This is a list of foreign ministers in 2002.

Africa

• Algeria - Abdelaziz Belkhadem (2000-2005)
• Angola - João Bernardo de Miranda (1999-2008)
• Benin - Antoine Idji Kolawolé (1998-2003)
• Botswana - Mompati Merafhe (1994-2008)
• Burkina Faso - Youssouf Ouedraogo (1999-2007)
• Burundi - Terence Sinunguruza (2001-2005)
• Cameroon - François Xavier Ngoubeyou (2001-2004)
• Cape Verde -
  1. Manuel Inocêncio Sousa (2001-2002)
  2. Fátima Veiga (2002-2004)
• Central African Republic - Agba Otikpo Mézodé (2001-2003)
• Chad - Mahamat Saleh Annadif (1997-2003)
• Comoros -
  1. Mohamed El-Amine Souef (1999-2002)
  2. Halidi Charif (2002)
  3. Mohamed El-Amine Souef (2002-2005)
• Republic of Congo - Rodolphe Adada (1997-2007)
• Democratic Republic of Congo - Léonard She Okitundu (2000-2003)
• Côte d'Ivoire - Abou Drahamane Sangare (2000-2003)
• Djibouti - Ali Abdi Farah (1999-2005)
• Egypt - Ahmed Maher (2001-2004)
• Equatorial Guinea - Santiago Nsobeya Efuman (1999-2003)
• Eritrea - Ali Said Abdella (2000-2005)
• Ethiopia - Seyoum Mesfin (1991-2010)
• Gabon - Jean Ping (1999-2008)
• The Gambia - Baboucarr-Blaise Jagne (2001-2004)
• Ghana - Hackman Owusu-Agyeman (2001-2003)
• Guinea -
  1. Mahawa Bangoura (2000-2002)
  2. François Lonseny Fall (2002-2004)
• Guinea-Bissau -
  1. Filomena Mascarenhas Tipote (2001-2002)
  2. Joãozinho Vieira Có (2002-2003)
• Kenya - Marsden Madoka (2001-2003)
• Lesotho -
  1. Tom Thabane (1998-2002)
  2. Mohlabi Tsekoa (2002-2004)
• Liberia - Monie Captan (1996-2003)
• Libya - Abdel Rahman Shalgham (2000-2009)
• Madagascar -
  1. Lila Ratsifandrihamanana (1998-2002)
  2. Azaly Ben Marofo (2002)
  3. Marcel Ranjeva (2002-2009)
• Malawi - Lilian Patel (2000-2004)
• Mali -
  1. Modibo Sidibe (1997-2002)
  2. Lassana Traoré (2002-2004)
• Mauritania -
  1. Dah Ould Abdi (2001-2002)
  2. Mohamed Ould Tolba (2002-2003)
• Mauritius - Anil Gayan (2000-2003)
• Morocco - Mohamed Benaissa (1999-2007)
  • Western Sahara - Mohamed Salem Ould Salek (1998–2023)
• Mozambique - Leonardo Simão (1994-2005)
• Namibia -
  1. Theo-Ben Gurirab (1990-2002)
  2. Hidipo Hamutenya (2002-2004)
• Niger - Aïchatou Mindaoudou (2001-2010)
• Nigeria - Sule Lamido (2000-2003)
• Rwanda -
  1. André Bumaya (2000-2002)
  2. Charles Murigande (2002-2008)
• São Tomé and Príncipe -
  1. Patrice Trovoada (2001-2002)
  2. Mateus Meira Rita (2002)
  3. Alda Bandeira (2002)
  4. Mateus Meira Rita (2002-2004)
• Senegal - Cheikh Tidiane Gadio (2000-2009)
• Seychelles - Jérémie Bonnelame (1997-2005)
• Sierra Leone -
  1. Ahmed Ramadan Dumbuya (2001-2002)
  2. Momodu Koroma (2002-2007)
• Somalia -
  1. Ismail Mahmud Hurre (2000-2002)
  2. Yusuf Hassan Ibrahim (2002-2004)
  • Somaliland -
    1. Abdihamid Garad Jama (2001-2002)
    2. Mohamed Said Gees (2002-2003)
• South Africa - Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (1999-2009)
• Sudan - Mustafa Osman Ismail (1998-2005)
• Swaziland - Abednego Ntshangase (2001-2003)
• Tanzania - Jakaya Kikwete (1995-2006)
• Togo -
  1. Joseph Kokou Koffigoh (2000-2002)
  2. Roland Kpotsra (2002-2003)
• Tunisia - Habib Ben Yahia (1999-2004)
• Uganda - James Wapakhabulo (2001-2004)
• Zambia -
  1. Keli Walubita (1997-2002)
  2. Katele Kalumba (2002)
  3. Kalombo Mwansa (2002-2005)
• Zimbabwe - Stan Mudenge (1995-2005)

Asia

• Afghanistan - Abdullah Abdullah (2001-2006)
• Armenia - Vartan Oskanian (1998-2008)
• Azerbaijan - Vilayat Guliyev (1999-2004)
  • Nagorno-Karabakh -
    1. Naira Melkumyan (1997-2002)
    2. Ashot Gulyan (2002-2004)
• Bahrain - Sheikh Muhammad ibn Mubarak ibn Hamad Al Khalifah (1971-2005)
• Bangladesh - Morshed Khan (2001-2006)
• Bhutan - Jigme Thinley (1998-2003)
• Brunei - Pengiran Muda Mohamed Bolkiah (1984–2015)
• Cambodia - Hor Namhong (1998–2016)
• China - Tang Jiaxuan (1998-2003)
• East Timor - José Ramos-Horta (2000-2006)
• Georgia - Irakli Menagarishvili (1995-2003)
  • Abkhazia - Sergei Shamba (1997-2004)
  • South Ossetia - Murat Dzhioyev (1998-2012)
• India -
  1. Jaswant Singh (1998-2002)
  2. Yashwant Sinha (2002-2004)
• Indonesia - Hassan Wirajuda (2001-2009)
• Iran - Kamal Kharazi (1997-2005)
• Iraq - Naji Sabri (2001-2003)
• Israel -
  1. Shimon Peres (2001-2002)
  2. Ariel Sharon (2002)
  3. Benjamin Netanyahu (2002-2003)
• Japan -
  1. Makiko Tanaka (2001-2002)
  2. Junichiro Koizumi (2002)
  3. Yoriko Kawaguchi (2002-2004)
• Jordan -
  1. Abdul Ilah Khatib (1998-2002)
  2. Marwan al-Muasher (2002-2004)
• Kazakhstan -
  1. Erlan Idrisov (1999-2002)
  2. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (2002-2007)
• North Korea - Paek Nam-sun (1998-2007)
• South Korea -
  1. Han Seung-soo (2001-2002)
  2. Choi Sung Hong (2002-2003)
• Kuwait - Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1978-2003)
• Kyrgyzstan -
  1. Muratbek Imanaliyev (1997-2002)
  2. Askar Aitmatov (2002)
• Laos - Somsavat Lengsavad (1993-2006)
• Lebanon - Mahmoud Hammoud (2000-2003)
• Malaysia - Syed Hamid Albar (1999-2008)
• Maldives - Fathulla Jameel (1978-2005)
• Mongolia - Luvsangiin Erdenechuluun (2000-2004)
• Myanmar - Win Aung (1998-2004)
• Nepal -
  1. Sher Bahadur Deuba (2001-2002)
  2. Narendra Bikram Shah (2002-2003)
• Oman - Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah (1982–2020)
• Pakistan -
  1. Abdul Sattar (1999-2002)
  2. Inam ul-Haq (2002)
  3. Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri (2002-2007)
• Philippines -
  1. Teofisto Guingona, Jr. (2001-2002)
  2. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (2002)
  3. Blas Ople (2002-2003)
• Qatar - Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani (1992-2013)
• Saudi Arabia - Prince Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1975–2015)
• Singapore - S. Jayakumar (1994-2004)
• Sri Lanka - Tyronne Fernando (2001-2004)
• Syria - Farouk al-Sharaa (1984-2006)
• Taiwan -
  1. Tien Hung-mao (2000-2002)
  2. Eugene Chien (2002-2004)
• Tajikistan - Talbak Nazarov (1994-2006)
• Thailand - Surakiart Sathirathai (2001-2005)
• Turkey -
  1. İsmail Cem (1997-2002)
  2. Şükrü Sina Gürel (2002)
  3. Yaşar Yakış (2002-2003)
• Turkmenistan - Raşit Meredow (2001–present)
• United Arab Emirates - Rashid Abdullah Al Nuaimi (1980-2006)
• Uzbekistan - Abdulaziz Komilov (1994-2003)
• Vietnam - Nguyễn Dy Niên (2000-2006)
• Yemen - Abu Bakr al-Qirbi (2001-2014)

Australia and Oceania

• Australia - Alexander Downer (1996-2007)
• Fiji - Kaliopate Tavola (2000-2006)
• French Polynesia - Gaston Flosse (2000-2004)
• Kiribati - Teburoro Tito (1994-2003)
• Marshall Islands - Gerald Zackios (2001-2008)
• Micronesia - Ieske Iehsi (2001-2003)
• Nauru - René Harris (2001-2003)
• New Zealand - Phil Goff (1999-2005)
  • Cook Islands - Robert Woonton (1999-2004)
  • Niue -
    1. Sani Lakatani (1999-2002)
    2. Young Vivian (2002-2008)
• Palau - Temmy Shmull (2001-2009)
• Papua New Guinea -
  1. John Waiko (2001-2002)
  2. Sir Rabbie Namaliu (2002-2006)
• Samoa - Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi (1998–2021)
• Solomon Islands -
  1. Alex Bartlett (2001-2002)
  2. Nollen Cornelius Leni (2002)
  3. Laurie Chan (2002-2006)
• Tonga - Prince 'Ulukalala Lavaka Ata (1998-2004)
• Tuvalu -
  1. Koloa Talake (2001-2002)
  2. Saufatu Sopoanga (2002-2004)
• Vanuatu -
  1. Alain Mahe (2001-2002)
  2. Serge Vohor (2002-2003)

Europe

• Albania - Ilir Meta (2001–2003)
• Andorra - Juli Minoves Triquell (2001–2007)
• Austria - Benita Ferrero-Waldner (2000–2004)
• Belarus - Mikhail Khvostov (2000–2003)
• Belgium - Louis Michel (1999–2004)
  • Brussels-Capital Region - Guy Vanhengel (2000–2009)
  • Flanders -
    1. Paul Van Grembergen (2001–2002)
    2. Jaak Gabriëls (2002–2003)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina - Zlatko Lagumdžija (2001–2003)
• Bulgaria - Solomon Passy (2001–2005)
• Croatia - Tonino Picula (2000–2003)
• Cyprus - Ioannis Kasoulidis (1997–2003)
  • Northern Cyprus - Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu (1998–2004)
• Czech Republic -
  1. Jan Kavan (1998–2002)
  2. Cyril Svoboda (2002–2006)
• Denmark - Per Stig Møller (2001–2010)
• Estonia -
  1. Toomas Hendrik Ilves (1999–2002)
  2. Kristiina Ojuland (2002–2005)
• Finland - Erkki Tuomioja (2000–2007)
• France -
  1. Hubert Védrine (1997–2002)
  2. Dominique de Villepin (2002–2004)
• Germany - Joschka Fischer (1998–2005)
• Greece - George Papandreou (1999–2004)
• Hungary -
  1. János Martonyi (1998–2002)
  2. László Kovács (2002–2004)
• Iceland - Halldór Ásgrímsson (1995–2004)
• Ireland - Brian Cowen (2000–2004)
• Italy -
  1. Renato Ruggiero (2001–2002)
  2. Silvio Berlusconi (interim) (2002)
  3. Franco Frattini (2002–2004)
• Latvia -
  1. Indulis Bērziņš (1999–2002)
  2. Sandra Kalniete (2002–2004)
• Liechtenstein - Ernst Walch (2001–2005)
• Lithuania - Antanas Valionis (2000–2006)
• Luxembourg - Lydie Polfer (1999–2004)
• Macedonia -
  1. Slobodan Čašule (2001–2002)
  2. Ilinka Mitreva (2002–2006)
• Malta - Joe Borg (1999–2004)
• Moldova - Nicolae Dudău (2001–2004)
  • Transnistria - Valeriy Litskai (2000–2008)
• Netherlands -
  1. Jozias van Aartsen (1998–2002)
  2. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (2002–2003)
• Norway - Jan Petersen (2001–2005)
• Poland - Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz (2001–2005)
• Portugal -
  1. Jaime Gama (1995–2002)
  2. António Martins da Cruz (2002–2003)
• Romania - Mircea Geoană (2000–2004)
• Russia - Igor Ivanov (1998–2004)
• San Marino -
  1. Gabriele Gatti (1986–2002)
  2. Augusto Casali (2002)
  3. Fiorenzo Stolfi (2002–2003)
• Slovakia - Eduard Kukan (1998–2006)
• Slovenia - Dimitrij Rupel (2000–2004)
• Spain -
  1. Josep Piqué (2000–2002)
  2. Ana de Palacio y del Valle-Lersundi (2002–2004)
• Sweden - Anna Lindh (1998–2003)
• Switzerland - Joseph Deiss (1999–2002)
• Ukraine - Anatoliy Zlenko (2000–2003)
• United Kingdom - Jack Straw (2001–2006)
• Vatican City - Archbishop Jean-Louis Tauran (1990–2003)
• Yugoslavia - Goran Svilanović (2000–2004)
  • Montenegro -
    1. Branko Lukovac (2000–2002)
    2. Dragan Đurović (acting) (2002–2003)

North America and the Caribbean

• Antigua and Barbuda - Lester Bird (1991-2004)
• The Bahamas -
  1. Janet Bostwick (1994-2002)
  2. Fred Mitchell (2002-2007)
• Barbados - Billie Miller (1994-2008)
• Belize -
  1. Said Musa (1998-2002)
  2. Assad Shoman (2002-2003)
• Canada -
  1. John Manley (2000-2002)
  2. Bill Graham (2002-2004)
  • Quebec - Louise Beaudoin (1998-2003)
• Costa Rica -
  1. Roberto Rojas López (1998-2002)
  2. Roberto Tovar Faja (2002-2006)
• Cuba - Felipe Pérez Roque (1999-2009)
• Dominica - Osborne Riviere (2001-2005)
• Dominican Republic - Hugo Tolentino Dipp (2000-2003)
• El Salvador - María Eugenia Brizuela de Ávila (1999-2004)
• Grenada - Elvin Nimrod (2000-2008)
• Guatemala -
  1. Gabriel Orellana Rojas (2000-2002)
  2. Edgar Armando Gutiérrez Girón (2002-2004)
• Haiti - Joseph Philippe Antonio (2001-2004)
• Honduras -
  1. Roberto Flores Bermúdez (1999-2002)
  2. Guillermo Pérez Arias (2002-2003)
• Jamaica - Keith Desmond Knight (2001-2006)
• Mexico - Jorge Castañeda Gutman (2000-2003)
• Nicaragua -
  1. Francisco Aguirre Sacasa (2000-2002)
  2. Norman José Caldera Cardenal (2002-2007)
• Panama - José Miguel Alemán Healy (1999-2003)
• Puerto Rico – Ferdinand Mercado (2001–2003)
• Saint Kitts and Nevis - Timothy Harris (2001-2008)
• Saint Lucia - Julian Hunte (2001-2005)
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Louis Straker (2001-2005)
• Trinidad and Tobago - Knowlson Gift (2001-2006)
• United States - Colin Powell (2001-2005)

South America

• Argentina -
  1. José María Vernet (2001-2002)
  2. Carlos Ruckauf (2002-2003)
• Bolivia -
  1. Gustavo Fernández Saavedra (2001-2002)
  2. Carlos Saavedra Bruno (2002-2003)
• Brazil - Celso Lafer (2001-2003)
• Chile - Soledad Alvear (2000-2004)
• Colombia -
  1. Guillermo Fernández de Soto (1998-2002)
  2. Carolina Barco (2002-2006)
• Ecuador - Heinz Moeller Freile (2000-2003)
• Guyana - Rudy Insanally (2001-2008)
• Paraguay - José Antonio Moreno Ruffinelli (2001-2003)
• Peru -
  1. Diego García Sayán (2001-2002)
  2. Allan Wagner Tizón (2002-2003)
• Suriname - Marie Levens (2000-2005)
• Uruguay - Didier Opertti (1998-2005)
• Venezuela -
  1. Luis Alfonso Dávila (2001-2002)
  2. José Rodríguez Iturbe (2002)
  3. Luis Alfonso Dávila (2002)
  4. Roy Chaderton (2002-2004)