This is a list of
foreign ministers in 2012.
Africa
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Algeria
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Mourad Medelci
Mourad Medelci ( ar, مراد مدلسي; 30 April 1943 – 28 January 2019) was an Algerian politician who served in the government of Algeria as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2007 to 2013.[Angola
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Georges Rebelo Chicoti (2010–2017)
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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 nort ...
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Nassirou Bako Arifari
Nassirou Bako Arifari (born 30 October 1962) is a Beninese politician and academic who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Benin from 2011 to 2015. He came from an academic background before entering politics.
Early life and academic career
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(2011–2015)
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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 Kalaha ...
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(2008–2014)
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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 ...
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Djibril Bassolé (2011–2014)
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Burundi -
Laurent Kavakure (2011–2015)
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Cameroon
Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...
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Pierre Moukoko Mbonjo (2011–2015)
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Cape Verde -
Jorge Borges (2011–2014)
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Central African Republic
The Central African Republic (CAR; ; , RCA; , or , ) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast, South Sudan to the southeast, the DR Congo to the south, the Republic of th ...
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Antoine Gambi
Antoine is a French given name (from the Latin ''Antonius'' meaning 'highly praise-worthy') that is a variant of Danton, Titouan, D'Anton and Antonin.
The name is used in France, Switzerland, Belgium, Canada, West Greenland, Haiti, French Guiana ...
(2009–2013)
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Chad -
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 ...
(2008–2017)
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Comoros -
Mohamed Bakri Ben Abdoulfatah Charif (2011–2013)
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Republic of Congo -
Basile Ikouébé (2007–2015)
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Democratic Republic of Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...
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Alexis Thambwe Mwamba (2008–2012)
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Raymond Tshibanda (2012–2016)
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Côte d'Ivoire
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Daniel Kablan Duncan
Daniel Kablan Duncan (born 30 June 1943) is an Ivorian politician. He previously served as Prime Minister of Ivory Coast from 11 December 1993 to 24 December 1999 and again from November 2012 to January 2017. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs ...
(2011–2012)
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Charles Koffi Diby (2012–2016)
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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 ...
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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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Egypt
Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Medit ...
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Mohamed Kamel Amr
Mohamed Kamel Amr (Arabic: محمد کامل عمرو, born 1 December 1942) is an Egyptian politician and diplomat who served as Egypt's minister of foreign affairs between 2011 and 2013. He resigned from office on 30 June 2013.
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(2011–2013)
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Equatorial Guinea -
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Pastor Micha Ondó Bile (2003–2012)
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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.
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(2012–2018)
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Eritrea -
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.
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(2007–present)
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Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...
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Hailemariam Desalegn
Hailemariam Desalegn Boshe ( amh, ኃይለማሪያም ደሳለኝ ቦሼ; born 19 July 1965) is an Ethiopian politician who served as prime minister of Ethiopia from 2012 to 2018. He also previously served as deputy prime minister and Minister ...
(2010–2012)
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Berhane Gebre-Christos (acting) (2012)
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Tedros Adhanom
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus ( ti, ቴዎድሮስ አድሓኖም ገብረኢየሱስ, sometimes spelt ti, ቴድሮስ ኣድሓኖም ገብረየሱስ, label=none; born 3 March 1965) is an Ethiopian public health official, researcher, and ...
(2012–2016)
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Gabon
Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the nort ...
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Paul Toungui
Paul Toungui (born 7 September 1950"Who's Who", Africa Intelligence, ''Gabon: Les Hommes de Pouvoir'', number 4, 5 March 2002 .) is a Gabonese politician who served in the government of Gabon from 1990 to 2012. He was Minister of Finance from 199 ...
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The Gambia
The Gambia,, ff, Gammbi, ar, غامبيا officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. It is the smallest country within mainland AfricaHoare, Ben. (2002) ''The Kingfisher A-Z Encyclopedia'', Kingfisher Publicatio ...
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Mamadou Tangara (2010–2012)
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Mambury Njie
Mambury Njie (born 27 June 1962) is a Gambian politician and the current Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs in Adama Barrow's cabinet.
Education
In 1986, Njie graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in economics and political science from East ...
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Mamadou Tangara (2012)
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Susan Waffa-Ogoo
Susan Waffa-Ogoo (born 4 October 1960) is a Gambian politician who served as the country's Minister of Foreign Affairs from November 2012 to October 2013. A librarian before entering politics, she was first appointed to cabinet after the 1994 co ...
(2012–2013)
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Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
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Muhammad Mumuni
Muhammad Mumuni (born 28 July 1949) is a Ghanaian lawyer and politician. He was reelected to Ghana's Parliament in the 7 December 2012 General Elections, when he won the Kumbungu Seat. Mumuni left parliament in 2004 when he became John Atta M ...
(2009–2013)
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Guinea
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Edouard Niankoye Lamah (2010–2012)
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François Lonseny Fall
François Lonseny Fall (born 21 April 1949) is a Guinean diplomat and politician. He briefly served as Prime Minister of Guinea from February 23, 2004 to July 15, 2004, under authoritarian President Lansana Conté. Later, under democraticly elec ...
(2012–2016)
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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 ), ...
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Mamadu Saliu Djaló Pires (2011–2012)
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Faustino Imbali
Faustino Fudut Imbali (born 1 May 1956)Peter Karibe Mendy (2013) ''Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau'', Scarecrow Press, p229 is a Bissau-Guinean politician who was Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau from 21 March 2001 to 9 Dec ...
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Kenya
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Moses Wetangula
Moses Francis Masika Wetang'ula (born 13 September 1956), is the current Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya, as well as leader of the FORD-Kenya party. He served in the government of Kenya as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2008 to 2 ...
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Sam Ongeri
Ambassador Prof. Hon. Samson Kegengo Ongeri, EGH (born 23 February 1938) is a Kenyan politician. He is the former Senator for Kisii County.
Early life
Ongeri was born on 23 February 1938, in Gesusu, Nyaribari Masaba.
Political life
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Lesotho -
Mohlabi Tsekoa (2007–2015)
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Liberia -
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Toga McIntosh (2010–2012)
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Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan
Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan (born April 7, 1970) served from 2012 to 2015 as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Liberia, in the administration of President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf. Ngafuan was Minister of Finance for Liberia during Johnson-Sirleaf's f ...
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Libya
Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Suda ...
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Ashour Bin Khayal
Ashour Ben Khayal ( ar, عاشور بن خيال), sometimes romanised Ben Hayal, is a Libyan diplomat and politician who was born in the Cyrenaican city of Derna in September 1939. He was named Foreign Minister on 22 November 2011 by Abdurrahim E ...
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Mohammed Abdelaziz (interim) (2012–2014)
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Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...
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Pierrot Rajaonarivelo
Pierrot Jocelyn Rajaonarivelo (born 17 June 1946[Biography at official site]
.) is a Malawi
Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeas ...
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Peter Mutharika
Arthur Peter Mutharika (born 18 July 1940) is a Malawian politician and lawyer who was President of Malawi from May 2014 to June 2020. Mutharika has worked in the field of international justice, specialising in international economic law, inter ...
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Ephraim Chiume
Ephraim Mganda Chiume (born 1953) is a politician who was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs in April 2012 in the cabinet of Malawi (until 2014). He was formerly Deputy Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Environment, and then served as J ...
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Mali
Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mal ...
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Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga
Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga (; 8 June 1954 – 21 March 2022) was a Malian politician who was the List of Prime Ministers of Mali, Prime Minister of Mali between 30 December 2017 and 18 April 2019. The leader of the Alliance for Solidarity in Mali ...
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Sadio Lamine Sow (2012)
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Tieman Coulibaly (2012–2013)
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Azawad
Azawad, or Azawagh (Tuareg: Azawaɣ, or Azawad; ar, أزواد) was a short-lived unrecognised state from 2012 to 2013. Azawagh (''Azawaɣ'') is the generic Tuareg Berber name of all Tuareg Berber areas, especially the northern half of Mali ...
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Hama Ag Sid'Ahmed (2012)
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Hama Ag Mahmoud[Charge of External Relations and International Cooperation.] (2012-2013)
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Mauritania -
Hamadi Ould Baba Ould Hamadi (2011–2013)
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Mauritius
Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label= Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent, east of Madagascar. It ...
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Arvin Boolell (2008–2014)
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Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria t ...
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Taieb Fassi Fihri
Taieb Fassi Fihri (born 9 April 1958) is a Moroccan politician who is Counsellor to King Mohammed VI since 2012. He was Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs from 1993 to 2007, then foreign minister from 2007 to 2012.
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Saadeddine Othmani
Saadeddine Othmani ( ber, ⵙⴰⵄⴷ ⴷⴷⵉⵏ ⵍⵄⵓⵜⵎⴰⵏⵉ; ar, سعد الدين العثماني; born 16 January 1956), sometimes translated as Saad Eddine el-Othmani, is a Moroccan politician. He served as the 16th prime mi ...
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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 ...
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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
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Mozambique
Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi ...
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Oldemiro Balói (2008–2017)
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Namibia
Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...
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Utoni Nujoma
Utoni Daniel Nujoma (born 8 September 1952) is a Namibian politician who serves as Minister of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation since March 2020. He has served in various government ministerial positions in the government s ...
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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 ...
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Niger
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Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
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Olugbenga Ashiru (2011–2013)
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Rwanda -
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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São Tomé and Príncipe -
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Manuel Salvador dos Ramos (2010–2012)
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Natália Pedro da Costa Umbelina Neto (2012–2014)
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Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...
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Madické Niang (2009–2012)
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Alioune Badara Cissé (2012)
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Mankeur Ndiaye (2012–2017)
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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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Jean-Paul Adam
Jean-Paul Adam (born 12 June 1977) is a Seychellois politician. He serves as Minister of Health and Social Affairs in the Cabinet of Seychelles until 30 October 2020. He previously served as Minister of Finance, Trade & The Blue Economy from ...
(2010–2015)
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Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered by Liberia to the southeast and Guinea surrounds the northern half of the nation. Covering a total area of , Sierr ...
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J. B. Dauda (2010–2012)
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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 ...
(2012–2017)
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Somalia
Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...
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Mohamed Abdullahi Omaar
Mohamed Abdullahi Omaar ( so, Maxamed Cabdullahi Omaar, ar, محمد عبدالله
أومار) is a Somali politician and diplomat. He twice served as the Foreign Minister of Somalia.
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Abdullahi Haji Hassan Mohamed Nuur
Abdullahi Haji Hassan Mohamed Nuur ( so, Cabdulaahi Xaaji Xasan Maxamed Nuur, ar, عبد الله حاجي حسن محمد نور) is a Somali politician. He served as Somalia's Minister of Agriculture and Livestock and later also as Foreign Minis ...
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Fowsiyo Yussuf Haji Aadan
Fawzia Yusuf Haji Adam ( so, Fawzia Yusuf H. Adam, ar, فوزية يوسف الحاج أدم) is a Somali politician. From 4 November 2012 to 17 January 2014, she served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister of Somalia.
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Somaliland -
Mohammad Abdullahi Omar
Dr. Mohammad Abdullahi Omar ( so, Maxamed Cabdulaahi Cumar, ar, محمد عبدالله اومار) is a Somalilander politician. He served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Somaliland. He was appointed to the position on July 28, 2010 by t ...
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Puntland
Puntland ( so, Puntland, ar, أرض البنط, it, Terra di Punt or ''Paese di Punt''), officially the Puntland State of Somalia ( so, Dowlad Goboleedka Puntland ee Soomaaliya, ar, ولاية أرض البنط الصومالية), is a F ...
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Daud Mohamed Omar (2010–2014)
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South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...
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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 ...
(2009–2018)
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South Sudan
South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän), is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the ...
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Nhial Deng Nhial (2011–2013)
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Sudan -
Ali Karti
Ali Ahmed Karti ( ar, علي أحمد كرتي; born 27 October 1953) is a Sudanese politician. Karti served as Foreign Minister of Sudan from 2010 to 2015.
Karti studied law at the University of Khartoum
The University of Khartoum (U of K) ...
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Swaziland -
Mtiti Fakudze (2011–2013)
* Tanzania – Bernard Membe (2007–2015)
* Togo - Elliott Ohin (2010–2013)
* Tunisia - Rafik Abdessalem (2011–2013)
* Uganda -
** Sam Kutesa (2005–2021)
** Henry Oryem Okello (acting) (2011–2012)
* Zambia -
*# Chishimba Kambwili (2011–2012)
*# Given Lubinda (2012–2013)
* Zimbabwe - Simbarashe Mumbengegwi (2005–2017)
Asia
* Afghanistan - Zalmai Rassoul (2010–2013)
* Armenia - Eduard Nalbandyan (2008–2018)
* Azerbaijan - Elmar Mammadyarov (2004–2020)
** Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Nagorno-Karabakh -
**#Vasily Atajanyan (acting) (2011–2012)
**#Karen Mirzoyan (2012–2017)
* Bahrain - Khalid ibn Ahmad Al Khalifah, Sheikh Khalid ibn Ahmad Al Khalifah (2005–2020)
* Bangladesh – Dipu Moni (2009–2013)
* Bhutan - Ugyen Tshering (2008–2013)
* Brunei - Pengiran Muda Mohamed Bolkiah (1984–2015)
* Cambodia - Hor Namhong (1998–2016)
* China - Yang Jiechi (2007–2013)
* East Timor -
*# Zacarias da Costa (2007–2012)
*# José Luís Guterres (2012–2015)
* Georgia (country), Georgia
*# Grigol Vashadze (2008–2012)
*# Maia Panjikidze (2012–2014)
** Abkhazia - Viacheslav Chirikba (2011–2016)
** South Ossetia
**#Murat Dzhioyev (1998–2012)
**#David Sanakoyev (2012–2015)
* India
*# S. M. Krishna (2009–2012)
*# Salman Khurshid (2012–2014)
* Indonesia - Marty Natalegawa (2009–2014)
* Iran - Ali Akbar Salehi (2010–2013)
* Iraq - Hoshyar Zebari (2003–2014)
** Iraqi Kurdistan, Kurdistan - Falah Mustafa Bakir (2006–2019)
* Israel -
*# Avigdor Lieberman (2009–2012)
*# Benjamin Netanyahu (2012–2013)
** Palestinian Authority - Riyad al-Maliki (2007–present)
*** Gaza Strip (in rebellion against the Palestinian National Authority)
***#Muhammad Awad (2011–2012)
***#Ismail Haniyeh (acting) (2012–2014)
* Japan -
*# Kōichirō Gemba (2011–2012)
*# Fumio Kishida (2012–2017)
* Jordan - Nasser Judeh (2009–2017)
* Kazakhstan –
*# Yerzhan Kazykhanov (2011–2012)
*# Erlan Idrissov (2012–2016)
* Democratic People's Republic of Korea, North Korea - Pak Ui-chun (2007–2014)
* Republic of Korea, South Korea - Kim Sung-hwan (diplomat), Kim Sung-hwan (2010–2013)
* Kuwait - Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah (2011–2019)
* Kyrgyzstan -
*#Ruslan Kazakbayev (2010–2012)
*#Erlan Abdyldayev (2012–2018)
* Laos - Thongloun Sisoulith (2006–2016)
* Lebanon - Adnan Mansour (2011–2014)
* Malaysia - Anifah Aman (2009–2018)
* Maldives -
*# Ahmed Naseem (2011–2012)
*# Abdul Samad Abdulla (2012–2013)
* Mongolia -
*# Gombojavyn Zandanshatar (2009–2012)
*# Luvsanvandan Bold (2012–2014)
* Myanmar - Wunna Maung Lwin (2011–2016)
* Nepal - Narayan Kaji Shrestha (2011–2013)
* Oman - Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah (1982–2020)
* Pakistan - Hina Rabbani Khar (2011–2013)
* Philippines - Albert del Rosario (2011–2016)
* 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 - K. Shanmugam (2011–2015)
* Sri Lanka - G. L. Peiris (2010–2015)
* Syria - Walid Muallem (2006–2020)
* Republic of China, Taiwan -
*# Timothy Yang (2009–2012)
*# David Lin (2012–2016)
* Tajikistan - Khamrokhon Zaripov (2006–2013)
* Thailand - Surapong Tovichakchaikul (2011–2014)
* Turkey - Ahmet Davutoğlu (2009–2014)
* Turkmenistan - Raşit Meredow (2001–present)
* United Arab Emirates - Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (2006–present)
* Uzbekistan -
*# Elyor Ganiyev (2010–2012)
*# Abdulaziz Komilov (2012–present)
* Vietnam - Phạm Bình Minh (2011–2021)
* Yemen - Abu Bakr al-Qirbi (2001–2014)
Europe
* Albania -
*# Edmond Haxhinasto (2010–2012)
*# Edmond Panariti (2012–2013)
* Andorra - Gilbert Saboya Sunyé (2011–2017)
* Austria - Michael Spindelegger (2008–2013)
* Belarus
*# Sergei Martynov (politician), Sergei Martynov (2003–2012)
*# Vladimir Makei (2012–present)
* Belgium - Didier Reynders (2011–2019)
** Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region - Jean-Luc Vanraes (2009–2013)
** Flanders - Kris Peeters (2008–2014)
** Wallonia - Rudy Demotte (2009-2014)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina -
*# Sven Alkalaj (2007–2012)
*# Zlatko Lagumdžija (2012–2015)
* Bulgaria - Nickolay Mladenov (2010–2013)
* Croatia - Vesna Pusić (2011–2016)
* Cyprus - Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis (2011–2013)
** Northern Cyprus - Hüseyin Özgürgün (2009–2013)
* Czech Republic - Karel Schwarzenberg (2010–2013)
* Denmark - Villy Søvndal (2011–2013)
** Greenland - Kuupik Kleist (2009–2013)
** Faroe Islands - Kaj Leo Johannesen (2011–2015)
* Estonia - Urmas Paet (2005–2014)
* Finland - Erkki Tuomioja (2011–2015)
* France -
*# Alain Juppé (2011–2012)
*# Laurent Fabius (2012–2016)
* Germany - Guido Westerwelle (2009–2013)
* Greece -
*# Stavros Dimas (2011–2012)
*# Petros Molyviatis (2012)
*# Dimitris Avramopoulos (2012–2013)
* Hungary - János Martonyi (2010–2014)
* Iceland - Össur Skarphéðinsson (2009–2013)
* Republic of Ireland, Ireland - Eamon Gilmore (2011–2014)
* Italy - Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata (2011–2013)
* Latvia - Edgars Rinkēvičs (2011–present)
* Liechtenstein - Aurelia Frick (2009–2019)
* Lithuania -
*# Audronius Ažubalis (2010–2012)
*# Linas Antanas Linkevičius (2012–2020)
* Luxembourg - Jean Asselborn (2004–present)
* Republic of Macedonia, Macedonia - Nikola Poposki (2011–2017)
* Malta
*# Tonio Borg (2008–2012)
*# Francis Zammit Dimech (2012–2013)
* Moldova - Iurie Leancă (2009–2013)
** Transnistria -
**# Vladimir Yastrebchak (2008–2012)
**# Nina Shtanski (2012–2015)
* Monaco - José Badia (2011–2015)
* Montenegro -
*# Milan Roćen (2006–2012)
*# Nebojša Kaluđerović (2012)
*# Igor Lukšić (2012–2016)
* Netherlands -
*# Uri Rosenthal (2010–2012)
*# Frans Timmermans (2012–2014)
* Norway -
*#Jonas Gahr Støre (2005–2012)
*#Espen Barth Eide (2012–2013)
* Poland - Radosław Sikorski (2007–2014)
* Portugal - Paulo Portas (2011–2013)
* Romania -
*# Teodor Baconschi (2009–2012)
*# Cristian Diaconescu (2012)
*# Andrei Marga (2012)
*# Titus Corlăţean (2012–2014)
* Russia - Sergey Lavrov (2004–present)
* San Marino
*# Antonella Mularoni (2008–2012)
*# Pasquale Valentini (2012–2016)
* Serbia -
*# Vuk Jeremić (2007–2012)
*# Ivan Mrkić (2012–2014)
** Kosovo - Enver Hoxhaj (2011–2014)
* Slovakia -
*# Mikuláš Dzurinda (2010–2012)
*# Miroslav Lajčák (2012–2020)
* Slovenia -
*# Samuel Žbogar (2008–2012)
*# Karl Erjavec (2012–2018)
* Spain - José Manuel García-Margallo (2011–2016)
** Catalonia - Francesc Homs Molist (2012–2015)
* Sweden - Carl Bildt (2006–2014)
* Switzerland - Didier Burkhalter (2012–2017)
* Ukraine
*#Kostyantyn Gryshchenko (2010–2012)
*#Leonid Kozhara (2012–2014)
* United Kingdom - William Hague (2010–2014)
** Scotland - Fiona Hyslop (2009–2020)
* Vatican City - Dominique Mamberti, Archbishop Dominique Mamberti (2006–2014)
North America and the Caribbean
* Antigua and Barbuda - Baldwin Spencer (politician), Baldwin Spencer (2005–2014)
* The Bahamas -
*# Brent Symonette (2007–2012)
*# Fred Mitchell (Bahamian politician), Fred Mitchell (2012–2017)
* Barbados - Maxine McClean (2008–2018)
* Belize - Wilfred Elrington (2008–2020)
* Canada - John Baird (Canadian politician), John Baird (2011–2015)
** Quebec -
**#Monique Gagnon-Tremblay (2010–2012)
**#Jean-François Lisée (2012–2014)
* Costa Rica - José Enrique Castillo Barrantes, Enrique Castillo (2011–2014)
* Cuba - Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla (2009–present)
* Dominica - Roosevelt Skerrit (2010–2014)
* Dominican Republic - Carlos Morales Troncoso (2004–2014)
* El Salvador - Hugo Martínez (politician), Hugo Martínez (2009–2013)
* Grenada -
*# Karl Hood (2010–2012)
*# Tillman Thomas (2012–2013)
* Guatemala -
*# Haroldo Rodas (2008–2012)
*# Harold Caballeros (2012–2013)
* Haiti -
*# Laurent Lamothe (2011–2012)
*# Pierre Richard Casimir (2012–2014)
* Honduras - Arturo Corrales (2011–2013)
* Jamaica -
*# Kenneth Baugh (2007–2012)
*# Arnold Nicholson (2012–2016)
* Mexico
*#Patricia Espinosa (2006–2012)
*#José Antonio Meade Kuribreña (2012–2015)
* Nicaragua - Samuel Santos López (2007–2017)
* Panama -
*#Roberto Henríquez (2011–2012)
*#Francisco Álvarez De Soto (acting) (2012)
*#Rómulo Roux (2012–2013)
* Puerto Rico – Kenneth McClintock (2009–2013)
* Saint Kitts and Nevis - Sam Condor (2010–2013)
* Saint Lucia - Alva Baptiste (2011–2016)
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Douglas Slater (2010–2013)
* Trinidad and Tobago -
*# Surujrattan Rambachan (2010–2012)
*# Winston Dookeran (2012–2015)
* United States of America - Hillary Clinton (2009–2013)
Oceania
* Australia -
*# Kevin Rudd (2010–2012)
*# Craig Emerson (acting) (2012)
*# Bob Carr (2012–2013)
* Fiji - Inoke Kubuabola, Ratu Inoke Kubuabola (2009–2016)
* French Polynesia - Oscar Temaru (2011–2013)
* Kiribati - Anote Tong (2003–2016)
* Marshall Islands -
*# John Silk (2009–2012)
*# Phillip H. Muller (2012–2014)
* Federated States of Micronesia, Micronesia - Lorin S. Robert (2007–2019)
* Nauru -
*# Sprent Dabwido (2011–2012)
*# Kieren Keke (2012–2013)
* New Zealand - Murray McCully (2008–2017)
** Cook Islands - Tom Marsters (2010–2013)
** Niue - Toke Talagi (2008–2020)
** Tokelau -
**# Foua Toloa (2011–2012)
**# Kerisiano Kalolo (2012–2013)
* Palau - Victor Yano (2010–2013)
* Papua New Guinea -
*#Ano Pala (2011–2012) / Paru Aihi (2011–2012) (rival government)
*# Puka Temu, Sir Puka Temu (2012)
*# Rimbink Pato (2012–2019)
* Samoa - Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi (1998–2021)
* Solomon Islands -
*# Peter Shanel Agovaka (2010–2012)
*# Clay Forau Soalaoi (2012–2014)
* Tonga - Sialeʻataongo Tuʻivakanō (2010–2014)
* Tuvalu - Apisai Ielemia (2010–2013)
* Vanuatu - Alfred Carlot (2011–2013)
South America
* Argentina - Héctor Timerman (2010–2015)
* Bolivia - David Choquehuanca (2006–2017)
* Brazil - Antonio Patriota (2011–2013)
* Chile - Alfredo Moreno Charme (2010–2014)
* Colombia - María Ángela Holguín (2010–2018)
* Ecuador - Ricardo Patiño (2010–2016)
* Guyana - Carolyn Rodrigues (2008–2015)
* Paraguay -
*#Jorge Lara Castro (2011–2012)
*#José Félix Fernández Estigarribia (2012–2013)
* Peru - Rafael Roncagliolo (2011–2013)
* Suriname - Winston Lackin (2010–2015)
* Uruguay - Luis Almagro (2010–2015)
* Venezuela - Nicolás Maduro (2006–2013)
References
*http://rulers.org
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