Contents

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

This is a list of foreign ministers in 2004.

Africa

• Algeria - Abdelaziz Belkhadem (2000–2005)
• Angola - João Bernardo de Miranda (1999–2008)
• Benin - Rogatien Biaou (2003–2006)
• Botswana - Mompati Merafhe (1994–2008)
• Burkina Faso - Youssouf Ouedraogo (1999–2007)
• Burundi - Terence Sinunguruza (2001–2005)
• Cameroon -
  1. François Xavier Ngoubeyou (2001–2004)
  2. Laurent Esso (2004–2006)
• Cape Verde -
  1. Fátima Veiga (2002–2004)
  2. Víctor Borges (2004–2008)
• Central African Republic - Charles Wénézoui (2003–2005)
• Chad - Nagoum Yamassoum (2003–2005)
• Comoros - Mohamed El-Amine Souef (2002–2005)
• Republic of Congo - Rodolphe Adada (1997–2007)
• Democratic Republic of Congo -
  1. Antoine Ghonda (2003–2004)
  2. Raymond Ramazani Baya (2004–2007)
• Côte d'Ivoire - Bamba Mamadou (2003–2006)
• Djibouti - Ali Abdi Farah (1999–2005)
• Egypt -
  1. Ahmed Maher (2001–2004)
  2. Ahmed Aboul Gheit (2004–2011)
• Equatorial Guinea - Pastor Micha Ondó Bile (2003–2012)
• Eritrea - Ali Said Abdella (2000–2005)
• Ethiopia - Seyoum Mesfin (1991–2010)
• Gabon - Jean Ping (1999–2008)
• The Gambia -
  1. Baboucarr-Blaise Jagne (2001–2004)
  2. Sidi Moro Sanneh (2004–2005)
• Ghana - Nana Akufo-Addo (2003–2007)
• Guinea -
  1. François Lonseny Fall (2002–2004)
  2. Mamady Condé (2004–2006)
• Guinea-Bissau -
  1. João José Monteiro (2003–2004)
  2. Soares Sambu (2004–2005)
• Kenya -
  1. Kalonzo Musyoka (2003–2004)
  2. Chirau Ali Mwakwere (2004–2005)
• Lesotho -
  1. Mohlabi Tsekoa (2002–2004)
  2. Monyane Moleleki (2004–2007)
• Liberia - Thomas Nimely (2003–2006)
• Libya - Abdel Rahman Shalgham (2000–2009)
• Madagascar - Marcel Ranjeva (2002–2009)
• Malawi -
  1. Lilian Patel (2000–2004)
  2. George Chaponda (2004–2005)
• Mali -
  1. Lassana Traoré (2002–2004)
  2. Moctar Ouane (2004–2011)
• Mauritania - Mohamed Vall Ould Bellal (2003–2005)
• Mauritius - Jaya Krishna Cuttaree (2003–2005)
• Morocco - Mohamed Benaissa (1999–2007)
  • Western Sahara - Mohamed Salem Ould Salek (1998–2023)
• Mozambique - Leonardo Simão (1994–2005)
• Namibia -
  1. Hidipo Hamutenya (2002–2004)
  2. Marco Hausiku (2004–2010)
• Niger - Aïchatou Mindaoudou (2001–2010)
• Nigeria - Oluyemi Adeniji (2003–2006)
• Rwanda - Charles Murigande (2002–2008)
• São Tomé and Príncipe -
  1. Mateus Meira Rita (2002–2004)
  2. Óscar Sousa (2004)
  3. Ovídio Manuel Barbosa Pequeno (2004–2006)
• Senegal - Cheikh Tidiane Gadio (2000–2009)
• Seychelles - Jérémie Bonnelame (1997–2005)
• Sierra Leone - Momodu Koroma (2002–2007)
• Somalia -
  1. Yusuf Hassan Ibrahim (2002–2004)
  2. Abdullahi Sheikh Ismail (2004–2006)
  • Somaliland - Edna Adan Ismail (2003–2006)
• South Africa - Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (1999–2009)
• Sudan - Mustafa Osman Ismail (1998–2005)
• Swaziland - Mabili Dlamini (2003–2006)
• Tanzania - Jakaya Kikwete (1995–2005)
• Togo - Kokou Tozoun (2003–2005)
• Tunisia -
  1. Habib Ben Yahia (1999–2004)
  2. Abdelbaki Hermassi (2004–2005)
• Uganda -
  1. James Wapakhabulo (2001–2004)
  2. Tom Butime (2004–2005)
• Zambia - Kalombo Mwansa (2002–2005)
• Zimbabwe - Stan Mudenge (1995–2005)

Asia

• Afghanistan - Abdullah Abdullah (2001–2006)
• Armenia - Vartan Oskanian (1998–2008)
• Azerbaijan -
  1. Vilayat Guliyev (1999–2004)
  2. Elmar Mammadyarov (2004–2020)
  • Nagorno-Karabakh -
    1. Ashot Gulyan (2002–2004)
    2. Arman Melikyan (2004–2005)
• Bahrain - Sheikh Muhammad ibn Mubarak ibn Hamad Al Khalifah (1971–2005)
• Bangladesh - Morshed Khan (2001–2006)
• Bhutan - Khandu Wangchuk (2003–2007)
• Brunei - Pengiran Muda Mohamed Bolkiah (1984–2015)
• Cambodia - Hor Namhong (1998–2016)
• China - Li Zhaoxing (2003–2007)
• East Timor - José Ramos-Horta (2000–2006)
• Georgia -
  1. Tedo Japaridze (2003–2004)
  2. Salome Zourabichvili (2004–2005)
  • Abkhazia -
    1. Sergei Shamba (1997–2004)
    2. Georgy Otyrba (acting) (2004)
    3. Igor Akhba (2004)
    4. Sergei Shamba (2004–2010)
  • South Ossetia - Murat Dzhioyev (1998–2012)
• India -
  1. Yashwant Sinha (2002–2004)
  2. Natwar Singh (2004–2005)
• Indonesia - Hassan Wirajuda (2001–2009)
• Iran - Kamal Kharazi (1997–2005)
• Iraq - Hoshyar Zebari (2003–2014)
• Israel - Silvan Shalom (2003–2006)
  • Palestinian Authority - Nabil Shaath (2003–2005)
• Japan -
  1. Yoriko Kawaguchi (2002–2004)
  2. Nobutaka Machimura (2004–2005)
• Jordan -
  1. Marwan al-Muasher (2002–2004)
  2. Hani al-Mulki (2004–2005)
• Kazakhstan - Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (2002–2007)
• North Korea - Paek Nam-sun (1998–2007)
• South Korea -
  1. Yoon Young-kwan (2003–2004)
  2. Ban Ki-moon (2004–2006)
• Kuwait - Sheikh Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah (2003–2011)
• Kyrgyzstan - Askar Aitmatov (2002–2005)
• Laos - Somsavat Lengsavad (1993–2006)
• Lebanon -
  1. Jean Obeid (2003–2004)
  2. Mahmoud Hammoud (2004–2005)
• Malaysia - Syed Hamid Albar (1999–2008)
• Maldives - Fathulla Jameel (1978–2005)
• Mongolia -
  1. Luvsangiin Erdenechuluun (2000–2004)
  2. Tsendiin Mönkh-Orgil (2004–2006)
• Myanmar -
  1. Win Aung (1998–2004)
  2. Nyan Win (2004–2011)
• Nepal -
  1. Surya Bahadur Thapa (2003–2004)
  2. Bhekh Bahadur Thapa (2004)
  3. Sher Bahadur Deuba (2004–2005)
• Oman - Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah (1982–2020)
• Pakistan - Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri (2002–2007)
• Philippines -
  1. Delia Albert (2003–2004)
  2. Alberto Romulo (2004–2011)
• Qatar - Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani (1992–2013)
• Saudi Arabia - Prince Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1975–2015)
• Singapore -
  1. S. Jayakumar (1994–2004)
  2. George Yeo (2004–2011)
• Sri Lanka -
  1. Tyronne Fernando (2001–2004)
  2. Lakshman Kadirgamar (2004–2005)
• Syria - Farouk al-Sharaa (1984–2006)
• Taiwan -
  1. Eugene Chien (2002–2004)
  2. Mark Chen (2004–2006)
• Tajikistan - Talbak Nazarov (1994–2006)
• Thailand - Surakiart Sathirathai (2001–2005)
• Turkey - Abdullah Gül (2003–2007)
• Turkmenistan - Raşit Meredow (2001–present)
• United Arab Emirates - Rashid Abdullah Al Nuaimi (1980–2006)
• Uzbekistan - Sodiq Safoyev (2003–2005)
• Vietnam - Nguyễn Dy Niên (2000–2006)
• Yemen - Abu Bakr al-Qirbi (2001–2014)

Australia and Oceania

• Australia - Alexander Downer (1996–2007)
• Fiji - Kaliopate Tavola (2000–2006)
• French Polynesia -
  1. Gaston Flosse (1991–2004)
  2. Oscar Temaru (2004)
  3. Gaston Flosse (2004–2005)
• Kiribati - Anote Tong (2003–2016)
• Marshall Islands - Gerald Zackios (2001–2008)
• Micronesia - Sebastian Anefal (2003–2007)
• Nauru -
  1. René Harris (2003–2004)
  2. David Adeang (2004–2007)
• New Zealand - Phil Goff (1999–2005)
  • Cook Islands -
    1. Robert Woonton (1999–2004)
    2. Tom Marsters (2004–2005)
  • Niue - Young Vivian (2002–2008)
• Palau - Temmy Shmull (2001–2009)
• Papua New Guinea - Sir Rabbie Namaliu (2002–2006)
• Samoa - Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi (1998–2021)
• Solomon Islands - Laurie Chan (2002–2006)
• Tonga -
  1. Prince 'Ulukalala Lavaka Ata (1998–2004)
  2. Sonatane Tu'a Taumoepeau Tupou (2004–2009)
• Tuvalu -
  1. Saufatu Sopoanga (2002–2004)
  2. Maatia Toafa (2004–2006)
• Vanuatu -
  1. Moana Carcasses Kalosil (2003–2004)
  2. Barak Sopé (2004)
  3. Marcellino Pipite (2004)
  4. Sato Kilman (2004–2007)

Europe

• Albania - Kastriot Islami (2003–2005)
• Andorra - Juli Minoves Triquell (2001–2007)
• Austria -
  1. Benita Ferrero-Waldner (2000–2004)
  2. Ursula Plassnik (2004–2008)
• Belarus - Sergei Martynov (2003–2012)
• Belgium -
  1. Louis Michel (1999–2004)
  2. Karel De Gucht (2004–2009)
  • Brussels-Capital Region - Guy Vanhengel (2000–2009)
  • Flanders -
    1. Patricia Ceysens (2003–2004)
    2. Geert Bourgeois (2004–2008)
  • Wallonia - Marie-Dominique Simonet (2004–2009)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina - Mladen Ivanić (2003–2007)
• Bulgaria - Solomon Passy (2001–2005)
• Croatia - Miomir Žužul (2003–2005)
• Cyprus - Georgios Iacovou (2003–2006)
  • Northern Cyprus -
    1. Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu (1998–2004)
    2. Serdar Denktaş (2004–2006)
• 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 -
  1. Dominique de Villepin (2002–2004)
  2. Michel Barnier (2004–2005)
• Germany - Joschka Fischer (1998–2005)
• Greece -
  1. George Papandreou (1999–2004)
  2. Tassos Giannitsis (acting) (2004)
  3. Petros Molyviatis (2004–2006)
• Hungary -
  1. László Kovács (2002–2004)
  2. Ferenc Somogyi (2004–2006)
• Iceland -
  1. Halldór Ásgrímsson (1995–2004)
  2. Davíð Oddsson (2004–2005)
• Ireland -
  1. Brian Cowen (2000–2004)
  2. Dermot Ahern (2004–2008)
• Italy -
  1. Franco Frattini (2002–2004)
  2. Gianfranco Fini (2004–2006)
• Latvia -
  1. Sandra Kalniete (2002–2004)
  2. Rihards Pīks (2004)
  3. Helēna Demakova (acting) (2004)
  4. Artis Pabriks (2004–2007)
• Liechtenstein - Ernst Walch (2001–2005)
• Lithuania - Antanas Valionis (2000–2006)
• Luxembourg -
  1. Lydie Polfer (1999–2004)
  2. Charles Goerens (2004)
  3. Jean Asselborn (2004–present)
• Republic of Macedonia - Ilinka Mitreva (2002–2006)
• Malta -
  1. Joe Borg (1999–2004)
  2. John Dalli (2004)
  3. Michael Frendo (2004–2008)
• Moldova -
  1. Nicolae Dudău (2001–2004)
  2. Andrei Stratan (2004–2009)
  • Transnistria - Valeriy Litskai (2000–2008)
• Netherlands - Ben Bot (2003–2007)
• Norway - Jan Petersen (2001–2005)
• Poland - Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz (2001–2005)
• Portugal -
  1. Teresa Patrício de Gouveia (2003–2004)
  2. António Monteiro (2004–2005)
• Romania -
  1. Mircea Geoană (2000–2004)
  2. Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu (2004–2007)
• Russia -
  1. Igor Ivanov (1998–2004)
  2. Sergey Lavrov (2004–present)
• San Marino - Fabio Berardi (2003–2006)
• Serbia and Montenegro -
  1. Goran Svilanović (2000–2004)
  2. Vuk Drašković (2004–2007)
  • Montenegro -
    1. Dragiša Burzan (2003–2004)
    2. Miodrag Vlahović (2004–2006)
• Slovakia - Eduard Kukan (1998–2006)
• Slovenia -
  1. Dimitrij Rupel (2000–2004)
  2. Ivo Vajgl (2004)
  3. Dimitrij Rupel (2004–2008)
• Spain -
  1. Ana de Palacio y del Valle-Lersundi (2002–2004)
  2. Miguel Ángel Moratinos (2004–2010)
• Sweden - Laila Freivalds (2003–2006)
• Switzerland - Micheline Calmy-Rey (2003–2011)
• Ukraine - Kostyantyn Gryshchenko (2003–2005)
• United Kingdom - Jack Straw (2001–2006)
• Vatican City - Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo (2003–2006)

North America and the Caribbean

• Antigua and Barbuda -
  1. Lester Bird (1991–2004)
  2. Harold Lovell (2004–2005)
• The Bahamas - Fred Mitchell (2002–2007)
• Barbados - Dame Billie Miller (1994–2008)
• Belize - Godfrey Smith (2003-2003)
• Canada -
  1. Bill Graham (2002–2004)
  2. Pierre Pettigrew (2004–2006)
  • Quebec - Monique Gagnon-Tremblay (2003–2008)
• Costa Rica - Roberto Tovar Faja (2002–2006)
• Cuba - Felipe Pérez Roque (1999–2009)
• Dominica - Osborne Riviere (2001–2005)
• Dominican Republic -
  1. Frank Guerrero Prats (2003–2004)
  2. Carlos Morales Troncoso (2004–2014)
• El Salvador -
  1. María Eugenia Brizuela de Ávila (1999–2004)
  2. Francisco Laínez (2004–2008)
• Grenada - Elvin Nimrod (2000–2008)
• Guatemala -
  1. Edgar Armando Gutiérrez Girón (2002–2004)
  2. Jorge Briz Abularach (2004–2006)
• Haiti -
  1. Joseph Philippe Antonio (2001–2004)
  2. Yvon Siméon (2004–2005)
• Honduras - Leonidas Rosa Bautista (2003–2005)
• Jamaica - Keith Desmond Knight (2001–2006)
• Mexico - Luis Ernesto Derbez (2003–2006)
• Netherlands Antilles - Etienne Ys (2004–2006)
• Nicaragua - Norman José Caldera Cardenal (2002–2007)
• Panama -
  1. Harmodio Arias Cerjack (2003–2004)
  2. Samuel Lewis Navarro (2004–2009)
• Puerto Rico – Jose Izquierdo Encarnacion (2003–2005)
• Saint Kitts and Nevis - Timothy Harris (2001–2008)
• Saint Lucia -
  1. Julian Hunte (2001–2004)
  2. Petrus Compton (2004–2006)
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Louis Straker (2001–2005)
• Trinidad and Tobago - Knowlson Gift (2001–2006)
• United States - Colin Powell (2001–2005)

South America

• Argentina - Rafael Bielsa (2003–2005)
• Bolivia - Juan Ignacio Siles (2003–2005)
• Brazil - Celso Amorim (2003–2011)
• Chile -
  1. Soledad Alvear (2000–2004)
  2. Ignacio Walker Prieto (2004–2006)
• Colombia - Carolina Barco (2002–2006)
• Ecuador - Patricio Zuquilanda (2003–2005)
• Guyana - Rudy Insanally (2001–2008)
• Paraguay - Leila Rachid de Cowles (2003–2006)
• Peru - Manuel Rodríguez Cuadros (2003–2005)
• Suriname - Marie Levens (2000–2005)
• Uruguay - Didier Opertti (1998–2005)
• Venezuela -
  1. Roy Chaderton (2002–2004)
  2. Jesús Pérez (2004)
  3. Alí Rodríguez Araque (2004–2006)