List of state leaders in 2002

Africa

* Algeria
** President - Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria (1999–present)
** Prime Minister - Ali Benflis, Prime Minister of Algeria (2000–2003)
* Angola
** President - José Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola (1979–present)
** Prime Minister - Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos, Prime Minister of Angola (2002–2008)
* Benin - Mathieu Kérékou, President of Benin (1996–2006)
* Botswana - Festus Mogae, President of Botswana (1998–2008)
* Burkina Faso
** President - Blaise Compaoré, President of Burkina Faso (1987–present)
** Prime Minister - Paramanga Ernest Yonli, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (2000–2007)
* Burundi - Pierre Buyoya, President of Burundi (1996–2003)
* Cameroon
** President - Paul Biya, President of Cameroon (1982–present)
** Prime Minister - Peter Mafany Musonge, Prime Minister of Cameroon (1996–2004)
* Cape Verde
** President - Pedro Pires, President of Cape Verde (2001–present)
** Prime Minister - José Maria Neves, Prime Minister of Cape Verde (2001–present)
* Central African Republic
** President - Ange-Félix Patassé, President of the Central African Republic (1993–2003)
** Prime Minister - Martin Ziguélé, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (2001–2003)
* Chad
** President - Idriss Déby, President of Chad (1990–present)
** Prime Minister -
**# Nagoum Yamassoum, Prime Minister of Chad (1999–2002)
**# Haroun Kabadi, Prime Minister of Chad (2002–2003)
* Comoros
** President -
**# Azali Assoumani, President of the Comoros (1999–2002)
**# Hamada Madi, President of the Comoros (2002)
**# Azali Assoumani, President of the Comoros (2002–2006)
** Prime Minister - Hamada Madi, Prime Minister of the Comoros (2000-2002)
** Anjouan - Mohamed Bacar, President of Anjouan (2002–2007)
** Grande Comore - Abdou Soulé Elbak, President of Grande Comore (2002–2007)
** Mohéli - Mohamed Said Fazul, President of Mohéli (2002–2007)
* Democratic Republic of the Congo - Joseph Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2001–present)
* Republic of the Congo - Denis Sassou-Nguesso, President of the Republic of the Congo (1997–present)
* Côte d'Ivoire
** President - Laurent Gbagbo, President of Côte d'Ivoire (2000–present)
** Prime Minister - Affi N'Guessan, Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire (2000–2003)
* Djibouti
** President - Ismail Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti (1999–present)
** Prime Minister - Dileita Mohamed Dileita, Prime Minister of Djibouti (2001–present)
* Equatorial Guinea
** President - Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea (1979–present)
** Prime Minister - Cándido Muatetema Rivas, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (2001–2004)
* Eritrea - Isaias Afwerki, President of Eritrea (1993–present)
* Ethiopia
** President - Girma Wolde-Giorgis, President of Ethiopia (2001–present)
** Prime Minister - Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1995–present)
* Gabon
** President - Omar Bongo, President of Gabon (1967–present)
** Prime Minister Jean-François Ntoutoume Emane, Prime Minister of Gabon (1999–2006)
* The Gambia - Yahya Jammeh, President of The Gambia (1994–present)
* Ghana - John Kufuor, President of Ghana (2001–present)
* Guinea
** President - Lansana Conté, President of Guinea (1984–present)
** Prime Minister - Lamine Sidimé, Prime Minister of Guinea (1999–2004)
* Guinea-Bissau
** President - Kumba Ialá, President of Guinea-Bissau (2000–2003)
** Prime Minister -
**# Alamara Nhassé, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2001–2002)
**# Mário Pires, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2002–2003)
* Kenya -
**# Daniel arap Moi, President of Kenya (1978–2002)
**# Mwai Kibaki, President of Kenya (2002–present)
* Lesotho
** Monarch - Letsie III, King of Lesotho (1996–present)
** Prime Minister - Pakalitha Mosisili, Prime Minister of Lesotho (1998–present)
* Liberia - Charles Taylor, President of Liberia (2000–2003)
* Libya
** General Secretary - Zentani Muhammad az-Zentani, General Secretary of the General People's Congress (1992–present)
** "De facto" ruler - Muammar al-Gaddafi, Guide of the Revolution (1969/1979–present)
* Madagascar
** President -
**# Didier Ratsiraka, President of Madagascar (1997–2002)
**# Marc Ravalomanana, President of Madagascar (2002–present)
** Prime Minister -
**# Tantely Andrianarivo, Prime Minister of Madagascar (1998–2002)
**# Jacques Sylla, Prime Minister of Madagascar (2002–2007)
* Malawi - Bakili Muluzi, President of Malawi (1994–2004)
* Mali
** President -
**# Alpha Oumar Konaré, President of Mali (1992–2002)
**# Amadou Toumani Touré, President of Mali (2002–present)
** Prime Minister -
**# Mandé Sidibé, Prime Minister of Mali (2000–2002)
**# Modibo Keita, Prime Minister of Mali (2002)
**# Ahmed Mohamed Ag Hamani, Prime Minister of Mali (2002–present)
* Mauritania
** President - Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, President of Mauritania (1984–2005)
** Prime Minister - Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna, Prime Minister of Mauritania (1998–2003)
* Mauritius
** President -
**# Cassam Uteem, President of Mauritius (1992–2002)
**# Angidi Chettiar, President of Mauritius (2002)
**# Ariranga Pillay, President of Mauritius (2002)
**# Karl Offmann, President of Mauritius (2002–2003)
** 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)
**# Driss Jettou, Prime Minister of Morocco (2002–2007)
*Mozambique -
**President - Joaquim Chissano, President of Mozambique (1986–2005)
**Prime Minister - Pascoal Mocumbi, Prime Minister of Mozambique (1994–2004)
* Namibia
** President - Sam Nujoma, President of Namibia (1990–2005)
** Prime Minister -
**# Hage Geingob, Prime Minister of Namibia (1990–2002)
**# Theo-Ben Gurirab, Prime Minister of Namibia (2002–2005)
* Niger
** President - Tandja Mamadou, President of Niger (1999–present)
** Prime Minister - Hama Amadou, Prime Minister of Niger (2000–2007)
* Nigeria - 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–present)
* São Tomé and Príncipe
** President - Fradique de Menezes, President of São Tomé and Príncipe (2001–present)
** Prime Minister -
**# Evaristo Carvalho, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (2001–2002)
**# Gabriel Costa, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (2002)
**# Maria das Neves, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (2002–2004)
** Principe -
**# Damião Vaz d'Almeida, President of the Regional Government of Principe (1995–2002)
**# Zeferino dos Prazeres, President of the Regional Government of Principe (2002–2006)
* Senegal
** President - Abdoulaye Wade, President of Senegal (2000–present)
** Prime Minister -
**# Mame Madior Boye, Prime Minister of Senegal (2001–2002)
**# Idrissa Seck, Prime Minister of Senegal (2002–2004)
* Seychelles - France-Albert René, President of Seychelles (1977–2004)
* Sierra Leone - Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, President of Sierra Leone (1998–2007)
* Somalia
** Mogadishu Government -
*** President - Abdiqasim Salad Hassan, President of Somalia (2000–present)
*** Prime Minister - Hassan Abshir Farah, Prime Minister of Somalia (2001–2003)
** Republic of Somaliland -
**# Ibrahim Egal, President of Somaliland (1993–2002)
**# Dahir Riyale Kahin, President of Somaliland (2002–present)
* South Africa - Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa (1999–2008)
* Sudan - Omar Hasan Ahmad al-Bashir, President of Sudan (1993–present)
* 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 - Gnassingbe Eyadema, President of Togo (1967–2005)
** Prime Minister -
**# Agbeyome Messan Kodjo, Prime Minister of Togo (2000–2002)
**# Koffi Sama, Prime Minister of Togo (2002–2005)
* Tunisia
** President - Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, President of Tunisia (1987–present)
** Prime Minister - Mohamed Ghannouchi, Prime Minister of Tunisia (1999–present)
* Uganda
** President - Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda (1986–present)
** Prime Minister - Apolo Nsibambi, Prime Minister of Uganda (1999–present)
* Zambia -
*# Frederick Chiluba, President of Zambia (1991–2002)
*# Levy Mwanawasa, President of Zambia (2002–2008)
* Zimbabwe - Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe (1987–present)

Asia

* Afghanistan - Hamid Karzai, President and Chairman of the Afghan Transitional Administration (2001–present)
* Bangladesh
** President -
**# A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury, President of Bangladesh (2001–2002)
**# Jamiruddin Sircar, acting President of Bangladesh (2002)
**# Iajuddin Ahmed, President of Bangladesh (2002–present)
** Prime Minister - Khaleda Zia, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (2001–2006)
* Bhutan
** Monarch - Jigme Singye Wangchuck, King of Bhutan (1972–2006)
** Prime Minister -
**# Lyonpo Khandu Wangchuk, Prime Minister of Bhutan (2001–2002)
**# Lyonpo Kinzang Dorji, Prime Minister of Bhutan (2002–2003)
* Brunei - Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (1967–present)
* People's Republic of China -
** Communist Party Leader -
**# Jiang Zemin, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (1989–2002)
**# Hu Jintao, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (2002–present)
** President - Jiang Zemin, President of the People's Republic of China (1993–2003)
** Premier - Zhu Rongji, Premier of the People's Republic of China (1998–2003)
** "Hong Kong" - Tung Chee Hwa, Chief Executive of Hong Kong (1997–present)
** "Macau" - Edmund Ho, Chief Executive of Macau (1999–present)
*East Timor -
**"Gained independence on 20 May; formerly UN administration"
**President - Xanana Gusmão, President of East Timor (2002–2007)
**Prime Minister - Mari Alkatiri, Prime Minister of East Timor (2002–2006)
* India
** President -
**# K. R. Narayanan, President of India (1997–2002)
**# Abdul Kalam, President of India (2002–2007)
** Prime Minister - Atal Behari Vajpayee, Prime Minister of India (1998–2004)
* Indonesia - Megawati Sukarnoputri, President of Indonesia (2001–2004)
* Iran
** Supreme Leader - Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran (1989–present)
** President - Mohammad Khatami, President of Iran (1997–2005)
* Japan
** Emperor - Akihito, Emperor of Japan (1989–present)
** Prime Minister - Junichiro Koizumi, Prime Minister of Japan (2001–2006)
*Kazakhstan -
**President - Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan (1990–present)
**Prime Minister -
**#Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan (1999–2002)
**#Imangali Tasmagambetov, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan (2002–2003)
* North Korea
** Dear Leader - Kim Jong-il, Chairman of the National Defense Commission (1993–present)
** Head of State ("de facto") - Kim Yong-nam, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–present)
** Premier - Hong Song-nam, Premier of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (1997–2003)
* South Korea
**President - Kim Dae-jung, President of the Republic of Korea (1998–2003)
**Prime Minister - Goh Kun, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (1998–present)
* Malaysia
** King - Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin, King of Malaysia (2001–2006)
** Prime Minister - Mahathir bin Mohamad, Prime Minister of Malaysia (1981–2003)
* Mongolia
** President - Natsagiin Bagabandi, President of Mongolia (1997–2005)
** Prime Minister - Nambaryn Enkhbayar, Prime Minister of Mongolia (2000–2004)
* Nepal
** Monarch - Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, Raja of Nepal (2001–present)
** Prime Minister -
**# Sher Bahadur Deuba, Prime Minister of Nepal (2001–2002)
**# Lokendra Bahadur Chand, Prime Minister of Nepal (2002–2003)
* Oman - Qaboos Bin Said, Sultan of Oman (1970–present)
* Pakistan -
**President - Pervez Musharraf, President of Pakistan (2001–2008)
**Head of Government -
**# Pervez Musharraf, Chief Executive of Pakistan (1999–2002)
**# Zafarullah Khan Jamali, Prime Minister of Pakistan (2002–2004)
* The Philippines - Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, President of the Philippines (2001–present)
* Singapore
** President - S. R. Nathan, President of Singapore (1999–present)
** Prime Minister - Goh Chok Tong, Prime Minister of Singapore (1990–2004)
* Sri Lanka
** President - Chandrika Kumaratunga, President of Sri Lanka (1994–2005)
** Prime Minister - Ranil Wickremasinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (2001–2004)
* Taiwan (Republic of China)
** President - Chen Shui-bian, President of the Republic of China (2000–2008)
** Premier -
**# Chang Chun-hsiung, President of the Executive Yuan (2000–2002)
**# Yu Shyi-kun, President of the Executive Yuan (2002–present)
* Tajikistan
** President - Emomali Rahmonov, President of Tajikistan (1992–present)
** Prime Minister - Akil Akilov, Prime Minister of Tajikistan (1999–present)
* Thailand
** King - Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand (1946–present)
** Prime Minister - Thaksin Shinawatra, Prime Minister of Thailand (2001–2006)
*Turkmenistan - Saparmurat Niyazov, President of Turkmenistan (1991–2006)
*Uzbekistan -
**President - Islom Karimov, President of Uzbekistan (1991–present)
**Prime Minister - O‘tkir Sultonov, Prime Minister of Uzbekistan (1995–2003)
* Vietnam
** President - Tran Duc Luong, President of Vietnam (1997–2006)
** Prime Minister - Phan Van Khai, Prime Minister of Vietnam (1997–2006)

Australia and Oceania

* "American Samoa (U.S. territory)" - Tauese Pita Fiti Sunia, Governor of American Samoa (1997–2003)
* Australia
** Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952–present)
** Governor-General - Peter Hollingworth, Governor-General of Australia (2001–2003)
** Prime Minister - John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia (1996–2007)
* "Cook Islands (self-governing territory of New Zealand)"
** High Commissioner - Kurt Meyer, High Commissioner of the Cook Islands (2001–present)
** Queen's Representative - Fred Goodwin, Queen's Representative in the Cook Islands (2001–present)
** Prime Minister -
**# Terepai Maoate, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands (1999–2002)
**# Robert Woonton, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands (2002–2004)
* Fiji
** President - Ratu Josefa Iloilo, President of Fiji (2000–present)
** Prime Minister - Laisenia Qarase, Prime Minister of Fiji (2001–2006)
* "French Polynesia (French Overseas Territory)"
** High Commissioner - Michel Mathieu, High Commissioner of French Polynesia (2001–present)
** President of the Government - Gaston Flosse, President of the Government of French Polynesia (1991–2004, President of French Polynesia 2004–2005)
*Kiribati - Teburoro Tito, President of Kiribati (1994–2003)
*Marshall Islands - Kessai Note, President of the Marshall Islands (2000–2008)
*Federated States of Micronesia - Leo Falcam, President of the Federated States of Micronesia (1999–2003)
*Nauru - René Harris, President of Nauru (2001–2003)
* "New Caledonia (French Overseas Collectivity)"
** High Commissioner -
**# Thierry Lataste, High Commissioner of New Caledonia (1999–2002)
**# Daniel Constantin, High Commissioner of New Caledonia (2002–2005)
** President of the Government - Pierre Frogier, President of the Government of New Caledonia (2001–2004)
* New Zealand
** Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand (1952–present)
** Governor-General - Dame Silvia Cartwright, Governor-General of New Zealand (2001–2006)
** Prime Minister - Helen Clark, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1999–present)
* "Niue (associated state of New Zealand)"
** Resident Commissioner - John Bryan, Resident Commissioner of Niue (2000–2003)
** Prime Minister -
**# Sani Lakatani, Prime Minister of Niue (1999–2002)
**# Young Vivian, Prime Minister of Niue (2002–present)
* "Northern Mariana Islands (Commonwealth of the U.S.)"
** Governor -
**# Pedro Tenorio, Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands (1998–2002)
**# Juan Babauta, Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands (2002–2006)
* Palau - Tommy Remengesau, President of Palau (2001–present)
* Papua New Guinea
** Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Papua New Guinea (1975–present)
** 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)
**# Michael Somare, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (2002–present)
* Samoa
** Monarch - Malietoa Tanumafili II, Head of State of Samoa (1963–2007)
** Prime Minister - Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, Prime Minister of Samoa (1998–present)
*Solomon Islands -
**Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the Solomon Islands (1978–present)
**Governor-General - John Lapli, Governor-General of the Solomon Islands (1999–2004)
**Prime Minister - Allan Kemakeza, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (2001–2006)
* "Tokelau (territory of New Zealand)"
** Administrator - Lindsay Watt, Administrator of Tokelau (1996–2003)
** Head of Government -
**# Kuresa Nasau, Head of Government of Tokelau (2001–2002)
**# Pio Tuia, Head of Government of Tokelau (2002–2003)
* Tonga
** Monarch - Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, King of Tonga (1965–2006)
** Prime Minister - Lavaka Ata 'Ulukalala, Prime Minister of Tonga (2000–2006)
* Tuvalu
** Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Tuvalu (1978–present)
** Governor-General - Sir Tomasi Puapua, Governor-General of Tuvalu (1998–2003)
** Prime Minister -
**# Koloa Talake, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (2001–2002)
**# Saufatu Sopoanga, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (2002–2004)
*Vanuatu -
**President - John Bani, President of Vanuatu (1999–2004)
**Prime Minister - Edward Natapei, Prime Minister of Vanuatu (2001–2004)
* "Wallis and Futuna (French overseas territory)"
** Administrator-Superior -
**# Alain Waquet, Administrator-Superior of Wallis and Futuna (2000–2002)
**# Christian Job, Administrator-Superior of Wallis and Futuna (2002–present)

Europe

* Albania
** President -
**# Rexhep Meidani, President of Albania (1997–2002)
**# Alfred Moisiu, President of Albania (2002–2007)
** Prime Minister -
**# Ilir Meta, Prime Minister of Albania (1999–2002)
**# Pandeli Majko, Prime Minister of Albania (2002)
**# Fatos Nano, Prime Minister of Albania (2002–2005)
* Andorra
**Co-Princes
*** French Co-Prince - Jacques Chirac, President of France (1995–2007)
*** Episcopal Co-Prince - Joan Martí Alanis, Bishop of Urgell (1971–2003)
** Head of the Government - Marc Forné, Head of the Government of Andorra (1994–2005)
** General Syndic - Francesc Areny Casal, General Syndic of Andorra (1997–present)
*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, Chancellor of Austria (2000–2007)
* Belgium
** King - Albert II, King of the Belgians (1993–present)
** Prime Minister - Guy Verhofstadt, Prime Minister of Belgium (1999–2008)
* Bulgaria
** President -
**# Petar Stoyanov, President of Bulgaria (1997–2002)
**# Georgi Parvanov, President of Bulgaria (2002–present)
** Premier - Simeon Sakskoburggotski, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (2001–2005)
* Croatia
** President - Stjepan Mesić, President of Croatia (2000–present)
** Prime Minister - Ivica Račan, Prime Minister of Croatia (2000–2003)
*Czech Republic -
**President - Václav Havel, President of the Czech Republic (1993–2003)
**Prime Minister -
**#Miloš Zeman, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (1998–2002)
**#Vladimír Špidla, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (2002–2004)
* Denmark
** Monarch - Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark (1972–present)
** Prime Minister - Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark (2001–present)
** "Greenland" -
**# Jonathan Motzfeldt, Prime Minister of Greenland (1997–2002)
**# Hans Enoksen, Prime Minister of Greenland (2002–present)
* Estonia
** President - Arnold Rüütel, President of Estonia (2001–2006)
** Prime Minister -
**# Mart Laar, Prime Minister of Estonia (1999–2002)
**# Siim Kallas, Prime Minister of Estonia (2002–2003)
* Finland
** President - Tarja Halonen, President of Finland (2000–present)
** Prime Minister - Paavo Lipponen, Prime Minister of Finland (1995–2003)
* France
** President - Jacques Chirac, President of France (1995–2007)
** Prime Minister -
**# Lionel Jospin, Prime Minister of France (1997–2002)
**# Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Prime Minister of France (2002–2005)
* Georgia
** President - Eduard Shevardnadze, President of Georgia (1995–2003)
** Prime Minister - Avtandil Jorbenadze, Prime Minister of Georgia (2001–2003)
** Abkhazia
*** President - Vladislav Ardzinba, President of Abkhazia (1994–2005)
*** Prime Minister -
**#Anri Djergenia, Prime Minister of Abkhazia (2001–2002)
**#Gennady Gagulia, Prime Minister of Abkhazia (2002–2003)
* Germany
** President - Johannes Rau, President of Germany (1999–2004)
** Chancellor - Gerhard Schröder, Chancellor of Germany (1998–2005)
* Greece
** President - Kostis Stephanopoulos, President of Greece (1995–2005)
** Prime Minister - Costas Simitis, Prime Minister of Greece (1996–2004)
* Hungary
** President - Ferenc Mádl, President of Hungary (2000–2005)
** Prime Minister -
**# Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of Hungary (1998–2002)
**# Péter Medgyessy, Prime Minister of Hungary (2002–2004)
* Iceland
** President - Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland (1996–present)
** Prime Minister - Davíð Oddsson, Prime Minister of Iceland (1991–2004)
* Ireland
** President - Mary McAleese, President of Ireland (1997–present)
** Prime Minister - Bertie Ahern, Taoiseach (1997–2008)
* Italy
** President - Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, President of the Italian Republic (1999–2006)
** Prime Minister - Silvio Berlusconi, President of the Council of Ministers (2001–2006)
* Latvia
** President - Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, President of Latvia (1999–2007)
** Prime Minister -
**# Andris Bērziņš, Prime Minister of Latvia (2000–2002)
**# Einars Repše, Prime Minister of Latvia (2002–2004)
* Liechtenstein
** Prince - Hans Adam II, Sovereign Prince of Liechtenstein (1989–present)
** Head of Government - Otmar Hasler, Head of Government (2001–present)
* Lithuania
** President - Valdas Adamkus, President of Lithuania (1998–2003)
** Prime Minister - Algirdas Brazauskas, Prime Minister of Lithuania (2001–2006)
* Luxembourg
** Monarch - Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (2000–present)
** Prime Minister - Jean-Claude Juncker, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1995–present)
*Republic of Macedonia -
**President - Boris Trajkovski, President of the Republic of Macedonia (1999-2004)
**Prime Minister -
**#Lyubcho Georgievski, Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia (1998–2002)
**#Branko Crvenkovski, Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia (2002–2004)
* Malta
** President - Guido de Marco, President of Malta (1999–2004)
** Prime Minister - Eddie Fenech Adami, Prime Minister of Malta (1998–2004
* Monaco
** Prince - Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (1949–2005)
** Minister of State - Patrick Leclercq, Minister of State of Monaco (2000–present)
* The Netherlands
** Monarch - Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands (1980–present)
** Prime Minister -
**# Wim Kok, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1994–2002)
**# Jan Peter Balkenende, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (2002–present)
* Norway
** Monarch - Harald V, King of Norway (1991–present)
** Prime Minister - Kjell Magne Bondevik, Prime Minister of Norway (2001–2005)
* Poland
** President - Aleksander Kwaśniewski, President of the Republic of Poland (1995–2005)
** Prime Minister - Leszek Miller, Prime Minister of Poland (2001–2004)
* Portugal
** President - Jorge Sampaio, President of Portugal (1996–2006)
** Prime Minister -
**# António Guterres, Prime Minister of Portugal (1995–2002)
**# José Manuel Durão Barroso, Prime Minister of Portugal (2002–2004)
* Romania
** President - Ion Iliescu, President of Romania (2000–2004)
** Prime Minister - Adrian Năstase, Prime Minister of Romania (2000–2004)
* Russia
** President - Vladimir Putin, President of Russia (1999–2008)
** Prime Minister - Mikhail Kasyanov, Prime Minister of Russia (2000–2004)
* San Marino
**Captains Regent -
**# Alberto Cecchetti and Gino Giovagnoli (semester ending 31 March)
**# Antonio Lazzaro Volpinari and Giovanni Francesco Ugolini (semester April-September)
**# Mauro Chiaruzzi and Giuseppe Maria Morganti (semester beginning 1 October] )
* Slovakia
** President - Rudolf Schuster, President of Slovakia (1999–2004)
** Prime Minister - Mikuláš Dzurinda, Prime Minister of Slovakia (1998–2006)
* Slovenia
** President -
**# Milan Kučan, President of Slovenia (1990–2002)
**# Janez Drnovšek, President of Slovenia (2002–2007)
** Prime Minister -
**# Janez Drnovšek, Prime Minister of Slovenia (2000–2002)
**# Anton Rop, Prime Minister of Slovenia (2002–present)
* Spain
** Monarch - Juan Carlos, King of Spain (1975–present)
** Prime Minister - José María Aznar, President of the Government (1996–2004)
* Sweden
** Monarch - Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden (1973–present)
** Prime Minister - Göran Persson, Prime Minister of Sweden (1996–2006)
* Switzerland
** Swiss Federal Council -
**: Kaspar Villiger, Ruth Dreifuss (left office 31 December), Moritz Leuenberger, Pascal Couchepin, Ruth Metzler-Arnold, Joseph Deiss, Samuel Schmid, Micheline Calmy-Rey (took office 31 December)
* Turkey
** President - Ahmet Necdet Sezer, President of Turkey (2000–2007)
** Prime Minister -
**# Bülent Ecevit, Prime Minister of Turkey (1999-2002)
**# Abdullah Gül, Prime Minister of Turkey (2002-2003)
* Ukraine
** President - Leonid Kuchma, President of Ukraine (1994–2005)
** Prime Minister -
**# Anatoliy Kinakh, Prime Minister of Ukraine (2001–2002)
**# Viktor Yanukovych, Prime Minister of Ukraine (2002–2005)
* United Kingdom
** Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1952–present)
** Prime Minister - Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997–2007)
*Vatican City
** Pope - John Paul II, Bishop of Rome (1978–2005)
** Secretary of State - Angelo Cardinal Sodano, Cardinal Secretary of State (1990–2006)

Middle East

* Egypt
** President - Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt (1981–present)
** Prime Minister - Atef Ebeid, Prime Minister of Egypt (1999–2004)
* Iran
** Supreme Leader - Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran (1989–present)
** President - Mohammad Khatami, President of Iran (1997–present)
* Iraq - Saddam Hussein, President of Iraq (1979–2003)
* Israel
** President - Moshe Katsav, President of Israel (2000–2007)
** Prime Minister - Ariel Sharon, Prime Minister of Israel (2001–2006)
* Jordan
** Head of State - King Abdullah II, King of Jordan (1999–present)
** Head of Government - Ali Abu al-Ragheb, Prime Minister of Jordan (2000–2003)
* Kuwait - Jabir al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (1977–2006)
* Lebanon -
** President - Émile Lahoud, President of Lebanon (1998–present)
** Prime Minister - Rafiq al-Hariri, Prime Minister of Lebanon (2000–2004)
* Oman - Qaboos Bin Said, Sultan of Oman (1970–present)
* Qatar - Ahmad ibn Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of Qatar (1995–present)
* Saudi Arabia - Fahd, King of Saudi Arabia (1982–2005)
* Syria - Bashar al-Assad, President of Syria (2000–present)
* Turkey
** President - Ahmet Necdet Sezer, President of Turkey (2000–present)
** Prime Minister -
**# Bülent Ecevit, Prime Minister of Turkey (1999–2002)
**# Abdullah Gül, Prime Minister of Turkey (2002–2003)
* United Arab Emirates - Maktoum Bin Rashid al-Maktoum, Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (1990–2006)
* Yemen
** President - Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of Yemen (1990–present)
** Prime Minister - Abdul Qadir Bajamal, Prime Minister of Yemen (2001–2007)

North America

*Antigua and Barbuda -
**Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Antigua and Barbuda (1981–present)
**Governor-General - James Carlisle, Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda (1993–2007)
**Prime Minister - Lester Bird, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda (1994–2004)
*Bahamas -
**Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the Bahamas (1973–present)
**Governor-General - Ivy Dumont, Governor-General of the Bahamas (2001–2005)
**Prime Minister -
**#Hubert Ingraham, Prime Minister of the Bahamas (1992–2002)
**#Perry Christie, Prime Minister of the Bahamas (2002–2007)
*Barbados -
**Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Barbados (1966–present)
**Governor-General - Clifford Husbands, Governor-General of Barbados (1996–present)
**Prime Minister - Owen Arthur, Prime Minister of Barbados (1994–2008)
*Belize -
**Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Belize (1981–present)
**Governor-General - Colville Young, Governor-General of Belize (1993–present)
**Prime Minister - Said Musa, Prime Minister of Belize (1998–2008)
* Canada
** Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952–present)
**Governor General - Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada (1999–2005)
** Prime Minister - Jean Chrétien, Prime Minister of Canada (1993–2003)
**See also: 2002 Canadian incumbents
* Costa Rica -
*# Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, President of Costa Rica (1998–2002)
*# Abel Pacheco, President of Costa Rica (2002–2006)
* Cuba - Fidel Castro, President of Cuba (1976–2008)
*Dominica -
**President - Vernon Shaw, President of Dominica (1998–2003)
**Prime Minister - Pierre Charles, Prime Minister of Dominica (2000–2004)
*Dominican Republic - Hipólito Mejía, President of the Dominican Republic (2000–2004)
* El Salvador - Francisco Flores, President of El Salvador (1999–2004)
* Grenada
** Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Grenada (1974–present)
** Governor-General - Sir Daniel Williams, Governor-General of Grenada (1996–present)
** Prime Minister - Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada (1995–2008)
* Guatemala - Alfonso Portillo Cabrera, President of Guatemala (2000–2004)
* Haiti - Jean-Bertrand Aristide, President of Haiti (2001–2004)
* Honduras -
*# Carlos Flores Facussé, President of Honduras (1998–2002)
*# Ricardo Maduro, President of Honduras (2002–2006)
* Jamaica
** Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Jamaica (1962–present)
** Governor-General - Sir Howard Cooke, Governor-General of Jamaica (1991–present)
** Prime Minister - P. J. Patterson, Prime Minister of Jamaica (1992–2006)
* Mexico - Vicente Fox, President of Mexico (2000–2006)
* Nicaragua -
*# Arnoldo Alemán, President of Nicaragua (1997–2002)
*# Enrique Bolaños, President of Nicaragua (2002–2007)
* Panama - Mireya Moscoso, President of Panama (1999–2004)
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
** Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1983–present)
** Governor-General - Sir Cuthbert Sebastian, Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1996–present)
** Prime Minister - Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1995–present)
* Saint Lucia
** Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Lucia (1979–present)
** Governor-General - Dame Pearlette Louisy, Governor-General of Saint Lucia (1997–present)
** 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–present)
** Governor-General -
**# Sir Charles Antrobus, Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1996–2002)
**# Monica Dacon, acting Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2002)
**# Sir Frederick Ballantyne, Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2002–present)
** Prime Minister - Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2001–present)
* Trinidad and Tobago
** President - Arthur Robinson, President of Trinidad and Tobago (1997–2003)
** Prime Minister - Patrick Manning, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (2001–present)
* United States - George W. Bush, President of the United States (2001–present)
**Congress: 107th United States Congress
**Governors: 2002 United States Governors

outh America

* Argentina -
*# Eduardo Camaño, President of Argentina (2001-2002)
*# Eduardo Duhalde, President of Argentina (2002–2003)
* Bolivia -
*# Jorge Quiroga, President of Bolivia (2001–2002)
*# Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada, President of Bolivia (2002–2003)
* Brazil - Fernando Henrique Cardoso, President of Brazil (1995–2003)
* Chile - Ricardo Lagos, President of Chile (2000–2006)
* Colombia -
*# Andrés Pastrana Arango, President of Colombia (1998–2002)
*# Álvaro Uribe, President of Colombia (2002–present)
* Ecuador - Gustavo Noboa, President of Ecuador (2000–2003)
* Guyana -
** President - Bharrat Jagdeo, President of Guyana (1999–present)
** Prime Minister - Sam Hinds, Prime Minister of Guyana (1999–present)
* Paraguay - Luis Ángel González Macchi, President of Paraguay (1999–2003)
* Peru - Alejandro Toledo, President of Peru (2001–2006)
* Suriname - Ronald Venetiaan, President of Suriname (2000–present)
* Uruguay - Jorge Batlle Ibáñez, President of Uruguay (2000–2005)
* Venezuela -
*#Hugo Chávez, President of Venezuela (1999–2002)
*#Pedro Carmona, President of Venezuela (2002)
*#Diosdado Cabello, President of Venezuela (2002)
*#Hugo Chávez, President of Venezuela (2002–present)