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This is a list of foreign ministers in 1997.

Africa
Algeria - Ahmed Attaf (1996-1999)
Angola - Venâncio da Silva Moura (1992-1999)
Benin - Pierre Osho (1996-1998)
Botswana - Mompati Merafhe (1994-2008)
Burkina Faso - Ablassé Ouedraogo (1994-1999)
Burundi - Luc Rukingama (1996-1998)
Cameroon -
Ferdinand Oyono (1992-1997)
Augustin Kontchou Kouomegni (1997-2001)
Cape Verde - Amílcar Spencer Lopes (1996-1998)
Central African Republic -
Michel Gbezera-Bria (1996-1997)
Jean-Mette Yapende (1997-1999)
Chad -
Saleh Kebzabo (1996-1997)
Mahamat Saleh Annadif (1997-2003)
Comoros -
Said Omar Said Ahmed (1996-1997)
Mouhtar Ahmed Charif (1997)
Ibrahim Ali Mzimba (1997-1998)
Republic of the Congo -
Arsène Tsaty Boungou (1995-1997)
Rodolphe Adada (1997-2007)
Democratic Republic of the Congo / Zaire -
Gérard Kamanda Wa Kamanda (1996-1997)
Bizima Karaha (1997-1998)
Côte d'Ivoire - Amara Essy (1990-2000)
Djibouti - Mohamed Moussa Chehem (1995-1999)
Egypt - Amr Moussa (1991-2001)
Equatorial Guinea - Miguel Oyono Ndong Mifumu (1993-1999)
Eritrea -
Petros Solomon (1994-1997)
Haile Woldetensae (1997-2000)
Ethiopia - Seyoum Mesfin (1991-2010)
Gabon - Casimir Oyé-Mba (1994-1999)
The Gambia -
Baboucarr-Blaise Jagne (1995-1997)
Omar Njie (1997-1998)
Ghana -
Obed Asamoah (1981-1997)
Kwamena Ahwoi (1997)
Victor Gbeho (1997-2001)
Guinea - Lamine Camara (1996-1999)
Guinea-Bissau - Fernando Delfim da Silva (1996-1999)
Kenya - Kalonzo Musyoka (1993-1998)
Lesotho - Kelebone Maope (1995-1998)
Liberia - Monie Captan (1996-2003)
Libya - Umar Mustafa al-Muntasir (1992-2000)
Madagascar -
Evariste Marson (1996-1997)
Herizo Razafimahaleo (1997-1998)
Malawi -
George Ntafu (1996-1997)
Mapopa Chipeta (1997-1999)
Mali -
Dioncounda Traoré (1994-1997)
Modibo Sidibe (1997-2002)
Mauritania -
Lemrabott Sidi Mahmoud Ould Cheikh Ahmed (1996-1997)
Ahmed Sidi Ould Khalifa (1997)
Abdallahi Ould Nem (1997)
Sow Abou Demha (1997)
Mohamed El Hacen Ould Lebatt (1997-1998)
Mauritius -
Paul Bérenger (1995-1997)
Navin Ramgoolam (1997)
Rajkeswur Purryag (1997-2000)
Morocco - Abdellatif Filali (1985-1999)
Western Sahara -
Malainine Sadik (1995-1997)
Bachir Mustafa Sayed (1997-1998)
Mozambique - Leonardo Simão (1994-2005)
Namibia - Theo-Ben Gurirab (1990-2002)
Niger -
Ibrahim Hassane Mayaki (1996-1997)
Maman Sambo Sidikou (1997-1999)
Nigeria - Tom Ikimi (1995-1998)
Rwanda - Anastase Gasana (1994-1999)
São Tomé and Príncipe - Homero Jeronimo Salvaterra (1996-1999)
Senegal - Moustapha Niasse (1993-1998)
Seychelles -
Danielle de St. Jorre (1989-1997)
France-Albert René (1997)
Jérémie Bonnelame (1997-2005)
Sierra Leone -
Shirley Gbujama (1996-1997)
Paolo Bangura (1997-1998)
Somalia - no central government
Somaliland - Mahmud Salah Nur (1997-2001)
South Africa - Alfred Baphethuxolo Nzo (1994-1999)
Sudan - Ali Osman Taha (1995-1998)
Swaziland - Arthur Khoza (1995-1998)
Tanzania - Jakaya Kikwete (1995-2006)
Togo - Koffi Panou (1996-1998)
Tunisia -
Habib Ben Yahia (1991-1997)
Abderrahim Zouari (1997)
Said Ben Mustapha (1997-1999)
Uganda - Eriya Kategaya (1996-2001)
Zambia -
Lawrence Shimba (1996-1997)
Keli Walubita (1997-2002)
Zimbabwe - Stan Mudenge (1995-2005)

Asia
Afghanistan -
Mohammad Ghous (1996-1997)
Mullah Abdul Jalil (1997-1998)
Armenia - Alexander Arzumanyan (1996-1998)
Azerbaijan - Hasan Hasanov (1993-1998)
Nagorno-Karabakh -
Arkadi Ghukasyan (1993-1997)
Naira Melkumyan (1997-2002)
Bahrain - Sheikh Muhammad ibn Mubarak ibn Hamad Al Khalifah (1971-2005)
Bangladesh - Abdus Samad Azad (1996-2001)
Bhutan - Dawa Tsering (1972-1998)
Brunei - Pengiran Muda Mohamed Bolkiah (1984–2015)
Cambodia - Ung Huot (1994-1998)
China - Qian Qichen (1988-1998)
Georgia - Irakli Menagarishvili (1995-2003)
Abkhazia -
Konstantin Ozgan (1996-1997)
Sergei Shamba (1997-2004)
India - I. K. Gujral (1996-1998)
Indonesia - Ali Alatas (1988-1999)
Iran -
Ali Akbar Velayati (1981-1997)
Kamal Kharazi (1997-2005)
Iraq - Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf (1992-2001)
Israel - David Levy (1996-1998)
Japan -
Yukihiko Ikeda (1996-1997)
Keizō Obuchi (1997-1998)
Jordan -
Abdul Karim al-Kabariti (1995-1997)
Fayez al-Tarawneh (1997-1998)
Kazakhstan - Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (1994-1999)
North Korea - Kim Yong-nam (1983-1998)
South Korea - Yu Jong-ha (1996-1998)
Kuwait - Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1978-2003)
Kyrgyzstan -
Roza Otunbayeva (1994-1997)
Muratbek Imanaliyev (1997-2002)
Laos - Somsavat Lengsavad (1993-2006)
Lebanon - Farès Boueiz (1992-1998)
Malaysia - Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (1991-1999)
Maldives - Fathulla Jameel (1978-2005)
Mongolia -
Mendsaikhany Enkhsaikhan (1996-1997)
Shukher Altangerel (1997-1998)
Myanmar - Ohn Gyaw (1991-1998)
Nepal -
Prakash Chandra Lohani (1995-1997)
Kamal Thapa (1997-1998)
Oman - Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah (1982–2020)
Pakistan -
Sahabzada Yaqub Khan (1996-1997)
Gohar Ayub Khan (1997-1998)
Philippines - Domingo Siazon, Jr. (1995-2001)
Qatar - Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani (1992-2013)
Saudi Arabia - Prince Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1975–2015)
Singapore - S. Jayakumar (1994-2004)
Sri Lanka - Lakshman Kadirgamar (1994-2001)
Syria - Farouk al-Sharaa (1984-2006)
Taiwan -
John Chiang (1996-1997)
Jason Hu (1997-1999)
Tajikistan - Talbak Nazarov (1994-2006)
Thailand -
Prachuab Chaiyasan (1996-1997)
Surin Pitsuwan (1997-2001)
Turkey -
Tansu Çiller (1996-1997)
İsmail Cem (1997-2002)
Turkmenistan - Boris Şyhmyradow (1995-2000)
United Arab Emirates - Rashid Abdullah Al Nuaimi (1980-2006)
Uzbekistan - Abdulaziz Komilov (1994-2003)
Vietnam - Nguyễn Mạnh Cầm (1991-2000)
Yemen - Abd al-Karim al-Iryani (1994-1998)

Australia and Oceania
Australia - Alexander Downer (1996-2007)
Fiji -
Filipe Bole (1994-1997)
Berenado Vunibobo (1997-1999)
Kiribati - Teburoro Tito (1994-2003)
Marshall Islands - Phillip H. Muller (1994-2000)
Micronesia -
Asterio R. Takesy (1996-1997)
Epel K. Ilon (1997-2000)
Nauru -
Rueben Kun (1996-1997)
Kinza Clodumar (1997-1998)
New Zealand - Don McKinnon (1990-1999)
Cook Islands - Inatio Akaruru (1989-1999)
Palau - Sabino Anastacio (1997-2000)
Papua New Guinea -
Kilroy Genia (1996-1997)
Chris Haiveta (1997)
Roy Yaki (1997-1999)
Solomon Islands -
David Sitai (1996-1997)
Patterson Oti (1997-2000)
Tonga - Prince Tupouto'a Tungi (1979-1998)
Tuvalu - Bikenibeu Paeniu (1996-1999)
Vanuatu -
Willie Jimmy (1996-1997)
Amos Andeng (1997)
Vital Soksok (1997-1998)
Western Samoa - Tofilau Eti Alesana (1988-1998)

Europe
Albania -
Tritan Shehu (1996-1997)
Arjan Starova (1997)
Paskal Milo (1997-2001)
Andorra -
Manuel Mas Ribó (1994-1997)
Albert Pintat (1997-2001)
Austria - Wolfgang Schüssel (1995-2000)
Belarus -
Uladzimir Syanko (1994-1997)
Ivan Antanovich (1997-1998)
Belgium - Erik Derycke (1995-1999)
Brussels-Capital Region - Jos Chabert (1989-1999)
Flanders - Luc Van den Brande (1992-1999)
Wallonia - William Ancion (1996-1999)
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Jadranko Prlić (1996-2001)
Republika Srpska - Aleksa Buha (1992-1998)
Bulgaria -
Irina Bokova (acting) (1996-1997)
Stoyan Stalev (1997)
Nadezhda Mihailova (1997-2001)
Croatia - Mate Granić (1993-2000)
Cyprus -
Alekos Michaelides (1993-1997)
Ioannis Kasoulidis (1997-2003)
Northern Cyprus - Taner Etkin (1996-1998)
Czech Republic -
Josef Zieleniec (1992-1997)
Jaroslav Šedivý (1997-1998)
Denmark - Niels Helveg Petersen (1993-2000)
Estonia - Toomas Hendrik Ilves (1996-1998)
Finland - Tarja Halonen (1995-2000)
France -
Hervé de Charette (1995-1997)
Hubert Védrine (1997-2002)
Germany - Klaus Kinkel (1992-1998)
Greece - Theodoros Pangalos (1996-1999)
Hungary - László Kovács (1994-1998)
Iceland - Halldór Ásgrímsson (1995-2004)
Ireland -
Dick Spring (1994-1997)
Ray Burke (1997)
David Andrews (1997-2000)
Italy - Lamberto Dini (1996-2001)
Latvia - Valdis Birkavs (1994-1999)
Liechtenstein - Andrea Willi (1993-2001)
Lithuania - Algirdas Saudargas (1996-2000)
Luxembourg - Jacques Poos (1984-1999)
Macedonia -
Ljubomir Frckovski (1996-1997)
Blagoje Handžiski (1997-1998)
Malta - George Vella (1996-1998)
Moldova -
Mihai Popov (1994-1997)
Nicolae Tăbăcaru (1997-2000)
Netherlands - Hans van Mierlo (1994-1998)
Norway -
Bjørn Tore Godal (1994-1997)
Knut Vollebæk (1997-2000)
Poland -
Dariusz Rosati (1995-1997)
Bronisław Geremek (1997-2000)
Portugal - Jaime Gama (1995-2002)
Romania -
Adrian Severin (1996-1997)
Andrei Pleşu (1997-1999)
Russia - Yevgeny Primakov (1996-1998)
Chechnya -
Ruslan Chimayev (1996-1997)
Movladi Udugo (1997-1998)
San Marino - Gabriele Gatti (1986-2002)
Slovakia -
Pavol Hamžík (1996-1997)
Zdenka Kramplová (1997-1998)
Slovenia -
Davorin Kračun (1996-1997)
Zoran Thaler (1997)
Boris Frlec (1997-2000)
Spain - Abel Matutes (1996-2000)
Sweden - Lena Hjelm-Wallén (1994-1998)
Switzerland - Flavio Cotti (1993-1999)
Ukraine - Hennadiy Udovenko (1994-1998)
United Kingdom -
Malcolm Rifkind (1995-1997)
Robin Cook (1997-2001)
Vatican City - Archbishop Jean-Louis Tauran (1990-2003)
Yugoslavia - Milan Milutinović (1995-1998)
Montenegro -
Janko Jeknić (1995-1997)
Branko Perović (1997-2000)

North America and the Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda - Lester Bird (1991-2004)
The Bahamas - Janet Bostwick (1994-2002)
Barbados - Billie Miller (1994-2008)
Belize - Dean Barrow (1993-1998)
Canada - Lloyd Axworthy (1996-2000)
Quebec - Sylvain Simard (1996-1998)
Costa Rica - Fernando Naranjo Villalobos (1994-1998)
Cuba - Roberto Robaina (1993-1999)
Dominica - Edison James (1995-1998)
Dominican Republic - Eduardo Latorre Rodríguez (1996-2000)
El Salvador - Ramón Ernesto González Giner (1995-1999)
Grenada -
Keith Mitchell (1995-1997)
Raphael Fletcher (1997-1998)
Guatemala - Eduardo Stein (1996-2000)
Haiti - Fritz Longchamp (1995-2001)
Honduras - Delmer Urbizo Panting (1995-1998)
Jamaica - Seymour Mullings (1995-2000)
Mexico - José Ángel Gurría (1994-1998)
Nicaragua -
Ernesto Leal (1992-1997)
Emilio Álvarez Montalván (1997-1998)
Panama - Ricardo Alberto Arias (1996-1998)
Puerto Rico – Norma Burgos (1995–1999)
Saint Kitts and Nevis - Denzil Douglas (1995-2000)
Saint Lucia -
Vaughan Lewis (1996-1997)
George Odlum (1997-2001)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Alpian Allen (1994-1998)
Trinidad and Tobago - Ralph Maraj (1995-2000)
United States -
Warren Christopher (1993-1997)
Madeleine Albright (1997-2001)

South America
Argentina - Guido di Tella (1991-1999)
Bolivia -
Antonio Araníbar Quiroga (1993-1997)
Javier Murillo de la Rocha (1997-2001)
Brazil - Luiz Felipe Palmeira Lampreia (1995-2001)
Chile - José Miguel Insulza (1994-1999)
Colombia - María Emma Mejía Vélez (1996-1998)
Ecuador -
Galo Leoro Franco (1994-1997)
José Ayala Lasso (1997-1999)
Guyana - Clement Rohee (1992-2001)
Paraguay - Rubén Melgarejo Lanzoni (1996-1998)
Peru -
Francisco Tudela (1995-1997)
Eduardo Ferrero Costa (1997-1998)
Suriname -
Faried Pierkhan (1996-1997)
Errol Snijders (1997-2000)
Uruguay - Álvaro Ramos Trigo (1995-1998)
Venezuela - Miguel Ángel Burelli Rivas (1994-1999)

Foreign ministers
Foreign ministers
1997