Unit 07: Reading 3 Menteri Luar Negeri

Question 1

Menteri luar negeri (biasa disingkat menlu) adalah jabatan dalam pemerintah sebuah negara berdaulat yang berurusan dengan kebijakan luar negeri.

Answer 1

Minister of foreign affairs (usually abbreviated as minister of foreign affairs) is a position in the government of a sovereign country that deals with foreign policy.

Question 2

luar negeri

Answer 2

overseas

Question 3

Jabatan ini dalam kabinet dapat disebut juga menteri untuk urusan luar/eksternal.

Answer 3

This position in the cabinet can also be called minister for external affairs.

Question 4

Kedudukan menteri ini dipandang sebagai kedudukan yang paling senior di bawah kepala pemerintahan.

Answer 4

This ministerial position is seen as the most senior position under the head of government.

Question 5

Dalam sebuah pemerintahan koalisi dengan sistem parlementer, jabatan ini sering diserahkan pada wakil perdana menteri.

Answer 5

In a coalition government with a parliamentary system, this position is often handed over to the deputy prime minister.

Question 6

Wewenang seorang menteri luar negeri sangat bervariasi tergantung sistem pemerintahannya.

Answer 6

The authority of a foreign minister varies greatly depending on the government system.

Question 7

Jika sistem itu didominasi oleh perdana menteri atau badan eksekutif yang kuat, menteri luar negeri akan terbatas perannya.

Answer 7

If the system is dominated by a prime minister or a strong executive body, the foreign minister will have a limited role.

Question 8

Di beberapa negara, menteri luar negeri dan menteri pertahanan saling berkoordinasi dalam kebijakan pertahanan dan diplomasi.

Answer 8

In some countries, the minister of foreign affairs and the minister of defense coordinate with each other on defense policy and diplomacy.

Question 9

Selain itu, secara tradisional menteri luar negeri bertanggung jawab atas berbagai tugas diplomatik seperti membantu kepala negara/kepala pemerintahan menerima pemimpin negara lain atau mengadakan kunjungan kenegaraan.

Answer 9

In addition, traditionally foreign ministers are responsible for various diplomatic duties such as assisting heads of state/heads of government in receiving leaders of other countries or conducting state visits.

Question 10

Di Amerika Serikat, menteri luar negeri disebut Secretary of State yang merupakan pos kementerian tertua dalam kabinet, sedangkan di Britania Raya disebut Foreign Secretary.

Answer 10

In the United States, the foreign minister is called the Secretary of State, which is the oldest ministerial post in the cabinet, while in the United Kingdom it is called Foreign Secretary.

Question 11

Di Indonesia menteri luar negeri secara bersama-sama dengan menteri dalam negeri dan menteri pertahanan bertindak sebagai pelaksana tugas kepresidenan jika presiden dan wakil presiden meninggal, berhenti, diberhentikan, atau tidak dapat melakukan kewajibannya dalam masa jabatannya secara bersamaan.

Answer 11

In Indonesia, the foreign minister together with the minister of home affairs and the minister of defense act as executors of presidential duties if the president and vice president die, resign, are dismissed, or are unable to carry out their obligations during their term of office simultaneously.