List of state leaders in 2001
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This is a list of heads of state, government leaders, and other rulers in the year 2001.
Africa
- Algeria
- President - Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria (1999–present)
- Prime Minister - Ali Benflis, Prime Minister of Algeria (2000–2003)
- Angola
- President - José Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola (1979–present)
- Benin
- President - Mathieu Kérékou, President of Benin (1996–2006)
- Botswana
- President - Festus Mogae, President of Botswana (1998–2008)
- Burkina Faso
- President - Blaise Compaoré, President of Burkina Faso (1987–2014)
- Prime Minister - Paramanga Ernest Yonli, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (2000–2007)
- Burundi
- President - Pierre Buyoya, President of Burundi (1996–2003)
- 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)
- Pedro Pires, President of Cape Verde (2001–2011)
- Prime Minister -
- Gualberto do Rosário, Prime Minister of Cape Verde (2000–2001)
- José Maria Neves, Prime Minister of Cape Verde (2001–present)
- President -
- Central African Republic
- President - Ange-Félix Patassé, President of the Central African Republic (1993–2003)
- Prime Minister -
- Anicet Georges Dologuélé, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (1999–2001)
- Martin Ziguélé, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (2001–2003)
- Chad
- President - Idriss Déby, President of Chad (1990–present)
- Prime Minister - Nagoum Yamassoum, Prime Minister of Chad (1999–2002)
- Comoros
- President - Azali Assoumani, President of the Comoros (1999–2002)
- Prime Minister - Hamada Madi, Prime Minister of the Comoros (2000–2002)
- Anjouan (unrecognized secessionist state)
- President -
- Said Abeid, President of Anjouan (1999–2001)
- Halidi Charif + Mohamed Bacar + Hassan Ali Toilha, Presidium of Anjouan (2001)
- Mohamed Bacar, President of Anjouan (2001–2007)
- President -
- Congo–Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo)
- President - Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of the Congo (1997–present)
- Congo–Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- President -
- Laurent Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997–2001)
- Joseph Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2001–present)
- President -
- Côte d'Ivoire
- President - Laurent Gbagbo, President of Côte d'Ivoire (2000–2011)
- Prime Minister - Affi N'Guessan, Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire (2000–2003)
- Djibouti
- President - Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti (1999–present)
- Prime Minister -
- Barkat Gourad Hamadou, Prime Minister of Djibouti (1978–2001)
- Dileita Mohamed Dileita, Prime Minister of Djibouti (2001–2013)
- Egypt -
- President - Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt (1981–2011)
- Prime Minister - Atef Ebeid, Prime Minister of Egypt (1999–2004)
- 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)
- Cándido Muatetema Rivas, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (2001–2004)
- Eritrea
- President - Isaias Afewerki, President of Eritrea (1991–present)[1]
- Ethiopia
- President -
- Negasso Gidada, President of Ethiopia (1995–2001)
- Girma Wolde-Giorgis, President of Ethiopia (2001–2013)
- Prime Minister - Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1995–2012)
- President -
- Gabon
- President - Omar Bongo, President of Gabon (1967–2009)
- Prime Minister - Jean-François Ntoutoume Emane, Prime Minister of Gabon (1999–2006)
- The Gambia
- President - Yahya Jammeh, President of The Gambia (1994–present)
- Ghana
- President -
- Jerry Rawlings, President of Ghana (1981–2001)
- John Kufuor, President of Ghana (2001–2009)
- President -
- Guinea
- President - Lansana Conté, President of Guinea (1984–2008)
- Prime Minister - Lamine Sidimé, Prime Minister of Guinea (1999–2004)
- Guinea-Bissau
- President - Kumba Ialá, President of Guinea-Bissau (2000–2003)
- Prime Minister -
- Caetano N'Tchama, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2000–2001)
- Faustino Imbali, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2001)
- Alamara Nhassé, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2001–2002)
- Kenya
- President - Daniel arap Moi, President of Kenya (1978–2002)
- Lesotho
- Monarch - Letsie III, King of Lesotho (1996–present)
- Prime Minister - Pakalitha Mosisili, Prime Minister of Lesotho (1998–2012)
- Liberia
- President - Charles Taylor, President of Liberia (1997–2003)
- Libya
- De facto Head of State - Muammar Gaddafi, Guide of the Revolution of Libya (1969–2011)
- Nominal Head of State - Muhammad az-Zanati, General Secretary of the General People's Congress of Libya (1992–2008)
- Head of Government - Imbarek Shamekh, General Secretary of the General People's Committee of Libya (2000–2003)
- Madagascar
- President - Didier Ratsiraka, President of Madagascar (1997–2002)
- Prime Minister - Tantely Andrianarivo, Prime Minister of Madagascar (1998–2002)
- Malawi
- President - Bakili Muluzi, President of Malawi (1994–2004)
- Mali
- President - Alpha Oumar Konaré, President of Mali (1992–2002)
- Prime Minister - Mandé Sidibé, Prime Minister of Mali (2000–2002)
- Mauritania
- President - Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, President of Mauritania (1984–2005)
- Prime Minister - Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna, Prime Minister of Mauritania (1998–2003)
- Mauritius
- President - Cassam Uteem, President of Mauritius (1992–2002)
- Prime Minister - Sir Anerood Jugnauth, Prime Minister of Mauritius (2000–2003)
- Mayotte (French territorial collectivity until July 11, 2001 then French departmental collectivity)
- Prefect -
- Pierre Bayle, Prefect of Mayotte (1998–2001)
- Philippe de Mester, Prefect of Mayotte (2001–2002)
- President of the General Council - Younoussa Bamana, President of the General Council of Mayotte (1991–2004)
- Prefect -
- Morocco
- Monarch - Mohammed VI, King of Morocco (1999–present)
- Prime Minister - Abderrahmane Youssoufi, Prime Minister of Morocco (1998–2002)
- Western Sahara (self-declared, partially recognized state)
- President - Mohamed Abdelaziz, President of Western Sahara (1976–present)
- Prime Minister - Bouchraya Hammoudi Bayoun, Prime Minister of Western Sahara (1999–2003)
- 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 - Mamadou Tandja, President of Niger (1999–2010)
- Prime Minister - Hama Amadou, Prime Minister of Niger (2000–2007)
- Nigeria
- President - Olusegun Obasanjo, President of Nigeria (1999–2007)
- Rwanda
- President - Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda (2000–present)
- Prime Minister - Bernard Makuza, Prime Minister of Rwanda (2000–2011)
- Saint Helena and Dependencies (British dependent territory)
- Governor - David Hollamby, Governor of Saint Helena (1999–2004)
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- President -
- Miguel Trovoada, President of São Tomé and Príncipe (1995–2001)
- Fradique de Menezes, President of São Tomé and Príncipe (2001–2003)
- Prime Minister -
- Guilherme Posser da Costa, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (1999–2002)
- Evaristo Carvalho, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (2001–2002)
- President -
- Senegal
- President - Abdoulaye Wade, President of Senegal (2000–2012)
- Prime Minister -
- Moustapha Niasse, Prime Minister of Senegal (2000–2001)
- Mame Madior Boye, Prime Minister of Senegal (2001–2002)
- Seychelles
- President - France-Albert René, President of Seychelles (1977–2004)
- Sierra Leone
- President - Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, President of Sierra Leone (1998–2007)
- Somalia
- President - Abdiqasim Salad Hassan, President of Somalia (2000–2004)
- Prime Minister -
- Ali Khalif Galaydh, Prime Minister of Somalia (2000–2001)
- Osman Jama Ali, Acting Prime Minister of Somalia (2001)
- Hassan Abshir Farah, Prime Minister of Somalia (2001–2003)
- Somaliland (unrecognized secessionist state)
- President - Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal, President of Somaliland (1993–2002)
- Puntland (self-declared autonomous state, de facto independent)
- President -
- Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, President of Puntland (1998–2001)
- Yusuf Haji Nur, Acting President of Puntland (2001)
- Jama Ali Jama, President of Puntland (2001–2002)
- President -
- South Africa
- President - Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa (1999–2008)
- Sudan
- President - 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)
- Togo
- President - Gnassingbé Eyadéma, President of Togo (1967–2005)
- Prime Minister - Agbéyomé Kodjo, Prime Minister of Togo (2000–2002)
- Tunisia
- President - Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, President of Tunisia (1987–2011)
- Prime Minister - Mohamed Ghannouchi, Prime Minister of Tunisia (1999–2011)
- Uganda
- President - Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda (1986–present)
- Prime Minister - Apolo Nsibambi, Prime Minister of Uganda (1999–2011)
- Zambia
- President - Frederick Chiluba, President of Zambia (1991–2002)
- Zimbabwe
- President - Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe (1987–present)
Asia
- Afghanistan
- by November 2001 the Islamic State of Afghanistan took back the country from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and on 22 December 2001 it was superseded by the Afghan Interim Administration
- Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (Taliban) (mostly unrecognized government)
- De facto leader - Mullah Mohammed Omar, Commander of the Faithful of Afghanistan (1996–2001)
- Head of State -
- Islamic State of Afghanistan (Northern Alliance) (internationally recognized government)
- President -
- Burhanuddin Rabbani, President of Afghanistan (1992–2001)
- Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan (2001–2014)
- Prime Minister - Ravan A. G. Farhâdi, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1997–2001)
- President -
- Bahrain -
- Monarch - Sheikh Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa, Emir of Bahrain (1999–present)
- Prime Minister - Sheikh Khalifa ibn Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister of Bahrain (1970–present)[2]
- Bangladesh -
- President -
- Shahabuddin Ahmed, President of Bangladesh (1996–2001)
- A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury, President of Bangladesh (2001–2002)
- Prime Minister -
- Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1996–2001)
- Latifur Rahman, Chief Adviser of Bangladesh (2001)
- Khaleda Zia, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (2001–2006)
- President -
- Bhutan
- Monarch - Jigme Singye Wangchuck, King of Bhutan (1972–2006)
- Prime Minister -
- Yeshey Zimba, Prime Minister of Bhutan (2000–2001)
- Khandu Wangchuk, Prime Minister of Bhutan (2001–2002)
- Brunei
- Monarch - Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (1967–present)[3]
- Prime Minister - Hassanal Bolkiah, Prime Minister of Brunei (1984–present)
- Cambodia
- Monarch - Norodom Sihanouk, King of Cambodia (1993–2004)
- Prime Minister - Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1985–present)[4]
- China (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 China (1993–2003)
- Premier - Zhu Rongji, Premier of the State Council of China (1998–2003)
- East Timor (under UN administration)
- Special Representative - Sérgio Vieira de Mello, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for East Timor (1999–2002)
- Chief Minister - Mari Alkatiri, Chief Minister of East Timor (2001–2006)
- India
- President - K. R. Narayanan, President of India (1997–2002)
- Prime Minister - Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister of India (1998–2004)
- Indonesia -
- Abdurrahman Wahid, President of Indonesia (1999–2001)
- Megawati Sukarnoputri, President of Indonesia (2001–2004)
- Iran -
- Supreme Leader - Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran (1989–present)
- President - Mohammad Khatami, President of Iran (1997–2005)
- Iraq -
- President - Saddam Hussein, President of Iraq (1979–2003)
- Prime Minister - Saddam Hussein, Prime Minister of Iraq (1994–2003)
- Israel -
- President - Moshe Katsav, President of Israel (2000–2007)
- Prime Minister -
- Ehud Barak, Prime Minister of Israel (1999–2001)
- Ariel Sharon, Prime Minister of Israel (2001–2006)
- Palestinian Authority (non-state administrative authority)
- President - Yasser Arafat, President of the Palestinian Authority (1994–2004)
- Japan
- Monarch - Akihito, Emperor of Japan (1989–present)
- Prime Minister -
- Yoshirō Mori, Prime Minister of Japan (2000–2001)
- Junichiro Koizumi, Prime Minister of Japan (2001–2006)
- Jordan -
- Monarch - Abdullah II, King of Jordan (1999–present)
- Prime Minister - Ali Abu al-Ragheb, Prime Minister of Jordan (2000–2003)
- Kazakhstan -
- President - Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan (1990–present)[5]
- Prime Minister - Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan (1999–2002)
- North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
- Communist Party Leader - Kim Jong-il, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (1997–2011)
- De facto Head of State - Kim Jong-il, Chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea (1993–2011)[6]
- Nominal Head of State - Kim Yong-nam, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea (1998–present)
- Premier - Hong Song-nam, Premier of the Cabinet of North Korea (1997–2003)
- South Korea (Republic of Korea)
- President - Kim Dae-jung, President of South Korea (1998–2003)
- Prime Minister - Lee Han-dong, Prime Minister of South Korea (2000–2002)
- Kuwait -
- Kyrgyzstan
- President - Askar Akayev, President of Kyrgyzstan (1990–2005)[9]
- Prime minister - Kurmanbek Bakiyev, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan (2000–2002)
- Laos
- Communist Party Leader - Khamtai Siphandon, General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006)
- President - Khamtai Siphandon, President of Laos (1998–2006)
- Premier -
- Lebanon -
- President - Émile Lahoud, President of Lebanon (1998–2007)
- Prime Minister - Rafic Hariri, Prime Minister of Lebanon (2000–2004)
- Malaysia
- Monarch -
- Sultan Salahuddin, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (1999–2001)
- Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin, Acting Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (2001)
- Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (2001–2006)
- Prime Minister - Mahathir Mohamad, Prime Minister of Malaysia (1981–2003)
- Monarch -
- Maldives
- President - Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, President of the Maldives (1978–2008)
- Mongolia
- President - Natsagiin Bagabandi, President of Mongolia (1997–2005)
- Prime Minister - Nambaryn Enkhbayar, Prime Minister of Mongolia (2000–2004)
- Myanmar
- Head of State - Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of Myanmar (1992–2011)
- Prime Minister - Than Shwe, Prime Minister of Myanmar (1992–2003)
- Nepal
- Monarch -
- Prime Minister -
- Girija Prasad Koirala, Prime Minister of Nepal (2000–2001)
- Sher Bahadur Deuba, Prime Minister of Nepal (2001–2002)
- Oman -
- Monarch - Qaboos bin Said al Said, Sultan of Oman (1970–present)
- Prime Minister - Qaboos bin Said al Said, Prime Minister of Oman (1972–present)
- Pakistan -
- President -
- Mohammad Rafiq Tarar, President of Pakistan (1998–2001)
- Pervez Musharraf, President of Pakistan (2001–2008)
- Head of Government - Pervez Musharraf, Chief Executive of Pakistan (1999–2002)
- President -
- Philippines
- President -
- Joseph Estrada, President of the Philippines (1998–2001)
- Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, President of the Philippines (2001–2010)
- President -
- Qatar -
- Monarch - Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of Qatar (1995–2013)
- Prime Minister - Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani, Prime Minister of Qatar (1996–2007)
- Saudi Arabia -
- Monarch - Fahd, King of Saudi Arabia (1982–2005)
- Prime Minister - Fahd, Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (1982–2005)
- Singapore
- President - S.R. Nathan, President of Singapore (1999–2011)
- Prime Minister - Goh Chok Tong, Prime Minister of Singapore (1990–2004)
- Sri Lanka
- President - Chandrika Kumaratunga, President of Sri Lanka (1994–2005)
- Prime Minister -
- Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (2000–2001)
- Ranil Wickremasinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (2001–2004)
- Syria -
- President - Bashar al-Assad, President of Syria (2000–present)
- Prime Minister - Muhammad Mustafa Mero, Prime Minister of Syria (2000–2003)
- Taiwan (Republic of China)
- President - Chen Shui-bian, President of Taiwan (2000–2008)
- Prime Minister - Chang Chun-hsiung, President of the Executive Yuan of Taiwan (2000–2002)
- Tajikistan
- President - Emomali Rahmonov, President of Tajikistan (1992–present)
- Prime Minister - Oqil Oqilov, Prime Minister of Tajikistan (1999–2013)
- Thailand
- Monarch - Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand (1946–present)
- Prime Minister -
- Chuan Leekpai, Prime Minister of Thailand (1997–2001)
- Lieutenant Colonel Thaksin Shinawatra, Prime Minister of Thailand (2001–2006)
- Turkey
- President - Ahmet Necdet Sezer, President of Turkey (2000–2007)
- Prime Minister - Bülent Ecevit, Prime Minister of Turkey (1999–2002)
- Turkmenistan
- President - Saparmurat Niyazov, President for Life of Turkmenistan (1990–2006)[10]
- United Arab Emirates
- President - Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Emir of Abu Dhabi, President of the United Arab Emirates (1976–2004)
- Prime Minister - Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Emir of Dubai, Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (1990–2006)
- Uzbekistan -
- President - Islam Karimov, President of Uzbekistan (1990–present)[11]
- Prime Minister - O‘tkir Sultonov, Prime Minister of Uzbekistan (1995–2003)
- Vietnam
- Communist Party Leader -
- President - Trần Đức Lương, President of Vietnam (1997–2006)
- Prime Minister - Phan Văn Khải, Prime Minister of Vietnam (1997–2006)
- Yemen
- President - Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of Yemen (1978–2012)[12]
- Prime Minister -
- Abd al-Karim al-Iryani, Prime Minister of Yemen (1998–2001)
- Abdul Qadir Bajamal, Prime Minister of Yemen (2001–2007)
Europe
- Albania
- President - Rexhep Meidani, President of Albania (1997–2002)
- Prime Minister - Ilir Meta, Prime Minister of Albania (1999–2002)
- Andorra
- Monarchs
- French Co-Prince - Jacques Chirac, French Co-Prince of Andorra (1995–2007)
- Co-Prince's Representative - Frédéric de Saint-Sernin (1999–2002)
- Episcopal Co-Prince - Archbishop Joan Martí i Alanis, Episcopal Co-Prince of Andorra (1971–2003)
- Co-Prince's Representative - Nemesi Marqués Oste (1993–2012)
- French Co-Prince - Jacques Chirac, French Co-Prince of Andorra (1995–2007)
- Prime Minister - Marc Forné Molné, Head of Government of Andorra (1994–2005)
- Monarchs
- Armenia
- President - Robert Kocharyan, President of Armenia (1998–2008)
- Prime Minister - Andranik Margaryan, Prime Minister of Armenia (2000–2007)
- Austria
- President - Thomas Klestil, Federal President of Austria (1992–2004)
- Chancellor - Wolfgang Schüssel, Federal Chancellor of Austria (2000–2007)
- Azerbaijan
- President - Heydar Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan (1993–2003)
- Prime Minister - Artur Rasizade, Prime Minister of Azerbaijan (1996–2003)
- Nagorno-Karabakh (unrecognized, secessionist state)
- President - Arkadi Ghukasyan, President of Nagorno-Karabakh (1997–2007)
- Prime Minister - Anushavan Danielyan, Prime Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh (1999–2007)
- Belarus -
- President - Alexander Lukashenko, President of Belarus (1994–present)
- Prime Minister -
- Vladimir Yermoshin, Prime Minister of Belarus (2000–2001)
- Gennady Novitsky, Prime Minister of Belarus (2001–2003)
- Belgium
- Monarch - Albert II, King of the Belgians (1993–2013)
- Prime Minister - Guy Verhofstadt, Prime Minister of Belgium (1999–2008)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Head of State - Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Serb member - Živko Radišić (1998–2002), Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2000–2001)
- Bosniak member -
- Halid Genjac (2000–2001)
- Beriz Belkić (2001–2002)
- Croat member -
- Ante Jelavić (1998–2001)
- Jozo Križanović (2001–2002), Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2001–2002)
- Prime Minister -
- High Representative - Wolfgang Petritsch, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (1999–2002)
- Head of State - Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- President - Petar Stoyanov, President of Bulgaria (1997–2002)
- Prime Minister -
- Ivan Kostov, Prime Minister of Bulgaria (1997–2001)
- Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Prime Minister of Bulgaria (2001–2005)
- Croatia
- President - Stjepan Mesić, President of Croatia (2000–2010)
- Prime Minister - Ivica Račan, Prime Minister of Croatia (2000–2003)
- Cyprus
- President - Glafcos Clerides, President of Cyprus (1993–2003)
- Northern Cyprus (unrecognized, secessionist state)
- President - Rauf Denktaş, President of Northern Cyprus (1976–2005)
- Prime Minister - Derviş Eroğlu, Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus (1996–2004)
- Czech Republic -
- President - Václav Havel, President of the Czech Republic (1993–2003)
- Prime Minister - Miloš Zeman, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (1998–2002)
- Denmark
- Monarch - Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark (1972–present)
- Prime Minister -
- Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark (1993–2001)
- Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark (2001–2009)
- Estonia
- President -
- Lennart Meri, President of Estonia (1992–2001)
- Arnold Rüütel, President of Estonia (2001–2006)
- Prime Minister - Mart Laar, Prime Minister of Estonia (1999–2002)
- President -
- Finland
- President - Tarja Halonen, President of Finland (2000–2012)
- Prime Minister - Paavo Lipponen, Prime Minister of Finland (1995–2003)
- France
- President - Jacques Chirac, President of France (1995–2007)
- Prime Minister - Lionel Jospin, Prime Minister of France (1997–2002)
- Georgia
- President - Eduard Shevardnadze, President of Georgia (1995–2003)
- Prime Minister -
- Giorgi Arsenishvili, Minister of State of Georgia (2000–2001)
- Avtandil Jorbenadze, Minister of State of Georgia (2001–2003)
- Abkhazia (unrecognized secessionist state)
- President - Vladislav Ardzinba, President of Abkhazia (1990–2005)[13]
- Prime Minister -
- Viacheslav Tsugba, Prime Minister of Abkhazia (1999–2001)
- Anri Jergenia, Prime Minister of Abkhazia (2001–2002)
- South Ossetia (unrecognized secessionist state)
- President -
- Lyudvig Chibirov, President of South Ossetia (1993–2001)
- Eduard Kokoity, President of South Ossetia (2001–2011)
- Prime Minister -
- Merab Chigoev, Prime Minister of South Ossetia (1998–2001)
- Dmitry Sanakoyev, Prime Minister of South Ossetia (2001)
- Gerasim Khugayev, Prime Minister of South Ossetia (2001–2003)
- President -
- Germany
- President - Johannes Rau, Federal President of Germany (1999–2004)
- Chancellor - Gerhard Schröder, Federal Chancellor of Germany (1998–2005)
- Greece
- President - Konstantinos Stephanopoulos, President of Greece (1995–2005)
- Prime Minister - Costas Simitis, Prime Minister of Greece (1996–2004)
- Hungary
- President - Ferenc Mádl, President of Hungary (2000–2005)
- Prime Minister - Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of Hungary (1998–2002)
- Iceland
- President - Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland (1996–present)
- Prime Minister - Davíð Oddsson, Prime Minister of Iceland (1991–2004)
- Ireland
- President - Mary McAleese, President of Ireland (1997–2011)
- Prime Minister - Bertie Ahern, Taoiseach of Ireland (1997–2008)
- Italy
- President - Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, President of Italy (1999–2006)
- Prime Minister -
- Latvia
- President - Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, President of Latvia (1999–2007)
- Prime Minister - Andris Bērziņš, Prime Minister of Latvia (2000–2002)
- Liechtenstein
- Monarch - Hans Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1989–present)
- Prime Minister -
- Mario Frick, Head of Government of Liechtenstein (1993–2001)
- Otmar Hasler, Head of Government of Liechtenstein (2001–2009)
- Lithuania
- President - Valdas Adamkus, President of Lithuania (1998–2003)
- Prime Minister -
- Rolandas Paksas, Prime Minister of Lithuania (2000–2001)
- Eugenijus Gentvilas, Acting Prime Minister of Lithuania (2001)
- Algirdas Brazauskas, Prime Minister of Lithuania (2001–2006)
- Luxembourg
- Monarch - Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (2000–present)
- Prime Minister - Jean-Claude Juncker, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1995–2013)
- Macedonia -
- President - Boris Trajkovski, President of Macedonia (1999–2004)
- Prime Minister - Ljubčo Georgievski, President of the Government of Macedonia (1998–2002)
- Malta
- President - Guido de Marco, President of Malta (1999–2004)
- Prime Minister - Eddie Fenech Adami, Prime Minister of Malta (1998–2004)
- Moldova
- President -
- Petru Lucinschi, President of Moldova (1997–2001)
- Vladimir Voronin, President of Moldova (2001–2009)
- Prime Minister -
- Dumitru Braghiş, Prime Minister of Moldova (1999–2001)
- Vasile Tarlev, Prime Minister of Moldova (2001–2008)
- Transnistria (unrecognized, secessionist state)
- President - Igor Smirnov, President of Transnistria (1990–2011)[14]
- President -
- Monaco
- Monarch - Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (1949–2005)
- Head of Government - Patrick Leclercq, Minister of State of Monaco (2000–2005)
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Monarch - Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands (1980–2013)
- Netherlands (constituent country)
- Prime Minister - Wim Kok, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1994–2002)
- Netherlands Antilles (constituent country)
- see under North America
- Aruba (constituent country)
- see under North America
- Norway
- Monarch - Harald V, King of Norway (1991–present)
- Prime Minister -
- Jens Stoltenberg, Prime Minister of Norway (2000–2001)
- Kjell Magne Bondevik, Prime Minister of Norway (2001–2005)
- Poland
- President - Aleksander Kwaśniewski, President of Poland (1995–2005)
- Prime Minister -
- Jerzy Buzek, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Poland (1997–2001)
- Leszek Miller, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Poland (2001–2004)
- Portugal
- President - Jorge Sampaio, President of Portugal (1996–2006)
- Prime Minister - António Guterres, Prime Minister of Portugal (1995–2002)
- Romania
- President - Ion Iliescu, President of Romania (2000–2004)
- Prime Minister - Adrian Năstase, Prime Minister of Romania (2000–2004)
- Russia
- President - Vladimir Putin, President of Russia (1999–2008)
- Prime Minister - Mikhail Kasyanov, Chairman of the Government of Russia (2000–2004)
- San Marino
- Captains Regent -
- Gian Franco Terenzi and Enzo Colombini, Captains-Regent of San Marino (October 2000 - March 2001)
- Luigi Lonfernini and Fabio Berardi, Captains-Regent of San Marino (April - September 2001)
- Alberto Cecchetti and Gino Giovagnoli, Captains-Regent of San Marino (October 2001 - March 2002)
- Captains Regent -
- Slovakia
- President - Rudolf Schuster, President of Slovakia (1999–2004)
- Prime Minister - Mikuláš Dzurinda, Prime Minister of Slovakia (1998–2006)
- Slovenia
- President - Milan Kučan, President of Slovenia (1990–2002)[15]
- Prime Minister - Janez Drnovšek, Prime Minister of Slovenia (2000–2002)
- Spain
- Monarch - Juan Carlos I, King of Spain (1975–2014)
- Prime Minister - José María Aznar, President of the Government 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
- Federal Council[16] -
- Kaspar Villiger (1989–2003), Ruth Dreifuss (1993–2002), Moritz Leuenberger (1995–2010, President), Pascal Couchepin (1998–2009), Ruth Metzler (1999–2003), Joseph Deiss (1999–2006), Samuel Schmid (2000–2008)
- Federal Council[16] -
- Ukraine
- President - Leonid Kuchma, President of Ukraine (1994–2005)
- Prime Minister -
- Viktor Yushchenko, Prime Minister of Ukraine (1999–2001)
- Anatoliy Kinakh, Prime Minister of Ukraine (2001–2002)
- United Kingdom
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952–present)
- Prime Minister - Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997–2007)
- Guernsey (British Crown dependency)
- Lieutenant-Governor - Sir John Foley, Lieutenant-Governor of Guernsey (2000–2005)
- Bailiff - Sir de Vic Carey, Bailiff of Guernsey (1999–2005)
- Jersey (British Crown dependency)
- Lieutenant-Governor -
- Sir Michael Wilkes, Lieutenant-Governor of Jersey (1995–2001)
- Sir John Cheshire, Lieutenant-Governor of Jersey (2001–2006)
- Bailiff - Sir Philip Bailhache, Bailiff of Jersey (1995–2009)
- Lieutenant-Governor -
- Isle of Man (British Crown dependency)
- Lieutenant Governor - Ian Macfadyen, Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man (2000–2005)
- Chief minister -
- Donald Gelling, Chief Minister of the Isle of Man (1996–2001)
- Richard Corkill, Chief Minister of the Isle of Man (2001–2004)
- Gibraltar (British dependent territory)
- Governor - Sir David Durie, Governor of Gibraltar (2000–2003)
- Chief Minister - Peter Caruana, Chief Minister of Gibraltar (1996–2011)
- Vatican City
- Monarch - Pope John Paul II, Sovereign of Vatican City (1978–2005)
- President of the Governorate - Cardinal Edmund Szoka, President of the Governorate of Vatican City (1997–2006)
- Holy See (sui generis subject of public international law)
- Secretary of State - Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Cardinal Secretary of State (1990–2006)
- Yugoslavia
- President - Vojislav Koštunica, President of Yugoslavia (2000–2003)
- Prime Minister -
- Zoran Žižić, Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (2000–2001)
- Dragiša Pešić, Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (2001–2003)
- Kosovo (Self-Governing Entity under UN administration)
- UN Special Representative -
North America
- Anguilla (British dependent territory)
- Governor - Peter Johnstone, Governor of Anguilla (2000–2004)
- Chief Minister - Osbourne Fleming, Chief Minister of Anguilla (2000–2010)
- Antigua and Barbuda -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Antigua and Barbuda (1981–present)
- Governor-General - Sir James Carlisle, Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda (1993–2007)
- Prime Minister - Lester Bird, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda (1994–2004)
- Aruba (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
- Governor - Olindo Koolman, Governor of Aruba (1992–2004)
- Prime Minister -
- Henny Eman, Prime Minister of Aruba (1994–2001)
- Nelson Oduber, Prime Minister of Aruba (2001–2009)
- The Bahamas -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the Bahamas (1973–present)
- Governor-General -
- Sir Orville Turnquest, Governor-General of the Bahamas (1995–2001)
- Dame Ivy Dumont, Governor-General of the Bahamas (2001–2005)
- Prime Minister - Hubert Ingraham, Prime Minister of the Bahamas (1992–2002)
- Barbados -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Barbados (1966–present)
- Governor-General - Sir Clifford Husbands, Governor-General of Barbados (1996–2011)
- Prime Minister - Owen Arthur, Prime Minister of Barbados (1994–2008)
- Belize -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Belize (1981–present)
- Governor-General - Sir Colville Young, Governor-General of Belize (1993–present)
- Prime Minister - Said Musa, Prime Minister of Belize (1998–2008)
- Bermuda (British dependent territory)
- Governor - Thorold Masefield, Governor of Bermuda (1997–2002)
- Premier - Jennifer M. Smith, Premier of Bermuda (1998–2003)
- British Virgin Islands (British dependent territory)
- Governor - Frank Savage, Governor of the British Virgin Islands (1998–2002)
- Chief Minister - Ralph T. O'Neal, Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands (1995–2003)
- Canada
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952–present)
- Governor General - Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada (1999–2005)
- Prime Minister - Jean Chrétien, Prime Minister of Canada (1993–2003)
- Cayman Islands (British dependent territory)
- Governor - Peter Smith, Governor of the Cayman Islands (1999–2002)
- Head of Government -
- Costa Rica
- President - Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, President of Costa Rica (1998–2002)
- Cuba
- Communist Party Leader - Fidel Castro, First secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (1965–2011)
- President - Fidel Castro, President of the Council of State of Cuba (1976–2008)
- Premier - Fidel Castro, President of the Council of Ministers of Cuba (1959–2008)
- Dominica -
- President - Vernon Shaw, President of Dominica (1998–2003)
- Prime Minister - Pierre Charles, Prime Minister of Dominica (2000–2004)
- Dominican Republic
- President - Hipólito Mejía, President of the Dominican Republic (2000–2004)
- El Salvador
- President - Francisco Flores Pérez, President of El Salvador (1999–2004)
- Grenada
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Grenada (1974–present)
- Governor-General - Sir Daniel Williams, Governor-General of Grenada (1996–2008)
- Prime Minister - Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada (1995–2008)
- Guatemala
- President - Alfonso Portillo, President of Guatemala (2000–2004)
- Haiti
- President -
- René Préval, President of Haiti (1996–2001)
- Jean-Bertrand Aristide, President of Haiti (2001–2004)
- Prime Minister -
- Jacques-Édouard Alexis, Prime Minister of Haiti (1999–2001)
- Jean-Marie Chérestal, Prime Minister of Haiti (2001–2002)
- President -
- Honduras
- President - Carlos Roberto Flores, President of Honduras (1998–2002)
- Jamaica
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Jamaica (1962–present)
- Governor-General - Sir Howard Cooke, Governor-General of Jamaica (1991–2006)
- Prime Minister - P. J. Patterson, Prime Minister of Jamaica (1992–2006)
- Mexico
- President - Vicente Fox, President of Mexico (2000–2006)
- Montserrat (British dependent territory)
- Governor -
- Tony Abbott, Governor of Montserrat (1997–2001)
- Howard A. Fergus, Acting Governor of Montserrat (2001)
- Tony Longrigg, Governor of Montserrat (2001–2004)
- Chief Minister -
- David Brandt, Chief Minister of Montserrat (1997–2001)
- John Osborne, Chief Minister of Montserrat (2001–2006)
- Governor -
- Netherlands Antilles (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
- Governor - Jaime Saleh, Governor of the Netherlands Antilles (1990–2002)
- Prime Minister - Miguel Arcangel Pourier, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles (1999–2002)
- Nicaragua
- President - Arnoldo Alemán, President of Nicaragua (1997–2002)
- Panama
- President - Mireya Moscoso, President of Panama (1999–2004)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1983–present)
- Governor-General - Sir Cuthbert Sebastian, Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1996–2013)
- Prime Minister - Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1995–2015)
- Saint Lucia
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Lucia (1979–present)
- Governor-General - Dame Pearlette Louisy, Governor-General of Saint Lucia (1997–present)
- Prime Minister - Kenny Anthony, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia (1997–2006)
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Territorial collectivity of France)
- Prefect -
- Francis Spitzer, Prefect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (1999–2001)
- Jean-François Tallec, Prefect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (2001–2002)
- President of the General Council - Marc Plantegenest, President of the General Council of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (2000–2005)
- Prefect -
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1979–present)
- Governor-General - Sir Charles Antrobus, Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1996–2002)
- Prime Minister -
- Trinidad and Tobago
- President - A. N. R. Robinson, President of Trinidad and Tobago (1997–2003)
- Prime Minister -
- Basdeo Panday, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (1995–2001)
- Patrick Manning, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (2001–2010)
- Turks and Caicos Islands (British dependent territory)
- Governor - Mervyn Jones, Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands (2000–2002)
- Chief Minister - Derek Hugh Taylor, Chief Minister of the Turks and Caicos Islands (1995–2003)
- United States of America
- President -
- Bill Clinton, President of the United States (1993–2001)
- George W. Bush, President of the United States (2001–2009)
- Puerto Rico (Commonwealth of the United States)
- Governor -
- Pedro Rosselló, Governor of Puerto Rico (1993–2001)
- Sila María Calderón, Governor of Puerto Rico (2001–2005)
- Governor -
- United States Virgin Islands (Insular area of the United States)
- Governor - Charles Wesley Turnbull, Governor of the United States Virgin Islands (1999–2007)
- President -
Oceania
- American Samoa (unorganized, unincorporated territory of the United States)
- Governor - Tauese Sunia, Governor of American Samoa (1997–2003)
- Australia
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952–present)
- Governor-General -
- Sir William Deane, Governor-General of Australia (1996–2001)
- Peter Hollingworth, Governor-General of Australia (2001–2003)
- Prime Minister - John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia (1996–2007)
- Christmas Island (external territory of Australia)
- Administrator - Bill Taylor, Administrator of Christmas Island (1999–2003)
- Shire President -
- Dave McLane, Shire president of Christmas Island (1998–2001)
- Andrew Smolders, Shire president of Christmas Island (2001–2003)
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands (external territory of Australia)
- Administrator - Bill Taylor, Administrator of Cocos (Keeling) Islands (1999–2003)
- Shire President -
- Mohammad Said Chongkin, Shire president of Cocos (Keeling) Islands (1999–2001)
- Ronald Grant, Shire president of Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2001–2007)
- Norfolk Island (self-governing territory of Australia)
- Administrator - Tony Messner, Administrator of Norfolk Island (1997–2003)
- Chief Minister -
- Ronald Coane Nobbs, Chief Minister of Norfolk Island (2000–2001)
- Geoffrey Robert Gardner, Chief Minister of Norfolk Island (2001–2006)
- Fiji
- President - Ratu Josefa Iloilo, President of Fiji (2000–2009)
- Prime Minister -
- Laisenia Qarase, Prime Minister of Fiji (2000–2001)
- Ratu Tevita Momoedonu, Interim Prime Minister of Fiji (2001)
- Laisenia Qarase, Prime Minister of Fiji (2001–2006)
- French Polynesia (French overseas territory)
- High Commissioner -
- Jean Aribaud, High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia (1997–2001)
- Christian Massinon, Acting High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia (2001)
- Michel Mathieu, High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia (2001–2005)
- President of the Government - Gaston Flosse, President of the Government of French Polynesia (1991–2004)
- High Commissioner -
- Guam (Insular area of the United States)
- Governor - Carl T.C. Gutierrez, Governor of Guam (1995–2003)
- Kiribati
- President - Teburoro Tito, President of Kiribati (1994–2003)
- Marshall Islands
- President - Kessai Note, President of the Marshall Islands (2000–2008)
- Micronesia
- President - Leo Falcam, President of Micronesia (1999–2003)
- Nauru
- President -
- Bernard Dowiyogo, President of Nauru (2000–2001)
- René Harris, President of Nauru (2001–2003)
- President -
- New Caledonia (Sui Generis Collectivity of France)
- High Commissioner - Thierry Lataste, High Commissioner of New Caledonia (1999–2002)
- Head of Government -
- Jean Lèques, President of the Government of New Caledonia (1999–2001)
- Pierre Frogier, President of the Government of New Caledonia (2001–2004)
- New Zealand
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand (1952–present)
- Governor-General -
- Sir Michael Hardie Boys, Governor-General of New Zealand (1996–2001)
- Dame Sian Elias, Administrator of the Government of New Zealand (2001)
- Dame Silvia Cartwright, Governor-General of New Zealand (2001–2006)
- Prime Minister - Helen Clark, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1999–2008)
- Cook Islands (Associated state of New Zealand)
- Queen's Representative -
- Lawrence Murray Greig, Acting Queen's Representative of the Cook Islands (2000–2001)
- Sir Frederick Tutu Goodwin, Queen's Representative of the Cook Islands (2001–2013)
- Prime Minister - Terepai Maoate, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands (1999–2002)
- Queen's Representative -
- Niue (associated state of New Zealand)
- Premier - Sani Lakatani, Premier of Niue (1999–2002)
- Tokelau (dependent territory of New Zealand)
- Administrator - Lindsay Watt, Administrator of Tokelau (1993–2003)
- Head of Government -
- Kolouei O'Brien, Head of Government of Tokelau (2000–2001)
- Kuresa Nasau, Head of Government of Tokelau (2001–2002)
- Northern Mariana Islands (Commonwealth of the United States)
- Governor - Pedro Tenorio, Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands (1998–2002)
- Palau
- President -
- Kuniwo Nakamura, President of Palau (1993–2001)[17]
- Tommy Remengesau, President of Palau (2001–2009)
- President -
- Papua New Guinea
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Papua New Guinea (1975–present)
- Governor-General - Sir Silas Atopare, Governor-General of Papua New Guinea (1997–2003)
- Prime Minister - Sir Mekere Morauta, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (1999–2002)
- Pitcairn Islands (British dependent territory)
- Governor -
- Martin Williams, Governor of the Pitcairn Islands (1998–2001)
- Richard Fell, Governor of the Pitcairn Islands (2001–2006)
- Mayor - Steve Christian, Mayor of the Pitcairn Islands (1999–2004)
- Governor -
- Samoa
- Head of State - Malietoa Tanumafili II, O le Ao o le Malo of Samoa (1962–2007)
- Prime Minister - Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, Prime Minister of Samoa (1998–present)
- Solomon Islands -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the Solomon Islands (1978–present)
- Governor-General - Sir John Lapli, Governor-General of the Solomon Islands (1999–2004)
- Prime Minister -
- Manasseh Sogavare, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (2000–2001)
- Sir Allan Kemakeza, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (2001–2006)
- Tonga
- Monarch - Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV, King of Tonga (1965–2006)[18]
- Prime Minister - Prince Lavaka Ata 'Ulukalala, Prime Minister of Tonga (2000–2006)
- Tuvalu
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Tuvalu (1978–present)
- Governor-General - Sir Tomasi Puapua, Governor-General of Tuvalu (1998–2003)
- Prime Minister -
- Lagitupu Tuilimu, Acting Prime Minister of Tuvalu (2000–2001)
- Faimalaga Luka, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (2001)
- Koloa Talake, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (2001–2002)
- Vanuatu -
- President - John Bani, President of Vanuatu (1999–2004)
- Prime Minister -
- Barak Sopé, Prime Minister of Vanuatu (1999–2001)
- Edward Natapei, Prime Minister of Vanuatu (2001–2004)
- Wallis and Futuna (French overseas territory)
- Administrator-Superior - Alain Waquet, Administrator Superior of Wallis and Futuna (2000–2002)
- President of the Territorial Assembly -
- Soane Mani Uhila, President of the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna (1999–2001)
- Patalione Kanimoa, President of the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna (2001–2005)
South America
- Argentina
- President -
- Fernando de la Rúa, President of Argentina (1999–2001)
- Ramón Puerta, Acting President of Argentina (2001)
- Adolfo Rodríguez Saá, Interim President of Argentina (2001)
- Eduardo Camaño, Acting President of Argentina (2001–2002)
- President -
- Bolivia
- President -
- Hugo Banzer, President of Bolivia (1997–2001)
- Jorge Quiroga, President of Bolivia (2001–2002)
- President -
- Brazil
- President - Fernando Henrique Cardoso, President of Brazil (1995–2003)
- Chile
- President - Ricardo Lagos, President of Chile (2000–2006)
- Colombia
- President - Andrés Pastrana Arango, President of Colombia (1998–2002)
- Ecuador
- President - Gustavo Noboa, President of Ecuador (2000–2003)
- Falkland Islands (British dependent territory)
- Governor - Donald Lamont, Governor of the Falkland Islands (1999–2002)
- Chief Executive - Michael Blanch, Chief Executive of the Falkland Islands (2000–2003)
- Guyana -
- President - Bharrat Jagdeo, President of Guyana (1999–2011)
- Prime Minister - Sam Hinds, Prime Minister of Guyana (1999–present)
- Paraguay
- President - Luis Ángel González Macchi, President of Paraguay (1999–2003)
- Peru
- President -
- Valentín Paniagua, Interim President of Peru (2000–2001)
- Alejandro Toledo, President of Peru (2001–2006)
- Prime Minister -
- Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, President of the Council of Ministers of Peru (2000–2001)
- Roberto Dañino Zapata, President of the Council of Ministers of Peru (2001–2002)
- President -
- Suriname
- President - Ronald Venetiaan, President of Suriname (2000–2010)
- Uruguay
- President - Jorge Batlle Ibáñez, President of Uruguay (2000–2005)
- Venezuela
- President - Hugo Chávez, President of Venezuela (1999–2002)
References
- ↑ Eritrea only became independent in 1993.
- ↑ Bahrain only became independent in 1971.
- ↑ Brunei only became independent in 1984.
- ↑ Hun Sen was titled Second Prime Minister between 1993 and 1998.
- ↑ Kazakhstan only became independent in 1991.
- ↑ The position of the Chairman was declared to be the "highest office of state" by the constitution that came into effect on September 5, 1998.
- ↑ In exile between 1990 and 1991.
- ↑ In exile between 1990 and 1991.
- ↑ Kyrgyzstan only became independent in 1991.
- ↑ Turkmenistan only became independent in 1991.
- ↑ Uzbekistan only became independent in 1991.
- ↑ Ali Abdullah Saleh was President of North Yemen until 1990.
- ↑ Abkhazia only declared independence on 23 July 1992.
- ↑ Transnistria only declared independence in 1991.
- ↑ Slovenia only became independent in 1991.
- ↑ The seven member Swiss Federal Council is the collective head of state and the government of Switzerland. Within the Council, the President of the Swiss Confederation serves solely in a primus inter pares capacity for one year.
- ↑ Palau only became independent in 1994.
- ↑ Tonga only became independent in 1970.