This is a list of foreign ministers in 2008.
Africa
edit- Algeria - Mourad Medelci (2007-2013)
- Angola -
- João Bernardo de Miranda (1999-2008)
- Assunção dos Anjos (2008-2010)
- Benin -
- Moussa Okanla (2007-2008)
- Jean-Marie Ehouzou (2008-2011)
- Botswana -
- Mompati Merafhe (1994-2008)
- Phandu Skelemani (2008–2014)
- Burkina Faso -
- Djibril Bassolé (2007-2008)
- Alain Bédouma Yoda (2008-2011)
- Burundi - Antoinette Batumubwira (2005-2009)
- Cameroon - Henri Eyebe Ayissi (2007-2011)
- Cape Verde -
- Víctor Borges (2004-2008)
- José Brito (2008-2011)
- Central African Republic -
- Côme Zoumara (2006-2008)
- Dieudonné Kombo Yaya (2008-2009)
- Chad -
- Ahmad Allam-Mi (2005-2008)
- Moussa Faki (2008–2017)
- Comoros - Ahmed Ben Said Jaffar (2006-2010)
- Republic of Congo - Basile Ikouébé (2007–2015)
- Democratic Republic of Congo -
- Antipas Mbusa Nyamwisi (2007-2008)
- Alexis Thambwe Mwamba (2008-2012)
- Côte d'Ivoire - Youssouf Bakayoko (2006-2010)
- Djibouti - Mahamoud Ali Youssouf (2005–present)
- Egypt - Ahmed Aboul Gheit (2004-2011)
- Equatorial Guinea - Pastor Micha Ondó Bile (2003-2012)
- Eritrea - Osman Saleh Mohammed (2007–present)
- Ethiopia - Seyoum Mesfin (1991-2010)
- Gabon -
- Jean Ping (1999-2008)
- Laure Olga Gondjout (2008)
- Paul Toungui (2008-2012)
- The Gambia -
- Crispin Grey-Johnson (2007-2008)
- Omar Touray (2008-2009)
- Ghana - Akwasi Osei-Adjei (2007-2009)
- Guinea -
- Kabèlè Abdoul Camara (2007-2008)
- Amadou Lamarana Bah (2008-2009)
- Guinea-Bissau - Maria da Conceição Nobre Cabral (2007-2009)
- Kenya -
- Raphael Tuju (2005-2008)
- Moses Wetangula (2008-2012)
- Lesotho - Mohlabi Tsekoa (2007–2015)
- Liberia - Olubanke King-Akerele (2007-2010)
- Libya - Abdel Rahman Shalgham (2000-2009)
- Madagascar - Marcel Ranjeva (2002-2009)
- Malawi - Joyce Banda (2006-2009)
- Mali - Moctar Ouane (2004-2011)
- Mauritania -
- Mohamed Saleck Ould Mohamed Lemine (2007-2008)
- Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna (2008)
- Abdallahi Hassen Ben Hmeida (2008)
- Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou (2008-2009)
- Mauritius -
- Madan Dulloo (2005-2008)
- Navin Ramgoolam (acting) (2008)
- Arvin Boolell (2008–2014)
- Morocco - Taieb Fassi Fihri (2007-2012)
- Western Sahara - Mohamed Salem Ould Salek (1998–present)
- Mozambique -
- Alcinda Abreu (2005-2008)
- Oldemiro Balói (2008–2017)
- Namibia - Marco Hausiku (2004-2010)
- Niger - Aïchatou Mindaoudou (2001-2010)
- Nigeria - Ojo Maduekwe (2007-2010)
- Rwanda -
- Charles Murigande (2002-2008)
- Rosemary Museminari (2008-2009)
- São Tomé and Príncipe -
- Ovídio Manuel Barbosa Pequeno (2007-2008)
- Carlos Tiny (2008-2010)
- Senegal - Cheikh Tidiane Gadio (2000-2009)
- Seychelles - Patrick Pillay (2005-2009)
- Sierra Leone - Zainab Bangura (2007-2010)
- Somalia -
- Muhammad Ali Hamoud (2007-2008)
- Ali Ahmed Jama Jangali (2008-2009)
- Somaliland - Abdillahi Mohamed Duale (2006-2010)
- Puntland - Ali Abdi Aware (2007-2008)
- South Africa - Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (1999-2009)
- Sudan - Deng Alor (2007-2010)
- Swaziland -
- Moses Mathendele Dlamini (2006-2008)
- Lutfo Dlamini (2008-2011)
- Tanzania – Bernard Membe (2007–2015)
- Togo -
- Léopold Gnininvi (2007-2008)
- Kofi Esaw (2008-2010)
- Tunisia - Abdelwahab Abdallah (2005-2010)
- Uganda - Sam Kutesa (2005–2021)
- Western Sahara - Mohamed Salem Ould Salek (1998–2023)
- Zambia - Kabinga Pande (2007-2011)
- Zimbabwe - Simbarashe Mumbengegwi (2005–2017)
Asia
edit- Afghanistan - Rangin Dadfar Spanta (2006-2010)
- Armenia -
- Vartan Oskanian (1998-2008)
- Eduard Nalbandyan (2008–2018)
- Azerbaijan - Elmar Mammadyarov (2004–2020)
- Nagorno-Karabakh - Georgy Petrosyan (2005-2011)
- Bahrain - Sheikh Khalid ibn Ahmad Al Khalifah (2005–2020)
- Bangladesh – Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury (2007-2009)
- Bhutan -
- Yeshey Dorji (acting) (2007-2008)
- Ugyen Tshering (2008-2013)
- Brunei - Pengiran Muda Mohamed Bolkiah (1984–2015)
- Cambodia - Hor Namhong (1998–2016)
- China - Yang Jiechi (2007-2013)
- East Timor - Zacarias da Costa (2007-2012)
- Georgia -
- Gela Bezhuashvili (2005-2008)
- Davit Bakradze (2008)
- Ekaterine Tkeshelashvili (2008)
- Grigol Vashadze (2008-2012)
- Abkhazia - Sergei Shamba (2004-2010)
- South Ossetia - Murat Dzhioyev (1998-2012)
- India - Pranab Mukherjee (2006-2009)
- Indonesia - Hassan Wirajuda (2001-2009)
- Iran - Manouchehr Mottaki (2005-2010)
- Iraq - Hoshyar Zebari (2003–2014)
- Kurdistan - Falah Mustafa Bakir (2006–2019)
- Israel - Tzipi Livni (2006-2009)
- Palestinian Authority - Riyad al-Maliki (2007–present)
- Japan -
- Masahiko Kōmura (2007-2008)
- Hirofumi Nakasone (2008-2009)
- Jordan - Salah Bashir (2007-2009)
- Kazakhstan – Marat Tazhin (2007-2009)
- North Korea - Pak Ui-chun (2007-2014)
- South Korea -
- Song Min-soon (2006-2008)
- Yu Myung-hwan (2008-2010)
- Kuwait - Sheikh Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah (2003-2011)
- Kyrgyzstan - Ednan Karabayev (2007-2009)
- Laos - Thongloun Sisoulith (2006–2016)
- Lebanon -
- Fawzi Salloukh (2005-2009)
- Tarek Mitri (acting) (2006-2008)
- Malaysia -
- Syed Hamid Albar (1999-2008)
- Rais Yatim (2008-2009)
- Maldives -
- Abdullah Shahid (2007-2008)
- Ahmed Shaheed (2008-2011)
- Mongolia -
- Sanjaasürengiin Oyuun (2007-2008)
- Sükhbaataryn Batbold (2008-2009)
- Myanmar - Nyan Win (2004-2011)
- Nepal -
- Sahana Pradhan (2007-2008)
- Upendra Yadav (2008-2009)
- Oman - Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah (1982–3030)
- Pakistan -
- Inam-ul-Haq (2007-2008)
- Shah Mehmood Qureshi (2008-2011)
- Philippines - Alberto Romulo (2004-2011)
- Qatar - Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani (1992-2013)
- Saudi Arabia - Prince Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1975–2015)
- Singapore - George Yeo (2004-2011)
- Sri Lanka - Rohitha Bogollagama (2007-2010)
- Syria - Walid Muallem (2006–2020)
- Taiwan -
- James C. F. Huang (2006-2008)
- Francisco Ou (2008-2009)
- Tajikistan - Khamrokhon Zaripov (2006-2013)
- Thailand -
- Nitya Pibulsonggram (2006-2008)
- Noppadon Pattama (2008)
- Tej Bunnag (2008)
- Saroj Chavanavirat (2008)
- Sompong Amornwiwat (2008)
- Kasit Piromya (2008-2011)
- Turkmenistan - Raşit Meredow (2001–present)
- United Arab Emirates - Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (2006–present)
- Uzbekistan - Vladimir Norov (2006-2010)
- Vietnam - Phạm Gia Khiêm (2006-2011)
- Yemen - Abu Bakr al-Qirbi (2001-2014)
Europe
edit- Albania - Lulzim Basha (2007-2009)
- Andorra - Meritxell Mateu i Pi (2007-2009)
- Austria -
- Ursula Plassnik (2004-2008)
- Michael Spindelegger (2008-2013)
- Belarus - Sergei Martynov (2003-2012)
- Belgium - Karel De Gucht (2004-2009)
- Brussels-Capital Region - Guy Vanhengel (2000-2009)
- Flanders -
- Geert Bourgeois (2004-2008)
- Kris Peeters (2008–2014)
- Wallonia - Marie-Dominique Simonet (2004-2009)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina - Sven Alkalaj (2007-2012)
- Bulgaria - Ivailo Kalfin (2005-2009)
- Croatia -
- Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović (2005-2008)
- Gordan Jandroković (2008-2011)
- Cyprus -
- Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis (2007-2008)
- Markos Kyprianou (2008-2011)
- Northern Cyprus - Turgay Avcı (2006-2009)
- Czech Republic - Karel Schwarzenberg (2007-2009)
- Denmark - Per Stig Møller (2001-2010)
- Greenland -
- Aleqa Hammond (2007-2008)
- Per Berthelsen (2008-2009)
- Faroe Islands -
- Høgni Hoydal (2008)
- Jørgen Niclasen (2008-2011)
- Greenland -
- Estonia - Urmas Paet (2005–2014)
- Finland -
- Ilkka Kanerva (2007-2008)
- Alexander Stubb (2008-2011)
- France - Bernard Kouchner (2007-2010)
- Germany - Frank-Walter Steinmeier (2005-2009)
- Greece - Dora Bakoyannis (2006-2009)
- Hungary - Kinga Göncz (2006-2009)
- Iceland - Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir (2007-2009)
- Ireland -
- Dermot Ahern (2004-2008)
- Micheál Martin (2008-2011)
- Italy -
- Massimo D'Alema (2006-2008)
- Franco Frattini (2008-2011)
- Latvia - Māris Riekstiņš (2007-2010)
- Liechtenstein - Rita Kieber-Beck (2005-2009)
- Lithuania -
- Petras Vaitiekūnas (2006-2008)
- Vygaudas Ušackas (2008-2010)
- Luxembourg - Jean Asselborn (2004–present)
- Republic of Macedonia - Antonio Milošoski (2006-2011)
- Malta -
- Michael Frendo (2004-2008)
- Tonio Borg (2008-2012)
- Moldova - Andrei Stratan (2004-2009)
- Transnistria -
- Valeriy Litskai (2000-2008)
- Vladimir Yastrebchak (2008-2012)
- Transnistria -
- Monaco -
- Jean Pastorelli (2007-2008)
- Franck Biancheri (2008-2011)
- Montenegro - Milan Roćen (2006-2012)
- Netherlands - Maxime Verhagen (2007-2010)
- Norway - Jonas Gahr Støre (2005-2012)
- Poland - Radosław Sikorski (2007–2014)
- Portugal - Luís Amado (2006-2011)
- Romania -
- Adrian Cioroianu (2007-2008)
- Lazăr Comănescu (2008)
- Cristian Diaconescu (2008-2009)
- Russia - Sergey Lavrov (2004–present)
- San Marino -
- Fiorenzo Stolfi (2006-2008)
- Antonella Mularoni (2008-2012)
- Serbia - Vuk Jeremić (2007-2012)
- Kosovo - Skënder Hyseni (2008-2010)
- Slovakia - Ján Kubiš (2006-2009)
- Slovenia -
- Dimitrij Rupel (2004-2008)
- Samuel Žbogar (2008-2012)
- Spain - Miguel Ángel Moratinos (2004-2010)
- Sweden - Carl Bildt (2006–2014)
- Switzerland - Micheline Calmy-Rey (2003-2011)
- Turkey - Ali Babacan (2007-2009)
- Ukraine - Volodymyr Ohryzko (2007-2009)
- United Kingdom - David Miliband (2007-2010)
- Scotland - Linda Fabiani (2007-2009)
- Vatican City - Archbishop Dominique Mamberti (2006–2014)
North America and the Caribbean
edit- Antigua and Barbuda - Baldwin Spencer (2005–2014)
- The Bahamas - Brent Symonette (2007-2012)
- Barbados -
- Dame Billie Miller (1994-2008)
- Christopher Sinckler (2008)
- Maxine McClean (2008–2018)
- Belize
- Lisa Shoman (2007-2008)
- Wilfred Elrington (2008–2020)
- Canada -
- Maxime Bernier (2007-2008)
- David Emerson (2008)
- Lawrence Cannon (2008-2011)
- Quebec -
- Monique Gagnon-Tremblay (2003-2008)
- Pierre Arcand (2008-2010)
- Costa Rica - Bruno Stagno Ugarte (2006-2010)
- Cuba - Felipe Pérez Roque (1999-2009)
- Dominica -
- Roosevelt Skerrit (2007-2008)
- Vince Henderson (2008-2010)
- Dominican Republic - Carlos Morales Troncoso (2004–2014)
- El Salvador -
- Francisco Laínez (2004-2008)
- Marisol Argueta de Barillas (2008-2009)
- Grenada -
- Elvin Nimrod (2000-2008)
- Peter David (2008-2010)
- Guatemala -
- Gert Rosenthal (2006-2008)
- Haroldo Rodas (2008-2012)
- Haiti -
- Jean Rénald Clérismé (2006-2008)
- Alrich Nicolas (2008-2009)
- Honduras -
- Milton Jiménez (2006-2008)
- Ángel Edmundo Orellana (2008-2009)
- Jamaica - Kenneth Baugh (2007-2012)
- Mexico - Patricia Espinosa (2006-2012)
- Netherlands Antilles - Emily de Jongh-Elhage (2006-2010)
- Nicaragua - Samuel Santos López (2007–2017)
- Panama - Samuel Lewis Navarro (2004-2009)
- Puerto Rico – Fernando Bonilla (2005–2009)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis -
- Timothy Harris (2001-2008)
- Denzil Douglas (2008-2010)
- Saint Lucia - Stephenson King (2007-2009)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Sir Louis Straker (2005-2010)
- Trinidad and Tobago - Paula Gopee-Scoon (2007-2010)
- United States - Condoleezza Rice (2005-2009)
Oceania
edit- Australia - Stephen Smith (2007-2010)
- Fiji -
- Ratu Epeli Nailatikau (2007-2008)
- Frank Bainimarama (2008-2009)
- French Polynesia -
- Oscar Temaru (2007-2008)
- Gaston Flosse (2008)
- Gaston Tong Sang (2008-2009)
- Kiribati - Anote Tong (2003–2016)
- Marshall Islands -
- Gerald Zackios (2001-2008)
- Tony deBrum (2008-2009)
- Micronesia - Lorin S. Robert (2007–2019)
- Nauru - Kieren Keke (2007-2011)
- New Zealand -
- Winston Peters (2005-2008)
- Murray McCully (2008–2017)
- Cook Islands - Wilkie Rasmussen (2005-2009)
- Niue -
- Young Vivian (2002-2008)
- Toke Talagi (2008–2020)
- Tokelau - Pio Tuia (2008-2009)
- Palau - Temmy Shmull (2001-2009)
- Papua New Guinea - Sam Abal (2007-2010)
- Samoa - Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi (1998–2021)
- Solomon Islands - William Haomae (2007-2010)
- Tonga - Sonatane Tu'a Taumoepeau Tupou (2004-2009)
- Tuvalu - Apisai Ielemia (2006-2010)
- Vanuatu -
- George Wells (2007-2008)
- Pakoa Kaltonga (2008-2009)
South America
edit- Argentina - Jorge Taiana (2005–2010)
- Bolivia - David Choquehuanca (2006–2017)
- Brazil - Celso Amorim (2003–2011)
- Chile - Alejandro Foxley (2006–2009)
- Colombia -
- Fernando Araújo Perdomo (2007–2008)
- Jaime Bermúdez (2008–2010)
- Ecuador -
- María Isabel Salvador (2007–2008)
- Fander Falconí (2008–2010)
- Guyana -
- Rudy Insanally (2001–2008)
- Carolyn Rodrigues (2008–2015)
- Paraguay -
- Rubén Ramírez Lezcano (2006–2008)
- Alejandro Hamed (2008–2009)
- Peru - José Antonio García Belaúnde (2006–2011)
- Suriname - Lygia Kraag-Keteldijk (2005–2010)
- Uruguay -
- Reinaldo Gargano (2005–2008)
- Gonzalo Fernández (2008–2009)
- Venezuela - Nicolás Maduro (2006–2013)