List of foreign ministers in 2016

This is a list of foreign ministers in 2016.

Africa

 * 🇩🇿 Algeria - Ramtane Lamamra (2013–2017)
 * 🇦🇴 Angola - Georges Rebelo Chicoti (2010–2017)
 * 🇧🇯 Benin -
 * Saliou Akadiri (2015–2016)
 * Aurélien Agbénonci (2016–present)
 * 🇧🇼 Botswana - Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi (2014–2018)
 * 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso -
 * Moussa Nébié (2015–2016)
 * Alpha Barry (2016–2021)
 * 🇧🇮 Burundi - Alain Aimé Nyamitwe  (2015–2018)
 * 🇨🇲 Cameroon- Lejeune Mbella Mbella (2015–present)
 * 🇨🇻 Cape Verde -
 * Jorge Tolentino (2014–2016)
 * Luís Felipe Tavares (2016–2021)
 * 🇨🇫 Central African Republic -
 * Samuel Rangba (2015–2016)
 * Charles-Armel Doubane (2016–present)
 * 🇹🇩 Chad - Moussa Faki (2008–2017)
 * 🇰🇲 Comoros -
 * Abdoulkarim Mohamed (2015–2016)
 * Mohamed Bacar Dossar (2016–2017)
 *  Republic of the Congo - Jean-Claude Gakosso (2015–present)
 *  Democratic Republic of the Congo -
 * Raymond Tshibanda (2012–2016)
 * Léonard She Okitundu (2016–2019)
 * 🇩🇯 Djibouti - Mahamoud Ali Youssouf (2005–present)
 * 🇪🇬 Egypt - Sameh Shoukry (2014–present)
 * 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea - Agapito Mba Mokuy (2012–2018)
 * 🇪🇷 Eritrea - Osman Saleh Mohammed (2007–present)
 * 🇪🇹 Ethiopia -
 * Tedros Adhanom (2012–2016)
 * Workneh Gebeyehu (2016–2019)
 * 🇬🇦 Gabon -
 * Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet (2012–2016)
 * Pacôme Moubelet-Boubeya (2016–2017)
 *  The Gambia - Neneh MacDouall-Gaye (2015–2017)
 * 🇬🇭 Ghana - Hanna Tetteh (2013–2017)
 * 🇬🇳 Guinea -
 * François Lonseny Fall (2012–2016)
 * Makalé Camara (2016–2017)
 * 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau -
 * Artur Silva (2015–2016)
 * Soares Sambú (2016)
 * Jorge Malú (2016–2018)
 *  Ivory Coast -
 * Charles Koffi Diby (2012–2016)
 * Albert Toikeusse Mabri (2016)
 * Marcel Amon Tanoh (acting) (2016–2020)
 * 🇰🇪 Kenya - Amina Mohamed (2013–2018)
 * 🇱🇸 Lesotho -
 * Tlohang Sekhamane (2015–2016)
 * 'Mamphono Khaketla (2016–2017)
 * 🇱🇷 Liberia -
 * Elias Shoniyin (acting) (2015–2016)
 * Marjon Kamara (2016–2018)
 * Libya
 * 🇱🇾 Government of House of Representatives of Libya (Government of Libya internationally recognized to 12 March 2016) - Mohammed al-Dairi (2014–2019)
 * 🇱🇾 National Salvation Government of Libya, government of New General National Congress of Libya (Government of Libya in rebellion internationally unrecognized. disbanded 5 April 2016) - Ali Rahman Abou Zekok (2015–2016)
 * 🇱🇾  Government of National Accord of Libya (Interim government internationally recognized as the sole legitimate government of Libya from 12 March 2016) - Mohamed Taha Siala (2016–2021)
 * 🇲🇬 Madagascar - Béatrice Atallah (2015–2017)
 * 🇲🇼 Malawi -
 * George Chaponda (2014–2016)
 * Francis Kasaila (2016–2017)
 * 🇲🇱 Mali - Abdoulaye Diop (2014–2017)
 * 🇲🇷 Mauritania -
 * Hamadi Ould Meimou (2015–2016)
 * Isselkou Ould Ahmed Izid Bih (2016–2018)
 * 🇲🇺 Mauritius -
 * Étienne Sinatambou (2014–2016)
 * Vishnu Lutchmeenaraidoo (2016–2019)
 * 🇲🇦 Morocco - Salaheddine Mezouar (2013–2017)
 * 🇲🇿 Mozambique - Oldemiro Balói (2008–2017)
 * 🇳🇦 Namibia - Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (2012–present)
 * 🇳🇪 Niger -
 * Aïchatou Boulama Kané (2015–2016)
 * Ibrahim Yacouba (2016–2018)
 * 🇳🇬 Nigeria - Geoffrey Onyeama (2015–present)
 * 🇷🇼 Rwanda - Louise Mushikiwabo (2009–2018)
 *  São Tomé and Príncipe -
 * Manuel Salvador dos Ramos (2014–2016)
 * Urbino Botelho (2016–2018)
 * 🇸🇳 Senegal - Mankeur Ndiaye (2012–2017)
 * 🇸🇨 Seychelles -
 * Joel Morgan (2015–2016)
 * Danny Faure (2016–2018)
 * 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone - Samura Kamara (2012–2017)
 * 🇸🇴 Somalia - Abdisalam Omer (2015–2017)
 * Somaliland -
 * Mohamed Yonis (2013-2015)
 * Saad Ali Shire (2015–2018)
 * 🇿🇦 South Africa - Maite Nkoana-Mashabane (2009–2018)
 * 🇸🇸 South Sudan -
 * Barnaba Marial Benjamin (2013–2016)
 * Bashir Gbandi (acting) (2016)
 * Deng Alor (2016–2018)
 * 🇸🇩 Sudan - Ibrahim Ghandour (2015–2018)
 * 🇸🇿 Swaziland – Mgwagwa Gamedze (2013–2018)
 * 🇹🇿 Tanzania - Augustine Mahiga (2015–2019)
 * 🇹🇬 Togo - Robert Dussey (2013–present)
 * 🇹🇳 Tunisia -
 * Taïeb Baccouche (2015–2016)
 * Khemaies Jhinaoui (2016–2019)
 * 🇺🇬 Uganda - Sam Kutesa (2005–2021)
 * Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic - Mohamed Salem Ould Salek (1998–2023)
 * 🇿🇲 Zambia - Harry Kalaba (2014–2018)
 * 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe - Simbarashe Mumbengegwi (2005–2017)

Asia

 * Abkhazia -
 * Viacheslav Chirikba (2011–2016)
 * Daur Kove (2016–2021)
 * 🇦🇫 Afghanistan - Salahuddin Rabbani (2015–2019)
 * 🇦🇲 Armenia - Eduard Nalbandyan (2008–2018)
 * 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan - Elmar Mammadyarov (2004–2020)
 * 🇧🇭 Bahrain - Sheikh Khalid ibn Ahmad Al Khalifah (2005–2020)
 * 🇧🇩 Bangladesh - Abul Hassan Mahmud Ali (2014–2019)
 * 🇧🇹 Bhutan - Damcho Dorji (2015-2018)
 *  Brunei - Hassanal Bolkiah (2015–present)
 * 🇰🇭 Cambodia -
 * Hor Namhong (1998–2016)
 * Prak Sokhon (2016–present)
 * 🇨🇳 China - Wang Yi (2013–present)
 *  East Timor - Hernâni Coelho (2015–2017)
 *  Georgia - Mikheil Janelidze (2015–2018)
 * 🇮🇳 India - Sushma Swaraj (2014–2019)
 * 🇮🇩 Indonesia - Retno Marsudi (2014–present)
 * 🇮🇷 Iran - Mohammad Javad Zarif (2013–2021)
 * 🇮🇶 Iraq - Ibrahim al-Jaafari (2014–2018)
 * Kurdistan - Falah Mustafa Bakir (2006–2019)
 * 🇮🇱 Israel - Benjamin Netanyahu (2015–2019)
 * 🇯🇵 Japan - Fumio Kishida (2012–2017)
 * 🇯🇴 Jordan - Nasser Judeh (2009–2017)
 * 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan –
 * Erlan Idrissov (2012–2016)
 * Kairat Abdrakhmanov (2016–2018)
 * 🇰🇵 North Korea -
 * Ri Su-yong (2014–2016)
 * Ri Yong-ho (2016–2020)
 * 🇰🇷 South Korea - Yun Byung-se (2013–2017)
 * 🇰🇼 Kuwait - Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah (2011–2019)
 * 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan - Erlan Abdyldayev (2012–2018)
 *  Laos -
 * Thongloun Sisoulith (2006–2016)
 * Saleumxay Kommasith (2016–present)
 * 🇱🇧 Lebanon - Gebran Bassil (2014–2020)
 * 🇲🇾 Malaysia - Anifah Aman (2009–2018)
 * 🇲🇻 Maldives -
 * Dunya Maumoon (2013–2016)
 * Mohamed Asim (2016–2018)
 * 🇲🇳 Mongolia -
 * Lundeg Purevsuren (2014–2016)
 * Tsend Munkh-Orgil (2016–2017)
 * 🇲🇲 Myanmar -
 * Wunna Maung Lwin (2011–2016)
 * Aung San Suu Kyi (2016–2021)
 * Nagorno-Karabakh - Karen Mirzoyan (2012–2017)
 * 🇳🇵 Nepal -
 * Kamal Thapa (2015–2016)
 * Prakash Sharan Mahat (2016–2017)
 * 🇴🇲 Oman - Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah (1982–2020)
 * 🇵🇰 Pakistan - Sartaj Aziz (2013–2017)
 * Palestine - Riyad al-Maliki (2007–present)
 * 🇵🇭 Philippines -
 * Albert del Rosario (2011–2016)
 * Jose Rene Almendras (2016)
 * Perfecto Yasay, Jr. (2016–2017)
 * 🇶🇦 Qatar -
 * Khalid bin Mohammad Al Attiyah (2013–2016)
 * Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani (2016–present)


 * 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia - Adel al-Jubeir (2015–2018)
 * 🇸🇬 Singapore - Vivian Balakrishnan (2015–present)
 * South Ossetia -
 * Kazbulat Tskhovrebov (2015-2016)
 * Andreï Tskhovrebov (acting) (2016)
 * Murat Dzhoiev (2016–2017)
 * 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka - Mangala Samaraweera (2015–2017)
 * 🇸🇾 Syrian Arab Republic - Walid Muallem (2006–2020)
 * 🇹🇼 Taiwan -
 * David Lin (2012–2016)
 * David Lee (2016–2018)
 * 🇹🇯 Tajikistan - Sirodjidin Aslov (2013–present)
 * 🇹🇭 Thailand - Don Pramudwinai (2015–present)
 * 🇹🇷 Turkey - Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu (2015–present)
 * 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan - Raşit Meredow (2001–present)
 * 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates - Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (2006–present)
 * 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan - Abdulaziz Komilov (2012–present)
 *  Vietnam - Phạm Bình Minh (2011–2021)
 * Yemen
 * 🇾🇪 Yemen - Abdulmalik Al-Mekhlafi (2015–2018)
 * 🇾🇪 Supreme Revolutionary Committee of Yemen to 14 August 2016 then Supreme Political Council (unrecognised, rival government) -
 * vacant (2015–2016)
 * Abu Bakr al-Qirbi (2016)
 * Hisham Abdullah (2016-present)

Europe

 * 🇦🇱 Albania - Ditmir Bushati (2013–2019)
 * 🇦🇩 Andorra - Gilbert Saboya Sunyé (2011–2017)
 * 🇦🇹 Austria - Sebastian Kurz (2013–2017)
 * 🇧🇾 Belarus - Vladimir Makei (2012–present)
 * 🇧🇪 Belgium - Didier Reynders (2011–2019)
 * Brussels-Capital Region - Guy Vanhengel (2013–2019)
 * Flanders - Geert Bourgeois (2014–2019)
 * - Paul Magnette (2014–2017)
 * 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina - Igor Crnadak (2015–2019)
 * 🇧🇬 Bulgaria - Daniel Mitov (2014–2017)
 * 🇭🇷 Croatia
 * Vesna Pusić (2011–2016)
 * Miro Kovač (2016)
 * Davor Ivo Stier (2016–2017)
 * 🇨🇾 Cyprus - Ioannis Kasoulidis (2013-2018)
 * 🇨🇿 Czech Republic - Lubomír Zaorálek (2014–2017)
 * 🇩🇰 Denmark -
 * Kristian Jensen (2015–2016)
 * Anders Samuelsen (2016–2019)
 * 🇫🇴 Faroe Islands - Poul Michelsen (2015–2019)
 * New_Donetsk_Peoples_Republic_flag.svg Donetsk People's Republic -
 * Alexander Kofman (2014–2016)
 * Natalya Nikonorova (acting) (2016–present)
 * 🇪🇪 Estonia -
 * Marina Kaljurand (2015–2016)
 * Jürgen Ligi (2016)
 * Sven Mikser (2016–2019)
 * 🇫🇮 Finland - Timo Soini (2015–2019)
 * 🇫🇷 France -
 * Laurent Fabius (2012–2016)
 * Jean-Marc Ayrault (2016–2017)
 * 🇩🇪 Germany - Frank-Walter Steinmeier (2013–2017)
 * 🇬🇷 Greece - Nikos Kotzias (2015–2018)
 * 🇬🇬 Guernsey - Jonathan Le Tocq (2016–present)
 * 🇭🇺 Hungary - Péter Szijjártó (2014–present)
 * 🇮🇸 Iceland -
 * Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson (2013–2016)
 * Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir (2016–2017)
 * 🇮🇪 Ireland - Charles Flanagan (2014–2017)
 * 🇮🇹 Italy -
 * Paolo Gentiloni (2014–2016)
 * Angelino Alfano (2016–2018)
 * 🇯🇪 Jersey - Sir Philip Bailhache (2013–2018)
 * Kosovo -
 * Hashim Thaçi (2014–2016)
 * Petrit Selimi (acting) (2016)
 * Enver Hoxhaj (2016–2017)
 * 🇱🇻 Latvia - Edgars Rinkēvičs (2011–2023)
 * 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein - Aurelia Frick (2009–2019)
 * 🇱🇹 Lithuania - Linas Antanas Linkevičius (2012–2020)
 * 🇱🇺 Luxembourg - Jean Asselborn (2004–present)
 *  North Macedonia - Nikola Poposki (2011–2017)
 * 🇲🇹 Malta - George Vella (2013–2017)
 * 🇲🇩 Moldova -
 * Natalia Gherman (2013–2016)
 * Andrei Galbur (2016–2018)
 * Flag_of_Gagauzia.svg Gagauzia - Vitaliy Vlah (2015–present)
 * 🇲🇨 Monaco - Gilles Tonelli (2015–2019)
 * 🇲🇪 Montenegro -
 * Igor Lukšić (2012–2016)
 * Milo Đukanović (acting) (2016)
 * Srđan Darmanović (2016–2020)
 * 🇳🇱 Netherlands - Bert Koenders (2014–2017)
 * Northern Cyprus -
 * Emine Çolak (2015–2016)
 * Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu (2016–2018)
 * 🇳🇴 Norway - Børge Brende (2013–2017)
 * 🇵🇱 Poland - Witold Waszczykowski (2015–2018)
 * 🇵🇹 Portugal - Augusto Santos Silva (2015–2022)
 * 🇷🇴 Romania - Lazăr Comănescu (2015–2017)
 * 🇷🇺 Russia - Sergey Lavrov (2004–present)
 * 🇸🇲 San Marino -
 * Pasquale Valentini (2012–2016)
 * Nicola Renzi (2016–2020)
 * 🇷🇸 Serbia - Ivica Dačić (2014–2020)
 * 🇸🇰 Slovakia - Miroslav Lajčák (2012–2020)
 * 🇸🇮 Slovenia - Karl Erjavec (2012–2018)
 * 🇪🇸 Spain -
 * José Manuel García-Margallo (2011–2016)
 * Alfonso Dastis (2016–2018)
 * Flag of Catalonia.svg Catalonia -
 * Francesc Homs Molist (2012–2016)
 * Raül Romeva (2016–2017)
 * 🇸🇪 Sweden - Margot Wallström (2014–2019)
 * 🇨🇭 Switzerland - Didier Burkhalter (2012–2017)
 * Transnistria - Vitaly Ignatyev (acting from 2016) (2015–present)


 * 🇺🇦 Ukraine - Pavlo Klimkin (2014–2019)
 * 🇬🇧 United Kingdom -
 * Philip Hammond (2014–2016)
 * Boris Johnson (2016–2018)
 * Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland - Fiona Hyslop (2009–2020)
 * 🇻🇦 Vatican City - Archbishop Paul Gallagher (2014–present)

North America and the Caribbean

 * 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda - Charles Fernandez (2014–2018)
 *  The Bahamas - Fred Mitchell (2012–2017)
 * 🇧🇧 Barbados - Maxine McClean (2008–2018)
 * 🇧🇿 Belize - Wilfred Elrington (2008–2020)
 * 🇨🇦 Canada - Stéphane Dion (2015–2017)
 * Flag of Quebec.svg Quebec - Christine St-Pierre (2014–2018)
 * 🇨🇷 Costa Rica - Manuel González Sanz (2014–2018)
 * 🇨🇺 Cuba - Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla (2009–present)
 * 🇩🇲 Dominica - Francine Baron (2014–2019)
 * 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic -
 * Andrés Navarro (2014–2016)
 * Miguel Vargas Maldonado (2016–2020)
 * 🇸🇻 El Salvador - Hugo Martínez (2014–2018)
 * Flag of Greenland.svg Greenland - Vittus Qujaukitsoq (2014–2017)
 * 🇬🇩 Grenada -
 * Clarice Modeste-Curwen (2014–2016)
 * Elvin Nimrod (2016–2018)
 * 🇬🇹 Guatemala - Carlos Raúl Morales (2014–2017)
 * 🇭🇹 Haiti -
 * Lener Renauld (acting) (2015–2016)
 * Pierrot Delienne (2016–2017)
 * 🇭🇳 Honduras -
 * Arturo Corrales (2015–2016)
 * María Dolores Agüero (acting) (2016–2019)
 * 🇯🇲 Jamaica -
 * Arnold Nicholson (2012–2016)
 * Kamina Johnson Smith (2016–present)
 * 🇲🇽 Mexico - Claudia Ruiz Massieu (2015–2017)
 * 🇳🇮 Nicaragua - Samuel Santos López (2007–2017)
 * 🇵🇦 Panama - Isabel Saint Malo (2014–2019)
 * 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico – Víctor Suárez Meléndez (2015–2017)
 * 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis - Mark Brantley (2015–present)
 * 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia -
 * Alva Baptiste (2011–2016)
 * Allen Chastanet (2016–2021)
 * 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Sir Louis Straker (2015–2020)
 * 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago - Dennis Moses (2015–2020)
 * 🇺🇸 United States - John Kerry (2013–2017)

Oceania

 * 🇦🇺 Australia - Julie Bishop (2013–2018)
 * 🇨🇰 Cook Islands - Henry Puna (2013–2020)
 * 🇫🇯 Fiji -
 * Ratu Inoke Kubuabola (2009–2016)
 * Frank Bainimarama (2016–2019)
 * 🇵🇫 🇵🇫 French Polynesia - Édouard Fritch (2014–present)
 * 🇰🇮 Kiribati -
 * Anote Tong (2003–2016)
 * Taneti Mamau (2016–present)
 * 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands -
 * Tony deBrum (2014–2016)
 * Kessai Note (2016)
 * John Silk (2016–2020)
 * 🇫🇲 Micronesia - Lorin S. Robert (2007–2019)
 * 🇳🇷 Nauru - Baron Waqa (2013–2019)
 * 🇳🇿 New Zealand - Murray McCully (2008–2017)
 * 🇳🇺 Niue - Toke Talagi (2008–2020)
 * 🇵🇼 Palau - Billy Kuartei (2013–2017)
 * 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea - Rimbink Pato (2012–2019)
 * 🇼🇸 Samoa - Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi (1998–2021)
 * 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands - Milner Tozaka (2014–2019)
 * 🇹🇰 Tokelau -
 * Siopili Perez (2015–2016)
 * Afega Gaualofa (2016–2017)
 * 🇹🇴 Tonga - ʻAkilisi Pōhiva (2014–2017)
 * 🇹🇻 Tuvalu - Taukelina Finikaso (2013–2019)
 * 🇻🇺 Vanuatu -
 * Havo Moli (2015–2016)
 * Bruno Leingkone (2016-2016)

South America

 * 🇦🇷 Argentina - Susana Malcorra (2015–2017)
 * 🇧🇴 Bolivia - David Choquehuanca (2006–2017)
 * 🇧🇷 Brazil -
 * Mauro Vieira (2015–2016)
 * José Serra (2016–2017)
 * 🇨🇱 Chile - Heraldo Muñoz (2014–2018)
 * 🇨🇴 Colombia - María Ángela Holguín (2010–2018)
 * 🇪🇨 Ecuador -
 * Ricardo Patiño (2010–2016)
 * Guillaume Long (2016–2017)
 * 🇬🇾 Guyana - Carl Greenidge (2015–2019)
 * 🇵🇾 Paraguay - Eladio Loizaga (2013–2018)
 * 🇵🇪 Peru -
 * Ana María Sánchez (2015–2016)
 * Ricardo Luna (2016–2018)
 * 🇸🇷 Suriname - Niermala Badrising (2015–2017)
 * 🇺🇾 Uruguay - Rodolfo Nin Novoa (2015–2020)
 * 🇻🇪 Venezuela - Delcy Rodríguez (2014–2017)