swap_horiz Jack Straw Alternatives

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Karel Schwarzenberg

Czech aristocrat and politician of the historic Schwarzenberg noble family who served twice as Minister of Foreign Affai...

Europe Historical EU Multilateral

8.4 Great

2

Csaba Kőrösi

Csaba Kőrösi is a Hungarian diplomat who served as the President of the United Nations General Assembly for its 77th ses...

Europe Historical Multilateral Un Ga President

8.3 Great

3

Javier Solana

Javier Solana is a Spanish physicist and politician who notably served as Secretary General of NATO from 1995 to 1999 an...

Europe Historical Multilateral EU Foreign Policy Chief

7.7 Good

4

Volkan Bozkir

Volkan Bozkir is a Turkish diplomat and politician who served as the President of the United Nations General Assembly fo...

Europe Historical Multilateral Un Ga President

7.7 Good

5

Mogens Lykketoft

Danish politician and diplomat Mogens Lykketoft notably served as the President of the United Nations General Assembly f...

Europe Historical Multilateral Un Ga President

7.7 Good

6

Dominique de Villepin

French politician who served as Foreign Minister from 2002 to 2004 and Prime Minister from 2005 to 2007, widely noted fo...

Europe Historical Iraq War Un Speech

7.3 Good

7

David Miliband

British Labour politician who served as Foreign Secretary from 2007 to 2010 under Gordon Brown and later became presiden...

Europe Historical Humanitarian British Foreign Secretary

7.3 Good

8

Robin Cook

British Labour politician who served as Foreign Secretary from 1997 to 2001 and resigned from Cabinet in 2003 in protest...

Europe Historical Resigned British Foreign Secretary

7.1 Good

9

Hubert Védrine

French diplomat and scholar who served as Foreign Minister from 1997 to 2002 and coined the term hyperpower to describe...

Europe Historical Africa Multilateral

7.0 Good

10

Adam Daniel Rotfeld

Polish academic and diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland in 2005 and is widely recognized for hi...

Europe Historical Multilateral Polish Foreign Minister

7.0 Good

11

Péter Balázs

Hungarian diplomat and academic who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary in 2009–2010 and previously held th...

Europe Historical EU Multilateral

6.9 Fair

12

William Hague

British Conservative politician who served as Foreign Secretary from 2010 to 2014 under David Cameron and had previously...

Europe Historical Africa Conservative

6.7 Fair

13

Igor Ivanov

Russian diplomat who served as Foreign Minister from 1998 to 2004 under Presidents Yeltsin and Putin, later heading the...

Europe Historical Multilateral Russian Foreign Minister

6.5 Fair

14

Lubomír Zaorálek

Czech Social Democratic politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic from 2014 to 2017 und...

Europe Historical Social Democrat Multilateral

6.5 Fair

15

Catherine Ashton

Catherine Ashton is a British politician who served as the European Union's first High Representative for Foreign Affair...

Europe Historical Multilateral Iran Deal

6.3 Fair

16

Margot Wallström

Margot Wallström is a Swedish politician notable for serving as the country's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for For...

Europe Historical Multilateral Feminist Foreign Policy

6.2 Fair

17

James Cleverly

British Conservative politician who served as UK Foreign Secretary (2022–2023) under Sunak and Truss, then as Home Secre...

Europe China Historical Conservative

6.1 Fair

18

Erkki Tuomioja

Erkki Tuomioja is a Finnish politician who served as Finland's Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2000 to 2007 and again...

Europe Historical Nordics Multilateral

6.1 Fair

19

Nikos Christodoulides

Nikos Christodoulides is a Cypriot politician and career diplomat who has served as the President of Cyprus since 2023,...

Europe Mediterranean Historical Multilateral

6.1 Fair

20

Luminița Odobescu

Romanian diplomat who served as Permanent Representative to the European Union before becoming Minister of Foreign Affai...

Europe Historical EU Multilateral

6.1 Fair