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{{Infobox department
|name=Department of External Affairs
|abbreviation=DEA
|logo= [[File:THETA DEA.png|150px]]
|aliases=Diplomatic Affairs, External Relations
|type=Civil
|overseer=[[VlGILANCE]]
|directorposition=First Secretary
|director=[[Technovious]]
|group=4684712
}}

{{Infobox official post
| post = Overseer
| incumbent = [[VlGILANCE]]
| incumbentsince = 1 September 2022
| userid = 525987873
| first = [[VlGILANCE]]
| body = Administration Sphere
| acting = no
| appointer = Office of the Overseer Council
| abbreviation = O5-3
| member_of = [[O5 Council]]
}}

{{Infobox official post
| post = First Secretary
| incumbent = VACANT
| incumbentsince = September 6 2024
| first = [[Helper_3810]]
| member_of = [[Board of Directors]]
| reports_to = Overseer of Administration Sphere
| acting = no
| appointer = Overseer of Administration Sphere
}}

The Department of External Affairs<ref>https://www.roblox.com/groups/4684712/SCPF-DEPARTMENT-OF-EXTERNAL-AFFAIRS#!/about</ref>, more commonly known as External Affairs, is an independent and civilian department that takes place in [[SCPF: THETA]], and acts as the primary body for all diplomatic engagement, raid moderation, and relation management with the interests of [[SCPF: THETA]], for [[Research Cavern Orion]], it has been with the foundation since the beginning, and has served as one of the smallest civilian departments within the Foundation for some time since 2019. It has an Overseer that represents it on behalf of all administrative departments, and features primarily on-site based duties, and off-based duties alike. This department specialises in handling of relations, affairs, and statements released by the foundation in a diplomatic-level for [Research Cavern Orion]]. 

== Structure ==
The department fundamentally has a more simplified rank structure featuring one of the lowest amount of ranks for a given department, and because of this each rank has their own specific attachment to rank chronology, and each rank has their own purposes, in addition they are also featured in separated offices...(retracted due to guidelines being restricted, and lack of photography).

{| class="wikitable"
!Rank
!Type
!Clearance
!Requirements
!Description
|-
|First Secretary
|Directorate
|Security Level-4
| rowspan="2" |Handpick
|Directorate of the department, responsible for general leadership, upper management and department politics
|-
|Undersecretary
|rowspan="2" |Executive
|rowspan="2" |Security Level-3
|rowspan="2" |The executive floor of the Department of External Affairs, is a diplomatic body that decides on relations, and all information and appointments to the aforementioned relations, being one of the main bodies that also handle with departmental admissions, and general staff management. 
|-
|Foreign Affairs Executive
|rowspan="3" |''See [https://scpftheta.com/kanban/66bf3c0198d6939220e1a281 Department Guidelines] for more information''<ref>https://scpftheta.com/kanban/66bf3c0198d6939220e1a281</ref>
|-
|Foreign Affairs Liaison
|rowspan="2" |Employee
|Security Level-2
|Serving as the primary body of the department, individuals whom are ranked as a liaison are generally considered representatives of the foundation's best, despite an already extremely selective group of individuals, each one are better in their own right with different objectives, and that is reflective within the department. 
|-
|Entry-Level Staff
|Security Level-1
|The entry rank into the department, serves as a temporary rank before being inducted fully into the department as a diplomatic official. 
|}

== History ==
=== Directorate ===
''In order of term ended.''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!
!First Secretary
! class="unsortable" |Term Started
!Term Ended
!Duration
|-
! colspan="9" |{{Pad}}{{legend2|#3f96cc|Resigned&nbsp;(2)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}{{Pad}}{{legend2|#cc6e6e|Removed&nbsp;(0)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}{{Pad}}{{legend2|#000000|Shutdown&nbsp;(0)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}{{Pad}}{{legend2|#FFFFFF|Unknown&nbsp;(0)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}{{Pad}}
|-
| style="background:#3f96cc" |
|[[Helper_3810]]
|Unknown
|August 15 2024
|~1 Year
|-
| style="background:#3f96cc" |
|[[Technovious]]
|August 15 2024
|September 6 2024
|23 Days
|-
|}

=== Background ===
On September 6th 2024, the First Secretary known as [[Technovious]] officially resigned from their position<ref>https://prnt.sc/P7NIQDowRRiZ</ref> as the "Director of External Affairs", otherwise known as the First Secretary of Relations. In addition to this no new director has been selected until this point.