Government Heads

COUNTRY	HEAD (Year)	NOTES
ANGUILLA	OSBORN FLEMMING	CHIEF MINISTER. Won elections March 3. Sworn in March 6 2000.
ANTIGUA & BARBUDA	LESTER BIRD	PRIME MINISTER.
ARGENTINA	FERNANDO DE LA RÚA	PRESIDENT.
The BAHAMAS	HUBERT INGRAHAM	PRIME MINISTER
BARBADOS	OWEN ARTHUR	PRIME MINISTER.
BERMUDA	JENNIFER SMITH	PREMIER
BELIZE	SAID MUSA	PRIME MINISTER
BOLIVIA	HUGO BANZER SUÁREZ	PRESIDENT
BRAZIL	FERNANDO HENRIQUE CARDOSO	PRESIDENT
The CAYMAN ISLANDS	PETER SMITH	GOVERNOR
CHILE	RICARDO LAGOS	PRESIDENT. Runoff elections January 16 2000. Inaugurated March 11 2000.
COLOMBIA	ANDRES PASTRANA	PRESIDENT
COSTA RICA	MIGUEL ÁNGEL RODRÍGUEZ	PRESIDENT
CUBA	FIDEL CASTRO	PRESIDENT
DOMINICA	ROSIE DOUGLAS (2000) PIERRE CHARLES (2000)	PRIME MINISTER. Douglas won elections January 31 2000. Died on October 1 2000. Replaced by Pierre Charles on October 3 2000.
The DOMINICAN REPUBLIC	HIPÓLITI MEJÍA	PRESIDENT. Mejía won elections May 16 2000.
EL SALVADOR	FRANCISCO FLORES	PRESIDENT.
ECUADOR	GUSTAVO NABOA	PRESIDENT. After a coup d'ètat on January 22 2000, Vice President Noboa sworn in to replace Jamil Mahuad Witt.
GRENADA	KEITH MITCHELL	PRIME MINISTER.
GUATEMALA	ALFONSO PORTILLO CABEREA	PRESIDENT.
GUYANA	BHARRAT JAGEDO	PRESIDENT, won elections 19 March 2001. Sworn in March 31 2001.
HAITI	JEAN BETRAND ARISTIDE	PRESIDENT. Aristides' Lavales Party wins elections held May 21 and May 30 2000; deemed unfair by OAS. Wins new elections November 26 2000.
HONDURAS	CARLOS FLORES FACUSSE	PRESIDENT. Elections due November 2001.
JAMAICA	PERCIVAL PATTERSON	PRIME MINISTER
MEXICO	VINCENTE FOX	PRESIDENT. Vincente Fox won elections July 2, 2000.
MONTSERRAT	JOHN OSBORNE	CHIEF MINISTER, Elections April 2, replaces David Brandt
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES	MIGUEL A. POURIER	PRIME MINISTER.
NICARAGUA	ARNOLDO ALEMAN	PRESIDENT
PANAMA	MIREYA MOSCOSO	PRESIDENT.
PARAGUAY	LUIS ÁNGEL GONZÁLEZ MACCHI	PRESIDENT.
PERU	VALENTIN PANIAGUA Interim President	PRESIDENT. Elections set for April 8 2001.Paniagua serves until July 28 when new President takes office.
PUERTO RICO	SILA MARIA CALDERON	GOVERNOR. November 7 2000 elections.
The FEDERATION of ST. KITTS/NEVIS	DENZIL DOUGLAS	PRIME MINISTER, returned to office in elections March 6 2000. Vance Amory - Premier of Nevis.
ST. LUCIA	KENNY ANTHONY	PRIME MINISTER
ST. VINCENT and the GRENADINES	RALPH GONSALVES	PRIME MINISTER. Won elections March 28, 2001; sworn in March 29 2001. Replaced Arnhim Eustace.
SURINAME	RONALD VENETIAAN	PRESIDENT, won elections May 25 2000. Sworn in August 12 2000. Replaced Jules Wijdenborsch.
THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS	RALPH O'NEAL	CHIEF MINISTER, returned to office in elections May 17 1999.
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO	BASDEO PANDAY	PRIME MINISTER, returned to office in December 11 2000 elections.
URUGUAY	JORGE BATLLE IBÁÑEZ	PRESIDENT.
VENEZUELA	HUGO CHAVEZ	PRESIDENT, returned to office in early elections on July 30 2000.

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