List of foreign ministers in 2008
This is a list of foreign ministers in 2008.
Africa
- Algeria – Mourad Medelci (2007–2013)
- Angola –
- João Bernardo de Miranda (1999–2008)
- Assunção dos Anjos (2008–2010)
- Benin –
- Moussa Okanla (2007–2008)
- Jean-Marie Ehouzou (2008–2011)
- Botswana –
- Mompati Merafhe (1994–2008)
- Phandu Skelemani (2008–2014)
- Burkina Faso –
- Djibril Bassolé (2007–2008)
- Alain Bédouma Yoda (2008–2011)
- Burundi – Antoinette Batumubwira (2005–2009)
- Cameroon – Henri Eyebe Ayissi (2007–2011)
- Cape Verde –
- Víctor Borges (2004–2008)
- José Brito (2008–2011)
- Central African Republic –
- Côme Zoumara (2006–2008)
- Dieudonné Kombo Yaya (2008–2009)
- Chad –
- Ahmad Allam-Mi (2005–2008)
- Moussa Faki (2008–2017)
- Comoros – Ahmed Ben Said Jaffar (2006–2010)
- Republic of Congo – Basile Ikouébé (2007–2015)
- Democratic Republic of Congo –
- Antipas Mbusa Nyamwisi (2007–2008)
- Alexis Thambwe Mwamba (2008–2012)
- Côte d'Ivoire – Youssouf Bakayoko (2006–2010)
- Djibouti – Mahamoud Ali Youssouf (2005–present)
- Egypt – Ahmed Aboul Gheit (2004–2011)
- Equatorial Guinea – Pastor Micha Ondó Bile (2003–2012)
- Eritrea – Osman Saleh Mohammed (2007–present)
- Ethiopia – Seyoum Mesfin (1991–2010)
- Gabon –
- Jean Ping (1999–2008)
- Laure Olga Gondjout (2008)
- Paul Toungui (2008–2012)
- The Gambia –
- Crispin Grey-Johnson (2007–2008)
- Omar Touray (2008–2009)
- Ghana – Akwasi Osei-Adjei (2007–2009)
- Guinea –
- Kabèlè Abdoul Camara (2007–2008)
- Amadou Lamarana Bah (2008–2009)
- Guinea-Bissau – Maria da Conceição Nobre Cabral (2007–2009)
- Kenya –
- Raphael Tuju (2005–2008)
- Moses Wetangula (2008–2012)
- Lesotho – Mohlabi Tsekoa (2007–2015)
- Liberia – Olubanke King-Akerele (2007–2010)
- Libya – Abdel Rahman Shalgham (2000–2009)
- Madagascar – Marcel Ranjeva (2002–2009)
- Malawi – Joyce Banda (2006–2009)
- Mali – Moctar Ouane (2004–2011)
- Mauritania –
- Mohamed Saleck Ould Mohamed Lemine (2007–2008)
- Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna (2008)
- Abdallahi Hassen Ben Hmeida (2008)
- Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou (2008–2009)
- Mauritius –
- Madan Dulloo (2005–2008)
- Navin Ramgoolam (acting) (2008)
- Arvin Boolell (2008–2014)
- Morocco – Taieb Fassi Fihri (2007–2012)
- Western Sahara – Mohamed Salem Ould Salek (1998–present)
- Mozambique –
- Alcinda Abreu (2005–2008)
- Oldemiro Balói (2008–2017)
- Namibia – Marco Hausiku (2004–2010)
- Niger – Aïchatou Mindaoudou (2001–2010)
- Nigeria – Ojo Maduekwe (2007–2010)
- Rwanda –
- Charles Murigande (2002–2008)
- Rosemary Museminari (2008–2009)
- São Tomé and Príncipe –
- Ovídio Manuel Barbosa Pequeno (2007–2008)
- Carlos Tiny (2008–2010)
- Senegal – Cheikh Tidiane Gadio (2000–2009)
- Seychelles – Patrick Pillay (2005–2009)
- Sierra Leone – Zainab Bangura (2007–2010)
- Somalia –
- Muhammad Ali Hamoud (2007–2008)
- Ali Ahmed Jama Jangali (2008–2009)
- Somaliland – Abdillahi Mohamed Duale (2006–2010)
- Puntland – Ali Abdi Aware (2007–2008)
- South Africa – Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (1999–2009)
- Sudan – Deng Alor (2007–2010)
- Swaziland –
- Moses Mathendele Dlamini (2006–2008)
- Lutfo Dlamini (2008–2011)
- Tanzania – Bernard Membe (2007–2015)
- Togo –
- Léopold Gnininvi (2007–2008)
- Kofi Esaw (2008–2010)
- Tunisia – Abdelwahab Abdallah (2005–2010)
- Uganda – Sam Kutesa (2005–2021)
- Western Sahara – Mohamed Salem Ould Salek (1998–2023)
- Zambia – Kabinga Pande (2007–2011)
- Zimbabwe – Simbarashe Mumbengegwi (2005–2017)
Asia
- Afghanistan – Rangin Dadfar Spanta (2006–2010)
- Armenia –
- Vartan Oskanian (1998–2008)
- Eduard Nalbandyan (2008–2018)
- Azerbaijan – Elmar Mammadyarov (2004–2020)
- Nagorno-Karabakh – Georgy Petrosyan (2005–2011)
- Bahrain – Sheikh Khalid ibn Ahmad Al Khalifah (2005–2020)
- Bangladesh – Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury (2007–2009)
- Bhutan –
- Yeshey Dorji (acting) (2007–2008)
- Ugyen Tshering (2008–2013)
- Brunei – Pengiran Muda Mohamed Bolkiah (1984–2015)
- Cambodia – Hor Namhong (1998–2016)
- China – Yang Jiechi (2007–2013)
- East Timor – Zacarias da Costa (2007–2012)
- Georgia –
- Gela Bezhuashvili (2005–2008)
- Davit Bakradze (2008)
- Ekaterine Tkeshelashvili (2008)
- Grigol Vashadze (2008–2012)
- Abkhazia – Sergei Shamba (2004–2010)
- South Ossetia – Murat Dzhioyev (1998–2012)
- India – Pranab Mukherjee (2006–2009)
- Indonesia – Hassan Wirajuda (2001–2009)
- Iran – Manouchehr Mottaki (2005–2010)
- Iraq – Hoshyar Zebari (2003–2014)
- Kurdistan – Falah Mustafa Bakir (2006–2019)
- Israel – Tzipi Livni (2006–2009)
- Palestinian Authority – Riyad al-Maliki (2007–present)
- Japan –
- Masahiko Kōmura (2007–2008)
- Hirofumi Nakasone (2008–2009)
- Jordan – Salah Bashir (2007–2009)
- Kazakhstan – Marat Tazhin (2007–2009)
- North Korea – Pak Ui-chun (2007–2014)
- South Korea –
- Song Min-soon (2006–2008)
- Yu Myung-hwan (2008–2010)
- Kuwait – Sheikh Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah (2003–2011)
- Kyrgyzstan – Ednan Karabayev (2007–2009)
- Laos – Thongloun Sisoulith (2006–2016)
- Lebanon –
- Fawzi Salloukh (2005–2009)
- Tarek Mitri (acting) (2006–2008)
- Malaysia –
- Syed Hamid Albar (1999–2008)
- Rais Yatim (2008–2009)
- Maldives –
- Abdullah Shahid (2007–2008)
- Ahmed Shaheed (2008–2011)
- Mongolia –
- Sanjaasürengiin Oyuun (2007–2008)
- Sükhbaataryn Batbold (2008–2009)
- Myanmar – Nyan Win (2004–2011)
- Nepal –
- Sahana Pradhan (2007–2008)
- Upendra Yadav (2008–2009)
- Oman – Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah (1982–3030)
- Pakistan –
- Inam-ul-Haq (2007–2008)
- Shah Mehmood Qureshi (2008–2011)
- Philippines – Alberto Romulo (2004–2011)
- Qatar – Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani (1992–2013)
- Saudi Arabia – Prince Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1975–2015)
- Singapore – George Yeo (2004–2011)
- Sri Lanka – Rohitha Bogollagama (2007–2010)
- Syria – Walid Muallem (2006–2020)
- Taiwan –
- James C. F. Huang (2006–2008)
- Francisco Ou (2008–2009)
- Tajikistan – Khamrokhon Zaripov (2006–2013)
- Thailand –
- Nitya Pibulsonggram (2006–2008)
- Noppadon Pattama (2008)
- Tej Bunnag (2008)
- Saroj Chavanavirat (2008)
- Sompong Amornwiwat (2008)
- Kasit Piromya (2008–2011)
- Turkmenistan – Raşit Meredow (2001–present)
- United Arab Emirates – Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (2006–present)
- Uzbekistan – Vladimir Norov (2006–2010)
- Vietnam – Phạm Gia Khiêm (2006–2011)
- Yemen – Abu Bakr al-Qirbi (2001–2014)
Europe
- Albania – Lulzim Basha (2007–2009)
- Andorra – Meritxell Mateu i Pi (2007–2009)
- Austria –
- Ursula Plassnik (2004–2008)
- Michael Spindelegger (2008–2013)
- Belarus – Sergei Martynov (2003–2012)
- Belgium – Karel De Gucht (2004–2009)
- Brussels-Capital Region – Guy Vanhengel (2000–2009)
- Flanders –
- Geert Bourgeois (2004–2008)
- Kris Peeters (2008–2014)
- Wallonia – Marie-Dominique Simonet (2004–2009)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina – Sven Alkalaj (2007–2012)
- Bulgaria – Ivailo Kalfin (2005–2009)
- Croatia –
- Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović (2005–2008)
- Gordan Jandroković (2008–2011)
- Cyprus –
- Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis (2007–2008)
- Markos Kyprianou (2008–2011)
- Northern Cyprus – Turgay Avcı (2006–2009)
- Czech Republic – Karel Schwarzenberg (2007–2009)
- Denmark – Per Stig Møller (2001–2010)
- Greenland –
- Aleqa Hammond (2007–2008)
- Per Berthelsen (2008–2009)
- Faroe Islands –
- Høgni Hoydal (2008)
- Jørgen Niclasen (2008–2011)
- Greenland –
- Estonia – Urmas Paet (2005–2014)
- Finland –
- Ilkka Kanerva (2007–2008)
- Alexander Stubb (2008–2011)
- France – Bernard Kouchner (2007–2010)
- Germany – Frank-Walter Steinmeier (2005–2009)
- Greece – Dora Bakoyannis (2006–2009)
- Hungary – Kinga Göncz (2006–2009)
- Iceland – Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir (2007–2009)
- Ireland –
- Dermot Ahern (2004–2008)
- Micheál Martin (2008–2011)
- Italy –
- Massimo D'Alema (2006–2008)
- Franco Frattini (2008–2011)
- Latvia – Māris Riekstiņš (2007–2010)
- Liechtenstein – Rita Kieber-Beck (2005–2009)
- Lithuania –
- Petras Vaitiekūnas (2006–2008)
- Vygaudas Ušackas (2008–2010)
- Luxembourg – Jean Asselborn (2004–present)
- Republic of Macedonia – Antonio Milošoski (2006–2011)
- Malta –
- Michael Frendo (2004–2008)
- Tonio Borg (2008–2012)
- Moldova – Andrei Stratan (2004–2009)
- Transnistria –
- Valeriy Litskai (2000–2008)
- Vladimir Yastrebchak (2008–2012)
- Transnistria –
- Monaco –
- Jean Pastorelli (2007–2008)
- Franck Biancheri (2008–2011)
- Montenegro – Milan Roćen (2006–2012)
- Netherlands – Maxime Verhagen (2007–2010)
- Norway – Jonas Gahr Støre (2005–2012)
- Poland – Radosław Sikorski (2007–2014)
- Portugal – Luís Amado (2006–2011)
- Romania –
- Adrian Cioroianu (2007–2008)
- Lazăr Comănescu (2008)
- Cristian Diaconescu (2008–2009)
- Russia – Sergey Lavrov (2004–present)
- San Marino –
- Fiorenzo Stolfi (2006–2008)
- Antonella Mularoni (2008–2012)
- Serbia – Vuk Jeremić (2007–2012)
- Kosovo – Skënder Hyseni (2008–2010)
- Slovakia – Ján Kubiš (2006–2009)
- Slovenia –
- Dimitrij Rupel (2004–2008)
- Samuel Žbogar (2008–2012)
- Spain – Miguel Ángel Moratinos (2004–2010)
- Sweden – Carl Bildt (2006–2014)
- Switzerland – Micheline Calmy-Rey (2003–2011)
- Turkey – Ali Babacan (2007–2009)
- Ukraine – Volodymyr Ohryzko (2007–2009)
- United Kingdom – David Miliband (2007–2010)
- Scotland – Linda Fabiani (2007–2009)
- Vatican City – Archbishop Dominique Mamberti (2006–2014)
North America and the Caribbean
- Antigua and Barbuda – Baldwin Spencer (2005–2014)
- The Bahamas – Brent Symonette (2007–2012)
- Barbados –
- Dame Billie Miller (1994–2008)
- Christopher Sinckler (2008)
- Maxine McClean (2008–2018)
- Belize –
- Lisa Shoman (2007–2008)
- Wilfred Elrington (2008–2020)
- Canada –
- Maxime Bernier (2007–2008)
- David Emerson (2008)
- Lawrence Cannon (2008–2011)
- Quebec –
- Monique Gagnon-Tremblay (2003–2008)
- Pierre Arcand (2008–2010)
- Costa Rica – Bruno Stagno Ugarte (2006–2010)
- Cuba – Felipe Pérez Roque (1999–2009)
- Dominica –
- Roosevelt Skerrit (2007–2008)
- Vince Henderson (2008–2010)
- Dominican Republic – Carlos Morales Troncoso (2004–2014)
- El Salvador –
- Francisco Laínez (2004–2008)
- Marisol Argueta de Barillas (2008–2009)
- Grenada –
- Elvin Nimrod (2000–2008)
- Peter David (2008–2010)
- Guatemala –
- Gert Rosenthal (2006–2008)
- Haroldo Rodas (2008–2012)
- Haiti –
- Jean Rénald Clérismé (2006–2008)
- Alrich Nicolas (2008–2009)
- Honduras –
- Milton Jiménez (2006–2008)
- Ángel Edmundo Orellana (2008–2009)
- Jamaica – Kenneth Baugh (2007–2012)
- Mexico – Patricia Espinosa (2006–2012)
- Netherlands Antilles – Emily de Jongh-Elhage (2006–2010)
- Nicaragua – Samuel Santos López (2007–2017)
- Panama – Samuel Lewis Navarro (2004–2009)
- Puerto Rico – Fernando Bonilla (2005–2009)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis –
- Timothy Harris (2001–2008)
- Denzil Douglas (2008–2010)
- Saint Lucia – Stephenson King (2007–2009)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Sir Louis Straker (2005–2010)
- Trinidad and Tobago – Paula Gopee-Scoon (2007–2010)
- United States – Condoleezza Rice (2005–2009)
Oceania
- Australia – Stephen Smith (2007–2010)
- Fiji –
- Ratu Epeli Nailatikau (2007–2008)
- Frank Bainimarama (2008–2009)
- French Polynesia –
- Oscar Temaru (2007–2008)
- Gaston Flosse (2008)
- Gaston Tong Sang (2008–2009)
- Kiribati – Anote Tong (2003–2016)
- Marshall Islands –
- Gerald Zackios (2001–2008)
- Tony deBrum (2008–2009)
- Micronesia – Lorin S. Robert (2007–2019)
- Nauru – Kieren Keke (2007–2011)
- New Zealand –
- Winston Peters (2005–2008)
- Murray McCully (2008–2017)
- Cook Islands – Wilkie Rasmussen (2005–2009)
- Niue –
- Young Vivian (2002–2008)
- Toke Talagi (2008–2020)
- Tokelau – Pio Tuia (2008–2009)
- Palau – Temmy Shmull (2001–2009)
- Papua New Guinea – Sam Abal (2007–2010)
- Samoa – Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi (1998–2021)
- Solomon Islands – William Haomae (2007–2010)
- Tonga – Sonatane Tu'a Taumoepeau Tupou (2004–2009)
- Tuvalu – Apisai Ielemia (2006–2010)
- Vanuatu –
- George Wells (2007–2008)
- Pakoa Kaltonga (2008–2009)
South America
- Argentina – Jorge Taiana (2005–2010)
- Bolivia – David Choquehuanca (2006–2017)
- Brazil – Celso Amorim (2003–2011)
- Chile – Alejandro Foxley (2006–2009)
- Colombia –
- Fernando Araújo Perdomo (2007–2008)
- Jaime Bermúdez (2008–2010)
- Ecuador –
- María Isabel Salvador (2007–2008)
- Fander Falconí (2008–2010)
- Guyana –
- Rudy Insanally (2001–2008)
- Carolyn Rodrigues (2008–2015)
- Paraguay –
- Rubén Ramírez Lezcano (2006–2008)
- Alejandro Hamed (2008–2009)
- Peru – José Antonio García Belaúnde (2006–2011)
- Suriname – Lygia Kraag-Keteldijk (2005–2010)
- Uruguay –
- Reinaldo Gargano (2005–2008)
- Gonzalo Fernández (2008–2009)
- Venezuela – Nicolás Maduro (2006–2013)