# List of foreign ministers in 2018

This is a list of foreign ministers in 2018.

## Africa

* Algeria - Abdelkader Messahel (2017–2019)
* Angola - Manuel Domingos Augusto (2017–2020)
* Benin - Aurélien Agbénonci (2016–2023)
* Botswana -
** Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi (2014–2018)
** Vincent T. Seretse (2018)
** Unity Dow (2018–2020)
* Burkina Faso - Alpha Barry (2016–2021)
* Burundi -
** Alain Aimé Nyamitwe (2015–2018)
** Ezéchiel Nibigira (2018–2020)
* Cameroon- Lejeune Mbella Mbella (2015–present)
* Cape Verde - Luís Felipe Tavares (2016–2021)
* Central African Republic -
** Charles-Armel Doubane (2016–2018)
** Sylvie Baïpo-Temon (2018–present)
* Chad - Mahamat Zene Cherif (2017–2020)
* Comoros - Mohamed El-Amine Souef (2017–2020)
* Congo–Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo) - Jean-Claude Gakosso (2015–present)
* Congo–Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo) - Léonard She Okitundu (2016–2019)
* Djibouti - Mahamoud Ali Youssouf (2005–present)
* Egypt - Sameh Shoukry (2014–present)
* Equatorial Guinea -
** Agapito Mba Mokuy (2012–2018)
** Simeón Oyono Esono Angue (2018–present)
* Eritrea - Osman Saleh Mohammed (2007–present)
* Ethiopia - Workneh Gebeyehu (2016–2019)
* Gabon -
** Noël Nelson Messone (2017–2018)
** Régis Immongault Tatangani (2018–present)
* The Gambia -
** Ousainou Darboe (2017–2018)
** Mamadou Tangara (2018–2019)
* Ghana - Shirley Ayorkor Botchway (2017–present)
* Guinea - Mamadi Touré (2017–2021)
* Guinea-Bissau -
** Jorge Malú (2016–2018)
** João Ribeiro Butiam Có (2018–2019)
* Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) - Marcel Amon Tanoh (acting to 2017) (2016–2020)
* Kenya -
** Amina Mohamed (2013–2018)
** Monica Juma (2018–2020)
* Lesotho - Lesego Makgothi (2017–2020)
* Liberia -
** Marjon Kamara (2016–2018)
** Gbehzohngar Findley (2018–2020)
* Libya
** Government of House of Representatives of Libya (Government of Libya internationally recognized to 2016) - Mohammed al-Dairi (2014–2019)
** Government of National Accord of Libya (Interim government internationally recognized as the sole legitimate government of Libya from 2016) - Mohamed Taha Siala (2016–2021)
* Madagascar -
** Henry Rabary Njaka (2017–2018)
** Eloi Maxime Alphonse (2018–2019)
* Malawi - Emmanuel Fabiano (2017–2019)
* Mali -
** Tiéman Coulibaly (2017–2018)
** Kamissa Camara (2018–2019)
* Mauritania -
** Isselkou Ould Ahmed Izid Bih (2016–2018)
** Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed (2018–2022)
* Mauritius - Vishnu Lutchmeenaraidoo (2016–2019)
* Morocco - Nasser Bourita (2017–present)
* Mozambique - José Condungua Pacheco (2017–2020)
* Namibia - Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (2012–2024)
* Niger -
** Ibrahim Yacouba (2016–2018)
** Kalla Ankourao (2018–2020)
* Nigeria - Geoffrey Onyeama (2015–2023)
* Rwanda -
** Louise Mushikiwabo (2009–2018)
** Richard Sezibera (2018–2019)
* São Tomé and Príncipe -
** Urbino Botelho (2016–2018)
** Elsa Teixeira Pinto (2018–2020)
* Senegal - Sidiki Kaba (2017–2019)
* Seychelles - Vincent Meriton (2018–2020)
* Sierra Leone -
** Kaifala Marah (2017–2018)
** Alie Kabba (2018–2019)
* Somalia -
** Yusuf Garaad Omar (2017–2018)
** Ahmed Isse Awad (2018–2020)
* Somaliland -
** Saad Ali Shire (2015–2018)
** Yasin Haji Mohamoud (2018–2021)
* South Africa -
** Maite Nkoana-Mashabane (2009–2018)
** Lindiwe Sisulu (2018–2019)
* South Sudan -
** Deng Alor (2016–2018)
** Martin Elia Lomuro (acting) (2018)
** Nhial Deng Nhial (2018–2019)
* Sudan -
** Ibrahim Ghandour (2015–2018)
** Mohamed Abdalla Idris (acting)(2018)
** al-Dirdiri Mohamed Ahmed (2018–2019)
* Swaziland –
** Mgwagwa Gamedze (2013–2018)
** Joel Musa Nhleko (acting) (2018)
** Thuli Dladla (2018–2023)
* Tanzania - Augustine Mahiga (2015–2019)
* Togo - Robert Dussey (2013–present)
* Tunisia - Khemaies Jhinaoui (2016–2019)
* Uganda - Sam Kutesa (2005–2021)
* Western Sahara - Mohamed Salem Ould Salek (1998–2023)
* Zambia -
** Harry Kalaba (2014–2018)
** Joe Malanji (2018–2021)
* Zimbabwe - Sibusiso Moyo (2017–2021)

## Asia

* Abkhazia - Daur Kove (2016–2021)
* Afghanistan - Salahuddin Rabbani (2015–2019)
* Armenia -
** Eduard Nalbandyan (2008–2018)
** Zohrab Mnatsakanian (2018–2020)
* Artsakh - Masis Mayilyan (2017–2021)
* Azerbaijan - Elmar Mammadyarov (2004–2020)
* Bahrain - Sheikh Khalid ibn Ahmad Al Khalifah (2005–2020)
* Bangladesh - Abul Hassan Mahmud Ali (2014–2019)
* Bhutan -
** Damcho Dorji (2015-2018)
** Dasho Tshering Wangchuk (acting) (2018)
** Tandi Dorji (2018-present)
* Brunei - Hassanal Bolkiah (2015–present)
* Cambodia - Prak Sokhon (2016–2023)
* China (People's Republic of China) - Wang Yi (2013–present)
* East Timor –
** Aurélio Guterres (2017–2018)
** Dionísio Babo Soares (2018–2020)
* Georgia -
** Mikheil Janelidze (2015–2018)
** Davit Zalkaliani (2018–2022)
* India - Sushma Swaraj (2014–2019)
* Indonesia - Retno Marsudi (2014–present)
* Iran - Mohammad Javad Zarif (2013–2021)
* Iraq -
** Ibrahim al-Jaafari (2014–2018)
** Mohamed Ali Alhakim (2018–2020)
** Kurdistan - Falah Mustafa Bakir (2006–2019)
* Israel - Benjamin Netanyahu (2015–2019)
* Japan - Tarō Kōno (2017–2019)
* Jordan - Ayman Safadi (2017–present)
* Kazakhstan –
** Kairat Abdrakhmanov (2016–2018)
** Beibut Atamkulov (2018–2019)
* North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) - Ri Yong-ho (2016–2020)
* South Korea (Republic of Korea) - Kang Kyung-wha (2017–2021)
* Kuwait - Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah (2011–2019)
* Kyrgyzstan -
** Erlan Abdyldayev (2012–2018)
** Chingiz Aidarbekov (2018–2020)
* Laos - Saleumxay Kommasith (2016–present)
* Lebanon - Gebran Bassil (2014–2020)
* Malaysia -
** Anifah Aman (2009–2018)
** Saifuddin Abdullah (2018-2020)
* Maldives -
** Mohamed Asim (2016–2018)
** Abdulla Shahid (2018–present)
* Mongolia - Damdin Tsogtbaatar (2017–2020)
* Myanmar - Aung San Suu Kyi (2016–2021)
* Nagorno-Karabakh
* see under Artsakh
* Nepal -
** Sher Bahadur Deuba (2017–2018)
** Pradeep Gyawali (2018–2021)
* Oman - Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah (1982–2020)
* Pakistan -
** Khawaja Muhammad Asif (2017–2018)
** Tehmina Janjua (acting) (2018)
** Khurram Dastgir Khan (2018)
** Hussain Haroon (2018)
** Shah Mehmood Qureshi (2018–2022)
* Palestine - Riyad al-Maliki (2007–present)
* Philippines -
** Alan Peter Cayetano (2017–2018)
** Teodoro Locsin Jr. (2018–2022)
* Qatar - Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani (2016–present)
* Saudi Arabia -
** Adel al-Jubeir (2015–2018)
** Ibrahim Abdulaziz Al-Assaf (2018–2019)
* Singapore - Vivian Balakrishnan (2015–present)
* South Ossetia - Dmitry Medoyev (2017–2022)
* Sri Lanka -
** Tilak Marapana (2017–2018)
** Sarath Amunugama (2018)
** Tilak Marapana (2018–2019)
* Syria (Syrian Arab Republic - Walid Muallem (2006–2020)
* Taiwan (Republic of China) -
** David Lee (2016–2018)
** Joseph Wu (2018–2024)
* Tajikistan - Sirodjidin Aslov (2013–present)
* Thailand - Don Pramudwinai (2015–2023)
* Timor-Leste -
** Aurélio Guterres (2017–2018)
** Dionísio Babo (2018–present)
* Turkey - Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu (2015–2023)
* Turkmenistan - Raşit Meredow (2001–present)
* United Arab Emirates - Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (2006–present)
* Uzbekistan - Abdulaziz Komilov (2012–2022)
* Vietnam - Phạm Bình Minh (2011–2021)
* Yemen
** Republic of Yemen -
*** Abdulmalik Al-Mekhlafi (2015–2018)
*** Khaled al-Yamani (2018–2019)
** Supreme Political Council (unrecognised, rival government) - Hisham Abdullah (2016-present)

## Europe

* Albania - Ditmir Bushati (2013–2019)
* Andorra - Maria Ubach Font (2017–present)
* Austria – Karin Kneissl (2017–2019)
* Belarus - Vladimir Makei (2012–2022)
* Belgium - Didier Reynders (2011–2019)
** Brussels - Guy Vanhengel (2013–2019)
** Flanders - Geert Bourgeois (2014–2019)
** Wallonia - Willy Borsus (2017–2019)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina - Igor Crnadak (2015–2019)
* Bulgaria – Ekaterina Zakharieva (2017–2021)
* Croatia - Marija Pejčinović Burić (2017–2019)
* Cyprus -
** Ioannis Kasoulidis (2013–2018)
** Nikos Christodoulidis (2018–2022)
* Czech Republic -
** Martin Stropnický (2017–2018)
** Jan Hamáček (acting) (2018)
** Tomáš Petříček (2018–2021)
* Denmark - Anders Samuelsen (2016–2019)
** Faroe Islands - Poul Michelsen (2015–2019)
* Donetsk People's Republic - Natalya Nikonorova (2016–present)
* Estonia - Sven Mikser (2016–2019)
* Finland - Timo Soini (2015–2019)
* France - Jean-Yves Le Drian (2017–2022)
* Germany -
** Sigmar Gabriel (2017-2018)
** Heiko Maas (2018–2021)
* Greece -
** Nikos Kotzias (2015–2018)
** Alexis Tsipras (2018–2019)
** Georgios Katrougalos (2019-2019)
** Nikos Dendias (2019-2023)
* Guernsey - Jonathan Le Tocq (2016–present)
* Hungary - Péter Szijjártó (2014–present)
* Iceland - Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson (2017–2021)
* Ireland - Simon Coveney (2017–2022)
* Italy -
** Angelino Alfano (2016–2018)
** Enzo Moavero Milanesi (2018–2019)
* Jersey -
** Sir Philip Bailhache (2013–2018)
** Ian Gorst (2018–2022)
* Kosovo - Behgjet Pacolli (2017–2020)
* Latvia - Edgars Rinkēvičs (2011–2023)
* Liechtenstein - Aurelia Frick (2009–2019)
* Lithuania - Linas Antanas Linkevičius (2012–2020)
* Lugansk People's Republic - Vladislav Deinevo (2017–present)
* Luxembourg - Jean Asselborn (2004–2023)
* Republic of Macedonia - Nikola Dimitrov (2017–2020)
* Malta - Carmelo Abela (2017–2020)
* Moldova -
** Andrei Galbur (2016–2018)
** Tudor Ulianovschi (2018–2019)
** Gagauzia - Vitaliy Vlah (2015–present)
* Monaco - Gilles Tonelli (2015–2019)
* Montenegro - Srđan Darmanović (2016–2020)
* Netherlands -
** Halbe Zijlstra (2017–2018)
** Sigrid Kaag (acting) (2018)
** Stef Blok (2018–2021)
* Northern Cyprus -
** Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu (2016–2018)
** Kudret Özersay (2018–2020)
* Norway - Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide (2017–2021)
* Poland -
** Witold Waszczykowski (2015–2018)
** Jacek Czaputowicz (2018–2020)
* Portugal - Augusto Santos Silva (2015–2022)
* Romania - Teodor Meleșcanu (2017–2019)
* Russia - Sergey Lavrov (2004–present)
* San Marino - Nicola Renzi (2016–2020)
* Serbia - Ivica Dačić (2014–2020)
* Slovakia - Miroslav Lajčák (2012–2020)
* Slovenia -
** Karl Erjavec (2012–2018)
** Miro Cerar (2018–2020)
* Spain -
** Alfonso Dastis (2016–2018)
** Josep Borrell (2018–2019)
** Catalonia
**** Ernest Maragall (2018–2019)
**** Alfred Bosch (2019-2020)
* Sweden - Margot Wallström (2014–2019)
* Switzerland - Ignazio Cassis (2017–present)
* Transnistria - Vitaly Ignatyev (2015–present)
* Ukraine - Pavlo Klimkin (2014–2019)
* United Kingdom -
** Boris Johnson (2016–2018)
** Jeremy Hunt (2018–2019)
** Scotland - Fiona Hyslop (2009–2020)
* Vatican City - Archbishop Paul Gallagher (2014–present)

## North America and the Caribbean

* Antigua and Barbuda -
** Charles Fernandez (2014–2018)
** E.P. Chet Greene (2018–present)
* The Bahamas - Darren Henfield (2017–2021)
* Barbados -
** Maxine McClean (2008–2018)
** Jerome Walcott (2018–present)
* Belize - Wilfred Elrington (2008–2020)
* Canada - Chrystia Freeland (2017–2019)
** Quebec -
*** Christine St-Pierre (2014–2018)
*** Nadine Girault (2018–2022)
* Costa Rica -
** Manuel González Sanz (2014–2018)
** Epsy Campbell Barr (2018)
** Lorena Aguilar Revelo (acting) (2018–2019)
* Cuba - Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla (2009–present)
* Dominica - Francine Baron (2014–2019)
* Dominican Republic - Miguel Vargas Maldonado (2016–2020)
* El Salvador -
** Hugo Martínez (2014–2018)
** Carlos Alfredo Castaneda (2018–2019)
* Greenland –
** Suka K. Frederiksen (2017–2018)
** Vivian Motzfeldt (2018)
** Ane Lone Bagger (2018–2020)
* Grenada -
** Elvin Nimrod (2016–2018)
** Peter David (2018–2020)
* Guatemala - Sandra Jovel (2017–2020)
* Haiti -
** Antonio Rodrigue (2017–2018)
** Bocchit Edmond (2018–2020)
* Honduras - María Dolores Agüero (2016–2019)
* Jamaica - Kamina Johnson-Smith (2016–present)
* Mexico -
** Luis Videgaray Caso (2017–2018)
** Marcelo Ebrard (2018–2023)
* Nicaragua –Denis Moncada (2017–present)
* Panama - Isabel Saint Malo (2014–2019)
* Puerto Rico – Luis G. Rivera Marín (2017–2019)
* Saint Kitts and Nevis - Mark Brantley (2015–2022)
* Saint Lucia - Allen Chastanet (2016–2021)
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Sir Louis Straker (2015–2020)
* Trinidad and Tobago - Dennis Moses (2015–2020)
* United States -
** Rex Tillerson (2017–2018)
** John J. Sullivan (acting) (2018)
** Mike Pompeo (2018–2021)

## Oceania

* Australia -
** Julie Bishop (2013–2018)
** Marise Payne (2018–2022)
* Cook Islands - Henry Puna (2013–2020)
* Fiji - Frank Bainimarama (2016–2019)
* French Polynesia - Édouard Fritch (2014–present)
* Kiribati - Taneti Mamau (2016–present)
* Marshall Islands - John Silk (2016–2020)
* Micronesia - Lorin S. Robert (2007–2019)
* Nauru - Baron Waqa (2013–2019)
* New Zealand - Winston Peters (2017–2020)
* Niue - Toke Talagi (2008–2020)
* Palau – Faustina Rehuher-Marugg (2017–2021)
* Papua New Guinea - Rimbink Pato (2012–2019)
* Samoa - Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi (1998–2021)
* Solomon Islands - Milner Tozaka (2014–2019)
* Tokelau –
** Siopili Perez (2017–2018)
** Afega Gaualofa (2018–2019)
* Tonga –
** Siaosi Sovaleni (2017–2018)
** ʻAkilisi Pōhiva (2018–2019)
* Tuvalu - Taukelina Finikaso (2013–2019)
* Vanuatu – Ralph Regenvanu (2017–2020)

## South America

* Argentina - Jorge Faurie (2017–2019)
* Bolivia -
** Fernando Huanacuni Mamani (2017–2018)
** Diego Pary (2018–2019)
* Brazil - Aloysio Nunes (2017–2019)
* Chile -
** Heraldo Muñoz (2014–2018)
** Roberto Ampuero (2018–2019)
* Colombia -
** María Ángela Holguín (2010–2018)
** Carlos Holmes Trujillo (2018–2019)
* Ecuador -
** María Fernanda Espinosa (2017–2018)
** José Valencia Amores (2018–2020)
* Guyana - Carl Greenidge (2015-2019)
* Paraguay -
** Eladio Loizaga (2013–2018)
** Luis Castiglioni (2018–2019)
* Peru -
** Ricardo Luna (2016–2018)
** Cayetana Aljovín (2018)
** Néstor Popolizio (2018–2019)
* Suriname - Yldiz Pollack-Beighle (2017–2020)
* Uruguay - Rodolfo Nin Novoa (2015–2020)
* Venezuela - Jorge Arreaza (2017–2021)