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* *# Ramtane Lamamra (2013–2017) *# Abdelkader Messahel (2017–2019) * - *#

Georges Rebelo Chicoti Georges Rebelo Chikoti (born 16 June 1955) is an Angolan diplomat.. Angola: Foreign Minister Considers Country's Investment Market AttractiveallAfrica He is, since 1 March 2020, the Secretary General of the Organization of African, Caribbean and ...

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Manuel Domingos Augusto Manuel Domingos Augusto (born 2 September 1957), is an Angola , national_anthem = " Angola Avante"() , image_map = , map_caption = , capital = Luanda , religion = , relig ...

(2017–2020) * - Aurélien Agbénonci (2016–present) * -

Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi is a Botswana journalist and politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Botswana from 2014 until December 2018. She was appointed to the National Assembly of Botswana in 1999 as one of the four specially select ...

(2014–2018) * - Alpha Barry (2016–2021) * - Alain Aimé Nyamitwe (2015–2018) * - Lejeune Mbella Mbella (2015–present) * - Luís Felipe Tavares (2016–2021) * -

Charles-Armel Doubane Charles-Armel Doubane (born 12 November 1966
United Nations press release, BIO/4296, 23 June 2011 .) is a Ce ...

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Moussa Faki Moussa Faki Mahamat ( ar, موسى فكي محمد ', born 21 June 1960) is a Chadian politician and diplomat who has been the elected Chairperson of the African Union Commission since 14 March 2017. Previously he was Prime Minister of Chad from 2 ...

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Hissein Brahim Taha Hissein Brahim Taha ( ar, حسين إبراهيم طه) is a Chadian politician and diplomat who is the 12th and current Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. He briefly served in the government of Chad as Minister of Fore ...

(2017) *# Mahamat Zene Cherif (2017–2020) * - *# Mohamed Bacar Dossar (2016–2017) *# Mohamed El-Amine Souef (2017–2020) * -

Jean-Claude Gakosso Jean-Claude Gakosso (born 25 July 1957.) is a Congolese politician who has served in the government of Congo-Brazzaville as Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2015. Previously he was Minister of Culture and the Arts from 2002 to 2015. Profession ...

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Léonard She Okitundu Léonard She Okitundu Lundula (born 8 March 1946) is a Congolese diplomat who has served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and one of the Vice Prime Ministers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since December 2 ...

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Mahamoud Ali Youssouf Mahamoud Ali Youssouf ( aa, Macamud Qali Yuusuf, so, Maxamuud Cali Yuusuf, ar, محمود علي يوسف; born 2 September 1965) is a Djiboutian diplomat. He has served in the government of Djibouti as Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2005. ...

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Sameh Shoukry Sameh Hassan Shoukry ( ar, سامح شكري; born 20 October 1952) is an Egyptian diplomat who has been Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt since 2014. Previously, Shoukry served as the Ambassador of Egypt to the United States from 2008 to ...

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Agapito Mba Mokuy Agapito is both a given name and a surname. It is the Spanish and Italian version of Agapitus. Notable people with the name include: Given name: *Pope Agapetus I (490-536), Bishop of Rome, known as Agapetos in contemporary sources. * Agapito Aqu ...

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Osman Saleh Mohammed Osman Saleh Mohammed was the first Minister of Education for Eritrea following Independence, serving in that position from 1993 to 2007. He has oversaw the transition from the revolutionary EPLF school system to a national education system. In ...

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Workneh Gebeyehu Workneh Gebeyehu Negewo ( om, Warqinaa Gabayyoo; am, ወርቅነህ ገበየሁ, born 16 July 1968) is an Ethiopian politician. In September 2012, he was appointed Ministry of Transport and he has served as an elected member of Addis Ababa C ...

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Pacôme Moubelet-Boubeya Pacôme Moubelet-Boubeya (born 12 March 1963) is a Gabonese politician. He served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Gabon from 2020 to 2022, he previously served in the same role from 2016 to 2017. He also was Minister of the Interior from 20 ...

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Noël Nelson Messone Noel or Noël may refer to: Christmas * , French for Christmas * Noel is another name for a Christmas carol Places * Noel, Missouri, United States, a city * Noel, Nova Scotia, Canada, a community * 1563 Noël, an asteroid *Mount Noel, Briti ...

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Neneh MacDouall-Gaye Neneh MacDouall-Gaye (8 April 1957) is a Gambian politician and diplomat. She served as Yahya Jammeh's last Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2015 to 2017 and as Gambian Ambassador to the United States in 2009. Early life and education MacDou ...

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Yahya Jammeh Yahya Abdul-Aziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh (born 25 May 1965) is a Gambian politician and former military officer who was the leader of The Gambia from 1994 to 2017, firstly as chairman of the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council (AFPRC) from 199 ...

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Ousainou Darboe Ousainou Darboe (born 8 August 1948) is a Gambian politician and lawyer who serves as the National Assembly Minority Leader since April 2022. He previously served as Vice-President of the Gambia and Minister of Women's Affairs from June 2018 t ...

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Hanna Tetteh Hanna Serwaa Tetteh (born 31 May 1967) is a Ghanaian barrister and politician. She served in the cabinet of Ghana as Minister for Trade and Industry from 2009 to 2013 and Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2013 to 2017. She was also the Member o ...

(2013–2017) *# Shirley Ayorkor Botchway (2017–present) * *#

Makalé Camara Hadja Makalé Camara (born 1956) is a Guinean lawyer, diplomat and politician who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guinea from 4 January 2016 to 2017. Early life and education Camara was born in Mamou in 1956. She graduated from th ...

(2016–2017) *# Mamadi Touré (2017–2021) * -

Jorge Malú Jorge is a Spanish and Portuguese given name. It is derived from the Greek name Γεώργιος (''Georgios'') via Latin ''Georgius''; the former is derived from (''georgos''), meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker". The Latin form ''Georgius'' ...

(2016–2018) * - Marcel Amon Tanoh (acting to 2017) (2016–2020) * -

Amina Mohamed Amina Chawahir Mohamed Jibril ( so, Aamina Maxamed Jibriil; ar, أمينة محمد جبريل), born 5 October 1961, is a former Kenyan cabinet secretary, lawyer and a diplomat of Somali descent. She is the immediate former Cabinet Secretary ...

(2013=2018) * - *# 'Mamphono Khaketla (2016–2017) *# Lesego Makgothi (2017–2020) * - Marjon Kamara (2016–2018) * **Government of House of Representatives of Libya (Government of Libya internationally recognized to 2016) -

Mohammed al-Dairi Mohammed al-Dairi or Mohammed ad-Dairi ( ar, محمد الدايري) (born 7 March 1952) is a Libyan politician. He was the foreign minister of Libya from the Tobruk-based House of Representatives since 28 September 2014 until 28 February 2019 ...

(2014–2019) ** Government of National Accord of Libya (Interim government internationally recognized as the sole legitimate government of Libya from 2016) -

Mohamed Taha Siala Mohamed Taher Siala ( ar, محمد طاهر سيالة; born 27 May 1943) is a Libyan politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Libya in the Government of National Accord from 2016 to 2021. Foreign minister of Libya Siala was on ...

(2016–2021) * - *# Béatrice Atallah (2015–2017) *# Henry Rabary Njaka (2017–2018) * - *# Francis Kasaila (2016–2017) *# Emmanuel Fabiano (2017–2019) * - *# Abdoulaye Diop (2014–2017) *# Tiéman Coulibaly (2017–2018) * - Isselkou Ould Ahmed Izid Bih (2016–2018) * -

Vishnu Lutchmeenaraidoo Seetanah Lutchmeenaraidoo, most commonly known as Vishnu Lutchmeenaraidoo (born on 24 May 1944) is a former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Mauritius. Background and education Vishnu Lutchmeenaraidoo completed his secondary educ ...

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Salaheddine Mezouar Salaheddine Mezouar ( ar, صلاح الدين مزوار – born 11 December 1953, Meknes) is a Moroccan politician and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 10 October 2013 until 2017. Career In 2004, he was appointed Minister of Industry, Trade ...

(2013–2017) *# Nasser Bourita (2017–present) * - *#

Oldemiro Balói Oldemiro Júlio Marques Balói (April 9, 1955 – April 12, 2021) was a Mozambican political figure who served in the government of Mozambique as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2008 to 2017. Career Balói served as Deputy Minister of Cooperat ...

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José Condungua Pacheco José Condungua Pacheco (born 1958 in Sofala Province) is a Mozambican politician who has been the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Mozambique until 2019. He previously served as minister of Agriculture from 2010 to 2017; Minister of the interior ...

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Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (born 29 October 1952) is a Namibian politician who is the Deputy Prime Minister of Namibia since March 2015. She has also been serving as Namibia's Minister of International Relations and Cooperation since December 2012 ...

(2012–present) * - Ibrahim Yacouba (2016–2018) * -

Geoffrey Onyeama Geoffrey Jideofor Kwusike Onyeama (born 2 February 1956) is Nigeria's Minister for Foreign Affairs. Onyeama was appointed Foreign Affairs Minister of Nigeria in November 2015 by President Muhammadu Buhari. Early life and education Onyeama was ...

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Louise Mushikiwabo Louise Mushikiwabo (born 22 May 1961) is the fourth and current Secretary General of Organisation internationale de la Francophonie. She previously served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Rwanda from 2009 to 2018. She also se ...

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Urbino Botelho Urbino ( ; ; Romagnol: ''Urbìn'') is a walled city in the Marche region of Italy, south-west of Pesaro, a World Heritage Site notable for a remarkable historical legacy of independent Renaissance culture, especially under the patronage of ...

(2016–2018) * - *# Mankeur Ndiaye (2012–2017) *#

Sidiki Kaba Sidiki Kaba (born 21 August 1950 in Tambacounda, Senegal), is a Senegalese politician currently serving in the fourth Sall government. He is the keeper of the seals and the Minister of Justice of Senegal since 2013. On 8 December 2014, he was e ...

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Danny Faure Danny Faure (born 8 May 1962) is a Seychellois politician who was President of Seychelles from 16 October 2016 until 26 October 2020. Previously, he served as Vice President of Seychelles from 2010 to 2016. Faure is a member of the United Seychel ...

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Samura Kamara Dr Samura Mathew Wilson Kamara is a Sierra Leonean politician and economist. He was the All Peoples Congress (APC) Party's candidate for President of Sierra Leone in the 2018 election. He was the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International C ...

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Kaifala Marah Kaifala Marah (born in Koidu Town, Sierra Leone) is a Sierra Leonean politician, accountant, Governor of the Bank of Sierra Leone (2016-2017), and Minister of Finance (2013-2016). On March 7, 2017, Dr. Marah resigned as governor in order to ...

(2017–2018) * - *# Abdisalam Omer (2015–2017) *#

Yusuf Garaad Omar Yusuf Garaad Omar ( so, Yuusuf Garaad Cumar, ar, يوسف جراد عمر) (born 26 June 1960 in Mogadishu) is a Somali journalist, diplomat and politician. He previously served as Somalia ambassador to the United Nations and was a senior advi ...

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Saad Ali Shire Dr. Saad Ali Shire Naleye ( so, Dr. Sacad Cali Shire Naaleeye) is British- Somaliland politician, agronomist and economist, who is currently serving as the Minister of Finance of Somaliland. Shire formerly served as the Foreign Minister of Somal ...

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Maite Nkoana-Mashabane Maite Emily Nkoana-Mashabane (born 30 September 1963) is a South African politician who is the Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities. She was Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform from 2018 to 2019, and previously serv ...

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Deng Alor Deng Alor Kuol ( ar, دينق ألور) is a South Sudanese politician. Currently the minister of East African Community Affairs in President Salva Kiir's government, he is a member of the Ngok Dinka ethnic group, and was born in Abyei region, a ...

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Ibrahim Ghandour Ibrahim Ghandour ( ar, إبراهيم غندور; born 6 December 1952) was the Foreign Minister of Sudan from 9 June 2015 to 19 April 2018 and the former head of the ruling National Congress Party. Ghandour, whose background is in academia as o ...

(2015–2018) * – Mgwagwa Gamedze (2013–2018) * -

Augustine Mahiga Augustine Philip Mahiga (28 August 1945 – 1 May 2020) was a Tanzanian diplomat and Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs in 2019 and 2020. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2015 to 2019. He previously served as the ...

(2015–2019) * - Robert Dussey (2013–present) * -

Khemaies Jhinaoui Khemaies Jhinaoui (born April 5, 1954) is a Tunisian diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tunisia from 2016 to 2019. Jhinaoui previously served as Ambassador to Russia and Ukraine from December 2001 to June 2011. Biography Khe ...

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Sam Kutesa Sam Kahamba Kutesa (born 1 February 1949) is a Ugandan politician, businessman and lawyer involved in several corruption cases. By the marriage of his daughter Charlotte Kutesa Muhoozi with Muhoozi he is part of the inner circle of president Mu ...

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Mohamed Salem Ould Salek Muhammad was an Islamic prophet and a religious and political leader who preached and established Islam. Muhammad and variations may also refer to: *Muhammad (name), a given name and surname, and list of people with the name and its variations ...

(1998–present) * - Harry Kalaba (2014–2018) * - *#

Simbarashe Mumbengegwi Simbarashe Simbanenduku Mumbengegwi (born 20 July 1945.) is a Zimbabwean politician and diplomat currently serving as Minister of State for Presidential Affairs and Monitoring Government Programmes. Previously he was acting Foreign Minister for ...

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Walter Mzembi Walter Mzembi (born 16 March 1964) is a Zimbabwean politician. He previously served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Industry. He was the Member of the House of Assembly for Masvingo South ( ZANU-PF). It was ...

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Sibusiso Moyo Sibusiso Busi Moyo (SB Moyo) (196020 January 2021) was a Zimbabwean politician and army Lieutenant general. He was noted for announcing the ousting of Robert Mugabe on national television during the 2017 Zimbabwean coup d'état. He went on to ...

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Daur Kove Daur Vadimovich Kove ( ab, Даур Вадим-иҧа Ақаҩба, russian: Даур Вадимович Кове; born 15 March 1979) was the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia from 2016 until 2021. Early life Kove was born on 15 March 197 ...

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Salahuddin Rabbani Salāhuddīn Rabbānī ( Persian/Pashto: ; born 10 May 1971) is an Afghan diplomat and politician who was the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan from February 2015 to October 2019. He was the Afghan ambassador to Turkey from 2011 to 2012 ...

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Eduard Nalbandyan Eduard Aghvani Nalbandian ( hy, Էդվարդ Աղվանի Նալբանդյան; born July 16, 1956) is an Armenian diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia from April 2008 to May 2018. Biography Edward Nalbandian was born i ...

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Elmar Mammadyarov Elmar Maharram oghlu Mammadyarov ( az, Elmar Məhərrəm oğlu Məmmədyarov), born July 2, 1960) is an Azerbaijani diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan between 7 April 2004 and 16 July 2020. Mammadyarov speaks Russia ...

(2004–2020) * - Sheikh Khalid ibn Ahmad Al Khalifah (2005–2020) * -

Abul Hassan Mahmud Ali Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali ( bn, আবুল হাসান মাহমুদ আলী; born 2 June 1943) is a Bangladeshi politician and diplomat who served as parliamentarian and cabinet minister including the Foreign Minister of Banglades ...

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Damcho Dorji Damcho Dorji (born ) is a Bhutanese politician who served as Home Minister and Foreign Minister of Bhutan, in Tobgay cabinet from August 2013 to 2018. Early life and education Born in Khailo, Gasa in 1965, Dorji studied at Punakha High School ...

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Hassanal Bolkiah Hassanal Bolkiah ibni Omar Ali Saifuddien III ( Jawi: ; born 15 July 1946) is the 29th and current Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of Brunei since 1967 and the Prime Minister of Brunei since independence from the United Kingdom in 1984. He is one ...

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Prak Sokhon Prak Sokhonn ( km, ប្រាក់ សុខុន; born 3 May 1954) is a Cambodian politician, diplomat and journalist, currently serving in the Cabinet of Cambodia as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cambodia since 2016, and Deputy Prime ...

(2016–present) * - Wang Yi (2013–present) * - *#

Hernâni Coelho Hernâni Filomena Maria Coelho da Silva (born 27 August 1964), also known by his '' nom de guerre'' Natan, is an East Timorese politician and diplomat, and a member of the Fretilin political party. He has been the East Timorese Ambassador to bo ...

(2015–2017) *# Aurélio Guterres (2017–2018) * -

Mikheil Janelidze Mikheil Janelidze ( ka, მიხეილ ჯანელიძე}; born 29 March 1981) is a chairman of Center for European Governance & Economy. He is a former Georgian government official who served as Vice Prime Minister (2017–2018), Mi ...

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Sushma Swaraj Sushma Swaraj () (''née'' Sharma; 14 February 1952 – 6 August 2019) was an Indian lawyer, politician, and diplomat who served as the Minister of External Affairs of India in the first Narendra Modi government from 2014 to 2019. She is only ...

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Retno Marsudi Retno Lestari Priansari Marsudi (born 27 November 1962) is an Indonesian diplomat who has been serving as the Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Cabinet of Joko Widodo since 2014. She is the first female minister appointed to the post. She was ...

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Mohammad Javad Zarif Mohammad Javad Zarif Khansari ( fa, محمدجواد ظریف خوانساری, Mohammad-Javād Zarīf Khānsāri ; ; born 8 January 1960) is an Iranian career diplomat and academic. He was the foreign minister of Iran from 2013 until 2021 in th ...

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Ibrahim al-Jaafari Ibrahim Abd al-Karim al-Eshaiker ( ar, إبراهيم عبد الكريم الأشيقر; born 25 March 1947), also known as Ibrahim al-Jaafari, is an Iraqi politician who was Prime Minister of Iraq in the Iraqi Transitional Government from 2005 ...

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Falah Mustafa Bakir Falah Mustafa Bakir ( ckb, فەلاح مستەفا بەکر; born 1964) is a Kurdish politician from Kurdistan Region, Kurdistan Region, Iraq serving as Senior Foreign Policy Advisor to President Nechirvan Barzani with a ministerial rank. He w ...

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Benjamin Netanyahu Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu (; ; born 21 October 1949) is an Israeli politician who served as the ninth prime minister of Israel from 1996 to 1999 and again from 2009 to 2021. He is currently serving as Leader of the Opposition and Chairman of ...

(2015–2019) * - *# Fumio Kishida (2012–2017) *#

Tarō Kōno is a Japanese politician serving as the Minister of Digital Affairs of Japan since August 2022. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he previously served as Minister for Administrative Reform and Regulatory Reform from 2015 to 2016 and fro ...

(2017–2019) * - *# Nasser Judeh (2009–2017) *#

Ayman Safadi Ayman Safadi (Arabic: أيمن الصفدي ''ʾayman aṣ-ṣafadī'') (born 15 January 1962) is a Jordanian politician who serves as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs. Safadi is a member of the Jordanian Druze community. ...

(2017–present) * – Kairat Abdrakhmanov (2016–2018) * - Ri Yong-ho (2016–2020) * - *#

Yun Byung-se Yun Byung-se (born 3 August 1953 in Seoul) was the Foreign Affairs Minister of South Korea. His term ended 31 May 2017. From 2006 to 2008, Yun served as senior presidential secretary for foreign, security and unification policy.fji.mofat.go.kr/w ...

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Kang Kyung-wha Kang Kyung-wha (; born April 7, 1955) is a South Korean diplomat and politician who served as the first Foreign Minister of South Korea under President Moon Jae-in from 2017 to 2021 as well as the first woman nominated for and appointed to the ...

(2017–2021) * - Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah (2011–2019) * - Erlan Abdyldayev (2012–2018) * - Saleumxay Kommasith (2016–present) * -

Gebran Bassil Gebran Gerge Bassil ( ar, جبران جرجي باسيل; born 21 June 1970) is a Lebanese politician who is the leader of the Free Patriotic Movement since 2015. A Maronite Christian, he is the son-in-law of President Michel Aoun, and has be ...

(2014–2020) * - Anifah Aman (2009-2018) * - Mohamed Asim (2016–2018) * - *# Tsend Munkh-Orgil (2016–2017) *# Damdin Tsogtbaatar (2017–2020) * -

Aung San Suu Kyi Aung San Suu Kyi (; ; born 19 June 1945) is a Burmese politician, diplomat, author, and a 1991 Nobel Peace Prize laureate who served as State Counsellor of Myanmar (equivalent to a prime minister) and Minister of Foreign Affairs from ...

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Prakash Sharan Mahat Dr. Prakash Sharan Mahat is the current spokesperson of Nepali Congress. He is former minister for foreign affairs of Nepal, assumed his office on 26 August 2016. Born in Nuwakot district of Nepal on 5 November 1959, Mahat has an active politic ...

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Krishna Bahadur Mahara Krishna Bahadur Mahara is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the Nepal Communist Party (NCP).He was a prominent Maoist leader during the civil war. After the maoists entered the peace process, he was elected to parliament/constituent-assembly ...

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Sher Bahadur Deuba Sher Bahadur Deuba ( ne, शेरबहादुर देउवा, ; born 13 June 1946) is a Nepali politician and former prime minister of Nepal. He has also been serving as the president of the Nepali Congress since 2016. Deuba has served ...

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Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah ( ar, يوسف بن علوي بن عبد الله, born 1945) is an Omani politician. He was the Sultanate of Oman's Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs. It is important to clarify that "Ministers in Responsibilit ...

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Sartaj Aziz Sartaj Aziz ( ur, ; born 7 February 1929) is a Pakistani economist and a strategist, having previously served as the deputy chairman of the Planning Commission of Pakistan, member of the federal cabinet as the ''de facto'' Minister for Forei ...

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Khawaja Muhammad Asif Khawaja Muhammad Asif (; born 9 August 1949) is a Pakistani politician currently serving as the Defence Minister of Pakistan since April 2022, He has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, since August 2018. Previously, he was a m ...

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Riyad al-Maliki Riyad al-Maliki ( ar, رياض المالكي; born 31 May 1955) is former Minister of Information, government spokesperson, and Foreign Affairs Minister of the Palestinian National Authority in its 12th government, and resumed office as Foreign ...

(2007–present) * - *# Perfecto R. Yasay, Jr. (2016–2017) *#

Enrique Manalo Jose Enrique "Joric" Austria Manalo (born July 21, 1952) is a Filipino diplomat currently serving as the Secretary of Foreign Affairs under the Marcos administration since July 1, 2022. He previously served in an acting role under the Duterte ...

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Alan Peter Cayetano Alan Peter Schramm Cayetano (Tagalog pronunciation: ajɛˈtano born October 28, 1970) is a Filipino politician, lawyer, and diplomat serving as a Senator since 2022 and previously from 2007 to 2017. He was the Senate Minority Leader from 20 ...

(2017–2018) * - Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani (2016–present) * -

Adel al-Jubeir Adel Al-Jubeir ( ar, عادل بن أحمد الجبير; born 1 February 1962) is a Saudi diplomat who is the former Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs and the current Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. He is the second person not belon ...

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Vivian Balakrishnan Vivian Balakrishnan ( ta, விவியன் பாலகிருஷ்ணன்; born 1961) is a Singaporean politician, diplomat and former ophthalmologist who has been serving in the Cabinet as Minister for Foreign Affairs since 2015. A m ...

(2015–present) * - *# Murat Dzhoiev (2016–2017) *#

Dmitry Medoyev Dmitry Nikolayevich Medoyev (russian: Дмитрий Николаевич Медоев), born 15 May 1960, is the former foreign minister of South Ossetia. Previously, he was the Ambassador of South Ossetia to the Russian Federation. Previous to ...

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Mangala Samaraweera Mangala Pinsiri Samaraweera (21 April 1956 – 24 August 2021; si, මංගල පින්සිරි සමරවීර, ta, மங்கள சமரவீர; ) was a Sri Lankan politician. He was the first openly gay politician from Sr ...

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Ravi Karunanayake Ravindra Sandresh Karunanayake (born 19 February 1963) is a Sri Lankan politician. A former Member of Parliament for the Colombo District, he served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from May 2017 to August 2017, Minister of Finance from 2015 ...

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Wasantha Senanayake Vasantha Senanayake (born 28 June 1973) is a Sri Lankan politician who was a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He belongs to the United National Party. He is a great grandson of D. S. Senanayake (Sri Lanka's "Father of the Nation") and co ...

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Tilak Marapana Tilak Janaka Marapana PC (born August 1942) is a Sri Lankan lawyer. He was the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Development Assignments. He is a Member of Parliament appointed from the national list and had served as Minister of Law and Order, ...

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Walid Muallem Walid Mohi Edine al Muallem ( ar, وليد محيي الدين المعلم ''Walīd Muḥīyy ad-Dīn al-Muʿallam''; 13 January 194116 November 2020) was a Syrian diplomat and Ba'ath Party member who served as foreign minister from 2006 to ...

(2006–2020) * - David Lee (2016–2018) * - Sirodjidin Aslov (2013–present) * -

Don Pramudwinai Don Pramudwinai ( th, ดอน ปรมัตถ์วินัย, , ; born 25 January 1950) is a Thai diplomat serving as foreign minister of Thailand (2020). Early life and education Don attended Wat Suthiwararam and Suankularb Wittayala ...

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Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu (; born 5 February 1968) is a Turkish diplomat and politician who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey since 24 November 2015. He previously served in the same position from August 2014 to August 2015. He is ...

(2015–present) * - Raşit Meredow (2001–present) * - Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (2006–present) * -

Abdulaziz Komilov Abdulaziz Khafizovich Kamilov ( uz, Abdulaziz Xafizovich Kamilov; russian: Абдулазиз Хафизович Камилов, Abdulaziz Khafizovich Kamilov; born November 16, 1947) is an Uzbek politician who was Uzbekistan's Minister of Forei ...

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Phạm Bình Minh Phạm Bình Minh (born 26 March 1959) is a Vietnamese politician who is currently a Deputy Prime Minister since 2013. He was the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam from 2011 to 2021. Phạm is also a member of P ...

(2011–2021) * **Republic of Yemen - Abdulmalik Al-Mekhlafi (2015–2018) **

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Gagauzia - Vitaliy Vlah (2015–present) * - Gilles Tonelli (2015–2019) * - Srđan Darmanović (2016–2020) * - *#Bert Koenders (2014–2017) *#Halbe Zijlstra (2017–2018) * - *#Børge Brende (2013–2017) *#Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide (2017–present) * - Witold Waszczykowski (2015–2018) * - Augusto Santos Silva (2015–2022) * - *#Lazăr Comănescu (2015–2017) *#Teodor Meleșcanu (2017–2019) * - Sergey Lavrov (2004–present) * - Nicola Renzi (2016–2020) * - Ivica Dačić (2014–2020) * - Miroslav Lajčák (2012–2020) * - Karl Erjavec (2012–2018) * - Alfonso Dastis (2016–2018) ** - Raül Romeva (2016–2017) * - Margot Wallström (2014–2019) * *#Didier Burkhalter (2012–2017) *#Ignazio Cassis (2017–present) * - Vitaly Ignatyev (2015–present) * - Pavlo Klimkin (2014–2019) * - Boris Johnson (2016–2018) * - Paul Gallagher (bishop), Archbishop Paul Gallagher (2014–present)

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Oceania

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South America

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References

External links

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Africa

Asia

Europe

North America and the Caribbean

Oceania

South America

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References

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