This is a list of foreign ministers in 2004.

Africa

  • Algeria - Abdelaziz Belkhadem (2000–2005)
  • Angola - João Bernardo de Miranda (1999–2008)
  • Benin - Rogatien Biaou (2003–2006)
  • Botswana - Mompati Merafhe (1994–2008)
  • Burkina Faso - Youssouf Ouedraogo (1999–2007)
  • Burundi - Terence Sinunguruza (2001–2005)
  • Cameroon -
  • François Xavier Ngoubeyou (2001–2004)
  • Laurent Esso (2004–2006)
  • Cape Verde -
  • Fátima Veiga (2002–2004)
  • Víctor Borges (2004–2008)
  • Central African Republic - Charles Wénézoui (2003–2005)
  • Chad - Nagoum Yamassoum (2003–2005)
  • Comoros - Mohamed El-Amine Souef (2002–2005)
  • Republic of Congo - Rodolphe Adada (1997–2007)
  • Democratic Republic of Congo -
  • Antoine Ghonda (2003–2004)
  • Raymond Ramazani Baya (2004–2007)
  • Côte d'Ivoire - Bamba Mamadou (2003–2006)
  • Djibouti - Ali Abdi Farah (1999–2005)
  • Egypt -
  • Ahmed Maher (2001–2004)
  • Ahmed Aboul Gheit (2004–2011)
  • Equatorial Guinea - Pastor Micha Ondó Bile (2003–2012)
  • Eritrea - Ali Said Abdella (2000–2005)
  • Ethiopia - Seyoum Mesfin (1991–2010)
  • Gabon - Jean Ping (1999–2008)
  • The Gambia -
  • Baboucarr-Blaise Jagne (2001–2004)
  • Sidi Moro Sanneh (2004–2005)
  • Ghana - Nana Akufo-Addo (2003–2007)
  • Guinea -
  • François Lonseny Fall (2002–2004)
  • Mamady Condé (2004–2006)
  • Guinea-Bissau -
  • João José Monteiro (2003–2004)
  • Soares Sambu (2004–2005)
  • Kenya -
  • Kalonzo Musyoka (2003–2004)
  • Chirau Ali Mwakwere (2004–2005)
  • Lesotho -
  • Mohlabi Tsekoa (2002–2004)
  • Monyane Moleleki (2004–2007)
  • Liberia - Thomas Nimely (2003–2006)
  • Libya - Abdel Rahman Shalgham (2000–2009)
  • Madagascar - Marcel Ranjeva (2002–2009)
  • Malawi -
  • Lilian Patel (2000–2004)
  • George Chaponda (2004–2005)
  • Mali -
  • Lassana Traoré (2002–2004)
  • Moctar Ouane (2004–2011)
  • Mauritania - Mohamed Vall Ould Bellal (2003–2005)
  • Mauritius - Jaya Krishna Cuttaree (2003–2005)
  • Morocco - Mohamed Benaissa (1999–2007)
  • Western Sahara - Mohamed Salem Ould Salek (1998–2023)
  • Mozambique - Leonardo Simão (1994–2005)
  • Namibia -
  • Hidipo Hamutenya (2002–2004)
  • Marco Hausiku (2004–2010)
  • Niger - Aïchatou Mindaoudou (2001–2010)
  • Nigeria - Oluyemi Adeniji (2003–2006)
  • Rwanda - Charles Murigande (2002–2008)
  • São Tomé and Príncipe -
  • Mateus Meira Rita (2002–2004)
  • Óscar Sousa (2004)
  • Ovídio Manuel Barbosa Pequeno (2004–2006)
  • Senegal - Cheikh Tidiane Gadio (2000–2009)
  • Seychelles - Jérémie Bonnelame (1997–2005)
  • Sierra Leone - Momodu Koroma (2002–2007)
  • Somalia -
  • Yusuf Hassan Ibrahim (2002–2004)
  • Abdullahi Sheikh Ismail (2004–2006)
  • Somaliland - Edna Adan Ismail (2003–2006)
  • South Africa - Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (1999–2009)
  • Sudan - Mustafa Osman Ismail (1998–2005)
  • Swaziland - Mabili Dlamini (2003–2006)
  • Tanzania - Jakaya Kikwete (1995–2005)
  • Togo - Kokou Tozoun (2003–2005)
  • Tunisia -
  • Habib Ben Yahia (1999–2004)
  • Abdelbaki Hermassi (2004–2005)
  • Uganda -
  • James Wapakhabulo (2001–2004)
  • Tom Butime (2004–2005)
  • Zambia - 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)
  • Elmar Mammadyarov (2004–2020)
  • Nagorno-Karabakh -
  • Ashot Gulyan (2002–2004)
  • Arman Melikyan (2004–2005)
  • Bahrain - Sheikh Muhammad ibn Mubarak ibn Hamad Al Khalifah (1971–2005)
  • Bangladesh - Morshed Khan (2001–2006)
  • Bhutan - Khandu Wangchuk (2003–2007)
  • Brunei - Pengiran Muda Mohamed Bolkiah (1984–2015)
  • Cambodia - Hor Namhong (1998–2016)
  • China - Li Zhaoxing (2003–2007)
  • East Timor - José Ramos-Horta (2000–2006)
  • Georgia -
  • Tedo Japaridze (2003–2004)
  • Salome Zourabichvili (2004–2005)
  • Abkhazia -
  • Sergei Shamba (1997–2004)
  • Georgy Otyrba (acting) (2004)
  • Igor Akhba (2004)
  • Sergei Shamba (2004–2010)
  • South Ossetia - Murat Dzhioyev (1998–2012)
  • India -
  • Yashwant Sinha (2002–2004)
  • Natwar Singh (2004–2005)
  • Indonesia - Hassan Wirajuda (2001–2009)
  • Iran - Kamal Kharazi (1997–2005)
  • Iraq - Hoshyar Zebari (2003–2014)
  • Israel - Silvan Shalom (2003–2006)
  • Palestinian Authority - Nabil Shaath (2003–2005)
  • Japan -
  • Yoriko Kawaguchi (2002–2004)
  • Nobutaka Machimura (2004–2005)
  • Jordan -
  • Marwan al-Muasher (2002–2004)
  • Hani al-Mulki (2004–2005)
  • Kazakhstan - Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (2002–2007)
  • North Korea - Paek Nam-sun (1998–2007)
  • South Korea -
  • Yoon Young-kwan (2003–2004)
  • Ban Ki-moon (2004–2006)
  • Kuwait - Sheikh Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah (2003–2011)
  • Kyrgyzstan - Askar Aitmatov (2002–2005)
  • Laos - Somsavat Lengsavad (1993–2006)
  • Lebanon -
  • Jean Obeid (2003–2004)
  • Mahmoud Hammoud (2004–2005)
  • Malaysia - Syed Hamid Albar (1999–2008)
  • Maldives - Fathulla Jameel (1978–2005)
  • Mongolia -
  • Luvsangiin Erdenechuluun (2000–2004)
  • Tsendiin Mönkh-Orgil (2004–2006)
  • Myanmar -
  • Win Aung (1998–2004)
  • Nyan Win (2004–2011)
  • Nepal -
  • Surya Bahadur Thapa (2003–2004)
  • Bhekh Bahadur Thapa (2004)
  • Sher Bahadur Deuba (2004–2005)
  • Oman - Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah (1982–2020)
  • Pakistan - Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri (2002–2007)
  • Philippines -
  • Delia Albert (2003–2004)
  • Alberto Romulo (2004–2011)
  • 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)
  • George Yeo (2004–2011)
  • Sri Lanka -
  • Tyronne Fernando (2001–2004)
  • Lakshman Kadirgamar (2004–2005)
  • Syria - Farouk al-Sharaa (1984–2006)
  • Taiwan -
  • Eugene Chien (2002–2004)
  • Mark Chen (2004–2006)
  • Tajikistan - Talbak Nazarov (1994–2006)
  • Thailand - Surakiart Sathirathai (2001–2005)
  • Turkey - Abdullah Gül (2003–2007)
  • Turkmenistan - Raşit Meredow (2001–present)
  • United Arab Emirates - Rashid Abdullah Al Nuaimi (1980–2006)
  • Uzbekistan - Sodiq Safoyev (2003–2005)
  • 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 (1991–2004)
  • Oscar Temaru (2004)
  • Gaston Flosse (2004–2005)
  • Kiribati - Anote Tong (2003–2016)
  • Marshall Islands - Gerald Zackios (2001–2008)
  • Micronesia - Sebastian Anefal (2003–2007)
  • Nauru -
  • René Harris (2003–2004)
  • David Adeang (2004–2007)
  • New Zealand - Phil Goff (1999–2005)
  • Cook Islands -
  • Robert Woonton (1999–2004)
  • Tom Marsters (2004–2005)
  • Niue - Young Vivian (2002–2008)
  • Palau - Temmy Shmull (2001–2009)
  • Papua New Guinea - Sir Rabbie Namaliu (2002–2006)
  • Samoa - Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi (1998–2021)
  • Solomon Islands - Laurie Chan (2002–2006)
  • Tonga -
  • Prince 'Ulukalala Lavaka Ata (1998–2004)
  • Sonatane Tu'a Taumoepeau Tupou (2004–2009)
  • Tuvalu -
  • Saufatu Sopoanga (2002–2004)
  • Maatia Toafa (2004–2006)
  • Vanuatu -
  • Moana Carcasses Kalosil (2003–2004)
  • Barak Sopé (2004)
  • Marcellino Pipite (2004)
  • Sato Kilman (2004–2007)

Europe

  • Albania - Kastriot Islami (2003–2005)
  • Andorra - Juli Minoves Triquell (2001–2007)
  • Austria -
  • Benita Ferrero-Waldner (2000–2004)
  • Ursula Plassnik (2004–2008)
  • Belarus - Sergei Martynov (2003–2012)
  • Belgium -
  • Louis Michel (1999–2004)
  • Karel De Gucht (2004–2009)
  • Brussels-Capital Region - Guy Vanhengel (2000–2009)
  • Flanders -
  • Patricia Ceysens (2003–2004)
  • Geert Bourgeois (2004–2008)
  • Wallonia - Marie-Dominique Simonet (2004–2009)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina - Mladen Ivanić (2003–2007)
  • Bulgaria - Solomon Passy (2001–2005)
  • Croatia - Miomir Žužul (2003–2005)
  • Cyprus - Georgios Iacovou (2003–2006)
  • Northern Cyprus -
  • Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu (1998–2004)
  • Serdar Denktaş (2004–2006)
  • Czech Republic - Cyril Svoboda (2002–2006)
  • Denmark - Per Stig Møller (2001–2010)
  • Greenland - Josef Motzfeldt (2003–2007)
  • Estonia - Kristiina Ojuland (2002–2005)
  • Finland - Erkki Tuomioja (2000–2007)
  • France -
  • Dominique de Villepin (2002–2004)
  • Michel Barnier (2004–2005)
  • Germany - Joschka Fischer (1998–2005)
  • Greece -
  • George Papandreou (1999–2004)
  • Tassos Giannitsis (acting) (2004)
  • Petros Molyviatis (2004–2006)
  • Hungary -
  • László Kovács (2002–2004)
  • Ferenc Somogyi (2004–2006)
  • Iceland -
  • Halldór Ásgrímsson (1995–2004)
  • Davíð Oddsson (2004–2005)
  • Ireland -
  • Brian Cowen (2000–2004)
  • Dermot Ahern (2004–2008)
  • Italy -
  • Franco Frattini (2002–2004)
  • Gianfranco Fini (2004–2006)
  • Latvia -
  • Sandra Kalniete (2002–2004)
  • Rihards Pīks (2004)
  • Helēna Demakova (acting) (2004)
  • Artis Pabriks (2004–2007)
  • Liechtenstein - Ernst Walch (2001–2005)
  • Lithuania - Antanas Valionis (2000–2006)
  • Luxembourg -
  • Lydie Polfer (1999–2004)
  • Charles Goerens (2004)
  • Jean Asselborn (2004–present)
  • Republic of Macedonia - Ilinka Mitreva (2002–2006)
  • Malta -
  • Joe Borg (1999–2004)
  • John Dalli (2004)
  • Michael Frendo (2004–2008)
  • Moldova -
  • Nicolae Dudău (2001–2004)
  • Andrei Stratan (2004–2009)
  • Transnistria - Valeriy Litskai (2000–2008)
  • Netherlands - Ben Bot (2003–2007)
  • Norway - Jan Petersen (2001–2005)
  • Poland - Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz (2001–2005)
  • Portugal -
  • Teresa Patrício de Gouveia (2003–2004)
  • António Monteiro (2004–2005)
  • Romania -
  • Mircea Geoană (2000–2004)
  • Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu (2004–2007)
  • Russia -
  • Igor Ivanov (1998–2004)
  • Sergey Lavrov (2004–present)
  • San Marino - Fabio Berardi (2003–2006)
  • Serbia and Montenegro -
  • Goran Svilanović (2000–2004)
  • Vuk Drašković (2004–2007)
  • Montenegro -
  • Dragiša Burzan (2003–2004)
  • Miodrag Vlahović (2004–2006)
  • Slovakia - Eduard Kukan (1998–2006)
  • Slovenia -
  • Dimitrij Rupel (2000–2004)
  • Ivo Vajgl (2004)
  • Dimitrij Rupel (2004–2008)
  • Spain -
  • Ana de Palacio y del Valle-Lersundi (2002–2004)
  • Miguel Ángel Moratinos (2004–2010)
  • Sweden - Laila Freivalds (2003–2006)
  • Switzerland - Micheline Calmy-Rey (2003–2011)
  • Ukraine - Kostyantyn Gryshchenko (2003–2005)
  • United Kingdom - Jack Straw (2001–2006)
  • Vatican City - Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo (2003–2006)

North America and the Caribbean

  • Antigua and Barbuda -
  • Lester Bird (1991–2004)
  • Harold Lovell (2004–2005)
  • The Bahamas - Fred Mitchell (2002–2007)
  • Barbados - Dame Billie Miller (1994–2008)
  • Belize - Godfrey Smith (2003-2003)
  • Canada -
  • Bill Graham (2002–2004)
  • Pierre Pettigrew (2004–2006)
  • Quebec - Monique Gagnon-Tremblay (2003–2008)
  • Costa Rica - Roberto Tovar Faja (2002–2006)
  • Cuba - Felipe Pérez Roque (1999–2009)
  • Dominica - Osborne Riviere (2001–2005)
  • Dominican Republic -
  • Frank Guerrero Prats (2003–2004)
  • Carlos Morales Troncoso (2004–2014)
  • El Salvador -
  • María Eugenia Brizuela de Ávila (1999–2004)
  • Francisco Laínez (2004–2008)
  • Grenada - Elvin Nimrod (2000–2008)
  • Guatemala -
  • Edgar Armando Gutiérrez Girón (2002–2004)
  • Jorge Briz Abularach (2004–2006)
  • Haiti -
  • Joseph Philippe Antonio (2001–2004)
  • Yvon Siméon (2004–2005)
  • Honduras - Leonidas Rosa Bautista (2003–2005)
  • Jamaica - Keith Desmond Knight (2001–2006)
  • Mexico - Luis Ernesto Derbez (2003–2006)
  • Netherlands Antilles - Etienne Ys (2004–2006)
  • Nicaragua - Norman José Caldera Cardenal (2002–2007)
  • Panama -
  • Harmodio Arias Cerjack (2003–2004)
  • Samuel Lewis Navarro (2004–2009)
  • Puerto Rico – Jose Izquierdo Encarnacion (2003–2005)
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis - Timothy Harris (2001–2008)
  • Saint Lucia -
  • Julian Hunte (2001–2004)
  • Petrus Compton (2004–2006)
  • 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 - Rafael Bielsa (2003–2005)
  • Bolivia - Juan Ignacio Siles (2003–2005)
  • Brazil - Celso Amorim (2003–2011)
  • Chile -
  • Soledad Alvear (2000–2004)
  • Ignacio Walker Prieto (2004–2006)
  • Colombia - Carolina Barco (2002–2006)
  • Ecuador - Patricio Zuquilanda (2003–2005)
  • Guyana - Rudy Insanally (2001–2008)
  • Paraguay - Leila Rachid de Cowles (2003–2006)
  • Peru - Manuel Rodríguez Cuadros (2003–2005)
  • Suriname - Marie Levens (2000–2005)
  • Uruguay - Didier Opertti (1998–2005)
  • Venezuela -
  • Roy Chaderton (2002–2004)
  • Jesús Pérez (2004)
  • Alí Rodríguez Araque (2004–2006)