Minister of Foreign Affairs (Burkina Faso)
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 |
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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 | 2023–present |