List of current foreign ministers
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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
Other states
The following states control their territory and are recognized by at least one UN member state.
| State | Historical list of foreign ministers | Current foreign minister | Party | Assumed office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Abkhazia |
List | Inal Ardzinba | 17 November 2021 | |
 Republic of China (Taiwan) |
List | Joseph Wu | Democratic Progressive Party | 26 February 2018 |
 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 | National Unity Party | 9 December 2020 |
 Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic |
Mohamed Salem Ould Salek | 21 January 1998 | ||
 South Ossetia |
List | Dmitry Medoyev | 25 May 2017 |
The following states/governments control their territory, but are not recognized by any UN member states.
| State | Historical list of foreign ministers | Current foreign minister | Party | Assumed office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Artsakh |
David Babayan | 4 January 2021 | ||
 Donetsk People's Republic |
Natalya Nikonorova [5] | 22 February 2016 | ||
.svg){kind=small} Lugansk People's Republic |
Vladislav Deinevo [6] | 12 September 2017 | ||
 Somaliland (Republic of Somaliland) |
List | Yasin Haji Mohamoud | Peace, Unity, and Development Party | 10 November 2018 |
 Transnistria |
List | Vitaly Ignatyev[7] | 14 September 2015 |
Other governments
These alternative governments are recognized as a sovereign state by at least one UN member.
| State | Historical list of foreign ministers | Current foreign minister | Party | Assumed office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 National Unity Government of Myanmar |
List | Zin Mar Aung | 16 April 2021 | |
 Supreme Political Council of Yemen |
List | Hisham Sharaf | 28 November 2016 |
The alternative governments are not recognized by any UN member states.
| State | Historical list of foreign ministers | Current foreign minister | Party | Assumed office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tibet[8] |
Norzin Dolma | 14 November 2021 |
Sui generis entities
| Entity | Historical list of foreign ministers | Current foreign minister | European Party | National Party | Assumed office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 European Union |
List | Josep Borrell | Party of European Socialists | 1 November 2019 | |
 Sovereign Military Order of Malta |
Albrecht Freiherr von Boeselager | —[1] | —[1] | 27 January 2017 |
Dependent territories
| Territory | Historical list of foreign ministers | Current foreign minister | Party | Assumed office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Faroe Islands |
Jenis av Rana | 16 September 2019 | ||
 French Polynesia |
Édouard Fritch (president) | 12 September 2014 | ||
 Greenland |
Múte Bourup Egede (prime minister) | 27 September 2021 | ||
 Guernsey |
Jonathan Le Tocq | 6 May 2016 | ||
 Jersey |
Ian Gorst | 7 June 2018 | ||
 New Caledonia |
Louis Mapou (President of the Government) | 22 July 2021 | ||
 Puerto Rico |
Omar Marrero Díaz | 13 July 2021 | ||
 Tokelau |
Kelihiano Kalolo (prime minister) | 8 March 2020 |
Autonomous administrative divisions
| Autonomous region | Historical list of foreign ministers | Current foreign minister | Party | Assumed office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brussels-Capital Region |
Pascal Smet | 20 July 2019 | ||
 Catalonia |
Victòria Alsina | 26 May 2021 | ||
 Flanders |
Jan Jambon (Minister-President) | 2 October 2019 | ||
 Gagauzia |
Vitaliy Vlah | 30 April 2015 | ||
 Kurdistan |
Safeen Muhsin Dizayee | July 2019 | ||
 Quebec |
Nadine Girault | 18 October 2018 | ||
 Scotland |
List | Angus Robertson | SNP | 21 May 2021 |
 Wallonia |
Elio Di Rupo (Minister-President) | 13 September 2019 |
See also
- Category:Lists of foreign ministers by year
- Lists of office-holders
- List of foreign ministers in 2024
- List of current presidents of legislatures
- List of current heads of state and government
- List of current permanent representatives to the United Nations
- List of female foreign ministers
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Foreign Ministers with the party field set to N/A indicates that their country has either banned political parties or that they do not have them.
- ^ Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates
- ^ Palestinian politics
- ^ "Het nieuwe regeerteam dat donderdag aantreedt". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ Acting to 3 December 2018.
- ^ Acting to 28 December 2018.
- ^ Acting to 30 August 2016 and from 17 December 2016 to 30 January 2017.
- ^ Government in exile.
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