# List of foreign ministers in 2009

This is a list of foreign ministers in 2009.

## Africa

* Algeria - Mourad Medelci (2007–2013)
* Angola - Assunção dos Anjos (2008–2010)
* Benin - Jean-Marie Ehouzou (2008–2011)
* Botswana - Phandu Skelemani (2008–2014)
* Burkina Faso - Alain Bédouma Yoda (2008–2011)
* Burundi -
** Antoinette Batumubwira (2005–2009)
** Augustin Nsanze (2009–2011)
* Cameroon - Henri Eyebe Ayissi (2007–2011)
* Cape Verde - José Brito (2008–2011)
* Central African Republic -
** Dieudonné Kombo Yaya (2008–2009)
** Antoine Gambi (2009–2013)
* Chad - Moussa Faki (2008–2017)
* Comoros - Ahmed Ben Said Jaffar (2006–2010)
* Republic of Congo - Basile Ikouébé (2007–2015)
* Democratic Republic of Congo - 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 - Paul Toungui (2008–2012)
* The Gambia -
** Omar Touray (2008–2009)
** Ousman Jammeh (2009–2010)
* Ghana -
** Akwasi Osei-Adjei (2007–2009)
** Muhammad Mumuni (2009–2013)
* Guinea -
** Amadou Lamarana Bah (2008–2009)
** Alexandre Cécé Loua (2009–2010)
* Guinea-Bissau -
** Maria da Conceição Nobre Cabral (2007–2009)
** Adiato Djaló Nandigna (2009)
** Adelino Mano Quetá (2009–2011)
* Kenya - Moses Wetangula (2008–2012)
* Lesotho - Mohlabi Tsekoa (2007–2015)
* Liberia - Olubanke King-Akerele (2007–2010)
* Libya -
** Abdel Rahman Shalgham (2000–2009)
** Moussa Koussa (2009–2011)
* Madagascar -
** Marcel Ranjeva (2002–2009)
** Ny Hasina Andriamanjato (2009–2010)
* Malawi -
** Joyce Banda (2006–2009)
** Etta Banda (2009–2011)
* Mali - Moctar Ouane (2004–2011)
* Mauritania -
** Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou (2008–2009)
** Naha Mint Mouknass (2009–2011)
* Mauritius - Arvin Boolell (2008–2014)
* Morocco - Taieb Fassi Fihri (2007–2012)
** Western Sahara - Mohamed Salem Ould Salek (1998–2023)
* Mozambique - Oldemiro Balói (2008–2017)
* Namibia - Marco Hausiku (2004–2010)
* Niger - Aïchatou Mindaoudou (2001–2010)
* Nigeria - Ojo Maduekwe (2007–2010)
* Rwanda -
** Rosemary Museminari (2008–2009)
** Louise Mushikiwabo (2009–2018)
* São Tomé and Príncipe - Carlos Tiny (2008–2010)
* Senegal -
** Cheikh Tidiane Gadio (2000–2009)
** Madické Niang (2009–2012)
* Seychelles -
** Patrick Pillay (2005–2009)
** James Michel (2009–2010)
* Sierra Leone - Zainab Bangura (2007–2010)
* Somalia -
** Ali Ahmed Jama Jangali (2008–2009)
** Mohamed Abdullahi Omar (2009)
** Ali Ahmed Jama Jangali (2009–2010)
** Somaliland - Abdillahi Mohamed Duale (2006–2010)
** Puntland - Farah Adan Dhala (2009–2010)
* South Africa -
** Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (1999–2009)
** Maite Nkoana-Mashabane (2009–2018)
* Sudan - Deng Alor (2007–2010)
* Swaziland - Lutfo Dlamini (2008–2011)
* Tanzania – Bernard Membe (2007–2015)
* Togo - Kofi Esaw (2008–2010)
* Tunisia - Abdelwahab Abdallah (2005–2010)
* Uganda - Sam Kutesa (2005–2021)
* Zambia - Kabinga Pande (2007–2011)
* Zimbabwe - Simbarashe Mumbengegwi (2005–2017)

## Asia

* Afghanistan - Rangin Dadfar Spanta (2006–2010)
* Armenia - 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)
** Dipu Moni (2009–2013)
* Bhutan - 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 - Grigol Vashadze (2008–2012)
** Abkhazia - Sergei Shamba (2004–2010)
** South Ossetia - Murat Dzhioyev (1998–2012)
* India -
** Pranab Mukherjee (2006–2009)
** S. M. Krishna (2009–2012)
* Indonesia -
** Hassan Wirajuda (2001–2009)
** Marty Natalegawa (2009–2014)
* Iran - Manouchehr Mottaki (2005–2010)
* Iraq - Hoshyar Zebari (2003–2014)
** Kurdistan - Falah Mustafa Bakir (2006–2019)
* Israel -
** Tzipi Livni (2006–2009)
** Avigdor Lieberman (2009–2012)
** Palestinian Authority - Riyad al-Maliki (2007–present)
* Japan -
** Hirofumi Nakasone (2008–2009)
** Katsuya Okada (2009–2010)
* Jordan -
** Salah Bashir (2007–2009)
** Nasser Judeh (2009–2017)
* Kazakhstan –
** Marat Tazhin (2007–2009)
** Kanat Saudabayev (2009–2011)
* North Korea - Pak Ui-chun (2007–2014)
* South Korea - Yu Myung-hwan (2008–2010)
* Kuwait - Sheikh Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah (2003–2011)
* Kyrgyzstan -
** Ednan Karabayev (2007–2009)
** Kadyrbek Sarbayev (2009–2010)
* Laos - Thongloun Sisoulith (2006–2016)
* Lebanon -
** Fawzi Salloukh (2005–2009)
** Ali Al Shami (2009–2011)
* Malaysia -
** Rais Yatim (2008–2009)
** Anifah Aman (2009–2018)
* Maldives - Ahmed Shaheed (2008–2011)
* Mongolia -
** Sükhbaataryn Batbold (2008–2009)
** Gombojavyn Zandanshatar (2009–2012)
* Myanmar - Nyan Win (2004–2011)
* Nepal -
** Upendra Yadav (2008–2009)
** Sujata Koirala (2009–2011)
* Oman - Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah (1982–2020)
* Pakistan - 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 -
** Francisco Ou (2008–2009)
** Timothy Yang (2009–2012)
* Tajikistan - Khamrokhon Zaripov (2006–2013)
* Thailand - Kasit Piromya (2008–2011)
* Turkey -
** Ali Babacan (2007–2009)
** Ahmet Davutoğlu (2009–2014)
* 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)
** Ilir Meta (2009–2010)
* Andorra -
** Meritxell Mateu i Pi (2007–2009)
** Xavier Espot Miró (2009–2011)
* Austria - Michael Spindelegger (2008–2013)
* Belarus - Sergei Martynov (2003–2012)
* Belgium -
** Karel De Gucht (2004–2009)
** Yves Leterme (2009)
** Steven Vanackere (2009–2011)
** Brussels-Capital Region -
*** Guy Vanhengel (2000–2009)
*** Jean-Luc Vanraes (2009–2013)
** Flanders - Kris Peeters (2008–2014)
** Wallonia -
*** Marie-Dominique Simonet (2004–2009)
*** Rudy Demotte (2009–2014)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina - Sven Alkalaj (2007–2012)
* Bulgaria -
** Ivailo Kalfin (2005–2009)
** Rumiana Jeleva (2009–2010)
* Croatia - Gordan Jandroković (2008–2011)
* Cyprus - Markos Kyprianou (2008–2011)
** Northern Cyprus
*** Turgay Avcı (2006–2009)
*** Hüseyin Özgürgün (2009–2013)
* Czech Republic
** Karel Schwarzenberg (2007–2009)
** Jan Kohout (2009–2010)
* Denmark - Per Stig Møller (2001–2010)
** Greenland -
*** Per Berthelsen (2008–2009)
*** Kuupik Kleist (2009–2013)
** Faroe Islands - Jørgen Niclasen (2008–2011)
* Estonia - Urmas Paet (2005–2014)
* Finland - Alexander Stubb (2008–2011)
* France - Bernard Kouchner (2007–2010)
* Germany -
** Frank-Walter Steinmeier (2005–2009)
** Guido Westerwelle (2009–2013)
* Greece -
** Dora Bakoyannis (2006–2009)
** George Papandreou (2009–2010)
* Hungary -
** Kinga Göncz (2006–2009)
** Péter Balázs (2009–2010)
* Iceland -
** Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir (2007–2009)
** Össur Skarphéðinsson (2009–2013)
* Ireland - Micheál Martin (2008–2011)
* Italy - Franco Frattini (2008–2011)
* Latvia - Māris Riekstiņš (2007–2010)
* Liechtenstein -
** Rita Kieber-Beck (2005–2009)
** Aurelia Frick (2009–2019)
* Lithuania - Vygaudas Ušackas (2008–2010)
* Luxembourg - Jean Asselborn (2004–present)
* Republic of Macedonia - Antonio Milošoski (2006–2011)
* Malta - Tonio Borg (2008–2012)
* Moldova -
** Andrei Stratan (2004–2009)
** Iurie Leancă (2009–2013)
** Transnistria - Vladimir Yastrebchak (2008–2012)
* Monaco - 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 -
** Cristian Diaconescu (2008–2009)
** Cătălin Predoiu (acting) (2009)
** Teodor Baconschi (2009–2012)
* Russia - Sergey Lavrov (2004–present)
* San Marino - Antonella Mularoni (2008–2012)
* Serbia - Vuk Jeremić (2007–2012)
** Kosovo - Skënder Hyseni (2008–2010)
* Slovakia -
** Ján Kubiš (2006–2009)
** Miroslav Lajčák (2009–2010)
* Slovenia - Samuel Žbogar (2008–2012)
* Spain - Miguel Ángel Moratinos (2004–2010)
* Sweden - Carl Bildt (2006–2014)
* Switzerland - Micheline Calmy-Rey (2003–2011)
* Ukraine -
** Volodymyr Ohryzko (2007–2009)
** Volodymyr Khandohiy (acting) (2009)
** Petro Poroshenko (2009–2010)
* United Kingdom - David Miliband (2007–2010)
** Scotland -
** Linda Fabiani (2007–2009)
** Michael Russell (2009)
** Fiona Hyslop (2009–2020)
* 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 - Maxine McClean (2008–2018)
* Belize - Wilfred Elrington (2008–2020)
* Canada - Lawrence Cannon (2008–2011)
** Quebec - Pierre Arcand (2008–2010)
* Costa Rica - Bruno Stagno Ugarte (2006–2010)
* Cuba -
** Felipe Pérez Roque (1999–2009)
** Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla (2009–present)
* Dominica - Vince Henderson (2008–2010)
* Dominican Republic - Carlos Morales Troncoso (2004–2014)
* El Salvador -
** Marisol Argueta de Barillas (2008–2009)
** Hugo Martínez (2009–2013)
* Grenada - Peter David (2008–2010)
* Guatemala - Haroldo Rodas (2008–2012)
* Haiti -
** Alrich Nicolas (2008–2009)
** Marie-Michèle Rey (2009–2011)
* Honduras -
** Ángel Edmundo Orellana (2008–2009)
** Patricia Rodas (2009)
** Enrique Ortez (2009)
** Carlos López Contreras (2009–2010)
* 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)
** Juan Carlos Varela (2009–2011)
* Puerto Rico –
** Fernando Bonilla (2005–2009)
** Kenneth McClintock (2009–2013)
* Saint Kitts and Nevis - Denzil Douglas (2008–2010)
* Saint Lucia -
** Stephenson King (2007–2009)
** Rufus Bousquet (2009–2011)
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Sir Louis Straker (2005–2010)
* Trinidad and Tobago - Paula Gopee-Scoon (2007–2010)
* United States of America -
** Condoleezza Rice (2005–2009)
** William J. Burns (acting) (2009)
** Hillary Clinton (2009–2013)

## Oceania

* Australia - Stephen Smith (2007–2010)
* Fiji -
** Frank Bainimarama (2008–2009)
** Ratu Inoke Kubuabola (2009–2016)
* French Polynesia -
** Gaston Tong Sang (2008–2009)
** Oscar Temaru (2009)
** Gaston Tong Sang (2009–2011)
* Kiribati - Anote Tong (2003–2016)
* Marshall Islands -
** Tony deBrum (2008–2009)
** John Silk (2009–2012)
* Micronesia - Lorin S. Robert (2007–2019)
* Nauru - Kieren Keke (2007–2011)
* New Zealand - Murray McCully (2008–2017)
** Cook Islands -
*** Wilkie Rasmussen (2005–2009)
*** Jim Marurai (2009)
*** Sir Terepai Maoate (2009)
*** Jim Marurai (2009–2010)
** Niue - Toke Talagi (2008–2020)
** Tokelau -
*** Pio Tuia (2008–2009)
*** Foua Toloa (2009–2010)
* Palau -
** Temmy Shmull (2001–2009)
** Sandra Pierantozzi (2009–2010)
* 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)
** Feleti Sevele (2009–2010)
* Tuvalu - Apisai Ielemia (2006–2010)
* Vanuatu -
** Pakoa Kaltonga (2008–2009)
** Joe Natuman (2009–2010)

## South America

* Argentina - Jorge Taiana (2005–2010)
* Bolivia - David Choquehuanca (2006–2017)
* Brazil - Celso Amorim (2003–2011)
* Chile -
** Alejandro Foxley (2006–2009)
** Mariano Fernández Amunátegui (2009–2010)
* Colombia - Jaime Bermúdez (2008–2010)
* Ecuador - Fander Falconí (2008–2010)
* Guyana - Carolyn Rodrigues (2008–2015)
* Paraguay -
** Alejandro Hamed (2008–2009)
** Héctor Lacognata (2009–2011)
* Peru - JJosé Antonio García Belaúnde (2006–2011)
* Suriname - Lygia Kraag-Keteldijk (2005–2010)
* Uruguay -
** Gonzalo Fernández (2008–2009)
** Pedro Vaz (2009–2010)
* Venezuela - Nicolás Maduro (2006–2013)