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Zonal Assignments 2020 Zonal Assignments 2020 Note: In the interest of enhancing the readability of this document, we have simplified the entries by omitting the country names "India", "USA", "UK", and "Canada". I. Zonal Assignments according to GBC Area 1. Western Africa Area GBC: Kavicandra Swami Countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo 2. Central & Eastern Africa Area GBC: Gopal Krsna Goswami Countries: Burundi, Central Africa Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda 3. Southern Africa Area GBC: Bhakti Caitanya Swami Countries: Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, eSwatini, Zambia, Zimbabwe 4. Arab League and other Islamic countries: Area GBC: BB Govinda Swami Countries: Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Palestinian Territories, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen 5. Mexico, Central America & the Caribbean Area GBC: Guru Prasad Swami Countries: Belize, Cuba, Trinidad & Tobago (and all other Caribbean countries & territories), Costa Rica, El Salvador, French Guyana, Guyana, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Suriname. 6. Andean Countries Area GBC: To be Defined Countries: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela. 7. Brazil Area GBC: To be Defined Country: Brazil 8. Southern Latin America Area GBC: Virabahu Das Countries: Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay 9. Northern Europe Area GBC: To be Defined Countries: United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Ireland, Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania 10. Western Europe Area GBC: Madhu Sevita Das Countries: France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Spain, Portugal, Andorra, Gibraltar, Italy, Malta 11. Germanic Europe: Area GBC: To be Defined Countries: Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Lichtenstein 12. Central Europe and Balkans Area GBC: To be Defined Countries: Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo, Albania 13. South Eastern Europe: Area GBC: To be Defined Countries: Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Israel 14. Russian Sphere 1 Area GBC: Acyutatma Das Regions: Belarus, Russia: Arkhangelsk, Belgorod, Bryansk, Chuvash Republic, Ivanovo, Kaliningrad, Kaluga, Karelia, Republic of; Komi Republic, Kostroma, Kursk, Lipetsk, Mari El Republic, Moscow, Moscow Region, Murmansk, Nenets Autonomous District, Nizhny Novgorod, Novgorod, Oryol, Pskov, Ryazan, Saint Petersburg, Smolensk, Tambov, Tatarstan, Republic of; Tula, Tver, Vladimir, Vologda, Voronezh, Yaroslavl 15. Russian Sphere 2 Area GBC: To be Defined Countries/Regions: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan Russia: Adygea, Republic of; Astrakhan Region, Bashkortostan, Republic of (south), Chechen Republic, Crimea, Republic of; Dagestan, Republic of; Ingushetia, Republic of, Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Kalmykia, Republic of; Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Krasnodar Territory, Mordovia, Republic of; North Ossetia-Alania, Republic of; Orenburg Region, Penza Region, Rostov Region, Samara Region, Saratov Region, Sevastopol, Stavropol Territory, Ulyanovsk Region, Volgograd Region 16. Russian Sphere 3 Area GBC: Caitanya Chandra Charan Das Regions: Altai Territory, Altai Republic, Bashkortostan, Republic of (North); Chelyabinsk, Kemerovo, Khanty–Mansi Autonomous District – Yugra, Kirov, Kurgan, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Perm Territory, Sverdlovsk, Tomsk, Tyumen, Udmurt, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District 17. Russian Sphere 4 Area GBC: To be Defined Regions: Mongolia, Russia: Amur Region, Buryatia, Republic of; Chita region (Zabaykalsky Territory), Chukotka Autonomous District, Evenk Autonomous District, Irkutsk Region, Jewish Autonomous Region, Kamchatka Territory, Khabarovsk Territory, Khakassia, Republic of; Krasnoyarsk Territory, Magadan Region, Primorsky Territory, Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, Sakhalin Region, Taimyr Dolgano- Nenets Autonomous, Tuva Republic 18. Japan, South Korea and North Korea Area GBC: To be Defined 19. China Area GBC: Giridhari Swami Countries: China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Philippines 20. South East Asia Area GBC: To be Defined Countries: Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos 21. Oceania & Indonesia Area GBC: Ramai Swami Countries: Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Fiji and the rest of Oceania, Indonesia and East Timor 22. Canada and Northern USA Area GBC: Bhaktimarga Swami Regions: Canada, Alaska, Minnesota, Montana, North & South Dakota, Wyoming 23. Western USA Area GBC: Badrinarayan Swami States: Arizona, California (except Berkeley), Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington (except Seattle), Wyoming 24. Northeast USA Area GBC: To be Defined States: Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia 25. Midwest/South USA Area GBC: To be Defined States: Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Wisconsin 26. Southeast USA Area GBC: To be Defined States: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia Indian Subcontinent Areas: To be Defined Area GBCs: To be Defined Note: For a visual representation of the above, see GBC AREAS II. Zonal Assignments for GBC Members Acyutatma Das Zonal Secretary for: Russia: Central Region Co-Zonal Secretary with Caitanya Chandra Charan Das for Russia: Bashkortostan Co-Zonal Secretary with Bhakti Caitanya Swami for: Russia: Northwest Co-Zonal Secretary with Gopal Krishna Goswami for: Russia: Moscow Co-Zonal Secretary with Bhaktivaibhava Swami and Niranjana Swami for: Belarus Anuttama Das Zonal Secretary for: Delaware Florida: Northern Florida, including Alachua & Tallahassee Illinois Iowa Kansas Maryland Missouri Nebraska Washington DC West Virginia Wisconsin Co-Zonal Secretary with Bhaktimarga Swami for: Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota Co-Zonal Secretary with Devamrita Swami for: Pennsylvania: Eastern Co-Zonal Secretary with Malati Devi Das for: Indiana: Evanston Co-Zonal Secretary with Jayapataka Swami, Gopal Krsna Goswami, Bhakti Charu Swami, Bhakti Purusottama Swami and Hrdaya Caitanya Das for: West Bengal: Mayapur Badrinarayan Swami Zonal Secretary for: Arizona California (except Berkeley) Colorado Hawaii Idaho Nevada New Mexico Oregon Utah Washington (except Seattle) Bhakti Bhrnga Govinda Swami Zonal Secretary for: Algeria Egypt Ethiopia Libya Mauritania Morocco Somalia Sudan Tunisia Armenia Russia: Volga Region Afghanistan Iran Iraq Lebanon Syria Co-Zonal Secretary with Kavicandra Swami for: Burkina Faso, Chad, Gambia, Mali, Niger, Senegal Co-Zonal Secretary with Gopal Krsna Goswami for: Djibouti Co-Zonal Secretary with Bhakti Caitanya Swami and Govardhana Das for: Mauritius Co-Zonal Secretary with Caitanya Chandra Charan Das for: Georgia (CIS) Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Co-Zonal Secretary with Jayapataka Swami, Bhakti Purusottama Swami and Revati Raman Das for: Bahrain Jordan Kuwait Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Yemen Bhakti Caitanya Swami Zonal Secretary for: Estonia Co-Zonal Secretary with Govardhana Das for: Angola Botswana Lesotho Malawi Mozambique Namibia South Africa eSwatini (Swaziland) Zambia Zimbabwe Co-Zonal Secretary with Bhakti Bhrnga Govinda Swami and Govardhana Das for: Mauritius Co-Zonal Secretary with Jayapataka Swami and Govardhana Das for: Comoros Seychelles Co-Zonal Secretary with Acyutatma Das for: Russia: Northwest Co-Zonal Secretary with Bhaktivaibhava Swami for: Russia: Baikal Russia: Eastern Siberia Russia: South Siberia Russia: Western Siberia Co-Zonal Secretary with Bhaktivaibhava Swami for: Latvia Co-Zonal Secretary with Niranjana Swami for: Lithuania Bhakti Charu Swami Zonal Secretary for: Madhya Pradesh: Ujjain Co-Zonal Secretary with Gopal Krishna Goswami, Jayapataka Swami and Bhakti Purusottama Swami, Anuttama Das and Hrdaya Caitanya Das for: West Bengal: Mayapur Co-Zonal Secretary with Jayapataka Swami and Bhakti Gaurava Narayan Swami for: Odisha: Central, except Puri Co-Zonal Secretary with Jayapataka Swami and Bhakti Purusottama Swami for: Bangladesh Co-Zonal Secretary with Jayapataka Swami, Bhakti Purusottama Swami and Radhanath Swami for: West Bengal: Calcutta Co-Zonal Secretary with Ramai Swami and Sesa Das for: Washington State: Seattle Bhakti Purusottama Swami Co-Zonal Secretary with Bhakti Charu Swami and Jayapataka Swami for: Bangladesh Co-Zonal Secretary with Bhaktivaibhava Swami for: North Korea South Korea Co-Zonal Secretary with Ekanath Das and Shree Jeeva Das for: Arunachal Pradesh Co-Zonal Secretary with Gopal Krishna Goswami, Jayapataka Swami and Bhakti Charu Swami, Anuttama Das and Hrdaya Caitanya Das for: West Bengal: Mayapur Co-Zonal Secretary with Jayapataka Swami and Devakinandan Das for: Bihar Jharkhand Co-Zonal Secretary with Jayapataka Swami, Bhakti Bhrnga Govinda Swami and Revati Raman Das for: Bahrain Jordan Kuwait Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Yemen Co-Zonal Secretary with Jayapataka Swami and Shree Jeeva Das for: Assam Co-Zonal Secretary with Gopal Krsna Goswami and Ekanath Das for: Mizoram Nagaland
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