The Foreign Minister of Bolivia (Spanish ''Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores'' or informally ''Canciller'') is the head of the

Ministry of Foreign Affairs In many countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the government department responsible for the state's diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral relations affairs as well as for providing support for a country's citizens who are abroad. The entit ...

. The current minister is

Rogelio Mayta Rogelio Mayta Mayta (born 16 September 1971) is a Bolivian lawyer and politician currently serving as the Foreign Minister of Bolivia since 9 November 2020 under the administration of Luis Arce. Biography Rogelio Mayta was born on 16 Septembe ...

, who was appointed by

president President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

Luis Arce Luis Alberto Arce Catacora (; born 28 September 1963), often referred to as Lucho, is a Bolivian banker, economist, and politician serving as the 67th president of Bolivia since 2020. A member of the Movement for Socialism, he previously serve ...

in November 2020.

List of ministers

This is a list of foreign ministers of Bolivia: *1826–1828: Facundo Jacinto Infante *1828: José Joaquín Casimiro Olañeta Guemes *1828: José Severo Feliciano Malavia *1829: Mariano del Callejo *1829: José María de Lara *1829–1831:

Mariano Enrique Calvo Mariano Enrique Calvo Cuéllar (18 July 1782 – 29 July 1842) was a Bolivians, Bolivian lawyer, general and politician who served as the de facto eighth president of Bolivia briefly in 1841. He also served as the third vice president of Boliv ...

*1831: Manuel José de Asin Franco *1832–1833: José Joaquín Casimiro Olañeta Guemes *1833–1835:

*1835–1837: José Ignacio Sanjinés *1837–1838: Andrés María Torrico Camacho *1838–1839: José Joaquín Casimiro Olañeta Guemes *1839: Manuel María Urcullu *1839–1841:

José María Linares José María Linares Lizarazu (10 July 1808 – 23 October 1861) was a Bolivian lawyer and politician who served as the 13th president of Bolivia from 1857 to 1861. Early life and education He was born in Tical, Potosí, in his family's hacie ...

*1841: José María Calvimontes *1841–1842: Manuel María Urcullu *1842–1844:

Manuel de la Cruz Méndez Manuel may refer to: People * Manuel (name) * Manuel (Fawlty Towers), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' * Charlie Manuel, manager of the Philadelphia Phillies * Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire * M ...

*1844–1847:

Tomás Frías Ametller Tomás may refer to: * Tomás (given name) * Tomás (surname) Tomás is a Spanish and Portuguese surname, equivalent of '' Thomas''. It may refer to: * Antonio Tomás (born 1985), professional Spanish footballer * Belarmino Tomás (1892–1950) ...

*1847–1848: Domingo Delgadillo *1848: José Joaquín Casimiro Olañeta Guemes *1848–1849: Juan Ramón Muñoz y Cabrera *1849: Lucas Mendoza de la Tapia *1849: Manuel José de Asin Franco *1849–1851: Tomas Baldivieso *1851–1852: Juan Crisóstomo Unzueta *1852–1854: Mariano Rafael Bustillo Montesinos *1854–1857: Juan de la Cruz Benavente *1857–1861: Lucas Mendoza de la Tapia *1861: Ricardo José Bustamante *1861: Mariano Rafael Bustillo Montesinos *1861–1862:

Manuel Macedonio Salinas Manuel may refer to: People * Manuel (name) * Manuel (Fawlty Towers), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' * Charlie Manuel, manager of the Philadelphia Phillies * Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire * M ...

*1862: Lucas Mendoza de la Tapia *1862–1863: Juan de la Cruz Benavente *1863–1864: Mariano Rafael Bustillo Montesinos *1864–1871: Mariano Donato Muñoz *1871–1873: Casimiro Corral *1873: Melchor Terrazas Virreira *1873–1876:

Mariano Baptista Mariano Baptista Caserta (16 July 1832 – 19 March 1907, Cochabamba) was a Bolivian politician, orator and journalist. An outstanding intellectual of his time, he was a deputy in various periods, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1873-1876) an ...

*1876–1877: Jorge Oblitas *1877–1878:

José Manuel del Carpio José Manuel del Carpio was a Bolivian politician who served as the eighth vice president of Bolivia from 1888 to 1892. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as first vice president alongside second vice president Serapio Reyes Ortiz du ...

*1878: Luciano Valle *1878–1879: Martín Lanza Saravia *1879:

Serapio Reyes Ortiz Serapio Reyes Ortiz (14 November 1822 – 6 November 1900) was a Bolivian lawyer, professor, and politician who served as acting President of Bolivia in 1879, after the death of Pedro José de Guerra and the continued absence of Hilarión Daza ...

*1880: Juan Crisóstomo Carrillo *1880–1881: Belisario Boeto *1881: Daniel Nuñez del Prado *1881–1882: Pedro José Zilveti *1882–1884: Antonio Quijarro Quevedo *1884: Pedro Hermenegildo Vargas *1884: Nataniel Aguirre Gonzales *1884–1885: Jorge Oblitas *1885: Macedonio Doria Medina *1885: Heriberto Gutiérrez *1885–1887: Juan Crisóstomo Carrillo *1887–1888: Juan Francisco Velarde *1888–1891:

*1891:

*1891–1892:

*1892:

Severo Fernández Severo Fernández Alonso Caballero (15 August 1849 in Sucre – 12 August 1925) was a Bolivian lawyer and politician who served as the 24th president of Bolivia from 1896 to 1899 and as the tenth vice president of Bolivia from 1892 to 1896. He ...

*1892–1896: Emeterio Cano y Benavente *1896–1899: Manuel María Gómez *1899–1900: Fernando Eloy Guachalla *1900:

Eliodoro Villazón Eliodoro Villazón Montaño (22 January 1848 – 12 September 1939) was a Bolivian lawyer and politician who served as the 27th president of Bolivia from 1909 to 1913 and as the 15th vice president of Bolivia from 1904 to 1909. Early life Vill ...

*1900:

Demetrio Calvimonte Demetrio may refer to: * Demetrio, a variant of the name Demetrius * ''Demetrio'' (Metastasio), an opera libretto in three acts by Pietro Metastasio * ''Demetrio'' (1773), set by Josef Mysliveček * ''Demetrio'' (1779), reset by Josef Myslive� ...

*1900–1902: Federico Díez de Medina *1902–1903:

*1903–1908: Claudio Pinilla *1908–1909: Benedicto Gómez Goytia y Rodo *1909–1910: Daniel Sánchez Bustamante Vásquez *1910–1911:

José María Escalier José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese language, Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced ...

*1911:

Juan Misael Saracho Juan Misael Saracho Campero (27 January 1857 – 1 October 1915) was a Bolivians, Bolivian lawyer, journalist and politician who served as the 18th vice president of Bolivia from 1909 to 1915. He first served as second vice president alongside f ...

*1911–1912: Claudio Pinilla *1912–1913:

*1913: Alfredo Ascarrunz Peláez *1913–1914: José Cupertino Arteaga *1914–1915:

*1915: Plácido Sánchez *1915–1916: Víctor Enrique Sanjinés Eguino *1916–1917: Plácido Sánchez *1917:

Julio Zamora Julio Alberto Zamora Ureña (born 11 March 1966 in Rosario, Argentina) is an Argentine football manager and former player, who played as a forward or midfielder. As a footballer he played for the Argentina national team and a number of clubs in ...

*1917: Ricardo Mujía Linares *1917–1919: Alberto Gutiérrez *1919: Darío Gutiérrez *1919–1920: Carlos Gutiérrez *1920–1921:

*1921: Francisco Iraizos *1921–1922: Alberto Gutiérrez *1922:

Ricardo Jaimes Freyre Ricardo Jaimes Freyre (May 12, 1868 – April 24, 1933) was a Peruvian-born Bolivian poet. Background and early years Born in Tacna, Peru on May 12, 1868, his Symbolist-influenced verse, which frequently took advantage of free verse forms, ...

*1922:

Abdón Saavedra Abdón Saavedra Mallea (1872, La Paz – 1942) served as the 22nd vice president of Bolivia from 1926 to 1930, during the presidency of Hernando Siles Reyes.Severo Fernández Severo Fernández Alonso Caballero (15 August 1849 in Sucre – 12 August 1925) was a Bolivian lawyer and politician who served as the 24th president of Bolivia from 1896 to 1899 and as the tenth vice president of Bolivia from 1892 to 1896. He ...

*1922–1923: David Alvéstegui Laredo *1923:

Eduardo Díez de Medina Eduardo Díez de Medina (8 February 1881 – 27 June 1955), was born in La Paz, Bolivia, and was Bolivia's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship on three occasions. In 1941 Diez de Medina submitted himself to trial after he was accused of ...

*1923–1925: Román Paz *1925–1926:

*1926–1927: Alberto Gutiérrez *1927–1928: Tomás Manuel Elío Bustillos *1928: Abel Iturralde Palacios *1928–1929: Tomás Manuel Elío Bustillos *1929: Francisco Iraizos *1929–1930: Fabian Vaca Chávez *1930: Rafael Torrico Lemoine *1930: Alberto Diez de Medina Lertora *1930–1931: Filiberto R. Osorio Téllez *1931: Daniel Sánchez Bustamante Vásquez *1931: Pascual Bailón Mercado *1931–1932: Julio A. Gutiérrez *1932: Juan María Zalles Calderón *1932: Julio A. Gutiérrez *1932–1933:

Franz Tamayo Franz Tamayo Solares (28 February 1879 in La Paz – 29 July 1956) was a Bolivian intellectual, writer, and politician. The Franz Tamayo Province is named after him. He was renowned for his oratory. A prominent Bolivian poet and philosopher, he w ...

*1933:

Demetrio Canelas Demetrio may refer to: * Demetrio, a variant of the name Demetrius * ''Demetrio'' (Metastasio), an opera libretto in three acts by Pietro Metastasio * ''Demetrio'' (1773), set by Josef Mysliveček * ''Demetrio'' (1779), reset by Josef Myslive� ...

*1933–1934: Carlos Calvo Calbimontes *1934–1935: David Alvéstegui Laredo *1935:

Carlos Víctor Aramayo Carlos Víctor Aramayo (7 October 1889, Paris – 14 April 1981, Paris) was a Bolivian industrialist and politician. Biography Aramayo was one of Bolivia's three principal tin magnates alongside Simón Iturri Patiño and Mauricio Hochschild i ...

*1935: Tomás Manuel Elío Bustillos *1935: Manuel Carrasco Jiménez *1935–1936: José María Gutiérrez Lea Plaza *1936: Tomás Manuel Elío Bustillos *1936: Luis Fernando Guachalla Solares *1936:

Enrique Baldivieso Enrique Baldivieso Aparicio (born 1902 in Tupiza, d. 1957) served as the 24th vice president of Bolivia from 1938 to 1939, during the presidency of Germán Busch Víctor Germán Busch Becerra (23 March 1903 – 23 August 1939) was a Bolivia ...

*1936: Óscar Moscoso Gutiérrez *1936–1937:

Enrique Finot Enrique Finot (16 September 1891 – 23 December 1952) was a Bolivian historian writer, editor, and diplomat. He served as foreign minister under Colonel David Toro and during the period of his nationalizing Standard Oil. He has been described a ...

*1937:

*1937–1939:

*1939–1941: Alberto Ostria Gutiérrez *1941–1942: Eduardo Anze Matienzo *1942–1943: Tomás Manuel Elío Bustillos *1943:

Carlos Salinas Aramayo Carlos may refer to: Places ;Canada * Carlos, Alberta, a locality ;United States * Carlos, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Carlos, Maryland, a place in Allegany County * Carlos, Minnesota, a small city * Carlos, West Virginia ;Elsewhere ...

*1943–1944:

José Tamayo Solares José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

*1944:

Víctor Andrade Uzquiano Víctor is a Spanish masculine given name, equivalent to Victor in English and Vítor in Portuguese. Notable people with the given name include: *Víctor Cabrera (Argentine footballer) *Víctor Cabrera (Chilean footballer) * Víctor Hugo Cabrera, ...

*1944–1945: Gustavo Chacón *1945–1946: José Celestino Pinto López *1946: Jorge Calero *1946: Aniceto Solares Llano *1946: Eduardo Sáenz García *1946–1947: Aniceto Solares Llano *1947:

Mamerto Urriolagoitía Mamerto Urriolagoitia Harriague (; 5 December 1895 – 4 June 1974) was a Bolivian lawyer and politician who was the 43rd president of Bolivia, from 1949 to 1951. A member of the Republican Socialist Unity Party, he had previously been the 26th ...

*1947: Luis Fernando Guachalla Solares *1947–1948: Tomás Manuel Elío Bustillos *1948:

Adolfo Costa du Rels Adolfo Costa du Rels (or Adolfo Costa du Reís) (19 June 1891 – 26 May 1980) was a Bolivian writer and diplomat who became the last President of the Council of the League of Nations. He was the author of many plays, novels and other writings, ...

*1948–1949:

Javier Paz Campero Javier may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Javier, in video game '' Advance Wars: Dual Strike'' * Javier Rios, a character in the Monsters, Inc. franchise. * ''Javier'' (album), a 2003 album by the American singer Javier Colon, known a ...

*1949: Juan Manuel Balcázar *1949: Luis Fernando Guachalla Solares *1949: Waldo Belmonte Pool *1949–1950: Alberto Saavedra Nogales *1950–1951: Pedro Zilveti Arce *1951–1952: Tomás Antonio Suárez Castedo *1952–1956:

Wálter Guevara Wálter Guevara Arze (March 11, 1912 in Ayopaya Province, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia – June 20, 1996 in La Paz, Bolivia) was a Bolivian statesman, cabinet minister, writer, and diplomat, who served as the 54th president of Bolivia on ...

*1956–1958: Manuel Barraú Peláez *1958–1959:

*1959–1960:

*1960: Carlos Morales Guillén *1960–1962: Eduardo Arze Quiroga *1962–1964: José Fellmann Velarde *1964: Fernando Iturralde Chinel *1964–1966: Joaquín Zenteno Anaya *1966–1967: Alberto Crespo Gutiérrez *1967–1968:

*1968: Samuel Alcoreza Meneses *1968–1969: Víctor Hoz de Vila Bacarreza *1969: Gustavo Medeiros Querejazú *1969–1970: César Ruiz Velarde *1970: Edgar Camacho Omiste *1970–1971: Emilio Molina Pizarro *1971: Huáscar Taborga Torrico *1971–1973: Mario R. Gutiérrez Gutiérrez *1973–1976: Alberto Guzmán Soriano *1976–1978: Óscar Adriázola Valda *1978: Ricardo Anaya Arze *1978–1979: Raúl Botelho Gosálvez *1979: Jorge Escobari Cusicanqui *1979: Gustavo Fernández Saavedra *1979:

Guillermo Bedregal Gutiérrez Guillermo () is the Spanish form of the male given name William. The name is also commonly shortened to 'Guille' or, in Latin America, to nickname 'Memo'. People *Guillermo Amor (born 1967), Spanish football manager and former player *Guillermo Ar� ...

*1979–1980:

Julio Garrett Ayllón Julio Garrett Ayllón (May 22, 1925 – March 19, 2018) was a Bolivian politician and lawyer who served as the 33rd vice president of Bolivia from 1985 to 1989 during the presidency of Víctor Paz Estenssoro.Gastón Araoz Levy *1980–1981: Javier Cerruto Calderón de la Barca *1981: Mario Rolón Anaya *1981–1982: Gonzalo Romero Álvarez García *1982:

Agustín Saavedra Weise Agustín Saavedra Weise (19 November 1943 – 26 December 2021) was a Bolivian diplomat and writer. He served as Ambassador to Switzerland and Argentina and ambassador-at-large in several foreign missions and was a foreign minister (1982). He ...

*1982–1983: Mario Velarde Dorado *1983: Marcial Tamayo Sáenz *1983–1984: José Ortiz Mercado *1984–1985: Gustavo Fernández Saavedra *1985: Edgar Camacho Omiste *1985: Antonio Sánchez (acting) *1985–1986: Gastón Araoz Levy *1986–1989:

*1989: Valentín Abecia Baldivieso *1989–1992: Carlos Iturralde Ballivián *1992–1993:

Ronald MacLean Abaroa Ronald MacLean-Abaroa (born in La Paz, 1949) is a former Bolivian politician and leading international expert in decentralization, devolution of government powers to local citizens, and anti-corruption strategies. Biography MacLean-Abaroa was the ...

*1993:

Roberto Peña Rodríguez The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

*1993–1997: Antonio Araníbar Quiroga *1997–2001: Javier Murillo de la Rocha *2001–2002: Gustavo Fernández Saavedra *2002–2003: Carlos Saavedra Bruno *2003–2005: Juan Ignacio Siles *2005–2006:

Armando Loaiza Armando Loaiza Mariaca (8 December 1943 – 18 January 2016) served as the Foreign Minister of Bolivia David Choquehuanca David Choquehuanca Céspedes (born 7 May 1961) is a Bolivian diplomat, peasant leader, politician, and trade unionist serving as the 39th vice president of Bolivia since 2020. A member of the Movement for Socialism, he previously served as min ...

*2017–2018: Fernando Huanacuni Mamani *2018–2019:

Diego Pary Rodríguez Diego Pary Rodríguez (born 1977) is a Bolivian Quechua indigenous leader, educator, politician and diplomat. He served as Advisor to the Bolivian Constituent Assembly of 2006-07 and as Vice Minister of Higher Education. From 2011 to 2018 he se ...

*2019–2020:

Karen Longaric Karen Longaric Rodríguez (born 1957) is a Bolivian lawyer, professor, columnist and politician who served as the Foreign Minister of Bolivia during the interim administration of Jeanine Áñez. She held positions in the Bolivian Ministry of For ...

*2020–present:

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