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 Melkumian (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) Republic of 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)