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Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , relig ...
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Abdelaziz Belkhadem Abdelaziz Belkhadem (; ar, عبد العزيز بلخادم; born 8 November 1945)
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Angola , national_anthem = " Angola Avante"() , image_map = , map_caption = , capital = Luanda , religion = , religion_year = 2020 , religion_ref = , coordina ...
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João Bernardo de Miranda João Bernardo de Miranda (born July 18, 1952) is an Angolan politician who is currently the Ambassador of Angola in France. He was Minister of External Relations of Angola from January 1999 to October 2008 and the Governor of Bengo Province fr ...
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Benin Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north ...
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Rogatien Biaou Rogatien Biaou (born 19 May 1952, in Savé) is a Benin Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Republic of Dahomey, Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is ...
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Botswana Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label=Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kalahar ...
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Mompati Merafhe Mompati Sebogodi Merafhe (6 June 1936 – 7 January 2015) was a Botswana politician who was Vice-President of Botswana from 2008 to 2012. He was a retired Lieutenant-General and served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1994 to 2008. Biography ...
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Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to th ...
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Youssouf Ouédraogo Youssouf Ouédraogo (25 December 1952 – 18 November 2017) was a Burkinabé politician. In 1992 he became the first Prime Minister of Burkina Faso since 1983, serving from 16 June 1992 to 22 March 1994. Ouédraogo, a member of the ruling Congre ...
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Burundi Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the junction between the African Gr ...
- *# Terence Sinunguruza (2001-2005) *# Antoinette Batumubwira (2005-2009) * Cameroon -
Laurent Esso Laurent Esso (born August 10, 1942
, ''Afrique Express'' .
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Víctor Borges Víctor Manuel Barbosa Borges (born 24 May 1955 in Assomada, Santa Catarina, Santiago) is a Cape Verdean politician. He was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the country in April 2004. In April 2004, he visited Paris, France. He made ...
(2004-2008) * Central African Republic - *# Charles Wénézoui (2003-2005) *# Jean-Paul Ngoupandé (2005-2006) * Chad - *#
Nagoum Yamassoum Nagoum Yamassoum (born 1954) is a Chadian politician who was Prime Minister of Chad from 1999 to 2002 and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs from 2003 to 2005. He is from the district of Grande Sido in the region of Moyen Chari. Early life ...
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Ahmad Allam-Mi Ahmad Allam-Mi (born 1948
United Nations press release, BIO/4019, 8 September 2008.
) is a Chadian diplomat who ...
(2005-2008) * Comoros - *#
Mohamed El-Amine Souef Mohamed El-Amine Souef (born July 28, 1962) is a Comorian diplomat and former foreign minister, ambassador to Egypt, and Permanent Representative to the Arab League (1995–1998). He has been appointed deputy Foreign Minister in charge of the A ...
(2002-2005) *# Aboudou Soefou (2005-2006) * Republic of Congo -
Rodolphe Adada Rodolphe Adada (born 24 April 1946) is a Congolese politician and diplomat. During the single-party rule of the Congolese Labour Party (PCT), he served in the government of Congo-Brazzaville as Minister of Mines and Energy from 1977 to 1984, as ...
(1997-2007) * Democratic Republic of Congo - Raymond Ramazani Baya (2004-2007) *
Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...
- Bamba Mamadou (2003-2006) *
Djibouti Djibouti, ar, جيبوتي ', french: link=no, Djibouti, so, Jabuuti officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red S ...
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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. ...
(2005–present) * Egypt -
Ahmed Aboul Gheit Ahmed Aboul Gheit ( ar, أحمد أبو الغيط , also: Abu al-Ghayt, Abu El Gheyt, etc.) (born 12 June 1942) is an Egyptian politician and diplomat who has been Secretary-General of the Arab League since July 2016. He was reappointed for a s ...
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Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea ( es, Guinea Ecuatorial; french: Guinée équatoriale; pt, Guiné Equatorial), officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea ( es, link=no, República de Guinea Ecuatorial, french: link=no, République de Guinée équatoria ...
- Pastor Micha Ondó Bile (2003-2012) * Eritrea - *#
Ali Said Abdella Ali Said Abdella (September 1949 – August 28, 2005) was an Eritrean rebel commander, politician and diplomat, who at the time of his death was serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Eritrea. Ali Said was the son of a local sheik. He was of ...
(2000-2005) *# Mohamed Omer (acting) (2005-2007) * Ethiopia - Seyoum Mesfin (1991-2010) * Gabon -
Jean Ping Jean Ping (; born 24 November 1942 in Omboué)UN profile page
The Gambia - *# Sidi Moro Sanneh (2004-2005) *# Musa Gibril Bala Gaye (2005) *# Lamin Kaba Bajo (2005-2006) * Ghana - Nana Akufo-Addo (2003-2007) * Guinea - *# Mamady Condé (2004-2005) *# Fatoumata Kaba (2005-2006) *
Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau ( ; pt, Guiné-Bissau; ff, italic=no, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫 𞤄𞤭𞤧𞤢𞥄𞤱𞤮, Gine-Bisaawo, script=Adlm; Mandinka: ''Gine-Bisawo''), officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau ( pt, República da Guiné-Bissau, links=no ) ...
- *# Soares Sambu (2004-2005) *# António Isaac Monteiro (2005-2007) * Kenya - *#
Chirau Ali Mwakwere Chirau Ali Mwakwere (born June 15, 1945, in Kwale, Kenya) is a Kenyan politician and diplomat. He served as the Foreign Minister of Kenya from June 2004 to December 2005, and then became transport minister in December 2005, when serious proble ...
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Raphael Tuju Raphael Tuju, EGH (born 30 March 1959) is a Kenyan politician. In 2002—after a career as a journalist, TV producer, and real estate investor—Tuju was elected to parliament and has served the Government of Kenya in various capacities since ...
(2005-2008) * Lesotho - Monyane Moleleki (2004-2007) * Liberia -
Thomas Nimely Thomas Yaya Nimely (born 1956) is a politician in Liberia. In 2003 he became the leader of the Movement for Democracy in Liberia (MODEL), which soon became Liberia's second largest rebel group. Following the exile of President Charles Taylor, Nim ...
(2003-2006) * Libya -
Abdel Rahman Shalgham Abdel Rahman Shalgam (Arabic: عبد الرحمن شلقم; born 22 January 1949) is a Libyan politician. He was Foreign Minister of Libya from 2000 to 2009. Early life Shalgam was born in the village of Ahlgrevh in southern Libya to a respectabl ...
(2000-2009) * Madagascar - Marcel Ranjeva (2002-2009) * Malawi - *# George Chaponda (2004-2005) *# Davis Katsonga (2005-2006) * Mali - Moctar Ouane (2004-2011) * Mauritania - *# Mohamed Vall Ould Bellal (2003-2005) *#
Ahmed Ould Sid'Ahmed Ahmed Ould Sid'Ahmed (born August 11, 1949
at AMI website .
) is a
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Jaya Krishna Cuttaree Jaya Krishna Cuttaree, GCSK (June 22, 1941-19 December 2018) was a Mauritian politician. Early life and education The son of a tailor, Jayen Cuttaree grew up in Rose Hill, Mauritius. He was the descendant of Indian immigrants who had landed in ...
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Madan Dulloo Madan Murlidhar Dulloo, born 20 September 1949, is a barrister, politician and diplomat from Mauritius. A law graduate from the University of London, member of the Middle Temple, Madan Dulloo was first elected during the 1976 general elections un ...
(2005-2008) * Morocco - Mohamed Benaissa (1999-2007) **
Western Sahara Western Sahara ( '; ; ) is a disputed territory on the northwest coast and in the Maghreb region of North and West Africa. About 20% of the territory is controlled by the self-proclaimed Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), while the r ...
- Mohamed Salem Ould Salek (1998–2023) * Mozambique - *# Leonardo Simão (1994-2005) *# Alcinda Abreu (2005-2008) * Namibia -
Marco Hausiku Marco Mukoso Hausiku (25 November 1953 – 26 August 2021) was a Namibian politician who was deputy Prime Minister of Namibia from 2010 to 2015. Previously he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2004 to 2010. In 2017 he was elected deputy ...
(2004-2010) * Niger -
Aïchatou Mindaoudou Aïchatou Mindaoudou Souleymane (born 1959)
. African Development Information Database. Accessed 2009-05-18
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(2001-2010) * Nigeria -
Oluyemi Adeniji Ambassador Oluyemi Adeniji (22 July 1934 – 27 November 2017 in London) was a Nigerian career diplomat and politician who was the Special Representative of the General Secretary with the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) from ...
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Rwanda Rwanda (; rw, u Rwanda ), officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equat ...
- Charles Murigande (2002-2008) * São Tomé and Príncipe -
Ovídio Manuel Barbosa Pequeno Ovídio Manuel Barbosa Pequeno (born 5 November 1954) is a São Toméan diplomat, who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs on two occasions. He became the Ambassador of São Tomé and Príncipe to the Republic of China (Taiwan) in December 1999, ...
(2004-2006) * Senegal -
Cheikh Tidiane Gadio Cheikh Tidiane Gadio (born 16 September 1956Profile at Senegalese Foreign Ministry web site. ) is a Pan African political figure and diplomat who has held prominent positions on the African continent over the last two decades. He served as a sp ...
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Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (french: link=no, République des Seychelles; Creole: ''La Repiblik Sesel''), is an archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, ...
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Patrick Pillay Patrick Georges Pillay is a Seychellois politician who was the Speaker of the National Assembly of the Seychelles from 2016 to 2018. Previously he served as Minister of External Affairs and Minister of Health. In 2010, he was appointed resident ...
(2005-2009) * Sierra Leone -
Momodu Koroma Momodu Koroma (born 1956 in Yonibana, Tonkolili District, British Sierra Leone) is a Sierra Leonean politician. He is a former foreign minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and a member of the Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP). He became foreign m ...
(2002-2007) * Somalia -
Abdullahi Sheikh Ismail Abdullahi Sheikh Ismail ( so, Cabdullaahi Sheekh Ismaaciil, ar, عبد الله الشيخ إسماعيل) (died 7 May 2021) was a Somali politician. Abdulahi belongs to the Biimal clan of Dir. he worked as Translator to Somali parliament in 1 ...
(2004-2006) * Somaliland -
Edna Adan Ismail Edna Adan Ismail ( so, Edna Aadan Ismaaciil ama Adna Aadan Ismaaciil) (born 8 September 1937) is a nurse midwife, activist and was the first female Foreign Minister of Somaliland from 2003 to 2006. She previously served as Somaliland's Minister ...
(2003-2006) * South Africa -
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini-Zuma (née Dlamini; born 27 January 1949), sometimes referred to by her initials NDZ, is a South African politician, medical doctor and former anti-apartheid activist. A longstanding member of the African National Cong ...
(1999-2009) * Sudan - *# Mustafa Osman Ismail (1998-2005) *#
Lam Akol Dr. Lam Akol Ajawin, is a South Sudanese politician of Shilluk descent. He is the current leader of National Democratic Movement (NDM) party. He is a former high-ranking official in the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), and subsequently bec ...
(2005-2007) * Swaziland - Mabili Dlamini (2003-2006) * Tanzania -
Jakaya Kikwete Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete (born 7 October 1950) is a Tanzanian politician who was the fourth president of Tanzania, in office from 2005 to 2015. Prior to his election as president, he was the Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1995 to 2005 under hi ...
(1995-2006) * Togo - *# Kokou Tozoun (2003-2005) *# Zarifou Ayéva (2005-2007) * Tunisia - *# Abdelbaki Hermassi (2004-2005) *# Abdelwahab Abdallah (2005-2010) * Uganda - *#
Tom Butime Colonel (Retired) Tom Butime (born 1947) is a Ugandan politician. He is the Cabinet Minister of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities in the Ugandan Cabinet. He concurrently serves as the elected representative for Mwenge County Central, Kyenjojo ...
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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 M ...
(2005–2021) * Zambia - *#
Kalombo Mwansa Kalombo Mwansa (1955 – March 15, 2020) was a Zambian politician who served as Defence Minister. Political career Kalombo Mwansa became Zambia's Defense Minister on July 9, 2009. He was previously the foreign minister A foreign affairs minis ...
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Ronnie Shikapwasha Lieutenant General Ronnie Shikapwasha (born December 25, 1947) is the former Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services of Zambia. Early life Political career He held that post from 2008 until his party, the Movement for Multi-Party ...
(2005-2006) * Zimbabwe - *# Stan Mudenge (1995-2005) *# Simbarashe Mumbengegwi (2005–2017)


Asia

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Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...
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Abdullah Abdullah Abdullah Abdullah (Dari/ ps, عبدالله عبدالله, ; born as Abdullah on 5 September 1960) is an Afghan politician who led the High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR) from May 2020 until August 2021, when the Afghan government wa ...
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Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''Ox ...
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Vartan Oskanian Vartan Minasi Oskanian ( hy, Վարդան Մինասի Օսկանյան; born February 7, 1954) is the former Foreign Minister of Armenia (1998–2008) and founder of the Civilitas Foundation. Early life and career Born into a wealthy Armenian ...
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Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of t ...
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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 Russian ...
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Arman Melikyan Arman (November 17, 1928 – October 22, 2005) was a French-born American artist. Born Armand Fernandez in Nice, France, Arman was a painter who moved from using objects for the ink or paint traces they leave (''cachets'', ''allures d'objet'') to ...
(2004-2005) **# Georgy Petrosyan (2005-2011) *
Bahrain Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an a ...
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Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
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Morshed Khan Morshed Khan (born 8 August 1940) is a Bangladeshi politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh from 2001 until 2006. He served as a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Chittagong-10 constituency in the 6th, 7th an ...
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Bhutan Bhutan (; dz, འབྲུག་ཡུལ་, Druk Yul ), officially the Kingdom of Bhutan,), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is situated in the Eastern Himalayas, between China in the north and India in the south. A mountainou ...
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Khandu Wangchuk ''Lyonpo'' Khandu Wangchuk (born 24 November 1950 in Paro) is a political figure in Bhutan. He graduated from St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi. He was Chairman of the Council (Prime Minister) from 2001 until 2002. On 7 September 2006, ...
(2003-2007) * Brunei -
Pengiran Muda Mohamed Bolkiah Mohamed Bolkiah ibni Omar Ali Saifuddien III (born 27 August 1947) is a member of the royal family of Brunei. He is the second son of Omar Ali Saifuddien III, the 28th Sultan of Brunei, and Raja Isteri (Queen) Pengiran Anak Damit. He is the He ...
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Cambodia Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailand ...
- Hor Namhong (1998–2016) * China -
Li Zhaoxing Li Zhaoxing (; born 20 October 1940 in Jiaonan, Qingdao, Shandong) is a Chinese diplomat and politician. He served as the Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China from 2003 to 2007. He graduated from Peking University in 1964. He wor ...
(2003-2007) * East Timor -
José Ramos-Horta José Manuel Ramos-Horta (; born 26 December 1949) is an East Timorese politician currently serving as president of East Timor since May 2022. He previously served as president from 20 May 2007 to 20 May 2012. Previously he was Ministry of Fore ...
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Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...
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Salome Zourabichvili Salome Zourabichvili ( ka, სალომე ზურაბიშვილი, ; born 18 March 1952) is a Franco-Georgian political figure and former diplomat who currently serves as the fifth President of Georgia, in office since December 2018 ...
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Gela Bezhuashvili Gela Bezhuashvili ( ka, გელა ბეჟუაშვილი) (born March 1, 1967) is a Georgian politician and served as the head of the Georgian Intelligence Service from February 1, 2008 to December 27, 2013. He formerly served as Mini ...
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Abkhazia Abkhazia, ka, აფხაზეთი, tr, , xmf, აბჟუა, abzhua, or ( or ), officially the Republic of Abkhazia, is a partially recognised state in the South Caucasus, recognised by most countries as part of Georgia, which ...
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Sergei Shamba Sergei Shamba ( ab, Сергеи Шамба, ka, სერგეი შამბა) is a senior politician from Abkhazia. He is currently a member of the People's Assembly of Abkhazia and Chairman of United Abkhazia. He was Prime Minister of Abk ...
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South Ossetia South Ossetia, ka, სამხრეთი ოსეთი, ( , ), officially the Republic of South Ossetia – the State of Alania, is a international recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, partially recognised Landlocked country, ...
- Murat Dzhioyev (1998-2012) * India - *#
Natwar Singh Kunwar Natwar Singh, IFS (born 16 May 1931) is an Indian diplomat and politician who served as the Minister of External Affairs from May 2004 to December 2005. Singh was selected into the Indian Foreign Service, one of the most competitive an ...
(2004-2005) *# Manmohan Singh (2005-2006) * Indonesia - Hassan Wirajuda (2001-2009) * Iran - *#
Kamal Kharazi Sayyid Kamal Kharazi ( fa, کمال خرازی, born 1 December 1944) is an Iranian reformist politician and diplomat who was the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 20 August 1997 to 24 August 2005 as appointed by President Mohammad Khatami servin ...
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Manouchehr Mottaki Manouchehr Mottaki ( fa, منوچهر متکی; born 12 May 1953) is an Iranian politician and diplomat. He was the Iranian minister of foreign affairs. Whilst technically appointed by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, he is considered to be closer to more pr ...
(2005-2010) * Iraq -
Hoshyar Zebari Hoshyar Mahmud Mohammed Zebari, also simply known as Hoshyar Zebari (also spelled ''Hoshyar Zebari/Zibari'', Kurdish: ''Hişyar Zêbarî''; born 23 September 1953) is an Iraqi politician who formerly served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq in ...
(2003–2014) * Israel -
Silvan Shalom Zion Silvan Shalom ( he, ציון סילבן שלום, born 4 August 1958) is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Likud between 1992 and 2015. He held several prominent ministerial positions, including being Vice Pri ...
(2003-2006) ** Palestinian Authority - **#
Nabil Shaath Nabil Ali Muhammad (Abu Rashid) Shaath ( ar, نبيل شعث, , also spelled Sha'ath; born August 1938 in Safad) is a senior Palestinian official. Career In politics He has held the following titles: *Palestinian chief negotiator *Palestin ...
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Nasser al-Qudwa Nasser Al Qudwa ( ar, ناصر القدوة, links=no), also spelled Nasser Al-Kidwa,For ...
(2005-2006) * Japan - *# Nobutaka Machimura (2004-2005) *# Taro Aso (2005-2007) * Jordan - *#
Hani al-Mulki Hani Fawzi Mulki (also known as Hani Mulki; ar, هاني الملقي; '; born 15 October 1951) is a Jordanian politician that held several ministerial and diplomatic positions, and he was Chief Commissioner of the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Au ...
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Farouq Qasrawi Farouq Qasrawi (12 February 1942 – 10 November 2021) was a Jordanian politician and diplomat. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2005. Career Qasrawi was director of the Jordan Diplomatic Institute and the ambassador of Jordan to Jap ...
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Abdul Ilah Khatib Abdul Ilah Mohammad Khatib or Abdelilah al-Khatib ( ; ar, عبد الإله الخطيب) (born in 1953) is a former Minister of Foreign Affairs for Jordan. On March 11, 2011 he was appointed as the UN Special envoy to Libya. Early life Marrie ...
(2005-2007) * Kazakhstan -
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev Kassym-Jomart Kemeluly Tokayev ( kk, Қасым-Жомарт Кемелұлы Тоқаев, Qasym-Jomart Kemelūly Toqaev ; born 17 May 1953) is a Kazakh politician and diplomat who is currently serving as the President of Kazakhstan since 12 J ...
(2002-2007) * North Korea - Paek Nam-sun (1998-2007) * South Korea -
Ban Ki-moon Ban Ki-moon (; ; born 13 June 1944) is a South Korean politician and diplomat who served as the eighth secretary-general of the United Nations between 2007 and 2016. Prior to his appointment as secretary-general, Ban was his country's Minister ...
(2004-2006) * Kuwait - Sheikh Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah (2003-2011) * Kyrgyzstan - *# Askar Aitmatov (2002-2005) *# Roza Otunbayeva (2005) *# Alikbek Jekshenkulov (2005-2007) * Laos -
Somsavat Lengsavad Somsavat Lengsavad (; born 15 June 1945) is a former Deputy Prime Minister of Laos. An ethnic Chinese, Chinese name: 凌绪光 (Lin Xuguang), who hails from Luang Prabang with ancestry from Hainan, he was a protégé of Kaysone Phomvihane. In 1 ...
(1993-2006) * Lebanon - *# Mahmoud Hammoud (2004-2005) *# Fawzi Salloukh (2005-2009) * Malaysia -
Syed Hamid Albar Syed Hamid bin Syed Jaafar Albar ( Jawi: سيد حميد بن سيد جعفر البر; ar, سيد حامد بن سيد جعفر البار '; born 15 January 1944) is a Malaysian lawyer and former politician who has served as 1st Chancellor ...
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Maldives Maldives (, ; dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ, translit=Dhivehi Raajje, ), officially the Republic of Maldives ( dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ, translit=Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa, label=none, ), is an archipela ...
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Ahmed Shaheed Ahmed Shaheed ( dv, ޝަހީދު, born January 27, 1964) is a Maldivian diplomat, politician and professor. On 24 March 2016, he was appointed for the sixth year running as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in t ...
(2005-2007) * Mongolia - Tsendiin Mönkh-Orgil (2004-2006) * Myanmar - Nyan Win (2004-2011) * Kingdom of Nepal, Nepal - *#Sher Bahadur Deuba (2004-2005) *#Ramesh Nath Pandey (2005-2006) * Oman - Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah (1982–2020) * Pakistan - Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri (2002-2007) * Philippines - Alberto Romulo (2004-2011) * Qatar - Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani (1992-2013) * Saudi Arabia - Saud bin Faisal bin Abdul Aziz, Prince Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1975–2015 * Singapore - George Yeo (2004-2011) * Sri Lanka - *# Lakshman Kadirgamar (2004-2005) *# Anura Bandaranaike (2005) *# Mangala Samaraweera (2005-2007) * Syria - Farouk al-Sharaa (1984-2006) * Republic of China, Taiwan - Mark Chen (2004-2006) * Tajikistan - Talbak Nazarov (1994-2006) * Thailand - *# Surakiart Sathirathai (2001-2005) *# Kantathi Suphamongkhon (2005-2006) * Turkey - Abdullah Gül (2003-2007) * Turkmenistan - Raşit Meredow (2001–present) * United Arab Emirates - Rashid Abdullah Al Nuaimi (1980-2006) * Uzbekistan - *#Sodiq Safoyev (2003-2005) *#Elyor Ganiyev (2005-2006) * Vietnam - Nguyễn Dy Niên (2000-2006) * Yemen - Abu Bakr al-Qirbi (2001-2014)


Europe

* Albania - *# Kastriot Islami (2003-2005) *# Besnik Mustafaj (2005-2007) * Andorra - Juli Minoves Triquell (2001-2007) * Austria - Ursula Plassnik (2004-2008) * Belarus - Sergei Martynov (politician), Sergei Martynov (2003-2012) * Belgium - Karel De Gucht (2004-2009) ** Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region - Guy Vanhengel (2000-2009) ** Flanders - Geert Bourgeois (2004-2008) ** Wallonia - Marie-Dominique Simonet (2004-2009) * Bosnia and Herzegovina - Mladen Ivanić (2003-2007) * Bulgaria - *#Solomon Passy (2001-2005) *#Ivailo Kalfin (2005-2009) * Croatia - *# Miomir Žužul (2003-2005) *# Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović (2005-2008) * Cyprus - Georgios Iacovou (2003-2006) ** Northern Cyprus - Serdar Denktaş (2004-2006) * Czech Republic - Cyril Svoboda (2002-2006) * Denmark - Per Stig Møller (2001-2010) ** Greenland - Josef Motzfeldt (2003-2007) * Estonia - *# Kristiina Ojuland (2002-2005) *# Jaak Jõerüüt (acting) (2005) *# Rein Lang (2005) *# Urmas Paet (2005–2014) * Finland - Erkki Tuomioja (2000-2007) * France - *# Michel Barnier (2004-2005) *# Philippe Douste-Blazy (2005-2007) * Germany - *#Joschka Fischer (1998-2005) *#Frank-Walter Steinmeier (2005-2009) * Greece - Petros Molyviatis (2004-2006) * Hungary - Ferenc Somogyi (2004-2006) * Iceland - *# Davíð Oddsson (2004-2005) *# Geir Haarde (2005-2006) * Republic of Ireland, Ireland - Dermot Ahern (2004-2008) * Italy - Gianfranco Fini (2004-2006) * Latvia - Artis Pabriks (2004-2007) * Liechtenstein - *# Ernst Walch (2001-2005) *# Rita Kieber-Beck (2005-2009) * Lithuania - Antanas Valionis (2000-2006) * Luxembourg - Jean Asselborn (2004–present) * Republic of Macedonia, Macedonia - Ilinka Mitreva (2002-2006) * Malta - Michael Frendo (2004-2008) * Moldova - Andrei Stratan (2004-2009) ** Transnistria - Valeriy Litskai (2000-2008) * Monaco - Rainier Imperti (2005-2006) * Netherlands - Ben Bot (2003-2007) * Norway - *#Jan Petersen (2001-2005) *#Jonas Gahr Støre (2005-2012) * Poland - *#Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz (2001-2005) *#Adam Daniel Rotfeld (2005) *#Stefan Meller (2005-2006) * Portugal - *# António Monteiro (politician), António Monteiro (2004-2005) *# Diogo de Freitas do Amaral (2005-2006) * Romania - Mihai-Răzvan Ungureanu (2004-2007) * Russia - Sergey Lavrov (2004–present) * San Marino - Fabio Berardi (2003-2006) * Serbia and Montenegro - Vuk Drašković (2004-2007) ** Republic of Montenegro (1992–2006), Montenegro - Miodrag Vlahović (2004-2006) * Slovakia - Eduard Kukan (1998-2006) * Slovenia - Dimitrij Rupel (2004-2008) * Spain - Miguel Ángel Moratinos (2004-2010) * Sweden - Laila Freivalds (2003-2006) * Switzerland - Micheline Calmy-Rey (2003-2011) * Ukraine - *#Kostyantyn Gryshchenko (2003-2005) *#Borys Tarasyuk (2005-2007) * United Kingdom - Jack Straw (politician), Jack Straw (2001-2006) * Vatican City - Giovanni Lajolo, Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo (2003-2006)


North America and the Caribbean

* Antigua and Barbuda - *#Harold Lovell (2004-2005) *#Baldwin Spencer (politician), Baldwin Spencer (2005–2014) * The Bahamas - Fred Mitchell (Bahamian politician), Fred Mitchell (2002-2007) * Barbados - Billie Miller, Dame Billie Miller (1994-2008) * Belize - Godfrey Smith (politician), Godfrey Smith (2003-2006) * Canada - Pierre Pettigrew (2004-2006) ** Quebec - Monique Gagnon-Tremblay (2003-2008) * Costa Rica - Roberto Tovar Faja (2002-2006) * Cuba - Felipe Pérez Roque (1999-2009) * Dominica - *# Osborne Riviere (2001-2005) *# Charles Savarin (2005-2007) * Dominican Republic - Carlos Morales Troncoso (2004–2014) * El Salvador - Francisco Laínez (2004-2008) * Grenada - Elvin Nimrod (2000-2008) * Guatemala - Jorge Briz Abularach (2004-2006) * Haiti - *#Yvon Siméon (2004-2005) *#Hérard Abraham (2005-2006) * Honduras - *#Leonidas Rosa Bautista (2003-2005) *#Mario Fortín (2005-2006) * Jamaica - Keith Desmond Knight (2001-2006) * Mexico - Luis Ernesto Derbez (2003-2006) * Netherlands Antilles - Etienne Ys (2004-2006) * Nicaragua - Norman José Caldera Cardenal (2002-2007) * Panama - Samuel Lewis Navarro (2004-2009) * Puerto Rico – *#Jose Izquierdo Encarnacion (2003–2005) *#Marisara Pont Marchese (2005) *#Fernando Bonilla (2005–2009) * Saint Kitts and Nevis - Timothy Harris (2001-2008) * Saint Lucia - Petrus Compton (2004-2006) * Saint Vincent and the Grenadines *# Louis Straker (2001-2005) *# Mike Browne (politician), Mike Browne (2005) *# Louis Straker (2005-2010) * Trinidad and Tobago - Knowlson Gift (2001-2006) * United States - *#Colin Powell (2001-2005) *#Condoleezza Rice (2005-2009)


Oceania

* Australia - Alexander Downer (1996-2007) * Fiji - Kaliopate Tavola (2000-2006) * French Polynesia - *# Gaston Flosse (2004-2005) *# Oscar Temaru (2005-2006) * Kiribati - Anote Tong (2003–2016) * Marshall Islands - Gerald Zackios (2001-2008) * Federated States of Micronesia, Micronesia - Sebastian Anefal (2003-2007) * Nauru - David Adeang (2004-2007) * New Zealand - *#Phil Goff (1999-2005) *#Winston Peters (2005-2008) ** Cook Islands - **# Tom Marsters (2004-2005) **# Wilkie Rasmussen (2005-2009) ** Niue - Young Vivian (2002-2008) * Palau - Temmy Shmull (2001-2009) * Papua New Guinea - Rabbie Namaliu, Sir Rabbie Namaliu (2002-2006) * Samoa - Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi (1998–2021) * Solomon Islands - Laurie Chan (2002-2006) * Tonga - Sonatane Tu'a Taumoepeau Tupou (2004-2009) * Tuvalu - Maatia Toafa (2004-2006) * Vanuatu - Sato Kilman (2004-2007)


South America

* Argentina - *# Rafael Bielsa (2003-2005) *# Jorge Taiana (2005-2010) * Bolivia - *# Juan Ignacio Siles (2003-2005) *# Armando Loaiza (2005-2006) * Brazil - Celso Amorim (2003-2011) * Chile - Ignacio Walker Prieto (2004-2006) * Colombia - Carolina Barco (2002-2006) * Ecuador - *# Patricio Zuquilanda (2003-2005) *# Antonio Parra Gil (2005) *# Francisco Carrión (2005-2007) * Guyana - Rudy Insanally (2001-2008) * Paraguay - Leila Rachid de Cowles (2003-2006) * Peru - *#Manuel Rodríguez Cuadros (2003-2005) *#Fernando Olivera (politician), Fernando Olivera (2005) *#Óscar Maúrtua de Romaña (2005-2006) * Suriname - *# Marie Levens (2000-2005) *# Lygia Kraag-Keteldijk (2005-2010) * Uruguay - *# Didier Opertti (1998-2005) *# Reinaldo Gargano (2005-2008) * Venezuela - Alí Rodríguez Araque (2004-2006) {{Foreign ministers by year 2005 in international relations Lists of office-holders in 2005, Foreign ministers Lists of foreign ministers by year, 2005