# List of foreign ministers in 1996

This is a list of foreign ministers in 1996.

## Africa

* Algeria -
** Mohamed Salah Dembri (1993-1996)
** Ahmed Attaf (1996-1999)
* Angola - Venâncio da Silva Moura (1992-1999)
* Benin -
** Edgar Yves Monnou (1995-1996)
** Pierre Osho (1996-1998)
* Botswana - Mompati Merafhe (1994-2008)
* Burkina Faso - Ablassé Ouedraogo (1994-1999)
* Burundi -
** Vénérand Bakevyumusaya (1995-1996)
** Luc Rukingama (1996-1998)
* Cameroon - Ferdinand Oyono (1992-1997)
* Cape Verde -
** José Tomás Veiga (1995-1996)
** Amílcar Spencer Lopes (1996-1998)
* Central African Republic -
** Simon Bedaya-Ngaro (1993-1996)
** Michel Gbezera-Bria (1996-1997)
* Chad -
** Ahmat Abderahmane Haggar (1994-1996)
** Saleh Kebzabo (1996-1997)
* Comoros -
** Abdallah Mouzaoir (1995-1996)
** Said Omar Said Ahmed (1996-1997)
* Congo - Arsène Tsaty Boungou (1995-1997)
* Côte d'Ivoire - Amara Essy (1990-2000)
* Djibouti - Mohamed Moussa Chehem (1995-1999)
* Egypt - Amr Moussa (1991-2001)
* Equatorial Guinea - Miguel Oyono Ndong Mifumu (1993-1999)
* Eritrea - Petros Solomon (1994-1997)
* Ethiopia - Seyoum Mesfin (1991-2010)
* Gabon - Casimir Oyé-Mba (1994-1999)
* The Gambia - Baboucarr-Blaise Jagne (1995-1997)
* Ghana - Obed Asamoah (1981-1997)
* Guinea -
** Kozo Zoumanigui (1994-1996)
** Lamine Camara (1996-1999)
* Guinea-Bissau -
** Ansumane Mané (1995-1996)
** Fernando Delfim da Silva (1996-1999)
* Kenya - Kalonzo Musyoka (1993-1998)
* Lesotho - Kelebone Maope (1995-1998)
* Liberia -
** Momolu Sirleaf (1995-1996)
** Monie Captan (1996-2003)
* Libya - Umar Mustafa al-Muntasir (1992-2000)
* Madagascar -
** Jacques Sylla (1993-1996)
** Evariste Marson (1996-1997)
* Malawi -
** Edward Bwanali (1994-1996)
** George Ntafu (1996-1997)
* Mali - Dioncounda Traoré (1994-1997)
* Mauritania -
** Mohamed Salem Ould Lekhal (1994-1996)
** Lemrabott Sidi Mahmoud Ould Cheikh Ahmed (1996-1997)
* Mauritius - Paul Bérenger (1995-1997)
* Morocco - Abdellatif Filali (1985-1999)
** Western Sahara - Malainine Sadik (1995-1997)
* Mozambique - Leonardo Simão (1994-2005)
* Namibia - Theo-Ben Gurirab (1990-2002)
* Niger -
** Mohamed Bazoum (1995-1996)
** André Salifou (1996)
** Ibrahim Hassane Mayaki (1996-1997)
* Nigeria - Tom Ikimi (1995-1998)
* Rwanda - Anastase Gasana (1994-1999)
* São Tomé and Príncipe -
** Guilherme Posser da Costa (1994-1996)
** Homero Jeronimo Salvaterra (1996-1999)
* Senegal - Moustapha Niasse (1993-1998)
* Seychelles - Danielle de St. Jorre (1989-1997)
* Sierra Leone -
** Alusine Fofanah (1995-1996)
** Louisin Chaluba (1996)
** Maigore Kallon (1996)
** Shirley Gbujama (1996-1997)
* Somalia - Abdullahi Sheikh Ismail (?1996?)
** Somaliland - Sulayman Mahmud Adan (1996)
* South Africa - Alfred Baphethuxolo Nzo (1994-1999)
* Sudan - Ali Osman Taha (1995-1998)
* Swaziland - Arthur Khoza (1995-1998)
* Tanzania - Jakaya Kikwete (1995-2006)
* Togo -
** Barry Moussa Barqué (1995-1996)
** Koffi Panou (1996-1998)
* Tunisia - Habib Ben Yahia (1991-1997)
* Uganda -
** Ruhakana Rugunda (1994-1996)
** Eriya Kategaya (1996-2001)
* Zaire -
** Gérard Kamanda Wa Kamanda (1995-1996)
** Jean-Marie Kititwa (1996)
** Gérard Kamanda Wa Kamanda (1996-1997)
* Zambia -
** Christon Tembo (1995-1996)
** Lawrence Shimba (1996-1997)
* Zimbabwe - Stan Mudenge (1995-2005)

## Asia

* Afghanistan -
** Najibullah Lafraie (1994-1996)
** Abdul Rahim Ghafoorzai (1996)
** Mohammad Ghous (1996-1997)
* Armenia -
** Vahan Papasyan (1993-1996)
** Alexander Arzumanyan (1996-1998)
* Azerbaijan - Hasan Hasanov (1993-1998)
** Nagorno-Karabakh - Arkadi Ghukasyan (1993-1997)
* Bahrain - Sheikh Muhammad ibn Mubarak ibn Hamad Al Khalifah (1971-2005)
* Bangladesh -
** A.S.M. Mostafizur Rahman (1991-1996)
** Mohammad Habibur Rahman (1996)
** Abdus Samad Azad (1996-2001)
* Bhutan - Dawa Tsering (1972-1998)
* Brunei - Pengiran Muda Mohamed Bolkiah (1984–2015)
* Cambodia - Ung Huot (1994-1998)
* China - Qian Qichen (1988-1998)
* Georgia - Irakli Menagarishvili (1995-2003)
** Abkhazia -
*** Leonid Lakerbaia (1995-1996)
*** Konstantin Ozgan (1996-1997)
* India -
** Pranab Mukherjee (1995-1996)
** Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1996)
** Sikander Bakht (1996)
** I. K. Gujral (1996-1998)
* Indonesia - Ali Alatas (1988-1999)
* Iran - Ali Akbar Velayati (1981-1997)
* Iraq - Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf (1992-2001)
* Israel -
** Ehud Barak (1995-1996)
** David Levy (1996-1998)
* Japan -
** Yōhei Kōno (1994-1996)
** Yukihiko Ikeda (1996-1997)
* Jordan - Abdul Karim al-Kabariti (1995-1997)
* Kazakhstan - Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (1994-1999)
* North Korea - Kim Yong-nam (1983-1998)
* South Korea -
** Gong Ro-myeong (1994-1996)
** Yu Jong-ha (1996-1998)
* Kuwait - Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1978-2003)
* Kyrgyzstan - Roza Otunbayeva (1994-1997)
* Laos - Somsavat Lengsavad (1993-2006)
* Lebanon - Farès Boueiz (1992-1998)
* Malaysia - Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (1991-1999)
* Maldives - Fathulla Jameel (1978-2005)
* Mongolia -
** Tserenpiliyn Gombosüren (1988-1996)
** Mendsaikhany Enkhsaikhan (1996-1997)
* Myanmar - Ohn Gyaw (1991-1998)
* Nepal - Prakash Chandra Lohani (1995-1997)
* Oman - Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah (1982–2020)
* Pakistan -
** Aseff Ahmad Ali (1993-1996)
** Sahabzada Yaqub Khan (1996-1997)
* Philippines - Domingo Siazon, Jr. (1995-2001)
* Qatar - Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani (1992-2013)
* Saudi Arabia - Prince Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1975–2015)
* Singapore - S. Jayakumar (1994-2004)
* Sri Lanka - Lakshman Kadirgamar (1994-2001)
* Syria - Farouk al-Sharaa (1984-2006)
* Taiwan -
** Fredrick Chien (1990-1996)
** John Chiang (1996-1997)
* Tajikistan - Talbak Nazarov (1994-2006)
* Thailand -
** Kasem S. Kasemsri (1995-1996)
** Amnuay Viravan (1996)
** Thepkamol Devakula (acting) (1996)
** Prachuab Chaiyasan (1996-1997)
* Turkey -
** Deniz Baykal (1995-1996)
** Emre Gönensay (1996)
** Tansu Çiller (1996-1997)
* Turkmenistan - Boris Şyhmyradow (1995-2000)
* United Arab Emirates - Rashid Abdullah Al Nuaimi (1980-2006)
* Uzbekistan - Abdulaziz Komilov (1994-2003)
* Vietnam - Nguyễn Mạnh Cầm (1991-2000)
* Yemen - Abd al-Karim al-Iryani (1994-1998)

## Australia and Oceania

* Australia -
** Gareth Evans (1988-1996)
** Alexander Downer (1996-2007)
* Fiji - Filipe Bole (1994-1997)
* Kiribati - Teburoro Tito (1994-2003)
* Marshall Islands - Phillip H. Muller (1994-2000)
* Micronesia -
** Resio S. Moses (1991-1996)
** Asterio R. Takesy (1996-1997)
* Nauru -
** Lagumot Harris (1995-1996)
** Bernard Dowiyogo (1996)
** Kennan Adeang (1996)
** Rueben Kun (1996-1997)
* New Zealand - Don McKinnon (1990-1999)
** Cook Islands - Inatio Akaruru (1989-1999)
* Palau - Andres Uherbelau (1994-1996)
* Papua New Guinea -
** Sir Julius Chan (1994-1996)
** Kilroy Genia (1996-1997)
* Solomon Islands -
** Danny Philip (1995-1996)
** David Sitai (1996-1997)
* Tonga - Prince Tupouto'a Tungi (1979-1998)
* Tuvalu -
** Kamuta Latasi (1993-1996)
** Bikenibeu Paeniu (1996-1999)
* Vanuatu -
** Alfred Maseng (1995-1996)
** Amos Bangabiti (1996)
** Willie Jimmy (1996-1997)
* Western Samoa - Tofilau Eti Alesana (1988-1998)

## Europe

* Albania -
** Alfred Serreqi (1992-1996)
** Tritan Shehu (1996-1997)
* Andorra - Manuel Mas Ribó (1994-1997)
* Austria - Wolfgang Schüssel (1995-2000)
* Belarus - Uladzimir Syanko (1994-1997)
* Belgium - Erik Derycke (1995-1999)
** Brussels-Capital Region - Jos Chabert (1989-1999)
** Flanders - Luc Van den Brande (1992-1999)
** Wallonia -
*** Jean-Pierre Grafé (1995-1996)
*** William Ancion (1996-1999)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina -
** Muhamed Sacirbey (1995-1996)
** Jadranko Prlić (1996-2001)
** Republika Srpska - Aleksa Buha (1992-1998)
* Bulgaria -
** Georgi Pirinski, Jr. (1995-1996)
** Irina Bokova (acting) (1996-1997)
* Croatia - Mate Granić (1993-2000)
* Cyprus - Alekos Michaelides (1993-1997)
** Northern Cyprus -
*** Atay Ahmet Raşit (1994-1996)
*** Taner Etkin (1996-1998)
* Czech Republic - Josef Zieleniec (1992-1997)
* Denmark - Niels Helveg Petersen (1993-2000)
* Estonia -
** Siim Kallas (1995-1996)
** Toomas Hendrik Ilves (1996-1998)
* Finland - Tarja Halonen (1995-2000)
* France - Hervé de Charette (1995-1997)
* Germany - Klaus Kinkel (1992-1998)
* Greece -
** Karolos Papoulias (1993-1996)
** Theodoros Pangalos (1996-1999)
* Hungary - László Kovács (1994-1998)
* Iceland - Halldór Ásgrímsson (1995-2004)
* Ireland - Dick Spring (1994-1997)
* Italy -
** Susanna Agnelli (1995-1996)
** Lamberto Dini (1996-2001)
* Latvia - Valdis Birkavs (1994-1999)
* Liechtenstein - Andrea Willi (1993-2001)
* Lithuania -
** Povilas Gylys (1992-1996)
** Algirdas Saudargas (1996-2000)
* Luxembourg - Jacques Poos (1984-1999)
* Republic of Macedonia -
** Stevo Crvenkovski (1993-1996)
** Ljubomir Frckovski (1996-1997)
* Malta -
** Guido de Marco (1989-1996)
** George Vella (1996-1998)
* Moldova - Mihai Popov (1994-1997)
* Netherlands - Hans van Mierlo (1994-1998)
* Norway - Bjørn Tore Godal (1994-1997)
* Poland - Dariusz Rosati (1995-1997)
* Portugal - Jaime Gama (1995-2002)
* Romania -
** Teodor Meleşcanu (1992-1996)
** Adrian Severin (1996-1997)
* Russia -
** Andrey Kozyrev (1990-1996)
** Yevgeny Primakov (1996-1998)
** Chechnya -
*** Shamseddin Yusef (1992-1996)
*** Ruslan Chimayev (1996-1997)
* San Marino - Gabriele Gatti (1986-2002)
* Slovakia -
** Juraj Schenk (1994-1996)
** Pavol Hamžík (1996-1997)
* Slovenia -
** Zoran Thaler (1995-1996)
** Davorin Kračun (1996-1997)
* Spain -
** Carlos Westendorp (1995-1996)
** Abel Matutes (1996-2000)
* Sweden - Lena Hjelm-Wallén (1994-1998)
* Switzerland - Flavio Cotti (1993-1999)
* Ukraine - Hennadiy Udovenko (1994-1998)
* United Kingdom - Malcolm Rifkind (1995-1997)
* Vatican City - Archbishop Jean-Louis Tauran (1990-2003)
* Yugoslavia - Milan Milutinović (1995-1998)
** Montenegro - Janko Jeknić (1995-1997)

## North America and the Caribbean

* Antigua and Barbuda - Lester Bird (1991-2004)
* The Bahamas - Janet Bostwick (1994-2002)
* Barbados - Billie Miller (1994-2008)
* Belize - Dean Barrow (1993-1998)
* Canada -
** André Ouellet (1993-1996)
** Lloyd Axworthy (1996-2000)
** Quebec -
*** Bernard Landry (1994-1996)
*** Sylvain Simard (1996-1998)
* Costa Rica - Fernando Naranjo Villalobos (1994-1998)
* Cuba - Roberto Robaina (1993-1999)
* Dominica - Edison James (1995-1998)
* Dominican Republic -
** Carlos Morales Troncoso (1994-1996)
** Eduardo Latorre Rodríguez (1996-2000)
* El Salvador - Ramón Ernesto González Giner (1995-1999)
* Grenada - Keith Mitchell (1995-1997)
* Guatemala -
** Alejandro Maldonado Aguirre (1995-1996)
** Eduardo Stein (1996-2000)
* Haiti - Fritz Longchamp (1995-2001)
* Honduras - Delmer Urbizo Panting (1995-1998)
* Jamaica - Seymour Mullings (1995-2000)
* Mexico - José Ángel Gurría (1994-1998)
* Nicaragua - Ernesto Leal (1992-1997)
* Panama -
** Gabriel Lewis Galindo (1994-1996)
** Ricardo Alberto Arias (1996-1998)
* Puerto Rico – Norma Burgos (1995–1999)
* Saint Kitts and Nevis - Denzil Douglas (1995-2000)
* Saint Lucia -
** George Mallet (1992-1996)
** Vaughan Lewis (1996-1997)
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Alpian Allen (1994-1998)
* Trinidad and Tobago - Ralph Maraj (1995-2000)
* United States - Warren Christopher (1993-1997)

## South America

* Argentina - Guido di Tella (1991-1999)
* Bolivia - Antonio Araníbar Quiroga (1993-1997)
* Brazil - Luiz Felipe Palmeira Lampreia (1995-2001)
* Chile - José Miguel Insulza (1994-1999)
* Colombia -
** Rodrigo Pardo García-Peña (1994-1996)
** María Emma Mejía Vélez (1996-1998)
* Ecuador - Galo Leoro Franco (1994-1997)
* Guyana - Clement Rohee (1992-2001)
* Paraguay -
** Luis María Ramírez Boettner (1993-1996)
** Rubén Melgarejo Lanzoni (1996-1998)
* Peru - Francisco Tudela (1995-1997)
* Suriname -
** Subhas Mungra (1991-1996)
** Faried Pierkhan (1996-1997)
* Uruguay - Álvaro Ramos Trigo (1995-1998)
* Venezuela - Miguel Ángel Burelli Rivas (1994-1999)