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Heads of State Heads of Government Ministers For UNITED NATIONS HEADS OF STATE Protocol and Liaison Service HEADS OF GOVERNMENT PUBLIC LIST MINISTERS FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS COUNTRY HEAD OF STATE HEAD OF GOVERNMENT MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AFGHANISTAN His Excellency Same as Head of State His Excellency Mr. Mohammad Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai Mr. Salahuddin Rabbani Full Title President of the Islamic Republic of Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic Afghanistan of Afghanistan Date of Appointment 29-Sep-14 02-Feb-15 ALBANIA His Excellency His Excellency His Excellency Mr. Bujar Nishani Mr. Edi Rama Mr. Ditmir Bushati Full Title President of the Republic of Albania Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Albania Date of Appointment 24-Jul-12 15-Sep-13 15-Sep-13 ALGERIA Son Excellence Son Excellence Son Excellence Monsieur Abdelaziz Bouteflika Monsieur Abdelmalek Sellal Monsieur Ramtane Lamamra Full Title Président de la République algérienne Premier Ministre de la République algérienne Ministre d'Etat, Ministre des Affaires étrangères et démocratique et populaire démocratique et populaire de la Coopération internationale de la République algérienne démocratique et populaire Date of Appointment 27-Apr-99 03-Sep-12 11-Sep-13 24/08/2016 Page 1 of 65 COUNTRY HEAD OF STATE HEAD OF GOVERNMENT MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS ANDORRA Son Excellence Son Excellence Son Excellence Monseigneur Joan Enric Vives Sicília Monsieur Antoni Martí Petit Monsieur Gilbert Saboya Sunyé et Son Excellence Monsieur François Hollande Full Title Co-Princes de la Principauté d’Andorre Chef du Gouvernement de la Principauté d’Andorre Ministre des Affaires étrangères de la Principauté d’Andorre Date of Appointment 16-May-12 11-May-11 13-May-11 ANGOLA His Excellency His Excellency Mr. José Eduardo dos Santos Mr. Georges Rebelo Chikoti Full Title President of the Republic of Angola Same as Head of State Minister of External Relations of the Republic of President of the Popular Movement Angola for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) Date of Appointment 21-Sep-79 30-Sep-08 26-Nov-10 ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II) His Excellency His Excellency His Excellency Mr. Gaston Alphonso Browne Mr. Charles Henry Fernandez Sir Rodney Williams Full Title Governor-General of Antigua and Prime Minister and Minister for Finance and Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Trade Barbuda Corporate Governance of Antigua and Barbuda of Antigua and Barbuda Date of Appointment 14-Aug-14 03-Jul-14 03-Jul-14 24/08/2016 Page 2 of 65 COUNTRY HEAD OF STATE HEAD OF GOVERNMENT MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS ARGENTINA Excelentísimo Señor No Prime Minister Excelentísima Señora Mauricio Macri Susana Mabel Malcorra Full Title Presidente de la República Argentina Ministra de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto de la República Argentina Date of Appointment 10-Dec-15 10-Dec-15 ARMENIA His Excellency His Excellency His Excellency Mr. Serzh Sargsyan Mr. Hovik Abrahamyan Mr. Edward Nalbandian Full Title President of the Republic of Armenia Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Date of Appointment 09-Apr-08 13-Apr-14 13-Apr-08 AUSTRALIA (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II) His Excellency Her Excellency Mr. Malcolm Turnbull, MP Ms. Julie Bishop His Excellency Sir Peter Cosgrove Full Title Governor-General of the Commonwealth Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Commonwealth of of Australia Australia Date of Appointment 28-Mar-14 15-Sep-15 18-Sep-13 24/08/2016 Page 3 of 65 COUNTRY HEAD OF STATE HEAD OF GOVERNMENT MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AUSTRIA His Excellency His Excellency His Excellency Mr. Heinz Fischer Mr. Werner Faymann Mr. Sebastian Kurz Full Title Federal President of the Republic of Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria Federal Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign Austria Affairs of the Republic of Austria Date of Appointment 08-Jul-04 02-Dec-08 16-Dec-13 AZERBAIJAN His Excellency His Excellency His Excellency Mr. Ilham Heydar oglu Aliyev Mr. Artur Tahir oglu Rasizadeh Mr. Elmar Maharram oglu Mammadyarov Full Title President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan Date of Appointment 31-Oct-03 01-Nov-03 02-Apr-04 BAHAMAS (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II) His Excellency His Excellency Mr. Perry Gladstone Christie, MP Mr. Frederick A. Mitchell, MP Her Excellency Dame Marguerite Pindling Full Title Governor-General of the Commonwealth Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Immigraton of the of the Bahamas Commonwealth of the Bahamas Commonwealth of the Bahamas Date of Appointment 08-Jul-14 11-May-12 11-May-12 24/08/2016 Page 4 of 65 COUNTRY HEAD OF STATE HEAD OF GOVERNMENT MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS BAHRAIN His Majesty His Royal Highness Prince His Excellency King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa Shaikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Al-Khalifa Full Title King of the Kingdom of Bahrain Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain Date of Appointment 14-Feb-02 01-Jan-71 27-Sep-05 BANGLADESH His Excellency Her Excellency His Excellency Mr. Md. Abdul Hamid Sheikh Hasina Mr. Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali, MP Full Title President of the People’s Republic of Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of Minister for Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic Bangladesh Bangladesh of Bangladesh Date of Appointment 06-Jan-09 30-Dec-13 BARBADOS (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II) His Excellency Her Excellency Mr. Freundel Stuart, QC, MP Ms. Maxine Pamela Ometa McClean His Excellency Sir Elliott Fitzroy Belgrave, GCMG, KA Full Title Governor-General of Barbados Prime Minister, Minister for National Security, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Public Service and Urban Development of Barbados Barbados Date of Appointment 01-Jun-12 23-Oct-10 24-Nov-08 24/08/2016 Page 5 of 65 COUNTRY HEAD OF STATE HEAD OF GOVERNMENT MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS BELARUS His Excellency His Excellency His Excellency Mr. Alyaksandr Lukashenko Mr. Andrei V. Kobyakov Mr. Vladimir Makei Full Title President of the Republic of Belarus Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus Date of Appointment 20-Jul-94 27-Dec-14 20-Aug-12 BELGIUM Sa Majesté le Roi Philippe Son Excellence Son Excellence Monsieur Charles Michel Monsieur Didier Reynders Full Title Roi des Belges Premier Ministre du Royaume de Belgique Vice-Premier Ministre, Ministre des Affaires étrangères, du Commerce extérieur et des Affaires européennes du Royaume de Belgique Date of Appointment 21-Jul-13 11-Oct-14 07-Dec-11 BELIZE (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II) His Excellency His Excellency Mr. Dean Barrow Mr. Wilfred Elrington His Excellency Sir Colville Norbert Young, GCMG, MBE Full Title Governor-General of Belize Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Belize Attorney General, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Belize Date of Appointment 17-Nov-93 08-Feb-08 08-Feb-08 24/08/2016 Page 6 of 65 COUNTRY HEAD OF STATE HEAD OF GOVERNMENT MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS BENIN Son Excellence same as Head of State Son Excellence Monsieur Patrice Athanase Guillaume Monsieur Aurélien Agbenonci Talon Full Title Président de la République du Bénin Chef du Gouvernement de la République du Bénin Ministre des Affaires étrangères et de la Coopération de la République du Bénin Date of Appointment 06-Apr-16 06-Apr-16 06-Apr-16 BHUTAN His Majesty His Excellency His Excellency King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Lyonchoen Tshering Tobgay Lyonpo Damcho Dorji Wangchuck Full Title King of Bhutan Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bhutan Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bhutan Date of Appointment 17-Oct-06 30-Jul-13 02-Aug-15 BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL Excelentísimo Señor No Prime Minister Excelentísimo Señor STATE OF) Evo Morales Ayma David Choquehuanca Céspedes Full Title Presidente Constitucional del Estado Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto del Plurinacional de Bolivia Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia Date of Appointment 22-Jan-06 23-Jan-06 24/08/2016 Page 7 of 65 COUNTRY HEAD OF STATE HEAD OF GOVERNMENT MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA His Excellency His Excellency His Excellency Mr. Bakir Izetbegović Mr. Denis Zvizdić Mr. Igor Crnadak Full Title Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and and Herzegovina Herzegovina Herzegovina Date of Appointment 18-Mar-16 31-Mar-15 31-Mar-15 BOTSWANA His Excellency No Prime Minister Her Excellency Lt. General Seretse Khama Ian Khama, Ms. Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi PH, MP Full Title President of the Republic of Botswana Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Botswana Date of Appointment 01-Apr-08 24-Oct-14 BRAZIL His Excellency No Prime Minister His Excellency Mr. Michel Temer Mr. Mr. José Serra Full Title President of the Federative Republic of Minister for External Relations of the Federative Brazil ad interim Republic of Brazil Date of Appointment 12-May-16 12-May-15 24/08/2016 Page 8 of 65 COUNTRY HEAD OF STATE HEAD OF GOVERNMENT MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS BRUNEI DARUSSALAM His Majesty Same as Head of State Same as Head of State Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah Full Title Sultan and Yang Di Pertuan of Negara Prime Minister, Minister for Defence, Minister for Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade of Brunei Brunei Darussalam Finance, and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Darussalam of Brunei Darussalam Date of Appointment 22-Oct-15 BULGARIA His Excellency His Excellency His Excellency Mr.
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