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DEFINITION:
The name and title of any person or role roughly equivalent to a U.S. Chief of State. This means the titular leader of the country who represents the state at official and ceremonial functions but may not be involved with the day-to-day activities of the government.
| COUNTRY | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Hamid KARZAI (since 7 December 2004); First Vice President Mohammad FAHIM Khan (since 19 November 2009); Second Vice President Abdul Karim KHALILI (since 7 December 2004) |
| Akrotiri | Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952) |
| Albania | President of the Republic Bujar NISHANI (since 24 July 2012) |
| Algeria | President Abdelaziz BOUTEFLIKA (since 28 April 1999) |
| American Samoa | President Barack H. OBAMA (since 20 January 2009); Vice President Joseph R. BIDEN (since 20 January 2009) |
| Andorra | French Coprince Francois HOLLANDE (since 15 May 2012); represented by Christian FREMONT (since September 2008) and Spanish Coprince Archbishop Joan-Enric VIVES i Sicilia (since 12 May 2003); represented by Nemesi MARQUES i Oste (since 30 July 2003) |
| Angola | President Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS (since 21 September 1979); Vice President Manuel Domingos VICENTE (since 26 September 2012) |
| Anguilla | Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Christina SCOTT (since 23 July 2013) |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Louisse LAKE-TACK (since 17 July 2007) |
| Argentina | President Cristina FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER (since 10 December 2007); Vice President Amado BOUDOU (since 10 December 2011) |
| Armenia | President Serzh SARGSIAN (since 9 April 2008) |
| Aruba | King WILLEM-ALEXANDER of the Netherlands (since 30 April 2013); represented by Governor General Fredis REFUNJOL (since 11 May 2004) |
| Australia | Queen of Australia ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Quentin BRYCE (since 5 September 2008) |
| Austria | President Heinz FISCHER (SPOe) (since 8 July 2004) |
| Azerbaijan | President Ilham ALIYEV (since 31 October 2003) |
| Bahrain | King HAMAD bin Isa Al-Khalifa (since 6 March 1999); Crown Prince SALMAN bin Hamad Al-Khalifa (son of the monarch, born 21 October 1969) |
| Bangladesh | President Abdul HAMID (since 24 April 2013) |
| Barbados | Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Elliot BELGRAVE (since 1 June 2012) |
| Belarus | president Aleksandr LUKASHENKO (since 20 July 1994) |
| Belgium | King PHILIPPE (since 21 August 2013); Heir Apparent Princess ELISABETH, daughter of the monarch |
| Belize | Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Sir Colville YOUNG, Sr. (since 17 November 1993) |
| Benin | President Thomas BONI YAYI (since 6 April 2006) |
| Bermuda | Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor George FERGUSSON (since 23 May 2012) |
| Bhutan | King Jigme Khesar Namgyel WANGCHUCK (since 14 December 2006) |
| Bolivia | President Juan Evo MORALES Ayma (since 22 January 2006); Vice President Alvaro GARCIA Linera (since 22 January 2006) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Chairman of the Presidency Zeljko KOMSIC (chairman since 10 July 2013; presidency member since 6 November 2006 - Croat); other members of the three-member presidency rotate every eight months: Bakir IZETBEGOVIC (presidency member since 10 November 2010 - Bosniak); Nebojsa RADMANOVIC (presidency member since 6 November 2006 - Serb) |
| Botswana | President Seretse Khama Ian KHAMA (since 1 April 2008); Vice President Ponatshego KEDIKILWE (since 2 August 2012) |
| Brazil | President Dilma ROUSSEFF (since 1 January 2011); Vice President Michel TEMER (since 1 January 2011) |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952) |
| British Virgin Islands | Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Boyd MCCLEARY (since 20 August 2010) |
| Brunei | Sultan and Prime Minister Sir HASSANAL Bolkiah (since 5 October 1967)(Yang Di-Pertuan Agong) and head of government |
| Bulgaria | President Rosen PLEVNELIEV (since 22 January 2012); Vice President Margarita POPOVA (since 22 January 2012) |
| Burkina Faso | President Blaise COMPAORE (since 15 October 1987) |
| Burma | President THEIN SEIN (since 4 February 2011); Vice President SAI MOUK KHAM (since 3 February 2011); Vice President NYAN HTUN (since 15 August 2012) |
| Burundi | President Pierre NKURUNZIZA - Hutu (since 26 August 2005); First Vice President Bernard BUSOKOZA - Tutsi (since 13 October 2013); Second Vice President Gervais RUFYIKIRI - Hutu (since 29 August 2010) |
| Cambodia | King Norodom SIHAMONI (since 29 October 2004) |
| Cameroon | President Paul BIYA (since 6 November 1982) |
| Canada | Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Michaelle JEAN (since 27 September 2005) |
| Cape Verde | President Jorge Carlos FONSECA (since 9 September 2011) |
| Cayman Islands | Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Helen KILPATRICK (since 6 September 2013) |
| Central African Republic | President Michel DJOTODIA (since 24 March 2013 coup) note - a rebel force seized the capital in March 2013, forcing former president BOZIZE to flee the country; President DJOTODIA assumed the presidency, reinstated the Prime Minister, established a transitional government, and was subsequently affirmed as President by the National Transitional Council on 13 April 2013; an 18-month transition period officially began on 18 August 2013 |
| Chad | President Lt. Gen. Idriss DEBY Itno (since 4 December 1990) |
| Chile | President Sebastian PINERA Echenique (since 11 March 2010) |
| China | President XI Jinping (since 14 March 2013); Vice President LI Yuanchao (since 14 March 2013) |
| Christmas Island | Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952) represented by the Australian governor general |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by the Australian governor general |
| Colombia | President Juan Manuel SANTOS Calderon (since 7 August 2010); Vice President Angelino GARZON (since 7 August 2010) |
| Comoros | President Ikililou DHOININE (since 26 May 2011) |
| Congo, Republic of the | President Denis SASSOU-Nguesso (since 25 October 1997, following the civil war in which he toppled elected president Pascal LISSOUBA) |
| Cook Islands | Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952) represented by Tom J. MARSTERS (since 9 August 2013); New Zealand High Commissioner Joanna KEMPKERS (since 19 July 2013) |
| Costa Rica | President Laura CHINCHILLA Miranda (since 8 May 2010); First Vice President Alfio PIVA Mesen (since 8 May 2010); Second Vice President Luis LIBERMAN Ginsburg (since 8 May 2010) |
| Cote d'Ivoire | President Alassane Dramane OUATTARA (since 4 December 2010) |
| Croatia | President Ivo JOSIPOVIC (since 18 February 2010) |
| Cuba | President of the Council of State and President of the Council of Ministers Gen. Raul CASTRO Ruz (president since 24 February 2008); First Vice President of the Council of State and First Vice President of the Council of Ministers Miguel DIAZ-CANEL Bermudez (since 24 February 2013) |
| Cyprus | President Nicos ANASTASIADES (since 28 February 2013) |
| Czech Republic | President Milos ZEMAN (since 8 March 2013) |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | President Joseph KABILA (since 17 January 2001) |
| Denmark | Queen MARGRETHE II (since 14 January 1972); Heir Apparent Crown Prince FREDERIK, elder son of the monarch (born on 26 May 1968) |
| Dhekelia | Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952) |
| Djibouti | President Ismail Omar GUELLEH (since 8 May 1999) |
| Dominica | President Charles A. SAVARIN (since 2 October 2013) |
| Dominican Republic | President Danilo MEDINA Sanchez (since 16 August 2012); Vice President Margarita CEDENO DE FERNANDEZ (since 16 August 2012) |
| East Timor | President Taur Matan RUAK (Jose Maria de VASCONCELOS) (since 20 May 2012) |
| Ecuador | President Rafael CORREA Delgado (since 15 January 2007); Vice President Lenin MORENO Garces (since 15 January 2007) |
| Egypt | Interim President Adly MANSOUR (since July 2013) |
| El Salvador | President Carlos Mauricio FUNES Cartagena (since 1 June 2009); Vice President Salvador SANCHEZ CEREN (since 1 June 2009) |
| Equatorial Guinea | President Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Teodoro OBIANG Nguema Mbasogo (since 3 August 1979 when he seized power in a military coup) |
| Eritrea | President ISAIAS Afworki (since 8 June 1993) |
| Estonia | President Toomas Hendrik ILVES (since 9 October 2006) |
| Ethiopia | President MULATU Teshome Wirtu (since 7 October 2013) |
| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952) |
| Faroe Islands | Queen MARGRETHE II of Denmark (since 14 January 1972), represented by High Commissioner Dan Michael KNUDSEN, chief administrative officer (since 2008) |
| Federated States of Micronesia | President Emanuel MORI (since 11 May 2007); Vice President Alik L. ALIK (since 11 May 2007) |
| Fiji | President Ratu Epeli NAILATIKAU (since 30 July 2009) |
| Finland | President Sauli NIINISTO (since 1 March 2012) |
| France | President Francois HOLLANDE (since 15 May 2012) |
| French Polynesia | President Francois HOLLANDE (since 15 May 2012), represented by High Commissioner of the Republic Lionel BEFFRE (since 16 September 2013) |
| French Southern and Antarctic Lands | President Francois HOLLANDE (since 15 May 2012), represented by Senior Administrator Pascal BOLOT (since 29 February 2012) |
| Gabon | President Ali BONGO ONDIMBA (since 16 October 2009) |
| Georgia | President Giorgi MARGVELASHVILI (since 17 November 2013); the president is the chief of state and serves as head of government for the power ministries of internal affairs, justice, and defense |
| Germany | President Joachim GAUCK (since 23 March 2012) |
| Ghana | President John Dramani MAHAMA (since 24 July 2012); Vice President Kwesi Bekoe AMISSAH-ARTHUR (since 6 August 2012) |
| Gibraltar | Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Sir James DUTTON (since 6 December 2013) |
| Greece | President Karolos PAPOULIAS (since 12 March 2005) |
| Greenland | Queen MARGRETHE II of Denmark (since 14 January 1972), represented by High Commissioner Mikaela ENGELL (since April 2011) |
| Grenada | Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Cecile LA GRENADE (since 7 May 2013) |
| Guam | President Barack H. OBAMA (since 20 January 2009); Vice President Joseph R. BIDEN (since 20 January 2009) |
| Guatemala | President Otto Fernando PEREZ MOLINA (since 14 January 2012); Vice President Ingrid Roxana BALDETTI Elias (since 14 January 2012) |
| Guernsey | Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Lieutenant Governor Air Marshall Peter WALKER (since 15 April 2011) |
| Guinea | President Alpha CONDE (since 21 December 2010) |
| Guinea-Bissau | [Transitional] President Manuel Serifo NHAMADJO (since 11 May 2012) |
| Guyana | President Donald RAMOTAR (since 03 December 2011); |
| Haiti | President Michel MARTELLY (since 14 May 2011) |
| Holy See (Vatican City) | Pope FRANCIS (since 13 March 2013) |
| Honduras | President Porfirio LOBO Sosa (since 27 January 2010); Vice President Maria Antonieta GUILLEN de Bogran (since 27 January 2010) |
| Hong Kong | President of China HU Jintao (since 15 March 2003) |
| Hungary | Janos ADER (since 10 May 2012) |
| Iceland | President Olafur Ragnar GRIMSSON (since 1 August 1996) |
| India | President Pranab MUKHERJEE (since 22 July 2012); Vice President Mohammad Hamid ANSARI (since 11 August 2007) |
| Indonesia | President Susilo Bambang YUDHOYONO (since 20 October 2004); Vice President BOEDIONO (since 20 October 2009) |
| Iran | Supreme Leader Ali Hoseini-KHAMENEI (since 4 June 1989) |
| Iraq | President Jalal TALABANI (since 6 April 2005) |
| Ireland | President Michael D. HIGGINS (since 29 October 2011) |
| Isle of Man | Lord of Mann Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Lieutenant Governor Adam WOOD (since 7 April 2011) |
| Israel | President Shimon PERES (since 15 July 2007) |
| Italy | President Giorgio NAPOLITANO (since 15 May 2006) |
| Jamaica | Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Dr. Patrick L. ALLEN (since 26 February 2009) |
| Japan | Emperor AKIHITO (since 7 January 1989) |
| Jersey | Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Lieutenant Governor Sir John MCCOLL (since 26 September 2011) |
| Jordan | King ABDALLAH II (since 7 February 1999); Crown Prince HUSSEIN (born 28 June 1994), eldest son of King ABDALLAH II |
| Kazakhstan | President Nursultan Abishuly NAZARBAYEV (chairman of the Supreme Soviet from 22 February 1990, elected president 1 December 1991) |
| Kenya | President Uhuru KENYATTA (since 9 April 2013); Deputy President William RUTO (since 9 April 2013) |
| Kiribati | President Anote TONG (since 10 July 2003); Vice President Teima ONORIO |
| Kosovo | President Atifete JAHJAGA (since 7 April 2011); |
| Kuwait | Amir SABAH al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah (since 29 January 2006); Crown Prince NAWAF al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah (born 25 June 1937) |
| Kyrgyzstan | President Almazbek ATAMBAEV (since 1 December 2011) |
| Laos | President Lt. Gen. CHOUMMALI Saignason (since 8 June 2006); Vice President BOUN-GNANG Volachit (since 8 June 2006) |
| Latvia | President Andris BERZINS (since 8 July 2011) |
| Lebanon | President Michel SULAYMAN (since 25 May 2008) |
| Lesotho | King LETSIE III (since 7 February 1996) |
| Liberia | President Ellen JOHNSON SIRLEAF (since 16 January 2006); Vice President Joseph BOAKAI (since 16 January 2006) |
| Libya | President, General National Congress Nuri Abu SAHMAYN |
| Liechtenstein | Prince HANS ADAM II (since 13 November 1989, assumed executive powers on 26 August 1984); Heir Apparent Prince ALOIS, son of the monarch (born 11 June 1968) |
| Lithuania | President Dalia GRYBAUSKAITE (since 12 July 2009) |
| Luxembourg | Grand Duke HENRI (since 7 October 2000); Heir Apparent Prince GUILLAUME (son of the monarch, born 11 November 1981) |
| Macau | President of China HU Jintao (since 15 March 2003) |
| Madagascar | President Andry Nirina RAJOELINA (since 18 March 2009) |
| Malawi | President Joyce BANDA (since 7 April 2012); Vice President Khumbo Hastings KACHALI (since 11 April 2012) |
| Malaysia | King Tuanku ABDUL HALIM Mu'adzam Shah (selected on 13 December 2011; installed on 11 April 2012); the position of the king is primarily ceremonial |
| Maldives | President Abdulla YAMEEN Abdul Gayoom (since 17 November 2013); Vice President Mohamed JAMEEL Ahmed (since 17 November 2013) note - the president is both chief of state and head of government |
| Mali | President Ibrahim Boubacar KEITA (since 4 September 2013) |
| Malta | President George ABELA (since 4 April 2009) |
| Marshall Islands | President Christopher J. LOEAK (since 17 January 2012) |
| Mauritania | President Mohamed Ould Abdel AZIZ (since 5 August 2009) |
| Mauritius | President Rajkeswur Kailash PURRYAG (since 21 July 2012) |
| Mayotte | President Nicolas SARKOZY (since 16 May 2007); represented by Prefect Hubert DERACHE (since 22 July 2009) |
| Mexico | President Enrique PENA NIETO (since 1 December 2012) |
| Moldova | President Nicolae TIMOFTI (since 23 March 2012) |
| Monaco | Prince ALBERT II (since 6 April 2005) |
| Mongolia | President Tsakhia ELBEGDORJ (since 18 June 2009) |
| Montenegro | President Filip VUJANOVIC (since 6 April 2008) |
| Montserrat | Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Adrian DAVIS (since 8 April 2011) |
| Morocco | King MOHAMMED VI (since 30 July 1999) |
| Mozambique | President Armando Emilio GUEBUZA (since 2 February 2005) |
| Namibia | President Hifikepunye POHAMBA (since 21 March 2005) |
| Nauru | President Baron WAQA (since 11 June 2013) |
| Nepal | President Ram Baran YADAV (since 23 July 2008); Vice President Paramananda JHA (since 23 July 2008) |
| Netherlands | King WILLEM-ALEXANDER (since 30 April 2013) |
| Netherlands Antilles | Queen BEATRIX of the Netherlands (since 30 April 1980); represented by Governor General Frits GOEDGEDRAG (since 1 July 2002) |
| New Caledonia | President Francois HOLLANDE (since 15 May 2012); represented by High Commissioner Jean-Jacques BROT (since 2 February 2013) |
| New Zealand | Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Lt Gen Sir Jerry MATEPARAE (since 31 August 2011) |
| Nicaragua | President Jose Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra (since 10 January 2007); Vice President Moises Omar HALLESLEVENS Acevedo (since 10 January 2012) |
| Niger | President ISSOUFOU Mahamadou (since 7 April 2011) |
| Nigeria | President Goodluck JONATHAN (since 5 May 2010, acting since 9 February 2010); Vice President Mohammed Namadi SAMBO (since 19 May 2010) |
| Niue | Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General of New Zealand Anand SATYANAND (since 23 August 2006); the UK and New Zealand are represented by New Zealand High Commissioner Mark BLUMSKY (since September 2011) |
| Norfolk Island | Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by the Australian governor general |
| North Korea | KIM Jong Un (since 17 December 2011)(SPA) reelected KIM Yong Nam in 2009 president of its Presidium with responsibility of representing state and receiving diplomatic credentials |
| Northern Mariana Islands | President Barack H. OBAMA (since 20 January 2009); Vice President Joseph R. BIDEN (since 20 January 2009) |
| Norway | King HARALD V (since 17 January 1991); Heir Apparent Crown Prince HAAKON MAGNUS, son of the monarch (born 20 July 1973) |
| Oman | Sultan and Prime Minister QABOOS bin Said Al-Said (sultan since 23 July 1970 and prime minister since 23 July 1972) |
| Pakistan | President Mamnoon HUSSAIN (since 9 September 2013) |
| Palau | President Tommy REMENGESAU (since 17 January 2013); Vice President Antonio BELLS (since 17 January 2013) |
| Panama | President Ricardo MARTINELLI Berrocal (since 1 July 2009); Vice President Juan Carlos VARELA Rodriguez (since 1 July 2009) |
| Papua New Guinea | Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Michael OGIO (since 25 February 2011) |
| Paraguay | President Horacio CARTES (since 15 August 2013); Vice President Juan AFARA Maciel (since 15 August 2013) |
| Peru | President Ollanta HUMALA Tasso (since 28 July 2011); First Vice President Marisol ESPINOZA Cruz (since 28 July 2011); Second Vice President (vacant) |
| Philippines | President Benigno AQUINO (since 30 June 2010); Vice President Jejomar BINAY (since 30 June 2010) |
| Pitcairn Islands | Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by UK High Commissioner to New Zealand and Governor (nonresident) of the Pitcairn Islands Victoria M. TREADELL (since May 2010); Commissioner (nonresident) Leslie JAQUES (since September 2003) serves as liaison between the governor and the Island Council |
| Poland | President Bronislaw KOMOROWSKI (since 6 August 2010) |
| Portugal | President Anibal CAVACO SILVA (since 9 March 2006) |
| Puerto Rico | President Barack H. OBAMA (since 20 January 2009); Vice President Joseph R. BIDEN (since 20 January 2009) |
| Qatar | Amir TAMIM bin Hamad Al Thani (since 25 June 2013) |
| Republic of Macedonia | President Gjorge IVANOV (since 12 May 2009) |
| Romania | President Traian BASESCU (since 20 December 2004) |
| Russia | President Vladimir Vladimirovich PUTIN (since 7 May 2012) |
| Rwanda | President Paul KAGAME (since 22 April 2000) |
| Saint Barthelemy | President Francois HOLLANDE (since 15 May 2012), represented by Deputy Prefect Philippe CHOPIN (since 16 November 2011) |
| Saint Helena | Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952) |
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha | Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952) |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Sir Edmund LAWRENCE (since 2 January 2013) |
| Saint Lucia | Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Dame Pearlette LOUISY (since September 1997) |
| Saint Martin | President Francois HOLLANDE (since 15 May 2012), represented by Deputy Prefect Philippe CHOPIN (since 16 November 2011) |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | President Francois HOLLANDE (since 15 May 2012); represented by Prefect Patrice LATRON (since 16 November 2011) |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Sir Fredrick Nathaniel BALLANTYNE (since 2 September 2002) |
| Samoa | TUI ATUA Tupua Tamasese Efi (since 20 June 2007) |
| San Marino | Co-chiefs of State Captain Regent Anna Maria MUCCIOLI and Captain Regent Gian Carlo CAPICCHIONI (for the period 1 October 2013-1 April 2014) |
| Sao Tome and Principe | President Manuel Pinto DA COSTA (since 3 September 2011) |
| Saudi Arabia | King and Prime Minister ABDALLAH bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud (since 1 August 2005); Heir Apparent Crown Prince SALMAN bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud, born 31 December 1935) |
| Senegal | President Macky SALL (since 2 April 2012) |
| Serbia | President Tomislav NIKOLIC (since 31 May 2012) |
| Serbia and Montenegro | President Boris TADIC (since 11 July 2004) |
| Seychelles | President James Alix MICHEL (since 14 April 2004); Vice President Danny FAURE (since 1 July 2010) |
| Sierra Leone | President Ernest Bai KOROMA (since 17 September 2007) |
| Singapore | President Tony TAN Keng Yam (since 1 September 2011) |
| Slovakia | President Ivan GASPAROVIC (since 15 June 2004) |
| Slovenia | President Borut PAHOR (since 22 December 2012) |
| Solomon Islands | Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Frank KABUI (since 7 July 2009) |
| Somalia | President HASSAN SHEIKH Mahamud (since 10 September 2012) |
| South Africa | President Jacob ZUMA (since 9 May 2009); Deputy President Kgalema MOTLANTHE (since 11 May 2009) |
| South Korea | President PARK Geun-hye (since 25 February 2013) |
| South Sudan | President Salva KIIR Mayardit (since 9 July 2011); Vice President James Wani IGGA (since 23 August 2013) |
| Spain | King JUAN CARLOS I (since 22 November 1975); Heir Apparent Prince FELIPE, son of the monarch, born 30 January 1968 |
| Sri Lanka | President Mahinda Percy RAJAPAKSA (since 19 November 2005)(since 21 April 2010) |
| Sudan | President Umar Hassan Ahmad al-BASHIR (since 16 October 1993) |
| Suriname | President Desire Delano BOUTERSE (since 12 August 2010); Vice President Robert AMEERALI (since 12 August 2010) |
| Svalbard | King HARALD V of Norway (since 17 January 1991) |
| Swaziland | King MSWATI III (since 25 April 1986) |
| Sweden | King CARL XVI GUSTAF (since 19 September 1973); Heir Apparent Princess VICTORIA Ingrid Alice Desiree, daughter of the monarch (born 14 July 1977) |
| Switzerland | President of the Swiss Confederation Ueli MAURER; Vice President Didier BURKHALTER(chief of state and head of government) |
| Syria | President Bashar al-ASAD (since 17 July 2000); Vice President Farouk al-SHARA (since 21 February 2006); Vice President Najah al-ATTAR (since 23 March 2006) |
| Taiwan | President MA Ying-jeou (since 20 May 2008); Vice President WU Den-yih (since 20 May 2012) |
| Tajikistan | President Emomali RAHMON (since 6 November 1994; head of state and Supreme Assembly chairman since 19 November 1992) |
| Tanzania | President Jakaya KIKWETE (since 21 December 2005); Vice President Mohammed Gharib BILAL (since 6 November 2010) |
| Thailand | King PHUMIPHON Adunyadet, also spelled BHUMIBOL Adulyadej (since 9 June 1946) |
| The Bahamas | Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Sir Arthur A. FOULKES (since 14 April 2010) |
| The Gambia | President Yahya JAMMEH (since 18 October 1996)(since 20 March 1997) |
| Togo | President Faure GNASSINGBE (since 4 May 2005); |
| Tokelau | Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General of New Zealand Anand SATYANAND (since 23 August 2006); New Zealand is represented by Administrator Jonathan KINGS (since February 2011) |
| Tonga | King TUPOU VI (since 18 March 2012) |
| Trinidad and Tobago | President Anthony CARMONA (since 18 March 2013) |
| Tunisia | President Moncef MARZOUKI (since 12 December 2011) |
| Turkey | President Abdullah GUL (since 28 August 2007) |
| Turkmenistan | President Gurbanguly BERDIMUHAMEDOW (since 14 February 2007) |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Peter BECKINGHAM (since 9 October 2013) |
| Tuvalu | Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Iakoba TAEIA Italeli (since May 2010) |
| Uganda | President Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI (since seizing power on 26 January 1986); Vice President Edward SSEKANDI (since 24 May 2011) note - the president is both chief of state and head of government |
| Ukraine | President Viktor YANUKOVYCH (since 25 February 2010) |
| United Arab Emirates | President KHALIFA bin Zayid Al-Nuhayyan (since 3 November 2004), ruler of Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi) (since 4 November 2004); Vice President and Prime Minister MUHAMMAD BIN RASHID Al-Maktum (since 5 January 2006) |
| United Kingdom | Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); Heir Apparent Prince CHARLES (son of the queen, born 14 November 1948) |
| United States | President Barack H. OBAMA (since 20 January 2009); Vice President Joseph R. BIDEN (since 20 January 2009) |
| Uruguay | President Jose "Pepe" MUJICA Cordano (since 1 March 2010); Vice President Danilo ASTORI Saragoza (since 1 March 2010) |
| Uzbekistan | President Islom KARIMOV (since 24 March 1990, when he was elected president by the then Supreme Soviet; elected president of independent Uzbekistan in 1991) |
| Vanuatu | President Iolu Johnson ABBIL (since 3 September 2009) |
| Venezuela | President Nicolas MADURO Moros (since 8 March 2013); Executive Vice President Jorge Alberto ARREAZA Montserrat (since 8 March 2013) |
| Vietnam | President Truong Tan SANG (since 25 July 2011); Vice President Nguyen Thi DOAN (since 25 July 2007) |
| Virgin Islands | President Barack H. OBAMA (since 20 January 2009); Vice President Joseph R. BIDEN (since 20 January 2009) |
| Wallis and Futuna | President Francois HOLLANDE (since 15 May 2012); represented by High Administrator Michel JEANJEAN (since 10 June 2010) |
| Yemen | President Abd Rabuh Mansur HADI (Field Marshal) (since 25 February 2012) |
| Zambia | President Michael Chilufya SATA (since 23 September 2011); Vice President Guy SCOTT (since 30 September 2011); the president is both the chief of state and head of government |
| Zimbabwe | Executive President Robert Gabriel MUGABE (since 31 December 1987); Vice President Joice MUJURU (since 6 December 2004) and Vice President John Landa NKOMO (since December 2009) |
