# List of foreign ministers in 2000

This is a list of foreign ministers in 2000.

## Africa

* Algeria -
** Youcef Yousfi (1999-2000)
** Abdelaziz Belkhadem (2000-2005)
* Angola - João Bernardo de Miranda (1999-2008)
* Benin - Antoine Idji Kolawolé (1998-2003)
* Botswana - Mompati Merafhe (1994-2008)
* Burkina Faso - Youssouf Ouedraogo (1999-2007)
* Burundi - Severin Ntahomvukiye (1998-2001)
* Cameroon - Augustin Kontchou Kouomegni (1997-2001)
* Cape Verde -
** José Luís de Jesus (1998-2000)
** Rui Alberto de Figueiredo Soares (2000-2001)
* Central African Republic - Marcel Metefara (1999-2001)
* Chad - Mahamat Saleh Annadif (1997-2003)
* Comoros - Mohamed El-Amine Souef (1999-2002)
* Republic of Congo - Rodolphe Adada (1997-2007)
* Democratic Republic of Congo -
** Abdoulaye Yerodia Ndombasi (1999-2000)
** Léonard She Okitundu (2000-2003)
* Côte d'Ivoire -
** Amara Essy (1990-2000)
** Christophe Mboua (2000)
** Charles Gomis (2000)
** Abou Drahamane Sangare (2000-2003)
* Djibouti - Ali Abdi Farah (1999-2005)
* Egypt - Amr Moussa (1991-2001)
* Equatorial Guinea - Santiago Nsobeya Efuman (1999-2003)
* Eritrea -
** Haile Woldetensae (1997-2000)
** Ali Said Abdella (2000-2005)
* Ethiopia - Seyoum Mesfin (1991-2010)
* Gabon - Jean Ping (1999-2008)
* The Gambia - Momodou Lamin Sedat Jobe (1998-2001)
* Ghana - Victor Gbeho (1997-2001)
* Guinea -
** Zainoul Abidine Sanoussy (1999-2000)
** Mahawa Bangoura (2000-2002)
* Guinea-Bissau -
** José Pereira Baptista (1999-2000)
** Yaya Diallo (2000-2001)
* Kenya - Bonaya Godana (1998-2001)
* Kyrgyzstan - Muratbek Imanaliyev (1997-2002)
* Lesotho - Tom Thabane (1998-2002)
* Liberia - Monie Captan (1996-2003)
* Libya -
** Umar Mustafa al-Muntasir (1992-2000)
** Abdel Rahman Shalgham (2000-2009)
* Madagascar - Lila Ratsifandrihamanana (1998-2002)
* Malawi -
** Brown Mpinganjira (1999-2000)
** Lilian Patel (2000-2004)
* Mali - Modibo Sidibe (1997-2002)
* Mauritania - Ahmed Ould Sid'Ahmed (1998-2001)
* Mauritius -
** Rajkeswur Purryag (1997-2000)
** Anil Gayan (2000-2003)
* Morocco - Mohamed Benaissa (1999-2007)
** Western Sahara - Mohamed Salem Ould Salek (1998–2023)
* Mozambique - Leonardo Simão (1994-2005)
* Namibia - Theo-Ben Gurirab (1990-2002)
* Niger -
** Aïchatou Mindaoudou (1999-2000)
** Nassirou Sabo (2000-2001)
* Nigeria - Sule Lamido (1999-2003)
* Rwanda -
** Augustin Iyamuremye (1999-2000)
** André Bumaya (2000-2002)
* São Tomé and Príncipe -
** Paulo Jorge Espirito Santo (1999-2000)
** Joaquim Rafael Branco (2000-2001)
* Senegal -
** Jacques Baudin (1998-2000)
** Cheikh Tidiane Gadio (2000-2009)
* Seychelles - Jérémie Bonnelame (1997-2005)
* Sierra Leone - Sama Banya (1998-2001)
* Somalia - Ismail Mahmud Hurre (2000-2002)
** Somaliland - Mahmud Salah Nur (1997-2001)
* South Africa - Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (1999-2009)
* Sudan - Mustafa Osman Ismail (1998-2005)
* Swaziland - Albert Nhlanhla Shabangu (1998-2001)
* Tanzania - Jakaya Kikwete (1995-2006)
* Togo -
** Joseph Kokou Koffigoh (1998-2000)
** Koffi Panou (2000-2002)
* Tunisia - Habib Ben Yahia (1999-2004)
* Uganda - Eriya Kategaya (1996-2001)
* Zambia - Keli Walubita (1997-2002)
* Zimbabwe - Stan Mudenge (1995-2005)

## Asia

* Afghanistan - Wakil Ahmed Muttawakil (1999-2001)
* Armenia - Vartan Oskanian (1998-2008)
* Azerbaijan - Vilayat Guliyev (1999-2004)
** Nagorno-Karabakh - Naira Melkumian (1997-2002)
* Bahrain - Sheikh Muhammad ibn Mubarak ibn Hamad Al Khalifah (1971-2005)
* Bangladesh - Abdus Samad Azad (1996-2001)
* Bhutan - Jigme Thinley (1998-2003)
* Brunei - Pengiran Muda Mohamed Bolkiah (1984–2015)
* Cambodia - Hor Namhong (1998–2016)
* China - Tang Jiaxuan (1998-2003)
* East Timor - José Ramos-Horta (2000-2006)
* Georgia - Irakli Menagarishvili (1995-2003)
** Abkhazia - Sergei Shamba (1997-2004)
** South Ossetia - Murat Dzhioyev (1998-2012)
* India - Jaswant Singh (1998-2002)
* Indonesia - Alwi Shihab (1999-2001)
* Iran - Kamal Kharazi (1997-2005)
* Iraq - Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf (1992-2001)
* Israel -
** David Levy (1999-2000)
** Ehud Barak (acting) (2000)
** Shlomo Ben-Ami (2000-2001)
* Japan - Yōhei Kōno (1999-2001)
* Jordan - Abdul Ilah Khatib (1998-2002)
* Kazakhstan - Erlan Idrisov (1999-2002)
* North Korea - Paek Nam-sun (1998-2007)
* South Korea -
** Hong Soon-young (1998-2000)
** Yi Jeong-bin (2000-2001)
* Kuwait - Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1978-2003)
* Kyrgyzstan - Muratbek Imanaliyev (1997-2002)
* Laos - Somsavat Lengsavad (1993-2006)
* Lebanon -
** Selim al-Hoss (1998-2000)
** Mahmoud Hammoud (2000-2003)
* Malaysia - Syed Hamid Albar (1999-2008)
* Maldives - Fathulla Jameel (1978-2005)
* Mongolia -
** Nyam-Osoryn Tuyaa (1998-2000)
** Luvsangiin Erdenechuluun (2000-2004)
* Myanmar - Win Aung (1998-2004)
* Nepal -
** Ram Sharan Mahat (1999-2000)
** Chakra Bastola (2000-2001)
* Oman - Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah (1982–2020)
* Pakistan - Abdul Sattar (1999-2002)
* Philippines - Domingo Siazon, Jr. (1995-2001)
* 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 - Lakshman Kadirgamar (1994-2001)
* Syria - Farouk al-Sharaa (1984-2006)
* Taiwan -
** Chen Chien-jen (1999-2000)
** Tien Hung-mao (2000-2002)
* Tajikistan - Talbak Nazarov (1994-2006)
* Thailand - Surin Pitsuwan (1997-2001)
* Turkey - İsmail Cem (1997-2002)
* Turkmenistan -
** Boris Şyhmyradow (1995-2000)
** Batyr Berdiýew (2000-2001)
* United Arab Emirates - Rashid Abdullah Al Nuaimi (1980-2006)
* Uzbekistan - Abdulaziz Komilov (1994-2003)
* Vietnam -
** Nguyễn Mạnh Cầm (1991-2000)
** Nguyễn Dy Niên (2000-2006)
* Yemen - Abdul Qadir Bajamal (1998-2001)

## Australia and Oceania

* Australia - Alexander Downer (1996-2007)
* Fiji -
** Tupeni Baba (1999-2000)
** Kaliopate Tavola (2000-2006)
* French Polynesia - Gaston Flosse (2000-2004)
* Kiribati - Teburoro Tito (1994-2003)
* Marshall Islands -
** Phillip H. Muller (1994-2000)
** Alvin Jacklick (2000-2001)
* Micronesia -
** Epel K. Ilon (1997-2000)
** Ieske K. Iehsi (2000-2003)
* Nauru -
** René Harris (1999-2000)
** Bernard Dowiyogo (2000-2001)
* New Zealand - Phil Goff (1999-2005)
** Cook Islands - Robert Woonton (1999-2004)
** Niue - Sani Lakatani (1999-2002)
* Palau - Sabino Anastacio (1997-2000)
* Papua New Guinea -
** Sir John Kaputin (1999-2000)
** Sir Michael Somare (2000)
** Bart Philemon (2000-2001)
* Samoa - Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi (1998–2021)
* Solomon Islands -
** Patterson Oti (1997-2000)
** Danny Philip (2000-2001)
* Tonga - Prince 'Ulukalala Lavaka Ata (1998-2004)
* Tuvalu -
** Ionatana Ionatana (1999-2000)
** Lagitupu Tuilimu (2000-2001)
* Vanuatu - Serge Vohor (1999-2001)

## Europe

* Albania - Paskal Milo (1997-2001)
* Andorra - Albert Pintat (1997-2001)
* Austria -
** Wolfgang Schüssel (1995-2000)
** Benita Ferrero-Waldner (2000-2004)
* Belarus -
** Ural Latypov (1998-2000)
** Mikhail Khvostov (2000-2003)
* Belgium - Louis Michel (1999-2004)
** Brussels-Capital Region -
*** Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck (1999-2000)
*** Guy Vanhengel (2000-2009)
** Flanders - Patrick Dewael (1999-2001)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina - Jadranko Prlić (1996-2001)
* Bulgaria - Nadezhda Mihailova (1997-2001)
* Croatia -
** Mate Granić (1993-2000)
** Tonino Picula (2000-2003)
* Cyprus - Ioannis Kasoulidis (1997-2003)
** Northern Cyprus - Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu (1998-2004)
* Czech Republic - Jan Kavan (1998-2002)
* Denmark -
** Niels Helveg Petersen (1993-2000)
** Mogens Lykketoft (2000-2001)
* Estonia - Toomas Hendrik Ilves (1999-2002)
* Finland -
** Tarja Halonen (1995-2000)
** Erkki Tuomioja (2000-2007)
* France - Hubert Védrine (1997-2002)
* Germany - Joschka Fischer (1998-2005)
* Greece - George Papandreou (1999-2004)
* Hungary - János Martonyi (1998-2002)
* Iceland - Halldór Ásgrímsson (1995-2004)
* Ireland -
** David Andrews (1997-2000)
** Brian Cowen (2000-2004)
* Italy - Lamberto Dini (1996-2001)
* Latvia - Indulis Bērziņš (1999-2002)
* Liechtenstein - Andrea Willi (1993-2001)
* Lithuania -
** Algirdas Saudargas (1996-2000)
** Antanas Valionis (2000-2006)
* Luxembourg - Lydie Polfer (1999-2004)
* Republic of Macedonia -
** Aleksandar Dimitrov (1998-2000)
** Srgjan Kerim (2000-2001)
* Malta - Joe Borg (1999-2004)
* Moldova -
** Nicolae Tăbăcaru (1997-2000)
** Nicolae Cernomaz (2000-2001)
** Transnistria - Valeriy Litskai (2000-2008)
* Netherlands - Jozias van Aartsen (1998-2002)
* Norway -
** Knut Vollebæk (1997-2000)
** Thorbjørn Jagland (2000-2001)
* Poland -
** Bronisław Geremek (1997-2000)
** Władysław Bartoszewski (2000-2001)
* Portugal - Jaime Gama (1995-2002)
* Romania -
** Petre Roman (1999-2000)
** Mircea Geoană (2000-2004)
* Russia - Igor Ivanov (1998-2004)
* San Marino - Gabriele Gatti (1986-2002)
* Slovakia - Eduard Kukan (1998-2006)
* Slovenia -
** Boris Frlec (1997-2000)
** Dimitrij Rupel (2000)
** Lojze Peterle (2000)
** Dimitrij Rupel (2000-2004)
* Spain -
** Abel Matutes (1996-2000)
** Josep Piqué (2000-2002)
* Sweden - Anna Lindh (1998-2003)
* Switzerland - Joseph Deiss (1999-2002)
* Ukraine -
** Borys Tarasyuk (1998-2000)
** Anatoliy Zlenko (2000-2003)
* United Kingdom - Robin Cook (1997-2001)
** Scotland - Jack McConnell (2000-2001)
* Vatican City - Archbishop Jean-Louis Tauran (1990-2003)
* Yugoslavia -
** Živadin Jovanović (1998-2000)
** Zoran Novaković (acting) (2000)
** Goran Svilanović (2000-2004)
** Montenegro -
*** Branko Perović (1997-2000)
*** Branko Lukovac (2000-2002)

## North America and the Caribbean

* Antigua and Barbuda - Lester Bird (1991-2004)
* The Bahamas - Janet Bostwick (1994-2002)
* Barbados - Billie Miller (1994-2008)
* Belize - Said Musa (1998-2002)
* Canada -
** Lloyd Axworthy (1996-2000)
** John Manley (2000-2002)
** Quebec - Louise Beaudoin (1998-2003)
* Costa Rica - Roberto Rojas López (1998-2002)
* Cuba - Felipe Pérez Roque (1999-2009)
* Dominica -
** Norris Charles (1998-2000)
** Rosie Douglas (2000)
** Pierre Charles (2000-2001)
* Dominican Republic -
** Eduardo Latorre Rodríguez (1996-2000)
** Hugo Tolentino Dipp (2000-2003)
* El Salvador - María Eugenia Brizuela de Ávila (1999-2004)
* Grenada -
** Mark Isaac (1999-2000)
** Elvin Nimrod (2000-2008)
* Guatemala -
** Eduardo Stein (1996-2000)
** Gabriel Orellana Rojas (2000-2002)
* Haiti - Fritz Longchamp (1995-2001)
* Honduras - Roberto Flores Bermúdez (1999-2002)
* Jamaica -
** Seymour Mullings (1995-2000)
** Paul Robertson (2000-2001)
* Mexico -
** Rosario Green (1998-2000)
** Jorge Castañeda Gutman (2000-2003)
* Nicaragua -
** Eduardo Montealegre (1998-2000)
** José Adán Guerra Pastora (2000)
** Francisco Aguirre Sacasa (2000-2002)
* Panama - José Miguel Alemán Healy (1999-2003)
* Puerto Rico – Angel Morey (1999–2001)
* Saint Kitts and Nevis -
** Denzil Douglas (1995-2000)
** Sam Condor (2000-2001)
* Saint Lucia - George Odlum (1997-2001)
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Allan Cruickshank (1998-2001)
* Trinidad and Tobago -
** Ralph Maraj (1995-2000)
** Mervyn Assam (2000-2001)
* United States - Madeleine Albright (1997-2001)

## South America

* Argentina - Adalberto Rodríguez Giavarini (1999-2001)
* Bolivia - Javier Murillo de la Rocha (1997-2001)
* Brazil - Luiz Felipe Palmeira Lampreia (1995-2001)
* Chile -
** Juan Gabriel Valdés (1999-2000)
** Soledad Alvear (2000-2004)
* Colombia - Guillermo Fernández de Soto (1998-2002)
* Ecuador -
** Benjamín Ortiz Brennan (1999-2000)
** Heinz Moeller Freile (2000-2003)
* Guyana - Clement Rohee (1992-2001)
* Paraguay -
** José Félix Fernández Estigarribia (1999-2000)
** Juan Esteban Aguirre Martínez (2000-2001)
* Peru -
** Fernando de Trazegnies (1998-2000)
** Javier Pérez de Cuéllar (2000-2001)
* Suriname -
** Errol Snijders (1997-2000)
** Marie Levens (2000-2005)
* Uruguay - Didier Opertti (1998-2005)
* Venezuela - José Vicente Rangel (1999-2001)