# List of foreign ministers in 2012

This is a list of foreign ministers in 2012.

## Africa

* Algeria - Mourad Medelci (2007–2013)
* Angola - Georges Rebelo Chicoti (2010–2017)
* Benin - Nassirou Bako Arifari (2011–2015)
* Botswana - Phandu Skelemani (2008–2014)
* Burkina Faso - Djibril Bassolé (2011–2014)
* Burundi - Laurent Kavakure (2011–2015)
* Cameroon - Pierre Moukoko Mbonjo (2011–2015)
* Cape Verde - Jorge Borges (2011–2014)
* Central African Republic - Antoine Gambi (2009–2013)
* Chad - Moussa Faki (2008–2017)
* Comoros - Mohamed Bakri Ben Abdoulfatah Charif (2011–2013)
* Republic of Congo - Basile Ikouébé (2007–2015)
* Democratic Republic of Congo -
** Alexis Thambwe Mwamba (2008–2012)
** Raymond Tshibanda (2012–2016)
* Côte d'Ivoire
** Daniel Kablan Duncan (2011–2012)
** Charles Koffi Diby (2012–2016)
* Djibouti - Mahamoud Ali Youssouf (2005–present)
* Egypt - Mohamed Kamel Amr (2011–2013)
* Equatorial Guinea -
** Pastor Micha Ondó Bile (2003–2012)
** Agapito Mba Mokuy (2012–2018)
* Eritrea - Osman Saleh Mohammed (2007–present)
* Ethiopia -
** Hailemariam Desalegn (2010–2012)
** Berhane Gebre-Christos (acting) (2012)
** Tedros Adhanom (2012–2016)
* Gabon -
** Paul Toungui (2008–2012)
** Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet (2012–2016)
* The Gambia -
** Mamadou Tangara (2010–2012)
** Mambury Njie (2012)
** Mamadou Tangara (2012)
** Susan Waffa-Ogoo (2012–2013)
* Ghana - Muhammad Mumuni (2009–2013)
* Guinea
** Edouard Niankoye Lamah (2010–2012)
** François Lonseny Fall (2012–2016)
* Guinea-Bissau -
** Mamadu Saliu Djaló Pires (2011–2012)
** Faustino Imbali (2012–2013)
* Kenya -
** Moses Wetangula (2008–2012)
** Sam Ongeri (2012–2013)
* Lesotho - Mohlabi Tsekoa (2007–2015)
* Liberia -
** Toga McIntosh (2010–2012)
** Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan (2012–2015)
* Libya
** Ashour Bin Khayal (2011–2012)
** Mohammed Abdelaziz (interim) (2012–2014)
* Madagascar - Pierrot Rajaonarivelo (2011–2013)
* Malawi -
** Peter Mutharika (2011–2012)
** Ephraim Chiume (2012–2014)
* Mali -
** Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga (2011–2012)
** Sadio Lamine Sow (2012)
** Tieman Coulibaly (2012–2013)
** Azawad -
*** Hama Ag Sid'Ahmed (2012)
*** Hama Ag Mahmoud (2012-2013)
* Mauritania - Hamadi Ould Baba Ould Hamadi (2011–2013)
* Mauritius - Arvin Boolell (2008–2014)
* Morocco -
** Taieb Fassi Fihri (2007–2012)
** Saadeddine Othmani (2012–2013)
** Western Sahara - Mohamed Salem Ould Salek (1998–2023)
* Mozambique - Oldemiro Balói (2008–2017)
* Namibia -
** Utoni Nujoma (2010–2012)
** Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (2012–present)
* Niger - Mohamed Bazoum (2011–2015)
* Nigeria - Olugbenga Ashiru (2011–2013)
* Rwanda - Louise Mushikiwabo (2009–2018)
* São Tomé and Príncipe -
** Manuel Salvador dos Ramos (2010–2012)
** Natália Pedro da Costa Umbelina Neto (2012–2014)
* Senegal -
** Madické Niang (2009–2012)
** Alioune Badara Cissé (2012)
** Mankeur Ndiaye (2012–2017)
* Seychelles - Jean-Paul Adam (2010–2015)
* Sierra Leone -
** J. B. Dauda (2010–2012)
** Samura Kamara (2012–2017)
* Somalia -
** Mohamed Abdullahi Omaar (2010-2012)
** Abdullahi Haji Hassan Mohamed Nuur (2012)
** Fowsiyo Yussuf Haji Aadan (2012–2014)
** Somaliland - Mohammad Abdullahi Omar (2010–2013)
** Puntland - Daud Mohamed Omar (2010–2014)
* South Africa - Maite Nkoana-Mashabane (2009–2018)
* South Sudan - Nhial Deng Nhial (2011–2013)
* Sudan - Ali Karti (2010–2015)
* Swaziland - Mtiti Fakudze (2011–2013)
* Tanzania – Bernard Membe (2007–2015)
* Togo - Elliott Ohin (2010–2013)
* Tunisia - Rafik Abdessalem (2011–2013)
* Uganda -
** Sam Kutesa (2005–2021)
** Henry Oryem Okello (acting) (2011–2012)
* Zambia -
** Chishimba Kambwili (2011–2012)
** Given Lubinda (2012–2013)
* Zimbabwe - Simbarashe Mumbengegwi (2005–2017)

## Asia

* Afghanistan - Zalmai Rassoul (2010–2013)
* Armenia - Eduard Nalbandyan (2008–2018)
* Azerbaijan - Elmar Mammadyarov (2004–2020)
** Nagorno-Karabakh -
*** Vasily Atajanyan (acting) (2011–2012)
*** Karen Mirzoyan (2012–2017)
* Bahrain - Sheikh Khalid ibn Ahmad Al Khalifah (2005–2020)
* Bangladesh – 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)
** José Luís Guterres (2012–2015)
* Georgia
** Grigol Vashadze (2008–2012)
** Maia Panjikidze (2012–2014)
** Abkhazia - Viacheslav Chirikba (2011–2016)
** South Ossetia
*** Murat Dzhioyev (1998–2012)
*** David Sanakoyev (2012–2015)
* India
** S. M. Krishna (2009–2012)
** Salman Khurshid (2012–2014)
* Indonesia - Marty Natalegawa (2009–2014)
* Iran - Ali Akbar Salehi (2010–2013)
* Iraq - Hoshyar Zebari (2003–2014)
** Kurdistan - Falah Mustafa Bakir (2006–2019)
* Israel -
** Avigdor Lieberman (2009–2012)
** Benjamin Netanyahu (2012–2013)
** Palestinian Authority - Riyad al-Maliki (2007–present)
*** Gaza Strip (in rebellion against the Palestinian National Authority)
**** Muhammad Awad (2011–2012)
**** Ismail Haniyeh (acting) (2012–2014)
* Japan -
** Kōichirō Gemba (2011–2012)
** Fumio Kishida (2012–2017)
* Jordan - Nasser Judeh (2009–2017)
* Kazakhstan –
** Yerzhan Kazykhanov (2011–2012)
** Erlan Idrissov (2012–2016)
* North Korea - Pak Ui-chun (2007–2014)
* South Korea - Kim Sung-hwan (2010–2013)
* Kuwait - Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah (2011–2019)
* Kyrgyzstan -
** Ruslan Kazakbayev (2010–2012)
** Erlan Abdyldayev (2012–2018)
* Laos - Thongloun Sisoulith (2006–2016)
* Lebanon - Adnan Mansour (2011–2014)
* Malaysia - Anifah Aman (2009–2018)
* Maldives -
** Ahmed Naseem (2011–2012)
** Abdul Samad Abdulla (2012–2013)
* Mongolia -
** Gombojavyn Zandanshatar (2009–2012)
** Luvsanvandan Bold (2012–2014)
* Myanmar - Wunna Maung Lwin (2011–2016)
* Nepal - Narayan Kaji Shrestha (2011–2013)
* Oman - Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah (1982–2020)
* Pakistan - Hina Rabbani Khar (2011–2013)
* Philippines - Albert del Rosario (2011–2016)
* Qatar - Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani (1992–2013)
* Saudi Arabia - Prince Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1975–2015
* Singapore - K. Shanmugam (2011–2015)
* Sri Lanka - G. L. Peiris (2010–2015)
* Syria - Walid Muallem (2006–2020)
* Taiwan -
** Timothy Yang (2009–2012)
** David Lin (2012–2016)
* Tajikistan - Khamrokhon Zaripov (2006–2013)
* Thailand - Surapong Tovichakchaikul (2011–2014)
* Turkey - Ahmet Davutoğlu (2009–2014)
* Turkmenistan - Raşit Meredow (2001–present)
* United Arab Emirates - Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (2006–present)
* Uzbekistan -
** Elyor Ganiyev (2010–2012)
** Abdulaziz Komilov (2012–present)
* Vietnam - Phạm Bình Minh (2011–2021)
* Yemen - Abu Bakr al-Qirbi (2001–2014)

## Europe

* Albania -
** Edmond Haxhinasto (2010–2012)
** Edmond Panariti (2012–2013)
* Andorra - Gilbert Saboya Sunyé (2011–2017)
* Austria - Michael Spindelegger (2008–2013)
* Belarus
** Sergei Martynov (2003–2012)
** Vladimir Makei (2012–present)
* Belgium - Didier Reynders (2011–2019)
** Brussels-Capital Region - Jean-Luc Vanraes (2009–2013)
** Flanders - Kris Peeters (2008–2014)
** Wallonia - Rudy Demotte (2009-2014)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina -
** Sven Alkalaj (2007–2012)
** Zlatko Lagumdžija (2012–2015)
* Bulgaria - Nickolay Mladenov (2010–2013)
* Croatia - Vesna Pusić (2011–2016)
* Cyprus - Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis (2011–2013)
** Northern Cyprus - Hüseyin Özgürgün (2009–2013)
* Czech Republic - Karel Schwarzenberg (2010–2013)
* Denmark - Villy Søvndal (2011–2013)
** Greenland - Kuupik Kleist (2009–2013)
** Faroe Islands - Kaj Leo Johannesen (2011–2015)
* Estonia - Urmas Paet (2005–2014)
* Finland - Erkki Tuomioja (2011–2015)
* France -
** Alain Juppé (2011–2012)
** Laurent Fabius (2012–2016)
* Germany - Guido Westerwelle (2009–2013)
* Greece -
** Stavros Dimas (2011–2012)
** Petros Molyviatis (2012)
** Dimitris Avramopoulos (2012–2013)
* Hungary - János Martonyi (2010–2014)
* Iceland - Össur Skarphéðinsson (2009–2013)
* Ireland - Eamon Gilmore (2011–2014)
* Italy - Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata (2011–2013)
* Latvia - Edgars Rinkēvičs (2011–2023)
* Liechtenstein - Aurelia Frick (2009–2019)
* Lithuania -
** Audronius Ažubalis (2010–2012)
** Linas Antanas Linkevičius (2012–2020)
* Luxembourg - Jean Asselborn (2004–present)
* Republic of Macedonia - Nikola Poposki (2011–2017)
* Malta
** Tonio Borg (2008–2012)
** Francis Zammit Dimech (2012–2013)
* Moldova - Iurie Leancă (2009–2013)
** Transnistria -
*** Vladimir Yastrebchak (2008–2012)
*** Nina Shtanski (2012–2015)
* Monaco - José Badia (2011–2015)
* Montenegro -
** Milan Roćen (2006–2012)
** Nebojša Kaluđerović (2012)
** Igor Lukšić (2012–2016)
* Netherlands -
** Uri Rosenthal (2010–2012)
** Frans Timmermans (2012–2014)
* Norway -
** Jonas Gahr Støre (2005–2012)
** Espen Barth Eide (2012–2013)
* Poland - Radosław Sikorski (2007–2014)
* Portugal - Paulo Portas (2011–2013)
* Romania -
** Teodor Baconschi (2009–2012)
** Cristian Diaconescu (2012)
** Andrei Marga (2012)
** Titus Corlăţean (2012–2014)
* Russia - Sergey Lavrov (2004–present)
* San Marino
** Antonella Mularoni (2008–2012)
** Pasquale Valentini (2012–2016)
* Serbia -
** Vuk Jeremić (2007–2012)
** Ivan Mrkić (2012–2014)
** Kosovo - Enver Hoxhaj (2011–2014)
* Slovakia -
** Mikuláš Dzurinda (2010–2012)
** Miroslav Lajčák (2012–2020)
* Slovenia -
** Samuel Žbogar (2008–2012)
** Karl Erjavec (2012–2018)
* Spain - José Manuel García-Margallo (2011–2016)
** Catalonia - Francesc Homs Molist (2012–2015)
* Sweden - Carl Bildt (2006–2014)
* Switzerland - Didier Burkhalter (2012–2017)
* Ukraine
** Kostyantyn Gryshchenko (2010–2012)
** Leonid Kozhara (2012–2014)
* United Kingdom - William Hague (2010–2014)
** Scotland - 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)
** Fred Mitchell (2012–2017)
* Barbados - Maxine McClean (2008–2018)
* Belize - Wilfred Elrington (2008–2020)
* Canada - John Baird (2011–2015)
** Quebec -
*** Monique Gagnon-Tremblay (2010–2012)
*** Jean-François Lisée (2012–2014)
* Costa Rica - Enrique Castillo (2011–2014)
* Cuba - Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla (2009–present)
* Dominica - Roosevelt Skerrit (2010–2014)
* Dominican Republic - Carlos Morales Troncoso (2004–2014)
* El Salvador - Hugo Martínez (2009–2013)
* Grenada -
** Karl Hood (2010–2012)
** Tillman Thomas (2012–2013)
* Guatemala -
** Haroldo Rodas (2008–2012)
** Harold Caballeros (2012–2013)
* Haiti -
** Laurent Lamothe (2011–2012)
** Pierre Richard Casimir (2012–2014)
* Honduras - Arturo Corrales (2011–2013)
* Jamaica -
** Kenneth Baugh (2007–2012)
** Arnold Nicholson (2012–2016)
* Mexico
** Patricia Espinosa (2006–2012)
** José Antonio Meade Kuribreña (2012–2015)
* Nicaragua - Samuel Santos López (2007–2017)
* Panama -
** Roberto Henríquez (2011–2012)
** Francisco Álvarez De Soto (acting) (2012)
** Rómulo Roux (2012–2013)
* Puerto Rico – Kenneth McClintock (2009–2013)
* Saint Kitts and Nevis - Sam Condor (2010–2013)
* Saint Lucia - Alva Baptiste (2011–2016)
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Douglas Slater (2010–2013)
* Trinidad and Tobago -
** Surujrattan Rambachan (2010–2012)
** Winston Dookeran (2012–2015)
* United States of America - Hillary Clinton (2009–2013)

## Oceania

* Australia -
** Kevin Rudd (2010–2012)
** Craig Emerson (acting) (2012)
** Bob Carr (2012–2013)
* Fiji - Ratu Inoke Kubuabola (2009–2016)
* French Polynesia - Oscar Temaru (2011–2013)
* Kiribati - Anote Tong (2003–2016)
* Marshall Islands -
** John Silk (2009–2012)
** Phillip H. Muller (2012–2014)
* Micronesia - Lorin S. Robert (2007–2019)
* Nauru -
** Sprent Dabwido (2011–2012)
** Kieren Keke (2012–2013)
* New Zealand - Murray McCully (2008–2017)
** Cook Islands - Tom Marsters (2010–2013)
** Niue - Toke Talagi (2008–2020)
** Tokelau -
*** Foua Toloa (2011–2012)
*** Kerisiano Kalolo (2012–2013)
* Palau - Victor Yano (2010–2013)
* Papua New Guinea -
** Ano Pala (2011–2012) / Paru Aihi (2011–2012) (rival government)
** Sir Puka Temu (2012)
** Rimbink Pato (2012–2019)
* Samoa - Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi (1998–2021)
* Solomon Islands -
** Peter Shanel Agovaka (2010–2012)
** Clay Forau Soalaoi (2012–2014)
* Tonga - Sialeʻataongo Tuʻivakanō (2010–2014)
* Tuvalu - Apisai Ielemia (2010–2013)
* Vanuatu - Alfred Carlot (2011–2013)

## South America

* Argentina - Héctor Timerman (2010–2015)
* Bolivia - David Choquehuanca (2006–2017)
* Brazil - Antonio Patriota (2011–2013)
* Chile - Alfredo Moreno Charme (2010–2014)
* Colombia - María Ángela Holguín (2010–2018)
* Ecuador - Ricardo Patiño (2010–2016)
* Guyana - Carolyn Rodrigues (2008–2015)
* Paraguay -
** Jorge Lara Castro (2011–2012)
** José Félix Fernández Estigarribia (2012–2013)
* Peru - Rafael Roncagliolo (2011–2013)
* Suriname - Winston Lackin (2010–2015)
* Uruguay - Luis Almagro (2010–2015)
* Venezuela - Nicolás Maduro (2006–2013)