This is a list of foreign ministers in 2006.

Contents 1 Africa 2 Asia 3 Europe 4 North America and the Caribbean 5 Oceania 6 South America 7 References

[edit] Africa

• Algeria - Mohammed Bedjaoui (2005-2007)
• Angola - João Bernardo de Miranda (1999-2008)
• Benin -
  1. Rogatien Biaou (2003-2006)
  2. Frédéric Dohou, (acting) (2006)
  3. Mariam Aladji Boni Diallo (2006-2007)
• Botswana - Mompati Merafhe (1994-2008)
• Burkina Faso - Youssouf Ouédraogo (1999-2007)
• Burundi - Antoinette Batumubwira (2005-2009)
• Cameroon -
  1. Laurent Esso (2004-2006)
  2. Jean-Marie Atangana Mebara (2006-2007)
• Cape Verde - Víctor Borges (2004-2008)
• Central African Republic -
  1. Jean-Paul Ngoupandé (2005-2006)
  2. Côme Zoumara (2006-2008)
• Chad - Ahmad Allam-Mi (2005-2008)
• Comoros -
  1. Aboudou Soefou (2005-2006)
  2. Ahmed Said Jaffar (2006-present)
• Republic of Congo - Rodolphe Adada (1997-2007)
• Democratic Republic of Congo - Raymond Ramazani Baya (2004-2007)
• Côte d'Ivoire -
  1. Bamba Mamadou (2003-2006)
  2. Youssouf Bakayoko (2006-present)
• Djibouti - Mahamoud Ali Youssouf (2005-present)
• Egypt - Ahmed Aboul Gheit (2004-present)
• Equatorial Guinea - Pastor Micha Ondó Bile (2003-present)
• Eritrea - Mohamed Omar (acting) (2005-2007)
• Ethiopia - Seyoum Mesfin (1991-present)
• Gabon - Jean Ping (1999-2008)
• The Gambia -
  1. Lamin Kaba Bajo (2005-2006)
  2. Bala Garba Jahumpa (2006-2007)
• Ghana - Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo (2003-2007)
• Guinea -
  1. Fatoumata Kaba (2005-2006)
  2. Mamady Condé (2006-2007)
• Guinea-Bissau - António Isaac Monteiro (2005-2007)
• Kenya - Raphael Tuju (2005-2008)
• Lesotho - Monyane Moleleki (2004-2007)
• Liberia -
  1. Thomas Nimely (2003-2006)
  2. George Wallace (2006-2007)
• Libya - Abdel Rahman Shalgham (2000-2009)
• Madagascar - Marcel Ranjeva (2002-2009)
• Malawi -
  1. Davis Katsonga (2005-2006)
  2. Joyce Banda (2006-2009)
• Mali - Moctar Ouane (2004-present)
• Mauritania - Ahmed Ould Sidi Ahmed (2005-2007)
• Mauritius - Madan Dulloo (2005-2008)
• Morocco - Mohamed Benaissa (1999-2007)
  • Western Sahara - Mohamed Salem Ould Salek (1998-present)
• Mozambique - Alcinda Abreu (2005-2008)
• Namibia - Marco Hausiku (2004-present)
• Niger - Aïchatou Mindaoudou (2001-present)
• Nigeria -
  1. Oluyemi Adeniji (2003-2006)
  2. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (2006)
  3. Joy Ogwu (2006-2007)
• Rwanda - Charles Murigande (2002-2008)
• São Tomé and Príncipe -
  1. Ovídio Manuel Barbosa Pequeno (2004-2006)
  2. Óscar Sousa (2006)
  3. Carlos Gustavo dos Anjos (2006-2007)
• Senegal - Cheikh Tidiane Gadio (2000-2009)
• Seychelles - Patrick Pillay (2005-2009)
• Sierra Leone - Momodu Koroma (2002-2007)
• Somalia -
  1. Abdullahi Sheikh Ismail (2004-2006)
  2. Ismail Mahmud Hurre (2006-2007)
  • Somaliland -
    1. Edna Adan Ismail (2003-2006)
    2. Abdillahi Mohamed Duale (2006-present)
• South Africa - Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (1999-2009)
• Sudan - Lam Akol (2005-2007)
• Swaziland -
  1. Mabili Dlamini (2003-2006)
  2. Mathendele Moses Dlamini (2006-2008)
• Tanzania -
  1. Jakaya Kikwete (1995-2006)
  2. Asha-Rose Migiro (2006-2007)
• Togo - Zarifou Ayéva (2005-2007)
• Tunisia - Abdelwahab Abdallah (2005-present)
• Uganda - Sam Kutesa (2005-present)
• Zambia -
  1. Ronnie Shikapwasha (2005-2006)
  2. Mundia Sikatana (2006-2007)
• Zimbabwe - Simbarashe Mumbengegwi (2005-present)

[edit] Asia

• Afghanistan -
  1. Abdullah Abdullah (2001-2006)
  2. Rangin Dadfar Spanta (2006-present)
• Armenia - Vardan Oskanyan (1998-2008)
• Azerbaijan - Elmar Mammadyarov (2004-present)
  • Nagorno-Karabakh - Georgy Petrosyan (2005-present)
• Bahrain - Khalid ibn Ahmad Al Khalifah (2005-present)
• Bangladesh -
  1. Morshed Khan (2001-2006)
  2. Iajuddin Ahmed (2006-2007)
• Bhutan - Khandu Wangchuk (2003-2007)
• Brunei - Pagiran Muda Mohamed Bolkiah (1984-present)
• Cambodia - Hor Namhong (1998-present)
• China - Li Zhaoxing (2003-2007)
• East Timor -
  1. José Ramos-Horta (2002-2006)
  2. José Luís Guterres (2006-2007)
• Georgia - Gela Bezhuashvili (2005-2008)
  • Abkhazia - Sergey Shamba (2004-present)
• India -
  1. Manmohan Singh (2005-2006)
  2. Pranab Mukherjee (2006-2009)
• Indonesia - Hassan Wirajuda (2001-2009)
• Iran - Manouchehr Mottaki (2005-present)
• Iraq - Hoshyar Zebari (2003-present)
  • Kurdistan - Falah Mustafa Bakir (2006-present)
• Israel -
  1. Silvan Shalom (2003-2006)
  2. Tzipi Livni (2006-2009)
  • Palestinian Authority -
    1. Nasser al-Qudwa (2005-2006)
    2. Mahmoud al-Zahar (2006-2007)
• Japan - Taro Aso (2005-2007)
• Jordan - Abdul Ilah Khatib (2005-2007)
• Kazakhstan - Kasymzhomart Tokayev (2002-2007)
• North Korea - Paek Nam-sun (1998-2007)
• South Korea -
  1. Ban Ki Moon (2004-2006)
  2. Song Min-soon (2006-2008)
• Kuwait - Muhammad A-Sabah A-Salim A-Sabah (2003-present)
• Kyrgyzstan - Alikbek Jekshenkulov (2005-2007)
• Laos -
  1. Somsavat Lengsavad (1993-2006)
  2. Thongloun Sisoulith (2006-present)
• Lebanon -
  1. Fawzi Salloukh (2005-2009)
  2. Tarek Mitri (acting) (2006-2008)
• Malaysia - Syed Hamid Albar (1999-2008)
• Maldives - Ahmed Shaheed (2005-2007)
• Mongolia -
  1. Tsendiin Mönkh-Orgil (2004-2006)
  2. Nyamaa Enkhbold (2006-2007)
• Myanmar - Nyan Win (2004-present)
• Nepal -
  1. Ramesh Nath Pandey (2005-2006)
  2. Khadga Prasad Oli (2006-2007)
• Oman - Youssef al-Alawi Abdullah (1982-present)
• Pakistan - Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri (2002-2007)
• Philippines - Alberto Romulo (2004-present)
• Qatar - Hamad ibn Jaber Al Thani (1992-present)
• Saudi Arabia - Prince Sa'ud al-Faysal (1975-present)
• Singapore - George Yeo (2004-present)
• Sri Lanka - Mangala Samaraweera (2005-2007)
• Syria -
  1. Farouk al-Sharaa (1984-2006)
  2. Walid Muallem (2006-present)
• Taiwan -
  1. Chen Tang-shan (2004-2006)
  2. James Huang (2006-2008)
• Tajikistan -
  1. Talbak Nazarov (1994-2006)
  2. Khamrokhon Zaripov (2006-present)
• Thailand -
  • 1. Kantathee Supamongkol (2005-2006)
    2. Nitya Pibulsonggram (2006-2008)
• Turkmenistan - Rashid Meredov (2001-present)
• United Arab Emirates -
  1. Rashid ibn Abdullah Al Nuaimi (1980-2006)
  2. Sheikh Abdullah ibn Zaid Al Nahayan (2006-present)
• Uzbekistan -
  1. Elyor Ganiyev (2005-2006)
  2. Vladimir Norov (2006-present)
• Vietnam -
  1. Nguyễn Dy Niên (2000-2006)
  2. Phạm Gia Khiêm (2006-present)
• Yemen - Abu Bakr al-Kerbi (2001-present)

[edit] Europe

• Albania - Besnik Mustafaj (2005-2007)
• Andorra - Juli Minoves Triquell (2001-2007)
• Austria - Ursula Plassnik (2004-2008)
• Belarus - Syarhey Martynau (2003-present)
• Belgium - Karel De Gucht (2004-2009)
  • Brussels-Capital Region - Guy Vanhengel (2000-present)
  • Flanders - Geert Bourgeois (2004-2008)
  • Wallonia - Marie-Dominique Simonet (2004-present)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina - Mladen Ivanić (2003-2007)
• Bulgaria - Ivailo Kalfin (2005-2009)
• Croatia - Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović (2005-2008)
• Cyprus -
  1. Georgios Iakovou (2003-2006)
  2. George Lillikas (2006-2007)
• Czech Republic -
  1. Cyril Svoboda (2002-2006)
  2. Alexandr Vondra (2006-2007)
• Denmark - Per Stig Møller (2001-present)
  • Greenland - Josef Motzfeldt (2003-2007)
• Estonia - Urmas Paet (2005-present)
• Finland - Erkki Tuomioja (2000-2007)
• France - Philippe Douste-Blazy (2005-2007)
• Germany - Frank-Walter Steinmeier (2005-2009)
• Greece -
  1. Petros Molyviatis (2004-2006)
  2. Dora Bakoyannis (2006-2009)
• Hungary -
  1. Ferenc Somogyi (2004-2006)
  2. Kinga Göncz (2006-2009)
• Iceland -
  1. Geir H. Haarde (2005-2006)
  2. Valgerdur Sverrisdóttir (2006-2007)
• Ireland - Dermot Ahern (2004-2008)
• Italy -
  1. Gianfranco Fini (2004-2006)
  2. Massimo D'Alema (2006-2008)
• Latvia - Artis Pabriks (2004-2007)
• Liechtenstein - Rita Kieber-Beck (2005-2009)
• Lithuania -
  1. Antanas Valionis (2000-2006)
  2. Petras Vaitiekūnas (2006-2008)
• Luxembourg - Jean Asselborn (2004-present)
• Republic of Macedonia -
  1. Ilinka Mitreva (2002-2006)
  2. Antonio Milošoski (2006-present)
• Malta - Michael Frendo (2004-2008)
• Moldova - Andrei Stratan (2004-2009)
  • Transnistria - Valeriy Litskai (2000-2008)
• Monaco -
  1. Rainier Imperti (2005-2006)
  2. Henri Fissore (2006-2007)
• Montenegro -
  1. Miodrag Vlahović (2004-2006)
  2. Milan Rocen (2006-present)
• Netherlands - Bernard Bot (2003-2007)
• Norway - Jonas Gahr Støre (2005-present)
• Poland -
  1. Stefan Meller (2005-2006)
  2. Anna Fotyga (2006-2007)
• Portugal -
  1. Diogo Freitas do Amaral (2005-2006)
  2. Luís Amado (2006-present)
• Romania - Mihai-Răzvan Ungureanu (2004-2007)
• Russia - Sergey Lavrov (2004-present)
  • Chechnya (independentists) -
    1. Usman Ferzauli (2005-2006)
    2. Akhmed Zakayev (2006-present)
• San Marino -
  1. Fabio Berardi (2003-2006)
  2. Fiorenzo Stolfi (2006-2008)
• Serbia - Vuk Drašković (2006-2007)
• Serbia and Montenegro - Vuk Drašković (2004-2006)
• Slovakia -
  1. Eduard Kukan (1998-2006)
  2. Ján Kubis (2006-2009)
• Slovenia - Dimitrij Rupel (2004-2008)
• Spain - Miguel Ángel Moratinos (2004-present)
• Sweden -
  1. Laila Freivalds (2003-2006)
  2. Bosse Ringholm, (acting) (2006)
  3. Carin Jämtin, (acting) (2006)
  4. Jan Eliasson (2006)
  5. Carl Bildt (2006-present)
• Switzerland - Micheline Calmy-Rey (2003-present)
• Turkey - Abdullah Gül (2003-2007)
• Ukraine - Borys Tarasyuk (2005-2007)
• United Kingdom -
  1. Jack Straw (2001-2006)
  2. Margaret Beckett (2006-2007)
• Vatican City -
  1. Giovanni Lajolo (2003-2006)
  2. Dominique Mamberti (2006-present)

[edit] North America and the Caribbean

• Antigua and Barbuda - Baldwin Spencer (2005-present)
• The Bahamas - Fred Mitchell (2002-2007)
• Barbados - Dame Billie Miller (1994-2008)
• Belize -
  1. Godfrey Smith (2003-2006)
  2. Eamon Courtenay (2006-2007)
• Canada -
  1. Pierre Pettigrew (2004-2006)
  2. Peter MacKay (2006-2007)
  • Quebec - Monique Gagnon-Tremblay (2003-2008)
• Costa Rica -
  1. Roberto Tovar Faja (2002-2006)
  2. Bruno Stagno (2006-present)
• Cuba - Felipe Pérez Roque (1999-2009)
• Dominica - Charles Savarin (2005-2007)
• Dominican Republic - Carlos Morales Troncoso (2004-present)
• El Salvador - Francisco Laínez (2004-2008)
• Grenada - Elvin Nimrod (2000-2008)
• Guatemala -
  1. Jorge Briz Abularach (2004-2006)
  2. Gert Rosenthal (2006-2008)
• Haiti -
  1. Hérard Abraham (2005-2006)
  2. Rénald Clérismé (2006-2008)
• Honduras -
  1. Mario Fortín (2005-2006)
  2. Milton Jiménez (2006-2008)
• Jamaica -
  1. Keith Desmond Knight (2001-2006)
  2. Anthony Hylton (2006-2007)
• Mexico -
  1. Luis Ernesto Derbez (2003-2006)
  2. Patricia Espinosa (2006-present)
• Netherlands Antilles -
  1. Etienne Ys (2004-2006)
  2. Emily de Jongh-Elhage (2006-present)
• Nicaragua - Norman José Caldera Cardenal (2002-2007)
• Panama - Samuel Lewis Navarro (2004-2009)
• Saint Kitts and Nevis - Timothy Harris (2001-2008)
• Saint Lucia -
  1. Petrus Compton (2004-2006)
  2. Rufus Bousquet (2006-2007)
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Sir Louis Straker (2005-present)
• Trinidad and Tobago -
  1. Knowlson Gift (2001-2006)
  2. Arnold Piggott (2006-2007)
• United States - Condoleezza Rice (2005-2009)

[edit] Oceania

• Australia - Alexander Downer (1996-2007)
• Fiji -
  1. Kaliopate Tavola (2000-2006)
  2. Isikeli Mataitoga, (acting) (2006-2007)
• French Polynesia -
  1. Oscar Temaru (2005-2006)
  2. Gaston Tong Sang (2006-2007)
• Kiribati - Anote Tong (2003-present)
• Marshall Islands - Gerald Zackios (2001-2008)
• Federated States of Micronesia - Sebastian Anefal (2003-2007)
• Nauru - David Adeang (2004-2007)
• New Zealand - Winston Peters (2005-2008)
  • Cook Islands - Wilkie Rasmussen (2005-2009)
  • Niue - Young Vivian (2002-2008)
• Palau - Temmy Shmull (2001-2009)
• Papua New Guinea -
  1. Sir Rabbie Namaliu (2002-2006)
  2. Sir Michael Somare (2006)
  3. Paul Tiensten (2006-2007)
• Samoa - Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi (1998-present)
• Solomon Islands -
  1. Laurie Chan (2002-2006)
  2. Patteson Oti (2006-2007)
• Tonga - Sonatane Tu'a Taumoepeau Tupou (2004-2009)
• Tuvalu -
  1. Maatia Toafa (2004-2006)
  2. Apisai Ielemia (2006-present)
• Vanuatu - Sato Kilman (2004-2007)

[edit] South America

• Argentina - Jorge Taiana (2005-present)
• Bolivia -
  1. Armando Loaiza (2005-2006)
  2. David Choquehuanca (2006-present)
• Brazil - Celso Amorim (2003-present)
• Chile -
  1. Ignacio Walker Prieto (2004-2006)
  2. Alejandro Foxley (2006-2009)
• Colombia -
  1. Carolina Barco (2002-2006)
  2. María Consuelo Araújo (2006-2007)
• Ecuador - Francisco Carrión (2005-2007)
• Guyana - Rudy Insanally (2001-2008)
• Paraguay -
  1. Leila Rachid de Cowles (2003-2006)
  2. Rubén Ramírez Lezcano (2006-2008)
• Peru -
  1. Óscar Maúrtua de Romaña (2005-2006)
  2. José Antonio García Belaúnde (2006-present)
• Suriname - Lygia Kraag-Keteldijk (2005-present)
• Uruguay - Reinaldo Gargano (2005-2008)
• Venezuela -
  1. Alí Rodríguez Araque (2004-2006)
  2. Nicolás Maduro (2006-present)

[edit] References

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