title: List of dignitaries at the state funeral of Nelson Mandela
text: # List of dignitaries at the state funeral of Nelson Mandela
  
  This is a list of dignitaries at the state funeral of Nelson Mandela on Sunday, 15 December 2013, at Mandela's rural home village of Qunu in the Eastern Cape.
  
  ## Dignitaries
  
  ### Heads of state and government
  
  | Country RSA | Title: Mr | Dignitary | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | South Africa | President | Jacob Zuma | Chief mourner |
  | Ethiopia | Prime Minister | Hailemariam Desalegn | African Union Chairperson |
  | Lesotho | King | King Letsie III | |
  | Malawi | President | Joyce Banda | SADC Chairperson |
  | Monaco | Prince | Albert II | |
  | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Prime Minister | Denzil Douglas | |
  | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Prime Minister | Ralph Gonsalves | |
  | Tanzania | President | Jakaya Kikwete | representing the Frontline States |
  | USA | President | Barack Obama | |
  
  ### Government representatives
  
  | Country | Title | Dignitary |
  | - | - | - |
  | China | Vice President | Li Yuanchao |
  | Ethiopia | State Minister | Surafiel Mhreteab Abed |
  | Iran | Vice President | Mohammad Shariatmadari |
  | Lesotho | Foreign Minister | Mohlabi Tsekoa |
  | Malawi | Foreign Minister | Ephraim Chiume |
  | Nicaragua | Vice President | Moises Omar Halleslevens Acevedo |
  | Russia | Chairwoman of the Federation Council | Valentina Matviyenko |
  | Tanzania | Foreign Minister | Bernard Membe |
  | United Kingdom | Prince of Wales | Prince Charles |
  | Zambia | Vice President | Guy Scott |
  | Zambia | Foreign Minister | Wilbur Simuusa |
  
  ### International organizations
  
  | Organisation | Title | Dignitary |
  | - | - | - |
  | African Union | Chairperson of the AU Commission | Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma |
  | European Union | Head of delegation, Pretoria | Roeland van der Geer |
  
  ### Former leaders
  
  | Country | Title | Dignitary |
  | - | - | - |
  | France | 164th Prime Minister | Alain Juppé |
  | France | 165th Prime Minister | Lionel Jospin |
  | Nigeria | 11th Vice President | Atiku Abubakar |
  | Norway | 27th Prime Minister | Jens Stoltenberg |
  | United States | 42nd President | Bill Clinton |
  | Zambia | 1st President | Kenneth Kaunda |
  
  ### Eminent persons
  
  | Country | Title | Dignitary |
  | - | - | - |
  | Ireland | President of Sinn Fein | Gerry Adams |
  | Tanzania | Former First Lady | Maria Nyerere |
  | Tanzania | Representative from Chama Cha Mapinduzi | Vicky Swai |
  | United States | Rev. | Jesse Jackson |
  
  Republic of China (Taiwan): The ROC Ministry of Foreign Affairs decided not to send a delegation because of the time constraint. Instead, Foreign Minister David Lin personally visited the Liaison Office of South Africa to convey condolences over the death of Mandela. In addition, the Representative of the ROC to South Africa visited the Union Buildings in Pretoria to view the remains of Mandela and pay respects on behalf of the ROC government.
  
  