign cooperation; to help the People's Committee supervise, and boost the implementation of signed contracts among the province and other foreign partners.

5.    To act jointly to other specialized offices having jurisdiction in controlling activities of foreign offices or organizations located in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, and foreigners working here basing on Vietnamese and international laws.

6.    To be a head office in settling consul matters having external elements such as the person, property, exit and entrance, provisional stay etc. according to various levels and current regulations; to coordinate with other authority offices in counseling the People's Committee about how to solve matters of border, territory, sea area, islands, the violation of Vietnamese laws of foreigners and foreign ships, and other matters having foreign elements with the aim of preserving our security, sovereignty, and territorial integrity.

7.    To cooperate with other related offices in making plans on the work of foreign information in the province, then submit them to the People's Committee for approval; to monitor and carry out foreign information activities such as :

•        Popularizing the Communist Party and States policies, important guidelines in such fields as politics, economy, culture, society, security and defense.

•        Introducing history, culture, geography, revolutionary tradition, beautiful landscapes, and people in Ba Ria-Vung Tau; potentials and investment opportunities; lists of projects calling for investment; policies encouraging foreign investment in the province.

8.    Guiding, helping, and supervising activities of diplomatic corps, foreign correspondents who visit and work in the province; participating and working in the provincial MIA team.

9.    To assist the People’s Committee of Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province in concretizing and instructing the implementation of State policies on Overseas Vietnamese  living abroad.

 10.     To help Overseas Vietnamese contact and coordinate with local departments in various levels, public unions, and offices in such fields as economy, technique, society, and culture; to guide Overseas Vietnamese in operating activities in accordance with State Laws and current rules.

 11.     To be a head office responsible for diplomatic activities of the State as well as of Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province in connection with Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

 12.     To be of service to the People’s Committee of Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province in monitoring and collecting foreign activities of other local departments at different levels, public unions as well as the work of Overseas Vietnamese with the aim of  preparing periodical reports or irregularly ones to provincial leaders and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and guaranteeing the foreign information work for other local offices.

  13.    To set up training courses for provincial officials working in foreign affairs.