# List of foreign ministers in 2008

This is a list of foreign ministers in 2008.

## Africa

* Algeria – Mourad Medelci (2007–2013)
* Angola –
** João Bernardo de Miranda (1999–2008)
** Assunção dos Anjos (2008–2010)
* Benin –
** Moussa Okanla (2007–2008)
** Jean-Marie Ehouzou (2008–2011)
* Botswana –
** Mompati Merafhe (1994–2008)
** Phandu Skelemani (2008–2014)
* Burkina Faso –
** Djibril Bassolé (2007–2008)
** Alain Bédouma Yoda (2008–2011)
* Burundi – Antoinette Batumubwira (2005–2009)
* Cameroon – Henri Eyebe Ayissi (2007–2011)
* Cape Verde –
** Víctor Borges (2004–2008)
** José Brito (2008–2011)
* Central African Republic –
** Côme Zoumara (2006–2008)
** Dieudonné Kombo Yaya (2008–2009)
* Chad –
** Ahmad Allam-Mi (2005–2008)
** Moussa Faki (2008–2017)
* Comoros – Ahmed Ben Said Jaffar (2006–2010)
* Republic of Congo – Basile Ikouébé (2007–2015)
* Democratic Republic of Congo –
** Antipas Mbusa Nyamwisi (2007–2008)
** 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 –
** Jean Ping (1999–2008)
** Laure Olga Gondjout (2008)
** Paul Toungui (2008–2012)
* The Gambia –
** Crispin Grey-Johnson (2007–2008)
** Omar Touray (2008–2009)
* Ghana – Akwasi Osei-Adjei (2007–2009)
* Guinea –
** Kabèlè Abdoul Camara (2007–2008)
** Amadou Lamarana Bah (2008–2009)
* Guinea-Bissau – Maria da Conceição Nobre Cabral (2007–2009)
* Kenya –
** Raphael Tuju (2005–2008)
** Moses Wetangula (2008–2012)
* Lesotho – Mohlabi Tsekoa (2007–2015)
* Liberia – Olubanke King-Akerele (2007–2010)
* Libya – Abdel Rahman Shalgham (2000–2009)
* Madagascar – Marcel Ranjeva (2002–2009)
* Malawi – Joyce Banda (2006–2009)
* Mali – Moctar Ouane (2004–2011)
* Mauritania –
** Mohamed Saleck Ould Mohamed Lemine (2007–2008)
** Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna (2008)
** Abdallahi Hassen Ben Hmeida (2008)
** Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou (2008–2009)
* Mauritius –
** Madan Dulloo (2005–2008)
** Navin Ramgoolam (acting) (2008)
** Arvin Boolell (2008–2014)
* Morocco – Taieb Fassi Fihri (2007–2012)
** Western Sahara – Mohamed Salem Ould Salek (1998–present)
* Mozambique –
** Alcinda Abreu (2005–2008)
** Oldemiro Balói (2008–2017)
* Namibia – Marco Hausiku (2004–2010)
* Niger – Aïchatou Mindaoudou (2001–2010)
* Nigeria – Ojo Maduekwe (2007–2010)
* Rwanda –
** Charles Murigande (2002–2008)
** Rosemary Museminari (2008–2009)
* São Tomé and Príncipe –
** Ovídio Manuel Barbosa Pequeno (2007–2008)
** Carlos Tiny (2008–2010)
* Senegal – Cheikh Tidiane Gadio (2000–2009)
* Seychelles – Patrick Pillay (2005–2009)
* Sierra Leone – Zainab Bangura (2007–2010)
* Somalia –
** Muhammad Ali Hamoud (2007–2008)
** Ali Ahmed Jama Jangali (2008–2009)
** Somaliland – Abdillahi Mohamed Duale (2006–2010)
** Puntland – Ali Abdi Aware (2007–2008)
* South Africa – Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (1999–2009)
* Sudan – Deng Alor (2007–2010)
* Swaziland –
** Moses Mathendele Dlamini (2006–2008)
** Lutfo Dlamini (2008–2011)
* Tanzania – Bernard Membe (2007–2015)
* Togo –
** Léopold Gnininvi (2007–2008)
** Kofi Esaw (2008–2010)
* Tunisia – Abdelwahab Abdallah (2005–2010)
* Uganda – Sam Kutesa (2005–2021)
* Western Sahara – Mohamed Salem Ould Salek (1998–2023)
* Zambia – Kabinga Pande (2007–2011)
* Zimbabwe – Simbarashe Mumbengegwi (2005–2017)

## Asia

* Afghanistan – Rangin Dadfar Spanta (2006–2010)
* Armenia –
** Vartan Oskanian (1998–2008)
** 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)
* Bhutan –
** Yeshey Dorji (acting) (2007–2008)
** 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 –
** Gela Bezhuashvili (2005–2008)
** Davit Bakradze (2008)
** Ekaterine Tkeshelashvili (2008)
** Grigol Vashadze (2008–2012)
** Abkhazia – Sergei Shamba (2004–2010)
** South Ossetia – Murat Dzhioyev (1998–2012)
* India – Pranab Mukherjee (2006–2009)
* Indonesia – Hassan Wirajuda (2001–2009)
* Iran – Manouchehr Mottaki (2005–2010)
* Iraq – Hoshyar Zebari (2003–2014)
** Kurdistan – Falah Mustafa Bakir (2006–2019)
* Israel – Tzipi Livni (2006–2009)
** Palestinian Authority – Riyad al-Maliki (2007–present)
* Japan –
** Masahiko Kōmura (2007–2008)
** Hirofumi Nakasone (2008–2009)
* Jordan – Salah Bashir (2007–2009)
* Kazakhstan – Marat Tazhin (2007–2009)
* North Korea – Pak Ui-chun (2007–2014)
* South Korea –
** Song Min-soon (2006–2008)
** Yu Myung-hwan (2008–2010)
* Kuwait – Sheikh Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah (2003–2011)
* Kyrgyzstan – Ednan Karabayev (2007–2009)
* Laos – Thongloun Sisoulith (2006–2016)
* Lebanon –
** Fawzi Salloukh (2005–2009)
** Tarek Mitri (acting) (2006–2008)
* Malaysia –
** Syed Hamid Albar (1999–2008)
** Rais Yatim (2008–2009)
* Maldives –
** Abdullah Shahid (2007–2008)
** Ahmed Shaheed (2008–2011)
* Mongolia –
** Sanjaasürengiin Oyuun (2007–2008)
** Sükhbaataryn Batbold (2008–2009)
* Myanmar – Nyan Win (2004–2011)
* Nepal –
** Sahana Pradhan (2007–2008)
** Upendra Yadav (2008–2009)
* Oman – Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah (1982–3030)
* Pakistan –
** Inam-ul-Haq (2007–2008)
** 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 –
** James C. F. Huang (2006–2008)
** Francisco Ou (2008–2009)
* Tajikistan – Khamrokhon Zaripov (2006–2013)
* Thailand –
** Nitya Pibulsonggram (2006–2008)
** Noppadon Pattama (2008)
** Tej Bunnag (2008)
** Saroj Chavanavirat (2008)
** Sompong Amornwiwat (2008)
** Kasit Piromya (2008–2011)
* 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)
* Andorra – Meritxell Mateu i Pi (2007–2009)
* Austria –
** Ursula Plassnik (2004–2008)
** Michael Spindelegger (2008–2013)
* Belarus – Sergei Martynov (2003–2012)
* Belgium – Karel De Gucht (2004–2009)
** Brussels-Capital Region – Guy Vanhengel (2000–2009)
** Flanders –
*** Geert Bourgeois (2004–2008)
*** Kris Peeters (2008–2014)
** Wallonia – Marie-Dominique Simonet (2004–2009)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina – Sven Alkalaj (2007–2012)
* Bulgaria – Ivailo Kalfin (2005–2009)
* Croatia –
** Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović (2005–2008)
** Gordan Jandroković (2008–2011)
* Cyprus –
** Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis (2007–2008)
** Markos Kyprianou (2008–2011)
** Northern Cyprus – Turgay Avcı (2006–2009)
* Czech Republic – Karel Schwarzenberg (2007–2009)
* Denmark – Per Stig Møller (2001–2010)
** Greenland –
*** Aleqa Hammond (2007–2008)
*** Per Berthelsen (2008–2009)
** Faroe Islands –
*** Høgni Hoydal (2008)
*** Jørgen Niclasen (2008–2011)
* Estonia – Urmas Paet (2005–2014)
* Finland –
** Ilkka Kanerva (2007–2008)
** Alexander Stubb (2008–2011)
* France – Bernard Kouchner (2007–2010)
* Germany – Frank-Walter Steinmeier (2005–2009)
* Greece – Dora Bakoyannis (2006–2009)
* Hungary – Kinga Göncz (2006–2009)
* Iceland – Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir (2007–2009)
* Ireland –
** Dermot Ahern (2004–2008)
** Micheál Martin (2008–2011)
* Italy –
** Massimo D'Alema (2006–2008)
** Franco Frattini (2008–2011)
* Latvia – Māris Riekstiņš (2007–2010)
* Liechtenstein – Rita Kieber-Beck (2005–2009)
* Lithuania –
** Petras Vaitiekūnas (2006–2008)
** Vygaudas Ušackas (2008–2010)
* Luxembourg – Jean Asselborn (2004–present)
* Republic of Macedonia – Antonio Milošoski (2006–2011)
* Malta –
** Michael Frendo (2004–2008)
** Tonio Borg (2008–2012)
* Moldova – Andrei Stratan (2004–2009)
** Transnistria –
*** Valeriy Litskai (2000–2008)
*** Vladimir Yastrebchak (2008–2012)
* Monaco –
** Jean Pastorelli (2007–2008)
** 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 –
** Adrian Cioroianu (2007–2008)
** Lazăr Comănescu (2008)
** Cristian Diaconescu (2008–2009)
* Russia – Sergey Lavrov (2004–present)
* San Marino –
** Fiorenzo Stolfi (2006–2008)
** Antonella Mularoni (2008–2012)
* Serbia – Vuk Jeremić (2007–2012)
** Kosovo – Skënder Hyseni (2008–2010)
* Slovakia – Ján Kubiš (2006–2009)
* Slovenia –
** Dimitrij Rupel (2004–2008)
** Samuel Žbogar (2008–2012)
* Spain – Miguel Ángel Moratinos (2004–2010)
* Sweden – Carl Bildt (2006–2014)
* Switzerland – Micheline Calmy-Rey (2003–2011)
* Turkey – Ali Babacan (2007–2009)
* Ukraine – Volodymyr Ohryzko (2007–2009)
* United Kingdom – David Miliband (2007–2010)
** Scotland – Linda Fabiani (2007–2009)
* 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 –
** Dame Billie Miller (1994–2008)
** Christopher Sinckler (2008)
** Maxine McClean (2008–2018)
* Belize –
** Lisa Shoman (2007–2008)
** Wilfred Elrington (2008–2020)
* Canada –
** Maxime Bernier (2007–2008)
** David Emerson (2008)
** Lawrence Cannon (2008–2011)
** Quebec –
*** Monique Gagnon-Tremblay (2003–2008)
*** Pierre Arcand (2008–2010)
* Costa Rica – Bruno Stagno Ugarte (2006–2010)
* Cuba – Felipe Pérez Roque (1999–2009)
* Dominica –
** Roosevelt Skerrit (2007–2008)
** Vince Henderson (2008–2010)
* Dominican Republic – Carlos Morales Troncoso (2004–2014)
* El Salvador –
** Francisco Laínez (2004–2008)
** Marisol Argueta de Barillas (2008–2009)
* Grenada –
** Elvin Nimrod (2000–2008)
** Peter David (2008–2010)
* Guatemala –
** Gert Rosenthal (2006–2008)
** Haroldo Rodas (2008–2012)
* Haiti –
** Jean Rénald Clérismé (2006–2008)
** Alrich Nicolas (2008–2009)
* Honduras –
** Milton Jiménez (2006–2008)
** Ángel Edmundo Orellana (2008–2009)
* 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)
* Puerto Rico – Fernando Bonilla (2005–2009)
* Saint Kitts and Nevis –
** Timothy Harris (2001–2008)
** Denzil Douglas (2008–2010)
* Saint Lucia – Stephenson King (2007–2009)
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Sir Louis Straker (2005–2010)
* Trinidad and Tobago – Paula Gopee-Scoon (2007–2010)
* United States – Condoleezza Rice (2005–2009)

## Oceania

* Australia – Stephen Smith (2007–2010)
* Fiji –
** Ratu Epeli Nailatikau (2007–2008)
** Frank Bainimarama (2008–2009)
* French Polynesia –
** Oscar Temaru (2007–2008)
** Gaston Flosse (2008)
** Gaston Tong Sang (2008–2009)
* Kiribati – Anote Tong (2003–2016)
* Marshall Islands –
** Gerald Zackios (2001–2008)
** Tony deBrum (2008–2009)
* Micronesia – Lorin S. Robert (2007–2019)
* Nauru – Kieren Keke (2007–2011)
* New Zealand –
** Winston Peters (2005–2008)
** Murray McCully (2008–2017)
** Cook Islands – Wilkie Rasmussen (2005–2009)
** Niue –
*** Young Vivian (2002–2008)
*** Toke Talagi (2008–2020)
** Tokelau – Pio Tuia (2008–2009)
* Palau – Temmy Shmull (2001–2009)
* 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)
* Tuvalu – Apisai Ielemia (2006–2010)
* Vanuatu –
** George Wells (2007–2008)
** Pakoa Kaltonga (2008–2009)

## South America

* Argentina – Jorge Taiana (2005–2010)
* Bolivia – David Choquehuanca (2006–2017)
* Brazil – Celso Amorim (2003–2011)
* Chile – Alejandro Foxley (2006–2009)
* Colombia –
** Fernando Araújo Perdomo (2007–2008)
** Jaime Bermúdez (2008–2010)
* Ecuador –
** María Isabel Salvador (2007–2008)
** Fander Falconí (2008–2010)
* Guyana –
** Rudy Insanally (2001–2008)
** Carolyn Rodrigues (2008–2015)
* Paraguay –
** Rubén Ramírez Lezcano (2006–2008)
** Alejandro Hamed (2008–2009)
* Peru – José Antonio García Belaúnde (2006–2011)
* Suriname – Lygia Kraag-Keteldijk (2005–2010)
* Uruguay –
** Reinaldo Gargano (2005–2008)
** Gonzalo Fernández (2008–2009)
* Venezuela – Nicolás Maduro (2006–2013)