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FEMALE
MINISTERS OF
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
CURRENTLY IN OFFICE
Apart from the women who have been Foreign Ministers a large number of
women have been deputy ministers. They can be found in the various
country-entries in
Women in governments by country
also see
Female Foreign Ministers
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2006- Patricia Espinosa Cantellano, Mexico |
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Worked in various
Mexican UN-representation in New York and Géneve from 1982 and also
worked in the Ministry of External Relations. Ambassador to
Germany Austria, Slovenia and Slovakia and Representative to various UN
organisations in Vienna 2001-06. (b. 1958-). |
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2008-
Carolyn Rodrigues, Guyana |
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Active
in Amerindian Community Affairs for a number of years,
2001-08
Minister of Amerindian Affairs (in charge of the Native Americans in
the Country). (b. 1974-).
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2008-
Maxine McClean, Barbados |
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Appointed Senator and
Minister in the Prime Minister's Office and Leader
of Government Business in the Senate in January 2008. From November 2008
also
Minister of Foreign Trade. |
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2008-
Antonella Mularoni, San Marino |
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As Secretary of Foreign and Political Affairs she also functions as
Leader of the Government even though the Captain Generals are both Heads
of State and Government. She was Political Secretary to the Minister of Finance
1986-87, Director of the Office for relations with the associations of San
Marino citizens living abroad 1987-90, Deputy Permanent Representative to the
Council of Europe, 1989-90, Barrister and public notary in the Republic of San
Marino 1991-2001, Member of the General Grand Council 1993-2001 and again from
2008, and Judge of the European Court of Human Rights 2001-08. (b. 1961-). |
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2009- Dr. Dipu Moni,
Bangladesh |
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Secretary for Women’s Affairs of the Bangladesh
Awami League. Married to Tawfique Nawaz, Senior Advocates of the Supreme Court and mother of 1 son. |
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2009- Hilary Rodham Clinton, United States of America |
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Politically Influential when her husband, Bill
Clinton, was governor of Arkansas 1979-81 and 1983-1992 and
President of USA 1993-2001, Senator for New York since 2001, Candidate in
the Democratic Party Primary 2007-08 and designated to become Secretary
of State in 2009. (b. 1947-). |
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2009- Aurelia Frick,
Liechtenstein |
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Business women, executive director and entrepreneur. Also Government
Councillor of
Culture and Justice. (b. 1975-). |
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2009- Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, South Africa |
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Before becoming Minister of International Relations and Cooperation,
she was Member of the Executive Council for Housing and Local
Government in the Limpopo Province. |
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2009- Naha
Mint Mouknass, Mauritania |
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The second woman in the Arab world to be head of a political party
UDP, Uunion des forces du progrès, since 2000 and Minister-Advisor at the Presidency
2001-05. |
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2009-
Louise Mushikiwabo, Rwanda |
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2008-09 Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister charged with
Information. |
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2010- Baroness Ashton
of Upholland, the European Union |
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Catherine Ashton has been a
Baroness from 1999, British
Parliamentary
Under-Secretary of State of Education and Skills 2001-04, Parliamentary Under-Secretary
of Constitutional Affairs 2004-06 and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State of Environment,
Food and Rural Affairs 2006-07,
Leader of the House of Lords and Lord President of the Council
2007-08, EU-Commissioner for Trade from 2008-10 and
Vice-President of the EU-Commission and
High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy(b. 1956-). |
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2010-
María
Ángela Holguín-Cuéllar,
Colombia |
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Angela Holguin was
Chief of Cabinet, Secretary General of the Ministry of External
Affairs, 1996-97, Vice-Minister of External Relations in 1998,
Ambassador to Venezuela 2002-04 and Ambassador to the United
Nations 2004-06. She was offered the post of
Ambassador to France in 2006 but refused.
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2011-
Hina Rabbani Khar, Pakistan |
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PPP MP from 2002, Minister of State of Economic Affairs
2004-07
Minister of State of Finance and Economic Affairs
2009-11 and
Minister of
State of Foreign Affairs in charge of the Ministry in 2011 and
Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2011.
(1977-).
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2011-
Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis, Cyprus |
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Worked in the UN Mission 1980-88 before returning to the Foreign Office,
Ambassador to Sweden, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania and Norway 1996-98, Ambassador to USA, Argentina, Brazil, Bahamas, Barbados, Canada, Chile, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Lucia, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Uruguay 1998-2003, Director of the Cyprus Question and EU-Turkey Affairs Division at the Foreign Ministry from 2003, Non-resident Ambassador to Jordan 2003-2007
and Foreign Minister 2007-08. (b. 1949-). |
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2011-
Vesna Pusić,
Croatia |
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Also Minister of European Affairs . She was chairperson
of Croatian of Narodna
Stranka 2000-05 and of the
Narodna Stranka-Liberalni
Demokrati
2005-08,
Vice-President of the Sabor
2003-04 and Presidential Candidate in 2009 and Foreign Minister from
2011. (b. 1953-) |
Last update
25.12.11
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