List of foreign ministers in 2003
This is a list of foreign ministers in 2003.
Africa
[edit]- Algeria - Abdelaziz Belkhadem (2000-2005)
- Angola - João Bernardo de Miranda (1999-2008)
- Benin -
- Antoine Idji Kolawolé (1998-2003)
- Joseph Gnonlonfoun (acting) (2003)
- Rogatien Biaou (2003-2006)
- Botswana - Mompati Merafhe (1994-2008)
- Burkina Faso - Youssouf Ouedraogo (1999-2007)
- Burundi - Terence Sinunguruza (2001-2005)
- Cameroon - François Xavier Ngoubeyou (2001-2004)
- Cape Verde - Fátima Veiga (2002-2004)
- Central African Republic -
- Agba Otikpo Mézodé (2001-2003)
- Martial Beti Marace (2003)
- Karim Meckassoua (2003)
- Charles Wénézoui (2003-2005)
- Chad -
- Mahamat Saleh Annadif (1997-2003)
- Nagoum Yamassoum (2003-2005)
- Comoros - Mohamed El-Amine Souef (2002-2005)
- Republic of Congo - Rodolphe Adada (1997-2007)
- Democratic Republic of Congo -
- Léonard She Okitundu (2000-2003)
- Antoine Ghonda (2003-2004)
- Côte d'Ivoire -
- Abou Drahamane Sangare (2000-2003)
- Bamba Mamadou (2003-2006)
- Djibouti - Ali Abdi Farah (1999-2005)
- Egypt - Ahmed Maher (2001-2004)
- Equatorial Guinea -
- Santiago Nsobeya Efuman (1999-2003)
- Pastor Micha Ondó Bile (2003-2012)
- Eritrea - Ali Said Abdella (2000-2005)
- Ethiopia - Seyoum Mesfin (1991-2010)
- Gabon - Jean Ping (1999-2008)
- The Gambia - Baboucarr-Blaise Jagne (2001-2004)
- Ghana -
- Hackman Owusu-Agyeman (2001-2003)
- Nana Akufo-Addo (2003-2007)
- Guinea - François Lonseny Fall (2002-2004)
- Guinea-Bissau -
- Joãozinho Vieira Có (2002-2003)
- Fatumata Djau Baldé (2003)
- João José Monteiro (2003-2004)
- Kenya -
- Marsden Madoka (2001-2003)
- Kalonzo Musyoka (2003-2004)
- Lesotho - Mohlabi Tsekoa (2002-2004)
- Liberia -
- Monie Captan (1996-2003)
- Lewis Brown (2003)
- Thomas Nimely (2003-2006)
- Libya - Abdel Rahman Shalgham (2000-2009)
- Madagascar - Marcel Ranjeva (2002-2009)
- Malawi - Lilian Patel (2000-2004)
- Mali - Lassana Traoré (2002-2004)
- Mauritania -
- Mohamed Ould Tolba (2002-2003)
- Mohamed Vall Ould Bellal (2003-2005)
- Mauritius -
- Anil Gayan (2000-2003)
- Jaya Krishna Cuttaree (2003-2005)
- Morocco - Mohamed Benaissa (1999-2007)
- Western Sahara - Mohamed Salem Ould Salek (1998–2023)
- Mozambique - Leonardo Simão (1994-2005)
- Namibia - Hidipo Hamutenya (2002-2004)
- Niger - Aïchatou Mindaoudou (2001-2010)
- Nigeria -
- Sule Lamido (2000-2003)
- Oluyemi Adeniji (2003-2006)
- Rwanda - Charles Murigande (2002-2008)
- São Tomé and Príncipe - Mateus Meira Rita (2002-2004)
- Senegal - Cheikh Tidiane Gadio (2000-2009)
- Seychelles - Jérémie Bonnelame (1997-2005)
- Sierra Leone - Momodu Koroma (2002-2007)
- Somalia - Yusuf Hassan Ibrahim (2002-2004)
- Somaliland -
- Mohamed Said Gees (2002-2003)
- Edna Adan Ismail (2003-2006)
- Somaliland -
- South Africa - Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (1999-2009)
- Sudan - Mustafa Osman Ismail (1998-2005)
- Swaziland -
- Abednego Ntshangase (2001-2003)
- Roy Fanourakis (2003)
- Mabili Dlamini (2003-2006)
- Tanzania - Jakaya Kikwete (1995-2006)
- Togo -
- Roland Kpotsra (2002-2003)
- Kokou Tozoun (2003-2005)
- Tunisia - Habib Ben Yahia (1999-2004)
- Uganda - James Wapakhabulo (2001-2004)
- Zambia - Kalombo Mwansa (2002-2005)
- Zimbabwe - Stan Mudenge (1995-2005)
Asia
[edit]- Afghanistan - Abdullah Abdullah (2001-2006)
- Armenia - Vartan Oskanian (1998-2008)
- Azerbaijan - Vilayat Guliyev (1999-2004)
- Nagorno-Karabakh - Ashot Gulyan (2002-2004)
- Bahrain - Sheikh Muhammad ibn Mubarak ibn Hamad Al Khalifah (1971-2005)
- Bangladesh - Morshed Khan (2001-2006)
- Bhutan -
- Jigme Thinley (1998-2003)
- Khandu Wangchuk (2003-2007)
- Brunei - Pengiran Muda Mohamed Bolkiah (1984–2015)
- Cambodia - Hor Namhong (1998–2016)
- China -
- Tang Jiaxuan (1998-2003)
- Li Zhaoxing (2003-2007)
- East Timor - José Ramos-Horta (2000-2006)
- Georgia -
- Irakli Menagarishvili (1995-2003)
- Merab Antadze (acting) (2003)
- Tedo Japaridze (2003-2004)
- Abkhazia - Sergei Shamba (1997-2004)
- South Ossetia - Murat Dzhioyev (1998-2012)
- India - Yashwant Sinha (2002-2004)
- Indonesia - Hassan Wirajuda (2001-2009)
- Iran - Kamal Kharazi (1997-2005)
- Iraq -
- Naji Sabri (2001-2003)
- Muhammad Amin Ahmad (2003)
- Hoshyar Zebari (2003–2014)
- Israel -
- Benjamin Netanyahu (2002-2003)
- Silvan Shalom (2003-2006)
- Palestinian Authority - Nabil Shaath (2003-2005)
- Japan - Yoriko Kawaguchi (2002-2004)
- Jordan - Marwan al-Muasher (2002-2004)
- Kazakhstan - Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (2002-2007)
- North Korea - Paek Nam-sun (1998-2007)
- South Korea -
- Choi Sung Hong (2002-2003)
- Yoon Young-kwan (2003-2004)
- Kuwait -
- Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1978-2003)
- Sheikh Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah (2003-2011)
- Kyrgyzstan - Askar Aitmatov (2002-2005)
- Laos - Somsavat Lengsavad (1993-2006)
- Lebanon -
- Mahmoud Hammoud (2000-2003)
- Jean Obeid (2003-2004)
- Malaysia - Syed Hamid Albar (1999-2008)
- Maldives - Fathulla Jameel (1978-2005)
- Mongolia - Luvsangiin Erdenechuluun (2000-2004)
- Myanmar - Win Aung (1998-2004)
- Nepal -
- Narendra Bikram Shah (2002-2003)
- Surya Bahadur Thapa (2003-2004)
- Oman - Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah (1982–2020)
- Pakistan - Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri (2002-2007)
- Philippines -
- Blas Ople (2002-2003)
- Franklin Ebdalin (acting) (2003)
- Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (2003)
- Delia Albert (2003-2004)
- Qatar - Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani (1992-2013)
- Saudi Arabia - Prince Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1975–2015)
- Singapore - S. Jayakumar (1994-2004)
- Sri Lanka - Tyronne Fernando (2001-2004)
- Syria - Farouk al-Sharaa (1984-2006)
- Taiwan - Eugene Chien (2002-2004)
- Tajikistan - Talbak Nazarov (1994-2006)
- Thailand - Surakiart Sathirathai (2001-2005)
- Turkey -
- Yaşar Yakış (2002-2003)
- Abdullah Gül (2003-2007)
- Turkmenistan - Raşit Meredow (2001–present)
- United Arab Emirates - Rashid Abdullah Al Nuaimi (1980-2006)
- Uzbekistan -
- Abdulaziz Komilov (1994-2003)
- Sodiq Safoyev (2003-2005)
- Vietnam - Nguyễn Dy Niên (2000-2006)
- Yemen - Abu Bakr al-Qirbi (2001-2014)
Australia and Oceania
[edit]- Australia - Alexander Downer (1996-2007)
- Fiji - Kaliopate Tavola (2000-2006)
- French Polynesia - Gaston Flosse (2000-2004)
- Kiribati -
- Teburoro Tito (1994-2003)
- Tion Otang (2003)
- Anote Tong (2003–2016)
- Marshall Islands - Gerald Zackios (2001-2008)
- Micronesia -
- Ieske Iehsi (2001-2003)
- David Panuelo (acting) (2003)
- Sebastian Anefal (2003-2007)
- Nauru -
- René Harris (2001-2003)
- Bernard Dowiyogo (2003)
- René Harris (2003)
- Bernard Dowiyogo (2003)
- Derog Gioura (2003)
- Ludwig Scotty (2003)
- René Harris (2003-2004)
- New Zealand - Phil Goff (1999-2005)
- Cook Islands - Robert Woonton (1999-2004)
- Niue - Young Vivian (2002-2008)
- Palau - Temmy Shmull (2001-2009)
- Papua New Guinea - Sir Rabbie Namaliu (2002-2006)
- Samoa - Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi (1998–2021)
- Solomon Islands - Laurie Chan (2002-2006)
- Tonga - Prince 'Ulukalala Lavaka Ata (1998-2004)
- Tuvalu - Saufatu Sopoanga (2002-2004)
- Vanuatu -
- Serge Vohor (2002-2003)
- Moana Carcasses Kalosil (2003-2004)
Europe
[edit]- Albania -
- Ilir Meta (2001-2003)
- Luan Hajdaraga (acting) (2003)
- Kastriot Islami (2003-2005)
- Andorra - Juli Minoves Triquell (2001-2007)
- Austria - Benita Ferrero-Waldner (2000-2004)
- Belarus -
- Mikhail Khvostov (2000-2003)
- Sergei Martynov (2003-2012)
- Belgium - Louis Michel (1999-2004)
- Brussels-Capital Region - Guy Vanhengel (2000-2009)
- Flanders -
- Jaak Gabriëls (2002-2003)
- Patricia Ceysens (2003-2004)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina -
- Zlatko Lagumdžija (2001-2003)
- Mladen Ivanić (2003-2007)
- Bulgaria - Solomon Passy (2001-2005)
- Croatia -
- Tonino Picula (2000-2003)
- Miomir Žužul (2003-2005)
- Cyprus -
- Ioannis Kasoulidis (1997-2003)
- Georgios Iacovou (2003-2006)
- Northern Cyprus - Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu (1998-2004)
- Czech Republic - Cyril Svoboda (2002-2006)
- Denmark - Per Stig Møller (2001-2010)
- Greenland - Josef Motzfeldt (2003-2007)
- Estonia - Kristiina Ojuland (2002-2005)
- Finland - Erkki Tuomioja (2000-2007)
- France - Dominique de Villepin (2002-2004)
- Germany - Joschka Fischer (1998-2005)
- Greece - George Papandreou (1999-2004)
- Hungary - László Kovács (2002-2004)
- Iceland - Halldór Ásgrímsson (1995-2004)
- Ireland - Brian Cowen (2000-2004)
- Italy - Franco Frattini (2002-2004)
- Latvia - Sandra Kalniete (2002-2004)
- Liechtenstein - Ernst Walch (2001-2005)
- Lithuania - Antanas Valionis (2000-2006)
- Luxembourg - Lydie Polfer (1999-2004)
- Republic of Macedonia - Ilinka Mitreva (2002-2006)
- Malta - Joe Borg (1999-2004)
- Moldova - Nicolae Dudău (2001-2004)
- Transnistria - Valeriy Litskai (2000-2008)
- Netherlands -
- Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (2002-2003)
- Ben Bot (2003-2007)
- Norway - Jan Petersen (2001-2005)
- Poland - Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz (2001-2005)
- Portugal -
- António Martins da Cruz (2002-2003)
- Teresa Patrício de Gouveia (2003-2004)
- Romania - Mircea Geoană (2000-2004)
- Russia - Igor Ivanov (1998-2004)
- San Marino -
- Fiorenzo Stolfi (2002-2003)
- Fabio Berardi (2003-2006)
- Serbia and Montenegro - Goran Svilanović (2000-2004)
- Montenegro -
- Dragan Đurović (acting) (2002-2003)
- Dragiša Burzan (2003-2004)
- Montenegro -
- Slovakia - Eduard Kukan (1998-2006)
- Slovenia - Dimitrij Rupel (2000-2004)
- Spain - Ana de Palacio y del Valle-Lersundi (2002-2004)
- Sweden -
- Anna Lindh (1998-2003)
- Jan O. Karlsson (acting) (2003)
- Laila Freivalds (2003-2006)
- Switzerland -
- Micheline Calmy-Rey (2003-2011)
- Ukraine -
- Anatoliy Zlenko (2000-2003)
- Kostyantyn Gryshchenko (2003-2005)
- United Kingdom - Jack Straw (2001-2006)
- Vatican City -
- Archbishop Jean-Louis Tauran (1990-2003)
- Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo (2003-2006)
North America and the Caribbean
[edit]- Antigua and Barbuda - Lester Bird (1991-2004)
- The Bahamas - Fred Mitchell (2002-2007)
- Barbados - Billie Miller (1994-2008)
- Belize -
- Assad Shoman (2002-2003)
- Godfrey Smith (2003-2006)
- Canada - Bill Graham (2002-2004)
- Quebec -
- Louise Beaudoin (1998-2003)
- Monique Gagnon-Tremblay (2003-2008)
- Quebec -
- Costa Rica - Roberto Tovar Faja (2002-2006)
- Cuba - Felipe Pérez Roque (1999-2009)
- Dominica - Osborne Riviere (2001-2005)
- Dominican Republic -
- Hugo Tolentino Dipp (2000-2003)
- Frank Guerrero Prats (2003-2004)
- El Salvador - María Eugenia Brizuela de Ávila (1999-2004)
- Grenada - Elvin Nimrod (2000-2008)
- Guatemala - Edgar Armando Gutiérrez Girón (2002-2004)
- Haiti - Joseph Philippe Antonio (2001-2004)
- Honduras -
- Guillermo Pérez Arias (2002-2003)
- Aníbal Quiñónez (2003)
- Leonidas Rosa Bautista (2003-2005)
- Jamaica - Keith Desmond Knight (2001-2006)
- Mexico -
- Jorge Castañeda Gutman (2000-2003)
- Luis Ernesto Derbez (2003-2006)
- Nicaragua - Norman José Caldera Cardenal (2002-2007)
- Panama -
- José Miguel Alemán Healy (1999-2003)
- Harmodio Arias Cerjack (2003-2004)
- Puerto Rico –
- Ferdinand Mercado (2001–2003)
- Jose Izquierdo Encarnacion (2003–2005)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis - Timothy Harris (2001-2008)
- Saint Lucia - Julian Hunte (2001-2004)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Louis Straker (2001-2005)
- Trinidad and Tobago - Knowlson Gift (2001-2006)
- United States - Colin Powell (2001-2005)
South America
[edit]- Argentina -
- Carlos Ruckauf (2002-2003)
- Rafael Bielsa (2003-2005)
- Bolivia -
- Carlos Saavedra Bruno (2002-2003)
- Juan Ignacio Siles (2003-2005)
- Brazil -
- Celso Lafer (2001-2003)
- Celso Amorim (2003-2011)
- Chile - Soledad Alvear (2000-2004)
- Colombia - Carolina Barco (2002-2006)
- Ecuador -
- Heinz Moeller Freile (2000-2003)
- Nina Pacari (2003)
- Patricio Zuquilanda (2003-2005)
- Guyana - Rudy Insanally (2001-2008)
- Paraguay -
- José Antonio Moreno Ruffinelli (2001-2003)
- Leila Rachid de Cowles (2003-2006)
- Peru -
- Allan Wagner Tizón (2002-2003)
- Manuel Rodríguez Cuadros (2003-2005)
- Suriname - Marie Levens (2000-2005)
- Uruguay - Didier Opertti (1998-2005)
- Venezuela - Roy Chaderton (2002-2004)