This is a list of foreign ministers in 2001.

Africa

• Algeria - Abdelaziz Belkhadem (2000-2005)
• Angola - João Bernardo de Miranda (1999-present)
• Benin - Antoine Idji Kolawolé (1998-2003)
• Botswana - Mompati Merafhe (1994-2008)
• Burkina Faso - Youssouf Ouedraogo (1999-2007)
• Burundi -
  1. Severin Ntahomvukiye (1998-2001)
  2. Thérence Sinunguruza (2001-2005)
• Cameroon -
  1. Augustin Kontchou Kouomegni (1997-2001)
  2. François Xavier Ngoubeyou (2001-2004)
• Cape Verde -
  1. Rui Alberto de Figueiredo Soares (2000-2001)
  2. Manuel Inocencio Sousa (2001-2002)
• Central African Republic -
  1. Marcel Metefara (1999-2001)
  2. Agba Otikpo Mézodé (2001-2003)
• Chad - Mahamat Saleh Annadif (1997-2003)
• Comoros - Soeuf Mohamed Elamine (1999-2002)
• 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-present)
• Egypt -
  1. Amr Moussa (1991-2001)
  2. Ahmed Maher (2001-present)
• Equatorial Guinea - Santiago Nsobeya Efuman (1999-2003)
• Eritrea - Ali Said Abdella (2000-2005)
• Ethiopia - Seyoum Mesfin (1991-present)
• Gabon - Jean Ping (1999-2008)
• The Gambia -
  1. Momodou Lamin Sedat Jobe (1998-2001)
  2. Baboucarr-Blaise Jagne (2001-2004)
• Ghana -
  1. Victor Gbeho (1997-2001)
  2. Hackman Owusu-Agyemang (2001-2003)
• Guinea - Mahawa Bangoura (2000-2002)
• Guinea-Bissau -
  1. Yaya Diallo (2000-2001)
  2. Faustino Imbali (2001)
  3. Antonieta Rosa Gomes (2001)
  4. Malam Mané (2001)
  5. Filomena Mascarenhas Tipote (2001-2002)
• Kenya -
  1. Bonaya Godana (1998-2001)
  2. Chris Obure (2001)
  3. Marsden Madoka (2001-2003)
• Lesotho - Tom Thabane (1998-2002)
• Liberia - Monie Captan (1996-2003)
• Libya - Abdel Rahman Shalgham (2000-present)
• Madagascar - Lila Ratsifandrihamanana (1998-2002)
• Malawi - Lilian Patel (2000-2004)
• Mali - Modibo Sidibe (1997-2002)
• Mauritania -
  1. Ahmed Ould Sidi Ahmed (1998-2001)
  2. Dah Ould Abdi (2001-2002)
• Mauritius - Anil Kumarsingh Gayan (2000-2003)
• Morocco - Mohamed Benaissa (1999-2007)
• Mozambique - Leonardo Simão (1994-2005)
• Namibia - Theo-Ben Gurirab (1990-2002)
• Niger -
  1. Nassirou Sabo (2000-2001)
  2. Aïchatou Mindaoudou (2001-present)
• Nigeria - Sule Lamido (2000-2003)
• Rwanda - André Bumaya (2000-2002)
• São Tomé and Príncipe -
  1. Joaquim Rafael Branco (2000-2001)
  2. Patrice Trovoada (2001-2002)
• Senegal - Cheikh Tidiane Gadio (2000-present)
• Seychelles - Jeremie Bonnelame (1997-2005)
• Sierra Leone -
  1. Sama Banya (1998-2001)
  2. Ahmed Ramadan Dumbuya (2001-2002)
• Somalia - Ismail Mahmud Hurre (2000-2002)
• South Africa - Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (1999-present)
• Sudan - Mustafa Osman Ismail (1998-2005)
• Swaziland -
  1. Albert Nhlanhla Shabangu (1998-2001)
  2. Abednego Ntshangase (2001-2003)
• Tanzania - Jakaya Kikwete (1995-2006)
• Togo - Joseph Kokou Koffigoh (2000-2002)
• Tunisia - Habib Ben Yahia (1999-present)
• Uganda -
  1. Eriya Kategaya (1996-2001)
  2. James Wapakhabulo (2001-2004)
• Western Sahara - Mohamed Salem Ould Salek (1998-present)
• Zambia - Keli Walubita (1997-2002)
• Zimbabwe - Stan Mudenge (1995-2005)

Asia

• Afghanistan -
  1. Mullah Wakil Ahmad Muttawakil (1999-2001)
  2. Abdullah Abdullah (2001-2006)
• Armenia - Vardan Oskanyan (1998-present)
• Azerbaijan - Vilayat Guliyev (1999-2004)
• Bahrain - Muhammad ibn Mubarak ibn Hamad Al Khalifah (1971-2005)
• Bangladesh -
  1. Abdus Samad Azad (1996-2001)
  2. Latifur Rahman (2001)
  3. A.Q.M. Badruddoza Chowdhury (2001)
  4. Morshed Khan (2001-2006)
• Bhutan - Lyonpo Jigme Thinley (1998-2003)
• Brunei - Pagiran Muda Mohamed Bolkiah (1984-present)
• Cambodia - Hor Nam Hong (1998-present)
• People's Republic of China - Tang Jiaxuan (1998-2003)
• Cyprus - Ioannis Kasoulides (1997-2003)
• Georgia - Irakli Menagharishvili (1995-2003)
• India - Jaswant Singh (1998-2002)
• Indonesia -
  1. Alwi Shihab (1999-2001)
  2. Hassan Wirajuda (2001-present)
• Iran - Kamal Kharrazi (1997-2005)
• Iraq -
  1. Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf (1992-2001)
  2. Tariq Aziz (2001)
  3. Naji Sabri (2001-2003)
• Israel -
  1. Shlomo Ben-Ami (2000-2001)
  2. Shimon Peres (2001-2002)
• Japan -
  1. Yohei Kono (1999-2001)
  2. Makiko Tanaka (2001-2002)
• Jordan - Abdul Ilah Khatib (1998-2002)
• Kazakhstan - Yerlan Idrisov (1999-2002)
• Democratic People's Republic of Korea - Paek Nam-sun (1998-2007)
• Republic of Korea -
  1. Lee Joung Binn (2000-2001)
  2. Han Seung Soo (2001-2002)
• Kuwait - Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jabir Al Sabah (1978-2003)
• Kyrgyzstan - Muratbek Imanaliyev (1997-2002)
• Laos - Somsavat Lengsavad (1993-2006)
• Lebanon - Mahmoud Hammoud (2000-2003)
• Malaysia - Syed Hamid Albar (1999-present)
• Maldives - Fathulla Jameel (1978-2005)
• Mongolia - Luvsangiyn Erdenechuluun (2000-2004)
• Myanmar - Win Aung (1998-2004)
• Nepal -
  1. Chakra Bastola (2000-2001)
  2. Sher Bahadur Deuba (2001-2002)
• Oman - Youssef al-Alawi Abdullah (1982-present)
• Pakistan - Abdul Sattar (1999-2002)
• Philippines -
  1. Domingo Siazon (1995-2001)
  2. Teofisto Guingona (2001-2002)
• Qatar - Hamad ibn Jaber Al Thani (1992-present)
• Saudi Arabia - Prince Sa'ud al-Faysal (1975-present)
• Singapore - Shunmugam Jayakumar (1994-2004)
• Sri Lanka -
  1. Lakshman Kadirgamar (1994-2001)
  2. Tyronne Fernando (2001-2004)
• Syria - Farouk al-Sharaa (1984-2006)
• Taiwan (Republic of China) - Tien Hung-mao (2000-2002)
• Tajikistan - Talbak Nazarov (1994-2006)
• Thailand -
  1. Surin Pitsuwan (1997-2001)
  2. Surakiart Sathirathai (2001-2005)
• Turkey - Ismail Cem (1997-2002)
• Turkmenistan -
  1. Batyr Berdyýew (2000-2001)
  2. Raşit Meredow (2001-present)
• United Arab Emirates - Rashid ibn Abdullah Al Nuaimi (1980-2006)
• Uzbekistan - Abdulaziz Komilov (1994-2003)
• Vietnam - Nguyen Di Nien (2000-2006)
• Yemen -
  1. Abdul Qader Bajamal (1998-2001)
  2. Abu Bakr al-Kerbi (2001-present)

Australia and Oceania

• Australia - Alexander Downer (1996-present)
• Fiji - Kaliopate Tavola (2000-2006)
• Kiribati - Teburoro Tito (1994-2003)
• Marshall Islands -
  1. Alvin Jacklick (2000-2001)
  2. Gerald Zackios (2001-2008)
• Federated States of Micronesia - Ieske K. Iehsi (2000-2003)
• Nauru -
  1. Bernard Dowiyogo (2000-2001)
  2. René Harris (2001-2003)
• New Zealand - Phil Goff (1999-2005)
• Palau -
  1. Kuniwo Nakamura (1993-2001)
  2. Tommy Remengesau (2001-present)
• Papua New Guinea -
  1. Bart Philemon (2000-2001)
  2. John Pundari (2001)
  3. John Waiko (2001-2002)
• Samoa - Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi (1998-present)
• Solomon Islands -
  1. Danny Philip (2000-2001)
  2. David Sitai (2001)
  3. Alex Bartlett (2001-2002)
• Tonga - Prince 'Ulukalala Lavaka Ata (1998-2004)
• Tuvalu -
  1. Lagitupu Tuilimu (2000-2001)
  2. Faimalaga Luka (2001)
  3. Koloa Talake (2001-2002)
• Vanuatu -
  1. Serge Vohor (1999-2001)
  2. Alain Mahe (2001-2002)

Europe

• Albania -
  1. Paskal Milo (1997-2001)
  2. Arta Dade (2001-2002)
• Andorra -
  1. Albert Pintat Santolària (1997-2001)
  2. Juli Minoves Triquell (2001-2007)
• Austria - Benita Ferrero-Waldner (2000-2004)
• Belarus - Mikhail Khvostov (2000-2003)
• Belgium - Louis Michel (1999-2004)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina -
  1. Jadranko Prlic (1996-2001)
  2. Zlatko Lagumdzija (2001-2003)
• Bulgaria -
  1. Nadezhda Mihailova (1997-2001)
  2. Solomon Passy (2001-2005)
• Croatia - Tonino Picula (2000-2003)
• Czech Republic - Jan Kavan (1998-2002)
• Denmark -
  1. Mogens Lykketoft (2000-2001)
  2. Per Stig Møller (2001-present)
• Estonia - Toomas Ilves (1999-2002)
• Finland - Erkki Tuomioja (2000-2007)
• France - Hubert Védrine (1997-2002)
• Germany - Joschka Fischer (1998-2005)
• Greece - Georgios Papandreou (1999-2004)
• Hungary - János Martonyi (1998-2002)
• Iceland - Halldór Ásgrímsson (1995-2004)
• Ireland - Brian Cowen (2000-2004)
• Italy -
  1. Lamberto Dini (1996-2001)
  2. Renato Ruggiero (2001-2002)
• Latvia - Indulis Berzins (1999-2002)
• Liechtenstein -
  1. Andrea Willi (1993-2001)
  2. Ernst Walch (2001-present)
• Lithuania - Antanas Valionis (2000-present)
• Luxembourg - Lydie Polfer (1999-2004)
• Republic of Macedonia -
  1. Srgjan Kerim (2000-2001)
  2. Ilinka Mitreva (2001)
  3. Slobodan Casule (2001-2002)
• Malta - Joe Borg (1999-2004)
• Moldova -
  1. Nicolae Cernomaz (2000-2001)
  2. Iurie Leanca (2001)
  3. Nicolae Dudau (2001-2004)
• Netherlands - Jozias van Aartsen (1998-2002)
• Norway -
  1. Thorbjørn Jagland (2000-2001)
  2. Jan Petersen (2001-2005)
• Poland -
  1. Władysław Bartoszewski (2000-2001)
  2. Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz (2001-2005)
• Portugal - Jaime Gama (1995-2002)
• Romania - Mircea Geoană (2000-2004)
• Russia - Igor Ivanov (1998-2004)
• San Marino - Gabriele Gatti (1986-2002)
• Slovakia - Eduard Kukan (1998-2006)
• Slovenia - Dimitrij Rupel (2000-present)
• Spain - Josep Piqué i Camps (2000-2002)
• Sweden - Anna Lindh (1998-2003)
• Switzerland - Joseph Deiss (1999-2002)
• United Kingdom -
  1. Robin Cook (1997-2001)
  2. Jack Straw (2001-2006)
• Vatican City - Jean-Louis Tauran (1990-2003)
• FR Yugoslavia - Goran Svilanović (2000-2004)

North America and the Caribbean

• Antigua and Barbuda - Lester Bird (1991-2004)
• The Bahamas - Janet Bostwick (1994-2002)
• Barbados - Billie Miller (1994-2008)
• Belize - Said Musa (1998-2002)
• Canada - John Manley (2000-2002)
• Costa Rica - Roberto Rojas López (1998-2002)
• Cuba - Felipe Pérez Roque (1999-present)
• Dominica -
  1. Pierre Charles (2000-2001)
  2. 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)
• Haiti -
  1. Fritz Longchamp (1995-2001)
  2. Joseph Philippe Antonio (2001-2004)
• Honduras - Roberto Flores Bermúdez (1999-2002)
• Jamaica -
  1. Paul Robertson (2000-2001)
  2. Keith Desmond Knight (2001-2006)
• Mexico - Jorge Castañeda Gutman (2000-2003)
• Nicaragua - Francisco Aguirre Sacasa (2000-2002)
• Panama - José Miguel Alemán Healy (1999-2003)
• Saint Kitts and Nevis -
  1. Sam Condor (2000-2001)
  2. Timothy Harris (2001-present)
• Saint Lucia -
  1. George Odlum (1997-2001)
  2. Julian Hunte (2001-2004)
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -
  1. Allan Cruickshank (1998-2001)
  2. Louis Straker (2001-present)
• Trinidad and Tobago -
  1. Mervyn Assam (2000-2001)
  2. Knowlson Gift (2001-2006)
• United States -
  1. Madeleine Albright (1997-2001)
  2. Colin Powell (2001-2005)

South America

• Argentina -
  1. Adalberto Rodríguez Giavarini (1999-2001)
  2. José María Vernet (2001-2002)
• Bolivia -
  1. Javier Murillo de la Rocha (1997-2001)
  2. Gustavo Fernández Saavedra (2001-2002)
• Brazil -
  1. Luiz Felipe Palmeira Lampreia (1995-2001)
  2. Luiz Felipe de Seixas Corrêa (2001)
  3. Celso Lafer (2001-2003)
• Chile - Soledad Alvear Valenzuela (2000-2004)
• Colombia - Guillermo Fernández de Soto (1998-2002)
• Ecuador - Heinz Moeller Freile (2000-2003)
• Guyana -
  1. Clement Rohee (1992-2001)
  2. Rudy Insanally (2001-2008)
• Paraguay -
  1. Juan Esteban Aguirre Martínez (2000-2001)
  2. José Antonio Moreno Ruffinelli (2001-2003)
• Peru -
  1. Javier Pérez de Cuéllar (2000-2001)
  2. Diego García Sayán (2001-2002)
• Suriname - Marie Levens (2000-2005)
• Uruguay - Didier Opertti Badan (1998-2005)
• Venezuela -
  1. José Vicente Rangel (1999-2001)
  2. Luis Alfonso Dávila (2001-2002)