List of state leaders in 2001

This is a list of heads of state, heads of governments, and other rulers in the year 2001.

Africa

•  Algeria
  • President – Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria (1999–2019)
  • Prime Minister – Ali Benflis, Prime Minister of Algeria (2000–2003)
•  Angola
  • President – José Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola (1979–2017)
•  Benin
  • President – Mathieu Kérékou, President of Benin (1996–2006)
•  Botswana
  • President – Festus Mogae, President of Botswana (1998–2008)
•  Burkina Faso
  • President –
    President of Burkina Faso
    (1987–2014)
  • Prime Minister –
    Prime Minister of Burkina Faso
    (2000–2007)
•  Burundi
  • President – Pierre Buyoya, President of Burundi (1996–2003)
•  Cameroon
  • President – Paul Biya, President of Cameroon (1982–present)
  • Prime Minister – Peter Mafany Musonge, Prime Minister of Cameroon (1996–2004)
•  Cape Verde
  • President –
    1. President of Cape Verde
       (1991–2001)
    2. President of Cape Verde
       (2001–2011)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Prime Minister of Cape Verde
       (2000–2001)
    2. Prime Minister of Cape Verde
       (2001–2016)
•  Central African Republic
  • President –
    President of the Central African Republic
    (1993–2003)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Prime Minister of the Central African Republic
       (1999–2001)
    2. Prime Minister of the Central African Republic
       (2001–2003)
•  Chad
  • President –
    President of Chad
    (1990–2021)
  • Prime Minister –
    Prime Minister of Chad
    (1999–2002)
•  Comoros
  • President –
    President of the Comoros
    (1999–2002)
  • Prime Minister –
    Prime Minister of the Comoros
    (2000–2002)
  •  Anjouan (unrecognised, secessionist state)
    • President –
      1. Said Abeid, President of Anjouan (1999–2001)
      2. Presidium of Anjouan
         • Members – Halidi Charif, Mohamed Bacar, and Hassan Ali Toilha (2001)
      3. Mohamed Bacar, President of Anjouan (2001–2007)
•  Congo–Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo)
  • President –
    President of the Republic of the Congo
    (1997–present)
•  Congo–Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  • President –
    1. Laurent-Désiré Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997–2001)
    2. Joseph Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2001–2019)
•  Djibouti
  • President –
    President of Djibouti
    (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Prime Minister of Djibouti
       (1978–2001)
    2. Prime Minister of Djibouti
       (2001–2013)
•  Egypt
  • President – Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt (1981–2011)
  • Prime Minister – Atef Ebeid, Prime Minister of Egypt (1999–2004)
•  Equatorial Guinea
  • President –
    President of Equatorial Guinea
    (1979–present)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea
       (1996–2001)
    2. Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea
       (2001–2004)
•  Eritrea
  • President –
    President of Eritrea (1991–present) ^[a]
•  Ethiopia
  • President –
    1. Negasso Gidada, President of Ethiopia (1995–2001)
    2. Girma Wolde-Giorgis, President of Ethiopia (2001–2013)
  • Prime Minister – Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1995–2012)
•  Gabon
  • President – Omar Bongo, President of Gabon (1967–2009)
  • Prime Minister – Jean-François Ntoutoume Emane, Prime Minister of Gabon (1999–2006)
•  The Gambia
  • President – Yahya Jammeh, President of the Gambia (1994–2017)
•  Ghana
  • President –
    1. Jerry Rawlings, President of Ghana (1981–2001)
    2. John Kufuor, President of Ghana (2001–2009)
•  Guinea
  • President –
    President of Guinea
    (1984–2008)
  • Prime Minister –
    Prime Minister of Guinea
    (1999–2004)
•  Guinea-Bissau
  • President –
    President of Guinea-Bissau
    (2000–2003)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau
       (2000–2001)
    2. Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau
       (2001)
    3. Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau
       (2001–2002)
•  Ivory Coast
  • President –
    President of the Ivory Coast
    (2000–2011)
  • Prime Minister –
    Prime Minister of the Ivory Coast
    (2000–2003)
•  Kenya
  • President – Daniel arap Moi, President of Kenya (1978–2002)
•  Lesotho
  • Monarch –
    King of Lesotho
    (1996–present)
  • Prime Minister –
    Prime Minister of Lesotho
    (1998–2012)
•  Liberia
  • President – Charles Taylor, President of Liberia (2000–2003)
•  
  Libya
  • De facto Head of State – Muammar Gaddafi, Guide of the Revolution of Libya (1969–2011)
  • De jure Head of State –
    General Secretary of the General People's Congress of Libya
    (1992–2008)
  • Prime Minister –
    General Secretary of the General People's Committee of Libya
    (2000–2003)
•  Madagascar
  • President –
    President of Madagascar
    (1997–2002)
  • Prime Minister – Tantely Andrianarivo, Prime Minister of Madagascar (1998–2002)
•  Malawi
  • President – Bakili Muluzi, President of Malawi (1994–2004)
•  Mali
  • President –
    President of Mali
    (1992–2002)
  • Prime Minister –
    Prime Minister of Mali
    (2000–2002)
•  Mauritania
  • President –
    President of Mauritania
    (1984–2005)
  • Prime Minister –
    Prime Minister of Mauritania
    (1998–2003)
•  Mauritius
  • President – Cassam Uteem, President of Mauritius (1992–2002)
  • Prime Minister – Sir Anerood Jugnauth, Prime Minister of Mauritius (2000–2003)
•   Mayotte (departmental collectivity of France)
  • redesignated from a territorial collectivity of the French Republic on 11 July
  • Prefect –
    1. Prefect of Mayotte
       (1998–2001)
    2. Prefect of Mayotte
       (2001–2002)
  • Head of Government –
    President of the General Council of Mayotte
    (1991–2004)
•  Morocco
  • Monarch – Mohammed VI, King of Morocco (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister – Abderrahmane Youssoufi, Prime Minister of Morocco (1998–2002)
  •  Western Sahara (self-declared, partially recognised state)
    • President –
      President of Western Sahara
      (1976–2016)
    • Prime Minister –
      Prime Minister of Western Sahara
      (1999–2003)
•  Mozambique
  • President –
    President of Mozambique
    (1986–2005)
  • Prime Minister –
    Prime Minister of Mozambique
    (1994–2004)
•  Namibia
  • President – Sam Nujoma, President of Namibia (1990–2005)
  • Prime Minister – Hage Geingob, Prime Minister of Namibia (1990–2002)
•  Niger
  • President –
    President of Niger
    (1999–2010)
  • Prime Minister –
    Prime Minister of Niger
    (2000–2007)
•  Nigeria
  • President – Olusegun Obasanjo, President of Nigeria (1999–2007)
•  Rwanda
  • President –
    President of Rwanda
    (2000–present)
  • Prime Minister – Bernard Makuza, Prime Minister of Rwanda (2000–2011)
•  
  Dependent Territory of the United Kingdom
  )
  • Governor – David Hollamby, Governor of Saint Helena (1999–2004)
•  São Tomé and Príncipe
  • President –
    1. President of São Tomé and Príncipe
       (1995–2001)
    2. President of São Tomé and Príncipe
       (2001–2003)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe
       (1999–2002)
    2. Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe
       (2001–2002)
•  Senegal
  • President – Abdoulaye Wade, President of Senegal (2000–2012)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Moustapha Niasse, Prime Minister of Senegal (2000–2001)
    2. Mame Madior Boye, Prime Minister of Senegal (2001–2002)
•  Seychelles
  • President –
    President of Seychelles
    (1977–2004)
•  Sierra Leone
  • President – Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, President of Sierra Leone (1998–2007)
•  Somalia
  • President – Abdiqasim Salad Hassan, President of Somalia (2000–2004)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Prime Minister of Somalia
       (2000–2001)
    2. Acting Prime Minister of Somalia
       (2001)
    3. Prime Minister of Somalia
       (2001–2003)
  •  
    unrecognised, secessionist state
    )
    • President – Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal, President of Somaliland (1993–2002)
  •  Puntland (self-declared autonomous state)
    • President –
      1. Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, President of Puntland (1998–2001)
      2. Yusuf Haji Nur, Acting President of Puntland (2001)
      3. Jama Ali Jama, President of Puntland (2001–2002)
•  South Africa
  • President – Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa (1999–2008)
•  Sudan
  • President –
    President of Sudan
    (1989–2019)
•  Swaziland
  • Monarch –
    King of Swaziland
    (1986–present)
  • Prime Minister –
    Prime Minister of Swaziland
    (1996–2003)
•  Tanzania
  • President – Benjamin Mkapa, President of Tanzania (1995–2005)
  • Prime Minister – Frederick Sumaye, Prime Minister of Tanzania (1995–2005)
•  Togo
  • President –
    President of Togo
    (1967–2005)
  • Prime Minister –
    Prime Minister of Togo
    (2000–2002)
•  Tunisia
  • President – Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, President of Tunisia (1987–2011)
  • Prime Minister – Mohamed Ghannouchi, Prime Minister of Tunisia (1999–2011)
•  Uganda
  • President – Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda (1986–present)
  • Prime Minister – Apolo Nsibambi, Prime Minister of Uganda (1999–2011)
•  Zambia
  • President – Frederick Chiluba, President of Zambia (1991–2002)
•  Zimbabwe
  • President – Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe (1987–2017)

Asia

• Afghanistan
  •  Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
    • Supreme Leader – Mullah Omar, Supreme Leader of Afghanistan (1996–2001)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Mohammad Rabbani, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1996–2001)
      2. Abdul Kabir, Acting Prime Minister of Afghanistan (2001)
  •  Islamic State of Afghanistan
    • President –
      1. Burhanuddin Rabbani, President of Afghanistan (1992–2001)
      2. Hamid Karzai, Chairman of the Afghan Interim Administration (2001–2002)
•  Bahrain
  • Monarch – Sheikh
    Emir of Bahrain
    (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister – Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister of Bahrain (1970–2020) ^[b]
•  Bangladesh
  • President –
    1. Shahabuddin Ahmed, President of Bangladesh (1996–2001)
    2. A. Q. M. Badruddoza Chowdhury, President of Bangladesh (2001–2002)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1996–2001)
    2. Latifur Rahman, Chief Adviser of Bangladesh (2001)
    3. Khaleda Zia, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (2001–2006)
•  Bhutan
  • Monarch –
    King of Bhutan
    (1972–2006)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Prime Minister of Bhutan
       (2000–2001)
    2. Prime Minister of Bhutan
       (2001–2002)
•  Brunei
  • Monarch –
    Sultan of Brunei (1967–present) ^[c]
  • Prime Minister – Hassanal Bolkiah, Prime Minister of Brunei (1984–present)
•  Cambodia
  • Monarch –
    King of Cambodia
    (1993–2004)
  • Prime Minister – Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1985–2023) ^[d]
•  China (People's Republic of China)
  • Communist Party Leader – Jiang Zemin, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (1989–2002)
  • President – Jiang Zemin, President of China (1993–2003)
  • Premier – Zhu Rongji, Premier of the State Council of China (1998–2003)
•  East Timor (under UN administration)
  • UN Special Representative – Sérgio Vieira de Mello, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for East Timor (1999–2002)
  • Chief Minister –
    Chief Minister of East Timor
    (2001–2006)
•  India
  • President – K. R. Narayanan, President of India (1997–2002)
  • Prime Minister – Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister of India (1998–2004)
•  Indonesia
  • President –
    1. Abdurrahman Wahid, President of Indonesia (1999–2001)
    2. Megawati Sukarnoputri, President of Indonesia (2001–2004)
•  Iran
  • Supreme Leader – Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran (1989–present)
  • President – Mohammad Khatami, President of Iran (1997–2005)
•  Iraq
  • President – Saddam Hussein, President of Iraq (1979–2003)
  • Prime Minister – Saddam Hussein, Prime Minister of Iraq (1994–2003)
•  Israel
  • President – Moshe Katsav, President of Israel (2000–2007)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Ehud Barak, Prime Minister of Israel (1999–2001)
    2. Ariel Sharon, Prime Minister of Israel (2001–2006)
  •  Palestinian National Authority (non-state administrative authority)
    • President – Yasser Arafat, President of the Palestinian National Authority (1994–2004)
•  Japan
  • Monarch – Akihito, Emperor of Japan (1989–2019)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Yoshirō Mori, Prime Minister of Japan (2000–2001)
    2. Junichirō Koizumi, Prime Minister of Japan
       (2001–2006)
•  Jordan
  • Monarch –
    King of Jordan
    (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister –
    Ali Abu al-Ragheb, Prime Minister of Jordan
    (2000–2003)
•  Kazakhstan
  • President – Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan (1990–2019) ^[e]
  • Prime Minister – Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan (1999–2002)
•  North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
  • Communist Party Leader –
    Kim Jong-il, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea
    (1997–2011)
  • De facto Head of State –
    Chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea
    (1993–2011)
  • De jure Head of State –
    Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea
    (1998–2019)
  • Premier – Hong Song-nam, Premier of the Cabinet of North Korea (1997–2003)
•  South Korea (Republic of Korea)
  • President – Kim Dae-jung, President of South Korea (1998–2003)
  • Prime Minister – Lee Han-dong, Prime Minister of South Korea (2000–2002)
•  Kuwait
  • Monarch – Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (1977–2006)
  • Prime Minister – Sheikh
    Prime Minister of Kuwait
    (1978–2003)
•  Kyrgyzstan
  • President – Askar Akayev, President of Kyrgyzstan (1990–2005) ^[f]
  • Prime Minister –
    Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan
    (2000–2002)
•  Laos
  • Communist Party Leader –
    Khamtai Siphandon, General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party
    (1992–2006)
  • President –
    Khamtai Siphandon, President of Laos
    (1998–2006)
  • Premier –
    1. Sisavath Keobounphanh, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Laos (1998–2001)
    2. Bounnhang Vorachith, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Laos
       (2001–2006)
•  Lebanon
  • President – Émile Lahoud, President of Lebanon (1998–2007)
  • Prime Minister – Rafic Hariri, President of the Council of Ministers of Lebanon (2000–2004)
•  Malaysia
  • Monarch –
    1. Tuanku
       Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia
       (1999–2001)
    2. Tuanku
       Acting Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia
       (2001)
    3. Tuanku
       Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia
       (2001–2006)
  • Prime Minister – Mahathir Mohamad, Prime Minister of Malaysia (1981–2003)
•  Maldives
  • President – Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, President of the Maldives (1978–2008)
•  Mongolia
  • President – Natsagiin Bagabandi, President of Mongolia (1997–2005)
  • Prime Minister – Nambaryn Enkhbayar, Prime Minister of Mongolia (2000–2004)
•  Myanmar
  • Head of State –
    Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of Myanmar
    (1992–2011)
  • Prime Minister – Than Shwe, Prime Minister of Myanmar (1992–2003)
•  Nepal
  • Monarch –
    1. Birendra, King of Nepal (1972–2001)
    2. Dipendra, King of Nepal (2001)
    3. Gyanendra, King of Nepal (2001–2008)
  • Regent –
    Regent of Nepal
    (2001)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Girija Prasad Koirala, Prime Minister of Nepal (2000–2001)
    2. Sher Bahadur Deuba, Prime Minister of Nepal (2001–2002)
•  Oman
  • Monarch –
    Sultan of Oman
    (1970–2020)
  • Prime Minister –
    Prime Minister of Oman
    (1972–2020)
•  Pakistan
  • President –
    1. Muhammad Rafiq Tarar, President of Pakistan (1998–2001)
    2. Pervez Musharraf, President of Pakistan (2001–2008)
  • Prime Minister –
    Chief Executive of Pakistan
    (1999–2002)
•  Philippines
  • President –
    1. Joseph Estrada, President of the Philippines (1998–2001)
    2. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, President of the Philippines (2001–2010)
•  Qatar
  • Monarch – Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of Qatar (1995–2013)
  • Prime Minister – Sheikh
    Prime Minister of Qatar
    (1996–2007)
•  Saudi Arabia
  • Monarch – Fahd, King of Saudi Arabia (1982–2005)
  • Regent – Crown Prince
    Regent of Saudi Arabia
    (1996–2005)
  • Prime Minister – Fahd, Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (1982–2005)
•  Singapore
  • President – S. R. Nathan, President of Singapore (1999–2011)
  • Prime Minister – Goh Chok Tong, Prime Minister of Singapore (1990–2004)
•  Sri Lanka
  • President – Chandrika Kumaratunga, President of Sri Lanka (1994–2005)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (2000–2001)
    2. Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (2001–2004)
•  Syria
  • President – Bashar al-Assad, President of Syria (2000–present)
  • Prime Minister – Muhammad Mustafa Mero, Prime Minister of Syria (2000–2003)
•  Taiwan (Republic of China)
  • President – Chen Shui-bian, President of Taiwan (2000–2008)
  • Prime Minister – Chang Chun-hsiung, President of the Executive Yuan of Taiwan (2000–2002)
•  Tajikistan
  • President – Emomali Rahmonov, President of Tajikistan (1992–present)
  • Prime Minister – Oqil Oqilov, Prime Minister of Tajikistan (1999–2013)
•  Thailand
  • Monarch – Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand (1946–2016)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Chuan Leekpai, Prime Minister of Thailand (1997–2001)
    2. Thaksin Shinawatra, Prime Minister of Thailand (2001–2006)
•  Turkey
  • President – Ahmet Necdet Sezer, President of Turkey (2000–2007)
  • Prime Minister – Bülent Ecevit, Prime Minister of Turkey (1999–2002)
•  Turkmenistan
  • President – Saparmurat Niyazov, President of Turkmenistan (1990–2006) ^[g]
•  United Arab Emirates
  • President – Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (1976–2004)
  • Prime Minister – Sheikh
    Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates
    (1990–2006)
•  Uzbekistan
  • President – Islam Karimov, President of Uzbekistan (1990–2016) ^[h]
  • Prime Minister –
    Oʻtkir Sultonov, Prime Minister of Uzbekistan
    (1995–2003)
•  Vietnam
  • Communist Party Leader –
    1. Lê Khả Phiêu, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (1997–2001)
    2. Nông Đức Mạnh, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (2001–2011)
  • President – Trần Đức Lương, President of Vietnam (1997–2006)
  • Prime Minister – Phan Văn Khải, Prime Minister of Vietnam (1997–2006)
•  Yemen
  • President – Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of Yemen (1978–2012) ^[i]
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Abd Al-Karim Al-Iryani, Prime Minister of Yemen
       (1998–2001)
    2. Abdul Qadir Bajamal, Prime Minister of Yemen (2001–2007)

Europe

•  Albania
  • President – Rexhep Meidani, President of Albania (1997–2002)
  • Prime Minister – Ilir Meta, Prime Minister of Albania (1999–2002)
•  Andorra
  • Monarchs –
    • French Co-Prince – Jacques Chirac, French Co-prince of Andorra (1995–2007)
      • Co-Prince's Representative – Frédéric de Saint-Sernin (1999–2002)
    • Episcopal Co-Prince – Archbishop Joan Martí i Alanis, Episcopal Co-prince of Andorra (1971–2003)
      • Co-Prince's Representative –
        Nemesi Marqués Oste
        (1993–2012)
  • Prime Minister –
    Head of Government of Andorra
    (1994–2005)
•  Armenia
  • President – Robert Kocharyan, President of Armenia (1998–2008)
  • Prime Minister – Andranik Margaryan, Prime Minister of Armenia (2000–2007)
•  Austria
  • President – Thomas Klestil, Federal President of Austria (1992–2004)
  • Chancellor – Wolfgang Schüssel, Federal Chancellor of Austria (2000–2007)
•  Azerbaijan
  • President – Heydar Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan (1993–2003)
  • Prime Minister – Artur Rasizade, Prime Minister of Azerbaijan (1996–2003)
  •  
    unrecognised, secessionist state
    )
    • President –
      President of Nagorno-Karabakh
      (1997–2007)
    • Prime Minister –
      Prime Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh
      (1999–2007)
•  Belarus
  • President – Alexander Lukashenko, President of Belarus (1994–present)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Vladimir Yermoshin, Prime Minister of Belarus (2000–2001)
    2. Gennady Novitsky, Prime Minister of Belarus (2001–2003)
•  Belgium
  • Monarch – Albert II, King of the Belgians (1993–2013)
  • Prime Minister – Guy Verhofstadt, Prime Minister of Belgium (1999–2008)
•  Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Head of State – Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
    • Serb Member –
      Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
      , 2000–2001)
    • Bosniak Member –
      1. Halid Genjac (2000–2001)
      2. Beriz Belkić (2001–2002)
    • Croat Member –
      1. Ante Jelavić (1998–2001)
      2. Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
         , 2001–2002)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Martin Raguž, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2000–2001)
    2. Božidar Matić, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2001)
    3. Zlatko Lagumdžija, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2001–2002)
  • High Representative – Wolfgang Petritsch, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (1999–2002)
•  Bulgaria
  • President – Petar Stoyanov, President of Bulgaria (1997–2002)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Ivan Kostov, Prime Minister of Bulgaria (1997–2001)
    2. Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Prime Minister of Bulgaria (2001–2005)
•  Croatia
  • President – Stjepan Mesić, President of Croatia (2000–2010)
  • Prime Minister – Ivica Račan, Prime Minister of Croatia (2000–2003)
•  Cyprus
  • President – Glafcos Clerides, President of Cyprus (1993–2003)
  •  
    unrecognised, secessionist state
    )
    • President – Rauf Denktaş, President of Northern Cyprus (1976–2005)
    • Prime Minister – Derviş Eroğlu, Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus (1996–2004)
•  Czech Republic
  • President – Václav Havel, President of the Czech Republic (1993–2003)
  • Prime Minister – Miloš Zeman, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (1998–2002)
•  Denmark
  • Monarch –
    Queen of Denmark
    (1972–2024)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark (1993–2001)
    2. Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark (2001–2009)
•  Estonia
  • President –
    1. Lennart Meri, President of Estonia (1992–2001)
    2. Arnold Rüütel, President of Estonia (2001–2006)
  • Prime Minister – Mart Laar, Prime Minister of Estonia (1999–2002)
•  Finland
  • President – Tarja Halonen, President of Finland (2000–2012)
  • Prime Minister – Paavo Lipponen, Prime Minister of Finland (1995–2003)
•  France
  • President – Jacques Chirac, President of France (1995–2007)
  • Prime Minister – Lionel Jospin, Prime Minister of France (1997–2002)
•  Georgia
  • President – Eduard Shevardnadze, President of Georgia (1995–2003)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Minister of State of Georgia
       (2000–2001)
    2. Minister of State of Georgia
       (2001–2003)
  •  
    unrecognised, secessionist state
    )
    • President – Vladislav Ardzinba, President of Abkhazia (1990–2005) ^[j]
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Viacheslav Tsugba, Prime Minister of Abkhazia (1999–2001)
      2. Anri Jergenia, Prime Minister of Abkhazia (2001–2002)
  •  
    unrecognised, secessionist state
    )
    • President –
      1. Lyudvig Chibirov, President of South Ossetia (1993–2001)
      2. Eduard Kokoity, President of South Ossetia (2001–2011)
    • Prime Minister –
      1. Merab Chigoev, Prime Minister of South Ossetia (1998–2001)
      2. Dmitry Sanakoyev, Prime Minister of South Ossetia (2001)
      3. Gerasim Khugayev, Prime Minister of South Ossetia (2001–2003)
•  Germany
  • President – Johannes Rau, Federal President of Germany (1999–2004)
  • Chancellor –
    Federal Chancellor of Germany
    (1998–2005)
•  Greece
  • President – Konstantinos Stephanopoulos, President of Greece (1995–2005)
  • Prime Minister – Costas Simitis, Prime Minister of Greece (1996–2004)
•  Hungary
  • President – Ferenc Mádl, President of Hungary (2000–2005)
  • Prime Minister – Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of Hungary (1998–2002)
•  Iceland
  • President – Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland (1996–2016)
  • Prime Minister – Davíð Oddsson, Prime Minister of Iceland (1991–2004)
•  Ireland
  • President – Mary McAleese, President of Ireland (1997–2011)
  • Prime Minister – Bertie Ahern, Taoiseach of Ireland (1997–2008)
•  Italy
  • President – Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, President of Italy (1999–2006)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Giuliano Amato, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy (2000–2001)
    2. Silvio Berlusconi, President of the Council of Ministers of Italy (2001–2006)
•  Latvia
  • President – Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, President of Latvia (1999–2007)
  • Prime Minister – Andris Bērziņš, Prime Minister of Latvia (2000–2002)
•  Liechtenstein
  • Monarch –
    Prince Regnant of Liechtenstein
    (1989–present)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Head of Government of Liechtenstein
       (1993–2001)
    2. Head of Government of Liechtenstein
       (2001–2009)
•  Lithuania
  • President – Valdas Adamkus, President of Lithuania (1998–2003)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Rolandas Paksas, Prime Minister of Lithuania (2000–2001)
    2. Eugenijus Gentvilas, Acting Prime Minister of Lithuania (2001)
    3. Algirdas Brazauskas, Prime Minister of Lithuania (2001–2006)
•  Luxembourg
  • Monarch – Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (2000–present)
  • Prime Minister –
    Prime Minister of Luxembourg
    (1995–2013)
•  Macedonia
  • President –
    President of Macedonia
    (1999–2004)
  • Prime Minister –
    President of the Government of Macedonia
    (1998–2002)
•  Malta
  • President – Guido de Marco, President of Malta (1999–2004)
  • Prime Minister – Eddie Fenech Adami, Prime Minister of Malta (1998–2004)
•  Moldova
  • President –
    1. Petru Lucinschi, President of Moldova (1997–2001)
    2. Vladimir Voronin, President of Moldova (2001–2009)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Dumitru Braghiș, Prime Minister of Moldova (1999–2001)
    2. Vasile Tarlev, Prime Minister of Moldova (2001–2008)
  •  
    unrecognised, secessionist state
    )
    • President – Igor Smirnov, President of Transnistria (1990–2011) ^[k]
•  Monaco
  • Monarch – Rainier III, Sovereign Prince of Monaco (1949–2005)
  • Prime Minister – Patrick Leclercq, Minister of State of Monaco (2000–2005)
•  Kingdom of the Netherlands
  • Monarch – Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands (1980–2013)
  •  
    constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
    )
    • Prime Minister – Wim Kok, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1994–2002)
  •  
    constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
    )
    • see § North America
  •  
    constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
    )
    • see § North America
•  Norway
  • Monarch –
    Harald V, King of Norway
    (1991–present)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Jens Stoltenberg, Prime Minister of Norway (2000–2001)
    2. Kjell Magne Bondevik, Prime Minister of Norway (2001–2005)
•  Poland
  • President – Aleksander Kwaśniewski, President of Poland (1995–2005)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Jerzy Buzek, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Poland (1997–2001)
    2. Leszek Miller, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Poland (2001–2004)
•  Portugal
  • President – Jorge Sampaio, President of Portugal (1996–2006)
  • Prime Minister – António Guterres, Prime Minister of Portugal (1995–2002)
•  Romania
  • President – Ion Iliescu, President of Romania (2000–2004)
  • Prime Minister – Adrian Năstase, Prime Minister of Romania (2000–2004)
•  Russia
  • President – Vladimir Putin, President of Russia (1999–2008)
  • Prime Minister – Mikhail Kasyanov, Chairman of the Government of Russia (2000–2004)
•  San Marino
  • Captains-Regent –
    1. Gianfranco Terenzi and Enzo Colombini, Captains Regent of San Marino (2000–2001)
    2. Luigi Lonfernini and Fabio Berardi, Captains Regent of San Marino (2001)
    3. Alberto Cecchetti and Gino Giovagnoli, Captains Regent of San Marino (2001–2002)
•  Slovakia
  • President – Rudolf Schuster, President of Slovakia (1999–2004)
  • Prime Minister – Mikuláš Dzurinda, Prime Minister of Slovakia (1998–2006)
•  Slovenia
  • President – Milan Kučan, President of Slovenia (1990–2002) ^[l]
  • Prime Minister – Janez Drnovšek, Prime Minister of Slovenia (2000–2002)
•  Spain
  • Monarch –
    Juan Carlos I, King of Spain
    (1975–2014)
  • Prime Minister – José María Aznar, President of the Government of Spain (1996–2004)
•  Sweden
  • Monarch –
    Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden
    (1973–present)
  • Prime Minister – Göran Persson, Prime Minister of Sweden (1996–2006)
•   Switzerland
  • Council –
    Federal Council of Switzerland ^[m]
    • Members – Kaspar Villiger (1989–2003), Ruth Dreifuss (1993–2002), Moritz Leuenberger (1995–2010; President of Switzerland, 2001), Pascal Couchepin (1998–2009), Ruth Metzler (1999–2003), Joseph Deiss (1999–2006), and Samuel Schmid (2000–2008)
•  Ukraine
  • President – Leonid Kuchma, President of Ukraine (1994–2005)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Viktor Yushchenko, Prime Minister of Ukraine (1999–2001)
    2. Anatoliy Kinakh, Prime Minister of Ukraine (2001–2002)
•  United Kingdom
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952–2022)
  • Prime Minister – Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997–2007)
  •  
    Crown dependency of the United Kingdom
    )
    • Lieutenant-Governor –
      Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man
      (2000–2005)
    • Chief Minister –
      1. Chief Minister of the Isle of Man
         (1996–2001)
      2. Chief Minister of the Isle of Man
         (2001–2004)
  •  
    Crown dependency of the United Kingdom
    )
    • Lieutenant-Governor – Sir John Foley, Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey (2000–2005)
    • Bailiff – de Vic Carey, Bailiff of Guernsey (1999–2005)
  •  
    Crown dependency of the United Kingdom
    )
    • Lieutenant-Governor –
      1. Sir Michael Wilkes, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey (1995–2001)
      2. Sir John Cheshire, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey (2001–2006)
    • Bailiff – Sir Philip Bailhache, Bailiff of Jersey (1995–2009)
  •  
    Dependent Territory of the United Kingdom
    )
    • Governor – David Durie, Governor of Gibraltar (2000–2003)
    • Chief Minister – Peter Caruana, Chief Minister of Gibraltar (1996–2011)
•  Vatican City
  • Monarch –
    Sovereign of Vatican City
    (1978–2005)
  • Head of Government – Cardinal
    President of the Governorate of Vatican City
    (1997–2006)
  • public international law
    )
    • Secretary of State – Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Cardinal Secretary of State (1990–2006)
•  
  Yugoslavia
  • President – Vojislav Koštunica, President of Yugoslavia (2000–2003)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Zoran Žižić, Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (2000–2001)
    2. Dragiša Pešić, Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (2001–2003)
  • Kosovo (Self-Governing Entity under UN administration)
    • UN Special Representative –
      1. Bernard Kouchner, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Kosovo (1999–2001)
      2. Hans Hækkerup, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Kosovo (2001)

North America

•  
  Dependent Territory of the United Kingdom
  )
  • Governor –
    Peter Johnstone, Governor of Anguilla
    (2000–2004)
  • Chief Minister –
    Chief Minister of Anguilla
    (2000–2010)
•  Antigua and Barbuda
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Antigua and Barbuda (1981–2022)
  • Governor-General – Sir James Carlisle, Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda (1993–2007)
  • Prime Minister – Lester Bird, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda (1994–2004)
•  
  constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
  )
  • Governor – Olindo Koolman, Governor of Aruba (1992–2004)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Henny Eman, Prime Minister of Aruba (1994–2001)
    2. Nelson Oduber, Prime Minister of Aruba (2001–2009)
•  The Bahamas
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of the Bahamas (1973–2022)
  • Governor-General –
    1. Sir Orville Turnquest, Governor-General of the Bahamas (1995–2001)
    2. Dame Ivy Dumont, Governor-General of the Bahamas (2001–2005)
  • Prime Minister – Hubert Ingraham, Prime Minister of the Bahamas (1992–2002)
•  Barbados
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Barbados (1966–2021)
  • Governor-General – Sir Clifford Husbands, Governor-General of Barbados (1996–2011)
  • Prime Minister – Owen Arthur, Prime Minister of Barbados (1994–2008)
•  Belize
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Belize (1981–2022)
  • Governor-General – Sir Colville Young, Governor-General of Belize (1993–2021)
  • Prime Minister –
    Prime Minister of Belize
    (1998–2008)
•  
  Dependent Territory of the United Kingdom
  )
  • Governor –
    1. Thorold Masefield, Governor of Bermuda (1997–2001)
    2. Tim Gurney, Acting Governor of Bermuda (2001–2002)
  • Premier –
    Premier of Bermuda
    (1998–2003)
•  
  Dependent Territory of the United Kingdom
  )
  • Governor –
    Frank Savage, Governor of the British Virgin Islands
    (1998–2002)
  • Chief Minister –
    Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands
    (1995–2003)
•  Canada
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952–2022)
  • Governor-General – Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada (1999–2005)
  • Prime Minister – Jean Chrétien, Prime Minister of Canada (1993–2003)
•  
  Dependent Territory of the United Kingdom
  )
  • Governor – Peter Smith, Governor of the Cayman Islands (1999–2002)
  • Head of Government –
    1. Leader of Government Business of the Cayman Islands
       (2000–2001)
    2. Leader of Government Business of the Cayman Islands
       (2001–2005)
•  Costa Rica
  • President – Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, President of Costa Rica (1998–2002)
•  Cuba
  • Communist Party Leader – Fidel Castro, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (1965–2011)
  • President – Fidel Castro, President of the Council of State of Cuba (1976–2008)
  • Prime Minister – Fidel Castro, President of the Council of Ministers of Cuba (1959–2008)
•  Dominica
  • President –
    President of Dominica
    (1998–2003)
  • Prime Minister – Pierre Charles, Prime Minister of Dominica (2000–2004)
•  Dominican Republic
  • President – Hipólito Mejía, President of the Dominican Republic (2000–2004)
•  El Salvador
  • President – Francisco Flores Pérez, President of El Salvador (1999–2004)
•  Grenada
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Grenada (1974–2022)
  • Governor-General – Sir Daniel Williams, Governor-General of Grenada (1996–2008)
  • Prime Minister –
    Prime Minister of Grenada
    (1995–2008)
•  Guatemala
  • President – Alfonso Portillo, President of Guatemala (2000–2004)
•  Haiti
  • President –
    1. René Préval, President of Haiti (1996–2001)
    2. Jean-Bertrand Aristide, President of Haiti (2001–2004)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Jacques-Édouard Alexis, Prime Minister of Haiti (1999–2001)
    2. Jean Marie Chérestal, Prime Minister of Haiti (2001–2002)
•  Honduras
  • President – Carlos Roberto Flores, President of Honduras (1998–2002)
•  Jamaica
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Jamaica (1962–2022)
  • Governor-General – Sir Howard Cooke, Governor-General of Jamaica (1991–2006)
  • Prime Minister – P. J. Patterson, Prime Minister of Jamaica (1992–2006)
•  Mexico
  • President – Vicente Fox, President of Mexico (2000–2006)
•  
  Dependent Territory of the United Kingdom
  )
  • Governor –
    1. Tony Abbott, Governor of Montserrat
       (1997–2001)
    2. Howard Fergus, Acting Governor of Montserrat (2001)
    3. Tony Longrigg, Governor of Montserrat (2001–2004)
  • Chief Minister –
    1. Chief Minister of Montserrat
       (1997–2001)
    2. Chief Minister of Montserrat
       (2001–2006)
•  
  constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
  )
  • Governor – Jaime Saleh, Governor of the Netherlands Antilles (1990–2002)
  • Prime Minister –
    Miguel Arcangel Pourier, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles
    (1999–2002)
•  Nicaragua
  • President – Arnoldo Alemán, President of Nicaragua (1997–2002)
•  Panama
  • President –
    President of Panama
    (1999–2004)
•  Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1983–2022)
  • Governor-General – Sir Cuthbert Sebastian, Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1996–2013)
  • Prime Minister –
    Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis
    (1995–2015)
•  Saint Lucia
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Lucia (1979–2022)
  • Governor-General – Dame Pearlette Louisy, Governor-General of Saint Lucia (1997–2017)
  • Prime Minister –
    Prime Minister of Saint Lucia
    (1997–2006)
•   Saint Pierre and Miquelon (departmental collectivity of France)
  • redesignated from a territorial collectivity of the French Republic on 11 July
  • Prefect –
    1. Francis Spitzer, Prefect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (1999–2001)
    2. Jean-François Tallec, Prefect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (2001–2002)
  • Head of Government –
    President of the General Council of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
    (2000–2005)
•  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1979–2022)
  • Governor-General – Sir Charles Antrobus, Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1996–2002)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
       (2000–2001)
    2. Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
       (2001–present)
•  Trinidad and Tobago
  • President – A. N. R. Robinson, President of Trinidad and Tobago (1997–2003)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
       (1995–2001)
    2. Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
       (2001–2010)
•  
  Dependent Territory of the United Kingdom
  )
  • Governor – Mervyn Jones, Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands (2000–2002)
  • Chief Minister –
    Chief Minister of the Turks and Caicos Islands
    (1995–2003)
•  United States
  • President –
    1. Bill Clinton, President of the United States (1993–2001)
    2. George W. Bush, President of the United States (2001–2009)
  •  Puerto Rico (Commonwealth of the United States)
    • Governor –
      1. Pedro Rosselló, Governor of Puerto Rico (1993–2001)
      2. Sila María Calderón, Governor of Puerto Rico (2001–2005)
  •  United States Virgin Islands (insular area of the United States)
    • Governor –
      Governor of the United States Virgin Islands
      (1999–2007)

Oceania

•  American Samoa (unorganised, unincorporated territory of the United States)
  • Governor –
    Governor of American Samoa
    (1997–2003)
•  Australia
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952–2022)
  • Governor-General –
    1. Sir William Deane, Governor-General of Australia (1996–2001)
    2. Peter Hollingworth, Governor-General of Australia (2001–2003)
  • Prime Minister – John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia (1996–2007)
  • Christmas Island (external territory of Australia)
    • Administrator –
      Administrator of Christmas Island
      (1999–2003)
    • Shire-President –
      1. Shire president of Christmas Island
         (1998–2001)
      2. Shire president of Christmas Island
         (2001–2003)
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands (external territory of Australia)
    • Administrator –
      Administrator of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
      (1999–2003)
    • Shire-President –
      1. Shire president of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
         (1999–2001)
      2. Shire president of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
         (2001–2007)
  •  Norfolk Island (self-governing territory of Australia)
    • Administrator –
      Administrator of Norfolk Island
      (1997–2003)
    • Chief Minister –
      1. Chief Minister of Norfolk Island
         (2000–2001)
      2. Chief Minister of Norfolk Island
         (2001–2006)
•  Fiji
  • President – Ratu Josefa Iloilo, President of Fiji (2000–2006)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Laisenia Qarase, Prime Minister of Fiji (2000–2001)
    2. Ratu Tevita Momoedonu, Prime Minister of Fiji (2001)
    3. Laisenia Qarase, Prime Minister of Fiji (2001–2006)
•   French Polynesia (overseas territory of France)
  • High Commissioner –
    1. High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia
       (1997–2001)
    2. Acting High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia
       (2001)
    3. High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia
       (2001–2005)
  • Head of Government –
    President of the Government of French Polynesia
    (1991–2004)
•  Guam (insular area of the United States)
  • Governor –
    Governor of Guam
    (1995–2003)
•  Kiribati
  • President – Teburoro Tito, President of Kiribati (1994–2003)
•  Marshall Islands
  • President –
    President of the Marshall Islands
    (2000–2008)
•  Micronesia
  • President –
    President of Micronesia
    (1999–2003)
•  Nauru
  • President –
    1. Bernard Dowiyogo, President of Nauru (2000–2001)
    2. René Harris, President of Nauru (2001–2003)
•  
  sui generis collectivity of France
  )
  • High Commissioner –
    High Commissioner of New Caledonia
    (1999–2002)
  • Head of Government –
    1. Jean Lèques, President of the Government of New Caledonia (1999–2001)
    2. Pierre Frogier, President of the Government of New Caledonia (2001–2004)
•  New Zealand
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand (1952–2022)
  • Governor-General –
    1. Sir Michael Hardie Boys, Governor-General of New Zealand (1996–2001)
    2. Dame
       Administrator of the Government of New Zealand
       (2001)
    3. Dame Silvia Cartwright, Governor-General of New Zealand (2001–2006)
  • Prime Minister – Helen Clark, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1999–2008)
  •  Cook Islands (associated state of New Zealand)
    • Queen's Representative –
      1. Acting Queen's Representative of the Cook Islands
         (2000–2001)
      2. Queen's Representative of the Cook Islands
         (2001–2013)
    • Prime Minister – Terepai Maoate, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands (1999–2002)
  •  Niue (associated state of New Zealand)
    • Premier – Sani Lakatani, Premier of Niue (1999–2002)
  • Tokelau (dependent territory of New Zealand)
    • Administrator –
      Lindsay Johnstone Watt, Administrator of Tokelau
      (1993–2003)
    • Head of Government –
      1. Head of Government of Tokelau
         (2000–2001)
      2. Head of Government of Tokelau
         (2001–2002)
•  Northern Mariana Islands (Commonwealth of the United States)
  • Governor –
    Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands
    (1998–2002)
•  Palau
  • President –
    1. Kuniwo Nakamura, President of Palau (1993–2001) ^[n]
    2. Tommy Remengesau, President of Palau
       (2001–2009)
•  Papua New Guinea
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Papua New Guinea (1975–2022)
  • Governor-General – Sir Silas Atopare, Governor-General of Papua New Guinea (1997–2003)
  • Prime Minister – Sir Mekere Morauta, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (1999–2002)
•  
  Dependent Territory of the United Kingdom
  )
  • Governor –
    1. Martin Williams, Governor of the Pitcairn Islands (1998–2001)
    2. Richard Fell, Governor of the Pitcairn Islands (2001–2006)
  • Mayor –
    Mayor of the Pitcairn Islands
    (1999–2004)
•  Samoa
  • Head of State – Malietoa Tanumafili II, O le Ao o le Malo of Samoa (1962–2007)
  • Prime Minister –
    Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi, Prime Minister of Samoa
    (1998–2021)
•  Solomon Islands
  • Monarch –
    Queen of the Solomon Islands
    (1978–2022)
  • Governor-General – Sir
    Governor-General of the Solomon Islands
    (1999–2004)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands
       (2000–2001)
    2. Sir
       Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands
       (2001–2006)
•  Tonga
  • Monarch –
    King of Tonga (1965–2006) ^[o]
  • Prime Minister – Prince Lavaka Ata ʻUlukālala, Prime Minister of Tonga (2000–2006)
•  Tuvalu
  • Monarch – Elizabeth II, Queen of Tuvalu (1978–2022)
  • Governor-General – Sir Tomasi Puapua, Governor-General of Tuvalu (1998–2003)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Lagitupu Tuilimu, Acting Prime Minister of Tuvalu (2000–2001)
    2. Faimalaga Luka, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (2001)
    3. Koloa Talake, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (2001–2002)
•  Vanuatu
  • President – John Bani, President of Vanuatu (1999–2004)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Barak Sopé, Prime Minister of Vanuatu (1999–2001)
    2. Edward Natapei, Prime Minister of Vanuatu (2001–2004)
•   Wallis and Futuna (overseas territory of France)
  • Administrator – Alain Waquet, Administrator Superior of Wallis and Futuna (2000–2002)
  • Head of Government –
    1. President of the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna
       (1999–2001)
    2. President of the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna
       (2001–2005)

South America

•  Argentina
  • President –
    1. Fernando de la Rúa, President of Argentina (1999–2001)
    2. Ramón Puerta, Acting President of Argentina (2001)
    3. Adolfo Rodríguez Saá, President of Argentina (2001)
    4. Eduardo Camaño, Acting President of Argentina (2001–2002)
•  Bolivia
  • President –
    1. Hugo Banzer, President of Bolivia (1997–2001)
    2. Jorge Quiroga, President of Bolivia (2001–2002)
•  Brazil
  • President – Fernando Henrique Cardoso, President of Brazil (1995–2002)
•  Chile
  • President – Ricardo Lagos, President of Chile (2000–2006)
•  Colombia
  • President – Andrés Pastrana Arango, President of Colombia (1998–2002)
•  Ecuador
  • President – Gustavo Noboa, President of Ecuador (2000–2003)
•  
  Dependent Territory of the United Kingdom
  )
  • Governor – Donald Lamont, Governor of the Falkland Islands (1999–2002)
•  Guyana
  • President – Bharrat Jagdeo, President of Guyana (1999–2011)
  • Prime Minister – Sam Hinds, Prime Minister of Guyana (1999–2015)
•  Paraguay
  • President –
    Luis Ángel González Macchi, President of Paraguay
    (1999–2003)
•  Peru
  • President –
    1. Valentín Paniagua, President of Peru (2000–2001)
    2. Alejandro Toledo, President of Peru (2001–2006)
  • Prime Minister –
    1. Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, President of the Council of Ministers of Peru (2000–2001)
    2. Roberto Dañino, President of the Council of Ministers of Peru (2001–2002)
•  Suriname
  • President – Ronald Venetiaan, President of Suriname (2000–2010)
•  Uruguay
  • President –
    Jorge Batlle Ibáñez, President of Uruguay
    (2000–2005)
•  Venezuela
  • President – Hugo Chávez, President of Venezuela (1999–2002)

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