title: List of foreign ministers in 2006
text: # List of foreign ministers in 2006
  
  This is a list of foreign ministers in 2006.
  
  ## Africa
  
  * Algeria - Mohammed Bedjaoui (2005-2007)
  * Angola - João Bernardo de Miranda (1999-2008)
  * Benin -
     * Rogatien Biaou (2003-2006)
     * Frédéric Dohou, (acting) (2006)
     * Mariam Aladji Boni Diallo (2006-2007)
  * Botswana - Mompati Merafhe (1994-2008)
  * Burkina Faso - Youssouf Ouédraogo (1999-2007)
  * Burundi - Antoinette Batumubwira (2005-2009)
  * Cameroon -
     * Laurent Esso (2004-2006)
     * Jean-Marie Atangana Mebara (2006-2007)
  * Cape Verde - Víctor Borges (2004-2008)
  * Central African Republic -
     * Jean-Paul Ngoupandé (2005-2006)
     * Côme Zoumara (2006-2008)
  * Chad - Ahmad Allam-Mi (2005-2008)
  * Comoros -
     * Aboudou Soefou (2005-2006)
     * Ahmed Ben Said Jaffar (2006-2010)
  * Republic of Congo - Rodolphe Adada (1997-2007)
  * Democratic Republic of Congo - Raymond Ramazani Baya (2004-2007)
  * Côte d'Ivoire -
     * Bamba Mamadou (2003-2006)
     * 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 - Mohamed Omer (acting) (2005-2007)
  * Ethiopia - Seyoum Mesfin (1991-2010)
  * Gabon - Jean Ping (1999-2008)
  * The Gambia -
     * Lamin Kaba Bajo (2005-2006)
     * Bala Garba Jahumpa (2006-2007)
  * Ghana - Nana Akufo-Addo (2003-2007)
  * Guinea -
     * Fatoumata Kaba (2005-2006)
     * Mamady Condé (2006-2007)
  * Guinea-Bissau - António Isaac Monteiro (2005-2007)
  * Kenya - Raphael Tuju (2005-2008)
  * Lesotho - Monyane Moleleki (2004-2007)
  * Liberia -
     * Thomas Nimely (2003-2006)
     * George Wallace (2006-2007)
  * Libya - Abdel Rahman Shalgham (2000-2009)
  * Madagascar - Marcel Ranjeva (2002-2009)
  * Malawi -
     * Davis Katsonga (2005-2006)
     * Joyce Banda (2006-2009)
  * Mali - Moctar Ouane (2004-2011)
  * Mauritania - Ahmed Ould Sid'Ahmed (2005-2007)
  * Mauritius - Madan Dulloo (2005-2008)
  * Morocco - Mohamed Benaissa (1999-2007)
     * Western Sahara - Mohamed Salem Ould Salek (1998–2023)
  * Mozambique - Alcinda Abreu (2005-2008)
  * Namibia - Marco Hausiku (2004-2010)
  * Niger - Aïchatou Mindaoudou (2001-2010)
  * Nigeria -
     * Oluyemi Adeniji (2003-2006)
     * Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (2006)
     * Joy Ogwu (2006-2007)
  * Rwanda - Charles Murigande (2002-2008)
  * São Tomé and Príncipe -
     * Ovídio Manuel Barbosa Pequeno (2004-2006)
     * Óscar Sousa (2006)
     * Carlos Gustavo dos Anjos (2006-2007)
  * Senegal - Cheikh Tidiane Gadio (2000-2009)
  * Seychelles - Patrick Pillay (2005-2009)
  * Sierra Leone - Momodu Koroma (2002-2007)
  * Somalia -
     * Abdullahi Sheikh Ismail (2004-2006)
     * Ismail Mahmud Hurre (2006-2007)
     * Somaliland -
        * Edna Adan Ismail (2003-2006)
        * Abdillahi Mohamed Duale (2006-2010)
  * South Africa - Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (1999-2009)
  * Sudan - Lam Akol (2005-2007)
  * Swaziland -
     * Mabili Dlamini (2003-2006)
     * Moses Mathendele Dlamini (2006-2008)
  * Tanzania -
     * Jakaya Kikwete (1995-2006)
     * Asha-Rose Migiro (2006-2007)
  * Togo - Zarifou Ayéva (2005-2007)
  * Tunisia - Abdelwahab Abdallah (2005-2010)
  * Uganda - Sam Kutesa (2005–2021)
  * Zambia -
     * Ronnie Shikapwasha (2005-2006)
     * Mundia Sikatana (2006-2007)
  * Zimbabwe - Simbarashe Mumbengegwi (2005–2017)
  
  ## Asia
  
  * Afghanistan -
     * Abdullah Abdullah (2001-2006)
     * Rangin Dadfar Spanta (2006-2010)
  * Armenia - Vartan Oskanian (1998-2008)
  * Azerbaijan - Elmar Mammadyarov (2004–2020)
     * Nagorno-Karabakh - Georgy Petrosyan (2005-2011)
  * Bahrain - Sheikh Khalid ibn Ahmad Al Khalifah (2005–2020)
  * Bangladesh -
     * Morshed Khan (2001-2006)
     * Iajuddin Ahmed (2006-2007)
  * Bhutan - Khandu Wangchuk (2003-2007)
  * Brunei - Pengiran Muda Mohamed Bolkiah (1984–2015)
  * Cambodia - Hor Namhong (1998–2016)
  * China - Li Zhaoxing (2003-2007)
  * East Timor -
     * José Ramos-Horta (2000-2006)
     * José Luís Guterres (2006-2007)
  * Georgia - Gela Bezhuashvili (2005-2008)
     * Abkhazia - Sergei Shamba (2004-2010)
     * South Ossetia - Murat Dzhioyev (1998-2012)
  * India -
     * Manmohan Singh (2005-2006)
     * 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 -
     * Silvan Shalom (2003-2006)
     * Tzipi Livni (2006-2009)
     * Palestinian Authority -
        * Nasser al-Qudwa (2005-2006)
        * Mahmoud al-Zahar (2006-2007)
  * Japan - Taro Aso (2005-2007)
  * Jordan - Abdul Ilah Khatib (2005-2007)
  * Kazakhstan - Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (2002-2007)
  * North Korea - Paek Nam-sun (1998-2007)
  * South Korea -
     * Ban Ki-moon (2004-2006)
     * Song Min-soon (2006-2008)
  * Kuwait - Sheikh Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah (2003-2011)
  * Kyrgyzstan - Alikbek Jekshenkulov (2005-2007)
  * Laos -
     * Somsavat Lengsavad (1993-2006)
     * Thongloun Sisoulith (2006–2016)
  * Lebanon -
     * Fawzi Salloukh (2005-2009)
     * Tarek Mitri (acting) (2006-2008)
  * Malaysia - Syed Hamid Albar (1999-2008)
  * Maldives - Ahmed Shaheed (2005-2007)
  * Mongolia -
     * Tsendiin Mönkh-Orgil (2004-2006)
     * Nyamaa Enkhbold (2006-2007)
  * Myanmar - Nyan Win (2004-2011)
  * Nepal -
     * Ramesh Nath Pandey (2005-2006)
     * Khadga Prasad Oli (2006-2007)
  * Oman - Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah (1982–2020)
  * Pakistan - Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri (2002-2007)
  * 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 - Mangala Samaraweera (2005-2007)
  * Syria -
     * Farouk al-Sharaa (1984-2006)
     * Walid Muallem (2006–2020)
  * Taiwan -
     * Mark Chen (2004-2006)
     * James C. F. Huang (2006-2008)
  * Tajikistan -
     * Talbak Nazarov (1994-2006)
     * Khamrokhon Zaripov (2006-2013)
  * Thailand -
     * Kantathi Suphamongkhon (2005-2006)
     * Nitya Pibulsonggram (2006-2008)
  * Turkmenistan - Raşit Meredow (2001–present)
  * United Arab Emirates -
     * Rashid Abdullah Al Nuaimi (1980-2006)
     * Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (2006–present)
  * Uzbekistan -
     * Elyor Ganiyev (2005-2006)
     * Vladimir Norov (2006-2010)
  * Vietnam -
     * Nguyễn Dy Niên (2000-2006)
     * Phạm Gia Khiêm (2006-2011)
  * Yemen - Abu Bakr al-Qirbi (2001-2014)
  
  ## Europe
  
  * Albania - Besnik Mustafaj (2005-2007)
  * Andorra - Juli Minoves Triquell (2001-2007)
  * Austria - Ursula Plassnik (2004-2008)
  * Belarus - Sergei Martynov (2003-2012)
  * Belgium - Karel De Gucht (2004-2009)
     * Brussels-Capital Region - Guy Vanhengel (2000-2009)
     * Flanders - Geert Bourgeois (2004-2008)
     * Wallonia - Marie-Dominique Simonet (2004-2009)
  * Bosnia and Herzegovina - Mladen Ivanić (2003-2007)
  * Bulgaria - Ivailo Kalfin (2005-2009)
  * Croatia - Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović (2005-2008)
  * Cyprus -
     * Georgios Iacovou (2003-2006)
     * Giorgos Lillikas (2006-2007)
     * Northern Cyprus -
        * Serdar Denktaş (2004-2006)
        * Turgay Avcı (2006-2009)
  * Czech Republic -
     * Cyril Svoboda (2002-2006)
     * Alexandr Vondra (2006-2007)
  * Denmark - Per Stig Møller (2001-2010)
     * Greenland - Josef Motzfeldt (2003-2007)
  * Estonia - Urmas Paet (2005–2014)
  * Finland - Erkki Tuomioja (2000-2007)
  * France - Philippe Douste-Blazy (2005-2007)
  * Germany - Frank-Walter Steinmeier (2005-2009)
  * Greece -
     * Petros Molyviatis (2004-2006)
     * Dora Bakoyannis (2006-2009)
  * Hungary -
     * Ferenc Somogyi (2004-2006)
     * Kinga Göncz (2006-2009)
  * Iceland -
     * Geir Haarde (2005-2006)
     * Valgerður Sverrisdóttir (2006-2007)
  * Ireland - Dermot Ahern (2004-2008)
  * Italy -
     * Gianfranco Fini (2004-2006)
     * Massimo D'Alema (2006-2008)
  * Latvia - Artis Pabriks (2004-2007)
  * Liechtenstein - Rita Kieber-Beck (2005-2009)
  * Lithuania -
     * Antanas Valionis (2000-2006)
     * Petras Vaitiekūnas (2006-2008)
  * Luxembourg - Jean Asselborn (2004–present)
  * Macedonia -
     * Ilinka Mitreva (2002-2006)
     * Antonio Milošoski (2006-2011)
  * Malta - Michael Frendo (2004-2008)
  * Moldova - Andrei Stratan (2004-2009)
     * Transnistria - Valeriy Litskai (2000-2008)
  * Monaco -
     * Rainier Imperti (2005-2006)
     * Henri Fissore (2006-2007)
  * Montenegro -
     * Miodrag Vlahović (2004-2006)
     * Milan Roćen (2006-2012)
  * Netherlands - Ben Bot (2003-2007)
  * Norway - Jonas Gahr Støre (2005-2012)
  * Poland -
     * Stefan Meller (2005-2006)
     * Anna Fotyga (2006-2007)
  * Portugal -
     * Diogo de Freitas do Amaral (2005-2006)
     * Luís Amado (2006-2011)
  * Romania - Mihai-Răzvan Ungureanu (2004-2007)
  * Russia - Sergey Lavrov (2004–present)
  * San Marino -
     * Fabio Berardi (2003-2006)
     * Fiorenzo Stolfi (2006-2008)
  * Serbia - Vuk Drašković (2006-2007)
  * Serbia and Montenegro - Vuk Drašković (2004-2006)
     * Montenegro - Miodrag Vlahović (2004-2006)
  * Slovakia -
     * Eduard Kukan (1998-2006)
     * Ján Kubiš (2006-2009)
  * Slovenia - Dimitrij Rupel (2004-2008)
  * Spain - Miguel Ángel Moratinos (2004-2010)
  * Sweden -
     * Laila Freivalds (2003-2006)
     * Bosse Ringholm (acting) (2006)
     * Carin Jämtin (acting) (2006)
     * Jan Eliasson (2006)
     * Carl Bildt (2006–2014)
  * Switzerland - Micheline Calmy-Rey (2003-2011)
  * Turkey - Abdullah Gül (2003-2007)
  * Ukraine - Borys Tarasyuk (2005-2007)
  * United Kingdom -
     * Jack Straw (2001-2006)
     * Margaret Beckett (2006-2007)
  * Vatican City -
     * Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo (2003-2006)
     * Archbishop Dominique Mamberti (2006–2014)
  
  ## North America and the Caribbean
  
  * Antigua and Barbuda - Baldwin Spencer (2005–2014)
  * The Bahamas - Fred Mitchell (2002-2007)
  * Barbados - Dame Billie Miller (1994-2008)
  * Belize -
     * Godfrey Smith (2003-2006)
     * Eamon Courtenay (2006-2007)
  * Canada -
     * Pierre Pettigrew (2004-2006)
     * Peter MacKay (2006-2007)
     * Quebec - Monique Gagnon-Tremblay (2003-2008)
  * Costa Rica -
     * Roberto Tovar Faja (2002-2006)
     * Bruno Stagno Ugarte (2006-2010)
  * Cuba - Felipe Pérez Roque (1999-2009)
  * Dominica - Charles Savarin (2005-2007)
  * Dominican Republic - Carlos Morales Troncoso (2004–2014)
  * El Salvador - Francisco Laínez (2004-2008)
  * Grenada - Elvin Nimrod (2000-2008)
  * Guatemala -
     * Jorge Briz Abularach (2004-2006)
     * Gert Rosenthal (2006-2008)
  * Haiti -
     * Hérard Abraham (2005-2006)
     * Jean Rénald Clérismé (2006-2008)
  * Honduras -
     * Mario Fortín (2005-2006)
     * Milton Jiménez (2006-2008)
  * Jamaica -
     * Keith Desmond Knight (2001-2006)
     * Anthony Hylton (2006-2007)
  * Mexico -
     * Luis Ernesto Derbez (2003-2006)
     * Patricia Espinosa (2006-2012)
  * Netherlands Antilles -
     * Etienne Ys (2004-2006)
     * Emily de Jongh-Elhage (2006-2010)
  * Nicaragua - Norman José Caldera Cardenal (2002-2007)
  * Panama - Samuel Lewis Navarro (2004-2009)
  * Puerto Rico – Fernando Bonilla (2005–2009)
  * Saint Kitts and Nevis - Timothy Harris (2001-2008)
  * Saint Lucia -
     * Petrus Compton (2004-2006)
     * Rufus Bousquet (2006-2007)
  * Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Sir Louis Straker (2005-2010)
  * Trinidad and Tobago -
     * Knowlson Gift (2001-2006)
     * Arnold Piggott (2006-2007)
  * United States - Condoleezza Rice (2005-2009)
  
  ## Oceania
  
  * Australia - Alexander Downer (1996-2007)
  * Fiji -
     * Kaliopate Tavola (2000-2006)
     * Isikeli Mataitoga (acting) (2006-2007)
  * French Polynesia -
     * Oscar Temaru (2005-2006)
     * Gaston Tong Sang (2006-2007)
  * Kiribati - Anote Tong (2003–2016)
  * Marshall Islands - Gerald Zackios (2001-2008)
  * Micronesia - Sebastian Anefal (2003-2007)
  * Nauru - David Adeang (2004-2007)
  * New Zealand - Winston Peters (2005-2008)
     * Cook Islands - Wilkie Rasmussen (2005-2009)
     * Niue - Young Vivian (2002-2008)
  * Palau - Temmy Shmull (2001-2009)
  * Papua New Guinea -
     * Sir Rabbie Namaliu (2002-2006)
     * Sir Michael Somare (2006)
     * Paul Tiensten (2006-2007)
  * Samoa - Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi (1998–2021)
  * Solomon Islands -
     * Laurie Chan (2002-2006)
     * Patteson Oti (2006-2007)
  * Tonga - Sonatane Tu'a Taumoepeau Tupou (2004-2009)
  * Tuvalu -
     * Maatia Toafa (2004-2006)
     * Apisai Ielemia (2006-2010)
  * Vanuatu - Sato Kilman (2004-2007)
  
  ## South America
  
  * Argentina - Jorge Taiana (2005-2010)
  * Bolivia -
     * Armando Loaiza (2005-2006)
     * David Choquehuanca (2006–2017)
  * Brazil - Celso Amorim (2003-2011)
  * Chile -
     * Ignacio Walker Prieto (2004-2006)
     * Alejandro Foxley (2006-2009)
  * Colombia -
     * Carolina Barco (2002-2006)
     * María Consuelo Araújo (2006-2007)
  * Ecuador - Francisco Carrión (2005-2007)
  * Guyana - Rudy Insanally (2001-2008)
  * Paraguay -
     * Leila Rachid de Cowles (2003-2006)
     * Rubén Ramírez Lezcano (2006-2008)
  * Peru -
     * Óscar Maúrtua de Romaña (2005-2006)
     * José Antonio García Belaúnde (2006-2011)
  * Suriname - Lygia Kraag-Keteldijk (2005-2010)
  * Uruguay - Reinaldo Gargano (2005-2008)
  * Venezuela -
     * Alí Rodríguez Araque (2004-2006)
     * Nicolás Maduro (2006-2013)
  