List of current foreign ministers

This is a list of current foreign ministers of the 193 United Nations member states as well as the Holy See (Vatican City) and the State of Palestine.

Foreign ministers of sovereign countries with limited recognition, some alternative governments, some dependent territories and some autonomous administrative divisions are included in separate tables.

Generally recognized sovereign states

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State List Current foreign minister Political affiliation Assumed office
  Afghanistan List Amir Khan Muttaqi (Acting) Taliban 7 September 2021
  Albania List Igli Hasani PS 12 September 2023
  Algeria List Ahmed Attaf[1] RND 18 March 2023
  Andorra List Imma Tor Faus 17 May 2023
  Angola List Tete António[2] MPLA 20 April 2020
  Antigua and Barbuda List E.P. Chet Greene ABLP 21 March 2018
  Argentina List Diana Mondino[3] LLA 10 December 2023
  Armenia List Ararat Mirzoyan[4] Civil Contract 19 August 2021
  Australia List Penny Wong[5] Labor 23 May 2022
  Austria List Alexander Schallenberg ÖVP 6 December 2021
  Azerbaijan List Jeyhun Bayramov[6] Independent 16 July 2020
  The Bahamas List Fred Mitchell[7] PLP 20 September 2021
  Bahrain List Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani[8] [a] 11 February 2020
  Bangladesh List Md. Touhid Hossain 9 August 2024
  Barbados List Kerrie Symmonds[9] BLP 26 October 2022
  Belarus List Maxim Ryzhenkov Independent 27 June 2024
  Belgium List Bernard Quintin MR 30 November 2024
  Belize List Francis Fonseca PUP 1 January 2024
  Benin List Shegun Adjadi Bakari 6 June 2023
  Bhutan List D. N. Dhungyel PDP 28 January 2024
  Bolivia List Celinda Sosa Lunda[10] MAS-IPSP 27 November 2023
  Bosnia and Herzegovina List Elmedin Konaković NiP 25 January 2023
  Botswana List Phenyo Butale Independent 11 November 2024
  Brazil List Mauro Vieira Independent 1 January 2023
  Brunei List Hassanal Bolkiah (monarch) [a] 22 October 2015
Erywan Yusof (second minister) 31 January 2018
  Bulgaria List Dimitar Glavchev (prime minister) GERB 22 April 2024
  Burkina Faso List Karamoko Jean-Marie Traoré Independent 17 December 2023
  Burundi List Albert Shingiro[11] CNDD–FDD 28 June 2020
  Cambodia List Prak Sokhonn CPP 20 November 2024
  Cameroon List Lejeune Mbella Mbella RDPC 2 October 2015
  Canada List Mélanie Joly[12] Liberal 26 October 2021
  Cape Verde List Rui Alberto de Figueiredo Soares MpD 14 January 2021
  Central African Republic List Sylvie Baïpo-Temon[13] Independent 14 December 2018
  Chad List Mahamat Saleh Annadif Independent 14 October 2022
  Chile List Alberto van Klaveren Independent 10 March 2023
  China List Wang Yi Communist 25 July 2023
  Colombia List Luis Gilberto Murillo Colombia Reborn 21 May 2024
  Comoros List Dhoihir Dhoulkamal 28 September 2020
  Congo, Democratic Republic of the List Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner Independent 13 June 2024
  Congo, Republic of the List Jean-Claude Gakosso[14] PCT 10 August 2015
  Costa Rica List Arnoldo André Tinoco[15] PPSD 8 May 2022
  Croatia List Gordan Grlić-Radman[16] HDZ 19 July 2019
  Cuba List Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla PCC 2 March 2009
  Cyprus List Constantinos Kombos[17] Independent 1 March 2023
  Czech Republic List Jan Lipavský[18] Pirates 17 December 2021
  Denmark List Lars Løkke Rasmussen[19] Moderates 15 December 2022
  Djibouti List Mahamoud Ali Youssouf Independent 22 May 2005
  Dominica List Vince Henderson DLP 13 December 2022
  Dominican Republic List Roberto Álvarez Gil PRM 16 August 2020
  Ecuador List Gabriela Sommerfeld Independent 23 November 2023
  Egypt List Badr Abdelatty Independent 3 July 2024
  El Salvador List Alexandra Hill Tinoco[20] Independent 1 June 2019
  Equatorial Guinea List Simeón Oyono Esono Angüe PDGE 6 February 2018
  Eritrea List Osman Saleh Mohammed[21] PFDJ 18 April 2007
  Estonia List Margus Tsahkna[22] E200 17 April 2023
  Eswatini List Pholile Shakantu Independent 13 November 2023[23]
  Ethiopia List Gedion Timotheos 18 October 2024
  Fiji List Sitiveni Rabuka (prime minister) People's Alliance 24 December 2022
  Finland List Elina Valtonen National Coalition 20 June 2023
  France List Jean-Noël Barrot MoDem 21 September 2024
  Gabon List Régis Onanga Ndiaye PDG 9 September 2023
  The Gambia List Mamadou Tangara UDP 29 June 2018
  Georgia List Ilia Darchiashvili Georgian Dream 4 April 2022
  Germany List Annalena Baerbock Greens 8 December 2021
  Ghana List Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey NPP 27 January 2017
  Greece List Giorgos Gerapetritis ND 27 June 2023
  Grenada List Joseph Andall NDC 30 June 2022
  Guatemala List Carlos Ramiro Martínez Independent 15 January 2024
  Guinea List Morissanda Kouyaté Independent 25 October 2021
  Guinea-Bissau List Carlos Pinto Pereira PAI–Terra Ranka 13 August 2023
  Guyana List Hugh Todd PPP 5 August 2020
  Haiti List Jean Victor Généus Independent 24 November 2021
  Holy See List Archbishop Paul Gallagher [a] 8 November 2014
  Honduras List Eduardo Enrique Reina [es] Independent 27 January 2022
  Hungary List Péter Szijjártó Fidesz 23 September 2014
  Iceland List Þórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir Independence 9 April 2024
  India List S. Jaishankar BJP 31 May 2019
  Indonesia List Sugiono Gerindra 21 October 2024
  Iran List Abbas Araghchi Independent 21 August 2024
  Iraq List Fuad Hussein KDP 6 June 2020
  Ireland List Micheál Martin Fianna Fáil 17 December 2022
  Israel List Gideon Sa'ar New Hope 5 November 2024
  Italy List Antonio Tajani Forza Italia 22 October 2022
  Ivory Coast List Kacou Houadja Léon Adom RHDP 18 October 2023
  Jamaica List Kamina Johnson-Smith JLP 7 March 2016
  Japan List Takeshi Iwaya LDP 1 October 2024
  Jordan List Ayman Safadi Independent 15 January 2017
  Kazakhstan List Murat Nurtleu Amanat 3 April 2023
  Kenya List Musalia Mudavadi Amani 5 October 2023
  Kiribati List Taneti Mamau (president) TKP 15 March 2016
  Kuwait List Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya [a] 12 May 2024
  Kyrgyzstan List Jeenbek Kulubaev Independent 22 April 2022
  Laos List Saleumxay Kommasith LPRP 19 April 2016
  Latvia List Baiba Braže Unity 19 April 2024
  Lebanon List Abdallah Bou Habib Independent 10 September 2021
  Lesotho List Mpotjoane Lejone RFP 28 October 2022
  Liberia List Sara Beysolow Nyanti ALL 9 February 2024
  Libya List Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh (Acting) Independent 3 September 2023
  Liechtenstein Dominique Hasler VU 25 March 2021
  Lithuania List Kęstutis Budrys Independent 12 December 2024
  Luxembourg List Xavier Bettel DP 17 November 2023
  Madagascar List Rasata Rafaravavitafika 14 January 2024
  Malawi List Nancy Tembo Independent 28 January 2022
  Malaysia List Mohamad Hasan BN 12 December 2023
  Maldives List Moosa Zameer PPM 17 November 2023
  Mali List Abdoulaye Diop Independent 11 June 2021
  Malta List Ian Borg Labour 30 March 2022
  Marshall Islands List Kitlang Kabua[24] Independent 7 June 2022
  Mauritania List Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug El Insaf 31 March 2022
  Mauritius List Maneesh Gobin MSM 30 August 2023
  Mexico List Juan Ramón de la Fuente Independent 1 October 2024
  Federated States of Micronesia List Kandhi A. Elieisar [a] 3 December 2019
  Moldova List Mihai Popșoi PAS 29 January 2024
  Monaco Isabelle Berro-Lefèvre Independent 17 January 2022
  Mongolia List Batmunkh Battsetseg MPP 29 January 2021
  Montenegro List Filip Ivanović PES! 31 October 2023
  Morocco List Nasser Bourita Independent 5 April 2017
  Mozambique List Verónica Macamo FRELIMO 17 January 2020
  Myanmar List Than Swe Independent 1 February 2023[25]
  Namibia List Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (vice-president) SWAPO 4 December 2012
  Nauru Lionel Aingimea Independent 30 October 2023
    Nepal List Arzu Rana Deuba Congress 15 July 2024
  Netherlands List Caspar Veldkamp NSC 2 July 2024
  New Zealand List Winston Peters NZ First 27 November 2023
  Nicaragua List Denis Moncada [es] FSLN 16 January 2017
  Niger List Bakary Yaou Sangaré 10 August 2023
  Nigeria List Yusuf Tuggar APC 21 August 2023
  North Korea List Choe Son-hui Workers' Party 11 June 2022
  North Macedonia List Timčo Mucunski VMRO-DPMNE 23 June 2024
  Norway List Espen Barth Eide Labour 16 October 2023
  Oman List Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi [a] 26 August 2020
  Pakistan List Ishaq Dar PML(N) 11 March 2024
  Palau Gustav Aitaro Independent 3 September 2021
  Palestine List Riyad al-Maliki[26] Independent 19 May 2009[27][b]
  Panama List Javier Martínez-Acha PRD 1 July 2024
  Papua New Guinea List Justin Tkatchenko Pangu Pati 18 January 2024
  Paraguay List Rubén Ramírez Lezcano Independent 15 August 2023
  Peru List Javier González-Olaechea UPP 7 November 2023
  Philippines List Enrique Manalo Independent 1 July 2022
  Poland List Radosław Sikorski PO 13 December 2023
  Portugal List Paulo Rangel PSD 2 April 2024
  Qatar List Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani [a] 27 January 2016
  Romania List Luminița Odobescu Independent 15 June 2023
  Russia List Sergey Lavrov United Russia 9 March 2004
  Rwanda List Vincent Biruta Independent 4 November 2019
  Saint Kitts and Nevis List Denzil Douglas SKNLP 13 August 2022
  Saint Lucia List Alva Baptiste Labour Party 5 August 2021
  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines List Keisal M. Peters Unity Labour 26 August 2022
  Samoa List Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa (prime minister) FAST 24 May 2021
  San Marino List Luca Beccari PDCS 8 January 2020
  São Tomé and Príncipe List Gareth Guadalupe ADI 9 August 2023
  Saudi Arabia List Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud [a] 29 October 2019
  Senegal List Yassine Fall PASTEF 7 April 2024[28]
  Serbia List Marko Đurić[29] SNS 2 May 2024
  Seychelles List Sylvestre Radegonde 16 November 2020
  Sierra Leone List Timothy Kabba SLPP 10 July 2023
  Singapore List Vivian Balakrishnan PAP 1 October 2015
  Slovakia List Juraj Blanár Smer 25 October 2023
  Slovenia List Tanja Fajon SD 1 June 2022
  Solomon Islands List Peter Shannel Agovaka Independent 7 May 2024
  Somalia List Abshir Omar Huruse Mideeye 2 August 2022
  South Africa List Ronald Lamola ANC 30 June 2024
  South Korea List Cho Tae-yul Independent 9 January 2024
  South Sudan List Ramadan Mohamed Abdallah Goc 26 April 2024
  Spain List José Manuel Albares PSOE 10 July 2021
  Sri Lanka List Vijitha Herath NPP 25 September 2024
  Sudan List Ali Al-Sadiq Ali (Acting) 19 January 2022
  Suriname List Albert Ramdin VHP 16 July 2020[30]
  Sweden List Maria Malmer Stenergard Moderate 10 September 2024
   Switzerland List Ignazio Cassis FDP.The Liberals 1 November 2017
  Syria List Faisal Mekdad Ba'ath Party 22 November 2020
  Tajikistan List Sirojiddin Muhriddin Independent 29 November 2013
  Tanzania List January Makamba CCM 1 September 2023
  Thailand List Maris Sangiampongsa Pheu Thai 30 April 2024
  Timor-Leste List Bendito Freitas CNRT 1 July 2023
  Togo List Robert Dussey 17 September 2013
  Tonga List Fekitamoeloa ʻUtoikamanu Independent 28 December 2021
  Trinidad and Tobago List Amery Browne PNM 19 August 2020
  Tunisia List Nabil Ammar Independent 7 February 2023
  Turkey List Hakan Fidan AK Party 4 June 2023
  Turkmenistan List Raşit Meredow TDP 7 July 2001
  Tuvalu List Paulson Panapa [a] 27 February 2024[31]
  Uganda List Jeje Odongo NRM 21 June 2021
  Ukraine List Andrii Sybiha SN 5 September 2024
  United Arab Emirates List Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan [a] 9 February 2006
  United Kingdom List David Lammy Labour 5 July 2024
  United States List Antony Blinken Democratic 26 January 2021
  Uruguay List Omar Paganini National Party 6 November 2023
  Uzbekistan List Baxtiyor Saidov 30 December 2022
  Vanuatu List Matai Seremaiah 6 October 2023
  Venezuela List Yván Gil PSUV 6 January 2023
  Vietnam List Bùi Thanh Sơn Communist Party 8 April 2021
  Yemen List Ahmad Awad Bin Mubarak Independent 18 December 2020
  Zambia List Mulambo Hamakuni Haimbe UPND 28 December 2023
  Zimbabwe List Frederick Shava ZANU–PF 8 February 2021

Other states

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The following states control their territory and are recognized by at least one UN member state.

State List Current foreign minister Political affiliation Assumed office
  Abkhazia List Inal Ardzinba 17 November 2021
  Republic of China (Taiwan) List Lin Chia-lung DPP 20 May 2024
  Cook Islands List Mark Brown (prime minister) Independent 8 October 2020
  Kosovo List Donika Gërvalla-Schwarz Guxo 22 March 2021
  Niue List Dalton Tagelagi (prime minister) Independent 11 June 2020
  Northern Cyprus List Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu[32] UBP 9 March 2022
  Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic List Mohamed Sidati[33] Polisario 14 February 2023
  South Ossetia List Akhsar Dzhioev 15 August 2022

The following states/governments control their territory, but are not recognized by any UN member states.

State List Current foreign minister Political affiliation Assumed office
  Somaliland List Essa Kayd Kulmiye 3 March 2020
  Transnistria List Vitaly Ignatyev 14 September 2015[c]

Other governments

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The following alternative governments are recognized as a sovereign state by at least one UN member.

State Government Current foreign minister Political affiliation Assumed office
  Myanmar National Unity Government of Myanmar Zin Mar Aung NLD 16 April 2021
  Yemen Supreme Political Council Hisham Sharaf 28 November 2016

The following alternative governments are not recognized by any UN member states.

State Government Current foreign minister Political affiliation Assumed office
  Libya Government of National Stability[d] Hafez Kaddour 3 March 2022
  Tibet Central Tibetan Administration[e] Lobsang Sangay NDPT 28 February 2016
Entity List Current foreign minister Political affiliation Assumed office
  European Union List Kaja Kallas RE (European) 1 December 2024
Reform (national)
  Sovereign Military Order of Malta Riccardo Paternò di Montecupo [a] 3 September 2022

Dependent territories

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Territory Current foreign minister Political affiliation Assumed office
  Faroe Islands Høgni Hoydal 22 December 2022
  French Polynesia Moetai Brotherson (president) Tāvini Huiraʻatira 15 May 2023
  Greenland Vivian Motzfeldt Siumut 5 April 2022
  Guernsey Jonathan Le Tocq Future Guernsey 6 May 2016
  Jersey Philip Ozouf 12 July 2022
  New Caledonia Louis Mapou (President of the Government) UNI 22 July 2021
  Puerto Rico Omar J. Marrero New Progressive 13 July 2021
  Tokelau Alapati Tavite (prime minister) [a] 12 March 2024

Autonomous administrative divisions

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Autonomous region List Current foreign minister Political affiliation Assumed office
  Brussels-Capital Region Pascal Smet 20 July 2019
  Catalonia Jaume Duch 12 August 2024
  Cantabria Isabel Urrutia [es] PP 10 July 2023
  Flanders Jan Jambon (Minister-President) N-VA 2 October 2019
  Gagauzia Vitaliy Vlah 30 April 2015
  Iraqi Kurdistan Safeen Dizayee KDP 21 July 2019
  Quebec Martine Biron CAQ 20 October 2022
  Scotland List Angus Robertson SNP 21 May 2021
  Wallonia Elio Di Rupo (Minister-President) PS 13 September 2019

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l The polity to which this foreign minister belongs has either banned political parties or does not have any.
  2. ^ Riyad al-Maliki has been serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Palestinian Authority since 2007.
  3. ^ Acting to 30 August 2016 and from 17 December 2016 to 30 January 2017.
  4. ^ Alternative government, approved by Parliament, in opposition to the government of Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh.
  5. ^ Government of Parliament in exile.

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