List of state leaders in 2000

Africa

* Algeria
** President - Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria (1999–present)
** Prime Minister -
**# Ahmed Benbitour, Prime Minister of Algeria (1999–2000)
**# Ali Benflis, Prime Minister of Algeria (2000–2003)
* Angola -
** President - José Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola (1979-present)
* Benin - Mathieu Kérékou, President of Benin (1996-2006)
* Botswana
**President - Festus Mogae, President of Botswana (1998-2008)
* Burkina Faso
**President - Blaise Compaoré, President of Burkina Faso (1987-present)
**Prime Minister -
**# Kadré Désiré Ouedraogo, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (1996-2000)
**# Paramanga Ernest Yonli, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (2000-2007)
* Burundi
**President - 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 - Aristides Pereira, President of Cape Verde (1975-1991)
** Prime Minister -
**# Carlos Veiga, Prime Minister of Cape Verde (1991-2000)
**# Gualberto do Rosário, Prime Minister of Cape Verde (2000-2001)
* Comoros
** President - Azali Assoumani, President of the Comoros (1999-2002)
** Prime Minister -
**# Bianrifi Tarmidi, Prime Minister of the Comoros (1999-2000)
**# Hamada Madi, Prime Minister of the Comoros (2000-2002)
* Côte d'Ivoire
** President -
**# Robert Guéï, President of Côte d'Ivoire (1999-2000)
**# Laurent Gbagbo, President of Côte d'Ivoire (2000-present)
** Prime Minister -
**# Seydou Diarra, Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire (2000)
**# Affi N'Guessan, Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire (2000-2003)
* Djibouti -
** President - Ismail Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti (1999-present)
** 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 Afwerki, 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 - Jean-François Ntoutoume Emane, Prime Minister of Gabon (1999-2006)
* The Gambia - Yahya Jammeh, President of The Gambia (1994–present)
* Guinea
**President - Lansana Conté, President of Guinea (1984-present)
**Prime Minister - Lamine Sidimé, Prime Minister of Guinea (1999–2004)
* Kenya - Daniel arap Moi, President of Kenya (1978-2002)
* 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 (1997-2003)
* Malawi - Bakili Muluzi, President of Malawi (1994-2004)
* Mali
** President - Alpha Oumar Konaré, President of Mali (1992-2002)
** Prime Minister -
**# Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, Prime Minister of Mali (1994-2000)
**# Mandé Sidibé, Prime Minister of Mali (2000-2002)
* Mauritania
** President - Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, President of Mauritania (1984-2005)
** Prime Minister -
**# Mohamed Lemine Ould Guig, Prime Minister of Mauritania (1997-1998)
**# Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna, Prime Minister of Mauritania (1998-2003)
* Mauritius
** President - Cassam Uteem, President of Mauritius (1992-2002)
** Prime Minister -
**# Navin Ramgoolam, Prime Minister of Mauritius (1995-2000)
**# Anerood Jugnauth, Prime Minister of Mauritius (2000-2003)
*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 - Tandja Mamadou, President of Niger (1999-present)
** Prime Minister -
**# Ibrahim Hassane Mayaki, Prime Minister of Niger (1997-2000)
**# Hama Amadou, Prime Minister of Niger (2000-2007)
* Nigeria - Olusegun Obasanjo, President of Nigeria (1999-2007)
*Rwanda
** President -
**# Pasteur Bizimungu, President of Rwanda (1994-2000)
**# Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda (2000-present)
** Prime Minister -
**# Pierre-Célestin Rwigema, Prime Minister of Rwanda (1995-2000)
**# Bernard Makuza, Prime Minister of Rwanda (2000-present)
* São Tomé and Príncipe
** President - Manuel Pinto da Costa, President of São Tomé and Príncipe (1991-2001)
** Prime Minister - Guilherme Posser da Costa, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (1999-2001)
** Principe - Damião Vaz d'Almeida, President of the Regional Government of Principe (1995–2002)
* Senegal
** President -
**# Abdou Diouf, President of Senegal (1981-2000)
**# Abdoulaye Wade, President of Senegal (2000-present)
** Prime Minister
**# Mamadou Lamine Loum, Prime Minister of Senegal (1998-2000)
**# Moustapha Niasse, Prime Minister of Senegal (1983, 2000-2001)
* Seychelles - France-Albert René, President of Seychelles (1977-2004)
*Sierra Leone - Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, President of Sierra Leone (1998–2007)
* South Africa
**President - Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa (1999–2008)
* Swaziland
** Monarch - Mswati III, King of Swaziland (1986-present)
** Prime Minister - Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini, Prime Minister of Swaziland (1996-2003)
* Togo
** President - Gnassingbé Eyadéma, President of Togo (1967-2005)
** Prime Minister -
**# Eugene Koffi Adoboli, Prime Minister of Togo (1999-2000)
**# Agbeyome Kodjo, Prime Minister of Togo (2000-2002)
*Uganda
**President - Yoweri Museveni, Chairman of the military council (1986-present)
**Prime Minister - Apolo Nsibambi, Prime Minister of Uganda (1999-present)
* Zambia
**President - Frederick Chiluba, President of Zambia (1991–2002)
* Zimbabwe - Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe (1987-present)

Asia

* Afghanistan
**Taliban -
***"De jure" Head of State Mullah Mohammad Rabbani, Head of the Taliban Supreme Council (1996–2001)
***"De facto" Head of State Mullah Mohammed Omar, Emir (1996–2001)
**Afghan Northern Alliance -
***President - 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
**Monarch - Jigme Singye Wangchuck, King of Bhutan (1972-2006)
**Prime Minister -
**# Lyonpo Sangay Ngedup, Prime Minister of Bhutan (1999–2000)
**# Lyonpo Yeshey Zimba, Prime Minister of Bhutan (2000–2001)
* Brunei
**Monarch - Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (1967-present)
**Prime Minister - Hassanal Bolkiah, Prime Minister of Brunei (1984-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 - Zhu Rongji, Premier of the People's Republic of China (1998–2003)
** "Hong Kong" - Tung Chee Hwa, Chief Executive of Hong Kong (1997-2005)
** "Macau" - Edmund Ho, Chief Executive of Macau (1999-present)
* India
**President - Kocheril Raman Narayanan, President of India (1997–2002)
**Prime Minister - Atal Behari Vajpayee, Prime Minister of India (1998-2004)
* Indonesia
**President - Abdurrahman Wahid, President of Indonesia (1999–2001)
* Iran
** Supreme Leader - Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran (1989–present)
** President - Mohammad Khatami, President of Iran (1997–2005)
* Japan
**Monarch - Akihito, Emperor of Japan (1989-present)
**Prime Minister -
**#Keizo Obuchi, Prime Minister of Japan (1998–2000)
**#Yoshiro Mori, Prime Minister of Japan (2000–2001)
*Kazakhstan -
**President - Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan (1990–present)
**Prime Minister - Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan (1999–2002)
* 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 -
**# Kim Jong Pil, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (1998–2000)
**# Park Tae Joon, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (2000)
**# Lee Hun Jai, acting Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (2000)
**# Lee Han Dong, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (2000–2002)
* Mongolia
**President - Natsagiin Bagabandi, President of Mongolia (1997-2005)
**Prime Minister -
**#Rinchinnyamyn Amarjargal, Prime Minister of Mongolia (1999–2000)
**#Nambaryn Enkhbayar, Prime Minister of Mongolia (2000-2004)
* Nepal
**Monarch - Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, King of Nepal (1972–2001)
**Prime Minister -
**#Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, Prime Minister of Nepal (1999–2000)
**#Girija Prasad Koirala, Prime Minister of Nepal (2000–2001)
* Pakistan -
**President - Mohammad Rafiq Tarar, President of Pakistan (1998–2001)
**Head of Government - Pervez Musharraf, Chief Executive of Pakistan (1999–2002)
* The Philippines
**President - Joseph Estrada, President of the Philippines (1998–2001)
* Singapore
**President - S.R. Nathan, President of Singapore (1999-present)
**Prime Minister - Goh Chok Tong, Prime Minister of Singapore (1990-2004)
* Sri Lanka
**President - Chandrika Kumaratunga, President of Sri Lanka (1994-present)
**Prime Minister -
**# Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (1994–2000)
**# Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (2000–2001)
* Taiwan (Republic of China)
**President -
**#Lee Teng-hui, President of the Republic of China (1988–2000)
**# Chen Shui-bian, President of the Republic of China (2000-2008)
**Premier -
**#Vincent Siew, President of the Executive Yuan (1997–2000)
**#Tang Fei, President of the Executive Yuan (2000)
**# Chang Chun-hsiung, President of the Executive Yuan (2000–2002)
* Tajikistan
**President - Imamoli Rakhmanov, President of Tajikistan (1992-present)
**Prime Minister - Akil Akilov, Prime Minister of Tajikistan (1999-present)
* Thailand
**King - Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand (1946-present)
**Prime Minister - 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 - Le Kha Phieu, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (1997–2001)
**President - Tran Duc Luong, President of Vietnam (1997-2006)
**Prime Minister - Phan Van Khai, Prime Minister of Vietnam (1997-2006)

Australia and Oceania

* Australia
**Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952– present)
**Governor-General - Sir William Deane, Governor-General of Australia (1996–2001)
**Prime Minister - John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia (1996–2007)
*Cook Islands
** Prime Minister - Terepai Maoate, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands (1999–2002)
* Fiji -
**President -
**#Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, President of Fiji (16 December, 1993–29 May, 2000)
**#Ratu Josefa Iloilo, President of Fiji (13 July, 2000–present)
**Head of the Interim Military Government - Frank Bainimarama, Fijian Head of State (29 May–13 July, 2000)
**Prime Minister -
**#Mahendra Chaudhry, Prime Minister of Fiji (19 May, 1999–27 May, 2000)
**#Ratu Tevita Momoedonu, Prime Minister of Fiji (27 May, 2000 [minutes] )
**#Laisenia Qarase, Prime Minister of Fiji (4 July, 2000–14 March, 2001 [interim] )
*Federated States of Micronesia - Leo Falcam, President of the Federated States of Micronesia (1999–2003)
*Kiribati - Teburoro Tito, President of Kiribati (1994–2003)
*Marshall Islands -
*#Imata Kabua, President of the Marshall Islands (1997–2000)
*#Kessai Note, President of the Marshall Islands (2000–2008)
*Nauru -
*#René Harris, President of Nauru (1999–2000)
*#Bernard Dowiyogo, President of Nauru (2000–2001)
*New Zealand
** Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand (1952–present)
** Governor-General - The Rt.Hon. Sir Michael Hardie Boys, Governor-General of New Zealand (1996–2001)
** Prime Minister - Helen Clark, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1999–present)
*Palau - Kuniwo Nakamura, President of Palau (1993-2001)
*Papua New Guinea
** Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Papua New Guinea
** Governor-General - Sir Silas Atopare, Governor-General of Papua New Guinea, (1997 - 2003)
** Prime Minister - Sir Mekere Morauta, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, (1999 - 2002)
*Solomon Islands -
**Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the Solomon Islands (1978–present)
**Governor-General - John Lapli, Governor-General of the Solomon Islands (1999–2004)
**Prime Minister -
**#Bartholomew Ulufa'alu, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (1997–2000)
**#Manasseh Sogavare, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (2000–2001)
* Tonga
** Monarch - Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, King of Tonga (1965–2006)
** Prime Minister -
*#Baron Vaea of Houma, Prime Minister of Tonga, (1991–2000)
*#Lavaka Ata 'Ulukalala, Prime Minister of Tonga, (2000–2006)
* Tuvalu
** Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Tuvalu (1978-present)
** Governor-General - Sir Tomasi Puapua, Governor-General of Tuvalu (1998–2003)
** Prime Minister -
**# Ionatana Ionatana, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (1999–2000)
**# Lagitupu Tuilimu, acting Prime Minister of Tuvalu (2000–2001)
*Vanuatu -
**President - John Bani, President of Vanuatu (1999–2004)
**Prime Minister - Barak Sopé, Prime Minister of Vanuatu (1999–2001)

Europe

* Albania -
** President - Rexhep Meidani, President of Albania (1997–2002)
** Prime Minister - Ilir Meta, Prime Minister of Albania (1999–2002)
* Andorra
**Co-Princes
***Jacques Chirac, President of France (1995–2007)
***Joan Martí Alanis, Bishop of Urgell (1971–2003)
**Head of the Government - Marc Forné, Head of the Government of Andorra (1994–2005)
*Armenia
**President - Robert Kocharyan, President of Armenia (1998–2008)
**Prime Minister -
**#Aram Sargsyan, Prime Minister of Armenia (1999-2000)
**#Robert Kocharyan, acting Prime Minister of Armenia (2000)
**#Andranik Margaryan, Prime Minister of Armenia (2000–2007)
*Austria -
**President - Thomas Klestil, Federal President of Austria (1992–2004)
**Chancellor -
**#Viktor Klima, Chancellor of Austria (1997–2000)
**#Wolfgang Schüssel, Chancellor of Austria (2000–2007)
* Belgium
**Monarch - Albert II, King of the Belgians (1993-present)
**Prime Minister - Guy Verhofstadt, Prime Minister of Belgium (1999-2008
*Bulgaria
**President - Peter Stoyanov, President of Bulgaria
**Prime Minister - Ivan Kostov, Prime Minister of Bulgaria (1997–2001)
*Czech Republic -
**President - Václav Havel, President of the Czech Republic (1993–2003)
**Prime Minister - Miloš Zeman, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (1998–2002)
* 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 - Mart Laar, Prime Minister of Estonia (1999 – 2002)
* Finland
**President -
**# Martti Ahtisaari, President of Finland, (1994–2000)
**# Tarja Halonen, President of Finland, (2000-present)
**Prime Minister - Paavo Lipponen, Prime Minister of Finland, (1995–2003)
* France -
**President - Jacques Chirac, President of France (1995-2007)
**Prime Minister - Lionel Jospin, Prime Minister of France (1997–2002)
* Georgia
** President - Eduard Shevardnadze, President of Georgia (1995–2003)
** Prime Minister -
**#Vazha Lortkipanidze, Prime Minister of Georgia (1998–2000)
**#Giorgi Arsenishvili, Prime Minister of Georgia (2000–2001)
** Abkhazia
*** President - Vladislav Ardzinba, President of Abkhazia (1994–2005)
*** Prime Minister - Vyacheslav Tsugba, Prime Minister of Abkhazia (1999–2001)
* Germany -
**President - Johannes Rau, President of Germany (1999-2004)
**Chancellor - Gerhard Schröder, Chancellor of Germany (1998-2005)
* Greece
**President - Kostis 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)
**#Ferenc Mádl, President of Hungary (2000–2005)
**Prime Minister - Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of Hungary (1998–2002)
* Iceland
**President - Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland (1996–present)
**Prime Minister - Davíð Oddsson, Prime Minister of Iceland (1991–2004)
*Ireland -
**President - Mary McAleese, President of Ireland (1997–present)
**Prime Minister - Bertie Ahern, Taoiseach (1997–2008)
*Italy -
**President - Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, President of the Italian Republic (1999–2006)
**Prime Minister -
**# Massimo D'Alema, Prime Minister of Italy (1998–2000)
**# Giuliano Amato, Prime Minister of Italy (2000–2001)
* Liechtenstein
**Monarch - Hans Adam II, Sovereign Prince of Liechtenstein (1989–present)
**Head of Government - Mario Frick, Head of Government (1993–2001)
* Luxembourg
**Monarch -
**#Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1964–2000)
**#Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (2000–present)
**Prime Minister - Jean-Claude Juncker, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1995–present)
*Republic of Macedonia -
**President - Boris Trajkovski, President of the Republic of Macedonia (1999-2004)
**Prime Minister - Lyubcho Georgievski, Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia (1998–2002)
* Malta
**President - Guido de Marco, President of Malta (1999–2004)
**Prime Minister - Eddie Fenech Adami, Prime Minister of Malta (1998–2004)
* Monaco
**Monarch - Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (1949–2005)
** Head of Government -
**#Michel Lévêque, Minister of State of Monaco (1997–2000)
**#Patrick Leclercq, Minister of State of Monaco (2000–2005)
* 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 -
**# Kjell Magne Bondevik, Prime Minister of Norway (1997–2000)
**# Jens Stoltenberg, Prime Minister of Norway (2000–2001)
*Poland -
**President - Aleksander Kwaśniewski, President of Poland (1995-2005)
**Prime Minister - 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)
* Russia
**President - Vladimir Putin, President of Russia (1999–2008)
**Prime Minister - Mikhail Kasyanov, Prime Minister of Russia (2000–2004)
* Slovakia
**President - Rudolf Schuster, President of Slovakia (1999–2004)
**Prime Minister - Mikuláš Dzurinda, Prime Minister of Slovakia (1998–2006)
* 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 (1996–2006)
* Switzerland
**Swiss Federal Council: Adolf Ogi (President of the Swiss Confederation), Kaspar Villiger, Ruth Dreifuss, Moritz Leuenberger, Pascal Couchepin, Ruth Metzler-Arnold, Joseph Deiss
* Turkey
** President -
**# Süleyman Demirel, President of Turkey, (1993-2000)
**# Ahmet Necdet Sezer, President of Turkey (2000–2007)
** Prime Minister - Bülent Ecevit, Prime Minister of Turkey (1999-2002)
* Ukraine
** President - Leonid Kuchma, President of Ukraine (1994–2005)
** Prime Minister - Viktor Yushchenko, Prime Minister of Ukraine (1999–2001)
*United Kingdom -
**Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-present)
**Prime Minister - Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997-2007)
*Vatican City
** Pope - John Paul II, Bishop of Rome (1978-2005)
** Secretary of State - Angelo Cardinal Sodano, Cardinal Secretary of State (1990-present)

Middle East

* Egypt
**President - Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt (1981–present)
**Prime Minister - Atef Ebeid, Prime Minister of Egypt (1999–2004)
* Iran
**Supreme Leader - Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran (1989–present)
**President - 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)
**# Avraham Burg, interim President of Israel (2000)
**# Moshe Katsav, President of Israel (2000-2007)
**Prime Minister - Ehud Barak, Prime Minister of Israel (1999–2001)
* Jordan
**Monarch - King Abdullah II, King of Jordan (1999–present)
**Prime Minister
**# Abdelraouf al-Rawabdeh, Prime Minister of Jordan (1999- [June 19 2000)
**# Ali Abu al-Ragheb, Prime Minister of Jordan ( [June 19 2000–2003)
* Kuwait
**Monarch - Jabir al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (1977–present)
**Prime Minister - Saad al-Abdullah al-Salim al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait (1978–2003)
* Lebanon
**President - Émile Lahoud, President of Lebanon (1998–present)
**Prime Minister
**# Selim al-Hoss, Prime Minister of Lebanon (1998- [October 23 2000)
**# Rafiq al-Hariri, Prime Minister of Lebanon ( [October 23 2000–2004)
* Oman - Qaboos Bin Said, Sultan of Oman (1970–present)
* Turkey
**President
**#Süleyman Demirel, President of Turkey (1993–2000)
**#Ahmet Necdet Sezer, President of Turkey (2000-present)
**Prime Minister - Bülent Ecevit, Basbakani (1999–2002)
* United Arab Emirates
** President - Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (1971–2004)
* Yemen
** President - Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of Yemen (1990-present)
** Prime Minister - Abdul Karim al-Iryani, Prime Minister of Yemen (1998–2001)

North America

*Antigua and Barbuda -
**Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Antigua and Barbuda (1981–present)
**Governor-General - James Carlisle, Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda (1993–2007)
**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 (1994–2008)
*Belize -
**Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Belize (1981–present)
**Governor-General - Colville Young, Governor-General of Belize (1993–present)
**Prime Minister - Said Musa, Prime Minister of Belize (1998–2008)
* Canada
**Monarch: Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952–present)
**Governor General: Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada (1999–2005)
**Prime Minister: Jean Chrétien, Prime Minister of Canada (1993–2003)
** See also: 2000 Canadian incumbents
*Costa Rica - Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, President of Costa Rica (1998–2002)
* Cuba: Fidel Castro, President of Cuba (1976–2008)
*Dominica -
**President - Vernon Shaw, President of Dominica (1998–2003)
**Prime Minister -
**#Edison James, Prime Minister of Dominica (1995–2000)
**#Rosie Douglas, Prime Minister of Dominica (2000)
**#Pierre Charles, Prime Minister of Dominica (2000–2004)
*Dominican Republic -
*#Leonel Fernández, President of the Dominican Republic (1996–2000)
*#Hipólito Mejía, President of the Dominican Republic (2000–2004)
* El Salvador: Francisco Flores, President of El Salvador (1999–2004)
* 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 (1995–2008)
* Guatemala
**#Álvaro Enrique Arzú Irigoyen, President of Guatemala (14 January 1996 – 14 January 2000)
**#Alfonso Antonio Portillo Cabrera, President of Guatemala (14 January 2000 – 14 January 2004)
*Honduras: Carlos Roberto Flores Facussé, President of Honduras (27 January 1998 – 27 January 2002)
* Mexico
*#Ernesto Zedillo, President of Mexico (1994–2000)
*#Vicente Fox, President of Mexico (2000–2006)
* Nicaragua: Arnoldo Alemán, President of Nicaragua (1997–2002)
*Panama: Mireya Moscoso, President of Panama (1 September 1999 – 1 September 2004)
* Trinidad and Tobago
**President: 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)

outh America

* Argentina - Fernando de la Rúa, President of Argentina (1999–2001)
* Bolivia - 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)
*#Ricardo Lagos, President of Chile (2000-2006)
* Colombia - Andrés Pastrana Arango, President of Colombia (1998–2002)
* Ecuador -
*#Jamil Mahuad, President of Ecuador (1998–2000)
*#Gustavo Noboa, 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 Ángel González Macchi, President of Paraguay (1999–2003)
* Peru -
*#Alberto Fujimori, President of Peru (1990–2000)
*# Valentín Paniagua, President of Peru (2000–2001)
* Suriname -
*#Jules Wijdenbosch, President of Suriname (1996–2000)
*#Ronald Venetiaan, President of Suriname (2000–present)
* Uruguay -
*#Julio María Sanguinetti Coirolo, President of Uruguay (1995–2000)
*#Jorge Batlle Ibáñez, President of Uruguay (2000–2005)
* Venezuela - Hugo Chávez, President of Venezuela (1999-2002)