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:
Name | Portrait | Tenure | ||
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Republic of Upper Volta (1960–1984) | ||||
1 | Maurice Yaméogo | 1960 | ||
2 | Lompolo Koné | 1960–1966 | ||
3 | Sangoulé Lamizana | 1966–1967 | ||
4 | Malick Zoromé | 1967–1971 | ||
5 | Joseph Conombo | 1971–1974 | ||
6 | Saye Zerbo | 1974–1976 | ||
7 | Alfred Kabore | 1976–1977 | ||
8 | Moussa Kargougou | 1977–1980 | ||
9 | Félix Tientarboum | 1980–1982 | ||
10 | Michel Kafando | 1982–1983 | ||
11 | Hama Arba Diallo | 1983–1984 | ||
Republic of Burkina Faso (1984–present) | ||||
12 | Basile Guissou | 1984–1986 | ||
13 | Léandre Bassolé | 1986–1987 | ||
14 | Jean-Marc Palm | 1987–1989 | ||
15 | Issou Go | 1989 | ||
16 | Prosper Vokouma | 1989–1991 | ||
17 | Issa Dominique Konaté | 1991–1992 | ||
18 | Thomas Sanon | 1992–1994 | ||
19 | Ablassé Ouedraogo | 1994–1999 | ||
20 | Youssouf Ouédraogo | 1999–2007 | ||
21 | Djibril Bassolé | 2007–2008 | ||
22 | Alain Bédouma Yoda | 2008–2011 | ||
Djibril Bassolé | 2011–2014 | |||
Michel Kafando | 2014–2015 | |||
23 | Moussa Nébié | 2015 | ||
2015–2016 | ||||
24 | Alpha Barry | 2016–2020 | ||
2021 | ||||
25 | Rosine Sori-Coulibaly | 2021–2022 | ||
26 | Olivia Rouamba | 2022–2023 | ||
27 | Karamoko Jean-Marie Traoré | 2023–present |