List of state leaders in 1997

This is a list of heads of state, heads of governments, and other rulers in the year 1997.

Africa

• Algeria -
  • President - Liamine Zéroual, President of Algeria (1994-1999)
  • Prime Minister - Ahmed Ouyahia, Prime Minister of Algeria (1995-1998)
• Angola -
  • President - José Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola (1979-present)
  • Prime Minister - Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem, Prime Minister of Angola (1996-1999)
• Benin - Mathieu Kérékou, President of Benin (1996-2006)
• Botswana - Quett Masire, President of Botswana (1980-1998)
• Burkina Faso -
  • President - Blaise Compaoré, President of Burkina Faso (1987-present)
  • Prime Minister - Kadré Désiré Ouedraogo, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (1996-2000)
• 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 (1996-2004)
• Cape Verde -
  • President - António Mascarenhas Monteiro, President of Cape Verde (1991-2001)
  • Prime Minister - Carlos Veiga, Prime Minister of Cape Verde (1991-2000)
• Central African Republic -
  • President - Ange-Félix Patassé, President of the Central African Republic (1993-2003)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Jean-Paul Ngoupandé, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (1996-1997)
    2. Michel Gbezera-Bria, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (1997-1999)
• Chad -
  • President - Idriss Déby, President of Chad (1990-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Koibla Djimasta, Prime Minister of Chad (1995-1997)
    2. Nassour Guelendouksia Ouaido, Prime Minister of Chad (1997-1999)
• Comoros -
  • President - Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim, President of Comoros (1996-1998)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Ahmed Abdou, Prime Minister of Comoros (1996-1997)
    2. Nourdine Bourhane, Prime Minister of Comoros (1997-1998)
• Democratic Republic of the Congo - Laurent-Désiré Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-2001) (Name changed from Zaire)
• Republic of the Congo -
  1. Pascal Lissouba, President of the Republic of the Congo (1992-1997)
  2. Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of the Congo (1997-present)
• Côte d'Ivoire -
  • President - Henri Konan Bédié, President of Côte d'Ivoire (1993-1999)
  • Prime Minister - Daniel Kablan Duncan, Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire (1993-1999)
• Djibouti -
  • President - Hassan Gouled Aptidon, President of Djibouti (1977-1999)
  • Prime Minister - Barkat Gourad Hamadou, Prime Minister of Djibouti (1978-2001)
• Equatorial Guinea -
  • President - Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea (1979-present)
  • Prime Minister - Ángel Serafín Seriche Dougan, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (1996-2001)
• Eritrea - Isaias Afewerki, President of Eritrea (1993-present)
• Ethiopia -
  • President - Negasso Gidada, President of Ethiopia (1995-2001)
  • Prime Minister - Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1995-present)
• Gabon -
  • President - Omar Bongo, President of Gabon (1967-present)
  • Prime Minister - Paulin Obame-Nguema, Prime Minister of Gabon (1994-1999)
• The Gambia - Yahya Jammeh, President of The Gambia (1994-present)
• Guinea -
  • President - Lansana Conté, President of Guinea (1984-present)
  • Prime Minister - Sidya Touré, Prime Minister of Guinea (1996-1999)
• Guinea-Bissau -
  • President - João Bernardo Vieira, President of Guinea-Bissau (1984-1999)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Manuel Saturnino da Costa, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (1994-1997)
    2. Carlos Correia, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (1997-1998)
• Kenya - Daniel arap Moi, President of Kenya (1978-2002)
• Lesotho -
  • Monarch - Letsie III, King of Lesotho (1996-present)
  • Prime Minister - Ntsu Mokhehle, Prime Minister of Lesotho (1994-1998)
• Liberia -
  1. Ruth Perry, Chairwoman of the Council of State (1996-1997)
  2. Charles Taylor, President of Liberia (1997-2003)
• Libya -
  • De facto Head of State - Muammar al-Gaddafi, Guide of the Revolution (1969–present)
  • Nominal Head of State - Zentani Muhammad az-Zentani, General Secretary of the General People's Congress (1992–present)
  • Head of Government -
    1. Abdul Majid al-Qa′ud, General Secretary of the General People's Committee (1994-1997)
    2. Muhammad Ahmad al-Mangoush, General Secretary of the General People's Committee (1997-2000)
• Madagascar -
  • President -
    1. Norbert Ratsirahonana, acting President of Madagascar (1996-1997)
    2. Didier Ratsiraka, President of Madagascar (1997-2002)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Norbert Ratsirahonana, Prime Minister of Madagascar (1996-1997)
    2. Pascal Rakotomavo, Prime Minister of Madagascar (1997-1998)
• Malawi - Bakili Muluzi, President of Malawi (1994-2004)
• Mali -
  • President - Alpha Oumar Konaré, President of Mali (1992-2002)
  • Prime Minister - Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, Prime Minister of Mali (1994-2000)
• Mauritania -
  • President - Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, President of Mauritania (1984-2005)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna, Prime Minister of Mauritania (1996-1997)
    2. Mohamed Lemine Ould Guig, Prime Minister of Mauritania (1997-1998)
• Mauritius -
  • President - Cassam Uteem, President of Mauritius (1992-2002)
  • Prime Minister - Navin Ramgoolam, Prime Minister of Mauritius (1995-2000)
• Morocco -
  • Monarch - Hassan II, King of Morocco (1961–1999)
  • Prime Minister - Abdellatif Filali, Prime Minister of Morocco (1994–1998)
• Mozambique -
  • President - Joaquim Chissano, President of Mozambique (1986–2005)
  • Prime Minister - Pascoal Mocumbi, Prime Minister of Mozambique (1994–2004)
• Namibia -
  • President - Sam Nujoma, President of Namibia (1990-2005)
  • Prime Minister - Hage Geingob, Prime Minister of Namibia (1990-2002)
• Niger -
  • President - Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, President of Niger (1996–1999)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Amadou Cissé, Prime Minister of Niger (1996-1997)
    2. Ibrahim Hassane Mayaki, Prime Minister of Niger (1997-2000)
• Nigeria - Sani Abacha, Chairmen of the Provisional Ruling Council of Nigeria (1993-1998)
• Rwanda -
  • President - Pasteur Bizimungu, President of Rwanda (1994-2000)
  • Prime Minister - Pierre-Célestin Rwigema, Prime Minister of Rwanda (1995-2000)
• São Tomé and Príncipe -
  • President - Miguel Trovoada, President of São Tomé and Príncipe (1995-2001)
  • Prime Minister -Raul Bragança Neto, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (1996-1999)
  • Príncipe - Damião Vaz d'Almeida, President of the Regional Government of Principe (1995–2002)
• Senegal -
  • President - Abdou Diouf, President of Senegal (1981-2000)
  • Prime Minister - Habib Thiam, Prime Minister of Senegal (1991-1998)
• Seychelles - France-Albert René, President of Seychelles (1977-2004)
• Sierra Leone -
  1. Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, President of Sierra Leone (1996–1997)
  2. Johnny Paul Koroma, Chairman of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (1997–1998)
• Somalia -
  • President - Hussein Mohamed Farrah - President of Somalia (1996-1997)
  • Prime Minister - Umar Arteh Ghalib - Prime Minister of Somalia (1991-1997)
  • Somaliland - Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal, President of Somaliland (1993–2002)
• South Africa - Nelson Mandela, President of South Africa (1994-1999)
• Sudan - Omar al-Bashir, President of Sudan (1989–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 (1995-2005)
  • Prime Minister - Frederick Sumaye, Prime Minister of Tanzania (1995-2005)
  • Zanzibar -
    • President - Salmin Amour, President of Zanzibar (1990-2000)
    • Chief Minister - Mohamed Gharib Bilali, Chief Minister of Zanzibar (1995-2000)
• Togo -
  • President - Gnassingbé Eyadéma, President of Togo (1967-2005)
  • Prime Minister - Kwassi Klutse, Prime Minister of Togo (1996-1999)
• Tunisia -
  • President - Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, President of Tunisia (1987–present)
  • Prime Minister - Hamed Karoui, Prime Minister of Tunisia (1989–1999)
• Uganda -
  • President - Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda (1986-present)
  • Prime Minister - Kintu Musoke, Prime Minister of Uganda (1994-1999)
• Western Sahara (Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic) -
  • President - Mohamed Abdelaziz, President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (1976–present)
  • Prime Minister - Mahfoud Ali Beiba, Prime Minister of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (1995–1999)
• Zaire - (Name changed to Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  • President - Mobutu Sese Seko, President of Zaire (1965-1997)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Kengo Wa Dondo, Prime Minister of Zaire (1994-1997)
    2. Étienne Tshisekedi, Prime Minister of Zaire (1997)
    3. Likulia Bolongo, Prime Minister of Zaire (1997)
• Zambia - Frederick Chiluba, President of Zambia (1991-2002)
• Zimbabwe - Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe (1987-present)

Asia

• Afghanistan -
  • (Taliban) -
    • De Facto Head of State - Mohammed Omar, Commander of the Faithful (1996-2001)
    • De Facto Prime Minister - Mohammad Rabbani, Head of the Supreme Council (1996-2001)
  • (United Islamic Front for the Salvation of Afghanistan) - Burhanuddin Rabbani, President of Afghanistan (1992-2001)
• Bangladesh -
  • President - Shahabuddin Ahmed, President of Bangladesh (1996–2001)
  • Prime Minister - Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1996–2001)
• Bhutan - Jigme Singye Wangchuck, King of Bhutan (1972-2006)
• Brunei - Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (1967-present)
• Cambodia -
  • Monarch - Norodom Sihanouk, King of Cambodia (1993-2004)
  • Prime Minister - Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1985–present)
• People's Republic of China -
  • Communist Party Leader- Jiang Zemin, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (1989-2002)
  • President - Jiang Zemin, President of the People's Republic of China (1993-2003)
  • Premier - Li Peng, Premier of the People's Republic of China (1987-1998)
  • Hong Kong - Tung Chee Hwa, Chief Executive of Hong Kong (1997-2005)
• India -
  • President -
    1. Shankar Dayal Sharma, President of India (1992-1997)
    2. K. R. Narayanan, President of India (1997-2002)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. H. D. Deve Gowda, Prime Minister of India (1996-1997)
    2. Inder Kumar Gujral, Prime Minister of India (1997-1998)
• Indonesia - Suharto, President of Indonesia (1967–1998)
• Japan -
  • Monarch - Akihito, Emperor of Japan (1989-present)
  • Prime Minister - Ryutaro Hashimoto, Prime Minister of Japan (1996-1998)
• Kazakhstan -
  • President - Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan (1990–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Akezhan Kazhegeldin, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan (1994–1997)
    2. Nurlan Balgimbayev, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan (1997–1999)
• North Korea -
  • De facto Ruler - Kim Jong-il, Chairman of the National Defense Commission (1993-present)
  • Head of State - Kim Yong-nam, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998-present)
  • Premier -
    1. Kang Song San, Premier of North Korea (1992-1997)
    2. Hong Song Nam, Premier of North Korea (1997-2003)
• South Korea -
  • President - Kim Young-sam, President of South Korea (1993-1998)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Lee Soo Sung, Prime Minister of South Korea (1995-1997)
    2. Goh Kun, Prime Minister of South Korea (1997-1998)
• Kyrgyzstan -
  • President - Askar Akayev, President of Kyrgyzstan (1990–2005)
  • Prime Minister - Apas Jumagulov, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan (1993–1998)
• Laos -
  • President - Nouhak Phoumsavanh, President of Laos (1992-1998)
  • Prime Minister - Khamtai Siphandon, Prime Minister of Laos (1991-1998)
• Malaysia -
  • Monarch - Tuanku Jaafar, Yang di-Pertuan Agong (1994-1999)
  • Prime Minister - Mahathir bin Mohamad, Prime Minister of Malaysia (1981-2003)
• Maldives - Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, President of the Maldives (1978–present)
• Mongolia -
  • President -
    1. Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat, President of Mongolia (1990-1997)
    2. Natsagiyn Bagabandi, President of Mongolia (1997-2005)
  • Prime Minister - Mendsaikhan Enkhsaikhan, Prime Minister of Mongolia (1996-1998)
• Myanmar -
  • Chariman - Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council (1992–present)
  • Prime Minister - Than Shwe, Prime Minister of Myanmar (1992-2003)
• Nepal -
  • Monarch - Birendra, King of Nepal (1972-2001)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Sher Bahadur Deuba, Prime Minister of Nepal (1995-1997)
    2. Lokendra Bahadur Chand, Prime Minister of Nepal (1997)
    3. Surya Bahadur Thapa, Prime Minister of Nepal (1997-1998)
• Pakistan -
  • President -
    1. Farooq Leghari, President of Pakistan (1993-1997)
    2. Wasim Sajjad, President of Pakistan (1997-1998)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Malik Meraj Khalid, interim Prime Minister of Pakistan (1996-1997)
    2. Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan (1997-1999)
• Philippines - Fidel V. Ramos, President of the Philippines (1992-1998)
• Singapore -
  • President - Ong Teng Cheong, President of Singapore (1993-1999)
  • Prime Minister - Goh Chok Tong, Prime Minister of Singapore (1990-2004)
• Sri Lanka -
  • President - Chandrika Kumaratunga, President of Sri Lanka (1994-2005)
  • Prime Minister - Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (1994-2000)
• Taiwan (Republic of China) -
  • President - Lee Teng-hui, President of the Republic of China (1988-2000)
  • Premier -
    1. Lien Chan, Premier of the Republic of China (1993-1997)
    2. Vincent Siew, Premier of the Republic of China (1997-2000)
• Tajikistan -
  • President - Emomali Rahmonov, President of Tajikistan (1992–present)
  • Prime Minister - Yahyo Azimov, Prime Minister of Tajikistan (1996-1999)
• Thailand -
  • Monarch - Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand (1946–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Chavalit Yongchaiyudh, Prime Minister of Thailand (1996-1997)
    2. Chuan Leekpai, Prime Minister of Thailand (1997-2001)
• Turkmenistan - Saparmurat Niyazov, President of Turkmenistan (1991–2006)
• Uzbekistan -
  • President - Islom Karimov, President of Uzbekistan (1991–present)
  • Prime Minister - O‘tkir Sultonov, Prime Minister of Uzbekistan (1995–2003)
• Vietnam -
  • Communist Party Leader -
    1. Đỗ Mười, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (1991-1997)
    2. Lê Khả Phiêu, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (1997-2001)
  • President -
    1. Le Duc Anh, President of Vietnam (1992-1997)
    2. Trần Đức Lương, President of Vietnam (1997-2006)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Võ Văn Kiệt, Prime Minister of Vietnam (1991-1997)
    2. Phan Văn Khải, Prime Minister of Vietnam (1997-2006)

Australia and Oceania

• Australia -
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952-present)
  • Governor-General - William Deane, Governor-General of Australia (1996-2001)
  • Prime Minister - John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia (1996-present)
• Fiji -
  • President - Kamisese Mara, President of Fiji (1993-2000)
  • Prime Minister - Sitiveni Rabuka, Prime Minister of Fiji (1992-1999)
• Kiribati - Teburoro Tito, President of Kiribati (1994–2003)
• Marshall Islands -
  1. Kunio Lemari, acting President of the Marshall Islands (1996–1997)
  2. Imata Kabua, President of the Marshall Islands (1997–2000)
• Federated States of Micronesia -
  1. Bailey Olter, President of the Federated States of Micronesia (1991–1997)
  2. Jacob Nena, President of the Federated States of Micronesia (1997–1999)
• Nauru -
  1. Ruben Kun, President of Nauru (1996-1997)
  2. Kinza Clodumar, President of Nauru (1997-1998)
• New Zealand -
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand (1952-present)
  • Governor-General - Michael Hardie Boys, Governor-General of New Zealand (1996-2001)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Jim Bolger, Prime Minister of New Zealand, (1990-1997)
    2. Jenny Shipley, Prime Minister of New Zealand, (1997-1999)
• Palau - Kuniwo Nakamura, President of Palau (1993-2001)
• Solomon Islands -
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the Solomon Islands (1978–present)
  • Governor-General - Moses Pitakaka, Governor-General of the Solomon Islands (1994–1999)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Solomon Mamaloni, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (1994–1997)
    2. Bartholomew Ulufa'alu, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (1997–2000)
• Tonga -
  • Monarch - Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, King of Tonga (1965 – 2006)
  • Prime Minister - Baron Vaea of Houma, Prime Minister of Tonga, (1991 – 2000)
• Tuvalu -
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Tuvalu (1978-present)
  • Governor-General - Tulaga Manuella, Governor General of Tuvalu (1994-1998)
  • Prime Minister - Bikenibeu Paeniu, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (1996-1999)
• Vanuatu -
  • President - Jean Marie Leye Lenelgau, President of Vanuatu (1994–1999)
  • Prime Minister - Serge Vohor, Prime minister of Vanuatu (1996–1998)

Europe

• Albania -
  • President -
    1. Sali Berisha, President of Albania (1992-1997)
    2. Skënder Gjinushi, acting President of Albania (1997)
    3. Rexhep Meidani, President of Albania (1997-2002)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Aleksander Meksi, Prime Minister of Albania (1992-1997)
    2. Bashkim Fino, Prime Minister of Albania (1997)
    3. Fatos Nano, Prime Minister of Albania (1997-1998)
• Andorra -
  • Co-Princes -
    • Jacques Chirac, President of France (1995-present)
    • Joan Martí Alanis, Bishop of Urgell (1971-2003)
  • Prime Minister - Marc Forné Molné, Prime Minister of Andorra (1994-2005)
• Armenia -
  • President - Levon Ter-Petrossyan, President of Armenia (1991–1998)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Armen Sargsyan, Prime Minister of Armenia (1996-1997)
    2. Robert Kocharian, Prime Minister of Armenia (1997-1998)
• Austria -
  • President - Thomas Klestil, President of Austria (1992–2004)
  • Chancellor -
    1. Franz Vranitzky, Chancellor of Austria (1986–1997)
    2. Viktor Klima, Chancellor of Austria (1997–2000)
• Azerbaijan -
  • President - Heydar Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan (1993-2003)
  • Prime Minister - Artur Rasizade, Prime Minister of Azerbaijan (1996-2003)
• Belarus -
  • President - Alexander Lukashenko, President of Belarus (1994–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Mikhail Chigir, Prime Minister of Belarus (1994-1997)
    2. Syargey Ling, Prime Minister of Belarus (1997-2000)
• Belgium -
  • Monarch - Albert II, King of the Belgians (1993-present)
  • Prime Minister - Jean-Luc Dehaene, Prime Minister of Belgium (1992-1999)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina -
  • Chairman of the Presidency - Alija Izetbegović, Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1996-1998)
  • Prime Minister - Hasan Muratovic, Prime Minister of Bosnia and Hercegovina (1996-1997)
  • Co-prime Ministers -
    • Boro Bosic, Prime Minister of Bosnia-Hercegovina (1997-1999)
    • Haris Silajdzic, Prime Minister of Bosnia-Hercegovina (1997-2000)
  • High Representative -
    1. Carl Bildt, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (1995-1997)
    2. Carlos Westendorp, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (1997-1999)
• Bulgaria -
  • President -
    1. Zhelyu Zhelev, President of Bulgaria (1990-1997)
    2. Petar Stoyanov, President of Bulgaria (1997-2002)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Zhan Videnov, Prime Minister of Bulgaria (1997-2001)
    2. Stefan Sofiyanski, acting Prime Minister of Bulgaria (1997)
    3. Ivan Kostov, Prime Minister of Bulgaria (1997-2001)
• Croatia -
  • President - Franjo Tuđman, President of Croatia (1990-1999)
  • Prime Minister - Zlatko Mateša, Prime Minister of Croatia ([[1995]-2000)
• Cyprus -
  • President - Glafkos Klerides, President of Cyprus (1993-2003)
  • Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus -
    • President - Rauf Denktaş, President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (1975-2005)
    • Prime Minister - Derviş Eroğlu, Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (1996-2004)
• Czech Republic -
  • President - Václav Havel, President of the Czech Republic (1993–2003)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Václav Klaus, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (1993–1997)
    2. Josef Tošovský, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (1997–1998)
• Denmark -
  • Monarch - Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark (1972-present)
  • Prime Minister - Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark (1993-2001)
• Estonia -
  • President - Lennart Meri, President of Estonia (1992-2001)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Tiit Vähi, Prime Minister of Estonia (1995-1997)
    2. Mart Siimann, Prime Minister of Estonia (1997-1999)
• Finland -
  • President - Martti Ahtisaari, President of Finland, (1994-2000)
  • Prime Minister - Paavo Lipponen, Prime Minister of Finland, (1995-2003)
• France -
  • President - Jacques Chirac, President of France (1995-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Alain Juppé, Prime Minister of France (1995-1997)
    2. Lionel Jospin, Prime Minister of France (1997-2002)
• Georgia -
  • President - Eduard Shevardnadze, President of Georgia (1992–2003)
  • Prime Minister - Niko Lekishvili, Prime Minister of Georgia (1995–1998)
  • Abkhazia -
    • President - Vladislav Ardzinba, President of Abkhazia (1994–2005)
    • Prime Minister -
      1. Gennady Gagulia, Prime Minister of Abkhazia (1995–1997)
      2. Sergei Bagapsh, Prime Minister of Abkhazia (1997–1999)
• Germany -
  • President - Roman Herzog, President of Germany (1994-1999)
  • Chancellor - Helmut Kohl, Chancellor of Germany (1982-1998)
• Greece -
  • President- Costis Stephanopoulos, President of Greece (1995-2005)
  • Prime Minister - Costas Simitis, Prime Minister of Greece (1996-2004)
• Hungary -
  • President - Árpád Göncz, President of Hungary (1990-2000)
  • Prime Minister - Gyula Horn, Prime Minister of Hungary (1994-1998)
• Iceland -
  • President - Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland (1996-present)
  • Prime Minister - Davíð Oddsson, Prime Minister of Iceland (1991-2004)
• Ireland -
  • President -
    1. Mary Robinson, President of Ireland (1990-1997)
    2. Mary McAleese, President of Ireland (1997-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. John Bruton, Taoiseach (1994-1997)
    2. Bertie Ahern, Taoiseach (1997-present)
• Italy -
  • President - Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, President of the Italian Republic (1992-1999)
  • Prime Minister - Romano Prodi, Prime Minister of Italy (1996-1998)
• Latvia -
  • President - Guntis Ulmanis, President of Latvia (1993-1999)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Andris Šķēle, Prime Minister of Latvia (1995-1997)
    2. Guntars Krasts, Prime Minister of Latvia (1997-1998)
• Liechtenstein -
  • Monarch - Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1989-present)
  • Head of Government - Mario Frick, Head of Government (1993-2001)
• Lithuania -
  • President - Algirdas Brazauskas, President of Lithuania (1992-1998)
  • Prime Minister - Gediminas Vagnorius, Prime Minister of Lithuania (1996-1999)
• Luxembourg -
  • Monarch - Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1964-2000)
  • Prime Minister - Jean-Claude Juncker, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1995-present)
• Republic of Macedonia -
  • President - Kiro Gligorov, President of the Republic of Macedonia (1995-1999)
  • Prime Minister - Branko Crvenkovski, Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia (1992–1998)
• Malta -
  • President - Ugo Mifsud Bonnici, President of Malta (1994-1999)
  • Prime Minister - Alfred Sant, Prime Minister of Malta (1996-1998)
• Moldova -
  • President - Petru Lucinschi, President of Moldova (1996-2001)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Andrei Sangheli, Prime Minister of Moldova (1992–1997)
    2. Ion Ciubuc, Prime Minister of Moldova (1997–1999)
  • Transnistria - Igor Smirnov, President of Transnistria (1991-present)
• Monaco -
  • Monarch - Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (1949-2005)
  • Head of Government -
    1. Paul Dijoud, Minister of State of Monaco (1994-1997)
    2. Michel Leveque, Minister of State of Monaco (1997-2000)
• The Netherlands -
  • Monarch - Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands (1980-present)
  • Prime Minister - Wim Kok, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1994-2002)
• Norway -
  • Monarch - Harald V, King of Norway (1991-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Thorbjørn Jagland, Prime Minister of Norway (1996-1997)
    2. Kjell Magne Bondevik, Prime Minister of Norway (1997-2000)
• Poland -
  • President - Aleksander Kwaśniewski, President of Poland (1995-2005)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz, Prime Minister of Poland (1996-1997)
    2. Jerzy Buzek, Prime Minister of Poland (1997-2001)
• Portugal -
  • President - Jorge Sampaio, President of Portugal (1996-2006)
  • Prime Minister - António Guterres, Prime Minister of Portugal (1995-2002)
• Romania -
  • President - Emil Constantinescu, President of Romania (1996-2000)
  • Prime Minister - Victor Ciorbea, Prime Minister of Romania (1996–1998)
• Russia -
  • President - Boris Yeltsin, President of Russia (1991-1999)
  • Prime Minister - Viktor Chernomyrdin, Prime Minister of Russia (1992-1998)
• San Marino -
  1. Maurizio Rattini and Giancarlo Venturini, Captains Regent (1996-1997)
  2. Paride Andreoli and Pier Marino Mularoni, Captains Regent (1997)
  3. Luigi Mazza and Marino Zanotti, Captains Regent (1997-1998)
• Slovakia -
  • President - Michal Kováč, President of Slovakia (1993-1998)
  • Prime Minister - Vladimír Mečiar, Prime Minister of Slovakia (1994-1998)
• Slovenia -
  • President - Milan Kučan, President of Slovenia (1991-2002)
  • Prime Minister - Janez Drnovšek, Prime Minister of Slovenia (1992-2000)
• Spain -
  • Monarch - Juan Carlos I, King of Spain (1975–present)
  • Prime Minister - José María Aznar, Prime Minister of Spain (1996–2004)
• Sweden -
  • Monarch - Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden (1973-present)
  • Prime Minister - Göran Persson, Prime Minister of Sweden (1996-2006)
• Switzerland -
  • Swiss Federal Council: Jean-Pascal Delamuraz (1983-1998), Arnold Koller (President of the Swiss Confederation) (1986-1999), Flavio Cotti (1986-1999), Adolf Ogi (1987-2000), Kaspar Villiger (1989-2003), Ruth Dreifuss (1993-2002), Moritz Leuenberger (1995-present)
• Turkey -
  • President - Süleyman Demirel, President of Turkey (1993-2000)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Necmettin Erbakan, Prime Minister of Turkey (1996-1997)
    2. Mesut Yılmaz, Prime Minister of Turkey (1997-1999)
• Ukraine -
  • President - Leonid Kuchma, President of Ukraine (1994-2005)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Pavlo Lazarenko, Prime Minister of Ukraine (1996-1997)
    2. Vasyl Durdynets, acting Prime Minister of Ukraine (1997)
    3. Valeriy Pustovoitenko, Prime Minister of Ukraine (1997-1999)
• United Kingdom -
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. John Major, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1990-1997)
    2. Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997-present)
• Vatican City -
  • Pope - John Paul II, Bishop of Rome (1978-2005)
  • Secretary of State - Angelo Sodano, Cardinal Secretary of State (1991-2006)
• Yugoslavia -
  • President -
    1. Zoran Lilić, President of Yugoslavia (1993-1997)
    2. Srđa Božović, acting President of Yugoslavia (1997)
    3. Slobodan Milošević, President of Yugoslavia (1997-2000)
  • Prime Minister - Radoje Kontić, Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (1993-1998)

Middle East

• Bahrain -
  • Monarch - Isa ibn Salman Al Khalifah, Emir of Bahrain (1960–1999)
  • Prime Minister - Khalifah ibn Sulman Al Khalifah, Prime Minister of Bahrain (1970–present)
• Egypt -
  • President - Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt (1981–present)
  • Prime Minister - Kamal Ganzouri, Prime Minister of Egypt (1996-1999)
• Iran -
  • Supreme Leader - Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran (1989–present)
  • President -
    1. Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, President of Iran (1989-1997)
    2. Mohammad Khatami, President of Iran (1997-2005)
• Iraq -
  • President - Saddam Hussein, President of Iraq (1979-2003)
  • Prime Minister - Saddam Hussein, Prime Minister of Iraq, (1994-2003)
• Israel -
  • President - Ezer Weizman, President of Israel (1993-2000)
  • Prime Minister - Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel (1996-1999)
• Jordan -
  • Monarch - Hussein, King of Jordan (1952-1999)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Abdul Karim al-Kabariti, Prime Minister of Jordan (1996-1997)
    2. Abdelsalam al-Majali, Prime Minister of Jordan (1997-1998)
• Kuwait -
  • Monarch - Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (1977-2006)
  • Prime Minister - Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait (1978-2003)
• Lebanon -
  • President - Elias Hrawi, President of Lebanon (1989–1998)
  • Prime Minister - Rafik Hariri, Prime Minister of Lebanon (1992-1998)
• Oman - Qaboos, Sultan of Oman (1970–present)
• Palestinian National Authority - Yasser Arafat, President of the Palestinian National Authority (1994-2004)
• Qatar -
  • Monarch - Hamad bin Khalifa, Emir of Qatar (1995–present)
  • Prime Minister - Abdullah bin Khalifah Al Thani, Prime Minister of Qatar (1996–present)
• Saudi Arabia - Fahd, King of Saudi Arabia (1982-2005)
• Syria -
  • President - Hafez al-Assad, President of Syria (1971-2000)
  • Prime Minister - Mahmoud Zuabi, Prime Minister of Syria (1987-2000)
• United Arab Emirates -
  • President - Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahayan, President of the United Arab Emirates (1971-2004)
  • Prime Minister - Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (1990-2006)
• Yemen -
  • President - Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of Yemen (1990–present)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani, Prime Minister of Yemen (1994-1997)
    2. Faraj Said Bin Ghanem, Prime Minister of Yemen (1997-1998)

North America and the Caribbean

• Antigua and Barbuda -
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Antigua and Barbuda (1981–present)
  • Governor-General - James Carlisle, Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda (1993–present)
  • Prime Minister - Lester Bird, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda (1994–2004)
• Bahamas -
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the Bahamas (1973–present)
  • Governor-General - Orville Alton Turnquest, Governor-General of the Bahamas (1995–2001)
  • Prime Minister - Hubert Ingraham, Prime Minister of the Bahamas (1992–2002)
• Barbados -
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Barbados (1966–present)
  • Governor-General - 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 - Colville Young, Governor-General of Belize (1993–present)
  • Prime Minister - Manuel Esquivel, Prime Minister of Belize (1993–1998)
• Canada -
  • Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952–present)
  • Governor-General - Roméo LeBlanc, Governor-General of Canada (1995–1999)
  • Prime Minister - Jean Chrétien, Prime Minister of Canada (1993–2003)
  • See also: 1997 Canadian incumbents
• Costa Rica - José María Figueres, President of Costa Rica (1994–1998)
• Cuba - Fidel Castro, President of Cuba (1976-present)
• Dominica -
  • President - Crispin Sorhaindo, President of Dominica (1993–1998)
  • Prime Minister - Edison James, Prime Minister of Dominica (1995–2000)
• Dominican Republic - Leonel Fernández, President of the Dominican Republic (1996–2000)
• El Salvador - Armando Calderón Sol, President of El Salvador (1994–1999)
• Guatemala
  • Álvaro Enrique Arzú Irigoyen, President of Guatemala (14 January 1996 – 14 January 2000)
• Mexico - Ernesto Zedillo, President of Mexico (1994–2000)
• Trinidad and Tobago -
  • President -
    1. Noor Hassanali, President of Trinidad and Tobago (1987-1997)
    2. Arthur N.R. Robinson, President of Trinidad and Tobago (1997-2003)
  • Prime Minister - Basdeo Panday, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (1995-2001)
• United States - Bill Clinton, President of the United States (1993–2001)

South America

• Argentina - Carlos Menem, President of Argentina (1989-1999)
• Bolivia -
  1. Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada, President of Bolivia (1993-1997)
  2. Hugo Banzer, President of Bolivia (1997-2001)
• Brazil - Fernando Henrique Cardoso, President of Brazil (1995-2003)
• Chile - Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, President of Chile (1994-2000)
• Colombia - Ernesto Samper, President of Colombia (1994-1998)
• Ecuador -
  1. Abdalá Bucaram, President of Ecuador (1996-1997)
  2. Fabián Alarcón, President of Ecuador (1997)
  3. Rosalía Arteaga, President of Ecuador (1997)
  4. Fabián Alarcón, President of Ecuador (1997-1998)
• Guyana -
  • President -
    1. Cheddi Jagan, President of Guyana (1992-1997)
    2. Sam Hinds, President of Guyana (1997)
    3. Janet Jagan, President of Guyana (1997-1999)
  • Prime Minister -
    1. Sam Hinds, Prime Minister of Guyana (1992-1997)
    2. Janet Jagan, Prime Minister of Guyana (1997)
    3. Sam Hinds, Prime Minister of Guyana (1997-1999)
• Paraguay - Juan Carlos Wasmosy, President of Paraguay (1993-1998)
• Peru - Alberto Fujimori, President of Peru (1990-2000)
• Suriname - Jules Wijdenbosch, President of Suriname (1996-2000)
• Uruguay - Julio María Sanguinetti Coirolo, President of Uruguay (1995-2000)
• Venezuela - Rafael Caldera, President of Venezuela (1994-1999)