# List of foreign ministers in 2003

This is a list of foreign ministers in 2003.

## Africa

* Algeria - Abdelaziz Belkhadem (2000-2005)
* Angola - João Bernardo de Miranda (1999-2008)
* Benin -
** Antoine Idji Kolawolé (1998-2003)
** Joseph Gnonlonfoun (acting) (2003)
** Rogatien Biaou (2003-2006)
* Botswana - Mompati Merafhe (1994-2008)
* Burkina Faso - Youssouf Ouedraogo (1999-2007)
* Burundi - Terence Sinunguruza (2001-2005)
* Cameroon - François Xavier Ngoubeyou (2001-2004)
* Cape Verde - Fátima Veiga (2002-2004)
* Central African Republic -
** Agba Otikpo Mézodé (2001-2003)
** Martial Beti Marace (2003)
** Karim Meckassoua (2003)
** Charles Wénézoui (2003-2005)
* Chad -
** Mahamat Saleh Annadif (1997-2003)
** Nagoum Yamassoum (2003-2005)
* Comoros - Mohamed El-Amine Souef (2002-2005)
* Republic of Congo - Rodolphe Adada (1997-2007)
* Democratic Republic of Congo -
** Léonard She Okitundu (2000-2003)
** Antoine Ghonda (2003-2004)
* Côte d'Ivoire -
** Abou Drahamane Sangare (2000-2003)
** Bamba Mamadou (2003-2006)
* Djibouti - Ali Abdi Farah (1999-2005)
* Egypt - Ahmed Maher (2001-2004)
* Equatorial Guinea -
** Santiago Nsobeya Efuman (1999-2003)
** Pastor Micha Ondó Bile (2003-2012)
* Eritrea - Ali Said Abdella (2000-2005)
* Ethiopia - Seyoum Mesfin (1991-2010)
* Gabon - Jean Ping (1999-2008)
* The Gambia - Baboucarr-Blaise Jagne (2001-2004)
* Ghana -
** Hackman Owusu-Agyeman (2001-2003)
** Nana Akufo-Addo (2003-2007)
* Guinea - François Lonseny Fall (2002-2004)
* Guinea-Bissau -
** Joãozinho Vieira Có (2002-2003)
** Fatumata Djau Baldé (2003)
** João José Monteiro (2003-2004)
* Kenya -
** Marsden Madoka (2001-2003)
** Kalonzo Musyoka (2003-2004)
* Lesotho - Mohlabi Tsekoa (2002-2004)
* Liberia -
** Monie Captan (1996-2003)
** Lewis Brown (2003)
** Thomas Nimely (2003-2006)
* Libya - Abdel Rahman Shalgham (2000-2009)
* Madagascar - Marcel Ranjeva (2002-2009)
* Malawi - Lilian Patel (2000-2004)
* Mali - Lassana Traoré (2002-2004)
* Mauritania -
** Mohamed Ould Tolba (2002-2003)
** Mohamed Vall Ould Bellal (2003-2005)
* Mauritius -
** Anil Gayan (2000-2003)
** Jaya Krishna Cuttaree (2003-2005)
* Morocco - Mohamed Benaissa (1999-2007)
** Western Sahara - Mohamed Salem Ould Salek (1998–2023)
* Mozambique - Leonardo Simão (1994-2005)
* Namibia - Hidipo Hamutenya (2002-2004)
* Niger - Aïchatou Mindaoudou (2001-2010)
* Nigeria -
** Sule Lamido (2000-2003)
** Oluyemi Adeniji (2003-2006)
* Rwanda - Charles Murigande (2002-2008)
* São Tomé and Príncipe - Mateus Meira Rita (2002-2004)
* Senegal - Cheikh Tidiane Gadio (2000-2009)
* Seychelles - Jérémie Bonnelame (1997-2005)
* Sierra Leone - Momodu Koroma (2002-2007)
* Somalia - Yusuf Hassan Ibrahim (2002-2004)
** Somaliland -
*** Mohamed Said Gees (2002-2003)
*** Edna Adan Ismail (2003-2006)
* South Africa - Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (1999-2009)
* Sudan - Mustafa Osman Ismail (1998-2005)
* Swaziland -
** Abednego Ntshangase (2001-2003)
** Roy Fanourakis (2003)
** Mabili Dlamini (2003-2006)
* Tanzania - Jakaya Kikwete (1995-2006)
* Togo -
** Roland Kpotsra (2002-2003)
** Kokou Tozoun (2003-2005)
* Tunisia - Habib Ben Yahia (1999-2004)
* Uganda - James Wapakhabulo (2001-2004)
* Zambia - Kalombo Mwansa (2002-2005)
* Zimbabwe - Stan Mudenge (1995-2005)

## Asia

* Afghanistan - Abdullah Abdullah (2001-2006)
* Armenia - Vartan Oskanian (1998-2008)
* Azerbaijan - Vilayat Guliyev (1999-2004)
** Nagorno-Karabakh - Ashot Gulyan (2002-2004)
* Bahrain - Sheikh Muhammad ibn Mubarak ibn Hamad Al Khalifah (1971-2005)
* Bangladesh - Morshed Khan (2001-2006)
* Bhutan -
** Jigme Thinley (1998-2003)
** Khandu Wangchuk (2003-2007)
* Brunei - Pengiran Muda Mohamed Bolkiah (1984–2015)
* Cambodia - Hor Namhong (1998–2016)
* China -
** Tang Jiaxuan (1998-2003)
** Li Zhaoxing (2003-2007)
* East Timor - José Ramos-Horta (2000-2006)
* Georgia -
** Irakli Menagarishvili (1995-2003)
** Merab Antadze (acting) (2003)
** Tedo Japaridze (2003-2004)
** Abkhazia - Sergei Shamba (1997-2004)
** South Ossetia - Murat Dzhioyev (1998-2012)
* India - Yashwant Sinha (2002-2004)
* Indonesia - Hassan Wirajuda (2001-2009)
* Iran - Kamal Kharazi (1997-2005)
* Iraq -
** Naji Sabri (2001-2003)
** Muhammad Amin Ahmad (2003)
** Hoshyar Zebari (2003–2014)
* Israel -
** Benjamin Netanyahu (2002-2003)
** Silvan Shalom (2003-2006)
** Palestinian Authority - Nabil Shaath (2003-2005)
* Japan - Yoriko Kawaguchi (2002-2004)
* Jordan - Marwan al-Muasher (2002-2004)
* Kazakhstan - Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (2002-2007)
* North Korea - Paek Nam-sun (1998-2007)
* South Korea -
** Choi Sung Hong (2002-2003)
** Yoon Young-kwan (2003-2004)
* Kuwait -
** Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1978-2003)
** Sheikh Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah (2003-2011)
* Kyrgyzstan - Askar Aitmatov (2002-2005)
* Laos - Somsavat Lengsavad (1993-2006)
* Lebanon -
** Mahmoud Hammoud (2000-2003)
** Jean Obeid (2003-2004)
* Malaysia - Syed Hamid Albar (1999-2008)
* Maldives - Fathulla Jameel (1978-2005)
* Mongolia - Luvsangiin Erdenechuluun (2000-2004)
* Myanmar - Win Aung (1998-2004)
* Nepal -
** Narendra Bikram Shah (2002-2003)
** Surya Bahadur Thapa (2003-2004)
* Oman - Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah (1982–2020)
* Pakistan - Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri (2002-2007)
* Philippines -
** Blas Ople (2002-2003)
** Franklin Ebdalin (acting) (2003)
** Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (2003)
** Delia Albert (2003-2004)
* 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 - Tyronne Fernando (2001-2004)
* Syria - Farouk al-Sharaa (1984-2006)
* Taiwan - Eugene Chien (2002-2004)
* Tajikistan - Talbak Nazarov (1994-2006)
* Thailand - Surakiart Sathirathai (2001-2005)
* Turkey -
** Yaşar Yakış (2002-2003)
** Abdullah Gül (2003-2007)
* Turkmenistan - Raşit Meredow (2001–present)
* United Arab Emirates - Rashid Abdullah Al Nuaimi (1980-2006)
* Uzbekistan -
** Abdulaziz Komilov (1994-2003)
** Sodiq Safoyev (2003-2005)
* Vietnam - Nguyễn Dy Niên (2000-2006)
* Yemen - Abu Bakr al-Qirbi (2001-2014)

## Australia and Oceania

* Australia - Alexander Downer (1996-2007)
* Fiji - Kaliopate Tavola (2000-2006)
* French Polynesia - Gaston Flosse (2000-2004)
* Kiribati -
** Teburoro Tito (1994-2003)
** Tion Otang (2003)
** Anote Tong (2003–2016)
* Marshall Islands - Gerald Zackios (2001-2008)
* Micronesia -
** Ieske Iehsi (2001-2003)
** David Panuelo (acting) (2003)
** Sebastian Anefal (2003-2007)
* Nauru -
** René Harris (2001-2003)
** Bernard Dowiyogo (2003)
** René Harris (2003)
** Bernard Dowiyogo (2003)
** Derog Gioura (2003)
** Ludwig Scotty (2003)
** René Harris (2003-2004)
* New Zealand - Phil Goff (1999-2005)
** Cook Islands - Robert Woonton (1999-2004)
** Niue - Young Vivian (2002-2008)
* Palau - Temmy Shmull (2001-2009)
* Papua New Guinea - Sir Rabbie Namaliu (2002-2006)
* Samoa - Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi (1998–2021)
* Solomon Islands - Laurie Chan (2002-2006)
* Tonga - Prince 'Ulukalala Lavaka Ata (1998-2004)
* Tuvalu - Saufatu Sopoanga (2002-2004)
* Vanuatu -
** Serge Vohor (2002-2003)
** Moana Carcasses Kalosil (2003-2004)

## Europe

* Albania -
** Ilir Meta (2001-2003)
** Luan Hajdaraga (acting) (2003)
** Kastriot Islami (2003-2005)
* Andorra - Juli Minoves Triquell (2001-2007)
* Austria - Benita Ferrero-Waldner (2000-2004)
* Belarus -
** Mikhail Khvostov (2000-2003)
** Sergei Martynov (2003-2012)
* Belgium - Louis Michel (1999-2004)
** Brussels-Capital Region - Guy Vanhengel (2000-2009)
** Flanders -
*** Jaak Gabriëls (2002-2003)
*** Patricia Ceysens (2003-2004)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina -
** Zlatko Lagumdžija (2001-2003)
** Mladen Ivanić (2003-2007)
* Bulgaria - Solomon Passy (2001-2005)
* Croatia -
** Tonino Picula (2000-2003)
** Miomir Žužul (2003-2005)
* Cyprus -
** Ioannis Kasoulidis (1997-2003)
** Georgios Iacovou (2003-2006)
** Northern Cyprus - Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu (1998-2004)
* Czech Republic - Cyril Svoboda (2002-2006)
* Denmark - Per Stig Møller (2001-2010)
** Greenland - Josef Motzfeldt (2003-2007)
* Estonia - Kristiina Ojuland (2002-2005)
* Finland - Erkki Tuomioja (2000-2007)
* France - Dominique de Villepin (2002-2004)
* Germany - Joschka Fischer (1998-2005)
* Greece - George Papandreou (1999-2004)
* Hungary - László Kovács (2002-2004)
* Iceland - Halldór Ásgrímsson (1995-2004)
* Ireland - Brian Cowen (2000-2004)
* Italy - Franco Frattini (2002-2004)
* Latvia - Sandra Kalniete (2002-2004)
* Liechtenstein - Ernst Walch (2001-2005)
* Lithuania - Antanas Valionis (2000-2006)
* Luxembourg - Lydie Polfer (1999-2004)
* Republic of Macedonia - Ilinka Mitreva (2002-2006)
* Malta - Joe Borg (1999-2004)
* Moldova - Nicolae Dudău (2001-2004)
** Transnistria - Valeriy Litskai (2000-2008)
* Netherlands -
** Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (2002-2003)
** Ben Bot (2003-2007)
* Norway - Jan Petersen (2001-2005)
* Poland - Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz (2001-2005)
* Portugal -
** António Martins da Cruz (2002-2003)
** Teresa Patrício de Gouveia (2003-2004)
* Romania - Mircea Geoană (2000-2004)
* Russia - Igor Ivanov (1998-2004)
* San Marino -
** Fiorenzo Stolfi (2002-2003)
** Fabio Berardi (2003-2006)
* Serbia and Montenegro - Goran Svilanović (2000-2004)
** Montenegro -
*** Dragan Đurović (acting) (2002-2003)
*** Dragiša Burzan (2003-2004)
* Slovakia - Eduard Kukan (1998-2006)
* Slovenia - Dimitrij Rupel (2000-2004)
* Spain - Ana de Palacio y del Valle-Lersundi (2002-2004)
* Sweden -
** Anna Lindh (1998-2003)
** Jan O. Karlsson (acting) (2003)
** Laila Freivalds (2003-2006)
* Switzerland -
** Micheline Calmy-Rey (2003-2011)
* Ukraine -
** Anatoliy Zlenko (2000-2003)
** Kostyantyn Gryshchenko (2003-2005)
* United Kingdom - Jack Straw (2001-2006)
* Vatican City -
** Archbishop Jean-Louis Tauran (1990-2003)
** Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo (2003-2006)

## North America and the Caribbean

* Antigua and Barbuda - Lester Bird (1991-2004)
* The Bahamas - Fred Mitchell (2002-2007)
* Barbados - Billie Miller (1994-2008)
* Belize -
** Assad Shoman (2002-2003)
** Godfrey Smith (2003-2006)
* Canada - Bill Graham (2002-2004)
** Quebec -
*** Louise Beaudoin (1998-2003)
*** Monique Gagnon-Tremblay (2003-2008)
* Costa Rica - Roberto Tovar Faja (2002-2006)
* Cuba - Felipe Pérez Roque (1999-2009)
* Dominica - Osborne Riviere (2001-2005)
* Dominican Republic -
** Hugo Tolentino Dipp (2000-2003)
** Frank Guerrero Prats (2003-2004)
* El Salvador - María Eugenia Brizuela de Ávila (1999-2004)
* Grenada - Elvin Nimrod (2000-2008)
* Guatemala - Edgar Armando Gutiérrez Girón (2002-2004)
* Haiti - Joseph Philippe Antonio (2001-2004)
* Honduras -
** Guillermo Pérez Arias (2002-2003)
** Aníbal Quiñónez (2003)
** Leonidas Rosa Bautista (2003-2005)
* Jamaica - Keith Desmond Knight (2001-2006)
* Mexico -
** Jorge Castañeda Gutman (2000-2003)
** Luis Ernesto Derbez (2003-2006)
* Nicaragua - Norman José Caldera Cardenal (2002-2007)
* Panama -
** José Miguel Alemán Healy (1999-2003)
** Harmodio Arias Cerjack (2003-2004)
* Puerto Rico –
** Ferdinand Mercado (2001–2003)
** Jose Izquierdo Encarnacion (2003–2005)
* Saint Kitts and Nevis - Timothy Harris (2001-2008)
* Saint Lucia - Julian Hunte (2001-2004)
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Louis Straker (2001-2005)
* Trinidad and Tobago - Knowlson Gift (2001-2006)
* United States - Colin Powell (2001-2005)

## South America

* Argentina -
** Carlos Ruckauf (2002-2003)
** Rafael Bielsa (2003-2005)
* Bolivia -
** Carlos Saavedra Bruno (2002-2003)
** Juan Ignacio Siles (2003-2005)
* Brazil -
** Celso Lafer (2001-2003)
** Celso Amorim (2003-2011)
* Chile - Soledad Alvear (2000-2004)
* Colombia - Carolina Barco (2002-2006)
* Ecuador -
** Heinz Moeller Freile (2000-2003)
** Nina Pacari (2003)
** Patricio Zuquilanda (2003-2005)
* Guyana - Rudy Insanally (2001-2008)
* Paraguay -
** José Antonio Moreno Ruffinelli (2001-2003)
** Leila Rachid de Cowles (2003-2006)
* Peru -
** Allan Wagner Tizón (2002-2003)
** Manuel Rodríguez Cuadros (2003-2005)
* Suriname - Marie Levens (2000-2005)
* Uruguay - Didier Opertti (1998-2005)
* Venezuela - Roy Chaderton (2002-2004)