Phenyo Butale is a Motswana politician and the current Minister of International Relations of Botswana.

He served as Member of Parliament of Botswana until 2019 under the Alliance for Progressives (AP).

Prior to joining politics, Butale worked in the civil society as Country Director for the Media Institute of Southern Africa - Botswana Chapter, and later as executive director of Freedom of Expression Institute in Johannesburg.

In November 2024, he was appointed MInister of International Affairs in the cabinet of Duma Boko.

Butale holds a PhD from the Stellenbosch University.