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Maxim Ryzhenkov: Foreign minister, Belarus

Maxim Ryzhenkov is the foreign minister of Belarus, listed by the United Nations as “Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus”.

Posts held

• Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus (foreign minister), Belarus. Part of level 6: National government.
  Source: Heads of State, Heads of Government, Ministers for Foreign Affairs: Public List (United Nations Protocol and Liaison Service), list dated 15 October 2026, read 20 October 2026.

Where Maxim Ryzhenkov sits in the ladder of power

As foreign minister, Maxim Ryzhenkov works at level 6: National government, above the regions, states and councils of Belarus (regions, cities).

Above that, Belarus is a member of:

• United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) level 8
• International Monetary Fund level 9
• World Bank Group level 9

Who else holds power in Belarus

• Aleksandr Lukashenko President of the Republic of Belarus, Belarus
• Aleksandr Turchin Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus, Belarus

Where these facts come from

Every post above is copied from an official record, linked beside it with the date it was read. The UN Protocol and Liaison Service publishes the list governments give it of their head of state, head of government and foreign minister. Names are as the source prints them, without honorifics. How this site is made.

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