2000 state leaders - Events of 2001 - 2002 state leaders - State leaders by year

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Contents 1 Africa 2 Asia 3 Europe 4 Middle East 5 North America 6 Oceania 7 South America 8 References

[edit] Africa

• Algeria
  • President - Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister - Ali Benflis, Prime Minister of Algeria (2000–2003)
• Angola
  • President - José Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola (1979–present)
• Benin
  • President - Mathieu Kérékou, President of Benin (1996–2006)
• Botswana
  • President - Festus Mogae, President of Botswana (1998–2008)
• Burkina Faso
  • President - Blaise Compaoré, President of Burkina Faso (1987–present)
  • Prime Minister - Paramanga Ernest Yonli, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (2000–2007)
• Burundi
  • President - Pierre Buyoya, President of Burundi (1996–2003)
• Cameroon
  • President - Paul Biya, President of Cameroon (1982–present)
  • Prime Minister - Peter Mafany Musonge, Prime Minister of Cameroon (1996–2004)
• Cape Verde
  • President -
    1. António Mascarenhas Monteiro, President of Cape Verde (1991–2001)
    2. Pedro Pires, President of Cape Verde (2001–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Gualberto do Rosário, Prime Minister of Cape Verde (2000–2001)
    2. José Maria Neves, Prime Minister of Cape Verde (2001–present)
• Central African Republic
  • President - Ange-Félix Patassé, President of the Central African Republic (1993–2003)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Anicet Georges Dologuélé, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (1999–2001)
    2. Martin Ziguélé, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (2001–2003)
• Chad
  • President - Idriss Déby, President of Chad (1990–present)
  • Prime Minister - Nagoum Yamassoum, Prime Minister of Chad (1999–2002)
• Comoros
  • President - Azali Assoumani, President of the Comoros (1999–2002)
  • Prime Minister - Hamada Madi, Prime Minister of the Comoros (2000–2002)
  • Anjouan (unrecognized secessionist state)
    • President -
      1. Said Abeid, President of Anjouan (1999–2001)
      2. Halidi Charif + Mohamed Bacar + Hassan Ali Toilha , Presidium of Anjouan (2001)
      3. Mohamed Bacar, President of Anjouan (2001–2007)
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • President -
    1. Laurent Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997–2001)
    2. Joseph Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2001–present)
• Republic of the Congo
  • President - Denis Sassou-Nguesso, President of the Republic of the Congo (1997–present)
• Côte d'Ivoire
  • President - Laurent Gbagbo, President of Côte d'Ivoire (2000–present)
  • Prime Minister - Affi N'Guessan, Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire (2000–2003)
• Djibouti
  • President - Ismail Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Barkat Gourad Hamadou, Prime Minister of Djibouti (1978–2001)
    2. Dileita Mohamed Dileita, Prime Minister of Djibouti (2001–present)
• Equatorial Guinea
  • President - Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea (1979–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Ángel Serafín Seriche Dougan, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (1996–2001)
    2. Cándido Muatetema Rivas, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (2001–2004)
• Eritrea
  • President - Isaias Afewerki, President of Eritrea (1991–present)^[1]
• Ethiopia
  • President -
    1. Negasso Gidada, President of Ethiopia (1995–2001)
    2. Girma Wolde-Giorgis, President of Ethiopia (2001–present)
  • Prime Minister - Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1995–present)
• Gabon
  • President - Omar Bongo, President of Gabon (1967–2009)
  • Prime Minister - Jean-François Ntoutoume Emane, Prime Minister of Gabon (1999–2006)
• The Gambia
  • President - Yahya Jammeh, President of The Gambia (1994–present)
• Ghana
  • President -
    1. Jerry Rawlings, President of Ghana (1981–2001)
    2. John Kufuor, President of Ghana (2001–2009)
• Guinea
  • President - Lansana Conté, President of Guinea (1984–2008)
  • Prime Minister - Lamine Sidimé, Prime Minister of Guinea (1999–2004)
• Guinea-Bissau
  • President - Kumba Ialá, President of Guinea-Bissau (2000–2003)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Caetano N'Tchama, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2000–2001)
    2. Faustino Imbali, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2001)
    3. Alamara Nhassé, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2001–2002)
• Kenya
  • President - Daniel arap Moi, President of Kenya (1978–2002)
• Lesotho
  • Monarch - Letsie III, King of Lesotho (1996–present)
  • Prime Minister - Pakalitha Mosisili, Prime Minister of Lesotho (1998–present)
• Liberia
  • President - Charles Taylor, President of Liberia (1997–2003)
• Libya
  • De facto Chief of State - Muammar al-Gaddafi, Guide of the Revolution of Libya (1969–present)
  • Nominal Chief of State - Zentani Muhammad az-Zentani, General Secretary of the General People's Congress of Libya (1992–2008)
  • Head of Government - Imbarek Shamekh, General Secretary of the General People's Committee of Libya (2000–2003)
• Madagascar
  • President - Didier Ratsiraka, President of Madagascar (1997–2002)
  • Prime Minister - Tantely Andrianarivo, Prime Minister of Madagascar (1998–2002)
• Malawi
  • President - Bakili Muluzi, President of Malawi (1994–2004)
• Mali
  • President - Alpha Oumar Konaré, President of Mali (1992–2002)
  • Prime Minister - Mandé Sidibé, Prime Minister of Mali (2000–2002)
• Mauritania
  • President - Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, President of Mauritania (1984–2005)
  • Prime Minister - Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna, Prime Minister of Mauritania (1998–2003)
• Mauritius
  • President - Cassam Uteem, President of Mauritius (1992–2002)
  • Prime Minister - Sir Anerood Jugnauth, Prime Minister of Mauritius (2000–2003)
• Mayotte (French territorial collectivity until July 11, 2001 then French departmental collectivity)
  • Prefect -
    1. Pierre Bayle, Prefect of Mayotte (1998-2001)
    2. Philippe de Mester, Prefect of Mayotte (2001-2002)
  • President of the General Council - Younoussa Bamana, President of the General Council of Mayotte (1991-2004)
• Morocco
  • Monarch - Mohammed VI, King of Morocco (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister - Abderrahmane Youssoufi, Prime Minister of Morocco (1998–2002)
  • Western Sahara (Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic) (self-declared, partially recognized state)
    • President - Mohammed Abdel Aziz, President of Western Sahara (1976–present)
    • Prime Minister - Bouchraya Hammoudi Bayoun, Prime Minister of Western Sahara (1999-2003)
• Mozambique -
  • President - Joaquim Chissano, President of Mozambique (1986–2005)
  • Prime Minister - Pascoal Mocumbi, Prime Minister of Mozambique (1994–2004)
• Namibia
  • President - Sam Nujoma, President of Namibia (1990–2005)
  • Prime Minister - Hage Geingob, Prime Minister of Namibia (1990–2002)
• Niger
  • President - Tandja Mamadou, President of Niger (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister - Hama Amadou, Prime Minister of Niger (2000–2007)
• Nigeria
  • President - Olusegun Obasanjo, President of Nigeria (1999–2007)
• Rwanda
  • President - Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda (2000–present)
  • Prime Minister - Bernard Makuza, Prime Minister of Rwanda (2000–present)
• Saint Helena and Dependencies (British dependent territory)
  • Governor - David Hollamby, Governor of Saint Helena (1999-2004)
• São Tomé and Príncipe
  • President -
    1. Miguel Trovoada, President of São Tomé and Príncipe (1995–2001)
    2. Fradique de Menezes, President of São Tomé and Príncipe (2001–2003)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Guilherme Posser da Costa, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (1999–2002)
    2. Evaristo Carvalho, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (2001–2002)
  • Principe (self-governing province)
    • President - Damião Vaz d'Almeida, President of the Regional Government of Principe (1995–2002)
• Senegal
  • President - Abdoulaye Wade, President of Senegal (2000–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Moustapha Niasse, Prime Minister of Senegal (2000–2001)
    2. Mame Madior Boye, Prime Minister of Senegal (2001–2002)
• Seychelles
  • President - France-Albert René, President of Seychelles (1977–2004)
• Sierra Leone
  • President - Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, President of Sierra Leone (1998–2007)
• Somalia
  • President - Abdiqasim Salad Hassan, President of Somalia (2000–2004)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Ali Khalif Galaid, Prime Minister of Somalia (2000–2001)
    2. Osman Jama Ali, Acting Prime Minister of Somalia (2001)
    3. Hassan Abshir Farah, Prime Minister of Somalia (2001–2003)
  • Somaliland (unrecognized secessionist state)
    • President - Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal, President of Somaliland (1993-2002)
  • Puntland (self-declared autonomous state)
    • President -
      1. Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, President of Puntland (1998-2001)
      2. Yusuf Haji Nur, Acting President of Puntland (2001)
      3. Jama Ali Jama, President of Puntland (2001-2002)
• South Africa
  • President - Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa (1999–2008)
• Sudan
  • President - Omar Hasan Ahmad al-Bashir, President of Sudan (1989–present)
• Swaziland
  • Monarch - Mswati III, King of Swaziland (1986–present)
  • Prime Minister - Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini, Prime Minister of Swaziland (1996–2003)
• Tanzania
  • President - Benjamin Mkapa, President of Tanzania (1995–2005)
  • Prime Minister - Frederick Sumaye, Prime Minister of Tanzania (1995–2005)
  • Zanzibar (semi-autonomous region)
    • President - Amani Abeid Karume, President of Zanzibar (2000–present)
    • Chief Minister - Shamsi Vuai Nahodha, Chief Minister of Zanzibar (2000–present)
• Togo
  • President - Gnassingbe Eyadema, President of Togo (1967–2005)
  • Prime Minister - Agbeyome Messan Kodjo, Prime Minister of Togo (2000–2002)
• Tunisia
  • President - Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, President of Tunisia (1987–present)
  • Prime Minister - Mohamed Ghannouchi, Prime Minister of Tunisia (1999–present)
• Uganda
  • President - Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda (1986–present)
  • Prime Minister - Apolo Nsibambi, Prime Minister of Uganda (1999–present)
• Zambia
  • President - Frederick Chiluba, President of Zambia (1991–2002)
• Zimbabwe
  • President - Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe (1987–present)

[edit] Asia

• Afghanistan -
  • Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan superseded by the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan on 13 November 2001
  • Taliban -
    • Head of State (de jure) -
    1. Mullah Mohammad Rabbani, Head of the Supreme Council (1996–2001)
    2. Mawlawi Abdul Kabir, acting Head of the Supreme Council (2001)
    • De facto Ruler - Mullah Mohammed Omar, Emir (1996–2001)
  • Afghan Northern Alliance - Burhanuddin Rabbani, President of Afghanistan (1992–2001)
  • Afghan Interim Authority - Hamid Karzai, Chairman of the Afghan Interim Authority (2001–2002)
• Bangladesh -
  • President -
    1. Shahabuddin Ahmed, President of Bangladesh (1996–2001)
    2. A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury, President of Bangladesh (2001–2002)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1996–2001)
    2. Latifur Rahman, Chief Adviser of the Caretake Government (2001)
    3. Khaleda Zia, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (2001–2006)
• Bhutan
  • Monarch - Jigme Singye Wangchuck, King of Bhutan (1972–2006)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Yeshey Zimba, Prime Minister of Bhutan (2000–2001)
    2. Khandu Wangchuk, Prime Minister of Bhutan (2001–2002)
• Brunei
  • Monarch - Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (1967–present)^[2]
  • Prime Minister - Hassanal Bolkiah, Prime Minister of Brunei (1984–present)
• Cambodia
  • King - Norodom Sihanouk, King of Cambodia (1993–2004)
  • Prime Minister - Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1998–present)
• China (People's Republic of China) -
  • Communist Party Leader - Jiang Zemin, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (1989–2002)
  • President - Jiang Zemin, President of the People's Republic of China (1993–2003)
  • Premier - Zhu Rongji, Premier of the People's Republic of China (1998–2003)
  • Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region)
    • Chief Executive - Tung Chee Hwa, Chief Executive of Hong Kong (1997–2005)
  • Macau (Special Administrative Region)
    • Chief Executive - Edmund Ho, Chief Executive of Macau (1999–present)
• East Timor (under UN administration)
  • Special Representative - Sérgio Vieira de Mello, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for East Timor (1999–2002)
  • Chief Minister - Mari Alkatiri, Chief Minister of East Timor (2001–2006)
• India
  • President - K. R. Narayanan, President of India (1997–2002)
  • Prime Minister - Atal Behari Vajpayee, Prime Minister of India (1998–2004)
• Indonesia -
  1. Abdurrahman Wahid, President of Indonesia (1999–2001)
  2. Megawati Sukarnoputri, President of Indonesia (2001–2004)
• Japan
  • Monarch - Akihito, Emperor of Japan (1989–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Yoshiro Mori, Prime Minister of Japan (2000–2001)
    2. Junichiro Koizumi, Prime Minister of Japan (2001–2006)
• Kazakhstan -
  • President - Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan (1990–present)^[3]
  • Prime Minister - Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan (1999–2002)
• North Korea
  • Communist Party Leader - Kim Jong-il, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (1997–present)
  • De facto Head of State - Kim Jong-il, Chairman of the National Defence Commission (1993–present)^[4]
  • Nominal Head of State - Kim Yong-nam, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–present)
  • Premier - Hong Song-nam, Premier of North Korea (1997–2003)
• South Korea
  • President - Kim Dae-jung, President of South Korea (1998–2003)
  • Prime Minister - Lee Han Dong, Prime Minister of South Korea (2000–2002)
• Kyrgyzstan
  • President - Askar Akayev, President of Kyrgyzstan (1990–2005)^[5]
  • Prime minister - Kurmanbek Bakiyev, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan (2000–2002)
• Laos
  • Communist Party Leader - Khamtai Siphandon, General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006)
  • President - Khamtai Siphandon, President of Laos (1998–2006)
  • Premier -
    1. Sisavath Keobounphanh, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Laos (1998-2001)
    2. Boungnang Vorachith, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Laos (2001–2006)
• Malaysia
  • Monarch -
    1. Almarhum Sultan Salahuddin, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (1999–2001)
    2. Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin, Acting Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (2001)
    3. Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (2001–2006)
  • Prime Minister - Mahathir bin Mohamad, Prime Minister of Malaysia (1981–2003)
• Maldives
  • President - Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, President of Maldives (1978–2008)
• Mongolia
  • President - Natsagiin Bagabandi, President of Mongolia (1997–2005)
  • Prime Minister - Nambaryn Enkhbayar, Prime Minister of Mongolia (2000–2004)
• Myanmar
  • Head of State - Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council (1992–present)
  • Prime Minister - Than Shwe, Prime Minister of Myanmar (1992–2003)
• Nepal
  • Monarch -
    1. Birendra, King of Nepal (1972-2001)
    2. Dipendra, King of Nepal (incapacitated) (2001)
    3. Gyanendra, King of Nepal (2001–2008)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Girija Prasad Koirala, Prime Minister of Nepal (2000–2001)
    2. Sher Bahadur Deuba, Prime Minister of Nepal (2001–2002)
• Pakistan -
  • President -
    1. Mohammad Rafiq Tarar, President of Pakistan (1998–2001)
    2. Pervez Musharraf, President of Pakistan (2001–2008)
  • Head of Government - Pervez Musharraf, Chief Executive of Pakistan (1999–2002)
• Philippines
  • President -
    1. Joseph Estrada, President of the Philippines (1998–2001)
    2. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, President of the Philippines (2001–present)
  • Mindanao (autonomous region)
    • Governor -
      1. Nur Misuari, Governor of Mindanao (1996-2001)
      2. Alvarez Isnaji, Acting Governor of Mindanao (2001)
      3. Parouk S. Hussin, Governor of Mindanao (2001-2005)
• Singapore
  • President - S. R. Nathan, President of Singapore (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister - Goh Chok Tong, Prime Minister of Singapore (1990–2004)
• Sri Lanka
  • President - Chandrika Kumaratunga, President of Sri Lanka (1994–2005)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (2000–2001)
    2. Ranil Wickremasinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (2001–2004)
• Taiwan (Republic of China)
  • President - Chen Shui-bian, President of the Republic of China (2000–2008)
  • Prime Minister - Chang Chun-hsiung, President of the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China (2000–2002)
• Tajikistan
  • President - Emomali Rahmonov, President of Tajikistan (1992–present)
  • Prime Minister - Oqil Oqilov, Prime Minister of Tajikistan (1999–present)
  • Gorno-Badakhshan (autonomous province)
    • Chairman of the Administration - Alimamad Niyozmamadov, Chairman of the Executive Committee (1994-2006)
• Thailand
  • King - Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand (1946–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Chuan Leekpai, Prime Minister of Thailand (1997–2001)
    2. Thaksin Shinawatra, Prime Minister of Thailand (2001–2006)
• Turkmenistan
  • President - Saparmurat Niyazov, President for Life of Turkmenistan (1990–2006)^[6]
• Uzbekistan -
  • President - Islom Karimov, President of Uzbekistan (1990–present)^[7]
  • Prime Minister - O‘tkir Sultonov, Prime Minister of Uzbekistan (1995–2003)
  • Karakalpakstan (autonomous republic)
    • President - Timur Kamalov, President of Karakalpakstan (1997-2002)
    • Prime Minister - Amin Tojiyev, Prime Minister of Karakalpakstan (1998-2002)
• Vietnam
  • Communist Party Leader -
    1. Lê Khả Phiêu, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (1997–2001)
    2. Nông Đức Mạnh, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (2001–present)
  • President - Trần Đức Lương, President of Vietnam (1997–2006)
  • Prime Minister - Phan Văn Khải, Prime Minister of Vietnam (1997–2006)

[edit] Europe

• Albania
  • President - Rexhep Meidani, President of Albania (1997–2002)
  • Prime Minister - Ilir Meta, Prime Minister of Albania (1999–2002)
• Andorra
  • Monarchs
    • French Co-Prince - Jacques Chirac, French Co-Prince of Andorra (1995–2007)
    • Episcopal Co-Prince - Joan Martí Alanis, Episcopal Co-Prince of Andorra (1971–2003)
  • Head of the Government - Marc Forné, Head of Government of Andorra (1994–2005)
• Armenia
  • President - Robert Kocharyan, President of Armenia (1998–2008)
  • Prime Minister - Andranik Margaryan, Prime Minister of Armenia (2000–2007)
• Austria
  • President - Thomas Klestil, Federal President of Austria (1992–2004)
  • Chancellor - Wolfgang Schüssel, Chancellor of Austria (2000–2007)
• Azerbaijan
  • President - Heydar Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan (1993–2003)
  • Prime Minister - Artur Rasizade, Prime Minister of Azerbaijan (1996–2003)
  • Nakhichevan (autonomous republic)
    • Chairman of the Parliament - Vasif Talybov, Chairman of the Parliament of Nakhichevan (1993–present)
    • Prime Minister - Alovsat Bakhshiev, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Nakhichevan (2000–present)
  • Nagorno-Karabakh (unrecognized, secessionist state)
    • Prime Minister - Anushavan Danielyan, Prime Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh (1999–2007)
• Belarus -
  • President - Alexander Lukashenko, President of Belarus (1994–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Vladimir Yermoshin, Prime Minister of Belarus (2000-2001)
    2. Gennady Novitsky, Prime Minister of Belarus (2001-2003)
• Belgium
  • Monarch - Albert II, King of the Belgians (1993–present)
  • Prime Minister - Guy Verhofstadt, Prime Minister of Belgium (1999–2008)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Presidency
    • Serb member - Živko Radišić (1998-2002), Chairman of the Presidency (2000-2001)
    • Bosniak member -
      1. Halid Genjać (2000-2001)
      2. Beriz Belkić (2001-2002)
    • Croat member -
      1. Ante Jelavić (1998-2001)
      2. Jozo Križanović (2001–2002), Chairman of the Presidency (2001-2002)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Martin Raguz, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2000-2001)
    2. Božidar Matić, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2001)
    3. Zlatko Lagumdžija, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2001-2002)
  • High Representative - Wolfgang Petritsch, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (1999-2002)
  • Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (constituent entity)
    • President -
      1. Ejup Ganić, President of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2000-2001)
      2. Ivo Andrić-Lužanski, President of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2001)
      3. Karlo Filipović, President of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2001-2002)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Edhem Bicakcic, Prime Minister of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1996-2001)
      2. Dragan Čović, Prime Minister of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2001)
      3. Alija Behmen, Prime Minister of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2001-2003)
  • Republika Srpska (constituent entity)
    • President - Mirko Šarović, President of the Republika Srpska (2000–2002)
    • Prime minister -
      1. Milorad Dodik, Prime Minister of the Republika Srpska (1998-2001)
      2. Mladen Ivanić, Prime Minister of the Republika Srpska (2001-2003)
• Bulgaria
  • President - Petar Stoyanov, President of Bulgaria (1997–2002)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Ivan Kostov, Prime Minister of Bulgaria (1997–2001)
    2. Simeon Sakskoburggotski, Prime Minister of Bulgaria (2001–2005)
• Croatia
  • President - Stjepan Mesić, President of Croatia (2000–present)
  • Prime Minister - Ivica Račan, President of the Government of Croatia (2000–2003)
• Cyprus
  • President - Glafkos Klerides, President of Cyprus (1993–2003)
  • Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (unrecognized, secessionist state)
    • President - Rauf Denktaş, President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (1976–2005)
    • Prime Minister - Derviş Eroğlu, Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (1996-2004)
• Czech Republic -
  • President - Václav Havel, President of the Czech Republic (1993–2003)
  • Prime Minister - Miloš Zeman, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (1998–2002)
• Kingdom of Denmark
  • Monarch - Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark (1972–present)
  • Denmark (autonomous region)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark (1993–2001)
      2. Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark (2001–2009)
  • Faroe Islands (autonomous region)
    • High Commissioner -
      1. Vibeke Larsen, High Commissioner in the Faroe Islands (1995-2001)
      2. Birgit Kleis, High Commissioner in the Faroe Islands (2001-2005)
    • Prime Minister - Anfinn Kallsberg, Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (1998–2004)
  • Greenland (autonomous region)
    • High Commissioner - Gunnar Martens, High Commissioner in Greenland (1995-2002)
    • Prime Minister - Jonathan Motzfeldt, Prime Minister of Greenland (1997-2002)
• Estonia
  • President -
    1. Lennart Meri, President of Estonia (1992-2001)
    2. Arnold Rüütel, President of Estonia (2001-2006)
  • Prime Minister - Mart Laar, Prime Minister of Estonia (1999-2002)
• Finland
  • President - Tarja Halonen, President of Finland (2000–present)
  • Prime Minister - Paavo Lipponen, Prime Minister of Finland (1995–2003)
  • Åland (autonomous province)
    • Premier - Roger Nordlund, Premier of Åland (1999-2007)
• France
  • President - Jacques Chirac, President of France (1995–2007)
  • Prime Minister - Lionel Jospin, Prime Minister of France (1997–2002)
• Georgia
  • President - Eduard Shevardnadze, President of Georgia (1995–2003)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Giorgi Arsenishvili, Minister of State of Georgia (2000–2001)
    2. Avtandil Jorbenadze, Minister of State of Georgia (2001–2003)
  • Adjara (autonomous republic)
    • Chairman of the Supreme Council - Aslan Abashidze, Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Ajaria (1991-2004)
  • Abkhazia (unrecognized secessionist state)
    • President - Vladislav Ardzinba, President of Abkhazia (1990–2005)^[8]
    • Prime Minister -
    1. Vyacheslav Tsugba, Prime Minister of Abkhazia (1999–2001)
    2. Anri Djergenia, Prime Minister of Abkhazia (2001–2002)
  • South Ossetia (unrecognized secessionist state)
    • President -
    1. Lyudvig Chibirov, President of South Ossetia (1993–2001)
    2. Eduard Kokoyty, President of South Ossetia (2001–present)
    • Prime Minister -
    1. Merab Chigoyev, Prime Minister of South Ossetia (1998-2001)
    2. Dmitry Sanakoyev, Prime Minister of South Ossetia (2001)
    3. Gerasim Kugayev, Prime Minister of South Ossetia (2001–2003)
• Germany
  • President - Johannes Rau, President of Germany (1999–2004)
  • Chancellor - Gerhard Schröder, Chancellor of Germany (1998–2005)
• Greece
  • President - Kostis Stephanopoulos, President of Greece (1995–2005)
  • Prime Minister - Costas Simitis, Prime Minister of Greece (1996–2004)
  • Mount Athos (autonomous monastic state)
    • Spiritual Leader - Bartholomew I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1991–present)
• Hungary
  • President - Ferenc Mádl, President of Hungary (2000–2005)
  • Prime Minister - Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of Hungary (1998–2002)
• Iceland
  • President - Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland (1996–present)
  • Prime Minister - Davíð Oddsson, Prime Minister of Iceland (1991–2004)
• Ireland
  • President - Mary McAleese, President of Ireland (1997–present)
  • Prime Minister - Bertie Ahern, Taoiseach of Ireland (1997–2008)
• Italy
  • President - Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, President of Italy (1999–2006)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Giuliano Amato, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy (2000–2001)
    2. Silvio Berlusconi, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy (2001–2006)
• Latvia
  • President - Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, President of Latvia (1999–2007)
  • Prime Minister - Andris Bērziņš, Prime Minister of Latvia (2000–2002)
• Liechtenstein
  • Monarch - Hans Adam II, Sovereign Prince of Liechtenstein (1989–present)
  • Head of Government -
    1. Mario Frick, Head of Government of Liechtenstein (1993–2001)
    2. Otmar Hasler, Head of Government of Liechtenstein (2001–2009)
• Lithuania
  • President - Valdas Adamkus, President of Lithuania (1998–2003)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Rolandas Paksas, Prime Minister of Lithuania (2000–2001)
    2. Eugenijus Gentvilas, Acting Prime Minister of Lithuania (2001)
    3. Algirdas Brazauskas, Prime Minister of Lithuania (2001–2006)
• Luxembourg
  • Monarch - Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (2000–present)
  • Prime Minister - Jean-Claude Juncker, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1995–present)
• Macedonia -
  • President - Boris Trajkovski, President of Macedonia (1999-2004)
  • Prime Minister - Ljubčo Georgievski, Prime Minister of Macedonia (1998–2002)
• Malta
  • President - Guido de Marco, President of Malta (1999–2004)
  • Prime Minister - Eddie Fenech Adami, Prime Minister of Malta (1998–2004)
• Moldova
  • President -
    1. Petru Lucinschi, President of Moldova (1997–2001)
    2. Vladimir Voronin, President of Moldova (2001–2009)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Dumitru Braghiş, Prime Minister of Moldova (1999–2001)
    2. Vasile Tarlev, Prime Minister of Moldova (2001–2008)
  • Gagauzia (autonomous region)
    • Governor - Dumitru Croitor, Governor of Gagauzia Autonomous Region (1999-2002)
  • Transnistria (unrecognized secessionist state)
    • President - Igor Smirnov, President of Transnistria (1991–present)
• Monaco
  • Monarch - Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (1949–2005)
  • Head of Government - Patrick Leclercq, Minister of State of Monaco (2000–2005)
• Kingdom of the Netherlands
  • Monarch - Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands (1980–present)
  • The Netherlands (constituent country)
    • Prime Minister - Wim Kok, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1994–2002)
  • Netherlands Antilles (constituent country)
    • see under North America
  • Aruba (constituent country)
    • see under North America
• Norway
  • Monarch - Harald V, King of Norway (1991–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Jens Stoltenberg, Prime Minister of Norway (2000–2001)
    2. Kjell Magne Bondevik, Prime Minister of Norway (2001–2005)
• Poland
  • President - Aleksander Kwaśniewski, President of the Republic of Poland (1995–2005)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Jerzy Buzek, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Poland (1997–2001)
    2. Leszek Miller, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Poland (2001–2004)
• Portugal
  • President - Jorge Sampaio, President of Portugal (1996–2006)
  • Prime Minister - António Guterres, Prime Minister of Portugal (1995–2002)
  • Azores (autonomous region)
    • Head of Government - Carlos César, President of the Government of the Azores (1996–present)
  • Madeira (autonomous region)
    • Head of Government - Alberto João Jardim, President of the Government of Madeira (1978–present)
• Romania
  • President - Ion Iliescu, President of Romania (2000–2004)
  • Prime Minister - Adrian Năstase, Prime Minister of Romania (2000–2004)
• Russia
  • President - Vladimir Putin, President of Russia (1999–2008)
  • Prime Minister - Mikhail Kasyanov, Chairman of the Government of Russia (2000–2004)
• San Marino
  • Captains Regent -
    1. Gian Franco Terenzi and Enzo Colombini, Captains-Regent of San Marino (October 2000 - March 2001)
    2. Luigi Lonfernini and Fabio Berardi, Captains-Regent of San Marino (April - September 2001)
    3. Alberto Cecchetti and Gino Giovagnoli, Captains-Regent of San Marino (October 2001 - March 2002)
• Slovakia
  • President - Rudolf Schuster, President of Slovakia (1999–2004)
  • Prime Minister - Mikuláš Dzurinda, Prime Minister of Slovakia (1998–2006)
• Slovenia
  • President - Milan Kučan, President of Slovenia (1990–2002)^[9]
  • Prime Minister - Janez Drnovšek, Prime Minister of Slovenia (2000–2002)
• Spain
  • Monarch - Juan Carlos, King of Spain (1975–present)
  • Prime Minister - José María Aznar, President of the Government of Spain (1996–2004)
• Sweden
  • Monarch - Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden (1973–present)
  • Prime Minister - Göran Persson, Prime Minister of Sweden (1996–2006)
• Switzerland
  • Swiss Federal Council -

    Kaspar Villiger (1989-2003), Ruth Dreifuss (1993-2002), Moritz Leuenberger (1995-present, President), Pascal Couchepin (1998-2009), Ruth Metzler-Arnold (1999-2003), Joseph Deiss (1999-2006), Samuel Schmid (2000-2008)

• Turkey
  • President - Ahmet Necdet Sezer, President of Turkey (2000–2007)
  • Prime Minister - Bülent Ecevit, Prime Minister of Turkey (1999-2002)
• Ukraine
  • President - Leonid Kuchma, President of Ukraine (1994–2005)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Viktor Yushchenko, Prime Minister of Ukraine (1999–2001)
    2. Anatoliy Kinakh, Prime Minister of Ukraine (2001–2002)
  • Crimea (autonomous republic)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Serhiy Kunitsyn, Prime Minister of Crimea (1998–2001)
      2. Lentun Bezaziyev, Acting Prime Minister of Crimea (2001)
      3. Valeriy Horbatov, Prime Minister of Crimea (2001–2002)
• United Kingdom
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952–present)
  • Prime Minister - Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997–2007)
    • Northern Ireland (country of the United Kingdom)
      • First Minister -
        1. David Trimble, First Minister of Northern Ireland (1999–2001)
        2. Sir Reg Empey, Acting First Minister of Northern Ireland (2001)
        3. David Trimble, First Minister of Northern Ireland (2001–2002)
    • Scotland (country of the United Kingdom)
      • First Minister -
        1. Henry McLeish, First Minister of Scotland (2000–2001)
        2. Jim Wallace, Acting First Minister of Scotland (2001)
        3. Jack McConnell, First Minister of Scotland (2001–2007)
    • Wales (country of the United Kingdom)
      • First Minister - Rhodri Morgan, First Minister of Wales (2000–2009)
  • Guernsey (British Crown dependency)
    • Lieutenant-Governor - Sir John Foley, Lieutenant-Governor of Guernsey (2000–2005)
    • Bailiff - Sir de Vic Carey, Bailiff of Guernsey (1999-2005)
    • Alderney (self-governing island)
      • Head of Government - Jon Kay-Mouat, President of the States of Alderney (1997-2002)
    • Sark (self-governing island)
      • Seigneur - John Michael Beaumont, Seigneur of Sark (1974–present)
  • Jersey (British Crown dependency)
    • Lieutenant-Governor -
      1. Sir Michael Wilkes, Lieutenant-Governor of Jersey (1995-2001)
      2. Sir John Cheshire, Lieutenant-Governor of Jersey (2001-2006)
    • Bailiff - Sir Philip Bailhache, Bailiff of Jersey (1995–2009)
  • Isle of Man (British Crown dependency)
    • Lieutenant-Governor - Ian Macfadyen, Lieutenant-Governor of Man (2000-2005)
    • Chief minister -
      1. Donald Gelling, Chief Minister of the Isle of Man (1996-2001)
      2. Richard Corkill, Chief Minister of the Isle of Man (2001-2004)
  • Gibraltar (British dependent territory)
    • Governor - Sir David Durie, Governor of Gibraltar (2000-2003)
    • Chief Minister - Peter Caruana, Chief Minister of Gibraltar (1996–present)
• Vatican City
  • Pope - John Paul II, Sovereign of the State of the Vatican City (1978–2005)
  • Secretary of State - Angelo Sodano, Cardinal Secretary of State (1990–2006)
  • President of the Governorate - Edmund Szoka, President of the Governorate of Vatican City State (1997-2006)
• Yugoslavia
  • President - Vojislav Koštunica, President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (2000–2003)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Zoran Žižić, Prime Minister of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (2000–2001)
    2. Dragiša Pešić, Prime Minister of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (2001–2003)
  • Serbia (constituent republic)
    • President - Milan Milutinović, President of Serbia (1997-2002)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Milomir Minić, Interim President of the Government of Serbia (2000–2001)
      2. Zoran Đinđić, President of the Government of Serbia (2001–2003)
    • Kosovo (Self-Governing Entity under UN administration)
      • Special Representative -
        1. Bernard Kouchner, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo (1999-2001)
        2. Hans Hækkerup, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo (2001)
  • Montenegro (constituent republic)
    • President - Milo Đukanović, President of Montenegro (1998-2002)
    • Prime Minister - Filip Vujanović, Prime Minister of Montenegro (1998-2003)

[edit] Middle East

• Bahrain -
  • King - Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Emir of Bahrain (1999–2002), King of Bahrain (2002–present)
  • Prime Minister - Khalifah ibn Sulman Al Khalifah, Prime Minister of Bahrain (1970–present)^[10]
• Egypt -
  • President - Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt (1981–present)
  • Prime Minister - Atef Ebeid, Prime Minister of Egypt (1999–2004)
• Iran -
  • Supreme Leader - Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran (1989–present)
  • President - Mohammad Khatami, President of Iran (1997–2005)
• Iraq -
  • President - Saddam Hussein, President of Iraq (1979–2003)
  • Prime Minister - Saddam Hussein, Prime Minister of Iraq (1994–2003)
• Israel -
  • President - Moshe Katsav, President of Israel (2000–2007)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Ehud Barak, Prime Minister of Israel (1999–2001)
    2. Ariel Sharon, Prime Minister of Israel (2001–2006)
  • Palestinian Authority (non-state administrative authority)
    • President - Yasser Arafat, President of the Palestinian Authority (1994–2004)
• Jordan -
  • Monarch - King Abdullah II, King of Jordan (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister - Ali Abu al-Ragheb, Prime Minister of Jordan (2000–2003)
• Kuwait -
  • Monarch - Jabir al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (1977–2006)
  • Prime Minister - Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait (1978–2003)
• Lebanon -
  • President - Émile Lahoud, President of Lebanon (1998–2007)
  • Prime Minister - Rafiq al-Hariri, Prime Minister of Lebanon (2000–2004)
• Oman -
  • Monarch - Qaboos Bin Said, Sultan of Oman (1970–present)
  • Prime Minister - Qaboos Bin Said, Prime Minister of Oman (1972–present)
• Qatar -
  • Monarch - Hamad ibn Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of Qatar (1995–present)
  • Prime Minister - Abdullah ibn Khalifah Al Thani, Prime Minister of Qatar (1996–2007)
• Saudi Arabia -
  • Monarch - Fahd, King of Saudi Arabia (1982–2005)
  • Prime Minister - Fahd, Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (1982–2005)
• Syria -
  • President - Bashar al-Assad, President of Syria (2000–present)
  • Prime Minister - Muhammad Mustafa Mero, Prime Minister of Syria (2000–2003)
• United Arab Emirates
  • President - Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (1971–2004)
  • Prime Minister - Maktoum Bin Rashid al-Maktoum, Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (1990–2006)
• Yemen
  • President - Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of Yemen (1990–present)^[11]
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Abdul Karim al-Iryani, Prime Minister of Yemen (1998–2001)
    2. Abdul Qadir Bajamal, Prime Minister of Yemen (2001–2007)

[edit] North America

• Anguilla (British dependent territory)
  • Governor - Peter Johnstone, Governor of Anguilla (2000-2004)
  • Chief Minister - Osbourne Fleming, Chief Minister of Anguilla (2000–present)
• Antigua and Barbuda -
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Antigua and Barbuda (1981–present)
  • Governor-General - Sir James Carlisle, Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda (1993–2007)
  • Prime Minister - Lester Bird, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda (1994–2004)
• Aruba (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
  • Governor - Olindo Koolman, Governor of Aruba (1992–2004)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Henny Eman, Prime Minister of Aruba (1994–2001)
    2. Nelson Oduber, Prime Minister of Aruba (2001–2009)
• The Bahamas -
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the Bahamas (1973–present)
  • Governor-General -
    1. Sir Orville Alton Turnquest, Governor-General of the Bahamas (1995–2001)
    2. Dame Ivy Dumont, Governor-General of the Bahamas (2001–2005)
  • Prime Minister - Hubert Ingraham, Prime Minister of the Bahamas (1992–2002)
• Barbados -
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Barbados (1966–present)
  • Governor-General - Sir Clifford Husbands, Governor-General of Barbados (1996–present)
  • Prime Minister - Owen Arthur, Prime Minister of Barbados (1994–2008)
• Belize -
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Belize (1981–present)
  • Governor-General - Sir Colville Young, Governor-General of Belize (1993–present)
  • Prime Minister - Said Musa, Prime Minister of Belize (1998–2008)
• Bermuda (British dependent territory)
  • Governor - Thorold Masefield, Governor of Bermuda (1997-2002)
  • Premier - Jennifer Smith, Premier of Bermuda (1998-2003)
• British Virgin Islands (British dependent territory)
  • Governor - Frank Savage, Governor of the British Virgin Islands (1998-2002)
  • Chief Minister - Ralph T. O'Neal, Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands (1995-2003)
• Canada
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952–present)
  • Governor General - Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada (1999–2005)
  • Prime Minister - Jean Chrétien, Prime Minister of Canada (1993–2003)
• Cayman Islands (British dependent territory)
  • Governor - Peter Smith, Governor of the Cayman Islands (1999-2002)
  • Head of Government -
    1. Kurt Tibbetts, Leader of Government Business of the Cayman Islands (2000-2001)
    2. McKeeva Bush, Leader of Government Business of the Cayman Islands (2001-2005)
• Costa Rica
  • President - Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, President of Costa Rica (1998–2002)
• Cuba
  • Communist Party Leader - Fidel Castro, First secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (1965-present)
  • President - Fidel Castro, President of the Council of State of Cuba (1976–2008)
  • Premier - Fidel Castro, President of the Council of Ministers of Cuba (1959–2008)
• Dominica -
  • President - Vernon Shaw, President of Dominica (1998–2003)
  • Prime Minister - Pierre Charles, Prime Minister of Dominica (2000–2004)
• Dominican Republic
  • President - Hipólito Mejía, President of the Dominican Republic (2000–2004)
• El Salvador
  • President - Francisco Flores, President of El Salvador (1999–2004)
• Grenada
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Grenada (1974–present)
  • Governor-General - Sir Daniel Williams, Governor-General of Grenada (1996–2008)
  • Prime Minister - Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada (1995–2008)
• Guatemala
  • President - Alfonso Portillo, President of Guatemala (2000–2004)
• Haiti
  • President -
    1. René Préval, President of Haiti (1996–2001)
    2. Jean-Bertrand Aristide, President of Haiti (2001–2004)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Jacques-Édouard Alexis, Prime Minister of Haiti (1999–2001)
    2. Jean-Marie Chérestal, Prime Minister of Haiti (2001–2002)
• Honduras
  • President - Carlos Flores Facussé, President of Honduras (1998–2002)
• Jamaica
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Jamaica (1962–present)
  • Governor-General - Sir Howard Cooke, Governor-General of Jamaica (1991–2006)
  • Prime Minister - P. J. Patterson, Prime Minister of Jamaica (1992–2006)
• Mexico
  • President - Vicente Fox, President of Mexico (2000–2006)
• Montserrat (British dependent territory)
  • Governor -
    1. Tony Abbott, Governor of Montserrat (1997-2001)
    2. Howard A. Fergus, Acting Governor of Montserrat (2001)
    3. Tony Longrigg, Governor of Montserrat (2001–2004)
  • Chief Minister -
    1. David Brandt, Chief Minister of Montserrat (1997-2001)
    2. John Osborne, Chief Minister of Montserrat (2001–2006)
• Netherlands Antilles (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
  • Governor - Jaime Saleh, Governor of the Netherlands Antilles (1990-2002)
  • Prime Minister - Miguel Arcangel Pourier, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles (1999-2002)
• Nicaragua
  • President - Arnoldo Alemán, President of Nicaragua (1997–2002)
• Panama
  • President - Mireya Moscoso, President of Panama (1999–2004)
• Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1983–present)
  • Governor-General - Sir Cuthbert Sebastian, Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1996–present)
  • Prime Minister - Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1995–present)
  • Nevis (autonomous island)
    • Deputy Governor-General - Eustace John, Deputy Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1992–present)
    • Premier - Vance Amory, Premier of Nevis (1992–2006)
• Saint Lucia
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Lucia (1979–present)
  • Governor-General - Dame Pearlette Louisy, Governor-General of Saint Lucia (1997–present)
  • Prime Minister - Kenny Anthony, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia (1997–2006)
• Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Territorial collectivity of France)
  • Prefect -
    1. Francis Spitzer, Prefect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (1999-2001)
    2. Jean-François Tallec, Prefect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (2001-2002)
  • President of the General Council - Marc Plantegenest, President of the General Council (2000-2005)
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1979–present)
  • Governor-General - Sir Charles Antrobus, Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1996–2002)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Arnhim Eustace, Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2000–2001)
    2. Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2001–present)
• Trinidad and Tobago
  • President - A. N. R. Robinson, President of Trinidad and Tobago (1997–2003)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Basdeo Panday, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (1995–2001)
    2. Patrick Manning, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (2001–present)
  • Tobago (autonomous island)
    • Chief Secretary -
      1. Hochoy Charles, Chief Secretary of the House of Assembly of Tobago (1996-2001)
      2. Orville London, Chief Secretary of the House of Assembly of Tobago (2001–present)
• Turks and Caicos Islands (British dependent territory)
  • Governor - Mervyn Jones, Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands (2000-2002)
  • Chief Minister - Derek Hugh Taylor, Chief Minister of Turks and Caicos Islands (1995-2003)
• United States of America
  • President -
    1. Bill Clinton, President of the United States (1993–2001)
    2. George W. Bush, President of the United States (2001–2009)
  • Puerto Rico (Commonwealth of the United States)
    • Governor -
      1. Pedro Rosselló, Governor of Puerto Rico (1993-2001)
      2. Sila María Calderón, Governor of Puerto Rico (2001-2005)
  • United States Virgin Islands (Insular area of the United States)
    • Governor - Charles Wesley Turnbull, Governor of US Virgin Islands (1999-2007)

[edit] Oceania

• American Samoa (unorganized, unincorporated territory of the United States)
  • Governor - Tauese Sunia, Governor of American Samoa (1997-2003)
• Australia
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952–present)
  • Governor-General -
    1. Sir William Deane, Governor-General of Australia (1996–2001)
    2. Peter Hollingworth, Governor-General of Australia (2001–2003)
  • Prime Minister - John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia (1996–2007)
  • Norfolk Island (self-governing territory of Australia)
    • Administrator - Tony Messner, Administrator of Norfolk Island (1997-2003)
    • Chief Minister -
      1. Ronald Coane Nobbs, Chief Minister of Norfolk Island (2000-2001)
      2. Geoffrey Robert Gardner, Chief Minister of Norfolk Island (2001-2006)
• Fiji
  • President - Ratu Josefa Iloilo, President of Fiji (2000–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Laisenia Qarase, Prime Minister of Fiji (2000-2001)
    2. Ratu Tevita Momoedonu, Interim Prime Minister of Fiji (2001)
    3. Laisenia Qarase, Prime Minister of Fiji (2001–2006)
• French Polynesia (French overseas territory)
  • High Commissioner -
    1. Jean Aribaud, High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia (1997-2001)
    2. Christian Massinon, Acting High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia (2001)
    3. Michel Mathieu, High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia (2001–2005)
  • President of the Government - Gaston Flosse, President of the Government of French Polynesia (1991–2004)
• Guam (Insular area of the United States)
  • Governor - Carl T.C. Gutierrez, Governor of Guam (1995-2003)
• Kiribati
  • President - Teburoro Tito, President of Kiribati (1994–2003)
• Marshall Islands
  • President - Kessai Note, President of the Marshall Islands (2000–2008)
• Federated States of Micronesia
  • President - Leo Falcam, President of the Federated States of Micronesia (1999–2003)
• Nauru
  • President -
    1. Bernard Dowiyogo, President of Nauru (2000–2001)
    2. René Harris, President of Nauru (2001–2003)
• New Caledonia (Sui Generis Collectivity of France)
  • High Commissioner - Thierry Lataste, High Commissioner of New Caledonia (1999–2002)
  • President of the Government -
    1. Jean Lèques, President of the Government of New Caledonia (1999–2001)
    2. Pierre Frogier, President of the Government of New Caledonia (2001–2004)
• New Zealand
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand (1952–present)
  • Governor-General -
    1. Sir Michael Hardie Boys, Governor-General of New Zealand (1996–2001)
    2. Dame Sian Elias, Administrator of the Government of New Zealand (2001)
    3. Dame Silvia Cartwright, Governor-General of New Zealand (2001–2006)
  • Prime Minister - Helen Clark, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1999–2008)
  • Cook Islands (Associated state of New Zealand)
    • High Commissioner -
      1. Rob Moore-Jones, High Commissioner of the Cook Islands (1998-2001)
      2. Kurt Meyer, High Commissioner of the Cook Islands (2001–2005)
    • Queen's Representative -
      1. Lawrence Murray Greig, Acting Queen's Representative of the Cook Islands (2000-2001)
      2. Sir Frederick Goodwin, Queen's Representative of the Cook Islands (2001–present)
    • Prime Minister - Terepai Maoate, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands (1999–2002)
  • Niue (associated state of New Zealand)
    • Resident Commissioner - John Bryan, Resident Commissioner of Niue (2000–2003)
    • Prime Minister - Sani Lakatani, Premier of Niue (1999–2002)
  • Tokelau (dependent territory of New Zealand)
    • Administrator - Lindsay Watt, Administrator of Tokelau (1993–2003)
    • Head of Government -
      1. Kolouei O'Brien, Head of Government of Tokelau (2000–2001)
      2. Kuresa Nasau, Head of Government of Tokelau (2001–2002)
• Northern Mariana Islands (Commonwealth of the U.S.)
  • Governor - Pedro Tenorio, Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands (1998–2002)
• Palau
  • President -
    1. Kuniwo Nakamura, President of Palau (1993–2001)^[12]
    2. Tommy Remengesau, President of Palau (2001–2009)
• Papua New Guinea
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Papua New Guinea (1975–present)
  • Governor-General - Sir Silas Atopare, Governor-General of Papua New Guinea (1997–2003)
  • Prime Minister - Sir Mekere Morauta, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (1999–2002)
• Pitcairn Islands (British dependent territory)
  • Governor -
    1. Martin Williams, Governor of the Pitcairn Islands (1998-2001)
    2. Richard Fell, Governor of the Pitcairn Islands (2001–2006)
  • Mayor - Steve Christian, Mayor of the Pitcairn Islands (1999–2004)
• Samoa
  • Head of State - Malietoa Tanumafili II, O le Ao o le Malo of Samoa (1962–2007)
  • Prime Minister - Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, Prime Minister of Samoa (1998–present)
• Solomon Islands -
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the Solomon Islands (1978–present)
  • Governor-General - Sir John Lapli, Governor-General of the Solomon Islands (1999–2004)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Manasseh Sogavare, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (2000–2001)
    2. Sir Allan Kemakeza, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (2001–2006)
• Tonga
  • Monarch - Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, King of Tonga (1965–2006)^[13]
  • Prime Minister - Lavaka Ata 'Ulukalala, Prime Minister of Tonga (2000–2006)
• Tuvalu
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Tuvalu (1978–present)
  • Governor-General - Sir Tomasi Puapua, Governor-General of Tuvalu (1998–2003)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Lagitupu Tuilimu, Acting Prime Minister of Tuvalu (2000–2001)
    2. Faimalaga Luka, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (2001)
    3. Koloa Talake, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (2001–2002)
• Vanuatu -
  • President - John Bani, President of Vanuatu (1999–2004)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Barak Sopé, Prime Minister of Vanuatu (1999–2001)
    2. Edward Natapei, Prime Minister of Vanuatu (2001–2004)
• Wallis and Futuna (French overseas territory)
  • Administrator-Superior - Alain Waquet, Administrator-Superior of Wallis and Futuna (2000–2002)
  • President of the Territorial Assembly -
    1. Soane Mani Uhila, President of the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna (1999-2001)
    2. Patalione Kanimoa, President of the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna (2001-2005)

[edit] South America

• Argentina
  • President -
    1. Fernando de la Rúa, President of Argentina (1999–2001)
    2. Ramón Puerta, Acting President of Argentina (2001)
    3. Adolfo Rodríguez Saá, Interim President of Argentina (2001)
    4. Eduardo Camaño, Acting President of Argentina (2001-2002)
• Bolivia
  • President -
    1. Hugo Banzer, President of Bolivia (1997–2001)
    2. Jorge Quiroga, President of Bolivia (2001–2002)
• Brazil
  • President - Fernando Henrique Cardoso, President of Brazil (1995–2003)
• Chile
  • President - Ricardo Lagos, President of Chile (2000–2006)
• Colombia
  • President - Andrés Pastrana Arango, President of Colombia (1998–2002)
• Ecuador
  • President - Gustavo Noboa, President of Ecuador (2000–2003)
• Falkland Islands (British dependent territory)
  • Governor - Donald Lamont, Governor of the Falkland Islands (1999-2002)
• Guyana -
  • President - Bharrat Jagdeo, President of Guyana (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister - Sam Hinds, Prime Minister of Guyana (1999–present)
• Paraguay
  • President - Luis Ángel González Macchi, President of Paraguay (1999–2003)
• Peru
  • President -
    1. Valentín Paniagua, President of Peru (2000–2001)
    2. Alejandro Toledo, President of Peru (2001–2006)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, President of the Council of Ministers of Peru (2000–2001)
    2. Roberto Dañino Zapata, President of the Council of Ministers of Peru (2001–2002)
• Suriname
  • President - Ronald Venetiaan, President of Suriname (2000–present)
• Uruguay
  • President - Jorge Batlle Ibáñez, President of Uruguay (2000–2005)
• Venezuela
  • President - Hugo Chávez, President of Venezuela (1999–2002)

[edit] References

• Rulers