# List of foreign ministers in 2004

This is a list of foreign ministers in 2004.

## Africa

* Algeria - Abdelaziz Belkhadem (2000–2005)
* Angola - João Bernardo de Miranda (1999–2008)
* Benin - 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)
** Laurent Esso (2004–2006)
* Cape Verde -
** Fátima Veiga (2002–2004)
** Víctor Borges (2004–2008)
* Central African Republic - Charles Wénézoui (2003–2005)
* Chad - Nagoum Yamassoum (2003–2005)
* Comoros - Mohamed El-Amine Souef (2002–2005)
* Republic of Congo - Rodolphe Adada (1997–2007)
* Democratic Republic of Congo -
** Antoine Ghonda (2003–2004)
** Raymond Ramazani Baya (2004–2007)
* Côte d'Ivoire - Bamba Mamadou (2003–2006)
* Djibouti - Ali Abdi Farah (1999–2005)
* Egypt -
** Ahmed Maher (2001–2004)
** Ahmed Aboul Gheit (2004–2011)
* Equatorial Guinea - 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)
** Sidi Moro Sanneh (2004–2005)
* Ghana - Nana Akufo-Addo (2003–2007)
* Guinea -
** François Lonseny Fall (2002–2004)
** Mamady Condé (2004–2006)
* Guinea-Bissau -
** João José Monteiro (2003–2004)
** Soares Sambu (2004–2005)
* Kenya -
** Kalonzo Musyoka (2003–2004)
** Chirau Ali Mwakwere (2004–2005)
* Lesotho -
** Mohlabi Tsekoa (2002–2004)
** Monyane Moleleki (2004–2007)
* Liberia - Thomas Nimely (2003–2006)
* Libya - Abdel Rahman Shalgham (2000–2009)
* Madagascar - Marcel Ranjeva (2002–2009)
* Malawi -
** Lilian Patel (2000–2004)
** George Chaponda (2004–2005)
* Mali -
** Lassana Traoré (2002–2004)
** Moctar Ouane (2004–2011)
* Mauritania - Mohamed Vall Ould Bellal (2003–2005)
* Mauritius - 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)
** Marco Hausiku (2004–2010)
* Niger - Aïchatou Mindaoudou (2001–2010)
* Nigeria - Oluyemi Adeniji (2003–2006)
* Rwanda - Charles Murigande (2002–2008)
* São Tomé and Príncipe -
** Mateus Meira Rita (2002–2004)
** Óscar Sousa (2004)
** Ovídio Manuel Barbosa Pequeno (2004–2006)
* Senegal - Cheikh Tidiane Gadio (2000–2009)
* Seychelles - Jérémie Bonnelame (1997–2005)
* Sierra Leone - Momodu Koroma (2002–2007)
* Somalia -
** Yusuf Hassan Ibrahim (2002–2004)
** Abdullahi Sheikh Ismail (2004–2006)
** Somaliland - Edna Adan Ismail (2003–2006)
* South Africa - Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (1999–2009)
* Sudan - Mustafa Osman Ismail (1998–2005)
* Swaziland - Mabili Dlamini (2003–2006)
* Tanzania - Jakaya Kikwete (1995–2005)
* Togo - Kokou Tozoun (2003–2005)
* Tunisia -
** Habib Ben Yahia (1999–2004)
** Abdelbaki Hermassi (2004–2005)
* Uganda -
** James Wapakhabulo (2001–2004)
** Tom Butime (2004–2005)
* 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)
** Elmar Mammadyarov (2004–2020)
** Nagorno-Karabakh -
*** Ashot Gulyan (2002–2004)
*** Arman Melikyan (2004–2005)
* Bahrain - Sheikh Muhammad ibn Mubarak ibn Hamad Al Khalifah (1971–2005)
* Bangladesh - Morshed Khan (2001–2006)
* Bhutan - Khandu Wangchuk (2003–2007)
* Brunei - Pengiran Muda Mohamed Bolkiah (1984–2015)
* Cambodia - Hor Namhong (1998–2016)
* China - Li Zhaoxing (2003–2007)
* East Timor - José Ramos-Horta (2000–2006)
* Georgia -
** Tedo Japaridze (2003–2004)
** Salome Zourabichvili (2004–2005)
** Abkhazia -
*** Sergei Shamba (1997–2004)
*** Georgy Otyrba (acting) (2004)
*** Igor Akhba (2004)
*** Sergei Shamba (2004–2010)
** South Ossetia - Murat Dzhioyev (1998–2012)
* India -
** Yashwant Sinha (2002–2004)
** Natwar Singh (2004–2005)
* Indonesia - Hassan Wirajuda (2001–2009)
* Iran - Kamal Kharazi (1997–2005)
* Iraq - Hoshyar Zebari (2003–2014)
* Israel - Silvan Shalom (2003–2006)
** Palestinian Authority - Nabil Shaath (2003–2005)
* Japan -
** Yoriko Kawaguchi (2002–2004)
** Nobutaka Machimura (2004–2005)
* Jordan -
** Marwan al-Muasher (2002–2004)
** Hani al-Mulki (2004–2005)
* Kazakhstan - Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (2002–2007)
* North Korea - Paek Nam-sun (1998–2007)
* South Korea -
** Yoon Young-kwan (2003–2004)
** Ban Ki-moon (2004–2006)
* Kuwait - Sheikh Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah (2003–2011)
* Kyrgyzstan - Askar Aitmatov (2002–2005)
* Laos - Somsavat Lengsavad (1993–2006)
* Lebanon -
** Jean Obeid (2003–2004)
** Mahmoud Hammoud (2004–2005)
* Malaysia - Syed Hamid Albar (1999–2008)
* Maldives - Fathulla Jameel (1978–2005)
* Mongolia -
** Luvsangiin Erdenechuluun (2000–2004)
** Tsendiin Mönkh-Orgil (2004–2006)
* Myanmar -
** Win Aung (1998–2004)
** Nyan Win (2004–2011)
* Nepal -
** Surya Bahadur Thapa (2003–2004)
** Bhekh Bahadur Thapa (2004)
** Sher Bahadur Deuba (2004–2005)
* Oman - Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah (1982–2020)
* Pakistan - Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri (2002–2007)
* Philippines -
** Delia Albert (2003–2004)
** 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 -
** S. Jayakumar (1994–2004)
** George Yeo (2004–2011)
* Sri Lanka -
** Tyronne Fernando (2001–2004)
** Lakshman Kadirgamar (2004–2005)
* Syria - Farouk al-Sharaa (1984–2006)
* Taiwan -
** Eugene Chien (2002–2004)
** Mark Chen (2004–2006)
* Tajikistan - Talbak Nazarov (1994–2006)
* Thailand - Surakiart Sathirathai (2001–2005)
* Turkey - Abdullah Gül (2003–2007)
* Turkmenistan - Raşit Meredow (2001–present)
* United Arab Emirates - Rashid Abdullah Al Nuaimi (1980–2006)
* Uzbekistan - 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 (1991–2004)
** Oscar Temaru (2004)
** Gaston Flosse (2004–2005)
* Kiribati - Anote Tong (2003–2016)
* Marshall Islands - Gerald Zackios (2001–2008)
* Micronesia - Sebastian Anefal (2003–2007)
* Nauru -
** René Harris (2003–2004)
** David Adeang (2004–2007)
* New Zealand - Phil Goff (1999–2005)
** Cook Islands -
*** Robert Woonton (1999–2004)
*** Tom Marsters (2004–2005)
** Niue - Young Vivian (2002–2008)
* Palau - Temmy Shmull (2001–2009)
* Papua New Guinea - Sir Rabbie Namaliu (2002–2006)
* Samoa - Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi (1998–2021)
* Solomon Islands - Laurie Chan (2002–2006)
* Tonga -
** Prince 'Ulukalala Lavaka Ata (1998–2004)
** Sonatane Tu'a Taumoepeau Tupou (2004–2009)
* Tuvalu -
** Saufatu Sopoanga (2002–2004)
** Maatia Toafa (2004–2006)
* Vanuatu -
** Moana Carcasses Kalosil (2003–2004)
** Barak Sopé (2004)
** Marcellino Pipite (2004)
** Sato Kilman (2004–2007)

## Europe

* Albania - Kastriot Islami (2003–2005)
* Andorra - Juli Minoves Triquell (2001–2007)
* Austria -
** Benita Ferrero-Waldner (2000–2004)
** Ursula Plassnik (2004–2008)
* Belarus - Sergei Martynov (2003–2012)
* Belgium -
** Louis Michel (1999–2004)
** Karel De Gucht (2004–2009)
** Brussels-Capital Region - Guy Vanhengel (2000–2009)
** Flanders -
*** Patricia Ceysens (2003–2004)
*** Geert Bourgeois (2004–2008)
** Wallonia - Marie-Dominique Simonet (2004–2009)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina - Mladen Ivanić (2003–2007)
* Bulgaria - Solomon Passy (2001–2005)
* Croatia - Miomir Žužul (2003–2005)
* Cyprus - Georgios Iacovou (2003–2006)
** Northern Cyprus -
*** Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu (1998–2004)
*** Serdar Denktaş (2004–2006)
* 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)
** Michel Barnier (2004–2005)
* Germany - Joschka Fischer (1998–2005)
* Greece -
** George Papandreou (1999–2004)
** Tassos Giannitsis (acting) (2004)
** Petros Molyviatis (2004–2006)
* Hungary -
** László Kovács (2002–2004)
** Ferenc Somogyi (2004–2006)
* Iceland -
** Halldór Ásgrímsson (1995–2004)
** Davíð Oddsson (2004–2005)
* Ireland -
** Brian Cowen (2000–2004)
** Dermot Ahern (2004–2008)
* Italy -
** Franco Frattini (2002–2004)
** Gianfranco Fini (2004–2006)
* Latvia -
** Sandra Kalniete (2002–2004)
** Rihards Pīks (2004)
** Helēna Demakova (acting) (2004)
** Artis Pabriks (2004–2007)
* Liechtenstein - Ernst Walch (2001–2005)
* Lithuania - Antanas Valionis (2000–2006)
* Luxembourg -
** Lydie Polfer (1999–2004)
** Charles Goerens (2004)
** Jean Asselborn (2004–present)
* Republic of Macedonia - Ilinka Mitreva (2002–2006)
* Malta -
** Joe Borg (1999–2004)
** John Dalli (2004)
** Michael Frendo (2004–2008)
* Moldova -
** Nicolae Dudău (2001–2004)
** Andrei Stratan (2004–2009)
** Transnistria - Valeriy Litskai (2000–2008)
* Netherlands - Ben Bot (2003–2007)
* Norway - Jan Petersen (2001–2005)
* Poland - Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz (2001–2005)
* Portugal -
** Teresa Patrício de Gouveia (2003–2004)
** António Monteiro (2004–2005)
* Romania -
** Mircea Geoană (2000–2004)
** Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu (2004–2007)
* Russia -
** Igor Ivanov (1998–2004)
** Sergey Lavrov (2004–present)
* San Marino - Fabio Berardi (2003–2006)
* Serbia and Montenegro -
** Goran Svilanović (2000–2004)
** Vuk Drašković (2004–2007)
** Montenegro -
*** Dragiša Burzan (2003–2004)
*** Miodrag Vlahović (2004–2006)
* Slovakia - Eduard Kukan (1998–2006)
* Slovenia -
** Dimitrij Rupel (2000–2004)
** Ivo Vajgl (2004)
** Dimitrij Rupel (2004–2008)
* Spain -
** Ana de Palacio y del Valle-Lersundi (2002–2004)
** Miguel Ángel Moratinos (2004–2010)
* Sweden - Laila Freivalds (2003–2006)
* Switzerland - Micheline Calmy-Rey (2003–2011)
* Ukraine - Kostyantyn Gryshchenko (2003–2005)
* United Kingdom - Jack Straw (2001–2006)
* Vatican City - Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo (2003–2006)

## North America and the Caribbean

* Antigua and Barbuda -
** Lester Bird (1991–2004)
** Harold Lovell (2004–2005)
* The Bahamas - Fred Mitchell (2002–2007)
* Barbados - Dame Billie Miller (1994–2008)
* Belize - Godfrey Smith (2003-2003)
* Canada -
** Bill Graham (2002–2004)
** Pierre Pettigrew (2004–2006)
** Quebec - 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 -
** Frank Guerrero Prats (2003–2004)
** Carlos Morales Troncoso (2004–2014)
* El Salvador -
** María Eugenia Brizuela de Ávila (1999–2004)
** Francisco Laínez (2004–2008)
* Grenada - Elvin Nimrod (2000–2008)
* Guatemala -
** Edgar Armando Gutiérrez Girón (2002–2004)
** Jorge Briz Abularach (2004–2006)
* Haiti -
** Joseph Philippe Antonio (2001–2004)
** Yvon Siméon (2004–2005)
* Honduras - Leonidas Rosa Bautista (2003–2005)
* Jamaica - Keith Desmond Knight (2001–2006)
* Mexico - Luis Ernesto Derbez (2003–2006)
* Netherlands Antilles - Etienne Ys (2004–2006)
* Nicaragua - Norman José Caldera Cardenal (2002–2007)
* Panama -
** Harmodio Arias Cerjack (2003–2004)
** Samuel Lewis Navarro (2004–2009)
* Puerto Rico – Jose Izquierdo Encarnacion (2003–2005)
* Saint Kitts and Nevis - Timothy Harris (2001–2008)
* Saint Lucia -
** Julian Hunte (2001–2004)
** Petrus Compton (2004–2006)
* 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 - Rafael Bielsa (2003–2005)
* Bolivia - Juan Ignacio Siles (2003–2005)
* Brazil - Celso Amorim (2003–2011)
* Chile -
** Soledad Alvear (2000–2004)
** Ignacio Walker Prieto (2004–2006)
* Colombia - Carolina Barco (2002–2006)
* Ecuador - Patricio Zuquilanda (2003–2005)
* Guyana - Rudy Insanally (2001–2008)
* Paraguay - Leila Rachid de Cowles (2003–2006)
* Peru - Manuel Rodríguez Cuadros (2003–2005)
* Suriname - Marie Levens (2000–2005)
* Uruguay - Didier Opertti (1998–2005)
* Venezuela -
** Roy Chaderton (2002–2004)
** Jesús Pérez (2004)
** Alí Rodríguez Araque (2004–2006)