List of state leaders in 1997
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1996 state leaders - Events of 1997 - 1998 state leaders - State leaders by year
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[edit] Africa
- Algeria -
- President - Liamine Zéroual, President of Algeria (1994-1999)
- Prime Minister - Ahmed Ouyahia, Prime Minister of Algeria (1995-1998)
- Angola -
- President - José Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola (1979-present)
- Prime Minister - Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem, Prime Minister of Angola (1996-1999)
- Benin - Mathieu Kérékou, President of Benin (1996-2006)
- Botswana - Quett Masire, President of Botswana (1980-1998)
- Burkina Faso -
- President - Blaise Compaoré, President of Burkina Faso (1987-present)
- Prime Minister - Kadré Désiré Ouedraogo, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (1996-2000)
- Burundi -
- President - Pierre Buyoya, President of Burundi (1996-2003)
- Prime Minister - Pascal-Firmin Ndimira. Prime Minister of Burundi (1996-1998)
- Cameroon -
- President - Paul Biya, President of Cameroon (1982-present)
- Prime Minister - Peter Mafany Musonge, Prime Minister of Cameroon (1996-2004)
- Cape Verde -
- President - António Mascarenhas Monteiro, President of Cape Verde (1991-2001)
- Prime Minister - Carlos Veiga, Prime Minister of Cape Verde (1991-2000)
- Central African Republic -
- Chad -
- President - Idriss Déby, President of Chad (1990-present)
- Prime Minister -
- Comoros -
- President - Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim, President of Comoros (1996-1998)
- Prime Minister -
- Democratic Republic of the Congo - Laurent-Désiré Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-2001) (Name changed from Zaire)
- Republic of the Congo -
- Côte d'Ivoire -
- President - Henri Konan Bédié, President of Côte d'Ivoire (1993-1999)
- Prime Minister - Daniel Kablan Duncan, Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire (1993-1999)
- Djibouti -
- President - Hassan Gouled Aptidon, President of Djibouti (1977-1999)
- Prime Minister - Barkat Gourad Hamadou, Prime Minister of Djibouti (1978-2001)
- Equatorial Guinea -
- President - Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea (1979-present)
- Prime Minister - Ángel Serafín Seriche Dougan, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (1996-2001)
- Eritrea - Isaias Afewerki, President of Eritrea (1993-present)
- Ethiopia -
- President - Negasso Gidada, President of Ethiopia (1995-2001)
- Prime Minister - Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1995-present)
- Gabon -
- President - Omar Bongo, President of Gabon (1967-present)
- Prime Minister - Paulin Obame-Nguema, Prime Minister of Gabon (1994-1999)
- The Gambia - Yahya Jammeh, President of The Gambia (1994-present)
- Guinea -
- President - Lansana Conté, President of Guinea (1984-present)
- Prime Minister - Sidya Touré, Prime Minister of Guinea (1996-1999)
- Guinea-Bissau -
- President - João Bernardo Vieira, President of Guinea-Bissau (1984-1999)
- Prime Minister -
- Kenya - Daniel arap Moi, President of Kenya (1978-2002)
- Lesotho -
- Monarch - Letsie III, King of Lesotho (1996-present)
- Prime Minister - Ntsu Mokhehle, Prime Minister of Lesotho (1994-1998)
- Liberia -
- Libya -
- De facto Head of State - Muammar al-Gaddafi, Guide of the Revolution (1969–present)
- Nominal Head of State - Zentani Muhammad az-Zentani, General Secretary of the General People's Congress (1992–present)
- Head of Government -
- Madagascar -
- President -
- Prime Minister -
- Norbert Ratsirahonana, Prime Minister of Madagascar (1996-1997)
- Pascal Rakotomavo, Prime Minister of Madagascar (1997-1998)
- Malawi - Bakili Muluzi, President of Malawi (1994-2004)
- Mali -
- President - Alpha Oumar Konaré, President of Mali (1992-2002)
- Prime Minister - Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, Prime Minister of Mali (1994-2000)
- Mauritania -
- President - Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, President of Mauritania (1984-2005)
- Prime Minister -
- Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna, Prime Minister of Mauritania (1996-1997)
- Mohamed Lemine Ould Guig, Prime Minister of Mauritania (1997-1998)
- Mauritius -
- President - Cassam Uteem, President of Mauritius (1992-2002)
- Prime Minister - Navin Ramgoolam, Prime Minister of Mauritius (1995-2000)
- Morocco -
- Monarch - Hassan II, King of Morocco (1961–1999)
- Prime Minister - Abdellatif Filali, Prime Minister of Morocco (1994–1998)
- Mozambique -
- President - Joaquim Chissano, President of Mozambique (1986–2005)
- Prime Minister - Pascoal Mocumbi, Prime Minister of Mozambique (1994–2004)
- Namibia -
- President - Sam Nujoma, President of Namibia (1990-2005)
- Prime Minister - Hage Geingob, Prime Minister of Namibia (1990-2002)
- Niger -
- President - Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, President of Niger (1996–1999)
- Prime Minister -
- Nigeria - Sani Abacha, Chairmen of the Provisional Ruling Council of Nigeria (1993-1998)
- Rwanda -
- President - Pasteur Bizimungu, President of Rwanda (1994-2000)
- Prime Minister - Pierre-Célestin Rwigema, Prime Minister of Rwanda (1995-2000)
- São Tomé and Príncipe -
- Senegal -
- President - Abdou Diouf, President of Senegal (1981-2000)
- Prime Minister - Habib Thiam, Prime Minister of Senegal (1991-1998)
- Seychelles - France-Albert René, President of Seychelles (1977-2004)
- Sierra Leone -
- Somalia -
- President - Hussein Mohamed Farrah - President of Somalia (1996-1997)
- Prime Minister - Umar Arteh Ghalib - Prime Minister of Somalia (1991-1997)
- Somaliland - Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal, President of Somaliland (1993–2002)
- South Africa - Nelson Mandela, President of South Africa (1994-1999)
- Sudan - Omar al-Bashir, President of Sudan (1989–present)
- Swaziland -
- Monarch - Mswati III, King of Swaziland (1986-present)
- Prime Minister - Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini, Prime Minister of Swaziland (1996-2003)
- Tanzania -
- President - Benjamin Mkapa, President of Tanzania (1995-2005)
- Prime Minister - Frederick Sumaye, Prime Minister of Tanzania (1995-2005)
- Zanzibar -
- President - Salmin Amour, President of Zanzibar (1990-2000)
- Chief Minister - Mohamed Gharib Bilali, Chief Minister of Zanzibar (1995-2000)
- Togo -
- President - Gnassingbé Eyadéma, President of Togo (1967-2005)
- Prime Minister - Kwassi Klutse, Prime Minister of Togo (1996-1999)
- Tunisia -
- President - Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, President of Tunisia (1987–present)
- Prime Minister - Hamed Karoui, Prime Minister of Tunisia (1989–1999)
- Uganda -
- President - Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda (1986-present)
- Prime Minister - Kintu Musoke, Prime Minister of Uganda (1994-1999)
- Western Sahara (Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic) -
- President - Mohamed Abdelaziz, President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (1976–present)
- Prime Minister - Mahfoud Ali Beiba, Prime Minister of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (1995–1999)
- Zaire - (Name changed to Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- President - Mobutu Sese Seko, President of Zaire (1965-1997)
- Prime Minister -
- Kengo Wa Dondo, Prime Minister of Zaire (1994-1997)
- Étienne Tshisekedi, Prime Minister of Zaire (1997)
- Likulia Bolongo, Prime Minister of Zaire (1997)
- Zambia - Frederick Chiluba, President of Zambia (1991-2002)
- Zimbabwe - Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe (1987-present)
[edit] Asia
- Afghanistan -
- (Taliban) -
- De Facto Head of State - Mohammed Omar, Commander of the Faithful (1996-2001)
- De Facto Prime Minister - Mohammad Rabbani, Head of the Supreme Council (1996-2001)
- (United Islamic Front for the Salvation of Afghanistan) - Burhanuddin Rabbani, President of Afghanistan (1992-2001)
- (Taliban) -
- Bangladesh -
- President - Shahabuddin Ahmed, President of Bangladesh (1996–2001)
- Prime Minister - Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1996–2001)
- Bhutan - Jigme Singye Wangchuck, King of Bhutan (1972-2006)
- Brunei - Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (1967-present)
- Cambodia -
- Monarch - Norodom Sihanouk, King of Cambodia (1993-2004)
- Prime Minister - Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1985–present)
- People's Republic of China -
- Communist Party Leader- Jiang Zemin, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (1989-2002)
- President - Jiang Zemin, President of the People's Republic of China (1993-2003)
- Premier - Li Peng, Premier of the People's Republic of China (1987-1998)
- Hong Kong - Tung Chee Hwa, Chief Executive of Hong Kong (1997-2005)
- India -
- President -
- Prime Minister -
- Indonesia - Suharto, President of Indonesia (1967–1998)
- Japan -
- Monarch - Akihito, Emperor of Japan (1989-present)
- Prime Minister - Ryutaro Hashimoto, Prime Minister of Japan (1996-1998)
- Kazakhstan -
- President - Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan (1990–present)
- Prime Minister -
- North Korea -
- De facto Ruler - Kim Jong-il, Chairman of the National Defense Commission (1993-present)
- Premier -
- Kang Song San, Premier of North Korea (1992-1997)
- Hong Song Nam, Premier of North Korea (1997-2003)
- South Korea -
- President - Kim Young-sam, President of South Korea (1993-1998)
- Prime Minister -
- Lee Soo Sung, Prime Minister of South Korea (1995-1997)
- Goh Kun, Prime Minister of South Korea (1997-1998)
- Kyrgyzstan -
- President - Askar Akayev, President of Kyrgyzstan (1990–2005)
- Prime Minister - Apas Jumagulov, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan (1993–1998)
- Laos -
- President - Nouhak Phoumsavanh, President of Laos (1992-1998)
- Prime Minister - Khamtai Siphandon, Prime Minister of Laos (1991-1998)
- Malaysia -
- Monarch - Tuanku Jaafar, Yang di-Pertuan Agong (1994-1999)
- Prime Minister - Mahathir bin Mohamad, Prime Minister of Malaysia (1981-2003)
- Maldives - Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, President of the Maldives (1978–present)
- Mongolia -
- President -
- Prime Minister - Mendsaikhan Enkhsaikhan, Prime Minister of Mongolia (1996-1998)
- Myanmar -
- Chariman - Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council (1992–present)
- Prime Minister - Than Shwe, Prime Minister of Myanmar (1992-2003)
- Nepal -
- Monarch - Birendra, King of Nepal (1972-2001)
- Prime Minister -
- Pakistan -
- President -
- Prime Minister -
- Philippines - Fidel V. Ramos, President of the Philippines (1992-1998)
- Singapore -
- President - Ong Teng Cheong, President of Singapore (1993-1999)
- Prime Minister - Goh Chok Tong, Prime Minister of Singapore (1990-2004)
- Sri Lanka -
- President - Chandrika Kumaratunga, President of Sri Lanka (1994-2005)
- Prime Minister - Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (1994-2000)
- Taiwan (Republic of China) -
- President - Lee Teng-hui, President of the Republic of China (1988-2000)
- Premier -
- Tajikistan -
- President - Emomali Rahmonov, President of Tajikistan (1992–present)
- Prime Minister - Yahyo Azimov, Prime Minister of Tajikistan (1996-1999)
- Thailand -
- Monarch - Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand (1946–present)
- Prime Minister -
- Turkmenistan - Saparmurat Niyazov, President of Turkmenistan (1991–2006)
- Uzbekistan -
- President - Islom Karimov, President of Uzbekistan (1991–present)
- Prime Minister - O‘tkir Sultonov, Prime Minister of Uzbekistan (1995–2003)
- Vietnam -
- Communist Party Leader -
- President -
- Prime Minister -
[edit] Australia and Oceania
- Australia -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952-present)
- Governor-General - William Deane, Governor-General of Australia (1996-2001)
- Prime Minister - John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia (1996-present)
- Fiji -
- President - Kamisese Mara, President of Fiji (1993-2000)
- Prime Minister - Sitiveni Rabuka, Prime Minister of Fiji (1992-1999)
- Kiribati - Teburoro Tito, President of Kiribati (1994–2003)
- Marshall Islands -
- Federated States of Micronesia -
- Nauru -
- New Zealand -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand (1952-present)
- Governor-General - Michael Hardie Boys, Governor-General of New Zealand (1996-2001)
- Prime Minister -
- Palau - Kuniwo Nakamura, President of Palau (1993-2001)
- Solomon Islands -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the Solomon Islands (1978–present)
- Governor-General - Moses Pitakaka, Governor-General of the Solomon Islands (1994–1999)
- Prime Minister -
- Tonga -
- Monarch - Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, King of Tonga (1965 – 2006)
- Prime Minister - Baron Vaea of Houma, Prime Minister of Tonga, (1991 – 2000)
- Tuvalu -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Tuvalu (1978-present)
- Governor-General - Tulaga Manuella, Governor General of Tuvalu (1994-1998)
- Prime Minister - Bikenibeu Paeniu, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (1996-1999)
- Vanuatu -
- President - Jean Marie Leye Lenelgau, President of Vanuatu (1994–1999)
- Prime Minister - Serge Vohor, Prime minister of Vanuatu (1996–1998)
[edit] Europe
- Albania -
- President -
- Prime Minister -
- Andorra -
- Co-Princes -
- Jacques Chirac, President of France (1995-present)
- Joan Martí Alanis, Bishop of Urgell (1971-2003)
- Prime Minister - Marc Forné Molné, Prime Minister of Andorra (1994-2005)
- Co-Princes -
- Armenia -
- President - Levon Ter-Petrossyan, President of Armenia (1991–1998)
- Prime Minister -
- Austria -
- President - Thomas Klestil, President of Austria (1992–2004)
- Chancellor -
- Azerbaijan -
- President - Heydar Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan (1993-2003)
- Prime Minister - Artur Rasizade, Prime Minister of Azerbaijan (1996-2003)
- Belarus -
- President - Alexander Lukashenko, President of Belarus (1994–present)
- Prime Minister -
- Mikhail Chigir, Prime Minister of Belarus (1994-1997)
- Syargey Ling, Prime Minister of Belarus (1997-2000)
- Belgium -
- Monarch - Albert II, King of the Belgians (1993-present)
- Prime Minister - Jean-Luc Dehaene, Prime Minister of Belgium (1992-1999)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina -
- Chairman of the Presidency - Alija Izetbegović, Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1996-1998)
- Prime Minister - Hasan Muratovic, Prime Minister of Bosnia and Hercegovina (1996-1997)
- Co-prime Ministers -
- High Representative -
- Bulgaria -
- President -
- Prime Minister -
- Croatia -
- President - Franjo Tuđman, President of Croatia (1990-1999)
- Prime Minister - Zlatko Mateša, Prime Minister of Croatia ([[1995]-2000)
- Cyprus -
- President - Glafkos Klerides, President of Cyprus (1993-2003)
- Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus -
- President - Rauf Denktaş, President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (1975-2005)
- Prime Minister - Derviş Eroğlu, Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (1996-2004)
- Czech Republic -
- President - Václav Havel, President of the Czech Republic (1993–2003)
- Prime Minister -
- Denmark -
- Monarch - Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark (1972-present)
- Prime Minister - Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark (1993-2001)
- Estonia -
- President - Lennart Meri, President of Estonia (1992-2001)
- Prime Minister -
- Finland -
- President - Martti Ahtisaari, President of Finland, (1994-2000)
- Prime Minister - Paavo Lipponen, Prime Minister of Finland, (1995-2003)
- France -
- President - Jacques Chirac, President of France (1995-present)
- Prime Minister -
- Georgia -
- President - Eduard Shevardnadze, President of Georgia (1992–2003)
- Prime Minister - Niko Lekishvili, Prime Minister of Georgia (1995–1998)
- Abkhazia -
- President - Vladislav Ardzinba, President of Abkhazia (1994–2005)
- Prime Minister -
- Germany -
- President - Roman Herzog, President of Germany (1994-1999)
- Chancellor - Helmut Kohl, Chancellor of Germany (1982-1998)
- Greece -
- President- Costis Stephanopoulos, President of Greece (1995-2005)
- Prime Minister - Costas Simitis, Prime Minister of Greece (1996-2004)
- Hungary -
- President - Árpád Göncz, President of Hungary (1990-2000)
- Prime Minister - Gyula Horn, Prime Minister of Hungary (1994-1998)
- Iceland -
- President - Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland (1996-present)
- Prime Minister - Davíð Oddsson, Prime Minister of Iceland (1991-2004)
- Ireland -
- President -
- Mary Robinson, President of Ireland (1990-1997)
- Mary McAleese, President of Ireland (1997-present)
- Prime Minister -
- John Bruton, Taoiseach (1994-1997)
- Bertie Ahern, Taoiseach (1997-present)
- President -
- Italy -
- President - Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, President of the Italian Republic (1992-1999)
- Prime Minister - Romano Prodi, Prime Minister of Italy (1996-1998)
- Latvia -
- President - Guntis Ulmanis, President of Latvia (1993-1999)
- Prime Minister -
- Liechtenstein -
- Monarch - Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1989-present)
- Head of Government - Mario Frick, Head of Government (1993-2001)
- Lithuania -
- President - Algirdas Brazauskas, President of Lithuania (1992-1998)
- Prime Minister - Gediminas Vagnorius, Prime Minister of Lithuania (1996-1999)
- Luxembourg -
- Monarch - Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1964-2000)
- Prime Minister - Jean-Claude Juncker, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1995-present)
- Republic of Macedonia -
- President - Kiro Gligorov, President of the Republic of Macedonia (1995-1999)
- Prime Minister - Branko Crvenkovski, Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia (1992–1998)
- Malta -
- President - Ugo Mifsud Bonnici, President of Malta (1994-1999)
- Prime Minister - Alfred Sant, Prime Minister of Malta (1996-1998)
- Moldova -
- President - Petru Lucinschi, President of Moldova (1996-2001)
- Prime Minister -
- Andrei Sangheli, Prime Minister of Moldova (1992–1997)
- Ion Ciubuc, Prime Minister of Moldova (1997–1999)
- Transnistria - Igor Smirnov, President of Transnistria (1991-present)
- Monaco -
- Monarch - Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (1949-2005)
- Head of Government -
- Paul Dijoud, Minister of State of Monaco (1994-1997)
- Michel Leveque, Minister of State of Monaco (1997-2000)
- The Netherlands -
- Monarch - Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands (1980-present)
- Prime Minister - Wim Kok, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1994-2002)
- Norway -
- Monarch - Harald V, King of Norway (1991-present)
- Prime Minister -
- Poland -
- President - Aleksander Kwaśniewski, President of Poland (1995-2005)
- Prime Minister -
- Portugal -
- President - Jorge Sampaio, President of Portugal (1996-2006)
- Prime Minister - António Guterres, Prime Minister of Portugal (1995-2002)
- Romania -
- President - Emil Constantinescu, President of Romania (1996-2000)
- Prime Minister - Victor Ciorbea, Prime Minister of Romania (1996–1998)
- Russia -
- President - Boris Yeltsin, President of Russia (1991-1999)
- Prime Minister - Viktor Chernomyrdin, Prime Minister of Russia (1992-1998)
- San Marino -
- Maurizio Rattini and Giancarlo Venturini, Captains Regent (1996-1997)
- Paride Andreoli and Pier Marino Mularoni, Captains Regent (1997)
- Luigi Mazza and Marino Zanotti, Captains Regent (1997-1998)
- Slovakia -
- President - Michal Kováč, President of Slovakia (1993-1998)
- Prime Minister - Vladimír Mečiar, Prime Minister of Slovakia (1994-1998)
- Slovenia -
- President - Milan Kučan, President of Slovenia (1991-2002)
- Prime Minister - Janez Drnovšek, Prime Minister of Slovenia (1992-2000)
- Spain -
- Monarch - Juan Carlos I, King of Spain (1975–present)
- Prime Minister - José María Aznar, Prime Minister of Spain (1996–2004)
- Sweden -
- Monarch - Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden (1973-present)
- Prime Minister - Göran Persson, Prime Minister of Sweden (1996-2006)
- Switzerland -
- Turkey -
- President - Süleyman Demirel, President of Turkey (1993-2000)
- Prime Minister -
- Ukraine -
- President - Leonid Kuchma, President of Ukraine (1994-2005)
- Prime Minister -
- United Kingdom -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-present)
- Prime Minister -
- Vatican City -
- Pope - John Paul II, Bishop of Rome (1978-2005)
- Secretary of State - Angelo Sodano, Cardinal Secretary of State (1991-2006)
- Yugoslavia -
- President -
- Zoran Lilić, President of Yugoslavia (1993-1997)
- Srđa Božović, acting President of Yugoslavia (1997)
- Slobodan Milošević, President of Yugoslavia (1997-2000)
- Prime Minister - Radoje Kontić, Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (1993-1998)
- President -
[edit] Middle East
- Bahrain -
- Monarch - Isa ibn Salman Al Khalifah, Emir of Bahrain (1960–1999)
- Prime Minister - Khalifah ibn Sulman Al Khalifah, Prime Minister of Bahrain (1970–present)
- Egypt -
- President - Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt (1981–present)
- Prime Minister - Kamal Ganzouri, Prime Minister of Egypt (1996-1999)
- Iran -
- Supreme Leader - Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran (1989–present)
- President -
- Iraq -
- President - Saddam Hussein, President of Iraq (1979-2003)
- Prime Minister - Saddam Hussein, Prime Minister of Iraq, (1994-2003)
- Israel -
- President - Ezer Weizman, President of Israel (1993-2000)
- Prime Minister - Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel (1996-1999)
- Jordan -
- Monarch - Hussein, King of Jordan (1952-1999)
- Prime Minister -
- Kuwait -
- Monarch - Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (1977-2006)
- Prime Minister - Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait (1978-2003)
- Lebanon -
- President - Elias Hrawi, President of Lebanon (1989–1998)
- Prime Minister - Rafik Hariri, Prime Minister of Lebanon (1992-1998)
- Oman - Qaboos, Sultan of Oman (1970–present)
- Palestinian National Authority - Yasser Arafat, President of the Palestinian National Authority (1994-2004)
- Qatar -
- Monarch - Hamad bin Khalifa, Emir of Qatar (1995–present)
- Prime Minister - Abdullah bin Khalifah Al Thani, Prime Minister of Qatar (1996–2007)
- Saudi Arabia - Fahd, King of Saudi Arabia (1982-2005)
- Syria -
- President - Hafez al-Assad, President of Syria (1971-2000)
- Prime Minister - Mahmoud Zuabi, Prime Minister of Syria (1987-2000)
- United Arab Emirates -
- President - Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahayan, President of the United Arab Emirates (1971-2004)
- Prime Minister - Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (1990-2006)
- Yemen -
- President - Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of Yemen (1990–present)
- Prime Minister -
[edit] North America
- Antigua and Barbuda -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Antigua and Barbuda (1981–present)
- Governor-General - James Carlisle, Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda (1993–present)
- Prime Minister - Lester Bird, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda (1994–2004)
- Bahamas -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the Bahamas (1973–present)
- Governor-General - Orville Alton Turnquest, Governor-General of the Bahamas (1995–2001)
- Prime Minister - Hubert Ingraham, Prime Minister of the Bahamas (1992–2002)
- Barbados -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Barbados (1966–present)
- Governor-General - Clifford Husbands, Governor-General of Barbados (1996–present)
- Prime Minister - Owen Arthur, Prime Minister of Barbados (1994–present)
- Belize -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Belize (1981–present)
- Governor-General - Colville Young, Governor-General of Belize (1993–present)
- Prime Minister - Manuel Esquivel, Prime Minister of Belize (1993–1998)
- Canada -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952-present)
- Governor-General - Roméo LeBlanc, Governor-General of Canada (1995-1999)
- Prime Minister - Jean Chrétien, Prime Minister of Canada (1993-2003)
- Costa Rica - José María Figueres, President of Costa Rica (1994–1998)
- Cuba - Fidel Castro, President of Cuba (1976-present)
- Dominica -
- President - Crispin Sorhaindo, President of Dominica (1993–1998)
- Prime Minister - Edison James, Prime Minister of Dominica (1995–2000)
- Dominican Republic - Leonel Fernández, President of the Dominican Republic (1996–2000)
- El Salvador - Armando Calderón Sol, President of El Salvador (1994-1999)
- Grenada -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Grenada (1974–present)
- Governor-General - Daniel Williams, Governor-General of Grenada (1996–present)
- Prime Minister - Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada (1995–present)
- Guatemala - Álvaro Arzú, President of Guatemala (1996-2000)
- Haiti -
- President - René Préval, President of Haiti (1996-2001)
- Prime Minister - Rosny Smarth, Prime Minister of Haiti (1996-1997)
- Honduras - Carlos Roberto Reina, President of Honduras (1994-1998)
- Jamaica -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Jamaica (1962–present)
- Governor-General - Howard Cooke, Governor-General of Jamaica (1991-2006)
- Prime Minister - P. J. Patterson, Prime Minister of Jamaica (1992-2006)
- Mexico - Ernesto Zedillo, President of Mexico (1994-2000)
- Nicaragua -
- Panama - Ernesto Pérez Balladares, President of Panama (1994-1999)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1983–present)
- Governor-General - Cuthbert Sebastian, Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1996–present)
- Prime Minister - Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1995–present)
- Saint Lucia -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Lucia (1979–present)
- Governor-General -
- Prime Minister -
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, |Queen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1979–present)
- Governor-General - Charles Antrobus, Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1996-2002)
- Prime Minister - James Fitz-Allen Mitchell, Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1984-2000)
- Trinidad and Tobago -
- President -
- Prime Minister - Basdeo Panday, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (1995-2001)
- United States - Bill Clinton, President of the United States (1993-2001)
[edit] South America
- Argentina - Carlos Menem, President of Argentina (1989-1999)
- Bolivia -
- Brazil - Fernando Henrique Cardoso, President of Brazil (1995-2003)
- Chile - Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, President of Chile (1994-2000)
- Colombia - Ernesto Samper, President of Colombia (1994-1998)
- Ecuador -
- Abdalá Bucaram, President of Ecuador (1996-1997)
- Fabián Alarcón, interim President of Ecuador (1997)
- Rosalía Arteaga, acting President of Ecuador (1997)
- Fabián Alarcón, interim President of Ecuador (1997-1998)
- Guyana -
- President -
- Prime Minister -
- Paraguay - Juan Carlos Wasmosy, President of Paraguay (1993-1998)
- Peru -
- President - Alberto Fujimori, President of Peru (1990-2000)
- Prime Minister - Alberto Pandolfi, Prime Minister of Peru (1996-1998)
- Suriname - Jules Wijdenbosch, President of Suriname (1996-2000)
- Uruguay - Julio María Sanguinetti Coirolo, President of Uruguay (1995-2000)
- Venezuela - Rafael Caldera, President of Venezuela (1994-1999)