List of foreign ministers in 1996 - Definition and Overview

Foreign ministers in 1995 - State leaders in 1996 - Foreign ministers in 1997

Africa

• Algeria -
  1. Mohamed Salah Dembri (1993-1996)
  2. Ahmed Attaf (1996-1999)
• Angola - Venâncio da Silva Moura (1992-1999)
• Benin -
  1. Edgar Yves Monnou (1995-1996)
  2. Pierre Osho (1996-1998)
• Botswana - Mompati Merafhe (1994-present)
• Burkina Faso - Ablassé Ouedraogo (1994-1999)
• Burundi -
  1. Vénérand Bakevyumusaya (1995-1996)
  2. Luc Rukingama (1996-1998)
• Cameroon - Ferdinand Léopold Oyono (1992-1997)
• Cape Verde -
  1. José Tomás Veiga (1995-1996)
  2. Amílcar Spencer Lopes (1996-1998)
• Central African Republic -
  1. Simon Bedaya-Ngaro (1993-1996)
  2. Michel Gbezera-Bria (1996-1997)
• Chad -
  1. Ahmat Abderahmane Haggar (1994-1996)
  2. Saleh Kebzabo (1996-1997)
• Comoros -
  1. Abdallah Mouzaoir (1995-1996)
  2. Said Omar Said Ahmed (1996-1997)
• Congo - Arsène Tsaty Boungou (1995-1997)
• Côte d'Ivoire - Amara Essy (1990-2000)
• Djibouti - Mohamed Moussa Chehem (1995-1999)
• Egypt - Amr Moussa (1991-2001)
• Equatorial Guinea - Miguel Oyono Ndong Mifumu (1993-1999)
• Eritrea - Petros Solomon (1994-1997)
• Ethiopia - Seyoum Mesfin (1991-present)
• Gabon - Casimir Oyé-Mba (1994-1999)
• The Gambia - Baboucarr-Blaise Jagne (1995-1997)
• Ghana - Obed Asamoah (1981-1997)
• Guinea -
  1. Kozo Zoumanigui (1994-1996)
  2. Lamine Camara (1996-1999)
• Guinea-Bissau -
  1. Ansumane Mané (1995-1996)
  2. Fernando Delfim da Silva (1996-1999)
• Kenya - Kalonzo Musyoka (1993-1998)
• Lesotho - Kelebone Albert Maope (1995-1998)
• Liberia -
  1. Momolu Sirleaf (1995-1996)
  2. Monie Captan (1996-2003)
• Libya - Umar Mustafa al-Muntasir (1992-2000)
• Madagascar -
  1. Jacques Sylla (1993-1996)
  2. Evariste Marson (1996-1997)
• Malawi -
  1. Edward Bwanali (1994-1996)
  2. George Ntafu (1996-1997)
• Mali - Dioncounda Traoré (1994-1997)
• Mauritania -
  1. Mohamed Salem Ould Lekhal (1994-1996)
  2. Lemrabott Sidi Mahmoud Ould Cheikh Ahmed (1996-1997)
• Mauritius - Paul Bérenger (1995-1997)
• Morocco - Abdellatif Filali (1985-1999)
• Mozambique - Leonardo Simão (1994-present)
• Namibia - Theo-Ben Gurirab (1990-2002)
• Niger -
  1. Mohamed Bazoum (1995-1996)
  2. André Salifou (1996)
  3. Ibrahim Hassane Mayaki (1996-1997)
• Nigeria - Tom Ikimi (1995-1998)
• Rwanda - Anastase Gasana (1994-1999)
• São Tomé and Príncipe -
  1. Guilherme Posser da Costa (1994-1996)
  2. Homero Jeronimo Salvaterra (1996-1999)
• Senegal - Moustapha Niasse (1993-1998)
• Seychelles - Danielle de St. Jorre (1989-1997)
• Sierra Leone -
  1. Alusine Fofanah (1995-1996)
  2. Louisin Chaluba (1996)
  3. Maigore Kallon (1996)
  4. Shirley Gbujama (1996-1997)
• Somalia -
  1. Abdullahi Sheikh Ismail (...)
• South Africa - Alfred Nzo (1994-1999)
• Sudan - Ali Uthman Muhammad Taha (1995-1998)
• Swaziland - Arthur Khoza (1995-1998)
• Tanzania - Jakaya Kikwete (1995-present)
• Togo -
  1. Barry Moussa Barque (1995-1996)
  2. Koffi Panou (1996-1998)
• Tunisia - Habib Ben Yahia (1991-1997)
• Uganda -
  1. Ruhakana Rugunda (1994-1996)
  2. Eriya Kategaya (1996-2001)
• Western Sahara - Malainine Sadik (1995-1997)
• Zaire -
  1. Gérard Kamanda Wa Kamanda (1995-1996)
  2. Jean-Marie Kititwa (1996)
  3. Gérard Kamanda Wa Kamanda (1996-1997)
• Zambia -
  1. Christon Tembo (1995-1996)
  2. Lawrence Shimba (1996-1997)
• Zimbabwe - Stan Mudenge (1995-present)

Asia

• Afghanistan -
  1. Najibullah Lafraie (1994-1996)
  2. Abdul Rahim Ghafoorzai (1996)
  3. Mullah Mohammad Ghous (1996-1997)
• Armenia -
  1. Vahan Papasyan (1993-1996)
  2. Alexander Arzumanyan (1996-1998)
• Azerbaijan - Hasan Hasanov (1993-1998)
• Bahrain - Muhammad ibn Mubarak ibn Hamad Al Khalifah (1971-present)
• Bangladesh -
  1. A.S.M. Mostafizur Rahman (1991-1996)
  2. Mohammad Habibur Rahman (1996)
  3. Abdus Samad Azad (1996-2001)
• Bhutan - Lyonpo Dawa Tsering (1972-1998)
• Brunei - Pengiran Muda Mohamed Bolkiah (1984-present)
• Cambodia - Ung Huot (1994-1998)
• People's Republic of China - Qian Qichen (1988-1998)
• Cyprus - Alekos Michailidis (1993-1997)
• Georgia - Irakli Menagharishvili (1995-2003)
• India -
  1. Pranab Mukherjee (1995-1996)
  2. Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1996)
  3. Sikander Bakht (1996)
  4. Inder Kumar Gujral (1996-1998)
• Indonesia - Ali Alatas (1988-1999)
• Iran - Ali Akbar Velayati (1981-1997)
• Iraq - Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf (1992-2001)
• Israel -
  1. Ehud Barak (1995-1996)
  2. David Levy (1996-1998)
• Japan -
  1. Yohei Kono (1994-1996)
  2. Yukihiko Ikeda (1996-1997)
• Jordan - Abdul Karim al-Kabariti (1995-1997)
• Kazakhstan - Kasymzhomart Tokayev (1994-1999)
• North Korea - Kim Yong Nam (1983-1998)
• South Korea -
  1. Gong Ro Myung (1994-1996)
  2. Yoo Chong Ha (1996-1998)
• Kuwait - Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jabir Al Sabah (1978-2003)
• Kyrgyzstan - Roza Otunbayeva (1994-1997)
• Laos - Somsavat Lengsavad (1993-present)
• Lebanon - Farès Boueiz (1992-1998)
• Malaysia - Datuk Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (1991-1999)
• Maldives - Fathulla Jameel (1978-present)
• Mongolia -
  1. Tserenpiliyn Gombosüren (1988-1996)
  2. Mendsayhany Enkhsaikhan (1996-1997)
• Myanmar - Ohn Gyaw (1991-1998)
• Nepal - Prakash Chandra Lohani (1995-1997)
• Oman - Youssef al-Alawi Abdullah (1982-present)
• Pakistan -
  1. Sardar Assef Ahmed Ali (1993-1996)
  2. Sahabzada Yaqub Khan (1996-1997)
• Philippines - Domingo Siazon (1995-2001)
• Qatar - Sheikh Hamad ibn Jaber Al Thani (1992-present)
• Saudi Arabia - Sa`ud al-Faysal (1975-present)
• Singapore - Shanmugam Jayakumar (1994-2004)
• Sri Lanka - Lakshman Kadirgamar (1994-2001)
• Syria - Farouk al-Sharaa (1984-present)
• Taiwan (Republic of China) -
  1. Frederick F. Chien (1990-1996)
  2. John H. Chang (1996-1997)
• Tajikistan - Talbak Nazarov (1994-present)
• Thailand -
  1. Kasem S. Kasemsri (1995-1996)
  2. Amnuay Viravan (1996)
  3. Thep Devakula (1996)
  4. Prachuab Chaiyasan (1996-1997)
• Turkey -
  1. Deniz Baykal (1995-1996)
  2. Emre Gönensay (1996)
  3. Tansu Çiller (1996-1997)
• Turkmenistan - Boris Shikhmuradov (1995-2000)
• United Arab Emirates - Rashid ibn Abdullah Al Nuaimi (1980-present)
• Uzbekistan - Abdulaziz Kamilov (1994-2003)
• Vietnam - Nguyen Manh Cam (1991-2000)
• Yemen - Abdul Karim al-Iryani (1994-1998)

Australia and Oceania

• Australia -
  1. Gareth Evans (1988-1996)
  2. Alexander Downer (1996-present)
• Fiji - Filipe Bole (1994-1997)
• Kiribati - Teburoro Tito (1994-2003)
• Marshall Islands - Phillip Muller (1994-2000)
• Federated States of Micronesia -
  1. Resio S. Moses (1991-1996)
  2. Asterio R. Takesy (1996-1997)
• Nauru -
  1. Lagumot Harris (1995-1996)
  2. Bernard Dowiyogo (1996)
  3. Kennan Adeang (1996)
  4. Rueben Kun (1996-1997)
• New Zealand - Don McKinnon (1990-1999)
• Palau - Kuniwo Nakamura (1994-2001)
• Papua New Guinea -
  1. Sir Julius Chan (1994-1996)
  2. Kilroy Genia (1996-1997)
• Samoa - Tofilau Eti Alesana (1988-1998)
• Solomon Islands -
  1. Danny Philip (1995-1996)
  2. David Sitai (1996-1997)
• Tonga - Prince Tupouto'a Tungi (1979-1998)
• Tuvalu -
  1. Kamuta Latasi (1993-1996)
  2. Bikenibeu Paeniu (1996-1999)
• Vanuatu -
  1. Alfred Maseng (1995-1996)
  2. Amos Bangabiti (1996)
  3. Willie Jimmy (1996-1997)

Europe

• Albania -
  1. Alfred Serreqi (1992-1996)
  2. Tritan Shehu (1996-1997)
• Andorra - Manuel Mas Ribó (1994-1997)
• Austria - Wolfgang Schüssel (1995-2000)
• Belarus - Uladzimir Syanko (1994-1997)
• Belgium - Erik Derycke (1995-1999)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina -
  1. Muhamed Sacirbey (1995-1996)
  2. Jadranko Prlic (1996-2001)
  • Republika Srpska - Aleksa Buha (1992-1998)
• Bulgaria -
  1. Georgi Pirinski (1995-1996)
  2. Irina Bokova (1996-1997)
• Croatia - Mate Granic (1993-2000)
• Czech Republic - Josef Zieleniec (1992-1997)
• Denmark - Niels Helveg Petersen (1993-2000)
• Estonia -
  1. Siim Kallas (1995-1996)
  2. Toomas Ilves (1996-1998)
• Finland - Tarja Halonen (1995-2000)
• France - Hervé de Charette (1995-1997)
• Germany - Klaus Kinkel (1992-1998)
• Greece -
  1. Karolos Papoulias (1993-1996)
  2. Theodoros Pangalos (1996-1999)
• Hungary - László Kovács (1994-1998)
• Iceland - Halldór Ásgrímsson (1995-2004)
• Republic of Ireland - Dick Spring (1994-1997)
• Italy -
  1. Susanna Agnelli (1995-1996)
  2. Lamberto Dini (1996-2001)
• Latvia - Valdis Birkavs (1994-1999)
• Liechtenstein - Andrea Willi (1993-2001)
• Lithuania -
  1. Povilas Gylys (1992-1996)
  2. Algirdas Saudargas (1996-2000)
• Luxembourg - Jacques Poos (1984-1999)
• Republic of Macedonia -
  1. Stevo Crvenkovski (1993-1996)
  2. Ljubomir Frckovski (1996-1997)
• Malta -
  1. Guido de Marco (1989-1996)
  2. George Vella (1996-1998)
• Moldova - Mihai Popov (1994-1997)
• Netherlands - Hans van Mierlo (1994-1998)
• Norway - Bjørn Tore Godal (1994-1997)
• Poland - Dariusz Rosati (1995-1997)
• Portugal - Jaime Gama (1995-2002)
• Romania -
  1. Teodor Viorel Melescanu (1992-1996)
  2. Adrian Severin (1996-1997)
• Russia -
  1. Andrey Kozyrev (1990-1996)
  2. Yevgeny Primakov (1996-1998)
• San Marino - Gabriele Gatti (1986-2002)
• Slovakia -
  1. Juraj Schenk (1994-1996)
  2. Pavol Hamzík (1996-1997)
• Slovenia -
  1. Zoran Thaler (1995-1996)
  2. Davorin Kracun (1996-1997)
• Spain -
  1. Carlos Westendorp (1995-1996)
  2. Abel Matutes (1996-2000)
• Sweden - Lena Hjelm-Wallén (1994-1998)
• Switzerland - Flavio Cotti (1993-1999)
• Ukraine - Hennadii Udovenko (1994-1998)
• United Kingdom - Malcolm Rifkind (1995-1997)
• Vatican City - Jean-Louis Tauran (1990-2003)
• Yugoslavia - Milan Milutinovic (1995-1998)

North America and the Caribbean

• Antigua and Barbuda - Lester Bird (1991-2004)
• The Bahamas - Janet Bostwick (1994-2002)
• Barbados - Billie Miller (1994-present)
• Belize - Dean Barrow (1993-1998)
• Canada -
  1. André Ouellet (1993-1996)
  2. Lloyd Axworthy (1996-2000)
• Costa Rica - Fernando Naranjo Villalobos (1994-1998)
• Cuba - Roberto Robaina González (1993-1999)
• Dominica - Edison James (1995-1998)
• Dominican Republic -
  1. Carlos Morales Troncoso (1994-1996)
  2. Eduardo Latorre Rodríguez (1996-2000)
• El Salvador - Ramón Ernesto González Giner (1995-1999)
• Grenada - Keith Mitchell (1995-1997)
• Guatemala -
  1. Alejandro Maldonado Aguirre (1995-1996)
  2. Eduardo Stein Barillas (1996-2000)
• Guyana - Clement Rohee (1992-2001)
• Haiti - Fritz Longchamp (1995-2001)
• Honduras - Delmer Urbizo Panting (1995-1998)
• Jamaica - Seymour Mullings (1995-2000)
• Mexico - José Ángel Gurría Treviño (1994-1998)
• Nicaragua - Ernesto Leal (1992-1997)
• Panama -
  1. Gabriel Lewis Galindo (1994-1996)
  2. Ricardo Alberto Arias (1996-1998)
• Saint Kitts and Nevis - Denzil Douglas (1995-2000)
• Saint Lucia -
  1. George Mallet (1992-1996)
  2. Vaughan Lewis (1996-1997)
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Alpian Allen (1994-1998)
• Trinidad and Tobago - Ralph Maraj (1995-2000)
• United States - Warren Christopher (1993-1997)

South America

• Argentina - Guido Di Tella (1991-1999)
• Bolivia - Antonio Araníbar Quiroga (1993-1997)
• Brazil - Luiz Felipe Palmeira Lampreia (1995-2001)
• Chile - José Miguel Insulza Salinas (1994-1999)
• Colombia -
  1. Rodrigo Pardo García-Peña (1994-1996)
  2. María Emma Mejía (1996-1998)
• Ecuador - Galo Leoro Franco (1994-1997)
• Paraguay -
  1. Luis María Ramírez Boettner (1993-1996)
  2. Rubén Melgarejo Lanzoni (1996-1998)
• Peru - Francisco Tudela van Breugel (1995-1997)
• Suriname -
  1. Subhas Mungra (1991-1996)
  2. Faried Pierkhan (1996-1997)
• Uruguay - Álvaro Ramos Trigo (1995-1998)
• Venezuela - Miguel Ángel Burelli Rivas (1994-1999)