List of state leaders in 2009
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This is a list of heads of state, heads of governments, and other rulers in the year 2009.
Africa
- Algeria
- President - Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria (1999 – present)
- Prime Minister - Ahmed Ouyahia, Prime Minister of Algeria (2008 – present)
- Angola
- President - José Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola (1979 – present)
- Prime Minister - Paulo Kassoma, Prime Minister of Angola (2008 – present)
- Benin
- President - Yayi Boni, President of Benin (2006 – present)
- Botswana
- President - Ian Khama, President of Botswana (2008 – present)
- Burkina Faso
- President - Blaise Compaoré, President of Burkina Faso (1987 – present)
- Prime Minister - Tertius Zongo, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (2007 – present)
- Burundi
- President - Pierre Nkurunziza, President of Burundi (2005 – present)
- Cameroon
- President - Paul Biya, President of Cameroon (1982 – present)
- Prime Minister -
- Ephraïm Inoni, Prime Minister of Cameroon (2004 – 2009)
- Philémon Yang, Prime Minister of Cameroon (2009 – present)
- Cape Verde
- President - Pedro Pires, President of Cape Verde (2001 – present)
- Prime Minister - José Maria Neves, Prime Minister of Cape Verde (2001 – present)
- Central African Republic
- President - François Bozizé, President of the Central African Republic (2003 – present)
- Prime Minister - Faustin-Archange Touadéra, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (2008 – present)
- Chad
- President - Idriss Déby, President of Chad (1990 – present)
- Prime Minister - Youssouf Saleh Abbas, Prime Minister of Chad (2008 – present)
- Comoros
- President - Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi, President of Comoros (2006 – present)
- Anjouan (autonomous island)
- President - Moussa Toybou, President of Anjouan (2008 – present)
- Grande Comore (autonomous island)
- President - Mohamed Abdoulwahab, President of Grande Comore (2007 – present)
- Mohéli (autonomous island)
- President - Mohamed Ali Said, President of Mohéli (2007 – present)
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- President - Joseph Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2001 – present)
- Prime Minister - Adolphe Muzito, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2008 – present)
- Republic of the Congo
- President - Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of the Congo (1997 – present)
- Prime Minister - Isidore Mvouba, Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo (2005 – present)
- Côte d'Ivoire
- President - Laurent Gbagbo, President of Côte d'Ivoire (2000 – present)
- Prime Minister - Guillaume Soro, Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire (2007 – present)
- Djibouti
- President - Ismail Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti (1999 – present)
- Prime Minister - Dileita Mohamed Dileita, Prime Minister of Djibouti (2001 – present)
- Equatorial Guinea
- President - Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea (1979 – present)
- Prime Minister - Ignacio Milam Tang, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (2008 – present)
- Eritrea
- President - Isaias Afewerki, President of Eritrea (1991 – present)[1]
- Ethiopia
- President - Girma Wolde-Giorgis, President of Ethiopia (2001 – present)
- Prime Minister - Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1995 – present)
- Gabon
- President -
- Omar Bongo, President of Gabon (1967 – 2009)
- Rose Francine Rogombé, Interim President of Gabon (2009 – present)
- Prime Minister - Jean Eyeghe Ndong, Prime Minister of Gabon (2006 – present)
- President -
- The Gambia
- President - Yahya Jammeh, President of The Gambia (1994 – present)
- Ghana
- President -
- John Kufuor, President of Ghana (2001 – 2009)
- John Atta Mills, President of Ghana (2009 – present)
- President -
- Guinea
- President - Moussa Dadis Camara, President of Guinea (2008 – present)
- Prime Minister - Kabine Komara, Prime Minister of Guinea (2008 – present)
- Guinea-Bissau
- President -
- João Bernardo Vieira, President of Guinea-Bissau (2005 – 2009)
- Raimundo Pereira, Acting President of Guinea-Bissau (2009 – present)
- Prime Minister -
- Carlos Correia, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2008 – 2009)
- Carlos Gomes Júnior, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2009 – present)
- President -
- Kenya
- President - Mwai Kibaki, President of Kenya (2002 – present)
- Prime Minister - Raila Odinga, Prime Minister of Kenya (2008 – present)
- Lesotho
- Monarch - Letsie III, King of Lesotho (1996 – present)
- Prime Minister - Pakalitha Mosisili, Prime Minister of Lesotho (1998 – present)
- Liberia
- President - Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, President of Liberia (2006 – present)
- Libya
- De facto Head of State - Muammar al-Gaddafi, Guide of the Revolution of Libya (1969 – present)
- Nominal Head of State -
- Prime Minister - Baghdadi Mahmudi, Prime Minister of Libya (2006 – present)
- Madagascar
- President -
- Marc Ravalomanana, President of Madagascar (2002 – 2009)
- Andry Rajoelina, President of the High Transitional Authority of Madagascar (2009 – present)
- Prime Minister -
- Charles Rabemananjara, Prime Minister of Madagascar (2007 – 2009)
- Monja Roindefo, Prime Minister of Madagascar (2009 – present)
- President -
- Malawi
- President - Bingu wa Mutharika, President of Malawi (2004 – present)
- Mali
- President - Amadou Toumani Touré, President of Mali (2002 – present)
- Prime Minister - Modibo Sidibé, Prime Minister of Mali (2007 – present)
- Mauritania
- President -
- Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, President of the High Council of State of Mauritania (2008 – 2009)
- Ba Mamadou Mbaré, Acting President (2009 – present)
- Prime Minister - Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf, Prime Minister of Mauritania (2008 – present)
- President -
- Mauritius
- President - Anerood Jugnauth, President of Mauritius (2003 – present)
- Prime Minister - Navin Ramgoolam, Prime Minister of Mauritius (2005 – present)
- Rodrigues (autonomous region)
- Chief Commissioner - Johnson Roussety, Chief Commissioner of Rodrigues (2006 – present)
- Chief Executive - Jean-Claude Pierre-Louis, Chief Executive of Rodrigues (2004 – present)
- Mayotte (Overseas collectivity of France)
- Prefect - Denis Robin, Prefect of Mayotte (2008 – present)
- President of the General Council - Ahmed Attoumani Douchina, President of the General Council of Mayotte (2008 – present)
- Morocco
- Monarch - Mohammed VI, King of Morocco (1999 – present)
- Prime Minister - Abbas El Fassi, Prime Minister of Morocco (2007 – present)
- Western Sahara (Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic) (self-declared, partially recognized state)
- President - Mohamed Abdelaziz, President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (1976 – present)
- Prime Minister - Abdelkader Taleb Oumar, Prime Minister of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (2003 – present)
- Mozambique
- President - Armando Guebuza, President of Mozambique (2005 – present)
- Prime Minister - Luisa Diogo, Prime Minister of Mozambique (2004 – present)
- Namibia
- President - Hifikepunye Pohamba, President of Namibia (2005 – present)
- Prime Minister - Nahas Angula, Prime Minister of Namibia (2005 – present)
- Niger
- President - Tandja Mamadou, President of Niger (1999 – present)
- Prime Minister - Seyni Oumarou, Prime Minister of Niger (2007 – present)
- Nigeria
- President - Umaru Yar'Adua, President of Nigeria (2007 – present)
- Rwanda
- President - Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda (2000 – present)
- Prime Minister - Bernard Makuza, Prime Minister of Rwanda (2000 – present)
- Saint Helena (British overseas territory)
- Governor - Andrew Gurr, Governor of Saint Helena (2007 – present)
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- President - Fradique de Menezes, President of São Tomé and Príncipe (2001 – present)
- Prime Minister - Joaquim Rafael Branco, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (2008 – present)
- Príncipe (self-governing province)
- President - José Cassandra, President of the Regional Government of Príncipe (2006 – present)
- Senegal
- President - Abdoulaye Wade, President of Senegal (2000 – present)
- Prime Minister -
- Cheikh Hadjibou Soumaré, Prime Minister of Senegal (2007 – 2009)
- Souleymane Ndéné Ndiaye, Prime Minister of Senegal (2009 – present)
- Seychelles
- President - James Michel, President of Seychelles (2004 – present)
- Sierra Leone
- President - Ernest Bai Koroma, President of Sierra Leone (2007 – present)
- Somalia
- President -
- Adan Mohamed Nuur Madobe, Acting President of Somalia (2008 – 2009)
- Sharif Ahmed, President of Somalia (2009 – present)
- Prime Minister -
- Nur Hassan Hussein, Prime Minister of Somalia (2007 – 2009)
- Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, Prime Minister of Somalia (2009 – present)
- Somaliland (unrecognized secessionist state)
- President - Dahir Riyale Kahin, President of Somaliland (2002 – present)
- Puntland (self-declared autonomous state)
- President -
- Mohamud Muse Hersi, President of Puntland (2005 – 2009)
- Abdirahman Mohamud Farole, President of Puntland (2009 – present)
- President -
- President -
- South Africa
- President -
- Kgalema Motlanthe, President of South Africa (2008 – 2009)
- Jacob Zuma, President of South Africa (2009 – present)
- President -
- Sudan
- President - Omar al-Bashir, President of Sudan (1989 – present)
- Southern Sudan (autonomous region)
- President - Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of the Government of Southern Sudan (2005 – present)
- Swaziland
- Monarch - Mswati III, King of Swaziland (1986 – present)
- Prime Minister - Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini, Prime Minister of Swaziland (2008 – present)
- Tanzania
- President - Jakaya Kikwete, President of Tanzania (2005 – present)
- Prime Minister - Mizengo Pinda, Prime Minister of Tanzania (2008 – present)
- Zanzibar (semi-autonomous region)
- President - Amani Abeid Karume, President of Zanzibar (2000 – present)
- Chief Minister - Shamsi Vuai Nahodha, Chief Minister of Zanzibar (2000 – present)
- Togo
- President - Faure Gnassingbé, President of Togo (2005 – present)
- Prime Minister - Gilbert Houngbo, Prime Minister of Togo (2008 – present)
- Tunisia
- President - Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, President of Tunisia (1987 – present)
- Prime Minister - Mohamed Ghannouchi, Prime Minister of Tunisia (1999 – present)
- Uganda
- President - Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda (1986 – present)
- Prime Minister - Apolo Nsibambi, Prime Minister of Uganda (1999 – present)
- Zambia
- President - Rupiah Banda, President of Zambia (2008 – present)
- Zimbabwe
- President - Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe (1987 – present)
- Prime Minister - Morgan Tsvangirai, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe (2009 – present)
Asia
- Afghanistan
- President - Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan (2001 – present)
- Bangladesh
- President -
- Iajuddin Ahmed, President of Bangladesh (2002 – 2009)
- Zillur Rahman, President of Bangladesh (2009 – present)
- Prime Minister -
- Fakhruddin Ahmed, Chief Adviser of Bangladesh (2007 – 2009)
- Hasina Wazed, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (2009 – present)
- President -
- Bhutan
- Monarch - Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck, King of Bhutan (2006 – present)
- Prime Minister - Jigme Thinley, Prime Minister of Bhutan (2008 – present)
- Brunei
- Sultan - Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (1967 – present)[2]
- Cambodia
- Monarch - Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia (2004 – present)
- Prime Minister - Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1998 – present)
- China (People's Republic of China)
- Communist Party Leader - Hu Jintao, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (2002 – present)
- President - Hu Jintao, President of the People's Republic of China (2003 – present)
- Premier - Wen Jiabao, Premier of the People's Republic of China (2003 – present)
- Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region)
- Chief Executive - Donald Tsang, Chief Executive of Hong Kong (2005 – present)
- Macau (Special Administrative Region)
- Chief Executive - Edmund Ho, Chief Executive of Macau (1999 – present)
- East Timor
- President - José Ramos-Horta, President of East Timor (2007 – present)
- Prime Minister - Xanana Gusmão, Prime Minister of East Timor (2007 – present)
- India
- President - Pratibha Patil, President of India (2007 – present)
- Prime Minister - Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India (2004 – present)
- Indonesia
- President - Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of Indonesia (2004 – present)
- Japan
- Emperor - Akihito, Emperor of Japan (1989 – present)
- Prime Minister - Taro Aso, Prime Minister of Japan (2008 – present)
- Kazakhstan
- President - Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan (1990 – present)[3]
- Prime Minister - Karim Masimov, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan (2007 – present)
- Kyrgyzstan
- President - Kurmanbek Bakiyev, President of Kyrgyzstan (2005 – present)
- Prime Minister - Igor Chudinov, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan (2007 – present)
- Laos
- Communist Party Leader - Choummaly Sayasone, General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (2006 – present)
- President - Choummaly Sayasone, President of Laos (2006 – present)
- Prime Minister - Bouasone Bouphavanh, Prime Minister of Laos (2006 – present)
- Malaysia
- Monarch - Mizan Zainal Abidin, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (2006 – present)
- Prime Minister -
- Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Prime Minister of Malaysia (2003 – 2009)
- Najib Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia (2009 – present)
- Maldives
- President - Mohamed Nasheed, President of Maldives (2008 – present)
- Mongolia
- President -
- Nambaryn Enkhbayar, President of Mongolia (2005 – 2009)
- Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, President of Mongolia (2009 – present)
- Prime Minister - Sanjaagiin Bayar, Prime Minister of Mongolia (2007 – present)
- President -
- Myanmar
- Head of State - Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of Myanmar (1992 – present)
- Prime Minister - Thein Sein, Prime Minister of Myanmar (2007 – present)
- Nepal
- President - Ram Baran Yadav, President of Nepal (2008 – present)
- Prime Minister -
- Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Prime Minister of Nepal (2008 – 2009)
- Madhav Kumar Nepal, Prime Minister of Nepal (2009 – present)
- North Korea
- Communist Party Leader - Kim Jong-il, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (1997 – present)
- De facto Head of State - Kim Jong-il, Chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea (1993 – present)[4]
- Nominal Head of State - Kim Yong-nam, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea (1998 – present)
- Premier - Kim Yong-il, Premier of North Korea (2007 – present)
- Pakistan
- President - Asif Ali Zardari, President of Pakistan (2008 – present)
- Prime Minister - Yousaf Raza Gillani, Prime Minister of Pakistan (2008 – present)
- Philippines
- President - Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, President of the Philippines (2001 – present)
- Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
- Governor - Zaldy Ampatuan, Governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (2005 – present)
- Singapore
- President - Sellapan Ramanathan, President of Singapore (1999 – present)
- Prime Minister - Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore (2004 – present)
- South Korea
- President - Lee Myung-bak, President of South Korea (2008 – present)
- Prime Minister - Han Seung-soo, Prime Minister of South Korea (2008 – present)
- Sri Lanka
- President - Mahinda Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka (2005 – present)
- Prime Minister - Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (2005 – present)
- Taiwan (Republic of China)
- President - Ma Ying-jeou, President of the Republic of China (2008 – present)
- Premier - Liu Chao-shiuan, Premier of the Republic of China (2008 – present)
- Tajikistan
- President - Emomali Rahmonov, President of Tajikistan (1992 – present)
- Prime Minister - Akil Akilov, Prime Minister of Tajikistan (1999 – present)
- Gorno-Badakhshan (autonomous province)
- Chairman of the Administration - Kadyr Kasymov, Chairman of the Administration of Gorno-Badakhshan (2006 – present)
- Thailand
- Monarch - Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand (1946 – present)
- Prime Minister - Abhisit Vejjajiva, Prime Minister of Thailand (2008 – present)
- Turkmenistan
- President - Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, President of Turkmenistan (2006 – present)
- Uzbekistan
- President - Islom Karimov, President of Uzbekistan (1990 – present)[5]
- Prime Minister - Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Prime Minister of Uzbekistan (2003 – present)
- Karakalpakstan (autonomous republic)
- President - Musa Yerniyazov, President of Karakalpakstan (2002 – present)
- Prime Minister - Bakhodir Yangiboyev, Prime Minister of Karakalpakstan (2006 – present)
- Vietnam
- Communist Party Leader - Nông Đức Mạnh, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (2001 – present)
- President - Nguyễn Minh Triết, President of Vietnam (2006 – present)
- Prime Minister - Nguyễn Tấn Dũng, Prime Minister of Vietnam (2006 – present)
Europe
- Albania
- President - Bamir Topi, President of Albania (2007 – present)
- Prime Minister - Sali Berisha, Prime Minister of Albania (2005 – present)
- Andorra
- Monarchs
- Monarch - Nicolas Sarkozy, French Co-Prince of Andorra (2007 – present)
- Representative - Christian Frémont (2008 – present)
- Monarch - Joan Enric Vives Sicília, Episcopal Co-Prince of Andorra (2003 – present)
- Representative - Nemesi Marqués Oste (1993 – present)
- Monarch - Nicolas Sarkozy, French Co-Prince of Andorra (2007 – present)
- Prime Minister -
- Albert Pintat, Prime Minister of Andorra (2005 – 2009)
- Jaume Bartumeu, Prime Minister of Andorra (2009 – present)
- Monarchs
- Armenia
- President - Serzh Sargsyan, President of Armenia (2008 – present)
- Prime Minister - Tigran Sargsyan, Prime Minister of Armenia (2008 – present)
- Austria
- President - Heinz Fischer, President of Austria (2004 – present)
- Chancellor - Werner Faymann, Chancellor of Austria (2008 – present)
- Azerbaijan
- President - Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan (2003 – present)
- Prime Minister - Artur Rasizade, Prime Minister of Azerbaijan (2003 – present)
- Nakhichevan (autonomous republic)
- Chairman of the Parliament - Vasif Talybov, Chairman of the Parliament of Nakhichevan (1993 – present)
- Prime Minister - Alovsat Bakhshiev, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Nakhichevan (2000 – present)
- Nagorno-Karabakh (unrecognized, secessionist state)
- President - Bako Sahakyan, President of Nagorno-Karabakh (2007 – present)
- Prime Minister - Arayik Harutyunyan, Prime Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh (2007 – present)
- Belarus
- President - Alexander Lukashenko, President of Belarus (1994 – present)
- Prime Minister - Sergey Sidorsky, Prime Minister of Belarus (2003 – present)
- Belgium
- Monarch - Albert II, King of the Belgians (1993 – present)
- Prime Minister - Herman Van Rompuy, Prime Minister of Belgium (2008 – present)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Presidency
- Serb member - Nebojša Radmanović (2006 – present), Chairman of the Presidency (2008 – 2009)
- Bosniak member - Haris Silajdžić (2006 – present)
- Croat member - Željko Komšić (2006 – present), Chairman of the Presidency (2009 – present)
- Prime Minister - Nikola Špirić, Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2007 – present)
- High Representative
- Miroslav Lajčák, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (2007 – 2009)
- Valentin Inzko, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (2009 – present)
- Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (constituent entity)
- President - Borjana Krišto, President of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2007 – present)
- Prime Minister - Nedžad Branković, Prime Minister of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2007 – present)
- Republika Srpska (constituent entity)
- President - Rajko Kuzmanović, President of the Republika Srpska (2007 – present)
- Prime Minister - Milorad Dodik, Prime Minister of the Republika Srpska (2006 – present)
- Brčko District (internationally supervised, self-governing administrative unit)
- Raffi Gregorian (United States), International Supervisor of Brčko District (2006 – present)
- Mirsad Đapo (Bosniak), Mayor of Brčko (2004 – present)
- Presidency
- Bulgaria
- President - Georgi Parvanov, President of Bulgaria (2002 – present)
- Premier - Sergey Stanishev, Prime Minister of Bulgaria (2005 – present)
- Croatia
- President - Stjepan Mesić, President of Croatia (2000 – present)
- Prime Minister -
- Ivo Sanader, Prime Minister of Croatia (2003 – 2009)
- Jadranka Kosor, Prime Minister of Croatia (2009 – present)
- Cyprus
- President - Dimitris Christofias, President of Cyprus (2008 – present)
- Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (unrecognized, secessionist state)
- President - Mehmet Ali Talat, President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (2005 – present)
- Prime Minister -
- Ferdi Sabit Soyer, Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (2005 – 2009)
- Derviş Eroğlu, Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (2009 – present)
- Czech Republic
- President - Václav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic (2003 – present)
- Prime Minister -
- Mirek Topolánek, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (2006 – 2009)
- Jan Fischer, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (2009 – present)
- Denmark
- Monarch - Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark (1972 – present)
- Prime Minister -
- Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark (2001 – 2009)
- Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark (2009 – present)
- Faroe Islands (autonomous region of the Kingdom of Denmark)
- High Commissioner - Dan M. Knudsen (2008 – present)
- Prime Minister - Kaj Leo Johannesen, Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (2008 – present)
- Greenland (autonomous region of the Kingdom of Denmark)
- High Commissioner - Søren Hald Møller (2005 – present)
- Prime Minister -
- Hans Enoksen, Prime Minister of Greenland (2002 – 2009)
- Kuupik Kleist, Prime Minister of Greenland (2009 – present)
- Estonia
- President - Toomas Hendrik Ilves, President of Estonia (2006 – present)
- Prime Minister - Andrus Ansip, Prime Minister of Estonia (2005 – present)
- Finland
- President - Tarja Halonen, President of Finland (2000 – present)
- Prime Minister - Matti Vanhanen, Prime Minister of Finland (2003 – present)
- Åland (autonomous province)
- Governor - Peter Lindbäck, Governor of Åland (1999 – present)
- Premier - Viveka Eriksson, Premier of Åland (2007 – present)
- France
- President - Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France (2007 – present)
- Prime Minister - François Fillon, Prime Minister of France (2007 – present)
- Georgia
- President - Mikheil Saakashvili, President of Georgia (2008 – present)
- Prime Minister -
- Grigol Mgaloblishvili, Prime Minister of Georgia (2008 – 2009)
- Nikoloz Gilauri, Prime Minister of Georgia (2009 – present)
- Adjara (autonomous republic)
- Chairman of the Supreme Council - Mikheil Makharadze, Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Ajaria (2004 – present)
- Chairman of the Government - Levan Varshalomidze, Chairman of the Government of the Autonomous Republic of Ajaria (2004 – present)
- Abkhazia (partially recognized secessionist state)
- President - Sergey Bagapsh, President of Abkhazia (2005 – present)
- Prime Minister - Alexander Ankvab, Prime Minister of Abkhazia (2005 – present)
- South Ossetia (partially recognized secessionist state)
- President - Eduard Kokoyty, President of South Ossetia (2001 – present)
- Prime Minister - Aslanbek Bulatsev, Prime Minister of South Ossetia (2008 – present)
- Germany
- President - Horst Köhler, President of Germany (2004 – present)
- Chancellor - Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany (2005 – present)
- Greece
- President - Karolos Papoulias, President of Greece (2005 – present)
- Prime Minister - Kostas Karamanlis, Prime Minister of Greece (2004 – present)
- Mount Athos (autonomous monastic state)
- Spiritual Leader - Bartholomew I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1991 – present)
- Hungary
- President - László Sólyom, President of Hungary (2005 – present)
- Prime Minister -
- Ferenc Gyurcsány, Prime Minister of Hungary (2004 – 2009)
- Gordon Bajnai, Prime Minister of Hungary (2009 – present)
- Iceland
- President - Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland (1996 – present)
- Prime Minister -
- Geir Haarde, Prime Minister of Iceland (2006 – 2009)
- Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, Prime Minister of Iceland (2009 – present)
- Ireland
- President - Mary McAleese, President of Ireland (1997 – present)
- Prime Minister - Brian Cowen, Prime Minister of Ireland (2008 – present)
- Italy
- President - Giorgio Napolitano, President of Italy (2006 – present)
- Prime Minister - Silvio Berlusconi, Prime Minister of Italy (2008 – present)
- Latvia
- President - Valdis Zatlers, President of Latvia (2007 – present)
- Prime Minister -
- Ivars Godmanis, Prime Minister of Latvia (2007 – 2009)
- Valdis Dombrovskis, Prime Minister of Latvia (2009 – present)
- Liechtenstein
- Monarch - Hans Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1989 – present)
- Regent - Alois, Prince-regent of Liechtenstein (2004 – present)
- Prime Minister -
- Otmar Hasler, Prime Minister of Liechtenstein (2001 – 2009)
- Klaus Tschütscher, Prime Minister of Liechtenstein (2009 – present)
- Lithuania
- President - Valdas Adamkus, President of Lithuania (2004 – present)
- Prime Minister - Andrius Kubilius, Prime Minister of Lithuania (2008 – present)
- Luxembourg
- Monarch - Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (2000 – present)
- Prime Minister - Jean-Claude Juncker, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1995 – present)
- Macedonia
- President -
- Branko Crvenkovski, President of the Republic of Macedonia (2004 – 2009)
- Gjorge Ivanov, President of the Republic of Macedonia (2009 – present)
- Prime Minister - Nikola Gruevski, Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia (2006 – present)
- President -
- Malta
- President -
- Eddie Fenech Adami, President of Malta (2004 – 2009)
- George Abela, President of Malta (2009 – present)
- Prime Minister - Lawrence Gonzi, Prime Minister of Malta (2004 – present)
- President -
- Moldova
- President - Vladimir Voronin, President of Moldova (2001 – present)
- Prime Minister - Zinaida Greceanîi, Prime Minister of Moldova (2008 – present)
- Gagauzia (autonomous region)
- Governor - Mihail Formuzal, Governor of Gagauzia Autonomous Region (2006 – present)
- Transnistria (unrecognized secessionist state)
- President - Igor Smirnov, President of Transnistria (1991 – present)
- Monaco
- Monarch - Albert II, Prince of Monaco (2005 – present)
- Minister of State - Jean-Paul Proust, Minister of State of Monaco (2005 – present)
- Montenegro
- President - Filip Vujanović, President of Montenegro (2002 – present)[6]
- Prime Minister - Milo Đukanović, Prime Minister of Montenegro (2008 – present)
- The Netherlands
- Monarch - Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands (1980 – present)
- Prime Minister - Jan Peter Balkenende, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (2002 – present)
- Norway
- Monarch - Harald V, King of Norway (1991 – present)
- Prime Minister - Jens Stoltenberg, Prime Minister of Norway (2005 – present)
- Poland
- President - Lech Kaczyński, President of Poland (2005 – present)
- Prime Minister - Donald Tusk, Prime Minister of Poland (2007 – present)
- Portugal
- President - Aníbal Cavaco Silva, President of Portugal (2006 – present)
- Prime Minister - José Sócrates, Prime Minister of Portugal (2005 – present)
- Azores (autonomous region)
- President of the Government - Carlos César, President of the Autonomous Regional Government of the Azores (1996 – present)
- Madeira (autonomous region)
- President of the Government - Alberto João Jardim, President of the Regional Government of Madeira (1978 – present)
- Romania
- President - Traian Băsescu, President of Romania (2004 – present)
- Prime Minister - Emil Boc, Prime Minister of Romania (2008 – present)
- Russia
- President - Dmitry Medvedev, President of Russia (2008 – present)
- Prime Minister - Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister of Russia (2008 – present)
- San Marino
- Captains-Regent -
- Ernesto Benedettini and Assunta Meloni, Captains-Regent of San Marino (2008 – 2009)
- Massimo Cenci and Oscar Mina, Captains-Regent of San Marino (2009 – present)
- Captains-Regent -
- Serbia
- President - Boris Tadić President of Serbia (2004 – present)[7]
- Prime Minister - Mirko Cvetković, Prime Minister of Serbia (2008– present)
- Kosovo (partially recognized secessionist state under nominal international administration)
- President - Fatmir Sejdiu, President of Kosovo (2006 – present)[8]
- Prime Minister - Hashim Thaçi, Prime Minister of Kosovo (2008 – present)
- Special Representative - Lamberto Zannier, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Kosovo (2008 – present)
- Slovakia
- President - Ivan Gašparovič, President of Slovakia (2004 – present)
- Prime Minister - Robert Fico, Prime Minister of Slovakia (2006 – present)
- Slovenia
- President - Danilo Türk, President of Slovenia (2007 – present)
- Prime Minister - Borut Pahor, Prime Minister of Slovenia (2008 – present)
- Spain
- Monarch - Juan Carlos I, King of Spain (1975 – present)
- Prime Minister - José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Prime Minister of Spain (2004 – present)
- Sweden
- Monarch - Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden (1973 – present)
- Prime Minister - Fredrik Reinfeldt, Prime Minister of Sweden (2006 – present)
- Switzerland
- Swiss Federal Council - Hans-Rudolf Merz (2003 – present, President), Doris Leuthard (2006 – present, Vice President), Moritz Leuenberger (1995 – present), Pascal Couchepin (1998 – present), Micheline Calmy-Rey (2002 – present), Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf (2008 – present), Ueli Maurer (2009 – present)
- Turkey
- President - Abdullah Gül, President of Turkey (2007 – present)
- Prime Minister - Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of Turkey (2003 – present)
- Ukraine
- President - Viktor Yushchenko, President of Ukraine (2005 – present)
- Prime Minister - Yulia Tymoshenko, Prime Minister of Ukraine (2007 – present)
- Crimea (autonomous republic)
- Chairman of the Parliament - Anatoliy Hrytsenko, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Crimea (2006 – present)
- Prime Minister - Viktor Plakida, Prime Minister of Crimea (2006 – present)
- United Kingdom
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952 – present)
- Prime Minister - Gordon Brown, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2007 – present)
- Northern Ireland (country of the United Kingdom)
- First Minister - Peter Robinson, First Minister of Northern Ireland (2008-present)
- Scotland (country of the United Kingdom)
- First Minister - Alex Salmond, First Minister of Scotland (2007 – present)
- Wales (country of the United Kingdom)
- First Minister - Rhodri Morgan, First Minister of Wales (2000 – present)
- Northern Ireland (country of the United Kingdom)
- Isle of Man (British Crown dependency)
- Lieutenant-Governor - Paul Haddacks, Lieutenant-Governor of Man (2005 – present)
- Chief minister - Tony Brown, Chief Minister of the Isle of Man (2006 – present)
- Guernsey (British Crown dependency)
- Lieutenant-Governor - Fabian Malbon, Lieutenant-Governor of Guernsey (2005 – present)
- Bailiff - Geoffrey Rowland, Bailiff of Guernsey (2005 – present)
- Chief minister - Lyndon Trott, Chief Minister of Guernsey (2008 – present)
- Alderney (self-governing island)
- Head of Government - Norman Browse, President of the States of Alderney (2002 – present)
- Sark (self-governing island)
- Seigneur - John Michael Beaumont, Seigneur of Sark (1974 – present)
- Jersey (British Crown dependency)
- Lieutenant-Governor - Andrew Ridgway, Lieutenant-Governor of Jersey (2006 – present)
- Bailiff - Philip Bailhache, Bailiff of Jersey (1995 – present)
- Chief Minister - Terry Le Sueur, Chief Minister of Jersey (2008 – present)
- Gibraltar (British overseas territory)
- Governor - Robert Fulton, Governor of Gibraltar (2006 – present)
- Chief Minister - Peter Caruana, Chief Minister of Gibraltar (1996 – present)
- Vatican City
- Monarch - Benedict XVI, Sovereign of Vatican City (2005 – present)
- Head of Government - Giovanni Lajolo, President of the Governorate of Vatican City (2006 – present)
- Holy See
- Secretary of State - Tarcisio Bertone, Cardinal Secretary of State of the Holy See (2006 – present)
Middle East
- Bahrain
- Monarch - Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Emir of Bahrain (1999 – 2002), King of Bahrain (2002 – present)
- Prime Minister - Khalifa bin Salman Ali Khalifa, Prime Minister of Bahrain (1970 – present)[9]
- Egypt
- President - Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt (1981 – present)
- Prime Minister - Ahmed Nazif, Prime Minister of Egypt (2004 – present)
- Iran
- Supreme Leader - Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran (1989 – present)
- President - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Iran (2005 – present)
- Iraq
- President - Jalal Talabani, President of Iraq (2005 – present)
- Prime Minister - Nuri al-Maliki, Prime Minister of Iraq (2006 – present)
- Kurdistan Autonomous Region
- President - Massoud Barzani (2005 – present)
- Prime Minister - Nechirvan Barzani (2005 – present)
- Israel
- President - Shimon Peres, President of Israel (2007 – present)
- Prime Minister -
- Ehud Olmert, Prime Minister of Israel (2006 – 2009)
- Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel (2009 – present)
- Palestinian National Authority (non-state administrative authority)
- President - Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian National Authority (2005 – present)
- Prime Minister - Salam Fayyad, Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority (2007 – present) (emergency rule)
- Gaza Strip (in rebellion against the Palestinian National Authority)
- President - Abdel Aziz Duwaik, de facto President of the Palestinian National Authority in the Gaza Strip (2009 – present)
- Prime Minister - Ismail Haniya, de facto Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority in the Gaza Strip (2007 – present)
- Jordan
- Monarch - Abdullah II, King of Jordan (1999 – present)
- Prime Minister - Nader al-Dahabi, Prime Minister of Jordan (2007 – present)
- Kuwait
- Monarch - Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (2006 – present)
- Prime Minister - Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait (2006 – present)
- Lebanon
- President - Michel Suleiman, President of Lebanon (2008 – present)
- Prime Minister - Fouad Siniora, Prime Minister of Lebanon (2005 – present)
- Oman
- Sultan - Qaboos Bin Said, Sultan of Oman (1970 – present)
- Qatar
- Monarch - Hamad ibn Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of Qatar (1995 – present)
- Prime Minister - Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabr Al Thani, Prime Minister of Qatar (2007 – present)
- Saudi Arabia
- Monarch - Abdullah, King of Saudi Arabia (2005 – present)
- Prime Minister - Abdullah, Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (2005 – present)
- Syria
- President - Bashar al-Assad, President of Syria (2000 – present)
- Prime Minister - Muhammad al-Otari, Prime Minister of Syria (2003 – present)
- United Arab Emirates
- President - Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (2004 – present)
- Prime Minister - Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (2006 – present)
- Abu Dhabi (constituent emirate)
- Monarch - Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Emir of Abu Dhabi (2004 – present)
- Ajman (constituent emirate)
- Monarch - Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Emir of Ajman (1981 – present)
- Dubai (constituent emirate)
- Monarch - Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Emir of Dubai (2006 – present)
- Fujairah (constituent emirate)
- Monarch - Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Emir of Fujairah (1974 – present)
- Ras al-Khaimah (constituent emirate)
- Monarch - Saqr bin Mohammad al-Qassimi, Emir of Ras al-Khaimah (1948 – present)
- Sharjah (constituent emirate)
- Monarch - Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qasimi, Emir of Sharjah (1987 – present)
- Umm al-Quwain (constituent emirate)
- Monarch -
- Rashid ibn Ahmad Al Mu'alla, Emir of Umm al-Quwain (1981 – 2009)
- Saud bin Rashid Al Mu'alla, Emir of Umm al-Quwain (2009 – present)
- Monarch -
- Yemen
- President - Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of Yemen (1990 – present)
- Prime Minister - Ali Mohammed Mujur, Prime Minister of Yemen (2007 – present)
North America
- Anguilla (British overseas territory)
- Governor -
- Andrew George, Governor of Anguilla (2006 – 2009)
- Stanley Reid, Acting Governor of Anguilla (2009)
- Alistair Harrison, Governor of Anguilla (2009 – present)
- Chief Minister - Osbourne Fleming, Chief Minister of Anguilla (2000 – present)
- Governor -
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Antigua and Barbuda (1981 – present)
- Governor-General - Louise Lake-Tack, Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda (2007 – present)
- Prime Minister - Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda (2004 – present)
- Aruba (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
- Governor - Fredis Refunjol, Governor of Aruba (2004 – present)
- Prime Minister - Nelson Oduber, Prime Minister of Aruba (2001 – present)
- Bahamas
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the Bahamas (1973 – present)
- Governor-General - Arthur Dion Hanna, Governor-General of the Bahamas (2006 – present)
- Prime Minister - Hubert Ingraham, Prime Minister of the Bahamas (2007 – present)
- Barbados
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Barbados (1966 – present)
- Governor-General - Clifford Husbands, Governor-General of Barbados (1996 – present)
- Prime Minister - David Thompson, Prime Minister of Barbados (2008 – present)
- Belize
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Belize (1981 – present)
- Governor-General - Colville Young, Governor-General of Belize (1993 – present)
- Prime Minister - Dean Barrow, Prime Minister of Belize (2008 – present)
- Bermuda (British overseas territory)
- Governor - Richard Gozney, Governor of Bermuda (2007 – present)
- Premier - Ewart Brown, Premier of Bermuda (2006 – present)
- British Virgin Islands (British overseas territory)
- Governor - David Pearey, Governor of the British Virgin Islands (2006 – present)
- Premier - Ralph T. O'Neal, Premier of the British Virgin Islands (2007 – present)
- Canada
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952 – present)
- Governor-General - Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada (2005 – present)
- Prime Minister - Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada (2006 – present)
- Cayman Islands (British overseas territory)
- Governor - Stuart Jack, Governor of the Cayman Islands (2005 – present)
- Head of Government -
- Kurt Tibbetts, Leader of Government Business of the Cayman Islands (2005 – 2009)
- McKeeva Bush, Leader of Government Business of the Cayman Islands (2009 – present)
- Costa Rica
- President - Óscar Arias, President of Costa Rica (2006 – present)
- Cuba
- Communist Party Leader - Fidel Castro, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (1965-present)
- President - Raúl Castro, President of Cuba (2008 – present)
- Dominica
- President - Nicholas Liverpool, President of Dominica (2003 – present)
- Prime Minister - Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister of Dominica (2004 – present)
- Dominican Republic
- President - Leonel Fernández, President of the Dominican Republic (2004 – present)
- El Salvador
- President -
- Antonio Saca, President of El Salvador (2004 – 2009)
- Mauricio Funes, President of El Salvador (2009 – present)
- President -
- Grenada
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Grenada (1974 – present)
- Governor-General - Carlyle Glean, Governor-General of Grenada (2008 – present)
- Prime Minister - Tillman Thomas, Prime Minister of Grenada (2008 – present)
- Guatemala
- President - Álvaro Colom, President of Guatemala (2008 – present)
- Haiti
- President - René Préval, President of Haiti (2006 – present)
- Prime Minister - Michèle Pierre-Louis, Prime Minister of Haiti (2008 – present)
- Honduras
- President -
- Manuel Zelaya, President of Honduras (2006 – 2009)
- Roberto Micheletti, Acting President of Honduras (2009 – present)
- President -
- Jamaica
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Jamaica (1962 – present)
- Governor-General -
- Kenneth Hall, Governor-General of Jamaica (2006 – 2009)
- Patrick Allen, Governor-General of Jamaica (2009 – present)
- Prime Minister - Bruce Golding, Prime Minister of Jamaica (2007 – present)
- Mexico
- President - Felipe Calderón, President of Mexico (2006 – present)
- Montserrat (British overseas territory)
- Governor - Peter Andrew Waterworth, Governor of Montserrat (2007 – present)
- Chief Minister - Lowell Lewis, Chief Minister of Montserrat (2006 – present)
- Netherlands Antilles (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
- Governor - Frits Goedgedrag, Governor of the Netherlands Antilles (2002 – present)
- Prime Minister - Emily de Jongh-Elhage, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles (2006 – present)
- Nicaragua
- President - Daniel Ortega, President of Nicaragua (2007 – present)
- Panama
- President -
- Martín Torrijos, President of Panama (2004 – 2009)
- Ricardo Martinelli, President of Panama (2009 – present)
- President -
- Saint Barthélemy (Overseas collectivity of France)
- Prefect - Dominique Lacroix, Prefect of Saint Barthélemy (2007 – present)
- President of the Territorial Council - Bruno Magras, President of the Territorial Council (2007 – present)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1983 – present)
- Governor-General - Cuthbert Sebastian, Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1996 – present)
- Prime Minister - Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1995 – present)
- Nevis (autonomous island)
- Deputy Governor-General - Eustace John, Deputy Governor-General of Nevis (1992 – present)
- Premier - Joseph Parry, Premier of Nevis (2006 – present)
- Saint Lucia
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Lucia (1979 – present)
- Governor-General - Pearlette Louisy, Governor-General of Saint Lucia (1997 – present)
- Prime Minister - Stephenson King, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia (2007 – present)
- Saint Martin (Overseas collectivity of France)
- Prefect - Dominique Lacroix, Prefect of Saint Martin (2007 – present)
- President of the Territorial Council -
- Frantz Gumbs, President of the Territorial Council (2008 – 2009)
- Daniel Gibbs, Acting President of the Territorial Council (2009)
- Frantz Gumbs, President of the Territorial Council (2009 – present)
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Overseas collectivity of France)
- Prefect - Jean-Pierre Berçot, Prefect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (2008 – present)
- President of the Territorial Council - Stéphane Artano, President of the Territorial Council (2006 – present)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1979 – present)
- Governor-General - Frederick Ballantyne, Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2002 – present)
- Prime Minister - Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2001 – present)
- Trinidad and Tobago
- President - George Maxwell Richards, President of Trinidad and Tobago (2003 – present)
- Prime Minister - Patrick Manning, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (2001 – present)
- Tobago (autonomous island)
- Chief Secretary - Orville London, Chief Secretary of the House of Assembly of Tobago (2001 – present)
- Turks and Caicos Islands (British overseas territory)
- Governor - Gordon Wetherell, Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands (2008 – present)
- Premier -
- Michael Misick, Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands (2003 – 2009)
- Galmo Williams, Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands (2009 – present)
- United States
- President -
- George W. Bush, President of the United States (2001 – 2009)
- Barack Obama, President of the United States (2009 – present)
- Puerto Rico (Commonwealth of the United States)
- Governor - Luis Fortuño, Governor of Puerto Rico (2009 – present)
- United States Virgin Islands (Insular area of the United States)
- Governor - John de Jongh, Governor of US Virgin Islands (2007 – present)
- President -
Oceania
- American Samoa (unorganized, unincorporated territory of the United States)
- Governor - Togiola Tulafono, Governor of American Samoa (2003 – present)
- Australia
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952 – present)
- Governor-General - Quentin Bryce, Governor-General of Australia (2008 – present)
- Prime Minister - Kevin Rudd, Prime Minister of Australia (2007 – present)
- Norfolk Island (self-governing territory of Australia)
- Administrator - Owen Walsh, Administrator of Norfolk Island (2007 – present)
- Chief Minister - Andre Nobbs, Chief Minister of Norfolk Island (2007 – present)
- Fiji
- President - Josefa Iloilo, President of Fiji (2000 – present)
- Prime Minister - Frank Bainimarama, Acting Prime Minister of Fiji (2007 – present)
- French Polynesia (French overseas collectivity)
- High Commissioner - Adolphe Colrat, High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia (2008 – present)
- President -
- Gaston Tong Sang, President of French Polynesia (2008 – 2009)
- Oscar Temaru, President of French Polynesia (2009 – present)
- Guam (Insular area of the United States)
- Governor - Felix Perez Camacho, Governor of Guam (2003 – present)
- Kiribati
- President - Anote Tong, President of Kiribati (2003 – present)
- Marshall Islands
- President - Litokwa Tomeing, President of the Marshall Islands (2008 – present)
- Federated States of Micronesia
- President - Manny Mori, President of the Federated States of Micronesia (2007 – present)
- Nauru
- President - Marcus Stephen, President of Nauru (2007 – present)
- New Caledonia (Sui Generis Collectivity of France)
- High Commissioner - Yves Dassonville, High Commissioner of New Caledonia (2007 – present)
- President of the Government -
- Harold Martin, President of the Government of New Caledonia (2007 – 2009)
- Philippe Gomès, President of the Government of New Caledonia (2009 – present)
- New Zealand
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand (1952 – present)
- Governor-General - Anand Satyanand, Governor-General of New Zealand (2006 – present)
- Prime Minister - John Key, Prime Minister of New Zealand (2008 – present)
- Cook Islands (Associated state of New Zealand)
- High Commissioner - Tia Barrett, High Commissioner of the Cook Islands (2008 – present)
- Queen's Representative - Frederick Goodwin, Queen's Representative of the Cook Islands (2001 – present)
- Prime Minister - Jim Marurai, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands (2004 – present)
- Niue (associated state of New Zealand)
- Resident Commissioner - Brian Smythe, Resident Commissioner of Niue (2008 – present)
- Premier - Toke Talagi, Premier of Niue (2008 – present)
- Tokelau (territory of New Zealand)
- Administrator - David Payton, Administrator of Tokelau (2006 – present)
- Head of Government -
- Pio Tuia, Head of Government of Tokelau (2008 – 2009)
- Foua Toloa, Head of Government of Tokelau (2009 - present)
- Northern Mariana Islands (Commonwealth of the U.S.)
- Governor - Benigno Fitial, Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands (2006 – present)
- Palau
- President -
- Tommy Remengesau, President of Palau (2001 – 2009)
- Johnson Toribiong, President of Palau (2009 – present)
- President -
- Papua New Guinea
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Papua New Guinea (1975 – present)
- Governor-General - Paulias Matane, Governor-General of Papua New Guinea (2004 – present)
- Prime Minister - Michael Somare, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (2002 – present)
- Bougainville (autonomous region)
- President -
- John Tabinaman, Acting President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (2008 – 2009)
- James Tanis, President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (2009 – present)
- President -
- Pitcairn Islands (British overseas territory)
- Governor - George Fergusson, Governor of the Pitcairn Islands (2006 – present)
- Commissioner - Leslie Jacques, Commissioner of the Pitcairn Islands (2003 – present)
- Mayor - Mike Warren, Mayor of the Pitcairn Islands (2007 – present)
- Samoa
- Head of State - Tufuga Efi, O le Ao o le Malo of Samoa (2007 – present)
- Prime Minister - Tuila'epa Sailele Malielegaoi, Prime Minister of Samoa (1998 – present)
- Solomon Islands
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the Solomon Islands (1978 – present)
- Governor-General -
- Nathaniel Waena, Governor-General of the Solomon Islands (2004 – 2009)
- Frank Kabui, Governor-General of the Solomon Islands (2009 – present)
- Prime Minister - Derek Sikua, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (2007 – present)
- Tonga
- Monarch - George Tupou V, King of Tonga (2006 – present)
- Prime Minister - Feleti Sevele, Prime Minister of Tonga (2006 – present)
- Tuvalu
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Tuvalu (1978 – present)
- Governor-General - Filoimea Telito, Governor-General of Tuvalu (2005 – present)
- Prime Minister - Apisai Ielemia, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (2006 – present)
- Vanuatu
- President - Kalkot Mataskelekele, President of Vanuatu (2004 – present)
- Prime Minister - Edward Natapei, Prime Minister of Vanuatu (2008 – present)
- Wallis and Futuna (French overseas collectivity)
- Administrator-Superior - Philippe Paolantoni, Administrator-Superior of Wallis and Futuna (2008 – present)
- President of the Territorial Assembly - Victor Brial, President of the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna (2007 – present)
South America
- Argentina
- President - Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, President of Argentina (2007 – present)
- Bolivia
- President - Evo Morales, President of Bolivia (2006 – present)
- Brazil
- President - Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil (2003 – present)
- Chile
- President - Michelle Bachelet, President of Chile (2006 – present)
- Colombia
- President - Álvaro Uribe, President of Colombia (2002 – present)
- Ecuador
- President - Rafael Correa, President of Ecuador (2007 – present)
- Falkland Islands (British overseas territory)
- Governor - Alan Huckle, Governor of the Falkland Islands (2006 – present)
- Guyana
- President - Bharrat Jagdeo, President of Guyana (1999 – present)
- Prime Minister - Sam Hinds, Prime Minister of Guyana (1999 – present)
- Paraguay
- President - Fernando Lugo, President of Paraguay (2008 – present)
- Peru
- President - Alan García Pérez, President of Peru (2006 – present)
- Prime Minister - Yehude Simon, Prime Minister of Peru (2008 – present)
- Suriname
- President - Ronald Venetiaan, President of Suriname (2000 – present)
- Uruguay
- President - Tabaré Vázquez, President of Uruguay (2005 – present)
- Venezuela
- President - Hugo Chávez, President of Venezuela (2002 – present)
References
- ^ Eritrea only became independent in 1993.
- ^ Brunei only became independent in 1984.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Uzbekistan only became independent in 1991.
- ^ Montenegro only became independent in 2006.
- ^ Serbia only became independent in 2006.
- ^ Kosovo only declared independence in 2008.
- ^ Bahrain only became independent in 1971.