List of state leaders in 2004
2003 state leaders - Events of 2004 - 2005 state leaders - State leaders by year
See also:
Africa
- Algerien
- President - Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria (1999-present)
- Prime Minister - Ahmed Ouyahia, Prime Minister of Algeria (2003-present)
- Angola
- President - José Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola (1979-present)
- Prime Minister - Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos, Prime Minister of Angola (2002-present)
- Benin - Mathieu Kérékou, President of Benin (1996-present)
- Botswana - Festus Mogae, President of Botswana (1998-present)
- Burkina Faso
- President - Blaise Compaoré, President of Burkina Faso (1987-present)
- Prime Minister - Paramanga Ernest Yonli, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (2000-present)
- Burundi
- Domitien Ndayizeye, President of Burundi (2003-present)
- Kamerun
- President - Paul Biya, President of Cameroon (1982-present)
- Prime Minister - Peter Mafany Musonge, Prime Minister of Cameroon (1996-present)
- Kap Verde
- President - Pedro Pires, President of Cape Verde (2001-present)
- Prime Minister - José Maria Neves, Prime Minister of Cape Verde (2001-present)
- Zentralafrikanische Republik
- President - François Bozizé, President of the Central African Republic (2003-present)
- Prime Minister - Célestin Gaombalet, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (2003-present)
- Tschad
- President - Idriss Déby, Pedro Pires, President of Chad (1990-present)
- Prime Minister - Moussa Faki, Prime Minister of Chad (2003-present)
- Comoros - Azali Assoumani, President of Comoros (1999-present)
- Democratic Republic of the Congo - Joseph Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2001-present)
- Republic of the Congo - Denis Sassou-Nguesso, President of the Republic of the Congo (1997-present)
- Côte d'Ivoire
- President - Laurent Gbagbo, President of Côte d'Ivoire (2000-present)
- Prime Minister - Seydou Diarra, Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire (2003-present)
- Dschibuti
- President - Ismail Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti (1999-present)
- Prime Minister - Dileita Mohamed Dileita, Prime Minister of Djibouti (2001-present)
- Äquatorial-Guinea
- President - Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea (1979-present)
- Prime Minister - Cándido Muatetema Rivas, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (2001-present)
- Eritrea - Isaias Afwerki, President of Eritrea (1993-present)
- Äthiopien
- President - Girma Wolde-Giyorgis Lucha, President of Ethiopia (2001-present)
- Prime Minister - Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1995-present)
- Gabun
- President - Omar Bongo, President of Gabon (1967-present)
- Prime Minister Jean-François Ntoutoume Emane, Prime Minister of Gabon (1999-present)
- The Gambia - Yahya Jammeh, President of the Gambia (1994-present)
- Ghana - John Agyekum Kufuor, President of Ghana (2001-present)
- Guinea
- President - Lansana Conté, President of Guinea (1984-present)
- Prime Minister -
- Lamine Sidimé, Prime Minister of Guinea (1999- February 23, 2004)
- François Lonseny Fall, Prime Minister of Guinea (February 23, 2004- present)
- Guinea-Bissau
- President - Henrique Rosa, interim President of Guinea-Bissau (2003-present)
- Prime Minister - Artur Sanhá, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2003-present)
- Kenya - Mwai Kibaki, President of Kenya (2002-present)
- Lesotho
- Monarch - Letsie III, King of Lesotho (1996-present)
- Prime Minister - Pakalitha Mosisili, Prime Minister of Lesotho (1998-present)
- Liberia
- Gyude Bryant, Chairman of the Transitional Government of Liberia (2003-present)
- Libyen
- General Secretary - Zentani Muhammad az-Zentani, General Secretary of the General People's Congress (1992-present
- De facto ruler - Muammar al-Qaddafi, Guide of the Revolution (1969/1979-present)
- Madagaskar
- President - Marc Ravalomanana, President of Madagascar (2002-present)
- Prime Minister - Jacques Sylla, Prime Minister of Madagascar (2002-present)
- Malawi - Bakili Muluzi, President of Malawi (1994-present)
- Mali
- President - Amadou Toumani Touré, President of Mali (2002-present)
- Prime Minister - Ahmed Mohamed Ag Hamani, Prime Minister of Mali (2002-present)
- Mauretanien
- President - Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, President of Mauritania (1984-present)
- Prime Minister - Sghair Ould M'Bareck, Prime Minister of Mauritania (2003-present)
- Mauritius
- President - Sir Anerood Jugnauth, President of Mauritius (2003-present)
- Prime Minister - Paul Bérenger, Prime Minister of Mauritius (2003-present)
- Marokko
- Monarch - Mohammed VI, King of Morocco (1999-present)
- Prime Minister - Driss Jettou, Prime Minister of Morocco (2002-present)
- Mosambik
- President - Joaquim Chissano, President of Mozambique (1986-present)
- Prime Minister -
- Namibia
- President - Sam Nujoma, President of Namibia (1990-present)
- Prime Minister - Theo-Ben Gurirab, Prime Minister of Namibia (2002-present)
- Niger
- President - Tandja Mamadou, President of Niger (1999-present)
- Prime Minister - Hama Amadou, Prime Minister of Niger (2000-present)
- Nigeria - Olusegun Obasanjo, President of Nigeria (1999-present)
- Ruanda
- President - Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda (2000-present)
- Prime Minister - Bernard Makuza, Prime Minister of Rwanda (2000-present)
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- President - Fradique de Menezes, President of São Tomé and Príncipe (2001-present)
- Prime Minister - Maria das Neves, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (2002-present)
- Senegal
- President - Abdoulaye Wade, President of Senegal (2000-present)
- Prime Minister - Idrissa Seck, Prime Minister of Senegal (2002-2004)
- Prime Minister - Macky Sall, Prime Minister of Senegal (2004-present)
- President - Abdoulaye Wade, President of Senegal (2000-present)
- Seychellen
- President
- Sierra Leone - Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, President of Sierra Leone (1998-present)
- Somalia
- Mogadishu Government -
- President - Abdiqasim Salad Hassan, President of Somalia (2000-present)
- Prime Minister - Muhammad Abdi Yusuf, Prime Minister of Somalia (2003-present)
- Republic of Somaliland - Dahir Riyale Kahin, President of Somaliland (2002-present)
- Mogadishu Government -
- South Africa - Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa (1999-present)
- Sudan - Omar Hasan Ahmad al-Bashir, President of Sudan (1993-present)
- Swasiland -
- Monarch - Mswati III, King of Swaziland (1986-present)
- Prime Minister - Themba Dlamini, Prime Minister of Swaziland (2003-present)
- Tansania
- President - Benjamin Mkapa, President of Tanzania (1995-present)
- Prime Minister - Frederick Sumaye, Prime Minister of Tanzania (1995-present)
- Togo
- President - Gnassingbe Eyadema, President of Togo (1967-present)
- Prime Minister - Koffi Sama, Prime Minister of Togo (2002-present)
- Tunesien
- President - Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, President of Tunisia (1987-present)
- Prime Minister - Mohamed Ghannouchi, Prime Minister of Tunisia (1999-present)
- Uganda
- President - Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda (1986-present)
- Prime Minister - Apolo Nsibambi, Prime Minister of Uganda (1999-present)
- Zambia - Levy Mwanawasa, President of Zambia (2002-present)
- Zimbabwe - Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe (1987-present)
Asia
- Afghanistan - Hamid Karzai, President and Chairman of the Afghan Transitional Administration (2002-present)
- Bangladesch
- President - Iajuddin Ahmed, President of Bangladesh (2002-present)
- Prime Minister - Khaleda Zia, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (2001-present)
- Bhutan
- President - Jigme Singye Wangchuck, King of Bhutan (1972-present)
- Prime Minister - Lyonpo Jigme Thinley, Prime Minister of Bhutan (2003-present)
- Brunei - Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (1967-present)
- People's Republic of China -
- Communist Party Leader - Hu Jintao, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (2002-present)
- President - Hu Jintao, President of the People's Republic of China (2003-present)
- Premier - Wen Jiabao, Premier of the People's Republic of China (2003-present)
- Hong Kong - Tung Chee Hwa, Chief Executive of Hong Kong (1997-present)
- Macau - Edmund Ho, Chief Executive of Macau (1999-present)
- Georgien
- President -
- Nino Burjanadze, Acting President of Georgia (2003-2004)
- Mikhail Saakashvili, President of Georgia (2004-present)
- Prime Minister - Zurab Zhvania, Prime Minister of Georgia (2004-present; Minister of State 2003-2004)
- Abkhazia
- President - Vladislav Ardzinba, President of Abkhazia (1994-present)
- Prime Minister - Raul Khajimba, Prime Minister of Abkhazia (2003-present)
- President -
- Indien
- President - Abdul Kalam, President of India (2002-present)
- Prime Minister - Atal Behari Vajpayee, Prime Minister of India (1998-present)
- Indonesia - Megawati Sukarnoputri, President of Indonesia (2001-present)
- Japan
- Emperor - Akihito, Emperor of Japan (1989-present)
- Prime Minister - Junichiro Koizumi, Prime Minister of Japan (2001-present)
- North Korea
- Dear Leader - Kim Jong-il, Chairman of the National Defense Commission (1993-present)
- Head of State (de facto) - Kim Yong-nam, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998-present)
- Premier - Pak Pong-ju, Premier of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (2003-present)
- Südkorea
- President - Roh Moo-hyun, President of the Republic of Korea (2003-present)
- Prime Minister - Goh Kun, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (1998-present)
- Mongolei
- President - Natsagiyn Bagabandi, President of Mongolia (1997-present)
- Prime Minister - Nambaryn Enkhbayar, Prime Minister of Mongolia (2000-present)
- Nepal
- Monarch - Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, Raja of Nepal (2001-present)
- Prime Minister - Surya Bahadur Thapa, Prime Minister of Nepal (2003-present)
- Pakistan -
- President - Pervez Musharraf, President of Pakistan (2001-present)
- Prime Minister - Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali, Prime Minister of Pakistan (2002-present)
- The Philippines - Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, President of the Philippines (2001-present)
- Singapur
- President - Sellapan Rama Nathan, President of Singapore (1999-present)
- Prime Minister - Goh Chok Tong, Prime Minister of Singapore (1990-present)
- Sri Lanka
- President - Chandrika Kumaratunga, President of Sri Lanka (1994-present)
- Prime Minister -
- Taiwan (Republic of China)
- President - Chen Shui-bian, President of the Republic of China (2000-present)
- Premier - Yu Shyi-kun, President of the Executive Yuan (2002-present)
- Tadschikistan
- President - Imamoli Rakhmanov, President of Tajikistan (1992-present)
- Prime Minister - Akil Akilov, Prime Minister of Tajikistan (1999-present)
- Thailand
- King - Rama IX, King of Thailand (1946-present)
- Prime Minister - Thaksin Shinawatra, Prime Minister of Thailand (2001-present)
- Türkei
- President - Ahmet Necdet Sezer, President of Turkey (2000-present)
- Prime Minister - Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister of Turkey (2003-present)
- Vietnam
- President - Tran Duc Luong, President of Vietnam (1997-present)
- Prime Minister - Phan Van Khai, Prime Minister of Vietnam (1997-present)
Australia and Oceania
- American Samoa (U.S. territory)
- Togiola Tulafono, Governor of American Samoa (2003-present)
- Australien
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952-present)
- Governor-General - Michael Jeffery, Governor-General of Australia (2003-present)
- Prime Minister - John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia (1996-present)
- Cook Islands (self-governing territory of New Zealand)
- High Commissioner - Kurt Meyer, High Commissioner of the Cook Islands (2001-present)
- Queen's Representative - Fred Goodwin, Queen's Representative in the Cook Islands (2001-present)
- Prime Minister - Robert Woonton, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands (2002-present)
- Fidschi
- President - Ratu Josefa Iloilo, President of Fiji (13 July, 2000-present)
- Prime Minister - Laisenia Qarase, Prime Minister of Fiji (16 March, 2001-present)
- French Polynesia (French Overseas Territory)
- High Commissioner - Michel Mathieu, High Commissioner of French Polynesia (2001-present)
- President of the Government - Gaston Flosse, President of the Government of French Polynesia (1991-2004, President of French Polynesia 2004-present)
- Kiribati - Anote Tong, President of Kiribati (2003-present)
- Marshall Islands - Kessai Note, President of the Marshall Islands (2000-present)
- Federated States of Micronesia - Joseph J. Urusemal, President of the Federated States of Micronesia (2003-present)
- Nauru - Rene Harris, President of Nauru (2003-present)
- New Caledonia (French Overseas Collectivity)
- High Commissioner - Daniel Constantin, High Commissioner of New Caledonia (2002-present)
- President of the Government - Pierre Frogier, President of the Government of New Caledonia (2001-present)
- Neuseeland
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand (1952-present)
- Governor-General - Dame Silvia Cartwright, Governor-General of New Zealand (2001-present)
- Prime Minister - Helen Clark, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1999-present)
- Niue (associated state of New Zealand)
- Resident Commissioner - Sandra Lee, Resident Commissioner of Niue (2003-present)
- Prime Minister - Young Vivian, Prime Minister of Niue (2002-present)
- Northern Mariana Islands (Commonwealth of the U.S.)
- Governor - Juan N. Babauta, Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands (2002-present)
- Palau - Tommy Remengesau, President of Palau (2001-present)
- Papua-Neuguinea
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Papua New Guinea (1975-present)
- Governor-General - Bill Skate, Governor-General of Papua New Guinea (2003-present)
- Prime Minister - Michael Somare, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (2002-present)
- Samoa
- Monarch - Malietoa Tanumafili II, Head of State of Samoa (1963-present)
- Prime Minister - Tuila'epa Sailele Malielegaoi, Prime Minister of Samoa (1998-present)
- Salomonen
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the Solomon Islands (1978-present)
- Governor-General - Sir John Lapli, Governor-General of the Solomon Islands (1999-present)
- Prime Minister - Sir Allan Kemakeza, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (2001-present)
- Tokelau (territory of New Zealand)
- Administrator - Neil Walter, Administrator of Tokelau (2003-present)
- Head of Government - Kolouei O'Brien, Head of Government of Tokelau (2003-2004)
- Tonga
- Monarch - Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, King of Tonga (1965-present)
- Prime Minister - Prince Lavaka Ata 'Ulukalala, Prime Minister of Tonga (2000-present)
- Tuvalu
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Tuvalu (1978-present)
- Governor-General - Faimalaga Luka, Governor-General of Tuvalu (2003-present)
- Prime Minister - Saufatu Sopoanga, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (2002-present)
- Vanuatu
- President -
- John Bani, President of Vanuatu (1999-2004)
- Alfred Maseng, President of Vanuatu (2004-present)
- Prime Minister - Edward Natapei, Prime Minister of Vanuatu (2001-present)
- President -
- Wallis and Futuna (French overseas territory to 28 March, then French overseas collectivity)
- Administrator-Superior - Christian Job, Administrator-Superior of Wallis and Futuna (2002-present)
Europa
- Albanien
- President - Alfred Moisiu, President of Albania (2002-present
- Prime Minister - Fatos Nano, Prime Minister of Albania (2002-present)
- Andorra
- Co-Princes
- French Co-Prince - Jacques Chirac, President of France (1995-present)
- Episcopal Co-Prince - Joan Enric Vives Sicília, Bishop of Urgell (2003-present)
- Head of the Government - Marc Forné Molné (1994-present)
- General Syndic - Francesc Areny Casal (1997-present)
- Co-Princes
- Österreich
- President -
- Thomas Klestil, Federal President of Austria (1992-2004)
- Heinz Fischer, Federal President of Austria (2004-present), elected April 25, to be sworn in July 8
- Chancellor - Wolfgang Schüssel, Chancellor of Austria (2000-present)
- President -
- Belgien
- King - Albert II, King of the Belgians (1993-present)
- Prime Minister - Guy Verhofstadt, Prime Minister of Belgium (1999-present)
- Bulgarien
- President - Georgi Purvanov, President of Bulgaria (2002-present)
- Premier - Simeon Sakskoburggotski, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (2001-present)
- Kroatien
- President - Stjepan Mesić, President of Croatia (2000-present)
- Prime Minister - Ivo Sanader, Prime Minister of Croatia (2003-present)
- Tschechische Republik
- President - Václav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic (2003-present)
- Prime Minister - Vladimír ?pidla, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (2002-present)
- Dänemark
- Monarch - Margaret II, Queen of Denmark (1972-present)
- Prime Minister - Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark (2001-present)
- Greenland - Hans Enoksen, Prime Minister of Greenland (2002-present)
- Estland
- President - Arnold Rüütel, President of Estonia (2001-present)
- Prime Minister - Juhan Parts, Prime Minister of Estonia (2003-present)
- Finnland
- President - Tarja Halonen, President of Finland (2000-present)
- Prime Minister - Matti Vanhanen, Prime Minister of Finland (2003-present)
- Frankreich
- President - Jacques Chirac, President of France (1995-present)
- Prime Minister - Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Prime Minister of France (2002-present)
- Deutschland
- President - Johannes Rau, President of Germany (1999-present)
- Chancellor - Gerhard Schröder, Chancellor of Germany (1998-present)
- Griechenland
- President - Kostis Stephanopoulos, President of Greece (1995-present)
- Prime Minister -
- Costas Simitis, Prime Minister of Greece (1996- March 10, 2004)
- Costas Caramanlis, Prime Minister of Greece (March 10, 2004-present)
- Ungarn
- President - Ferenc Mádl, President of Hungary (2000-present)
- Prime Minister - Péter Medgyessy, Prime Minister of Hungary (2002-present)
- Island
- President - Ólafur Ragnar Grimsson, President of Iceland (1996-present)
- Prime Minister - Davíð Oddsson, Prime Minister of Iceland (1991-present)
- Irland
- President - Mary McAleese, President of Ireland (1997-present)
- Prime Minister - Bertie Ahern, Taoiseach (1997-present)
- Italien
- President - Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, President of Italy (1999-present)
- Prime Minister - Silvio Berlusconi, Prime Minister of Italy (2001-present)
- Lettland
- President - Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, President of Latvia (1999-present)
- Prime Minister -
- Liechtenstein
- Prince - Hans Adam II, Sovereign Prince of Liechtenstein (1989-present)
- Head of Government - Otmar Hasler, Head of Government (2001-present)
- Litauen
- President -
- Prime Minister - Algirdas Mykolas Brazauskas, Prime Minister of Lithuania (2001-present)
- Luxemburg
- Monarch - Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (2000-present)
- Prime Minister - Jean-Claude Juncker, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1995-present)
- Malta
- President -
- Guido de Marco, President of Malta (1999-2004)
- Eddie Fenech Adami, President of Malta (2004-present)
- Prime Minister -
- President -
- Monaco
- Prince - Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (1949-present)
- Minister of State - Patrick Leclercq, Minister of State of Monaco (2000-present)
- The Netherlands
- Monarch - Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands (1980-present)
- Prime Minister - Jan Peter Balkenende, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (2002-present)
- Norwegen
- Monarch - Harald V, King of Norway (1991-present)
- Prime Minister - Kjell Magne Bondevik, Prime Minister of Norway (2001-present)
- Polen
- President - Aleksander Kwaśniewski, President of the Republic of Poland (1995-present)
- Prime Minister -
- Portugal
- President - Jorge Sampaio, President of Portugal (1996-present)
- Prime Minister - José Durão Barroso, Prime Minister of Portugal (2002-present)
- Rumänien
- President - Ion Iliescu, President of Romania (2000-present)
- Prime Minister - Adrian Năstase, Prime Minister of Romania (2000-present)
- Russland
- President - Vladimir Putin, President of Russia (1999-present)
- Prime Minister -
- San Marino
- Captains Regent -
- Giovanni Lonfernini and Valeria Ciavatta (semester ending 31 March)
- Paolo Bollini and Marino Riccardi (semester April-September)
- Captains Regent -
- Slowakei
- President -
- Prime Minister - Mikulá? Dzurinda, Prime Minister of Slovakia (1998-present)
- Slowenien
- President - Janez Drnov?ek, President of Slovenia (2002-present)
- Prime Minister - Anton Rop, Prime Minister of Slovenia (2002-present)
- Spanien
- Monarch - Juan Carlos, King of Spain (1975-present)
- Prime Minister -
- Schweden
- Monarch - Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden (1973-present)
- Prime Minister - Göran Persson, Prime Minister of Sweden (1996-present)
- Schweiz
- Vereinigtes Königreich
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1952-present)
- Prime Minister - Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997-present)
Middle East
- Egypt - Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt (1981-present)
- Iran
- Supreme Leader - Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran (1989-present)
- President - Mohammad Khatami, President of Iran (1997-present)
- Iraq - L. Paul Bremer III, Civilian Administrator of Iraq (2003-present)
- Israel
- President - Moshe Katsav, President of Israel (2000-present)
- Prime Minister - Ariel Sharon, Prime Minister of Israel (2001-present)
- Jordan - King Abdullah II, King of Jordan (1999-present)
- Kuwait - Jabir al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (1977-present)
- Libanon -
- President - Émile Lahoud, President of Lebanon (1998-present)
- Prime Minister - Rafiq al-Hariri, Prime Minister of Lebanon (2000-present)
- Oman - Qaboos Bin Said, Sultan of Oman (1970-present)
- Qatar - Ahmad ibn Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of Qatar (1995-present)
- Saudi Arabia - Fahd, King of Saudi Arabia (1982-present)
- Syria - Bashar al-Assad, President of Syria (2000-present)
- United Arab Emirates - Maktoum Bin Rashid al-Maktoum, Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (1990-present)
- Yemen - Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of Yemen (1990-present)
North America and the Caribbean
- Antigua und Barbuda
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Antigua and Barbuda (1981-present)
- Governor-General - Sir James Carlisle, Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda (1993-present)
- Prime Minister - Lester Bird, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda (1994-present)
- Bahamas
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the Bahamas (1973-present)
- Governor-General - Dame Ivy Dumont, Governor-General of the Bahamas (2001-present)
- Prime Minister - Perry Christie, Prime Minister of the Bahamas (2002-present)
- Barbados
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Barbados (1966-present)
- Governor-General - Sir Clifford Husbands, Governor-General of Barbados (1996-present)
- Prime Minister - Owen Arthur, Prime Minister of Barbados (1994-present)
- Belize
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Belize (1981-present)
- Governor-General - Sir Colville Young, Governor-General of Belize (1993-present)
- Prime Minister - Said Musa, Prime Minister of Belize (1998-present)
- Kanada
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (1952-present)
- Governor-General - Adrienne Clarkson, Governor-General of Canada (1999-present)
- Prime Minister - Paul Martin, Prime Minister of Canada (2003-present)
- See also: 2004 Canadian incumbents
- Costa Rica - Abel Pacheco de la Espriella, President of Costa Rica (2002-present)
- Cuba - Fidel Castro, President of Cuba (1976-present)
- Dominica
- President - Nicholas Liverpool, President of Dominica (2003-present)
- Prime Minister - Pierre Charles, Prime Minister of Dominica (2000-2004)
- Dominican Republic - Hipólito Mejía, President of the Dominican Republic (2000-present)
- El Salvador - Francisco Flores, President of El Salvador (1999-present)
- Grenada
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Grenada (1974-present)
- Governor-General - Sir Daniel Williams, Governor-General of Grenada (1996-present)
- Prime Minister - Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada (1995-present)
- Guatemala
- President -
- Haiti
- Presdient -
- Honduras - Ricardo Maduro, President of Honduras (2002-present)
- Jamaika
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Jamaica (1962-present)
- Governor-General - Sir Howard Cooke, Governor-General of Jamaica (1991-present)
- Prime Minister - Percival Patterson, Prime Minister of Jamaica (1992-present)
- Mexico - Vicente Fox, President of Mexico (2000-present)
- Nicaragua - Enrique Bolaños, President of Nicaragua (2002-present)
- Panama - Mireya Moscoso, President of Panama (1999-present)
- St. Kitts und Nevis
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1983-present)
- Governor-General - Sir Cuthbert Sebastian, Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1996-present)
- Prime Minister - Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis (1995-present)
- St. Lucia
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Lucia (1979-present)
- Governor-General - Dame Pearlette Louisy, Governor-General of Saint Lucia (1997-present)
- Prime Minister - Kenny Anthony, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia (1997-present)
- St. Vincent und die Grenadinen
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1979-present)
- Governor-General - Sir Frederick Ballantyne, Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2002-present)
- Prime Minister - Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2001-present)
- Trinidad und Tobago
- President - Maxwell Richards, President of Trinidad and Tobago (2003-present)
- Prime Minister - Patrick Manning, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (2001-present)
- Vereinigte Staaten - George W. Bush, President of the United States (2001-present)
South America
- Argentina - Néstor Kirchner, President of Argentina (2003-present)
- Bolivia - Carlos Mesa, President of Bolivia (2003-present)
- Brazil - Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil (2003-present)
- Chile - Ricardo Lagos Escobar, President of Chile (2000-present)
- Colombia - Álvaro Uribe Vélez, President of Colombia (2002-present)
- Ecuador - Lucio Gutiérrez Borbúa, President of Ecuador (2003-present)
- Guyana
- President - Bharrat Jagdeo, President of Guyana (1999-present)
- Prime Minister - Sam Hinds, Prime Minister of Guyana (1999-present)
- Paraguay - Nicanor Duarte Frutos, President of Paraguay (2003-present)
- Peru - Alejandro Toledo Manrique, President of Peru (2001-present)
- Suriname - Ronald Venetiaan, President of Suriname (2000-present)
- Uruguay - Jorge Batlle, President of Uruguay (2000-present)
- Venezuela - Hugo Chávez, President of Venezuela (1999-present)