title: List of foreign ministers in 2008
text: # List of foreign ministers in 2008
  
  This is a list of foreign ministers in 2008.
  
  ## Africa
  
  * Algeria - Mourad Medelci (2007-2013)
  * Angola -
     * João Bernardo de Miranda (1999-2008)
     * Assunção dos Anjos (2008-2010)
  * Benin -
     * Moussa Okanla (2007-2008)
     * Jean-Marie Ehouzou (2008-2011)
  * Botswana -
     * Mompati Merafhe (1994-2008)
     * Phandu Skelemani (2008–2014)
  * Burkina Faso -
     * Djibril Bassolé (2007-2008)
     * Alain Bédouma Yoda (2008-2011)
  * Burundi - Antoinette Batumubwira (2005-2009)
  * Cameroon - Henri Eyebe Ayissi (2007-2011)
  * Cape Verde -
     * Víctor Borges (2004-2008)
     * José Brito (2008-2011)
  * Central African Republic -
     * Côme Zoumara (2006-2008)
     * Dieudonné Kombo Yaya (2008-2009)
  * Chad -
     * Ahmad Allam-Mi (2005-2008)
     * Moussa Faki (2008–2017)
  * Comoros - Ahmed Ben Said Jaffar (2006-2010)
  * Republic of Congo - Basile Ikouébé (2007–2015)
  * Democratic Republic of Congo -
     * Antipas Mbusa Nyamwisi (2007-2008)
     * Alexis Thambwe Mwamba (2008-2012)
  * Côte d'Ivoire - Youssouf Bakayoko (2006-2010)
  * Djibouti - Mahamoud Ali Youssouf (2005–present)
  * Egypt - Ahmed Aboul Gheit (2004-2011)
  * Equatorial Guinea - Pastor Micha Ondó Bile (2003-2012)
  * Eritrea - Osman Saleh Mohammed (2007–present)
  * Ethiopia - Seyoum Mesfin (1991-2010)
  * Gabon -
     * Jean Ping (1999-2008)
     * Laure Olga Gondjout (2008)
     * Paul Toungui (2008-2012)
  * The Gambia -
     * Crispin Grey-Johnson (2007-2008)
     * Omar Touray (2008-2009)
  * Ghana - Akwasi Osei-Adjei (2007-2009)
  * Guinea -
     * Kabèlè Abdoul Camara (2007-2008)
     * Amadou Lamarana Bah (2008-2009)
  * Guinea-Bissau - Maria da Conceição Nobre Cabral (2007-2009)
  * Kenya -
     * Raphael Tuju (2005-2008)
     * Moses Wetangula (2008-2012)
  * Lesotho - Mohlabi Tsekoa (2007–2015)
  * Liberia - Olubanke King-Akerele (2007-2010)
  * Libya - Abdel Rahman Shalgham (2000-2009)
  * Madagascar - Marcel Ranjeva (2002-2009)
  * Malawi - Joyce Banda (2006-2009)
  * Mali - Moctar Ouane (2004-2011)
  * Mauritania -
     * Mohamed Saleck Ould Mohamed Lemine (2007-2008)
     * Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna (2008)
     * Abdallahi Hassen Ben Hmeida (2008)
     * Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou (2008-2009)
  * Mauritius -
     * Madan Dulloo (2005-2008)
     * Navin Ramgoolam (acting) (2008)
     * Arvin Boolell (2008–2014)
  * Morocco - Taieb Fassi Fihri (2007-2012)
     * Western Sahara - Mohamed Salem Ould Salek (1998–present)
  * Mozambique -
     * Alcinda Abreu (2005-2008)
     * Oldemiro Balói (2008–2017)
  * Namibia - Marco Hausiku (2004-2010)
  * Niger - Aïchatou Mindaoudou (2001-2010)
  * Nigeria - Ojo Maduekwe (2007-2010)
  * Rwanda -
     * Charles Murigande (2002-2008)
     * Rosemary Museminari (2008-2009)
  * São Tomé and Príncipe -
     * Ovídio Manuel Barbosa Pequeno (2007-2008)
     * Carlos Tiny (2008-2010)
  * Senegal - Cheikh Tidiane Gadio (2000-2009)
  * Seychelles - Patrick Pillay (2005-2009)
  * Sierra Leone - Zainab Bangura (2007-2010)
  * Somalia -
     * Muhammad Ali Hamoud (2007-2008)
     * Ali Ahmed Jama Jangali (2008-2009)
     * Somaliland - Abdillahi Mohamed Duale (2006-2010)
     * Puntland - Ali Abdi Aware (2007-2008)
  * South Africa - Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (1999-2009)
  * Sudan - Deng Alor (2007-2010)
  * Swaziland -
     * Moses Mathendele Dlamini (2006-2008)
     * Lutfo Dlamini (2008-2011)
  * Tanzania – Bernard Membe (2007–2015)
  * Togo -
     * Léopold Gnininvi (2007-2008)
     * Kofi Esaw (2008-2010)
  * Tunisia - Abdelwahab Abdallah (2005-2010)
  * Uganda - Sam Kutesa (2005–2021)
  * Western Sahara - Mohamed Salem Ould Salek (1998–2023)
  * Zambia - Kabinga Pande (2007-2011)
  * Zimbabwe - Simbarashe Mumbengegwi (2005–2017)
  
  ## Asia
  
  * Afghanistan - Rangin Dadfar Spanta (2006-2010)
  * Armenia -
     * Vartan Oskanian (1998-2008)
     * Eduard Nalbandyan (2008–2018)
  * Azerbaijan - Elmar Mammadyarov (2004–2020)
     * Nagorno-Karabakh - Georgy Petrosyan (2005-2011)
  * Bahrain - Sheikh Khalid ibn Ahmad Al Khalifah (2005–2020)
  * Bangladesh – Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury (2007-2009)
  * Bhutan -
     * Yeshey Dorji (acting) (2007-2008)
     * Ugyen Tshering (2008-2013)
  * Brunei - Pengiran Muda Mohamed Bolkiah (1984–2015)
  * Cambodia - Hor Namhong (1998–2016)
  * China - Yang Jiechi (2007-2013)
  * East Timor - Zacarias da Costa (2007-2012)
  * Georgia -
     * Gela Bezhuashvili (2005-2008)
     * Davit Bakradze (2008)
     * Ekaterine Tkeshelashvili (2008)
     * Grigol Vashadze (2008-2012)
     * Abkhazia - Sergei Shamba (2004-2010)
     * South Ossetia - Murat Dzhioyev (1998-2012)
  * India - Pranab Mukherjee (2006-2009)
  * Indonesia - Hassan Wirajuda (2001-2009)
  * Iran - Manouchehr Mottaki (2005-2010)
  * Iraq - Hoshyar Zebari (2003–2014)
     * Kurdistan - Falah Mustafa Bakir (2006–2019)
  * Israel - Tzipi Livni (2006-2009)
     * Palestinian Authority - Riyad al-Maliki (2007–present)
  * Japan -
     * Masahiko Kōmura (2007-2008)
     * Hirofumi Nakasone (2008-2009)
  * Jordan - Salah Bashir (2007-2009)
  * Kazakhstan – Marat Tazhin (2007-2009)
  * North Korea - Pak Ui-chun (2007-2014)
  * South Korea -
     * Song Min-soon (2006-2008)
     * Yu Myung-hwan (2008-2010)
  * Kuwait - Sheikh Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah (2003-2011)
  * Kyrgyzstan - Ednan Karabayev (2007-2009)
  * Laos - Thongloun Sisoulith (2006–2016)
  * Lebanon -
     * Fawzi Salloukh (2005-2009)
     * Tarek Mitri (acting) (2006-2008)
  * Malaysia -
     * Syed Hamid Albar (1999-2008)
     * Rais Yatim (2008-2009)
  * Maldives -
     * Abdullah Shahid (2007-2008)
     * Ahmed Shaheed (2008-2011)
  * Mongolia -
     * Sanjaasürengiin Oyuun (2007-2008)
     * Sükhbaataryn Batbold (2008-2009)
  * Myanmar - Nyan Win (2004-2011)
  * Nepal -
     * Sahana Pradhan (2007-2008)
     * Upendra Yadav (2008-2009)
  * Oman - Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah (1982–3030)
  * Pakistan -
     * Inam-ul-Haq (2007-2008)
     * Shah Mehmood Qureshi (2008-2011)
  * Philippines - Alberto Romulo (2004-2011)
  * Qatar - Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani (1992-2013)
  * Saudi Arabia - Prince Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1975–2015)
  * Singapore - George Yeo (2004-2011)
  * Sri Lanka - Rohitha Bogollagama (2007-2010)
  * Syria - Walid Muallem (2006–2020)
  * Taiwan -
     * James C. F. Huang (2006-2008)
     * Francisco Ou (2008-2009)
  * Tajikistan - Khamrokhon Zaripov (2006-2013)
  * Thailand -
     * Nitya Pibulsonggram (2006-2008)
     * Noppadon Pattama (2008)
     * Tej Bunnag (2008)
     * Saroj Chavanavirat (2008)
     * Sompong Amornwiwat (2008)
     * Kasit Piromya (2008-2011)
  * Turkmenistan - Raşit Meredow (2001–present)
  * United Arab Emirates - Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (2006–present)
  * Uzbekistan - Vladimir Norov (2006-2010)
  * Vietnam - Phạm Gia Khiêm (2006-2011)
  * Yemen - Abu Bakr al-Qirbi (2001-2014)
  
  ## Europe
  
  * Albania - Lulzim Basha (2007-2009)
  * Andorra - Meritxell Mateu i Pi (2007-2009)
  * Austria -
     * Ursula Plassnik (2004-2008)
     * Michael Spindelegger (2008-2013)
  * Belarus - Sergei Martynov (2003-2012)
  * Belgium - Karel De Gucht (2004-2009)
     * Brussels-Capital Region - Guy Vanhengel (2000-2009)
     * Flanders -
        * Geert Bourgeois (2004-2008)
        * Kris Peeters (2008–2014)
     * Wallonia - Marie-Dominique Simonet (2004-2009)
  * Bosnia and Herzegovina - Sven Alkalaj (2007-2012)
  * Bulgaria - Ivailo Kalfin (2005-2009)
  * Croatia -
     * Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović (2005-2008)
     * Gordan Jandroković (2008-2011)
  * Cyprus -
     * Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis (2007-2008)
     * Markos Kyprianou (2008-2011)
     * Northern Cyprus - Turgay Avcı (2006-2009)
  * Czech Republic - Karel Schwarzenberg (2007-2009)
  * Denmark - Per Stig Møller (2001-2010)
     * Greenland -
        * Aleqa Hammond (2007-2008)
        * Per Berthelsen (2008-2009)
     * Faroe Islands -
        * Høgni Hoydal (2008)
        * Jørgen Niclasen (2008-2011)
  * Estonia - Urmas Paet (2005–2014)
  * Finland -
     * Ilkka Kanerva (2007-2008)
     * Alexander Stubb (2008-2011)
  * France - Bernard Kouchner (2007-2010)
  * Germany - Frank-Walter Steinmeier (2005-2009)
  * Greece - Dora Bakoyannis (2006-2009)
  * Hungary - Kinga Göncz (2006-2009)
  * Iceland - Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir (2007-2009)
  * Ireland -
     * Dermot Ahern (2004-2008)
     * Micheál Martin (2008-2011)
  * Italy -
     * Massimo D'Alema (2006-2008)
     * Franco Frattini (2008-2011)
  * Latvia - Māris Riekstiņš (2007-2010)
  * Liechtenstein - Rita Kieber-Beck (2005-2009)
  * Lithuania -
     * Petras Vaitiekūnas (2006-2008)
     * Vygaudas Ušackas (2008-2010)
  * Luxembourg - Jean Asselborn (2004–present)
  * Macedonia - Antonio Milošoski (2006-2011)
  * Malta -
     * Michael Frendo (2004-2008)
     * Tonio Borg (2008-2012)
  * Moldova - Andrei Stratan (2004-2009)
     * Transnistria -
        * Valeriy Litskai (2000-2008)
        * Vladimir Yastrebchak (2008-2012)
  * Monaco -
     * Jean Pastorelli (2007-2008)
     * Franck Biancheri (2008-2011)
  * Montenegro - Milan Roćen (2006-2012)
  * Netherlands - Maxime Verhagen (2007-2010)
  * Norway - Jonas Gahr Støre (2005-2012)
  * Poland - Radosław Sikorski (2007–2014)
  * Portugal - Luís Amado (2006-2011)
  * Romania -
     * Adrian Cioroianu (2007-2008)
     * Lazăr Comănescu (2008)
     * Cristian Diaconescu (2008-2009)
  * Russia - Sergey Lavrov (2004–present)
  * San Marino -
     * Fiorenzo Stolfi (2006-2008)
     * Antonella Mularoni (2008-2012)
  * Serbia - Vuk Jeremić (2007-2012)
     * Kosovo - Skënder Hyseni (2008-2010)
  * Slovakia - Ján Kubiš (2006-2009)
  * Slovenia -
     * Dimitrij Rupel (2004-2008)
     * Samuel Žbogar (2008-2012)
  * Spain - Miguel Ángel Moratinos (2004-2010)
  * Sweden - Carl Bildt (2006–2014)
  * Switzerland - Micheline Calmy-Rey (2003-2011)
  * Turkey - Ali Babacan (2007-2009)
  * Ukraine - Volodymyr Ohryzko (2007-2009)
  * United Kingdom - David Miliband (2007-2010)
     * Scotland - Linda Fabiani (2007-2009)
  * Vatican City - Archbishop Dominique Mamberti (2006–2014)
  
  ## North America and the Caribbean
  
  * Antigua and Barbuda - Baldwin Spencer (2005–2014)
  * The Bahamas - Brent Symonette (2007-2012)
  * Barbados -
     * Dame Billie Miller (1994-2008)
     * Christopher Sinckler (2008)
     * Maxine McClean (2008–2018)
  * Belize
     * Lisa Shoman (2007-2008)
     * Wilfred Elrington (2008–2020)
  * Canada -
     * Maxime Bernier (2007-2008)
     * David Emerson (2008)
     * Lawrence Cannon (2008-2011)
     * Quebec -
        * Monique Gagnon-Tremblay (2003-2008)
        * Pierre Arcand (2008-2010)
  * Costa Rica - Bruno Stagno Ugarte (2006-2010)
  * Cuba - Felipe Pérez Roque (1999-2009)
  * Dominica -
     * Roosevelt Skerrit (2007-2008)
     * Vince Henderson (2008-2010)
  * Dominican Republic - Carlos Morales Troncoso (2004–2014)
  * El Salvador -
     * Francisco Laínez (2004-2008)
     * Marisol Argueta de Barillas (2008-2009)
  * Grenada -
     * Elvin Nimrod (2000-2008)
     * Peter David (2008-2010)
  * Guatemala -
     * Gert Rosenthal (2006-2008)
     * Haroldo Rodas (2008-2012)
  * Haiti -
     * Jean Rénald Clérismé (2006-2008)
     * Alrich Nicolas (2008-2009)
  * Honduras -
     * Milton Jiménez (2006-2008)
     * Ángel Edmundo Orellana (2008-2009)
  * Jamaica - Kenneth Baugh (2007-2012)
  * Mexico - Patricia Espinosa (2006-2012)
  * Netherlands Antilles - Emily de Jongh-Elhage (2006-2010)
  * Nicaragua - Samuel Santos López (2007–2017)
  * Panama - Samuel Lewis Navarro (2004-2009)
  * Puerto Rico – Fernando Bonilla (2005–2009)
  * Saint Kitts and Nevis -
     * Timothy Harris (2001-2008)
     * Denzil Douglas (2008-2010)
  * Saint Lucia - Stephenson King (2007-2009)
  * Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Sir Louis Straker (2005-2010)
  * Trinidad and Tobago - Paula Gopee-Scoon (2007-2010)
  * United States - Condoleezza Rice (2005-2009)
  
  ## Oceania
  
  * Australia - Stephen Smith (2007-2010)
  * Fiji -
     * Ratu Epeli Nailatikau (2007-2008)
     * Frank Bainimarama (2008-2009)
  * French Polynesia -
     * Oscar Temaru (2007-2008)
     * Gaston Flosse (2008)
     * Gaston Tong Sang (2008-2009)
  * Kiribati - Anote Tong (2003–2016)
  * Marshall Islands -
     * Gerald Zackios (2001-2008)
     * Tony deBrum (2008-2009)
  * Micronesia - Lorin S. Robert (2007–2019)
  * Nauru - Kieren Keke (2007-2011)
  * New Zealand -
     * Winston Peters (2005-2008)
     * Murray McCully (2008–2017)
     * Cook Islands - Wilkie Rasmussen (2005-2009)
     * Niue -
        * Young Vivian (2002-2008)
        * Toke Talagi (2008–2020)
     * Tokelau - Pio Tuia (2008-2009)
  * Palau - Temmy Shmull (2001-2009)
  * Papua New Guinea - Sam Abal (2007-2010)
  * Samoa - Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi (1998–2021)
  * Solomon Islands - William Haomae (2007-2010)
  * Tonga - Sonatane Tu'a Taumoepeau Tupou (2004-2009)
  * Tuvalu - Apisai Ielemia (2006-2010)
  * Vanuatu -
     * George Wells (2007-2008)
     * Pakoa Kaltonga (2008-2009)
  
  ## South America
  
  * Argentina - Jorge Taiana (2005–2010)
  * Bolivia - David Choquehuanca (2006–2017)
  * Brazil - Celso Amorim (2003–2011)
  * Chile - Alejandro Foxley (2006–2009)
  * Colombia -
     * Fernando Araújo Perdomo (2007–2008)
     * Jaime Bermúdez (2008–2010)
  * Ecuador -
     * María Isabel Salvador (2007–2008)
     * Fander Falconí (2008–2010)
  * Guyana -
     * Rudy Insanally (2001–2008)
     * Carolyn Rodrigues (2008–2015)
  * Paraguay -
     * Rubén Ramírez Lezcano (2006–2008)
     * Alejandro Hamed (2008–2009)
  * Peru - José Antonio García Belaúnde (2006–2011)
  * Suriname - Lygia Kraag-Keteldijk (2005–2010)
  * Uruguay -
     * Reinaldo Gargano (2005–2008)
     * Gonzalo Fernández (2008–2009)
  * Venezuela - Nicolás Maduro (2006–2013)
  