List of current foreign ministers
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This is a list of current foreign ministers of the 193 United Nations member states as well as the Holy See (Vatican City) and the State of Palestine.
Foreign ministers of sovereign countries with limited recognition, some alternative governments, some dependent territories and some autonomous administrative divisions are included in separate tables.
Generally recognized sovereign states
Other states
The following states control their territory and are recognized by at least one UN member state.
| State | List | Current foreign minister | Political affiliation | Assumed office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Abkhazia |
List | Sergei Shamba | United Abkhazia | 6 August 2024 | |
 Republic of China (Taiwan) |
List | Lin Chia-lung | DPP | 20 May 2024 | |
 Cook Islands |
List | Mark Brown (prime minister) | Independent | 8 October 2020 | |
 Kosovo |
List | Donika Gërvalla-Schwarz | Guxo | 22 March 2021 | |
 Niue |
List | Dalton Tagelagi (prime minister) | Independent | 11 June 2020 | |
 Northern Cyprus |
List | Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu[23] | UBP | 9 March 2022 | |
 Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic |
List | Mohamed Yeslem Beissat[24] | Polisario | 12 April 2025 | |
 South Ossetia |
List | Akhsar Dzhioev | 15 August 2022 | ||
The following states/governments control their territory, but are not recognized by any UN member states.
| State | List | Current foreign minister | Political affiliation | Assumed office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Somaliland |
List | Abdirahman Dahir Adam Bakal | Waddani | 14 December 2024 | |
 Transnistria |
List | Vitaly Ignatiev | 14 September 2015[b] | ||
Other governments
The following alternative governments are recognized as a sovereign state by at least one UN member.
| State | Government | Current foreign minister | Political affiliation | Assumed office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Myanmar |
National Unity Government of Myanmar | Zin Mar Aung | NLD | 16 April 2021 | |
 Yemen |
Supreme Political Council | Hisham Sharaf | 28 November 2016 | ||
The following alternative governments are not recognized by any UN member states.
| State | Government | Current foreign minister | Political affiliation | Assumed office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Libya |
Government of National Stability[c] | Hafez Kaddour | 3 March 2022 | ||
 Tibet |
Central Tibetan Administration[d] | Lobsang Sangay | National Democratic | 28 February 2016 | |
Sui generis entities
| Entity | List | Current foreign minister | Political affiliation | Assumed office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 European Union |
List | Kaja Kallas | RE (European) | 1 December 2024 | |
| Reform (national) | |||||
 Sovereign Military Order of Malta |
Riccardo Paternò di Montecupo | N/a[a] | 3 September 2022 | ||
Dependent territories
| Territory | Current foreign minister | Political affiliation | Assumed office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Faroe Islands |
Høgni Hoydal | 22 December 2022 | ||
 French Polynesia |
Moetai Brotherson (president) | Tāvini Huiraʻatira | 15 May 2023 | |
 Greenland |
Vivian Motzfeldt | Siumut | 5 April 2022 | |
 Guernsey |
Jonathan Le Tocq | Future Guernsey | 6 May 2016 | |
 Jersey |
Philip Ozouf | 12 July 2022 | ||
 New Caledonia |
Louis Mapou (President of the Government) | UNI | 22 July 2021 | |
 Puerto Rico |
Rosachely Rivera | New Progressive | 3 July 2025 | |
 Tokelau |
Alapati Tavite (prime minister) | N/a[a] | 12 March 2024 | |
Autonomous administrative divisions
| Autonomous region | List | Current foreign minister | Political affiliation | Assumed office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brussels-Capital Region |
Pascal Smet | 20 July 2019 | |||
 Catalonia |
Jaume Duch | 12 August 2024 | |||
 Cantabria |
Isabel Urrutia | PP | 10 July 2023 | ||
 Flanders |
Jan Jambon (Minister-President) | N-VA | 2 October 2019 | ||
 Gagauzia |
Vitaliy Vlah | 30 April 2015 | |||
 Kurdistan Region |
Safeen Dizayee | KDP | 21 July 2019 | ||
 Quebec |
Martine Biron | CAQ | 20 October 2022 | ||
 Scotland |
List | Angus Robertson | SNP | 21 May 2021 | |
 Wallonia |
Elio Di Rupo (Minister-President) | PS | 13 September 2019 | ||
See also
- Category:Lists of foreign ministers by year
- Lists of office-holders
- List of current presidents of legislatures
- List of current heads of state and government
- List of current vice presidents and designated acting presidents
- List of current permanent representatives to the United Nations
- List of female foreign ministers
Notes
- The polity to which this foreign minister belongs has either banned political parties or does not have any.
- Acting to 30 August 2016 and from 17 December 2016 to 30 January 2017.
- Alternative government, approved by Parliament, in opposition to the government of Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh.
- Government of Parliament in exile.