DIRCO Institutions

South Africa’s department of International Relations and Cooperation has launched two institutions that will form part of their foreign policy organs. These two institutions are the South African Council of International Relations and the Association of Former Ambassadors, High Commissioners and Chief Representatives. Today on our program we will try to dissect these two institutions and analyze their function. To assist us on this program,• Mr Aziz Pahad, the former deputy minster of foreign affairs• Dennis George, the General Secretary of the Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA) • Nozipho January-Bardill, Non-Executive Director Anglogold Ashanti Limited