ELLLLIGIGEEN TTE NCC INN E I A L A L G AA G E R R E N T T N C N N C Y E Y E C C U U A N N A C I IT C I T E RI R E D S E E D S TAT F AMAM TATEESSOOF Directorate of Intelligence Chiefs ofState& CabinetMembers OF FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS A DIRECTORY DI CS 2009-08 Supercedes DI CS 2009-07 August 2009 Chiefs ofState& CabinetMembers OF FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS A DIRECTORY Information received as of 3August 2009 has been used in preparation of this directory. DI CS 2009-08 Supercedes DI CS 2009-07 August 2009 PREFACE The Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments directory is intended to be used primarily as a reference aid and includes as many governments of the world as is considered practical, some of them not officially recognized by the United States. Regimes with which the United States has no diplomatic exchanges are indicated by the initials NDE. Governments are listed in alphabetical order according to the most commonly used version of each country’s name. The spelling of the personal names in this directory follows transliteration systems generally agreed upon by US Government agencies, except in the cases in which officials have stated a preference for alternate spellings of their names. NOTE: Although the head of the central bank is listed for each country, in most cases he or she is not a Cabinet member. Ambassadors to the United States and Permanent Representatives to the UN, New York, have also been included. iii KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS Adm. Admiral Govt. Government Admin. Administrative, Administration Intl. International Asst. Assistant Lt. Lieutenant Brig. Brigadier Maj. Major Capt. Captain Mar. Marshal Cdr. Commander Min. Minister, Ministry Chmn. Chairman NDE No Diplomatic Exchange Col. Colonel Org. Organization Del. Delegate Pres. President Dep. Deputy Prof. Professor Dept. Department RAdm. Rear Admiral Dir. Directory Ret. Retired Div. Division Rev. Reverend Dr. Doctor Sec. Secretary Fd. Mar. Field Marshal Sr. Senior Fed. Federal VAdm. Vice Admiral Gen. General VMar. Vice Marshal iv A Afghanistan Pres. ................................................................................................................. Hamid KARZAI First Vice Pres. ................................................................................................ Ahmad Zia MASOOD Second Vice Pres. ........................................................................................... Abdul Karim KHALILI Min. of Agriculture ......................................................................................... Asif RAHIMI Min. of Border & Tribal Affairs (Acting) ....................................................... Asadullah KHALID Min. of Commerce & Industry ....................................................................... Wahidullah SHAHRANI Min. of Communications ................................................................................ Amirzai SANGIN Min. of Counternarcotics ................................................................................ KHODAIDAD, Gen. Min. of Defense .............................................................................................. Abdul Rahim WARDAK Min. of Economy ............................................................................................ Mohammad Jalil SHAMS Min. of Education ........................................................................................... Faruq WARDAK Min. of Energy & Water ................................................................................. Ismail KHAN Min. of Finance ............................................................................................... Omar ZAKHILWAL Min. of Foreign Affairs ................................................................................... Rangin Dadfar SPANTA Min. of Hajj & Islamic Affairs (Acting) ......................................................... Mohammad Sediq CHAKARI Min. of Health ................................................................................................. Sayed Mohammad Amin FATEMI Min. of Higher Education ............................................................................... Mohammad Azam DADFAR Min. of Interior ............................................................................................... Mohammad Hanif ATMAR Min. of Justice ................................................................................................. Mohammad Sarwar DANESH Min. of Martyrs, Disabled, & Social Affairs .................................................. Nur Mohammad QARQIN Min. of Mines & Industries ............................................................................. Ibrahim ADEL Min. of Public Works ...................................................................................... Surab Ali SAFARI Min. of Refugees & Repatriation .................................................................... Abdul Karim BRAHAWI Min. of Rural Rehabilitation & Development ................................................ Ehsan ZIA Min. of Transportation .................................................................................... Hamidollah FARUQI Min. of Urban Development ........................................................................... Mohammad Yousef PASHTUN Min. of Women’s Affairs ................................................................................ Hasan Bano GHAZANFAR Min. of Youth & Culture ................................................................................ Abdul Karim KHURAM National Security Adviser ............................................................................... Zalmay RASSOUL, Dr. Governor, Central Bank .................................................................................. Abdul Qadir FITRAT Ambassador to the US .................................................................................... Said Tayeb JAWAD Permanent Representative to the UN, New York ........................................... Zahir TANIN Albania Pres. ................................................................................................................. Bamir TOPI Prime Min. ...................................................................................................... Sali BERISHA Dep. Prime Min. .............................................................................................. Gazmend OKETA Min. of Agriculture ......................................................................................... Jemin GJANA Min. of Culture & Tourism ............................................................................. Ylli PANGO Min. of Defense .............................................................................................. Gazmend OKETA Min. of Economy & Energy ........................................................................... Genc RULI Min. of Education & Science .......................................................................... Genc POLLO Min. of Environment, Forests, & Waters ........................................................ Lufter XHUVELI Min. of Finance ............................................................................................... Ridvan BODE Min. of Foreign Affairs ................................................................................... Lulzim BASHA Min. of Health ................................................................................................. Nard NDOKA Min. of Integration .......................................................................................... Majlinda BREGU Min. of Interior ............................................................................................... Bujar NISHANI Min. of Justice ................................................................................................. Enkelejd ALIBEAJ Min. of Labor, Social Issues, & Equal Opportunity ....................................... Koco BARKA Min. of Transportation .................................................................................... Sokol OLLDASHI Governor, Bank of Albania ............................................................................. Ardian FULLANI Ambassador to the US .................................................................................... Aleksander SALLABANDA Permanent Representative to the UN, New York ........................................... Adrian NERITANI 1 Algeria Pres. ................................................................................................................. Abdelaziz BOUTEFLIKA Prime Min. ...................................................................................................... Ahmed OUYAHIA Min. of State & Personal Representative of the Head of State ....................... Abdelaziz BELKHADEM Min. of State for Interior & Local Govts. ....................................................... Noureddine Yazid ZERHOUNI Min. of Agriculture & Rural Development .................................................... Rachid BENAISSA Min. of Commerce .......................................................................................... El Hachemi DJAABOUB Min. of Communication .................................................................................. Abderrachid BOUKERZAZA Min. of Culture ............................................................................................... Khalida TOUMI Min. of Energy & Mining ............................................................................... Chakib KHELIL Min. of Finance ..............................................................................................