Qingdao Municipal Foreign Affairs Office is a government organ in charge of foreign affairs of Qingdao. Its main responsibilities are as follows:

--Implements and carries out China's foreign policies, laws and regulations and instructions and decisions concerning foreign affairs by Qingdao Municipal Government; drafts and executes local regulations and rules of foreign affairs.

--Guides and coordinates Qingdao's key foreign affairs activities; examines and authorizes the organization of major international events in Qingdao.

--Handles or assists in handling major foreign affairs incidents in Qingdao.

--Administrates Qingdao's official business travels abroad and to Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions (SARs), passport and visa matters for official business travels abroad and the issuance of travel passes to Hong Kong and Macao SARs, and administrates the invitation of foreigners to work in China.

--Administrates consular affairs concerning foreign consulates-general in Qingdao; administrates the organizations providing services for the foreign consulates-general in Qingdao.

--Administrates foreign media affairs regarding foreign journalists in Qingdao; guides and organizes interview activities for foreign journalists who come to Qingdao on a short-term basis.

--Organizes and promotes the activities with international sister cities and friendly cooperative cities, and guides the non-governmental exchanges with foreign countries in Qingdao.

--Arranges for the reception of the heads of foreign state, government, parties and other VIPs and for the city leaders' foreign affairs activities.

--Coordinates and guides the protocol work in Qingdao.

--Undertakes other tasks assigned by the CPC Qingdao Committee, Qingdao Municipal Government and higher foreign affairs authorities.