List of foreign ministers in 2004 - Definition and Overview

Foreign ministers in 2003 - State leaders in 2004 - Foreign ministers in 2005

Africa

• Algeria - Abdelaziz Belkhadem (2000-present)
• Angola - João Bernardo de Miranda (1999-present)
• Benin - Rogatien Biaou (2003-present)
• Botswana - Mompati Merafhe (1994-present)
• Burkina Faso - Youssouf Ouedraogo (1999-present)
• Burundi - Terence Sinunguruza (2001-present)
• Cameroon -
  1. François Xavier Ngoubeyou (2001-2004)
  2. Laurent Esso (2004-present)
• Cape Verde -
  1. Fátima Veiga (2002-2004)
  2. Víctor Borges (2004-present)
• Central African Republic - Charles Wénézoui (2003-present)
• Chad - Nagoum Yamassoum (2003-present)
• Comoros - Soeuf Mohamed Elamine (2002-present)
• Republic of Congo - Rodolphe Adada (1997-present)
• Democratic Republic of Congo -
  1. Antoine Ghonda (2003-2004)
  2. Raymond Ramazani Baya (2004-present)
• Côte d'Ivoire - Bamba Mamadou (2003-present)
• Djibouti - Ali Abdi Farah (1999-present)
• Egypt -
  1. Ahmed Maher (2001-2004)
  2. Ahmed Aboul Gheit (2004-present)
• Equatorial Guinea - Pastor Micha Ondo Bile (2003-present)
• Eritrea - Ali Said Abdella (2000-present)
• Ethiopia - Seyoum Mesfin (1991-present)
• Gabon - Jean Ping (1999-present)
• The Gambia -
  1. Baboucarr-Blaise Jagne (2001-2004)
  2. Sidi Moro Sanneh (2004-present)
• Ghana - Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo (2003-present)
• Guinea -
  1. François Lonseny Fall (2002-2004)
  2. Mamady Condé (2004-present)
• Guinea-Bissau -
  1. João José Monteiro (2003-2004)
  2. Soares Sambu (2004-present)
• Kenya -
  1. Kalonzo Musyoka (2003-2004)
  2. Chirau Ali Mwakwere (2004-present)
• Lesotho -
  1. Mohlabi Tsekoa (2002-2004)
  2. Monyane Moleleki (2004-present)
• Liberia - Thomas Nimely (2003-present)
• Libya - Abdel Rahman Shalgham (2000-present)
• Madagascar - Marcel Ranjeva (2002-present)
• Malawi -
  1. Lilian Patel (2000-2004)
  2. George Chaponda (2004-present)
• Mali -
  1. Lassana Traoré (2002-2004)
  2. Moctar Ouane (2004-present)
• Mauritania - Mohamed Vall Ould Bellal (2003-present)
• Mauritius - Jaya Krishna Cuttaree (2003-present)
• Morocco - Mohamed Benaissa (1999-present)
• Mozambique - Leonardo Simão (1994-2005)
• Namibia -
  1. Hidipo Hamutenya (2002-2004)
  2. Marco Hausiku (2004-present)
• Niger - Aïchatou Mindaoudou (2001-present)
• Nigeria - Oluyemi Adeniji (2003-present)
• Rwanda - Charles Murigande (2002-present)
• São Tomé and Príncipe -
  1. Mateus Meira Rita (2002-2004)
  2. Óscar Sousa (2004)
  3. Ovídio Manuel Barbosa Pequeno (2004-present)
• Senegal - Cheikh Tidiane Gadio (2000-present)
• Seychelles - Jeremie Bonnelame (1997-present)
• Sierra Leone - Momodu Koroma (2002-present)
• Somalia -
  1. Yusuf Hassan Ibrahim (2002-2004)
  2. Abdullahi Sheikh Ismail (2004-present)
• South Africa - Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (1999-present)
• The Sudan - Mustafa Osman Ismail (1998-present)
• Swaziland - Mabili Dlamini (2003-present)
• Tanzania - Jakaya Kikwete (1995-present)
• Togo - Kokou Tozoun (2003-present)
• Tunisia -
  1. Habib Ben Yahia (1999-2004)
  2. Abdelbaki Hermassi (2004-present)
• Uganda -
  1. James Wapakhabulo (2001-2004)
  2. Tom Butime (2004-2005)
• Western Sahara - Mohamed Salem Ould Salek (1998-present)
• Zambia - Kalombo Mwansa (2002-2005)
• Zimbabwe - Stan Mudenge (1995-present)

Asia

• Afghanistan - Abdullah Abdullah (2001-present)
• Armenia - Vartan Oskanyan (1998-present)
• Azerbaijan -
  1. Vilayat Guliyev (1999-2004)
  2. Elmar Mamedyarov (2004-present)
• Bahrain - Muhammad ibn Mubarak ibn Hamad Al Khalifah (1971-present)
• Bangladesh - Morshed Khan (2001-present)
• Bhutan - Lyonpo Khandu Wangchuk (2003-present)
• Brunei - Pagiran Muda Mohamed Bolkiah (1984-present)
• Cambodia - Hor Namhong (1998-present)
• People's Republic of China - Li Zhaoxing (2003-present)
• Cyprus - Georgios Iakovou (2003-present)
• Georgia -
  1. Tedo Japaridze (2003-2004)
  2. Salome Zurabishvili (2004-present)
• India -
  1. Yashwant Sinha (2002-2004)
  2. K. Natwar Singh (2004-present)
• Indonesia - Hassan Wirajuda (2001-present)
• Iran - Kamal Kharrazi (1997-present)
• Iraq - Hoshyar Zebari (2003-present)
• Israel - Silvan Shalom (2003-present)
• Japan -
  1. Yoriko Kawaguchi (2002-2004)
  2. Nobutaka Machimura (2004-present)
• Jordan -
  1. Marwan al-Muasher (2002-2004)
  2. Hani al-Mulki (2004-present)
• Kazakhstan - Kasymzhomart Tokayev (2002-present)
• Democratic People's Republic of Korea - Paek Nam Sun (1998-present)
• Republic of Korea -
  1. Yoon Young Kwan (2003-2004)
  2. Ban Ki Moon (2004-present)
• Kuwait - Muhammad al Sabah al Salim al Sabah (2003-present)
• Kyrgyzstan - Askar Aitmatov (2002-present)
• Laos - Somsavat Lengsavad (1993-present)
• Lebanon -
  1. Jean Obeid (2003-2004)
  2. Mahmoud Hammoud (2004-present)
• Malaysia - Syed Hamid Albar (1999-present)
• Maldives - Fathulla Jameel (1978-present)
• Mongolia -
  1. Luvsangiyn Erdenechuluun (2000-2004)
  2. Tsendiyn Monkhorgil (2004-present)
• Myanmar -
  1. Win Aung (1998-2004)
  2. Nyan Win (2004-present)
• Nepal -
  1. Surya Bahadur Thapa (2003-2004)
  2. Bhekh Bahadur Thapa (2004)
  3. Sher Bahadur Deuba (2004-2005)
• Oman - Youssef al-Alawi Abdullah (1982-present)
• Pakistan - Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri (2002-present)
• Philippines -
  1. Delia Albert (2003-2004)
  2. Alberto Romulo (2004-present)
• Qatar - Hamad ibn Jaber Al Thani (1992-present)
• Saudi Arabia - Prince Sa'ud al-Faysal (1975-present)
• Singapore -
  1. Shanmugam Jayakumar (1994-2004)
  2. George Yeo (2004-present)
• Sri Lanka -
  1. Tyronne Fernando (2001-2004)
  2. Lakshman Kadirgamar (2004-present)
• Syria - Farouk al-Sharaa (1984-present)
• Taiwan (Republic of China) -
  1. Eugene Chien (2002-2004)
  2. Chen Tang-shan (2004-present)
• Tajikistan - Talbak Nazarov (1994-present)
• Thailand - Surakiart Sathirathai (2001-present)
• Turkey - Abdullah Gül (2003-present)
• Turkmenistan - Rashid Meredov (2001-present)
• United Arab Emirates - Rashid ibn Abdullah Al Nuaimi (1980-present)
• Uzbekistan - Sadyk Safayev (2003-2005)
• Vietnam - Nguyen Di Nien (2000-present)
• Yemen - Abu Bakr al-Kerbi (2001-present)

Australia and Oceania

• Australia - Alexander Downer (1996-present)
• Fiji - Kaliopate Tavola (2000-present)
• Kiribati - Anote Tong (2003-present)
• Marshall Islands - Gerald Zackios (2001-present)
• Federated States of Micronesia - Sebastian Anefal (2003-present)
• Nauru -
  1. René Harris (2003-2004)
  2. David Adeang (2004-present)
• New Zealand - Phil Goff (1999-present)
• Palau - Tommy Remengesau (2001-present)
• Papua New Guinea - Sir Rabbie Namaliu (2002-present)
• Samoa - Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi (1998-present)
• Solomon Islands - Laurie Chan (2002-present)
• Tonga -
  1. Prince 'Ulukalala Lavaka Ata (1998-2004)
  2. Sonatane Tu'a Taumoepeau Tupou (2004-present)
• Tuvalu -
  1. Saufatu Sopoanga (2002-2004)
  2. Maatia Toafa (2004-present)
• Vanuatu -
  1. Moana Carcasses Kalosil (2003-2004)
  2. Barak Sopé (2004)
  3. Marcellino Pipite (2004)
  4. Sato Kilman (2004-present)

Europe

• Albania - Kastriot Islami (2003-present)
• Andorra - Juli Minoves Triquell (2001-present)
• Austria -
  1. Benita Ferrero-Waldner (2000-2004)
  2. Ursula Plassnik (2004-present)
• Belarus - Syarhey Martynau (2003-present)
• Belgium -
  1. Louis Michel (1999-2004)
  2. Karel De Gucht (2004-present)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina - Mladen Ivanic (2003-present)
• Bulgaria - Solomon Passy (2001-present)
• Croatia - Miomir Zuzul (2003-present)
• Czech Republic - Cyril Svoboda (2002-present)
• Denmark - Per Stig Møller (2001-present)
• Estonia - Kristiina Ojuland (2002-present)
• Finland - Erkki Tuomioja (2000-present)
• France -
  1. Dominique de Villepin (2002-2004)
  2. Michel Barnier (2004-present)
• Germany - Joschka Fischer (1998-present)
• Greece -
  1. Georgios Papandreou (1999-2004)
  2. Tassos Giannitsis (2004)
  3. Petros Molyviatis (2004-present)
• Hungary -
  1. László Kovács (2002-2004)
  2. Ferenc Somogyi (2004-present)
• Iceland -
  1. Halldór Ásgrímsson (1995-2004)
  2. Davíð Oddsson (2004-present)
• Republic of Ireland -
  1. Brian Cowen (2000-2004)
  2. Dermot Ahern (2004-present)
• Italy -
  1. Franco Frattini (2002-2004)
  2. Gianfranco Fini (2004-present)
• Latvia -
  1. Sandra Kalniete (2002-2004)
  2. Rihards Piks (2004)
  3. Artis Pabriks (2004-present)
• Liechtenstein - Ernst Walch (2001-present)
• Lithuania - Antanas Valionis (2000-present)
• Luxembourg -
  1. Lydie Polfer (1999-2004)
  2. Charles Goerens (2004)
  3. Jean Asselborn (2004-present)
• Republic of Macedonia - Ilinka Mitreva (2002-present)
• Malta -
  1. Joe Borg (1999-2004)
  2. John Dalli (2004)
  3. Michael Frendo (2004-present)
• Moldova -
  1. Nicolae Dudau (2001-2004)
  2. Andrei Stratan (2004-present)
• Netherlands - Ben Bot (2003-present)
• Norway - Jan Petersen (2001-present)
• Poland - Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz (2001-2005)
• Portugal -
  1. Teresa Patrício Gouveia (2003-2004)
  2. António Monteiro (2004-present)
• Romania -
  1. Mircea Geoana (2000-2004)
  2. Mihai-Razvan Ungureanu (2004-present)
• Russia -
  1. Igor Ivanov (1998-2004)
  2. Sergei Lavrov (2004-present)
• San Marino - Fabio Berardi (2003-present)
• Serbia and Montenegro -
  1. Goran Svilanović (2000-2004)
  2. Vuk Drašković (2004-present)
• Slovakia - Eduard Kukan (1998-present)
• Slovenia -
  1. Dimitrij Rupel (2000-2004)
  2. Ivo Vajgl (2004)
  3. Dimitrij Rupel (2004-present)
• Spain -
  1. Ana Palacio (2002-2004)
  2. Miguel Ángel Moratinos (2004-present)
• Sweden - Laila Freivalds (2003-present)
• Switzerland - Micheline Calmy-Rey (2003-present)
• Ukraine - Kostyantyn Gryshchenko (2003-2005)
• United Kingdom - Jack Straw (2001-present)
• Vatican City - Giovanni Lajolo (2003-present)

North America and the Caribbean

• Antigua and Barbuda -
  1. Lester Bird (1991-2004)
  2. Harold Lovell (2004-2005)
• The Bahamas - Fred Mitchell (2002-present)
• Barbados - Billie Miller (1994-present)
• Belize - Godfrey Smith (2003-present)
• Canada -
  1. Bill Graham (2002-2004)
  2. Pierre Pettigrew (2004-present)
• Costa Rica - Roberto Tovar Faja (2002-present)
• Cuba - Felipe Pérez Roque (1999-present)
• Dominica - Osborne Riviere (2001-present)
• Dominican Republic -
  1. Frank Guerrero Prats (2003-2004)
  2. Carlos Morales Troncoso (2004-present)
• El Salvador -
  1. María Eugenia Brizuela de Ávila (1999-2004)
  2. Francisco Laínez (2004-present)
• Grenada - Elvin Nimrod (2000-present)
• Guatemala -
  1. Edgar Armando Gutiérrez Girón (2002-2004)
  2. Jorge Briz Abularach (2004-present)
• Guyana - Samuel Insanally (2001-present)
• Haiti -
  1. Joseph Philippe Antonio (2001-2004)
  2. Yvon Siméon (2004-2005)
• Honduras - Leonidas Rosa Bautista (2003-present)
• Jamaica - Keith Desmond Knight (2001-present)
• Mexico - Luis Ernesto Derbez (2003-present)
• Nicaragua - Norman José Caldera Cardenal (2002-present)
• Panama -
  1. Harmodio Arias Cerjack (2003-2004)
  2. Samuel Lewis Navarro (2004-present)
• Saint Kitts and Nevis - Timothy Harris (2001-present)
• Saint Lucia -
  1. Julian Hunte (2001-2004)
  2. Petrus Compton (2004-present)
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Louis Straker (2001-present)
• Trinidad and Tobago - Knowlson Gift (2001-present)
• United States - Colin Powell (2001-2005)

South America

• Argentina - Rafael Bielsa (2003-present)
• Bolivia - Juan Ignacio Siles (2003-present)
• Brazil - Celso Amorim (2003-present)
• Chile -
  1. Soledad Alvear Valenzuela (2000-2004)
  2. Ignacio Walker Prieto (2004-present)
• Colombia - Carolina Barco (2002-present)
• Ecuador - Patricio Zuquilanda (2003-present)
• Paraguay - Leila Rachid de Cowles (2003-present)
• Peru - Manuel Rodríguez Cuadros (2003-present)
• Suriname - Marie Levens (2000-present)
• Uruguay - Didier Opertti Badan (1998-present)
• Venezuela -
  1. Roy Chaderton (2002-2004)
  2. Jesús Pérez (2004)
  3. Alí Rodríguez Araque (2004-present)