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)
PortraitTenure
Republic of Upper Volta (1960–1984)
1Maurice Yaméogo
(1921–1993)
1960
2Lompolo Koné
(1921–1974)
1960–1966
3Sangoulé Lamizana
(1916–2005)
1966–1967
4Malick Zoromé
(1935–2012)
1967–1971
5Joseph Conombo
(1917–2008)
1971–1974
6Saye Zerbo
(1932–2013)
1974–1976
7Alfred Kabore
(b. 1939)
1976–1977
8Moussa Kargougou
(1926–1997)
1977–1980
9Félix Tientarboum
(1935–2013)
1980–1982
10Michel Kafando
(b. 1942)
1982–1983
11Hama Arba Diallo
(1939–2014)
1983–1984
Republic of Burkina Faso (1984–present)
12Basile Guissou
(b. 1949)
1984–1986
13Léandre Bassolé
(b. 1946)
1986–1987
14Jean-Marc Palm1987–1989
15Issou Go1989
16Prosper Vokouma
(b. 1955)
1989–1991
17Issa Dominique Konaté
(b. 1953)
1991–1992
18Thomas Sanon
(b. 1947)
1992–1994
19Ablassé Ouedraogo
(b. 1953)
1994–1999
20Youssouf Ouédraogo
(1952–2017)
1999–2007
21Djibril Bassolé
(b. 1957)
2007–2008
22Alain Bédouma Yoda
(b. 1951)
2008–2011
(21)Djibril Bassolé
(b. 1957)
2011–2014
(10)Michel Kafando
(b. 1942)
2014–2015
23Moussa Nébié
(b. 1959)
2015
(23)2015–2016
24Alpha Barry
(b. 1970)
2016–2020
(24)2021
25Rosine Sori-Coulibaly
(b. 1958)
2021–2022
26Olivia Rouamba2022–2023
27

Karamoko Jean-Marie Traoré
(b.1972)

2023–present

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