List of foreign ministers in 2016
Appearance
This is a list of foreign ministers in 2016.
Africa
[edit]- Algeria - Ramtane Lamamra (2013–2017)
- Angola - Georges Rebelo Chicoti (2010–2017)
- Benin -
- Saliou Akadiri (2015–2016)
- Aurélien Agbénonci (2016–present)
- Botswana - Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi (2014–2018)
- Burkina Faso -
- Moussa Nébié (2015–2016)
- Alpha Barry (2016–2021)
- Burundi - Alain Aimé Nyamitwe (2015–2018)
- Cameroon- Lejeune Mbella Mbella (2015–present)
- Cape Verde -
- Jorge Tolentino (2014–2016)
- Luís Felipe Tavares (2016–2021)
- Central African Republic -
- Samuel Rangba (2015–2016)
- Charles-Armel Doubane (2016–present)
- Chad - Moussa Faki (2008–2017)
- Comoros -
- Abdoulkarim Mohamed (2015–2016)
- Mohamed Bacar Dossar (2016–2017)
- Congo–Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo) - Jean-Claude Gakosso (2015–present)
- Congo–Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo) -
- Raymond Tshibanda (2012–2016)
- Léonard She Okitundu (2016–2019)
- Djibouti - Mahamoud Ali Youssouf (2005–present)
- Egypt - Sameh Shoukry (2014–present)
- Equatorial Guinea - Agapito Mba Mokuy (2012–2018)
- Eritrea - Osman Saleh Mohammed (2007–present)
- Ethiopia -
- Tedros Adhanom (2012–2016)
- Workneh Gebeyehu (2016–2019)
- Gabon -
- Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet (2012–2016)
- Pacôme Moubelet-Boubeya (2016–2017)
- The Gambia - Neneh MacDouall-Gaye (2015–2017)
- Ghana - Hanna Tetteh (2013–2017)
- Guinea -
- François Lonseny Fall (2012–2016)
- Makalé Camara (2016–2017)
- Guinea-Bissau -
- Artur Silva (2015–2016)
- Soares Sambú (2016)
- Jorge Malú (2016–2018)
- Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) -
- Charles Koffi Diby (2012–2016)
- Albert Toikeusse Mabri (2016)
- Marcel Amon Tanoh (acting) (2016–2020)
- Kenya - Amina Mohamed (2013–2018)
- Lesotho -
- Tlohang Sekhamane (2015–2016)
- 'Mamphono Khaketla (2016–2017)
- Liberia -
- Elias Shoniyin (acting) (2015–2016)
- Marjon Kamara (2016–2018)
- Libya
- Government of House of Representatives of Libya (Government of Libya internationally recognized to 12 March 2016) - Mohammed al-Dairi (2014–2019)
- National Salvation Government of Libya, government of New General National Congress of Libya (Government of Libya in rebellion internationally unrecognized. disbanded 5 April 2016) - Ali Rahman Abou Zekok (2015–2016)
- Government of National Accord of Libya (Interim government internationally recognized as the sole legitimate government of Libya from 12 March 2016) - Mohamed Taha Siala (2016–2021)
- Madagascar - Béatrice Atallah (2015–2017)
- Malawi -
- George Chaponda (2014–2016)
- Francis Kasaila (2016–2017)
- Mali - Abdoulaye Diop (2014–2017)
- Mauritania -
- Hamadi Ould Meimou (2015–2016)
- Isselkou Ould Ahmed Izid Bih (2016–2018)
- Mauritius -
- Étienne Sinatambou (2014–2016)
- Vishnu Lutchmeenaraidoo (2016–2019)
- Morocco - Salaheddine Mezouar (2013–2017)
- Mozambique - Oldemiro Balói (2008–2017)
- Namibia - Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (2012–present)
- Niger -
- Aïchatou Boulama Kané (2015–2016)[1]
- Ibrahim Yacouba (2016–2018)
- Nigeria - Geoffrey Onyeama (2015–present)
- Rwanda - Louise Mushikiwabo (2009–2018)
- São Tomé and Príncipe -
- Manuel Salvador dos Ramos (2014–2016)
- Urbino Botelho (2016–2018)
- Senegal - Mankeur Ndiaye (2012–2017)
- Seychelles -
- Joel Morgan (2015–2016)
- Danny Faure (2016–2018)
- Sierra Leone - Samura Kamara (2012–2017)
- Somalia - Abdisalam Omer (2015–2017)
- Somaliland -
- Mohamed Yonis (2013-2015)
- Saad Ali Shire (2015–2018)
- South Africa - Maite Nkoana-Mashabane (2009–2018)
- South Sudan -
- Barnaba Marial Benjamin (2013–2016)
- Bashir Gbandi (acting) (2016)
- Deng Alor (2016–2018)
- Sudan - Ibrahim Ghandour (2015–2018)
- Swaziland – Mgwagwa Gamedze (2013–2018)
- Tanzania - Augustine Mahiga (2015–2019)
- Togo - Robert Dussey (2013–present)
- Tunisia -
- Taïeb Baccouche (2015–2016)
- Khemaies Jhinaoui (2016–2019)
- Uganda - Sam Kutesa (2005–2021)
- Western Sahara - Mohamed Salem Ould Salek (1998–2023)
- Zambia - Harry Kalaba (2014–2018)
- Zimbabwe - Simbarashe Mumbengegwi (2005–2017)
Asia
[edit]- Abkhazia -
- Viacheslav Chirikba (2011–2016)
- Daur Kove (2016–2021)
- Afghanistan - Salahuddin Rabbani (2015–2019)
- Armenia - Eduard Nalbandyan (2008–2018)
- Azerbaijan - Elmar Mammadyarov (2004–2020)
- Bahrain - Sheikh Khalid ibn Ahmad Al Khalifah (2005–2020)
- Bangladesh - Abul Hassan Mahmud Ali (2014–2019)
- Bhutan - Damcho Dorji (2015-2018)
- Brunei - Hassanal Bolkiah (2015–present)
- Cambodia -
- Hor Namhong (1998–2016)
- Prak Sokhon (2016–present)
- China (People's Republic of China) - Wang Yi (2013–present)
- East Timor - Hernâni Coelho (2015–2017)
- Georgia - Mikheil Janelidze (2015–2018)
- India - Sushma Swaraj (2014–2019)
- Indonesia - Retno Marsudi (2014–present)
- Iran - Mohammad Javad Zarif (2013–2021)
- Iraq - Ibrahim al-Jaafari (2014–2018)
- Kurdistan - Falah Mustafa Bakir (2006–2019)
- Israel - Benjamin Netanyahu (2015–2019)
- Japan - Fumio Kishida (2012–2017)
- Jordan - Nasser Judeh (2009–2017)
- Kazakhstan –
- Erlan Idrissov (2012–2016)
- Kairat Abdrakhmanov (2016–2018)
- North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) -
- Ri Su-yong (2014–2016)
- Ri Yong-ho (2016–2020)
- South Korea (Republic of Korea) - Yun Byung-se (2013–2017)
- Kuwait - Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah (2011–2019)
- Kyrgyzstan - Erlan Abdyldayev (2012–2018)
- Laos -
- Thongloun Sisoulith (2006–2016)
- Saleumxay Kommasith (2016–present)
- Lebanon - Gebran Bassil (2014–2020)
- Malaysia - Anifah Aman (2009–2018)
- Maldives -
- Dunya Maumoon (2013–2016)
- Mohamed Asim (2016–2018)
- Mongolia -
- Lundeg Purevsuren (2014–2016)
- Tsend Munkh-Orgil (2016–2017)
- Myanmar -
- Wunna Maung Lwin (2011–2016)
- Aung San Suu Kyi (2016–2021)
- Nagorno-Karabakh - Karen Mirzoyan (2012–2017)
- Nepal -
- Kamal Thapa (2015–2016)
- Prakash Sharan Mahat (2016–2017)
- Oman - Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah (1982–2020)
- Pakistan - Sartaj Aziz (2013–2017)
- Palestinian National Authority - Riyad al-Maliki (2007–present)
- Philippines -
- Albert del Rosario (2011–2016)
- Jose Rene Almendras (2016)
- Perfecto Yasay, Jr. (2016–2017)
- Qatar -
- Khalid bin Mohammad Al Attiyah (2013–2016)
- Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani (2016–present)
- Saudi Arabia - Adel al-Jubeir (2015–2018)
- Singapore - Vivian Balakrishnan (2015–present)
- South Ossetia -
- Kazbulat Tskhovrebov (2015-2016)
- Andreï Tskhovrebov (acting) (2016)
- Murat Dzhoiev (2016–2017)
- Sri Lanka - Mangala Samaraweera (2015–2017)
- Syria (Syrian Arab Republic - Walid Muallem (2006–2020)
- Taiwan (Republic of China) -
- Tajikistan - Sirodjidin Aslov (2013–present)
- Thailand - Don Pramudwinai (2015–present)
- Turkey - Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu (2015–present)
- Turkmenistan - Raşit Meredow (2001–present)
- United Arab Emirates - Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (2006–present)
- Uzbekistan - Abdulaziz Komilov (2012–present)
- Vietnam - Phạm Bình Minh (2011–2021)
- Yemen
- Republic of Yemen - Abdulmalik Al-Mekhlafi (2015–2018)
- Supreme Revolutionary Committee of Yemen to 14 August 2016 then Supreme Political Council (unrecognised, rival government) -
- vacant (2015–2016)
- Abu Bakr al-Qirbi (2016)
- Hisham Abdullah (2016-present)
Europe
[edit]- Albania - Ditmir Bushati (2013–2019)
- Andorra - Gilbert Saboya Sunyé (2011–2017)
- Austria - Sebastian Kurz (2013–2017)
- Belarus - Vladimir Makei (2012–present)
- Belgium - Didier Reynders (2011–2019)
- Brussels-Capital Region - Guy Vanhengel (2013–2019)
- Flanders - Geert Bourgeois (2014–2019)
- Wallonia - Paul Magnette (2014–2017)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina - Igor Crnadak (2015–2019)
- Bulgaria - Daniel Mitov (2014–2017)
- Croatia
- Vesna Pusić (2011–2016)
- Miro Kovač (2016)
- Davor Ivo Stier (2016–2017)
- Cyprus - Ioannis Kasoulidis (2013-2018)
- Czech Republic - Lubomír Zaorálek (2014–2017)
- Denmark -
- Kristian Jensen (2015–2016)
- Anders Samuelsen (2016–2019)
- Faroe Islands - Poul Michelsen (2015–2019)
- Donetsk People's Republic -
- Alexander Kofman (2014–2016)
- Natalya Nikonorova (acting) (2016–present)
- Estonia -
- Marina Kaljurand (2015–2016)
- Jürgen Ligi (2016)
- Sven Mikser (2016–2019)
- Finland - Timo Soini (2015–2019)
- France -
- Laurent Fabius (2012–2016)
- Jean-Marc Ayrault (2016–2017)
- Germany - Frank-Walter Steinmeier (2013–2017)
- Greece - Nikos Kotzias (2015–2018)
- Guernsey - Jonathan Le Tocq (2016–present)
- Hungary - Péter Szijjártó (2014–present)
- Iceland -
- Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson (2013–2016)
- Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir (2016–2017)
- Ireland - Charles Flanagan (2014–2017)
- Italy -
- Paolo Gentiloni (2014–2016)
- Angelino Alfano (2016–2018)
- Jersey - Sir Philip Bailhache (2013–2018)
- Kosovo -
- Hashim Thaçi (2014–2016)
- Petrit Selimi (acting) (2016)
- Enver Hoxhaj (2016–2017)
- Latvia - Edgars Rinkēvičs (2011–2023)
- Liechtenstein - Aurelia Frick (2009–2019)
- Lithuania - Linas Antanas Linkevičius (2012–2020)
- Luxembourg - Jean Asselborn (2004–present)
- Republic of Macedonia - Nikola Poposki (2011–2017)
- Malta - George Vella (2013–2017)
- Moldova -
- Natalia Gherman (2013–2016)
- Andrei Galbur (2016–2018)
- Gagauzia - Vitaliy Vlah (2015–present)
- Monaco - Gilles Tonelli (2015–2019)
- Montenegro -
- Igor Lukšić (2012–2016)
- Milo Đukanović (acting) (2016)
- Srđan Darmanović (2016–2020)
- Netherlands - Bert Koenders (2014–2017)
- Northern Cyprus -
- Emine Çolak (2015–2016)
- Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu (2016–2018)
- Norway - Børge Brende (2013–2017)
- Poland - Witold Waszczykowski (2015–2018)
- Portugal - Augusto Santos Silva (2015–2022)
- Romania - Lazăr Comănescu (2015–2017)
- Russia - Sergey Lavrov (2004–present)
- San Marino -
- Pasquale Valentini (2012–2016)
- Nicola Renzi (2016–2020)
- Serbia - Ivica Dačić (2014–2020)
- Slovakia - Miroslav Lajčák (2012–2020)
- Slovenia - Karl Erjavec (2012–2018)
- Spain -
- José Manuel García-Margallo (2011–2016)
- Alfonso Dastis (2016–2018)
- Catalonia -
- Francesc Homs Molist (2012–2016)
- Raül Romeva (2016–2017)
- Sweden - Margot Wallström (2014–2019)
- Switzerland - Didier Burkhalter (2012–2017)
- Transnistria - Vitaly Ignatyev (acting from 2016) (2015–present)
- Ukraine - Pavlo Klimkin (2014–2019)
- United Kingdom -
- Philip Hammond (2014–2016)
- Boris Johnson (2016–2018)
- Scotland - Fiona Hyslop (2009–2020)
- Vatican City - Archbishop Paul Gallagher (2014–present)
North America and the Caribbean
[edit]- Antigua and Barbuda - Charles Fernandez (2014–2018)
- The Bahamas - Fred Mitchell (2012–2017)
- Barbados - Maxine McClean (2008–2018)
- Belize - Wilfred Elrington (2008–2020)
- Canada - Stéphane Dion (2015–2017)
- Quebec - Christine St-Pierre (2014–2018)
- Costa Rica - Manuel González Sanz (2014–2018)
- Cuba - Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla (2009–present)
- Dominica - Francine Baron (2014–2019)
- Dominican Republic -
- Andrés Navarro (2014–2016)
- Miguel Vargas Maldonado (2016–2020)
- El Salvador - Hugo Martínez (2014–2018)
- Greenland - Vittus Qujaukitsoq (2014–2017)
- Grenada -
- Clarice Modeste-Curwen (2014–2016)
- Elvin Nimrod (2016–2018)
- Guatemala - Carlos Raúl Morales (2014–2017)
- Haiti -
- Lener Renauld (acting) (2015–2016)
- Pierrot Delienne (2016–2017)
- Honduras -
- Arturo Corrales (2015–2016)
- María Dolores Agüero (acting) (2016–2019)
- Jamaica -
- Arnold Nicholson (2012–2016)
- Kamina Johnson Smith (2016–present)
- Mexico - Claudia Ruiz Massieu (2015–2017)
- Nicaragua - Samuel Santos López (2007–2017)
- Panama - Isabel Saint Malo (2014–2019)
- Puerto Rico – Víctor Suárez Meléndez (2015–2017)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis - Mark Brantley (2015–present)
- Saint Lucia -
- Alva Baptiste (2011–2016)
- Allen Chastanet (2016–2021)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Sir Louis Straker (2015–2020)
- Trinidad and Tobago - Dennis Moses (2015–2020)
- United States - John Kerry (2013–2017)
Oceania
[edit]- Australia - Julie Bishop (2013–2018)
- Cook Islands - Henry Puna (2013–2020)
- Fiji -
- Ratu Inoke Kubuabola (2009–2016)
- Frank Bainimarama (2016–2019)
- French Polynesia - Édouard Fritch (2014–present)
- Kiribati -
- Anote Tong (2003–2016)
- Taneti Mamau (2016–present)
- Marshall Islands -
- Tony deBrum (2014–2016)
- Kessai Note (2016)
- John Silk (2016–2020)
- Micronesia - Lorin S. Robert (2007–2019)
- Nauru - Baron Waqa (2013–2019)
- New Zealand - Murray McCully (2008–2017)
- Niue - Toke Talagi (2008–2020)
- Palau - Billy Kuartei (2013–2017)
- Papua New Guinea - Rimbink Pato (2012–2019)
- Samoa - Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi (1998–2021)
- Solomon Islands - Milner Tozaka (2014–2019)
- Tokelau -
- Siopili Perez (2015–2016)
- Afega Gaualofa (2016–2017)
- Tonga - ʻAkilisi Pōhiva (2014–2017)
- Tuvalu - Taukelina Finikaso (2013–2019)
- Vanuatu -
- Havo Moli (2015–2016)
- Bruno Leingkone (2016-2016)
South America
[edit]- Argentina - Susana Malcorra (2015–2017)
- Bolivia - David Choquehuanca (2006–2017)
- Brazil -
- Mauro Vieira (2015–2016)
- José Serra (2016–2017)
- Chile - Heraldo Muñoz (2014–2018)
- Colombia - María Ángela Holguín (2010–2018)
- Ecuador -
- Ricardo Patiño (2010–2016)
- Guillaume Long (2016–2017)
- Guyana - Carl Greenidge (2015–2019)
- Paraguay - Eladio Loizaga (2013–2018)
- Peru -
- Ana María Sánchez (2015–2016)
- Ricardo Luna (2016–2018)
- Suriname - Niermala Badrising (2015–2017)
- Uruguay - Rodolfo Nin Novoa (2015–2020)
- Venezuela - Delcy Rodríguez (2014–2017)
References
[edit]- ^ Niger - H.E. Mrs. Aïchatou Boulama Kané, Minister of Foreign Affairs, United Nations, Retrieved 5 February 2016