List of foreign ministers in 2008

This is a list of foreign ministers in 2008.

Africa

• Algeria – Mourad Medelci (2007–2013)
• Angola –
• #João Bernardo de Miranda (1999–2008)
• #Assunção dos Anjos (2008–2010)
• Benin –
• #Moussa Okanla (2007–2008)
• #Jean-Marie Ehouzou (2008–2011)
• Botswana –
• #Mompati Merafhe (1994–2008)
• #Phandu Skelemani (2008–2014)
• Burkina Faso –
• #Djibril Bassolé (2007–2008)
• #Alain Bédouma Yoda (2008–2011)
• Burundi – Antoinette Batumubwira (2005–2009)
• Cameroon – Henri Eyebe Ayissi (2007–2011)
• Cape Verde –
• #Víctor Borges (2004–2008)
• #José Brito (2008–2011)
• Central African Republic –
• #Côme Zoumara (2006–2008)
• #Dieudonné Kombo Yaya (2008–2009)
• Chad –
• #Ahmad Allam-Mi (2005–2008)
• #Moussa Faki (2008–2017)
• Comoros – Ahmed Ben Said Jaffar (2006–2010)
• Republic of Congo – Basile Ikouébé (2007–2015)
• Democratic Republic of Congo –
• #Antipas Mbusa Nyamwisi (2007–2008)
• #Alexis Thambwe Mwamba (2008–2012)
• Côte d'Ivoire – Youssouf Bakayoko (2006–2010)
• Djibouti – Mahamoud Ali Youssouf (2005–present)
• Egypt – Ahmed Aboul Gheit (2004–2011)
• Equatorial Guinea – Pastor Micha Ondó Bile (2003–2012)
• Eritrea – Osman Saleh Mohammed (2007–present)
• Ethiopia – Seyoum Mesfin (1991–2010)
• Gabon –
• #Jean Ping (1999–2008)
• #Laure Olga Gondjout (2008)
• #Paul Toungui (2008–2012)
• The Gambia –
• #Crispin Grey-Johnson (2007–2008)
• #Omar Touray (2008–2009)
• Ghana – Akwasi Osei-Adjei (2007–2009)
• Guinea –
• #Kabèlè Abdoul Camara (2007–2008)
• #Amadou Lamarana Bah (2008–2009)
• Guinea-Bissau – Maria da Conceição Nobre Cabral (2007–2009)
• Kenya –
• #Raphael Tuju (2005–2008)
• #Moses Wetangula (2008–2012)
• Lesotho – Mohlabi Tsekoa (2007–2015)
• Liberia – Olubanke King-Akerele (2007–2010)
• Libya – Abdel Rahman Shalgham (2000–2009)
• Madagascar – Marcel Ranjeva (2002–2009)
• Malawi – Joyce Banda (2006–2009)
• Mali – Moctar Ouane (2004–2011)
• Mauritania –
• #Mohamed Saleck Ould Mohamed Lemine (2007–2008)
• #Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna (2008)
• #Abdallahi Hassen Ben Hmeida (2008)
• #Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou (2008–2009)
• Mauritius –
• #Madan Dulloo (2005–2008)
• #Navin Ramgoolam (acting) (2008)
• #Arvin Boolell (2008–2014)
• Morocco – Taieb Fassi Fihri (2007–2012)
• Western Sahara – Mohamed Salem Ould Salek (1998–present)
• Mozambique –
• #Alcinda Abreu (2005–2008)
• #Oldemiro Balói (2008–2017)
• Namibia – Marco Hausiku (2004–2010)
• Niger – Aïchatou Mindaoudou (2001–2010)
• Nigeria – Ojo Maduekwe (2007–2010)
• Rwanda –
• #Charles Murigande (2002–2008)
• #Rosemary Museminari (2008–2009)
• São Tomé and Príncipe –
• #Ovídio Manuel Barbosa Pequeno (2007–2008)
• #Carlos Tiny (2008–2010)
• Senegal – Cheikh Tidiane Gadio (2000–2009)
• Seychelles – Patrick Pillay (2005–2009)
• Sierra Leone – Zainab Bangura (2007–2010)
• Somalia –
• #Muhammad Ali Hamoud (2007–2008)
• #Ali Ahmed Jama Jangali (2008–2009)
• Somaliland – Abdillahi Mohamed Duale (2006–2010)
• Puntland – Ali Abdi Aware (2007–2008)
• South Africa – Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (1999–2009)
• Sudan – Deng Alor (2007–2010)
• Swaziland –
• #Moses Mathendele Dlamini (2006–2008)
• #Lutfo Dlamini (2008–2011)
• Tanzania – Bernard Membe (2007–2015)
• Togo –
• #Léopold Gnininvi (2007–2008)
• #Kofi Esaw (2008–2010)
• Tunisia – Abdelwahab Abdallah (2005–2010)
• Uganda – Sam Kutesa (2005–2021)
• Western Sahara – Mohamed Salem Ould Salek (1998–2023)
• Zambia – Kabinga Pande (2007–2011)
• Zimbabwe – Simbarashe Mumbengegwi (2005–2017)

Asia

• Afghanistan – Rangin Dadfar Spanta (2006–2010)
• Armenia –
• #Vartan Oskanian (1998–2008)
• #Eduard Nalbandyan (2008–2018)
• Azerbaijan – Elmar Mammadyarov (2004–2020)
• Nagorno-Karabakh – Georgy Petrosyan (2005–2011)
• Bahrain – Sheikh Khalid ibn Ahmad Al Khalifah (2005–2020)
• Bangladesh – Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury (2007–2009)
• Bhutan –
• #Yeshey Dorji (acting) (2007–2008)
• #Ugyen Tshering (2008–2013)
• Brunei – Pengiran Muda Mohamed Bolkiah (1984–2015)
• Cambodia – Hor Namhong (1998–2016)
• China – Yang Jiechi (2007–2013)
• East Timor – Zacarias da Costa (2007–2012)
• Georgia –
• #Gela Bezhuashvili (2005–2008)
• #Davit Bakradze (2008)
• #Ekaterine Tkeshelashvili (2008)
• #Grigol Vashadze (2008–2012)
• Abkhazia – Sergei Shamba (2004–2010)
• South Ossetia – Murat Dzhioyev (1998–2012)
• India – Pranab Mukherjee (2006–2009)
• Indonesia – Hassan Wirajuda (2001–2009)
• Iran – Manouchehr Mottaki (2005–2010)
• Iraq – Hoshyar Zebari (2003–2014)
• Kurdistan – Falah Mustafa Bakir (2006–2019)
• Israel – Tzipi Livni (2006–2009)
• Palestinian Authority – Riyad al-Maliki (2007–present)
• Japan –
• #Masahiko Kōmura (2007–2008)
• #Hirofumi Nakasone (2008–2009)
• Jordan – Salah Bashir (2007–2009)
• Kazakhstan – Marat Tazhin (2007–2009)
• North Korea – Pak Ui-chun (2007–2014)
• South Korea –
• #Song Min-soon (2006–2008)
• #Yu Myung-hwan (2008–2010)
• Kuwait – Sheikh Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah (2003–2011)
• Kyrgyzstan – Ednan Karabayev (2007–2009)
• Laos – Thongloun Sisoulith (2006–2016)
• Lebanon –
• Fawzi Salloukh (2005–2009)
• Tarek Mitri (acting) (2006–2008)
• Malaysia –
• #Syed Hamid Albar (1999–2008)
• #Rais Yatim (2008–2009)
• Maldives –
• #Abdullah Shahid (2007–2008)
• #Ahmed Shaheed (2008–2011)
• Mongolia –
• #Sanjaasürengiin Oyuun (2007–2008)
• #Sükhbaataryn Batbold (2008–2009)
• Myanmar – Nyan Win (2004–2011)
• Nepal –
• #Sahana Pradhan (2007–2008)
• #Upendra Yadav (2008–2009)
• Oman – Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah (1982–3030)
• Pakistan –
• #Inam-ul-Haq (2007–2008)
• #Shah Mehmood Qureshi (2008–2011)
• Philippines – 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 – George Yeo (2004–2011)
• Sri Lanka – Rohitha Bogollagama (2007–2010)
• Syria – Walid Muallem (2006–2020)
• Taiwan –
• #James C. F. Huang (2006–2008)
• #Francisco Ou (2008–2009)
• Tajikistan – Khamrokhon Zaripov (2006–2013)
• Thailand –
• #Nitya Pibulsonggram (2006–2008)
• #Noppadon Pattama (2008)
• #Tej Bunnag (2008)
• #Saroj Chavanavirat (2008)
• #Sompong Amornwiwat (2008)
• #Kasit Piromya (2008–2011)
• Turkmenistan – Raşit Meredow (2001–present)
• United Arab Emirates – Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (2006–present)
• Uzbekistan – Vladimir Norov (2006–2010)
• Vietnam – Phạm Gia Khiêm (2006–2011)
• Yemen – Abu Bakr al-Qirbi (2001–2014)

Europe

• Albania – Lulzim Basha (2007–2009)
• Andorra – Meritxell Mateu i Pi (2007–2009)
• Austria –
• #Ursula Plassnik (2004–2008)
• #Michael Spindelegger (2008–2013)
• Belarus – Sergei Martynov (2003–2012)
• Belgium – Karel De Gucht (2004–2009)
• Brussels-Capital Region – Guy Vanhengel (2000–2009)
• Flanders –
• # Geert Bourgeois (2004–2008)
• # Kris Peeters (2008–2014)
• Wallonia – Marie-Dominique Simonet (2004–2009)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina – Sven Alkalaj (2007–2012)
• Bulgaria – Ivailo Kalfin (2005–2009)
• Croatia –
• #Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović (2005–2008)
• #Gordan Jandroković (2008–2011)
• Cyprus –
• #Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis (2007–2008)
• #Markos Kyprianou (2008–2011)
• Northern Cyprus – Turgay Avcı (2006–2009)
• Czech Republic – Karel Schwarzenberg (2007–2009)
• Denmark – Per Stig Møller (2001–2010)
• Greenland –
• # Aleqa Hammond (2007–2008)
• # Per Berthelsen (2008–2009)
• Faroe Islands –
• # Høgni Hoydal (2008)
• # Jørgen Niclasen (2008–2011)
• Estonia – Urmas Paet (2005–2014)
• Finland –
• #Ilkka Kanerva (2007–2008)
• #Alexander Stubb (2008–2011)
• France – Bernard Kouchner (2007–2010)
• Germany – Frank-Walter Steinmeier (2005–2009)
• Greece – Dora Bakoyannis (2006–2009)
• Hungary – Kinga Göncz (2006–2009)
• Iceland – Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir (2007–2009)
• Ireland –
• #Dermot Ahern (2004–2008)
• #Micheál Martin (2008–2011)
• Italy –
• #Massimo D'Alema (2006–2008)
• #Franco Frattini (2008–2011)
• Latvia – Māris Riekstiņš (2007–2010)
• Liechtenstein – Rita Kieber-Beck (2005–2009)
• Lithuania –
• #Petras VaitiekÅ«nas (2006–2008)
• #Vygaudas UÅ¡ackas (2008–2010)
• Luxembourg – Jean Asselborn (2004–present)
• Republic of Macedonia – Antonio MiloÅ¡oski (2006–2011)
• Malta –
• #Michael Frendo (2004–2008)
• #Tonio Borg (2008–2012)
• Moldova – Andrei Stratan (2004–2009)
• Transnistria –
• #Valeriy Litskai (2000–2008)
• #Vladimir Yastrebchak (2008–2012)
• Monaco –
• #Jean Pastorelli (2007–2008)
• #Franck Biancheri (2008–2011)
• Montenegro – Milan Roćen (2006–2012)
• Netherlands – Maxime Verhagen (2007–2010)
• Norway – Jonas Gahr Støre (2005–2012)
• Poland – Radosław Sikorski (2007–2014)
• Portugal – Luís Amado (2006–2011)
• Romania –
• #Adrian Cioroianu (2007–2008)
• #Lazăr Comănescu (2008)
• #Cristian Diaconescu (2008–2009)
• Russia – Sergey Lavrov (2004–present)
• San Marino –
• #Fiorenzo Stolfi (2006–2008)
• #Antonella Mularoni (2008–2012)
• Serbia – Vuk Jeremić (2007–2012)
• Kosovo – Skënder Hyseni (2008–2010)
• Slovakia – Ján KubiÅ¡ (2006–2009)
• Slovenia –
• #Dimitrij Rupel (2004–2008)
• #Samuel Žbogar (2008–2012)
• Spain – Miguel Ángel Moratinos (2004–2010)
• Sweden – Carl Bildt (2006–2014)
• Switzerland – Micheline Calmy-Rey (2003–2011)
• Turkey – Ali Babacan (2007–2009)
• Ukraine – Volodymyr Ohryzko (2007–2009)
• United Kingdom – David Miliband (2007–2010)
• Scotland – Linda Fabiani (2007–2009)
• Vatican City – Archbishop Dominique Mamberti (2006–2014)

North America and the Caribbean

• Antigua and Barbuda – Baldwin Spencer (2005–2014)
• The Bahamas – Brent Symonette (2007–2012)
• Barbados –
• #Dame Billie Miller (1994–2008)
• #Christopher Sinckler (2008)
• #Maxine McClean (2008–2018)
• Belize –
• #Lisa Shoman (2007–2008)
• #Wilfred Elrington (2008–2020)
• Canada –
• #Maxime Bernier (2007–2008)
• #David Emerson (2008)
• #Lawrence Cannon (2008–2011)
• Quebec –
• # Monique Gagnon-Tremblay (2003–2008)
• # Pierre Arcand (2008–2010)
• Costa Rica – Bruno Stagno Ugarte (2006–2010)
• Cuba – Felipe Pérez Roque (1999–2009)
• Dominica –
• #Roosevelt Skerrit (2007–2008)
• #Vince Henderson (2008–2010)
• Dominican Republic – Carlos Morales Troncoso (2004–2014)
• El Salvador –
• #Francisco Laínez (2004–2008)
• #Marisol Argueta de Barillas (2008–2009)
• Grenada –
• #Elvin Nimrod (2000–2008)
• #Peter David (2008–2010)
• Guatemala –
• #Gert Rosenthal (2006–2008)
• #Haroldo Rodas (2008–2012)
• Haiti –
• #Jean Rénald Clérismé (2006–2008)
• #Alrich Nicolas (2008–2009)
• Honduras –
• #Milton Jiménez (2006–2008)
• #Ángel Edmundo Orellana (2008–2009)
• Jamaica – Kenneth Baugh (2007–2012)
• Mexico – Patricia Espinosa (2006–2012)
• Netherlands Antilles – Emily de Jongh-Elhage (2006–2010)
• Nicaragua – Samuel Santos López (2007–2017)
• Panama – Samuel Lewis Navarro (2004–2009)
• Puerto Rico – Fernando Bonilla (2005–2009)
• Saint Kitts and Nevis –
• #Timothy Harris (2001–2008)
• #Denzil Douglas (2008–2010)
• Saint Lucia – Stephenson King (2007–2009)
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Sir Louis Straker (2005–2010)
• Trinidad and Tobago – Paula Gopee-Scoon (2007–2010)
• United States – Condoleezza Rice (2005–2009)

Oceania

• Australia – Stephen Smith (2007–2010)
• Fiji –
• #Ratu Epeli Nailatikau (2007–2008)
• #Frank Bainimarama (2008–2009)
• French Polynesia –
• # Oscar Temaru (2007–2008)
• # Gaston Flosse (2008)
• # Gaston Tong Sang (2008–2009)
• Kiribati – Anote Tong (2003–2016)
• Marshall Islands –
• #Gerald Zackios (2001–2008)
• #Tony deBrum (2008–2009)
• Micronesia – Lorin S. Robert (2007–2019)
• Nauru – Kieren Keke (2007–2011)
• New Zealand –
• #Winston Peters (2005–2008)
• #Murray McCully (2008–2017)
• Cook Islands – Wilkie Rasmussen (2005–2009)
• Niue –
• # Young Vivian (2002–2008)
• # Toke Talagi (2008–2020)
• Tokelau – Pio Tuia (2008–2009)
• Palau – Temmy Shmull (2001–2009)
• Papua New Guinea – Sam Abal (2007–2010)
• Samoa – Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi (1998–2021)
• Solomon Islands – William Haomae (2007–2010)
• Tonga – Sonatane Tu'a Taumoepeau Tupou (2004–2009)
• Tuvalu – Apisai Ielemia (2006–2010)
• Vanuatu –
• #George Wells (2007–2008)
• #Pakoa Kaltonga (2008–2009)

South America

• Argentina – Jorge Taiana (2005–2010)
• Bolivia – David Choquehuanca (2006–2017)
• Brazil – Celso Amorim (2003–2011)
• Chile – Alejandro Foxley (2006–2009)
• Colombia –
• #Fernando Araújo Perdomo (2007–2008)
• #Jaime Bermúdez (2008–2010)
• Ecuador –
• #María Isabel Salvador (2007–2008)
• #Fander Falconí (2008–2010)
• Guyana –
• #Rudy Insanally (2001–2008)
• #Carolyn Rodrigues (2008–2015)
• Paraguay –
• #Rubén Ramírez Lezcano (2006–2008)
• #Alejandro Hamed (2008–2009)
• Peru – José Antonio García Belaúnde (2006–2011)
• Suriname – Lygia Kraag-Keteldijk (2005–2010)
• Uruguay –
• #Reinaldo Gargano (2005–2008)
• #Gonzalo Fernández (2008–2009)
• Venezuela – Nicolás Maduro (2006–2013)

References

• http://rulers.org