| Countries (A to Z) |
Description |
| Afghanistan |
President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Hamid KARZAI (since 7 December 2004); Vice Presidents Ahmad Zia MASOOD and Abdul Karim KHALILI (since 7 December 2004) |
| Akrotiri |
Administrator Air Vice-Marshal Richard LACEY (since 26 April 2006); note - reports to the British Ministry of Defense |
| Albania |
Prime Minister Sali BERISHA (since 10 September 2005) |
| Algeria |
Prime Minister Ahmed OUYAHIA (since 23 June 2008) |
| American Samoa |
Governor Togiola TULAFONO (since 7 April 2003) |
| Andorra |
Executive Council President Albert PINTAT SANTOLARIA (since 27 May 2005) |
| Angola |
President Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS (since 21 September 1979); Antonio Paulo KASSOMA was named prime minister by MPLA on 26 September 2008 |
| Anguilla |
Chief Minister Osbourne FLEMING (since 3 March 2000) |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
Prime Minister Winston Baldwin SPENCER (since 24 March 2004) |
| Argentina |
President Cristina FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER (since 10 December 2007); Vice President Julio COBOS (since 10 December 2007) |
| Armenia |
Prime Minister Tigran SARGSIAN (since 9 April 2008) |
| Aruba |
Prime Minister Nelson O. ODUBER (since 30 October 2001) |
| Australia |
Prime Minister Kevin RUDD (since 3 December 2007); Deputy Prime Minister Julia GILLARD (since 3 December 2007) |
| Austria |
Chancellor Werner FAYMANN (SPOe) (since 2 December 2008); Vice Chancellor Josef PROELL (OeVP) (since 2 December 2008) |
| Azerbaijan |
Prime Minister Artur RASIZADE (since 4 November 2003); First Deputy Prime Minister Yaqub EYYUBOV (since June 2006) |
| Bahamas, The |
Prime Minister Hubert A. INGRAHAM (since 4 May 2007) |
| Bahrain |
Prime Minister KHALIFA bin Salman al-Khalifa (since 1971); Deputy Prime Ministers ALI bin Khalifa bin Salman al-Khalifa, MUHAMMAD bin Mubarak al-Khalifa, Jawad al-ARAIDH |
| Barbados |
Prime Minister David THOMPSON (since 16 January 2008) |
| Belarus |
Prime Minister Sergey SIDORSKIY (since 19 December 2003); First Deputy Prime Minister Vladimir SEMASHKO (since December 2003) |
| Belgium |
Prime Minister Yves LETERME |
| Belize |
Prime Minister Dean BARROW (since 8 February 2008); Deputy Prime Minister Gaspar VEGA (since 12 February 2008) |
| Benin |
President Thomas YAYI Boni (since 6 April 2006) |
| Bermuda |
Premier Ewart BROWN (since 30 October 2006); Deputy Premier Paula COX |
| Bhutan |
Prime Minister Jigme THINLEY (since 9 April 2008) |
| Bolivia |
President Juan Evo MORALES Ayma (since 22 January 2006); Vice President Alvaro GARCIA Linera (since 22 January 2006) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Chairman of the Council of Ministers Nikola SPIRIC (since 11 January 2007) |
| Botswana |
President Seretse Khama Ian KHAMA (since 1 April 2008); Vice President Mompati MERAFHE (since 1 April 2008) |
| Brazil |
President Luiz Inacio "LULA" DA SILVA (since 1 January 2003); Vice President Jose ALENCAR (since 1 January 2003) |
| British Indian Ocean Territory |
Commissioner Colin ROBERTS (since July 2008); Administrator Joanne YEADON (since December 2007); note - both reside in the UK and are represented by the officer commanding British Forces on Diego Garcia |
| British Virgin Islands |
Premier Ralph T. O'NEAL (since 23 August 2007) |
| Brunei |
Sultan and Prime Minister Sir HASSANAL Bolkiah (since 5 October 1967) |
| Bulgaria |
Prime Minister Sergei STANISHEV (since 16 August 2005); Deputy Prime Ministers Ivaylo KALFIN, Daniel VULCHEV, and Emel ETEM (since 16 August 2005) and Meglena PLUGCHIEVA (since 25 April 2008) |
| Burkina Faso |
Prime Minister Tertius ZONGO (since 4 June 2007) |
| Burma |
Prime Minister, Lt. Gen THEIN SEIN (since 24 October 2007) |
| Burundi |
President Pierre NKURUNZIZA (since 26 August 2005); First Vice President Yves SAVINGUVU - Tutsi (since 9 November 2007); Second Vice President Gabriel NTISEZERANA - Hutu (since 9 February 2007) |
| Cambodia |
Prime Minister HUN SEN (since 14 January 1985) [co-prime minister from 1993 to 1997]; Permanent Deputy Prime Minister MEN SAM AN (since 25 September 2008); Deputy Prime Ministers SAR KHENG (since 3 February 1992); SOK AN, TEA BANH, HOR NAMHONG, NHEK BUNCHHAY (since 16 July 2004); BIN CHHIN (since 5 September 2007); KEAT CHHON, YIM CHHAI LY (since 25 September 2008) |
| Cameroon |
Prime Minister Ephraim INONI (since 8 December 2004) |
| Canada |
Prime Minister Stephen HARPER (since 6 February 2006) |
| Cape Verde |
Prime Minister Jose Maria Pereira NEVES (since 1 February 2001) |
| Cayman Islands |
Leader of Government Business Kurt TIBBETTS (since 18 May 2005) |
| Central African Republic |
Prime Minister Faustin-Archange TOUADERA (since 22 January 2008) |
| Chad |
Prime Minister Youssof Saleh ABBAS (since 16 April 2008) |
| Chile |
President Michelle BACHELET Jeria (since 11 March 2006) |
| China |
Premier WEN Jiabao (since 16 March 2003); Executive Vice Premier LI Keqiang (17 March 2008), Vice Premier HUI Liangyu (since 17 March 2003), Vice Premier ZHANG Deijiang (since 17 March 2008), and Vice Premier WANG Qishan (since 17 March 2008) |
| Christmas Island |
Administrator Neil LUCAS (since 30 January 2006) |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
Administrator (nonresident) Neil LUCAS (since 30 January 2006) |
| Colombia |
President Alvaro URIBE Velez (since 7 August 2002); Vice President Francisco SANTOS (since 7 August 2002) |
| Comoros |
President Ahmed Abdallah SAMBI (since 26 May 2006) |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
Prime Minister Adolphe MUZITO (since 10 October 2008) |
| Congo, Republic of the |
Prime Minister Isidore MVOUBA (since 7 January 2005) |
| Cook Islands |
Prime Minister Jim MARURAI (since 14 December 2004); Deputy Prime Minister Terepai MAOATE (since 9 August 2005) |
| Costa Rica |
President Oscar ARIAS Sanchez (since 8 May 2006); First Vice President Laura CHINCHILLA (since 8 May 2006); Second Vice President (vacant) |
| Croatia |
Prime Minister Ivo SANADER (since 9 December 2003); Deputy Prime Ministers Jadranka KOSOR (since 23 December 2003) and Damir POLANCEC (since 15 February 2005), Djurdja ADLESIC (since 12 January 2008), Slobodan UZELAC (since 12 January 2008) |
| Cuba |
President of the Council of State and President of the Council of Ministers Gen. Raul CASTRO Ruz (president since 24 February 2008); First Vice President of the Council of State and First Vice President of the Council of Ministers Gen. Jose Ramon MACHADO Ventura (since 24 February 2008) |
| Cyprus |
President Dimitris CHRISTOFIAS (since 28 February 2008) |
| Czech Republic |
Prime Minister Mirek TOPOLANEK (since 9 January 2007); Deputy Prime Ministers Petr NECAS (since 9 January 2007), Martin BURSIK (since 9 January 2007), and Alexandr VONDRA (since 9 January 2007) |
| Côte d'Ivoire |
Prime Minister Guillaume SORO (since 4 April 2007) |
| Denmark |
Prime Minister Anders Fogh RASMUSSEN (since 27 November 2001) |
| Dhekelia |
Administrator Air Vice-Marshal Richard LACEY (since 26 April 2006); note - reports to the British Ministry of Defense |
| Djibouti |
Prime Minister Mohamed Dileita DILEITA (since 4 March 2001) |
| Dominica |
Prime Minister Roosevelt SKERRIT (since 8 January 2004) |
| Dominican Republic |
President Leonel FERNANDEZ Reyna (since 16 August 2004); Vice President Rafael ALBURQUERQUE de Castro (since 16 August 2004) |
| East Timor |
Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana GUSMAO (since 8 August 2007), note - he formerly used the name Jose Alexandre GUSMAO; Deputy Prime Minister Jose Luis GUTERRES (since 8 August 2007) |
| Ecuador |
President Rafael CORREA Delgado (since 15 January 2007); Vice President Lenin MORENO Garces (since 15 January 2007) |
| Egypt |
Prime Minister Ahmed Mohamed NAZIF (since 9 July 2004) |
| El Salvador |
President Elias Antonio SACA Gonzalez (since 1 June 2004); Vice President Ana Vilma Albanez DE ESCOBAR (since 1 June 2004) |
| Equatorial Guinea |
Prime Minister Ignacio Milan TANG (since 8 July 2008) |
| Eritrea |
President ISAIAS Afworki (since 8 June 1993) |
| Estonia |
Prime Minister Andrus ANSIP (since 12 April 2005) |
| Ethiopia |
Prime Minister MELES Zenawi (since August 1995) |
| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) |
Governor Alan HUCKLE (since 25 August 2006); Chief Executive Dr. Tim THOROGOOD (since 3 January 2008) |
| Faroe Islands |
Prime Minister Kaj Leo JOHANNESSEN (since 24 September 2008) |
| Fiji |
Prime Minister Laisenia QARASE (since 10 September 2000); note - although QARASE is still the legal prime minister, he has been confined to his home island; the president appointed Commodore Voreqe BAINIMARAMA interim prime minister under the military regime |
| Finland |
Prime Minister Matti VANHANEN (since 24 June 2003); Deputy Prime Minister Jyrki KATAINEN (since 19 April 2007) |
| France |
Prime Minister Francois FILLON (since 17 May 2007) |
| French Guiana |
President of the General Council Pierre DESERT (since 26 March 2004); President of the Regional Council Antoine KARAM (since 22 March 1992) |
| French Polynesia |
President of French Polynesia Gaston TONG SANG (since 15 April 2008); President of the Territorial Assembly Antony GEROS (since 9 May 2004) |
| Gabon |
Prime Minister Jean Eyeghe NDONG (since 20 January 2006) |
| Gambia, The |
President Yahya A. J. J. JAMMEH (since 18 October 1996); Vice President Isatou NJIE-SAIDY (since 20 March 1997) |
| Georgia |
President Mikheil SAAKASHVILI (since 25 January 2004); Prime Minister Grigol MGALOBLISHVILI (since 1 November 2008); the president is both the chief of state and head of government for the power ministries: state security (includes interior) and defense; the prime minister is head of the remaining ministries of government |
| Germany |
Chancellor Angela MERKEL (since 22 November 2005) |
| Ghana |
President John Agyekum KUFUOR (since 7 January 2001); Vice President Alhaji Aliu MAHAMA (since 7 January 2001) |
| Gibraltar |
Chief Minister Peter CARUANA (since 17 May 1996) |
| Greece |
Prime Minister Konstandinos (Kostas) KARAMANLIS (since 7 March 2004) |
| Greenland |
Prime Minister Hans ENOKSEN (since 14 December 2002) |
| Grenada |
Prime Minister Tillman THOMAS (since 9 July 2008) |
| Guadeloupe |
President of the General Council Jacques GILLOT (since 26 March 2001); President of the Regional Council Victorin LUREL (since 2 April 2004) |
| Guam |
Governor Felix P. CAMACHO (since 6 January 2003); Lieutenant Governor Dr. Michael W. CRUZ (since 1 January 2007) |
| Guatemala |
President Alvaro COLOM Caballeros (since 14 January 2008); Vice President Rafael ESPADA (since 14 January 2008) |
| Guernsey |
Chief Minister Lyndon TROTT (since 1 May 2008) |
| Guinea |
Prime Minister Ahmed Tidiane SOUARE (since 23 May 2008) |
| Guinea-Bissau |
Prime Minister Carlos CORREIA (since 5 August 2008) |
| Guyana |
Prime Minister Samuel HINDS (since October 1992, except for a period as chief of state after the death of President Cheddi JAGAN on 6 March 1997) |
| Haiti |
Prime Minister Michele PIERRE-LOUIS (since 5 September 2008) |
| Holy See (Vatican City) |
Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio BERTONE (since 15 September 2006) |
| Honduras |
President Jose Manuel ZELAYA Rosales (since 27 January 2006); Vice President Elvin Ernesto SANTOS Ordonez (since 27 January 2006) |
| Hong Kong |
Chief Executive Donald TSANG (since 24 June 2005) |
| Hungary |
Prime Minister Ferenc GYURCSANY (since 29 September 2004) |
| Iceland |
Prime Minister Geir H. HAARDE (since 7 June 2006) |
| India |
Prime Minister Manmohan SINGH (since 22 May 2004) |
| Indonesia |
President Susilo Bambang YUDHOYONO (since 20 October 2004); Vice President Muhammad Yusuf KALLA (since 20 October 2004) |
| Iran |
President Mahmud AHMADI-NEJAD (since 3 August 2005); First Vice President Parviz DAVUDI (since 11 September 2005) |
| Iraq |
Prime Minister Nuri al-MALIKI (since 20 May 2006); Deputy Prime Ministers Barham SALIH (since 20 May 2006)and Rafi al-ISSAWI (since 19 July 2008) |
| Ireland |
Prime Minister Brian COWEN (since 7 May 2008) |
| Israel |
Prime Minister Ehud OLMERT (since May 2006); Deputy Prime Minister Tzipora "Tzipi" LIVNI; note - Prime Minister OLMERT resigned on 17 September 2008, but will serve as acting prime minister until a new government is formed |
| Italy |
Prime Minister Silvio BERLUSCONI (referred to in Italy as the president of the Council of Ministers) (since 8 May 2008) note - in Italy the prime minister is referred to as the president of the Council of Ministers |
| Jamaica |
Prime Minister Bruce GOLDING (since 11 September 2007) |
| Japan |
Prime Minister Taro ASO (since 24 September 2008) |
| Jersey |
Chief Minister Frank WALKER (since December 2005); Bailiff Philip Martin BAILHACHE (since February 1995) |
| Jordan |
Prime Minister Nader al-DAHABI (since 25 November 2007) |
| Kazakhstan |
Prime Minister Karim MASIMOV (since 10 January 2007); Deputy Prime Ministers Umirzak SHUKEYEV (since 27 August 2007) and Yerbol ORYNBAYEV (since 29 October 2007) |
| Kenya |
Prime Minister Raila Amolo ODINGA (since 17 April 2008) |
| Kiribati |
President Anote TONG (since 10 July 2003); Vice President Teima ONORIO |
| Korea, North |
Premier KIM Yong Il (since 11 April 2007); Vice Premiers KWAK Pom Gi (since 5 September 1998), JON Sung Hun (since 3 September 2003), RO Tu Chol (since 3 September 2003), THAE Jong Su (since 16 October 2007) |
| Korea, South |
Prime Minister HAN Seung-soo (since 29 February 2008) |
| Kuwait |
Prime Minister NASIR MUHAMMAD al-Ahmad al-Sabah (since 3 April 2007); First Deputy Prime Minister JABIR Mubarak al-Hamad al-Sabah (since 9 February 2006); Deputy Prime Ministers MUHAMMAD al-Sabah al-Salim al-Sabah (since 9 February 2006) and Faysal al-HAJJI (since 5 April 2007); note - the Amir accepted the resignation of the prime minister and cabinet on 1 December 2008) |
| Kyrgyzstan |
Prime Minister Igor CHUDINOV (since 24 December 2007) |
| Laos |
Prime Minister BOUASONE Bouphavanh (since 8 June 2006); Deputy Prime Ministers Maj. Gen. ASANG Laoli (since May 2002), Maj. Gen. DOUANGCHAI Phichit (since 8 June 2006), SOMSAVAT Lengsavat (since 26 February 1998), and THONGLOUN Sisoulit (since 27 March 2001) |
| Latvia |
Prime Minister Ivars GODMANIS (since 20 December 2007) |
| Lebanon |
Prime Minister Fuad SINIORA (since 30 June 2005); Deputy Prime Minister Elias MURR (since April 2005) |
| Lesotho |
Prime Minister Pakalitha MOSISILI (since 23 May 1998) |
| Liberia |
President Ellen JOHNSON SIRLEAF (since 16 January 2006) |
| Libya |
Secretary of the General People's Committee (Prime Minister) al-Baghdadi Ali al-MAHMUDI (since 5 March 2006) |
| Liechtenstein |
Head of Government (Prime Minister) Otmar HASLER (since 5 April 2001); Deputy Head of Government (Deputy Prime Minister) Klaus TSCHUETSCHER (since 21 April 2005) |
| Lithuania |
Prime Minister Andrius KUBILIUS (since 27 November 2008) |
| Luxembourg |
Prime Minister Jean-Claude JUNCKER (since 20 January 1995); Deputy Prime Minister Jean ASSELBORN (since 31 July 2004) |
| Macau |
Chief Executive Edmund HO Hau-wah (since 20 December 1999) |
| Macedonia, Republic of |
Prime Minister Nikola GRUEVSKI (since 26 August 2006) |
| Malawi |
President Bingu wa MUTHARIKA (since 24 May 2004) |
| Malaysia |
Prime Minister ABDULLAH bin Ahmad Badawi (since 31 October 2003); Deputy Prime Minister Mohamed NAJIB bin Abdul Razak (since 7 January 2004) |
| Maldives |
President Mohamed NASHEED (since 11 November 2008); Vice President (vacant) |
| Mali |
Prime Minister Modibo SIDIBE (since 28 September 2007) |
| Malta |
Prime Minister Lawrence GONZI (since 23 March 2004) |
| Man, Isle of |
Chief Minister Tony BROWN (since 14 December 2006) |
| Marshall Islands |
President Litokwa TOMEING (since 7 January 2008) |
| Martinique |
President of the General Council Claude LISE (since 22 March 1992); President of the Regional Council Alfred MARIE-JEANNE (since NA March 1998) |
| Mauritania |
Prime Minister Moulaye Ould Mohamed LAGHDAF (since 14 August 2008) |
| Mauritius |
Prime Minister Navinchandra RAMGOOLAM (since 5 July 2005) |
| Mayotte |
President of the General Council Said Omar OILI (since 8 April 2004) |
| Mexico |
President Felipe de Jesus CALDERON Hinojosa (since 1 December 2006) |
| Moldova |
Prime Minister Zinaida GRECEANII (since 31 March 2008); First Deputy Prime Minister Igor DODON (since 31 March 2008) |
| Monaco |
Minister of State Jean-Paul PROUST (since 1 June 2005) |
| Mongolia |
Prime Minister Sanjaa BAYAR (since 22 November 2007); First Deputy Prime Minister (Norov ALTANKHUYAG (since 27 September 2008); Vice Prime Minister Miegombyn ENKHBOLD (since 6 December 2007) |
| Montenegro |
Prime Minister Milo DJUKANOVIC (since 29 February 2008) |
| Montserrat |
Chief Minister Lowell LEWIS (since 2 June 2006) |
| Morocco |
Prime Minister Abbas EL FASSI (since 19 September 2007) |
| Mozambique |
Prime Minister Luisa DIOGO (since 17 February 2004) |
| Namibia |
Prime Minister Nahas ANGULA (since 21 March 2005) |
| Nauru |
President Marcus STEPHEN (since 19 December 2007); note - President Ludwig SCOTTY defeated in a no confidence vote in parliament on 19 December 2007 |
| Nepal |
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal DAHAL (as of 18 August 2008); Deputy Prime Minister Bamdev GAUTAM |
| Netherlands |
Prime Minister Jan Peter BALKENENDE (since 22 July 2002); Deputy Prime Ministers Wouter BOS (since 22 February 2007) and Andre ROUVOET (since 22 February 2007) |
| Netherlands Antilles |
Prime Minister Emily de JONGH-ELHAGE (since 26 March 2006) |
| New Caledonia |
President of the Government Harold MARTIN (since 7 August 2007) |
| New Zealand |
Prime Minister John KEY (since 19 November 2008); Deputy Prime Minister Bill ENGLISH (since 19 November 2008) |
| Nicaragua |
President Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra (since 10 January 2007); Vice President Jaime MORALES Carazo (since 10 January 2007) |
| Niger |
Prime Minister Seyni OUMAROU (since 3 June 2007); appointed by the president and shares some executive responsibilities with the president |
| Nigeria |
President Umaru Musa YAR'ADUA (since 29 May 2007) |
| Niue |
Premier Toke TALAGI (since 18 June 2008) |
| Norfolk Island |
Acting Administrator Owen WALSH (since October 2007) |
| Northern Mariana Islands |
Governor Benigno R. FITIAL (since 9 January 2006); Lieutenant Governor Timothy P. VILLAGOMEZ (since 9 January 2006) |
| Norway |
Prime Minister Jens STOLTENBERG (since 17 October 2005) |
| Oman |
Sultan and Prime Minister QABOOS bin Said al-Said (sultan since 23 July 1970 and prime minister since 23 July 1972) |
| Pakistan |
Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza GILANI (since 25 March 2008) |
| Palau |
President Tommy Esang REMENGESAU, Jr. (since 19 January 2001); Vice President Camsek CHIN (since 1 January 2005) |
| Panama |
President Martin TORRIJOS Espino (since 1 September 2004); First Vice President Samuel LEWIS Navarro (since 1 September 2004); Second Vice President Ruben AROSEMENA Valdes (since 1 September 2004) |
| Papua New Guinea |
Prime Minister Sir Michael SOMARE (since 2 August 2002); Deputy Prime Minister Puka TEMU (since 29 August 2007) |
| Paraguay |
President Fernando Armindo LUGO Mendez (since 15 August 2008); Vice President Federico FRANCO (since 15 August 2008) |
| Peru |
President Alan GARCIA Perez (since 28 July 2006); First Vice President Luis GIAMPIETRI Rojas; Second Vice President Lourdes MENDOZA del Solar (since 28 July 2006) |
| Philippines |
President Gloria MACAPAGAL-ARROYO (since 20 January 2001) |
| Pitcairn Islands |
Governor George FERGUSSON (since April 2006); Mayor and Chairman of the Island Council Mike WARREN (since 1 January 2008) |
| Portugal |
Prime Minister Jose SOCRATES Carvalho Pinto de Sousa (since 12 March 2005) |
| Puerto Rico |
Governor Anibal ACEVEDO-VILA (since 2 January 2005) |
| Qatar |
Prime Minister HAMAD bin Jasim bin Jabir Al-Thani (since 3 April 2007); Deputy Prime Minister Abdallah bin Hamad al-ATIYAH (since 3 April 2007) |
| Romania |
Prime Minister Calin Popescu-TARICEANU (since 29 December 2004) |
| Russia |
Premier Vladimir Vladimirovich PUTIN (since 8 May 2008); First Deputy Premiers Igor Ivanovich SHUVALOV and Viktor Alekseyevich ZUBKOV (since 12 May 2008); Deputy Premiers Sergey Borisovich IVANOV (since 12 May 2008), Dmitriy Nikolayevich KOZAK (since 14 October 2008), Aleksey Leonidovich KUDRIN (since 24 September 2007), Igor Ivanovich SECHIN (since 12 May 2008), Sergey Semenovich SOBYANIN (since 12 May 2008), Aleksandr Dmitriyevich ZHUKOV (since 9 March 2004), and Dmitry Nikolayevich KOZAK (since 14 October 2008) |
| Rwanda |
Prime Minister Bernard MAKUZA (since 8 March 2000) |
| Réunion |
President of the General Council Nassimah DINDAR (since NA March 2004) and President of the Regional Council Paul VERGES (since NA March 1993) |
| Saint Barthelemy |
President of the Territorial Council Bruno MAGRAS (since 16 July 2007) |
| Saint Helena |
Governor and Commander in Chief Andrew GURR (since 11 November 2007) |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Prime Minister Dr. Denzil DOUGLAS (since 6 July 1995); Deputy Prime Minister Sam CONDOR (since 6 July 1995) |
| Saint Lucia |
Prime Minister Stephenson KING (since 9 September 2007); note - Sir John COMPTON died in office Friday, 7 September 2007 |
| Saint Martin |
President of the Territorial Council Frantz GUMBS (since 7 August 2008) |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
President of the Territorial Council Stephane ARTANO (since 21 February 2007) |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Prime Minister Ralph E. GONSALVES (since 29 March 2001) |
| Samoa |
Prime Minister Sailele Malielegaoi TUILA'EPA (since 1998); Deputy Prime Minister MISA Telefoni (since 2001) |
| Saudi Arabia |
King and Prime Minister ABDALLAH bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud (since 1 August 2005) |
| Senegal |
Prime Minister Cheikh Hadjibou SOUMARE (since 19 June 2007) |
| Serbia and Montenegro |
Prime Minister Mirko CVETKOVIC (since 7 July 2008) |
| Seychelles |
President James MICHEL (since 14 April 2004) |
| Sierra Leone |
President Ernest Bai KOROMA (since 17 September 2007) |
| Singapore |
Prime Minister LEE Hsien Loong (since 12 August 2004); Senior Minister GOH Chok Tong (since 12 August 2004); Minister Mentor LEE Kuan Yew (since 12 August 2004); Deputy Prime Ministers Shunmugam JAYAKUMAR (since 12 August 2004) and WONG Kan Seng (since 1 September 2005) |
| Slovakia |
Prime Minister Robert FICO (since 4 July 2006); Deputy Prime Ministers Dusan CAPLOVIC, Robert KALINAK, Stefan HARABIN, Jan MIKOLAJ (since 4 July 2006) |
| Slovenia |
Prime Minister Borut PAHOR (since 7 November 2008) |
| Solomon Islands |
Prime Minister Derek SIKUA (since 20 December 2007); note - Prime Minister Manasseh SOGAVARE defeated in a no confidence vote in parliament on 13 December 2007; SIKUA elected on 20 December 2007 |
| Somalia |
Prime Minister Nur "Adde" HASSAN Hussein (since 24 November 2007) |
| South Africa |
President Kgalema MOTLANTHE (since 25 September 2008); Executive Deputy President Baleka MBETE (since 25 September 2008) |
| Spain |
President of the Government (Prime Minister equivalent) Jose Luis Rodriguez ZAPATERO (since 17 April 2004); First Vice President (and Minister of the Presidency) Maria Teresa FERNANDEZ DE LA VEGA (since 18 April 2004) and Second Vice President (and Minister of Economy and Finance) Pedro SOLBES Mira (since 18 April 2004) |
| Sri Lanka |
President Mahinda RAJAPAKSA (since 19 November 2005) |
| Sudan |
President Umar Hassan Ahmad al-BASHIR (since 16 October 1993); First Vice President Salva KIIR (since 4 August 2005), Vice President Ali Osman TAHA (since 20 September 2005) |
| Suriname |
President Runaldo Ronald VENETIAAN (since 12 August 2000); Vice President Ram SARDJOE (since 3 August 2005) |
| Svalbard |
Governor Per SEFLAND (since 1 October 2005); Assistant Governor Rune Baard HANSEN (since 2003) |
| Swaziland |
Prime Minister Barnabas Sibusiso DLAMINI (since 16 October 2008) |
| Sweden |
Prime Minister Fredrik REINFELDT (since 5 October 2006) |
| Switzerland |
President Pascal COUCHEPIN (since 1 January 2008); Vice President Hans-Rudolf MERZ (since 1 January 2008) |
| Syria |
Prime Minister Muhammad Naji al-UTRI (since 10 September 2003); Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Abdallah al-DARDARI (since 14 June 2005) |
| São Tomé and Príncipe |
Prime Minister Joachim Rafael BRANCO (since 22 June 2008) |
| Taiwan |
Premier (President of the Executive Yuan) LIO Chao-shiuan (since 20 May 2008); Vice Premier (Vice President of Executive Yuan) Paul CHIU (CHANG-hsiung) (since 20 May 2008) |
| Tajikistan |
Prime Minister Oqil OQILOV (since 20 January 1999) |
| Tanzania |
President Jakaya KIKWETE (since 21 December 2005); Vice President Dr. Ali Mohammed SHEIN (since 5 July 2001) |
| Thailand |
Prime Minister ABHISIT Wetchachiwa, also spelled ABHISIT Vejjajiva (since 17 December 2008); Deputy Prime Minister OLARN Cahipravat (since 24 September 2008); Deputy Prime Minister SANAN Kachornprasat, also spelled SANAN Kachornparsart (since 7 February 2008); Deputy Prime Minister SOMPONG Amornwiwat (since 24 September 2008) |
| Togo |
Prime Minister Gilbert HOUNGBO (since 7 September 2008) |
| Tokelau |
Kolouei O'BRIEN (2006); note - position rotates annually among the three Faipule (village leaders) |
| Tonga |
Prime Minister Dr. Feleti SEVELE (since 11 February 2006); Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Viliami TANGI (since 16 May 2006) |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
Prime Minister Patrick MANNING (since 24 December 2001) |
| Tunisia |
Prime Minister Mohamed GHANNOUCHI (since 17 November 1999) |
| Turkmenistan |
President Gurbanguly BERDIMUHAMEDOW (since 14 February 2007) |
| Turks and Caicos Islands |
Premier Michael Eugene MISICK (chief minister since 15 August 2003, sworn in as premier on 9 August 2006); note - the office of premier was created in the 2006 constitution |
| Tuvalu |
Prime Minister Apisai IELEMIA (since 14 August 2006) |
| Uganda |
President Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI (since seizing power 26 January 1986); Prime Minister Apolo NSIBAMBI (since 5 April 1999); note - the prime minister assists the president in the supervision of the cabinet |
| Ukraine |
Prime Minister Yuliya TYMOSHENKO (since 18 December 2007); First Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr TURCHYNOV (since 18 December 2007); Deputy Prime Ministers Hryhoriy NEMYRYA and Ivan VASYUNYK (since 18 December 2007) |
| United Arab Emirates |
Prime Minister and Vice President MUHAMMAD bin Rashid Al-Maktum (since 5 January 2006); Deputy Prime Ministers SULTAN bin Zayid Al-Nuhayyan (since 20 November 1990) and HAMDAN bin Zayid Al-Nuhayyan (since 20 October 2003) |
| United Kingdom |
Prime Minister James Gordon BROWN (since 27 June 2007) |
| United States |
President George W. BUSH (since 20 January 2001); Vice President Richard B. CHENEY (since 20 January 2001) |
| Uruguay |
President Tabare VAZQUEZ Rosas (since 1 March 2005); Vice President Rodolfo NIN NOVOA (since 1 March 2005) |
| Uzbekistan |
Prime Minister Shavkat MIRZIYOYEV (since 11 December 2003); First Deputy Prime Minister Rustam AZIMOV (since 2 January 2008) |
| Vanuatu |
Prime Minister Edward NATAPEI (since 22 September 2008); Deputy Prime Minister Ham LINI (since 22 September 2008) |
| Venezuela |
President Hugo CHAVEZ Frias (since 3 February 1999); Executive Vice President Ramon Alonzo CARRIZALEZ Rengifo (since 4 January 2008) |
| Vietnam |
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan DUNG (since 27 June 2006); Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh HUNG (since 28 June 2006), Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung HAI (since 2 August 2007), Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien NHAN (since 2 August 2007), Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia KHIEM (since 28 June 2006), and Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh TRONG (since 28 June 2006) |
| Virgin Islands |
Governor John DeJONGH (since 1 January 2007) |
| Wallis and Futuna |
President of the Territorial Assembly Patalione KANIMOA (since January 2001) |
| Yemen |
Prime Minister Ali Muhammad MUJAWWAR (since 31 March 2007) |
| Zambia |
President Rupiah BANDA (since 19 August 2008); Vice President George KUNDA (since 14 November 2008) |
| Zimbabwe |
Executive President Robert Gabriel MUGABE (since 31 December 1987); Vice President Joseph MSIKA (since December 1999) and Vice President Joyce MUJURU (since 6 December 2004) |
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