List of state leaders in 2003
2002 state leaders -
Events of 2003 -
2004 state leaders -
State leaders by year\n----\n
Africa
\n* Algeria\n** President - Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria (1999-present)\n** Prime Minister - \n**# Ali Benflis, Prime Minister of Algeria (2000-2003)\n**# Ahmed Ouyahia, Prime Minister of Algeria (2003-present)\n* Angola \n** President - José Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola (1979-present)\n** Prime Minister - Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos, Prime Minister of Angola (2002-present)\n* Benin - Mathieu Kérékou, President of Benin (1996-present)\n* Botswana - Festus Mogae, President of Botswana (1998-present)\n* Burkina Faso \n** President - Blaise Compaoré, President of Burkina Faso (1987-present)\n** Prime Minister - Paramanga Ernest Yonli, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (2000-present)\n* Burundi \n*# Pierre Buyoya, President of Burundi (1996-2003)\n*# Domitien Ndayizeye, President of Burundi (2003-present)\n* Cameroon \n** President - Paul Biya, President of Cameroon (1982-present)\n** Prime Minister - Peter Mafany Musonge, Prime Minister of Cameroon (1996-present)\n* Cape Verde \n** President - Pedro Pires, President of Cape Verde (2001-present)\n** Prime Minister - José Maria Neves, Prime Minister of Cape Verde (2001-present)\n* Central African Republic \n** President -\n**# Ange-Félix Patassé, President of the Central African Republic (1993-2003)\n**# François Bozizé, President of the Central African Republic (2003-present)\n** Prime Minister - \n**# Martin Ziguélé, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (2001-2003)\n**# Abel Goumba, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (2003)\n**# Célestin Gaombalet, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (2003-present)\n* Chad \n** President - Idriss Déby, President of Chad (1990-present)\n** Prime Minister -\n**# Haroun Kabadi, Prime Minister of Chad (2002-2003)\n**# Moussa Faki, Prime Minister of Chad (2003-present)\n* Comoros - Azali Assoumani, President of Comoros (1999-present)\n* Democratic Republic of the Congo - Joseph Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2001-present)\n* Republic of the Congo - Denis Sassou-Nguesso, President of the Republic of the Congo (1997-present)\n* Côte d'Ivoire \n** President - Laurent Gbagbo, President of Côte d'Ivoire (2000-present)\n** Prime Minister - \n**# Affi N'Guessan, Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire (2000-2003)\n**# Seydou Diarra, Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire (2003-present)\n* Djibouti \n** President - Ismail Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti (1999-present)\n** Prime Minister - Dileita Mohamed Dileita, Prime Minister of Djibouti (2001-present)\n* Equatorial Guinea \n** President - Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea (1979-present)\n** Prime Minister - Cándido Muatetema Rivas, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (2001-present)\n* Eritrea - Isaias Afwerki, President of Eritrea (1993-present)\n* Ethiopia \n** President - Girma Wolde-Giyorgis Lucha, President of Ethiopia (2001-present)\n** Prime Minister - Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1995-present)\n* Gabon \n** President - Omar Bongo, President of Gabon (1967-present)\n** Prime Minister Jean-François Ntoutoume Emane, Prime Minister of Gabon (1999-present)\n* The Gambia - Yahya Jammeh, President of the Gambia (1994-present)\n* Ghana - John Agyekum Kufuor, President of Ghana (2001-present)\n* Guinea \n** President - Lansana Conté, President of Guinea (1984-present)\n** Prime Minister - Lamine Sidimé, Prime Minister of Guinea (1999-2004)\n* Guinea-Bissau \n** President -\n**# Kumba Ialá, President of Guinea-Bissau (2000-2003)\n**# Veríssimo Correia Seabra, interim President of Guinea-Bissau (2003)\n**# Henrique Rosa, interim President of Guinea-Bissau (2003-present)\n** Prime Minister -\n**# Mário Pires, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2002-2003)\n**# Artur Sanhá, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2003-present)\n* Kenya - Mwai Kibaki, President of Kenya (2002-present)\n* Lesotho \n** Monarch - Letsie III, King of Lesotho (1996-present)\n** Prime Minister - Pakalitha Mosisili, Prime Minister of Lesotho (1998-present)\n* Liberia \n*# Charles Taylor, President of Liberia (2000-2003)\n*# Moses Blah, President of Liberia (2003)\n*# Gyude Bryant, Chairman of the Transitional Government of Liberia (2003-present)\n* Libya \n** General Secretary - Zentani Muhammad az-Zentani, General Secretary of the General People's Congress (1992-present\n** De facto ruler - Muammar al-Qaddafi, Guide of the Revolution (1969/1979-present)\n* Madagascar \n** President - Marc Ravalomanana, President of Madagascar (2002-present)\n** Prime Minister - Jacques Sylla, Prime Minister of Madagascar (2002-present)\n* Malawi - Bakili Muluzi, President of Malawi (1994-present)\n* Mali \n** President - Amadou Toumani Touré, President of Mali (2002-present)\n** Prime Minister - Ahmed Mohamed Ag Hamani, Prime Minister of Mali (2002-2004)\n* Mauritania \n** President - Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, President of Mauritania (1984-present)\n** Prime Minister - \n**# Cheikh El Avia Ould Mohamed Khouna, Prime Minister of Mauritania (1998-2003)\n**# Sghair Ould M'Bareck, Prime Minister of Mauritania (2003-present)\n* Mauritius \n** President -\n**# Karl Offmann, President of Mauritius (2002-2003)\n**# Sir Anerood Jugnauth, President of Mauritius (2003-present)\n** Prime Minister - \n**# Sir Anerood Jugnauth, Prime Minister of Mauritius (2000-2003)\n**# Paul Bérenger, Prime Minister of Mauritius (2003-present)\n* Morocco \n** Monarch - Mohammed VI, King of Morocco (1999-present)\n** Prime Minister - Driss Jettou, Prime Minister of Morocco (2002-present)\n* Mozambique \n** President - Joaquim Chissano, President of Mozambique (1986-present)\n** Prime Minister - Pascoal Mocumbi, Prime Minister of Mozambique (1994-2004)\n* Namibia \n** President - Sam Nujoma, President of Namibia (1990-present)\n** Prime Minister - Theo-Ben Gurirab, Prime Minister of Namibia (2002-present)\n* Niger \n** President - Tandja Mamadou, President of Niger (1999-present)\n** Prime Minister - Hama Amadou, Prime Minister of Niger (2000-present)\n* Nigeria - Olusegun Obasanjo, President of Nigeria (1999-present)\n* Rwanda \n** President - Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda (2000-present)\n** Prime Minister - Bernard Makuza, Prime Minister of Rwanda (2000-present)\n* São Tomé and Príncipe \n** President - Fradique de Menezes, President of São Tomé and Príncipe (2001-present)\n** Prime Minister - Maria das Neves, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (2002-present)\n* Senegal \n** President - Abdoulaye Wade, President of Senegal (2000-present)\n** Prime Minister - Idrissa Seck, Prime Minister of Senegal (2002-2004)\n* Seychelles - France-Albert René, President of Seychelles (1977-2004)\n* Sierra Leone - Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, President of Sierra Leone (1998-present)\n* \'Somalia \n** Mogadishu Government - \n*** President - Abdiqasim Salad Hassan, President of Somalia (2000-present)\n*** Prime Minister - \n***# Hassan Abshir Farah, Prime Minister of Somalia (2001-2003)\n***# Muhammad Abdi Yusuf, Prime Minister of Somalia (2003-present)\n** Republic of Somaliland - Dahir Riyale Kahin, President of Somaliland (2002-present)\n* South Africa - Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa (1999-present)\n* Sudan - Omar Hasan Ahmad al-Bashir, President of Sudan (1993-present)\n* Swaziland - \n** Monarch - Mswati III, King of Swaziland (1986-present)\n** Prime Minister - \n**# Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini, Prime Minister of Swaziland (1996-2003)\n**# Paul Shabangu, acting Prime Minister of Swaziland (2003)\n**# Themba Dlamini, Prime Minister of Swaziland (2003-present)\n* Tanzania \n** President - Benjamin Mkapa, President of Tanzania (1995-present)\n** Prime Minister - Frederick Sumaye, Prime Minister of Tanzania (1995-present)\n* Togo \n** President - Gnassingbe Eyadema, President of Togo (1967-present)\n** Prime Minister - Koffi Sama, Prime Minister of Togo (2002-present)\n* Tunisia \n** President - Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, President of Tunisia (1987-present)\n** Prime Minister - Mohamed Ghannouchi, Prime Minister of Tunisia (1999-present)\n* Uganda \n** President - Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda (1986-present)\n** Prime Minister - Apolo Nsibambi, Prime Minister of Uganda (1999-present)\n* Zambia - Levy Mwanawasa, President of Zambia (2002-present)\n* Zimbabwe' - Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe (1987-present)
Asia
\n* Afghanistan - Hamid Karzai, President and Chairman of the Afghan Transitional Administration (2001-present)\n* Bangladesh\n** President - Iajuddin Ahmed, President of Bangladesh (2002-present)\n** Prime Minister - Khaleda Zia, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (2001-present)\n* Bhutan\n** Monarch - Jigme Singye Wangchuck, King of Bhutan (1972-present)\n** Prime Minister - \n**# Lyonpo Kinzang Dorji, Prime Minister of Bhutan (2002-2003)\n**# Lyonpo Jigme Thinley, Prime Minister of Bhutan (2003-present)\n* Brunei - Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (1967-present)\n* People's Republic of China -\n** Communist Party Leader - Hu Jintao, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (2002-present)\n** President - \n**# Jiang Zemin, President of the People's Republic of China (1993-2003)\n**# Hu Jintao, President of the People's Republic of China (2003-present)\n** Premier - \n**# Zhu Rongji, Premier of the People's Republic of China (1998-2003)\n**# Wen Jiabao, Premier of the People's Republic of China (2003-present)\n** Hong Kong - Tung Chee Hwa, Chief Executive of Hong Kong (1997-present)\n** Macau - Edmund Ho, Chief Executive of Macau (1999-present)\n* East Timor\n** President - Xanana Gusmão, President of East Timor (2002-present)\n** Prime Minister - Marí Alkatiri, Prime Minister of East Timor (2002-present)\n* India\n** President - Abdul Kalam, President of India (2002-present)\n** Prime Minister - Atal Behari Vajpayee, Prime Minister of India (1998-present)\n* Indonesia - Megawati Sukarnoputri, President of Indonesia (2001-present)\n* Japan\n** Emperor - Akihito, Emperor of Japan (1989-present)\n** Prime Minister - Junichiro Koizumi, Prime Minister of Japan (2001-present)\n* North Korea \n** Dear Leader - Kim Jong-il, Chairman of the National Defense Commission (1993-present)\n** Premier - \n**# Hong Song-nam, Premier of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (1997-2003)\n**# Pak Pong-ju, Premier of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (2003-present)\n** De facto head of state - Kim Yong-nam, President of the Supreme People's Assembly Presidium (1998-present)\n* South Korea\n**President-\n**# Kim Dae-jung, President of the Republic of Korea (1998-2003)\n**# Roh Moo-hyun, President of the Republic of Korea (2003-present)\n**Prime Minister - Goh Kun, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (1998-present)\n* Mongolia \n** President - Natsagiyn Bagabandi, President of Mongolia (1997-present)\n** Prime Minister - Nambaryn Enkhbayar, Prime Minister of Mongolia (2000-present)\n* Nepal \n** Monarch - Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, Raja of Nepal (2001-present)\n** Prime Minister - \n**# Lokendra Bahadur Chand, Prime Minister of Nepal (2002-2003)\n**# Surya Bahadur Thapa, Prime Minister of Nepal (2003-present)\n* Pakistan -\n**President - Pervez Musharraf, President of Pakistan (2001-present)\n**Prime Minister - Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali, Prime Minister of Pakistan (2002-present)\n* The Philippines - Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, President of the Philippines (2001-present)\n* Singapore \n** President - Sellapan Rama Nathan, President of Singapore (1999-present)\n** Prime Minister - Goh Chok Tong, Prime Minister of Singapore (1990-present)\n* Sri Lanka \n** President - Chandrika Kumaratunga, President of Sri Lanka (1994-present)\n** Prime Minister - Ranil Wickremasinghe, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (2001-2004)\n* Taiwan (Republic of China)\n** President - Chen Shui-bian, President of the Republic of China (2000-present)\n** Premier - Yu Shyi-kun, President of the Executive Yuan (2002-present)\n* Tajikistan \n** President - Imamoli Rakhmanov, President of Tajikistan (1992-present)\n** Prime Minister - Akil Akilov, Prime Minister of Tajikistan (1999-present)\n* Thailand\n** King - Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand (1946-present)\n** Prime Minister - Thaksin Shinawatra, Prime Minister of Thailand (2001-present)\n* Turkey \n** President - Ahmet Necdet Sezer, President of Turkey (2000-present)\n** Prime Minister - \n**# Abdullah Gül, Prime Minister of Turkey (2002-2003)\n**# Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister of Turkey (2003-present)\n* Vietnam\n** President - Tran Duc Luong, President of Vietnam (1997-present)\n** Prime Minister - Phan Van Khai, Prime Minister of Vietnam (1997-present)\n* Yemen\n** President - Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of Yemen (1990-present)\n** Prime Minister - Abdul Qadir Bajamal, Prime Minister of Yemen (2001-present)
Australia and Oceania
\n* Australia\n** Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952-present)\n** Governor-General - \n**# Peter Hollingworth, Governor-General of Australia (2001-2003)\n**# Michael Jeffery, Governor-General of Australia (2003-present)\n** Prime Minister - John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia (1996-present)\n* Fiji\n** President - Ratu Josefa Iloilo, President of Fiji (13 July, 2000-present)\n** Prime Minister - Laisenia Qarase, Prime Minister of Fiji (16 March, 2001-present)\n* Kiribati\n*# Teburoro Tito, President of Kiribati (1994-2003)\n*# Tion Otang, Chairman of the Council of State of Kiribati (2003)\n*# Anote Tong, President of Kiribati (2003-present)\n* Marshall Islands - Kessai Note, President of the Marshall Islands (2000-present)\n* Federated States of Micronesia \n*# Leo A. Falcam, President of the Federated States of Micronesia (1999-2003)\n*# Joseph J. Urusemal, President of the Federated States of Micronesia (2003-present)\n* Nauru\n*# Rene Harris, President of Nauru (2001-2003)\n*# Bernard Dowiyogo, President of Nauru (2003)\n*# Rene Harris, President of Nauru (2003)\n*# Bernard Dowiyogo, President of Nauru (2003)\n*# Derog Gioura, President of Nauru (2003)\n*# Ludwig Scotty, President of Nauru (2003)\n*# Rene Harris, President of Nauru (2003-present)\n* New Caledonia\n** President of the Government - Pierre Frogier, President of the Government of New Caledonia (2001-present)\n* New Zealand\n** Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand (1952-present)\n** Governor-General - Dame Silvia Cartwright, Governor-General of New Zealand (2001-present)\n** Prime Minister - Helen Clark, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1999-present)\n* Palau \n** President - Tommy Remengesau, President of Palau (2001-present)\n* Papua New Guinea\n** Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Papua New Guinea (1975-present)\n** Governor-General - \n**# Sir Silas Atopare, Governor-General of Papua New Guinea (1997-2003)\n**# Bill Skate, Acting Governor-General of Papua New Guinea (2003-present)\n** Prime Minister - Michael Somare, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (2002-present)\n* Samoa\n** Monarch - Malietoa Tanumafili II, Head of State of Samoa (1963-present)\n** Prime Minister - Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, Prime Minister of Samoa (1998-present)\n* Solomon Islands \n** Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the Solomon Islands (1978-present)\n** Governor-General - Sir John Lapli, Governor-General of the Solomon Islands (1999-present)\n** Prime Minister - Sir Allan Kemakeza, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (2001-present)\n* Tonga\n** Monarch - Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, King of Tonga (1965-present)\n** Prime Minister - Prince Lavaka Ata 'Ulukalala, Prime Minister of Tonga (2000-present)\n* Tuvalu\n** Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Tuvalu (1978-present)\n** Governor-General -\n**# Sir Tomasi Puapua, Governor-General of Tuvalu (1998-2003)\n**# Faimalaga Luka, Governor-General of Tuvalu (2003-present)\n** Prime Minister - Saufatu Sopoanga, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (2002-present)\n* Vanuatu\n** President - John Bani, President of Vanuatu (1999-2004)\n** Prime Minister - Edward Natapei, Prime Minister of Vanuatu (2001-present)
Europe
\n* Albania\n** President - Alfred Moisiu, President of Albania (2002-present)\n** Prime Minister - Fatos Nano, Prime Minister of Albania (2002-present)\n* Andorra\n**Co-Princes\n*** French Co-Prince - Jacques Chirac, President of France (1995-present)\n*** Episcopal Co-Prince - \n***# Joan Martí Alanís, Bishop of Urgell (1971-2003)\n***# Joan Enric Vives Sicília, Bishop of Urgell (2003-present)\n** Head of the Government - Marc Forné Molné (1994-present)\n** General Syndic - Francesc Areny Casal (1997-present)\n* Austria \n** President - Thomas Klestil, Federal President of Austria (1992-2004)\n** Chancellor - Wolfgang Schüssel, Chancellor of Austria (2000-present)\n* Belgium \n** King - Albert II, King of the Belgians (1993-present)\n** Prime Minister - Guy Verhofstadt, Prime Minister of Belgium (1999-present)\n* Bulgaria\n** President - Georgi Purvanov, President of Bulgaria (2002-present)\n** Premier - Simeon Sakskoburggotski, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (2001-present)\n* Croatia\n** President - Stjepan Mesić, President of Croatia (2000-present)\n** Prime Minister - \n**# Ivica Račan, Prime Minister of Croatia (2000-2003)\n**# Ivo Sanader, Prime Minister of Croatia (2003-present)\n* Czech Republic\n** President -\n**# Václav Havel, President of the Czech Republic (1993-2003)\n**# Vladimír Špidla, acting President of the Czech Republic (2003)\n**# Václav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic (2003-present)\n** Prime Minister - Vladimír Špidla, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (2002-2004)\n* Denmark\n** Monarch - Margaret II, Queen of Denmark (1972-present)\n** Prime Minister - Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark (2001-present)\n** Greenland - Hans Enoksen, Prime Minister of Greenland (2002-present)\n* Estonia\n** President - Arnold Rüütel, President of Estonia (2001-present)\n** Prime Minister -\n**# Siim Kallas, Prime Minister of Estonia (2002-2003)\n**# Juhan Parts, Prime Minister of Estonia (2003-present)\n* Finland\n** President - Tarja Halonen, President of Finland (2000-present)\n** Prime Minister - \n**# Paavo Lipponen, Prime Minister of Finland (1995-2003)\n**# Anneli Jäätteenmäki, Prime Minister of Finland (2003)\n**# Matti Vanhanen, Prime Minister of Finland (2003-present)\n* France\n** President - Jacques Chirac, President of France (1995-present)\n** Prime Minister - Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Prime Minister of France (2002-present)\n* Germany\n** President - Johannes Rau, President of Germany (1999-present)\n** Chancellor - Gerhard Schröder, Chancellor of Germany (1998-present)\n* Greece\n** President - Kostis Stephanopoulos, President of Greece (1995-present)\n** Prime Minister - Costas Simitis, Prime Minister of Greece (1996-2004)\n* Hungary\n** President - Ferenc Mádl, President of Hungary (2000-present)\n** Prime Minister - Péter Medgyessy, Prime Minister of Hungary (2002-present)\n* Iceland\n** President - Ólafur Ragnar Grimsson, President of Iceland (1996-present)\n** Prime Minister - Davíð Oddsson, Prime Minister of Iceland (1991-present)\n* Ireland\n** President - Mary McAleese, President of Ireland (1997-present)\n** Prime Minister - Bertie Ahern, Taoiseach (1997-present)\n* Italy\n** President - Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, President of Italy (1999-present)\n** Prime Minister - Silvio Berlusconi, President of the Council of Ministers (2001-present)\n* Latvia\n** President - Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, President of Latvia (1999-present)\n** Prime Minister - Einārs Rep?e, Prime Minister of Latvia (2002-2004)\n* Liechtenstein\n** Prince - Hans Adam II, Sovereign Prince of Liechtenstein (1989-present)\n** Head of Government - Otmar Hasler, Head of Government (2001-present)\n* Lithuania\n** President -\n**# Valdas Adamkus, President of Lithuania (1998-2003)\n**# Rolandas Paksas, President of Lithuania (2003-2004)\n** Prime Minister - Algirdas Mykolas Brazauskas, Prime Minister of Lithuania (2001-present)\n* Luxembourg\n** Monarch - Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (2000-present)\n** Prime Minister - Jean-Claude Juncker, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1995-present)\n* Malta\n** President - Guido de Marco, President of Malta (1999-2004)\n** Prime Minister - Eddie Fenech Adami, Prime Minister of Malta (1998-2004\n* Monaco \n** Prince - Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (1949-present)\n** Minister of State - Patrick Leclercq, Minister of State of Monaco (2000-present)\n* The Netherlands\n** Monarch - Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands (1980-present)\n** Prime Minister - Jan Peter Balkenende, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (2002-present)\n* Norway\n** Monarch - Harald V, King of Norway (1991-present)\n** Prime Minister - Kjell Magne Bondevik, Prime Minister of Norway (2001-present)\n* Poland\n** President - Aleksander Kwaśniewski, President of the Republic of Poland (1995-present)\n** Prime Minister - Leszek Miller, Prime Minister of Poland (2001-present)\n* Portugal\n** President - Jorge Sampaio, President of Portugal (1996-present)\n** Prime Minister - José Durão Barroso, Prime Minister of Portugal (2002-present)\n* Romania\n** President - Ion Iliescu, President of Romania (2000-present)\n** Prime Minister - Adrian Năstase, Prime Minister of Romania (2000-present)\n* Russia\n** President - Vladimir Putin, President of Russia (1999-present)\n** Prime Minister - Mikhail Kasyanov, Prime Minister of Russia (2000-2004)\n* San Marino \n**Captains Regent -\n**# Mauro Chiaruzzi and Giuseppe Maria Morganti (semester ending 31 March)\n**# Pier Marino Menicucci and Giovanni Giannoni (semester April-September)\n**# Giovanni Lonfernini and Valeria Ciavatta (semester beginning 1 October)\n* Serbia\n**Prime Minister - Zoran Djindjic, Zoran Zivkovic (Democratic_Party_(Serbia))\n**President - Natasa Micic (interim)\n* Slovakia\n** President - Rudolf Schuster, President of Slovakia (1999-2004)\n** Prime Minister - Mikulá? Dzurinda, Prime Minister of Slovakia (1998-present)\n* Slovenia\n** President - Janez Drnov?ek, President of Slovenia (2002-present)\n** Prime Minister - Anton Rop, Prime Minister of Slovenia (2002-present)\n* Spain\n** Monarch - Juan Carlos, King of Spain (1975-present)\n** Prime Minister - José María Aznar, President of the Government (1996-2004)\n* Sweden\n** Monarch - Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden (1973-present)\n** Prime Minister - Göran Persson, Prime Minister of Sweden (1996-present)\n* Switzerland\n** Swiss Federal Council - \n**: Kaspar Villiger (left office 31 December), Moritz Leuenberger, Pascal Couchepin, Ruth Metzler-Arnold (left office 31 December), Joseph Deiss, Samuel Schmid, Micheline Calmy-Rey, Christoph Blocher (took office 31 December), Hans-Rudolf Merz (took office 31 December)\n* United Kingdom\n** Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1952-present)\n** Prime Minister - Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997-present)\n*Vatican City\n** Pope - John Paul II, Bishop of Rome (1978-present)\n** Secretary of State - Angelo Cardinal Sodano, Cardinal Secretary of State (1990-present)
Middle East
\n* Egypt - Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt (1981-present)\n* Iran\n** Supreme Leader - Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran (1989-present)\n** President - Mohammad Khatami, President of Iran (1997-present)\n* Iraq\n*# Saddam Hussein, President of Iraq (1979-2003)\n*# Jay Montgomery Garner, Civilian Administrator of Iraq (2003)\n*# L. Paul Bremer III, Civilian Administrator of Iraq (2003-present)\n* Israel\n** President - Moshe Katsav, President of Israel (2000-present)\n** Prime Minister - Ariel Sharon, Prime Minister of Israel (2001-present)\n* Jordan \n** Head of State - King Abdullah II, King of Jordan (1999-present)\n** Head of Government - \n**# Ali Abu al-Ragheb, Prime Minister of Jordan (2000-2003)\n**# Faisal al-Fayez, Prime Minister of Jordan (2003-present)\n* Kuwait - Jabir al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (1977-present)\n* Lebanon - \n** President - Émile Lahoud, President of Lebanon (1998-present)\n** Prime Minister - Rafiq al-Hariri, Prime Minister of Lebanon (2000-present)\n* Oman - Qaboos Bin Said, Sultan of Oman (1970-present)\n* Qatar - Ahmad ibn Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of Qatar (1995-present)\n* Saudi Arabia - Fahd, King of Saudi Arabia (1982-present)\n* Syria - Bashar al-Assad, President of Syria (2000-present)\n* United Arab Emirates - Maktoum Bin Rashid al-Maktoum, Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (1990-present)
North America and the Caribbean
\n* Antigua and Barbuda \n** Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Antigua and Barbuda (1981-present)\n** Governor-General - Sir James Carlisle, Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda (1993-present)\n** Prime Minister - Lester Bird, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda (1994-present)\n* Bahamas\n** Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the Bahamas (1973-present)\n** Governor-General - Dame Ivy Dumont, Governor-General of the Bahamas (2001-present)\n** Prime Minister - Perry Christie, Prime Minister of the Bahamas (2002-present)\n* Barbados \n** Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Barbados (1966-present)\n** Governor-General - Sir Clifford Husbands, Governor-General of Barbados (1996-present)\n** Prime Minister - Owen Arthur, Prime Minister of Barbados (1994-present)\n* Belize\n** Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Belize (1981-present)\n** Governor-General - Sir Colville Young, Governor-General of Belize (1993-present)\n** Prime Minister - Said Musa, Prime Minister of Belize (1998-present)\n* Canada \n** Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952-present)\n** Governor-General - Adrienne Clarkson, Governor-General of Canada (1999-present)\n** Prime Minister - \n**# Jean Chrétien, Prime Minister of Canada (1993-2003)\n**# Paul Martin, Prime Minister of Canada (2003-present)\n**See also: 2003 Canadian incumbents\n* Costa Rica - Abel Pacheco de la Espriella, President of Costa Rica (2002-present)\n* Cuba - Fidel Castro, President of Cuba (1976-present)\n* Dominica \n** President - \n**# Vernon Shaw, President of Dominica (1998-2003)\n**# Nicholas Liverpool, President of Dominica (2003-present)\n** Prime Minister - Pierre Charles, Prime Minister of Dominica (2000-2004)\n* Dominican Republic - Hipólito Mejía, President of the Dominican Republic (2000-present)\n* El Salvador - Francisco Flores, President of El Salvador (1999-present)\n* Grenada\n** Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Grenada (1974-present)\n** Governor-General - Sir Daniel Williams, Governor-General of Grenada (1996-present)\n** Prime Minister - Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada (1995-present)\n* Guatemala - Alfonso Antonio Portillo Cabrera, President of Guatemala (2000-2004)\n* Haiti - Jean-Bertrand Aristide, President of Haiti (2001-2004)\n* Honduras - Ricardo Maduro, President of Honduras (2002-present)\n* Jamaica \n** Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Jamaica (1962-present)\n** Governor-General - Sir Howard Cooke, Governor-General of Jamaica (1991-present)\n** Prime Minister - Percival Patterson, Prime Minister of Jamaica (1992-present)\n* Mexico - Vicente Fox, President of Mexico (2000-present)\n* Nicaragua - Enrique Bolaños, President of Nicaragua (2002-present)\n* Panama - Mireya Moscoso, President of Panama (1999-present)\n* Saint Kitts and Nevis \n** Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1983-present)\n** Governor-General - Sir Cuthbert Sebastian, Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1996-present)\n** Prime Minister - Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1995-present)\n* Saint Lucia\n** Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Lucia (1979-present)\n** Governor-General - Dame Pearlette Louisy, Governor-General of Saint Lucia (1997-present)\n** Prime Minister - Kenny Anthony, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia (1997-present)\n* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines\n** Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1979-present)\n** Governor-General - Sir Frederick Ballantyne, Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2002-present)\n** Prime Minister - Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2001-present)\n* Trinidad and Tobago\n** President - \n**# A.N.R. Robinson, President of Trinidad and Tobago (1997-2003)\n**# Maxwell Richards, President of Trinidad and Tobago (2003-present)\n** Prime Minister - Patrick Manning, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (2001-present)\n* United States - George W. Bush, President of the United States (2001-present)\n**Congress: 107th United States Congress then 108th United States Congress\n**Governors: 2003 United States Governors
South America
\n* Argentina\n*# Eduardo Duhalde, President of Argentina (2002-2003)\n*# Néstor Kirchner, President of Argentina (2003-present)\n* Bolivia\n*# Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada, President of Bolivia (2002-2003)\n*# Carlos Mesa, President of Bolivia (2003-present)\n* Brazil\n*# Fernando Henrique Cardoso, President of Brazil (1995-2003)\n*# Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil (2003-present)\n* Chile - Ricardo Lagos Escobar, President of Chile (2000-present)\n* Colombia - Álvaro Uribe Vélez, President of Colombia (2002-present)\n* Ecuador\n*# Gustavo Noboa Bejarano, President of Ecuador (2000-2003)\n*# Lucio Gutiérrez Borbúa, President of Ecuador (2003-present)\n* Guyana\n** President - Bharrat Jagdeo, President of Guyana (1999-present)\n** Prime Minister - Sam Hinds, Prime Minister of Guyana (1999-present)\n* Paraguay\n*# Luis Gonzalez Macchi, President of Paraguay (1999-2003)\n*# Nicanor Duarte Frutos, President of Paraguay (2003-present)\n* Peru - Alejandro Toledo Manrique, President of Peru (2001-present)\n* Suriname - Ronald Venetiaan, President of Suriname (2000-present)\n* Uruguay - Jorge Batlle, President of Uruguay (2000-present)\n* Venezuela - Hugo Chávez, President of Venezuela (1999-present)
Category:Lists of state leaders by year
