List of foreign ministers in 1997
This is a list of foreign ministers in 1997.
Africa
- Algeria - Ahmed Attaf (1996-1999)
- Angola - Venâncio da Silva Moura (1992-1999)
- Benin - Pierre Osho (1996-1998)
- Botswana - Mompati Merafhe (1994-2008)
- Burkina Faso - Ablassé Ouedraogo (1994-1999)
- Burundi - Luc Rukingama (1996-1998)
- Cameroon -
- Ferdinand Oyono (1992-1997)
- Augustin Kontchou Kouomegni (1997-2001)
- Cape Verde - Amílcar Spencer Lopes (1996-1998)
- Central African Republic -
- Michel Gbezera-Bria (1996-1997)
- Jean-Mette Yapende (1997-1999)
- Chad -
- Saleh Kebzabo (1996-1997)
- Mahamat Saleh Annadif (1997-2003)
- Comoros -
- Said Omar Said Ahmed (1996-1997)
- Mouhtar Ahmed Charif (1997)
- Ibrahim Ali Mzimba (1997-1998)
- Republic of the Congo -
- Arsène Tsaty Boungou (1995-1997)
- Rodolphe Adada (1997-2007)
- Democratic Republic of the Congo / Zaire -
- Gérard Kamanda Wa Kamanda (1996-1997)
- Bizima Karaha (1997-1998)
- Côte d'Ivoire - Amara Essy (1990-2000)
- Djibouti - Mohamed Moussa Chehem (1995-1999)
- Egypt - Amr Moussa (1991-2001)
- Equatorial Guinea - Miguel Oyono Ndong Mifumu (1993-1999)
- Eritrea -
- Petros Solomon (1994-1997)
- Haile Woldetensae (1997-2000)
- Ethiopia - Seyoum Mesfin (1991-2010)
- Gabon - Casimir Oyé-Mba (1994-1999)
- The Gambia -
- Baboucarr-Blaise Jagne (1995-1997)
- Omar Njie (1997-1998)
- Ghana -
- Obed Asamoah (1981-1997)
- Kwamena Ahwoi (1997)
- Victor Gbeho (1997-2001)
- Guinea - Lamine Camara (1996-1999)
- Guinea-Bissau - Fernando Delfim da Silva (1996-1999)
- Kenya - Kalonzo Musyoka (1993-1998)
- Lesotho - Kelebone Maope (1995-1998)
- Liberia - Monie Captan (1996-2003)
- Libya - Umar Mustafa al-Muntasir (1992-2000)
- Madagascar -
- Evariste Marson (1996-1997)
- Herizo Razafimahaleo (1997-1998)
- Malawi -
- George Ntafu (1996-1997)
- Mapopa Chipeta (1997-1999)
- Mali -
- Dioncounda Traoré (1994-1997)
- Modibo Sidibe (1997-2002)
- Mauritania -
- Lemrabott Sidi Mahmoud Ould Cheikh Ahmed (1996-1997)
- Ahmed Sidi Ould Khalifa (1997)
- Abdallahi Ould Nem (1997)
- Sow Abou Demha (1997)
- Mohamed El Hacen Ould Lebatt (1997-1998)
- Mauritius -
- Paul Bérenger (1995-1997)
- Navin Ramgoolam (1997)
- Rajkeswur Purryag (1997-2000)
- Morocco - Abdellatif Filali (1985-1999)
- Western Sahara -
- Malainine Sadik (1995-1997)
- Bachir Mustafa Sayed (1997-1998)
- Western Sahara -
- Mozambique - Leonardo Simão (1994-2005)
- Namibia - Theo-Ben Gurirab (1990-2002)
- Niger -
- Ibrahim Hassane Mayaki (1996-1997)
- Maman Sambo Sidikou (1997-1999)
- Nigeria - Tom Ikimi (1995-1998)
- Rwanda - Anastase Gasana (1994-1999)
- São Tomé and Príncipe - Homero Jeronimo Salvaterra (1996-1999)
- Senegal - Moustapha Niasse (1993-1998)
- Seychelles -
- Danielle de St. Jorre (1989-1997)
- France-Albert René (1997)
- Jérémie Bonnelame (1997-2005)
- Sierra Leone -
- Shirley Gbujama (1996-1997)
- Paolo Bangura (1997-1998)
- Somalia - no central government
- Somaliland - Mahmud Salah Nur (1997-2001)
- South Africa - Alfred Baphethuxolo Nzo (1994-1999)
- Sudan - Ali Osman Taha (1995-1998)
- Swaziland - Arthur Khoza (1995-1998)
- Tanzania - Jakaya Kikwete (1995-2006)
- Togo - Koffi Panou (1996-1998)
- Tunisia -
- Habib Ben Yahia (1991-1997)
- Abderrahim Zouari (1997)
- Said Ben Mustapha (1997-1999)
- Uganda - Eriya Kategaya (1996-2001)
- Zambia -
- Lawrence Shimba (1996-1997)
- Keli Walubita (1997-2002)
- Zimbabwe - Stan Mudenge (1995-2005)
Asia
- Afghanistan -
- Mohammad Ghous (1996-1997)
- Mullah Abdul Jalil (1997-1998)
- Armenia - Alexander Arzumanyan (1996-1998)
- Azerbaijan - Hasan Hasanov (1993-1998)
- Nagorno-Karabakh -
- Arkadi Ghukasyan (1993-1997)
- Naira Melkumyan (1997-2002)
- Nagorno-Karabakh -
- Bahrain - Sheikh Muhammad ibn Mubarak ibn Hamad Al Khalifah (1971-2005)
- Bangladesh - Abdus Samad Azad (1996-2001)
- Bhutan - Dawa Tsering (1972-1998)
- Brunei - Pengiran Muda Mohamed Bolkiah (1984–2015)
- Cambodia - Ung Huot (1994-1998)
- China - Qian Qichen (1988-1998)
- Georgia - Irakli Menagarishvili (1995-2003)
- Abkhazia -
- Konstantin Ozgan (1996-1997)
- Sergei Shamba (1997-2004)
- Abkhazia -
- India - I. K. Gujral (1996-1998)
- Indonesia - Ali Alatas (1988-1999)
- Iran -
- Ali Akbar Velayati (1981-1997)
- Kamal Kharazi (1997-2005)
- Iraq - Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf (1992-2001)
- Israel - David Levy (1996-1998)
- Japan -
- Yukihiko Ikeda (1996-1997)
- Keizō Obuchi (1997-1998)
- Jordan -
- Abdul Karim al-Kabariti (1995-1997)
- Fayez al-Tarawneh (1997-1998)
- Kazakhstan - Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (1994-1999)
- North Korea - Kim Yong-nam (1983-1998)
- South Korea - Yu Jong-ha (1996-1998)
- Kuwait - Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1978-2003)
- Kyrgyzstan -
- Roza Otunbayeva (1994-1997)
- Muratbek Imanaliyev (1997-2002)
- Laos - Somsavat Lengsavad (1993-2006)
- Lebanon - Farès Boueiz (1992-1998)
- Malaysia - Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (1991-1999)
- Maldives - Fathulla Jameel (1978-2005)
- Mongolia -
- Mendsaikhany Enkhsaikhan (1996-1997)
- Shukher Altangerel (1997-1998)
- Myanmar - Ohn Gyaw (1991-1998)
- Nepal -
- Prakash Chandra Lohani (1995-1997)
- Kamal Thapa (1997-1998)
- Oman - Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah (1982–2020)
- Pakistan -
- Sahabzada Yaqub Khan (1996-1997)
- Gohar Ayub Khan (1997-1998)
- Philippines - Domingo Siazon, Jr. (1995-2001)
- Qatar - Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani (1992-2013)
- Saudi Arabia - Prince Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1975–2015)
- Singapore - S. Jayakumar (1994-2004)
- Sri Lanka - Lakshman Kadirgamar (1994-2001)
- Syria - Farouk al-Sharaa (1984-2006)
- Taiwan -
- John Chiang (1996-1997)
- Jason Hu (1997-1999)
- Tajikistan - Talbak Nazarov (1994-2006)
- Thailand -
- Prachuab Chaiyasan (1996-1997)
- Surin Pitsuwan (1997-2001)
- Turkey -
- Tansu Çiller (1996-1997)
- İsmail Cem (1997-2002)
- Turkmenistan - Boris Şyhmyradow (1995-2000)
- United Arab Emirates - Rashid Abdullah Al Nuaimi (1980-2006)
- Uzbekistan - Abdulaziz Komilov (1994-2003)
- Vietnam - Nguyễn Mạnh Cầm (1991-2000)
- Yemen - Abd al-Karim al-Iryani (1994-1998)
Australia and Oceania
- Australia - Alexander Downer (1996-2007)
- Fiji -
- Filipe Bole (1994-1997)
- Berenado Vunibobo (1997-1999)
- Kiribati - Teburoro Tito (1994-2003)
- Marshall Islands - Phillip H. Muller (1994-2000)
- Micronesia -
- Asterio R. Takesy (1996-1997)
- Epel K. Ilon (1997-2000)
- Nauru -
- Rueben Kun (1996-1997)
- Kinza Clodumar (1997-1998)
- New Zealand - Don McKinnon (1990-1999)
- Cook Islands - Inatio Akaruru (1989-1999)
- Palau - Sabino Anastacio (1997-2000)
- Papua New Guinea -
- Kilroy Genia (1996-1997)
- Chris Haiveta (1997)
- Roy Yaki (1997-1999)
- Solomon Islands -
- David Sitai (1996-1997)
- Patterson Oti (1997-2000)
- Tonga - Prince Tupouto'a Tungi (1979-1998)
- Tuvalu - Bikenibeu Paeniu (1996-1999)
- Vanuatu -
- Willie Jimmy (1996-1997)
- Amos Andeng (1997)
- Vital Soksok (1997-1998)
- Western Samoa - Tofilau Eti Alesana (1988-1998)
Europe
- Albania -
- Tritan Shehu (1996-1997)
- Arjan Starova (1997)
- Paskal Milo (1997-2001)
- Andorra -
- Manuel Mas Ribó (1994-1997)
- Albert Pintat (1997-2001)
- Austria - Wolfgang Schüssel (1995-2000)
- Belarus -
- Uladzimir Syanko (1994-1997)
- Ivan Antanovich (1997-1998)
- Belgium - Erik Derycke (1995-1999)
- Brussels-Capital Region - Jos Chabert (1989-1999)
- Flanders - Luc Van den Brande (1992-1999)
- Wallonia - William Ancion (1996-1999)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina - Jadranko Prlić (1996-2001)
- Republika Srpska - Aleksa Buha (1992-1998)
- Bulgaria -
- Irina Bokova (acting) (1996-1997)
- Stoyan Stalev (1997)
- Nadezhda Mihailova (1997-2001)
- Croatia - Mate Granić (1993-2000)
- Cyprus -
- Alekos Michaelides (1993-1997)
- Ioannis Kasoulidis (1997-2003)
- Northern Cyprus - Taner Etkin (1996-1998)
- Czech Republic -
- Josef Zieleniec (1992-1997)
- Jaroslav Šedivý (1997-1998)
- Denmark - Niels Helveg Petersen (1993-2000)
- Estonia - Toomas Hendrik Ilves (1996-1998)
- Finland - Tarja Halonen (1995-2000)
- France -
- Hervé de Charette (1995-1997)
- Hubert Védrine (1997-2002)
- Germany - Klaus Kinkel (1992-1998)
- Greece - Theodoros Pangalos (1996-1999)
- Hungary - László Kovács (1994-1998)
- Iceland - Halldór Ásgrímsson (1995-2004)
- Ireland -
- Dick Spring (1994-1997)
- Ray Burke (1997)
- David Andrews (1997-2000)
- Italy - Lamberto Dini (1996-2001)
- Latvia - Valdis Birkavs (1994-1999)
- Liechtenstein - Andrea Willi (1993-2001)
- Lithuania - Algirdas Saudargas (1996-2000)
- Luxembourg - Jacques Poos (1984-1999)
- Republic of Macedonia -
- Ljubomir Frckovski (1996-1997)
- Blagoje Handžiski (1997-1998)
- Malta - George Vella (1996-1998)
- Moldova -
- Mihai Popov (1994-1997)
- Nicolae Tăbăcaru (1997-2000)
- Netherlands - Hans van Mierlo (1994-1998)
- Norway -
- Bjørn Tore Godal (1994-1997)
- Knut Vollebæk (1997-2000)
- Poland -
- Dariusz Rosati (1995-1997)
- Bronisław Geremek (1997-2000)
- Portugal - Jaime Gama (1995-2002)
- Romania -
- Adrian Severin (1996-1997)
- Andrei Pleşu (1997-1999)
- Russia - Yevgeny Primakov (1996-1998)
- Chechnya -
- Ruslan Chimayev (1996-1997)
- Movladi Udugo (1997-1998)
- Chechnya -
- San Marino - Gabriele Gatti (1986-2002)
- Slovakia -
- Pavol Hamžík (1996-1997)
- Zdenka Kramplová (1997-1998)
- Slovenia -
- Davorin Kračun (1996-1997)
- Zoran Thaler (1997)
- Boris Frlec (1997-2000)
- Spain - Abel Matutes (1996-2000)
- Sweden - Lena Hjelm-Wallén (1994-1998)
- Switzerland - Flavio Cotti (1993-1999)
- Ukraine - Hennadiy Udovenko (1994-1998)
- United Kingdom -
- Malcolm Rifkind (1995-1997)
- Robin Cook (1997-2001)
- Vatican City - Archbishop Jean-Louis Tauran (1990-2003)
- Yugoslavia - Milan Milutinović (1995-1998)
- Montenegro -
- Janko Jeknić (1995-1997)
- Branko Perović (1997-2000)
- Montenegro -
North America and the Caribbean
- Antigua and Barbuda - Lester Bird (1991-2004)
- The Bahamas - Janet Bostwick (1994-2002)
- Barbados - Billie Miller (1994-2008)
- Belize - Dean Barrow (1993-1998)
- Canada - Lloyd Axworthy (1996-2000)
- Quebec - Sylvain Simard (1996-1998)
- Costa Rica - Fernando Naranjo Villalobos (1994-1998)
- Cuba - Roberto Robaina (1993-1999)
- Dominica - Edison James (1995-1998)
- Dominican Republic - Eduardo Latorre Rodríguez (1996-2000)
- El Salvador - Ramón Ernesto González Giner (1995-1999)
- Grenada -
- Keith Mitchell (1995-1997)
- Raphael Fletcher (1997-1998)
- Guatemala - Eduardo Stein (1996-2000)
- Haiti - Fritz Longchamp (1995-2001)
- Honduras - Delmer Urbizo Panting (1995-1998)
- Jamaica - Seymour Mullings (1995-2000)
- Mexico - José Ángel Gurría (1994-1998)
- Nicaragua -
- Ernesto Leal (1992-1997)
- Emilio Álvarez Montalván (1997-1998)
- Panama - Ricardo Alberto Arias (1996-1998)
- Puerto Rico – Norma Burgos (1995–1999)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis - Denzil Douglas (1995-2000)
- Saint Lucia -
- Vaughan Lewis (1996-1997)
- George Odlum (1997-2001)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Alpian Allen (1994-1998)
- Trinidad and Tobago - Ralph Maraj (1995-2000)
- United States -
- Warren Christopher (1993-1997)
- Madeleine Albright (1997-2001)
South America
- Argentina - Guido di Tella (1991-1999)
- Bolivia -
- Antonio Araníbar Quiroga (1993-1997)
- Javier Murillo de la Rocha (1997-2001)
- Brazil - Luiz Felipe Palmeira Lampreia (1995-2001)
- Chile - José Miguel Insulza (1994-1999)
- Colombia - María Emma Mejía Vélez (1996-1998)
- Ecuador -
- Galo Leoro Franco (1994-1997)
- José Ayala Lasso (1997-1999)
- Guyana - Clement Rohee (1992-2001)
- Paraguay - Rubén Melgarejo Lanzoni (1996-1998)
- Peru -
- Francisco Tudela (1995-1997)
- Eduardo Ferrero Costa (1997-1998)
- Suriname -
- Faried Pierkhan (1996-1997)
- Errol Snijders (1997-2000)
- Uruguay - Álvaro Ramos Trigo (1995-1998)
- Venezuela - Miguel Ángel Burelli Rivas (1994-1999)