List of foreign ministers in 2018

This is a list of foreign ministers in 2018.

Africa

• Algeria - Abdelkader Messahel (2017–2019)
• Angola - Manuel Domingos Augusto (2017–2020)
• Benin - Aurélien Agbénonci (2016–present)
• Botswana -
  1. Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi (2014–2018)
  2. Vincent T. Seretse (2018)
  3. Unity Dow (2018–present)
• Burkina Faso - Alpha Barry (2016–present)
• Burundi -
  1. Alain Aimé Nyamitwe (2015–2018)
  2. Ezéchiel Nibigira (2018–present)
• Cameroon- Lejeune Mbella Mbella (2015–present)
• Cape Verde - Luís Felipe Tavares (2016–present)
• Central African Republic -
  1. Charles-Armel Doubane (2016–2018)
  2. Sylvie Baïpo-Temon (2018–present)
• Chad - Mahamat Zene Cherif (2017–present)
• Comoros - Mohamed El-Amine Souef (2017–present)
• Congo–Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo) - Jean-Claude Gakosso (2015–present)
• Congo–Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo) - Léonard She Okitundu (2016–present)
• Djibouti - Mahamoud Ali Youssouf (2005–present)
• Egypt - Sameh Shoukry (2014–present)
• Equatorial Guinea -
  1. Agapito Mba Mokuy (2012–2018)
  2. Simeón Oyono Esono Angue (2018–present)
• Eritrea - Osman Saleh Mohammed (2007–present)
• Ethiopia - Workneh Gebeyehu (2016–2019)
• Gabon -
  1. Noël Nelson Messone (2017–2018)
  2. Régis Immongault Tatangani (2018–present)
• The Gambia -
  1. Ousainou Darboe (2017–2018)
  2. Mamadou Tangara (2018–2019)
• Ghana - Shirley Ayorkor Botchway (2017–present)
• Guinea - Mamadi Touré (2017–present)
• Guinea-Bissau -
  1. Jorge Malú (2016–2018)
  2. João Ribeiro Butiam Có (2018–2019)
• Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) - Marcel Amon Tanoh (acting to 2017) (2016–2020)
• Kenya -
  1. Amina Mohamed (2013–2018)
  2. Monica Juma (2018–2020)
• Lesotho - Lesego Makgothi (2017–2020)
• Liberia -
  1. Marjon Kamara (2016–2018)
  2. Gbehzohngar Findley (2018–present)
• Libya
  • Government of House of Representatives of Libya (Government of Libya internationally recognized to 2016) - Mohammed al-Dairi (2014–2019)
  • Government of National Accord of Libya (Interim government internationally recognized as the sole legitimate government of Libya from 2016) - Mohamed Taha Siala (2016–present)
• Madagascar -
  1. Henry Rabary Njaka (2017–2018)
  2. Eloi Maxime Alphonse (2018–2019)
• Malawi - Emmanuel Fabiano (2017–2019)
• Mali -
  1. Tiéman Coulibaly (2017–2018)
  2. Kamissa Camara (2018–2019)
• Mauritania -
  1. Isselkou Ould Ahmed Izid Bih (2016–2018)
  2. Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed (2018–present)
• Mauritius - Vishnu Lutchmeenaraidoo (2016–2019)
• Morocco - Nasser Bourita (2017–present)
• Mozambique - José Condungua Pacheco (2017–2020)
• Namibia - Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (2012–present)
• Niger -
  1. Ibrahim Yacouba (2016–2018)
  2. Kalla Ankourao (2018–present)
• Nigeria - Geoffrey Onyeama (2015–present)
• Rwanda -
  1. Louise Mushikiwabo (2009–2018)
  2. Richard Sezibera (2018–2019)
• São Tomé and Príncipe -
  1. Urbino Botelho (2016–2018)
  2. Elsa Teixeira Pinto (2018–present)
• Senegal - Sidiki Kaba (2017–2019)
• Seychelles - Vincent Meriton (2018–present)
• Sierra Leone -
  1. Kaifala Marah (2017–2018)
  2. Alie Kabba (2018–2019)
• Somalia -
  1. Yusuf Garaad Omar (2017–2018)
  2. Ahmed Isse Awad (2018–present)
• Somaliland -
  1. Saad Ali Shire (2015–2018)
  2. Yasin Hagi Mohamud Hiir (2018–present)
• South Africa -
  1. Maite Nkoana-Mashabane (2009–2018)
  2. Lindiwe Sisulu (2018–2019)
• South Sudan -
  1. Deng Alor (2016–2018)
  2. Martin Elia Lomuro (acting) (2018)
  3. Nhial Deng Nhial (2018–2019)
• Sudan -
  1. Ibrahim Ghandour (2015–2018)
  2. Mohamed Abdalla Idris (acting)(2018)
  3. al-Dirdiri Mohamed Ahmed (2018–2019)
• Swaziland –
  1. Mgwagwa Gamedze (2013–2018)
  2. Joel Musa Nhleko (acting) (2018)
  3. Thuli Dladla (2018–present)
• Tanzania - Augustine Mahiga (2015–2019)
• Togo - Robert Dussey (2013–present)
• Tunisia - Khemaies Jhinaoui (2016–2019)
• Uganda - Sam Kutesa (2005–present)
• Western Sahara - Mohamed Salem Ould Salek (1998–present)
• Zambia -
  1. Harry Kalaba (2014–2018)
  2. Joe Malanji (2018–present)
• Zimbabwe - Sibusiso Moyo (2017–present)

Asia

• Abkhazia - Daur Kove (2016–present)
• Afghanistan - Salahuddin Rabbani (2015–2019)
• Armenia -
  1. Eduard Nalbandyan (2008–2018)
  2. Zohrab Mnatsakanian (2018–present)
• Artsakh - Masis Mayilyan (2017–present)
• Azerbaijan - Elmar Mammadyarov (2004–present)
• Bahrain - Sheikh Khalid ibn Ahmad Al Khalifah (2005–2020)
• Bangladesh - Abul Hassan Mahmud Ali (2014–2019)
• Bhutan -
  1. Damcho Dorji (2015-2018)
  2. Dasho Tshering Wangchuk (acting) (2018)
  3. Tandi Dorji (2018-present)
• Brunei - Hassanal Bolkiah (2015–present)
• Cambodia - Prak Sokhon (2016–present)
• China (People's Republic of China) - Wang Yi (2013–present)
• East Timor –
  1. Aurélio Guterres (2017–2018)
  2. Dionísio Babo Soares (2018–2020)
• Georgia -
  1. Mikheil Janelidze (2015–2018)
  2. Davit Zalkaliani (2018–present)
• India - Sushma Swaraj (2014–2019)
• Indonesia - Retno Marsudi (2014–present)
• Iran - Mohammad Javad Zarif (2013–present)
• Iraq -
  1. Ibrahim al-Jaafari (2014–2018)
  2. Mohamed Ali Alhakim (2018–2020)
  • Kurdistan - Falah Mustafa Bakir (2006–2019)
• Israel - Benjamin Netanyahu (2015–2019)
• Japan - Tarō Kōno (2017–2019)
• Jordan - Ayman Safadi (2017–present)
• Kazakhstan –
  1. Kairat Abdrakhmanov (2016–2018)
  2. Beibut Atamkulov (2018–2019)
• North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) - Ri Yong-ho (2016–2020)
• South Korea (Republic of Korea) - Kang Kyung-wha (2017–present)
• Kuwait - Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah (2011–2019)
• Kyrgyzstan -
  1. Erlan Abdyldayev (2012–2018)
  2. Chingiz Aidarbekov (2018–present)
• Laos - Saleumxay Kommasith (2016–present)
• Lebanon - Gebran Bassil (2014–2020)
• Malaysia -
  1. Anifah Aman (2009–2018)
  2. Saifuddin Abdullah (2018-2020)
• Maldives -
  1. Mohamed Asim (2016–2018)
  2. Abdulla Shahid (2018–present)
• Mongolia - Damdin Tsogtbaatar (2017–present)
• Myanmar - Aung San Suu Kyi (2016–present)
• Nagorno-Karabakh
• see under Artsakh
• Nepal -
  1. Sher Bahadur Deuba (2017–2018)
  2. Pradeep Gyawali (2018–present)
• Oman - Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah (1982–present)
• Pakistan -
  1. Khawaja Muhammad Asif (2017–2018)
  2. Tehmina Janjua (acting) (2018)
  3. Khurram Dastgir Khan (2018)
  4. Hussain Haroon (2018)
  5. Shah Mehmood Qureshi (2018–present)
• Palestine - Riyad al-Maliki (2007–present)
• Philippines -
  1. Alan Peter Cayetano (2017–2018)
  2. Teodoro Locsin Jr. (2018–present)
• Qatar - Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani (2016–present)
• Saudi Arabia -
  1. Adel al-Jubeir (2015–2018)
  2. Ibrahim Abdulaziz Al-Assaf (2018–2019)
• Singapore - Vivian Balakrishnan (2015–present)
• South Ossetia - Dmitry Medoyev (2017–present)
• Sri Lanka -
  1. Tilak Marapana (2017–2018)
  2. Sarath Amunugama (2018)
  3. Tilak Marapana (2018–2019)
• Syria (Syrian Arab Republic - Walid Muallem (2006–present)
• Taiwan (Republic of China) -
  1. David Lee (2016–2018)
  2. Joseph Wu (2018–present)
• Tajikistan - Sirodjidin Aslov (2013–present)
• Thailand - Don Pramudwinai (2015–present)
• Timor-Leste -
  1. Aurélio Guterres (2017–2018)
  2. Dionísio Babo (2018–present)
• Turkey - Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu (2015–present)
• Turkmenistan - Raşit Meredow (2001–present)
• United Arab Emirates - Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (2006–present)
• Uzbekistan - Abdulaziz Komilov (2012–present)
• Vietnam - Phạm Bình Minh (2011–present)
• Yemen
  • Republic of Yemen -
    1. Abdulmalik Al-Mekhlafi (2015–2018)
    2. Khaled al-Yamani (2018–2019)
  • Supreme Political Council (unrecognised, rival government) - Hisham Abdullah (2016-present)

Europe

• Albania - Ditmir Bushati (2013–2019)
• Andorra - Maria Ubach Font (2017–present)
• Austria – Karin Kneissl (2017–2019)
• Belarus - Vladimir Makei (2012–present)
• Belgium - Didier Reynders (2011–2019)
  • Brussels - Guy Vanhengel (2013–2019)
  • Flanders - Geert Bourgeois (2014–2019)
  • Wallonia - Willy Borsus (2017–2019)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina - Igor Crnadak (2015–2019)
• Bulgaria – Ekaterina Zakharieva (2017–present)
• Croatia - Marija Pejčinović Burić (2017–2019)
• Cyprus -
  1. Ioannis Kasoulidis (2013–2018)
  2. Nikos Christodoulidis (2018–present)
• Czech Republic -
  1. Martin Stropnický (2017–2018)
  2. Jan Hamáček (acting) (2018)
  3. Tomáš Petříček (2018–present)
• Denmark - Anders Samuelsen (2016–2019)
  • Faroe Islands - Poul Michelsen (2015–2019)
• Donetsk People's Republic - Natalya Nikonorova (2016–present)
• Estonia - Sven Mikser (2016–2019)
• Finland - Timo Soini (2015–2019)
• France - Jean-Yves Le Drian (2017–present)
• Germany -
  1. Sigmar Gabriel (2017-2018)
  2. Heiko Maas (2018–present)
• Greece -
  1. Nikos Kotzias (2015–2018)
  2. Alexis Tsipras (2018–2019)
  3. Georgios Katrougalos (2019-present)
• Guernsey - Jonathan Le Tocq (2016–present)
• Hungary - Péter Szijjártó (2014–present)
• Iceland - Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson (2017–present)
• Ireland - Simon Coveney (2017–present)
• Italy -
  1. Angelino Alfano (2016–2018)
  2. Enzo Moavero Milanesi (2018–2019)
• Jersey -
  1. Sir Philip Bailhache (2013–2018)
  2. Ian Gorst (2018–present)
• Kosovo - Behgjet Pacolli (2017–2020)
• Latvia - Edgars Rinkēvičs (2011–present)
• Liechtenstein - Aurelia Frick (2009–2019)
• Lithuania - Linas Antanas Linkevičius (2012–present)
• Lugansk People's Republic - Vladislav Deinevo (2017–present)
• Luxembourg - Jean Asselborn (2004–present)
• Macedonia - Nikola Dimitrov (2017–present)
• Malta - Carmelo Abela (2017–2020)
• Moldova -
  1. Andrei Galbur (2016–2018)
  2. Tudor Ulianovschi (2018–present)
  • Gagauzia - Vitaliy Vlah (2015–present)
• Monaco - Gilles Tonelli (2015–2019)
• Montenegro - Srđan Darmanović (2016–present)
• Netherlands -
  1. Halbe Zijlstra (2017–2018)
  2. Sigrid Kaag (acting) (2018)
  3. Stef Blok (2018–present)
• Northern Cyprus -
  1. Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu (2016–2018)
  2. Kudret Özersay (2018–present)
• Norway - Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide (2017–present)
• Poland -
  1. Witold Waszczykowski (2015–2018)
  2. Jacek Czaputowicz (2018–present)
• Portugal - Augusto Santos Silva (2015–present)
• Romania - Teodor Meleșcanu (2017–2019)
• Russia - Sergey Lavrov (2004–present)
• San Marino - Nicola Renzi (2016–2020)
• Serbia - Ivica Dačić (2014–present)
• Slovakia - Miroslav Lajčák (2012–2020)
• Slovenia -
  1. Karl Erjavec (2012–2018)
  2. Miro Cerar (2018–2020)
• Spain -
  1. Alfonso Dastis (2016–2018)
  2. Josep Borrell (2018–present)
  • Catalonia
    • 1. Ernest Maragall (2018–2019)
      2. Alfred Bosch (2019-2020)
• Sweden - Margot Wallström (2014–2019)
• Switzerland - Ignazio Cassis (2017–present)
• Transnistria - Vitaly Ignatyev (2015–present)
• Ukraine - Pavlo Klimkin (2014–2019)
• United Kingdom -
  1. Boris Johnson (2016–2018)
  2. Jeremy Hunt (2018–2019)
  • Scotland - Fiona Hyslop (2009–2020)
• Vatican City - Archbishop Paul Gallagher (2014–present)

North America and the Caribbean

• Antigua and Barbuda -
  1. Charles Fernandez (2014–2018)
  2. E.P. Chet Greene (2018–present)
• The Bahamas - Darren Henfield (2017–present)
• Barbados -
  1. Maxine McClean (2008–2018)
  2. Jerome Walcott (2018–present)
• Belize - Wilfred Elrington (2008–present)
• Canada - Chrystia Freeland (2017–2019)
  • Quebec -
    1. Christine St-Pierre (2014–2018)
    2. Nadine Girault (2018–present)
• Costa Rica -
  1. Manuel González Sanz (2014–2018)
  2. Epsy Campbell Barr (2018)
  3. Lorena Aguilar Revelo (acting) (2018–2019)
• Cuba - Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla (2009–present)
• Dominica - Francine Baron (2014–2019)
• Dominican Republic - Miguel Vargas Maldonado (2016–present)
• El Salvador -
  1. Hugo Martínez (2014–2018)
  2. Carlos Alfredo Castaneda (2018–2019)
• Greenland –
  1. Suka K. Frederiksen (2017–2018)
  2. Vivian Motzfeldt (2018)
  3. Ane Lone Bagger (2018–2020)
• Grenada -
  1. Elvin Nimrod (2016–2018)
  2. Peter David (2018–present)
• Guatemala - Sandra Jovel (2017–2020)
• Haiti -
  1. Antonio Rodrigue (2017–2018)
  2. Bocchit Edmond (2018–2020)
• Honduras - María Dolores Agüero (2016–2019)
• Jamaica - Kamina Johnson-Smith (2016–present)
• Mexico -
  1. Luis Videgaray Caso (2017–2018)
  2. Marcelo Ebrard (2018–present)
• Nicaragua –Denis Moncada (2017–present)
• Panama - Isabel Saint Malo (2014–2019)
• Puerto Rico – Luis G. Rivera Marín (2017–2019)
• Saint Kitts and Nevis - Mark Brantley (2015–present)
• Saint Lucia - Allen Chastanet (2016–present)
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Sir Louis Straker (2015–present)
• Trinidad and Tobago - Dennis Moses (2015–present)
• United States -
  1. Rex Tillerson (2017–2018)
  2. John J. Sullivan (acting) (2018)
  3. Mike Pompeo (2018–present)

Oceania

• Australia -
  1. Julie Bishop (2013–2018)
  2. Marise Payne (2018–present)
• Cook Islands - Henry Puna (2013–present)
• Fiji - Frank Bainimarama (2016–2019)
•  French Polynesia - Édouard Fritch (2014–present)
• Kiribati - Taneti Mamau (2016–present)
• Marshall Islands - John Silk (2016–2020)
• Micronesia - Lorin S. Robert (2007–2019)
• Nauru - Baron Waqa (2013–2019)
• New Zealand - Winston Peters (2017–present)
• Niue - Toke Talagi (2008–2020)
• Palau – Faustina K. Rehuher-Marugg (2017–present)
• Papua New Guinea - Rimbink Pato (2012–2019)
• Samoa - Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi (1998–present)
• Solomon Islands - Milner Tozaka (2014–2019)
• Tokelau –
  1. Siopili Perez (2017–2018)
  2. Afega Gaualofa (2018–2019)
• Tonga –
  1. Siaosi Sovaleni (2017–2018)
  2. ʻAkilisi Pōhiva (2018–2019)
• Tuvalu - Taukelina Finikaso (2013–2019)
• Vanuatu – Ralph Regenvanu (2017–2020)

South America

• Argentina - Jorge Faurie (2017–2019)
• Bolivia -
  1. Fernando Huanacuni Mamani (2017–2018)
  2. Diego Pary (2018–2019)
• Brazil - Aloysio Nunes (2017–2019)
• Chile -
  1. Heraldo Muñoz (2014–2018)
  2. Roberto Ampuero (2018–2019)
• Colombia -
  1. María Ángela Holguín (2010–2018)
  2. Carlos Holmes Trujillo (2018–2019)
• Ecuador -
  1. María Fernanda Espinosa (2017–2018)
  2. José Valencia Amores (2018–present)
• Guyana - Carl Greenidge (2015-2019)
• Paraguay -
  1. Eladio Loizaga (2013–2018)
  2. Luis Castiglioni (2018–2019)
• Peru -
  1. Ricardo Luna (2016–2018)
  2. Cayetana Aljovín (2018)
  3. Néstor Popolizio (2018–2019)
• Suriname - Yldiz Pollack-Beighle (2017–present)
• Uruguay - Rodolfo Nin Novoa (2015–2020)
• Venezuela - Jorge Arreaza (2017–present)

See also

• List of current foreign ministers

External links

• http://rulers.org