The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade is responsible for promoting and protecting the interests of Jamaica abroad, and for conducting its foreign relations, in the interest of the social, economic, cultural and sustainable development of Jamaica. The Ministry seeks to:

•Extend and enhance co-operation between Jamaica and other countries through diplomatic channels
•Obtain for Jamaica the maximum benefits (including development assistance, debt relief, technical cooperation and private investment) to be derived within the context of regional hemispheric and bilateral interaction
•Create opportunities for Jamaica in the field of foreign trade through the negotiation and monitoring of the relevant agreements and treaties
•Stimulate interest and involvement in Jamaica’s economic development process by Jamaicans abroad