Oceania
- American Samoa (unorganized, unincorporated territory of the United States)
- Governor - Tauese Sunia, Governor of American Samoa (1997–2003)
- Australia
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia (1952–present)
- Governor-General -
- Sir William Deane, Governor-General of Australia (1996–2001)
- Peter Hollingworth, Governor-General of Australia (2001–2003)
- Prime Minister - John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia (1996–2007)
- Christmas Island (external territory of Australia)
- Administrator - Bill Taylor, Administrator of Christmas Island (1999–2003)
- Shire President -
- Dave McLane, Shire president of Christmas Island (1998–2001)
- Andrew Smolders, Shire president of Christmas Island (2001–2003)
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands (external territory of Australia)
- Administrator - Bill Taylor, Administrator of Cocos (Keeling) Islands (1999–2003)
- Shire President -
- Mohammad Said Chongkin, Shire president of Cocos (Keeling) Islands (1999–2001)
- Ronald Grant, Shire president of Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2001–2007)
- Norfolk Island (self-governing territory of Australia)
- Administrator - Tony Messner, Administrator of Norfolk Island (1997–2003)
- Chief Minister -
- Ronald Coane Nobbs, Chief Minister of Norfolk Island (2000–2001)
- Geoffrey Robert Gardner, Chief Minister of Norfolk Island (2001–2006)
- Fiji
- President - Ratu Josefa Iloilo, President of Fiji (2000–2009)
- Prime Minister -
- Laisenia Qarase, Prime Minister of Fiji (2000–2001)
- Ratu Tevita Momoedonu, Interim Prime Minister of Fiji (2001)
- Laisenia Qarase, Prime Minister of Fiji (2001–2006)
- French Polynesia (French overseas territory)
- High Commissioner -
- Jean Aribaud, High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia (1997–2001)
- Christian Massinon, Acting High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia (2001)
- Michel Mathieu, High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia (2001–2005)
- President of the Government - Gaston Flosse, President of the Government of French Polynesia (1991–2004)
- High Commissioner -
- Guam (Insular area of the United States)
- Governor - Carl T.C. Gutierrez, Governor of Guam (1995–2003)
- Kiribati
- President - Teburoro Tito, President of Kiribati (1994–2003)
- Marshall Islands
- President - Kessai Note, President of the Marshall Islands (2000–2008)
- Micronesia
- President - Leo Falcam, President of Micronesia (1999–2003)
- Nauru
- President -
- Bernard Dowiyogo, President of Nauru (2000–2001)
- René Harris, President of Nauru (2001–2003)
- President -
- New Caledonia (Sui Generis Collectivity of France)
- High Commissioner - Thierry Lataste, High Commissioner of New Caledonia (1999–2002)
- President of the Government -
- Jean Lèques, President of the Government of New Caledonia (1999–2001)
- Pierre Frogier, President of the Government of New Caledonia (2001–2004)
- New Zealand
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand (1952–present)
- Governor-General -
- Sir Michael Hardie Boys, Governor-General of New Zealand (1996–2001)
- Dame Sian Elias, Administrator of the Government of New Zealand (2001)
- Dame Silvia Cartwright, Governor-General of New Zealand (2001–2006)
- Prime Minister - Helen Clark, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1999–2008)
- Cook Islands (Associated state of New Zealand)
- Queen's Representative -
- Lawrence Murray Greig, Acting Queen's Representative of the Cook Islands (2000–2001)
- Sir Frederick Tutu Goodwin, Queen's Representative of the Cook Islands (2001–present)
- Prime Minister - Terepai Maoate, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands (1999–2002)
- Queen's Representative -
- Niue (associated state of New Zealand)
- Premier - Sani Lakatani, Premier of Niue (1999–2002)
- Tokelau (dependent territory of New Zealand)
- Administrator - Lindsay Watt, Administrator of Tokelau (1993–2003)
- Head of Government -
- Kolouei O'Brien, Head of Government of Tokelau (2000–2001)
- Kuresa Nasau, Head of Government of Tokelau (2001–2002)
- Northern Mariana Islands (Commonwealth of the United States)
- Governor - Pedro Tenorio, Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands (1998–2002)
- Palau
- President -
- Kuniwo Nakamura, President of Palau (1993–2001)
- Tommy Remengesau, President of Palau (2001–2009)
- President -
- Papua New Guinea
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Papua New Guinea (1975–present)
- Governor-General - Sir Silas Atopare, Governor-General of Papua New Guinea (1997–2003)
- Prime Minister - Sir Mekere Morauta, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (1999–2002)
- Pitcairn Islands (British dependent territory)
- Governor -
- Martin Williams, Governor of the Pitcairn Islands (1998–2001)
- Richard Fell, Governor of the Pitcairn Islands (2001–2006)
- Mayor - Steve Christian, Mayor of the Pitcairn Islands (1999–2004)
- Governor -
- Samoa
- Head of State - Malietoa Tanumafili II, O le Ao o le Malo of Samoa (1962–2007)
- Prime Minister - Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, Prime Minister of Samoa (1998–present)
- Solomon Islands -
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of the Solomon Islands (1978–present)
- Governor-General - Sir John Lapli, Governor-General of the Solomon Islands (1999–2004)
- Prime Minister -
- Manasseh Sogavare, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (2000–2001)
- Sir Allan Kemakeza, Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (2001–2006)
- Tonga
- Monarch - Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV, King of Tonga (1965–2006)
- Prime Minister - Prince Lavaka Ata 'Ulukalala, Prime Minister of Tonga (2000–2006)
- Tuvalu
- Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen of Tuvalu (1978–present)
- Governor-General - Sir Tomasi Puapua, Governor-General of Tuvalu (1998–2003)
- Prime Minister -
- Lagitupu Tuilimu, Acting Prime Minister of Tuvalu (2000–2001)
- Faimalaga Luka, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (2001)
- Koloa Talake, Prime Minister of Tuvalu (2001–2002)
- Vanuatu -
- President - John Bani, President of Vanuatu (1999–2004)
- Prime Minister -
- Barak Sopé, Prime Minister of Vanuatu (1999–2001)
- Edward Natapei, Prime Minister of Vanuatu (2001–2004)
- Wallis and Futuna (French overseas territory)
- Administrator-Superior - Alain Waquet, Administrator Superior of Wallis and Futuna (2000–2002)
- President of the Territorial Assembly -
- Soane Mani Uhila, President of the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna (1999–2001)
- Patalione Kanimoa, President of the Territorial Assembly of Wallis and Futuna (2001–2005)
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