# List of foreign ministers in 2016

This is a list of foreign ministers in 2016.

## Africa

* Algeria - Ramtane Lamamra (2013–2017)
* Angola - Georges Rebelo Chicoti (2010–2017)
* Benin -
** Saliou Akadiri (2015–2016)
** Aurélien Agbénonci (2016–present)
* Botswana - Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi (2014–2018)
* Burkina Faso -
** Moussa Nébié (2015–2016)
** Alpha Barry (2016–2021)
* Burundi - Alain Aimé Nyamitwe (2015–2018)
* Cameroon- Lejeune Mbella Mbella (2015–present)
* Cape Verde -
** Jorge Tolentino (2014–2016)
** Luís Felipe Tavares (2016–2021)
* Central African Republic -
** Samuel Rangba (2015–2016)
** Charles-Armel Doubane (2016–present)
* Chad - Moussa Faki (2008–2017)
* Comoros -
** Abdoulkarim Mohamed (2015–2016)
** Mohamed Bacar Dossar (2016–2017)
* Congo–Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo) - Jean-Claude Gakosso (2015–present)
* Congo–Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo) -
** Raymond Tshibanda (2012–2016)
** 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 -
** Tedros Adhanom (2012–2016)
** Workneh Gebeyehu (2016–2019)
* Gabon -
** Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet (2012–2016)
** Pacôme Moubelet-Boubeya (2016–2017)
* The Gambia - Neneh MacDouall-Gaye (2015–2017)
* Ghana - Hanna Tetteh (2013–2017)
* Guinea -
** François Lonseny Fall (2012–2016)
** Makalé Camara (2016–2017)
* Guinea-Bissau -
** Artur Silva (2015–2016)
** Soares Sambú (2016)
** Jorge Malú (2016–2018)
* Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) -
** Charles Koffi Diby (2012–2016)
** Albert Toikeusse Mabri (2016)
** Marcel Amon Tanoh (acting) (2016–2020)
* Kenya - Amina Mohamed (2013–2018)
* Lesotho -
** Tlohang Sekhamane (2015–2016)
** 'Mamphono Khaketla (2016–2017)
* Liberia -
** Elias Shoniyin (acting) (2015–2016)
** 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 -
** George Chaponda (2014–2016)
** Francis Kasaila (2016–2017)
* Mali - Abdoulaye Diop (2014–2017)
* Mauritania -
** Hamadi Ould Meimou (2015–2016)
** Isselkou Ould Ahmed Izid Bih (2016–2018)
* Mauritius -
** Étienne Sinatambou (2014–2016)
** Vishnu Lutchmeenaraidoo (2016–2019)
* Morocco - Salaheddine Mezouar (2013–2017)
* Mozambique - Oldemiro Balói (2008–2017)
* Namibia - Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (2012–present)
* Niger -
** Aïchatou Boulama Kané (2015–2016)
** Ibrahim Yacouba (2016–2018)
* Nigeria - Geoffrey Onyeama (2015–present)
* Rwanda - Louise Mushikiwabo (2009–2018)
* São Tomé and Príncipe -
** Manuel Salvador dos Ramos (2014–2016)
** Urbino Botelho (2016–2018)
* Senegal - Mankeur Ndiaye (2012–2017)
* Seychelles -
** Joel Morgan (2015–2016)
** Danny Faure (2016–2018)
* Sierra Leone - Samura Kamara (2012–2017)
* Somalia - Abdisalam Omer (2015–2017)
* Somaliland -
** Mohamed Yonis (2013-2015)
** Saad Ali Shire (2015–2018)
* South Africa - Maite Nkoana-Mashabane (2009–2018)
* South Sudan -
** Barnaba Marial Benjamin (2013–2016)
** Bashir Gbandi (acting) (2016)
** 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 -
** Taïeb Baccouche (2015–2016)
** 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 -
** Viacheslav Chirikba (2011–2016)
** 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 -
** Hor Namhong (1998–2016)
** 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 –
** Erlan Idrissov (2012–2016)
** Kairat Abdrakhmanov (2016–2018)
* North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) -
** Ri Su-yong (2014–2016)
** 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 -
** Thongloun Sisoulith (2006–2016)
** Saleumxay Kommasith (2016–present)
* Lebanon - Gebran Bassil (2014–2020)
* Malaysia - Anifah Aman (2009–2018)
* Maldives -
** Dunya Maumoon (2013–2016)
** Mohamed Asim (2016–2018)
* Mongolia -
** Lundeg Purevsuren (2014–2016)
** Tsend Munkh-Orgil (2016–2017)
* Myanmar -
** Wunna Maung Lwin (2011–2016)
** Aung San Suu Kyi (2016–2021)
* Nagorno-Karabakh - Karen Mirzoyan (2012–2017)
* Nepal -
** Kamal Thapa (2015–2016)
** 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 -
** Albert del Rosario (2011–2016)
** Jose Rene Almendras (2016)
** Perfecto Yasay, Jr. (2016–2017)
* Qatar -
** Khalid bin Mohammad Al Attiyah (2013–2016)
** Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani (2016–present)
* Saudi Arabia - Adel al-Jubeir (2015–2018)
* Singapore - Vivian Balakrishnan (2015–present)
* South Ossetia -
** Kazbulat Tskhovrebov (2015-2016)
** Andreï Tskhovrebov (acting) (2016)
** Murat Dzhoiev (2016–2017)
* Sri Lanka - Mangala Samaraweera (2015–2017)
* Syria (Syrian Arab Republic - Walid Muallem (2006–2020)
* Taiwan (Republic of China) -
** David Lin (2012–2016)
** 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) -
*** vacant (2015–2016)
*** Abu Bakr al-Qirbi (2016)
*** 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
** Vesna Pusić (2011–2016)
** Miro Kovač (2016)
** Davor Ivo Stier (2016–2017)
* Cyprus - Ioannis Kasoulidis (2013-2018)
* Czech Republic - Lubomír Zaorálek (2014–2017)
* Denmark -
** Kristian Jensen (2015–2016)
** Anders Samuelsen (2016–2019)
** Faroe Islands - Poul Michelsen (2015–2019)
* Donetsk People's Republic -
** Alexander Kofman (2014–2016)
** Natalya Nikonorova (acting) (2016–present)
* Estonia -
** Marina Kaljurand (2015–2016)
** Jürgen Ligi (2016)
** Sven Mikser (2016–2019)
* Finland - Timo Soini (2015–2019)
* France -
** Laurent Fabius (2012–2016)
** 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 -
** Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson (2013–2016)
** Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir (2016–2017)
* Ireland - Charles Flanagan (2014–2017)
* Italy -
** Paolo Gentiloni (2014–2016)
** Angelino Alfano (2016–2018)
* Jersey - Sir Philip Bailhache (2013–2018)
* Kosovo -
** Hashim Thaçi (2014–2016)
** Petrit Selimi (acting) (2016)
** 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 -
** Natalia Gherman (2013–2016)
** Andrei Galbur (2016–2018)
** Gagauzia - Vitaliy Vlah (2015–present)
* Monaco - Gilles Tonelli (2015–2019)
* Montenegro -
** Igor Lukšić (2012–2016)
** Milo Đukanović (acting) (2016)
** Srđan Darmanović (2016–2020)
* Netherlands - Bert Koenders (2014–2017)
* Northern Cyprus -
** Emine Çolak (2015–2016)
** 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 -
** Pasquale Valentini (2012–2016)
** Nicola Renzi (2016–2020)
* Serbia - Ivica Dačić (2014–2020)
* Slovakia - Miroslav Lajčák (2012–2020)
* Slovenia - Karl Erjavec (2012–2018)
* Spain -
** José Manuel García-Margallo (2011–2016)
** Alfonso Dastis (2016–2018)
** Catalonia -
*** Francesc Homs Molist (2012–2016)
*** Raül Romeva (2016–2017)
* Sweden - Margot Wallström (2014–2019)
* Switzerland - Didier Burkhalter (2012–2017)
* Transnistria - Vitaly Ignatyev (acting from 2016) (2015–present)
* Ukraine - Pavlo Klimkin (2014–2019)
* United Kingdom -
** Philip Hammond (2014–2016)
** 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 -
** Andrés Navarro (2014–2016)
** Miguel Vargas Maldonado (2016–2020)
* El Salvador - Hugo Martínez (2014–2018)
* Greenland - Vittus Qujaukitsoq (2014–2017)
* Grenada -
** Clarice Modeste-Curwen (2014–2016)
** Elvin Nimrod (2016–2018)
* Guatemala - Carlos Raúl Morales (2014–2017)
* Haiti -
** Lener Renauld (acting) (2015–2016)
** Pierrot Delienne (2016–2017)
* Honduras -
** Arturo Corrales (2015–2016)
** María Dolores Agüero (acting) (2016–2019)
* Jamaica -
** Arnold Nicholson (2012–2016)
** 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 -
** Alva Baptiste (2011–2016)
** 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 -
** Ratu Inoke Kubuabola (2009–2016)
** Frank Bainimarama (2016–2019)
* French Polynesia - Édouard Fritch (2014–present)
* Kiribati -
** Anote Tong (2003–2016)
** Taneti Mamau (2016–present)
* Marshall Islands -
** Tony deBrum (2014–2016)
** Kessai Note (2016)
** 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 -
** Siopili Perez (2015–2016)
** Afega Gaualofa (2016–2017)
* Tonga - ʻAkilisi Pōhiva (2014–2017)
* Tuvalu - Taukelina Finikaso (2013–2019)
* Vanuatu -
** Havo Moli (2015–2016)
** Bruno Leingkone (2016-2016)

## South America

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