This is a list of foreign ministers in 2016.

Contents

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

Africa

• Algeria - Ramtane Lamamra (2013–2017)
• Angola - Georges Rebelo Chicoti (2010–2017)
• Benin -
  1. Saliou Akadiri (2015–2016)
  2. Aurélien Agbénonci (2016–present)
• Botswana - Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi (2014–2018)
• Burkina Faso -
  1. Moussa Nébié (2015–2016)
  2. Alpha Barry (2016–2021)
• Burundi - Alain Aimé Nyamitwe (2015–2018)
• Cameroon - Lejeune Mbella Mbella (2015–present)
• Cape Verde -
  1. Jorge Tolentino (2014–2016)
  2. Luís Felipe Tavares (2016–2021)
• Central African Republic -
  1. Samuel Rangba (2015–2016)
  2. Charles-Armel Doubane (2016–present)
• Chad - Moussa Faki (2008–2017)
• Comoros -
  1. Abdoulkarim Mohamed (2015–2016)
  2. Mohamed Bacar Dossar (2016–2017)
• Congo–Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo) - Jean-Claude Gakosso (2015–present)
• Congo–Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo) -
  1. Raymond Tshibanda (2012–2016)
  2. Léonard She Okitundu (2016–2019)
• Djibouti - Mahamoud Ali Youssouf (2005–present)
• Egypt - Sameh Shoukry (2014–present)
• Equatorial Guinea - Agapito Mba Mokuy (2012–2018)
• Eritrea - Osman Saleh Mohammed (2007–present)
• Ethiopia -
  1. Tedros Adhanom (2012–2016)
  2. Workneh Gebeyehu (2016–2019)
• Gabon -
  1. Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet (2012–2016)
  2. Pacôme Moubelet-Boubeya (2016–2017)
• The Gambia - Neneh MacDouall-Gaye (2015–2017)
• Ghana - Hanna Tetteh (2013–2017)
• Guinea -
  1. François Lonseny Fall (2012–2016)
  2. Makalé Camara (2016–2017)
• Guinea-Bissau -
  1. Artur Silva (2015–2016)
  2. Soares Sambú (2016)
  3. Jorge Malú (2016–2018)
• Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) -
  1. Charles Koffi Diby (2012–2016)
  2. Albert Toikeusse Mabri (2016)
  3. Marcel Amon Tanoh (acting) (2016–2020)
• Kenya - Amina Mohamed (2013–2018)
• Lesotho -
  1. Tlohang Sekhamane (2015–2016)
  2. 'Mamphono Khaketla (2016–2017)
• Liberia -
  1. Elias Shoniyin (acting) (2015–2016)
  2. Marjon Kamara (2016–2018)
• Libya
  • Government of House of Representatives of Libya (Government of Libya internationally recognized to 12 March 2016) - Mohammed al-Dairi (2014–2019)
  • National Salvation Government of Libya, government of New General National Congress of Libya (Government of Libya in rebellion internationally unrecognized. disbanded 5 April 2016) - Ali Rahman Abou Zekok (2015–2016)
  • Government of National Accord of Libya (Interim government internationally recognized as the sole legitimate government of Libya from 12 March 2016) - Mohamed Taha Siala (2016–2021)
• Madagascar - Béatrice Atallah (2015–2017)
• Malawi -
  1. George Chaponda (2014–2016)
  2. Francis Kasaila (2016–2017)
• Mali - Abdoulaye Diop (2014–2017)
• Mauritania -
  1. Hamadi Ould Meimou (2015–2016)
  2. Isselkou Ould Ahmed Izid Bih (2016–2018)
• Mauritius -
  1. Étienne Sinatambou (2014–2016)
  2. Vishnu Lutchmeenaraidoo (2016–2019)
• Morocco - Salaheddine Mezouar (2013–2017)
• Mozambique - Oldemiro Balói (2008–2017)
• Namibia - Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (2012–present)
• Niger -
  1. Aïchatou Boulama Kané (2015–2016) ^[1]
  2. Ibrahim Yacouba (2016–2018)
• Nigeria - Geoffrey Onyeama (2015–present)
• Rwanda - Louise Mushikiwabo (2009–2018)
• São Tomé and Príncipe -
  1. Manuel Salvador dos Ramos (2014–2016)
  2. Urbino Botelho (2016–2018)
• Senegal - Mankeur Ndiaye (2012–2017)
• Seychelles -
  1. Joel Morgan (2015–2016)
  2. Danny Faure (2016–2018)
• Sierra Leone - Samura Kamara (2012–2017)
• Somalia - Abdisalam Omer (2015–2017)
• Somaliland -
  1. Mohamed Yonis (2013-2015)
  2. Saad Ali Shire (2015–2018)
• South Africa - Maite Nkoana-Mashabane (2009–2018)
• South Sudan -
  1. Barnaba Marial Benjamin (2013–2016)
  2. Bashir Gbandi (acting) (2016)
  3. Deng Alor (2016–2018)
• Sudan - Ibrahim Ghandour (2015–2018)
• Swaziland – Mgwagwa Gamedze (2013–2018)
• Tanzania - Augustine Mahiga (2015–2019)
• Togo - Robert Dussey (2013–present)
• Tunisia -
  1. Taïeb Baccouche (2015–2016)
  2. Khemaies Jhinaoui (2016–2019)
• Uganda - Sam Kutesa (2005–2021)
• Western Sahara - Mohamed Salem Ould Salek (1998–2023)
• Zambia - Harry Kalaba (2014–2018)
• Zimbabwe - Simbarashe Mumbengegwi (2005–2017)

Asia

• Abkhazia -
  1. Viacheslav Chirikba (2011–2016)
  2. Daur Kove (2016–2021)
• Afghanistan - Salahuddin Rabbani (2015–2019)
• Armenia - Eduard Nalbandyan (2008–2018)
• Azerbaijan - Elmar Mammadyarov (2004–2020)
• Bahrain - Sheikh Khalid ibn Ahmad Al Khalifah (2005–2020)
• Bangladesh - Abul Hassan Mahmud Ali (2014–2019)
• Bhutan - Damcho Dorji (2015-2018)
• Brunei - Hassanal Bolkiah (2015–present)
• Cambodia -
  1. Hor Namhong (1998–2016)
  2. Prak Sokhon (2016–present)
• China (People's Republic of China) - Wang Yi (2013–present)
• East Timor - Hernâni Coelho (2015–2017)
• Georgia - Mikheil Janelidze (2015–2018)
• India - Sushma Swaraj (2014–2019)
• Indonesia - Retno Marsudi (2014–present)
• Iran - Mohammad Javad Zarif (2013–2021)
• Iraq - Ibrahim al-Jaafari (2014–2018)
  • Kurdistan - Falah Mustafa Bakir (2006–2019)
• Israel - Benjamin Netanyahu (2015–2019)
• Japan - Fumio Kishida (2012–2017)
• Jordan - Nasser Judeh (2009–2017)
• Kazakhstan –
  1. Erlan Idrissov (2012–2016)
  2. Kairat Abdrakhmanov (2016–2018)
• North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) -
  1. Ri Su-yong (2014–2016)
  2. Ri Yong-ho (2016–2020)
• South Korea (Republic of Korea) - Yun Byung-se (2013–2017)
• Kuwait - Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah (2011–2019)
• Kyrgyzstan - Erlan Abdyldayev (2012–2018)
• Laos -
  1. Thongloun Sisoulith (2006–2016)
  2. Saleumxay Kommasith (2016–present)
• Lebanon - Gebran Bassil (2014–2020)
• Malaysia - Anifah Aman (2009–2018)
• Maldives -
  1. Dunya Maumoon (2013–2016)
  2. Mohamed Asim (2016–2018)
• Mongolia -
  1. Lundeg Purevsuren (2014–2016)
  2. Tsend Munkh-Orgil (2016–2017)
• Myanmar -
  1. Wunna Maung Lwin (2011–2016)
  2. Aung San Suu Kyi (2016–2021)
• Nagorno-Karabakh - Karen Mirzoyan (2012–2017)
•    Nepal -
  1. Kamal Thapa (2015–2016)
  2. Prakash Sharan Mahat (2016–2017)
• Oman - Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah (1982–2020)
• Pakistan - Sartaj Aziz (2013–2017)
• Palestinian National Authority - Riyad al-Maliki (2007–present)
• Philippines -
  1. Albert del Rosario (2011–2016)
  2. Jose Rene Almendras (2016)
  3. Perfecto Yasay, Jr. (2016–2017)
• Qatar -
  1. Khalid bin Mohammad Al Attiyah (2013–2016)
  2. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani (2016–present)
• Saudi Arabia - Adel al-Jubeir (2015–2018)
• Singapore - Vivian Balakrishnan (2015–present)
• South Ossetia -
  1. Kazbulat Tskhovrebov (2015-2016)
  2. Andreï Tskhovrebov (acting) (2016)
  3. Murat Dzhoiev (2016–2017)
• Sri Lanka - Mangala Samaraweera (2015–2017)
• Syria (Syrian Arab Republic - Walid Muallem (2006–2020)
• Taiwan (Republic of China) -
  1. David Lin (2012–2016)
  2. David Lee (2016–2018)
• Tajikistan - Sirodjidin Aslov (2013–present)
• Thailand - Don Pramudwinai (2015–present)
• Turkey - Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu (2015–present)
• Turkmenistan - Raşit Meredow (2001–present)
• United Arab Emirates - Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (2006–present)
• Uzbekistan - Abdulaziz Komilov (2012–present)
• Vietnam - Phạm Bình Minh (2011–2021)
• Yemen
  • Republic of Yemen - Abdulmalik Al-Mekhlafi (2015–2018)
  •    Supreme Revolutionary Committee of Yemen to 14 August 2016 then Supreme Political Council (unrecognised, rival government) -
    1. vacant (2015–2016)
    2. Abu Bakr al-Qirbi (2016)
    3. Hisham Abdullah (2016-present)

Europe

• Albania - Ditmir Bushati (2013–2019)
• Andorra - Gilbert Saboya Sunyé (2011–2017)
• Austria - Sebastian Kurz (2013–2017)
• Belarus - Vladimir Makei (2012–present)
• Belgium - Didier Reynders (2011–2019)
  • Brussels-Capital Region - Guy Vanhengel (2013–2019)
  • Flanders - Geert Bourgeois (2014–2019)
  • Wallonia - Paul Magnette (2014–2017)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina - Igor Crnadak (2015–2019)
• Bulgaria - Daniel Mitov (2014–2017)
• Croatia
  1. Vesna Pusić (2011–2016)
  2. Miro Kovač (2016)
  3. Davor Ivo Stier (2016–2017)
• Cyprus - Ioannis Kasoulidis (2013-2018)
• Czech Republic - Lubomír Zaorálek (2014–2017)
• Denmark -
  1. Kristian Jensen (2015–2016)
  2. Anders Samuelsen (2016–2019)
  • Faroe Islands - Poul Michelsen (2015–2019)
• Donetsk People's Republic -
  1. Alexander Kofman (2014–2016)
  2. Natalya Nikonorova (acting) (2016–present)
• Estonia -
  1. Marina Kaljurand (2015–2016)
  2. Jürgen Ligi (2016)
  3. Sven Mikser (2016–2019)
• Finland - Timo Soini (2015–2019)
• France -
  1. Laurent Fabius (2012–2016)
  2. Jean-Marc Ayrault (2016–2017)
• Germany - Frank-Walter Steinmeier (2013–2017)
• Greece - Nikos Kotzias (2015–2018)
• Guernsey - Jonathan Le Tocq (2016–present)
• Hungary - Péter Szijjártó (2014–present)
• Iceland -
  1. Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson (2013–2016)
  2. Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir (2016–2017)
• Ireland - Charles Flanagan (2014–2017)
• Italy -
  1. Paolo Gentiloni (2014–2016)
  2. Angelino Alfano (2016–2018)
• Jersey - Sir Philip Bailhache (2013–2018)
• Kosovo -
  1. Hashim Thaçi (2014–2016)
  2. Petrit Selimi (acting) (2016)
  3. Enver Hoxhaj (2016–2017)
• Latvia - Edgars Rinkēvičs (2011–2023)
• Liechtenstein - Aurelia Frick (2009–2019)
• Lithuania - Linas Antanas Linkevičius (2012–2020)
• Luxembourg - Jean Asselborn (2004–present)
• Republic of Macedonia - Nikola Poposki (2011–2017)
• Malta - George Vella (2013–2017)
• Moldova -
  1. Natalia Gherman (2013–2016)
  2. Andrei Galbur (2016–2018)
  • Gagauzia - Vitaliy Vlah (2015–present)
• Monaco - Gilles Tonelli (2015–2019)
• Montenegro -
  1. Igor Lukšić (2012–2016)
  2. Milo Đukanović (acting) (2016)
  3. Srđan Darmanović (2016–2020)
• Netherlands - Bert Koenders (2014–2017)
• Northern Cyprus -
  1. Emine Çolak (2015–2016)
  2. Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu (2016–2018)
• Norway - Børge Brende (2013–2017)
• Poland - Witold Waszczykowski (2015–2018)
• Portugal - Augusto Santos Silva (2015–2022)
• Romania - Lazăr Comănescu (2015–2017)
• Russia - Sergey Lavrov (2004–present)
• San Marino -
  1. Pasquale Valentini (2012–2016)
  2. Nicola Renzi (2016–2020)
• Serbia - Ivica Dačić (2014–2020)
• Slovakia - Miroslav Lajčák (2012–2020)
• Slovenia - Karl Erjavec (2012–2018)
• Spain -
  1. José Manuel García-Margallo (2011–2016)
  2. Alfonso Dastis (2016–2018)
  • Catalonia -
    1. Francesc Homs Molist (2012–2016)
    2. Raül Romeva (2016–2017)
• Sweden - Margot Wallström (2014–2019)
•   Switzerland - Didier Burkhalter (2012–2017)
• Transnistria - Vitaly Ignatiev (2015–present; acting until 2016)
• Ukraine - Pavlo Klimkin (2014–2019)
• United Kingdom -
  1. Philip Hammond (2014–2016)
  2. Boris Johnson (2016–2018)
  • Scotland - Fiona Hyslop (2009–2020)
• Vatican City - Archbishop Paul Gallagher (2014–present)

North America and the Caribbean

• Antigua and Barbuda - Charles Fernandez (2014–2018)
• The Bahamas - Fred Mitchell (2012–2017)
• Barbados - Maxine McClean (2008–2018)
• Belize - Wilfred Elrington (2008–2020)
• Canada - Stéphane Dion (2015–2017)
  • Quebec - Christine St-Pierre (2014–2018)
• Costa Rica - Manuel González Sanz (2014–2018)
• Cuba - Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla (2009–present)
• Dominica - Francine Baron (2014–2019)
• Dominican Republic -
  1. Andrés Navarro (2014–2016)
  2. Miguel Vargas Maldonado (2016–2020)
• El Salvador - Hugo Martínez (2014–2018)
• Greenland - Vittus Qujaukitsoq (2014–2017)
• Grenada -
  1. Clarice Modeste-Curwen (2014–2016)
  2. Elvin Nimrod (2016–2018)
• Guatemala - Carlos Raúl Morales (2014–2017)
• Haiti -
  1. Lener Renauld (acting) (2015–2016)
  2. Pierrot Delienne (2016–2017)
• Honduras -
  1. Arturo Corrales (2015–2016)
  2. María Dolores Agüero (acting) (2016–2019)
• Jamaica -
  1. Arnold Nicholson (2012–2016)
  2. Kamina Johnson Smith (2016–present)
• Mexico - Claudia Ruiz Massieu (2015–2017)
• Nicaragua - Samuel Santos López (2007–2017)
• Panama - Isabel Saint Malo (2014–2019)
• Puerto Rico – Víctor Suárez Meléndez (2015–2017)
• Saint Kitts and Nevis - Mark Brantley (2015–present)
• Saint Lucia -
  1. Alva Baptiste (2011–2016)
  2. Allen Chastanet (2016–2021)
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Sir Louis Straker (2015–2020)
• Trinidad and Tobago - Dennis Moses (2015–2020)
• United States - John Kerry (2013–2017)

Oceania

• Australia - Julie Bishop (2013–2018)
• Cook Islands - Henry Puna (2013–2020)
• Fiji -
  1. Ratu Inoke Kubuabola (2009–2016)
  2. Frank Bainimarama (2016–2019)
•   French Polynesia - Édouard Fritch (2014–present)
• Kiribati -
  1. Anote Tong (2003–2016)
  2. Taneti Mamau (2016–present)
• Marshall Islands -
  1. Tony deBrum (2014–2016)
  2. Kessai Note (2016)
  3. John Silk (2016–2020)
• Micronesia - Lorin S. Robert (2007–2019)
• Nauru - Baron Waqa (2013–2019)
• New Zealand - Murray McCully (2008–2017)
• Niue - Toke Talagi (2008–2020)
• Palau - Billy Kuartei (2013–2017)
• Papua New Guinea - Rimbink Pato (2012–2019)
• Samoa - Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi (1998–2021)
• Solomon Islands - Milner Tozaka (2014–2019)
• Tokelau -
  1. Siopili Perez (2015–2016)
  2. Afega Gaualofa (2016–2017)
• Tonga - ʻAkilisi Pōhiva (2014–2017)
• Tuvalu - Taukelina Finikaso (2013–2019)
• Vanuatu -
  1. Havo Moli (2015–2016)
  2. Bruno Leingkone (2016-2016)

South America

• Argentina - Susana Malcorra (2015–2017)
• Bolivia - David Choquehuanca (2006–2017)
• Brazil -
  1. Mauro Vieira (2015–2016)
  2. José Serra (2016–2017)
• Chile - Heraldo Muñoz (2014–2018)
• Colombia - María Ángela Holguín (2010–2018)
• Ecuador -
  1. Ricardo Patiño (2010–2016)
  2. Guillaume Long (2016–2017)
• Guyana - Carl Greenidge (2015–2019)
• Paraguay - Eladio Loizaga (2013–2018)
• Peru -
  1. Ana María Sánchez (2015–2016)
  2. Ricardo Luna (2016–2018)
• Suriname - Niermala Badrising (2015–2017)
• Uruguay - Rodolfo Nin Novoa (2015–2020)
• Venezuela - Delcy Rodríguez (2014–2017)

References