# List of foreign ministers in 1989

This is a list of foreign ministers in 1989.

## Africa

| Country | Foreign minister | Term |
| Algeria | Boualem Bessaïh Sid Ahmed Ghozali | 1988-1989 1989-1991 |
| Angola | Afonso Van-Dunem Pedro de Castro van Dúnem | 1985-1989 1989-1992 |
| Benin | Guy Landry Hazoumé Daniel Tawéma | 1987-1989 1989-1990 |
| Botswana | Gaositwe K.T. Chiepe | 1985-1994 |
| Burkina Faso | Jean-Marc Palm Issou Go Prosper Vokouma | 1987-1989 1989 1989-1992 |
| Burundi | Cyprien Mbonimpa | 1987-1992 |
| Cameroon | Jacques-Roger Booh-Booh | 1988-1992 |
| Cape Verde | Silvino Manuel da Luz | 1981-1991 |
| Central African Republic | Michel Gbezera-Bria | 1988-1990 |
| Chad | Gouara Lassou Acheikh ibn Oumar | 1984-1989 1989-1990 |
| Comoros | Said Kafe | 1982-1990 |
| Congo | Antoine Ndinga Oba | 1985-1991 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Siméon Aké | 1977-1990 |
| Djibouti | Moumin Bahdon Farah | 1978-1993 |
| Egypt | Ahmed Asmat Abdel-Meguid | 1984-1991 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Marcelino Nguema Onguene | 1983-1990 |
| Ethiopia | Berhanu Bayeh Tesfaye Dinka | 1986-1989 1989-1991 |
| Gabon | Martin Bongo Ali Bongo Ondimba | 1976-1989 1989-1991 |
| The Gambia | Omar Sey | 1987-1994 |
| Ghana | Obed Asamoah | 1981-1997 |
| Guinea | Jean Traoré | 1985-1993 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Júlio Semedo | 1984-1992 |
| Kenya | Robert Ouko | 1988-1990 |
| Lesotho | Thaabe Letsie | 1988-1990 |
| Liberia | J. Rudolph Johnson | 1987-1990 |
| Libya | Jadallah Azzuz at-Talhi | 1987-1990 |
| Madagascar | Jean Bemananjara | 1983-1991 |
| Malawi | Hastings Banda | 1964-1993 |
| Mali | Modibo Keita N'Golo Traoré | 1986-1989 1989-1991 |
| Mauritania | Mohamed Sidina Ould Sidiya Sid Ahmed Ould Baba | 1988-1989 1989-1990 |
| Mauritius | Sir Satcam Boolell | 1986-1990 |
| Morocco | Abdellatif Filali | 1985-1999 |
| Mozambique | Pascoal Mocumbi | 1987-1994 |
| Niger | Allélé Habibou Mahamane Sani Bako | 1988-1989 1989-1991 |
| Nigeria | Ike Nwachukwu Rilwanu Lukman | 1987-1989 1989-1990 |
| Rwanda | François Ngarukiyintwali Casimir Bizimungu | 1979-1989 1989-1992 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | Carlos Graça | 1988-1990 |
| Senegal | Ibrahima Fall | 1984-1990 |
| Seychelles | France-Albert René Danielle de St. Jorre | 1984-1989 1989-1997 |
| Sierra Leone | Abdul Karim Koroma | 1985-1992 |
| Somalia | Siad Barre Abdirahman Jama Barre | 1988-1989 1989-1990 |
| South Africa | Pik Botha | 1977-1994 |
| Sudan | Hussein Suleiman Abu Saleh Hassan al-Turabi Ali Sahloul | 1988-1989 1989 1989-1993 |
| Swaziland | Sir George Mbikwakhe Mamba | 1987-1993 |
| Tanzania | Benjamin Mkapa | 1984-1990 |
| Togo | Yaovi Adodo | 1987-1991 |
| Tunisia | Abdelhamid Escheikh Ismail Khelil | 1988-1990 |
| Uganda | Paul Ssemogerere | 1988-1994 |
| Western Sahara | Mohamed Salem Ould Salek | 1988-1995 |
| Zaire | Jean Nguza Karl-i-Bond | 1988-1990 |
| Zambia | Luke Mwananshiku | 1986-1990 |
| Zimbabwe | Nathan Shamuyarira | 1987-1995 |

## Asia

| Country | Foreign minister | Term |
| Afghanistan | Abdul Wakil | 1986-1992 |
| Bahrain | Sheikh Muhammad ibn Mubarak ibn Hamad Al Khalifah | 1971-2005 |
| Bangladesh | Anisul Islam Mahmud | 1988-1990 |
| Bhutan | Dawa Tsering | 1972-1998 |
| Brunei | Pengiran Muda Mohamed Bolkiah | 1984–2015 |
| Cambodia | Hun Sen | 1987-1990 |
| China (People's Republic) | Qian Qichen | 1988-1998 |
| India | P. V. Narasimha Rao V. P. Singh I. K. Gujral | 1988-1989 1989 1989-1990 |
| Indonesia | Ali Alatas | 1988-1999 |
| Iran | Ali Akbar Velayati | 1981-1997 |
| Iraq | Tariq Aziz | 1983-1991 |
| Israel | Moshe Arens | 1988-1990 |
| Japan | Sōsuke Uno Hiroshi Mitsuzuka Taro Nakayama | 1987-1989 1989 1989-1991 |
| Jordan | Marwan al-Qasim | 1988-1991 |
| North Korea | Kim Yong-nam | 1983-1998 |
| South Korea | Choe Ho-jung | 1988-1990 |
| Kuwait | Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah | 1978-2003 |
| Laos | Phoune Sipraseuth | 1975-1993 |
| Lebanon | Selim Hoss | 1987-1990 |
| Malaysia | Abu Hassan Omar | 1987-1991 |
| Maldives | Fathulla Jameel | 1978-2005 |
| Mongolia | Tserenpiliin Gombosüren | 1988-1996 |
| Myanmar | Saw Maung | 1988-1991 |
| Nepal | Shailendra Kumar Upadhyaya | 1986-1990 |
| Oman | Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah | 1982–2020 |
| Pakistan | Sahabzada Yaqub Khan | 1988-1991 |
| Philippines | Raul Manglapus | 1987-1992 |
| Qatar | Sheikh Ahmad ibn Sayf Al Thani Abdullah ibn Khalifa al-Attiyah | 1985-1989 1989-1990 |
| Saudi Arabia | Prince Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud | 1975–2015 |
| Singapore | Wong Kan Seng | 1988-1994 |
| Sri Lanka | Abdul Cader Shahul Hameed Ranjan Wijeratne | 1978-1989 1989-1990 |
| Syria | Farouk al-Sharaa | 1984-2006 |
| Taiwan (Republic of China) | Lien Chan | 1988-1990 |
| Thailand | Siddhi Savetsila | 1980-1990 |
| Turkey | Mesut Yılmaz | 1987-1990 |
| United Arab Emirates | Rashid Abdullah Al Nuaimi | 1980-2006 |
| Vietnam | Nguyễn Cơ Thạch | 1980-1991 |
| North Yemen | Abd al-Karim al-Iryani | 1984-1990 |
| South Yemen | Abdul Aziz al-Dali | 1982-1990 |

## Australia and Oceania

| Country | Foreign minister | Term |
| Australia | Gareth Evans | 1988-1996 |
| Fiji | Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara | 1988-1992 |
| Kiribati | Ieremia Tabai | 1983-1991 |
| Marshall Islands | Tom Kijiner | 1988-1994 |
| Micronesia | Andon Amaraich | 1979-1991 |
| Nauru | Hammer DeRoburt Kenas Aroi Bernard Dowiyogo | 1986-1989 1989 1989-1995 |
| New Zealand Cook Islands | Russell Marshall Norman George Inatio Akaruru | 1987-1990 1983-1989 1989-1999 |
| Papua New Guinea | Sir Michael Somare | 1988-1992 |
| Solomon Islands | Sir Peter Kenilorea Sir Baddeley Devesi | 1988-1989 1989-1990 |
| Tonga | Prince Tupouto'a Tungi | 1979-1998 |
| Tuvalu | Tomasi Puapua Bikenibeu Paeniu | 1981-1989 1989-1993 |
| Vanuatu | Donald Kalpokas | 1987-1991 |
| Western Samoa | Tofilau Eti Alesana | 1988-1998 |

## Europe

| Country | Foreign minister | Term |
| Albania | Reiz Malile | 1982-1991 |
| Austria | Alois Mock | 1987-1995 |
| Belgium Brussels-Capital Region Wallonia | Leo Tindemans Mark Eyskens Jos Chabert Albert Liénard | 1981-1989 1989-1992 1989-1999 1988-1992 |
| Bulgaria | Petar Mladenov Boiko Dimitrov | 1971-1989 1989-1990 |
| Cyprus Northern Cyprus | Georgios Iacovou Kenan Atakol | 1983-1993 1985-1993 |
| Czechoslovakia | Jaromír Johanes Jiří Dienstbier | 1988-1989 1989-1992 |
| Denmark | Uffe Ellemann-Jensen | 1982-1993 |
| Finland | Kalevi Sorsa Pertti Paasio | 1987-1989 1989-1991 |
| France | Roland Dumas | 1988-1993 |
| East Germany | Oskar Fischer | 1975-1990 |
| West Germany | Hans-Dietrich Genscher | 1982-1992 |
| Greece | Karolos Papoulias Tzannis Tzannetakis Georgios Papoulias Antonis Samaras | 1985-1989 1989 1989 1989-1990 |
| Hungary | Péter Várkonyi Gyula Horn | 1983-1989 1989-1990 |
| Iceland | Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson | 1988-1995 |
| Ireland | Brian Lenihan Gerry Collins | 1987-1989 1989-1992 |
| Italy | Giulio Andreotti Gianni De Michelis | 1983-1989 1989-1992 |
| Liechtenstein | Hans Brunhart | 1978-1993 |
| Luxembourg | Jacques Poos | 1984-1999 |
| Malta | Ċensu Tabone Guido de Marco | 1987-1989 1989-1996 |
| Netherlands | Hans van den Broek | 1982-1993 |
| Norway | Thorvald Stoltenberg Kjell Magne Bondevik | 1987-1989 1989-1990 |
| Poland | Tadeusz Olechowski Krzysztof Skubiszewski | 1988-1989 1989-1993 |
| Portugal | João de Deus Pinheiro | 1987-1992 |
| Romania | Ioan Totu Ion Stoian Sergiu Celac | 1986-1989 1989 1989-1990 |
| San Marino | Gabriele Gatti | 1986-2002 |
| Soviet Union Russian SFSR Ukrainian SSR Byelorussian SSR Moldavian SSR Estonian SSR Latvian SSR Lithuanian SSR Georgian SSR Armenian SSR Azerbaijan SSR Kazakh SSR Uzbek SSR Turkmen SSR Tajik SSR Kirghiz SSR | Eduard Shevardnadze Vladimir Vinogradov Volodymyr Kravets Anatoly Gurinovich Pyotr Komendant Petru Comendant Leonards Bartkēvičs Vladislovas Mikučiauskas Georgy Dzhavakhishvili Anatoly Mkrtchyan Huseynagha Sadigov Mikhail Isinaliyev Akmaral Arystanbekova Sarvar Azimov Tuvakbibi Amangeldyeva Usman Usmanov Lakim Kayumov Roza Otunbayeva Zhanyl Tumenbayeva | 1985-1991 1982-1990 1984-1990 1966-1990 1981-1990 1981-1990 1985-1990 1988-1990 1985-1990 1986-1991 1988-1992 1981-1989 1989-1991 1988-1991 1988-1990 1984-1989 1989-1992 1986-1989 1989-1991 |
| Spain | Francisco Fernández Ordóñez | 1985-1992 |
| Sweden | Sten Andersson | 1985-1991 |
| Switzerland | René Felber | 1988-1993 |
| United Kingdom | Sir Geoffrey Howe John Major Douglas Hurd | 1983-1989 1989 1989-1995 |
| Vatican City | Archbishop Angelo Sodano | 1988-1990 |
| Yugoslavia Montenegro Serbia | Budimir Lončar Igor Jovović Božo Jovanović Aleksandar Prlja | 1987-1991 1985-1990 1986-1989 1989-1991 |

## North America and the Caribbean

| Country | Foreign minister | Term |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Lester Bird | 1982-1991 |
| The Bahamas | Clement T. Maynard | 1984-1992 |
| Barbados | Sir James Cameron Tudor Maurice King | 1986-1989 1989-1993 |
| Belize | Dean Barrow Said Musa | 1985-1989 1989-1993 |
| Canada Quebec | Joe Clark Paul Gobeil John Ciaccia | 1984-1991 1988-1989 1989-1994 |
| Costa Rica | Rodrigo Madrigal Nieto | 1986-1990 |
| Cuba | Isidoro Malmierca Peoli | 1976-1992 |
| Dominica | Eugenia Charles | 1980-1990 |
| Dominican Republic | Joaquín Ricardo García | 1988-1991 |
| El Salvador | Ricardo Acevedo Peralta José Manuel Pacas Castro | 1986-1989 1989-1994 |
| Grenada | Ben Jones | 1984-1990 |
| Guatemala | Alfonso Cabrera Hidalgo Mario Palencia Lainfiesta Ariel Rivera Irias | 1986-1989 1989 1989-1991 |
| Haiti | Serge Élie Charles Yvon Perrier | 1988-1989 1989-1990 |
| Honduras | Carlos López Contreras | 1986-1990 |
| Jamaica | Hugh Shearer David Coore | 1980-1989 1989-1993 |
| Mexico | Fernando Solana | 1988-1993 |
| Nicaragua | Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann | 1979-1990 |
| Panama | Jorge Eduardo Ritter Gustavo R. González Leonardo Kam Julio Linares | 1988-1989 1989 1989 1989-1993 |
| Puerto Rico | Sila M. Calderon | 1988–1990 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Kennedy Simmonds | 1983-1995 |
| Saint Lucia | Neville Cenac | 1987-1992 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | James Fitz-Allen Mitchell | 1984-1992 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Sahadeo Basdeo | 1988-1991 |
| United States | George P. Shultz Michael Armacost (acting) James Baker | 1982-1989 1989 1989-1992 |

## South America

| Country | Foreign minister | Term |
| Argentina | Dante Caputo Susana Ruiz Cerutti Domingo Cavallo | 1983-1989 1989 1989-1991 |
| Bolivia | Guillermo Bedregal Gutiérrez Valentín Abecia Baldivieso Carlos Iturralde Ballivián | 1986-1989 1989 1989-1992 |
| Brazil | Roberto Costa de Abreu Sodré | 1986-1990 |
| Chile | Hernán Felipe Errázuriz | 1988-1990 |
| Colombia | Julio Londoño Paredes | 1986-1990 |
| Ecuador | Diego Cordovez Zegers | 1988-1992 |
| Guyana | Rashleigh E. Jackson | 1978-1990 |
| Paraguay | Rodney Elpidio Acevedo Luis María Argaña | 1988-1989 1989-1990 |
| Peru | Luis González Posada Guillermo Larco Cox | 1988-1989 1989-1990 |
| Suriname | E.J. Sedoc | 1988-1990 |
| Uruguay | Luis Barrios Tassano | 1988-1990 |
| Venezuela | Germán Nava Carrillo Enrique Tejera París Reinaldo Figueredo | 1988-1989 1989 1989-1992 |