# List of state leaders in 2003

This is a list of heads of state, heads of governments, and other rulers in the year 2003.

## Africa

* Algeria
** President – Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria (1999–2019)
** Prime Minister –
*** Ali Benflis, Prime Minister of Algeria (2000–2003)
*** Ahmed Ouyahia, Prime Minister of Algeria (2003–2006)
* Angola
** President – José Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola (1979–2017)
** Prime Minister – Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos, Prime Minister of Angola (2002–2008)
* Benin
** President – Mathieu Kérékou, President of Benin (1996–2006)
* Botswana
** President – Festus Mogae, President of Botswana (1998–2008)
* Burkina Faso
** President – Blaise Compaoré, President of Burkina Faso (1987–2014)
** Prime Minister – Paramanga Ernest Yonli, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (2000–2007)
* Burundi
** President –
*** Pierre Buyoya, President of Burundi (1996–2003)
*** Domitien Ndayizeye, President of Burundi (2003–2005)
* Cameroon
** President – Paul Biya, President of Cameroon (1982–present)
** Prime Minister – Peter Mafany Musonge, Prime Minister of Cameroon (1996–2004)
* Cape Verde
** President – Pedro Pires, President of Cape Verde (2001–2011)
** Prime Minister – José Maria Neves, Prime Minister of Cape Verde (2001–2016)
* Central African Republic
** President –
*** Ange-Félix Patassé, President of the Central African Republic (1993–2003)
*** François Bozizé, President of the Central African Republic (2003–2013)
** Prime Minister –
*** Martin Ziguélé, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (2001–2003)
*** Abel Goumba, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (2003)
*** Célestin Gaombalet, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (2003–2005)
* Chad
** President – Idriss Déby, President of Chad (1990–2021)
** Prime Minister –
*** Haroun Kabadi, Prime Minister of Chad (2002–2003)
*** Moussa Faki, Prime Minister of Chad (2003–2005)
* Comoros
** President – Azali Assoumani, President of the Comoros (2002–2006)
* Congo–Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo)
** President – Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of the Congo (1997–present)
* Congo–Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
** President – Joseph Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2001–2019)
* Djibouti
** President – Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti (1999–present)
** Prime Minister – Dileita Mohamed Dileita, Prime Minister of Djibouti (2001–2013)
* Egypt
** President – Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt (1981–2011)
** Prime Minister – Atef Ebeid, Prime Minister of Egypt (1999–2004)
* Equatorial Guinea
** President – Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea (1979–present)
** Prime Minister – Cándido Muatetema Rivas, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (2001–2004)
* Eritrea
** President – Isaias Afwerki, President of Eritrea (1991–present)
* Ethiopia
** President – Girma Wolde-Giorgis, President of Ethiopia (2001–2013)
** Prime Minister – Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1995–2012)
* Gabon
** President – Omar Bongo, President of Gabon (1967–2009)
** Prime Minister – Jean-François Ntoutoume Emane, Prime Minister of Gabon (1999–2006)
* The Gambia
** President – Yahya Jammeh, President of the Gambia (1994–2017)
* Ghana
** President – John Kufuor, President of Ghana (2001–2009)
* Guinea
** President – Lansana Conté, President of Guinea (1984–2008)
** Prime Minister – Lamine Sidimé, Prime Minister of Guinea (1999–2004)
* Guinea-Bissau
** President –
*** Kumba Ialá, President of Guinea-Bissau (2000–2003)
*** Veríssimo Correia Seabra, Chairman of the Military Committee for the Restoration of Constitutional and Democratic Order of Guinea-Bissau (2003)
*** Henrique Rosa, Acting President of Guinea-Bissau (2003–2005)
** Prime Minister –
*** Mário Pires, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2002–2003)
*** Artur Sanhá, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2003–2004)
* Ivory Coast
** President – Laurent Gbagbo, President of the Ivory Coast (2000–2011)
** Prime Minister –
*** Pascal Affi N'Guessan, Prime Minister of the Ivory Coast (2000–2003)
*** Seydou Diarra, Prime Minister of the Ivory Coast (2003–2005)
* Kenya
** President – Mwai Kibaki, President of Kenya (2002–2013)
* Lesotho
** Monarch – Letsie III, King of Lesotho (1996–present)
** Prime Minister – Pakalitha Mosisili, Prime Minister of Lesotho (1998–2012)
* Liberia
** Head of State –
*** Charles Taylor, President of Liberia (1997–2003)
*** Moses Blah, President of Liberia (2003)
*** Gyude Bryant, Chairman of the Transitional Government of Liberia (2003–2006)
* Libya
** De facto Head of State – Muammar Gaddafi, Guide of the Revolution of Libya (1969–2011)
** De jure Head of State – Muhammad az-Zanati, General Secretary of the General People's Congress of Libya (1992–2008)
** Prime Minister –
*** Imbarek Shamekh, General Secretary of the General People's Committee of Libya (2000–2003)
*** Shukri Ghanem, General Secretary of the General People's Committee of Libya (2003–2006)
* Madagascar
** President – Marc Ravalomanana, President of Madagascar (2002–2009)
** Prime Minister – Jacques Sylla, Prime Minister of Madagascar (2002–2007)
* Malawi
** President – Bakili Muluzi, President of Malawi (1994–2004)
* Mali
** President – Amadou Toumani Touré, President of Mali (2002–2012)
** Prime Minister – Ahmed Mohamed ag Hamani, Prime Minister of Mali (2002–2004)
* Mauritania
** President – Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, President of Mauritania (1984–2005)
** Prime Minister –
*** Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna, Prime Minister of Mauritania (1998–2003)
*** Sghair Ould M'Bareck, Prime Minister of Mauritania (2003–2005)
* Mauritius
** President –
*** Karl Offmann, President of Mauritius (2002–2003)
*** Raouf Bundhun, Acting President of Mauritius (2003)
*** Sir Anerood Jugnauth, President of Mauritius (2003–2012)
** Prime Minister –
*** Sir Anerood Jugnauth, Prime Minister of Mauritius (2000–2003)
*** Paul Bérenger, Prime Minister of Mauritius (2003–2005)
* Mayotte (overseas collectivity of France)
** redesignated from a departmental collectivity of the French Republic on 28 March
** Prefect – Jean-Jacques Brot, Prefect of Mayotte (2002–2005)
** Head of Government – Younoussa Bamana, President of the General Council of Mayotte (1991–2004)
* Morocco
** Monarch – Mohammed VI, King of Morocco (1999–present)
** Prime Minister – Driss Jettou, Prime Minister of Morocco (2002–2007)
** Western Sahara (self-declared, partially recognised state)
*** President – Mohamed Abdelaziz, President of Western Sahara (1976–2016)
*** Prime Minister –
**** Bouchraya Hammoudi Bayoun, Prime Minister of Western Sahara (1999–2003)
**** Abdelkader Taleb Omar, Prime Minister of Western Sahara (2003–2018)
* Mozambique
** President – Joaquim Chissano, President of Mozambique (1986–2005)
** Prime Minister – Pascoal Mocumbi, Prime Minister of Mozambique (1994–2004)
* Namibia
** President – Sam Nujoma, President of Namibia (1990–2005)
** Prime Minister – Theo-Ben Gurirab, Prime Minister of Namibia (2002–2005)
* Niger
** President – Mamadou Tandja, President of Niger (1999–2010)
** Prime Minister – Hama Amadou, Prime Minister of Niger (2000–2007)
* Nigeria
** President – Olusegun Obasanjo, President of Nigeria (1999–2007)
* Rwanda
** President – Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda (2000–present)
** Prime Minister – Bernard Makuza, Prime Minister of Rwanda (2000–2011)
* Saint Helena and Dependencies (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
** Governor – David Hollamby, Governor of Saint Helena (1999–2004)
* São Tomé and Príncipe
** President –
*** Fradique de Menezes, President of São Tomé and Príncipe (2001–2003)
*** Fernando Pereira, Chairman of the Military Junta of National Salvation of São Tomé and Príncipe (2003)
*** Fradique de Menezes, President of São Tomé and Príncipe (2003–2011)
** Prime Minister – Maria das Neves, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Principe (2002–2004)
* Senegal
** President – Abdoulaye Wade, President of Senegal (2000–2012)
** Prime Minister – Idrissa Seck, Prime Minister of Senegal (2002–2004)
* Seychelles
** President – France-Albert René, President of Seychelles (1977–2004)
* Sierra Leone
** President – Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, President of Sierra Leone (1998–2007)
* Somalia
** President – Abdiqasim Salad Hassan, President of Somalia (2000–2004)
** Prime Minister –
*** Hassan Abshir Farah, Prime Minister of Somalia (2001–2003)
*** Muhammad Abdi Yusuf, Prime Minister of Somalia (2003–2004)
** Somaliland (unrecognised, secessionist state)
*** President – Dahir Riyale Kahin, President of Somaliland (2002–2010)
** Puntland (self-declared autonomous state)
*** President – Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, President of Puntland (2002–2004)
* South Africa
** President – Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa (1999–2008)
* Sudan
** President – Omar al-Bashir, President of Sudan (1989–2019)
* Swaziland
** Monarch – Mswati III, King of Swaziland (1986–present)
** Prime Minister –
*** Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini, Prime Minister of Swaziland (1996–2003)
*** Paul Shabangu, Acting Prime Minister of Swaziland (2003)
*** Themba Dlamini, Prime Minister of Swaziland (2003–2008)
* Tanzania
** President – Benjamin Mkapa, President of Tanzania (1995–2005)
** Prime Minister – Frederick Sumaye, Prime Minister of Tanzania (1995–2005)
* Togo
** President – Gnassingbé Eyadéma, President of Togo (1967–2005)
** Prime Minister – Koffi Sama, Prime Minister of Togo (2002–2005)
* Tunisia
** President – Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, President of Tunisia (1987–2011)
** Prime Minister – Mohamed Ghannouchi, Prime Minister of Tunisia (1999–2011)
* Uganda
** President – Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda (1986–present)
** Prime Minister – Apolo Nsibambi, Prime Minister of Uganda (1999–2011)
* Zambia
** President – Levy Mwanawasa, President of Zambia (2002–2008)
* Zimbabwe
** President – Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe (1987–2017)

## Asia

* Afghanistan
** President – Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan (2002–2014)
* Bahrain
** Monarch – Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain (1999–present)
** Prime Minister – Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister of Bahrain (1970–2020)
* Bangladesh
** President – Iajuddin Ahmed, President of Bangladesh (2002–2009)
** Prime Minister – Khaleda Zia, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (2001–2006)
* Bhutan
** Monarch – Jigme Singye Wangchuck, King of Bhutan (1972–2006)
** Prime Minister –
*** Kinzang Dorji, Prime Minister of Bhutan (2002–2003)
*** Jigme Thinley, Prime Minister of Bhutan (2003–2004)
* Brunei
** Monarch – Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (1967–present)
** Prime Minister – Hassanal Bolkiah, Prime Minister of Brunei (1984–present)
* Cambodia
** Monarch – Norodom Sihanouk, King of Cambodia (1993–2004)
** Prime Minister – Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1985–2023)
* China (People's Republic of China)
** Communist Party Leader – Hu Jintao, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (2002–2012)
** President –
*** Jiang Zemin, President of China (1993–2003)
*** Hu Jintao, President of China (2003–2013)
** Premier –
*** Zhu Rongji, Premier of the State Council of China (1998–2003)
*** Wen Jiabao, Premier of the State Council of China (2003–2013)
* East Timor
** President – Xanana Gusmão, President of East Timor (2002–2007)
** Prime Minister – Mari Alkatiri, Prime Minister of East Timor (2001–2006)
* India
** President – A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, President of India (2002–2007)
** Prime Minister – Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister of India (1998–2004)
* Indonesia
** President – Megawati Sukarnoputri, President of Indonesia (2001–2004)
* Iran
** Supreme Leader – Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran (1989–present)
** President – Mohammad Khatami, President of Iran (1997–2005)
* Iraq (under an occupation led by the United States)
** following the 9 April fall of the capital, the occupied Ba'athist Iraq was superseded ensuing invasion on 21 April
** President – Saddam Hussein, President of Iraq (1979–2003)
** Administrator –
*** Jay Garner, Civilian administrator of Iraq (2003)
*** Paul Bremer, Civilian administrator of Iraq (2003–2004)
** Head of Government –
*** Saddam Hussein, Prime Minister of Iraq (1994–2003)
*** Mohammad Bahr al-Ulloum, President of the Governing Council of Iraq (2003)
*** Ibrahim al-Jaafari, President of the Governing Council of Iraq (2003)
*** Ahmed Chalabi, President of the Governing Council of Iraq (2003)
*** Ayad Allawi, President of the Governing Council of Iraq (2003)
*** Jalal Talabani, President of the Governing Council of Iraq (2003)
*** Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, President of the Governing Council of Iraq (2003)
* Israel
** President – Moshe Katsav, President of Israel (2000–2007)
** Prime Minister – Ariel Sharon, Prime Minister of Israel (2001–2006)
** Palestinian National Authority (non-state administrative authority)
*** President – Yasser Arafat, President of the Palestinian National Authority (1994–2004)
*** Prime Minister –
**** Mahmoud Abbas, Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority (2003)
**** Ahmed Qurei, Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority (2003–2005)
* Japan
** Monarch – Akihito, Emperor of Japan (1989–2019)
** Prime Minister – Junichirō Koizumi, Prime Minister of Japan (2001–2006)
* Jordan
** Monarch – Abdullah II, King of Jordan (1999–present)
** Prime Minister –
*** Ali Abu al-Ragheb, Prime Minister of Jordan (2000–2003)
*** Faisal al-Fayez, Prime Minister of Jordan (2003–2005)
* Kazakhstan
** President – Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan (1990–2019)
** Prime Minister –
*** Imangali Tasmagambetov, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan (2002–2003)
*** Daniyal Akhmetov, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan (2003–2007)
* North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
** Communist Party Leader – Kim Jong-il, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (1997–2011)
** De facto Head of State – Kim Jong-il, Chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea  (1993–2011)
** De jure Head of State – Kim Yong-nam, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea (1998–2019)
** Premier –
*** Hong Song-nam, Premier of the Cabinet North Korea (1997–2003)
*** Pak Pong-ju, Premier of the Cabinet of North Korea (2003–2007)
* South Korea (Republic of Korea)
** President –
*** Kim Dae-jung, President of South Korea (1998–2003)
*** Roh Moo-hyun, President of South Korea (2003–2008)
** Prime Minister –
*** Kim Suk-soo, Prime Minister of South Korea (2002–2003)
*** Goh Kun, Prime Minister of South Korea (2003–2004)
* Kuwait
** Monarch – Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (1977–2006)
** Prime Minister –
*** Sheikh Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait (1978–2003)
*** Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait (2003–2006)
* Kyrgyzstan
** President – Askar Akayev, President of Kyrgyzstan (1990–2005)
** Prime Minister – Nikolai Tanayev, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan (2002–2005)
* Laos
** Communist Party Leader – Khamtai Siphandon, General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006)
** President – Khamtai Siphandon, President of Laos (1998–2006)
** Premier – Bounnhang Vorachith, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Laos (2001–2006)
* Lebanon
** President – Émile Lahoud, President of Lebanon (1998–2007)
** Prime Minister – Rafic Hariri, President of the Council of Ministers of Lebanon (2000–2004)
* Malaysia
** Monarch – Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (2001–2006)
** Prime Minister –
*** Mahathir Mohamad, Prime Minister of Malaysia (1981–2003)
*** Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Prime Minister of Malaysia (2003–2009)
* Maldives
** President – Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, President of the Maldives (1978–2008)
* Mongolia
** President – Natsagiin Bagabandi, President of Mongolia (1997–2005)
** Prime Minister – Nambaryn Enkhbayar, Prime Minister of Mongolia (2000–2004)
* Myanmar
** Head of State – Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of Myanmar (1992–2011)
** Prime Minister –
*** Than Shwe, Prime Minister of Myanmar (1992–2003)
*** Khin Nyunt, Prime Minister of Myanmar (2003–2004)
* Nepal
** Monarch – Gyanendra, King of Nepal (2001–2008)
** Prime Minister –
*** Lokendra Bahadur Chand, Prime Minister of Nepal (2002–2003)
*** Surya Bahadur Thapa, Prime Minister of Nepal (2003–2004)
* Oman
** Monarch – Qaboos bin Said al Said, Sultan of Oman (1970–2020)
** Prime Minister – Qaboos bin Said al Said, Prime Minister of Oman (1972–2020)
* Pakistan
** President – Pervez Musharraf, President of Pakistan (2001–2008)
** Prime Minister – Zafarullah Khan Jamali, Prime Minister of Pakistan (2002–2004)
* Philippines
** President – Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, President of the Philippines (2001–2010)
* Qatar
** Monarch – Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of Qatar (1995–2013)
** Prime Minister – Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani, Prime Minister of Qatar (1996–2007)
* Saudi Arabia
** Monarch – Fahd, King of Saudi Arabia (1982–2005)
** Regent – Crown Prince Abdullah, Regent of Saudi Arabia (1996–2005)
** Prime Minister – Fahd, Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (1982–2005)
* Singapore
** President – S. R. Nathan, President of Singapore (1999–2011)
** Prime Minister – Goh Chok Tong, Prime Minister of Singapore (1990–2004)
* Sri Lanka
** President – Chandrika Kumaratunga, President of Sri Lanka (1994–2005)
** Prime Minister – Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (2001–2004)
* Syria
** President – Bashar al-Assad, President of Syria (2000–present)
** Prime Minister –
*** Muhammad Mustafa Mero, Prime Minister of Syria (2000–2003)
*** Muhammad Naji al-Otari, Prime Minister of Syria (2003–2011)
* Taiwan (Republic of China)
** President – Chen Shui-bian, President of Taiwan (2000–2008)
** Premier – Yu Shyi-kun, President of the Executive Yuan of Taiwan (2002–2005)
* Tajikistan
** President – Emomali Rahmonov, President of Tajikistan (1992–present)
** Prime Minister – Oqil Oqilov, Prime Minister of Tajikistan (1999–2013)
* Thailand
** Monarch – Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand (1946–2016)
** Prime Minister – Thaksin Shinawatra, Prime Minister of Thailand (2001–2006)
* Turkey
** President – Ahmet Necdet Sezer, President of Turkey (2000–2007)
** Prime Minister –
*** Abdullah Gül, Prime Minister of Turkey (2002–2003)
*** Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of Turkey (2003–2014)
* Turkmenistan
** President – Saparmurat Niyazov, President of Turkmenistan (1990–2006)
* United Arab Emirates
** President – Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (1976–2004)
** Prime Minister – Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (1990–2006)
* Uzbekistan
** President – Islam Karimov, President of Uzbekistan (1990–2016)
** Prime Minister –
*** Oʻtkir Sultonov, Prime Minister of Uzbekistan (1995–2003)
*** Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Prime Minister of Uzbekistan (2003–2016)
* Vietnam
** Communist Party Leader – Nông Đức Mạnh, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (2001–2011)
** President – Trần Đức Lương, President of Vietnam (1997–2006)
** Prime Minister – Phan Văn Khải, Prime Minister of Vietnam (1997–2006)
* Yemen
** President – Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of Yemen (1978–2012)
** Prime Minister – Abdul Qadir Bajamal, Prime Minister of Yemen (2001–2007)

## Europe

* Albania
** President – Alfred Moisiu, President of Albania (2002–2007)
** Prime Minister – Fatos Nano, Prime Minister of Albania (2002–2005)
* Andorra
** Monarchs –
*** French Co-Prince – Jacques Chirac, French Co-prince of Andorra (1995–2007)
**** Co-Prince's Representative – Philippe Massoni (2002–2007)
*** Episcopal Co-Prince –
**** Archbishop Joan Martí i Alanis, Episcopal Co-prince of Andorra (1971–2003)
**** Joan Enric Vives Sicília, Episcopal Co-prince of Andorra (2003–present)
**** Co-Prince's Representative – Nemesi Marqués Oste (1993–2012)
** Prime Minister – Marc Forné Molné, Head of Government of Andorra (1994–2005)
* Armenia
** President – Robert Kocharyan, President of Armenia (1998–2008)
** Prime Minister – Andranik Margaryan, Prime Minister of Armenia (2000–2007)
* Austria
** President – Thomas Klestil, Federal President of Austria (1992–2004)
** Chancellor – Wolfgang Schüssel, Federal Chancellor of Austria (2000–2007)
* Azerbaijan
** President –
*** Heydar Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan (1993–2003)
*** Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan (2003–present)
** Prime Minister –
*** Artur Rasizade, Prime Minister of Azerbaijan (1996–2003)
*** Ilham Aliyev, Prime Minister of Azerbaijan (2003)
*** Artur Rasizade, Prime Minister of Azerbaijan (2003–2018)
** Nagorno-Karabakh (unrecognised, secessionist state)
*** President – Arkadi Ghukasyan, President of Nagorno-Karabakh (1997–2007)
*** Prime Minister – Anushavan Danielyan, Prime Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh (1999–2007)
* Belarus
** President – Alexander Lukashenko, President of Belarus (1994–present)
** Prime Minister –
*** Gennady Novitsky, Prime Minister of Belarus (2001–2003)
*** Sergei Sidorsky, Prime Minister of Belarus (2003–2010)
* Belgium
** Monarch – Albert II, King of the Belgians (1993–2013)
** Prime Minister – Guy Verhofstadt, Prime Minister of Belgium (1999–2008)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
** Head of State – Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
*** Serb Member –
**** Mirko Šarović (2002–2003; Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2002–2003)
**** Borislav Paravac (2003–2006; Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2003)
*** Bosniak Member – Sulejman Tihić (2002–2006)
*** Croat Member –
**** Dragan Čović (2002–2005; Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2003)
**** Dragan Čović (2002–2005; Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2003–2004)
** Prime Minister – Adnan Terzić, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2002–2007)
** High Representative – Lord (Paddy) Ashdown, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (2002–2006)
* Bulgaria
** President – Georgi Parvanov, President of Bulgaria (2002–2012)
** Prime Minister – Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Prime Minister of Bulgaria (2001–2005)
* Croatia
** President – Stjepan Mesić, President of Croatia (2000–2010)
** Prime Minister –
*** Ivica Račan, Prime Minister of Croatia (2000–2003)
*** Ivo Sanader, Prime Minister of Croatia (2003–2009)
* Cyprus
** President –
*** Glafcos Clerides, President of Cyprus (1993–2003)
*** Tassos Papadopoulos, President of Cyprus (2003–2008)
** Northern Cyprus (unrecognised, secessionist state)
*** President – Rauf Denktaş, President of Northern Cyprus (1976–2005)
*** Prime Minister – Derviş Eroğlu, Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus (1996–2004)
* Czech Republic
** President –
*** Václav Havel, President of the Czech Republic (1993–2003)
*** Václav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic (2003–2013)
** Prime Minister – Vladimír Špidla, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (2002–2004)
* Denmark
** Monarch – Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark (1972–2024)
** Prime Minister – Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark (2001–2009)
* Estonia
** President – Arnold Rüütel, President of Estonia (2001–2006)
** Prime Minister –
*** Siim Kallas, Prime Minister of Estonia (2002–2003)
*** Juhan Parts, Prime Minister of Estonia (2003–2005)
* Finland
** President – Tarja Halonen, President of Finland (2000–2012)
** Prime Minister –
*** Paavo Lipponen, Prime Minister of Finland (1995–2003)
*** Anneli Jäätteenmäki, Prime Minister of Finland (2003)
*** Matti Vanhanen, Prime Minister of Finland (2003–2010)
* France
** President – Jacques Chirac, President of France (1995–2007)
** Prime Minister – Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Prime Minister of France (2002–2005)
* Georgia
** President –
*** Eduard Shevardnadze, President of Georgia (1992–2003)
*** Nino Burjanadze, Acting President of Georgia (2003–2004)
** Prime Minister –
*** Avtandil Jorbenadze, Minister of State of Georgia (2001–2003)
*** Zurab Zhvania, Minister of State of Georgia (2003–2005)
** Abkhazia (unrecognised, secessionist state)
*** President – Vladislav Ardzinba, President of Abkhazia (1990–2005)
*** Prime Minister –
**** Gennadi Gagulia, Prime Minister of Abkhazia (2002–2003)
**** Raul Khajimba, Prime Minister of Abkhazia (2003–2004)
** South Ossetia (unrecognised, secessionist state)
*** President – Eduard Kokoity, President of South Ossetia (2001–2011)
*** Prime Minister –
**** Gerasim Khugayev, Prime Minister of South Ossetia (2001–2003)
**** Igor Sanakoyev, Prime Minister of South Ossetia (2003–2005)
* Germany
** President – Johannes Rau, Federal President of Germany (1999–2004)
** Chancellor – Gerhard Schröder, Federal Chancellor of Germany (1998–2005)
* Greece
** President – Konstantinos Stephanopoulos, President of Greece (1995–2005)
** Prime Minister – Costas Simitis, Prime Minister of Greece (1996–2004)
* Hungary
** President – Ferenc Mádl, President of Hungary (2000–2005)
** Prime Minister – Péter Medgyessy, Prime Minister of Hungary (2002–2004)
* Iceland
** President – Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland (1996–2016)
** Prime Minister – Davíð Oddsson, Prime Minister of Iceland (1991–2004)
* Ireland
** President – Mary McAleese, President of Ireland (1997–2011)
** Prime Minister – Bertie Ahern, Taoiseach of Ireland (1997–2008)
* → Italy
** President – Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, President of Italy (1999–2006)
** Prime Minister – Silvio Berlusconi, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy (2001–2006)
* Latvia
** President – Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, President of Latvia (1999–2007)
** Prime Minister – Einars Repše, Prime Minister of Latvia (2002–2004)
* Liechtenstein
** Monarch – Hans-Adam II, Prince Regnant of Liechtenstein (1989–present)
** Prime Minister – Otmar Hasler, Head of Government of Liechtenstein (2001–2009)
* Lithuania
** President –
*** Valdas Adamkus, President of Lithuania (1998–2003)
*** Rolandas Paksas, President of Lithuania (2003–2004)
** Prime Minister – Algirdas Brazauskas, Prime Minister of Lithuania (2001–2006)
* Luxembourg
** Monarch – Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (2000–present)
** Prime Minister – Jean-Claude Juncker, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1995–2013)
* Republic of Macedonia
** President – Boris Trajkovski, President of the Republic of Macedonia (1999–2004)
** Prime Minister – Branko Crvenkovski, President of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia (2002–2004)
* Malta
** President – Guido de Marco, President of Malta (1999–2004)
** Prime Minister – Eddie Fenech Adami, Prime Minister of Malta (1998–2004)
* Moldova
** President – Vladimir Voronin, President of Moldova (2001–2009)
** Prime Minister – Vasile Tarlev, Prime Minister of Moldova (2001–2008)
** Transnistria (unrecognised, secessionist state)
*** President – Igor Smirnov, President of Transnistria (1990–2011)
* Monaco
** Monarch – Rainier III, Sovereign Prince of Monaco (1949–2005)
** Prime Minister – Patrick Leclercq, Minister of State of Monaco (2000–2005)
* Kingdom of the Netherlands
** Monarch – Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands (1980–2013)
** Netherlands (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
*** Prime Minister – Jan Peter Balkenende, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (2002–2010)
** Netherlands Antilles (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
*** see § North America
** Aruba (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
*** see § North America
* Norway
** Monarch – Harald V, King of Norway (1991–present)
** Regent – Crown Prince Haakon, Regent of Norway (2003–2004)
** Prime Minister – Kjell Magne Bondevik, Prime Minister of Norway (2001–2005)
* Poland
** President – Aleksander Kwaśniewski, President of Poland (1995–2005)
** Prime Minister – Leszek Miller, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Poland (2001–2004)
* Portugal
** President – Jorge Sampaio, President of Portugal (1996–2006)
** Prime Minister – José Manuel Barroso, Prime Minister of Portugal (2002–2004)
* Romania
** President – Ion Iliescu, President of Romania (2000–2004)
** Prime Minister – Adrian Năstase, Prime Minister of Romania (2000–2004)
* Russia
** President – Vladimir Putin, President of Russia (1999–2008)
** Prime Minister – Mikhail Kasyanov, Chairman of the Government of Russia (2000–2004)
* San Marino
** Captains-Regent –
*** Giuseppe Maria Morganti and Mauro Chiaruzzi, Captains Regent of San Marino (2002–2003)
*** Pier Marino Menicucci and Giovanni Giannoni, Captains Regent of San Marino (2003)
*** Giovanni Lonfernini and Valeria Ciavatta, Captains Regent of San Marino (2003–2004)
* Serbia and Montenegro
** renamed from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on 4 February
** President –
*** Vojislav Koštunica, President of Yugoslavia (2000–2003)
*** Svetozar Marović, President of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006)
** Prime Minister –
*** Dragiša Pešić, Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (2001–2003)
*** Svetozar Marović, Prime Minister of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006)
** Kosovo (Self-Governing Entity under UN administration)
*** President – Ibrahim Rugova, President of Kosovo (2002–2006)
*** Prime Minister – Bajram Rexhepi, Prime Minister of Kosovo (2002–2004)
*** UN Special Representative –
**** Michael Steiner, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Kosovo (2002–2003)
**** Charles H. Brayshaw, Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Kosovo (2003)
**** Harri Holkeri, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Kosovo (2003–2004)
* Slovakia
** President – Rudolf Schuster, President of Slovakia (1999–2004)
** Prime Minister – Mikuláš Dzurinda, Prime Minister of Slovakia (1998–2006)
* Slovenia
** President – Janez Drnovšek, President of Slovenia (2002–2007)
** Prime Minister – Anton Rop, Prime Minister of Slovenia (2002–2004)
* Spain
** Monarch – Juan Carlos I, King of Spain (1975–2014)
** Prime Minister – José María Aznar, President of the Government of Spain (1996–2004)
* Sweden
** Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden (1973–present)
** Prime Minister – Göran Persson, Prime Minister of Sweden (1996–2006)
* Switzerland
** Council – Federal Council of Switzerland
*** Members – Kaspar Villiger (1989–2003), Moritz Leuenberger (1995–2010), Pascal Couchepin (1998–2009; President of Switzerland, 2003), Ruth Metzler (1999–2003), Joseph Deiss (1999–2006), Samuel Schmid (2000–2008), Micheline Calmy-Rey (2002–2011), Christoph Blocher (2003–2007), and Hans-Rudolf Merz (2003–2010)
* Ukraine
** President – Leonid Kuchma, President of Ukraine (1994–2005)
** Prime Minister – Viktor Yanukovych, Prime Minister of Ukraine (2002–2005)
* United Kingdom
** Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952–2022)
** Prime Minister – Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997–2007)
** Isle of Man (Crown dependency of the United Kingdom)
*** Lieutenant-Governor – Ian Macfadyen, Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man (2000–2005)
*** Chief Minister – Richard Corkill, Chief Minister of the Isle of Man (2001–2004)
** Guernsey (Crown dependency of the United Kingdom)
*** Lieutenant-Governor – Sir John Foley, Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey (2000–2005)
*** Bailiff – Sir de Vic Carey, Bailiff of Guernsey (1999–2005)
** Jersey (Crown dependency of the United Kingdom)
*** Lieutenant-Governor – Sir John Cheshire, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey (2001–2006)
*** Bailiff – Sir Philip Bailhache, Bailiff of Jersey (1995–2009)
** Gibraltar (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
*** Governor –
**** Sir David Durie, Governor of Gibraltar (2000–2003)
**** David Blunt, Acting Governor of Gibraltar (2003)
**** Sir Francis Richards, Governor of Gibraltar (2003–2006)
*** Chief Minister – Peter Caruana, Chief Minister of Gibraltar (1996–2011)
* Vatican City
** Monarch – Pope John Paul II, Sovereign of Vatican City (1978–2005)
** Head of Government – Cardinal Edmund Szoka, President of the Governorate of Vatican City (1997–2006)
** Holy See (sui generis subject of public international law)
*** Secretary of State – Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Cardinal Secretary of State (1990–2006)
* Yugoslavia
** see under the aforelisted State Union of Serbia and Montenegro

## North America

* Anguilla (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
** Governor – Peter Johnstone, Governor of Anguilla (2000–2004)
** Chief Minister – Osbourne Fleming, Chief Minister of Anguilla (2000–2010)
* Antigua and Barbuda
** Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Antigua and Barbuda (1981–2022)
** Governor-General – Sir James Carlisle, Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda (1993–2007)
** Prime Minister – Lester Bird, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda (1994–2004)
* Aruba (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
** Governor – Olindo Koolman, Governor of Aruba (1992–2004)
** Prime Minister – Nelson Oduber, Prime Minister of Aruba (2001–2009)
* The Bahamas
** Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of the Bahamas (1973–2022)
** Governor-General – Dame Ivy Dumont, Governor-General of the Bahamas (2001–2005)
** Prime Minister – Perry Christie, Prime Minister of the Bahamas (2002–2007)
* Barbados
** Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Barbados (1966–2021)
** Governor-General – Sir Clifford Husbands, Governor-General of Barbados (1996–2011)
** Prime Minister – Owen Arthur, Prime Minister of Barbados (1994–2008)
* Belize
** Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Belize (1981–2022)
** Governor-General – Sir Colville Young, Governor-General of Belize (1993–2021)
** Prime Minister – Said Musa, Prime Minister of Belize (1998–2008)
* Bermuda (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
** Governor – Sir John Vereker, Governor of Bermuda (2002–2007)
** Premier –
*** Jennifer M. Smith, Premier of Bermuda (1998–2003)
*** Alex Scott, Premier of Bermuda (2003–2006)
* British Virgin Islands (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
** Governor – Tom Macan, Governor of the British Virgin Islands (2002–2006)
** Chief Minister –
*** Ralph T. O'Neal, Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands (1995–2003)
*** Orlando Smith, Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands (2003–2007)
* Canada
** Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952–2022)
** Governor-General – Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada (1999–2005)
** Prime Minister –
*** Jean Chrétien, Prime Minister of Canada (1993–2003)
*** Paul Martin, Prime Minister of Canada (2003–2006)
* Cayman Islands (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
** Governor – Bruce Dinwiddy, Governor of the Cayman Islands (2002–2005)
** Head of Government – McKeeva Bush, Leader of Government Business of the Cayman Islands (2001–2005)
* Costa Rica
** President – Abel Pacheco, President of Costa Rica (2002–2006)
* Cuba
** Communist Party Leader – Fidel Castro, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (1965–2011)
** President – Fidel Castro, President of the Council of State of Cuba (1976–2008)
** Prime Minister – Fidel Castro, President of the Council of Ministers of Cuba (1959–2008)
* Dominica
** President –
*** Vernon Shaw, President of Dominica (1998–2003)
*** Nicholas Liverpool, President of Dominica (2003–2012)
** Prime Minister – Pierre Charles, Prime Minister of Dominica (2000–2004)
* Dominican Republic
** President – Hipólito Mejía, President of the Dominican Republic (2000–2004)
* El Salvador
** President – Francisco Flores Pérez, President of El Salvador (1999–2004)
* Grenada
** Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Grenada (1974–2022)
** Governor-General – Sir Daniel Williams, Governor-General of Grenada (1996–2008)
** Prime Minister – Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada (1995–2008)
* Guatemala
** President – Alfonso Portillo, President of Guatemala (2000–2004)
* Haiti
** President – Jean-Bertrand Aristide, President of Haiti (2001–2004)
** Prime Minister – Yvon Neptune, Prime Minister of Haiti (2002–2004)
* Honduras
** President – Ricardo Maduro, President of Honduras (2002–2006)
* Jamaica
** Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Jamaica (1962–2022)
** Governor-General – Sir Howard Cooke, Governor-General of Jamaica (1991–2006)
** Prime Minister – P. J. Patterson, Prime Minister of Jamaica (1992–2006)
* Mexico
** President – Vicente Fox, President of Mexico (2000–2006)
* Montserrat (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
** Governor – Tony Longrigg, Governor of Montserrat (2001–2004)
** Chief Minister – John Osborne, Chief Minister of Montserrat (2001–2006)
* Netherlands Antilles (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
** Governor – Frits Goedgedrag, Governor of the Netherlands Antilles (2002–2010)
** Prime Minister –
*** Etienne Ys, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles (2002–2003)
*** Ben Komproe, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles (2003)
*** Mirna Louisa-Godett, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles (2003–2004)
* Nicaragua
** President – Enrique Bolaños, President of Nicaragua (2002–2007)
* Panama
** President – Mireya Moscoso, President of Panama (1999–2004)
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
** Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1983–2022)
** Governor-General – Sir Cuthbert Sebastian, Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1996–2013)
** Prime Minister – Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1995–2015)
* Saint Lucia
** Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Lucia (1979–2022)
** Governor-General – Dame Pearlette Louisy, Governor-General of Saint Lucia (1997–2017)
** Prime Minister – Kenny Anthony, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia (1997–2006)
* Saint Pierre and Miquelon (overseas collectivity of France)
** redesignated from a departmental collectivity of the French Republic on 28 March
** Prefect – Claude Valleix, Prefect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (2002–2005)
** Head of Government – Marc Plantegenest, President of the General Council of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (2000–2005)
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
** Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1979–2022)
** Governor-General – Sir Frederick Ballantyne, Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2002–2019)
** Prime Minister – Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2001–2019)
* Trinidad and Tobago
** President –
*** A. N. R. Robinson, President of Trinidad and Tobago (1997–2003)
*** George Maxwell Richards, President of Trinidad and Tobago (2003–2013)
** Prime Minister – Patrick Manning, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (2001–2010)
* Turks and Caicos Islands (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
** Governor – Jim Poston, Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands (2002–2005)
** Chief Minister –
*** Derek Hugh Taylor, Chief Minister of the Turks and Caicos Islands (1995–2003)
*** Michael Misick, Chief Minister of the Turks and Caicos Islands (2003–2009)
* United States
** President – George W. Bush, President of the United States (2001–2009)
** Puerto Rico (Commonwealth of the United States)
*** Governor – Sila María Calderón, Governor of Puerto Rico (2001–2005)
** United States Virgin Islands (insular area of the United States)
*** Governor – Charles Wesley Turnbull, Governor of the United States Virgin Islands (1999–2007)

## Oceania

* American Samoa (unorganised, unincorporated territory of the United States)
** Governor –
*** Tauese Sunia, Governor of American Samoa (1997–2003)
*** Togiola Tulafono, Governor of American Samoa (2003–2013)
* Australia
** Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952–2022)
** Governor-General –
*** Peter Hollingworth, Governor-General of Australia (2001–2003)
*** Sir Guy Green, Administrator of the Government of Australia (2003)
*** Michael Jeffery, Governor-General of Australia (2003–2008)
** Prime Minister – John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia (1996–2007)
** Christmas Island (external territory of Australia)
*** Administrator –
**** Bill Taylor, Administrator of Christmas Island (1999–2003)
**** Ray Stone, Acting administrator of Christmas Island (2003)
**** Evan Williams, Administrator of Christmas Island (2003–2005)
*** Shire-President –
**** Andrew Smolders, Shire president of Christmas Island (2001–2003)
**** Gordon Thomson, Shire president of Christmas Island (2003–2011)
** Cocos (Keeling) Islands (external territory of Australia)
*** Administrator –
**** Bill Taylor, Administrator of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (1999–2003)
**** Ray Stone, Acting administrator of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2003)
**** Evan Williams, Administrator of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2003–2005)
*** Shire-President – Ronald Grant, Shire president of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2001–2007)
** Norfolk Island (self-governing territory of Australia)
*** Administrator –
**** Tony Messner, Administrator of Norfolk Island (1997–2003)
**** Michael Stephens, Acting Administrator of Norfolk Island (2003)
**** Grant Tambling, Administrator of Norfolk Island (2003–2007)
*** Chief Minister – Geoffrey Robert Gardner, Chief Minister of Norfolk Island (2001–2006)
* Fiji
** President – Ratu Josefa Iloilo, President of Fiji (2000–2006)
** Prime Minister – Laisenia Qarase, Prime Minister of Fiji (2001–2006)
* French Polynesia (overseas collectivity of France)
** redesignated from an overseas territory of the French Republic on 28 March
** High Commissioner – Michel Mathieu, High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia (2001–2005)
** Head of Government – Gaston Flosse, President of the Government of French Polynesia (1991–2004)
* Guam (insular area of the United States)
** Governor –
*** Carl Gutierrez, Governor of Guam (1995–2003)
*** Felix Perez Camacho, Governor of Guam (2003–2011)
* Kiribati
** President –
*** Teburoro Tito, President of Kiribati (1994–2003)
*** Tion Otang, Chairman of the Council of State of Kiribati (2003)
*** Anote Tong, President of Kiribati (2003–2016)
* Marshall Islands
** President – Kessai Note, President of the Marshall Islands (2000–2008)
* Micronesia
** President –
*** Leo Falcam, President of Micronesia (1999–2003)
*** Joseph Urusemal, President of Micronesia (2003–2007)
* Nauru
** President –
*** René Harris, President of Nauru (2001–2003)
*** Bernard Dowiyogo, President of Nauru (2003)
*** René Harris, President of Nauru (2003)
*** Bernard Dowiyogo, President of Nauru (2003)
*** Derog Gioura, President of Nauru (2003)
*** Ludwig Scotty, President of Nauru (2003)
*** René Harris, President of Nauru (2003–2004)
* New Caledonia (sui generis collectivity of France)
** High Commissioner – Daniel Constantin, High Commissioner of New Caledonia (2002–2005)
** Head of Government – Pierre Frogier, President of the Government of New Caledonia (2001–2004)
* New Zealand
** Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand (1952–2022)
** Governor-General – Dame Silvia Cartwright, Governor-General of New Zealand (2001–2006)
** Prime Minister – Helen Clark, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1999–2008)
** Cook Islands (associated state of New Zealand)
*** Queen's Representative – Frederick Tutu Goodwin, Queen's Representative of the Cook Islands (2001–2013)
*** Prime Minister – Robert Woonton, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands (2002–2004)
** Niue (associated state of New Zealand)
*** Premier – Young Vivian, Premier of Niue (2002–2008)
** Tokelau (dependent territory of New Zealand)
*** Administrator –
**** Lindsay Johnstone Watt, Administrator of Tokelau (1993–2003)
**** Neil Walter, Administrator of Tokelau (2003–2006)
*** Head of Government –
**** Pio Tuia, Head of Government of Tokelau (2002–2003)
**** Kolouei O'Brien, Head of Government of Tokelau (2003–2004)
* Northern Mariana Islands (Commonwealth of the United States)
** Governor – Juan Babauta, Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands (2002–2006)
* Palau
** President – Tommy Remengesau, President of Palau (2001–2009)
* Papua New Guinea
** Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Papua New Guinea (1975–2022)
** Governor-General –
*** Sir Silas Atopare, Governor-General of Papua New Guinea (1997–2003)
*** Bill Skate, Acting Governor-General of Papua New Guinea (2003–2004)
** Prime Minister – Sir Michael Somare, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (2002–2010)
* Pitcairn Islands (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
** Governor – Richard Fell, Governor of the Pitcairn Islands (2001–2006)
** Mayor – Steve Christian, Mayor of the Pitcairn Islands (1999–2004)
* Samoa
** Head of State – Malietoa Tanumafili II, O le Ao o le Malo of Samoa (1962–2007)
** Prime Minister – Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi, Prime Minister of Samoa (1998–2021)
* Solomon Islands
** Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of the Solomon Islands (1978–2022)
** Governor-General – Sir John Lapli, Governor-General of the Solomon Islands (1999–2004)
** Prime Minister – Sir Allan Kemakeza, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (2001–2006)
* Tonga
** Monarch – Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV, King of Tonga (1965–2006)
** Prime Minister – Prince Lavaka Ata ʻUlukālala, Prime Minister of Tonga (2000–2006)
* Tuvalu
** Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Tuvalu (1978–2022)
** Governor-General –
*** Sir Tomasi Puapua, Governor-General of Tuvalu (1998–2003)
*** Faimalaga Luka, Governor-General of Tuvalu (2003–2005)
** Prime Minister – Saufatu Sopoanga, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (2002–2004)
* Vanuatu
** President – John Bani, President of Vanuatu (1999–2004)
** Prime Minister – Edward Natapei, Prime Minister of Vanuatu (2001–2004)
* Wallis and Futuna (overseas collectivity of France)
** redesignated from an overseas territory of the French Republic on 28 March
** Administrator – Christian Job, Administrator Superior of Wallis and Futuna (2002–2005)
** Head of Government – Patalione Kanimoa, President of the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna (2001–2005)

## South America

* Argentina
** President –
*** Eduardo Duhalde, President of Argentina (2002–2003)
*** Néstor Kirchner, President of Argentina (2003–2007)
* Bolivia
** President –
*** Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada, President of Bolivia (2002–2003)
*** Carlos Mesa, President of Bolivia (2003–2005)
* Brazil
** President – Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil (2003–2010)
* Chile
** President – Ricardo Lagos, President of Chile (2000–2006)
* Colombia
** President – Álvaro Uribe, President of Colombia (2002–2010)
* Ecuador
** President –
*** Gustavo Noboa, President of Ecuador (2000–2003)
*** Lucio Gutiérrez, President of Ecuador (2003–2005)
* Falkland Islands (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
** Governor – Howard Pearce, Governor of the Falkland Islands (2002–2006)
* Guyana
** President – Bharrat Jagdeo, President of Guyana (1999–2011)
** Prime Minister – Sam Hinds, Prime Minister of Guyana (1999–2015)
* Paraguay
** President –
*** Luis Ángel González Macchi, President of Paraguay (1999–2003)
*** Nicanor Duarte, President of Paraguay (2003–2008)
* Peru
** President – Alejandro Toledo, President of Peru (2001–2006)
** Prime Minister –
*** Luis Solari De La Fuente, President of the Council of Ministers of Peru (2002–2003)
*** Beatriz Merino, President of the Council of Ministers of Peru (2003)
*** Carlos Ferrero, President of the Council of Ministers of Peru (2003–2005)
* Suriname
** President – Ronald Venetiaan, President of Suriname (2000–2010)
* Uruguay
** President – Jorge Batlle Ibáñez, President of Uruguay (2000–2005)
* Venezuela
** President – Hugo Chávez, President of Venezuela (2002–2013)