List of current foreign ministers
Encyclopedia
This is a list of current foreign ministers of the 193 United Nations member states
and the Holy See
(Vatican City
).
Foreign ministers of unrecognized countries (e.g. Kosovo
, Taiwan
, Palestine
, Western Sahara
), contested territories, autonomous regions, etc. are included in the second table.
Female ministers are shown in bold font.
Sui generis
United Nations member states
There are 193 United Nations member states, and each of them is a member of the United Nations General Assembly.The criteria for admission of new members are set out in the United Nations Charter, Chapter II, Article 4, as follows:...
and the Holy See
Holy See
The Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome, in which its Bishop is commonly known as the Pope. It is the preeminent episcopal see of the Catholic Church, forming the central government of the Church. As such, diplomatically, and in other spheres the Holy See acts and...
(Vatican City
Vatican City
Vatican City , or Vatican City State, in Italian officially Stato della Città del Vaticano , which translates literally as State of the City of the Vatican, is a landlocked sovereign city-state whose territory consists of a walled enclave within the city of Rome, Italy. It has an area of...
).
Foreign ministers of unrecognized countries (e.g. Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...
, Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
, Palestine
Palestinian National Authority
The Palestinian Authority is the administrative organization established to govern parts of the West Bank and Gaza Strip...
, Western Sahara
Western Sahara
Western Sahara is a disputed territory in North Africa, bordered by Morocco to the north, Algeria to the northeast, Mauritania to the east and south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. Its surface area amounts to . It is one of the most sparsely populated territories in the world, mainly...
), contested territories, autonomous regions, etc. are included in the second table.
Female ministers are shown in bold font.
Sovereign states
Country | Name | Since |
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Afghanistan (list of ministers Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Afghanistan) The Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs - MFA - is the Government of Afghanistan Cabinet officer responsible for managing the Foreign relations of Afghanistan.-Foreign Ministers of Afghanistan:-External links:*... ) |
Zalmai Rassoul Zalmai Rassoul Dr. Zalmai Rassoul is a politician in Afghanistan, serving as the Foreign Minister since January 2010 after receiving the confidence vote of the Afghan National Assembly. He previously served as National Security Advisor of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, which he held since June 2002... |
18 January 2010 |
Albania (list of ministers Minister of Foreign Affairs (Albania) The Minister of Foreign Affairs in the government of Albania, is the cabinet minister responsible for the foreign relations of Albania.The minister is in charge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, whose headquarters are located on the Ali Demi street in Tirana.The current minister is Edmond... ) |
Edmond Haxhinasto Edmond Haxhinasto Edmond Haxhinasto is the current deputy Prime Minister of Albania and the minister of Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Albania. Edmond Haxhinasto was born in Tirana on the 16th November 1966. Haxhinasto graduated from the University of Tirana, Faculty of History and Philology, English Chair in1989... |
16 September 2010 |
Algeria | Mourad Medelci Mourad Medelci Mourad Medelci is an Algerian politician and the current Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria.-Early life:Medelci studied Economics at the University of Algiers receiving his Bachelor's degree in 1966 and Masters degree in 1968... |
4 June 2007 |
Andorra | Gilbert Saboya Sunyé | 12 May 2011 |
Angola (list of ministers Minister of External Relations (Angola) Foreign Minister of Angola is a cabinet level position in the national government.-Foreign Ministers:*1975-1976: José Eduardo dos Santos*1976-1984: Paulo Teixeira Jorge*1984-1985: José Eduardo dos Santos*1985-1989: Afonso Van-Dúnem M'Binda... ) |
George Rebelo Pinto Chicoti | 26 November 2010 |
Antigua and Barbuda | Baldwin Spencer Baldwin Spencer Winston Baldwin Spencer is the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda. He has been Prime Minister since March 24, 2004, when his party, the United Progressive Party , which he had led as the opposition party for several years, won a parliamentary election... (prime minister) |
6 January 2005 |
Argentina (list of ministers) | Héctor Timerman Héctor Timerman Héctor Marcos Timerman is an Argentine journalist, sociologist, political and human rights activist, diplomat, and current Argentine Minister of Foreign Relations.-Life and times:... |
22 June 2010 |
Armenia | Eduard Nalbandyan Eduard Nalbandyan Eduard Nalbandyan is an Armenian diplomat. He is the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia since April 2008.... |
14 April 2008 |
Australia (list of ministers) | Kevin Rudd Kevin Rudd Kevin Michael Rudd is an Australian politician who was the 26th Prime Minister of Australia from 2007 to 2010. He has been Minister for Foreign Affairs since 2010... |
14 September 2010 |
Austria (list of ministers Foreign Minister of Austria The Foreign Minister of Austria is responsible for handling Austria's foreign policy.-Under the First Austrian Republic:* Victor Adler* Otto Bauer* Karl Renner* Michael Mayr* Johann Schober* Walter Breisky* Leopold Hennet* Alfred Grünberger... ) |
Michael Spindelegger Michael Spindelegger Michael Spindelegger is an Austrian lawyer and politician. He is the current Vice Chancellor and Foreign Minister of Austria in the cabinet of Werner Faymann. Since 2011, Spindelegger is the current leader of the Austrian People's Party .- Early and personal life :Spindelegger was born in Mödling,... |
2 December 2008 |
Azerbaijan (list of ministers) | Elmar Mammadyarov Elmar Mammadyarov Elmar Mammadyarov Maharram oglu , born on July 2, 1960, Baku), is the Foreign Minister in the Government of Azerbaijan since 2004. Mammadyarov speaks Russian, English and Turkish.-Early life:... |
2 April 2004 |
The Bahamas | | Brent Symonette Brent Symonette Brent Symonette is a prominent Bahamian businessman, a Member of Parliament for the St. Annes constituency, and the current Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the Bahamas. He is a member of the Free National Movement .... |
4 May 2007 |
Bahrain | Sheikh Khalid ibn Ahmad Al Khalifah Khalid ibn Ahmad Al Khalifah Sheikh Khalid ibn Ahmad Al Khalifa is the Foreign Minister of Bahrain. Sheikh Khaled was appointed in a cabinet reshuffle in September 2005, having previously been the ambassador to the United Kingdom, serving there from 2001.... |
26 September 2005 |
Bangladesh (list of ministers Foreign Minister of Bangladesh The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh heads the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The current foreign minister is Dipu Moni, who has served since January 6, 2009.-List of foreign ministers:-See also:* Constitution of Bangladesh... ) |
Dipu Moni Dipu Moni Dipu Moni is a Bangladeshi politician and diplomat and the current Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2009.-Early Political Career:Until now the principal focus of her work has been women's rights and entitlements, health legislation, health policy and management, health financing, strategic... |
6 January 2009 |
Barbados (list of ministers) | Maxine McClean | 24 November 2008 |
Belarus | Sergei Martynov Sergei Martynov (politician) Sergei Nikolaevich Martynov is the current Minister for Foreign Affairs of Belarus appointed in March 2003. He was born on February 22, 1953 in Gyumri, Armenian SSR.... |
21 March 2003 |
Belgium (list of ministers) | Steven Vanackere Steven Vanackere Steven Vanackere, born 4 February 1964 in Wevelgem, Belgium, is a Flemish politician, member of the Christian Democratic and Flemish Party . He holds the portfolios of Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Institutional Reform in the Leterme II Government... |
25 November 2009 |
Belize | Wilfred Elrington Wilfred Elrington Wilfred Elrington is a Belizean politician. He was the Attorney General of Belize and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade from February 12, 2008 to 2010. A reshuffle of the Cabinet in 2010 left him with just Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade.... |
12 February 2008 |
Benin (list of ministers) | Nassirou Bako Arifari | 28 May 2011 |
Bhutan | Ugyen Tshering Ugyen Tshering Lyonpo Ugyen Tshering is a Bhutanese politician, currently serving as Minister for Foreign Affairs.He served as Minister for Labor and Human Resources before resigning in mid-2007, along with six other ministers, in order to enter politics and stand in the 2008 general election... |
11 April 2008 |
Bolivia | David Choquehuanca David Choquehuanca David Choquehuanca Céspedes is a Bolivian politician. He has served as the Foreign Minister of Bolivia since 23 January 2006.Choquehuanca, who is an Aymara Indian, is an Aymara activist... |
23 January2006 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sven Alkalaj Sven Alkalaj Sven Alkalaj is a Bosnian diplomat who is the Foreign Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Alkalaj, who is of Sephardic ethnicity, is one of the most prominent Bosnian Jews... |
9 February 2007 |
Botswana | Phandu Skelemani Phandu Skelemani Phandu Tombola Chaka Skelemani is a Botswana politician of the ruling Botswana Democratic Party , currently serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs... |
1 April 2008 |
Brazil | Antonio Patriota Antonio Patriota Antonio de Aguiar Patriota is a Brazilian diplomat and current Minister of External Relations, succeeding Chancellor Celso Amorim... |
1 January 2011 |
Brunei | Pengiran Muda Mohamed Bolkiah | 1 January 1984 |
Kingdom of Bulgaria | Nikolay Mladenov Nikolay Mladenov Nickolay Evtimov Mladenov is a Bulgarian politician who has been Minister of Foreign Affairs in the government of Prime Minister Boyko Borisov since 2010. He was a Member of the European Parliament from 2007 to 2009 and was Minister of Defense from 27 July 2009 to 27 January... |
27 January 2010 |
Burkina Faso | Djibril Bassolé Djibril Bassolé Djibrill Yipènè Bassolé is a Burkinabé political figure and diplomat. He served in the government of Burkina Faso as Minister of Security from November 2000 to June 2007 and as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Cooperation from June 2007 to September 2008... |
21 April 2011 |
Myanmar (list of ministers) | Wunna Maung Lwin Wunna Maung Lwin Wunna Maung Lwin is the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Myanmar. He joined the diplomatic service in 1999, after a long career in the Myanmar Armed Forces. He graduated from the 16th intake of the Defence Services Academy in 1971.-References:... |
30 March 2011 |
Burundi | Laurent Kavakure | 7 November 2011 |
Cambodia | Hor Namhong Hor Namhong Hor Namhong is a Cambodian diplomat who has served in the government of Cambodia as Minister of Foreign Affairs since 1998. He previously held the same post from 1990 until 1993... |
| 30 November 1998 |
Cameroon | Henri Eyebe Ayissi Henri Eyebe Ayissi Henri Eyebe Ayissi is a Cameroonian politician and diplomat who has served in the government of Cameroon as Minister of Foreign Relations since September 2007.-Biography:... |
7 September 2007 |
Canada (list of ministers) | John Baird John Baird (Canadian politician) John Russell Baird, PC, MP is a Canadian politician currently serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the cabinet of Prime Minister Stephen Harper.... |
18 May 2011 |
Cape Verde | Jorge Borges | 21 March 2011 |
Central African Republic | Antoine Gambi | 19 January 2009 |
Chad | Moussa Faki Moussa Faki Moussa Faki Mahamat is a Chadian political figure. He was the Prime Minister of Chad from June 24, 2003 until February 4, 2005, and is a member of the Patriotic Salvation Movement. He is part of the Zaghawa ethnic group, the same group as President Idriss Déby... |
23 April 2008 |
Chile (list of ministers) | Alfredo Moreno Charme Alfredo Moreno Charme Alfredo Moreno Charme is a Chilean diplomat and politician. He has served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile since March 11, 2010, under President Sebastián Piñera.-References:... |
11 March 2010 |
People's Republic of China (list of ministers) | Yang Jiechi | 27 April 2007 |
Colombia (list of ministers Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Colombia) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also known as the Chancellery, is the national executive ministry of the Government of Colombia responsible for the foreign relations of Colombia through its diplomatic missions abroad by formulating foreign policy relevant to the matters of the State, it is... ) |
María Ángela Holguín María Ángela Holguín María Ángela Holguín Cuéllar is a Colombian political scientist and career diplomat currently serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia... |
7 August 2010 |
Comoros | Mohamed Bakri Ben Abdoulfatah Charif | 30 May 2011 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo (list of ministers) | Alexis Thambwe Mwamba Alexis Thambwe Mwamba Alexis Thambwe Mwamba , is a Congolese politician who has been the Foreign Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 2008.... |
26 October 2008 |
Republic of the Congo | Basile Ikouébé Basile Ikouébé Basile Ikouébé is a Congolese diplomat who has served in the government of Congo-Brazzaville as Minister of Foreign Affairs and La Francophonie since 2007. Previously, Ikouébé was Congo-Brazzaville's Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 1998 to 2007... |
31 May 2007 |
Costa Rica | Enrique Castillo | 14 September 2011 |
Côte d'Ivoire | Daniel Kablan Duncan Daniel Kablan Duncan Daniel Kablan Duncan is a Ivorian politician who was Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire from 11 December 1993 to 24 December 1999. Since June 2011, he has served in the government as Minister of Foreign Affairs.... |
1 June 2011 |
Independent State of Croatia (list of ministers Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration (Croatia) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Croatia is the ministry in the Government of Croatia which is in charge of foreign relations and admission into the European Union.-Foreign affairs ministers:... ) |
Gordan Jandroković Gordan Jandrokovic Gordan Jandroković is a Croatian diplomat and politician. Currently, he is the foreign minister of Croatia.Jandroković was born in Bjelovar. He graduated from the University of Zagreb Faculty of Civil Engineering in 1991, and obtained a diploma from the Faculty of Political Sciences in... |
12 January 2008 |
Cuba (list of ministers) | Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parrilla is a Cuban diplomat and politician. He is presently the Foreign Minister of Cuba. He was his country's Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 1995 to 2003. Rodríguez Parrilla was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs on March 2, 2009, replacing... |
2 March 2009 |
Cyprus (list of ministers) | Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis is a Cypriot politician who is currently the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus. She had also served in this post from July 2007 until March 2008. She is married with George Marcoullis and has a son.-References:... |
5 August 2011 |
Czech Republic (list of ministers Minister of Foreign Affairs (Czech Republic) The Minister of Foreign Affairs is the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic and handles foreign policy of the Czech Republic.- Ministers of Foreign Affairs :... ) |
Karel Schwarzenberg Karel Schwarzenberg Karel Schwarzenberg or Karel, Prince of Schwarzenberg , 7... |
13 July 2010 |
Denmark (list of ministers) | Villy Søvndal Villy Søvndal Villy Søvndal is a Danish politician and Minister for Foreign Affairs in the government of Denmark since October 2011. Søvndal, a member of the Danish Parliament since 1994, is also leader of the Socialist People's Party.... |
3 October 2011 |
Djibouti | Mahamoud Ali Youssouf Mahamoud Ali Youssouf Mahamoud Ali Youssouf is a Djiboutian political figure, currently serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs.After serving as Djibouti's Ambassador to Egypt, Youssouf was appointed as Minister Delegate responsible for International Cooperation on July 4, 2001. Youssouf was subsequently appointed as... |
22 May 2005 |
Dominica | Roosevelt Skerrit Roosevelt Skerrit Roosevelt Skerrit is a Dominican politician who has been Prime Minister of Dominica since 2004; he has also been the Member of Parliament for the Vieille Case constituency since 2000... (prime minister) |
| 4 January 2010 |
Dominican Republic | Carlos Morales Troncoso Carlos Morales Troncoso Carlos Morales Troncoso is a Dominican politician who currently serves as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic since 2004.-Family background:... |
16 August 2004 |
East Timor | Zacarias da Costa Zacarias da Costa Zacarias Albano da Costa is a East Timorese politician and diplomat. On August 8, 2007, he became Minister of Foreign Affairs2 following the 2007 parliamentary election... |
8 August 2007 |
Ecuador | Ricardo Patiño | 28 January 2010 |
Egypt (list of ministers) | Mohamed Kamel Amr Mohamed Kamel Amr Mohamed Kamel Amr is an Egyptian diplomat who is the current Foreign Minister of Egypt in Essam Sharaf's government since 18 July 2011.... |
18 July 2011 |
El Salvador | Hugo Martínez | 1 June 2009 |
Equatorial Guinea | Pastor Micha Ondó Bile Pastor Micha Ondó Bile Pastor Micha Ondó Bile is the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Equatorial Guinea since February 2003... |
11 February 2003 |
Eritrea | Osman Saleh Mohammed 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 overseen the transition from the revolutionary EPLF school system to a National education system... |
18 April 2007 |
Estonia (list of ministers Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs The Minister of Foreign Affairs is the senior minister at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Estonian Government. The Minister is one of the most important members of the Estonian government, with responsibility for the relations between Estonia and foreign states.The Foreign Minister is... ) |
Urmas Paet Urmas Paet Urmas Paet is an Estonian politician who has been Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia since 2005. He is a member of the Estonian Reform Party. As of September 2010, Paet has been the longest serving minister since the re-establishment of Estonian independence.-Biography:Paet was born in Tallinn... |
13 April 2005 |
Ethiopia (list of ministers Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ethiopia) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the Ethiopian government ministry which oversees the foreign relations of Ethiopia.... ) |
Haile Mariam Desalegne Haile Mariam Desalegne Haile-Mariam Desalegne is an Ethiopian politician. Widely-known to be one of the stooges of Ethiopian dictator Meles Zenawi, he was President of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region from November 2001 to March 2006 and was promoted as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of... |
5 October 2010 |
Fiji (list of ministers Minister for Foreign Affairs (Fiji) The Minister for Foreign Affairs is Fiji's Cabinet Minister responsible for international relations and diplomacy... ) |
Ratu Inoke Kubuabola Inoke Kubuabola Ratu Inoke Kubuabola is a Fijian politician who served as Leader of the Opposition in 1999 and 2000. He became leader of the Fijian Political Party following its defeat in the 1999 election and the subsequent resignation of its leader, the defeated Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, from Parliament... |
3 August 2009 |
Finland (list of ministers) | Erkki Tuomioja Erkki Tuomioja Erkki Sakari Tuomioja is the Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs. He is currently a member of the Finnish Parliament.Tuomioja is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Finland, although his political views are thought to be more to the left than the party line. He is also a member of ATTAC... |
22 June 2011 |
Early Modern France (list of ministers Minister of Foreign Affairs (France) Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs ), is France's foreign affairs ministry, with the headquarters located on the Quai d'Orsay in Paris close to the National Assembly of France. The Minister of Foreign and European Affairs in the government of France is the cabinet minister responsible for... ) |
| Alain Juppé Alain Juppé Alain Marie Juppé is a French politician currently serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs. He also served as Prime Minister of France from 1995 to 1997 under President Jacques Chirac and the Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs from 2010 to 2011... |
27 February 2011 |
Gabon (list of ministers Foreign Minister of Gabon Here is a list of Gabon's Foreign Ministers.* 1960 - 1961 André Gustave Anguilé* 1961 - 1963 Jean-Hilaire Aubame* 1963 Jean François Ondo* 1963 - 1964 Joseph Ngoua* 1964 Léon M'ba* 1964 - 1965 Pierre Auguste Avaro* 1965 - 1967 Jean Engone... ) |
Paul Toungui Paul Toungui Paul Toungui is a Gabonese politician. He has served in the government of Gabon since 1990 and is currently the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Cooperation, La Francophonie, and Regional Integration.-Political career:... |
7 October 2008 |
The Gambia | Mamadou Tangara | 7 June 2010 |
Georgia (country) (list of ministers) | Grigol Vashadze Grigol Vashadze Grigol Vashadze is a Georgian politician, diplomat and a member of the Cabinet of Georgia in the capacity of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Georgia. From 2 November 2008 until 10 December of the same year Vashadze briefly served as the Minister for Culture, Heritage Preservation and Sport... |
5 December 2008 |
Germany (list of ministers) | Guido Westerwelle Guido Westerwelle Guido Westerwelle [] is a German liberal politician, who, since 28 October 2009, has been serving as the Foreign Minister in the second cabinet of Chancellor Angela Merkel, and who was Vice Chancellor of Germany from 2009 to 2011. He is the first openly gay person to hold either of those positions... |
28 October 2009 |
Ghana (list of ministers Minister for Foreign Affairs (Ghana) The Minister for Foreign Affairs is the Ghana government official who is responsible for overseeing the country's foreign policy and international diplomacy. The minister is usually one of the most senior members of Cabinet.... ) |
Muhammad Mumuni Muhammad Mumuni Muhammad Mumuni is the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of Ghana. He was a member of the parliament of Ghana and a lawyer by profession.-Early life and education:... |
20 February 2009 |
Greece (list of ministers) | Stavros Dimas Stavros Dimas Stavros Dimas is a Greek politician who was European Commissioner for the Environment from 2004 to 2009. Since November 2011, he has served in the government of Greece as Minister for Foreign Affairs.-Early career:... |
11 November 2011 |
Grenada | Karl Hood Karl Hood Karl Hood is a politician from the island of Grenada. He currently serves as that nation's Minister of Foreign Affairs.-References:*... |
22 November 2010 |
Guatemala | Haroldo Rodas Haroldo Rodas Roger Haroldo Rodas Melgar is a Guatemalan diplomat and the current foreign minister in the cabinet of President Álvaro Colom.He previously served as vice-minister for foreign affairs from 1 January 1991 to 30 June 1992.... |
14 January 2008 |
Guinea | Edouard Niankoye Lamah | 27 December 2010 |
Guinea-Bissau | Mamadu Saliu Djaló Pires | 27 August 2009 |
Guyana | Carolyn Rodrigues Carolyn Rodrigues Carolyn Allison Rodrigues-Birkett is a Guyanese politician who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs since April 2008.Rodrigues, an Amerindian, was born in Moruca, Barima-Waini Region... |
10 April 2008 |
Haiti (list of ministers) | Laurent Lamothe Laurent Lamothe Laurent Salvador Lamothe has been the Minister of Foreign and Religious Affairs of the Republic of Haiti since October 2011. He is also known in the telecommunications sector as the co-founder and former CEO of the company Global Voice Group.... |
18 October 2011 |
Honduras | Arturo Corrales | 16 September 2011 |
Holy See (Vatican City Vatican City Vatican City , or Vatican City State, in Italian officially Stato della Città del Vaticano , which translates literally as State of the City of the Vatican, is a landlocked sovereign city-state whose territory consists of a walled enclave within the city of Rome, Italy. It has an area of... ) (list of ministers) |
Dominique Mamberti Dominique Mamberti Dominique François Joseph Mamberti is the current Secretary for Relations with States in the Roman Curia.-Education:Dominique Mamberti was born in Marrakesh, Morocco on 7 March 1952 and was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Ajaccio, France on 20 September 1981. He has academic degrees in civil... |
15 September 2006 |
Hungary (list of ministers) | János Martonyi János Martonyi János Martonyi is a Hungarian politician and Foreign Minister of Hungary. He is a member of the Fidesz party, and was also Foreign Minister between 1998 and 2002... |
29 May 2010 |
Iceland (list of ministers) | Össur Skarphéðinsson Össur Skarphéðinsson Össur Skarphéðinsson is an Icelandic politician who has been Minister for Foreign Affairs since February 2009.Össur matriculated from the Reykjavík Grammar School in 1973, and gained a BS in Biology from the University of Iceland in 1979, and a doctorate in physiology from the University of East... |
1 February 2009 |
India (list of ministers) | S. M. Krishna S. M. Krishna Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna , generally referred to as S. M. Krishna, is the Minister of External Affairs and a member of the Indian Parliament from Karnataka in the Rajya Sabha. He was the Chief Minister of Karnataka from 1999 to 2004 and the Governor of Maharashtra from 2004 to... |
23 May 2009 |
Indonesia | Marty Natalegawa Marty Natalegawa Raden Mohammad Marty Muliana Natalegawa, more commonly known as Marty Natalegawa, is an Indonesian diplomat and the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Second United Indonesia Cabinet... |
22 October 2009 |
Iran (list of ministers) | Ali Akbar Salehi Ali Akbar Salehi Ali Akbar Salehi is an Iranian politician, diplomat and academic and the current Minister of Foreign Affairs since 13 December 2010. Previous to his appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs, he was Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran from 16 July 2009 to 13 December 2010... |
13 December 2010 |
Iraq | Hoshyar Zebari Hoshyar Zebari Hoshyar Zebari is the current Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iraq. A Kurd originally from Aqrah, a city in Iraqi Kurdistan, Zebari holds a masters degree in sociology from the University of Essex, England and studied political science in Jordan... |
3 September 2003 |
Republic of Ireland (list of ministers Minister for Foreign Affairs (Ireland) The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade is the senior minister at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in the Government of Ireland. Its headquarters are at Iveagh House, on St Stephen's Green in Dublin; "Iveagh House" is often used as a metonym for the department as a whole.The current... ) |
Eamon Gilmore Eamon Gilmore Eamon Gilmore is an Irish Labour Party politician and the current Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade. He has been the Leader of the Labour Party since September 2007, and a Teachta Dála for the Dún Laoghaire constituency since 1989, first with the Workers' Party of Ireland, and... |
9 March 2011 |
Israel (list of ministers Foreign Affairs Minister of Israel The Foreign Affairs Minister of Israel is the political head of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The position is one of the most important in the Israeli cabinet after Prime Minister and Defense Minister... ) |
Avigdor Lieberman | 31 March 2009 |
Italy (list of ministers Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs As in most countries, in Italy the Minister of Foreign Affairs, which is the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is one of the most important ministerial positions... ) |
Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata | 16 November 2011 |
Jamaica | Kenneth Baugh Kenneth Baugh Dr. Kenneth Lee O'Neil Baugh is the foreign minister and Deputy Prime Minister of Jamaica. He serves in the Parliament of Jamaica, was a former general secretary and former chairman of the Jamaica Labour Party. In addition he had served Minister of Health before his current position. His wife is... |
14 September 2007 |
Japan (list of ministers Minister for Foreign Affairs (Japan) The of Japan is the Cabinet member responsible for Japanese foreign policy and the chief executive of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.Since the end of the American occupation of Japan, the position has been one of the most powerful in the Cabinet, as Japan's economic interests have long relied on... ) |
Kōichirō Genba Koichiro Genba is the current Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs. He belongs to the Democratic Party of Japan and is a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet... |
2 September 2011 |
Jordan | Nasser Judeh | 23 February 2009 |
Kazakhstan (list of ministers) | Yerzhan Kazykhanov Yerzhan Kazykhanov Yerzhan Kh. Kazykhanov is the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan. He was previously ambassador of Kazakhstan to the United Nations. He is married with two children.-References:... |
11 April 2011 |
Kenya (list of ministers) | Moses Wetangula Moses Wetangula Moses Masika Wetangula is a Kenyan politician and Member of Parliament representing Sirisia Constituency. He has been the Minister for Foreign Affairs since January 2008.-Early life:... |
8 January 2008 |
Kiribati | Anote Tong Anote Tong Anote Tong is an I-Kiribati politician with Chinese heritage. He is the current President of Kiribati. He won the election in July 2003 with a slim plurality of votes cast against his brother, Dr. Harry Tong and the private lawyer Banuera Berina... (president) |
| 4 July 2003 |
North Korea | Pak Ui-chun Pak Ui-chun Pak Ui-chun is a North Korean diplomat and politician. He is the current Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.... |
18 May 2007 |
South Korea (list of ministers Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (South Korea) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade is in charge of diplomacy for South Korea, as well as handling external trade and matters related to overseas Korean nationals. It was established on 17 July 1948. Until 1998, the ministry was known as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; its jurisdiction over... ) |
Kim Sung-hwan Kim Sung-hwan (politician) Kim Sung-Hwan is the Republic of Korea’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade. His previous positions include Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Senior Secretary to the President for Foreign Affairs and National Security .- External links :* at the ministry’s website, with links to... |
8 October 2010 |
Kuwait | Sheikh Sabah Al Khaled Al Hamad Al Sabah | 23 October 2011 |
Kyrgyzstan | Ruslan Kazakbayev | 14 April 2010 |
Laos | Thongloun Sisoulith Thongloun Sisoulith Thongloun Sisoulith is a Deputy Prime Minister of Laos, as well as the current Foreign Minister. He became Deputy Prime Minister and President of the State Planning Committee on March 27, 2001, and subsequently he was appointed as Foreign Minister on June 8, 2006, replacing Somsavat Lengsavad... |
8 June 2006 |
Latvia | Edgars Rinkēvičs | 25 October 2011 |
Lebanon | Adnan Mansour | 13 June 2011 |
Lesotho | Mohlabi Tsekoa Mohlabi Tsekoa Mohlabi Kenneth Tsekoa is the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lesotho. He has served in the Cabinet since July 2001, first as Finance Minister, then as Foreign Minister, Minister of Education, and since March 2007 as Foreign Minister again.... |
2 March 2007 |
Liberia (list of ministers) | Toga McIntosh | 5 December 2010 |
Libya (list of ministers Foreign ministers of Libya This is a list of foreign ministers of Libya.*1951–1954: Mahmud al-Muntasir*1954–1954: Muhammad Sakizli*1954–1957: Abdul Salam al-Buseiri*1957–1957: Abdul Majid Kubar*1957–1958: Wahbi al-Bouri*1958–1960: Abdul Majid Kubar*1960–1961: Abdul Qadir Allam... ) |
Ashour Bin Khayal Ashour Bin Khayal Ashour Bin Khayal , sometimes romanised Bin Hayal, is a Libyan diplomat and politician who was born in the Cyrenaican city of Derna. He was named Foreign Minister on 22 November 2011 by Abdurrahim El-Keib in a surprise move, as the position was originally reported to be filled by United Nations... |
24 November 2011 |
Liechtenstein | Aurelia Frick Aurelia Frick Aurelia Frick is a Liechtenstein government minister with responsibility for justice, foreign affairs, and cultural affairs.-Education:Frick studied law at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, graduating in 1999... |
25 March 2009 |
Lithuania (list of ministers Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Lithuania) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania is participating in formation of Lithuania's Foreign Affairs policy and represent interest of Lithuania and its citizens, protect their rights. The current head of the Ministry is Audronius Ažubalis... ) |
Audronius Ažubalis Audronius Ažubalis Audronius Ažubalis is a Lithuanian journalist and politician, currently serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania . He was a member of the Seimas 1996–2000, and was elected again in 2004. He has chaired the foreign affairs committee of the Seimas... |
11 February 2010 |
Luxembourg (list of ministers) | Jean Asselborn Jean Asselborn Jean Asselborn is a Luxembourger politician. Since 31 July 2004, he has been the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Immigration in the government led by Jean-Claude Juncker.... |
21 July 2004 |
Republic of Macedonia | Nikola Poposki Nikola Poposki Nikola Poposki is the incumbent Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Macedonia. Prior to his current role, Poposki served as the country's former ambassador to the European Union.-Education:... |
28 July 2011 |
Madagascar | Yvette Sylla | 26 March 2011 |
Malaysia | Anifah Aman Anifah Aman Dato' Sri Anifah bin Haji Aman is the current Malaysian Minister of Foreign Affairs. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation , which is part of the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition and a Member of Parliament representing Kimanis in Sabah... |
10 April 2009 |
Malawi | Peter Mutharika Peter Mutharika Arthur Peter Mutharika is a Malawian politician, author, educator, lawyer, advisor and consultant. He has worked in the area of international Justice internationally... |
7 September 2011 |
Maldives | Ahmed Naseem | 21 March 2011 |
Mali | Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga | 6 April 2011 |
Malta (list of ministers) | Tonio Borg Tonio Borg Tonio Borg is a Maltese politician who has been Deputy Prime Minister of Malta since 2004. He was Minister of Home Affairs from 1995 to 1996 and again from 1998 to 2008; since 2008, he has been Minister of Foreign Affairs... |
12 March 2008 |
Marshall Islands | John Silk | 30 March 2009 |
Mauritius | Arvin Boolell Arvin Boolell Arvin Boolell is the foreign minister of Mauritius. He was appointed by Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam and took office in September 2008... |
13 September 2008 |
Mauritania | Hamadi Ould Hamadi | 22 March 2011 |
Mexico (list of ministers Secretary of Foreign Affairs (Mexico) In Mexico, the Secretary of Foreign Affairs is a member of the federal executive cabinet with responsibility for implementing the country's foreign policy. The secretary is appointed by the President of the Republic and heads the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs ... ) |
Patricia Espinosa Patricia Espinosa Patricia Espinosa Cantellano is a Mexican diplomat. She is a former ambassador to Austria, Germany, Slovenia and Slovakia and currently serves as Secretary of Foreign Affairs in the cabinet of President Felipe Calderón.... |
1 December 2006 |
Federated States of Micronesia | Lorin S. Robert | 14 July 2007 |
Moldova (list of ministers Foreign Minister of Moldova The Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration is the head of the Ministry of the Foreign Affairs and European Integration of Moldova and a member of the Government of Moldova.- History of the office :... ) |
Iurie Leancă Iurie Leancă Iurie Leancă is a Moldovan politician. He is the current Foreign and European Integration Minister in Vlad Filat Cabinet.- Early career :... |
25 September 2009 |
Monaco | José Badia | 1 January 2011 |
Mongolia | Gombojav Zandanshatar | 12 November 2009 |
Kingdom of Montenegro (list of ministers Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Montenegro) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Government of Montenegro is the foreign-affairs ministry in the Government of Montenegro.-Ministers:... ) |
Milan Roćen Milan Roćen Milan Roćen is Montenegrin politician who is currently the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Government of Montenegro.- Education :... |
10 November 2006 |
Morocco | Taieb Fassi Fihri | 15 October 2007 |
Mozambique | Oldemiro Balói Oldemiro Balói Oldemiro Balói is a Mozambican political figure, currently serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs.Balói served as Deputy Minister of Cooperation in the early 1990s, then as Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism from 1994 to 1999. He was subsequently active in the Millennium-BIM , serving as a... |
10 March 2008 |
Namibia (list of ministers) | Utoni Nujoma Utoni Nujoma Utoni Daniel Nujoma is a Namibian politician. He is the son of Sam Nujoma, who was President of Namibia from 1990 to 2005, and was Deputy Minister of Justice until being appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2010... |
21 March 2010 |
Nauru | Sprent Dabwido Sprent Dabwido Sprent Jared Dabwido is a Nauruan politician. He became the President of Nauru on 15 November 2011.-Background:Dabwido is a close relative of former parliamentarian Audi Dabwido, who served in the first parliament of Nauru in 1968.-Parliamentary role:Dabwido was elected to parliament in the 2004... |
16 November 2011 |
Nepal | Narayan Kaji Shrestha Narayan Kaji Shrestha Narayan Kaji Shrestha , alias Prakash, is a Nepalese communist politician. Prakash is the deputy leader of the parilamentary party of unified maoist. On May 27, 2008, he became public after spending 18 years in underground work... |
4 September 2011 |
Netherlands (list of ministers) | Uri Rosenthal Uri Rosenthal Uriël "Uri" Rosenthal is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy . He is the Minister of Foreign Affairs since October 14, 2010 in the Cabinet Rutte. He served as a Member of the Senate from June 8, 1999 until October 14, 2010. And the Parliamentary leader in the Senate... |
14 October 2010 |
New Zealand (list of ministers) | Murray McCully Murray McCully Murray Stuart McCully is a New Zealand politician. He is a member of the National Party, and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister for Sport and Recreation, and Minister for the Rugby World Cup.-Early life:... |
19 November 2008 |
Nicaragua | Samuel Santos López Samuel Santos López Samuel Santos López is a Nicaraguan politician, currently the Minister of Foreign Affairs, appointed to the post on January 10, 2007... |
11 January 2007 |
Niger (list of ministers) | Mohamed Bazoum Mohamed Bazoum Mohamed Bazoum is a Nigerien politician who has served in the government of Niger as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs since April 2011; previously he was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1995 to 1996. He is the Vice-President of the Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism... |
21 April 2011 |
Nigeria (list of ministers Foreign Minister of Nigeria The Nigerian foreign ministry is a statutory body created to handle the external push of Nigeria's domestic vision and ideals; it is headed by the Foreign Minister of Nigeria. As of late its mission has geared towards increasing awareness about Nigeria's economic potential... ) |
Olugbenga Ashiru | 11 July 2011 |
Norway (list of ministers) | Jonas Gahr Støre Jonas Gahr Støre Jonas Gahr Støre is the Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, having been appointed to Jens Stoltenberg's second cabinet on 17 October 2005. He represents the Norwegian Labour Party.-Personal life:... |
17 October 2005 |
Oman | Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah | 1982 |
Pakistan (list of ministers Foreign Minister of Pakistan The Foreign Minister of Pakistan heads the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The current Foreign Minister is Hina Rabbani Khar who took office as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs on 11 February 2011, and as full Minister of Foreign Affairs on 20 July, 2011... ) |
Hina Rabbani Khar Hina Rabbani Khar Hina Rabbani Khar is a Pakistani politician and the current Foreign Minister of Pakistan. Appointed in July of 2011, she is the first female and the youngest person to ever head Pakistani's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.... |
13 February 2011 |
Palau | Victor Yano | 19 April 2010 |
Panama | Roberto Henríquez | 31 August 2011 |
Papua New Guinea | Ano Pala Ano Pala Ano Pala MP is a Papua New Guinean politician. He is Member of Parliament for Rigo , and is a member of the National Alliance Party. In May 2010, he was appointed Attorney General and Minister of Justice in Prime Minister Michael Somare's Cabinet, replacing Allan Marat who had resigned after... |
21 June 2011 |
Paraguay | Jorge Lara Castro Jorge Lara Castro Jorge Lara Castro has served as the Paraguayan Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2011.-References:... |
22 March 2011 |
Peru | Rafael Roncagliolo Rafael Roncagliolo Fortunato Rafael Roncagliolo de Orbegoso is a Peruvian sociologist and politician. He has been serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs under President Ollanta Humala since 28 July 2011.... |
28 July 2011 |
Philippines (list of ministers) | Albert del Rosario Albert del Rosario Albert Ferreros del Rosario is the current Secretary of Foreign Affairs for The Philippines. On February 24, 2011, President Benigno Aquino III swore in del Rosario as his Secretary of Foreign Affairs replacing Alberto Romulo.-Background:... |
2 March 2011 |
Poland (list of ministers) | Radosław Sikorski | 16 November 2007 |
Portugal (list of ministers Minister of Foreign Affairs (Portugal) The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Portugal is in charge of conducting the foreign policy established by the Portuguese government, representing the country in many international meetings. The current Minister is Paulo Portas... ) |
Paulo Portas Paulo Portas Paulo de Sacadura Cabral Portas , commonly known just by Paulo Portas , is a Portuguese politician, party leader of the Democratic and Social Centre – People's Party , a member of the Portuguese Parliament and former Portuguese minister of State, National Defense and Sea Affairs.In 2011, after he... |
21 June 2011 |
Qatar | Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani style="float:right;"| Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber bin Muhammad Al Thani is a Qatari politician and the current Prime Minister of Qatar, a position he has held since 3 April 2007, and Foreign Minister, which he has been since 11 January 1992.-Life and education:Sheikh Hamad was born in Doha,... (prime minister) |
1 September 1992 |
Kingdom of Romania (list of ministers) | Teodor Baconschi Teodor Baconschi Teodor Baconschi , is a Romanian politician. He is the current Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania since December 2009.-Early years:Baconschi was born in Bucharest to the poet Anatol E. Baconsky and his wife Clara... |
23 December 2009 |
Russia (list of ministers) | Sergey Lavrov Sergey Lavrov Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov is the Foreign Minister of Russia. Prior to that, Lavrov was a Soviet diplomat and Russia's ambassador to the United Nations from 1994 to 2004. Lavrov speaks Russian, English, French and Sinhala.... |
9 March 2004 |
Rwanda | Louise Mushikiwabo Louise Mushikiwabo Louise Mushikiwabo is the current Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Republic of Rwanda.Her brother, Lando Ndasingwa, was the only tutsi minister in the last Habyarimana government, but was killed in the beginning the 1994 genocide.- References :... |
3 December 2009 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Sam Condor Sam Condor Sam Terrence Condor is a Kittitian politician and the current Deputy Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis. In the incumbent administration of Denzil Douglas, Condor is also the Minister of National Security, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Labour, Minister of Immigration and Minister of... |
7 February 2010 |
Saint Lucia | Rufus Bousquet Rufus Bousquet Rufus George Bousquet is a Saint Lucian politician who formerly represented the constituency of Choiseul for the United Workers Party. Bousquet won the seat at the general election held on 11 December 2006.However lost to Lorne Theophilus in the November 2011 General Elections.Bousquet served in... |
2 February 2009 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Douglas Slater | 19 December 2010 |
San Marino | Antonella Mularoni Antonella Mularoni Antonella Mularoni is Secretary of State for Foreign and Political Affairs, Telecommunications and Transport of the Republic of San Marino.She was formerly the San Marino judge for the European Court of Human Rights.... |
4 December 2008 |
Samoa | Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegaoi is a Samoan politician who has been Prime Minister of Samoa since 1998.-Biography:Born at Lepa, Samoa, Malielegaoi is an economist by profession... (prime minister) |
23 November 1998 |
São Tomé and Príncipe (list of ministers) | Manuel Salvador dos Ramos | 14 August 2010 |
Saudi Arabia | Prince Saud bin Faisal bin Abdul-Aziz | 13 October 1975 |
Senegal (list of ministers Foreign Minister of Senegal The Foreign Minister of Senegal is a cabinet-level position in the government of the Republic of Senegal. The position was founded upon independence of Senegal from France in 1960.-List of Foreign Ministers of Senegal:... ) |
Madické Niang | 1 October 2009 |
Serbia | Vuk Jeremić Vuk Jeremic Vuk Jeremić is a Serbian politician and the current Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Government of Serbia. He was sworn in on May 15, 2007 and reelected on July 7, 2008.-Education:Jeremić was born in Belgrade in 1975 to Miško Jeremić and Sena Buljubašić... |
15 May 2007 |
Seychelles (list of ministers Minister for Foreign Affairs (Seychelles) This page lists Foreign Ministers of Seychelles:* James Richard Mancham* Jacques Hodoul* Guy Sinon* Maxime Ferrari* France-Albert René* Danielle de St. Jorre* Jérémie Bonnelame* Patrick Pillay* James Michel* Jean-Paul Adam... ) |
Jean-Paul Adam | 8 June 2010 |
Sierra Leone (list of ministers Foreign Minister of Sierra Leone Here is a list of Sierra Leone's Foreign Ministers.* John Karefa-Smart * Cyril B. Rogers-Wright * Maigore Kallon * Leslie William Leigh * Luseni A.M... ) |
J. B. Dauda J. B. Dauda Joseph Bandabla Dauda widely known as J.B Dauda, is a Sierra Leonean politician and current Foreign minister of Sierra Leone.-Education:... |
4 December 2010 |
Singapore (list of ministers Minister for Foreign Affairs (Singapore) The Minister for Foreign Affairs is head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and a member of the Cabinet of Singapore.... ) |
K. Shanmugam K. Shanmugam Kasiviswanathan Shanmugam better known as "K Shanmugam", is a Tamil Indian politician from Singapore. A member of the governing People's Action Party , he is currently the country's Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Law... |
21 May 2011 |
Slovakia | Mikuláš Dzurinda Mikuláš Dzurinda Mikuláš Dzurinda is a Slovak politician who was Prime Minister of Slovakia from 30 October 1998 to 4 July 2006. He was a founder and leader of the Slovak Democratic Coalition and the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union... |
9 July 2010 |
Slovenia (list of ministers Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Slovenia) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Government of Slovenia is the chief foreign affairs ministry in Slovenia, located in the capital Ljubljana. This ministry operates 57 diplomatic offices across the world including embassies, consulates, and permanent missions... ) |
Samuel Žbogar Samuel Žbogar Samuel Žbogar is a Slovenian diplomat and politician. He currently serves as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia.He was born in Postojna, but spent his youth in Nova Gorica, where he finished the local grammar school, where he was a school mate of the current Prime Minister of Slovenia Borut... |
21 November 2008 |
Solomon Islands | Peter Shanel Agovaka | 27 August 2010 |
Somalia | Mohamed Mohamud Ibrahim Mohamed Mohamud Ibrahim -Biography:From 2008 to 2011, Ibrahim lived in Harlesden in the United Kingdom, where he worked as an English support teacher at the Newman Catholic College.... |
20 July 2011 |
South Africa (list of ministers Minister of International Relations and Cooperation The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation is the foreign minister of the South African government, with political responsibility for South Africa's foreign relations and the Department of International Relations and Cooperation... ) |
Maite Nkoana-Mashabane Maite Nkoana-Mashabane Maite Emily Nkoana-Mashabane is a South African politician. She has been South Africa's Minister of International Relations and Cooperation since May 2009, taking over from Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. She is also a member of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress... |
11 May 2009 |
Nhial Deng Nhial Nhial Deng Nhial Lieutenant General Nhial Deng Nhial is a South Sudanese politician and leading member of the ruling Sudan People's Liberation Movement . He was appointed the new Minister of Foreign Affairs of the newly independent Republic of South Sudan on August 26th, 2011 after having served as the caretaker... |
26 August 2011 | |
Spain (list of ministers) | Trinidad Jiménez Trinidad Jiménez Trinidad Jiménez García-Herrera is a Spanish Socialist Workers' Party politician and is currently Spain's Foreign Affairs Minister.... |
21 October 2010 |
Sri Lanka (list of ministers Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka The Minister of Foreign Affairs is an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka. The post was created in 1978 when the former Ministry of External Affairs and Defence was separated into two ministries... ) |
G. L. Peiris G. L. Peiris Gamini Lakshman Peiris is a Sri Lankan politician and academic... |
23 April 2010 |
Sudan | Ali Karti | 16 June 2010 |
Suriname | Winston Lackin | 12 August 2010 |
Swaziland | Mtiti Fakudze | 17 October 2011 |
Sweden (list of ministers) | Carl Bildt Carl Bildt , Honorary KCMG is a Swedish politician, diplomat and nobleman. Formerly Prime Minister of Sweden from 1991 to 1994 and leader of the liberal conservative Moderate Party from 1986 to 1999, Bildt has served as Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs since 6 October 2006... |
6 October 2006 |
Switzerland (list of ministers) | Micheline Calmy-Rey Micheline Calmy-Rey Micheline Anne-Marie Calmy-Rey is the President of the Confederation in Switzerland, head of government. She is also Switzerland's foreign minister as head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. She has been a member of the Swiss Federal Council since 2003, and was President of the... |
1 January 2003 |
Syria (list of ministers) | Walid Muallem Walid Muallem Walid al Muallem is the current Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates for Syria, and a long-time diplomat for that country.-Early life, education and career:... |
11 February 2006 |
Tajikistan | Hamrokhon Zarifi | 1 December 2006 |
Tanzania | Bernard Membe Bernard Membe Bernard Kamillius Membe is a Tanzanian politician, currently serving as the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation. Membe was appointed to the job by President Jakaya Kikwete in January 2007 after the previous Foreign Minister, Asha-Rose Migiro, left for the job of United... |
11 January 2007 |
Thailand | Surapong Tovichakchaikul | 10 August 2011 |
Togo | Elliott Ohin | | 28 May 2010 |
Tonga | Sialeʻataongo Tuʻivakanō Sialeʻataongo Tuʻivakanō -Descent and naming:Siaosi Kiu Ngalumoetutulu Kaho and his wife Fatafehi-ʻo-Lapaha Liku in 1952 baptised their second child and oldest son as Siale ʻAtaongo Kaho. When his father died in January 1986, Siale ʻAtaongo succeeded him to the traditional Tongan noble title of Tuʻivakanō... (prime minister) |
22 December 2010 |
Trinidad and Tobago | Surujrattan Rambachan Surujrattan Rambachan Dr. Surujrattan Rambachan is a Trinidad and Tobago politician, academic and cultural activist who is the current Foreign Minister of Trinidad and Tobago and deputy political leader of the United National Congress Party and member of parliament for Tabaquite... |
28 May 2010 |
Tunisia (list of ministers) | Mouldi Kefi Mouldi Kefi Mohamed Mouldi Kefi is the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tunisia and a retired diplomat. He is married and has four children.... |
21 February 2011 |
Turkey (list of ministers) | Ahmet Davutoğlu Ahmet Davutoglu Professor Ahmet Davutoğlu is a Turkish political scientist, an academic and an ambassador. On May 1, 2009, he was named Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey after being the chief advisor to the Prime Minister of Republic of Turkey.-Life and career:... |
1 May 2009 |
Turkmenistan | Raşit Meredow | 7 July 2001 |
Tuvalu | Apisai Ielemia Apisai Ielemia Apisai Ielemia is a Tuvaluan politician. He served as the tenth Prime Minister of Tuvalu from 2006 to 2010.-Background:... |
24 December 2010 |
Uganda | Sam Kutesa Sam Kutesa Sam Kahamba Kutesa is a Ugandan lawyer and politician. He is the current Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Ugandan Cabinet, a position he has held since 13 January 2005. He is also the elected Member of Parliament for "Mawogola County", Sembabule District... |
13 January 2005 |
Ukraine (list of ministers) | Kostyantyn Hryshchenko | 11 March 2010 |
United Arab Emirates | Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan | 9 February 2006 |
United Kingdom (list of ministers) | William Hague William Hague William Jefferson Hague is the British Foreign Secretary and First Secretary of State. He served as Leader of the Conservative Party from June 1997 to September 2001... |
11 May 2010 |
United States (list of ministers) | Hillary Rodham Clinton Hillary Rodham Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton is the 67th United States Secretary of State, serving in the administration of President Barack Obama. She was a United States Senator for New York from 2001 to 2009. As the wife of the 42nd President of the United States, Bill Clinton, she was the First Lady of the... |
21 January 2009 |
Uruguay (list of ministers) | Luis Almagro | 1 March 2010 |
Uzbekistan (list of ministers) | Elyor Ganiyev Elyor Ganiyev Elyor Majidovich G‘aniyev, whose name is also transliterted as Elyar Ganiyev and Elyer Ganiev , has served as the Minister of Foreign Economic Affairs, Investments and Trade in the Government of Uzbekistan since July 2006. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan and Deputy head of... |
28 December 2010 |
Vanuatu | Alfred Carlot | 27 June 2011 |
Venezuela (list of ministers Minister of Foreign Affairs (Venezuela) Following is a list of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela.Currently incomplete* October 7, 1821 – August, 1825 Pedro Gual EscandónPresidency of Cipriano Castro.* 1899 - 1900 Raimundo Andueza Palacio * 1900 - 1901 Eduardo Blanco... ) |
Nicolás Maduro Nicolás Maduro Nicolás Maduro Moros is a Venezuelan politician who was appointed foreign minister by President Hugo Chávez on 9 August 2006.- Biography :... |
9 August 2006 |
Vietnam | Phạm Bình Minh | 3 August 2011 |
Yemen | Abou Bakr al-Kerbi | 4 April 2001 |
Zambia | Chishimba Kambwili | 30 September 2011 |
Zimbabwe | Simbarashe Mumbengegwi Simbarashe Mumbengegwi Simbarashe Simbaneduku Mumbengegwi is a Zimbabwean politician and diplomat, currently serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs whose right to entry is currently prohibited by Australia, Canada, the European Union, New Zealand and the United States. Mumbengegwi was born in Chivi, Zimbabwe... |
15 April 2005 |
Unrecognized countries, autonomous regions
Country | Name | Since |
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Abkhazia (list of ministers) | Maxim Gvinjia Maxim Gvinjia Maxim Gvinjia is the current Minister of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia. Before he was appointed on 26 February 2010 to replace Sergei Shamba, Gvinjia had served as Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs since 1 March 2004.-Early life and career:... |
26 February 2010 |
Brussels-Capital Region | Jean-Luc Vanraes | 2009 |
Cook Islands | Tom Marsters Tom Marsters Tom John Marsters is a Deputy Prime Minister of the Cook Islands. He is a member of the Cook Islands Party.-Personal life:... |
3 December 2010 |
Faroe Islands | Kaj Leo Johannesen Kaj Leo Johannesen - Handball Player for Kyndil :Kaj Leo Johannesen is not only a former football player, he is also a former handball player. He played 163 matches for Kyndil and scored 625 goals for the club.- Extern Links :* , The Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands* * * *... |
14 November 2011 |
Flanders | Kris Peeters Kris Peeters Kris Peeters is a Flemish politician and member of the Christian Democratic and Flemish party who is currently Minister-President of Flanders, the northern region of Belgium.... (prime minister) |
2008 |
French Polynesia | Oscar Temaru Oscar Temaru Oscar Manutahi Temaru is a French Polynesian politician. He has been President of French Polynesia , a French dependency with broad powers of self-rule, on five occasions: in 2004, from 2005 to 2006, from 2007 to 2008, in 2009, and again since 1 April 2011.-Career:He first served as the President... (president) |
1 April 2011 |
Greenland | Kuupik Kleist Kuupik Kleist Jakob Edvard Kuupik Kleist is a Socialist and Left-wing Greenlandic politician. He became the fifth Prime Minister of Greenland in 2009, the first from the Inuit Ataqatigiit political party.... (prime minister) |
12 June 2009 |
Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (in exile) | Usmane Ferzauli | 2007 |
Republic of Kosovo (list of ministers Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kosovo) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Kosovo is the ministry in the Government of Kosovo which is in charge of foreign relations and admission of Kosovo into the European Union.-Foreign Ministers:*2008-2010: Skënder Hyseni... ) |
Enver Hoxhaj Enver Hoxhaj Enver Hoxhaj is the current Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kosovo and a Member of the Assembly of Kosovo.-Career:He was previously Minister of Education, Science and Technology of the Republic of Kosovo. He previously served as a professor at the University of Pristina... |
22 February 2011 |
Iraqi Kurdistan | Falah Mustafa Bakir | September 2006 |
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic | Georgy Petrosyan | 26 December 2005 |
Niue | Toke Talagi Toke Talagi Toke Tufukia Talagi is the current premier of Niue. He was elected premier by the Niue Assembly on 19 June 2008, defeating the standing premier Young Vivian by fourteen votes to five, with one abstaining.... (prime minister) |
7 June 2008 |
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | Hüseyin Özgürgün Hüseyin Özgürgün Hüseyin Özgürgün is the current Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. From 23 April to 17 May 2010 he was also Acting Prime Minister.- References :... |
5 May 2009 |
Palestinian National Authority (list of ministers Foreign Affairs Minister of the Palestinian National Authority The Foreign Affairs Minister of the Palestinian National Authority is in charge of foreign relations. In June 2006, Israel attacked the ministry's office in Gaza City twice... ) |
Riyad al-Maliki Riyad al-Maliki Riyad Al-Maliki 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 Affairs Minister in the current 13th Government.... |
1 September 2007 |
Puntland | Farah Adan Dhala | 2009 |
Quebec | Monique Gagnon-Tremblay Monique Gagnon-Tremblay Monique Gagnon-Tremblay is a politician in Quebec, Canada. She is the current MNA member for the riding of Saint-François in the Estrie region. She served as Liberal leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly of Quebec from May 1998 to December 1998 and Deputy Premier in 1994 and from 2003... |
11 August 2010 |
Somaliland | Abdillahi Mohamed Omer | 29 July 2010 |
South Ossetia | Murat Dzhioyev | 1998 |
(list of ministers) | Timothy Yang Timothy Yang Timothy Chin-tien Yang is a Taiwanese diplomat, and the current Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China serving under President Ma Ying-Jeou.... |
10 September 2009 |
Tokelau | Foua Toloa Foua Toloa Foua Toloa is a Tokelauan politician who served as the Head of the Government of Tokelau, or Ulu, from February 21, 2009, to February 21, 2010. He is a member of the Council for the Ongoing Government of Tokelau, and is a faipule on Fakaofo... (prime minister) |
February 2011 |
Transnistria | Vladimir Yastrebchak Vladimir Yastrebchak Vladimir Valerevich Yastrebchak is the current acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Transnistria. He replaced longtime minister Valeriy Anatolievich Litskai on July 1, 2008.... |
1 July 2008 |
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | Mohamed Salem Ould Salek | 21 January 1998 |
Sui generisSui generisSui generis is a Latin expression, literally meaning of its own kind/genus or unique in its characteristics. The expression is often used in analytic philosophy to indicate an idea, an entity, or a reality which cannot be included in a wider concept....
entities
Entity | Name | Since |
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European Union | Catherine Ashton (United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... ) |
1 December 2009 |
Knights Hospitaller | Jean-Pierre Mazery Jean-Pierre Mazery Jean-Pierre Mazery is the Grand Chancellor of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta , a post he has held since 2005.-Career:... |
16 April 2005 |
See also
- :Category:Lists of foreign ministers by year
- List of current presidents of assembly
- List of current heads of state and government
- List of current Permanent Representatives to the United Nations