Issued by: GCIS
Over thirty presidents have confirmed their attendance of the inauguration of the President-elect Thabo Mbeki at the Union Buildings on Youth Day, 16 June.
All SADC countries will be represented by their Heads of State. Swaziland's King Mswati III and Lesotho's King Letsie III will be coming to witness the occasion.
Other African leaders include, Ugandan President Yuwereni Museveni and Algeria's interim Head of State Mr Rabal Bital, who was first President of the first elected Algerian Parliament.
Of the former Presidents attending the inauguration, are Kenneth Kaunda from Zambia, Tanzanian Julius Nyerere and Mr Richard von Weizacker of Germany.
There are several presidents from Europe among them Irish President Mary McAleese, Presidents Franjo Tujman of Croatia and Jorge Sampaio of Portugal. Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott will represent the United Kingdom.
From the Middle East is Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and Yemen's deputy Prime Minister Abdul-Qader Ba-Jammal.
The United States of America will be represented by the Attorney General Janet Reno.
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE NAMES OF OTHER DIGNITARIES:
Namibia - President Sam Nujoma
Colombia - Deputy President Dr Gustavo Bell
Republic of South Korea - Prime Minister Mr Kim Jong-pil
Burundi - President P Buyoya
Mauritius - Prime Minister Dr N Ramgoolam
Japan - Senator M Murakami
New Zealand - Governor General Sir M H Boys
Spain (two delegations) Prince of Asturias Filipe de Borbon
Myanmar - Senior Deputy Prime Minister Lt. Gen Khin Nyut
Apostolic Nunciature - Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop G.Prigione
Norway - Minister of International Development and Human Rights Ms H.F. Johnson
Botswana - President F G Mogae
Botswana - Former President Ketumile Masire
Nigeria - President General O Obasanjo
Argentina - Vice-President Jorge Rodriguez
Mozambique - President Joachim Chissano
Pakistan - Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr M S K Kanju
Zambia - President Frederick Chiluba
Gabon - President E H O Bongo
Mali - President A O Konare
China - Vice Premier of State Council (= to Dep. PM) Mr Qian Qichen
Tunisia - Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr S B Mustapha
St Kitts and Nevis - Governor-General Mr C M Sebastian
Greece - Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr G Papandreou
Malaysia - Minister of Telecomm and Multimedia Dato' Leo Moggie
Kuwait - 1st Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh SS Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Malawi - Vice-President Mr J Malewezi
Antigua and Barbuda - Governor-General Dr J.B Carlisle
Morocco (two delegations) - Crown Prince Sidi Mohammed
Rwanda - President P Bizumungu
Congo (Brazzaville) President D S Nguesso
Indonesia - Minister Co-ordinating for Political and Security Affairs Mr F Tanjung
Mauritania - Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr A O Sid' Ahmed
Italy - Deputy Prime Minister Mr H S Mattarell
Cote D'Ivoire - Minister of State Mr L D Fologo
Cambodia - UN Ambassador Mr O Borith
Uruguay - Minister of State Dr E Bluth
Bangladesh - Minister of Foreign Affairs A S Azad
Thailand - Dep. Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr M.R Sukhumbhand Paribatra
Benin - President M Kerekou
Belize - Governor - General Sir C N Young
Brazil - Vice-President Mr M A de Oliveira Maciel
Belgium - Prince Philip
Iraq - Foreign Minister Mr M Sa'eed Sahhat
Liberia - Vice-President Mr E M Dogolea
Grenada - Prime Minister Dr K Mitchell
Singapore - Min. of National Development Mr Mah Bow Tan
Lebanon - Ambassador Johannesburg Mr E Alam
India - Vice-President Mr K Kant
Bulgaria - Dep. Minister of Foreign Affairs Bulgaria
Kenya - President D T Arap Moi
Chile - Minister of Public Works Mr J Toha'
Czech Republic - President of Senate Mrs L Benesowa'
Trinidad and Tobago - President A N R Robinson
Belarus - 1st Dep. Prime Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr V V Velichko
France - Dep Minister of Co-op Mr C Josselin
Tanzania - President B W Mkapa
Iran - Vice-President Dr M Ebtekar
Cyprus - Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr I Kasoulides
Nepal - Ambassador - Cairo Mr G N Dawadi
Common Wealth - Secretary-General Chief E Anyaoku
Syria - Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr Farouk Al Shara'a
Barbados - Governor - General Sir Husbands
OAU - Secretary General Dr Salim Ahmed Salim
Dem. People's Rep. Of Korea - Ambassador to Tanzania Mr Ro Min Su
Ethiopia - President Dr N Gidada
Seychelles - Vice-President Mr J A Michel
Denmark (Two delegations) - Crown Prince Frederik
Denmark - Min of Co-operation Mr P Nielson
Bahamas - Governor-General Sir O Turnquest
Oman - Min. of Petrol and Gas Dr Mohammed Al-Rumhi
Canada - Deputy Prime Minister Mr H Gray
Ghana - President Jerry J Rawlings
Angola - Minister of External Relations Mr J Miranda
Cameroon - President P Biya
Saudi Arabia - Royal Member
Bahrain - Crown Prince Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa
Guinea - Ambassador to Pretoria Dr O Sylla
Austria - President of Federal Council (Minister) Mr G Jaud
Slovak Republic - Ambassador to Pretoria Mr F Huda'k
Hungary - Min. of National Cultural Heritage Dr J Ha'mori
Philippines - vice-President Ms G Macapagal-Arroyo
Gambia - Vice-President Mrs I Njie-Saidy
European Union - Commissioner for Development Prof. J de Deus Pinheiro
Dominican Republic - Minister Foreign Affairs Dr E Latorre
Jamaica - Governor - General Sir H Cooke
Netherlands - Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr J J van Aarsten
Switzerland - Dep. Min of Economic Affairs Dr D Syz
Australia - Minister for Communication, IT & Art
Australia - Senator R Alston
Sri Lanka - Senior Cabinet Minister Mr D Senanayake
Sweden - Minister for Education and Science Mr T Ostros
Senegal - Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr J Baudin
Poland - Minister, Chief of Chancery Mr R Kalisz
Lithuania - Non-resident Ambassador to SA Mr R J Misiunas
Zimbabwe - President Robert Mugabe
Finland - Minister of Environment Ms S Hassi
Venezuela - Ambassador to Pretoria Mr H Cha'vez
St. Lucia - Governor - General Dr P Lousiy
Egypt - Speaker of Upper House of Parliament (Minister) Dr M K Helmy
Jordan - Ambassador to Pretoria Mr S Bak
Mexico - Secretary of Foreign Relations Mrs R Green
United Arab Emirates - President S Z B S Al Nahyan
Russia - Dep Prime Minister Mr I I Klebanow
Ukraine - director-General in President's Office Mr V Ohryzko
Burkina Faso - Prime Minister Mr K D Que'draogo
Paraguay - Charge' d' Affaires Ms K R A R Tarrez
Nicaragua - Ambassador to Mexico Mr S E Stadthagen
Guyana - Hon. Consul to Johannesburg Mr L Hazelwood
Eritrea - Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr W Haile
Luxemburg - Secretary - General Foreign Affairs Mr A Berns
Central African Republic - Consul-General Mr J M P Erikson
SADC - Executive Secretary Dr K Mbuende
Turkey - State Minsiter Mr S Usenmez
Peru - Ambassador to Pretoria Mrs A Meier
Madagascar - Minister of Foreign Affairs Ms L Ratsifandiahamanana
Haiti - Ambassador to Brussels Ms Y A Charles
Sudan - Dep. Speaker of Sudan National Assembly Mr A M Magaya
Equatoria Guinea - President T N Obiang
Date: 15 June 1999