List of foreign ministers in 2012

This is a list of foreign ministers in 2012.

Africa

• Algeria - Mourad Medelci (2007–2013)
• Angola - Georges Rebelo Chicoti (2010–present)
• Benin - Nassirou Bako Arifari (2011–2015)
• Botswana - Phandu Skelemani (2008–2014)
• Burkina Faso - Djibril Bassolé (2011–2014)
• Burundi - Laurent Kavakure (2011–2015)
• Cameroon - Pierre Moukoko Mbonjo (2011–2015)
• Cape Verde - Jorge Borges (2011–2014)
• Central African Republic - Antoine Gambi (2009–2013)
• Chad - Moussa Faki (2008–present)
• Comoros - Mohamed Bakri Ben Abdoulfatah Charif (2011–2013)
• Republic of Congo - Basile Ikouébé (2007–2015)
• Democratic Republic of Congo -
  1. Alexis Thambwe Mwamba (2008–2012)
  2. Raymond Tshibanda (2012–present)
• Côte d'Ivoire
  1. Daniel Kablan Duncan (2011–2012)
  2. Charles Koffi Diby (2012–2016)
• Djibouti - Mahamoud Ali Youssouf (2005–present)
• Egypt - Mohamed Kamel Amr (2011–2013)
• Equatorial Guinea -
  1. Pastor Micha Ondó Bile (2003–2012)
  2. Agapito Mba Mokuy (2012–present)
• Eritrea - Osman Saleh Mohammed (2007–present)
• Ethiopia -
  1. Hailemariam Desalegn (2010–2012)
  2. Berhane Gebre-Christos (acting) (2012)
  3. Tedros Adhanom (2012–present)
• Gabon -
  1. Paul Toungui (2008–2012)
  2. Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet (2012–present)
• The Gambia -
  1. Mamadou Tangara (2010–2012)
  2. Mambury Njie (2012)
  3. Mamadou Tangara (2012)
  4. Susan Waffa-Ogoo (2012–2013)
• Ghana - Muhammad Mumuni (2009–2013)
• Guinea
  1. Edouard Niankoye Lamah (2010–2012)
  2. François Lonseny Fall (2012–2016)
• Guinea-Bissau -
  1. Mamadu Saliu Djaló Pires (2011–2012)
  2. Faustino Imbali (2012–2013)
• Kenya -
  1. Moses Wetangula (2008–2012)
  2. Sam Ongeri (2012–2013)
• Lesotho - Mohlabi Tsekoa (2007–2015)
• Liberia -
  1. Toga McIntosh (2010–2012)
  2. Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan (2012–2015)
• Libya
  1. Ashour Bin Khayal (2011–2012)
  2. Mohammed Abdelaziz (interim) (2012–2014)
• Madagascar - Pierrot Rajaonarivelo (2011–2013)
• Malawi -
  1. Peter Mutharika (2011–2012)
  2. Ephraim Chiume (2012–2014)
• Mali -
  1. Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga (2011–2012)
  2. Sadio Lamine Sow (2012)
  3. Tieman Coulibaly (2012–2013)
  • Azawad -
    1. Hama Ag Sid'Ahmed ^[1] (2012)
    2. Hama Ag Mahmoud ^[2] (2012)
• Mauritania - Hamadi Ould Baba Ould Hamadi (2011–2013)
• Mauritius - Arvin Boolell (2008–2014)
• Morocco -
  1. Taieb Fassi Fihri (2007–2012)
  2. Saadeddine Othmani (2012–2013)
  • Western Sahara - Mohamed Salem Ould Salek (1998–present)
• Mozambique - Oldemiro Balói (2008–present)
• Namibia -
  1. Utoni Nujoma (2010–2012)
  2. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (2012–present)
• Niger - Mohamed Bazoum (2011–2015)
• Nigeria - Olugbenga Ashiru (2011–2013)
• Rwanda - Louise Mushikiwabo (2009–present)
• São Tomé and Príncipe -
  1. Manuel Salvador dos Ramos (2010–2012)
  2. Natália Pedro da Costa Umbelina Neto (2012–2014)
• Senegal -
  1. Madické Niang (2009–2012)
  2. Alioune Badara Cissé (2012)
  3. Mankeur Ndiaye (2012–present)
• Seychelles - Jean-Paul Adam (2010–present)
• Sierra Leone -
  1. J. B. Dauda (2010–2012)
  2. Samura Kamara (2012–present)
• Somalia -
  1. Mohamed Abdullahi Omaar (2010-2012)
  2. Abdullahi Haji Hassan Mohamed Nuur (2012)
  3. Fowsiyo Yussuf Haji Aadan (2012–2014)
  • Somaliland - Mohammad Abdullahi Omar (2010–2013)
  • Puntland - Daud Mohamed Omar (2010–2014)
• South Africa - Maite Nkoana-Mashabane (2009–present)
• South Sudan - Nhial Deng Nhial (2011–2013)
• Sudan - Ali Karti (2010–2015)
• Swaziland - Mtiti Fakudze (2011–2013)
• Tanzania – Bernard Membe (2007–2015)
• Togo - Elliott Ohin (2010–2013)
• Tunisia - Rafik Abdessalem (2011–2013)
• Uganda -
  • Sam Kutesa (2005–present)
  • Henry Oryem Okello (acting) (2011–2012)
• Zambia -
  1. Chishimba Kambwili (2011–2012)
  2. Given Lubinda (2012–2013)
• Zimbabwe - Simbarashe Mumbengegwi (2005–present)

Asia

• Afghanistan - Zalmai Rassoul (2010–2013)
• Armenia - Eduard Nalbandyan (2008–present)
• Azerbaijan - Elmar Mammadyarov (2004–present)
  • Nagorno-Karabakh -
    1. Vasily Atajanyan (acting) (2011–2012)
    2. Karen Mirzoyan (2012–present)
• Bahrain - Sheikh Khalid ibn Ahmad Al Khalifah (2005–present)
• Bangladesh – Dipu Moni (2009–2013)
• Bhutan - Ugyen Tshering (2008–2013)
• Brunei - Pengiran Muda Mohamed Bolkiah (1984–2015)
• Cambodia - Hor Namhong (1998–present)
• China - Yang Jiechi (2007–2013)
• East Timor -
  1. Zacarias da Costa (2007–2012)
  2. José Luís Guterres (2012–2015)
• Georgia
  1. Grigol Vashadze (2008–2012)
  2. Maia Panjikidze (2012–2014)
  • Abkhazia - Viacheslav Chirikba (2011–present)
  • South Ossetia
    1. Murat Dzhioyev (1998–2012)
    2. David Sanakoyev (2012–present)
• India
  1. S. M. Krishna (2009–2012)
  2. Salman Khurshid (2012–2014)
• Indonesia - Marty Natalegawa (2009–2014)
• Iran - Ali Akbar Salehi (2010–2013)
• Iraq - Hoshyar Zebari (2003–2014)
  • Kurdistan - Falah Mustafa Bakir (2006–present)
• Israel -
  1. Avigdor Lieberman (2009–2012)
  2. Benjamin Netanyahu (2012–2013)
  • Palestinian Authority - Riyad al-Maliki (2007–present)
    • Gaza Strip (in rebellion against the Palestinian National Authority)
      1. Muhammad Awad (2011–2012)
      2. Ismail Haniyeh (acting) (2012–present)
• Japan -
  1. Kōichirō Gemba (2011–2012)
  2. Fumio Kishida (2012–present)
• Jordan - Nasser Judeh (2009–present)
• Kazakhstan –
  1. Yerzhan Kazykhanov (2011–2012)
  2. Erlan Idrissov (2012–present)
• North Korea - Pak Ui-chun (2007–2014)
• South Korea - Kim Sung-hwan (2010–2013)
• Kuwait - Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah (2011–present)
• Kyrgyzstan -
  1. Ruslan Kazakbayev (2010–2012)
  2. Erlan Abdyldayev (2012–present)
• Laos - Thongloun Sisoulith (2006–present)
• Lebanon - Adnan Mansour (2011–2014)
• Malaysia - Anifah Aman (2009–present)
• Maldives -
  1. Ahmed Naseem (2011–2012)
  2. Abdul Samad Abdulla (2012–2013)
• Mongolia -
  1. Gombojavyn Zandanshatar (2009–2012)
  2. Luvsanvandan Bold (2012–2014)
• Myanmar - Wunna Maung Lwin (2011–present)
• Nepal - Narayan Kaji Shrestha (2011–2013)
• Oman - Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah (1982–present)
• Pakistan - Hina Rabbani Khar (2011–2013)
• Philippines - Albert del Rosario (2011–present)
• Qatar - Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani (1992–2013)
• Saudi Arabia - Prince Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1975–2015
• Singapore - K. Shanmugam (2011–2015)
• Sri Lanka - G. L. Peiris (2010–2015)
• Syria - Walid Muallem (2006–present)
• Taiwan -
  1. Timothy Yang (2009–2012)
  2. David Lin (2012–present)
• Tajikistan - Khamrokhon Zaripov (2006–2013)
• Thailand - Surapong Tovichakchaikul (2011–2014)
• Turkey - Ahmet Davutoğlu (2009–2014)
• Turkmenistan - Raşit Meredow (2001–present)
• United Arab Emirates - Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (2006–present)
• Uzbekistan -
  1. Elyor Ganiyev (2010–2012)
  2. Abdulaziz Komilov (2012–present)
• Vietnam - Phạm Bình Minh (2011–present)
• Yemen - Abu Bakr al-Qirbi (2001–2014)

Europe

• Albania -
  1. Edmond Haxhinasto (2010–2012)
  2. Edmond Panariti (2012–2013)
• Andorra - Gilbert Saboya Sunyé (2011–present)
• Austria - Michael Spindelegger (2008–2013)
• Belarus
  1. Sergei Martynov (2003–2012)
  2. Vladimir Makei (2012–present)
• Belgium - Didier Reynders (2011–present)
  • Brussels-Capital Region - Jean-Luc Vanraes (2009–2013)
  • Flanders - Kris Peeters (2008–2014)
  • Wallonia - Rudy Demotte (2009-2014)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina -
  1. Sven Alkalaj (2007–2012)
  2. Zlatko Lagumdžija (2012–2015)
• Bulgaria - Nikolay Mladenov (2010–2013)
• Croatia - Vesna Pusić (2011–present)
• Cyprus - Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis (2011–2013)
  • Northern Cyprus - Hüseyin Özgürgün (2009–2013)
• Czech Republic - Karel Schwarzenberg (2010–2013)
• Denmark - Villy Søvndal (2011–2013)
  • Greenland - Kuupik Kleist (2009–2013)
  • Faroe Islands - Kaj Leo Johannesen (2011–2015)
• Estonia - Urmas Paet (2005–2014)
• Finland - Erkki Tuomioja (2011–2015)
• France -
  1. Alain Juppé (2011–2012)
  2. Laurent Fabius (2012–2016)
• Germany - Guido Westerwelle (2009–2013)
• Greece -
  1. Stavros Dimas (2011–2012)
  2. Petros Molyviatis (2012)
  3. Dimitris Avramopoulos (2012–2013)
• Hungary - János Martonyi (2010–2014)
• Iceland - Össur Skarphéðinsson (2009–2013)
• Ireland - Eamon Gilmore (2011–2014)
• Italy - Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata (2011–2013)
• Latvia - Edgars Rinkēvičs (2011–present)
• Liechtenstein - Aurelia Frick (2009–present)
• Lithuania -
  1. Audronius Ažubalis (2010–2012)
  2. Linas Antanas Linkevičius (2012–present)
• Luxembourg - Jean Asselborn (2004–present)
• Macedonia - Nikola Poposki (2011–present)
• Malta
  1. Tonio Borg (2008–2012)
  2. Francis Zammit Dimech (2012–2013)
• Moldova - Iurie Leancă (2009–2013)
  • Transnistria -
    1. Vladimir Yastrebchak (2008–2012)
    2. Nina Shtanski (2012–2015)
• Monaco - José Badia (2011–2015)
• Montenegro -
  1. Milan Roćen (2006–2012)
  2. Nebojša Kaluđerović (2012)
  3. Igor Lukšić (2012–present)
• Netherlands -
  1. Uri Rosenthal (2010–2012)
  2. Frans Timmermans (2012–2014)
• Norway -
  1. Jonas Gahr Støre (2005–2012)
  2. Espen Barth Eide (2012–2013)
• Poland - Radosław Sikorski (2007–2014)
• Portugal - Paulo Portas (2011–2013)
• Romania -
  1. Teodor Baconschi (2009–2012)
  2. Cristian Diaconescu (2012)
  3. Andrei Marga (2012)
  4. Titus Corlăţean (2012–2014)
• Russia - Sergey Lavrov (2004–present)
• San Marino
  1. Antonella Mularoni (2008–2012)
  2. Pasquale Valentini (2012–present)
• Serbia -
  1. Vuk Jeremić (2007–2012)
  2. Ivan Mrkić (2012–2014)
  • Kosovo - Enver Hoxhaj (2011–2014)
• Slovakia -
  1. Mikuláš Dzurinda (2010–2012)
  2. Miroslav Lajčák (2012–present)
• Slovenia -
  1. Samuel Žbogar (2008–2012)
  2. Karl Erjavec (2012–present)
• Spain - José García-Margallo y Marfil (2011–present)
  • Catalonia - Francesc Homs Molist (2012–2015)
• Sweden - Carl Bildt (2006–2014)
• Switzerland - Didier Burkhalter (2012–present)
• Ukraine
  1. Kostyantyn Gryshchenko (2010–2012)
  2. Leonid Kozhara (2012–2014)
• United Kingdom - William Hague (2010–2014)
  • Scotland - Fiona Hyslop (2009–present)
• Vatican City - Archbishop Dominique Mamberti (2006–2014)

North America and the Caribbean

• Antigua and Barbuda - Baldwin Spencer (2005–2014)
• The Bahamas -
  1. Brent Symonette (2007–2012)
  2. Fred Mitchell (2012–present)
• Barbados - Maxine McClean (2008–present)
• Belize - Wilfred Elrington (2008–present)
• Canada - John Baird (2011–2015)
  • Quebec -
    1. Monique Gagnon-Tremblay (2010–2012)
    2. Jean-François Lisée (2012–2014)
• Costa Rica - Enrique Castillo (2011–2014)
• Cuba - Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla (2009–present)
• Dominica - Roosevelt Skerrit (2010–2014)
• Dominican Republic - Carlos Morales Troncoso (2004–2014)
• El Salvador - Hugo Martínez (2009–2013)
• Grenada -
  1. Karl Hood (2010–2012)
  2. Tillman Thomas (2012–2013)
• Guatemala -
  1. Haroldo Rodas (2008–2012)
  2. Harold Caballeros (2012–2013)
• Haiti -
  1. Laurent Lamothe (2011–2012)
  2. Pierre Richard Casimir (2012–2014)
• Honduras - Arturo Corrales (2011–2013)
• Jamaica -
  1. Kenneth Baugh (2007–2012)
  2. Arnold Nicholson (2012–present)
• Mexico
  1. Patricia Espinosa (2006–2012)
  2. José Antonio Meade Kuribreña (2012–2015)
• Nicaragua - Samuel Santos López (2007–present)
• Panama -
  1. Roberto Henríquez (2011–2012)
  2. Francisco Álvarez De Soto (acting) (2012)
  3. Rómulo Roux (2012–2013)
• Saint Kitts and Nevis - Sam Condor (2010–2013)
• Saint Lucia - Alva Baptiste (2011–present)
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Douglas Slater (2010–2013)
• Trinidad and Tobago -
  1. Surujrattan Rambachan (2010–2012)
  2. Winston Dookeran (2012–2015)
• United States of America - Hillary Clinton (2009–2013)

Oceania

• Australia -
  1. Kevin Rudd (2010–2012)
  2. Craig Emerson (acting) (2012)
  3. Bob Carr (2012–2013)
• Fiji - Ratu Inoke Kubuabola (2009–present)
• French Polynesia - Oscar Temaru (2011–2013)
• Kiribati - Anote Tong (2003–present)
• Marshall Islands -
  1. John Silk (2009–2012)
  2. Phillip H. Muller (2012–2014)
• Micronesia - Lorin S. Robert (2007–present)
• Nauru -
  1. Sprent Dabwido (2011–2012)
  2. Kieren Keke (2012–2013)
• New Zealand - Murray McCully (2008–present)
  • Cook Islands - Tom Marsters (2010–2013)
  • Niue - Toke Talagi (2008–present)
  • Tokelau -
    1. Foua Toloa (2011–2012)
    2. Kerisiano Kalolo (2012–2013)
• Palau - Victor Yano (2010–2013)
• Papua New Guinea -
  1. Ano Pala (2011–2012) / Paru Aihi (2011–2012) (rival government)
  2. Sir Puka Temu (2012)
  3. Rimbink Pato (2012–present)
• Samoa - Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi (1998–present)
• Solomon Islands -
  1. Peter Shanel Agovaka (2010–2012)
  2. Clay Forau Soalaoi (2012–2014)
• Tonga - Sialeʻataongo Tuʻivakanō (2010–2014)
• Tuvalu - Apisai Ielemia (2010–2013)
• Vanuatu - Alfred Carlot (2011–2013)

South America

• Argentina - Héctor Timerman (2010–present)
• Bolivia - David Choquehuanca (2006–present)
• Brazil - Antonio Patriota (2011–2013)
• Chile - Alfredo Moreno Charme (2010–2014)
• Colombia - María Ángela Holguín (2010–present)
• Ecuador - Ricardo Patiño (2010–present)
• Guyana - Carolyn Rodrigues (2008–2015)
• Paraguay -
  1. Jorge Lara Castro (2011–2012)
  2. José Félix Fernández Estigarribia (2012–2013)
• Peru - Rafael Roncagliolo (2011–2013)
• Suriname - Winston Lackin (2010–2015)
• Uruguay - Luis Almagro (2010–2015)
• Venezuela - Nicolás Maduro (2006–2013)

References

• http://rulers.org