# List of state leaders in 2006

This is a list of heads of state, heads of governments, and other rulers in the year 2006.

## Africa

* Algeria
** President – Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria (1999–2019)
** Prime Minister –
*** Ahmed Ouyahia, Prime Minister of Algeria (2003–2006)
*** Abdelaziz Belkhadem, Prime Minister of Algeria (2006–2008)
* 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)
*** Thomas Boni Yayi, President of Benin (2006–2016)
* 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 Nkurunziza, President of Burundi (2005–2020)
* Cameroon
** President – Paul Biya, President of Cameroon (1982–present)
** Prime Minister – Ephraïm Inoni, Prime Minister of Cameroon (2004–2009)
* 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 – François Bozizé, President of the Central African Republic (2003–2013)
** Prime Minister – Élie Doté, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (2005–2008)
* Chad
** President – Idriss Déby, President of Chad (1990–2021)
** Prime Minister – Pascal Yoadimnadji, Prime Minister of Chad (2005–2007)
* Comoros
** President –
*** Azali Assoumani, President of the Comoros (2002–2006)
*** Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi, President of the Comoros (2006–2011)
* Congo–Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo)
** President – Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of the Congo (1997–present)
** Prime Minister – Isidore Mvouba, Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo (2005–2009)
* Congo–Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
** President – Joseph Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2001–2019)
** Prime Minister – Antoine Gizenga, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2006–2008)
* 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 – Ahmed Nazif, Prime Minister of Egypt (2004–2011)
* Equatorial Guinea
** President – Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea (1979–present)
** Prime Minister –
*** Miguel Abia Biteo Boricó, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (2004–2006)
*** Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (2006–2008)
* 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)
*** Jean Eyeghé Ndong, Prime Minister of Gabon (2006–2009)
* 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 – Cellou Dalein Diallo, Prime Minister of Guinea (2004–2006)
* Guinea-Bissau
** President – João Bernardo Vieira, President of Guinea-Bissau (2005–2009)
** Prime Minister – Aristides Gomes, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2005–2007)
* Ivory Coast
** President – Laurent Gbagbo, President of the Ivory Coast (2000–2011)
** Prime Minister – Charles Konan Banny, Prime Minister of the Ivory Coast (2005–2007)
* 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 –
*** Gyude Bryant, Chairman of the Transitional Government of Liberia (2003–2006)
*** Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia (2006–2018)
* 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 –
*** Shukri Ghanem, General Secretary of the General People's Committee of Libya (2003–2006)
*** Baghdadi Mahmudi, General Secretary of the General People's Committee of Libya (2006–2011)
* Madagascar
** President – Marc Ravalomanana, President of Madagascar (2002–2009)
** Prime Minister – Jacques Sylla, Prime Minister of Madagascar (2002–2007)
* Malawi
** President – Bingu wa Mutharika, President of Malawi (2004–2012)
* Mali
** President – Amadou Toumani Touré, President of Mali (2002–2012)
** Prime Minister – Ousmane Issoufi Maïga, Prime Minister of Mali (2004–2007)
* Mauritania
** Head of State – Ely Ould Mohamed Vall, Chairman of the Military Council for Justice and Democracy of Mauritania (2005–2007)
** Prime Minister – Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar, Prime Minister of Mauritania (2005–2007)
* Mauritius
** President – Sir Anerood Jugnauth, President of Mauritius (2003–2012)
** Prime Minister – Navin Ramgoolam, Prime Minister of Mauritius (2005–2014)
* Mayotte (overseas collectivity of France)
** Prefect – Jean-Paul Kihl, Prefect of Mayotte (2005–2007)
** Head of Government – Saïd Omar Oili, President of the General Council of Mayotte (2004–2008)
* 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 – Abdelkader Taleb Omar, Prime Minister of Western Sahara (2003–2018)
* Mozambique
** President – Armando Guebuza, President of Mozambique (2005–2015)
** Prime Minister – Luísa Diogo, Prime Minister of Mozambique (2004–2010)
* Namibia
** President – Hifikepunye Pohamba, President of Namibia (2005–2015)
** Prime Minister – Nahas Angula, Prime Minister of Namibia (2005–2012)
* 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 – Michael Clancy, Governor of Saint Helena (2004–2007)
* São Tomé and Príncipe
** President – Fradique de Menezes, President of São Tomé and Príncipe (2003–2011)
** Prime Minister –
*** Maria do Carmo Silveira, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (2005–2006)
*** Tomé Vera Cruz, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (2006–2008)
* Senegal
** President – Abdoulaye Wade, President of Senegal (2000–2012)
** Prime Minister – Macky Sall, Prime Minister of Senegal (2004–2007)
* Seychelles
** President – James Michel, President of Seychelles (2004–2016)
* Sierra Leone
** President – Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, President of Sierra Leone (1998–2007)
* Somalia
** President – Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, President of Somalia (2004–2008)
** Prime Minister – Ali Mohammed Ghedi, Prime Minister of Somalia (2004–2007)
** Islamic Courts Union (rival administration, controlling Mogadishu and parts of southern Somalia)
*** Chairman – Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, Executive Chairman of the Islamic Courts Union (2006)
** Somaliland (unrecognised, secessionist state)
*** President – Dahir Riyale Kahin, President of Somaliland (2002–2010)
** Puntland (self-declared autonomous state)
*** President – Mohamud Muse Hersi, President of Puntland (2005–2009)
* 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 – Themba Dlamini, Prime Minister of Swaziland (2003–2008)
* Tanzania
** President – Jakaya Kikwete, President of Tanzania (2005–2015)
** Prime Minister – Edward Lowassa, Prime Minister of Tanzania (2005–2008)
* Togo
** President – Faure Gnassingbé, President of Togo (2005–present)
** Prime Minister –
*** Edem Kodjo, Prime Minister of Togo (2005–2006)
*** Yawovi Agboyibo, Prime Minister of Togo (2006–2007)
* 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)
*** Iajuddin Ahmed, Chief Adviser of Bangladesh (2006–2007)
* Bhutan
** Monarch –
*** Jigme Singye Wangchuck, King of Bhutan (1972–2006)
*** Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, King of Bhutan (2006–present)
** Prime Minister –
*** Sangay Ngedup, Prime Minister of Bhutan (2005–2006)
*** Khandu Wangchuk, Prime Minister of Bhutan (2006–2007)
* Brunei
** Monarch – Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (1967–present)
** Prime Minister – Hassanal Bolkiah, Prime Minister of Brunei (1984–present)
* Cambodia
** Monarch – Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia (2004–present)
** 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 – Hu Jintao, President of China (2003–2013)
** Premier – 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)
*** José Ramos-Horta, Prime Minister of East Timor (2006–2007)
* India
** President – A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, President of India (2002–2007)
** Prime Minister – Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India (2004–2014)
* Indonesia
** President – Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of Indonesia (2004–2014)
* Iran
** Supreme Leader – Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran (1989–present)
** President – Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Iran (2005–2013)
* Iraq
** Head of State – Presidency Council of Iraq
*** Members –
**** Jalal Talabani (2005–2006; President of Iraq, 2005–2006), and Adil Abdul-Mahdi and Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer (2005–2006)
**** Jalal Talabani (2006–2010; President of Iraq, 2006–2010), and Adil Abdul-Mahdi and Tariq al-Hashimi (2006–2010)
** Prime Minister –
*** Ibrahim al-Jaafari, Prime Minister of Iraq (2005–2006)
*** Nouri al-Maliki, Prime Minister of Iraq (2006–2014)
* Israel
** President – Moshe Katsav, President of Israel (2000–2007)
** Prime Minister –
*** Ariel Sharon, Prime Minister of Israel (2001–2006)
*** Ehud Olmert, Prime Minister of Israel (2006–2009)
** Palestinian National Authority (non-state administrative authority)
*** President – Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian National Authority (2005–present)
*** Prime Minister –
**** Ahmed Qurei, Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority (2005–2006)
**** Ismail Haniyeh, Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority (2006–2007)
* Japan
** Monarch – Akihito, Emperor of Japan (1989–2019)
** Prime Minister –
*** Junichirō Koizumi, Prime Minister of Japan (2001–2006)
*** Shinzō Abe, Prime Minister of Japan (2006–2007)
* Jordan
** Monarch – Abdullah II, King of Jordan (1999–present)
** Prime Minister – Marouf al-Bakhit, Prime Minister of Jordan (2005–2007)
* Kazakhstan
** President – Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan (1990–2019)
** Prime Minister – 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 – Pak Pong-ju, Premier of the Cabinet of North Korea (2003–2007)
* South Korea (Republic of Korea)
** President – Roh Moo-hyun, President of South Korea (2003–2008)
** Prime Minister –
*** Lee Hae-chan, Prime Minister of South Korea (2004–2006)
*** Han Duck-soo, Acting Prime Minister of South Korea (2006)
*** Han Myeong-sook, Prime Minister of South Korea (2006–2007)
* Kuwait
** Monarch –
*** Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (1977–2006)
*** Sheikh Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (2006)
*** Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (2006–2020)
** Prime Minister –
*** Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait (2003–2006)
*** Sheikh Nasser Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait (2006–2011)
* Kyrgyzstan
** President – Kurmanbek Bakiyev, President of Kyrgyzstan (2005–2010)
** Prime Minister – Felix Kulov, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan (2005–2007)
* Laos
** Communist Party Leader –
*** Khamtai Siphandon, General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006)
*** Choummaly Sayasone, General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (2006–2016)
** President –
*** Khamtai Siphandon, President of Laos (1998–2006)
*** Choummaly Sayasone, President of Laos (2006–2016)
** Premier –
*** Bounnhang Vorachith, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Laos (2001–2006)
*** Bouasone Bouphavanh, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Laos (2006–2010)
* Lebanon
** President – Émile Lahoud, President of Lebanon (1998–2007)
** Prime Minister – Fouad Siniora, President of the Council of Ministers of Lebanon (2005–2009)
* Malaysia
** Monarch –
*** Tuanku Sirajuddin, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (2001–2006)
*** Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (2006–2011)
** Prime Minister – Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Prime Minister of Malaysia (2003–2009)
* Maldives
** President – Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, President of the Maldives (1978–2008)
* Mongolia
** President – Nambaryn Enkhbayar, President of Mongolia (2005–2009)
** Prime Minister –
*** Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, Prime Minister of Mongolia (2004–2006)
*** Miyeegombyn Enkhbold, Prime Minister of Mongolia (2006–2007)
* Myanmar
** Head of State – Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of Myanmar (1992–2011)
** Prime Minister – Soe Win, Prime Minister of Myanmar (2004–2007)
* Nepal
** Monarch – Gyanendra, King of Nepal (2001–2008)
** Prime Minister –
*** Gyanendra, Prime Minister of Nepal (2005–2006)
*** Girija Prasad Koirala, Prime Minister of Nepal (2006–2008)
* 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 – Shaukat Aziz, Prime Minister of Pakistan (2004–2007)
* 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 – Abdullah, King of Saudi Arabia (2005–2015)
** Prime Minister – Abdullah, Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (2005–2015)
* Singapore
** President – S. R. Nathan, President of Singapore (1999–2011)
** Prime Minister – Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore (2004–2024)
* Sri Lanka
** President – Mahinda Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka (2005–2015)
** Prime Minister – Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (2005–2010)
* Syria
** President – Bashar al-Assad, President of Syria (2000–present)
** Prime Minister – Muhammad Naji al-Otari, Prime Minister of Syria (2003–2011)
* Taiwan (Republic of China)
** President – Chen Shui-bian, President of Taiwan (2000–2008)
** Premier –
*** Frank Hsieh, President of the Executive Yuan of Taiwan (2005–2006)
*** Su Tseng-chang, President of the Executive Yuan of Taiwan (2006–2007)
* 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)
*** Chitchai Wannasathit, Acting Prime Minister of Thailand (2006)
*** Thaksin Shinawatra, Prime Minister of Thailand (2006)
*** Surayud Chulanont, Prime Minister of Thailand (2006–2008)
** Junta Leader – Sonthi Boonyaratglin, Chief of the Administrative Reform Council of Thailand (2006–2007)
* Turkey
** President – Ahmet Necdet Sezer, President of Turkey (2000–2007)
** Prime Minister – Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of Turkey (2003–2014)
* Turkmenistan
** President –
*** Saparmurat Niyazov, President of Turkmenistan (1990–2006)
*** Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, President of Turkmenistan (2006–2022)
* United Arab Emirates
** President – Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (2004–2022)
** Prime Minister –
*** Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (1990–2006)
*** Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (2006–present)
* Uzbekistan
** President – Islam Karimov, President of Uzbekistan (1990–2016)
** Prime Minister – 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)
*** Nguyễn Minh Triết, President of Vietnam (2006–2011)
** Prime Minister –
*** Phan Văn Khải, Prime Minister of Vietnam (1997–2006)
*** Nguyễn Tấn Dũng, Prime Minister of Vietnam (2006–2016)
* 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 – Sali Berisha, Prime Minister of Albania (2005–2013)
* 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 – Joan Enric Vives Sicília, Episcopal Co-prince of Andorra (2003–present)
**** Co-Prince's Representative – Nemesi Marqués Oste (1993–2012)
** Prime Minister – Albert Pintat, Head of Government of Andorra (2005–2009)
* Armenia
** President – Robert Kocharyan, President of Armenia (1998–2008)
** Prime Minister – Andranik Margaryan, Prime Minister of Armenia (2000–2007)
* Austria
** President – Heinz Fischer, Federal President of Austria (2004–2016)
** Chancellor – Wolfgang Schüssel, Federal Chancellor of Austria (2000–2007)
* Azerbaijan
** President – Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan (2003–present)
** Prime Minister – 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 – 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 –
**** Borislav Paravac (2003–2006)
**** Nebojša Radmanović (2006–2014; Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2006–2007)
*** Bosniak Member –
**** Sulejman Tihić (2002–2006; Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2006)
**** Haris Silajdžić (2006–2010)
*** Croat Member –
**** Ivo Miro Jović (2005–2006; Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2005–2006)
**** Željko Komšić (2006–2014)
** 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)
*** Christian Schwarz-Schilling, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (2006–2007)
* Bulgaria
** President – Georgi Parvanov, President of Bulgaria (2002–2012)
** Prime Minister – Sergei Stanishev, Prime Minister of Bulgaria (2005–2009)
* Croatia
** President – Stjepan Mesić, President of Croatia (2000–2010)
** Prime Minister – Ivo Sanader, Prime Minister of Croatia (2003–2009)
* Cyprus
** President – Tassos Papadopoulos, President of Cyprus (2003–2008)
** Northern Cyprus (unrecognised, secessionist state)
*** President – Mehmet Ali Talat, President of Northern Cyprus (2005–2010)
*** Prime Minister – Ferdi Sabit Soyer, Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus (2005–2009)
* Czech Republic
** President – Václav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic (2003–2013)
** Prime Minister –
*** Jiří Paroubek, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (2005–2006)
*** Mirek Topolánek, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (2006–2009)
* 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)
*** Toomas Hendrik Ilves, President of Estonia (2006–2016)
** Prime Minister – Andrus Ansip, Prime Minister of Estonia (2005–2014)
* Finland
** President – Tarja Halonen, President of Finland (2000–2012)
** Prime Minister – Matti Vanhanen, Prime Minister of Finland (2003–2010)
* France
** President – Jacques Chirac, President of France (1995–2007)
** Prime Minister – Dominique de Villepin, Prime Minister of France (2005–2007)
* Georgia
** President – Mikheil Saakashvili, President of Georgia (2004–2007)
** Prime Minister – Zurab Noghaideli, Prime Minister of Georgia (2005–2007)
** Abkhazia (unrecognised, secessionist state)
*** President – Sergei Bagapsh, President of Abkhazia (2005–2011)
*** Prime Minister – Alexander Ankvab, Prime Minister of Abkhazia (2005–2010)
** South Ossetia (unrecognised, secessionist state)
*** President – Eduard Kokoity, President of South Ossetia (2001–2011)
*** Prime Minister – Yury Morozov, Prime Minister of South Ossetia (2005–2008)
* Germany
** President – Horst Köhler, Federal President of Germany (2004–2010)
** Chancellor – Angela Merkel, Federal Chancellor of Germany (2005–2021)
* Greece
** President – Karolos Papoulias, President of Greece (2005–2015)
** Prime Minister – Kostas Karamanlis, Prime Minister of Greece (2004–2009)
* Hungary
** President – László Sólyom, President of Hungary (2005–2010)
** Prime Minister – Ferenc Gyurcsány, Prime Minister of Hungary (2004–2009)
* Iceland
** President – Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland (1996–2016)
** Prime Minister –
*** Halldór Ásgrímsson, Prime Minister of Iceland (2004–2006)
*** Geir Haarde, Prime Minister of Iceland (2006–2009)
* 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)
*** Giorgio Napolitano, President of Italy (2006–2015)
** Prime Minister –
*** Silvio Berlusconi, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy (2001–2006)
*** Romano Prodi, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy (2006–2008)
* Latvia
** President – Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, President of Latvia (1999–2007)
** Prime Minister – Aigars Kalvītis, Prime Minister of Latvia (2004–2007)
* Liechtenstein
** Monarch – Hans-Adam II, Prince Regnant of Liechtenstein (1989–present)
** Regent – Hereditary Prince Alois, Regent of Liechtenstein (2004–present)
** Prime Minister – Otmar Hasler, Head of Government of Liechtenstein (2001–2009)
* Lithuania
** President – Valdas Adamkus, President of Lithuania (2004–2009)
** Prime Minister –
*** Algirdas Brazauskas, Prime Minister of Lithuania (2001–2006)
*** Zigmantas Balčytis, Acting Prime Minister of Lithuania (2006)
*** Gediminas Kirkilas, Prime Minister of Lithuania (2006–2008)
* Luxembourg
** Monarch – Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (2000–present)
** Prime Minister – Jean-Claude Juncker, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1995–2013)
* Republic of Macedonia
** President – Branko Crvenkovski, President of the Republic of Macedonia (2004–2009)
** Prime Minister –
*** Vlado Bučkovski, President of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia (2004–2006)
*** Nikola Gruevski, President of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia (2006–2016)
* Malta
** President – Eddie Fenech Adami, President of Malta (2004–2009)
** Prime Minister – Lawrence Gonzi, Prime Minister of Malta (2004–2013)
* 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 – Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco (2005–present)
** Prime Minister – Jean-Paul Proust, Minister of State of Monaco (2005–2010)
* Montenegro
** the 1992 Republic declared independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro on 3 June
** President – Filip Vujanović, President of Montenegro (2002–2018)
** Prime Minister –
*** Milo Đukanović, Prime Minister of Montenegro (2003–2006)
*** Željko Šturanović, Prime Minister of Montenegro (2006–2008)
* 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)
** Prime Minister – Jens Stoltenberg, Prime Minister of Norway (2005–2013)
* Poland
** President – Lech Kaczyński, President of Poland (2005–2010)
** Prime Minister –
*** Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Poland (2005–2006)
*** Jarosław Kaczyński, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Poland (2006–2007)
* Portugal
** President –
*** Jorge Sampaio, President of Portugal (1996–2006)
*** Aníbal Cavaco Silva, President of Portugal (2006–2016)
** Prime Minister – José Sócrates, Prime Minister of Portugal (2005–2011)
* Romania
** President – Traian Băsescu, President of Romania (2004–2014)
** Prime Minister – Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu, Prime Minister of Romania (2004–2008)
* Russia
** President – Vladimir Putin, President of Russia (1999–2008)
** Prime Minister – Mikhail Fradkov, Chairman of the Government of Russia (2004–2007)
* San Marino
** Captains-Regent –
*** Claudio Muccioli and Antonello Bacciocchi, Captains Regent of San Marino (2005–2006)
*** Gianfranco Terenzi and Loris Francini, Captains Regent of San Marino (2006)
*** Antonio Carattoni and Roberto Giorgetti, Captains Regent of San Marino (2006–2007)
* Serbia and Montenegro
** the State Union dissolved into both the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Montenegro on 5 June
** President – Svetozar Marović, President of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006)
** Prime Minister – Svetozar Marović, Prime Minister of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006)
* Serbia
** the 1990 Republic declared independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro on 5 June
** President – Boris Tadić, President of Serbia (2004–2012)
** Prime Minister – Vojislav Koštunica, President of the Government of Serbia (2004–2008)
** Kosovo (Self-Governing Entity under UN administration)
*** President –
**** Ibrahim Rugova, President of Kosovo (2002–2006)
**** Nexhat Daci, Acting President of Kosovo (2006)
**** Fatmir Sejdiu, President of Kosovo (2006–2010)
*** Prime Minister –
**** Bajram Kosumi, Prime Minister of Kosovo (2005–2006)
**** Agim Çeku, Prime Minister of Kosovo (2006–2008)
*** UN Special Representative –
**** Søren Jessen-Petersen, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Kosovo (2004–2006)
**** Steven P. Schook, Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Kosovo (2006)
**** Joachim Rücker, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Kosovo (2006–2008)
* Slovakia
** President – Ivan Gašparovič, President of Slovakia (2004–2014)
** Prime Minister –
*** Mikuláš Dzurinda, Prime Minister of Slovakia (1998–2006)
*** Robert Fico, Prime Minister of Slovakia (2006–2010)
* Slovenia
** President – Janez Drnovšek, President of Slovenia (2002–2007)
** Prime Minister – Janez Janša, Prime Minister of Slovenia (2004–2008)
* Spain
** Monarch – Juan Carlos I, King of Spain (1975–2014)
** Prime Minister – José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, President of the Government of Spain (2004–2011)
* Sweden
** Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden (1973–present)
** Prime Minister –
*** Göran Persson, Prime Minister of Sweden (1996–2006)
*** Fredrik Reinfeldt, Prime Minister of Sweden (2006–2014)
* Switzerland
** Council – Federal Council of Switzerland
*** Members – Moritz Leuenberger (1995–2010; President of Switzerland, 2006), Pascal Couchepin (1998–2009), Joseph Deiss (1999–2006), Samuel Schmid (2000–2008), Micheline Calmy-Rey (2002–2011), Christoph Blocher (2003–2007), Hans-Rudolf Merz (2003–2010), and Doris Leuthard (2006–2018)
* Ukraine
** President – Viktor Yushchenko, President of Ukraine (2005–2010)
** Prime Minister –
*** Yuriy Yekhanurov, Prime Minister of Ukraine (2005–2006)
*** Viktor Yanukovych, Prime Minister of Ukraine (2006–2007)
* 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 – Sir Paul Haddacks, Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man (2005–2011)
*** Chief Minister –
**** Donald Gelling, Chief Minister of the Isle of Man (2004–2006)
**** Tony Brown, Chief Minister of the Isle of Man (2006–2011)
** Guernsey (Crown dependency of the United Kingdom)
*** Lieutenant-Governor – Sir Fabian Malbon, Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey (2005–2011)
*** Chief Minister – Laurie Morgan, Chief Minister of Guernsey (2004–2007)
** Jersey (Crown dependency of the United Kingdom)
*** Lieutenant-Governor –
**** Sir John Cheshire, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey (2001–2006)
**** Andrew Ridgway, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey (2006–2011)
*** Chief Minister – Frank Walker, Chief Minister of Jersey (2005–2008)
** Gibraltar (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
*** Governor –
**** Sir Francis Richards, Governor of Gibraltar (2003–2006)
**** Philip Barton, Acting Governor of Gibraltar (2006)
**** Sir Robert Fulton, Governor of Gibraltar (2006–2009)
*** Chief Minister – Peter Caruana, Chief Minister of Gibraltar (1996–2011)
* Vatican City
** Monarch – Pope Benedict XVI, Sovereign of Vatican City (2005–2013)
** Head of Government –
*** Cardinal Edmund Szoka, President of the Governorate of Vatican City (1997–2006)
*** Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo, President of the Governorate of Vatican City (2006–2011)
** Holy See (sui generis subject of public international law)
*** Secretary of State –
**** Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Cardinal Secretary of State (1990–2006)
**** Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Cardinal Secretary of State (2006–2013)

## North America

* Anguilla (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
** Governor –
*** Alan Huckle, Governor of Anguilla (2004–2006)
*** Mark Andrew Capes, Acting Governor of Anguilla (2006)
*** Andrew George, Governor of Anguilla (2006–2009)
** 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 – Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda (2004–2014)
* Aruba (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
** Governor – Fredis Refunjol, Governor of Aruba (2004–2016)
** Prime Minister – Nelson Oduber, Prime Minister of Aruba (2001–2009)
* The Bahamas
** Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of the Bahamas (1973–2022)
** Governor-General –
*** Paul Adderley, Acting Governor-General of the Bahamas (2005–2006)
*** Arthur Dion Hanna, Governor-General of the Bahamas (2006–2010)
** 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 –
*** Alex Scott, Premier of Bermuda (2003–2006)
*** Ewart Brown, Premier of Bermuda (2006–2010)
* British Virgin Islands (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
** Governor –
*** Tom Macan, Governor of the British Virgin Islands (2002–2006)
*** Dancia Penn, Acting Governor of the British Virgin Islands (2006)
*** David Pearey, Governor of the British Virgin Islands (2006–2010)
** Chief Minister – Orlando Smith, Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands (2003–2007)
* Canada
** Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952–2022)
** Governor-General – Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada (2005–2010)
** Prime Minister –
*** Paul Martin, Prime Minister of Canada (2003–2006)
*** Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada (2006–2015)
* Cayman Islands (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
** Governor – Stuart Jack, Governor of the Cayman Islands (2005–2009)
** Head of Government – Kurt Tibbetts, Leader of Government Business of the Cayman Islands (2005–2009)
* Costa Rica
** President –
*** Abel Pacheco, President of Costa Rica (2002–2006)
*** Óscar Arias, President of Costa Rica (2006–2010)
* Cuba
** Communist Party Leader –
*** Fidel Castro, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (1965–2011)
*** Raúl Castro, Acting First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (2006–2011)
** President –
*** Fidel Castro, President of the Council of State of Cuba (1976–2008)
*** Raúl Castro, Acting President of the Council of State of Cuba (2006–2008)
** Premier –
*** Fidel Castro, President of the Council of Ministers of Cuba (1959–2008)
*** Raúl Castro, Acting President of the Council of Ministers of Cuba (2006–2008)
* Dominica
** President – Nicholas Liverpool, President of Dominica (2003–2012)
** Prime Minister – Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister of Dominica (2004–present)
* Dominican Republic
** President – Leonel Fernández, President of the Dominican Republic (2004–2012)
* El Salvador
** President – Antonio Saca, President of El Salvador (2004–2009)
* 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 – Óscar Berger, President of Guatemala (2004–2008)
* Haiti
** President –
*** Boniface Alexandre, President of Haiti (2004–2006)
*** René Préval, President of Haiti (2006–2011)
** Prime Minister –
*** Gérard Latortue, Prime Minister of Haiti (2004–2006)
*** Jacques-Édouard Alexis, Prime Minister of Haiti (2006–2008)
* Honduras
** President –
*** Ricardo Maduro, President of Honduras (2002–2006)
*** Manuel Zelaya, President of Honduras (2006–2009)
* Jamaica
** Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Jamaica (1962–2022)
** Governor-General –
*** Sir Howard Cooke, Governor-General of Jamaica (1991–2006)
*** Kenneth O. Hall, Governor-General of Jamaica (2006–2009)
** Prime Minister –
*** P. J. Patterson, Prime Minister of Jamaica (1992–2006)
*** Portia Simpson-Miller, Prime Minister of Jamaica (2006–2007)
* Mexico
** President –
*** Vicente Fox, President of Mexico (2000–2006)
*** Felipe Calderón, President of Mexico (2006–2012)
* Montserrat (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
** Governor – Deborah Barnes-Jones, Governor of Montserrat (2004–2007)
** Chief Minister –
*** John Osborne, Chief Minister of Montserrat (2001–2006)
*** Lowell Lewis, Chief Minister of Montserrat (2006–2009)
* 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 (2004–2006)
*** Emily de Jongh-Elhage, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles (2006–2010)
* Nicaragua
** President – Enrique Bolaños, President of Nicaragua (2002–2007)
* Panama
** President – Martín Torrijos, President of Panama (2004–2009)
* 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)
*** Sir John Compton, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia (2006–2007)
* Saint Pierre and Miquelon (overseas collectivity of France)
** Prefect –
*** Albert Dupuy, Prefect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (2005–2006)
*** Yves Fauqueur, Prefect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (2006–2008)
** Head of Government –
*** Paul Jaccachury, Acting President of the General Council of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (2005–2006)
*** Charles Dodeman, President of the General Council of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (2006)
*** Stéphane Artano, President of the General Council of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (2006–2018)
* 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–present)
* Trinidad and Tobago
** President – 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 – Richard Tauwhare, Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands (2005–2008)
** Premier – Michael Misick, Premier 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 – Aníbal Acevedo Vilá, Governor of Puerto Rico (2005–2009)
** 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 – Togiola Tulafono, Governor of American Samoa (2003–2013)
* Australia
** Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952–2022)
** Governor-General – 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 – Neil Lucas, Administrator of Christmas Island (2006–2008)
*** Shire-President – Gordon Thomson, Shire president of Christmas Island (2003–2011)
** Cocos (Keeling) Islands (external territory of Australia)
*** Administrator – Neil Lucas, Administrator of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2006–2008)
*** Shire-President – Ronald Grant, Shire president of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2001–2007)
** Norfolk Island (self-governing territory of Australia)
*** Administrator – Grant Tambling, Administrator of Norfolk Island (2003–2007)
*** Chief Minister –
**** Geoffrey Robert Gardner, Chief Minister of Norfolk Island (2001–2006)
**** David Buffett, Chief Minister of Norfolk Island (2006–2007)
* Fiji
** President –
*** Ratu Josefa Iloilo, President of Fiji (2000–2006)
*** Frank Bainimarama, Acting President of Fiji (2006–2007)
** Prime Minister –
*** Laisenia Qarase, Prime Minister of Fiji (2001–2006)
*** Jona Senilagakali, Acting Prime Minister of Fiji (2006–2007)
* French Polynesia (overseas collectivity of France)
** High Commissioner – Anne Bouquet, High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia (2005–2008)
** President –
*** Oscar Temaru, President of French Polynesia (2005–2006)
*** Gaston Tong Sang, President of French Polynesia (2006–2007)
* Guam (insular area of the United States)
** Governor – Felix Perez Camacho, Governor of Guam (2003–2011)
* Kiribati
** President – Anote Tong, President of Kiribati (2003–2016)
* Marshall Islands
** President – Kessai Note, President of the Marshall Islands (2000–2008)
* Micronesia
** President – Joseph Urusemal, President of Micronesia (2003–2007)
* Nauru
** President – Ludwig Scotty, President of Nauru (2004–2007)
* New Caledonia (sui generis collectivity of France)
** High Commissioner – Michel Mathieu, High Commissioner of New Caledonia (2005–2007)
** Head of Government – Marie-Noëlle Thémereau, President of the Government of New Caledonia (2004–2007)
* New Zealand
** Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand (1952–2022)
** Governor-General –
*** Dame Silvia Cartwright, Governor-General of New Zealand (2001–2006)
*** Dame Sian Elias, Administrator of the Government of New Zealand (2006)
*** Sir Anand Satyanand, Governor-General of New Zealand (2006–2011)
** Prime Minister – Helen Clark, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1999–2008)
** Cook Islands (associated state of New Zealand)
*** Queen's Representative – Sir Frederick Tutu Goodwin, Queen's Representative of the Cook Islands (2001–2013)
*** Prime Minister – Jim Marurai, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands (2004–2010)
** Niue (associated state of New Zealand)
*** Premier – Young Vivian, Premier of Niue (2002–2008)
** Tokelau (dependent territory of New Zealand)
*** Administrator –
**** Neil Walter, Administrator of Tokelau (2003–2006)
**** David Payton, Administrator of Tokelau (2006–2009)
*** Head of Government –
**** Pio Tuia, Head of Government of Tokelau (2005–2006)
**** Kolouei O'Brien, Head of Government of Tokelau (2006–2007)
* Northern Mariana Islands (Commonwealth of the United States)
** Governor –
*** Juan Babauta, Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands (2002–2006)
*** Benigno Fitial, Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands (2006–2013)
* 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 Paulias Matane, Governor-General of Papua New Guinea (2004–2010)
** 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)
*** George Fergusson, Governor of the Pitcairn Islands (2006–2010)
** Mayor – Jay Warren, Mayor of the Pitcairn Islands (2005–2007)
* 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 Nathaniel Waena, Governor-General of the Solomon Islands (2004–2009)
** Prime Minister –
*** Sir Allan Kemakeza, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (2001–2006)
*** Snyder Rini, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (2006)
*** Manasseh Sogavare, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (2006–2007)
* Tonga
** Monarch –
*** Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV, King of Tonga (1965–2006)
*** George Tupou V, King of Tonga (2006–2012)
** Prime Minister –
*** Prince Lavaka Ata ʻUlukālala, Prime Minister of Tonga (2000–2006)
*** Feleti Sevele, Prime Minister of Tonga (2006–2010)
* Tuvalu
** Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Tuvalu (1978–2022)
** Governor-General – Filoimea Telito, Governor-General of Tuvalu (2005–2010)
** Prime Minister –
*** Maatia Toafa, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (2004–2006)
*** Apisai Ielemia, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (2006–2010)
* Vanuatu
** President – Kalkot Mataskelekele, President of Vanuatu (2004–2009)
** Prime Minister – Ham Lini, Prime Minister of Vanuatu (2004–2008)
* Wallis and Futuna (overseas collectivity of France)
** Administrator –
*** Xavier de Fürst, Administrator Superior of Wallis and Futuna (2005–2006)
*** Richard Didier, Administrator Superior of Wallis and Futuna (2006–2008)
** Head of Government – Emeni Simete, President of the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna (2005–2007)

## South America

* Argentina
** President – Néstor Kirchner, President of Argentina (2003–2007)
* Bolivia
** President –
*** Eduardo Rodríguez, President of Bolivia (2005–2006)
*** Evo Morales, President of Bolivia (2006–2019)
* Brazil
** President – Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil (2003–2010)
* Chile
** President –
*** Ricardo Lagos, President of Chile (2000–2006)
*** Michelle Bachelet, President of Chile (2006–2010)
* Colombia
** President – Álvaro Uribe, President of Colombia (2002–2010)
* Ecuador
** President – Alfredo Palacio, President of Ecuador (2005–2007)
* Falkland Islands (Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom)
** Governor –
*** Howard Pearce, Governor of the Falkland Islands (2002–2006)
*** Harriet Hall, Acting Governor of the Falkland Islands (2006)
*** Alan Huckle, Governor of the Falkland Islands (2006–2010)
* Guyana
** President – Bharrat Jagdeo, President of Guyana (1999–2011)
** Prime Minister – Sam Hinds, Prime Minister of Guyana (1999–2015)
* Paraguay
** President – Nicanor Duarte, President of Paraguay (2003–2008)
* Peru
** President –
*** Alejandro Toledo, President of Peru (2001–2006)
*** Alan García, President of Peru (2006–2011)
** Prime Minister –
*** Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, President of the Council of Ministers of Peru (2005–2006)
*** Jorge Del Castillo, President of the Council of Ministers of Peru (2006–2008)
* Suriname
** President – Ronald Venetiaan, President of Suriname (2000–2010)
* Uruguay
** President – Tabaré Vázquez, President of Uruguay (2005–2010)
* Venezuela
** President – Hugo Chávez, President of Venezuela (2002–2013)