This is a list of foreign ministers in 2002.

Africa

  • Algeria - Abdelaziz Belkhadem (2000-2005)
  • Angola - João Bernardo de Miranda (1999-2008)
  • Benin - Antoine Idji Kolawolé (1998-2003)
  • Botswana - Mompati Merafhe (1994-2008)
  • Burkina Faso - Youssouf Ouedraogo (1999-2007)
  • Burundi - Terence Sinunguruza (2001-2005)
  • Cameroon - François Xavier Ngoubeyou (2001-2004)
  • Cape Verde -
  • Manuel Inocêncio Sousa (2001-2002)
  • Fátima Veiga (2002-2004)
  • Central African Republic - Agba Otikpo Mézodé (2001-2003)
  • Chad - Mahamat Saleh Annadif (1997-2003)
  • Comoros -
  • Mohamed El-Amine Souef (1999-2002)
  • Halidi Charif (2002)
  • Mohamed El-Amine Souef (2002-2005)
  • Republic of Congo - Rodolphe Adada (1997-2007)
  • Democratic Republic of Congo - Léonard She Okitundu (2000-2003)
  • Côte d'Ivoire - Abou Drahamane Sangare (2000-2003)
  • Djibouti - Ali Abdi Farah (1999-2005)
  • Egypt - Ahmed Maher (2001-2004)
  • Equatorial Guinea - Santiago Nsobeya Efuman (1999-2003)
  • Eritrea - Ali Said Abdella (2000-2005)
  • Ethiopia - Seyoum Mesfin (1991-2010)
  • Gabon - Jean Ping (1999-2008)
  • The Gambia - Baboucarr-Blaise Jagne (2001-2004)
  • Ghana - Hackman Owusu-Agyeman (2001-2003)
  • Guinea -
  • Mahawa Bangoura (2000-2002)
  • François Lonseny Fall (2002-2004)
  • Guinea-Bissau -
  • Filomena Mascarenhas Tipote (2001-2002)
  • Joãozinho Vieira Có (2002-2003)
  • Kenya - Marsden Madoka (2001-2003)
  • Lesotho -
  • Tom Thabane (1998-2002)
  • Mohlabi Tsekoa (2002-2004)
  • Liberia - Monie Captan (1996-2003)
  • Libya - Abdel Rahman Shalgham (2000-2009)
  • Madagascar -
  • Lila Ratsifandrihamanana (1998-2002)
  • Azaly Ben Marofo (2002)
  • Marcel Ranjeva (2002-2009)
  • Malawi - Lilian Patel (2000-2004)
  • Mali -
  • Modibo Sidibe (1997-2002)
  • Lassana Traoré (2002-2004)
  • Mauritania -
  • Dah Ould Abdi (2001-2002)
  • Mohamed Ould Tolba (2002-2003)
  • Mauritius - Anil Gayan (2000-2003)
  • Morocco - Mohamed Benaissa (1999-2007)
  • Western Sahara - Mohamed Salem Ould Salek (1998–2023)
  • Mozambique - Leonardo Simão (1994-2005)
  • Namibia -
  • Theo-Ben Gurirab (1990-2002)
  • Hidipo Hamutenya (2002-2004)
  • Niger - Aïchatou Mindaoudou (2001-2010)
  • Nigeria - Sule Lamido (2000-2003)
  • Rwanda -
  • André Bumaya (2000-2002)
  • Charles Murigande (2002-2008)
  • São Tomé and Príncipe -
  • Patrice Trovoada (2001-2002)
  • Mateus Meira Rita (2002)
  • Alda Bandeira (2002)
  • Mateus Meira Rita (2002-2004)
  • Senegal - Cheikh Tidiane Gadio (2000-2009)
  • Seychelles - Jérémie Bonnelame (1997-2005)
  • Sierra Leone -
  • Ahmed Ramadan Dumbuya (2001-2002)
  • Momodu Koroma (2002-2007)
  • Somalia -
  • Ismail Mahmud Hurre (2000-2002)
  • Yusuf Hassan Ibrahim (2002-2004)
  • Somaliland -
  • Abdihamid Garad Jama (2001-2002)
  • Mohamed Said Gees (2002-2003)
  • South Africa - Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (1999-2009)
  • Sudan - Mustafa Osman Ismail (1998-2005)
  • Swaziland - Abednego Ntshangase (2001-2003)
  • Tanzania - Jakaya Kikwete (1995-2006)
  • Togo -
  • Joseph Kokou Koffigoh (2000-2002)
  • Roland Kpotsra (2002-2003)
  • Tunisia - Habib Ben Yahia (1999-2004)
  • Uganda - James Wapakhabulo (2001-2004)
  • Zambia -
  • Keli Walubita (1997-2002)
  • Katele Kalumba (2002)
  • Kalombo Mwansa (2002-2005)
  • Zimbabwe - Stan Mudenge (1995-2005)

Asia

  • Afghanistan - Abdullah Abdullah (2001-2006)
  • Armenia - Vartan Oskanian (1998-2008)
  • Azerbaijan - Vilayat Guliyev (1999-2004)
  • Nagorno-Karabakh -
  • Naira Melkumian (1997-2002)
  • Ashot Gulyan (2002-2004)
  • Bahrain - Sheikh Muhammad ibn Mubarak ibn Hamad Al Khalifah (1971-2005)
  • Bangladesh - Morshed Khan (2001-2006)
  • Bhutan - Jigme Thinley (1998-2003)
  • Brunei - Pengiran Muda Mohamed Bolkiah (1984–2015)
  • Cambodia - Hor Namhong (1998–2016)
  • China - Tang Jiaxuan (1998-2003)
  • East Timor - José Ramos-Horta (2000-2006)
  • Georgia - Irakli Menagarishvili (1995-2003)
  • Abkhazia - Sergei Shamba (1997-2004)
  • South Ossetia - Murat Dzhioyev (1998-2012)
  • India -
  • Jaswant Singh (1998-2002)
  • Yashwant Sinha (2002-2004)
  • Indonesia - Hassan Wirajuda (2001-2009)
  • Iran - Kamal Kharazi (1997-2005)
  • Iraq - Naji Sabri (2001-2003)
  • Israel -
  • Shimon Peres (2001-2002)
  • Ariel Sharon (2002)
  • Benjamin Netanyahu (2002-2003)
  • Japan -
  • Makiko Tanaka (2001-2002)
  • Junichiro Koizumi (2002)
  • Yoriko Kawaguchi (2002-2004)
  • Jordan -
  • Abdul Ilah Khatib (1998-2002)
  • Marwan al-Muasher (2002-2004)
  • Kazakhstan -
  • Erlan Idrisov (1999-2002)
  • Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (2002-2007)
  • North Korea - Paek Nam-sun (1998-2007)
  • South Korea -
  • Han Seung-soo (2001-2002)
  • Choi Sung Hong (2002-2003)
  • Kuwait - Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1978-2003)
  • Kyrgyzstan -
  • Muratbek Imanaliyev (1997-2002)
  • Askar Aitmatov (2002)
  • Laos - Somsavat Lengsavad (1993-2006)
  • Lebanon - Mahmoud Hammoud (2000-2003)
  • Malaysia - Syed Hamid Albar (1999-2008)
  • Maldives - Fathulla Jameel (1978-2005)
  • Mongolia - Luvsangiin Erdenechuluun (2000-2004)
  • Myanmar - Win Aung (1998-2004)
  • Nepal -
  • Sher Bahadur Deuba (2001-2002)
  • Narendra Bikram Shah (2002-2003)
  • Oman - Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah (1982–2020)
  • Pakistan -
  • Abdul Sattar (1999-2002)
  • Inam ul-Haq (2002)
  • Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri (2002-2007)
  • Philippines -
  • Teofisto Guingona, Jr. (2001-2002)
  • Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (2002)
  • Blas Ople (2002-2003)
  • 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 - Tyronne Fernando (2001-2004)
  • Syria - Farouk al-Sharaa (1984-2006)
  • Taiwan -
  • Tien Hung-mao (2000-2002)
  • Eugene Chien (2002-2004)
  • Tajikistan - Talbak Nazarov (1994-2006)
  • Thailand - Surakiart Sathirathai (2001-2005)
  • Turkey -
  • İsmail Cem (1997-2002)
  • Şükrü Sina Gürel (2002)
  • Yaşar Yakış (2002-2003)
  • Turkmenistan - Raşit Meredow (2001–present)
  • United Arab Emirates - Rashid Abdullah Al Nuaimi (1980-2006)
  • Uzbekistan - Abdulaziz Komilov (1994-2003)
  • Vietnam - Nguyễn Dy Niên (2000-2006)
  • Yemen - Abu Bakr al-Qirbi (2001-2014)

Australia and Oceania

  • Australia - Alexander Downer (1996-2007)
  • Fiji - Kaliopate Tavola (2000-2006)
  • French Polynesia - Gaston Flosse (2000-2004)
  • Kiribati - Teburoro Tito (1994-2003)
  • Marshall Islands - Gerald Zackios (2001-2008)
  • Micronesia - Ieske Iehsi (2001-2003)
  • Nauru - René Harris (2001-2003)
  • New Zealand - Phil Goff (1999-2005)
  • Cook Islands - Robert Woonton (1999-2004)
  • Niue -
  • Sani Lakatani (1999-2002)
  • Young Vivian (2002-2008)
  • Palau - Temmy Shmull (2001-2009)
  • Papua New Guinea -
  • John Waiko (2001-2002)
  • Sir Rabbie Namaliu (2002-2006)
  • Samoa - Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi (1998–2021)
  • Solomon Islands -
  • Alex Bartlett (2001-2002)
  • Nollen Cornelius Leni (2002)
  • Laurie Chan (2002-2006)
  • Tonga - Prince 'Ulukalala Lavaka Ata (1998-2004)
  • Tuvalu -
  • Koloa Talake (2001-2002)
  • Saufatu Sopoanga (2002-2004)
  • Vanuatu -
  • Alain Mahe (2001-2002)
  • Serge Vohor (2002-2003)

Europe

  • Albania - Ilir Meta (2001–2003)
  • Andorra - Juli Minoves Triquell (2001–2007)
  • Austria - Benita Ferrero-Waldner (2000–2004)
  • Belarus - Mikhail Khvostov (2000–2003)
  • Belgium - Louis Michel (1999–2004)
  • Brussels-Capital Region - Guy Vanhengel (2000–2009)
  • Flanders -
  • Paul Van Grembergen (2001–2002)
  • Jaak Gabriëls (2002–2003)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina - Zlatko Lagumdžija (2001–2003)
  • Bulgaria - Solomon Passy (2001–2005)
  • Croatia - Tonino Picula (2000–2003)
  • Cyprus - Ioannis Kasoulidis (1997–2003)
  • Northern Cyprus - Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu (1998–2004)
  • Czech Republic -
  • Jan Kavan (1998–2002)
  • Cyril Svoboda (2002–2006)
  • Denmark - Per Stig Møller (2001–2010)
  • Estonia -
  • Toomas Hendrik Ilves (1999–2002)
  • Kristiina Ojuland (2002–2005)
  • Finland - Erkki Tuomioja (2000–2007)
  • France -
  • Hubert Védrine (1997–2002)
  • Dominique de Villepin (2002–2004)
  • Germany - Joschka Fischer (1998–2005)
  • Greece - George Papandreou (1999–2004)
  • Hungary -
  • János Martonyi (1998–2002)
  • László Kovács (2002–2004)
  • Iceland - Halldór Ásgrímsson (1995–2004)
  • Ireland - Brian Cowen (2000–2004)
  • Italy -
  • Renato Ruggiero (2001–2002)
  • Silvio Berlusconi (interim) (2002)
  • Franco Frattini (2002–2004)
  • Latvia -
  • Indulis Bērziņš (1999–2002)
  • Sandra Kalniete (2002–2004)
  • Liechtenstein - Ernst Walch (2001–2005)
  • Lithuania - Antanas Valionis (2000–2006)
  • Luxembourg - Lydie Polfer (1999–2004)
  • Republic of Macedonia -
  • Slobodan Čašule (2001–2002)
  • Ilinka Mitreva (2002–2006)
  • Malta - Joe Borg (1999–2004)
  • Moldova - Nicolae Dudău (2001–2004)
  • Transnistria - Valeriy Litskai (2000–2008)
  • Netherlands -
  • Jozias van Aartsen (1998–2002)
  • Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (2002–2003)
  • Norway - Jan Petersen (2001–2005)
  • Poland - Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz (2001–2005)
  • Portugal -
  • Jaime Gama (1995–2002)
  • António Martins da Cruz (2002–2003)
  • Romania - Mircea Geoană (2000–2004)
  • Russia - Igor Ivanov (1998–2004)
  • San Marino -
  • Gabriele Gatti (1986–2002)
  • Augusto Casali (2002)
  • Fiorenzo Stolfi (2002–2003)
  • Slovakia - Eduard Kukan (1998–2006)
  • Slovenia - Dimitrij Rupel (2000–2004)
  • Spain -
  • Josep Piqué (2000–2002)
  • Ana de Palacio y del Valle-Lersundi (2002–2004)
  • Sweden - Anna Lindh (1998–2003)
  • Switzerland - Joseph Deiss (1999–2002)
  • Ukraine - Anatoliy Zlenko (2000–2003)
  • United Kingdom - Jack Straw (2001–2006)
  • Vatican City - Archbishop Jean-Louis Tauran (1990–2003)
  • Yugoslavia - Goran Svilanović (2000–2004)
  • Montenegro -
  • Branko Lukovac (2000–2002)
  • Dragan Đurović (acting) (2002–2003)

North America and the Caribbean

  • Antigua and Barbuda - Lester Bird (1991-2004)
  • The Bahamas -
  • Janet Bostwick (1994-2002)
  • Fred Mitchell (2002-2007)
  • Barbados - Billie Miller (1994-2008)
  • Belize -
  • Said Musa (1998-2002)
  • Assad Shoman (2002-2003)
  • Canada -
  • John Manley (2000-2002)
  • Bill Graham (2002-2004)
  • Quebec - Louise Beaudoin (1998-2003)
  • Costa Rica -
  • Roberto Rojas López (1998-2002)
  • Roberto Tovar Faja (2002-2006)
  • Cuba - Felipe Pérez Roque (1999-2009)
  • Dominica - Osborne Riviere (2001-2005)
  • Dominican Republic - Hugo Tolentino Dipp (2000-2003)
  • El Salvador - María Eugenia Brizuela de Ávila (1999-2004)
  • Grenada - Elvin Nimrod (2000-2008)
  • Guatemala -
  • Gabriel Orellana Rojas (2000-2002)
  • Edgar Armando Gutiérrez Girón (2002-2004)
  • Haiti - Joseph Philippe Antonio (2001-2004)
  • Honduras -
  • Roberto Flores Bermúdez (1999-2002)
  • Guillermo Pérez Arias (2002-2003)
  • Jamaica - Keith Desmond Knight (2001-2006)
  • Mexico - Jorge Castañeda Gutman (2000-2003)
  • Nicaragua -
  • Francisco Aguirre Sacasa (2000-2002)
  • Norman José Caldera Cardenal (2002-2007)
  • Panama - José Miguel Alemán Healy (1999-2003)
  • Puerto Rico – Ferdinand Mercado (2001–2003)
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis - Timothy Harris (2001-2008)
  • Saint Lucia - Julian Hunte (2001-2005)
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Louis Straker (2001-2005)
  • Trinidad and Tobago - Knowlson Gift (2001-2006)
  • United States - Colin Powell (2001-2005)

South America

  • Argentina -
  • José María Vernet (2001-2002)
  • Carlos Ruckauf (2002-2003)
  • Bolivia -
  • Gustavo Fernández Saavedra (2001-2002)
  • Carlos Saavedra Bruno (2002-2003)
  • Brazil - Celso Lafer (2001-2003)
  • Chile - Soledad Alvear (2000-2004)
  • Colombia -
  • Guillermo Fernández de Soto (1998-2002)
  • Carolina Barco (2002-2006)
  • Ecuador - Heinz Moeller Freile (2000-2003)
  • Guyana - Rudy Insanally (2001-2008)
  • Paraguay - José Antonio Moreno Ruffinelli (2001-2003)
  • Peru -
  • Diego García Sayán (2001-2002)
  • Allan Wagner Tizón (2002-2003)
  • Suriname - Marie Levens (2000-2005)
  • Uruguay - Didier Opertti (1998-2005)
  • Venezuela -
  • Luis Alfonso Dávila (2001-2002)
  • José Rodríguez Iturbe (2002)
  • Luis Alfonso Dávila (2002)
  • Roy Chaderton (2002-2004)