List of state leaders in 2014 ,Publication update on December 17 2014 Algeria President – Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria (1999–present) Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal, Prime Minister of Algeria (2012–2014) Youcef Yousfi, Acting Prime Minister of Algeria (2014) Abdelmalek Sellal, Prime Minister of Algeria (2014–present) Angola President – José Eduardo dos Santos, President of Angola (1979–present) Benin President – Yayi Boni, President of Benin (2006–present) Botswana President – Ian Khama, President of Botswana (2008–present) Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaoré, President of Burkina Faso (1987–2014) Honoré Traoré, Acting President of Burkina Faso (2014) Yacouba Isaac Zida, Acting President of Burkina Faso (2014) Michel Kafando, Heads of state of transition (2014–present) Prime Minister Luc-Adolphe Tiao, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (2011–2014) Yacouba Isaac Zida, Acting Prime Minister of Burkina Faso (2014–present) Burundi President – Pierre Nkurunziza, President of Burundi (2005–present) Cameroon President – Paul Biya, President of Cameroon (1982–present) Prime Minister – Philémon Yang, Prime Minister of Cameroon (2009–present) Cape Verde President – Jorge Carlos Fonseca, President of Cape Verde (2011–present) Prime Minister – José Maria Neves, Prime Minister of Cape Verde (2001–present) Central African Republic Head of State - Michel Djotodia, Head of State of the Transition of the Central African Republic (2013–2014) Alexandre Ferdinand Nguendet, Acting Head of State of the Transition of the Central African Republic (2014) Catherine Samba-Panza, Head of State of the Transition of the Central African Republic (2014–present) Prime Minister – Nicolas Tiangaye, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (2013–2014) André Nzapayeké, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (2014) Mahamat Kamoun, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (2014–present) Chad President – Idriss Déby, President of Chad (1990–present) Prime Minister – Kalzeubet Pahimi Deubet, Prime Minister of Chad (2013–present) Comoros President – Ikililou Dhoinine, President of the Comoros (2011–present) Congo–Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo) President – Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of the Congo (1997–present) Congo–Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo) President – Joseph Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2001–present) Prime Minister – Augustin Matata Ponyo, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2012–present) Côte dIvoire President – Alassane Ouattara, President of Côte dIvoire (2010–present) Prime Minister – Daniel Kablan Duncan, Prime Minister of Côte dIvoire (2012–present) Djibouti President – Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti (1999–present) Prime Minister - Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed, Prime Minister of Djibouti (2013–present) Egypt President – Adly Mansour, Acting President of Egypt (2013–2014) Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, President of Egypt (2014–present) Prime Minister – Hazem Al Beblawi, Acting Prime Minister of Egypt (2013–2014) Ibrahim Mahlab, Prime Minister of Egypt (2014–present) Equatorial Guinea President – Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea (1979–present) Prime Minister – Vicente Ehate Tomi, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (2012–present) Eritrea President – Isaias Afewerki, President of Eritrea (1991–present) Ethiopia President – Mulatu Teshome, President of Ethiopia (2013–present) Prime Minister – Hailemariam Desalegn, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (2012–present) Gabon President – Ali Bongo Ondimba, President of Gabon (2009–present) Prime Minister – Raymond Ndong Sima, Prime Minister of Gabon (2012–2014) Daniel Ona Ondo, Prime Minister of Gabon (2014–present) The Gambia President – Yahya Jammeh, President of the Gambia (1994–present) Ghana President – John Dramani Mahama, President of Ghana (2012–present) Guinea President - Alpha Condé, President of Guinea (2010–present) Prime Minister – Mohamed Said Fofana, Prime Minister of Guinea (2010–present) Guinea-Bissau President Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo, Acting President of Guinea-Bissau (2012–2014) José Mário Vaz, President of Guinea-Bissau (2014–present) Prime Minister Rui Duarte de Barros, Acting Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2012–2014) Domingos Simões Pereira, Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2014–present) Kenya President – Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Kenya (2013–present) Lesotho Monarch – Letsie III, King of Lesotho (1996–present) Prime Minister Tom Thabane, Prime Minister of Lesotho (2012–present) Mothetjoa Metsing, Acting Prime Minister of Lesotho (2014) Liberia President – Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia (2006–present) Libya Head of State Nouri Abusahmain, Chairman of the General National Congress of Libya (2013–2014, co-clamant 2014-present) Abu Bakr Baira, Acting Chairman of the House of Representatives of Libya (2014) Aguila Saleh Issa, Chairman of the House of Representatives of Libya (co-clamant 2014–present) Prime Minister Ali Zeidan, Prime Minister of Libya (2012–2014) Abdullah al-Thani, Prime Minister of Libya (co-clamant 2014–present) Ahmed Maiteeq, Prime Minister of Libya (co-clamant 2014) Omar al-Hasi, Prime Minister of Libya (co-clamant 2014-present) Madagascar Head of State Andry Rajoelina, President of the High Transitional Authority of Madagascar (2009–2014) Hery Rajaonarimampianina, President of Madagascar (2014–present) Prime Minister Omer Beriziky, Prime Minister of Madagascar (2011–2014) Roger Kolo, Prime Minister of Madagascar (2014–present) Malawi President Joyce Banda, President of Malawi (2012–2014) Peter Mutharika, President of Malawi (2014–present) Mali President – Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, President of Mali (2013–present) Prime Minister - Oumar Tatam Ly, Prime Minister of Mali (2013–2014) Moussa Mara, Prime Minister of Mali (2014–present) Mauritania President - Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, President of Mauritania (2009–present) Prime Minister Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf, Prime Minister of Mauritania (2008–2014) Yahya Ould Hademine, Prime Minister of Mauritania (2014–present) Mauritius President – Rajkeswur Purryag, President of Mauritius (2012–present) Prime Minister – Navin Ramgoolam, Prime Minister of Mauritius (2005–present) Mayotte (Overseas collectivity of France) Prefect Jacques Witkowski, Prefect of Mayotte (2013–2014) Seymour Morsy, Prefect of Mayotte (2014–present) President of the General Council – Daniel Zaïdani, President of the General Council of Mayotte (2011–present) Morocco Monarch – Mohammed VI, King of Morocco (1999–present) Prime Minister – Abdelilah Benkirane, Prime Minister of Morocco (2011–present) Western Sahara (self-declared, partially recognized state) President – Mohamed Abdelaziz, President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (1976–present) Prime Minister – Abdelkader Taleb Oumar, Prime Minister of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (2003–present) Mozambique President – Armando Guebuza, President of Mozambique (2005–present) Prime Minister - Alberto Vaquina, Prime Minister of Mozambique (2012–present) Namibia President – Hifikepunye Pohamba, President of Namibia (2005–present) Prime Minister – Hage Geingob, Prime Minister of Namibia (2012–present) Niger President – Mahamadou Issoufou, President of Niger (2011–present) Prime Minister – Brigi Rafini, Prime Minister of Niger (2011–present) Nigeria President – Goodluck Jonathan, President of Nigeria (2010–present) Rwanda President – Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda (2000–present) Prime Minister – Pierre Habumuremyi, Prime Minister of Rwanda (2011–2014) Anastase Murekezi, Prime Minister of Rwanda (2014–present) Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (British overseas territory) Governor – Mark Andrew Capes, Governor of Saint Helena (2011–present) São Tomé and Príncipe President – Manuel Pinto da Costa, President of São Tomé and Príncipe (2011–present) Prime Minister – Gabriel Costa, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (2012–2014) Patrice Trovoada, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (2014–present) Senegal President – Macky Sall, President of Senegal (2012–present) Prime Minister - Aminata Touré, Prime Minister of Senegal (2013–2014) Mohamed Dionne, Prime Minister of Senegal (2014–present) Seychelles President – James Michel, President of Seychelles (2004–present) Sierra Leone President – Ernest Bai Koroma, President of Sierra Leone (2007–present) Somalia President – Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of Somalia (2012–present) Prime Minister - Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed, Prime Minister of Somalia (2013–present) Somaliland (unrecognized secessionist state) President – Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud, President of Somaliland (2010–present) Puntland (self-declared autonomous state) President – Abdirahman Farole, President of Puntland (2009–2014) Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, President of Puntland (2014–present) South Africa President – Jacob Zuma, President of South Africa (2009–present) South Sudan President – Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of South Sudan (2005–present) Sudan President – Omar al-Bashir, President of Sudan (1989–present) Swaziland Monarch – Mswati III, King of Swaziland (1986–present) Prime Minister – Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini, Prime Minister of Swaziland (2008–present) Tanzania President – Jakaya Kikwete, President of Tanzania (2005–present) Prime Minister – Mizengo Pinda, Prime Minister of Tanzania (2008–present) Togo President – Faure Gnassingbé, President of Togo (2005–present) Prime Minister – Kwesi Ahoomey-Zunu, Prime Minister of Togo (2012–present) Tunisia President – Moncef Marzouki, President of Tunisia (2011–present) Prime Minister Ali Laarayedh, Prime Minister of Tunisia (2013–2014) Mehdi Jomaa, Head of Government of Tunisia (2014–present) Uganda President – Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda (1986–present) Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi, Prime Minister of Uganda (2011–2014) Ruhakana Rugunda, Prime Minister of Uganda (2014–present) Zambia President Michael Sata, President of Zambia (2011–2014) Guy Scott, Acting President of Zambia (2014–present) Zimbabwe President – Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe (1987–present) Asia[edit] Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan (2001–2014) Ashraf Ghani, President of Afghanistan (2014–present) Prime Minister – Abdullah Abdullah, Prime Minister of Afghanistan (2014–present) Bahrain Monarch - Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain (1999–present) Prime Minister - Prince Khalifa ibn Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister of Bahrain (1970–present) Bangladesh President - Abdul Hamid, President of Bangladesh (2013–present) Prime Minister – Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (2009–present) Bhutan Monarch – Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck, King of Bhutan (2006–present) Prime Minister – Tshering Tobgay, Prime Minister of Bhutan (2013–present) Brunei Monarch – Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (1967–present) Prime Minister – Hassanal Bolkiah, Prime Minister of Brunei (1984–present) Cambodia Monarch – Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia (2004–present) Prime Minister - Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia (1985–present) China (Peoples Republic of China) Communist Party Leader - Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (2012–present) President – Xi Jinping, President of China (2013–present) Premier – Li Keqiang, Premier of the State Council of China (2013–present) East Timor President – Taur Matan Ruak, President of East Timor (2012–present) Prime Minister – Xanana Gusmão, Prime Minister of East Timor (2007–present) India President – Pranab Mukherjee, President of India (2012–present) Prime Minister – Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India (2004–2014) Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India (2014–present) Indonesia President – Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of Indonesia (2004–2014) Joko Widodo, President of Indonesia (2014–present) Iran Supreme Leader – Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran (1989–present) President - Hassan Rouhani, President of Iran (2013–present) Iraq President – Jalal Talabani, President of Iraq (2005–2014) Fuad Masum, President of Iraq (2014–present) Prime Minister – Nouri al-Maliki, Prime Minister of Iraq (2006–2014) Haider al-Abadi, Prime Minister of Iraq (2014–present) Israel President – Shimon Peres, President of Israel (2007–2014) Reuven Rivlin, President of Israel (2014–present) Prime Minister – Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel (2009–present) Palestine (non-state administrative authority) President - Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian National Authority (2005–present) Prime Minister - Rami Hamdallah, Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority (2013–present) State of Palestine Gaza Strip (in rebellion against the Palestinian National Authority renamed itself State of Palestine) the Gaza Strip returned to the central Palestinian government on 2 June 2014 President - Aziz Duwaik, Acting President of the Palestinian National Authority (in the Gaza Strip) (2009–2014) Prime Minister - Ismail Haniyeh, Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority (in the Gaza Strip) (2007–2014) Japan Monarch – Akihito, Emperor of Japan (1989–present) Prime Minister – Shinzō Abe, Prime Minister of Japan (2012–present) Jordan Monarch – Abdullah II, King of Jordan (1999–present) Prime Minister – Abdullah Ensour, Prime Minister of Jordan (2012–present) Kazakhstan President – Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan (1990–present) Prime Minister Serik Akhmetov, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan (2012–2014) Karim Massimov, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan (2014–present) North Korea (Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea) Communist Party Leader – Kim Jong-un, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers Party of Korea (2012–present) De facto Head of State – Kim Jong-un, First Chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea (2011–present) De jure Head of State – Kim Yong-nam, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Peoples Assembly of North Korea (1998–present) Premier – Pak Pong-ju, Premier of the Cabinet of North Korea (2013–present) South Korea (Republic of Korea) President – Park Geun-hye, President of South Korea (2013–present) Prime Minister – Jung Hong-won, Prime Minister of South Korea (2013–present) Kuwait Monarch – Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (2006–present) Prime Minister – Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of Kuwait (2011–present) Kyrgyzstan President – Almazbek Atambayev, President of Kyrgyzstan (2011–present) Prime Minister Zhantoro Satybaldiyev, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan (2012–2014) Djoomart Otorbaev, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan (2014–present) Laos Communist Party Leader – Choummaly Sayasone, General Secretary of the Lao Peoples Revolutionary Party (2006–present) President – Choummaly Sayasone, President of Laos (2006–present) Prime Minister – Thongsing Thammavong, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Laos (2010–present) Lebanon President Michel Suleiman, President of Lebanon (2008–2014) Tammam Salam, Acting President of Lebanon (2014–present) Prime Minister Najib Mikati, Acting President of the Council of Ministers of Lebanon (2011–2014) Tammam Salam, President of the Council of Ministers of Lebanon (2014–present) Malaysia Monarch – Abdul Halim, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (2011–present) Prime Minister – Najib Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia (2009–present) Maldives President – Abdulla Yameen, President of the Maldives (2013–present) Mongolia President – Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, President of Mongolia (2009–present) Prime Minister Norovyn Altankhuyag, Prime Minister of Mongolia (2012–2014) Dendeviin Terbishdagva, Acting Prime Minister of Mongolia (2014) Chimediin Saikhanbileg, Prime Minister of Mongolia (2014–present) Myanmar President – Thein Sein, President of Myanmar (2011–present) Nepal President – Ram Baran Yadav, President of Nepal (2008–present) Prime Minister Khil Raj Regmi, Prime Minister of Nepal (2013–2014) Sushil Koirala, Prime Minister of Nepal (2014–present) Oman Monarch - Qaboos bin Said al Said, Sultan of Oman (1970–present) Prime Minister - Qaboos bin Said al Said, Prime Minister of Oman (1972–present) Pakistan President - Mamnoon Hussain, President of Pakistan (2013–present) Prime Minister – Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan (2013–present) Philippines President – Benigno Aquino, President of the Philippines (2010–present) Qatar Monarch – Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar (2013–present) Prime Minister – Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, Prime Minister of Qatar (2013–present) Saudi Arabia Monarch – Abdullah, King of Saudi Arabia (2005–present) Prime Minister – Abdullah, Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (2005–present) Singapore President – Tony Tan, President of Singapore (2011–present) Prime Minister – Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore (2004–present) Sri Lanka President – Mahinda Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka (2005–present) Prime Minister – D. M. Jayaratne, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (2010–present) Syria Syrian Arab Republic President – Bashar al-Assad, President of Syria (2000–present) Prime Minister – Wael Nader al-Halqi, Prime Minister of Syria (2012–present) Syria Syrian Interim Government (partially recognized rival government) President Ahmad Jarba, President of the Syrian National Coalition (2013–2014) Hadi al-Bahra, President of the Syrian National Coalition (2014–present) Prime Minister Ahmad Tumah, Acting Prime Minister of the Syrian National Coalition (2013–2014) Ahmad Tumah, Acting Prime Minister of the Syrian National Coalition (2014–present) Taiwan (Republic of China) President – Ma Ying-jeou, President of Taiwan (2008–present) Premier Jiang Yi-huah, President of the Executive Yuan of the Taiwan (2013–2014) Mao Chi-kuo, President of the Executive Yuan of the Taiwan (2014–present) Tajikistan President – Emomalii Rahmon, President of Tajikistan (1992–present) Prime Minister - Kokhir Rasulzoda, Prime Minister of Tajikistan (2013–present) Thailand Monarch – Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand (1946–present) Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Prime Minister of Thailand (2011–2014) Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan, Acting Prime Minister of Thailand (2014) Prayuth Chan-ocha, Prime Minister of Thailand (2014–present) Turkey President Abdullah Gül, President of Turkey (2007–2014) Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of Turkey (2014–present) Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of Turkey (2003–2014) Ahmet Davutoğlu, Prime Minister of Turkey (2014–present) Turkmenistan President – Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, President of Turkmenistan (2006–present) United Arab Emirates President – Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (2004–present) Prime Minister – Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (2006–present) Uzbekistan President – Islam Karimov, President of Uzbekistan (1990–present) Prime Minister – Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Prime Minister of Uzbekistan (2003–present) Vietnam Communist Party Leader – Nguyễn Phú Trọng, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (2011–present) President – Trương Tấn Sang, President of Vietnam (2011–present) Prime Minister – Nguyễn Tấn Dũng, Prime Minister of Vietnam (2006–present) Yemen President - Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, President of Yemen (2012–present) Prime Minister Mohammed Basindawa, Prime Minister of Yemen (2011–2014) Khaled Bahah, Prime Minister of Yemen (2014–present) Europe Albania President – Bujar Nishani, President of Albania (2012–present) Prime Minister – Edi Rama, Prime Minister of Albania (2013–present) Andorra Monarchs French Co-Prince – François Hollande, French Co-Prince of Andorra (2012–present) Co-Princes Representative – Sylvie Hubac (2012–present) Episcopal Co-Prince – Archbishop Joan Enric Vives Sicília, Episcopal Co-Prince of Andorra (2003–present) Co-Princes Representative – Josep Maria Mauri (2012–present) Prime Minister – Antoni Martí, Head of Government of Andorra (2011–present) Armenia President – Serzh Sargsyan, President of Armenia (2008–present) Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, Prime Minister of Armenia (2008–2014) Hovik Abrahamyan, Prime Minister of Armenia (2014–present) Austria President – Heinz Fischer, Federal President of Austria (2004–present) Chancellor – Werner Faymann, Federal Chancellor of Austria (2008–present) Azerbaijan President – Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan (2003–present) Prime Minister – Artur Rasizade, Prime Minister of Azerbaijan (2003–present) Nagorno-Karabakh (unrecognized, secessionist state) President – Bako Sahakyan, President of Nagorno-Karabakh (2007–present) Prime Minister – Arayik Harutyunyan, Prime Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh (2007–present) Belarus President – Alexander Lukashenko, President of Belarus (1994–present) Prime Minister – Mikhail Myasnikovich, Prime Minister of Belarus (2010–present) Belgium Monarch – Philippe, King of the Belgians (2013–present) Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo, Prime Minister of Belgium (2011–2014) Charles Michel, Prime Minister of Belgium (2014–present) Bosnia and Herzegovina Head of State – Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Serb member Nebojša Radmanović (2006–2014) Mladen Ivanic (2014–present) Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2014–present) Croat member Željko Komšić (2006–2014), Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2013–2014) Dragan Čović (2014–present) Bosniak member – Bakir Izetbegović (2010–present) Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2014) Prime Minister – Vjekoslav Bevanda, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2012–present) High Representative – Valentin Inzko, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (2009–present) Bulgaria President – Rosen Plevneliev, President of Bulgaria (2012–present) Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski, Prime Minister of Bulgaria (2013–2014) Georgi Bliznashki, Acting Prime Minister of Bulgaria (2014) Boyko Borisov, Prime Minister of Bulgaria (2014–present) Croatia President – Ivo Josipović, President of Croatia (2010–present) Prime Minister – Zoran Milanović, Prime Minister of Croatia (2011–present) Cyprus President - Nicos Anastasiades, President of Cyprus (2013–present) Northern Cyprus (unrecognized, secessionist state) President – Derviş Eroğlu, President of Northern Cyprus (2010–present) Prime Minister - Özkan Yorgancıoğlu, Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus (2013–present) Czech Republic President - Miloš Zeman, President of the Czech Republic (2013–present) Prime Minister - Jiří Rusnok, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (2013-2014) Bohuslav Sobotka, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (2014–present) Denmark Denmark Monarch – Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark (1972–present) Prime Minister – Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Prime Minister of Denmark (2011–present) Estonia President – Toomas Hendrik Ilves, President of Estonia (2006–present) Prime Minister Andrus Ansip, Prime Minister of Estonia (2005–2014) Taavi Rõivas, Prime Minister of Estonia (2014–present) Finland President – Sauli Niinistö, President of Finland (2012–present) Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen, Prime Minister of Finland (2011–2014) Alexander Stubb, Prime Minister of Finland (2014–present) France President – François Hollande, President of France (2012–present) Prime Minister – Jean-Marc Ayrault, Prime Minister of France (2012–2014) Manuel Valls, Prime Minister of France (2014–present) Georgia President – Giorgi Margvelashvili, President of Georgia (2013–present) Prime Minister - Irakli Garibashvili, Prime Minister of Georgia (2013–present) Abkhazia (partially recognized secessionist state) President – Alexander Ankvab, President of Abkhazia (2011–2014) Valeri Bganba, Acting President of Abkhazia (2014) Raul Khadjimba, President of Abkhazia (2014–present) Prime Minister Leonid Lakerbaia, Prime Minister of Abkhazia (2011–2014) Vladimir Delba, Acting Prime Minister of Abkhazia (2014) Beslan Butba, Prime Minister of Abkhazia (2014–present) South Ossetia (partially recognized secessionist state) President – Leonid Tibilov, President of South Ossetia (2012–present) Prime Minister – Rostislav Khugayev, Prime Minister of South Ossetia (2012–2014) Domenty Kulumbegov, Prime Minister of South Ossetia (2014–present) Germany President – Joachim Gauck, Federal President of Germany (2012–present) Chancellor – Angela Merkel, Federal Chancellor of Germany (2005–present) Greece President – Karolos Papoulias, President of Greece (2005–present) Prime Minister – Antonis Samaras, Prime Minister of Greece (2012–present) Hungary President – János Áder, President of Hungary (2012–present) Prime Minister – Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of Hungary (2010–present) Iceland President – Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland (1996–present) Prime Minister - 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