# List of state leaders in 2002

This is a list of heads of state, heads of governments, and other rulers in the year 2002.

## Africa

* Algeria
** President – Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria (1999–2019)
** Prime Minister – Ali Benflis, Prime Minister of Algeria (2000–2003)
* 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)
* 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)
** Prime Minister – Martin Ziguélé, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (2001–2003)
* Chad
** President – Idriss Déby, President of Chad (1990–2021)
** Prime Minister –
*** Nagoum Yamassoum, Prime Minister of Chad (1999–2002)
*** Haroun Kabadi, Prime Minister of Chad (2002–2003)
* Comoros
** President –
*** Azali Assoumani, President of the Comoros (1999–2002)
*** Hamada Madi, President of the Comoros (2002)
*** Azali Assoumani, President of the Comoros (2002–2006)
** Prime Minister – Hamada Madi, Prime Minister of the Comoros (2000–2002)
** Anjouan (unrecognised, secessionist state)
*** rejoined the Comoros on 10 March
*** President – Mohamed Bacar, President of Anjouan (2001–2007)
* 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)
** Prime Minister –
*** Alamara Nhassé, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2001–2002)
*** Mário Pires, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2002–2003)
* 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)
* Kenya
** President –
*** Daniel arap Moi, President of Kenya (1978–2002)
*** 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
** President – Charles Taylor, President of Liberia (2000–2003)
* 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)
* Madagascar
** President –
*** Didier Ratsiraka, President of Madagascar (1997–2002)
*** Marc Ravalomanana, President of Madagascar (2002–2009)
** Prime Minister –
*** Tantely Andrianarivo, Prime Minister of Madagascar (1998–2002)
*** Jacques Sylla, Prime Minister of Madagascar (2002–2007)
* Malawi
** President – Bakili Muluzi, President of Malawi (1994–2004)
* Mali
** President –
*** Alpha Oumar Konaré, President of Mali (1992–2002)
*** Amadou Toumani Touré, President of Mali (2002–2012)
** Prime Minister –
*** Mandé Sidibé, Prime Minister of Mali (2000–2002)
*** Modibo Keita, Prime Minister of Mali (2002)
*** 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)
* Mauritius
** President –
*** Cassam Uteem, President of Mauritius (1992–2002)
*** Angidi Chettiar, Acting President of Mauritius (2002)
*** Ariranga Pillay, Acting President of Mauritius (2002)
*** Karl Offmann, President of Mauritius (2002–2003)
** Prime Minister – Sir Anerood Jugnauth, Prime Minister of Mauritius (2000–2003)
* Mayotte (departmental collectivity of France)
** Prefect –
*** Philippe de Mester, Prefect of Mayotte (2001–2002)
*** 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 –
*** Abderrahmane Youssoufi, Prime Minister of Morocco (1998–2002)
*** 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)
* 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 –
*** Hage Geingob, Prime Minister of Namibia (1990–2002)
*** 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)
** redesignated from dependent territory to overseas territory on 21 May
** 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)
** Prime Minister –
*** Evaristo Carvalho, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (2001–2002)
*** Gabriel Costa, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (2002)
*** Maria das Neves, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (2002–2004)
* Senegal
** President – Abdoulaye Wade, President of Senegal (2000–2012)
** Prime Minister –
*** Mame Madior Boye, Prime Minister of Senegal (2001–2002)
*** 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)
** Somaliland (unrecognised, secessionist state)
*** President –
**** Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal, President of Somaliland (1993–2002)
**** Dahir Riyale Kahin, President of Somaliland (2002–2010)
** Puntland (self-declared autonomous state)
*** President –
**** Jama Ali Jama, President of Puntland (2001–2002)
**** 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)
* 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 –
*** Agbéyomé Kodjo, Prime Minister of Togo (2000–2002)
*** 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 –
*** Frederick Chiluba, President of Zambia (1991–2002)
*** Levy Mwanawasa, President of Zambia (2002–2008)
* Zimbabwe
** President – Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe (1987–2017)

## Asia

* Afghanistan
** President – Hamid Karzai, Chairman of the Afghan Interim Administration (2001–2002); President of Afghanistan (2002–2014)
* Bahrain
** the State was superseded on 14 February
** 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 –
*** A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury, President of Bangladesh (2001–2002)
*** Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar, Acting President of Bangladesh (2002)
*** 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 –
*** Khandu Wangchuk, Prime Minister of Bhutan (2001–2002)
*** Kinzang Dorji, Prime Minister of Bhutan (2002–2003)
* 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 –
*** Jiang Zemin, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (1989–2002)
*** Hu Jintao, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (2002–2012)
** President – Jiang Zemin, President of China (1993–2003)
** Premier – Zhu Rongji, Premier of the State Council of China (1998–2003)
* East Timor
** gained independence; the UN Transitional Administration dissolved on 20 May
** President – Xanana Gusmão, President of East Timor (2002–2007)
** Prime Minister – Mari Alkatiri, Prime Minister of East Timor  (2001–2006)
** UN Special Representative – Sérgio Vieira de Mello, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for East Timor (1999–2002)
* India
** President –
*** K. R. Narayanan, President of India (1997–2002)
*** 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
** President – Saddam Hussein, President of Iraq (1979–2003)
** Prime Minister – Saddam Hussein, Prime Minister of Iraq (1994–2003)
* 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)
* 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)
* Kazakhstan
** President – Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan (1990–2019)
** Prime Minister –
*** Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan (1999–2002)
*** Imangali Tasmagambetov, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan (2002–2003)
* 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 of North Korea (1997–2003)
* South Korea (Republic of Korea)
** President – Kim Dae-jung, President of South Korea (1998–2003)
** Prime Minister –
*** Lee Han-dong, Prime Minister of South Korea (2000–2002)
*** Chang Sang, Acting Prime Minister of South Korea (2002)
*** Jeon Yun Churl, Acting Prime Minister of South Korea (2002)
*** Chang Dae-hwan, Acting Prime Minister of South Korea (2002)
*** Kim Suk-soo, Prime Minister of South Korea (2002–2003)
* 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)
* Kyrgyzstan
** President – Askar Akayev, President of Kyrgyzstan (1990–2005)
** Prime Minister –
*** Kurmanbek Bakiyev, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan (2000–2002)
*** 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)
* 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)
* Nepal
** Monarch – Gyanendra, King of Nepal (2001–2008)
** Prime Minister –
*** Sher Bahadur Deuba, Prime Minister of Nepal (2001–2002)
*** Gyanendra, Prime Minister of Nepal (2002)
*** Lokendra Bahadur Chand, Prime Minister of Nepal (2002–2003)
* 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 –
*** Pervez Musharraf, Chief Executive of Pakistan (1999–2002)
*** 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)
* Taiwan (Republic of China)
** President – Chen Shui-bian, President of Taiwan (2000–2008)
** Premier –
*** Chang Chun-hsiung, President of the Executive Yuan of Taiwan (2000–2002)
*** 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 –
*** Bülent Ecevit, Prime Minister of Turkey (1999–2002)
*** Abdullah Gül, Prime Minister of Turkey (2002–2003)
* 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)
* 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 –
*** Rexhep Meidani, President of Albania (1997–2002)
*** Alfred Moisiu, President of Albania (2002–2007)
** Prime Minister –
*** Ilir Meta, Prime Minister of Albania (1999–2002)
*** Pandeli Majko, Prime Minister of Albania (2002)
*** 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 –
***** Frédéric de Saint-Sernin (1999–2002)
***** Philippe Massoni (2002–2007)
*** Episcopal Co-Prince – Archbishop Joan Martí i Alanis, Episcopal Co-prince of Andorra (1971–2003)
**** 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)
** Prime Minister – Artur Rasizade, Prime Minister of Azerbaijan (1996–2003)
** 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 (2001–2004)
* 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 –
**** Živko Radišić (1998–2002)
**** Mirko Šarović (2002–2003; Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2002–2003)
*** Bosniak Member –
**** Beriz Belkić (2001–2002; Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2002)
**** Sulejman Tihić (2002–2006)
*** Croat Member –
**** Jozo Križanović (2001–2002; Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2001–2002)
**** Dragan Čović (2002–2005)
** Prime Minister –
*** Zlatko Lagumdžija, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2001–2002)
*** Dragan Mikerević, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2002)
*** Adnan Terzić, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2002–2007)
** High Representative –
*** Wolfgang Petritsch, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (1999–2002)
*** Lord (Paddy) Ashdown, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (2002–2006)
* Bulgaria
** President –
*** Petar Stoyanov, President of Bulgaria (1997–2002)
*** 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)
* Cyprus
** President – Glafcos Clerides, President of Cyprus (1993–2003)
** 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)
** Prime Minister –
*** Miloš Zeman, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (1998–2002)
*** 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 –
*** Mart Laar, Prime Minister of Estonia (1999–2002)
*** Siim Kallas, Prime Minister of Estonia (2002–2003)
* Finland
** President – Tarja Halonen, President of Finland (2000–2012)
** Prime Minister – Paavo Lipponen, Prime Minister of Finland (1995–2003)
* France
** President – Jacques Chirac, President of France (1995–2007)
** Prime Minister –
*** Lionel Jospin, Prime Minister of France (1997–2002)
*** Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Prime Minister of France (2002–2005)
* Georgia
** President – Eduard Shevardnadze, President of Georgia (1995–2004)
** Prime Minister – Avtandil Jorbenadze, Minister of State of Georgia (2001–2004)
** Abkhazia (unrecognised, secessionist state)
*** President – Vladislav Ardzinba, President of Abkhazia (1990–2005)
*** Prime Minister –
**** Anri Jergenia, Prime Minister of Abkhazia (2001–2002)
**** Gennadi Gagulia, Prime Minister of Abkhazia (2002–2003)
** 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)
* 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 –
*** Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of Hungary (1998–2002)
*** 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 –
*** Andris Bērziņš, Prime Minister of Latvia (2000–2002)
*** 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)
** 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 –
*** Ljubčo Georgievski, President of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia (1998–2002)
*** 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 –
**** Wim Kok, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1994–2002)
**** 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)
** 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 –
*** António Guterres, Prime Minister of Portugal (1995–2002)
*** 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 –
*** Alberto Cecchetti and Gino Giovagnoli, Captains Regent of San Marino (2001–2002)
*** Antonio Lazzaro Volpinari and Giovanni Francesco Ugolini, Captains Regent of San Marino (2002)
*** Giuseppe Maria Morganti and Mauro Chiaruzzi, Captains Regent of San Marino (2002–2003)
* Slovakia
** President – Rudolf Schuster, President of Slovakia (1999–2004)
** Prime Minister – Mikuláš Dzurinda, Prime Minister of Slovakia (1998–2006)
* Slovenia
** President –
*** Milan Kučan, President of Slovenia (1990–2002)
*** Janez Drnovšek, President of Slovenia (2002–2007)
** Prime Minister –
*** Janez Drnovšek, Prime Minister of Slovenia (2000–2002)
*** 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; President of Switzerland, 2002), Ruth Dreifuss (1993–2002), Moritz Leuenberger (1995–2010), Pascal Couchepin (1998–2009), Ruth Metzler (1999–2003), Joseph Deiss (1999–2006), Samuel Schmid (2000–2008), and Micheline Calmy-Rey (2002–2011)
* Ukraine
** President – Leonid Kuchma, President of Ukraine (1994–2005)
** Prime Minister –
*** Anatoliy Kinakh, Prime Minister of Ukraine (2001–2002)
*** 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)
*** redesignated from a Dependent Territory of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on 21 May
*** Governor – David Durie, Governor of Gibraltar (2000–2003)
*** 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
** President – Vojislav Koštunica, President of Yugoslavia
** Prime Minister – Dragiša Pešić, Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (2001–2003)
** 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 –
**** Charles H. Brayshaw, Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Kosovo (2002)
**** Michael Steiner, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Kosovo (2002–2003)

## North America

* Anguilla (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
** redesignated from a Dependent Territory of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on 21 May
** 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 –
*** Hubert Ingraham, Prime Minister of the Bahamas (1992–2002)
*** 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)
** redesignated from a Dependent Territory of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on 21 May
** Governor –
*** Tim Gurney, Acting Governor of Bermuda (2001–2002)
*** Sir John Vereker, Governor of Bermuda (2002–2007)
** Premier – Jennifer M. Smith, Premier of Bermuda (1998–2003)
* British Virgin Islands (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
** redesignated from a Dependent Territory of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on 21 May
** Governor –
*** Frank Savage, Governor of the British Virgin Islands (1998–2002)
*** Elton Georges, Acting Governor of the British Virgin Islands (2002)
*** 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)
* 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)
* Cayman Islands (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
** redesignated from a Dependent Territory of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on 21 May
** Governor –
*** Peter Smith, Governor of the Cayman Islands (1999–2002)
*** James Ryan, Acting Governor of the Cayman Islands (2002)
*** 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 –
*** Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, President of Costa Rica (1998–2002)
*** 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 (1998–2004)
** 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 –
*** Jean Marie Chérestal, Prime Minister of Haiti (2001–2002)
*** Yvon Neptune, Prime Minister of Haiti (2002–2004)
* Honduras
** President –
*** Carlos Roberto Flores, President of Honduras (1998–2002)
*** 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)
** redesignated from a Dependent Territory of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on 21 May
** 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 –
*** Jaime Saleh, Governor of the Netherlands Antilles (1990–2002)
*** Frits Goedgedrag, Governor of the Netherlands Antilles (2002–2010)
** Prime Minister –
*** Miguel Arcangel Pourier, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles (1999–2002)
*** Etienne Ys, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles (2002–2003)
* Nicaragua
** President –
*** Arnoldo Alemán, President of Nicaragua (1997–2002)
*** 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 (departmental collectivity of France)
** Prefect –
*** Jean-François Tallec, Prefect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (2001–2002)
*** 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 Charles Antrobus, Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1996–2002)
*** Monica Dacon, Acting Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2002)
*** 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–present)
* Trinidad and Tobago
** President – A. N. R. Robinson, President of Trinidad and Tobago (1997–2003)
** Prime Minister – Patrick Manning, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (2001–2010)
* Turks and Caicos Islands (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
** redesignated from a Dependent Territory of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on 21 May
** Governor –
*** Mervyn Jones, Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands (2000–2002)
*** Cynthia Astwood, Acting Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands (2002)
*** 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)
* 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)
* Australia
** Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952–2022)
** Governor-General – Peter Hollingworth, Governor-General of Australia (2001–2003)
** 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)
*** Shire-President – Andrew Smolders, Shire president of Christmas Island (2001–2003)
** Cocos (Keeling) Islands (external territory of Australia)
*** Administrator – Bill Taylor, Administrator of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (1999–2003)
*** 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)
*** 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 territory of France)
** 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)
* Kiribati
** President – Teburoro Tito, President of Kiribati (1994–2003)
* Marshall Islands
** President – Kessai Note, President of the Marshall Islands (2000–2008)
* Micronesia
** President – Leo Falcam, President of Micronesia (1999–2003)
* Nauru
** President – René Harris, President of Nauru (2001–2003)
* New Caledonia (sui generis collectivity of France)
** High Commissioner –
*** Thierry Lataste, High Commissioner of New Caledonia (1999–2002)
*** Alain Triolle, Acting High Commissioner of New Caledonia (2002)
*** 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 –
**** Terepai Maoate, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands (1999–2002)
**** Robert Woonton, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands (2002–2004)
** Niue (associated state of New Zealand)
*** Premier –
**** Sani Lakatani, Premier of Niue (1999–2002)
**** Young Vivian, Premier of Niue (2002–2008)
** Tokelau (dependent territory of New Zealand)
*** Administrator – Lindsay Johnstone Watt, Administrator of Tokelau (1993–2003)
*** Head of Government –
**** Kuresa Nasau, Head of Government of Tokelau (2001–2002)
**** Pio Tuia, Head of Government of Tokelau (2002–2003)
* Northern Mariana Islands (Commonwealth of the United States)
** Governor –
*** Pedro Tenorio, Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands (1998–2002)
*** 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)
** Prime Minister –
*** Sir Mekere Morauta, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (1999–2002)
*** Sir Michael Somare, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (2002–2010)
* Pitcairn Islands (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
** redesignated from a Dependent Territory of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on 21 May
** 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 – Tuila'epa Sa'ilele 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)
** Prime Minister –
*** Koloa Talake, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (2001–2002)
*** 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 territory of France)
** Administrator –
*** Alain Waquet, Administrator Superior of Wallis and Futuna (2000–2002)
*** 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 Camaño, Acting President of Argentina (2001–2002)
*** Eduardo Duhalde, President of Argentina (2002–2003)
* Bolivia
** President –
*** Jorge Quiroga, President of Bolivia (2001–2002)
*** Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada, President of Bolivia (2002–2003)
* Brazil
** President – Fernando Henrique Cardoso, President of Brazil (1995–2002)
* Chile
** President – Ricardo Lagos, President of Chile (2000–2006)
* Colombia
** President –
*** Andrés Pastrana Arango, President of Colombia (1998–2002)
*** Álvaro Uribe, President of Colombia (2002–2010)
* Ecuador
** President – Gustavo Noboa, President of Ecuador (2000–2003)
* Falkland Islands (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
** redesignated from a Dependent Territory of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on 21 May
** Governor –
*** Donald Lamont, Governor of the Falkland Islands (1999–2002)
*** Russ Jarvis, Acting Governor of the Falkland Islands (2002)
*** 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)
* Peru
** President – Alejandro Toledo, President of Peru (2001–2006)
** Prime Minister –
*** Roberto Dañino, President of the Council of Ministers of Peru (2001–2002)
*** Luis Solari De La Fuente, President of the Council of Ministers of Peru (2002–2003)
* 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 (1999–2002)
*** Pedro Carmona, President of Venezuela (2002)
*** Diosdado Cabello, Acting President of Venezuela (2002)
*** Hugo Chávez, President of Venezuela (2002–2013)