List of foreign ministers in 2008

Africa

Algeria - Mourad Medelci (2007-2013)

Angola -

1. João Bernardo de Miranda (1999-2008)
2. Assunção dos Anjos (2008-2010)

Benin -

1. Moussa Okanla (2007-2008)
2. Jean-Marie Ehouzou (2008-2011)

Botswana -

1. Mompati Merafhe (1994-2008)
2. Phandu Skelemani (2008–2014)

Burkina Faso -

1. Djibril Bassolé (2007-2008)
2. Alain Bédouma Yoda (2008-2011)

Burundi - Antoinette Batumubwira (2005-2009)

Cameroon - Henri Eyebe Ayissi (2007-2011)

Cape Verde -

1. Víctor Borges (2004-2008)
2. José Brito (2008-2011)

Central African Republic -

1. Côme Zoumara (2006-2008)
2. Dieudonné Kombo Yaya (2008-2009)

Chad -

1. Ahmad Allam-Mi (2005-2008)
2. Moussa Faki (2008–2017)

Comoros - Ahmed Ben Said Jaffar (2006-2010)

Republic of Congo - Basile Ikouébé (2007–2015)

Democratic Republic of Congo -

1. Antipas Mbusa Nyamwisi (2007-2008)
2. 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 -

1. Jean Ping (1999-2008)
2. Laure Olga Gondjout (2008)
3. Paul Toungui (2008-2012)

The Gambia -

1. Crispin Grey-Johnson (2007-2008)
2. Omar Touray (2008-2009)

Ghana - Akwasi Osei-Adjei (2007-2009)

Guinea -

1. Kabèlè Abdoul Camara (2007-2008)
2. Amadou Lamarana Bah (2008-2009)

Guinea-Bissau - Maria da Conceição Nobre Cabral (2007-2009)

Kenya -

1. Raphael Tuju (2005-2008)
2. 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 -

1. Mohamed Saleck Ould Mohamed Lemine (2007-2008)
2. Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna (2008)
3. Abdallahi Hassen Ben Hmeida (2008)
4. Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou (2008-2009)

Mauritius -

1. Madan Dulloo (2005-2008)
2. Navin Ramgoolam (acting) (2008)
3. Arvin Boolell (2008–2014)

Morocco - Taieb Fassi Fihri (2007-2012)

Western Sahara - Mohamed Salem Ould Salek (1998–present)

Mozambique -

1. Alcinda Abreu (2005-2008)
2. Oldemiro Balói (2008–present)

Namibia - Marco Hausiku (2004-2010)

Niger - Aïchatou Mindaoudou (2001-2010)

Nigeria - Ojo Maduekwe (2007-2010)

Rwanda -

1. Charles Murigande (2002-2008)
2. Rosemary Museminari (2008-2009)

São Tomé and Príncipe -

1. Ovídio Manuel Barbosa Pequeno (2007-2008)
2. Carlos Tiny (2008-2010)

Senegal - Cheikh Tidiane Gadio (2000-2009)

Seychelles - Patrick Pillay (2005-2009)

Sierra Leone - Zainab Bangura (2007-2010)

Somalia -

1. Muhammad Ali Hamoud (2007-2008)
2. 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 -

1. Moses Mathendele Dlamini (2006-2008)
2. Lutfo Dlamini (2008-2011)

Tanzania – Bernard Membe (2007–2015)

Togo -

1. Léopold Gnininvi (2007-2008)
2. Kofi Esaw (2008-2010)

Tunisia - Abdelwahab Abdallah (2005-2010)

Uganda - Sam Kutesa (2005–present)

Western Sahara - Mohamed Salem Ould Salek (1998–present)

Zambia - Kabinga Pande (2007-2011)

Zimbabwe - Simbarashe Mumbengegwi (2005–present)

Asia

Afghanistan - Rangin Dadfar Spanta (2006-2010)

Armenia -

1. Vartan Oskanian (1998-2008)
2. Eduard Nalbandyan (2008–present)

Azerbaijan - Elmar Mammadyarov (2004–present)

Nagorno-Karabakh - Georgy Petrosyan (2005-2011)

Bahrain - Sheikh Khalid ibn Ahmad Al Khalifah (2005–present)

Bangladesh – Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury (2007-2009)

Bhutan -

1. Yeshey Dorji (acting) (2007-2008)
2. 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 -

1. Gela Bezhuashvili (2005-2008)
2. Davit Bakradze (2008)
3. Ekaterine Tkeshelashvili (2008)
4. 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–present)

Israel - Tzipi Livni (2006-2009)

Palestinian Authority - Riyad al-Maliki (2007–present)

Japan -

1. Masahiko Kōmura (2007-2008)
2. Hirofumi Nakasone (2008-2009)

Jordan - Salah Bashir (2007-2009)

Kazakhstan – Marat Tazhin (2007-2009)

North Korea - Pak Ui-chun (2007-2014)

South Korea -

1. Song Min-soon (2006-2008)
2. 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 -

1. Syed Hamid Albar (1999-2008)
2. Rais Yatim (2008-2009)

Maldives -

1. Abdullah Shahid (2007-2008)
2. Ahmed Shaheed (2008-2011)

Mongolia -

1. Sanjaasürengiin Oyuun (2007-2008)
2. Sükhbaataryn Batbold (2008-2009)

Myanmar - Nyan Win (2004-2011)

Nepal -

1. Sahana Pradhan (2007-2008)
2. Upendra Yadav (2008-2009)

Oman - Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah (1982–present)

Pakistan -

1. Inam-ul-Haq (2007-2008)
2. 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–present)

Taiwan -

1. James Huang (2006-2008)
2. Francisco Ou (2008-2009)

Tajikistan - Khamrokhon Zaripov (2006-2013)

Thailand -

1. Nitya Pibulsonggram (2006-2008)
2. Noppadon Pattama (2008)
3. Tej Bunnag (2008)
4. Saroj Chavanavirat (2008)
5. Sompong Amornwiwat (2008)
6. 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 -

1. Ursula Plassnik (2004-2008)
2. Michael Spindelegger (2008-2013)

Belarus - Sergei Martynov (2003-2012)

Belgium - Karel De Gucht (2004-2009)

Brussels-Capital Region - Guy Vanhengel (2000-2009)

Flanders -

1. Geert Bourgeois (2004-2008)
2. Kris Peeters (2008–2014)

Wallonia - Marie-Dominique Simonet (2004-2009)

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Sven Alkalaj (2007-2012)

Bulgaria - Ivailo Kalfin (2005-2009)

Croatia -

1. Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović (2005-2008)
2. Gordan Jandroković (2008-2011)

Cyprus -

1. Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis (2007-2008)
2. Markos Kyprianou (2008-2011)

Northern Cyprus - Turgay Avcı (2006-2009)

Czech Republic - Karel Schwarzenberg (2007-2009)

Denmark - Per Stig Møller (2001-2010)

Greenland -

1. Aleqa Hammond (2007-2008)
2. Per Berthelsen (2008-2009)

Faroe Islands -

1. Høgni Hoydal (2008)
2. Jørgen Niclasen (2008-2011)

Estonia - Urmas Paet (2005–2014)

Finland -

1. Ilkka Kanerva (2007-2008)
2. 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 -

1. Dermot Ahern (2004-2008)
2. Micheál Martin (2008-2011)

Italy -

1. Massimo D'Alema (2006-2008)
2. Franco Frattini (2008-2011)

Latvia - Māris Riekstiņš (2007-2010)

Liechtenstein - Rita Kieber-Beck (2005-2009)

Lithuania -

1. Petras Vaitiekūnas (2006-2008)
2. Vygaudas Ušackas (2008-2010)

Luxembourg - Jean Asselborn (2004–present)

Macedonia - Antonio Milošoski (2006-2011)

Malta -

1. Michael Frendo (2004-2008)
2. Tonio Borg (2008-2012)

Moldova - Andrei Stratan (2004-2009)

Transnistria -

1. Valeriy Litskai (2000-2008)
2. Vladimir Yastrebchak (2008-2012)

Monaco -

1. Jean Pastorelli (2007-2008)
2. 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 -

1. Adrian Cioroianu (2007-2008)
2. Lazăr Comănescu (2008)
3. Cristian Diaconescu (2008-2009)

Russia - Sergey Lavrov (2004–present)

San Marino -

1. Fiorenzo Stolfi (2006-2008)
2. Antonella Mularoni (2008-2012)

Serbia - Vuk Jeremić (2007-2012)

Kosovo - Skënder Hyseni (2008-2010)

Slovakia - Ján Kubiš (2006-2009)

Slovenia -

1. Dimitrij Rupel (2004-2008)
2. 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 -

1. Dame Billie Miller (1994-2008)
2. Christopher Sinckler (2008)
3. Maxine McClean (2008–present)

Belize -

1. Lisa Shoman (2007-2008)
2. Wilfred Elrington (2008–present)

Canada -

1. Maxime Bernier (2007-2008)
2. David Emerson (2008)
3. Lawrence Cannon (2008-2011)

Quebec -

1. Monique Gagnon-Tremblay (2003-2008)
2. Pierre Arcand (2008-2010)

Costa Rica - Bruno Stagno Ugarte (2006-2010)

Cuba - Felipe Pérez Roque (1999-2009)

Dominica -

1. Roosevelt Skerrit (2007-2008)
2. Vince Henderson (2008-2010)

Dominican Republic - Carlos Morales Troncoso (2004–2014)

El Salvador -

1. Francisco Laínez (2004-2008)
2. Marisol Argueta de Barillas (2008-2009)

Grenada -

1. Elvin Nimrod (2000-2008)
2. Peter David (2008-2010)

Guatemala -

1. Gert Rosenthal (2006-2008)
2. Haroldo Rodas (2008-2012)

Haiti -

1. Jean Rénald Clérismé (2006-2008)
2. Alrich Nicolas (2008-2009)

Honduras -

1. Milton Jiménez (2006-2008)
2. 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)

Saint Kitts and Nevis -

1. Timothy Harris (2001-2008)
2. 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 -

1. Ratu Epeli Nailatikau (2007-2008)
2. Frank Bainimarama (2008-2009)

French Polynesia -

1. Oscar Temaru (2007-2008)
2. Gaston Flosse (2008)
3. Gaston Tong Sang (2008-2009)

Kiribati - Anote Tong (2003–2016)

Marshall Islands -

1. Gerald Zackios (2001-2008)
2. Tony deBrum (2008-2009)

Micronesia - Lorin S. Robert (2007–present)

Nauru - Kieren Keke (2007-2011)

New Zealand -

1. Winston Peters (2005-2008)
2. Murray McCully (2008–present)

Cook Islands - Wilkie Rasmussen (2005-2009)

Niue -

1. Young Vivian (2002-2008)
2. Toke Talagi (2008–present)

Tokelau - Pio Tuia (2008-2009)

Palau - Temmy Shmull (2001-2009)

Papua New Guinea - Sam Abal (2007-2010)

Samoa - Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi (1998–present)

Solomon Islands - William Haomae (2007-2010)

Tonga - Sonatane Tu'a Taumoepeau Tupou (2004-2009)

Tuvalu - Apisai Ielemia (2006-2010)

Vanuatu -

1. George Wells (2007-2008)
2. 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 -

1. Fernando Araújo Perdomo (2007-2008)
2. Jaime Bermúdez (2008-2010)

Ecuador -

1. María Isabel Salvador (2007-2008)
2. Fander Falconí (2008-2010)

Guyana -

1. Rudy Insanally (2001-2008)
2. Carolyn Rodrigues (2008–2015)

Paraguay -

1. Rubén Ramírez Lezcano (2006-2008)
2. Alejandro Hamed (2008-2009)

Peru - José García Belaúnde (2006-2011)

Suriname - Lygia Kraag-Keteldijk (2005-2010)

Uruguay -

1. Reinaldo Gargano (2005-2008)
2. Gonzalo Fernández (2008-2009)

Venezuela - Nicolás Maduro (2006-2013)