Minister of Foreign Affairs (Burkina Faso)

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The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Burkina Faso (previously known as the Republic of Upper Volta) is a government minister in charge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Burkina Faso, responsible for conducting foreign relations of the country.

The following is a list of foreign ministers of Upper Volta/Burkina Faso since its founding in 1960:

No. Name
(Birth–Death) 		Portrait Tenure
Republic of Upper Volta (1960–1984)
1 Maurice Yaméogo
(1921–1993) 		1960
2 Lompolo Koné
(1921–1974) 		1960–1966
3 Sangoulé Lamizana
(1916–2005) 		1966–1967
4 Malick Zoromé
(1935–2012) 		1967–1971
5 Joseph Conombo
(1917–2008) 		1971–1974
6 Saye Zerbo
(1932–2013) 		1974–1976
7 Alfred Kabore
(b. 1939) 		1976–1977
8 Moussa Kargougou
(1926–1997) 		1977–1980
9 Félix Tientarboum
(1935–2013) 		1980–1982
10 Michel Kafando
(b. 1942) 		1982–1983
11 Hama Arba Diallo
(1939–2014) 		1983–1984
Republic of Burkina Faso (1984–present)
12 Basile Guissou
(b. 1949) 		1984–1986
13 Léandre Bassolé
(b. 1946) 		1986–1987
14 Jean-Marc Palm 1987–1989
15 Issou Go 1989
16 Prosper Vokouma
(b. 1955) 		1989–1991
17 Issa Dominique Konaté
(b. 1953) 		1991–1992
18 Thomas Sanon
(b. 1947) 		1992–1994
19 Ablassé Ouedraogo
(b. 1953) 		1994–1999
20 Youssouf Ouédraogo
(1952–2017) 		1999–2007
21 Djibril Bassolé
(b. 1957) 		2007–2008
22 Alain Bédouma Yoda
(b. 1951) 		2008–2011
(21) Djibril Bassolé
(b. 1957) 		2011–2014
(10) Michel Kafando
(b. 1942) 		2014–2015
23 Moussa Nébié
(b. 1959) 		2015
(23) 2015–2016
24 Alpha Barry
(b. 1970) 		2016–2020
(24) 2021
25 Rosine Sori-Coulibaly
(b. 1958) 		2021–2022
26 Olivia Rouamba 2022–2023
27

Karamoko Jean-Marie Traoré
(b.1972)

2023–present

Sources

  • Rulers.org – Foreign ministers A–D
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