Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Guatemala
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Incumbent Carlos Ramiro Martínez since 15 January 2024
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Style	Mr. Minister (informal) His Excellency (alternative formal, diplomatic outside of Guatemala)
Member of	Cabinet
Reports to	The President of Guatemala
Seat	Guatemala City
Appointer	The President of Guatemala
Term length	No fixed
Constituting instrument	Guatemala Constitution
Inaugural holder	José Milla y Vidaurre
Formation	March 21, 1847 (177 years ago) (1847-03-21)
Unofficial names	Chancellor
Website	www.minex.gob.gt

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This is a list of foreign ministers of Guatemala from 1945 to the present day.

• 1945............ Guillermo Toriello Garrido
• 1945–1947: Eugenio Silva Peña
• 1947–1949: Enrique Muñoz Meany
• 1949–1951: Ismael González Arévalo
• 1951–1952: Manuel Galich
• 1952–1954: José Raúl Osegueda Palala
• 1954............ Guillermo Toriello Garrido
• 1954–1955: Carlos Salazar Gatica
• 1955–1956: Domingo Goicolea Villacorta
• 1956............ Ricardo Quiñónez Lemus
• 1956–1957: Jorge Skinner-Klée
• 1957–1958: Adolfo Molina Orantes
• 1958............ Carlos García Bauer
• 1958–1963: Jesús Víctor Unda Murillo
• 1963–1966: Alberto Herrarte González
• 1966–1969: Emilio Arenales Catalán
• 1969–1970: Alberto Fuentes Mohr
• 1970–1972: Roberto Herrera Ibarguen
• 1972–1974: Jorge Arenales Catalán
• 1974–1978: Adolfo Molina Orantes
• 1978–1982: Rafael Castillo Váldez
• 1982............ Alfonso Alonso Lima
• 1982–1983: Eduardo Castillo Arriola
• 1983–1986: Fernando Andrade Díaz-Durán
• 1986–1987: Mario Rafael Quiñónez Amezquita
• 1987–1989: Alfonso Cabrera Hidalgo
• 1989............ Mario Palencia Lainfiesta
• 1989–1991: Ariel Rivera Irias
• 1991............ Álvaro Arzú
• 1991–1993: Gonzalo Menéndez Park
• 1993–1994: Arturo Fajardo Maldonado
• 1994–1995: Marithza Ruiz de Vielman
• 1995–1996: Alejandro Maldonado
• 1996–2000: Eduardo Stein
• 2000–2002: Gabriel Orellana Rojas
• 2002–2004: Edgar Armando Gutiérrez Girón
• 2004–2006: Jorge Briz Abularach
• 2006–2008: Gert Rosenthal
• 2008–2012: Haroldo Rodas
• 2012–2013: Harold Caballeros
• 2013–2014: Fernando Carrera
• 2014–2017: Carlos Raúl Morales
• 2017–2020: Sandra Jovel
• 2020–2022: Pedro Brolo
• 2022–2024: Mario Búcaro
• 2024–present: Carlos Ramiro Martínez

Sources

• Rulers.org – Foreign ministers E–K