# List of state leaders in 2001

This is a list of heads of state, heads of governments, and other rulers in the year 2001.

## 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)

### 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 –
      * António Mascarenhas Monteiro, President of Cape Verde (1991–2001)
      * Pedro Pires, President of Cape Verde (2001–2011)
   * Prime Minister –
      * Gualberto do Rosário, Prime Minister of Cape Verde (2000–2001)
      * 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 –
      * Anicet-Georges Dologuélé, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (1999–2001)
      * 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)

### Comoros

   * President – Azali Assoumani, President of the Comoros (1999–2002)
   * Prime Minister – Hamada Madi, Prime Minister of the Comoros (2000–2002)

   ### Anjouan (unrecognised, secessionist state)

      * President –
         * Said Abeid, President of Anjouan (1999–2001)
         * Presidium of Anjouan
         ** Members – Halidi Charif, Mohamed Bacar, and Hassan Ali Toilha (2001)
         * 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 –
      * Laurent-Désiré Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997–2001)
      * Joseph Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2001–2019)

### Djibouti

   * President – Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti (1999–present)
   * Prime Minister –
      * Barkat Gourad Hamadou, Prime Minister of Djibouti (1978–2001)
      * 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 –
      * Ángel Serafín Seriche Dougan, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (1996–2001)
      * Cándido Muatetema Rivas, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (2001–2004)

### Eritrea

   * President – Isaias Afwerki, President of Eritrea (1991–present)

### Ethiopia

   * President –
      * Negasso Gidada, President of Ethiopia (1995–2001)
      * 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 –
      * Jerry Rawlings, President of Ghana (1981–2001)
      * 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 –
      * Caetano N'Tchama, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2000–2001)
      * Faustino Imbali, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2001)
      * Alamara Nhassé, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2001–2002)

### 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)

### 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)
   * Prime Minister – Tantely Andrianarivo, Prime Minister of Madagascar (1998–2002)

### Malawi

   * President – Bakili Muluzi, President of Malawi (1994–2004)

### Mali

   * President – Alpha Oumar Konaré, President of Mali (1992–2002)
   * Prime Minister – Mandé Sidibé, Prime Minister of Mali (2000–2002)

### 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)
   * Prime Minister – Sir Anerood Jugnauth, Prime Minister of Mauritius (2000–2003)

### Morocco

   * Monarch – Mohammed VI, King of Morocco (1999–present)
   * Prime Minister – Abderrahmane Youssoufi, Prime Minister of Morocco (1998–2002)

   ### 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)

### 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)

### São Tomé and Príncipe

   * President –
      * Miguel Trovoada, President of São Tomé and Príncipe (1995–2001)
      * Fradique de Menezes, President of São Tomé and Príncipe (2001–2003)
   * Prime Minister –
      * Guilherme Posser da Costa, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (1999–2002)
      * Evaristo Carvalho, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (2001–2002)

### Senegal

   * President – Abdoulaye Wade, President of Senegal (2000–2012)
   * Prime Minister –
      * Moustapha Niasse, Prime Minister of Senegal (2000–2001)
      * Mame Madior Boye, Prime Minister of Senegal (2001–2002)

### 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 –
      * Ali Khalif Galaydh, Prime Minister of Somalia (2000–2001)
      * Osman Jama Ali, Acting Prime Minister of Somalia (2001)
      * Hassan Abshir Farah, Prime Minister of Somalia (2001–2003)

   ### Somaliland (unrecognised, secessionist state)

      * President – Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal, President of Somaliland (1993–2002)

   ### Puntland (self-declared autonomous state)

      * President –
         * Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, President of Puntland (1998–2001)
         * Yusuf Haji Nur, Acting President of Puntland (2001)
         * Jama Ali Jama, President of Puntland (2001–2002)

### 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)

### 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)

### Zimbabwe

   * President – Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe (1987–2017)

## Asia
### Afghanistan

   * Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
      * Supreme Leader – Mullah Omar, Supreme Leader of Afghanistan (1996–2001)
      * Prime Minister –
         * Mohammad Rabbani, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1996–2001)
         * Abdul Kabir, Acting Prime Minister of Afghanistan (2001)

   ### Islamic State of Afghanistan

      * President –
         * Burhanuddin Rabbani, President of Afghanistan (1992–2001)
         * Hamid Karzai, Chairman of the Afghan Interim Administration (2001–2002)

### Bahrain

   * Monarch – Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Emir of Bahrain (1999–present)
   * Prime Minister – Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister of Bahrain (1970–2020)

### Bangladesh

   * President –
      * Shahabuddin Ahmed, President of Bangladesh (1996–2001)
      * A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury, President of Bangladesh (2001–2002)
   * Prime Minister –
      * Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1996–2001)
      * Latifur Rahman, Chief Adviser of Bangladesh (2001)
      * Khaleda Zia, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (2001–2006)

### Bhutan

   * Monarch – Jigme Singye Wangchuck, King of Bhutan (1972–2006)
   * Prime Minister –
      * Yeshey Zimba, Prime Minister of Bhutan (2000–2001)
      * Khandu Wangchuk, Prime Minister of Bhutan (2001–2002)

### 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)
   * President – Jiang Zemin, President of China (1993–2003)
   * Premier – Zhu Rongji, Premier of the State Council of China (1998–2003)

   ### East Timor (under UN administration)

   * UN Special Representative – Sérgio Vieira de Mello, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for East Timor (1999–2002)
   * Chief Minister – Mari Alkatiri, Chief Minister of East Timor (2001–2006)

### India

   * President – K. R. Narayanan, President of India (1997–2002)
   * Prime Minister – Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister of India (1998–2004)

### Indonesia

   * President –
      * Abdurrahman Wahid, President of Indonesia (1999–2001)
      * 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 –
      * Ehud Barak, Prime Minister of Israel (1999–2001)
      * 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 –
      * Yoshirō Mori, Prime Minister of Japan (2000–2001)
      * 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)

### 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)

### 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)

### 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 –
      * Sisavath Keobounphanh, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Laos (1998–2001)
      * 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 Salahuddin, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (1999–2001)
      * Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin, Acting Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (2001)
      * 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 –
      * Birendra, King of Nepal (1972–2001)
      * Dipendra, King of Nepal (2001)
      * Gyanendra, King of Nepal (2001–2008)
   * Regent – Gyanendra, Regent of Nepal (2001)
   * Prime Minister –
      * Girija Prasad Koirala, Prime Minister of Nepal (2000–2001)
      * Sher Bahadur Deuba, Prime Minister of Nepal (2001–2002)

### 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 –
      * Muhammad Rafiq Tarar, President of Pakistan (1998–2001)
      * Pervez Musharraf, President of Pakistan (2001–2008)
   * Prime Minister – Pervez Musharraf, Chief Executive of Pakistan (1999–2002)

### Philippines

   * President –
      * Joseph Estrada, President of the Philippines (1998–2001)
      * 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 –
      * Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (2000–2001)
      * 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)
   * Prime Minister – Chang Chun-hsiung, President of the Executive Yuan of Taiwan (2000–2002)

### 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 –
      * Chuan Leekpai, Prime Minister of Thailand (1997–2001)
      * 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)

### 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 –
      * Lê Khả Phiêu, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (1997–2001)
      * 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 –
      * Abd Al-Karim Al-Iryani, Prime Minister of Yemen (1998–2001)
      * Abdul Qadir Bajamal, Prime Minister of Yemen (2001–2007)

## Europe
### Albania

   * President – Rexhep Meidani, President of Albania (1997–2002)
   * Prime Minister – Ilir Meta, Prime Minister of Albania (1999–2002)

### Andorra

   * Monarchs –
      * French Co-Prince – Jacques Chirac, French Co-prince of Andorra (1995–2007)
         * Co-Prince's Representative – Frédéric de Saint-Sernin (1999–2002)
      * 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 –
      * Vladimir Yermoshin, Prime Minister of Belarus (2000–2001)
      * Gennady Novitsky, Prime Minister of Belarus (2001–2003)

### 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; Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2000–2001)
      * Bosniak Member –
         * Halid Genjac (2000–2001)
         * Beriz Belkić (2001–2002)
      * Croat Member –
         * Ante Jelavić (1998–2001)
         * Jozo Križanović (2001–2002; Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2001–2002)
   * Prime Minister –
      * Martin Raguž, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2000–2001)
      * Božidar Matić, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2001)
      * Zlatko Lagumdžija, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2001–2002)
   * High Representative – Wolfgang Petritsch, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (1999–2002)

### Bulgaria

   * President – Petar Stoyanov, President of Bulgaria (1997–2002)
   * Prime Minister –
      * Ivan Kostov, Prime Minister of Bulgaria (1997–2001)
      * 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)

### Denmark

   * Monarch – Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark (1972–2024)
   * Prime Minister –
      * Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark (1993–2001)
      * Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark (2001–2009)

### Estonia

   * President –
      * Lennart Meri, President of Estonia (1992–2001)
      * Arnold Rüütel, President of Estonia (2001–2006)
   * Prime Minister – Mart Laar, Prime Minister of Estonia (1999–2002)

### 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)

### Georgia

   * President – Eduard Shevardnadze, President of Georgia (1995–2003)
   * Prime Minister –
      * Giorgi Arsenishvili, Minister of State of Georgia (2000–2001)
      * Avtandil Jorbenadze, Minister of State of Georgia (2001–2003)

   ### Abkhazia (unrecognised, secessionist state)

      * President – Vladislav Ardzinba, President of Abkhazia (1990–2005)
      * Prime Minister –
         * Viacheslav Tsugba, Prime Minister of Abkhazia (1999–2001)
         * Anri Jergenia, Prime Minister of Abkhazia (2001–2002)

   ### South Ossetia (unrecognised, secessionist state)

      * President –
         * Lyudvig Chibirov, President of South Ossetia (1993–2001)
         * Eduard Kokoity, President of South Ossetia (2001–2011)
      * Prime Minister –
         * Merab Chigoev, Prime Minister of South Ossetia (1998–2001)
         * Dmitry Sanakoyev, Prime Minister of South Ossetia (2001)
         * 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)

### 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 –
      * Giuliano Amato, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy (2000–2001)
      * 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)

### Liechtenstein

   * Monarch – Hans-Adam II, Prince Regnant of Liechtenstein (1989–present)
   * Prime Minister –
      * Mario Frick, Head of Government of Liechtenstein (1993–2001)
      * Otmar Hasler, Head of Government of Liechtenstein (2001–2009)

### Lithuania

   * President – Valdas Adamkus, President of Lithuania (1998–2003)
   * Prime Minister –
      * Rolandas Paksas, Prime Minister of Lithuania (2000–2001)
      * Eugenijus Gentvilas, Acting Prime Minister of Lithuania (2001)
      * 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)

### Malta

   * President – Guido de Marco, President of Malta (1999–2004)
   * Prime Minister – Eddie Fenech Adami, Prime Minister of Malta (1998–2004)

### Moldova

   * President –
      * Petru Lucinschi, President of Moldova (1997–2001)
      * Vladimir Voronin, President of Moldova (2001–2009)
   * Prime Minister –
      * Dumitru Braghiș, Prime Minister of Moldova (1999–2001)
      * 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)

   ### 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 (2000–2001)
      * Kjell Magne Bondevik, Prime Minister of Norway (2001–2005)

### Poland

   * President – Aleksander Kwaśniewski, President of Poland (1995–2005)
   * Prime Minister –
      * Jerzy Buzek, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Poland (1997–2001)
      * 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)

### 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 –
      * Gianfranco Terenzi and Enzo Colombini, Captains Regent of San Marino (2000–2001)
      * Luigi Lonfernini and Fabio Berardi, Captains Regent of San Marino (2001)
      * Alberto Cecchetti and Gino Giovagnoli, Captains Regent of San Marino (2001–2002)

### 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)
   * Prime Minister – Janez Drnovšek, Prime Minister of Slovenia (2000–2002)

### 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), Ruth Dreifuss (1993–2002), Moritz Leuenberger (1995–2010; President of Switzerland, 2001), Pascal Couchepin (1998–2009), Ruth Metzler (1999–2003), Joseph Deiss (1999–2006), and Samuel Schmid (2000–2008)

### Ukraine

   * President – Leonid Kuchma, President of Ukraine (1994–2005)
   * Prime Minister –
      * Viktor Yushchenko, Prime Minister of Ukraine (1999–2001)
      * Anatoliy Kinakh, Prime Minister of Ukraine (2001–2002)

### United Kingdom

   * Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952–2022)
   * Prime Minister – Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997–2007)

### 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 (2000–2003)
   * Prime Minister –
      * Zoran Žižić, Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (2000–2001)
      * Dragiša Pešić, Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (2001–2003)
   * Kosovo (Self-Governing Entity under UN administration)
      * UN Special Representative –
         * Bernard Kouchner, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Kosovo (1999–2001)
         * Hans Hækkerup, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Kosovo (2001)

## North America
### 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)

### The Bahamas

   * Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of the Bahamas (1973–2022)
   * Governor-General –
      * Sir Orville Turnquest, Governor-General of the Bahamas (1995–2001)
      * Dame Ivy Dumont, Governor-General of the Bahamas (2001–2005)
   * Prime Minister – Hubert Ingraham, Prime Minister of the Bahamas (1992–2002)

### 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)

### 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)

### Costa Rica

   * President – Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, President of Costa Rica (1998–2002)

### Cuba

   * Communist Party Leader – Fidel Castro, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (1965–2011)
   * President – Fidel Castro, President of the Council of State of Cuba (1976–2008)
   * Prime Minister – Fidel Castro, President of the Council of Ministers of Cuba (1959–2008)

### Dominica

   * President – Vernon Shaw, President of Dominica (1998–2003)
   * 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 –
      * René Préval, President of Haiti (1996–2001)
      * Jean-Bertrand Aristide, President of Haiti (2001–2004)
   * Prime Minister –
      * Jacques-Édouard Alexis, Prime Minister of Haiti (1999–2001)
      * Jean Marie Chérestal, Prime Minister of Haiti (2001–2002)

### Honduras

   * President – Carlos Roberto Flores, President of Honduras (1998–2002)

### 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)

### Nicaragua

   * President – Arnoldo Alemán, President of Nicaragua (1997–2002)

### 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 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)
   * Prime Minister –
      * Arnhim Eustace, Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2000–2001)
      * 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 –
      * Basdeo Panday, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (1995–2001)
      * Patrick Manning, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (2001–2010)

### United States

   * President –
      * Bill Clinton, President of the United States (1993–2001)
      * George W. Bush, President of the United States (2001–2009)

## Oceania
### Australia

   * Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952–2022)
   * Governor-General –
      * Sir William Deane, Governor-General of Australia (1996–2001)
      * Peter Hollingworth, Governor-General of Australia (2001–2003)
   * Prime Minister – John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia (1996–2007)

### Fiji

   * President – Ratu Josefa Iloilo, President of Fiji (2000–2006)
   * Prime Minister –
      * Laisenia Qarase, Prime Minister of Fiji (2000–2001)
      * Ratu Tevita Momoedonu, Prime Minister of Fiji (2001)
      * Laisenia Qarase, Prime Minister of Fiji (2001–2006)

### 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 –
      * Bernard Dowiyogo, President of Nauru (2000–2001)
      * René Harris, President of Nauru (2001–2003)

### New Zealand

   * Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand (1952–2022)
   * Governor-General –
      * Sir Michael Hardie Boys, Governor-General of New Zealand (1996–2001)
      * Dame Sian Elias, Administrator of the Government of New Zealand (2001)
      * 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 –
         * Lawrence Murray Greig, Acting Queen's Representative of the Cook Islands (2000–2001)
         * Frederick Tutu Goodwin, Queen's Representative of the Cook Islands (2001–2013)
      * Prime Minister – Terepai Maoate, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands (1999–2002)
   * Niue (associated state of New Zealand)
      * Premier – Sani Lakatani, Premier of Niue (1999–2002)

### Palau

   * President –
      * Kuniwo Nakamura, President of Palau (1993–2001)
      * 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)

### 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 –
      * Manasseh Sogavare, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (2000–2001)
      * 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 –
      * Lagitupu Tuilimu, Acting Prime Minister of Tuvalu (2000–2001)
      * Faimalaga Luka, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (2001)
      * Koloa Talake, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (2001–2002)

### Vanuatu

   * President – John Bani, President of Vanuatu (1999–2004)
   * Prime Minister –
      * Barak Sopé, Prime Minister of Vanuatu (1999–2001)
      * Edward Natapei, Prime Minister of Vanuatu (2001–2004)

## South America
### Argentina

   * President –
      * Fernando de la Rúa, President of Argentina (1999–2001)
      * Ramón Puerta, Acting President of Argentina (2001)
      * Adolfo Rodríguez Saá, President of Argentina (2001)
      * Eduardo Camaño, Acting President of Argentina (2001–2002)

### Bolivia

   * President –
      * Hugo Banzer, President of Bolivia (1997–2001)
      * Jorge Quiroga, President of Bolivia (2001–2002)

### 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)

### Ecuador

   * President – Gustavo Noboa, President of Ecuador (2000–2003)

### 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 –
      * Valentín Paniagua, President of Peru (2000–2001)
      * Alejandro Toledo, President of Peru (2001–2006)
   * Prime Minister –
      * Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, President of the Council of Ministers of Peru (2000–2001)
      * Roberto Dañino, President of the Council of Ministers of Peru (2001–2002)

### 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)