List of foreign ministers in 2016

This is a list of foreign ministers in 2016.

Africa[]

•  Algeria - Ramtane Lamamra (2013–2017)
•  Angola - Georges Rebelo Chicoti (2010–2017)
•  Benin -
  1. Saliou Akadiri (2015–2016)
  2. Aurélien Agbénonci (2016–present)
•  Botswana - Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi (2014–2018)
•  Burkina Faso -
  1. Moussa Nébié (2015–2016)
  2. Alpha Barry (2016–2021)
•  Burundi - (2015–2018)
•  Cameroon- (2015–present)
•  Cape Verde -
  1. Jorge Tolentino (2014–2016)
  2. (2016–2021)
•  Central African Republic -
  1. (2015–2016)
  2. Charles-Armel Doubane (2016–present)
•  Chad - Moussa Faki (2008–2017)
•  Comoros -
  1. (2015–2016)
  2. (2016–2017)
•  Congo–Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo) - Jean-Claude Gakosso (2015–present)
•  Congo–Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo) -
  1. Raymond Tshibanda (2012–2016)
  2. Léonard She Okitundu (2016–2019)
•  Djibouti - Mahamoud Ali Youssouf (2005–present)
•  Egypt - Sameh Shoukry (2014–present)
•  Equatorial Guinea - (2012–2018)
•  Eritrea - Osman Saleh Mohammed (2007–present)
•  Ethiopia -
  1. Tedros Adhanom (2012–2016)
  2. Workneh Gebeyehu (2016–2019)
•  Gabon -
  1. Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet (2012–2016)
  2. Pacôme Moubelet-Boubeya (2016–2017)
•  The Gambia - Neneh MacDouall-Gaye (2015–2017)
•  Ghana - Hanna Tetteh (2013–2017)
•  Guinea -
  1. François Lonseny Fall (2012–2016)
  2. Makalé Camara (2016–2017)
•  Guinea-Bissau -
  1. Artur Silva (2015–2016)
  2. Soares Sambú (2016)
  3. (2016–2018)
•  Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) -
  1. Charles Koffi Diby (2012–2016)
  2. (2016)
  3. Marcel Amon Tanoh (acting) (2016–2020)
•  Kenya - Amina Mohamed (2013–2018)
•  Lesotho -
  1. (2015–2016)
  2. 'Mamphono Khaketla (2016–2017)
•  Liberia -
  1. (acting) (2015–2016)
  2. Marjon Kamara (2016–2018)
• Libya
  • Government of House of Representatives of Libya (Government of Libya internationally recognized to 12 March 2016) - Mohammed al-Dairi (2014–2019)
  • National Salvation Government of Libya, government of New General National Congress of Libya (Government of Libya in rebellion internationally unrecognized. disbanded 5 April 2016) - (2015–2016)
  • Government of National Accord of Libya (Interim government internationally recognized as the sole legitimate government of Libya from 12 March 2016) - Mohamed Taha Siala (2016–2021)
•  Madagascar - Béatrice Atallah (2015–2017)
•  Malawi -
  1. George Chaponda (2014–2016)
  2. (2016–2017)
•  Mali - Abdoulaye Diop (2014–2017)
•  Mauritania -
  1. (2015–2016)
  2. (2016–2018)
•  Mauritius -
  1. (2014–2016)
  2. (2016–2019)
•  Morocco - Salaheddine Mezouar (2013–2017)
•  Mozambique - Oldemiro Balói (2008–2017)
•  Namibia - Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (2012–present)
•  Niger -
  1. Aïchatou Boulama Kané (2015–2016)^[1]
  2. Ibrahim Yacouba (2016–2018)
•  Nigeria - Geoffrey Onyeama (2015–present)
•  Rwanda - Louise Mushikiwabo (2009–2018)
•  São Tomé and Príncipe -
  1. (2014–2016)
  2. (2016–2018)
•  Senegal - (2012–2017)
•  Seychelles -
  1. Joel Morgan (2015–2016)
  2. Danny Faure (2016–2018)
•  Sierra Leone - Samura Kamara (2012–2017)
•  Somalia - Abdisalam Omer (2015–2017)
•  Somaliland -
  1. Mohamed Yonis (2013-2015)
  2. Saad Ali Shire (2015–2018)
•  South Africa - Maite Nkoana-Mashabane (2009–2018)
•  South Sudan -
  1. Barnaba Marial Benjamin (2013–2016)
  2. (acting) (2016)
  3. Deng Alor (2016–2018)
•  Sudan - Ibrahim Ghandour (2015–2018)
•  Swaziland – (2013–2018)
•  Tanzania - Augustine Mahiga (2015–2019)
•  Togo - Robert Dussey (2013–present)
•  Tunisia -
  1. Taïeb Baccouche (2015–2016)
  2. Khemaies Jhinaoui (2016–2019)
•  Uganda - Sam Kutesa (2005–2021)
•  Western Sahara - (1998–present)
•  Zambia - Harry Kalaba (2014–2018)
•  Zimbabwe - Simbarashe Mumbengegwi (2005–2017)

Asia[]

•  Abkhazia -
  1. Viacheslav Chirikba (2011–2016)
  2. Daur Kove (2016–2021)
•  Afghanistan - Salahuddin Rabbani (2015–2019)
•  Armenia - Eduard Nalbandyan (2008–2018)
•  Azerbaijan - Elmar Mammadyarov (2004–2020)
•  Bahrain - Sheikh Khalid ibn Ahmad Al Khalifah (2005–2020)
•  Bangladesh - Abul Hassan Mahmud Ali (2014–2019)
•  Bhutan - Damcho Dorji (2015-2018)
•  Brunei - Hassanal Bolkiah (2015–present)
•  Cambodia -
  1. Hor Namhong (1998–2016)
  2. Prak Sokhon (2016–present)
•  China (People's Republic of China) - Wang Yi (2013–present)
•  East Timor - Hernâni Coelho (2015–2017)
•  Georgia - Mikheil Janelidze (2015–2018)
•  India - Sushma Swaraj (2014–2019)
•  Indonesia - Retno Marsudi (2014–present)
•  Iran - Mohammad Javad Zarif (2013–2021)
•  Iraq - Ibrahim al-Jaafari (2014–2018)
  •  Kurdistan - Falah Mustafa Bakir (2006–2019)
•  Israel - Benjamin Netanyahu (2015–2019)
•  Japan - Fumio Kishida (2012–2017)
•  Jordan - Nasser Judeh (2009–2017)
•  Kazakhstan –
  1. Erlan Idrissov (2012–2016)
  2. Kairat Abdrakhmanov (2016–2018)
•  North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) -
  1. Ri Su-yong (2014–2016)
  2. Ri Yong-ho (2016–2020)
•  South Korea (Republic of Korea) - Yun Byung-se (2013–2017)
•  Kuwait - Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah (2011–2019)
•  Kyrgyzstan - Erlan Abdyldayev (2012–2018)
•  Laos -
  1. Thongloun Sisoulith (2006–2016)
  2. Saleumxay Kommasith (2016–present)
•  Lebanon - Gebran Bassil (2014–2020)
•  Malaysia - Anifah Aman (2009–2018)
•  Maldives -
  1. Dunya Maumoon (2013–2016)
  2. Mohamed Asim (2016–2018)
•  Mongolia -
  1. (2014–2016)
  2. Tsend Munkh-Orgil (2016–2017)
•  Myanmar -
  1. Wunna Maung Lwin (2011–2016)
  2. Aung San Suu Kyi (2016–2021)
•  Nagorno-Karabakh - Karen Mirzoyan (2012–2017)
•    Nepal -
  1. Kamal Thapa (2015–2016)
  2. Prakash Sharan Mahat (2016–2017)
•  Oman - Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah (1982–2020)
•  Pakistan - Sartaj Aziz (2013–2017)
•  Palestinian National Authority - Riyad al-Maliki (2007–present)
•  Philippines -
  1. Albert del Rosario (2011–2016)
  2. Jose Rene Almendras (2016)
  3. Perfecto Yasay, Jr. (2016–2017)
•  Qatar -
  1. Khalid bin Mohammad Al Attiyah (2013–2016)
  2. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani (2016–present)
•  Saudi Arabia - Adel al-Jubeir (2015–2018)
•  Singapore - Vivian Balakrishnan (2015–present)
•  South Ossetia -
  1. (2015-2016)
  2. (acting) (2016)
  3. (2016–2017)
•  Sri Lanka - Mangala Samaraweera (2015–2017)
•  Syria (Syrian Arab Republic - Walid Muallem (2006–2020)
•  Taiwan (Republic of China) -
  1. David Lin (2012–2016)
  2. David Lee (2016–2018)
•  Tajikistan - Sirodjidin Aslov (2013–present)
•  Thailand - Don Pramudwinai (2015–present)
•  Turkey - Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu (2015–present)
•  Turkmenistan - Raşit Meredow (2001–present)
•  United Arab Emirates - Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (2006–present)
•  Uzbekistan - Abdulaziz Komilov (2012–present)
•  Vietnam - Phạm Bình Minh (2011–2021)
• Yemen
  •  Republic of Yemen - Abdulmalik Al-Mekhlafi (2015–2018)
  •   Supreme Revolutionary Committee of Yemen to 14 August 2016 then Supreme Political Council (unrecognised, rival government) -
    1. vacant (2015–2016)
    2. Abu Bakr al-Qirbi (2016)
    3. (2016-present)

Europe[]

•  Albania - Ditmir Bushati (2013–2019)
•  Andorra - Gilbert Saboya Sunyé (2011–2017)
•  Austria - Sebastian Kurz (2013–2017)
•  Belarus - Vladimir Makei (2012–present)
•  Belgium - Didier Reynders (2011–2019)
  •  Brussels-Capital Region - Guy Vanhengel (2013–2019)
  •  Flanders - Geert Bourgeois (2014–2019)
  •  Wallonia - Paul Magnette (2014–2017)
•  Bosnia and Herzegovina - Igor Crnadak (2015–2019)
•  Bulgaria - Daniel Mitov (2014–2017)
•  Croatia
  1. Vesna Pusić (2011–2016)
  2. Miro Kovač (2016)
  3. Davor Ivo Stier (2016–2017)
•  Cyprus - Ioannis Kasoulidis (2013-2018)
•  Czech Republic - Lubomír Zaorálek (2014–2017)
•  Denmark -
  1. Kristian Jensen (2015–2016)
  2. Anders Samuelsen (2016–2019)
  •  Faroe Islands - Poul Michelsen (2015–2019)
• Donetsk People's Republic -
  1. (2014–2016)
  2. (acting) (2016–present)
•  Estonia -
  1. Marina Kaljurand (2015–2016)
  2. Jürgen Ligi (2016)
  3. Sven Mikser (2016–2019)
•  Finland - Timo Soini (2015–2019)
•  France -
  1. Laurent Fabius (2012–2016)
  2. Jean-Marc Ayrault (2016–2017)
•  Germany - Frank-Walter Steinmeier (2013–2017)
•  Greece - Nikos Kotzias (2015–2018)
•  Guernsey - Jonathan Le Tocq (2016–present)
•  Hungary - Péter Szijjártó (2014–present)
•  Iceland -
  1. Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson (2013–2016)
  2. Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir (2016–2017)
•  Ireland - Charles Flanagan (2014–2017)
•  Italy -
  1. Paolo Gentiloni (2014–2016)
  2. Angelino Alfano (2016–2018)
•  Jersey - Sir Philip Bailhache (2013–2018)
•  Kosovo -
  1. Hashim Thaçi (2014–2016)
  2. Petrit Selimi (acting) (2016)
  3. Enver Hoxhaj (2016–2017)
•  Latvia - Edgars Rinkēvičs (2011–present)
•  Liechtenstein - Aurelia Frick (2009–2019)
•  Lithuania - Linas Antanas Linkevičius (2012–2020)
•  Luxembourg - Jean Asselborn (2004–present)
•  Macedonia - Nikola Poposki (2011–2017)
•  Malta - George Vella (2013–2017)
•  Moldova -
  1. Natalia Gherman (2013–2016)
  2. Andrei Galbur (2016–2018)
  • Gagauzia - (2015–present)
•  Monaco - Gilles Tonelli (2015–2019)
•  Montenegro -
  1. Igor Lukšić (2012–2016)
  2. Milo Đukanović (acting) (2016)
  3. Srđan Darmanović (2016–2020)
•  Netherlands - Bert Koenders (2014–2017)
•  Northern Cyprus -
  1. Emine Çolak (2015–2016)
  2. Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu (2016–2018)
•  Norway - Børge Brende (2013–2017)
•  Poland - Witold Waszczykowski (2015–2018)
•  Portugal - Augusto Santos Silva (2015–2022)
•  Romania - Lazăr Comănescu (2015–2017)
•  Russia - Sergey Lavrov (2004–present)
•  San Marino -
  1. Pasquale Valentini (2012–2016)
  2. Nicola Renzi (2016–2020)
•  Serbia - Ivica Dačić (2014–2020)
•  Slovakia - Miroslav Lajčák (2012–2020)
•  Slovenia - Karl Erjavec (2012–2018)
•  Spain -
  1. José Manuel García-Margallo (2011–2016)
  2. Alfonso Dastis (2016–2018)
  • Catalonia -
    1. Francesc Homs Molist (2012–2016)
    2. Raül Romeva (2016–2017)
•  Sweden - Margot Wallström (2014–2019)
•   Switzerland - Didier Burkhalter (2012–2017)
•  Transnistria - (acting from 2016) (2015–present)
•  Ukraine - Pavlo Klimkin (2014–2019)
•  United Kingdom -
  1. Philip Hammond (2014–2016)
  2. Boris Johnson (2016–2018)
  • Scotland - Fiona Hyslop (2009–2020)
•   Vatican City - Archbishop Paul Gallagher (2014–present)

North America and the Caribbean[]

•  Antigua and Barbuda - Charles Fernandez (2014–2018)
•  The Bahamas - Fred Mitchell (2012–2017)
•  Barbados - Maxine McClean (2008–2018)
•  Belize - Wilfred Elrington (2008–2020)
•  Canada - Stéphane Dion (2015–2017)
  • Quebec - Christine St-Pierre (2014–2018)
•  Costa Rica - (2014–2018)
•  Cuba - Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla (2009–present)
•  Dominica - Francine Baron (2014–2019)
•  Dominican Republic -
  1. Andrés Navarro (2014–2016)
  2. Miguel Vargas Maldonado (2016–2020)
•  El Salvador - Hugo Martínez (2014–2018)
• Greenland - Vittus Qujaukitsoq (2014–2017)
•  Grenada -
  1. Clarice Modeste-Curwen (2014–2016)
  2. Elvin Nimrod (2016–2018)
•  Guatemala - Carlos Raúl Morales (2014–2017)
•  Haiti -
  1. (acting) (2015–2016)
  2. (2016–2017)
•  Honduras -
  1. Arturo Corrales (2015–2016)
  2. María Dolores Agüero (acting) (2016–2019)
•  Jamaica -
  1. (2012–2016)
  2. Kamina Johnson Smith (2016–present)
•  Mexico - Claudia Ruiz Massieu (2015–2017)
•  Nicaragua - Samuel Santos López (2007–2017)
•  Panama - Isabel Saint Malo (2014–2019)
•  Puerto Rico – Víctor Suárez Meléndez (2015–2017)
•  Saint Kitts and Nevis - Mark Brantley (2015–present)
•  Saint Lucia -
  1. Alva Baptiste (2011–2016)
  2. Allen Chastanet (2016–2021)
•  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Sir Louis Straker (2015–2020)
•  Trinidad and Tobago - (2015–2020)
•  United States - John Kerry (2013–2017)

Oceania[]

•  Australia - Julie Bishop (2013–2018)
•  Cook Islands - Henry Puna (2013–2020)
•  Fiji -
  1. Ratu Inoke Kubuabola (2009–2016)
  2. Frank Bainimarama (2016–2019)
•   French Polynesia - Édouard Fritch (2014–present)
•  Kiribati -
  1. Anote Tong (2003–2016)
  2. Taneti Mamau (2016–present)
•  Marshall Islands -
  1. Tony deBrum (2014–2016)
  2. Kessai Note (2016)
  3. (2016–2020)
•  Micronesia - (2007–2019)
•  Nauru - Baron Waqa (2013–2019)
•  New Zealand - Murray McCully (2008–2017)
•  Niue - Toke Talagi (2008–2020)
•  Palau - (2013–2017)
•  Papua New Guinea - Rimbink Pato (2012–2019)
•  Samoa - Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi (1998–2021)
•  Solomon Islands - Milner Tozaka (2014–2019)
•  Tokelau -
  1. Siopili Perez (2015–2016)
  2. Afega Gaualofa (2016–2017)
•  Tonga - ʻAkilisi Pōhiva (2014–2017)
•  Tuvalu - Taukelina Finikaso (2013–2019)
•  Vanuatu -
  1. (2015–2016)
  2. (2016-2016)

South America[]

•  Argentina - Susana Malcorra (2015–2017)
•  Bolivia - David Choquehuanca (2006–2017)
•  Brazil -
  1. Mauro Vieira (2015–2016)
  2. José Serra (2016–2017)
•  Chile - Heraldo Muñoz (2014–2018)
•  Colombia - María Ángela Holguín (2010–2018)
•  Ecuador -
  1. Ricardo Patiño (2010–2016)
  2. Guillaume Long (2016–2017)
•  Guyana - Carl Greenidge (2015–2019)
•  Paraguay - Eladio Loizaga (2013–2018)
•  Peru -
  1. Ana María Sánchez (2015–2016)
  2. (2016–2018)
•  Suriname - Niermala Badrising (2015–2017)
•  Uruguay - Rodolfo Nin Novoa (2015–2020)
•  Venezuela - Delcy Rodríguez (2014–2017)

References[]