Berlin has no Senator for Foreign Relations.

Notice the word not and the level of government.

This question reverses the usual task: you must select the absent office, not an existing one. Check each answer as an office title. Finance, Interior and Justice Senator refer to actual Berlin portfolios; foreign relations are organised differently.

Article 32 of the Basic Law assigns responsibility for relations with foreign states to the federation. This explains the important distinction between German foreign policy and a state government’s work. It does not prohibit every state activity with an international connection.

The other three answers

These three choices identify existing portfolios.

No separate office does not mean no international contacts.

Berlin maintains city partnerships and participates in international city networks. The allocation of responsibilities also includes European and international duties within senators’ respective portfolios. The test answer must therefore not be read as complete international inactivity by the state.

Article 32(3) permits states to conclude treaties with foreign states within their legislative competence, with the Federal Government’s consent. This is a limited power, not a general independent foreign policy. Department names and boundaries can also change; this explanation follows the allocation published on the stated review date.