2006 state leaders - Events of 2007 - 2008 state leaders - State leaders by year

Africa

• Algeria
  • President - Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister - Abdelaziz Belkhadem, Prime Minister of Algeria, (2006–2008)
• Angola
  • President - José Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola (1979–present)
  • Prime Minister - Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos, Prime Minister of Angola (2002–present)
• Benin
  • President - Yayi Boni, President of Benin (2006–present)
• Botswana
  • President - Festus Mogae, President of Botswana (1998–2008)
• Burkina Faso
  • President - Blaise Compaoré, President of Burkina Faso (1987–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Paramanga Ernest Yonli, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (2000-2007)
    2. Tertius Zongo, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (2007-present)
• Burundi
  • President - Pierre Nkurunziza, President of Burundi (2005–present)
• Cameroon
  • President - Paul Biya, President of Cameroon (1982–present)
  • Prime Minister - Ephraïm Inoni, Prime Minister of Cameroon (2004–present)
• Cape Verde
  • President - Pedro Pires, President of Cape Verde (2001–present)
  • Prime Minister - José Maria Neves, Prime Minister of Cape Verde (2001–present)
• Central African Republic
  • President - François Bozizé, President of the Central African Republic (2003–present)
  • Prime Minister - Élie Doté, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (2005–2008)
• Chad
  • President - Idriss Déby, President of Chad (1990–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Pascal Yoadimnadji, Prime Minister of Chad (2005–2007)
    2. Adoum Younousmi, Acting Prime Minister of Chad (2007)
    3. Delwa Kassiré Koumakoye, Prime Minister of Chad (2007–2008)
• Comoros
  • President - Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi, President of Comoros (2006-present)
  • Anjouan -
    1. Mohamed Bacar, President of Anjouan (2002–2007)
    2. Kaambi Houmadi, Interim President of Anjouan (2007)
    3. Dhoihirou Halidi, Interim President of Anjouan (2007)
    4. Mohamed Bacar, President of Anjouan (2007-present)
  • Grande Comore -
    1. Abdou Soulé Elbak, President of Grande Comore (2002–2007)
    2. Mohamed Abdoulwahab, President of Grande Comore (2007–present)
  • Mohéli -
    1. Mohamed Said Fazul, President of Mohéli (2002–2007)
    2. Mohamed Ali Said, President of Mohéli (2007-present)
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • President - Joseph Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2001–present)
  • Prime Minister - Antoine Gizenga, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2006–present)
• Republic of the Congo
  • President - Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of the Congo (1997–present)
  • Prime Minister - Isidore Mvouba, Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo (2005–present)
• Côte d'Ivoire
  • President - Laurent Gbagbo, President of Côte d'Ivoire (2000–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Charles Konan Banny, Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire (2005–2007)
    2. Guillaume Soro, Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire (2007–present)
• Djibouti
  • President - Ismail Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister - Dileita Mohamed Dileita, Prime Minister of Djibouti (2001–present)
• Equatorial Guinea
  • President - Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea (1979–present)
  • Prime Minister - Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (2006-2008)
• Eritrea
  • President - Isaias Afewerki, President of Eritrea (1993–present)
• Ethiopia
  • President - Girma Wolde-Giorgis, President of Ethiopia (2001–present)
  • Prime Minister - Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1995–present)
• Gabon
  • President - Omar Bongo, President of Gabon (1967–present)
  • Prime Minister - Jean Eyeghe Ndong, Prime Minister of Gabon (2006–present)
• The Gambia
  • President - Yahya Jammeh, President of The Gambia (1994–present)
• Ghana
  • President - John Kufuor, President of Ghana (2001–present)
• Guinea
  • President - Lansana Conté, President of Guinea (1984–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Eugène Camara, Prime Minister of Guinea (2007)
    2. Lansana Kouyaté, Prime Minister of Guinea (2007–2008)
• Guinea-Bissau
  • President - João Bernardo Vieira, President of Guinea-Bissau (2005–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Aristides Gomes, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2005–2007)
    2. Martinho Ndafa Kabi, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2007–present)
• Kenya
  • President - Mwai Kibaki, President of Kenya (2002–present)
• Lesotho
  • Monarch - Letsie III, King of Lesotho (1996–present)
  • Prime Minister - Pakalitha Mosisili, Prime Minister of Lesotho (1998–present)
• Liberia
  • Head of State - Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, President of Liberia (2006–present)
• Libya
  • De facto Chief of State - Muammar al-Gaddafi, Guide of the Revolution (1969–present)
  • Nominal Chief of State - Zentani Muhammad az-Zentani, General Secretary of the General People's Congress (1992–present)
  • Head of Government - Baghdadi Mahmudi, General Secretary of the General People's Committee (2006-present)
• Madagascar -
  • President - Marc Ravalomanana, President of Madagascar (2002–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Jacques Sylla, Prime Minister of Madagascar (2002–2007)
    2. Charles Rabemananjara, Prime Minister of Madagascar (2007–present)
• Malawi
  • President - Bingu wa Mutharika, President of Malawi (2004–present)
• Mali
  • President - Amadou Toumani Touré, President of Mali (2002–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Ousmane Issoufi Maïga, Prime Minister of Mali (2004–2007)
    2. Modibo Sidibé, Prime Minister of Mali (2007–present)
• Mauritania
  • Head of State -
    1. Ely Ould Mohamed Vall, Chairman of the Military Council for Justice and Democracy (2005–2007)
    2. Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, President of Mauritania (2007–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar, Prime Minister of Mauritania (2005–2007)
    2. Zeine Ould Zeidane, Prime Minister of Mauritania (2007–2008)
• Mauritius
  • President - Anerood Jugnauth, President of Mauritius (2003–present)
  • Prime Minister - Navin Ramgoolam, Prime Minister of Mauritius (2005–present)
  • Rodrigues
    • Chief Commissioner - Johnson Roussety, Chief Commissioner of Rodrigues (2006–present)
    • Chief Executive - Jean-Claude Pierre-Louis, Chief Executive of Rodrigues (2004–present)
• Morocco
  • Monarch - Mohammed VI, King of Morocco (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Driss Jettou, Prime Minister of Morocco (2002–2007)
    2. Abbas El Fassi, Prime Minister of Morocco (2007–present)
• Mozambique
  • President - Armando Guebuza, President of Mozambique (2005–present)
  • Prime Minister - Luisa Diogo, Prime Minister of Mozambique (2004–present)
• Namibia
  • President - Hifikepunye Pohamba, President of Namibia (2005–present)
  • Prime Minister - Nahas Angula, Prime Minister of Namibia (2005–present)
• Niger
  • President - Tandja Mamadou, President of Niger (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Hama Amadou, Prime Minister of Niger (2000–2007)
    2. Seyni Oumarou, Prime Minister of Niger (2007–present)
• Nigeria
  • President -
    1. Olusegun Obasanjo, President of Nigeria (1999–2007)
    2. Umaru Yar'Adua, President of Nigeria (2007–present)
• Rwanda
  • President - Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda (2000–present)
  • Prime Minister - Bernard Makuza, Prime Minister of Rwanda (2000–present)
• São Tomé and Príncipe
  • President - Fradique de Menezes, President of São Tomé and Príncipe (2001–present)
  • Prime Minister - Tomé Vera Cruz, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (2006–2008)
  • Príncipe - José Cassandra, President of the Regional Government of Príncipe (2006–present)
• Senegal
  • President - Abdoulaye Wade, President of Senegal (2000–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Macky Sall, Prime Minister of Senegal (2004–2007)
    2. Cheikh Hadjibou Soumaré, Prime Minister of Senegal (2007–present)
• Seychelles
  • President - James Michel, President of Seychelles (2004–present)
• Sierra Leone
  • President -
    1. Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, President of Sierra Leone (1998–2007)
    2. Ernest Bai Koroma, President of Sierra Leone (2007-present)
• Somalia
  • President - Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, President of Somalia (2004–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Ali Mohammed Ghedi, Prime Minister of Somalia (2004–2007)
    2. Salim Aliyow Ibrow, Prime Minister of Somalia (2007)
    3. Nur Hassan Hussein, Prime Minister of Somalia (2007–present)
  • Somaliland - Dahir Riyale Kahin, President of Somaliland (2002–present)
  • Puntland - Mohamud Muse Hersi, President of Puntland (2005–present)
• South Africa
  • President - Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa (1999–present)
• Sudan
  • President - Omar al-Bashir, President of Sudan (1989–present)
  • Southern Sudan Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of the Government of Southern Sudan (2005–present)
• Swaziland -
  • Monarch - Mswati III, King of Swaziland (1986–present)
  • Prime Minister - Themba Dlamini, Prime Minister of Swaziland (2003–present)
• Tanzania
  • President - Jakaya Kikwete, President of Tanzania (2005–present)
  • Prime Minister - Edward Lowassa, Prime Minister of Tanzania (2005–2008)
  • Zanzibar -
    • President - Amani Abeid Karume, President of Zanzibar (2000–present)
    • Chief Minister - Shamsi Vuai Nahodha, Chief Minister of Zanzibar (2000–present)
• Togo
  • President - Faure Gnassingbé, President of Togo (2005–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Yawovi Agboyibo, Prime Minister of Togo (2006–2007)
    2. Komlan Mally, Prime Minister of Togo (2007–present)
• Tunisia
  • President - Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, President of Tunisia (1987–present)
  • Prime Minister - Mohamed Ghannouchi, Prime Minister of Tunisia (1999–present)
• Uganda
  • President - Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda (1986–present)
  • Prime Minister - Apolo Nsibambi, Prime Minister of Uganda (1999–present)
• Western Sahara (Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic)
  • President - Mohamed Abdelaziz, President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (1976–present)
  • Prime Minister - Abdelkader Taleb Oumar, Prime Minister of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (2003–present)
• Zambia
  • President - Levy Mwanawasa, President of Zambia (2002–present)
• Zimbabwe
  • President - Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe (1980–present)

Asia

• Afghanistan
  • President - Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan (2001–present)
• Bangladesh
  • President - Iajuddin Ahmed, President of Bangladesh (2002–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Iajuddin Ahmed, Chief Adviser of the Caretaker Government (2006–2007)
    2. Fazlul Haque, acting Chief Adviser of the Caretaker Government (2007)
    3. Fakhruddin Ahmed, Chief Adviser of the Caretaker Government (2007–present)
• Bhutan
  • King - Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck, King of Bhutan (2006–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Lyonpo Khandu Wangchuk, Prime Minister of Bhutan (2006–2007)
    2. Lyonpo Kinzang Dorji, Caretaker Prime Minister of Bhutan (2007–2008)
• Brunei
  • Sultan - Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (1967–present)
• Cambodia
  • King - Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia (2004–present)
  • Prime Minister - Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1985–present)
• People's Republic of China
  • Communist Party Leader - Hu Jintao, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (2002–present)
  • President - Hu Jintao, President of the People's Republic of China (2003–present)
  • Premier - Wen Jiabao, Premier of the People's Republic of China (2003–present)
  • Hong Kong - Donald Tsang, Chief Executive of Hong Kong (2005–present)
  • Macau - Edmund Ho, Chief Executive of Macau (1999–present)
• East Timor -
  • President -
    1. Xanana Gusmão, President of East Timor (2002–2007)
    2. José Ramos-Horta, President of East Timor (2007–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. José Ramos-Horta, Prime Minister of East Timor (2006–2007)
    2. Estanislau da Silva, Acting Prime Minister of East Timor (2007)
    3. Xanana Gusmão, Prime Minister of East Timor (2007–present)
• India
  • President -
    1. Abdul Kalam, President of India (2002–2007)
    2. Pratibha Patil, President of India (2007–present)
  • Prime Minister - Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India (2004–present)
• Indonesia
  • President - Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of Indonesia (2004–present)
• Japan
  • Emperor - Akihito, Emperor of Japan (1989–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan (2006–2007)
    2. Yasuo Fukuda, Prime Minister of Japan (2007–present)
• Kazakhstan -
  • President - Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan (1990–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Daniyal Akhmetov, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan (2003–2007)
    2. Karim Masimov, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan (2007–present)
• North Korea
  • De facto Ruler - Kim Jong-il, Chairman of the National Defence Commission (1993–present)
  • Communist Party Leader - Kim Jong-il, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (1997–present)
  • Nominal Head of State - Kim Yong-nam, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–present)
  • Premier -
    1. Pak Pong-ju, Premier of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (2003–2007)
    2. Kim Yong-il, Premier of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (2007–present)
• South Korea
  • President - Roh Moo-hyun, President of South Korea (2003–2008)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Han Myeong Sook, Prime Minister of South Korea (2006-2007)
    2. Han Duck-soo, Prime Minister of South Korea (2007-2008)
• Kyrgyzstan
  • President - Kurmanbek Bakiyev, President of Kyrgyzstan (2005–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Felix Kulov, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan (2005–2007)
    2. Azim Isabekov, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan (2007)
    3. Almazbek Atambayev, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan (2007)
    4. Iskenderbek Aidaraliyev, Acting Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan (2007)
    5. Igor Chudinov, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan (2007–present)
• Laos
  • Communist Party Leader - Choummaly Sayasone, General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (2006-present)
  • President - Choummaly Sayasone, President of Laos (2006-present)
  • Prime Minister - Bouasone Bouphavanh, Prime Minister of Laos (2006–present)
• Malaysia
  • Monarch - Mizan Zainal Abidin, Paramount Ruler of Malaysia (2006–present)
  • Prime Minister - Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Prime Minister of Malaysia (2003–present)
• Maldives
  • President - Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, President of Maldives (1978–present)
• Mongolia
  • President - Nambaryn Enkhbayar, President of Mongolia (2005–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Miyeegombyn Enkhbold, Prime Minister of Mongolia (2006–2007)
    2. Sanjaagiin Bayar, Prime Minister of Mongolia (2007–present)
• Myanmar
  • Head of State - Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council (1992–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Lieutenant-General Soe Win, Prime Minister of Myanmar (2004–2007)
    2. Thein Sein, Prime Minister of Myanmar (2007–present)
• Nepal
  • Monarch - Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, Raja of Nepal (2001–present)
  • Prime Minister - Girija Prasad Koirala, Prime Minister of Nepal (2006–present)
• Pakistan -
  • President - Pervez Musharraf, President of Pakistan (2001–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Shaukat Aziz, Prime Minister of Pakistan (2004–2007)
    2. Muhammad Mian Soomro, Prime Minister of Pakistan (2007–2008)
• The Philippines
  • President - Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, President of the Philippines (2001–present)
  • Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) - Governor - Zaldy Ampatuan, Governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (2005–present)
• Singapore
  • President - S. R. Nathan, President of Singapore (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister - Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore (2004–present)
• Sri Lanka
  • President - Mahinda Rajapakse, President of Sri Lanka (2005–present)
  • Prime Minister - Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (2005–present)
• Taiwan (Republic of China)
  • President - Chen Shui-bian, President of the Republic of China (2000–2008)
  • Premier -
    1. Su Tseng-chang, President of the Executive Yuan (2006–2007)
    2. Chang Chun-hsiung, President of the Executive Yuan (2007–present)
• Tajikistan
  • President - Emomali Rahmonov, President of Tajikistan (1992–present)
  • Prime Minister - Akil Akilov, Prime Minister of Tajikistan (1999–present)
  • Gorno-Badakhshan - Alimamad Niyozmamadov, Chairman of the administration (1994–present)
• Thailand
  • King - Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand (1946–present)
  • Prime Minister - Surayud Chulanont (2006–2008)
  • Chief of the Administrative Reform Council - General Sondhi Boonyaratglin (2006-present)
• Turkmenistan -
  • President - Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedow, President of Turkmenistan (2006–present)
• Uzbekistan -
  • President - Islom Karimov, President of Uzbekistan (1991–present)
  • Prime Minister - Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Prime Minister of Uzbekistan (2003–present)
• Vietnam
  • Communist Party Leader - Nong Duc Manh, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (2001–present)
  • President - Nguyen Minh Triet, President of Vietnam (2006-present)
  • Prime Minister - Nguyen Tan Dung, Prime Minister of Vietnam (2006-present)

Australia and Oceania

• American Samoa (U.S. territory)
  • Togiola Tulafono, Governor of American Samoa (2003–present)
• Australia
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952–present)
  • Governor-General - Michael Jeffery, Governor-General of Australia (2003–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia (1996-2007)
    2. Kevin Rudd, Prime Minister of Australia (2007-present)
• Cook Islands (self-governing territory of New Zealand)
  • High Commissioner - John Bryan, High Commissioner of the Cook Islands (2005–present)
  • Queen's Representative - Frederick Goodwin, Queen's Representative in the Cook Islands (2001–present)
  • Prime Minister - Jim Marurai, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands (2004–present)
• Fiji
  • President - Ratu Josefa Iloilo, President of Fiji (2000–present)
    • Acting President - Commodore Frank Bainimarama (2006–2007)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Jona Senilagakali, Prime Minister of Fiji (2006–2007)
    2. Commodore Frank Bainimarama, Prime Minister of Fiji (2007–present)
• French Polynesia (French Overseas Country) -
  • High Commissioner - Anne Boquet, High Commissioner of French Polynesia (2005–present)
  • President of the Government - Gaston Tong Sang President of the Government (2006-)
• Kiribati - Anote Tong, President of Kiribati (2003–present)
• Marshall Islands - Kessai Note, President of the Marshall Islands (2000–2008)
• Federated States of Micronesia
  • President -
    1. Joseph J. Urusemal, President of the Federated States of Micronesia (2003–2007)
    2. Manny Mori, President of the Federated States of Micronesia (2007–present)
• Nauru
  • President -
    1. Ludwig Scotty, President of Nauru (2004–2007)
    2. Marcus Stephen, President of Nauru (2007–present)
• New Caledonia (French Overseas Country)
  • High Commissioner - Michel Mathieu, High Commissioner of New Caledonia (2005–present)
  • President of the Government - Marie-Noëlle Thémereau, President of the Government of New Caledonia (2004–present)
• New Zealand
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand (1952–present)
  • Governor-General or Administrator - Judge Anand Satyanand, Governor-General of New Zealand (2006-present)
  • Prime Minister - Helen Clark, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1999–present)
• Niue (associated state of New Zealand)
  • Resident Commissioner - Sandra Lee-Vercoe, Resident Commissioner of Niue (2003–present)
  • Premier - Young Vivian, Premier of Niue (2002–present)
• Northern Mariana Islands (Commonwealth of the U.S.)
  • Governor - Juan Babauta, Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands (2002–present)
• Palau - Tommy Remengesau, President of Palau (2001–present)
• Papua New Guinea
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Papua New Guinea (1975–present)
  • Governor-General - Sir Paulias Matane, Governor-General of Papua New Guinea (2004–present)
  • Prime Minister - Sir Michael Somare, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (2002–present)
  • Bougainville - Joseph Kabui, President of Bougainville Autonomous Government (2005-present)
• Pitcairn Islands (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)
  • Governor - Richard Fell, Governor of the Pitcairn Islands (2001–present)
  • Commissioner - Leslie Jacques, Commissioner of the Pitcairn Islands (2003–present)
  • Mayor - Jay Warren, Mayor of the Pitcairn Islands (2004–present)
• Samoa
  • O le Ao o le Malo -
    1. Malietoa Tanumafili II, Head of State of Samoa (1963–2007)
    2. Tupua Tamasese Tupuola Tufuga Efi, Head of State of Samoa (2007–present)
  • Prime Minister - Tuila'epa Sailele Malielegaoi, Prime Minister of Samoa (1998–present)
• Solomon Islands -
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the Solomon Islands (1978–present)
  • Governor-General - Nathaniel Waena, Governor-General of the Solomon Islands (2004–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Manasseh Sogavare, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (2006–2007)
    2. Derek Sikua, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (2007–present)
• Tokelau (territory of New Zealand)
  • Administrator - Neil Walter, Administrator of Tokelau (2003–present)
  • Head of Government - Pio Tuia, Head of Government (2005–present)
• Tonga
  • Monarch - George Tupou V, King of Tonga (2006–present)
  • Prime Minister - Feleti Sevele, Prime Minister of Tonga (2006–present)
• Tuvalu
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Tuvalu (1978–present)
  • Governor-General - Filoimea Telito, Governor-General of Tuvalu (2005–present)
  • Prime Minister - Apisai Ielemia, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (2006-present)
• Vanuatu -
  • President - Kalkot Mataskelekele, President of Vanuatu (2004–present)
  • Prime Minister - Ham Lini, Prime Minister of Vanuatu (2004–present)
• Wallis and Futuna (French overseas collectivity)
  • Administrator-Superior - Xavier de Furst Administrator-Superior of Wallis and Futuna (2005-present)
  • President of the Territorial Assembly -
    1. Apeleto Likuvalu President of the Territorial Assembly (2005-2007)
    2. Pesamino Taputai President of the Territorial Assembly (2007-present)

Europe

• Albania
  • President -
    1. Alfred Moisiu, President of Albania (2002–2007)
    2. Bamir Topi, President of Albania (2007–present)
  • Prime Minister - Sali Berisha, Prime Minister of Albania (2005–present)
• Andorra
  • Co-Princes
    • French Co-Prince - Jacques Chirac, President of France (1995–2007)
    • French Co-Prince - Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France (2007-present)
    • Episcopal Co-Prince - Joan Enric Vives Sicília, Bishop of Urgell (2003–present)
  • Head of the Government - Albert Pintat, Head of the Government of Andorra (2005–present)
  • General Syndic - Joan Gabriel Estany, General Syndic of Andorra (2005–present)
• Armenia
  • President - Robert Kocharyan, President of Armenia (1998–2008)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Andranik Margaryan, Prime Minister of Armenia (2000–2007)
    2. Serzh Sargsyan, Prime Minister of Armenia (2007–2008)
• Austria -
  • President - Heinz Fischer, Federal President of Austria (2004–present)
  • Chancellor -
    1. Wolfgang Schüssel, Chancellor of Austria (2000–2007)
    2. Alfred Gusenbauer, Chancellor of Austria (2007–present)
• Azerbaijan
  • President - Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan (2003–present)
  • Prime Minister - Artur Rasizade, Prime Minister of Azerbaijan (2003–present)
  • Nagorno-Karabakh
    • President -
      1. Arkadi Ghukasyan, President of Nagorno-Karabakh (1997–2007)
      2. Bako Sahakyan, President of Nagorno-Karabakh (2007–present)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Anushavan Danielyan, Prime Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh (1999–2007)
      2. Arayik Harutyunyan, Prime Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh (2007–present)
  • Nakhichevan
    • Chairman of the Parliament - Vasif Talybov, Chairman of the Parliament of Nakhichevan (1993–present)
    • Chairman of the Council of Ministers - Alovsat Bakhshiev, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Nakhichevan (2000–present)
• Belarus
  • President - Alexander Lukashenko, President of Belarus (1994–present)
  • Prime Minister - Sergey Sidorsky, Prime Minister of Belarus (2003–present)
• Belgium
  • King - Albert II, King of the Belgians (1993–present)
  • Prime Minister - Guy Verhofstadt, Prime Minister of Belgium (1999–2008)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Presidency
    • Nebojša Radmanović, Serb member (2006–present), Chairman of the Presidency (2006-present)
    • Haris Silajdžić, Bosniak member (2006–present)
    • Željko Komšić, Croat member, (2006–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Adnan Terzić, Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2003–2007)
    2. Nikola Špirić, Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2007–present)
  • High Representative - Christian Schwarz-Schilling, Germany (2006-present)
  • Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
    • President - Borjana Krišto, President of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2007 - Present)
    • Prime Minister - Nedžad Branković, Prime Minister of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2007–present)
  • Republika Srpska
    • President - Milan Jelić, President of the Republika Srpska (2006–present)
    • Prime Minister - Milorad Dodik, Prime Minister of the Republika Srpska (2006–present)
  • Brčko District
    • Raffi Gregorian (United States), International Supervisor of Brčko District (2006–present)
    • Mirsad Đapo (Bosniak), Mayor of Brčko (2004–present)
• Bulgaria
  • President - Georgi Parvanov, President of Bulgaria (2002–present)
  • Premier - Sergey Stanishev, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (2005–present)
• Croatia
  • President - Stjepan Mesić, President of Croatia (2000–present)
  • Prime Minister - Ivo Sanader, Prime Minister of Croatia (2003–present)
• Cyprus
  • President - Tassos Papadopoulos, President of Cyprus (2003–2008)
  • Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
    • President - Mehmet Ali Talat, President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (2005–present)
    • Prime Minister - Ferdi Sabit Soyer, Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (2005–present)
• Czech Republic -
  • President - Václav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic (2003–present)
  • Prime Minister - Mirek Topolánek, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (2006–present)
• Denmark
  • Monarch - Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark (1972–present)
  • Prime Minister - Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark (2001–present)
  • Faroe Islands: Jóannes Eidesgaard, Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (2004–present)
  • Greenland: Hans Enoksen, Prime Minister of Greenland (2002–present)
• Estonia
  • President - Toomas Hendrik Ilves, President of Estonia (2006–present)
  • Prime Minister - Andrus Ansip, Prime Minister of Estonia (2005–present)
• Finland
  • President - Tarja Halonen, President of Finland (2000–present)
  • Prime Minister - Matti Vanhanen, Prime Minister of Finland (2003–present)
  • Åland - Roger Nordlund, Prime Minister of Åland (1999–present)
• France
  • President -
    1. Jacques Chirac, President of France (1995–2007)
    2. Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France (2007-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Dominique de Villepin, Prime Minister of France (2005–2007)
    2. François Fillon, Prime Minister of France (2007–present)
• Georgia
  • President -
    1. Mikhail Saakashvili, President of Georgia (2004–2007)
    2. Nino Burjanadze, Acting President of Georgia (2007–2008)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Zurab Nogaideli, Prime Minister of Georgia (2005–2007)
    2. Lado Gurgenidze, Prime Minister of Georgia (2007–present)
  • Abkhazia
    • President - Sergey Bagapsh, President of Abkhazia (2005–present)
    • Prime Minister - Alexander Ankvab, Prime Minister of Abkhazia (2005–present)
  • South Ossetia
    • President - Eduard Kokoyty, President of South Ossetia (2001–present)
    • Prime Minister - Yury Morozov, Prime Minister of South Ossetia (2005–present)
• Germany
  • President - Horst Köhler, President of Germany (2004–present)
  • Chancellor - Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany (2005–present)
• Greece
  • President - Karolos Papoulias, President of Greece (2005–present)
  • Prime Minister - Kostas Karamanlis, Prime Minister of Greece (2004–present)
  • Mount Athos
    • Spiritual Leader - Bartholomew I, Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople (1991–present)
• Guernsey (British Crown dependency)
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Duchess of Normandy (1952–present)
  • Lieutenant-Governor - Sir Fabian Malbon, Lieutenant-Governor of Guernsey (2005-present)
  • Bailiff - Geoffrey Rowland, Bailiff of Guernsey (2005–present)
  • Chief minister - Laurie Morgan, Chief Minister of Guernsey (2004–present)
• Hungary
  • President - László Sólyom, President of Hungary (2005-present)
  • Prime Minister - Ferenc Gyurcsány, Prime Minister of Hungary (2004–present)
• Iceland
  • President - Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland (1996–present)
  • Prime Minister - Geir Haarde, Prime Minister of Iceland (2006-present)
• Ireland
  • President - Mary McAleese, President of Ireland (1997–present)
  • Prime Minister - Bertie Ahern, Taoiseach (1997–2008)
• Isle of Man (British Crown dependency)
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Lord of Man (1952–present)
  • Lieutenant-Governor - Sir Paul Haddacks, Lieutenant-Governor of Man (2005–present)
  • Chief Minister - Donald Gelling, Chief Minister of Man (2004–present)
• Italy
  • President - Giorgio Napolitano, President of the Italian Republic (2006–present)
  • Prime Minister - Romano Prodi, Prime Minister of Italy (2006–2008)
• Jersey (British Crown dependency)
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Duke of Normandy (1952–present)
  • Lieutenant-Governor - Sir John Cheshire, Lieutenant-Governor of Jersey (2001–present)
  • Bailiff - Philip Bailhache, Bailiff of Jersey (1995–present)
  • Chief Minister - Frank Walker, Chief Minister of Jersey (2005–present)
• Latvia
  • President -
    1. Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, President of Latvia (1999–2007)
    2. Valdis Zatlers, President of Latvia (2007–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Aigars Kalvitis, Prime Minister of Latvia (2004–2007)
    2. Ivars Godmanis, Prime Minister of Latvia (2007–present)
• Liechtenstein
  • Prince - Hans Adam II, Sovereign Prince of Liechtenstein (1989–present)
  • Regent - Prince Alois (2004–present)
  • Head of Government - Otmar Hasler, Head of Government of Liechtenstein (2001–present)
• Lithuania
  • President - Valdas Adamkus, President of Lithuania (2004–present)
  • Prime Minister - Gediminas Kirkilas, Prime Minister of Lithuania (2006-present)
• Luxembourg
  • Monarch - Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (2000–present)
  • Prime Minister - Jean-Claude Juncker, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1995–present)
• Republic of Macedonia -
  • President - Branko Crvenkovski, President of the Republic of Macedonia (2004–present)
  • Prime Minister - Nikola Gruevski, Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia (2006–present)
• Malta -
  • President - Eddie Fenech Adami, President of Malta (2004–present)
  • Prime Minister - Lawrence Gonzi, Prime Minister of Malta (2004–present)
• Moldova
  • President - Vladimir Voronin, President of Moldova (2001–present)
  • Prime Minister - Vasile Tarlev, Prime Minister of Moldova (2001–present)
  • Transnistria - Igor Smirnov, President of Transnistria (1991-present)
  • Gagauzia - Gheorghe Tabunscic, President of Gagauzia Autonomous Region (2002-present)
• Monaco
  • Prince - Albert II, Prince of Monaco (2005–present)
  • Minister of State - Jean-Paul Proust, Minister of State of Monaco (2005–present)
• Montenegro
  • President - Filip Vujanović, President of Montenegro (2002–present)
  • Prime Minister - Željko Šturanović, Prime Minister of Montenegro (2006–present)
• The Netherlands
  • Monarch - Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands (1980–present)
  • Prime Minister - Jan Peter Balkenende, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (2002–present)
• Norway
  • Monarch - Harald V, King of Norway (1991–present)
  • Prime Minister - Jens Stoltenberg, Prime Minister of Norway (2005–present)
• Poland
  • President - Lech Aleksander Kaczyński, President of the Republic of Poland (2005–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Jarosław Kaczyński, Prime Minister of Poland (2006-2007)
    2. Donald Tusk, Prime Minister of Poland (2007-present)
• Portugal
  • President - Aníbal Cavaco Silva, President of Portugal (2006–present)
  • Prime Minister - José Sócrates, Prime Minister of Portugal (2005–present)
• Romania
  • President -
    1. Traian Băsescu, President of Romania (2004–present)
    2. Nicolae Văcăroiu, Interim President of Romania (2007)
  • Prime Minister - Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu, Prime Minister of Romania (2004–present)
• Russia
  • President - Vladimir Putin, President of Russia (1999–2008)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Mikhail Fradkov, Prime Minister of Russia (2004–2007)
    2. Viktor Zubkov, Prime Minister of Russia (2007–2008)
• San Marino
  • Captains-Regent -
    1. Antonio Carattoni and Roberto Giorgetti (2006 - March 2007)
    2. Alessandro Rossi and Alessandro Mancini (April - September 2007)
    3. Mirko Tomassoni‎ and Alberto Selva‎ (October 2007 - 2008)
• Serbia
  • President - Boris Tadić, President of Serbia (2004–present)
  • Prime Minister - Vojislav Koštunica, Prime Minister of Serbia (2004–2008)
  • Kosovo (international administration)
    • President - Fatmir Sejdiu, President of Kosovo (2006-present)
    • Prime Minister - Agim Çeku, Prime Minister of Kosovo (2006-present)
• Slovakia
  • President - Ivan Gašparovič, President of Slovakia (2004–present)
  • Prime Minister - Robert Fico, Prime Minister of Slovakia (2006–present)
• Slovenia
  • President -
    1. Janez Drnovšek, President of Slovenia (2002–2007)
    2. Danilo Türk, President of Slovenia (2007–present)
  • Prime Minister - Janez Janša, Prime Minister of Slovenia (2004–present)
• Spain
  • Monarch - Juan Carlos, King of Spain (1975–present)
  • Prime Minister - José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, President of the Government of Spain (2004–present)
• Sweden
  • Monarch - Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden (1973–present)
  • Prime Minister - Fredrik Reinfeldt, Prime Minister of Sweden (2006–present)
• Switzerland
  • Swiss Federal Council - Moritz Leuenberger (1995–present), Pascal Couchepin (1998–present, Vice-President of the Confederation for the year 2007), Samuel Schmid (2000–present), Micheline Calmy-Rey (2002–present, President of the Confederation for the year 2007), Christoph Blocher (2003–2007), Hans-Rudolf Merz (2003–present), Doris Leuthard (2006-present)
  • See also: List of 2007 office-holders in Switzerland
• Turkey
  • President -
    1. Ahmet Necdet Sezer, President of Turkey (2000–2007)
    2. Abdullah Gül, President of Turkey (2007-present)
  • Prime Minister - Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of Turkey (2003–present)
• Ukraine
  • President - Victor Yushchenko, President of Ukraine (2005–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Viktor Yanukovych, Prime Minister of Ukraine (2006–2007)
    2. Yulia Tymoshenko, Prime Minister of Ukraine (2007–present)
  • Crimea
    • Chairman of the Parliament - Anatoli Hrytsenko, Chairman of the Parliament of the Crimean Republic (2006–present)
    • Prime Minister - Viktor Plakida, Prime Minister of Crimea (2006-present)
• United Kingdom
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1952–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997–2007)
    2. Gordon Brown, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2007-present)
    • Northern Ireland - Ian Paisley, First Minister of Northern Ireland (2007–present)
    • Scotland - Jack McConnell, First Minister of Scotland (2001–2007), Alex Salmond (2007-present)
    • Wales - Rhodri Morgan, First Minister of Wales (2000–present)
    • Gibraltar (British overseas territory) -
      • Governor - Sir Robert Fulton, Governor of Gibraltar (2006–present)
      • Chief Minister - Peter Caruana, Chief Minister of Gibraltar (1996–present)
• Vatican City
  • Pope - Benedict XVI, Bishop of Rome (2005–present)
  • Secretary of State - Tarcisio Cardinal Bertone, Cardinal Secretary of State (2006–present)
  • President - Giovanni Cardinal Lajolo, President of the Governorate of Vatican City State (2006-present)

Middle East

• Bahrain
  • King - Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain (1999–present)
  • Prime minister - Khalifa bin Salman Ali Khalifa, Prime Minister of Bahrain (1971–present)
• Egypt
  • President - Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt (1981–present)
  • Prime Minister - Ahmed Nazif, Prime Minister of Egypt (2004-present)
• Iran
  • Supreme Leader - Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran (1989–present)
  • President - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Iran (2005–present)
• Iraq
  • President - Jalal Talabani, President of Iraq (2005–present)
  • Prime Minister - Nuri al-Maliki, Prime Minister of Iraq, (2006–present)
  • Kurdistan Autonomous Region
    • President - Massoud Barzani (2005–present)
    • Prime Minister - Nechirvan Barzani (2005-present)
• Israel
  • President -
    1. Moshe Katsav, President of Israel (2000–2007)
    2. Dalia Itzik, Acting President (2007)
    3. Shimon Peres, President of Israel (2007–present)
  • Prime Minister - Ehud Olmert, Prime Minister of Israel (2006–present)
• Jordan
  • Monarch - King Abdullah II, King of Jordan (1999–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Marouf al-Bakhit, Prime Minister of Jordan (2005–2007)
    2. Nader al-Dahabi, Prime Minister of Jordan (2007–present)
• Kuwait
  • Monarch - Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (2006-present)
  • Prime Minister -