been located in a complex of buildings on Aleje Szucha in central Warsaw, not far displaced from the Chancellery of the Prime Minister. Structure Regional affairs departments The departments for regional affairs exist to monitor the internal situation and politics of the countries within the area of any one specific department's competence. They coordinate development of bilateral relations, initiate the related undertakings and prepare evaluations. These departments oversee the issue of Poland's participation in the structures of multilateral cooperation with any relevant partner states, as well as handling interregional cooperation. They are responsible for the substantive activity of relevant Polish diplomatic missions abroad. Currently the Following regional affairs departments exist: Administration Office Asia-Pacific Department Bureau for the Protection of Classified Information Bureau of Archives and Information Management Bureau of Control and Audit Bureau of Finances Bureau of Human Resources Bureau of Infrastructure Department for Cooperation with Polish Diaspora and Poles Abroad Department for Proceedings before International Human Rights Protection Bodies Department of Africa and the Middle East Department of Consular Affairs Department of Development Cooperation Department of Economic Cooperation Department of European Union Law Department of Foreign Policy Strategy Department of Public and Cultural Diplomacy Department of the Americas Department of the Committee for European Affairs Department of United Nations and Human Rights Diplomatic Protocol Director General's Office Eastern Department EU Economic Department European Policy Department Information Technology and Telecommunication Office Inspectorate of the Foreign Service Legal and Treaty Department MFA Press Office Minister's Secretariat Operations Centre Political Director's Office Security Policy Department Ministers of Foreign Affairs (since 1989) Political Party: Previous officeholders Kingdom of Poland (1917–1918) Wojciech Rostworowski (26 November 1917 – 27 February 1918) (Director of the Department of Political Affairs) Janusz Radziwiłł (4 April 1918 – 23 October 1918) (Director of the Department of State) Stanisław Głąbiński (23 October 1918 – 4 November 1918) (Minister for Outside Affairs) Second Polish Republic Leon Wasilewski (17 November 1918 – 16 January 1919) Ignacy Jan Paderewski (16 January 1919 – 9 December 1919) Władysław Wróblewski (13 December 1919 – 16 December 1919) Stanisław Patek (16 December 1919 – 9 June 1920) Eustachy Sapieha (23 June 1920 – 24 May 1921) Jan Dąbski (24 May 1921 – 11 June 1921) Konstanty Skirmunt (11 June 1921 – 6 June 1922) Gabriel Narutowicz (18 June 1922 – 14 December 1922) Aleksander Skrzyński (16 December 1922 – 26 May 1923) Marian Seyda (28 May