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Information As of 1 July 2020 Has Been Used in Preparation of This Directory Information as of 1 July 2020 has been used in preparation of this directory. PREFACE Key To Abbreviations Adm. Admiral Admin. Administrative, Administration Asst. Assistant Brig. Brigadier Capt. Captain Cdr. Commander Cdte. Comandante Chmn. Chairman, Chairwoman Col. Colonel Ctte. Committee Del. Delegate Dep. Deputy Dept. Department Dir. Director Div. Division Dr. Doctor Eng. Engineer Fd. Mar. Field Marshal Fed. Federal Gen. General Govt. Government Intl. International Lt. Lieutenant Maj. Major Mar. Marshal Mbr. Member Min. Minister, Ministry NDE No Diplomatic Exchange Org. Organization Pres. President Prof. Professor RAdm. Rear Admiral Ret. Retired Rev. Reverend Sec. Secretary VAdm. Vice Admiral VMar. Vice Marshal Afghanistan Last Updated: 24 Jun 2019 Pres. Ashraf GHANI CEO Abdullah ABDULLAH, Dr. First Vice Pres. Abdul Rashid DOSTAM Second Vice Pres. Sarwar DANESH First Deputy CEO Khyal Mohammad KHAN Min. of Agriculture, Irrigation, & Livestock Nasir Ahmad DURRANI Min. of Border & Tribal Affairs Gul Agha SHERZAI Min. of Commerce & Industry Ajmal AHMADY (Acting) Min. of Counternarcotics Salamat AZIMI Min. of Defense Asadullah KHALID (Acting) Min. of Economy Mohammad Mustafa MASTOOR Min. of Education Mohammad Mirwais BALKHI (Acting) Min. of Energy & Water Tahir SHARAN (Acting) Min. of Finance Mohammad Humayun QAYOUMI (Acting) Min. of Foreign Affairs Salahuddin RABBANI Min. of Hajj & Islamic Affairs Faiz Mohammad OSMANI Min. of Higher Education Abdul Tawab BALAKARZAI (Acting) Min. of Information & Culture Hasina SAFI (Acting) Min. of Interior Mohammad Masood ANDARABI (Acting) Min. of Justice Abdul Basir ANWAR Min. of Martyred, Disabled, Labor, & Social Affairs Sayed Anwar SADAT (Acting) Min. of Mines & Petroleum Nargis NEHAN (Acting) Min. of Parliamentary Affairs Faruq WARDAK Min. of Public Health Ferozuddin FEROZ Min. of Refugees & Repatriation Sayed Hussain Alemi BALKHI Min. of Rural Rehabilitation & Development Mujib Rahman KARIMI Min. of Telecommunication & Information Technology Fahim HASHEMI (Acting) Min. of Tourism Ghulam Nabi FARAHI Min. of Transport Yama YARI Min. of Urban Development Jawad PIKAR (Acting) Min. of Women's Affairs Dilbar NAZARI Attorney General Mohammad Farid HAMIDI National Security Adviser Hamdullah MOHIB Dir. Gen., National Directorate of Security Mohammad Masoom STANEKZAI Dir. Gen., Independent Directorate for Local Governance Abdul Matin BEK Governor, Da Afghanistan Bank Ambassador to the US Roya RAHMANI Permanent Representative to the UN, New York Adela RAZ Albania Last Updated: N/A Pres. Ilir META Prime Min. Edi RAMA Dep. Prime Min. Senida MESI Min. of Agriculture & Rural Development Niko PELESHI Min. of Culture Mirela KUMBARO Min. of Defense Olta XHACKA Min. of Diaspora Pandeli MAJKO Min. of Economy Milva EKONOMI Min. of Education, Sports, & Youth Lindita NIKOLLA Min. of Environment Lefter KOKA Min. for Europe & Foreign Affairs Ditmir BUSHATI Min. of Finance & Economy Arben AHMETAJ Min. of Health & Social Welfare Orgerta MANASTIRLIU Min. of Infrastructure & Energy Damian GJIKNURI Min. of Innovation & Public Admin. Milena HARITO Min. of Integration Klajda GJOSHA Min. of Interior Fatmir XHAFAJ Min. of Justice Etilda GJONAJT Min. of Local Govt. Affairs Bled CUCI Min. of Protection of Entrepreneurs Sonila QATO Min. of Relations With Parliament Ermonela FELAJ Min. of Tourism & Environment Blendi KLOSI Min. of Transport & Infrastructure Edmond HAXHINASTO Min. of Urban Development Eglantina GJERMENI Min. of Youth & Social Welfare Blendi KLOSI Governor, Bank of Albania Gent SEJKO Ambassador to the US Floreta FABER Permanent Representative to the UN, New York Besiana KADARE Algeria Last Updated: 6 Mar 2020 Pres. Abdelmadjid TEBBOUNE Prime Min. Abdelaziz DJERAD Min. of Agriculture & Rural Development Cherif OMARI Min. of Commerce Kamel REZIG Min. of Communication Ammar BELHIMER Min. of Culture Malika BENDOUDA Min. of Energy Mohamed ARKAB Min. of Environment & Renewable Energies Mohamed ARKAB Min. of Finance Abderrahmane RAOUIA Min. of Fishing & Fishery Sid Ahmed FERROUKHI Min. of Foreign Affairs & Intl. Cooperation Sabri BOUKADOUM Min. of Health, Population, & Hospital Reform Abderrahmane BENBOUZID Min. of Higher Education & Scientific Research Chems-Eddine CHITOUR Min. of Housing, Urban Planning, & the City Kamel NASRI Min. of Industry & Mines Ferhat Ait Ali BRAHAM Min. of Interior & Local Govts. Kamel BELJOUD Min. of Justice & Keeper of the Seals Belkacem ZEGHMATI Min. of Labor, Employment, & Social Security Ahmed Chawki Fouad Acheuk YOUCEF Min. of Micro-Enterprise, Startups, & the Knowledge Economy Yassine DJERIDENE Min. of National Defense Abdelmadjid TEBBOUNE Dep. Min. of National Defense & Chief of Staff, People's National Army Said CHENGRIHA (Acting) Min. of National Education Mohamed OUADJAOUT Min. of National Solidarity, Family, & Women's Affairs Kaoutar KRIKOU Min. of Post, Information Technologies, & Communications Brahim BOUMZAR Min. of Public Works & Transport Farouk CHIALI Min. of Relations With the Parliament Bessma AZOUAR Min. of Religious Affairs & Endowments Youcef BELMEHDI Min. of Tourism & Handicrafts Hacene MERMOURI Min. of Vocational Training & Education Professionals Hoyam BENFRIHA Min. of War Veterans (Moudjahidine) Tayeb ZITOUNI Min. of Water Resources Arezki BERRAKI Min. of Youth & Sports Sid Ali KHALDI Sec. Gen. of the Govt. Yahia BOUKHARI Governor, Central Bank Benabderrahmane AYMANE Ambassador to the US Madjid BOUGUERRA Permanent Representative to the UN, New York Sofiane MIMOUMI Andorra Last Updated: N/A Head of State (Co-Prince) Emmanuel MACRON Head of State (Co-Prince) Joan-Enric VIVES i SICILIA, Bishop Head of Govt. Antoni MARTI Petit Min. of Civil Service & Admin. Reform Eva DESCARREGA Garcia Min. of Culture, Youth, & Sports Olga GELABERT FABREGA Min. of Education & Higher Education Eric JOVER COMAS Min. of Environment, Agriculture, & Sustainability Silvia CALVO ARMENGOL Min. of Finance Jordi CINCA Mateos Min. of Foreign Affairs Gilbert SABOYA Sunye Min. of Health Carles ALVAREZ MARFANY Min. of Social Affairs, Justice, & Interior Xavier ESPOT Zamora Min. of Territorial Planning Jordi TORRES FALCO Min. of Tourism & Commerce Francesc CAMP Torres Ambassador to the US Elisenda VIVES BALMANA Permanent Representative to the UN, New York Elisenda VIVES BALMANA Angola Last Updated: 21 Apr 2020 Pres. Joao Manuel Goncalves LOURENCO Vice Pres. Bornito De Sousa Baltazar DIOGO Min. of Agriculture & Fisheries Antonio Francisco de ASSIS Min. of Commerce Victor Francisco dos Santos FERNANDES Min. of Culture, Tourism, & Environment Adjany COSTA Min. of Education Ana Paula ELIAS Min. of Energy & Water Joao Baptista BORGES Min. of External Relations Tete ANTONIO Min. of Family & Women Promotion Victoria Francisco Correia CONCEICAO Min. of Finance Vera DAVES Min. of Health Silvia Paula Valentim LUTUCUTA Min. of Higher Education Maria Do Rosario Braganca SAMBO Min. of Industry & Trade Victor Francisco dos Santos FERNANDES Min. of Interior Eugenio Cesar LABORINHO Min. of Justice & Human Rights Francisco Manuel Monteiro DE QUEIROZ Min. of Mineral Resources and Petroleum Diamantino Pedro AZEVEDO Min. of National Defense & Veterans Affairs Joao Ernesto DOS SANTOS "Liberdade" Min. of Parliamentary Affairs Rosa Luis de Sousa MICOLO Min. of Public Admin., Employment, & Social Security Antonio Rodrigues Afonso PAULO Min. of Public Works & Planning Manuel Tavares DE ALMEIDA Min. of Science & Technology Maria Candida TEIXEIRA Min. of Social Communication Nuno dos Anjos Caldas ALBINO Min. of State & Head of the Security House of the Pres. of the Republic Pedro SEBASTIAO Min. of Telecommunications, Information Technology, & Social Communication Manuel Gomes da Conceicao HOMEM Min. of Territorial Admin. Marcy LOPES Min. of Transport Ricardo Daniel Sandao Viegas de ABREU Min. of Urbanism & Housing Branca Manuel da Costa Neto do ESPIRITO SANTO Min. of Welfare & Social Reintegration Joao Baptista KUSSUMUA Min. of Youth & Sports Ana Paula Sacramento NETO Min. in the Office of the Presidency, Civil Affairs Frederico Manuel Dos Santos e Silva CARDOSO Min. of State for Economic and Social Development Manuel Jose Nunes JUNIOR Sec. of the Council of Ministers Adao de ALMEIDA Governor, National Bank of Angola Jose de Lima MASSANO Attorney Gen. Helder Fernando Pitta GROS Ambassador to the US Joaquim do ESPIRITO SANTO Permanent Representative to the UN, New York Maria de Jesus dos Reis FERREIRA Antigua and Barbuda Last Updated: N/A Governor Gen. Rodney WILLIAMS Prime Min. Gaston BROWNE Senior Min. Lester BIRD Min. of Agriculture, Fisheries, & Barbuda Affairs Dean JONAS Min. of Education, Science, & Technology Michael BROWNE Min. of Finance & Corporate Governance Gaston BROWNE Min. of Foreign Affairs, Immigration, & Intl. Trade Paul GREENE Min. of Health, Wellness, & the Environment Molwyn JOSEPH Min. of Housing, Lands, & Urban Renewal Maria BROWNE Min. of Information, Broadcasting, Telecommunications, & Information Melford NICHOLAS Technology Min. of Legal Affairs, Public Safety, & Labor Steadroy BENJAMIN Min. of Public Utilities, Civil Aviation, & Energy Robin YEARWOOD Min. of Social Transformation & Human Resource Development Samantha Nicole MARSHALL Min. of Sports, Culture, National Festivals, & the Arts Daryll MATHEW Min. of Tourism & Economic Development Charles FERNANDEZ Min. of Works Lennox WESTON Attorney Gen. Steadroy BENJAMIN Ambassador to the US Ronald SANDERS Permanent Representative to the UN, New York Walton Alfonso WEBSON Argentina Last Updated: 11 Dec 2019 Pres. 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