List of foreign ministers in 2016
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This is a list of foreign ministers in 2016.
Algeria - Ramtane Lamamra (2013–2017)
Angola - Georges Rebelo Chicoti (2010–2017)
Benin -
- Saliou Akadiri (2015–2016)
- Aurélien Agbénonci (2016–present)
Botswana - Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi (2014–2018)
Burkina Faso -
- Moussa Nébié (2015–2016)
- Alpha Barry (2016–2021)
Burundi - Alain Aimé Nyamitwe (2015–2018)
Cameroon- Lejeune Mbella Mbella (2015–present)
Cape Verde -
- Jorge Tolentino (2014–2016)
- Luís Felipe Tavares (2016–2021)
Central African Republic -
- Samuel Rangba (2015–2016)
- Charles-Armel Doubane (2016–present)
Chad - Moussa Faki (2008–2017)
Comoros -
- Abdoulkarim Mohamed (2015–2016)
- Mohamed Bacar Dossar (2016–2017)
Congo–Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo) - Jean-Claude Gakosso (2015–present)
Congo–Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo) -
- Raymond Tshibanda (2012–2016)
- Léonard She Okitundu (2016–2019)
Djibouti - Mahamoud Ali Youssouf (2005–present)
Egypt - Sameh Shoukry (2014–present)
Equatorial Guinea - Agapito Mba Mokuy (2012–2018)
Eritrea - Osman Saleh Mohammed (2007–present)
Ethiopia -
- Tedros Adhanom (2012–2016)
- Workneh Gebeyehu (2016–2019)
Gabon -
- Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet (2012–2016)
- Pacôme Moubelet-Boubeya (2016–2017)
The Gambia - Neneh MacDouall-Gaye (2015–2017)
Ghana - Hanna Tetteh (2013–2017)
Guinea -
- François Lonseny Fall (2012–2016)
- Makalé Camara (2016–2017)
Guinea-Bissau -
- Artur Silva (2015–2016)
- Soares Sambú (2016)
- Jorge Malú (2016–2018)
Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) -
- Charles Koffi Diby (2012–2016)
- Albert Toikeusse Mabri (2016)
- Marcel Amon Tanoh (acting) (2016–2020)
Kenya - Amina Mohamed (2013–2018)
Lesotho -
- Tlohang Sekhamane (2015–2016)
- 'Mamphono Khaketla (2016–2017)
Liberia -
- Elias Shoniyin (acting) (2015–2016)
- 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) - Ali Rahman Abou Zekok (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 -
- George Chaponda (2014–2016)
- Francis Kasaila (2016–2017)
Mali - Abdoulaye Diop (2014–2017)
Mauritania -
- Hamadi Ould Meimou (2015–2016)
- Isselkou Ould Ahmed Izid Bih (2016–2018)
Mauritius -
- Étienne Sinatambou (2014–2016)
- Vishnu Lutchmeenaraidoo (2016–2019)
Morocco - Salaheddine Mezouar (2013–2017)
Mozambique - Oldemiro Balói (2008–2017)
Namibia - Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (2012–present)
Niger -
- Aïchatou Boulama Kané (2015–2016)[1]
- Ibrahim Yacouba (2016–2018)
Nigeria - Geoffrey Onyeama (2015–present)
Rwanda - Louise Mushikiwabo (2009–2018)
São Tomé and Príncipe -
- Manuel Salvador dos Ramos (2014–2016)
- Urbino Botelho (2016–2018)
Senegal - Mankeur Ndiaye (2012–2017)
Seychelles -
- Joel Morgan (2015–2016)
- Danny Faure (2016–2018)
Sierra Leone - Samura Kamara (2012–2017)
Somalia - Abdisalam Omer (2015–2017)
Somaliland -
- Mohamed Yonis (2013-2015)
- Saad Ali Shire (2015–2018)
South Africa - Maite Nkoana-Mashabane (2009–2018)
South Sudan -
- Barnaba Marial Benjamin (2013–2016)
- Bashir Gbandi (acting) (2016)
- Deng Alor (2016–2018)
Sudan - Ibrahim Ghandour (2015–2018)
Swaziland – Mgwagwa Gamedze (2013–2018)
Tanzania - Augustine Mahiga (2015–2019)
Togo - Robert Dussey (2013–present)
Tunisia -
- Taïeb Baccouche (2015–2016)
- Khemaies Jhinaoui (2016–2019)
Uganda - Sam Kutesa (2005–2021)
Western Sahara - Mohamed Salem Ould Salek (1998–2023)
Zambia - Harry Kalaba (2014–2018)
Zimbabwe - Simbarashe Mumbengegwi (2005–2017)
Asia
Abkhazia -
- Viacheslav Chirikba (2011–2016)
- 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 -
- Hor Namhong (1998–2016)
- 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 –
- Erlan Idrissov (2012–2016)
- Kairat Abdrakhmanov (2016–2018)
North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) -
- Ri Su-yong (2014–2016)
- 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 -
- Thongloun Sisoulith (2006–2016)
- Saleumxay Kommasith (2016–present)
Lebanon - Gebran Bassil (2014–2020)
Malaysia - Anifah Aman (2009–2018)
Maldives -
- Dunya Maumoon (2013–2016)
- Mohamed Asim (2016–2018)
Mongolia -
- Lundeg Purevsuren (2014–2016)
- Tsend Munkh-Orgil (2016–2017)
Myanmar -
- Wunna Maung Lwin (2011–2016)
- Aung San Suu Kyi (2016–2021)
Nagorno-Karabakh - Karen Mirzoyan (2012–2017)
Nepal -
- Kamal Thapa (2015–2016)
- 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 -
- Albert del Rosario (2011–2016)
- Jose Rene Almendras (2016)
- Perfecto Yasay, Jr. (2016–2017)
Qatar -
- Khalid bin Mohammad Al Attiyah (2013–2016)
- Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani (2016–present)
Saudi Arabia - Adel al-Jubeir (2015–2018)
Singapore - Vivian Balakrishnan (2015–present)
South Ossetia -
- Kazbulat Tskhovrebov (2015-2016)
- Andreï Tskhovrebov (acting) (2016)
- Murat Dzhoiev (2016–2017)
Sri Lanka - Mangala Samaraweera (2015–2017)
Syria (Syrian Arab Republic - Walid Muallem (2006–2020)
Taiwan (Republic of China) -
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) -
- vacant (2015–2016)
- Abu Bakr al-Qirbi (2016)
- Hisham Abdullah (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
- Vesna Pusić (2011–2016)
- Miro Kovač (2016)
- Davor Ivo Stier (2016–2017)
Cyprus - Ioannis Kasoulidis (2013-2018)
Czech Republic - Lubomír Zaorálek (2014–2017)
Denmark -
- Kristian Jensen (2015–2016)
- Anders Samuelsen (2016–2019)
Faroe Islands - Poul Michelsen (2015–2019)
Donetsk People's Republic -
- Alexander Kofman (2014–2016)
- Natalya Nikonorova (acting) (2016–present)
Estonia -
- Marina Kaljurand (2015–2016)
- Jürgen Ligi (2016)
- Sven Mikser (2016–2019)
Finland - Timo Soini (2015–2019)
France -
- Laurent Fabius (2012–2016)
- 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 -
- Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson (2013–2016)
- Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir (2016–2017)
Ireland - Charles Flanagan (2014–2017)
Italy -
- Paolo Gentiloni (2014–2016)
- Angelino Alfano (2016–2018)
Jersey - Sir Philip Bailhache (2013–2018)
Kosovo -
- Hashim Thaçi (2014–2016)
- Petrit Selimi (acting) (2016)
- Enver Hoxhaj (2016–2017)
Latvia - Edgars Rinkēvičs (2011–2023)
Liechtenstein - Aurelia Frick (2009–2019)
Lithuania - Linas Antanas Linkevičius (2012–2020)
Luxembourg - Jean Asselborn (2004–present)
Republic of Macedonia - Nikola Poposki (2011–2017)
Malta - George Vella (2013–2017)
Moldova -
- Natalia Gherman (2013–2016)
- Andrei Galbur (2016–2018)
Gagauzia - Vitaliy Vlah (2015–present)
Monaco - Gilles Tonelli (2015–2019)
Montenegro -
- Igor Lukšić (2012–2016)
- Milo Đukanović (acting) (2016)
- Srđan Darmanović (2016–2020)
Netherlands - Bert Koenders (2014–2017)
Northern Cyprus -
- Emine Çolak (2015–2016)
- 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 -
- Pasquale Valentini (2012–2016)
- Nicola Renzi (2016–2020)
Serbia - Ivica Dačić (2014–2020)
Slovakia - Miroslav Lajčák (2012–2020)
Slovenia - Karl Erjavec (2012–2018)
Spain -
- José Manuel García-Margallo (2011–2016)
- Alfonso Dastis (2016–2018)
Catalonia -
- Francesc Homs Molist (2012–2016)
- Raül Romeva (2016–2017)
Sweden - Margot Wallström (2014–2019)
Switzerland - Didier Burkhalter (2012–2017)
Transnistria - Vitaly Ignatiev (2015–present; acting until 2016)
Ukraine - Pavlo Klimkin (2014–2019)
United Kingdom -
- Philip Hammond (2014–2016)
- 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 - Manuel González Sanz (2014–2018)
Cuba - Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla (2009–present)
Dominica - Francine Baron (2014–2019)
Dominican Republic -
- Andrés Navarro (2014–2016)
- Miguel Vargas Maldonado (2016–2020)
El Salvador - Hugo Martínez (2014–2018)
Greenland - Vittus Qujaukitsoq (2014–2017)
Grenada -
- Clarice Modeste-Curwen (2014–2016)
- Elvin Nimrod (2016–2018)
Guatemala - Carlos Raúl Morales (2014–2017)
Haiti -
- Lener Renauld (acting) (2015–2016)
- Pierrot Delienne (2016–2017)
Honduras -
- Arturo Corrales (2015–2016)
- María Dolores Agüero (acting) (2016–2019)
Jamaica -
- Arnold Nicholson (2012–2016)
- 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 -
- Alva Baptiste (2011–2016)
- Allen Chastanet (2016–2021)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Sir Louis Straker (2015–2020)
Trinidad and Tobago - Dennis Moses (2015–2020)
United States - John Kerry (2013–2017)
