List of foreign ministers in 2006

This is a list of foreign ministers in 2006.

Africa

* Algeria - Mohammed Bedjaoui (2005-2007)
* Angola - João Bernardo de Miranda (1999-2008)
* Benin -
*# Rogatien Biaou (2003-2006)
*# Frédéric Dohou, acting (2006)
*# Mariam Aladji Boni Diallo (2006-2007)
* Botswana - Mompati Merafhe (1994-2008)
* Burkina Faso - Youssouf Ouédraogo (1999-2007)
* Burundi - Antoinette Batumubwira (2005-present)
* Cameroon -
*# Laurent Esso (2004-2006)
*# Jean-Marie Atangana Mebara (2006-2007)
* Cape Verde - Víctor Borges (2004-2008)
* Central African Republic -
*# Jean-Paul Ngoupandé (2005-2006)
*# Côme Zoumara (2006-2008)
* Chad - Ahmad Allam-Mi (2005-2008)
* Comoros -
*# Aboudou Soefou (2005-2006)
*# Ahmed Said Jaffar (2006-present)
* Republic of Congo - Rodolphe Adada (1997-2007)
* Democratic Republic of Congo - Raymond Ramazani Baya (2004-2007)
* Côte d'Ivoire -
*#Bamba Mamadou (2003-2006)
*#Youssouf Bakayoko (2006-present)
* Djibouti - Mahamoud Ali Youssouf (2005-present)
* Egypt - Ahmed Aboul Gheit (2004-present)
* Equatorial Guinea - Pastor Micha Ondó Bile (2003-present)
* Eritrea - Mohamed Omar (acting) (2005-2007)
* Ethiopia - Seyoum Mesfin (1991-present)
* Gabon - Jean Ping (1999-2008)
* The Gambia -
*# Lamin Kaba Bajo (2005-2006)
*# Bala Garba Jahumpa (2006-2007)
* Ghana - Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo (2003-present)
* Guinea -
*# Fatoumata Kaba (2005-2006)
*# Mamady Condé (2006-2007)
* Guinea-Bissau - António Isaac Monteiro (2005-2007)
* Kenya - Raphael Tuju (2005-2008)
* Lesotho - Monyane Moleleki (2004-2007)
* Liberia -
*# Thomas Nimely (2003-2006)
*# George Wallace (2006-2007)
* Libya - Abdel Rahman Shalgham (2000-present)
* Madagascar - Marcel Ranjeva (2002-present)
* Malawi -
*# Davis Katsonga (2005-2006)
*# Joyce Banda (2006-present)
* Mali - Moctar Ouane (2004-present)
* Mauritania - Ahmed Ould Sidi Ahmed (2005-2007)
* Mauritius - Madan Dulloo (2005-2008)
* Morocco - Mohamed Benaissa (1999-2007)
* Mozambique - Alcinda Abreu (2005-2008)
* Namibia - Marco Hausiku (2004-present)
* Niger - Aïchatou Mindaoudou (2001-present)
* Nigeria -
*# Oluyemi Adeniji (2003-2006)
*# Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (2006)
*# Joy Ogwu (2006-2007)
* Rwanda - Charles Murigande (2002-2008)
* São Tomé and Príncipe -
*# Ovídio Manuel Barbosa Pequeno (2004-2006)
*# Óscar Sousa (2006)
*# Carlos Gustavo dos Anjos (2006-2007)
* Senegal - Cheikh Tidiane Gadio (2000-present)
* Seychelles - Patrick Pillay (2005-present)
* Sierra Leone - Momodu Koroma (2002-2007)
* Somalia -
*# Abdullahi Sheikh Ismail (2004-2006)
*# Ismail Mahmud Hurre (2006-2007)
** Somaliland -
**# Edna Adan Ismail (2003-2006)
**# Abdillahi Mohamed Duale (2006-present)
* South Africa - Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (1999-present)
* Sudan - Lam Akol (2005-present)
* Swaziland -
*# Mabili Dlamini (2003-2006)
*# Mathendele Moses Dlamini (2006-present)
* Tanzania -
*#Jakaya Kikwete (1995-2006)
*#Asha-Rose Migiro (2006-2007)
* Togo - Zarifou Ayéva (2005-2007)
* Tunisia - Abdelwahab Abdallah (2005-present)
* Uganda - Sam Kutesa (2005-present)
* Western Sahara - Mohamed Salem Ould Salek (1998-present)
* Zambia -
*# Ronnie Shikapwasha (2005-2006)
*# Mundia Sikatana (2006-2007)
* Zimbabwe - Simbarashe Mumbengegwi (2005-present)

Asia

* Afghanistan -
*# Abdullah Abdullah (2001-2006)
*# Rangin Dadfar Spanta (2006-present)
* Armenia - Vardan Oskanyan (1998-present)
* Azerbaijan - Elmar Mamedyarov (2004-present)
** Nagorno-Karabakh - Georgy Petrosyan (2005-present)
* Bahrain - Khalid ibn Ahmad Al Khalifah (2005-present)
* Bangladesh -
*# Morshed Khan (2001-2006)
*# Iajuddin Ahmed (2006-2007)
* Bhutan - Lyonpo Khandu Wangchuk (2003-present)
* Brunei - Pagiran Muda Mohamed Bolkiah (1984-present)
* Cambodia - Hor Namhong (1998-present)
* People's Republic of China - Li Zhaoxing (2003-2007)
* East Timor -
*# José Ramos-Horta (2002-2006)
*# José Luís Guterres (2006-2007)
* Georgia - Gela Bezhuashvili (2005-present)
** Abkhazia - Sergey Shamba (2004-present)
* India -
*# Manmohan Singh (2005-2006)
*# Pranab Mukherjee (2006-present)
* Indonesia - Hassan Wirajuda (2001-present)
* Iran - Manouchehr Mottaki (2005-present)
* Iraq - Hoshyar Zebari (2003-present)
* Israel -
*# Silvan Shalom (2003-2006)
*# Tzipi Livni (2006-present)
* Japan - Taro Aso (2005-2007)
* Jordan - Abdul Ilah Khatib (2005-present)
* Kazakhstan - Kasymzhomart Tokayev (2002-2007)
* Democratic People's Republic of Korea - Paek Nam-sun (1998-2007)
* Republic of Korea -
*# Ban Ki Moon (2004-2006)
*# Song Min Soon (2006-present)
* Kuwait - Muhammad Al Sabah Al Salim Al Sabah (2003-present)
* Kyrgyzstan - Alikbek Jekshenkulov (2005-2007)
* Laos -
*# Somsavat Lengsavad (1993-2006)
*# Thongloun Sisoulith (2006-present)
* Lebanon -
*# Fawzi Salloukh (2005-2006)
*# Tarek Mitri (acting) (2006-present)
* Malaysia - Syed Hamid Albar (1999-present)
* Maldives - Ahmed Shaheed (2005-2007)
* Mongolia -
*# Tsendiin Mönkh-Orgil (2004-2006)
*# Nyamaa Enkhbold (2006-2007)
* Myanmar - Nyan Win (2004-present)
* Nepal -
*# Ramesh Nath Pandey (2005-2006)
*# Khadga Prasad Oli (2006-2007)
* Oman - Youssef al-Alawi Abdullah (1982-present)
* Pakistan - Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri (2002-2007)
* Palestinian Authority -
*# Nasser al-Qudwa (2005-2006)
*# Mahmoud al-Zahar (2006-2007)
* Philippines - Alberto Romulo (2004-present)
* Qatar - Hamad ibn Jaber Al Thani (1992-present)
* Saudi Arabia - Prince Sa'ud al-Faysal (1975-present)
* Singapore - George Yeo (2004-present)
* Sri Lanka - Mangala Samaraweera (2005-2007)
* Syria -
*#Farouk al-Sharaa (1984-2006)
*#Walid Muallem (2006-present)
* Taiwan (Republic of China) -
*#Chen Tang-shan (2004-2006)
*#James Huang (2006-present)
* Tajikistan -
*# Talbak Nazarov (1994-2006)
*# Khamrokhon Zaripov (2006-present)
* Thailand -
**#Kantathee Supamongkol (2005-2006)
**#Nitya Pibulsonggram (2006-2008)
* Turkmenistan - Rashid Meredov (2001-present)
* United Arab Emirates -
*# Rashid ibn Abdullah Al Nuaimi (1980-2006)
*# Sheikh Abdullah ibn Zaid Al Nahayan (2006-present)
* Uzbekistan -
*# Elyor Ganiyev (2005-2006)
*# Vladimir Norov (2006-present)
* Vietnam -
*# Nguyễn Dy Niên (2000-2006)
*# Phạm Gia Khiêm (2006-present)
* Yemen - Abu Bakr al-Kerbi (2001-present)

Europe

* Albania - Besnik Mustafaj (2005-2007)
* Andorra - Juli Minoves Triquell (2001-2007)
* Austria - Ursula Plassnik (2004-present)
* Belarus - Syarhey Martynau (2003-present)
* Belgium - Karel De Gucht (2004-present)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina - Mladen Ivanić (2003-2007)
* Bulgaria - Ivailo Kalfin (2005-present)
* Croatia - Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović (2005-2008)
* Cyprus -
*#Georgios Iakovou (2003-2006)
*#George Lillikas (2006-2007)
* Czech Republic -
*#Cyril Svoboda (2002-2006)
*#Alexandr Vondra (2006-2007)
* Denmark - Per Stig Møller (2001-present)
* Estonia - Urmas Paet (2005-present)
* Finland - Erkki Tuomioja (2000-2007)
* France - Philippe Douste-Blazy (2005-2007)
* Germany - Frank-Walter Steinmeier (2005-present)
* Greece -
*#Petros Molyviatis (2004-2006)
*#Dora Bakoyannis (2006-present)
* Hungary -
*#Ferenc Somogyi (2004-2006)
*#Kinga Göncz (2006-present)
* Iceland -
*#Geir H. Haarde (2005-2006)
*#Valgerdur Sverrisdóttir (2006-present)
* Ireland - Dermot Ahern (2004-2008)
* Italy -
*# Gianfranco Fini (2004-2006)
*# Massimo D'Alema (2006-2008)
* Latvia - Artis Pabriks (2004-2007)
* Liechtenstein - Rita Kieber-Beck (2005-present)
* Lithuania -
*#Antanas Valionis (2000-2006)
*#Petras Vaitiekūnas (2006-present)
* Luxembourg - Jean Asselborn (2004-present)
* Republic of Macedonia -
*#Ilinka Mitreva (2002-2006)
*#Antonio Milososki (2006-present)
* Malta - Michael Frendo (2004-2008)
* Moldova - Andrei Stratan (2004-present)
* Monaco -
*#Rainier Imperti (2005-2006)
*#Henri Fissore (2006-2007)
* Montenegro -
*#Miodrag Vlahović (2004-2006)
*#Milan Rocen (2006-present)
* Netherlands - Bernard Bot (2003-2007)
* Norway - Jonas Gahr Støre (2005-present)
* Poland -
*#Stefan Meller (2005-2006)
*#Anna Fotyga (2006-2007)
* Portugal -
*#Diogo Freitas do Amaral (2005-2006)
*#Luís Amado (2006-present)
* Romania - Mihai-Răzvan Ungureanu (2004-2007)
* Russia - Sergey Lavrov (2004-present)
** Chechnya (independentists) -
**# Usman Ferzauli (2005-2006)
**# Akhmed Zakayev (2006-present)
* San Marino -
*#Fabio Berardi (2003-2006)
*#Fiorenzo Stolfi (2006-present)
* Serbia - Vuk Drašković (2004-2007)
* Slovakia -
*#Eduard Kukan (1998-2006)
*#Ján Kubis (2006-present)
* Slovenia - Dimitrij Rupel (2004-present)
* Spain - Miguel Ángel Moratinos (2004-present)
* Sweden -
*#Laila Freivalds (2003-2006)
*#Bosse Ringholm, acting (2006)
*#Carin Jämtin, acting (2006)
*#Jan Eliasson (2006)
*#Carl Bildt (2006-present)
* Switzerland - Micheline Calmy-Rey (2003-present)
* Turkey - Abdullah Gül (2003-present)
* Ukraine - Borys Tarasyuk (2005-2007)
* United Kingdom -
*#Jack Straw (2001-2006)
*#Margaret Beckett (2006-2007)
* Vatican City -
*# Giovanni Lajolo (2003-2006)
*# Dominique Mamberti (2006-present)

North America and the Caribbean

* Antigua and Barbuda - Baldwin Spencer (2005-present)
* The Bahamas - Fred Mitchell (2002-2007)
* Barbados - Dame Billie Miller (1994-2008)
* Belize -
*# Godfrey Smith (2003-2006)
*# Eamon Courtenay (2006-2007)
* Canada -
*#Pierre Pettigrew (2004-2006)
*#Peter MacKay (2006-2007)
* Costa Rica -
*#Roberto Tovar Faja (2002-2006)
*#Bruno Stagno (2006-present)
* Cuba - Felipe Pérez Roque (1999-present)
* Dominica - Charles Savarin (2005-2007)
* Dominican Republic - Carlos Morales Troncoso (2004-present)
* El Salvador - Francisco Laínez (2004-2008)
* Grenada - Elvin Nimrod (2000-2008)
* Guatemala -
*#Jorge Briz Abularach (2004-2006)
*#Gert Rosenthal (2006-2008)
* Haiti -
*#Hérard Abraham (2005-2006)
*#Rénald Clérismé (2006-present)
* Honduras -
*#Mario Fortín (2005-2006)
*#Milton Jiménez (2006-2008)
* Jamaica -
*#Keith Desmond Knight (2001-2006)
*#Anthony Hylton (2006-present)
* Mexico -
*#Luis Ernesto Derbez (2003-2006)
*#Patricia Espinosa (2006-present)
* Netherlands Antilles -
*#Etienne Ys (2004-2006)
*#Emily de Jongh-Elhage (2006-present)
* Nicaragua - Norman José Caldera Cardenal (2002-2007)
* Panama - Samuel Lewis Navarro (2004-present)
* Saint Kitts and Nevis - Timothy Harris (2001-present)
* Saint Lucia -
*# Petrus Compton (2004-2006)
*# Rufus Bousquet (2006-2007)
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Sir Louis Straker (2005-present)
* Trinidad and Tobago -
*#Knowlson Gift (2001-2006)
*#Arnold Piggott (2006-2007)
* United States - Condoleezza Rice (2005-present)

Oceania

* Australia - Alexander Downer (1996-present)
* Cook Islands - Wilkie Rassmussen (2005-present)
* Fiji -
*# Kaliopate Tavola (2000-2006)
*# Isikeli Mataitoga, acting (2006-2007)
* Kiribati - Anote Tong (2003-present)
* Marshall Islands - Gerald Zackios (2001-2008)
* Federated States of Micronesia - Sebastian Anefal (2003-2007)
* Nauru - David Adeang (2004-2007)
* New Zealand - Winston Peters (2005-present)
* Palau - Tommy Remengesau (2001-present)
* Papua New Guinea -
*# Sir Rabbie Namaliu (2002-2006)
*# Sir Michael Somare (2006)
*# Paul Tiensten (2006-present)
* Samoa - Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi (1998-present)
* Solomon Islands -
*# Laurie Chan (2002-2006)
*# Patteson Oti (2006-2007)
* Tonga - Sonatane Tu'a Taumoepeau Tupou (2004-present)
* Tuvalu -
*# Maatia Toafa (2004-2006)
*# Apisai Ielemia (2006-present)
* Vanuatu - Sato Kilman (2004-2007)

outh America

* Argentina - Jorge Taiana (2005-present)
* Bolivia -
*#Armando Loaiza (2005-2006)
*#David Choquehuanca (2006-present)
* Brazil - Celso Amorim (2003-present)
* Chile -
*#Ignacio Walker Prieto (2004-2006)
*#Alejandro Foxley (2006-present)
* Colombia -
*#Carolina Barco (2002-2006)
*#María Consuelo Araújo (2006-2007)
* Ecuador - Francisco Carrión (2005-2007)
* Guyana - Rudy Insanally (2001-2008)
* Paraguay -
*#Leila Rachid de Cowles (2003-2006)
*#Rubén Ramírez Lezcano (2006-2008)
* Peru -
*#Óscar Maúrtua de Romaña (2005-2006)
*#José Antonio García Belaúnde (2006-present)
* Suriname - Lygia Kraag-Keteldijk (2005-present)
* Uruguay - Reinaldo Gargano (2005-2008)
* Venezuela -
*#Alí Rodríguez Araque (2004-2006)
*#Nicolás Maduro (2006-present)

References

*http://rulers.org