List of foreign ministers in 2002

Foreign ministers in 2001 - State leaders in 2002 - Foreign ministers in 2003

Africa

• Algeria - Abdelaziz Belkhadem (2000-present)
• Angola - João Bernardo de Miranda (1999-present)
• Benin - Antoine Idji Kolawolé (1998-2003)
• Botswana - Mompati Merafhe (1994-present)
• Burkina Faso - Youssouf Ouedraogo (1999-present)
• Burundi - Terence Sinunguruza (2001-present)
• Cameroon - François Xavier Ngoubeyou (2001-present)
• Cape Verde -
  1. Manuel Inocencio Sousa (2001-2002)
  2. Fátima Veiga (2002-2004)
• Central African Republic - Agba Otikpo Mézodé (2001-2003)
• Chad - Mahamat Saleh Annadif (1997-2003)
• Comoros -
  1. Soeuf Mohamed Elamine (1999-2002)
  2. Halidi Charif (2002)
  3. Soeuf Mohamed Elamine (2002-present)
• Republic of Congo - Rodolphe Adada (1997-present)
• Democratic Republic of Congo - Léonard She Okitundu (2000-2003)
• Côte d'Ivoire - Abou Drahamane Sangare (2000-2003)
• Djibouti - Ali Abdi Farah (1999-present)
• Egypt - Ahmed Maher (2001-present)
• Equatorial Guinea - Santiago Nsobeya Efuman (1999-2003)
• Eritrea - Ali Said Abdella (2000-present)
• Ethiopia - Seyoum Mesfin (1991-present)
• Gabon - Jean Ping (1999-present)
• The Gambia - Baboucarr-Blaise Jagne (2001-present)
• Ghana - Hackman Owusu-Agyemang (2001-2003)
• Guinea -
  1. Mahawa Bangoura (2000-2002)
  2. François Lonseny Fall (2002-2004)
• Guinea-Bissau -
  1. Filomena Mascarenhas Tipote (2001-2002)
  2. Joãozinho Vieira Có (2002-2003)
• Kenya - Marsden Madoka (2001-2003)
• Lesotho -
  1. Tom Thabane (1998-2002)
  2. Mohlabi Tsekoa (2002-present)
• Liberia - Monie Captan (1996-2003)
• Libya - Abdel Rahman Shalgham (2000-present)
• Madagascar -
  1. Lila Ratsifandrihamanana (1998-2002)
  2. Azaly Ben Marofo (2002)
  3. Marcel Ranjeva (2002-present)
• Malawi - Lilian Patel (2000-present)
• Mali -
  1. Modibo Sidibe (1997-2002)
  2. Lassana Traoré (2002-2004)
• Mauritania -
  1. Dah Ould Abdi (2001-2002)
  2. Mohamed Ould Tolba (2002-2003)
• Mauritius - Anil Kumarsingh Gayan (2000-2003)
• Morocco - Mohamed Benaissa (1999-present)
• Mozambique - Leonardo Simão (1994-present)
• Namibia -
  1. Theo-Ben Gurirab (1990-2002)
  2. Hidipo Hamutenya (2002-2004)
• Niger - Aïchatou Mindaoudou (2001-present)
• Nigeria - Sule Lamido (2000-2003)
• Rwanda -
  1. André Bumaya (2000-2002)
  2. Charles Murigande (2002-present)
• São Tomé and Príncipe -
  1. Patrice Trovoada (2001-2002)
  2. Mateus Meira Rita (2002)
  3. Alda Bandeira (2002)
  4. Mateus Meira Rita (2002-2004)
• Senegal - Cheikh Tidiane Gadio (2000-present)
• Seychelles - Jeremie Bonnelame (1997-present)
• Sierra Leone -
  1. Ahmed Ramadan Dumbuya (2001-2002)
  2. Momodu Koroma (2002-present)
• Somalia -
  1. Ismail Mahmud Hurre (2000-2002)
  2. Yusuf Hassan Ibrahim (2002-present)
• South Africa - Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (1999-present)
• The Sudan - Mustafa Osman Ismail (1998-present)
• Swaziland - Abednego Ntshangase (2001-2003)
• Tanzania - Jakaya Kikwete (1995-present)
• Togo -
  1. Joseph Kokou Koffigoh (2000-2002)
  2. Roland Kpotsra (2002-2003)
• Tunisia - Habib Ben Yahia (1999-present)
• Uganda - James Wapakhabulo (2001-2004)
• Western Sahara - Mohamed Salem Ould Salek (1998-present)
• Zambia -
  1. Keli Walubita (1997-2002)
  2. Katele Kalumba (2002)
  3. Keli Walubita (2002-present)
• Zimbabwe - Stan Mudenge (1995-present)

Asia

• Afghanistan - Abdullah Abdullah (2001-present)
• Armenia - Vartan Oskanyan (1998-present)
• Azerbaijan - Vilayat Guliyev (1999-2004)
• Bahrain - Muhammad ibn Mubarak ibn Hamad Al Khalifah (1971-present)
• Bangladesh - Morshed Khan (2001-present)
• Bhutan - Lyonpo Jigme Thinley (1998-2003)
• Brunei - Pagiran Muda Mohamed Bolkiah (1984-present)
• Cambodia - Hor Nam Hong (1998-present)
• People's Republic of China - Tang Jiaxuan (1998-2003)
• Cyprus - Ioannis Kasoulides (1997-2003)
• Georgia - Irakli Menagharishvili (1995-2003)
• India -
  1. Jaswant Singh (1998-2002)
  2. Yashwant Sinha (2002-2004)
• Indonesia - Hassan Wirajuda (2001-present)
• Iran - Kamal Kharrazi (1997-present)
• Iraq - Naji Sabri (2001-2003)
• Israel -
  1. Shimon Peres (2001-2002)
  2. Ariel Sharon (2002)
  3. Benjamin Netanyahu (2002-2003)
• Japan -
  1. Makiko Tanaka (2001-2002)
  2. Junichiro Koizumi (2002)
  3. Yoriko Kawaguchi (2002-present)
• Jordan -
  1. Abdul Ilah Khatib (1998-2002)
  2. Marwan al-Muasher (2002-present)
• Kazakhstan -
  1. Yerlan Idrisov (1999-2002)
  2. Kasymzhomart Tokayev (2002-present)
• Democratic People's Republic of Korea - Paek Nam Sun (1998-present)
• Republic of Korea -
  1. Han Seung Soo (2001-2002)
  2. Choi Sung Hong (2002-2003)
• Kuwait - Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jabir Al Sabah (1978-2003)
• Kyrgyzstan -
  1. Muratbek Imanaliyev (1997-2002)
  2. Askar Aitmatov (2002)
• Laos - Somsavat Lengsavad (1993-present)
• Lebanon - Mahmoud Hammoud (2000-2003)
• Malaysia - Syed Hamid Albar (1999-present)
• Maldives - Fathulla Jameel (1978-present)
• Mongolia - Luvsangiyn Erdenechuluun (2000-present)
• Myanmar - Win Aung (1998-present)
• Nepal -
  1. Sher Bahadur Deuba (2001-2002)
  2. Narendra Bikram Shah (2002-2003)
• Oman - Youssef al-Alawi Abdullah (1982-present)
• Pakistan -
  1. Abdul Sattar (1999-2002)
  2. Inam ul-Haq (2002)
  3. Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri (2002-present)
• Philippines -
  1. Teofisto Guingona (2001-2002)
  2. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (2002)
  3. Blas Ople (2002-2003)
• Qatar - Hamad ibn Jaber al Thani (1992-present)
• Saudi Arabia - Prince Sa'ud al-Faysal (1975-present)
• Singapore - Shanmugam Jayakumar (1994-present)
• Sri Lanka - Tyronne Fernando (2001-2004)
• Syria - Farouk al-Sharaa (1984-present)
• Taiwan (Republic of China) -
  1. Tien Hung-mao (2000-2002)
  2. Eugene Chien (2002-2004)
• Tajikistan - Talbak Nazarov (1994-present)
• Thailand - Surakiart Sathirathai (2001-present)
• Turkey -
  1. Ismail Cem (1997-2002)
  2. Sükrü Sina Gürel (2002)
  3. Yasar Yakis (2002-2003)
• Turkmenistan - Rashid Meredov (2001-present)
• United Arab Emirates - Rashid ibn Abdullah Al Nuaimi (1980-present)
• Uzbekistan - Abdulaziz Kamilov (1994-2003)
• Vietnam - Nguyen Di Nien (2000-present)
• Yemen - Abu Bakr al-Kerbi (2001-present)

Australia and Oceania

• Australia - Alexander Downer (1996-present)
• Fiji - Kaliopate Tavola (2000-present)
• Kiribati - Teburoro Tito (1994-2003)
• Marshall Islands - Gerald Zackios (2001-present)
• Federated States of Micronesia - Ieske Iehsi (2001-2003)
• Nauru - René Harris (2001-2003)
• New Zealand - Phil Goff (1999-present)
• Palau - Tommy Remengesau (2001-present)
• Papua New Guinea -
  1. John Waiko (2001-2002)
  2. Sir Rabbie Namaliu (2002-present)
• Samoa - Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi (1998-present)
• Solomon Islands -
  1. Alex Bartlett (2001-2002)
  2. Nollen Leni (2002)
  3. Laurie Chan (2002-present)
• Tonga - Prince 'Ulukalala Lavaka Ata (1998-present)
• Tuvalu -
  1. Koloa Talake (2001-2002)
  2. Saufatu Sopoanga (2002-2004)
• Vanuatu -
  1. Alain Mahe (2001-2002)
  2. Serge Vohor (2002-2003)

Europe

• Albania - Ilir Meta (2001-2003)
• Andorra - Juli Minoves Triquell (2001-present)
• Austria - Benita Ferrero-Waldner (2000-present)
• Belarus - Mikhail Khvostov (2000-2003)
• Belgium - Louis Michel (1999-present)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina - Zlatko Lagumdzija (2001-2003)
• Bulgaria - Solomon Passy (2001-present)
• Croatia - Tonino Picula (2000-2003)
• Czech Republic -
  1. Jan Kavan (1998-2002)
  2. Cyril Svoboda (2002-present)
• Denmark - Per Stig Møller (2001-present)
• Estonia -
  1. Toomas Ilves (1999-2002)
  2. Kristiina Ojuland (2002-present)
• Finland - Erkki Tuomioja (2000-present)
• France -
  1. Hubert Védrine (1997-2002)
  2. Dominique de Villepin (2002-2004)
• Germany - Joschka Fischer (1998-present)
• Greece - Georgios Papandreou (1999-2004)
• Hungary -
  1. János Martonyi (1998-2002)
  2. László Kovács (2002-2004)
• Iceland - Halldór Ásgrímsson (1995-present)
• Republic of Ireland - Brian Cowen (2000-present)
• Italy -
  1. Renato Ruggiero (2001-2002)
  2. Silvio Berlusconi (2002)
  3. Franco Frattini (2002-present)
• Latvia -
  1. Indulis Berzins (1999-2002)
  2. Sandra Kalniete (2002-2004)
• Liechtenstein - Ernst Walch (2001-present)
• Lithuania - Antanas Valionis (2000-present)
• Luxembourg - Lydie Polfer (1999-present)
• Republic of Macedonia -
  1. Slobodan Casule (2001-2002)
  2. Ilinka Mitreva (2002-present)
• Malta - Joe Borg (1999-2004)
• Moldova - Nicolae Dudau (2001-2004)
• Netherlands -
  1. Jozias van Aartsen (1998-2002)
  2. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (2002-2003)
• Norway - Jan Petersen (2001-present)
• Poland - Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz (2001-present)
• Portugal -
  1. Jaime Gama (1995-2002)
  2. António Martins da Cruz (2002-2003)
• Romania - Mircea Geoana (2000-present)
• Russia - Igor Ivanov (1998-2004)
• San Marino -
  1. Gabriele Gatti (1986-2002)
  2. Augusto Casali (2002)
  3. Fiorenzo Stolfi (2002-2003)
• Slovakia - Eduard Kukan (1998-present)
• Slovenia - Dimitrij Rupel (2000-present)
• Spain -
  1. Josep Piqué i Camps (2000-2002)
  2. Ana Palacio (2002-2004)
• Sweden - Anna Lindh (1998-2003)
• Switzerland - Joseph Deiss (1999-2002)
• United Kingdom - Jack Straw (2001-present)
• Vatican City - Jean-Louis Tauran (1990-2003)
• Yugoslavia - Goran Svilanović (2000-2004)

North America and the Caribbean

• Antigua and Barbuda - Lester Bird (1991-2004)
• The Bahamas -
  1. Janet Bostwick (1994-2002)
  2. Fred Mitchell (2002)
• Barbados - Billie Miller (1994-present)
• Belize -
  1. Said Musa (1998-2002)
  2. Assad Shoman (2002-2003)
• Canada -
  1. John Manley (2000-2002)
  2. Bill Graham (2002-2004)
• Costa Rica -
  1. Roberto Rojas López (1998-2002)
  2. Roberto Tovar Faja (2002-present)
• Cuba - Felipe Pérez Roque (1999-present)
• Dominica - Osborne Riviere (2001-present)
• Dominican Republic - Hugo Tolentino Dipp (2000-2003)
• El Salvador - María Eugenia Brizuela de Ávila (1999-present)
• Grenada - Elvin Nimrod (2000-present)
• Guatemala -
  1. Gabriel Orellana Rojas (2000-2002)
  2. Edgar Armando Gutiérrez Girón (2002-2004)
• Guyana - Samuel Insanally (2001-present)
• Haiti - Joseph Philippe Antonio (2001-2004)
• Honduras -
  1. Roberto Flores Bermúdez (1999-2002)
  2. Guillermo Pérez Arias (2002-2003)
• Jamaica - Keith Desmond Knight (2001-present)
• Mexico - Jorge Castañeda (2000-2003)
• Nicaragua -
  1. Francisco Aguirre Sacasa (2000-2002)
  2. Norman José Caldera Cardenal (2002-present)
• Panama - José Miguel Alemán Healy (1999-2003)
• Saint Kitts and Nevis - Timothy Harris (2001-present)
• Saint Lucia - Julian Hunte (2001-present)
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Louis Straker (2001-present)
• Trinidad and Tobago - Knowlson Gift (2001-present)
• United States - Colin Powell (2001-present)

South America

• Argentina -
  1. José María Vernet (2001-2002)
  2. Carlos Ruckauf (2002-2003)
• Bolivia -
  1. Gustavo Fernández Saavedra (2001-2002)
  2. Carlos Saavedra Bruno (2002-2003)
• Brazil - Celso Lafer (2001-2003)
• Chile - Soledad Alvear Valenzuela (2000-present)
• Colombia -
  1. Guillermo Fernández de Soto (1998-2002)
  2. Carolina Barco (2002-present)
• Ecuador - Heinz Moeller Freile (2000-2003)
• Paraguay - José Antonio Moreno Ruffinelli (2001-2003)
• Peru -
  1. Diego García Sayán (2001-2002)
  2. Allan Wagner Tizón (2002-2003)
• Suriname - Marie Levens (2000-present)
• Uruguay - Didier Opertti Badan (1998-present)
• Venezuela -
  1. Luis Alfonso Dávila (2001-2002)
  2. José Rodríguez Iturbe (2002)
  3. Luis Alfonso Dávila (2002)
  4. Roy Chaderton (2002-2004)