Contents

• Africa
• Asia
• Australia and Oceania
• Europe
• North America and the Caribbean
• South America

This is a list of foreign ministers in 1999.

Africa

• Algeria -
  1. Ahmed Attaf (1996-1999)
  2. Youcef Yousfi (1999-2000)
• Angola -
  1. Venâncio da Silva Moura (1992-1999)
  2. João Bernardo de Miranda (1999-2008)
• Benin - Antoine Idji Kolawolé (1998-2003)
• Botswana - Mompati Merafhe (1994-2008)
• Burkina Faso -
  1. Ablassé Ouedraogo (1994-1999)
  2. Youssouf Ouedraogo (1999-2007)
• Burundi - Severin Ntahomvukiye (1998-2001)
• Cameroon - Augustin Kontchou Kouomegni (1997-2001)
• Cape Verde - José Luís de Jesus (1998-2000)
• Central African Republic -
  1. Jean-Mette Yapende (1997-1999)
  2. Marcel Metefara (1999-2001)
• Chad - Mahamat Saleh Annadif (1997-2003)
• Comoros -
  1. Nidhoim Attoumane (1998-1999)
  2. Mohamed El-Amine Souef (1999-2002)
• Republic of Congo - Rodolphe Adada (1997-2007)
• Democratic Republic of Congo -
  1. Jean-Charles Okoto (1998-1999)
  2. Abdoulaye Yerodia Ndombasi (1999-2000)
• Côte d'Ivoire - Amara Essy (1990-2000)
• Djibouti -
  1. Mohamed Moussa Chehem (1995-1999)
  2. Ali Abdi Farah (1999-2005)
• Egypt - Amr Moussa (1991-2001)
• Equatorial Guinea -
  1. Miguel Oyono Ndong Mifumu (1993-1999)
  2. Santiago Nsobeya Efuman (1999-2003)
• Eritrea - Haile Woldetensae (1997-2000)
• Ethiopia - Seyoum Mesfin (1991-2010)
• Gabon -
  1. Casimir Oyé-Mba (1994-1999)
  2. Jean Ping (1999-2008)
• The Gambia - Momodou Lamin Sedat Jobe (1998-2001)
• Ghana - Victor Gbeho (1997-2001)
• Guinea -
  1. Lamine Camara (1996-1999)
  2. Zainoul Abidine Sanoussy (1999-2000)
• Guinea-Bissau -
  1. Fernando Delfim da Silva (1996-1999)
  2. Hilia Barber (1999)
  3. José Pereira Baptista (1999-2000)
• Kenya - Bonaya Godana (1998-2001)
• Lesotho - Tom Thabane (1998-2002)
• Liberia - Monie Captan (1996-2003)
• Libya - Umar Mustafa al-Muntasir (1992-2000)
• Madagascar - Lila Ratsifandrihamanana (1998-2002)
• Malawi -
  1. Mapopa Chipeta (1997-1999)
  2. Brown Mpinganjira (1999-2000)
• Mali - Modibo Sidibe (1997-2002)
• Mauritania - Ahmed Ould Sid'Ahmed (1998-2001)
• Mauritius - Rajkeswur Purryag (1997-2000)
• Morocco -
  1. Abdellatif Filali (1985-1999)
  2. Mohamed Benaissa (1999-2007)
  • Western Sahara - Mohamed Salem Ould Salek (1998–2023)
• Mozambique - Leonardo Simão (1994-2005)
• Namibia - Theo-Ben Gurirab (1990-2002)
• Niger -
  1. Maman Sambo Sidikou (1997-1999)
  2. Aïchatou Mindaoudou (1999-2000)
• Nigeria -
  1. Ignatius Olisemeka (1998-1999)
  2. Sule Lamido (1999-2003)
• Rwanda -
  1. Anastase Gasana (1994-1999)
  2. Amri Sued Ismail (1999)
  3. Augustin Iyamuremye (1999-2000)
• São Tomé and Príncipe -
  1. Homero Jeronimo Salvaterra (1996-1999)
  2. Alberto Paulino (1999)
  3. Paulo Jorge Espirito Santo (1999-2000)
• Senegal - Jacques Baudin (1998-2000)
• Seychelles - Jérémie Bonnelame (1997-2005)
• Sierra Leone - Sama Banya (1998-2001)
• Somalia - no central government
  • Somaliland - Mahmud Salah Nur (1997-2001)
• South Africa -
  1. Alfred Baphethuxolo Nzo (1994-1999)
  2. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (1999-2009)
• Sudan - Mustafa Osman Ismail (1998-2005)
• Swaziland - Albert Nhlanhla Shabangu (1998-2001)
• Tanzania - Jakaya Kikwete (1995-2006)
• Togo - Joseph Kokou Koffigoh (1998-2000)
• Tunisia -
  1. Said Ben Mustapha (1997-1999)
  2. Habib Ben Yahia (1999-2004)
• Uganda - Eriya Kategaya (1996-2001)
• Zambia - Keli Walubita (1997-2002)
• Zimbabwe - Stan Mudenge (1995-2005)

Asia

• Afghanistan -
  1. Mullah Mohammad Hassan (1998-1999)
  2. Wakil Ahmed Muttawakil (1999-2001)
• Armenia - Vartan Oskanian (1998-2008)
• Azerbaijan -
  1. Tofig Zulfugarov (1998-1999)
  2. Vilayat Guliyev (1999-2004)
  • Nagorno-Karabakh - Naira Melkumian (1997-2002)
• Bahrain - Sheikh Muhammad ibn Mubarak ibn Hamad Al Khalifah (1971-2005)
• Bangladesh - Abdus Samad Azad (1996-2001)
• Bhutan - Jigme Thinley (1998-2003)
• Brunei - Pengiran Muda Mohamed Bolkiah (1984–2015)
• Cambodia - Hor Namhong (1998–2016)
• China - Tang Jiaxuan (1998-2003)
• Georgia - Irakli Menagarishvili (1995-2003)
  • Abkhazia - Sergei Shamba (1997-2004)
  • South Ossetia - Murat Dzhioyev (1998-2012)
• India - Jaswant Singh (1998-2002)
• Indonesia -
  1. Ali Alatas (1988-1999)
  2. Alwi Shihab (1999-2001)
• Iran - Kamal Kharazi (1997-2005)
• Iraq - Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf (1992-2001)
• Israel -
  1. Ariel Sharon (1998-1999)
  2. David Levy (1999-2000)
• Japan -
  1. Masahiko Kōmura (1998-1999)
  2. Yōhei Kōno (1999-2001)
• Jordan - Abdul Ilah Khatib (1998-2002)
• Kazakhstan -
  1. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (1994-1999)
  2. Erlan Idrisov (1999-2002)
• North Korea - Paek Nam-sun (1998-2007)
• South Korea - Hong Soon-young (1998-2000)
• Kuwait - Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1978-2003)
• Kyrgyzstan - Muratbek Imanaliyev (1997-2002)
• Laos - Somsavat Lengsavad (1993-2006)
• Lebanon - Selim al-Hoss (1998-2000)
• Malaysia -
  1. Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (1991-1999)
  2. Syed Hamid Albar (1999-2008)
• Maldives - Fathulla Jameel (1978-2005)
• Mongolia - Nyam-Osoryn Tuyaa (1998-2000)
• Myanmar - Win Aung (1998-2004)
• Nepal -
  1. Girija Prasad Koirala (1998-1999)
  2. Krishna Prasad Bhattarai (1999)
  3. Ram Sharan Mahat (1999-2000)
• Oman - Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah (1982–2020)
• Pakistan -
  1. Sartaj Aziz (1998-1999)
  2. Abdul Sattar (1999-2002)
• Philippines - Domingo Siazon, Jr. (1995-2001)
• 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 - Lakshman Kadirgamar (1994-2001)
• Syria - Farouk al-Sharaa (1984-2006)
• Taiwan -
  1. Jason Hu (1997-1999)
  2. Chen Chien-jen (1999-2000)
• Tajikistan - Talbak Nazarov (1994-2006)
• Thailand - Surin Pitsuwan (1997-2001)
• Turkey - İsmail Cem (1997-2002)
• Turkmenistan - Boris Şyhmyradow (1995-2000)
• United Arab Emirates - Rashid Abdullah Al Nuaimi (1980-2006)
• Uzbekistan - Abdulaziz Komilov (1994-2003)
• Vietnam - Nguyễn Mạnh Cầm (1991-2000)
• Yemen - Abdul Qadir Bajamal (1998-2001)

Australia and Oceania

• Australia - Alexander Downer (1996-2007)
• Fiji -
  1. Berenado Vunibobo (1997-1999)
  2. Tupeni Baba (1999-2000)
• Kiribati - Teburoro Tito (1994-2003)
• Marshall Islands - Phillip H. Muller (1994-2000)
• Micronesia - Epel K. Ilon (1997-2000)
• Nauru -
  1. Bernard Dowiyogo (1998-1999)
  2. René Harris (1999-2000)
• New Zealand -
  1. Don McKinnon (1990-1999)
  2. Phil Goff (1999-2005)
  • Cook Islands -
    1. Inatio Akaruru (1989-1999)
    2. Joe Williams (1999)
    3. Robert Woonton (1999-2004)
  • Niue - Sani Lakatani (1999-2002)
• Palau - Sabino Anastacio (1997-2000)
• Papua New Guinea -
  1. Roy Yaki (1997-1999)
  2. Sir Michael Somare (1999)
  3. Sir John Kaputin (1999-2000)
• Samoa - Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi (1998–2021)
• Solomon Islands - Patterson Oti (1997-2000)
• Tonga - Prince 'Ulukalala Lavaka Ata (1998-2004)
• Tuvalu -
  1. Bikenibeu Paeniu (1996-1999)
  2. Ionatana Ionatana (1999-2000)
• Vanuatu -
  1. Clement Leo (1998-1999)
  2. Serge Vohor (1999-2001)

Europe

• Albania - Paskal Milo (1997-2001)
• Andorra - Albert Pintat (1997-2001)
• Austria - Wolfgang Schüssel (1995-2000)
• Belarus - Ural Latypov (1998-2000)
• Belgium -
  1. Erik Derycke (1995-1999)
  2. Louis Michel (1999-2004)
  • Brussels-Capital Region -
    1. Jos Chabert (1989-1999)
    2. Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck (1999-2000)
  • Flanders -
    1. Luc Van den Brande (1992-1999)
    2. Patrick Dewael (1999-2001)
  • Wallonia - William Ancion (1996-1999)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina - Jadranko Prlić (1996-2001)
• Bulgaria - Nadezhda Mihailova (1997-2001)
• Croatia - Mate Granić (1993-2000)
• Cyprus - Ioannis Kasoulidis (1997-2003)
  • Northern Cyprus - Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu (1998-2004)
• Czech Republic - Jan Kavan (1998-2002)
• Denmark - Niels Helveg Petersen (1993-2000)
• Estonia -
  1. Raul Mälk (1998-1999)
  2. Toomas Hendrik Ilves (1999-2002)
• Finland - Tarja Halonen (1995-2000)
• France - Hubert Védrine (1997-2002)
• Germany - Joschka Fischer (1998-2005)
• Greece -
  1. Theodoros Pangalos (1996-1999)
  2. George Papandreou (1999-2004)
• Hungary - János Martonyi (1998-2002)
• Iceland - Halldór Ásgrímsson (1995-2004)
• Ireland - David Andrews (1997-2000)
• Italy - Lamberto Dini (1996-2001)
• Latvia -
  1. Valdis Birkavs (1994-1999)
  2. Indulis Bērziņš (1999-2002)
• Liechtenstein - Andrea Willi (1993-2001)
• Lithuania - Algirdas Saudargas (1996-2000)
• Luxembourg -
  1. Jacques Poos (1984-1999)
  2. Lydie Polfer (1999-2004)
• Republic of Macedonia - Aleksandar Dimitrov (1998-2000)
• Malta -
  1. Guido de Marco (1998-1999)
  2. Joe Borg (1999-2004)
• Moldova - Nicolae Tăbăcaru (1997-2000)
• Netherlands - Jozias van Aartsen (1998-2002)
• Norway - Knut Vollebæk (1997-2000)
• Poland - Bronisław Geremek (1997-2000)
• Portugal - Jaime Gama (1995-2002)
• Romania -
  1. Andrei Pleşu (1997-1999)
  2. Petre Roman (1999-2000)
• Russia - Igor Ivanov (1998-2004)
  • Chechnya -
    • the government went into exile in 2000
    1. Akhyad Idigov (1998-1999)
    2. Ilyas Akhmadov (1999-2005)
• San Marino - Gabriele Gatti (1986-2002)
• Slovakia - Eduard Kukan (1998-2006)
• Slovenia - Boris Frlec (1997-2000)
• Spain - Abel Matutes (1996-2000)
• Sweden - Anna Lindh (1998-2003)
• Switzerland -
  1. Flavio Cotti (1993-1999)
  2. Joseph Deiss (1999-2002)
• Ukraine - Borys Tarasyuk (1998-2000)
• United Kingdom - Robin Cook (1997-2001)
• Vatican City - Archbishop Jean-Louis Tauran (1990-2003)
• Yugoslavia - Živadin Jovanović (1998-2000)
  • Montenegro - Branko Perović (1997-2000)

North America and the Caribbean

• Antigua and Barbuda - Lester Bird (1991-2004)
• The Bahamas - Janet Bostwick (1994-2002)
• Barbados - Billie Miller (1994-2008)
• Belize - Said Musa (1998-2002)
• Canada - Lloyd Axworthy (1996-2000)
  • Quebec - Louise Beaudoin (1998-2003)
• Costa Rica - Roberto Rojas López (1998-2002)
• Cuba -
  1. Roberto Robaina (1993-1999)
  2. Felipe Pérez Roque (1999-2009)
• Dominica - Norris Charles (1998-2000)
• Dominican Republic - Eduardo Latorre Rodríguez (1996-2000)
• El Salvador -
  1. Ramón Ernesto González Giner (1995-1999)
  2. María Eugenia Brizuela de Ávila (1999-2004)
• Grenada -
  1. Mark Isaac (1998-1999)
  2. Keith Mitchell (1999)
  3. Mark Isaac (1999-2000)
• Guatemala - Eduardo Stein (1996-2000)
• Haiti - Fritz Longchamp (1995-2001)
• Honduras -
  1. Fernando Martínez Jiménez (1998-1999)
  2. Roberto Flores Bermúdez (1999-2002)
• Jamaica - Seymour Mullings (1995-2000)
• Mexico - Rosario Green (1998-2000)
• Nicaragua - Eduardo Montealegre (1998-2000)
• Panama -
  1. Jorge Eduardo Ritter (1998-1999)
  2. José Miguel Alemán Healy (1999-2003)
• Puerto Rico –
  1. Norma Burgos (1995–1999)
  2. Angel Morey (1999–2001)
• Saint Kitts and Nevis - Denzil Douglas (1995-2000)
• Saint Lucia - George Odlum (1997-2001)
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Allan Cruickshank (1998-2001)
• Trinidad and Tobago - Ralph Maraj (1995-2000)
• United States - Madeleine Albright (1997-2001)

South America

• Argentina -
  1. Guido di Tella (1991-1999)
  2. Adalberto Rodríguez Giavarini (1999-2001)
• Bolivia - Javier Murillo de la Rocha (1997-2001)
• Brazil - Luiz Felipe Palmeira Lampreia (1995-2001)
• Chile -
  1. José Miguel Insulza (1994-1999)
  2. Juan Gabriel Valdés (1999-2000)
• Colombia - Guillermo Fernández de Soto (1998-2002)
• Ecuador -
  1. José Ayala Lasso (1997-1999)
  2. Benjamín Ortiz Brennan (1999-2000)
• Guyana - Clement Rohee (1992-2001)
• Paraguay -
  1. Dido Florentin Bogado (1998-1999)
  2. Miguel Abdón Saguier (1999)
  3. José Félix Fernández Estigarribia (1999-2000)
• Peru - Fernando de Trazegnies (1998-2000)
• Suriname - Errol Snijders (1997-2000)
• Uruguay - Didier Opertti (1998-2005)
• Venezuela -
  1. Miguel Ángel Burelli Rivas (1994-1999)
  2. José Vicente Rangel (1999-2001)