List of female foreign ministers

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A foreign minister or minister of foreign affairs (sometimes external affairs' minister) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a nation's foreign policy and relations. There have been many women appointed to this post around the world. This list shows female foreign ministers from around the world, either from sovereign states, unrecognized states, autonomous regions, or sui generis entities. Some countries have varied titles for this particular position, such as minister for external affairs in Brazil and India. In United States and United Kingdom, the position is entitled as Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs respectively.

In some cases, the prime minister has concurrently served as foreign minister. This is the case with Indira Gandhi and Sirimavo Bandaranaike, who served as prime ministers of India and Ceylon respectively. Guinea-Bissau and Sweden currently have the largest number of ministers, being seven ministers.[clarification needed]

Sovereign states[]

  Denotes incumbent foreign minister
  • Italics denotes an acting foreign minister and states that are defunct.
Name Image Country Region Mandate start Mandate end Term length
Ana Pauker Ana Pauker.jpg  Romania Europe 30 December 1947 9 July 1952 4 years, 192 days
Golda Meir Golda Meir 03265u.jpg  Israel Asia 18 June 1956 12 January 1966 9 years, 208 days
Sirimavo Bandaranaike[a] Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranayaka (1916-2000) (Hon.Sirimavo Bandaranaike with Hon.Lalith Athulathmudali Crop).jpg  Ceylon[b] Asia 21 July 1960 27 March 1965 4 years, 249 days
 Ceylon/ Sri Lanka[b] Asia 29 May 1970 23 July 1977 7 years, 55 days
Indira Gandhi[c] Indira Gandhi 1977.jpg  India Asia 22 August 1967 14 March 1969 1 year, 204 days
9 March 1984 31 October 1984 236 days
Princess Elizabeth of Toro Princess Elizabeth of Toro.jpg  Uganda Africa February 1974 November 1974 273 days
No image.svg  Dominican Republic America 1975 1975 ?
Karin Söder Karin Söder old portrait.jpg  Sweden Europe 8 October 1976 18 October 1978 2 years, 10 days
Maria do Nascimento da Graça Amorim No image.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe Africa 1978 1985 7 years, 0 days
Flora MacDonald Flora MacDonald in 1987. (48198888636).jpg  Canada America 4 June 1979 2 March 1980 272 days
Gloria Amon Nikoi No image.svg  Ghana Africa 26 June 1979 24 September 1979 90 days
Eugenia Charles[d] Eugenia Charles.jpg  Dominica America 21 July 1980 1990 9 years, 164 days
Colette Flesch Colette-Flesch--w.jpg  Luxembourg Europe 22 November 1980 20 July 1984 3 years, 241 days
Gaositwe K. T. Chiepe Gaositwe Chiepe 1985 portrait.jpg  Botswana Africa 1984 1994 10 years, 0 days
Adrienne Liyonda No image.svg  Zaire[e] Africa 1987 1988 1 year, 0 days
Danielle de St. Jorre No image.svg  Seychelles Africa 1989 25 February 1997 8 years, 55 days
Akmaral Arystanbekova No image.svg  Kazakhstan Asia 1989 1991 2 years, 0 days
Susana Ruiz Cerutti Susana Ruiz Cerrutti.jpg  Argentina America 26 May 1989 8 July 1989 43 days
Pascaline Bongo Ondimba No image.svg  Gabon Africa 1991 1994 3 years, 0 days
Shahlo Mahmudova No image.svg  Uzbekistan Asia 1991 1992 1 year, 0 days
No image.svg  Haiti America 13 February 1991 11 October 1991 240 days
Barbara McDougall No image.svg  Canada America 21 April 1991 24 June 1993 2 years, 64 days
Margaretha af Ugglas No image.svg  Sweden Europe 4 October 1991 7 October 1994 3 years, 3 days
Noemí Sanín Noemi Sanin 2010.jpg  Colombia America 8 November 1991 7 August 1994 2 years, 272 days
Roza Otunbayeva Roza Otunbayeva - Kyrgyzstan - 2011 International Women of Courage awards.jpg  Kyrgyzstan Asia 26 February 1992 10 October 1992 227 days
1994 1 July 1997 3 years, 0 days
25 March 2005 30 September 2005 189 days
Andrea Willi No image.svg  Liechtenstein Europe 1993 5 April 2001 8 years, 94 days
Motarilavoa Hilda Lini No image.svg  Vanuatu Oceania 1993 1993 ?
Claudette Werleigh No image.svg  Haiti America 1 September 1993 16 May 1994 257 days
8 November 1994 7 November 1995 364 days
Billie Miller No image.svg  Barbados America 1994 19 January 2008 14 years, 18 days
Dorothy Musuleng-Cooper No image.svg  Liberia Africa 1994 1995 1 year, 0 days
Janet Bostwick No image.svg  Bahamas America 1994 3 May 2002 8 years, 122 days
No image.svg  Guatemala America 1994 1995 1 year, 0 days
Sy Kadiatou Sow No image.svg  Mali Africa 1994 1995 1 year, 0 days
Lena Hjelm-Wallén No image.svg  Sweden Europe 7 October 1994 7 October 1998 4 years, 0 days
Susanna Agnelli No image.svg  Italy Europe 17 January 1995 17 May 1996 1 year, 121 days
Tarja Halonen Tarja Halonen 1c389 8827-2.jpg  Finland Europe 13 April 1995 25 February 2000 4 years, 318 days
Tansu Çiller Tansu Çiller 2015 (Cropped).jpg  Turkey Asia 28 June 1996 30 June 1997 1 year, 2 days
María Emma Mejía Vélez MariaEmmaMejiaV.jpg  Colombia America 10 July 1996 25 March 1998 1 year, 258 days
Irina Bokova Irina Bokova UNESCO.jpg  Bulgaria Europe 13 November 1996 13 February 1997 92 days
Shirley Gbujama No image.svg  Sierra Leone Africa 21 November 1996 25 May 1997 185 days
Madeleine Albright Albrightmadeleine.jpg  United States America 23 January 1997 20 January 2001 3 years, 363 days
Nadezhda Mihaylova Nadezhda Mihailova.jpg  Bulgaria Europe 21 May 1997 24 July 2001 4 years, 64 days
Zdenka Kramplová No image.svg  Slovakia Europe 25 May 1997 30 October 1998 1 year, 158 days
No image.svg  Artsakh Europe 1997 11 October 2002 5 years, 283 days
Rosario Green No image.svg  Mexico America 1 January 1998 30 November 2000 2 years, 334 days
Lila Ratsifandrihamanana No image.svg  Madagascar Africa 31 July 1998 28 February 2002 3 years, 212 days
Anna Lindh Annalindh.jpg  Sweden Europe 7 October 1998 11 September 2003 4 years, 339 days
Nyam-Osoryn Tuyaa No image.svg  Mongolia Asia 9 December 1998 9 August 2000 1 year, 244 days
Hilia Barber No image.svg  Guinea-Bissau Africa 8 January 1999 7 May 1999 119 days
Aïchatou Mindaoudou No image.svg  Niger Africa 16 April 1999 5 January 2000 264 days
17 September 2001 21 April 2011 9 years, 216 days
María Eugenia Brizuela de Ávila No image.svg  El Salvador America 1 June 1999 1 June 2004 5 years, 0 days
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma with Obamas 2014 (cropped).jpg  South Africa Africa 14 June 1999 10 May 2009 9 years, 330 days
Lydie Polfer Lydie-Polfer w2.jpg  Luxembourg Europe 7 August 1999 31 July 2004 4 years, 359 days
Benita Ferrero-Waldner Benita Ferrero-Waldner.jpg  Austria Europe 4 February 2000 20 October 2004 4 years, 259 days
Lilian Patel No image.svg  Malawi Africa 1 March 2000 16 June 2004 4 years, 107 days
Soledad Alvear SolAlvear.jpg  Chile America 11 March 2000 1 October 2004 4 years, 204 days
Mahawa Bangoura No image.svg  Guinea Africa 7 June 2000 10 June 2002 2 years, 3 days
Marie Levens No image.svg  Suriname America 12 August 2000 12 August 2005 5 years, 0 days
Antonieta Rosa Gomes No image.svg  Guinea-Bissau Africa 25 March 2001 21 November 2001 241 days
Makiko Tanaka Makiko Tanaka in Hawaii cropped.jpg  Japan Asia 26 April 2001 26 January 2002 275 days
Ilinka Mitreva Marc Grossman and Ilinka Mitreva.jpg  Macedonia, Republic of Europe 13 May 2001 23 November 2001 194 days
1 November 2002 28 August 2006 3 years, 298 days
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo[f] President arroyo pentagon.jpg  Philippines Asia 15 July 2002 16 July 2002 1 day
Arta Dade Albanian delegation (croped).jpg  Albania Europe 12 September 2001 31 July 2002 322 days
Filomena Mascarenhas Tipote No image.svg  Guinea-Bissau Africa 12 December 2001 17 November 2002 340 days
Kristiina Ojuland Kristiina Ojuland IF MOW 04-2011.jpg  Estonia Europe 28 January 2002 8 February 2005 3 years, 11 days
Yoriko Kawaguchi Yoriko Kawaguchi cropped.jpg  Japan Asia 16 February 2002 27 September 2004 2 years, 224 days
Alda Bandeira No image.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe Africa 28 March 2002 7 October 2002 193 days
Ana Palacio Ana Palacio.jpg  Spain Europe 9 July 2002 17 April 2004 1 year, 283 days
Carolina Barco Ambassador Carolina Barco in Florida Forum.jpg  Colombia America 7 August 2002 7 August 2006 4 years, 0 days
Fátima Veiga Maria de Fatima Lima da Veiga with Bush.jpg  Cape Verde Africa 19 October 2002 3 April 2004 1 year, 167 days
Sandra Kalniete Kalniete Sandra 2014-02-05 2.jpg  Latvia Europe 7 November 2002 9 March 2004 1 year, 123 days
Micheline Calmy-Rey Micheline Calmy-Rey 2011.jpg   Switzerland Europe 1 January 2003 31 December 2011 8 years, 364 days
Nina Pacari Nina Pacari.jpg  Ecuador America 15 January 2003 6 August 2003 203 days
Fatumata Djau Baldé Fatumata Djau Baldé.jpg  Guinea-Bissau Africa 4 July 2003 14 September 2003 72 days
Edna Adan Ismail Edna Adan Ismail, with graduate nurses (cropped).jpg  Somaliland Africa 30 July 2003 30 July 2006 3 years, 0 days
Leila Rachid de Cowles No image.svg  Paraguay America 15 August 2003 21 August 2006 3 years, 6 days
Teresa Patrício de Gouveia Teresa Gouveia na Exponor.JPG  Portugal Europe 9 October 2003 17 July 2004 282 days
Laila Freivalds Laila Freivalds.jpg  Sweden Europe 10 October 2003 21 March 2006 2 years, 162 days
Delia Albert Delia Albert 2017.jpg  Philippines Asia 23 December 2003 18 August 2004 239 days
Salome Zurabishvili SaloméZourabichvili.JPG  Georgia Europe 20 March 2004 19 October 2005 1 year, 213 days
Ursula Plassnik Ursula Plassnik.jpg  Austria Europe 20 October 2004 2 December 2008 4 years, 43 days
Helēna Demakova Helena Demakova.jpg  Latvia Europe 28 October 2004 29 November 2004 32 days
29 October 2007 8 November 2007 10 days
Condoleezza Rice Condoleezza Rice cropped.jpg  United States America 26 January 2005 20 January 2009 3 years, 360 days
Alcinda Abreu Alcinda Abreu UNDP 2010.jpg  Mozambique Africa 3 February 2005 10 March 2008 3 years, 36 days
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović Lisinski 2 2014.jpg  Croatia Europe 17 February 2005 12 January 2008 2 years, 329 days
No image.svg  Guinea Africa 8 March 2005 6 September 2006 1 year, 182 days
Rita Kieber-Beck Maria-Pia Kothbauer with Rita Kieber-Beck and Emil Brix.jpg  Liechtenstein Europe 21 April 2005 25 March 2009 3 years, 338 days
No image.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Europe 9 June 2005 15 June 2005 6 days
Lygia Kraag-Keteldijk No image.svg  Suriname America 12 August 2005 12 August 2010 5 years, 0 days
Antoinette Batumubwira No image.svg  Burundi Africa 30 August 2005 29 January 2009 3 years, 152 days
Rosemary Museminali No image.svg  Rwanda Africa 2 September 2005 4 December 2009 4 years, 93 days
Asha-Rose Migiro Asha-Rose Migiro.jpg  Tanzania Africa 6 January 2006 11 January 2007 1 year, 5 days
Tzipi Livni Livni at Iftar dinner peace talks Kerry Erekat washington dc CROPPED.jpg  Israel Asia 18 January 2006 1 April 2009 3 years, 73 days
Dora Bakoyannis Dora Bakoyannis cropped.jpg  Greece Europe 15 February 2006 6 October 2009 3 years, 233 days
Carin Jämtin Carin Jämtin (cropped).jpg  Sweden Europe 27 March 2006 24 April 2006 28 days
Mariam Aladji Boni Diallo Mariam Aladji Boni Diallo August 10, 2012.jpg  Benin Africa 10 April 2006 17 June 2007 1 year, 68 days
Margaret Beckett Official portrait of Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP crop 2.jpg  United Kingdom Europe 5 May 2006 28 June 2007 1 year, 54 days
Anna Fotyga Anna Fotyga (2007).jpg  Poland Europe 9 May 2006 15 November 2007 1 year, 190 days
Joyce Banda President of Malawi Joyce Banda (8985928177).jpg  Malawi Africa 1 June 2006 29 May 2009 2 years, 362 days
Kinga Göncz Kinga Göncz Senate of Poland.JPG  Hungary Europe 9 June 2006 14 April 2009 2 years, 309 days
Valgerður Sverrisdóttir Valgerdur Sverisdottir, Islands samarbets- och naringsminister.jpg  Iceland Europe 15 June 2006 24 May 2007 343 days
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Okonjo-Iweala, Ngozi (2008 portrait).jpg  Nigeria Africa 21 June 2006 30 August 2006 70 days
María Consuelo Araújo Consueloaraujo.jpg  Colombia America 7 August 2006 19 February 2007 196 days
Joy Ogwu No image.svg  Nigeria Africa 30 August 2006 29 May 2007 272 days
Patricia Espinosa Embajadora Patricia Espinosa Cantellano.jpg  Mexico America 1 December 2006 1 December 2012 6 years, 0 days
No image.svg  South Ossetia Europe 2006 2007 ?
María Fernanda Espinosa Entrevista de Canciller María Fernanda Espinosa (36388035054) (cropped).jpg  Ecuador America 15 January 2007 7 December 2007 326 days
24 May 2017 12 June 2018 1 year, 19 days
Sahana Pradhan Sahana Pradhan.jpg  Nepal Asia 1 April 2007 22 August 2008 1 year, 143 days
Maria da Conceição Nobre Cabral Maria da Conceição Nobre Cabral 2008.jpg  Guinea-Bissau Africa 18 April 2007 7 January 2009 1 year, 264 days
Meritxell Mateu Pi Meritxell Mateu Pi 2014.jpg  Andorra Europe 2 May 2007 9 June 2009 2 years, 38 days
Adaljíza Magno Adaljiza Magno 2015-11-19.jpg  East Timor Asia 19 May 2007 8 August 2007 81 days
24 June 2020 Incumbent 1 year, 243 days
Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir Islands utrikesminister Ingibjorg Solrun Gisladottir vid Nordiska Radets session i Oslo. 2007-10-31. Foto- Magnus Froderberg-norden.org.jpg  Iceland Europe 24 May 2007 1 February 2009 1 year, 253 days
Lisa Shoman Lisa Shoman 2015 (cropped).jpg  Belize America 4 June 2007 12 February 2008 253 days
Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis 2011.jpg  Cyprus Europe 16 July 2007 2 March 2008 230 days
5 August 2011 1 March 2013 1 year, 208 days
Olubanke King Akerele Olubanke King Akerele 080627-F-1644L-202.jpg  Liberia Africa 22 August 2007 3 November 2010 3 years, 73 days
Zainab Bangura Zainab Bangura giving a radio interview in Kinshasa (8654821769).jpg  Sierra Leone Africa 14 October 2007 3 December 2010 3 years, 50 days
Paula Gopee-Scoon Barack Obama & Paula Gopee-Scoon at Piarco International Airport 4-19-09.JPG  Trinidad and Tobago America 7 November 2007 28 May 2010 2 years, 202 days
Sanjaasürengiin Oyuun Sanjaasürengiin Oyuun (03-12-2010).jpg  Mongolia Asia 4 December 2007 20 September 2008 291 days
María Isabel Salvador Maria Isabel Salvador.JPG  Ecuador America 7 December 2007 12 December 2008 1 year, 5 days
Marisol Argueta de Barillas Marisol Argueta de Barillas, World Economic Forum on Latin America 2009.jpg  El Salvador America 16 January 2008 1 June 2009 1 year, 136 days
Carolyn Rodrigues Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett (cropped).jpg  Guyana America 10 April 2008 19 May 2015 7 years, 39 days
Laure Olga Gondjout Laure Olga Gondjout at Women in ICTs - 8093109382.jpg  Gabon Africa 28 April 2008 9 October 2008 164 days
Eka Tkeshelashvili Ekaterine Tkeshelashvili Senate of Poland.jpg  Georgia Europe 5 May 2008 6 December 2008 215 days
Helen Clark Helen Clark UNDP 2010.jpg  New Zealand Oceania 29 August 2008 19 November 2008 82 days
Maxine McClean Maxine McClean is the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Barbados (cropped).jpg  Barbados America 24 November 2008 27 May 2018 9 years, 184 days
Antonella Mularoni Antonella Mularoni.jpg  San Marino Europe 4 December 2008 5 December 2012 4 years, 1 day
Dipu Moni Dr Dipu moni.JPG  Bangladesh Asia 6 January 2009 20 November 2013 4 years, 318 days
Adiato Djaló Nandigna No image.svg  Guinea-Bissau Africa 7 January 2009 28 October 2009 294 days
Hillary Clinton Hillary Clinton official Secretary of State portrait crop.jpg  United States America 21 January 2009 1 February 2013 4 years, 11 days
No image.svg  Honduras America 31 January 2009 28 June 2009 148 days
Sandra Pierantozzi Sandra Pierantozzi.jpg  Palau Oceania 6 February 2009 19 March 2010 1 year, 41 days
Aurelia Frick Aurelia Frick - 2017 (cropped).jpg  Liechtenstein Europe 25 March 2009 2 July 2019 10 years, 99 days
Maite Nkoana-Mashabane Maite Nkoana-Mashabane (cropped).jpg  South Africa Africa 10 May 2009 27 February 2018 12 years, 288 days
Sujata Koirala Sujata Koirala.jpg    Nepal Asia 25 May 2009 6 February 2011 1 year, 257 days
Etta Banda No image.svg  Malawi Africa 17 June 2009 19 August 2011 2 years, 63 days
Rumiana Jeleva Rumiana Jeleva.jpg  Bulgaria Europe 27 July 2009 27 January 2010 184 days
Naha Mint Mouknass No image.svg  Mauritania Africa 5 August 2009 22 March 2011 1 year, 229 days
No image.svg  Haiti America 8 November 2009 24 October 2011 2 years, 296 days
Louise Mushikiwabo Louise Mushikiwabo.jpg  Rwanda Africa 4 December 2009 19 October 2018 8 years, 319 days
Rasa Juknevičienė Rasa Juknevičienė.jpg  Lithuania Europe 26 January 2010 11 February 2010 16 days
Lene Espersen Danmarks utrikesminister Lene Espersen pa Nordiska Radets session i Reykjavik pa Island 2010-11-03.jpg  Denmark Europe 23 February 2010 3 October 2011 1 year, 222 days
Aminatou Maïga Touré No image.svg  Niger Africa 1 March 2010 21 April 2011 1 year, 51 days
María Ángela Holguín Visita de la Canciller colombiana, María Ángela Holguín a Cancillería de Ecuador (5187684560).jpg  Colombia America 7 August 2010 7 August 2018 8 years, 0 days
Vlora Çitaku Vlora Çitaku 2.jpg  Kosovo Europe 18 October 2010 22 February 2011 127 days
Trinidad Jiménez Trinidad Jiménez, PSM, Madrid, Primarias, Trini2011, Trini Puede, Acto con la militancia de Pinto.jpg  Spain Europe 20 October 2010 22 December 2011 1 year, 63 days
Michèle Alliot-Marie Michèle Alliot-Marie - Université d'été du MEDEF 2009.jpg  France Europe 14 November 2010 27 February 2011 105 days
Hina Rabbani Khar Hina Rabbani Khar, Foreign Minister, Pakistan (cropped).jpg  Pakistan Asia 11 February 2011 16 March 2013 2 years, 33 days
No image.svg  Madagascar Africa 26 March 2011 21 November 2011 240 days
Vesna Pusic V pusic.jpg  Croatia Europe 23 December 2011 22 January 2016 4 years, 30 days
Nina Shtanski Штански.jpg  Transnistria Europe 18 January 2012 14 September 2015 3 years, 239 days
Maia Panjikidze Maia Panjikidze 01 Senate of Poland.jpg  Georgia Europe 25 October 2012 5 November 2014 2 years, 11 days
Susan Waffa-Ogoo Susan Waffa-Ogoo.jpg  The Gambia Africa 1 November 2012 31 October 2013 364 days
Fowsiyo Yussuf Haji Aadan Fowziyayus.jpg  Somalia Africa 4 November 2012 17 January 2014 1 year, 74 days
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah(cropped).jpg  Namibia Africa 4 December 2012 Incumbent 9 years, 80 days
Natália Pedro da Costa Umbelina Neto Ma Ying-jeou and Natália Pedro da Costa Umbelina Neto 2014 (cropped).jpg  São Tomé and Príncipe Africa 12 December 2012 25 December 2014 2 years, 13 days
Hanna Tetteh Ghana women leader.jpg  Ghana Africa 30 January 2013 7 January 2017 3 years, 343 days
Emma Bonino Emma Bonino - World Economic Forum on Europe 2010.jpg  Italy Europe 28 April 2013 22 February 2014 300 days
Mireya Agüero de Corrales Mireya Agüero de Corrales.jpg  Honduras America 2 May 2013 8 January 2015 1 year, 251 days
Eda Rivas Eda Rivas (cropped).jpg  Peru America 15 May 2013 23 June 2014 1 year, 39 days
Amina Mohamed Amina Mohamed.jpg  Kenya Africa 19 May 2013 16 February 2018 4 years, 273 days
Natalia Gherman Nataliagherman.jpg  Moldova Europe 30 May 2013 20 January 2016 2 years, 235 days
Léonie Banga-Bothy No image.svg  Central African Republic Africa 13 June 2013 27 January 2014 228 days
Mariyam Shakeela No image.svg  Maldives Asia 12 September 2013 17 November 2013 66 days
Viola Onwuliri Viola Onwuliri crop.jpg  Nigeria Africa 13 September 2013 5 March 2014 173 days
Julie Bishop Julie Bishop 2014.jpg  Australia Oceania 18 September 2013 26 August 2018 4 years, 342 days
Dunya Maumoon Dunya Maumoon(cropped).jpg  Maldives Asia 17 November 2013 5 July 2016 2 years, 231 days
Sheikh Hasina[g] Sheikh Hasina, Honourable Prime Minister of Bangladesh (cropped).jpg  Bangladesh Asia 5 January 2014 26 February 2014 52 days
Federica Mogherini Federica Mogherini Official.jpg  Italy Europe 22 February 2014 31 October 2014 251 days
Arisoa Razafitrimo Arisoa Razafitrimo cropped.jpg  Madagascar Africa 18 April 2014 25 January 2015 282 days
Sushma Swaraj Sushma Swaraj in 2014.jpg  India Asia 26 May 2014 31 May 2019 5 years, 5 days
Isabel Saint Malo Isabel Saint Malo.jpg  Panama America 1 July 2014 1 July 2019 5 years, 0 days
Margot Wallström Margot Wahlstrom Sveriges EU-kommissionar.jpg  Sweden Europe 3 October 2014 10 December 2019 5 years, 68 days
Retno Marsudi Retno Marsudi.jpg  Indonesia Asia 27 October 2014 Incumbent 7 years, 118 days
Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi.jpg  Botswana Africa 31 October 2014 4 April 2018 3 years, 155 days
Anne Sulling Anne Sulling in October 27, 2014.jpg  Estonia Europe 3 November 2014 17 November 2014 14 days
Tamar Beruchashvili Tamar Beruchashvili (cropped).jpg  Georgia Europe 11 November 2014 1 September 2015 294 days
Keit Pentus-Rosimannus Keit Pentus.jpg  Estonia Europe 17 November 2014 1 July 2015 226 days
Clarice Modeste-Curwen No image.svg  Grenada America 1 December 2014 1 July 2016 1 year, 213 days
Francine Baron No image.svg  Dominica America 13 December 2014 25 December 2019 5 years, 12 days
Delcy Rodríguez Delcy Rodríguez.jpg  Venezuela America 26 December 2014 21 June 2017 2 years, 177 days
Neneh MacDouall-Gaye Neneh MacDouall-Gaye.jpg  The Gambia Africa 6 January 2015 17 January 2017 2 years, 11 days
Béatrice Atallah No image.svg  Madagascar Africa 25 January 2015 25 August 2017 2 years, 212 days
Vatma Vall Mint Soueina No image.svg  Mauritania Africa 25 January 2015 2 September 2015 220 days
Aïchatou Kané Boulama No image.svg  Niger Africa 25 February 2015 11 April 2016 1 year, 46 days
Ana María Sánchez Ana María Sánchez Vargas de Ríos.jpg  Peru America 2 April 2015 28 July 2016 1 year, 117 days
Marina Kaljurand Marina Kaljurand 2011.jpg  Estonia Europe 16 July 2015 12 September 2016 6 years, 221 days
Emine Çolak No image.svg  Northern Cyprus Europe 16 July 2015 16 April 2016 275 days
Niermala Badrising Niermala Badrising.png  Suriname America 12 August 2015 1 February 2017 1 year, 173 days
Claudia Ruiz Massieu CLAUDIARUIZMASSIEUSALINAS.png  Mexico America 27 August 2015 4 January 2017 1 year, 130 days
Susana Malcorra Malcorra (26985917155) (cropped).jpg  Argentina America 10 December 2015 29 May 2017 1 year, 170 days
Makalé Camara No image.svg  Guinea Africa 4 January 2016 22 August 2017 1 year, 230 days
Marjon Kamara No image.svg  Liberia Africa 6 January 2016 22 January 2018 2 years, 16 days
Kamina Johnson-Smith Jamaican Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Kamina Johnson Smith - 2017 (36999447206) (cropped portrait).jpg  Jamaica America 7 March 2016 Incumbent 5 years, 352 days
Aung San Suu Kyi[h] Aung San Suu Kyi 2016.jpg  Myanmar Asia 30 March 2016 1 February 2021 4 years, 308 days
Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir Lilja Dögg.jpg  Iceland Europe 7 April 2016 11 January 2017 279 days
'Mamphono Khaketla No image.svg  Lesotho Africa 8 November 2016 16 June 2017 220 days
Chrystia Freeland Chrystia Freeland in Ukraine - 2017 (cropped).jpg  Canada America 10 January 2017 20 November 2019 2 years, 314 days
Shirley Ayorkor Botchway No image.svg  Ghana Africa 28 January 2017 Incumbent 5 years, 25 days
Yldiz Pollack-Beighle Yildiz Pollack-Beighle.jpg  Suriname America 1 February 2017 16 July 2020 3 years, 166 days
María Dolores Agüero María Dolores Agüero Lara (cropped).jpg  Honduras America 27 March 2017 23 July 2019 2 years, 118 days
Ekaterina Zaharieva Informal Meeting of Foreign Affairs Council (Gymnich) - Day II Handshake (39399602665) (cropped).jpg  Bulgaria Europe 4 May 2017 12 May 2021 4 years, 8 days
Faustina Rehuher-Marugg Faustina Rehuher-Marugg.jpg  Palau Oceania 13 June 2017 21 January 2021 3 years, 222 days
Kang Kyung-wha Kang Kyung-wha - 2017 (1IC1525) (cropped).jpg  South Korea Asia 18 June 2017 8 February 2021 3 years, 235 days
Marija Pejčinović Burić Informal Meeting of Foreign Affairs Council (Gymnich) - Day II Handshake (25425621407) (cropped).jpg  Croatia Europe 19 June 2017 19 July 2019 2 years, 30 days
Maria Ubach i Font Maria Ubach Font (32384849308) (cropped).jpg  Andorra Europe 17 July 2017 Incumbent 4 years, 220 days
Sandra Jovel SandraJovelWiki.jpg  Guatemala America 27 August 2017 14 January 2020 2 years, 140 days
Ine Eriksen Søreide SD meets with Norway’s Minister of Defence 170517-D-SV709-158 (34721980225) (cropped).jpg  Norway Europe 20 October 2017 14 October 2021 3 years, 359 days
Karin Kneissl 2018 Karin Kneissl Paul Richard Gallagher (16. Jänner 2018) (24876263787) (cropped).jpg  Austria Europe 18 December 2017 3 June 2019 1 year, 167 days
Cayetana Aljovín CayetanaAljovín.jpg  Peru America 9 January 2018 2 April 2018 4 years, 44 days
Sigrid Kaag Portretfoto Sigrid Kaag 2018 01 (crop).jpg  Netherlands Europe 13 February 2018 7 March 2018 22 days
25 May 2021 16 September 2021 114 days
Monica Juma Secretary Tillerson Poses for a Family Photo With his Counterparts in Nairobi (26842894438) (cropped).jpg  Kenya Africa 16 February 2018 14 January 2020 4 years, 6 days
Lindiwe Sisulu Lindiwe Sisulu in New York - 2018 (44058077895) (cropped).jpg  South Africa Africa 27 February 2018 29 May 2019 1 year, 91 days
Tehmina Janjua Tehmina Janjua 2.jpg  Pakistan Asia 26 April 2018 5 June 2018 40 days
Epsy Campbell Barr Epsy Campbell Barr 2018 (cropped).jpg  Costa Rica America 8 May 2018 11 December 2018 217 days
Unity Dow Unity Dow - PopTech 2011 - Camden Maine USA (cropped).jpg  Botswana Africa 20 June 2018 26 August 2020 2 years, 67 days
Marise Payne Secretary Pompeo Meets with Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne (50160890627) (cropped).jpg  Australia Oceania 28 August 2018 Incumbent 3 years, 178 days
Kamissa Camara Kamissa Camara at Yale Campus cropped.jpg  Mali Africa 9 September 2018 18 April 2019 221 days
Thuli Dladla 02.26 總統接見「史瓦帝尼王國外交暨國際合作部札杜莉部長」 (40252301413).jpg  Eswatini Africa 2 November 2018 Incumbent 3 years, 112 days
Elsa Teixeira Pinto Elsa Pinto and Neven Mimica 2019 01 (cropped).jpg  São Tomé and Príncipe Africa 3 December 2018 19 September 2020 3 years, 81 days
No image.svg  Costa Rica America 11 December 2018 8 January 2019 28 days
Sylvie Baïpo-Temon Sylvie Baïpo-Temon.jpg  Central African Republic Africa 14 December 2018 Incumbent 3 years, 70 days
Karen Cummings Karen Cummings.jpg  Guyana America 2 May 2019 2 August 2020 1 year, 92 days
Nabeela Tunis No image.svg  Sierra Leone Africa 9 May 2019 30 April 2021 2 years, 289 days
Naledi Pandor Naledi Pandor 2012.jpg  South Africa Africa 29 May 2019 Incumbent 2 years, 269 days
Alexandra Hill Tinoco Assistant Secretary Breier Meeys With Salvadoran Foreign Minister Hill (48138293922) (cropped).jpg  El Salvador America 1 June 2019 Incumbent 2 years, 266 days
Suzi Barbosa No image.svg  Guinea-Bissau Africa 3 July 2019 Incumbent 2 years, 234 days
Ramona Mănescu Ramona-Nicole Manescu.jpg  Romania Europe 24 July 2019 4 November 2019 103 days
Awut Deng Acuil Awut Deng Acuil.png  South Sudan Africa 19 August 2019 12 March 2020 206 days
Asma Mohamed Abdalla Asma Abdalla.jpg  Sudan Africa 8 September 2019 9 July 2020 305 days
Marie Tumba Nzeza Japan-Democratic Republic of the Congo Foreign Ministers’ Meeting.jpg  Democratic Republic of the Congo Africa 9 September 2019 12 April 2021 1 year, 215 days
Ann Linde Annlindecropped.jpg  Sweden Europe 10 September 2019 Incumbent 2 years, 165 days
Katrin Eggenberger No image.svg  Liechtenstein Europe 11 November 2019 25 March 2021 1 year, 134 days
Karen Longaric Karen Longaric (cropped).jpg  Bolivia America 13 November 2019 9 November 2020 362 days
Claudia Blum Secretary Pompeo Meets with Colombian Foreign Minister Blum (49244222141) (cropped).jpg  Colombia America 27 November 2019 9 May 2021 1 year, 163 days
Margarita Robles Margarita Robles 2018 (cropped).jpg  Spain Europe 30 November 2019 13 January 2020 44 days
Bisera Turković Bisera Turkovic (01119744) (cropped).jpg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Europe 23 December 2019 Incumbent 2 years, 61 days
Arancha González Laya Arancha González Laya 2020 (cropped).jpg  Spain Europe 13 January 2020 12 July 2021 1 year, 180 days
Raychelle Omamo Visit of Raychelle Omamo, Kenyan Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the European Commission (cropped).jpg  Kenya Africa 14 January 2020 Incumbent 2 years, 39 days
Verónica Macamo President of National Assembly, Veronica Macamo, at Maputo, in Mozambique (cropped).jpg  Mozambique Africa 17 January 2020 Incumbent 2 years, 36 days
Beatrice Wani-Noah Beatrice Wani-Noah (cropped).jpg  South Sudan Africa 12 March 2020 9 September 2021 1 year, 181 days
'Matšepo Ramakoae No image.svg  Lesotho Africa 21 May 2020 Incumbent 1 year, 277 days
2020 Meliza Haradinaj-Stublla (50436412377) (cropped).jpg  Kosovo Europe 3 June 2020 9 March 2021 279 days
Edite Ten Juá No image.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe Africa 19 September 2020 Incumbent 1 year, 156 days
Sophie Wilmès Sophie Wilmès 2020 (cropped) 2.jpg  Belgium Europe 1 October 2020 Incumbent 1 year, 144 days
Aïssata Tall Sall Aissata-tall-sall (cropped).jpg  Senegal Africa 1 November 2020 Incumbent 1 year, 113 days
Nanaia Mahuta Hon Nanaia Mahuta.jpg  New Zealand Oceania 6 November 2020 Incumbent 1 year, 108 days
Elizabeth Astete Esther Astete 02 (cropped).jpg  Peru America 18 November 2020 15 February 2021 89 days
Olta Xhaçka Olta Xhaçka in 2018.jpg  Albania Europe 4 January 2021 Incumbent 1 year, 49 days
Uduch Sengebau Senior No image.svg  Palau Oceania 21 January 2021 Incumbent 1 year, 32 days
Eva-Maria Liimets Eva-Maria Liimets (crop).jpg  Estonia Europe 26 January 2021 Incumbent 1 year, 27 days
Battsetseg Batmunkh Battsetseg Batmunkh.jpg  Mongolia Asia 29 January 2021 Incumbent 1 year, 24 days
Najla Mangoush Najla Mangoush, Berlin.jpg  Libya Africa 15 March 2021 Incumbent 344 days
Donika Gërvalla-Schwarz Donika Gërvalla-Schwarz (2021).jpg  Kosovo Europe 22 March 2021 Incumbent 337 days
Dominique Hasler Dominique Gantenbein 01.jpg  Liechtenstein Europe 25 March 2021 Incumbent 334 days
Liberata Mulamula Liberata Mulamula 2015.jpg  Tanzania Africa 31 March 2021 Incumbent 328 days
Kandia Camara No image.svg  Ivory Coast Africa 6 April 2021 Incumbent 322 days
Marta Lucía Ramírez Marta Lucía Ramírez.jpg  Colombia America 19 May 2021 Incumbent 279 days
Naomi Mataʻafa Hon. Fiamē Naomi Mata'afa (cropped).jpg  Samoa Oceania 24 May 2021 Incumbent 274 days
Liz Truss Official portrait of Elizabeth Truss crop 2.jpg  United Kingdom Europe 15 September 2021 Incumbent 160 days
Anniken Huitfeldt Norges kulturminister Anniken Huitfeldt under ett nordiskt kulturministermote vid Nordiska Radets session 2011 i Kopenhamn.jpg  Norway Europe 14 October 2021 Incumbent 131 days
Mélanie Joly Mélanie Joly, 2019-10-03 version 02.jpg  Canada America 26 October 2021 Incumbent 119 days
Þórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir Þórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir.jpg  Iceland Europe 28 November 2021 Incumbent 86 days
Annalena Baerbock Annalena Baerbock (2021) cropped.jpg  Germany Europe 8 December 2021 Incumbent 76 days
Rosine Sori-Coulibaly Hadizatou Rosine Coulibaly-Sori (cropped).jpg  Burkina Faso Africa 10 December 2021 Incumbent 74 days

Autonomous and constituent regions[]

  Denotes incumbent foreign minister
  • Italics denotes an acting foreign minister and states that are defunct.
Name Image Country/Region Continent Mandate start Mandate end Term length
Nguyễn Thị Bình No image.svg FNL Flag.svg South Vietnam
(provisional government)
Asia 1969 1976 7 years, 0 days
Emily de Jongh-Elhage Curaminister.jpg  Netherlands Antilles North America 26 March 2006 10 October 2010 4 years, 198 days
Linda Fabiani Linda Fabiani.jpg  Scotland Europe 17 May 2007 12 February 2009 1 year, 271 days
Aleqa Hammond Aleqa Hammond (cropped).jpg  Greenland North America 30 May 2007 26 September 2008 1 year, 119 days
5 April 2013 12 December 2014 1 year, 251 days
Fiona Hyslop Fiona Hyslop, Minister for Culture and External Affairs (2).jpg  Scotland Europe 1 December 2009 17 February 2020 10 years, 78 days
Christine St-Pierre Christine St-Pierre01.JPG  Quebec North America 23 April 2014 18 October 2018 4 years, 178 days
Suka Frederiksen No image.svg  Greenland North America 24 April 2017 11 May 2018 1 year, 17 days
Vivian Motzfeldt No image.svg  Greenland North America 11 May 2018 5 October 2018 147 days
Ane Lone Bagger Secretary Pompeo Meets with Foreign Minister of Denmark Kofod and Minister of Education, Culture, Church, and Foreign Affairs of Greenland Bagger (49060462912) (cropped).jpg  Greenland North America 5 October 2018 29 May 2020 1 year, 237 days
Nadine Girault No image.svg  Quebec North America 18 October 2018 Incumbent 3 years, 127 days
Eluned Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Ely Eluned Morgan AM (28136582086).jpg  Wales Europe 3 December 2018 8 October 2020 1 year, 310 days

Sui generis entities[]

  Denotes incumbent foreign minister
Name Image Entity Continent Mandate start Mandate end Term length
Benita Ferrero-Waldner Benita Ferrero-Waldner.jpg  European Union Europe 22 November 2004 1 December 2009 5 years, 9 days
Catherine Ashton Catherine Ashton, Head of the European Defence Agency, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy & Vice-President of the European Commission (13468295505).jpg  European Union Europe 1 December 2009 1 November 2014 4 years, 335 days
Federica Mogherini Federica Mogherini Official.jpg  European Union Europe 1 November 2014 30 November 2019 5 years, 29 days

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Served concurrently as prime minister
  2. ^ a b Ceylon changed its name into Sri Lanka in 1977.
  3. ^ Served concurrently as prime minister
  4. ^ Served concurrently as prime minister.
  5. ^ Zaire changed its name into Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1997.
  6. ^ Served concurrently as president.
  7. ^ Served concurrently as prime minister.
  8. ^ Served concurrently as State Counsellor.

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