# List of foreign ministers in 1999

This is a list of foreign ministers in 1999.

## Africa

* Algeria -
** Ahmed Attaf (1996-1999)
** Youcef Yousfi (1999-2000)
* Angola -
** Venâncio da Silva Moura (1992-1999)
** João Bernardo de Miranda (1999-2008)
* Benin - Antoine Idji Kolawolé (1998-2003)
* Botswana - Mompati Merafhe (1994-2008)
* Burkina Faso -
** Ablassé Ouedraogo (1994-1999)
** Youssouf Ouedraogo (1999-2007)
* Burundi - Severin Ntahomvukiye (1998-2001)
* Cameroon - Augustin Kontchou Kouomegni (1997-2001)
* Cape Verde - José Luís de Jesus (1998-2000)
* Central African Republic -
** Jean-Mette Yapende (1997-1999)
** Marcel Metefara (1999-2001)
* Chad - Mahamat Saleh Annadif (1997-2003)
* Comoros -
** Nidhoim Attoumane (1998-1999)
** Mohamed El-Amine Souef (1999-2002)
* Republic of Congo - Rodolphe Adada (1997-2007)
* Democratic Republic of Congo -
** Jean-Charles Okoto (1998-1999)
** Abdoulaye Yerodia Ndombasi (1999-2000)
* Côte d'Ivoire - Amara Essy (1990-2000)
* Djibouti -
** Mohamed Moussa Chehem (1995-1999)
** Ali Abdi Farah (1999-2005)
* Egypt - Amr Moussa (1991-2001)
* Equatorial Guinea -
** Miguel Oyono Ndong Mifumu (1993-1999)
** Santiago Nsobeya Efuman (1999-2003)
* Eritrea - Haile Woldetensae (1997-2000)
* Ethiopia - Seyoum Mesfin (1991-2010)
* Gabon -
** Casimir Oyé-Mba (1994-1999)
** Jean Ping (1999-2008)
* The Gambia - Momodou Lamin Sedat Jobe (1998-2001)
* Ghana - Victor Gbeho (1997-2001)
* Guinea -
** Lamine Camara (1996-1999)
** Zainoul Abidine Sanoussy (1999-2000)
* Guinea-Bissau -
** Fernando Delfim da Silva (1996-1999)
** Hilia Barber (1999)
** José Pereira Baptista (1999-2000)
* Kenya - Bonaya Godana (1998-2001)
* Lesotho - Tom Thabane (1998-2002)
* Liberia - Monie Captan (1996-2003)
* Libya - Umar Mustafa al-Muntasir (1992-2000)
* Madagascar - Lila Ratsifandrihamanana (1998-2002)
* Malawi -
** Mapopa Chipeta (1997-1999)
** Brown Mpinganjira (1999-2000)
* Mali - Modibo Sidibe (1997-2002)
* Mauritania - Ahmed Ould Sid'Ahmed (1998-2001)
* Mauritius - Rajkeswur Purryag (1997-2000)
* Morocco -
** Abdellatif Filali (1985-1999)
** Mohamed Benaissa (1999-2007)
** Western Sahara - Mohamed Salem Ould Salek (1998–2023)
* Mozambique - Leonardo Simão (1994-2005)
* Namibia - Theo-Ben Gurirab (1990-2002)
* Niger -
** Maman Sambo Sidikou (1997-1999)
** Aïchatou Mindaoudou (1999-2000)
* Nigeria -
** Ignatius Olisemeka (1998-1999)
** Sule Lamido (1999-2003)
* Rwanda -
** Anastase Gasana (1994-1999)
** Amri Sued Ismail (1999)
** Augustin Iyamuremye (1999-2000)
* São Tomé and Príncipe -
** Homero Jeronimo Salvaterra (1996-1999)
** Alberto Paulino (1999)
** Paulo Jorge Espirito Santo (1999-2000)
* Senegal - Jacques Baudin (1998-2000)
* Seychelles - Jérémie Bonnelame (1997-2005)
* Sierra Leone - Sama Banya (1998-2001)
* Somalia - no central government
** Somaliland - Mahmud Salah Nur (1997-2001)
* South Africa -
** Alfred Baphethuxolo Nzo (1994-1999)
** 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)
* Tunisia -
** Said Ben Mustapha (1997-1999)
** Habib Ben Yahia (1999-2004)
* Uganda - Eriya Kategaya (1996-2001)
* Zambia - Keli Walubita (1997-2002)
* Zimbabwe - Stan Mudenge (1995-2005)

## Asia

* Afghanistan -
** Mullah Mohammad Hassan (1998-1999)
** Wakil Ahmed Muttawakil (1999-2001)
* Armenia - Vartan Oskanian (1998-2008)
* Azerbaijan -
** Tofig Zulfugarov (1998-1999)
** 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)
* Georgia - Irakli Menagarishvili (1995-2003)
** Abkhazia - Sergei Shamba (1997-2004)
** South Ossetia - Murat Dzhioyev (1998-2012)
* India - Jaswant Singh (1998-2002)
* Indonesia -
** Ali Alatas (1988-1999)
** Alwi Shihab (1999-2001)
* Iran - Kamal Kharazi (1997-2005)
* Iraq - Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf (1992-2001)
* Israel -
** Ariel Sharon (1998-1999)
** David Levy (1999-2000)
* Japan -
** Masahiko Kōmura (1998-1999)
** Yōhei Kōno (1999-2001)
* Jordan - Abdul Ilah Khatib (1998-2002)
* Kazakhstan -
** Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (1994-1999)
** Erlan Idrisov (1999-2002)
* North Korea - Paek Nam-sun (1998-2007)
* South Korea - Hong Soon-young (1998-2000)
* 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)
* Malaysia -
** Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (1991-1999)
** Syed Hamid Albar (1999-2008)
* Maldives - Fathulla Jameel (1978-2005)
* Mongolia - Nyam-Osoryn Tuyaa (1998-2000)
* Myanmar - Win Aung (1998-2004)
* Nepal -
** Girija Prasad Koirala (1998-1999)
** Krishna Prasad Bhattarai (1999)
** Ram Sharan Mahat (1999-2000)
* Oman - Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah (1982–2020)
* Pakistan -
** Sartaj Aziz (1998-1999)
** 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 -
** Jason Hu (1997-1999)
** Chen Chien-jen (1999-2000)
* Tajikistan - Talbak Nazarov (1994-2006)
* Thailand - Surin Pitsuwan (1997-2001)
* Turkey - İsmail Cem (1997-2002)
* Turkmenistan - Boris Şyhmyradow (1995-2000)
* United Arab Emirates - Rashid Abdullah Al Nuaimi (1980-2006)
* Uzbekistan - Abdulaziz Komilov (1994-2003)
* Vietnam - Nguyễn Mạnh Cầm (1991-2000)
* Yemen - Abdul Qadir Bajamal (1998-2001)

## Australia and Oceania

* Australia - Alexander Downer (1996-2007)
* Fiji -
** Berenado Vunibobo (1997-1999)
** Tupeni Baba (1999-2000)
* Kiribati - Teburoro Tito (1994-2003)
* Marshall Islands - Phillip H. Muller (1994-2000)
* Micronesia - Epel K. Ilon (1997-2000)
* Nauru -
** Bernard Dowiyogo (1998-1999)
** René Harris (1999-2000)
* New Zealand -
** Don McKinnon (1990-1999)
** Phil Goff (1999-2005)
** Cook Islands -
*** Inatio Akaruru (1989-1999)
*** Joe Williams (1999)
*** Robert Woonton (1999-2004)
** Niue - Sani Lakatani (1999-2002)
* Palau - Sabino Anastacio (1997-2000)
* Papua New Guinea -
** Roy Yaki (1997-1999)
** Sir Michael Somare (1999)
** Sir John Kaputin (1999-2000)
* Samoa - Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi (1998–2021)
* Solomon Islands - Patterson Oti (1997-2000)
* Tonga - Prince 'Ulukalala Lavaka Ata (1998-2004)
* Tuvalu -
** Bikenibeu Paeniu (1996-1999)
** Ionatana Ionatana (1999-2000)
* Vanuatu -
** Clement Leo (1998-1999)
** Serge Vohor (1999-2001)

## Europe

* Albania - Paskal Milo (1997-2001)
* Andorra - Albert Pintat (1997-2001)
* Austria - Wolfgang Schüssel (1995-2000)
* Belarus - Ural Latypov (1998-2000)
* Belgium -
** Erik Derycke (1995-1999)
** Louis Michel (1999-2004)
** Brussels-Capital Region -
*** Jos Chabert (1989-1999)
*** Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck (1999-2000)
** Flanders -
*** Luc Van den Brande (1992-1999)
*** Patrick Dewael (1999-2001)
** Wallonia - William Ancion (1996-1999)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina - Jadranko Prlić (1996-2001)
* Bulgaria - Nadezhda Mihailova (1997-2001)
* Croatia - Mate Granić (1993-2000)
* Cyprus - Ioannis Kasoulidis (1997-2003)
** Northern Cyprus - Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu (1998-2004)
* Czech Republic - Jan Kavan (1998-2002)
* Denmark - Niels Helveg Petersen (1993-2000)
* Estonia -
** Raul Mälk (1998-1999)
** Toomas Hendrik Ilves (1999-2002)
* Finland - Tarja Halonen (1995-2000)
* France - Hubert Védrine (1997-2002)
* Germany - Joschka Fischer (1998-2005)
* Greece -
** Theodoros Pangalos (1996-1999)
** George Papandreou (1999-2004)
* Hungary - János Martonyi (1998-2002)
* Iceland - Halldór Ásgrímsson (1995-2004)
* Ireland - David Andrews (1997-2000)
* Italy - Lamberto Dini (1996-2001)
* Latvia -
** Valdis Birkavs (1994-1999)
** Indulis Bērziņš (1999-2002)
* Liechtenstein - Andrea Willi (1993-2001)
* Lithuania - Algirdas Saudargas (1996-2000)
* Luxembourg -
** Jacques Poos (1984-1999)
** Lydie Polfer (1999-2004)
* Republic of Macedonia - Aleksandar Dimitrov (1998-2000)
* Malta -
** Guido de Marco (1998-1999)
** Joe Borg (1999-2004)
* Moldova - Nicolae Tăbăcaru (1997-2000)
* Netherlands - Jozias van Aartsen (1998-2002)
* Norway - Knut Vollebæk (1997-2000)
* Poland - Bronisław Geremek (1997-2000)
* Portugal - Jaime Gama (1995-2002)
* Romania -
** Andrei Pleşu (1997-1999)
** Petre Roman (1999-2000)
* Russia - Igor Ivanov (1998-2004)
** Chechnya -
*** the government went into exile in 2000
*** Akhyad Idigov (1998-1999)
*** Ilyas Akhmadov (1999-2005)
* San Marino - Gabriele Gatti (1986-2002)
* Slovakia - Eduard Kukan (1998-2006)
* Slovenia - Boris Frlec (1997-2000)
* Spain - Abel Matutes (1996-2000)
* Sweden - Anna Lindh (1998-2003)
* Switzerland -
** Flavio Cotti (1993-1999)
** Joseph Deiss (1999-2002)
* Ukraine - Borys Tarasyuk (1998-2000)
* United Kingdom - Robin Cook (1997-2001)
* Vatican City - Archbishop Jean-Louis Tauran (1990-2003)
* Yugoslavia - Živadin Jovanović (1998-2000)
** Montenegro - Branko Perović (1997-2000)

## 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)
** Quebec - Louise Beaudoin (1998-2003)
* Costa Rica - Roberto Rojas López (1998-2002)
* Cuba -
** Roberto Robaina (1993-1999)
** Felipe Pérez Roque (1999-2009)
* Dominica - Norris Charles (1998-2000)
* Dominican Republic - Eduardo Latorre Rodríguez (1996-2000)
* El Salvador -
** Ramón Ernesto González Giner (1995-1999)
** María Eugenia Brizuela de Ávila (1999-2004)
* Grenada -
** Mark Isaac (1998-1999)
** Keith Mitchell (1999)
** Mark Isaac (1999-2000)
* Guatemala - Eduardo Stein (1996-2000)
* Haiti - Fritz Longchamp (1995-2001)
* Honduras -
** Fernando Martínez Jiménez (1998-1999)
** Roberto Flores Bermúdez (1999-2002)
* Jamaica - Seymour Mullings (1995-2000)
* Mexico - Rosario Green (1998-2000)
* Nicaragua - Eduardo Montealegre (1998-2000)
* Panama -
** Jorge Eduardo Ritter (1998-1999)
** José Miguel Alemán Healy (1999-2003)
* Puerto Rico –
** Norma Burgos (1995–1999)
** Angel Morey (1999–2001)
* Saint Kitts and Nevis - Denzil Douglas (1995-2000)
* Saint Lucia - George Odlum (1997-2001)
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Allan Cruickshank (1998-2001)
* Trinidad and Tobago - Ralph Maraj (1995-2000)
* United States - Madeleine Albright (1997-2001)

## South America

* Argentina -
** Guido di Tella (1991-1999)
** Adalberto Rodríguez Giavarini (1999-2001)
* Bolivia - Javier Murillo de la Rocha (1997-2001)
* Brazil - Luiz Felipe Palmeira Lampreia (1995-2001)
* Chile -
** José Miguel Insulza (1994-1999)
** Juan Gabriel Valdés (1999-2000)
* Colombia - Guillermo Fernández de Soto (1998-2002)
* Ecuador -
** José Ayala Lasso (1997-1999)
** Benjamín Ortiz Brennan (1999-2000)
* Guyana - Clement Rohee (1992-2001)
* Paraguay -
** Dido Florentin Bogado (1998-1999)
** Miguel Abdón Saguier (1999)
** José Félix Fernández Estigarribia (1999-2000)
* Peru - Fernando de Trazegnies (1998-2000)
* Suriname - Errol Snijders (1997-2000)
* Uruguay - Didier Opertti (1998-2005)
* Venezuela -
** Miguel Ángel Burelli Rivas (1994-1999)
** José Vicente Rangel (1999-2001)