Fiction:French Colonial Empire/Andromedan Diplomatic Bureau

The Andromedan Diplomatic Bureau is a branch of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Richelieu tasked with the maintenance of French foreign policy in the Andromedan Galaxy. Created at the empire's inception in early 2803, the bureau consists of a network of foreign service workers and academics concerned with the politics, history, and trajectory of the Andromedan Galaxy, and with the French Colonial Empire's role in past, present, and future events. Given its relative newness, the bureau is an energetic and flexible institution, often conscripting the help of academies from all around Andromeda when its own resources and expertise fall short. This dynamism is one of the bureau's greatest strengths, turning a weakness into an opportunity for outreach across professional and cultural lines.

The bureau is headed by Director Cecile Lafarge, a veteran French Andromedan ambassador who serves as the primary foreign policy coordinator for the Andromedan Galaxy, reporting directly to the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

The goals of French Andromedan foreign policy, as defined by the Bureau's Objectifs de la diplomatie d'andromède 2803, are:
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Following regular practices of other branches of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Andromedan Diplomatic Bureau also has an information-gathering component to its mission. Armies of academics, researchers, and thinkers contribute to the Bureau's understanding of the Andromedan Galaxy, and of various trends, actors, history, and issues––driving forces behind galactic and intergalactic events.