LLIGEN TEELLIGENC INNT CE I E A LL A A G A G R E R E T N T N C N N C Y E Y E C C U U A N N AIC ITIT CR EED REI D S MAEM STTATEESSOOF FA Directorate of Intelligence Chiefs ofState& CabinetMembers OF FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS A DIRECTORY DI CS 2006-12 Supersedes DI CS 2006-11 December 2006 Chiefs ofState& CabinetMembers OF FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS A DIRECTORY Information received as of 1 December 2006 has been used in preparation of this directory. DI CS 2006-12 Supersedes DI CS 2006-11 December 2006 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 President .......................................................................................................... Hamid KARZAI Vice President ................................................................................................. Ahmad Zia MASOOD Vice President ................................................................................................. Abdul Karim KHALILI Min. of Agriculture ......................................................................................... Obaidullah RAMIN Min. of Border & Tribal Affairs ..................................................................... Mohammad Karim BRAHAWI Min. of Commerce .......................................................................................... Mohammad Amin FARHANG Min. of Communications ................................................................................ Amirzai SANGIN Min. of Counternarcotics ................................................................................ Habibullah QADERI Min. of Defense .............................................................................................. Abdul Rahim WARDAK Min. of Economy ............................................................................................ Mohammad Jalil SHAMS Min. of Education ........................................................................................... Mohammad Hanif ATMAR Min. of Energy, Water, & Power .................................................................... Ismail KHAN Min. of Finance ............................................................................................... Anwar Ul-Haq AHADY Min. of Foreign Affairs ................................................................................... Rangin Dadfar SPANTA Min. of Hajj & Islamic Affairs ....................................................................... Niamatullah SHAHRANI Min. of Health ................................................................................................. Sayed Mohammad Amin FATEMI Min. of Higher Education ............................................................................... Mohammad Azam DADFAR Min. of Interior ............................................................................................... Moqbal ZARAR 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 ............................................................................................. Akbar AKBAR Min. of Rural Development ............................................................................ Ehsan ZIA Min. of Transportation .................................................................................... Niamatullah Ehsan JAWID Min. of Urban Development ........................................................................... Yousef PASHTUN Min. of Women’s Affairs ................................................................................ Hasan Bano GHAZANFAR Min. of Youth & Culture ................................................................................ Abdul Karim KHURAM Chair, Human Rights Commission ................................................................. Sima SAMAR Chief Justice, Supreme Court ......................................................................... Abdul AZIMI National Security Adviser ............................................................................... Zalmay RASSOUL Governor, Central Bank .................................................................................. Nurollah DELAWARI Ambassador to the US .................................................................................... Said Tayeb JAWAD Permanent Representative to the UN, New York ........................................... Ravan A.G. FARHADI Albania President .......................................................................................................... Alfred MOISIU Prime Minister ................................................................................................ Sali BERISHA Dep. Prime Min. .............................................................................................. Ilir RUSMAJLI Min. of Agriculture ......................................................................................... Jemin GJANA Min. of Culture & Tourism ............................................................................. Bujar LESKAJ Min. of Defense .............................................................................................. Fatmir MEDIU Min. of Economy & Energy ........................................................................... Genc RULI Min. of Education & Science .......................................................................... Genc POLLO Min. of Environment & Waters ...................................................................... Lufter XHUVELI Min. of Finance ............................................................................................... Ridvan BODE Min. of Foreign Affairs ................................................................................... Besnik MUSTAFAJ Min. of Health ................................................................................................. Maksim CIKULI Min. of Integration .......................................................................................... Arenca TROSHANI Min. of Interior ............................................................................................... Sokol OLLDASHI Min. of Justice ................................................................................................. Aldo BUMCI Min. of Labor & Equal Opportunity ............................................................... Kosta BARKA Min. of Transportation .................................................................................... Lulzim BASHA Governor, Bank of Albania ............................................................................. Ardian FULLANI Ambassador to the US .................................................................................... Aleksander SALLABANDA Permanent Representative to the UN, New York ........................................... Adrian NERITANI 1 Algeria President .......................................................................................................... Abdelaziz BOUTEFLIKA Prime Minister ................................................................................................ Abdelaziz BELKHADEM Min. of State for Foreign Affairs .................................................................... Mohammed BEDJAOUI Min. of State for Interior & Local Govts. ....................................................... Noureddine Yazid ZERHOUNI Min. of State for Justice & Keeper of the Seals .............................................. Tayeb BELAIZ Min. of State Without Portfolio ...................................................................... Boudjerra SOLTANI Min. of Agriculture & Rural Development .................................................... Said BARKAT Min. of Commerce .........................................................................................