Department of International Magical Cooperation

The Department of International Magical Cooperation was a division of the Ministry of Magic which, as its name suggests, tried to get wizards from different countries to work together. It functioned similarly to the British Foreign & Commonwealth Office in the Muggle world.

The duties of this department were to work with magical governments of other countries, set standards for trade, create regulations for things like cauldron thickness, interpret international magical law, work with Department of Magical Games and Sports on Triwizard Tournaments, be present at the International Confederation of Wizards, British Seats.

This Department was established sometime between 1798 and 1811, by Minister Artemisia Lufkin.

Divisions
The department was located on the fifth level of the Ministry of Magic, and included the following divisions:
 * The International Magical Trading Standards Body
 * The International Magical Office of Law
 * The International Confederation of Wizards British Seats

Department Heads

 * Barty Crouch Snr - killed by his son Barty Crouch Jnr in 1995. When Crouch was transferred to the Head of this department from Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, Sirius Black considered this to be a demotion by Cornelius Fudge.

Known employees

 * Percy Weasley - began his political career in this department as an assistant to Barty Crouch Snr from 1994 to 1995, prior to his promotion to Junior Assistant to the Minister for Magic.