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EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY (E.S.A.) Headquarters: 8–10 Rue Mario Nikis, 75738 Paris Cedex 15, France phone 011–33–1–5369–7654, fax 011–33–1–5369–7560

Chairman of the Council.—Per Tegne´r. Director General.—Jean-Jacques Dordain. Member Countries: Austria Greece Portugal Belgium Ireland Spain Denmark Italy Sweden Finland Luxembourg Switzerland France Netherlands United Kingdom Germany Norway Cooperative Agreement.—Canada. European Space Operations Center (E.S.O.C.), Robert-Bosch-Str. 5, D–64293 Darmstadt, Germany, phone 011–49–6151–900, fax 011–49–6151–90495. European Space Research and Technology Center (E.S.T.E.C.), Keplerlaan 1, NL–2201, AZ Noordwijk, ZH, The Netherlands, phone 011–31–71–565–6565, Telex: 844–39098, fax 011–31–71–565–6040. European Space Research Institute (E.S.R.I.N.), Via Galileo Galilei, Casella Postale 64, 00044 Frascati, Italy, phone 011–39–6–94–18–01, fax 011–39–6–9418–0280. Washington Office (E.S.A.), 955 L’Enfant Plaza, SW., Suite 7800, 20024. Head of Office.—Frederic Nordlund (202) 488–4158, fax 488–4930, [email protected].

INTER-AMERICAN DEFENSE BOARD 2600 16th Street, NW., 20441, phone (202) 939–6041, fax 387–2880

Chairman.—LTG Jorge Armando de Almeida Ribiero, Army, Brazil. Vice Chairman.—GB Thomas Pena y Lillo, Army, Bolivia. Secretary.—CAPT Jaime Navarro, U.S. Navy. Deputy Secretary for— Administration.—MAJ Jaime Adames, U.S. Air Force. Conference.—Cel Heldo F. de Souza, Army, Brazil. Information Management.—LTC Michael Cobb, U.S. Army. Protocol.—CAPT William Vivoni, U.S. Air Force. Staff Vice Director.—COL Ricardo Murillo, Army, Honduras.

CHIEFS OF DELEGATION Antigua and Barbuda.—COL Trevor Thomas, Army. Argentina.—Contralmirante Guillermo Oscar Iglesias, Navy. Barbados.—LTC Atheline Branch, Defense Force. Bolivia.—GB Gustavo Ardaya Salinas, Army. Brazil.—Contralmirante Luiz Guilherme Sa de Gusmao, Army. Canada.—MG Doug Langton, Land Forces. Chile.—Contralmirante Felipe Carvajal, Navy. Colombia.—MG Mario Ernesto Corea, Army. Dominican Republic.—MG Luiz Damian Castro Cruz, Air Force. 891 892 Congressional Directory

Ecuador.—COL Patricio Jorge Mejia, Air Force. El Salvador.—COL Walter Mauricio Arevalo, Army. Guyana.—COL Lawrence Paul, Defense Force. Haiti.—Minister Counselor Leon Charles, Civilian. Honduras.—COL Aldo Augusto Aldana, Army. Mexico.—MG Dem. Pedro Felipe Gurrola, Army. Nicaragua.—COL Elias Guevara, Army. Paraguay.—GB Antonino Solis Nunez, Army. Trinidad.—LTC Anthony Phillips-Spencer, Army. United States.—MG Philip M. Breedlove, Air Force. Uruguay.—GB Alberto Castillo, Air Force. Venezuela.—Primer Secretario Carlos Alberto Rodriguez, Interim Representative, Civilian.

INTER-AMERICAN DEFENSE COLLEGE Director.—MG Keith M. Huber, U.S. Army. Chief of Studies.—GB Julio Florian, Army, Dominican Republic.

INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK 1300 New York Avenue, NW., 20577, phone (202) 623–1000 http://www.iadb.org

OFFICERS President.—Luiz Alberto Moreno (Colombia). Chief, Office of the President.—Jamal Khokhar. Executive Vice President.—Daniel M. Zelikow (United States). Chief Advisor.—Ana Maria Rodriguez-Ortiz. Private Sector Coordinator.—Juan Ricardo Ortega, a.i. Director, Office of Evaluation and Oversight.—Stephen A. Quick. Chief Economist.—Guillermo Calvo. Auditor General.—Alan N. Siegfried. External Relations Advisor.—Alfredo Barnechea. Deputy Advisor.—Chris Sale. Ombudsperson.—Doris Campos-Infantino. Manager, Office of: Budget and Corporate Procurement.—William E. Schuerch. Development Effectiveness and Strategic Planning Department.—Camille Gaskin-Reyes, a.i. Finance Department.—John R. Hauge. General Counsel, Legal Department.—James Spinner. Human Resources.—Manuel Labrado. Integration and Regional Programs Department.—Nohra Rey de Marulanda. Multilateral Investment Fund.—Donald F. Terry. Private Sector Department.—Hiroshi Toyoda. Regional Operations Department 1.—Manuel Rapoport. Regional Operations Department 2.—Ma`ximo Je`ria. Regional Operations Department 3.—Alicia Ritchie. Sustainable Development Department.—Antonio Vives, a.i. Secretary.—Carlos Jarque.

BOARD OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS Aregentina and Haiti.—Eugenio Dı´az-Bonilla. Alternate.—Martı´n Be`s. Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Norway, Spain, and Sweden.—Michel Planque. Alternate.—Marta Blanco. Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago.—Jerry Butler. Alternate.—Winston Cox. Belgium, Germany, Israel, Italy, The Netherlands, and Switzerland.—Giorgio Leccesi. Alternate.—Ina-Marlene Ruthenberg. Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, and Nicaragua.—Hugo Noe` Pino. International Organizations 893

Alternate.—Nelly Lacayo-Anderson. Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay.—Hugo R. Ca`ceros. Alternate.—Marcelo Bisogno. Brazil, and Suriname.—Roge´rio Studart. Alternate.—Arlindo Villaschi. Canada.—Vinita Watson. Alternate.—Jill Johnson. Chile and Peru.—Jaime Quijandria. Alternate.—Alejandro Foxley. Colombia and Ecuador.—Luis G. Echeverri. Croatia, Japan, Portugal, Slovenia, and United Kingdom.—Tsuyoshi Takahashi. Alternate.—Stewart Mills. Dominican Republic and Mexico.—Jonathan Davis. Alternate.—Roberto B. Saladı´n. Panama and Venezuela.—Adina Bastidas. Alternate.—Fernando Eleta Casanovas. United States.—He´ctor E. Morales.

INTER-AMERICAN TROPICAL TUNA COMMISSION 8604 La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037–1508 phone (858) 546–7100, fax 546–7133, http://www.iattc.org Director.—Robin L. Allen. Commissioners: Costa Rica.—Asdrubal Va´squez, Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganaderia y Pesca, Apartado 549–7050, San Jose´, Costa Rica (506) 552–1317 or 382–3109, fax 253–4321; email: [email protected], [email protected]. Ecuador: Juan F. Balleń, COMEXI, Av. Eloy Alfaro y Amazonas Edif.MAG-MICIP 1er Piso, Quito, Ecuador (593–2) 254–3897 or 223–9258, email: [email protected]. Ing. Jorge Kalil Barreiro, Ministerio de Comercio Exterior, Industrializacioń y Pesca, Av. 9 de Octubre 200 y Pichincha, Edificio Banco Central, 7o.Piso, Guayaquil, Ecuador (593–4) 256–4300, ext. 593, fax 230–6144; email: [email protected]. Luis Torres, Ministerio de Comercio Exterior, Industrializacioń, Pesca y Competitividad, Av. 9 de Octubre 200 y Pichincha, Edif. Banco Central, piso 7, Guayaquil, Ecuador (593–4) 256–0993 or 256–4300, fax 256–1489; email: Asesor01@ subpesca.gov.ec. El Salvador: Manuel Calvo, Luis Calvo Sanz, El Salvador, Avda. Eng. Luis Carlos Berrini 267– 7o (Brooklin Novo), Sao Paulo, Brazil 04571–0000 (55–11) 82–77–08–67, fax 55– 03–68, email: [email protected], [email protected]. Manuel F. Oliva, CENDEPESCA, Final 1 Av. Norte Nueva San Salvador, San Salvador, El Salvador (503) 228–0034 or 289–1066, fax 289–6124; email: [email protected]. Sonia M. Salaverrıá, Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganaderıá, CENDEPESCA, Final 1a. Avenida Norte y Avenida Manuel Gallardo, Santa Tecla, San Salvador, El Salvador (503) 228–0034 or 228–1066, fax 228–0074, email: ssalaverrı´[email protected], [email protected]. Jose´ Emilio Suadi, Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganaderia, Final 1a. Av. Norte y Av. Manuel Gallardo, Santa Tecla, El Salvador (503) 228–9302, fax 228–1938; email: [email protected]. France: Rachid Bouabane-Schmitt, Haut Commissariat de la Re´publique Française en Polyne´sie, 43 Avenue Bruat, BP 115, 98713 Papeete, French Polynesias, 689–46–85–17, fax 689–46–86–00; email: [email protected]. Patrick Brenner, Ministe`re de l’Outre Mer, 27 Rue OUDINOT, 75007 Paris, France (33–1) 53–69–26–32, fax 53–69–21–97; email: [email protected]. Marie-Sophie Dufau-Richet, Secretariat d’etat a la Mer, 16 Boulevard Raspail, 75700 Paris, France (33–1) 53–63–41–53, fax (31–1) 53–63–41–7; email: [email protected]. Delphine Leguerrier, French Ministry of Agriculture, 3 Place de Fontenoy, 75007 Paris, France (33–1) 49–55–82–36, fax 49–55–82–00; email: [email protected]. 894 Congressional Directory

Guatemala: Edilberto Ruı´z Alvarez, MAGA/Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganaderıá y Alimentacioń, Edificio La Ceiba, 3er Nivel Km. 22 Carretera al Pacifico, Guatemala (502) 6630– 5839, 6630–5839, fax 5510–3300; email: coor–[email protected]. Ing. Ricardo Santacruz Rubı´, Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganaderıá y Alimentacioń, Km. 22 Carretera al Pacifico, Edificio La Ceiba 3er Nivel, Guatemala, Guatemala (502) 6630–5883, fax 6630–3839; email: [email protected]. Erik Villagran, MAGA / Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganaderıá y Alimentacioń, Km. 22 Carretera al Pacifico, Edificio La Ceiba 3er Nivel, Guatemala, Guatemala (502) 2362– 4762, fax 6630–5839; email: [email protected]. Japan: Katsuma Hanafusa, Fisheries Agency of Japan, 1–2–1 Chome Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, 100–8907 Tokyo, Japan (81–3) 3591–1086, fax 3502–0571; email: katsuma–[email protected]. Masahiro Ishikawa, Federation of Japan Tuna Fish Co-operative Associations, 2–3–22 Kudankita Chiyoda-Ku, 102 Tokyo, Japan (81–3) 326–46167 or 326–46161, fax 323– 47455; email: [email protected]. Ryotaro Suzuki, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2–11–1 Shibakouen, Minato, 105–8519 Tokyo, Japan (81–3) 3580–3311, fax 6402–2233. Korea: Yang-Soo Kim, Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, 140–2 Gye-dong, Jongno- gu, 110–793 Seoul, Korea (82–2) 3674–6990, fax 3674–6996; email: [email protected]. Kwang Youl Park, Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, 140–2 Gye-dong, Jongno- gu, 110–793 Seoul, Korea, (82–2) 3674–6990, fax 3674–6996; email: [email protected]. Kyu Jin Seok, Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, 140–2 Gye-dong, Jongno- gu, 110–793 Seoul, Korea (82–2) 3673–6994, fax 3674–6996; email: [email protected]. Mexico: Miguel A. Cisneros, Instituto Nacional de la Pesca, Pita´goras 1320, Sta Cruz Atoyac, D.F. 03310 Me´xico, Me´xico (52–55) 5422–3002 or 5688–1469, fax 5604–9169. Dr. Ramoń Corral, CONAPESCA / Comisioń Nacional de Acuicultura y Pesca, Av. Camaroń-Sabalo S/N Esquina Tiburoń, SIN 82100 Mazatlań, Me´xico (52–669) 913– 0904, fax 913–0904; email: [email protected]. Michel Dreyfus, Instituto Nacional de la Pesca, Campus CICESE Carretera Tijuana- Ensenada, B.C.N. 22890 Ensenada, Me´xico (52–646) 174–5637, fax 174–563; email: [email protected]. Panama: Marıá Patricia Dıáz, Apartado 8062 Zona 7, Panama´, Panama´ (507) 269–0233, fax 269– 2731; email: [email protected]. Ing. Arnulfo L. Franco, FIPESCA, Clayton 404–A, Panama´, Panama´ (507) 677–1000, fax 317–0547; email: [email protected]. Leika Martinez, Autoridad Marı´tima de Panama´, Apartado 8062 Zona 7, Panama´, Panama´ (507) 232–8570 or 232–6117, fax 232–6477; email: [email protected]. George Novey, Autoridad Marı´tima de Panama´, Apartado Postal 8062, Zona 7, Panama´, Panama´ (507) 232–8570 or 232–6117, fax 232–6477; email: [email protected]. Peru: Jorge Ve´rtiz Calderoń, Ministerio de Produccioń (Pesquerıá), Calle 1 Oeste 60, Urb. Co´rpac, Lima 27, San Isidro, Peru´ (51–1) 224–3423, fax 224–2381; email: [email protected]. Gladys Ca´rdenas, Instituto del Mar del Peru´, Apartado Postal 22, Lima, Callao, Peru´ (51–1) 429–7630, ext. 2, fax 420–0144; email: [email protected]. Alfonso Miranda, Ministerio de la Produccioń (Pesqueria), Calle Uno Oeste Nro. 060 Urbanizacioń Corpac, Lima, Peru´, Lima 27 (51–1) 224–3334 or 224–3416, fax 616– 2222; email: [email protected]. Elvira Vela´squez, Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Jr. Lampa 545 7mo piso, Lima, Peru´, Lima 1 (51–1) 311–2657, fax 311–2659; email: [email protected]. Liliana Gomez de Weston, Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores del Peru´; email: [email protected]. Spain: Rafael Centenera, Secretarıá General de Relaciones Pesqueras Internacionales, C. Ortega y Gasset, 57, 28006 Madrid, Spain (34–91) 347–6040 or 647–6041, fax 347–6042; email: [email protected]. International Organizations 895

Fernando Curcio, Secretarıá General de Pesca Marı´tima, Jose´ Ortega y Gasset, 57, 28006 Madrid, Spain (34–91) 347–6030 or 347–6031, fax 347–6032; email: [email protected]. Samuel Juarez, Embajada de Espanã, 2375 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20037 USA (202) 728–2339, fax 728–2320; email: [email protected]. United States: Scott Burns, World Wildlife Fund, 1250 24th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20037 USA (202) 778–9547 or 293–4800, fax 887–5293; email: [email protected]. Robert C. Fletcher, Sportfishing Association of California, 1084 Bangor Street, San Diego, CA 92106 USA (619) 226–6455, fax 226–0175; email: [email protected]. Rodney McInnis, NMFS / National Marine Fisheries Services, 501 West Ocean Boulevard, Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802–4213 USA (562) 980–4001, fax 980–4018; email: [email protected]. Patrick Rose, P.O. Box 7242, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 USA (858) 756–2733, fax 756–5850; email: [email protected]. Vanuatu: Moses Amos, Ministry of Agriculture, Quarentine * Inspection Service, Forestry and Fisheries, Private Mail Bag 9045, Port Vila, Vanuatu (678) 23119 or 23621, fax 23641; email: [email protected]. Christophe Emelec, Tuna Fishing (Vanuatu) Limited, P.O. Box 1640 Socapore Area, Lini Highway, Port Vila, Vanuatu (678) 25887, fax 25608; email: [email protected]. Dimitri Malvirlani, Vanuatu Maritime Authority, Maine Quay, P.O. Box 320, Port Vila, Vanuatu (678) 23128, fax 22949; email: [email protected]. Venezuela: Alvin Delgado, PNOV/FUNDATUN, Edif. San Pablo, P.H., Av. Ppal, El Dique, 6101 Cumana´, Venezuela (58–293) 433–0431, fax 433–0431; email: [email protected], [email protected]. Luis Felipe Del Moral Oraa´, Instituto Nacional de Pesca y Acuacultura, Av. Paéz del paraiso, Diagonal a la Plaza Washington Planta Baja, 1010 Caracas Venezuela (58– 212) 461–9225 or 509–0384, fax 574–3587; email: [email protected]. Nancy Tablante, Instituto Nacional de Pesca y Acuacultura, Torre Este, Piso 10, Parque Central, 1010 Caracas, Venezuela (58–212) 571–4889, fax 571–4889; email: [email protected], [email protected].

INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, UNITED STATES AND MEXICO

UNITED STATES SECTION The Commons, Building C, Suite 100, 4171 North Mesa, El Paso, TX 79902–1441 phone (915) 832–4100, fax 832–4190, http://www.ibwc.state.gov

Commissioner.—Carlos Marin, 832–4101. Secretary.—William Harlow, 832–4105. Principal Engineers: Ken Rakestraw (acting), 832–4160; Steve Smullen (acting), 832–4749. Human Resources Director.—Kevin Petz, 832–4114. General Counsel / Legal Advisor.—Susan Daniel, 832–4109.

MEXICAN SECTION Avenida Universidad, No. 2180, Zona de El Chamizal, A.P. 1612–D, C.P. 32310, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico P.O. Box 10525, El Paso, TX 79995. phone 011–52–16–13–7311 or 011–52–16–13–7363 (Mexico)

Commissioner.—Arturo Herrera Solis. Secretary.—Jose de Jesus Luevano Grano. Principal Engineers: Gilberto Elizalde Hernandez, L. Antonio Rascon Mendoza. 896 Congressional Directory

INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY COMMISSION, UNITED STATES AND CANADA

UNITED STATES SECTION 1250 23rd Street, NW., Suite 100, 20037, phone (202) 736–9100

Commissioner.—Dennis Schornack. Deputy Commissioner.—Kyle Hipsley. Administrative Officer.—Tracy Morris.

CANADIAN SECTION 615 Booth Street, Room 555, Ottawa ON, Canada K1A 0E9, phone (613) 995–4341

Commissioner.—Peter Sullivan. Deputy Commissioner.—Al Arseneault.

INTERNATIONAL COTTON ADVISORY COMMITTEE Headquarters: 1629 K Street, NW., Suite 702, 20006, [email protected] phone (202) 463–6660, fax 463–6950 (Permanent Secretariat of the Organization)

MEMBER COUNTRIES Argentina Greece South Africa Australia India Spain Belgium Iran Sudan Benin Israel Switzerland Brazil Italy Syria Burkina Faso Kazakhstan Tanzania Cameroon Korea, Republic of Togo Chad Mali China (Taiwan) Netherlands Turkey Colombia Nigeria Uganda Coˆte d’Ivoire Pakistan United Kingdom Egypt Paraguay United States Finland Philippines Uzbekistan France Poland Zambia Germany Russia Zimbabwe Executive Director.—Terry P. Townsend. Statistician.—Armelle Gruere. Economists: Carlos Valderrama; Andrei Guitchounts. Head of Technical Information Section.—M. Rafiq Chaudhry.

INTERNATIONAL JOINT COMMISSION, UNITED STATES AND CANADA UNITED STATES SECTION 1250 23rd Street, NW., Suite 100, 20440 phone (202) 736–9000, fax 467–0746, http://www.ijc.org Chairman.—Dennis L. Schornack. Commissioners: Irene B. Brooks, Allen I. Olson. Secretary.—Elizabeth C. Bourget. Legal Adviser.—James G. Chandler. Engineering Adviser.—Mark Colosimo. Public Information Officer.—Frank Bevacqua. Ecologist.—Kay Austin. International Organizations 897

CANADIAN SECTION 234 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1P 6K6 phone (613) 995–2984, fax 993–5583

Chairman.—Rt. Hon. Herb Gray. Commissioners: Jack Blaney, Robert Gourd. Secretary.—Murray Clamen. Legal Adviser.—Michael Vechsler. Engineering Adviser.—Paul Pilon. Senior Environmental Adviser.—Joel Weiner.

GREAT LAKES REGIONAL OFFICE Eighth Floor, 100 Ouellette Avenue, Windsor, Ontario Canada N9A 6T3 phone (519) 257–6700 (Canada), (313) 226–2170 (U.S.)

Director.—Karen Vigmostad. Public Affairs Officer.—Bruce Brown.

INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland, http://www.ilo.org Washington Office, 1828 L Street, NW., Suite 600, 20036 phone (202) 653–7652, fax 653–7687, [email protected] Liaison Office with the United Nations 220 East 42nd Street, Suite 3101, New York, NY 10017–5806

International Labor Office (Permanent Secretariat of the Organization) Headquarters Geneva: Director-General.—Juan Somavia. Washington: Director.—Armand Pereira. Special Assistant to the Director.—Jesica Seacor.

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND 700 19th Street, NW., 20431, phone (202) 623–7000 http://www.imf.org

MANAGEMENT AND SENIOR OFFICERS Managing Director.—Rodrigo de Rato y Figaredo. First Deputy Managing Director.—John Lipsky. Deputy Managing Directors: Takatoshi Kato, Murilo Portugal. Economic Counsellor.—Simon Johnson. IMF Institute Director.—Leslie Lipschitz. Legal Department General Counsel.—Sean Hagan. Departmental Directors: African.—Abdoulaye Bio-Tchane´. Asia and Pacific.—David Burton. Budget and Planning.—Barry Potter. European.—Michael C. Deppler. External Relations.—Masood Ahmed. Finance.—Michael Kuhn. Fiscal Affairs.—Teresa Ter-Minassian. Internal Audit and Inspection.—Bert Keuppens. Middle Eastern.—Mohsin S. Khan. Monetary and Capital Markets.—Jamie Caruana. Policy Development and Review.—Mark Allen. 898 Congressional Directory

Research.—Simon Johnson. Secretary.—Shailendra J. Anjaria. Statistics.—Robert W. Edwards. Technology and General Services.—Frank Harnischfeger. Western Hemisphere.—Anoop Singh. Director, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific.—Akira Ariyoshi. Director and Special Representative to the United Nations.—Reinhard Munzberg.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND ALTERNATES Executive Directors: Abdallah S. Alazzaz, represents Saudi Arabia. Alternate.—Ahmed Al Nassar. Pierre Duquesne, represents France. Alternate.—Bertrand Dumont. Tuomas Saarenheimo, represents Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden. Alternate.—Jon Thorvardur Sigurgeirsson. Roberto Guarnieri, represents Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Spain, Venezuela (Republica Bolivariana de). Alternate.—Ramoń Guzmań. Jonathan Fried, represents Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Dominica, Grenada, Ireland, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Alternate.—Peter Charleton. Peter Gakunu, represents Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Alternate.—Samura Kamara. Adarsh Kishore, represents Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka. Alternate.—Amal Uthum Herat. Hooi Eng Phang, represents Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Fiji, Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Singapore, Thailand, Tonga, Vietnam. Alternate.—Chantavarn Sucharitakul. Thomas Moser, represents Azerbaijan, Kyrgyz Republic, Poland, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Serbia. Alternate.—Andrzej Raczko. Eduardo Loyo, represents Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guyana, Haiti, Panama, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago. Alternate.—Marıá Ines Agudelo. Willy Kiekens, represents Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Czech Republic, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Turkey. Alternate.—Johann Prader. Laurean W. Rutayisire, represents Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo (Democratic Republic of), Congo (Republic of), Coˆte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mada- gascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Niger, Rwanda, Saˇo Tome´ and Principe, Senegal, Togo. Alternate.—Kossi Assimaidou. Arrigo Sadun, represents Albania, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal, San Marino. Alternate.—Miranda Xafa. Meg Lundsager (Alternate), represents United States. Alternate.—Meg Lundsager. Shigeo Kashiwagi, represents Japan. Alternate.—Michio Kitahara. Abbas Mirakhor, represents Afghanistan (Islamic State of), Algeria, Ghana, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Morocco, Pakistan, Tunisia. Alternate.—Mohammed Daı¨ri. Javier Silva-Ruete, represents Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay. Alternate.—Hećtor R. Torres. Klaus D. Stein, represents Germany. Alternate.—Stephan von Stenglin. A. Shakour Shaalan, represents Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya Arab, Jamahiriya, Maldives, Oman, Qatar, Syrian Arab Republic, United Arab Emirates, Yemen (Republic of). International Organizations 899

Alternate.—Samir El-Khouri. Aleksei V. Mozhin, represents Russian Federation. Alternate.—Andrei Lushin. Richard Murray, represents Australia, Kiribati, Korea, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Fed- erated States of), Mongolia, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu. Alternate.—Wilhelmina C. Man˜alac. Jeroen Kremers, represents Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Georgia, Israel, Macedonia (former Yugoslav Republic of), Moldova, Montenegro Re- public, Netherlands, Romania, Ukraine. Alternate.—Yuriy G. Yakusha. G.E. Huayong, represents China. Alternate.—H.E. Jianxiong. Tom Scholar, represents United Kingdom. Alternate.—Jens Larsen.

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION

Headquarters: 17 Route Des Morillons (PO Box 71), CH1211, Geneva 19, Switzerland Washington Mission: 1752 N Street, NW., Suite 700, 20036, phone (202) 862–1826 New York Mission: 122 East 42nd Street, Suite 1610, New York, NY 10168–1610 phone (212) 681–7000

HEADQUARTERS

Director General.—Brunson McKinley (United States). Deputy Director General.—Ndioro Ndiaye (Senegal). Washington Regional Representative.—Richard E. Scott (United States). New York Chief of Mission.—Michael Gray (United States). Permanent Observer to the United Nations.—Luca Dall’Oglio (Italy).

MEMBER STATES

Afghanistan Costa Rica Iran, Islamic Albania Coˆte d’lvoire Republic of Algeria Croatia Ireland Angola Cyprus Israel Argentina Czech Republic Italy Armenia Democratic Republic of Jamaica Australia the Congo Japan Austria Denmark Jordan Azerbaijan Dominican Republic Kazakhstan Bahamas Ecuador Kenya Bangladesh Egypt Kyrgyzstan Belarus El Salvador Latvia Belgium Estonia Liberia Belize Finland Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Benin France Lithuania Bolivia Gabon Luxembourg Bosnia and Herzegovina Gambia Madagascar Brazil Georgia Mali Bulgaria Germany Malta Burkina Faso Ghana Mauritania Cambodia Greece Mexico Cameroon Guatemala Montenegro Canada Guinea Morocco Cape Verde Guinea-Bissau Nepal Chile Haiti Netherlands Colombia Honduras New Zealand Congo Hungary Nicaragua 900 Congressional Directory

Nigeria Senegal Turkey Niger (the) Serbia Uganda Norway Sierra Leone Ukraine Pakistan Slovakia United Kingdom of Panama Slovenia Great Britain and Paraguay South Africa Northern Ireland Peru Spain Philippines Sri Lanka United Republic of Tanzania Poland Sudan United States of America Portugal Sweden Uruguay Republic of Korea Switzerland Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Mauritius Tajikistan Republic of Republic of Moldova Thailand Yemen Romania Togo Zambia Rwanda Tunisia Zimbabwe

STATES WITH OBSERVER STATUS

Belarus India Sao Tome´ and Principe Burundi Indonesia Somalia China Mozambique Spain Cuba Namibia The former Yugoslav Ethiopia Papua New Guinea Republic of Macedonia Guyana Russian Federation Turkmenistan Holy See San Marino Viet Nam

IOM OVERSEAS LIAISON AND OPERATIONAL OFFICES

Afghanistan, Herat, Kabul Finland, Helsinki * Chisinau Albania, Tirana France, Paris Morocco, Rabat Angola, Luanda Gambia, Banjul Mozambique, Maputo Argentina, Buenos Aires * Georgia, Tbilisi Namibia, Windhoek Armenia, Yerevan Germany, Berlin, Bonn Nauru (Republic of) Australia, Canberra * Ghana, Accra North Netherlands, Den Haag Austria, Wien * Greece, Athens Nicaragua, Managua Azerbaijan, Baku Guatemala, Ciudad Nigeria, Abuja Bangladesh, Dhaka * de Guatemala Norway, Oslo Belarus, Minsk Guinea, Conakry Pakistan, Islamabad * Belgium / Luxembourg, Guinea-Bissau, Papua New Guinea, Manus Bruxelles * Guinea Bissau Peru, Lima * Bolivia, La Paz Haita, Port au Prince Philippines, Metro Manila * Bosnia and Herzegovina, Honduras, Tegucigalpa Poland, Warszawa Sarajevo Hungary, Budapest * Portugal, Lisboa Bulgaria, Sofia India, Ahmedabad Romania, Bucharest Cambodia, Phnom Penh Indonesia, Jakarta, Kupang Russia, Moscow Canada, Ottawa, Ontario Iran, Tehran Saudi Arabia, Riyadh Chile, Santiago de Chile Iraq, Amman Senegal, Dakar * China, Hong Kong Ireland, Dublin Serbia and Montenegro, Colombia, Santafe´ de Bogota´ Italy, Roma * Belgrade, Prishtina Congo, Brazzaville Jamaica, Kingston Sierra Leone, Freetown Congo, (Democratic Japan, Tokyo Slovak Republic, Bratislava Republic of), Gombe, Jordan, Amman Slovenia, Ljubljana Kinshasa Kazakhstan, Almaty South Africa, Pretoria * Costa Rica, San Jose´ * Kenya, Nairobi * Spain, Madrid Coˆte D’Ivoire, Abidjan Korea (Republic of), Seoul Sri Lanka, Colombo Croatia, Zagreb Kuwait, Kuwait City Sudan, Khartoum Czech Republic, Praha Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek City Switzerland, Bern Dominican Republic, Latvia, Riga Syrian Arab Republic, Santo Domingo Liberia, Monrovia Damascus Ecuador, Quito Lithuania, Vilnius Tajikistan, Dushanbe Egypt, Cairo * Macedonia, Skopje Tanzania, Dar es Salaam El Salvador, San Salvador Mali, Bamako Thailand, Bangkok * Estonia, Tallinn Mexico, Mexico DF Timor Leste, Dili Ethiopia, Addis Ababa Moldova, (Republic of) Tunisia, Tunis International Organizations 901

Turkey, Ankara Washington*, New York*, Vietnam, Hanoi, Ho Chi Turkmenistan, Ashgabad Los Angeles, Miami, Minh City Uganda, Kampala Rosemont Yemen, Yemen Ukraine, Kyiv Uruguay, Montevideo Zambia, Lusaka United Kingdom, London Uzbekistan, Tashkent Zimbabwe, Harare United States of America, Venezuela, Caracas

INTERNATIONAL PACIFIC HALIBUT COMMISSION, UNITED STATES AND CANADA Headquarters: University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 phone (206) 634–1838, fax 632–2983 Mailing address: PO Box 95009, Seattle WA 98145–2009 American Commissioners: Ralph G. Hoard, 4019 21st Avenue W., Seattle, WA 98199, (206) 282–0988, fax 281– 0329. Phillip Lestenkof, P.O. Box 288, St. Paul Island, AK 99660, (907) 546–2597. Dr. Jim Balsiger, National Marine Fisheries Service, PO Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802, (907) 586–7221, fax 586–7249. Canadian Commissioners: Dr. Laura Richards, Pacific Biological Station, 3190 Hammond Bay Road, Nanaimo, B.C., Canada V9T 6N7, (250) 729–8369, fax 756–7053. Cliff Atleo, 3546 Huff Drive, Port Alberni, BC, Canada V9Y 8B4, (250) 723–0188, fax 723–1393. Gary Robinson, 7055 Vivian Drive, Vancouver, BC, Canada V5S 2V2 (604) 321–8244, fax 321–8264. Director and Secretary (ex officio).—Dr. Bruce M. Leaman, PO Box 95009, Seattle, WA 98145–2009.

ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES 17th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., 20006 phone (202) 458–3000, fax 458–3967

PERMANENT MISSIONS TO THE OAS Antigua and Barbuda.—Ambassador Deborah Mae-Lovell, Permanent Representative, 3216 New Mexico Avenue, NW., 20016, phone 362–5122 / 5166 / 5211, fax 362–5225. Argentina.—Ambassador Rodolfo Gil, Permanent Representative, 1816 Corcoran Street, NW., 20009, phone 387–4142 / 4146 / 4170, fax 328–1591. The Bahamas.—Ambassador Joshua Sears, Permanent Representative, 2220 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 20008, phone 319–2660 to 2667, fax 319–2668. Barbados.—Ambassador Michael I. King, Permanent Representative, 2144 Wyoming Avenue, NW., 20008, phone 939–9200 / 9201 / 9202, fax 332–7467. Belize.—Ambassador Lisa Shoman, Permanent Representative, 2535 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 20008–3098, phone 332–9636, ext. 228, fax 332–6888. Bolivia.—Ambassador Reynaldo Cuadros Anaya, Permanent Representative, 1620 I Street, NW., Suite 703, 20006, phone 785–0218 / 0219 / 0224, fax 296–0563. Brazil.—Ambassador Osmar Chohfi, Permanent Representative, 2600 Virginia Avenue, NW., Suite 412, 20037, phone 333–4224 / 4225 / 4226, fax 333–6610. Canada.—Ambassador Graeme C. Clark, Permanent Representative, 501 Pennsylvania Ave- nue, NW., 20001, phone 682–1768, Ext. 7724, fax 682–7624. Chile.—Ambassador Pedro Oyarce, Permanent Representative,, 2000 L Street, NW., Suite 720, 20036, phone 887–5475 / 5476 / 5477, fax 775–0713. Colombia.—Ambassador Camilio Alfonso Ospina, Permanent Representative, 1609 22nd Street, NW., 20008, phone 332–8003 / 8004, fax 234–9781. Costa Rica.—Ambassador Javier Sancho Bonilla, Permanent Representative, 2112 S Street, NW., Suite 300, 20008, phone 234–9280 / 9281, fax 986–2274.

* Mission with Regional Functions. 902 Congressional Directory

Dominica.—Ambassador Swinburne A.S. Lestrade, Permanent Representative, 3216 New Mexico Avenue, NW., 20016, phone 364–6781, fax 364–6791. Dominican Republic.—Ambassador Roberto Alvarez, Permanent Representative, 1715 22nd Street, NW., 20008, phone 332–9142 / 0616 / 0772, fax 232–5038. Ecuador.—Gustavo Palacio, Interim Representative, 2535 15th Street, NW., 20009, phone 234–1494 / 1692 / 8053, fax 667–3482. El Salvador.—Ambassador Abigail Castro de Perez, Permanent Representative, 1400 16tth Street, NW., 20036, phone 595–7546 / 7545, fax 232–4806. Grenada.—Ambassador Denis G. Antoine, Permanent Representative, 1701 New Hampshire Avenue, NW., 20009, phone 265–2561, fax 265–2468. Guatemala.—Ambassador Francisco Villagran de Leoń, Permanent Representative, 1507 22nd Street, NW., 20037, phone 833–4015 / 4016 / 4017, fax 833–4011. Guyana.—Ambassador Bayney R. Karran, Permanent Representative, 2490 Tracy Place, NW., 20008, phone 265–6900 / 6901, fax 232–1297. Haiti.—Ambassador Duly Brutus, Permanent Representative, 2311 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 20008, phone 332–4090 / 4096, fax 518–8742. Honduras.—Ambassador Carlos Sosa Coello, Permanent Representative, 5100 Wisconsin Avenue, NW., Suite 403, 20016, phone 362–9656 / 9657, fax 537–7170. Jamaica.—Ambassador Gordon Valentine Shirley, Permanent Representative, 1520 New Hampshire Avenue, NW., 20036, phone 986–0121 / 0123 / 452–0660, fax 452–9395. Mexico.—Ambassador Alejandro Garcia Moreno Elizondo, Permanent Representative, 2440 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 20008, phone 332–3663 / 3664 / 3984, fax 234–0602. Nicaragua.—Lila Maria Bolanõs Chamoro, Interim Representative, 1627 New Hampshire Avenue, NW., 20009, phone 332–1643 / 1644 / 939–6536, fax 745–0710. Panama.—Ambassador Aristides Royo, Permanent Representative, 2201 Wisconsin Avenue, NW., Suite C100, 20007, phone 965–4826 / 4819, fax 965–4836. Paraguay.—Ambassador Manuel Maria Caćeres, Permanent Representative, 2022 Connecticut Avenue, NW., 20008, phone 232–8020 / 8021 / 8022, fax 244–3005. Peru.—Ambassador Antero Flores-Araoz, Permanent Representative, 1901 Pennsylvania Ave- nue, NW., Suite 402, 20006, phone 232–2281 / 2282 / 1973, fax 466–3068. Saint Kitts and Nevis.—Ambassador Dr. Izben C. Williams, Permanent Representative, 3216 New Mexico Avenue, NW., 20016, phone 686–2636, fax 686–5740. Saint Lucia.—Clenie Greer-Lacascade, Interim Representative, 3216 New Mexico Avenue, NW., 20016, phone 364–6792 to 6795, fax 364–6723. Saint Vincent and The Grenadines.— Ambassador Ellsworth I.A. John, Permanent Represent- ative, 3216 New Mexico Avenue, NW., 20016, phone 364–6730, fax 364–6736. Suriname.—Ambassador Jacques R.C. Kross, Permanent Representative, 4301 Connecticut Avenue, NW., Suite 462, 20008, phone 244–7488 / 7590 / 7591 / 7592, fax 244–5878. Trinidad and Tobago.—Ambassador Marina Valere, Permanent Representative, 1708 Massa- chusetts Avenue, NW., 20036–1903, phone 467–6490, fax 785–3130. United States of America.—J. Robert Manzanares, Interim Representative, WHA / USOAS Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Department of State, Room 5914, 20520–6258, phone 647–9376, fax 647–0911 / 6973. Uruguay.—Ambassador Marıá del Lujań Flores, Permanent Representative, 2801 New Mex- ico Avenue, NW., Suite 1210, 20007, phone 333–0588 / 0687, fax 337–3758. Venezuela.—Ambassador Jorge Valero, Permanent Representative, 1099 30th Street, NW., Second Floor, 20007, phone 342–5837 / 5838 / 5839 / 5840 / 5841, fax 625–5657.

GENERAL SECRETARIAT Secretary General.—Jose´ Miguel Insulza, 458–3000. Chief of Staff to the Secretary General.—Ricardo Domıńguez, 458–3705. Assistant Secretary General.—Albert R. Ramdin, 458–6046, fax 458–3011. Chief of Staff to the Assistant Secretary General.—Sherry Tross, 458–3497. Executive Secretary for— Integral Development.—Alfonso Quinõńez, 458–3510. Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.—Santiago A. Canton, 458–6002. Under Secretary for— Administration and Finance.—Frank Almaguer, 458–3436. Multidimensional Security.—Alexandre Addor-Neto, 458–6010. Political Affairs.—Dante Caputo, 458–3589. Director, Department of: External Relations.—Irene Klinger, 458–6072. Legal Services.—Louis G. Ferrand, 458–3415. Press and Communications.—Patricia Esquenazi, 458–6829. Director, Summits Secretariat.—Carmen Marina Gutie´rrez, 458–3127. International Organizations 903

ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT Headquarters: 2 rue Andre´-Pascal, 75775 Paris CEDEX 16, France phone (331) 4524–8200, fax 4524–8500 Secretary-General.—Angel Gurria. Deputy Secretaries General: Mari Amano, Thelma J. Askey, Aart Jan de Geus, Pier Carlo Padoan. Member Countries: Australia Hungary Norway Austria Iceland Poland Belgium Ireland Portugal Canada Italy Slovak Republic Czech Republic Japan Spain Denmark Korea Sweden Finland Luxembourg Switzerland France Mexico Turkey Germany Netherlands United Kingdom Greece New Zealand United States

OECD WASHINGTON CENTER 2001 L Street, NW., Suite 650, 20036, phone (202) 785–6323, fax 785–0350 http://www.oecdwash.org Head of Center.—Sandra Wilson.

PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION (PAHO) REGIONAL OFFICE OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 525 23rd Street, NW., 20037, phone (202) 974–3000 fax 974–3663

Director.—Dr. Mirta Roses Periago, 974–3408. Assistant Director.—Carissa Etienne, 974–3404. Director of Administration.—Michael A. Boorstein, 974–3412.

PAHO / WHO FIELD OFFICES OPS / WHO OFICINAS DE LOS REPRESENTANTES EN LOS PAISES

Caribbean Program Coordinator (Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Eastern Carib- bean: Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, Montserrat. French Antilles: Guadaloupe, Martinique, St. Martin and St. Bartholomew, French Guiana).—Dr. Bernadette Theodore-Gandi, P.O. Box 508, Dayralls and Navy Garden Roads, Christ Church, Bridgetown, Barbados, phone (246) 426–3860 / 3865 / 427–9434, fax 436–9779, email: [email protected], http:// www.cpc.paho.org. PAHO / WHO Representatives: Argentina.—Dr. Jose´ Antonio Page´s, Marcelo T. de Alvear 684, 4o. piso, 1058 Buenos Aires, Argentina, phone (54–11) 4319–4200, fax 4319–4201, e-mail: [email protected], http://www.ops.org.ar. Bahamas (Turks and Caicos).—Lynda Rae Campbell, Union Court, Elizabeth Avenue, P.O. Box N 4833, Nassau, Bahamas, phone (242) 326–3390 / 7299 / 325–0121, fax 326–7012, email: [email protected]. Belize.—Dr. D. Beverly Barnett, No. 168 Newtown Barracks, P.O. Box 1834, Belize City, Belize, phone (501–2) 448–85 / 52 / 445–36, fax 309–17, e-mail: [email protected], http:/ /www.blz.paho.org. Bolivia.—Dr. Christian Darras, Calle Vı´ctor Sanjines 2678, Edificio Torre Barcelona, pisos 1, 6 y 7, Zona Sopocachi, Casillas Postales 9790 y 2504, La Paz, Bolivia, phone (591–2) 412–465 / 303 / 313, fax 412–598, e-mail: [email protected], http:// www.ops.org.bo. Brazil.—Diego Victoria, Setor de Embaixadas Norte, Lote 19, 70800–400, Caixa Postal 08–729, Brasilia, D.F., Brasil, phone (55–61) 426–9595 / 9500 / 9550, fax 426–9591, email: [email protected], http://www.opas.org.br/. 904 Congressional Directory

Chile.—Dr. Juan Manuel Sotelo Figueiredo, Avenida Providencia No. 1017, Piso 4 y 5, Casilla 9459, Santiago, Chile, phone (56–2) 264–9300, fax 264–9311, email: [email protected], http://www.chi.ops-oms.org. Colombia.—Dr. Pier Paolo Balladelli, Carrera 7 No. 74–21, Piso 9, Edificio Seguros Aurora, Apartado Ae´reo 253367, Santa Fe´ de Bogota´, D.C., Colombia, phone (57–1) 314–4141 / 254–7050, fax 254–7070, e-mail: [email protected], http://www.col.ops-oms.org/. Costa Rica.—Dr. Carlos Samayoa, Calle 16, Avenida 6 y 8, Distrito Hospital, Apartado 3475, San Jose´, Costa Rica, phone (506) 258–5810 / 257–5930 / 6034, fax 258–5830, email: [email protected], http://www.cor.ops-oms.org. Cuba.—Dra. Lea Guido, Calle 4 No. 407, entre 17 y 19 Vedado, Apartado Postal 68, La Habana, Cuba C.P. 10400, phone (53–7) 831–0245 / 8944 / 855–2526 / 2527 / 853–5808, fax 833–2075 / 866–2075, e-mail: [email protected] or [email protected], http://www.cub.ops-oms.org. Dominican Republic.—Dr. Ana Cristina Nogueira, Edificio Cruz Roja y OPS / OMS, Calle Pepillo Salcedo—Recta Final, Plaza de la Salud, Ensanche La Fe´, Apartado Postal 1464, Santo Domingo, Repu´blica Dominicana, phone (809) 562–1519 / 544–3241, fax 544–0322, email: [email protected], http://www.dor.ops-oms.org. Ecuador.—Dr. Jose´ Luis Prosperi a.i., Av. Amazonas 2889 y Mariana de Jesu´s, Apartado Postal 17–07–8982, Quito, Ecuador, phone (593–2) 246–0330 / 0332 / 0296 / 0215, fax 246– 0325, e-mail: [email protected], http://www.opsecu.org.ec. El Salvador.—Dr. Ramon Granados a.i., 73 Avenida Sur No. 135, Colonia Escaloń, Apartado Postal 1072, Sucursal Central, San Salvador, El Salvador, phone (503) 298–3491 / 3306 / 0021 / 279–1591 / 4231 / 1650 / 223–8372 / 5582, fax 298–1168, email: [email protected] oms.org, http://www.ops.org.sv/. Guatemala.—Dr. Joaquıń Molina, Edificio Etisa, Plaza Espanã, 7a Avenida 12–23, Zona 9, Apartado Postal 383, Guatemala, Guatemala, phone (011–502) 332–2032 / 334–3803 / 331–0583, fax 334–3804, http://www.ops.org.gt. Guyana.—Dr. Enias Baganizi, a.i., Lot 8 Brickdam Stabroek, P.O. Box 10969, Georgetown, Guyana, phone (592) 225–3000 / 227–5150 / 5158 / 5159 / 6371 / 223–6372, fax 226–6654 / 227–4205, email: [email protected]. Haiti.—Paulo F. Piza Teixeira, No. 295 Avenue John Brown, Boite Postale 1330, Port- au-Prince, Haiti, phone (509) 245–4553 / 5315 / 5930 / 8695 / 224–7675 / 7676, fax 245– 6917, email: [email protected]. Honduras.—Dr. Lilian Reneau-Vernon, Edificio Imperial, 6o.y 7o.piso, Avenida Repu´blica de Panama´, Frente a la Casa de Naciones Unidas, Apartado Postal 728, Tegucigalpa MDC, Honduras, phone (504) 221–6091 / 6093 / 6094 / 6095 / 6101 / 6102, fax 221–6103, email: [email protected], http://www.paho-who.hn. Jamaica (Bermuda and Cayman).—Dr. Ernest Pate, Old Oceana Building, 7th Floor, 2–4 King St., P.O. Box 384, Cross Roads, Kingston 5, Jamaica, phone (876) 967– 4626 / 4691 / 5198 / 922–4630 / 4424, fax 967–5189, email: [email protected]. Mexico.—Dr. Gustavo Bergonzoli, Edificio Torre Prisma, Blvd. Manuel A´ vila Camacho No. 191, Piso 3, Oficina 305, Colonia Los Morales Polanco, Apartado Postal 10–880 y 37–473, Me´xico D.F., 11510, Me´xico, phone (52–55) 5089–0860 / 5395–9060, fax 5395– 5681, email: [email protected], http://www.mex.ops-oms.org. Nicaragua.—Dr. Soccoro Gross Galiano, Complejo Nacional de Salud, Camino a la Sabana, Apartado Postal 1309, Managua, Nicaragua, phone (505) 289–4200 / 4800, fax 289–4999, email: [email protected], http://www.ops.org.ni. Panama.—Dra. Guadalupe Verdejo, Ministerio de Salud de Panama´, Ancon, Avenida Gorgas, Edificio 261, 2o piso, Apartado Postal 0843–3441, Panama´, Republica de Panama´, phone (507) 262–0030 / 1996, fax 262–4052, email: [email protected], http://ops- oms.org.pa. Paraguay.—Dra. Carmen Rosa Serrano, Edificio ‘‘Faro del Rıó’’ Mcal Lo´pez 957 Esq. Estados Unidos, Casilla de Correo 839, Asuncioń, Paraguay, phone (595–21) 450–495 / 496 / 497 / 499 / 499–864, fax 450–498, email: [email protected], http://www.par.ops- oms.org. Peru.—Dr. Manuel Penã, Los Cedros 269, San Isidro, Lima 27, Peru´ Castilla 2117 Lima 100, Peru´, phone (51–1) 421–3030 / 442–4471, fax 222–6405, http://www.per.ops.oms.org. Puerto Rico.—Dr. Rau´l Castellanos Bran, P.O. Box 70184, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936, phone (787) 274–7608, fax 250–6547 / 767–8341. Suriname.—Dr. Stephen Simon, Burenstraat #33 (PPS Building), P.O. Box 1863, Paramaribo, Suriname, phone (597) 471–676, fax 471–568, email: [email protected]. Trinidad and Tobago.—Dr. Carol Boyd-Scobie, 49 Jerningham Avenue, P.O. Box 898, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, phone (868) 624–7524 / 4376 / 5642 / 5928 / 625–4492, fax 624– 5643, email: [email protected]. United States–Mexico Border.—Dr. Marıá Teresa Cerqueira, 5400 Suncrest Drive, Suite C–4, El Paso, TX 79912, United States of America, phone (915) 845–5950, fax 845– 4361, email: [email protected], http://www.fep.paho.org/. International Organizations 905

Uruguay.—Dr. Jose´ Fernando Dora, Avenida Brasil 2697, Aptos. 5, 6 y 8, 2do. Piso, Casilla de Correo 1821, 11300, Montevideo, Uruguay, phone (598–2) 707–3589 / 3590, fax 707–3530, e-mail: [email protected], http://www.ops.org.uy/. Venezuela (Netherlands Antilles).—Dr. Renato d’Affonseca Gusma˜o, Avenida Sexta entre 5a y 6a, Apartado 6722, Carmelitas, Transversal, Altamira, Caracas 1010, Venezuela, phone (212) 261–6090 / 262–2985 / 0718 / 265–0403 / 267–1622, fax 261–6069 / 262–0718, email: [email protected], http://www.ops-oms.org.ve/. CENTERS

Caribbean Epidemiology Center (CAREC).—Dr. Glenda E. Maynard, 16–18 Jamaica Boulevard, Federation Park, P.O. Box 164, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, phone (1–868) 622–4261 / 4262 / 3168 / 3277, fax 622–2792, e-mail: [email protected]. Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute (CFNI).—Dr. Fitzroy J. Henry, University of the West Indies, P.O. Box 140–Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica, phone (1–876), 927–1540 / 1541 / 1927, fax 927–2657, e-mail: [email protected]. Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama (INCAP).—Dr. Hernań Delgado, Carretera Roosevelt, Zona 11, Apartado Postal 1188, Guatemala, Guatemala, phone (502) 471–5655 / 472–3762, fax 473–6529, e-mail: [email protected], Biblioteca Virtual en Salud: http://www.incap.bvssan.org.gt. Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information (BIREME).—Abel Laerte Packer, Rua Botucatu´ 862, Vila Clementino, Caixa Postal 20381, CEP.04023–062, Saõ Paulo, SP, Brasil, phone (55–11) 5576–9800 / 5549–2611, fax 575–8868, e-mail: [email protected]. Latin American Center for Perinatology and Human Development (CLAP).—Dr. Ricardo Fescina, Hospital de Clıńicas, Piso 16, Casilla de Correo 627, Montevideo, Uruguay, phone (598–2) 487–2929 / 2930 / 2931 / 2933, fax 487–2593, e-mail: [email protected]. Pan American Center for Sanitary Engineering and Environmental Sciences (CEPIS).—Dr. Mauricio Pardoń Ojeda, Calle Los Pinos 251, Urbanizacioń Camacho, Casilla Postal 4337, Lima 100, Peru´, phone 437–1077 / 7081, fax 437–8289, e-mail: [email protected]. Pan American Foot-and-Mouth Disease Center (PANAFTOSA).—Dr. Miguel Angel Genovese Linares, Avenida Presidente Kennedy 7778, (Antiga Estrada Rio-Petro´polis), Saõ Bento, Duque de Caxias, CEP 25040–000, Caixa Postal 589, 20001 Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, phone (55–21) 3661–9000, fax 3661–9001; email: [email protected].

PERMANENT JOINT BOARD ON DEFENSE, CANADA–UNITED STATES CANADIAN SECTION

National Defence Headquarters, MG George R. Pearkes Building, Ottawa, ON Canada K1A OK2, phone (613) 992–4423 Members: CANADACOM.—BG JPPJ Lacroix, Chief of Staff, Canada Command. Defence Policy.—COL Michael Hache`, Director, Western Hemisphere Policy. Foreign Affairs.—Dr. Robert McRae, Director, General International Security Bureau. Military Secretary.—CDR David Peer, Directorate of Western Hemisphere Policy. Military Policy.—MG Daniel Gosselin, Director, General International Security Policy. NORAD.—LG Eric Findley, Deputy Commander. Political Secretary.—Victor Rakmil, Deputy Director, Continental Defence Relations. Privy Council.—BG Christopher Davis, Directory of Operations Defence / International Security. Public Safety.—Peter Hill, Director, Emergency Management Policy.

UNITED STATES SECTION JCS J–5 North America Division, Pentagon, Room 2E773, 20318 phone (703) 695–4477 906 Congressional Directory

Members: DHS.—RDML Dan Lloyd (202) 282–8155. Joint Staff.—MG Philip Breedlove, Room 2E800 (202) 697–9559. State Department.—Alex Lee, Room 3917, State Department (202) 647–2273. OSD.—Stephen Johnson (202) 697–3918. National Security Council.—Cynthia Pendleton (202) 456–9135. USNORTHCOM.—MG Mark Volcheff (719) 554–2200. Military Secretary.—CDR Brian Devany (703) 695–4477. Political Secretary.—Felix Hernandez, Room 3917, State Department (202) 647–2475.

SECRETARIAT OF THE PACIFIC COMMUNITY B.P. D5, 98848 Noumea Cedex, New Caledonia, phone (687) 26.20.00, fax 26.38.18 E-mail: [email protected], http://www.spc.int

Director-General.—Lourdes Pangelinan. Senior Deputy Director General, Suva.—Dr. Jimmie Rodgers. Deputy Director General, Noumea.—Yves Corbel. Director of Corporate Services.—Louni Hanipale Mose. Director of the Marine Resource Division.—Tim Adams. Head of the Planning Unit.—Richard Mann. U.S. Contact: Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Office of Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Island Affairs, Department of State, Washington, DC 20520, phone (202) 647–9690, fax 647–0118

Countries and Territories Covered by the SPC: American Samoa Northern Mariana Islands Australia Palau Cook Islands Papua New Guinea Federated States of Micronesia Pitcairn Islands Fiji Samoa France Solomon Islands French Polynesia Tokelau Guam Tonga Kiribati Tuvalu Marshall Islands United States Nauru Vanuatu New Caledonia Wallis and Futuna New Zealand Niue

UNITED NATIONS

GENERAL ASSEMBLY The General Assembly is composed of all 191 United Nations Member States.

SECURITY COUNCIL The Security Council has 15 members. The United Nations Charter designates five States as permanent members, and the General Assembly elects 10 other members for two-year terms. The term of office for each non-permanent member of the Council ends on 31 December of the year indicated in parentheses next to its name. The five permanent members of the Security Council are China, France, Russian Federation, United Kingdom and the United States. The 10 non-permanent members of the Council in 2007 are Belgium (2008), Congo (2007), Ghana (2007), Indonesia (2008), Italy (2008), Panama (2008), Peru (2007), Qatar (2007), Solvakia (2007), and South Africa (2008). International Organizations 907

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL The Economic and Social Council has 54 members, elected for three-year terms by the General Assembly. The term of office for each member expires on 31 December of the year indicated in parentheses next to its name. Voting in the Council is by simple majority; each member has one vote. In 2005, the Council is composed of the following 54 States: Albania (2007) Japan (2005) Armenia (2006) Kenya (2005) Australia (2007) Lithuania (2007) Azerbaijan (2005) Malaysia (2005) Bangladesh (2006) Mauritius (2006) Belgium (2006) Mexico (2007) Belize (2006) Mozambique (2005) Benin (2005) Namibia (2006) Brazil (2007) Nicaragua (2005) Canada (2006) Nigeria (2006) Chad (2007) Pakistan (2007) China (2007) Panama (2006) Colombia (2006) Congo (2005) Poland (2006) Costa Rica (2007) Republic of Korea (2006) Cuba (2005) Russian Federation (2007) Democratic Republic of the Congo (2007) Saudi Arabia (2005) Denmark (2007) Senegal (2005) Ecuador (2005) South Africa (2007) France (2005) Spain (2005) Germany (2005) Thailand (2007) Guinea (2007) Tunisia (2006) Iceland (2007) Turkey (2005) India (2007) United Arab Emirates (2006) Indonesia (2006) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (2005) Northern Ireland (2007) Italy (2006) United Republic of Tanzania (2006) Jamaica (2005) United States of America (2006)

TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL The Trusteeship Council has five members: China, France, Russian Federation, United Kingdom and the United States. With the independence of Palau, the last remaining United Nations trust territory, the Council formerly suspended operation on 1 November 1994. By a resolution adopted on that day, the Council amended its rules of procedure to drop the obligation to meet annually and agreed to meet as occasion required—by its decision or the decision of its President, or at the request of a majority of its members or the General Assembly or the Security Council.

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

The International Court of Justice has 15 members, elected by both the General Assembly and the Security Council. Judges hold nine-year terms. The current composition of the court is as follows: President Rosalyn Higgins (United Kingdom); Vice-President Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh (Jordan). Judges: Raymond Ranjeva (Madagascar), Shi Jiuyong (China), Abdul G. Koroma (Sierra Leone), Gonzalo Parra-Aranguren (Venezuela), Thomas Buergenthal (United States of America), Hisashi Owada (Japan), Bruno Simma (Germany), Peter Tomka (Slovakia), Ronny Abraham (France), Kenneth Keith (New Zealand), Bernardo Sepu´lveda Amor (Mexico), Mohamed Bennouna (Morocco), and Leonid Skotnikov (Russian Federation). The Registrar of the Court is Mr. Philippe Couvreur (Belgium).

UNITED NATIONS SECRETARIAT One United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017, (212) 963–1234, http://www.un.org Secretary General.—Ban Ki-moon (Republic of Korea). 908 Congressional Directory

Deputy Secretary.—Dr. Asha Rose Migiro (Tanzania).

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL Chief of Staff.—Vijay Nambiar (India). Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Planning.—Robert C. Orr (United States). Spokesman.—Michele Montas.

OFFICE OF INTERNAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES Under-Secretary-General.—Inga-Britt Ahlenius (Sweden).

OFFICE OF LEGAL AFFAIRS Under-Secretary-General and Legal Counsel.—Nicholas Michel (Switzerland). Assistant Secretary General.—Ralph Zacklin (United Kingdom).

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL AFFAIRS Under-Secretary-General.—B. Lynn Pascoe (United States). Assistant Secretary-General.—Tuliameni Kalomoh (Namibia). Assistant Secretary-General.—Angela Kane (Germany).

DEPARTMENT FOR DISARMAMENT AFFAIRS Under-Secretary-General.—Nobunki Tanaka (Japan).

DEPARTMENT OF PEACE-KEEPING OPERATIONS Under-Secretary-General.—Jean-Marie Guehenno (France). Assistant Secretary-General.—He´di Annabi (Tunisia). Assistant Secretary-General.—Jane Holl Lute (USA).

OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS Under-Secretary-General, Emergency Relief Coordinator.—John Holmes (United Kingdom). Assistant Secretary General / Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator.—Margaret Wahlstrom (Sierra Leone). Chief, Humanitarian Emergency Branch / Director, OCHA.—Kasidis Rochanakorn (Gene- va).

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS Under-Secretary-General.—Jose´ Antonio Campo (Colombia). Assistant Secretary-General.—Patricio Civili (Italy).

DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND CONFERENCE MANAGEMENT Under-Secretary-General.—Jian Chen (China). Assistant Secretary-General.—Angela Kane.

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INFORMATION Under-Secretary-General.—Kiyotaka Akasaka (Japan). International Organizations 909

DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT Under-Secretary-General.—Alicia Barcena. Assistant Secretary-General, Controller.—Warren Sach (UK). Officer-in-Charge, Human Resources Management.—Dennis Beissel (USA). Officer-in-Charge, Central Support Services.—Andrew Toh (Singapore).

OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT Under-Secretary-General.—Radhika Coomaraswamy (Sri Lanka).

UNITED NATIONS FUND FOR INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS Executive Director.—Amir A. Dossal (United Kingdom).

UNITED NATIONS AT GENEVA (UNOG) Palais des Nations, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland, phone (41–22) 917–1234. Director-General of UNOG.—Assistant Secretary-General Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze (Russian Federation). UNITED NATIONS AT VIENNA (UNOV) Vienna International Centre, PO Box 500, A–1400 Vienna, Austria, phone (43–1) 21345. Director-General.—Antonio Maria Costa (Italy).

UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION CENTRE 1775 K Street, NW., Suite 400, Washington, DC 20006 phone: (202) 331–8670, fax: (202) 331–9191, email: [email protected] http://www.unicwash.org Director.—William Davis (United States).

REGIONAL ECONOMIC COMMISSIONS Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Africa Hall, P.O. Box 3001, Addis Ababa Ethiopia, phone (251–1) 51–72–00, fax (251–1) 51–44–16. Executive Secretary.—Abdoulie Jannah (Gambia). Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) Palais des Nations, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland, phone (41–22) 917–2893. Executive Secretary.—Marek Belka (Poland). Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Casilla 179–D, Santiago, Chile, phone (56–2) 210–2000, fax (56–2) 208–0252. Executive Secretary.—Jose Luis Machinea (Argentina). Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), United Nations Building, Re´jdamnern Avenue, Bangkok, Thailand, phone (66–2) 288–1234, fax (66–2) 288–1000. Executive Secretary.—Hak-Su Kim (Republic of Korea). Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), P.O. Box 11–8575, Riad El-Solh Square, Beirut, Lebanon, phone 9611–981301, fax 9611– 981510. Executive Secretary.—Mervat Tallawy (Egypt). Regional Commissions, New York Office, (ECE, ESCAP, ECLAC, ECA, ESCWA), fax 963–1500. Chief.—Sulafa Al-Bassam (Saudi Arabia). Senior Economic Affairs Officer.—Kazi Rahman (Bangladesh). Liaison Officer.—Margaret McCaffery (USA). Documentation.—Maria Baquero (Ecuador). 910 Congressional Directory

FUNDS, PROGRAMMES, AND BODIES OF THE UNITED NATIONS Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), One United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017, phone (212) 963–7456. Chairman.—Rajat Saha (India). Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Palais des Nations, 8–14 Avenue de la Paix, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland, phone (41–22) 917–1234. High Commissioner for Human Rights.—Louise Arbour (Canada). International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), One United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017, phone (212) 963–8464. Chairman.—Kingston Rhodes (Sierra Leone). Joint Inspection Unit (JIU), Palais des Nations, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland, phone (41–22) 917–1234. Chairman.—Deborah Wynes (United States). Panel of External Auditors of the UN, Specialized Agencies and International Atomic Energy Agency, One United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017, phone (212) 963–1234. Chairman.—Guillermo Langue (Philippines). United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN–HABITAT), UN Office at Nairobi, P.O. Box 30030, Nairobi, Kenya, phone (254–2) 621–1234. Executive Director: Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka (UR of Tanzania). United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), UNICEF House, 3 UN Plaza, New York, NY 10017, phone (212) 326–7000. Executive Director.—Ann Veneman (USA). United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Palais des Nations, 8–14 Avenue de la Paix, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland, phone (41–22) 917–1234. Officer-in-Charge.—Carlos Fortin (Chile). United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), 304 East 45th Street, Sixth Floor, New York, NY 10017, phone (212) 906–6400. Director.—Noeleen Heyzer (Singapore). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), 1 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017, phone (212) 906–5000. Administrator.—Kemal Dervis (Turkey). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Liaison Office, 1775 K Street, NW., Suite 420, Washington, DC 20006, phone (202) 331–9130. Director.—Michael Marek (USA). United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), P.O. Box 30552, Nairobi, Kenya, phone (254–2) 621–1234. Executive Director.—Achim Steiner. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Case Postale 2500, CH–1211 Geneve 2 Depot, Switzerland, phone (41–22) 739–8111. High Commissioner.—Anto´nio Guterres (Portugal). United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Regional Office for the United States and the Caribbean, 1775 K Street, NW., Third Floor, Washington, DC 20006, phone (202) 296–5191. Regional Representative.—Kolude Doherty (Nigeria). United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), Palais des Nations, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland, phone (41–22) 917–4292. Director.—Patricia Lewis (United Kingdom). United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), Palais des Nations, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland, phone (41–22) 798–5850. Executive Director.—Carlos Lopes (Guinea Bissau). United Nations International Drug Control Programme (UNODC), P.O. Box 500, A–1400 Vienna, Austria, phone (43–1) 21345 ext. 4251. Executive Director.—Antonio Maria Costa (Italy). United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW), P.O. Box 21747, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, phone (1–809) 685–2111. Director.—Carmen Moreno (Mexico). International Organizations 911

United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI), Via Giulia 52, 00186 Rome, Italy, phone (39–6) 687–7437. Director.—Alberto Bradanini (Italy). United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), Room 1442, 220 East 42nd Street, New York, NY 10017, phone (212) 906–6500. Executive Director.—Jan Mattson (Sweden). United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), 220 East 42nd Street, New York, NY 10017, phone (212) 297–5000. Executive Director.—Thoraya Ahmed Obaid (Saudi Arabia). United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Vienna International Centre, P.O. Box 700, A–1400 Vienna, Austria, phone (43–1) 21345 ext. 4531. Commissioner-General.—Karen Konig Abuzayd. United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD), Palais des Nations, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland, phone (41–22) 798–8400. Director.—Thandika Mkandawire (Sweden). United Nations Volunteers Programme (UNV), Postfach 260111, D–53153 Bonn, Germany, phone (49–228) 815–2000. Executive Coordinator.—Ad de Raad (Netherlands). World Food Programme (WFP), 426 Via Cristoforo Colombo, 00145 Rome, Italy, phone (39–6) 552–2821. Executive Director.—James Morris (USA). United Nations University (UNU), 53–70, Jingumae 5–Chome, Shibuya-Ku, Tokyo 150, Japan, phone (81–3) 3499–2811. Rector.—Hans van Ginkel (Netherlands).

SPECIALIZED AGENCIES Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Via delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy, phone (39–6) 52251. Director-General.—Jacques Diouf (Senegal). Food and Agriculture Organization, Liaison Office for North America, Suite 300, 2175 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20437, phone (202) 653–2400. Director.—John Ziolkowski. International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), 1000 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2R2 Canada, phone (1–514) 285–8221. Secretary-General.—Dr. Taı¨eb Che´rif (Algeria). International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Via del Serafico 107, 00142 Rome, Italy, phone (39–6) 54591. President.—Lennart Bage (Sweden). External Affairs Department, IFAD North American Liaison Office, 1775 K Street, NW., Suite 410, Washington, DC 20006, phone (202) 331–9099. Representative.—Cheryl Morden (USA). International Labour Organization (ILO), 4, Routes des Morillons, CH–1211 Geneva 22, Switzerland, phone (41–22) 799–6111. Director-General.—Juan Somavia (Chile). ILO Washington Branch Office, 1828 L Street, NW., Suite 801, Washington, DC 20036, phone (202) 653–7652. Interim Director.—Armand F. Pereria. International Maritime Organization (IMO), 4 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7SR, England, phone (44–171) 735–7611. Secretary-General.—Efthimios Mitropoulos (Greece). International Monetary Fund (IMF), 700 19th Street NW., Washington, DC 20431, phone (202) 623–7000. Managing Director.—Rodrigo de Rato y Figaredo (Spain). International Telecommunications Union (ITU), Palais des Nations, 1211 Geneva 20, Switzer- land, phone (41–22) 730–5111. Secretary-General.—Hamadoun Toure´ (Mali). United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), 7 Place de Fontenoy, 75732 Paris, 07 SP France, phone (33–1) 4568–1000. 912 Congressional Directory

Director-General.—Koichiro Matsuura (Japan). United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), P.O. Box 300, Vienna International Centre, A–1400 Vienna, Austria, phone (43–1) 21131–0. Director-General.—Kandeh Yumkella (Sierra Leone). Universal Postal Union (UPU), Weltpoststrasse 4, Case Postale, 3000 Berne 15, Switzerland, phone (41–31) 350–3111. Director-General.—Edouard Dayan (France). World Bank Group, 1818 H Street, NW., Washington, DC 20433, phone (202) 477–1234. President.—Paul Wolfowitz (USA). World Health Organization (WHO), 20 Avenue Appia, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland, phone (41–22) 791–2111. Director-General.—Margaret Chan (China). World Health Organization Liaison Office, 1775 K Street, NW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20006, phone (202) 331–9081. Special Adviser to the Director-General.—Thomas Loftus (USA). World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), 34 Chemin des Colombetts, 1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland, phone (41–22) 730–9111. Director General.—Kamil Idris (Sudan). World Intellectual Property Organization Coordination Office, 1775 K Street, NW., Wash- ington, DC 20006, phone (202) 454–2460. Coordinator.—Suzanne Stoll. World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Case postale No. 2300, CH–1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland, phone (41–22) 730–8111. Secretary-General.—Michel Jarraud (France).

RELATED BODY International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), P.O. Box 100, Vienna International Centre, A–1400 Vienna, Austria, phone (43–1) 2060–0. Director General.—Mohamed Elbaradei (Egypt). (The IAEA is an independent intergovernmental organization under the aegis of the UN).

SPECIAL AND PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES AND ENVOYS OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL

AFRICA African Region: Special Adviser for Special Assignments.—Legwaila Joseph Legwaila (Botswana). Special Adviser.—Mohamed Sahnoun (Algeria). Burundi: Special Representative.—Youssef Mahmoud (Tunisia). Principal Deputy Special Representative.—Nureldin Satti (Sudan). Deputy Special Representative.—Ibrahima Fall (Senegal). Central African Republic: Representative.—General Lamine Cisse´ (Senegal). Coˆte d’Ivoire: Principal Deputy Special Representative.—Abou Moussa (Chad). Deputy Special Representative.—Abdoulaye Mar Dieye (Senegal). Democratic Republic of the Congo: Special Representative.—William Lacy Swing (United States). Deputy Special Representative.—Ross Mountain (New Zealand). Special Envoy.—Mustapha Niasse (Senegal). Ethiopia / Eritrea: Deputy Special Representative.—Azouz Ennifar. Great Lakes Region: Special Representative.—Ibrahima Fall (Senegal). Guinea-Bissau: Representative.—Shola Omoregie (Nigeria). International Organizations 913

Horn of Africa: Special Envoy.—Kjell Magne Bondevik (Norway). Liberia: Special Representative.—Alan Doss (United States). Special Representative for Relief, Recovery and Rehabilitation.—Jordan Ryan (United States). Sierra Leone: Special Representative.—Victor da Silva Angelo (Portugal). Somalia: Representative.—Francois Lonseny Fall (Guinea). Sudan: Deputy Special Representatives: Taye-Brook Zerihoun (Ethiopia), Manuel Aranda da Silva (Mozambique). Special Envoy.—Jan Eliasson (Sweden). West Africa: Special Representative.—Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah (Mauritania). Western Sahara: Special Representative.—Julian Harston (United Kingdom).

THE AMERICAS Latin American Region: Special Adviser.—Diego Cordovez (Ecuador). Colombia: Special Adviser.—James LeMoyne (United States). Haiti: Special Representative.—Edmund Mulet (Guatemala). Principal Deputy Special Representative.—Luiz Carlos da Costa (Brazil). Deputy Special Representative.—Joel Boutroue (France). Special Adviser.—John Reginald Dumas (Trinidad and Tobago).

ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Afghanistan: Special Representative.—Tom Koetigs (Germany). Principal Deputy Special Representative.—Ameerah Haq (Bangladesh). Deputy Special Representative.—Filippo Grandi (Italy). Timor Leste: Special Representative.—Atul Khure (India). Deputy Special Representative.—Finn Reske Nielsen (Denmark). Papua New Guinea: Observer Mission.—Tor Stenbock (Norway). Tajikistan: Representative.—Vladimir Sotirov (Bulgaria).

EUROPE

European Region: Special Adviser.—Jean-Bernard Merimee (France). Cyprus: Special Representative.—Michael Moller (Denmark). Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia-Greece: Personal Envoy.—Matthew Nimetz (United States). Georgia: Special Representative.—Jen Arnault. Kosovo: Special Representative.—Joachim Ru¨cker (Germany). Principal Deputy Special Representative.—Steven Shook (United States). Deputy Special Representative for Civil Administration.—Patricia Waring-Ripley (Canada). Deputy Special Representative for Institution Building (OSCE).—Werner Whendt (Germany). 914 Congressional Directory

Deputy Special Representative for Reconstruction (European Union).—Paul Acda (United Kingdom).

MIDDLE EAST

Middle East: Special Envoy for the Implementation of Security Council Resolution 1559.—Terje Roed- Larsen (Norway). Iraq: Special Representative.—Ashraf Jehangir Qazi (Pakistan). Deputy Special Representative.—Michael von der Schulenburg (Germany). Southern Lebanon: Personal Representative.—Geir O. Pedersen (Norway).

OTHER HIGH LEVEL APPOINTMENTS

Children and Armed Conflict: Special Representative.—Radhika Coomaraswamy (Sri Lanka). Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS): Special Envoy.—Yuli Vorontsov (Russian Federation). Conference on Disarmament: Personal Representative.—Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze (Russian Federation). Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Special Adviser.—Rachel N. Mayanja (Uganda). Global Compact: Special Adviser.—Klaus M. Leisinger (United States). HIV / AIDS in Africa: Special Envoy.—Stephen Lewis (Canada). HIV / AIDS in Asia: Special Envoy.—Nafis Sadik (Pakistan). HIV / AIDS in the Caribbean Region: Special Envoy.—George Alleyne (Barbados). HIV / AIDS in Eastern Europe: Special Envoy.—Lars O. Kallings (Sweden). Human Rights: Special Representative.—Hina Jilani (Pakistan). Internally Displaced Persons: Representative.—Walter Ka¨lin (Switzerland). Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries, and Small Island Developing States: High Representative.—Anwarul K. Chowdhury (Bangladesh). Millennium Development Goals: Special Adviser.—Jeffrey D. Sachs (United States). Executive Coordinator.—Eveline Herfkens (Netherlands). Prevention of Genocide: Special Adviser.—Juan E. Me´ndez (Argentina). Special Adviser.—Lakhdar Brahimi (Algeria). Special Adviser.—Maurice Strong (Canada). Sport for Development and Peace: Special Adviser.—Adolf Ogi (Switzerland). United Nations International School (UNIS): Special Representative.—Silvia Fuhrman (United States). World Summit on Information Society: Special Adviser.—Nitin Desai (India).

WORLD BANK GROUP The World Bank Group comprises five organizations: the International Bank for Reconstruc- tion and Development (IBRD), the International Development Association (IDA), the Inter- International Organizations 915 national Finance Corporation (IFC), the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) and the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).

Headquarters: 1818 H Street, NW., 20433, (202) 473–1000

INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

President.—Robert Zoellick. Managing Directors: Graeme Wheeler, Juan Jose Daboub. Senior Vice President and General Counsel.—Ana Palacio. Senior Vice President, Development Economics, and Chief Economist.—Francois Bourguignon. Senior Vice President and Head, Human Development Network.—Joy Phumaphi. Chief Financial Officer.—Vincenzo La Via. Vice President and Chief Information Officer and Head, Information Solutions Network.— Guy-Pierre De Poerck. Vice President and Controller.—Fayezul Choudhury. Vice President and Corporate Secretary.—W. Paatii Ofusu-Amah. Vice President and Treasurer.—Kenneth G. Lay. Vice President of: Africa.—Obiageli Katryn Ezekwesili. East Asia and Pacific.—James W. Adams. Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development Network.—Katherine Sierra. Europe (External Affairs).—Cyril Muller. Europe and Central Asia.—Shigeo Katsu. External and UN Affairs.—Ian A. Goldin. Human Resources.—Xavier E. Coll. Infrastructure.—Katherine Sierra. Japan (External Affairs).—Lester J. Dally. Latin America and the Caribbean.—Pamela Cox. Middle East and North Africa.—Daniela Gressani. Network, Operational Policy and Country Services.—Jeffrey Gutman. Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network.—Danny Leipziger. Private Sector Development (World Bank and IFC) and Chief Economist (IFC).—Michael U. Klein. Resource Mobilization and Cofinancing.—Geoffrey B. Lamb. South Asia.—Praful Patel. Strategy, Finance and Risk Management.—John Herlihy. World Bank Institute.—Rakesh Nangia. Director-General, Operations Evaluation.—Vinod Thomas. Counselor to the President for U.S. Affairs.—Suzanne Rich Folsom.

OTHER WORLD BANK OFFICES

London: New Zealand House, 15th Floor, Haymarket, London SW1Y 4TE, England. Geneva: 3, Chemin Louis Dunant, CP 66, CH 1211, Geneva 10, Switzerland. Paris: 66, Avenue d’Iena, 75116 Paris, France. Brussels: 10, rue Montoyer, B–1000 Brussels, Belgium. Tokyo: Fukoku Seimei Building, 10th Floor, 2–2–2 Uchisawai-cho, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo 100, Japan. Sydney: c/o South Pacific Project Facility, 89 York Street, Level 8, GPO Box 1612, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia. Frankfurt: Bockenheimer Landstrasse 109, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

BOARD OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

Bahrain, Egypt (Arab Republic of), Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Maldives, Oman, Qatar, Syrian Arab Republic, United Arab Emirates, Yemen (Republic of). Executive Director.—Merza H. Hasan. Alternate.—Mohamed Kamel Amr. Saudi Arabia. Executive Director.—Abdulrahman M. Almofadhi. Alternate.—Abdulhamid Alkhalifa. 916 Congressional Directory

Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Czech Republic, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Turkey. Executive Director.—Gino Alzetta. Alternate.—Melia´ Nemli. Australia, Cambodia, Kiribati, Korea (Republic of), Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Mongolia, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu. Executive Director.—Joong-Kyung Choi. Alternate.—Terry O’Brien. Albania, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal, San Marino, Timor-Leste. Executive Director.—Giovanni Majnoni. Alternate.—Nuno Mota Pinto. United States. Executive Director.—E. Whitney Debevoise. Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Haiti, Panama, Philippines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago. Executive Director.—Octaviano Canuto. Alternate.—Jorge Humberto Botero. Germany. Executive Director.—Eckhard Deutscher. Alternate.—Ruediger Von Kleist. Afghanistan, Algeria, Ghana, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Morocco, Pakistan, Tunisia. Executive Director.—Shuja Shah. Alternate.—Sid Ahmed Dib. France. Executive Director.—Pierre Duquesne. Alternate.—Alexis Kohler. Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo (Democratic Republic of), Congo (Republic of), Cote d’lvoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Niger, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Togo. Executive Director.—Louis Philippe Ong Seng. Alternate.—Agapito Mendes Dias. Brunei Darussalam, Fiji, Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Singapore, Thailand, Tonga, Vietnam. Executive Director.—Mat Aron Deraman. Alternate.—Chularat Suteethorn. Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden. Executive Director.—Svein Aass. Alternate.—Pauli Kariniemi. Russian Federation. Executive Director.—Alexey G. Kvasov. Alternate.—Eugene Miagkov. Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Spain, Venezuela (Republica Bolivariana de). Executive Director.—Jorge Familiar. Alternate.—Jose Alejandro Rojas Ramirez. Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas (The), Barbados, Belize, Canada, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Ireland, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Executive Director.—Sammy Watson. Alternate.—Ishmael Lightbourne. Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Georgia, Israel, Macedonia (former Yugoslav Republic of), Moldova, Netherlands, Romania, Ukraine. Executive Director.—Herman Wjiffels. Alternate.—Claudis Doltu. Japan. Executive Director.—Makato Hosomi. Alternate.—Masato Kanda. Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay. Executive Director.—Felix Alberto Camarasa. Alternate.—Francisco Bernasconi. United Kingdom. Executive Director.—Tom Scholar. Alternate.—Caroline Sergeant. Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia (The), Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe. International Organizations 917

Executive Director.—Mulu Ketsela. Alternate.—Mathias Sinamenye. Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka. Executive Director.—Dhanendra Kumar. Alternate.—Zakir Ahmed Khan. Azerbaijan, Serbia and Montenegro, Kyrgyz Republic, Poland, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Yugoslavia (Fed. Rep. of). Executive Director.—Michel Mordasini. Alternate.—Jakub Karnowski. China. Executive Director.—Jianyi Zou. Alternate.—Jinlin Yang.

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION

[The officers, executive directors, and alternates are the same as those of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.]

INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION

President.—Robert Zoellick. Executive Vice President.—Lars Thunell. Vice President and Corporate Secretary.—W. Paatii Ofusu-Amah. Vice President: Finance and Treasurer.—Nina Shapiro. Human Resources and Administration.—Dorothy H. Berry. Operations.—Declan Duff. Portfolio and Risk Management.—Michel G. Maila. Private Sector Development / Chief Economist.—Michael U. Klein. Director General, Operations Evaluation.—Vinod Thomas. Chief Information Officer and Corporate Business Informatics.—William Piatt. Compliance Advisor / Ombudsman.—Meg Taylor. General Counsel.—Jennifer A. Sullivan. Corporate Relations Unit Manager.—Bruce Moats. Director, Office of: Agribusiness.—Jean-Paul Pinard. Controller’s and Budgeting.—Christian Grossman. Corporate Portfolio and Risk Management.—Marc A. Babin. Credit Review.—Francisco Tourreilles. Environment and Social Development.—Rachel Kyte. Financial Operations.—Avil Hofman. Global Financial Markets.—Jyrki Koskelo. Global Information and Communications Technologies.—Mohsen A. Khalil. Global Manufacturing and Services.—Dimitris Tsitsiragos. Health and Education.—Guy M. Ellena. Infrastructure.—Rashad-Rudolf Kaldany. Municipal Fund.—Declan J. Duff. Oil, Gas, Mining and Chemicals.—Peter van der Veen. Operations Evaluation Group.—Marvin Taylor-Dormond. Private Equity and Investment Funds.—Haydee Celaya. Risk Management and Financial Policy.—Lakashmi Shyam-Sunder. Special Operations.—Maria Da Graca Domı´nguez. Trust Funds.—Mwaghazi Mwachofi. Central and Eastern Europe.—Jerome Sooklal. East Asia and Pacific.—Richard Ranken. Latin America and Caribbean.—Atul Mehta. Middle East and North Africa.—Michael Essex. South Asia.—Paolo Martelli. Southern Europe and Central Asia.—Shabbaz Mavaddat. Sub-Saharan Africa.—Thierry Tanoh. 918 Congressional Directory

MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT GUARANTEE AGENCY

President.—Robert Zoellick. Vice President and Corporate Secretary.—W. Paatii Ofosu-Amah. Executive Vice President.—Yukiko Omura. Vice President and General Counsel, Legal Affairs and Claims Group.—Peter Cleary. Compliance Advisor / Ombudsman (ICC & MIGA).—Meg Taylor. Director of: External Outreach and Partners Group.—Moina Varkie. Operations Evaluation Unit.—Aysegul Akin-Karasapan. Operations Group.—Philippe Valahu. Director and Chief Economist, Economics and Policy Group.—Frank Lysy. Director and Chief Financial Officer, Finance and Risk Management Group.—Kevin Lu.