| 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 Abdelaziz BELKHADEM |
| 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); Fernando de Piedade Dias DOS SANTOS was appointed prime minister on 6 December 2002 |
| Anguilla |
Chief Minister Osbourne FLEMING (since 3 March 2000) |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
Prime Minister Winston Baldwin SPENCER (since 24 March 2004) |
| Argentina |
President Nestor KIRCHNER (since 25 May 2003); Vice President Daniel SCIOLI (since 25 May 2003) |
| Armenia |
Prime Minister Serzh SARGSYAN (since 4 April 2007) |
| Aruba |
Prime Minister Nelson O. ODUBER (since 30 October 2001) |
| Australia |
Prime Minister John Winston HOWARD (since 11 March 1996); Deputy Prime Minister Mark VAILE (since 6 July 2005) |
| Austria |
Chancellor Alfred GUSENBAUER (SPOe) (since 11 January 2007); Vice Chancellor Wilhelm MOLTERER (OeVP) (since 11 January 2007) |
| Azerbaijan |
Prime Minister Artur RASIZADE (since 4 November 2003); First Deputy Prime Minister Abbas ABBASOV (since 10 November 2003) |
| 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 Owen Seymour ARTHUR (since 7 September 1994); Deputy Prime Minister Mia MOTTLEY (since 26 May 2003) |
| Belarus |
Prime Minister Sergei SIDORSKIY (since 19 December 2003); First Deputy Prime Minister Vladimir SEMASHKO (since NA December 2003) |
| Belgium |
Prime Minister Guy VERHOFSTADT (since 13 July 1999) |
| Belize |
Prime Minister Said Wilbert MUSA (since 28 August 1998); Deputy Prime Minister Vildo MARIN (since 5 June 2007) |
| Benin |
President Thomas YAYI Boni (since 6 April 2006) |
| Bermuda |
Premier Ewart BROWN (since 30 October 2006); Deputy Premier Paula COX |
| Bhutan |
Prime Minister Khandu WANGCHUK (since 7 September 2006) |
| 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 Festus G. MOGAE (since 1 April 1998); Vice President Seretse Ian KHAMA (since 13 July 1998) |
| Brazil |
President Luiz Inacio LULA DA SILVA (since 1 January 2003); Vice President Jose ALENCAR (since 1 January 2003) |
| British Indian Ocean Territory |
Commissioner Leigh TURNER (since July 2006); Administrator Tony HUMPHRIES (since February 2005); note - both reside in the UK and are represented by the officer commanding British Forces on Diego Garcia |
| British Virgin Islands |
Chief Minister Dr. Orlando D. SMITH (since 17 June 2003) |
| 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) |
| Burkina Faso |
Prime Minister Paramanga Ernest YONLI (since 6 November 2000) |
| Burma |
Acting Prime Minister, Gen THEIN SEIN (since 18 May 2007) |
| Burundi |
President Pierre NKURUNZIZA (since 26 August 2005); First Vice President Martin NDUWIMANA - Tutsi (since 29 August 2005); Second Vice President Gabriel NTISEZERANA - Hutu (since 9 February 2007) |
| Cambodia |
Prime Minister HUN SEN (since 14 January 1985); Deputy Prime Ministers SAR KHENG (since 3 February 1992); SOK AN, LU LAY SRENG, TEA BANH, HOR NAMHONG, NHEK BUNCHHAY (since 16 July 2004); KEV PUT REAKSMEI (since 24 October 2006) |
| 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 Elie DOTE (since 13 June 2005); note - Celestin GAOMBALET resigned 11 June 2005 |
| Chad |
Prime Minister Nouradine Delwa KASSIRE Koumakoye (since 26 February 2007) |
| Chile |
President Michelle BACHELET Jeria (since 11 March 2006) |
| China |
Premier WEN Jiabao (since 16 March 2003); Executive Vice Premier HUANG Ju (since 17 March 2003), Vice Premiers WU Yi (17 March 2003), ZENG Peiyan (since 17 March 2003), and HUI Liangyu (since 17 March 2003) |
| 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 Antoine GIZENGA (since 30 December 2006) |
| Congo, Republic of the |
President Denis SASSOU-NGUESSO (since 25 October 1997, following the civil war in which he toppled elected president Pascal LISSOUBA) |
| 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 Kevin CASAS Zamora (since 8 May 2006) |
| 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) |
| Cuba |
President of the Council of State and President of the Council of Ministers Fidel CASTRO Ruz (prime minister from February 1959 until 24 February 1976 when office was abolished; president since 2 December 1976); First Vice President of the Council of State and First Vice President of the Council of Ministers Gen. Raul CASTRO Ruz (since 2 December 1976) |
| Cyprus |
President Tassos PAPADOPOULOS (since 1 March 2003) |
| Czech Republic |
Prime Minister Mirek TOPOLANEK (since 9 January 2007); Deputy Prime Ministers Petr NECAS (since 9 January 2007), Jiri CUNEK (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 |
Interim Prime Minister Estanislau da SILVA (since 19 May 2007); Deputy Prime Minister Rui Maria do ARAUJO (since 10 July 2006) |
| Ecuador |
President Rafael CORREA Delgado (since 15 January 2007); Vice President Lenin MORENO Garces (since 15 January 2007) |
| Egypt |
Prime Minister Ahmed 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 Ricardo Mangue Obama NFUBEA (since 14 August 2006); First Deputy Prime Minister Mercelino Oyono NTUTUMU (since 15 June 2004) |
| 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 Chris SIMPKINS (since March 2003) |
| Faroe Islands |
Prime Minister Joannes EIDESGAARD (since 3 February 2004) |
| 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 Eero HEINALUOMA (since 24 September 2005) |
| France |
Prime Minister Francois FILLON (since 17 May 2007) |
| French Polynesia |
President of French Polynesia Gaston TONG SANG (since 14 December 2006); 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 Zurab NOGHAIDELI (since 17 February 2005); note - the president is 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 Keith MITCHELL (since 22 June 1995) |
| Guam |
Governor Felix P. CAMACHO (since 6 January 2003); Lieutenant Governor Dr. Michael W. CRUZ (since 1 January 2007) |
| Guatemala |
President Oscar Jose Rafael BERGER Perdomo (since 14 January 2004); Vice President Eduardo STEIN Barillas (since 14 January 2004) |
| Guernsey |
Chief Minister Laurie MORGAN (since 1 May 2004) |
| Guinea |
Prime Minister Lansana KOUYATE (since 26 February 2007) |
| Guinea-Bissau |
Prime Minister Martinho N'Dafa CABI (since 9 April 2007) |
| 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 Jacques-Edouard ALEXIS (since 30 May 2006) |
| Holy See (Vatican City) |
Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio BERTONE (since 15 September 2006) |
| Honduras |
President 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 and Salam al-ZUBAI (since 20 May 2006) |
| Ireland |
Prime Minister Bertie AHERN (since 26 June 1997) |
| Israel |
Prime Minister Ehud OLMERT (since May 2006); Deputy Prime Minister Tzipora "Tzipi" LIVNI (since May 2006) |
| Italy |
Prime Minister (referred to in Italy as the president of the Council of Ministers) Romano PRODI (since 17 May 2006) |
| Jamaica |
Prime Minister Portia SIMPSON-MILLER (since 30 March 2006) |
| Japan |
Prime Minister Shinzo ABE (since 26 September 2006) |
| Jersey |
Chief Minister Frank WALKER (since December 2005); Bailiff Philip Martin BAILHACHE (since February 1995) |
| Jordan |
Prime Minister Marouf al-BAKHIT (since 24 November 2005); Deputy Prime Minister Ziad FARIZ (since 24 November 2005) |
| Kazakhstan |
Prime Minister Karim MASIMOV (since 10 January 2007); Deputy Prime Minister Aslan MUSIN (since 11 January 2007) |
| Kenya |
President Mwai KIBAKI (since 30 December 2002); Vice President Moody AWORI (since 25 September 2003) |
| 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) |
| Korea, South |
Prime Minister HAN Duck-soo (since 2 April 2007); Deputy Prime Ministers KIM Woo-sik (since 10 February 2006); KWON O-kyu (since 18 July 2006); KIM Shin-il (since 20 September 2006) |
| 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) |
| Kyrgyzstan |
Prime Minister Almaz ATAMBAYEV (since 30 March 2007); First Deputy Prime Minister Daniyar USENOV (since 10 May 2006) |
| 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 Aigars KALVITIS (since 2 December 2004) |
| 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 Otmar HASLER (since 5 April 2001); Deputy Head of Government Klaus TSCHUETSCHER (since 21 April 2005) |
| Lithuania |
Prime Minister Gediminas KIRKILAS (since 4 July 2006) |
| Luxembourg |
Prime Minister Jean-Claude JUNCKER (since 1 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) |
| Madagascar |
Prime Minister Charles RABEMANANJARA (25 January 2007) |
| 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 Maumoon Abdul GAYOOM (since 11 November 1978) |
| Mali |
Prime Minister Ousmane Issoufi MAIGA (since 30 April 2004) |
| Malta |
Prime Minister Lawrence GONZI (since 23 March 2004) |
| Man, Isle of |
Chief Minister Tony BROWN (since 14 December 2006) |
| Marshall Islands |
President Kessai Hesa NOTE (since 5 January 2004) |
| Mauritania |
Prime Minister Zeine Ould ZEIDANE (since 20 April 2007) |
| 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) |
| Micronesia, Federated States of |
President Emmanuel MORI (since 11 May 2007); Vice President Alik L. ALIK (11 May 2007) |
| Moldova |
Prime Minister Vasile TARLEV (since 15 April 2001); First Deputy Prime Minister Zinaida GRECIANII (since 10 October 2005) |
| Monaco |
Minister of State Jean-Paul PROUST (since 1 June 2005) |
| Mongolia |
Prime Minister Miegombyn ENKHBOLD (since 25 January 2006); Deputy Prime Minister Mendsaikhan ENKHSAIKHAN (since 28 January 2006) |
| Montserrat |
Chief Minister Lowell LEWIS (since 2 June 2006) |
| Morocco |
Prime Minister Driss JETTOU (since 9 October 2002) |
| Mozambique |
Prime Minister Luisa DIOGO (since 17 February 2004) |
| Namibia |
Prime Minister Nahas ANGULA (since 21 March 2005) |
| Nauru |
President Ludwig SCOTTY (since 22 June 2004) |
| Nepal |
Prime Minister Girija Prasad KOIRALA (since 30 April 2006); Deputy Prime Ministers Khadga Prasad OLI (since 2 May 2006) and Amik SHERCHAN since June 2006) |
| Netherlands |
Prime Minister Jan Peter BALKENENDE (since 22 July 2002); Deputy Prime Ministers Wouter BOS (since 22 February 2007) and Laurens Andre ROUVOET (since 22 February 2007) |
| Netherlands Antilles |
Prime Minister Emily de JONGH-ELHAGE (since 26 March 2006) |
| New Caledonia |
President of the Government Marie-Noelle THEMEREAU (since 10 June 2004) |
| New Zealand |
Prime Minister Helen CLARK (since 10 December 1999); Deputy Prime Minister Michael CULLEN (since July 2002) |
| Nicaragua |
President Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra (since 10 January 2007); Vice President Jaime MORALES Carazo (since 10 January 2007) |
| Niger |
President Mamadou TANDJA (since 22 December 1999); Prime Minister Seyni OUMAROU (since 3 June 2007) was appointed by the president and shares some executive responsibilities with the president |
| Nigeria |
President Umaru Musa YAR'ADUA (since 29 May 2007) |
| Niue |
Premier Young VIVIAN (since 1 May 2002) |
| Norfolk Island |
Administrator Grant TAMBLING (since 1 November 2003) |
| 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 Shaukat AZIZ (since 28 August 2004) |
| 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 Don POYLE (since 5 July 2006) |
| Paraguay |
President Nicanor DUARTE FRUTOS (since 15 August 2003); Vice President Luis CASTIGLIONI Joria (since 15 August 2003) |
| 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 Jay WARREN (since 15 December 2004) |
| Poland |
Prime Minister Jaroslaw KACZYNSKI (since 10 July 2006); Deputy Prime Ministers Roman GIERTYCH (5 May 2006), Zyta GILOWSKA (22 September 2006), Andrzej LEPPER (16 October 2006), Przemyslaw GOSIEWSKI (8 May 2007) |
| 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 Mikhail Yefimovich FRADKOV (since 5 March 2004); First Deputy Premiers Dmitriy Anatolyevich MEDVEDEV (since 14 November 2005) and Sergey Borisovich IVANOV (since 15 February 2007), Deputy Premier Aleksandr Dmitriyevich ZHUKOV (since 9 March 2004) |
| Rwanda |
Prime Minister Bernard MAKUZA (since 8 March 2000) |
| Saint Helena |
Governor and Commander in Chief Michael CLANCY (since 15 October 2004) |
| 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 Sir John COMPTON (since 15 December 2006); note - since 1 May 2007 Stephenson KING has been acting prime minister while Sir John COMPTON recovers from a series of strokes |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
President of the General Council Marc PLANTAGENEST (since NA) |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Prime Minister Ralph E. GONSALVES (since 29 March 2001) |
| Samoa |
Prime Minister Sailele Malielegaoi TUILA'EPA (since 1996); note - TUILA'EPA served as deputy prime minister from 1992 and assumed the duties of acting prime minister in 1996 when former Prime Minister TOFILAU Eti Alesana resigned in poor health; TUILA'EPA was confirmed as prime minister (November 1998) after TOFILAU died; Deputy Prime Minister MISA Telefoni (since 2001) |
| San Marino |
Secretary of State for Foreign and Political Affairs Fiorenzo STOLFI (since 27 July 2006) |
| Saudi Arabia |
King and Prime Minister ABDALLAH bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud (since 1 August 2005) |
| Senegal |
Prime Minister Macky SALL (since 21 April 2004) |
| Serbia and Montenegro |
Prime Minister Vojislav KOSTUNICA (since 3 March 2004); Kosovo - Prime Minister Agim CEKU (since 10 March 2006) |
| Seychelles |
President James MICHEL (since 14 April 2004) |
| Sierra Leone |
President Ahmad Tejan KABBAH (since 29 March 1996, reinstated 10 March 1998) |
| 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 Shunmugan 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 Janez JANSA (since 9 November 2004) |
| Solomon Islands |
Prime Minister Manasseh SOGAVARE (since 4 May 2006); note - Prime Minister Snyder RINI, elected on 18 April 2006 and sworn in on 20 April 2006, resigned on 26 April prior to no confidence vote in parliament; SOGAVARE elected on 4 May 2006 |
| Somalia |
Prime Minister Ali Mohamed GEDI (since 24 December 2004) |
| South Africa |
President Thabo MBEKI (since 16 June 1999); Executive Deputy President Phumzile MLAMBO-NGCUKA (since 23 June 2005) |
| Spain |
President of the Government (Prime Minister equivalent) Jose Luis RODRIGUEZ ZAPATERO (since 17 April 2004); First Vice President and Deputy Prime Minister (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 (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 Absolom Themba DLAMINI (since 14 November 2003) |
| Sweden |
Prime Minister Fredrik REINFELDT (since 5 October 2006) |
| Switzerland |
President Micheline CALMY-REY (since 1 January 2007); Vice President Pascal COUCHEPIN (since 1 January 2007) |
| 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 Tome Soares da VERA CRUZ (since 21 April 2006) |
| Taiwan |
Premier (President of the Executive Yuan) CHANG Chun-hsiung (since 21 May 2007); Vice Premier (Vice President of the Executive Yuan) CHIOU I-jen (since 21 May 2007) |
| 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 |
Interim Prime Minister SURAYUT Chulanon (since 1 October 2006) |
| Togo |
Prime Minister Yawovi AGBOYIBO (since 16 September 2006) |
| 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) |
| Turkey |
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ERDOGAN (14 March 2003) |
| Turkmenistan |
President Gurbanguly BERDIMUHAMMEDOV (since 14 February 2007) |
| Turks and Caicos Islands |
Premier Michael Eugene MISICK (since 15 August 2003); 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 Apollo NSIBAMBI (since 5 April 1999); note - the prime minister assists the president in the supervision of the cabinet |
| Ukraine |
Prime Minister Viktor YANUKOVYCH (since 4 August 2006); First Deputy Prime Minister - Mykola AZAROV (since 5 August 2006) |
| 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 Anthony (Tony) BLAIR (since 2 May 1997) |
| 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 MIRZIYAYEV (since 11 December 2003) |
| Vanuatu |
Prime Minister Ham LINI (since 11 December 2004); Deputy Prime Minister Sato KILMAN (since 11 December 2004) |
| Venezuela |
President Hugo CHAVEZ Frias (since 3 February 1999); Vice President Jorge RODRIGUEZ Gomez (since 3 January 2007) |
| Vietnam |
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan DUNG (since 27 June 2006); Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh HUNG (since 28 June 2006), 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); Deputy Prime Minister Rashad Muhammad al-ALIMI |
| Zambia |
President Levy MWANAWASA (since 2 January 2002); Vice President Rupiah BANDA (since 9 October 2006) |
| 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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