The objective of Foreign Affairs are:
  • To uphold the interests of the Kingdom of the Netherlands through multilateral and bilateral interactions.
  • To promote and execute the interests of St. Maarten abroad by means of forging and strengthening cooperative ties with the region and the wider international community.
  • To provide a professional and world class protocol service.
The main tasks of the department are:
  • ​To advise the government of St. Maarten and individuals within the organization regarding foreign policy of government
  • To initiate and coordinate policy development of the country as it relates to international and regional policy affairs
  • To initiate and coordinate country policy development as it relates to international and regional treaties as well as the management of the treaty administration
  • To obtain information from individuals about international and regional treaties and policy affairs
  • To support and head the representative in Kingdom government
  • To support and head the representative of St. Maarten and officials of St. Maarten in the representation of the Kingdom that are placed in foreign countries