Country | Leader | Notes |
| Ireland | President Mary McAleese | elected 1997 |
| Finland | President Tarja Halonen | elected 2000 |
| The Philippines | President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo | succeeded 2001, elected 2004 |
| Mozambique | Prime Minister Luisa Diogo | appointed 2004 |
| Germany | Chancellor Angela Merkel | elected 2005 |
| Liberia | President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf | elected 2006 |
| Chile | President Michelle Bachelet | elected 2006 |
| India | President Pratibha Patil | elected 2007 |
Haiti | Prime Minister Michèle Pierre-Louis | appointed 2008 |
Argentina | President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner | elected 2008 |
| Bangledesh | Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed | elected 2008 |
Gabon | President Rose Francine Rogombé | succeeded 2008 |
Iceland | Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurdardóttir | succeeded 2009, elected 2009 |
Lithuania | President Dalia Grybauskaite | elected 2009 |
Croatia | Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor | appointed 2009 |
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