List of foreign ministers in 2018
Appearance
This is a list of foreign ministers in 2018.[1]
Africa
[edit]- Algeria - Abdelkader Messahel (2017–2019)
- Angola - Manuel Domingos Augusto (2017–2020)
- Benin - Aurélien Agbénonci (2016–2023)
- Botswana -
- Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi (2014–2018)
- Vincent T. Seretse (2018)
- Unity Dow (2018–2020)
- Burkina Faso - Alpha Barry (2016–2021)
- Burundi -
- Alain Aimé Nyamitwe (2015–2018)
- Ezéchiel Nibigira (2018–2020)
- Cameroon- Lejeune Mbella Mbella (2015–present)
- Cape Verde - Luís Felipe Tavares (2016–2021)
- Central African Republic -
- Charles-Armel Doubane (2016–2018)
- Sylvie Baïpo-Temon (2018–present)
- Chad - Mahamat Zene Cherif (2017–2020)
- Comoros - Mohamed El-Amine Souef (2017–2020)
- Congo–Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo) - Jean-Claude Gakosso (2015–present)
- Congo–Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo) - Léonard She Okitundu (2016–2019)
- Djibouti - Mahamoud Ali Youssouf (2005–present)
- Egypt - Sameh Shoukry (2014–present)
- Equatorial Guinea -
- Agapito Mba Mokuy (2012–2018)
- Simeón Oyono Esono Angue (2018–present)
- Eritrea - Osman Saleh Mohammed (2007–present)
- Ethiopia - Workneh Gebeyehu (2016–2019)
- Gabon -
- Noël Nelson Messone (2017–2018)
- Régis Immongault Tatangani (2018–present)
- The Gambia -
- Ousainou Darboe (2017–2018)
- Mamadou Tangara (2018–2019)
- Ghana - Shirley Ayorkor Botchway (2017–present)
- Guinea - Mamadi Touré (2017–2021)
- Guinea-Bissau -
- Jorge Malú (2016–2018)
- João Ribeiro Butiam Có (2018–2019)
- Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) - Marcel Amon Tanoh (acting to 2017) (2016–2020)
- Kenya -
- Amina Mohamed (2013–2018)
- Monica Juma (2018–2020)
- Lesotho - Lesego Makgothi (2017–2020)
- Liberia -
- Marjon Kamara (2016–2018)
- Gbehzohngar Findley (2018–2020)
- Libya
- Government of House of Representatives of Libya (Government of Libya internationally recognized to 2016) - Mohammed al-Dairi (2014–2019)
- Government of National Accord of Libya (Interim government internationally recognized as the sole legitimate government of Libya from 2016) - Mohamed Taha Siala (2016–2021)
- Madagascar -
- Henry Rabary Njaka (2017–2018)
- Eloi Maxime Alphonse (2018–2019)
- Malawi - Emmanuel Fabiano (2017–2019)
- Mali -
- Tiéman Coulibaly (2017–2018)
- Kamissa Camara (2018–2019)
- Mauritania -
- Isselkou Ould Ahmed Izid Bih (2016–2018)
- Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed (2018–2022)
- Mauritius - Vishnu Lutchmeenaraidoo (2016–2019)
- Morocco - Nasser Bourita (2017–present)
- Mozambique - José Condungua Pacheco (2017–2020)
- Namibia - Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (2012–2024)
- Niger -
- Ibrahim Yacouba (2016–2018)
- Kalla Ankourao (2018–2020)
- Nigeria - Geoffrey Onyeama (2015–2023)
- Rwanda -
- Louise Mushikiwabo (2009–2018)
- Richard Sezibera (2018–2019)
- São Tomé and Príncipe -
- Urbino Botelho (2016–2018)
- Elsa Teixeira Pinto (2018–2020)
- Senegal - Sidiki Kaba (2017–2019)
- Seychelles - Vincent Meriton (2018–2020)
- Sierra Leone -
- Kaifala Marah (2017–2018)
- Alie Kabba (2018–2019)
- Somalia -
- Yusuf Garaad Omar (2017–2018)
- Ahmed Isse Awad (2018–2020)
- Somaliland -
- Saad Ali Shire (2015–2018)
- Yasin Haji Mohamoud (2018–2021)
- South Africa -
- Maite Nkoana-Mashabane (2009–2018)
- Lindiwe Sisulu (2018–2019)
- South Sudan -
- Deng Alor (2016–2018)
- Martin Elia Lomuro (acting) (2018)
- Nhial Deng Nhial (2018–2019)
- Sudan -
- Ibrahim Ghandour (2015–2018)
- Mohamed Abdalla Idris (acting)(2018)
- al-Dirdiri Mohamed Ahmed (2018–2019)
- Swaziland –
- Mgwagwa Gamedze (2013–2018)
- Joel Musa Nhleko (acting) (2018)
- Thuli Dladla (2018–2023)
- Tanzania - Augustine Mahiga (2015–2019)
- Togo - Robert Dussey (2013–present)
- Tunisia - Khemaies Jhinaoui (2016–2019)
- Uganda - Sam Kutesa (2005–2021)
- Western Sahara - Mohamed Salem Ould Salek (1998–2023)
- Zambia -
- Harry Kalaba (2014–2018)
- Joe Malanji (2018–2021)
- Zimbabwe - Sibusiso Moyo (2017–2021)
Asia
[edit]- Abkhazia - Daur Kove (2016–2021)
- Afghanistan - Salahuddin Rabbani (2015–2019)
- Armenia -
- Eduard Nalbandyan (2008–2018)
- Zohrab Mnatsakanian (2018–2020)
- Artsakh - Masis Mayilyan (2017–2021)
- 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)
- Dasho Tshering Wangchuk (acting) (2018)
- Tandi Dorji (2018-present)
- Brunei - Hassanal Bolkiah (2015–present)
- Cambodia - Prak Sokhon (2016–2023)
- China (People's Republic of China) - Wang Yi (2013–present)
- East Timor –
- Aurélio Guterres (2017–2018)
- Dionísio Babo Soares (2018–2020)
- Georgia -
- Mikheil Janelidze (2015–2018)
- Davit Zalkaliani (2018–2022)
- India - Sushma Swaraj (2014–2019)
- Indonesia - Retno Marsudi (2014–present)
- Iran - Mohammad Javad Zarif (2013–2021)
- Iraq -
- Ibrahim al-Jaafari (2014–2018)
- Mohamed Ali Alhakim (2018–2020)
- Kurdistan - Falah Mustafa Bakir (2006–2019)
- Israel - Benjamin Netanyahu (2015–2019)
- Japan - Tarō Kōno (2017–2019)
- Jordan - Ayman Safadi (2017–present)
- Kazakhstan –
- Kairat Abdrakhmanov (2016–2018)
- Beibut Atamkulov (2018–2019)
- North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) - Ri Yong-ho (2016–2020)
- South Korea (Republic of Korea) - Kang Kyung-wha (2017–2021)
- Kuwait - Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah (2011–2019)
- Kyrgyzstan -
- Erlan Abdyldayev (2012–2018)
- Chingiz Aidarbekov (2018–2020)
- Laos - Saleumxay Kommasith (2016–present)
- Lebanon - Gebran Bassil (2014–2020)
- Malaysia -
- Anifah Aman (2009–2018)
- Saifuddin Abdullah (2018-2020)
- Maldives -
- Mohamed Asim (2016–2018)
- Abdulla Shahid (2018–present)
- Mongolia - Damdin Tsogtbaatar (2017–2020)
- Myanmar - Aung San Suu Kyi (2016–2021)
- Nagorno-Karabakh
- see under Artsakh
- Nepal -
- Sher Bahadur Deuba (2017–2018)
- Pradeep Gyawali (2018–2021)
- Oman - Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah (1982–2020)
- Pakistan -
- Khawaja Muhammad Asif (2017–2018)
- Tehmina Janjua (acting) (2018)
- Khurram Dastgir Khan (2018)
- Hussain Haroon (2018)
- Shah Mehmood Qureshi (2018–2022)
- Palestine - Riyad al-Maliki (2007–present)
- Philippines -
- Alan Peter Cayetano (2017–2018)
- Teodoro Locsin Jr. (2018–2022)
- Qatar - Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani (2016–present)
- Saudi Arabia -
- Adel al-Jubeir (2015–2018)
- Ibrahim Abdulaziz Al-Assaf (2018–2019)
- Singapore - Vivian Balakrishnan (2015–present)
- South Ossetia - Dmitry Medoyev (2017–2022)
- Sri Lanka -
- Tilak Marapana (2017–2018)
- Sarath Amunugama (2018)
- Tilak Marapana (2018–2019)
- Syria (Syrian Arab Republic - Walid Muallem (2006–2020)
- Taiwan (Republic of China) -
- Tajikistan - Sirodjidin Aslov (2013–present)
- Thailand - Don Pramudwinai (2015–2023)
- Timor-Leste -
- Aurélio Guterres (2017–2018)
- Dionísio Babo (2018–present)
- Turkey - Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu (2015–2023)
- Turkmenistan - Raşit Meredow (2001–present)
- United Arab Emirates - Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (2006–present)
- Uzbekistan - Abdulaziz Komilov (2012–2022)
- Vietnam - Phạm Bình Minh (2011–2021)
- Yemen
- Republic of Yemen -
- Abdulmalik Al-Mekhlafi (2015–2018)
- Khaled al-Yamani (2018–2019)
- Supreme Political Council (unrecognised, rival government) - Hisham Abdullah (2016-present)
- Republic of Yemen -
Europe
[edit]- Albania - Ditmir Bushati (2013–2019)
- Andorra - Maria Ubach Font (2017–present)
- Austria – Karin Kneissl (2017–2019)
- Belarus - Vladimir Makei (2012–2022)
- Belgium - Didier Reynders (2011–2019)
- Brussels - Guy Vanhengel (2013–2019)
- Flanders - Geert Bourgeois (2014–2019)
- Wallonia - Willy Borsus (2017–2019)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina - Igor Crnadak (2015–2019)
- Bulgaria – Ekaterina Zakharieva (2017–2021)
- Croatia - Marija Pejčinović Burić (2017–2019)
- Cyprus -
- Ioannis Kasoulidis (2013–2018)
- Nikos Christodoulidis (2018–2022)
- Czech Republic -
- Martin Stropnický (2017–2018)
- Jan Hamáček (acting) (2018)
- Tomáš Petříček (2018–2021)
- Denmark - Anders Samuelsen (2016–2019)
- Faroe Islands - Poul Michelsen (2015–2019)
- Donetsk People's Republic - Natalya Nikonorova (2016–present)
- Estonia - Sven Mikser (2016–2019)
- Finland - Timo Soini (2015–2019)
- France - Jean-Yves Le Drian (2017–2022)
- Germany -
- Sigmar Gabriel (2017-2018)
- Heiko Maas (2018–2021)
- Greece -
- Nikos Kotzias (2015–2018)
- Alexis Tsipras (2018–2019)
- Georgios Katrougalos (2019-2019)
- Nikos Dendias (2019-2023)
- Guernsey - Jonathan Le Tocq (2016–present)
- Hungary - Péter Szijjártó (2014–present)
- Iceland - Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson (2017–2021)
- Ireland - Simon Coveney (2017–2022)
- Italy -
- Angelino Alfano (2016–2018)
- Enzo Moavero Milanesi (2018–2019)
- Jersey -
- Sir Philip Bailhache (2013–2018)
- Ian Gorst (2018–2022)
- Kosovo - Behgjet Pacolli (2017–2020)
- Latvia - Edgars Rinkēvičs (2011–2023)
- Liechtenstein - Aurelia Frick (2009–2019)
- Lithuania - Linas Antanas Linkevičius (2012–2020)
- Lugansk People's Republic - Vladislav Deinevo (2017–present)
- Luxembourg - Jean Asselborn (2004–2023)
- Republic of Macedonia - Nikola Dimitrov (2017–2020)
- Malta - Carmelo Abela (2017–2020)
- Moldova -
- Andrei Galbur (2016–2018)
- Tudor Ulianovschi (2018–2019)
- Gagauzia - Vitaliy Vlah (2015–present)
- Monaco - Gilles Tonelli (2015–2019)
- Montenegro - Srđan Darmanović (2016–2020)
- Netherlands -
- Halbe Zijlstra (2017–2018)
- Sigrid Kaag (acting) (2018)
- Stef Blok (2018–2021)
- Northern Cyprus -
- Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu (2016–2018)
- Kudret Özersay (2018–2020)
- Norway - Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide (2017–2021)
- Poland -
- Witold Waszczykowski (2015–2018)
- Jacek Czaputowicz (2018–2020)
- Portugal - Augusto Santos Silva (2015–2022)
- Romania - Teodor Meleșcanu (2017–2019)
- Russia - Sergey Lavrov (2004–present)
- San Marino - Nicola Renzi (2016–2020)
- Serbia - Ivica Dačić (2014–2020)
- Slovakia - Miroslav Lajčák (2012–2020)
- Slovenia -
- Karl Erjavec (2012–2018)
- Miro Cerar (2018–2020)
- Spain -
- Alfonso Dastis (2016–2018)
- Josep Borrell (2018–2019)
- Catalonia
- Ernest Maragall (2018–2019)
- Alfred Bosch (2019-2020)
- Sweden - Margot Wallström (2014–2019)
- Switzerland - Ignazio Cassis (2017–present)
- Transnistria - Vitaly Ignatyev (2015–present)
- Ukraine - Pavlo Klimkin (2014–2019)
- United Kingdom -
- Boris Johnson (2016–2018)
- Jeremy Hunt (2018–2019)
- Scotland - Fiona Hyslop (2009–2020)
- Vatican City - Archbishop Paul Gallagher (2014–present)
North America and the Caribbean
[edit]- Antigua and Barbuda -
- Charles Fernandez (2014–2018)
- E.P. Chet Greene (2018–present)
- The Bahamas - Darren Henfield (2017–2021)
- Barbados -
- Maxine McClean (2008–2018)
- Jerome Walcott (2018–present)
- Belize - Wilfred Elrington (2008–2020)
- Canada - Chrystia Freeland (2017–2019)
- Quebec -
- Christine St-Pierre (2014–2018)
- Nadine Girault (2018–2022)
- Quebec -
- Costa Rica -
- Manuel González Sanz (2014–2018)
- Epsy Campbell Barr (2018)
- Lorena Aguilar Revelo (acting) (2018–2019)
- Cuba - Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla (2009–present)
- Dominica - Francine Baron (2014–2019)
- Dominican Republic - Miguel Vargas Maldonado (2016–2020)
- El Salvador -
- Hugo Martínez (2014–2018)
- Carlos Alfredo Castaneda (2018–2019)
- Greenland –
- Suka K. Frederiksen (2017–2018)
- Vivian Motzfeldt (2018)
- Ane Lone Bagger (2018–2020)
- Grenada -
- Elvin Nimrod (2016–2018)
- Peter David (2018–2020)
- Guatemala - Sandra Jovel (2017–2020)
- Haiti -
- Antonio Rodrigue (2017–2018)
- Bocchit Edmond (2018–2020)
- Honduras - María Dolores Agüero (2016–2019)
- Jamaica - Kamina Johnson-Smith (2016–present)
- Mexico -
- Luis Videgaray Caso (2017–2018)
- Marcelo Ebrard (2018–2023)
- Nicaragua –Denis Moncada (2017–present)
- Panama - Isabel Saint Malo (2014–2019)
- Puerto Rico – Luis G. Rivera Marín (2017–2019)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis - Mark Brantley (2015–2022)
- Saint Lucia - Allen Chastanet (2016–2021)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Sir Louis Straker (2015–2020)
- Trinidad and Tobago - Dennis Moses (2015–2020)
- United States -
- Rex Tillerson (2017–2018)
- John J. Sullivan (acting) (2018)
- Mike Pompeo (2018–2021)
Oceania
[edit]- Australia -
- Julie Bishop (2013–2018)
- Marise Payne (2018–2022)
- Cook Islands - Henry Puna (2013–2020)
- Fiji - Frank Bainimarama (2016–2019)
- French Polynesia - Édouard Fritch (2014–present)
- Kiribati - Taneti Mamau (2016–present)
- Marshall Islands - John Silk (2016–2020)
- Micronesia - Lorin S. Robert (2007–2019)
- Nauru - Baron Waqa (2013–2019)
- New Zealand - Winston Peters (2017–2020)
- Niue - Toke Talagi (2008–2020)
- Palau – Faustina Rehuher-Marugg (2017–2021)
- Papua New Guinea - Rimbink Pato (2012–2019)
- Samoa - Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi (1998–2021)
- Solomon Islands - Milner Tozaka (2014–2019)
- Tokelau –
- Siopili Perez (2017–2018)
- Afega Gaualofa (2018–2019)
- Tonga –
- Siaosi Sovaleni (2017–2018)
- ʻAkilisi Pōhiva (2018–2019)
- Tuvalu - Taukelina Finikaso (2013–2019)
- Vanuatu – Ralph Regenvanu (2017–2020)
South America
[edit]- Argentina - Jorge Faurie (2017–2019)
- Bolivia -
- Fernando Huanacuni Mamani (2017–2018)
- Diego Pary (2018–2019)
- Brazil - Aloysio Nunes (2017–2019)
- Chile -
- Heraldo Muñoz (2014–2018)
- Roberto Ampuero (2018–2019)
- Colombia -
- María Ángela Holguín (2010–2018)
- Carlos Holmes Trujillo (2018–2019)
- Ecuador -
- María Fernanda Espinosa (2017–2018)
- José Valencia Amores (2018–2020)
- Guyana - Carl Greenidge (2015-2019)
- Paraguay -
- Eladio Loizaga (2013–2018)
- Luis Castiglioni (2018–2019)
- Peru -
- Ricardo Luna (2016–2018)
- Cayetana Aljovín (2018)
- Néstor Popolizio (2018–2019)
- Suriname - Yldiz Pollack-Beighle (2017–2020)
- Uruguay - Rodolfo Nin Novoa (2015–2020)
- Venezuela - Jorge Arreaza (2017–2021)