List of state leaders in 2002

2001 state leaders - Events of 2002 - 2003 state leaders - State leaders by year

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See also:

• List of religious leaders in 2002
• List of international organization leaders in 2002

Africa

• Algeria
  • President - Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria (1999-present)
  • Prime Minister - Ali Benflis, Prime Minister of Algeria (2000-2003)
• Angola
  • President - José Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola (1979-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Position vacant until 6 December
    2. Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos, Prime Minister of Angola (6 December 2002-present)
• Benin - Mathieu Kérékou, President of Benin (1996-present)
• Botswana - Festus Mogae, President of Botswana (1998-present)
• Burkina Faso
  • President - Blaise Compaoré, President of Burkina Faso (1987-present)
  • Prime Minister - Paramanga Ernest Yonli, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (2000-present)
• Burundi - Pierre Buyoya, President of Burundi (1996-2003)
• Cameroon
  • President - Paul Biya, President of Cameroon (1982-present)
  • Prime Minister - Peter Mafany Musonge, Prime Minister of Cameroon (1996-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 - Ange-Félix Patassé, President of the Central African Republic (1993-2003)
  • Prime Minister - Martin Ziguélé, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (2001-2003)
• Chad
  • President - Idriss Déby, Pedro Pires, President of Chad (1990-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Nagoum Yamassoum, Prime Minister of Chad (1999-2002)
    2. Haroun Kabadi, Prime Minister of Chad (2002-2003)
• Comoros - Azali Assoumani, President of Comoros (1999-present)
• Democratic Republic of the Congo - Joseph Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2001-present)
• Republic of the Congo - Denis Sassou-Nguesso, President of the Republic of the Congo (1997-present)
• Côte d'Ivoire
  • President - Laurent Gbagbo, President of Côte d'Ivoire (2000-present)
  • Prime Minister - Affi N'Guessan, Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire (2000-2003)
• 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 - Cándido Muatetema Rivas, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (2001-present)
• Eritrea - Isaias Afwerki, President of Eritrea (1993-present)
• Ethiopia
  • President - Girma Wolde-Giyorgis Lucha, 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-François Ntoutoume Emane, Prime Minister of Gabon (1999-present)
• The Gambia - Yahya Jammeh, President of the Gambia (1994-present)
• Ghana - John Agyekum Kufuor, President of Ghana (2001-present)
• Guinea
  • President - Lansana Conté, President of Guinea (1984-present)
  • Prime Minister - Lamine Sidimé, Prime Minister of Guinea (1999-2004)
• Guinea-Bissau
  • President - Kumba Ialá, President of Guinea-Bissau (2000-2003)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Alamara Nhassé, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2001-2002)
    2. Mário Pires, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2002-2003)
• Kenya -
  • 1. Daniel arap Moi, President of Kenya (1978-2002)
    2. 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 - Charles Taylor, President of Liberia (2000-2003)
• Libya
  • General Secretary - Zentani Muhammad az-Zentani, General Secretary of the General People's Congress (1992-present
  • De facto ruler - Muammar al-Qaddafi, Guide of the Revolution (1969/1979-present)
• Madagascar
  • President -
    1. Didier Ratsiraka, President of Madagascar (1997-2002)
    2. Marc Ravalomanana, President of Madagascar (2002-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Tantely Andrianarivo, Prime Minister of Madagascar (1998-2002)
    2. Jacques Sylla, Prime Minister of Madagascar (2002-present)
• Malawi - Bakili Muluzi, President of Malawi (1994-present)
• Mali
  • President -
    1. Alpha Oumar Konaré, President of Mali (1992-2002)
    2. Amadou Toumani Touré, President of Mali (2002-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Mande Sidibe, Prime Minister of Mali (2000-2002)
    2. Modibo Keita, Prime Minister of Mali (2002)
    3. Ahmed Mohamed Ag Hamani, Prime Minister of Mali (2002-present)
• Mauritania
  • President - Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, President of Mauritania (1984-present)
  • Prime Minister - Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna, Prime Minister of Mauritania (1998-2003)
• Mauritius
  • President -
    1. Cassam Uteem, President of Mauritius (1992-2002)
    2. Karl Offmann, President of Mauritius (2002-2003)
  • Prime Minister - Sir Anerood Jugnauth, Prime Minister of Mauritius (2000-2003)
• Morocco
  • Monarch - Mohammed VI, King of Morocco (1999-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Abderrahmane Youssoufi, Prime Minister of Morocco (1998-2002)
    2. Driss Jettou, Prime Minister of Morocco (2002-present)
• Mozambique
  • President - Joaquim Chissano, President of Mozambique (1986-present)
  • Prime Minister - Pascoal Mocumbi, Prime Minister of Mozambique (1994-2004)
• Namibia
  • President - Sam Nujoma, President of Namibia (1990-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Hage Geingob, Prime Minister of Namibia (1990-2002)
    2. Theo-Ben Gurirab, Prime Minister of Namibia (2002-present)
• Niger
  • President - Tandja Mamadou, President of Niger (1999-present)
  • Prime Minister - Hama Amadou, Prime Minister of Niger (2000-present)
• Nigeria - Olusegun Obasanjo, President of Nigeria (1999-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 -
    1. Evaristo Carvalho, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (2001-2002)
    2. Gabriel Costa, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (2002)
    3. Maria das Neves, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (2002-present)
• Senegal
  • President - Abdoulaye Wade, President of Senegal (2000-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Mame Madior Boye, Prime Minister of Senegal (2001-2002)
    2. Idrissa Seck, Prime Minister of Senegal (2002-2004)
• Seychelles - France-Albert René, President of Seychelles (1977-2004)
• Sierra Leone - Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, President of Sierra Leone (1998-present)
• Somalia
  • Mogadishu Government -
    • President - Abdiqasim Salad Hassan, President of Somalia (2000-present)
    • Prime Minister - Hassan Abshir Farah, Prime Minister of Somalia (2001-2003)
  • Republic of Somaliland -
    1. Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal, President of Somaliland (1993-2002)
    2. Dahir Riyale Kahin, President of Somaliland (2002-present)
• South Africa - Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa (1999-present)
• Sudan - Omar Hasan Ahmad al-Bashir, President of Sudan (1993-present)
• Swaziland -
  • Monarch - Mswati III, King of Swaziland (1986-present)
  • Prime Minister - Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini, Prime Minister of Swaziland (1996-2003)
• Tanzania
  • President - Benjamin Mkapa, President of Tanzania (1995-present)
  • Prime Minister - Frederick Sumaye, Prime Minister of Tanzania (1995-present)
• Togo
  • President - Gnassingbe Eyadema, President of Togo (1967-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Agbeyome Messan Kodjo, Prime Minister of Togo (2000-2002)
    2. Koffi Sama, Prime Minister of Togo (2002-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)
• Zambia -
  1. Frederick Chiluba, President of Zambia (1991-2002)
  2. Levy Mwanawasa, President of Zambia (2002-present)
• Zimbabwe - Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe (1987-present)

Asia

• Abkhazia
  • President - Vladislav Ardzinba, President of Abkhazia (1994-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Anri Jergenia, Prime Minister of Abkhazia (2001-2002)
    2. Gennady Gagulia, Prime Minister of Abkhazia (2002-2003)
• Afghanistan - Hamid Karzai, President and Chairman of the Afghan Transitional Administration (2001-present)
• Bangladesh
  • President -
    1. A.Q.M. Badruddoza Chowdhury, President of Bangladesh (2001-2002)
    2. Jamiruddin Sircar, acting President of Bangladesh (2002)
    3. Iajuddin Ahmed, President of Bangladesh (2002-present)
  • Prime Minister - Khaleda Zia, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (2001-present)
• Bhutan
  • Monarch - Jigme Singye Wangchuck, King of Bhutan (1972-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Lyonpo Khandu Wangchuk, Prime Minister of Bhutan (2001-2002)
    2. Lyonpo Kinzang Dorji, Prime Minister of Bhutan (2002-2003)
• Brunei - Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (1967-present)
• People's Republic of China -
  • Communist Party Leader -
    1. Jiang Zemin, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (1989-2002)
    2. Hu Jintao, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (2002-present)
  • President - Jiang Zemin, President of the People's Republic of China (1993-2003)
  • Premier - Zhu Rongji, Premier of the State Council (1998-2003)
  • Hong Kong - Tung Chee Hwa, Chief Executive of Hong Kong (1997-present)
  • Macau - Edmund Ho, Chief Executive of Macau (1999-present)
• East Timor
  • Gained indepedence on 20 May; formerly UN administration
  • President - Xanana Gusmão, President of East Timor (2002-present)
  • Prime Minister - Mari Bim Amude Alkatiri, Prime Minister of East Timor (2002-present)
• India
  • President -
    1. Kocheril Raman Narayanan, President of India (1997-2002)
    2. Abdul Kalam, President of India (2002-present)
  • Prime Minister - Atal Behari Vajpayee, Prime Minister of India (1998-present)
• Indonesia - Megawati Sukarnoputri, President of Indonesia (2001-present)
• Japan
  • Emperor - Akihito, Emperor of Japan (1989-present)
  • Prime Minister - Junichiro Koizumi, Prime Minister of Japan (2001-present)
• North Korea
  • Dear Leader - Kim Jong-il, Chairman of the National Defense Commission (1993-present)
  • Head of State (de facto) - Kim Yong-nam, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998-present)
  • Premier - Hong Song-nam, Premier of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (1997-2003)
• South Korea
  • President - Kim Dae-jung, President of the Republic of Korea (1998-2003)
  • Prime Minister - Goh Kun, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (1998-present)
• Mongolia
  • President - Natsagiyn Bagabandi, President of Mongolia (1997-present)
  • Prime Minister - Nambaryn Enkhbayar, Prime Minister of Mongolia (2000-present)
• Nepal
  • Monarch - Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, Raja of Nepal (2001-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Sher Bahadur Deuba, Prime Minister of Nepal (2001-2002)
    2. Lokendra Bahadur Chand, Prime Minister of Nepal (2002-2003)
• Pakistan -
  • President - Pervez Musharraf, President of Pakistan (2001-present)
  • Head of Government -
    1. Pervez Musharraf, Chief Executive of Pakistan (1999-2002)
    2. Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali, Prime Minister of Pakistan (2002-present)
• The Philippines - Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, President of the Philippines (2001-present)
• Singapore
  • President - Sellapan Rama Nathan, President of Singapore (1999-present)
  • Prime Minister - Goh Chok Tong, Prime Minister of Singapore (1990-present)
• Sri Lanka
  • President - Chandrika Kumaratunga, President of Sri Lanka (1994-present)
  • Prime Minister - Ranil Wickremasinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (2001-2004)
• Taiwan (Republic of China)
  • President - Chen Shui-bian, President of the Republic of China (2000-present)
  • Premier -
    1. Chang Chun-hsiung, President of the Executive Yuan (2000-2002)
    2. Yu Shyi-kun, President of the Executive Yuan (2002-present)
• Tajikistan
  • President - Imamoli Rakhmanov, President of Tajikistan (1992-present)
  • Prime Minister - Akil Akilov, Prime Minister of Tajikistan (1999-present)
• Thailand
  • King - Rama IX, King of Thailand (1946-present)
  • Prime Minister - Thaksin Shinawatra, Prime Minister of Thailand (2001-present)
• Turkey
  • President - Ahmet Necdet Sezer, President of Turkey (2000-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Bülent Ecevit, Prime Minister of Turkey (1999-2002)
    2. Abdullah Gül, Prime Minister of Turkey (2002-2003)
• Vietnam
  • President - Tran Duc Luong, President of Vietnam (1997-present)
  • Prime Minister - Phan Van Khai, Prime Minister of Vietnam (1997-present)

Australia and Oceania

• American Samoa (U.S. territory) - Tauese Pita Fiti Sunia, Governor of American Samoa (1997-2003)

• Australia
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952-present)
  • Governor-General - Peter Hollingworth, Governor-General of Australia (2001-2003)
  • Prime Minister - John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia (1996-present)

• Cook Islands (self-governing territory of New Zealand)
  • High Commissioner - Kurt Meyer, High Commissioner of the Cook Islands (2001-present)
  • Queen's Representative - Fred Goodwin, Queen's Representative in the Cook Islands (2001-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Terepai Maoate, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands (1999-2002)
    2. Robert Woonton, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands (2002-present)

• Fiji
  • President - Ratu Josefa Iloilo, President of Fiji (13 July, 2000-present)
  • Prime Minister - Laisenia Qarase, Prime Minister of Fiji (16 March, 2001-present)

• French Polynesia (French Overseas Territory)
  • High Commissioner - Michel Mathieu, High Commissioner of French Polynesia (2001-present)

• • President of the Government - Gaston Flosse, President of the Government of French Polynesia (1991-2004, President of French Polynesia 2004-present)

• Kiribati - Teburoro Tito, President of Kiribati (1994-2003)

• Marshall Islands - Kessai Note, President of the Marshall Islands (2000-present)

• Federated States of Micronesia - Leo A. Falcam, President of the Federated States of Micronesia (1999-2003)

• Nauru - Rene Harris, President of Nauru (2001-2003)

• New Caledonia (French Overseas Collectivity)
  • High Commissioner -
    1. Thierry Lataste, High Commissioner of New Caledonia (1999-2002)
    2. Daniel Constantin, High Commissioner of New Caledonia (2002-present)
  • President of the Government - Pierre Frogier, President of the Government of New Caledonia (2001-present)

• New Zealand
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand (1952-present)
  • Governor-General - Dame Silvia Cartwright, Governor-General of New Zealand (2001-present)
  • Prime Minister - Helen Clark, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1999-present)

• Niue (associated state of New Zealand)
  • Resident Commissioner - John Bryan, Resident Commissioner of Niue (2000-2003)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Sani Lakatani, Prime minister of Niue (1999-2002)
    2. Young Vivian, Prime Minister of Niue (2002-present)

• Northern Mariana Islands (Commonwealth of the U.S.)
  • Governor -
    1. Pedro P. Tenorio, Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands (1998-2002)
    2. Juan N. 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 Silas Atopare, Governor-General of Papua New Guinea (1997-2003)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Sir Mekere Morauta, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (1999-2002)
    2. Michael Somare, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (2002-present)

• Samoa
  • Monarch - Malietoa Tanumafili II, Head of State of Samoa (1963-present)
  • Prime Minister - Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, Prime Minister of Samoa (1998-present)

• Solomon Islands
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the Solomon Islands (1978-present)
  • Governor-General - Sir John Lapli, Governor-General of the Solomon Islands (1999-present)
  • Prime Minister - Sir Allan Kemakeza, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (2001-present)

• Tokelau (territory of New Zealand)
  • Administrator - Lindsay Watt, Administrator of Tokelau (1996-2003)
  • Head of Government -
    1. Kuresa Nasau, Head of Government of Tokelau (2001-2002)
    2. Pio Tuia, Head of Government of Tokelau (2002-2003)

• Tonga
  • Monarch - Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, King of Tonga (1965-present)
  • Prime Minister - Prince Lavaka Ata 'Ulukalala, Prime Minister of Tonga (2000-present)

• Tuvalu
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Tuvalu (1978-present)
  • Governor-General - Sir Tomasi Puapua, Governor-General of Tuvalu (1998-2003)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Koloa Talake, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (2001-2002)
    2. Saufatu Sopoanga, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (2002-present)

• Vanuatu
  • President - John Bani, President of Vanuatu (1999-2004)
  • Prime Minister - Edward Natapei, Prime Minister of Vanuatu (2001-present)

• Wallis and Futuna (French overseas territory)
  • Administrator-Superior -
    1. Alain Waquet, Administrator-Superior of Wallis and Futuna (2000-2002)
    2. Christian Job, Administrator-Superior of Wallis and Futuna (2002-present)

Europe

• Albania
  • President -
    1. Rexhep Meidani, President of Albania (1997-2002)
    2. Alfred Moisiu, President of Albania (2002-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Ilir Meta, Prime Minister of Albania (1999-2002)
    2. Pandeli Majko, Prime Minister of Albania (2002)
    3. Fatos Nano, Prime Minister of Albania (2002-present)
• Andorra
  • Co-Princes
    • French Co-Prince - Jacques Chirac, President of France (1995-present)
    • Spanish Co-Prince - Joan Martí Alanís, Bishop of Urgell (1971-2003)
  • Head of the Government - Marc Forné Molné (1994-present)
  • General Syndic - Francesc Areny Casal (1997-present)
• Austria
  • President - Thomas Klestil, Federal President of Austria (1992-2004)
  • Chancellor - Wolfgang Schüssel, Chancellor of Austria (2000-present)
• Belgium
  • King - Albert II, King of the Belgians (1993-present)
  • Prime Minister - Guy Verhofstadt, Prime Minister of Belgium (1999-present)
• Bulgaria
  • President -
    1. Petur Stoyanov, President of Bulgaria (1997-2002)
    2. Georgi Purvanov, President of Bulgaria (2002-present)
  • Premier - Simeon Sakskoburggotski, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (2001-present)
• Croatia
  • President - Stjepan Mesić, President of Croatia (2000-present)
  • Prime Minister - Ivica Račan, Prime Minister of Croatia (2000-2003)
• Czech Republic
  • President - Václav Havel, President of the Czech Republic (1993-2003)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Milo? Zeman, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (1998-2002)
    2. Vladimír ?pidla, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (2002-present)
• Denmark
  • Monarch - Margaret II, Queen of Denmark (1972-present)
  • Prime Minister - Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark (2001-present)
  • Greenland -
    1. Jonathan Motzfeldt, Prime Minister of Greenland (1997-2002)
    2. Hans Enoksen, Prime Minister of Greenland (2002-present)
• Estonia
  • President - Arnold Rüütel, President of Estonia (2001-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Mart Laar, Prime Minister of Estonia (1999-2002)
    2. Siim Kallas, Prime Minister of Estonia (2002-2003)
• Finland
  • President - Tarja Halonen, President of Finland (2000-present)
  • Prime Minister - Paavo Lipponen, Prime Minister of Finland (1995-2003)
• France
  • President - Jacques Chirac, President of France (1995-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Lionel Jospin, Prime Minister of France (1997-2002)
    2. Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Prime Minister of France (2002-present)
• Germany
  • President - Johannes Rau, President of Germany (1999-present)
  • Chancellor - Gerhard Schröder, Chancellor of Germany (1998-present)
• Greece
  • President - Kostis Stephanopoulos, President of Greece (1995-present)
  • Prime Minister - Costas Simitis, Prime Minister of Greece (1996-2004)
• Hungary
  • President - Ferenc Mádl, President of Hungary (2000-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of Hungary (1998-2002)
    2. Péter Medgyessy, Prime Minister of Hungary (2002-present)
• Iceland
  • President - Ólafur Ragnar Grimsson, President of Iceland (1996-present)
  • Prime Minister - Davíð Oddsson, Prime Minister of Iceland (1991-present)
• Ireland
  • President - Mary McAleese, President of Ireland (1997-present)
  • Prime Minister - Bertie Ahern, Taoiseach (1997-present)
• Italy
  • President - Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, President of Italy (1999-present)
  • Prime Minister - Silvio Berlusconi, Prime Minister of Italy (2001-present)
• Latvia
  • President - Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, President of Latvia (1999-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Andris Bērziņ?, Prime Minister of Latvia (2000-2002)
    2. Einārs Rep?e, Prime Minister of Latvia (2002-2004)
• Liechtenstein
  • Prince - Hans Adam II, Sovereign Prince of Liechtenstein (1989-present)
  • Head of Government - Otmar Hasler, Head of Government (2001-present)
• Lithuania
  • President - Valdas Adamkus, President of Lithuania (1998-2003)
  • Prime Minister - Algirdas Mykolas Brazauskas, Prime Minister of Lithuania (2001-present)
• Luxembourg
  • Monarch - Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (2000-present)
  • Prime Minister - Jean-Claude Juncker, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1995-present)
• Malta
  • President - Guido de Marco, President of Malta (1999-2004)
  • Prime Minister - Eddie Fenech Adami, Prime Minister of Malta (1998-2004
• Monaco
  • Prince - Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (1949-present)
  • Minister of State - Patrick Leclercq, Minister of State of Monaco (2000-present)
• The Netherlands
  • Monarch - Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands (1980-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Wim Kok, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1994-2002)
    2. Jan Peter Balkenende, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (2002-present)
• Norway
  • Monarch - Harald V, King of Norway (1991-present)
  • Prime Minister - Kjell Magne Bondevik, Prime Minister of Norway (2001-present)
• Poland
  • President - Aleksander Kwaśniewski, President of the Republic of Poland (1995-present)
  • Prime Minister - Leszek Miller, Prime Minister of Poland (2001-present)
• Portugal
  • President - Jorge Sampaio, President of Portugal (1996-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. António Guterres, Prime Minister of Portugal (1995-2002)
    2. José Durão Barroso, Prime Minister of Portugal (2002-present)
• Romania
  • President - Ion Iliescu, President of Romania (2000-present)
  • Prime Minister - Adrian Năstase, Prime Minister of Romania (2000-present)
• Russia
  • President - Vladimir Putin, President of Russia (1999-present)
  • Prime Minister - Mikhail Kasyanov, Prime Minister of Russia (2000-2004)
• San Marino
  • Captains Regent -
    1. Alberto Cecchetti and Gino Giovagnoli (semester ending 31 March)
    2. Antonio Lazzaro Volpinari and Giovanni Francesco Ugolini (semester April-September)
    3. Mauro Chiaruzzi and Giuseppe Maria Morganti (semester beginning 1 October)
• Slovakia
  • President - Rudolf Schuster, President of Slovakia (1999-2004)
  • Prime Minister - Mikulá? Dzurinda, Prime Minister of Slovakia (1998-present)
• Slovenia
  • President -
    1. Milan Kučan, President of Slovenia (1990-2002)
    2. Janez Drnov?ek, President of Slovenia (2002-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Janez Drnov?ek, Prime Minister of Slovenia (2000-2002)
    2. Anton Rop, Prime Minister of Slovenia (2002-present)
• Spain
  • Monarch - Juan Carlos, King of Spain (1975-present)
  • Prime Minister - José María Aznar, President of the Government (1996-2004)
• Sweden
  • Monarch - Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden (1973-present)
  • Prime Minister - Göran Persson, Prime Minister of Sweden (1996-present)
• Switzerland
  • Swiss Federal Council -

    Kaspar Villiger, Ruth Dreifuss (left office 31 December), Moritz Leuenberger, Pascal Couchepin, Ruth Metzler-Arnold, Joseph Deiss, Samuel Schmid, Micheline Calmy-Rey (took office 31 December)

• United Kingdom
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1952-present)
  • Prime Minister - Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997-present)

Middle East

• Egypt - Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt (1981-present)
• Iran
  • Supreme Leader - Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran (1989-present)
  • President - Mohammad Khatami, President of Iran (1997-present)
• Iraq - Saddam Hussein, President of Iraq (1979-2003)
• Israel
  • President - Moshe Katsav, President of Israel (2000-present)
  • Prime Minister - Ariel Sharon, Prime Minister of Israel (2001-present)
• Jordan
  • Head of State - King Abdullah II, King of Jordan (1999-present)
  • Head of Government - Ali Abu al-Ragheb, Prime Minister of Jordan (2000-2003)
• Kuwait - Jabir al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (1977-present)
• Lebanon -
  • President - Émile Lahoud, President of Lebanon (1998-present)
  • Prime Minister - Rafiq al-Hariri, Prime Minister of Lebanon (2000-present)
• Oman - Qaboos Bin Said, Sultan of Oman (1970-present)
• Qatar - Ahmad ibn Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of Qatar (1995-present)
• Saudi Arabia - Fahd, King of Saudi Arabia (1982-present)
• Syria - Bashar al-Assad, President of Syria (2000-present)
• United Arab Emirates - Maktoum Bin Rashid al-Maktoum, Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (1990-present)
• Yemen - Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of Yemen (1990-present)

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North America and the Caribbean

• Antigua and Barbuda
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Antigua and Barbuda (1981-present)
  • Governor-General - Sir James Carlisle, Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda (1993-present)
  • Prime Minister - Lester Bird, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda (1994-present)
• Bahamas
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the Bahamas (1973-present)
  • Governor-General - Dame Ivy Dumont, Governor-General of the Bahamas (2001-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Hubert Ingraham, Prime Minister of the Bahamas (1992-2002)
    2. Perry Christie, Prime Minister of the Bahamas (2002-present)
• Barbados
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Barbados (1966-present)
  • Governor-General - Sir Clifford Husbands, Governor-General of Barbados (1996-present)
  • Prime Minister - Owen Arthur, Prime Minister of Barbados (1994-present)
• Belize
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Belize (1981-present)
  • Governor-General - Sir Colville Young, Governor-General of Belize (1993-present)
  • Prime Minister - Said Musa, Prime Minister of Belize (1998-present)
• Canada
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952-present)
  • Governor-General - Adrienne Clarkson, Governor-General of Canada (1999-present)
  • Prime Minister - Jean Chrétien, Prime Minister of Canada (1993-2003)
  • See also: 2002 Canadian incumbents
• Costa Rica -
  1. Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, President of Costa Rica (1998-2002)
  2. Abel Pacheco de la Espriella, President of Costa Rica (2002-present)
• Cuba - Fidel Castro, President of Cuba (1976-present)
• Dominica
  • President - Vernon Shaw, President of Dominica (1998-2003)
  • Prime Minister - Pierre Charles, Prime Minister of Dominica (2000-2004)
• Dominican Republic - Hipólito Mejía, President of the Dominican Republic (2000-present)
• El Salvador - Francisco Flores, President of El Salvador (1999-present)
• Grenada
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Grenada (1974-present)
  • Governor-General - Sir Daniel Williams, Governor-General of Grenada (1996-present)
  • Prime Minister - Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada (1995-present)
• Guatemala - Alfonso Antonio Portillo Cabrera, President of Guatemala (2000-2004)
• Haiti - Jean-Bertrand Aristide, President of Haiti (2001-2004)
• Honduras -
  1. Carlos Roberto Flores Facussé, [[President of Honduras (1998-2002)
  2. Ricardo Maduro, President of Honduras (2002-present)
• Jamaica
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Jamaica (1962-present)
  • Governor-General - Sir Howard Cooke, Governor-General of Jamaica (1991-present)
  • Prime Minister - Percival Patterson, Prime Minister of Jamaica (1992-present)
• Mexico - Vicente Fox, President of Mexico (2000-present)
• Nicaragua -
  1. Arnoldo Alemán Lacayo, President of Nicaragua (1997-2002)
  2. Enrique Bolaños, President of Nicaragua (2002-present)
• Panama - Mireya Moscoso, President of Panama (1999-present)
• Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1983-present)
  • Governor-General - Sir Cuthbert Sebastian, Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1996-present)
  • Prime Minister - Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1995-present)
• Saint Lucia
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Lucia (1979-present)
  • Governor-General - Dame Pearlette Louisy, Governor-General of Saint Lucia (1997-present)
  • Prime Minister - Kenny Anthony, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia (1997-present)
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1979-present)
  • Governor-General -
    1. Sir Charles Antrobus, Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1996-2002)
    2. Monica Dacon, acting Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2002)
    3. Sir Frederick Ballantyne, Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2002-present)
  • Prime Minister - Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2001-present)
• Trinidad and Tobago
  • President - A.N.R. Robinson, President of Trinidad and Tobago (1997-2003)
  • Prime Minister - Patrick Manning, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (2001-present)
• United States - George W. Bush, President of the United States (2001-present)
  • Congress: 107th United States Congress
  • Governors: 2002 United States Governors

South America

• Argentina
  1. Adolfo Rodríguez Saá, President of Argentina (2001-2002)
  2. Eduardo Camaño, interim President of Argentina (2002)
  3. Eduardo Duhalde, President of Argentina (2002-2003)
• Bolivia
  1. Jorge Quiroga, President of Bolivia (2001-2002)
  2. Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada, President of Bolivia (2002-2003)
• Brazil - Fernando Henrique Cardoso, President of Brazil (1995-2003)
• Chile - Ricardo Lagos Escobar, President of Chile (2000-present)
• Colombia -
  1. Andrés Pastrana Arango, President of Colombia (1998-2002)
  2. Álvaro Uribe Vélez, President of Colombia (2002-present)
• Ecuador - Gustavo Noboa Bejarano, President of Ecuador (2000-2003)
• Guyana
  • President - Bharrat Jagdeo, President of Guyana (1999-present)
  • Prime Minister - Sam Hinds, Prime Minister of Guyana (1999-present)
• Paraguay - Luis Gonzalez Macchi, President of Paraguay (1999-2003)
• Peru - Alejandro Toledo Manrique, President of Peru (2001-present)
• Suriname - Ronald Venetiaan, President of Suriname (2000-present)
• Uruguay - Jorge Batlle, President of Uruguay (2000-present)
• Venezuela - Hugo Chávez, President of Venezuela (1999-present)