List of foreign ministers in 1998
This is a list of
foreign ministers
in 1998.
Africa
- Algeria - Ahmed Attaf (1996-1999)
- Angola - Venâncio da Silva Moura (1992-1999)
- Benin -
- Pierre Osho (1996-1998)
- Antoine Idji Kolawolé (1998-2003)
- Botswana - Mompati Merafhe (1994-2008)
- Burkina Faso - Ablassé Ouedraogo (1994-1999)
- Burundi -
- Luc Rukingama (1996-1998)
- Severin Ntahomvukiye (1998-2001)
- Cameroon - Augustin Kontchou Kouomegni (1997-2001)
- Cape Verde -
- Amílcar Spencer Lopes (1996-1998)
- José Luís de Jesus(1998-2000)
- Central African Republic - Jean-Mette Yapende (1997-1999)
- Chad - Mahamat Saleh Annadif (1997-2003)
- Comoros -
- Ibrahim Ali Mzimba (1997-1998)
- Salim Himidi (1998)
- Nidhoim Attoumane (1998-1999)
- Republic of Congo - Rodolphe Adada(1997-2007)
- Democratic Republic of Congo-
- Bizima Karaha (1997-1998)
- Jean-Charles Okoto (1998-1999)
- 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)
- Haile Woldetensae(1997-2000)
- Ethiopia - Seyoum Mesfin (1991-2010)
- Gabon - Casimir Oyé-Mba (1994-1999)
- The Gambia -
- Omar Njie (1997-1998)
- Momodou Lamin Sedat Jobe (1998-2001)
- Ghana - Victor Gbeho (1997-2001)
- Guinea - Lamine Camara (1996-1999)
- Guinea-Bissau - Fernando Delfim da Silva (1996-1999)
- Kenya -
- Kalonzo Musyoka (1993-1998)
- Bonaya Godana (1998-2001)
- Lesotho -
- Kelebone Maope (1995-1998)
- Tom Thabane (1998-2002)
- Liberia - Monie Captan (1996-2003)
- Umar Mustafa al-Muntasir(1992-2000)
- Madagascar -
- Herizo Razafimahaleo (1997-1998)
- Lila Ratsifandrihamanana (1998-2002)
- Malawi - Mapopa Chipeta (1997-1999)
- Modibo Sidibe(1997-2002)
- Mauritania -
- Mohamed El Hacen Ould Lebatt (1997-1998)
- Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna (1998)
- Ahmed Ould Sid'Ahmed (1998-2001)
- Rajkeswur Purryag(1997-2000)
- Morocco - Abdellatif Filali (1985-1999)
- Western Sahara -
- Bachir Mustafa Sayed (1997-1998)
- Mohamed Salem Ould Salek (1998–2023)
- Western Sahara -
- Mozambique - Leonardo Simão (1994-2005)
- Namibia - Theo-Ben Gurirab (1990-2002)
- Niger - Maman Sambo Sidikou (1997-1999)
- Nigeria -
- Tom Ikimi (1995-1998)
- Ignatius Olisemeka (1998-1999)
- Rwanda - Anastase Gasana (1994-1999)
- São Tomé and Príncipe - Homero Jeronimo Salvaterra (1996-1999)
- Senegal -
- Moustapha Niasse (1993-1998)
- Jacques Baudin (1998-2000)
- Seychelles - Jérémie Bonnelame (1997-2005)
- Sierra Leone -
- Paolo Bangura (1997-1998)
- Sama Banya (1998-2001)
- Somalia - no central government
- Somaliland - Mahmud Salah Nur (1997-2001)
- South Africa - Alfred Baphethuxolo Nzo (1994-1999)
- Sudan -
- Ali Osman Taha (1995-1998)
- Mustafa Osman Ismail (1998-2005)
- Swaziland-
- Arthur Khoza (1995-1998)
- Albert Nhlanhla Shabangu (1998-2001)
- Tanzania - Jakaya Kikwete (1995-2006)
- Togo -
- Koffi Panou (1996-1998)
- Joseph Kokou Koffigoh (1998-2000)
- Tunisia - Said Ben Mustapha (1997-1999)
- Uganda - Eriya Kategaya (1996-2001)
- Zambia - Keli Walubita (1997-2002)
- Zimbabwe - Stan Mudenge (1995-2005)
Asia
- Afghanistan -
- Mullah Abdul Jalil (1997-1998)
- Mullah Mohammad Hassan(1998-1999)
- Armenia -
- Alexander Arzumanyan (1996-1998)
- Vartan Oskanian (1998-2008)
- Azerbaijan -
- Hasan Hasanov (1993-1998)
- Tofig Zulfugarov (1998-1999)
- Naira Melkumyan(1997-2002)
- Sheikh Muhammad ibn Mubarak ibn Hamad Al Khalifah(1971-2005)
- Bangladesh - Abdus Samad Azad (1996-2001)
- Bhutan -
- Dawa Tsering (1972-1998)
- Jigme Thinley (1998-2003)
- Pengiran Muda Mohamed Bolkiah(1984–2015)
- Cambodia -
- Ung Huot (1994-1998)
- Hor Namhong (1998–2016)
- China -
- Qian Qichen (1988-1998)
- Tang Jiaxuan (1998-2003)
- Georgia - Irakli Menagarishvili (1995-2003)
- Abkhazia - Sergei Shamba (1997-2004)
- South Ossetia - Murat Dzhioyev (1998-2012)
- India -
- I. K. Gujral(1996-1998)
- Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1998)
- Jaswant Singh (1998-2002)
- Indonesia - Ali Alatas (1988-1999)
- Iran - Kamal Kharazi (1997-2005)
- Iraq - Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf (1992-2001)
- Israel -
- David Levy (1996-1998)
- Benjamin Netanyahu (1998)
- Ariel Sharon (1998-1999)
- Japan -
- Keizō Obuchi (1997-1998)
- Masahiko Kōmura (1998-1999)
- Jordan -
- Fayez al-Tarawneh(1997-1998)
- Jawad Anani (1998)
- Abdul Ilah Khatib (1998-2002)
- Kazakhstan - Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (1994-1999)
- North Korea-
- Kim Yong-nam (1983-1998)
- Paek Nam-sun (1998-2007)
- South Korea-
- Yu Jong-ha (1996-1998)
- Bak Jeong-su (1998)
- Hong Soon-young (1998-2000)
- Kuwait - Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1978-2003)
- Kyrgyzstan - Muratbek Imanaliyev (1997-2002)
- Laos - Somsavat Lengsavad (1993-2006)
- Lebanon -
- Farès Boueiz (1992-1998)
- Selim al-Hoss(1998-2000)
- Malaysia - Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (1991-1999)
- Maldives - Fathulla Jameel (1978-2005)
- Mongolia -
- Shukher Altangerel (1997-1998)
- Rinchinnyamyn Amarjargal (1998)
- Nyam-Osoryn Tuyaa (1998-2000)
- Myanmar -
- Nepal -
- Kamal Thapa (1997-1998)
- Girija Prasad Koirala (1998-1999)
- Oman - Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah (1982–2020)
- Pakistan -
- Gohar Ayub Khan (1997-1998)
- Sartaj Aziz (1998-1999)
- Domingo Siazon, Jr.(1995-2001)
- Qatar - Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani (1992-2013)
- 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 - Jason Hu(1997-1999)
- Tajikistan - Talbak Nazarov (1994-2006)
- Thailand - Surin Pitsuwan (1997-2001)
- Turkey - İsmail Cem (1997-2002)
- Turkmenistan - Boris Şyhmyradow (1995-2000)
- United Arab Emirates - Rashid Abdullah Al Nuaimi (1980-2006)
- Abdulaziz Komilov(1994-2003)
- Vietnam - Nguyễn Mạnh Cầm (1991-2000)
- Yemen -
- Abd al-Karim al-Iryani(1994-1998)
- Abdul Qadir Bajamal (1998-2001)
Australia and Oceania
- Australia - Alexander Downer (1996-2007)
- Fiji - Berenado Vunibobo (1997-1999)
- Kiribati - Teburoro Tito (1994-2003)
- Marshall Islands - Phillip H. Muller (1994-2000)
- Micronesia - Epel K. Ilon (1997-2000)
- Nauru -
- Kinza Clodumar (1997-1998)
- Bernard Dowiyogo (1998-1999)
- New Zealand - Don McKinnon (1990-1999)
- Cook Islands - Inatio Akaruru (1989-1999)
- Palau - Sabino Anastacio (1997-2000)
- Papua New Guinea - Roy Yaki (1997-1999)
- Samoa -
- Tofilau Eti Alesana (1988-1998)
- Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi(1998–2021)
- Patterson Oti(1997-2000)
- Tonga -
- Prince Tupouto'a Tungi(1979-1998)
- Baron Vaea (1998)
- Prince 'Ulukalala Lavaka Ata(1998-2004)
- Tuvalu - Bikenibeu Paeniu (1996-1999)
- Vanuatu -
- Vital Soksok (1997-1998)
- Donald Kalpokas (1998)
- Clement Leo (1998-1999)
Europe
- Albania - Paskal Milo (1997-2001)
- Andorra - Albert Pintat (1997-2001)
- Austria - Wolfgang Schüssel (1995-2000)
- Belarus -
- Ivan Antanovich (1997-1998)
- Ural Latypov (1998-2000)
- 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)
- Nadezhda Mihailova(1997-2001)
- Croatia - Mate Granić (1993-2000)
- Cyprus - Ioannis Kasoulidis (1997-2003)
- Northern Cyprus -
- Taner Etkin (1996-1998)
- Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu (1998-2004)
- Northern Cyprus -
- Czech Republic -
- Jaroslav Šedivý (1997-1998)
- Jan Kavan (1998-2002)
- Denmark - Niels Helveg Petersen (1993-2000)
- Estonia -
- Toomas Hendrik Ilves (1996-1998)
- Raul Mälk (1998-1999)
- Finland - Tarja Halonen (1995-2000)
- France - Hubert Védrine (1997-2002)
- Germany -
- Klaus Kinkel (1992-1998)
- Joschka Fischer (1998-2005)
- Greece - Theodoros Pangalos (1996-1999)
- Hungary -
- László Kovács (1994-1998)
- János Martonyi (1998-2002)
- Iceland - Halldór Ásgrímsson (1995-2004)
- Ireland - 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)
- Macedonia-
- Blagoje Handžiski (1997-1998)
- Aleksandar Dimitrov (1998-2000)
- Malta -
- George Vella (1996-1998)
- Guido de Marco (1998-1999)
- Moldova - Nicolae Tăbăcaru (1997-2000)
- Netherlands -
- Hans van Mierlo (1994-1998)
- Jozias van Aartsen (1998-2002)
- Norway - Knut Vollebæk (1997-2000)
- Poland - Bronisław Geremek (1997-2000)
- Portugal - Jaime Gama (1995-2002)
- Andrei Pleşu(1997-1999)
- Russia -
- Yevgeny Primakov (1996-1998)
- Igor Ivanov (1998-2004)
- Chechnya -
- Movladi Udugo (1997-1998)
- Akhyad Idigov (1998-1999)
- San Marino - Gabriele Gatti (1986-2002)
- Slovakia -
- Zdenka Kramplová (1997-1998)
- Eduard Kukan (1998-2006)
- Slovenia - Boris Frlec (1997-2000)
- Spain - Abel Matutes (1996-2000)
- Sweden -
- Lena Hjelm-Wallén (1994-1998)
- Anna Lindh (1998-2003)
- Switzerland - Flavio Cotti (1993-1999)
- Ukraine -
- Hennadiy Udovenko (1994-1998)
- Borys Tarasyuk (1998-2000)
- United Kingdom - Robin Cook (1997-2001)
- Vatican City - Archbishop Jean-Louis Tauran (1990-2003)
- Yugoslavia-
- Milan Milutinović (1995-1998)
- Živadin Jovanović (1998-2000)
- Montenegro - Branko Perović (1997-2000)
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)
- Said Musa (1998-2002)
- Canada - Lloyd Axworthy (1996-2000)
- Quebec -
- Sylvain Simard (1996-1998)
- Louise Beaudoin (1998-2003)
- Quebec -
- Costa Rica -
- Fernando Naranjo Villalobos (1994-1998)
- Roberto Rojas López (1998-2002)
- Roberto Robaina(1993-1999)
- Dominica -
- Edison James (1995-1998)
- Norris Charles (1998-2000)
- Dominican Republic - Eduardo Latorre Rodríguez (1996-2000)
- El Salvador - Ramón Ernesto González Giner (1995-1999)
- Grenada -
- Raphael Fletcher (1997-1998)
- Mark Isaac(1998-1999)
- Guatemala - Eduardo Stein (1996-2000)
- Haiti - Fritz Longchamp (1995-2001)
- Honduras -
- Delmer Urbizo Panting (1995-1998)
- Fernando Martínez Jiménez (1998-1999)
- Jamaica - Seymour Mullings (1995-2000)
- Mexico -
- José Ángel Gurría (1994-1998)
- Rosario Green (1998-2000)
- Nicaragua -
- Emilio Álvarez Montalván (1997-1998)
- Eduardo Montealegre (1998-2000)
- Panama -
- Ricardo Alberto Arias (1996-1998)
- Jorge Eduardo Ritter (1998-1999)
- Puerto Rico – Norma Burgos (1995–1999)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis - Denzil Douglas (1995-2000)
- Saint Lucia - George Odlum (1997-2001)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -
- Alpian Allen (1994-1998)
- Allan Cruickshank (1998-2001)
- Trinidad and Tobago - Ralph Maraj (1995-2000)
- United States - Madeleine Albright (1997-2001)
South America
- Argentina - Guido di Tella (1991-1999)
- Bolivia - Javier Murillo de la Rocha (1997-2001)
- Luiz Felipe Palmeira Lampreia(1995-2001)
- Chile - José Miguel Insulza (1994-1999)
- Colombia -
- María Emma Mejía Vélez (1996-1998)
- Camilo Reyes (1998)
- Guillermo Fernández de Soto (1998-2002)
- Ecuador - José Ayala Lasso (1997-1999)
- Guyana - Clement Rohee (1992-2001)
- Paraguay -
- Rubén Melgarejo Lanzoni (1996-1998)
- Dido Florentin Bogado (1998-1999)
- Peru -
- Eduardo Ferrero Costa (1997-1998)
- Fernando de Trazegnies (1998-2000)
- Suriname - Errol Snijders (1997-2000)
- Uruguay -
- Álvaro Ramos Trigo (1995-1998)
- Didier Opertti (1998-2005)
- Venezuela - Miguel Ángel Burelli Rivas (1994-1999)