INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 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.—Johann-Dietrich Woerner. Director General.—Jean-Jacques Dordain. Member Countries: Austria Ireland Romania Belgium Italy Spain Denmark Luxembourg Sweden Finland Netherlands Switzerland France Norway United Kingdom Germany Poland Czech Republic Greece Portugal Cooperative Agreement.—Canada. European Space Operations Center (ESOC), Robert-Bosch-Str. 5, D–64293 Darmstadt, Germany, phone 011–49–6151–900, fax 011–49–6151–90495. European Space Research and Technology Center (ESTEC), 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 (ESRIN), Via Galileo Galilei, Casella Postale 64, 00044 Frascati, Italy, phone 011–39–6–94–18–01, fax 011–39–6–9418–0280. European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC), P.O. Box, E–28691 Villanueva de la Can˜ada, Madrid, Spain, phone 011–34 91 813 11 00, fax: 011–34 91 813 11 39. European Astronaut Centre (EAC), Linder Hoehe, 51147 Cologne, Germany, phone 011– 49–220360–010, fax 011–49–2203–60–1103. European Centre for Space Applications and Telecommunications (ECSAT), Atlas Building, Harwell Science & Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0QX, United Kingdom, phone 011–44 1235 567900. Euopean Space Agency Washington Office (EWO), 955 L’Enfant Plaza, SW., Suite 7800, Washington, DC 20024. Head of Office.—Micheline Tabache (202) 488–4158, fax 488–4930, [email protected]. INTER-AMERICAN DEFENSE BOARD 2600 16th Street, NW., 20441, phone (202) 939–6041, fax 319–2791 Chairman.—Lt. Gen. Werther Araya Menghini, Chile. Vice Chairman.—Lt. Gen. Nicasio Rios, Paraguay. Chairman’s Executive Officer.—CDR Juan Pablo Willumsen, Chile. Director General.—LTG Bento Costa Lima de Albuquerque Jr., Brazil. Deputy Secretary for— Administration.—COL Mark Jeffris, United States. Conference.—CMG Tome Albertino de Sousa Machado, Brazil. CHIEFS OF DELEGATION Antigua and Barbuda.—COL Trevor Thomas. Argentina.—Gral Brig Jorge Mario Vega. 911 912 Congressional Directory Barbados.—LTC Ricardo da Costa Vickers. Belize.—Kendall Belisle. Boliva.—Vacant. Brazil.—CA Alexandre Araujo. Canada.—MG Nicolas Matern. Chile.—GD Alberto Gonzalez Martin. Colombia.—COL Alexander Godoy. Dominican Republic.—GB Pedro Valenzuela. Ecuador.—Vacant. El Salvador.—COL Enrique Antonio Acosta Bonilla. Guatemala.—COL Jorge Vernel Camey Colon. Guyana.—COL Kemraj Persaud. Haiti.—Minister Counselor Charles Leon. Honduras.—Vacant. Jamaica.—COL Anthony Anderson. Mexico.—GB Victor Hugo Aguirre Serna. Nicaragua.—COL Armando Alaniz. Panama.—Commisionado Omar Ariel Pinzon Martin. Paraguay.—COL Pedro Rolando Ortiz Cabral. Peru.—GB Marco Jaymez Rebosio. Suriname.—AMB Niermala Hindori-Badrising. Trinidad and Tobago.—COL Colin Mitchell. United States.—BG Peter E. Gersten. Uruguay.—General Wile Ariel Purtscher. Venezuela.—Vacant. INTER-AMERICAN DEFENSE COLLEGE Director.—RADM Jeffrey Allen Lemmons. Vice Director.—CA Figueiredo Fernando. Chief of Studies.—CA Francisco Yabar. INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK 1300 New York Avenue, NW., 20577, phone (202) 623–1000 http://www.iadb.org OFFICERS President.—Luis Alberto Moreno. Chief, Office of the President.—Luis Giorgio. Executive Vice President.—Julie T. Katzman (United States). Chief Advisor.—Juan Pablo Bonilla. Director, Office of Evaluation and Oversight.—Cheryl Gray. Manager of the Research Department and Chief Economist.—Jose Juan Ruiz Gomez. Executive Auditor.—Jorge Da Silva. Manager, Office of External Relations—Marcelo Cabrol. Ombudsperson.—Doris Campos-Infantino. Secretary.—German Quintana. Manager, Office of Outreach and Partnerships.—Bernardo Guillamo´n. Advisor, Office of Risk Management.—Gustavo De Rosa. Manager, Office of Strategic Planning and Development Effectiveness.—Ver´onica Zavala. Chief, Office of Institutional Integrity.—Maristella Aldana. Vice-President for Countries.—Roberto Vellutini. Country Manager, Office of: Department Andean Group.—Carola A´ lvarez. Department Caribbean Group.—Gerard S. Johnson. Department Central America, Mexico, Panama and Dominican Republic.—Gina Montiel. Department Southern Cone.—Jose´ Luis Lupo. Vice President for Sectors and Knowledge.—Santiago Levy. Manager of: Infrastructure and Environment Sector.—Alexandre Meira da Rosa. Institutional Capacity and Finance Sector.—Ana Marı´a Rodrı´guez-Ortiz. International Organizations 913 Knowledge and Learning.—Federico Basan˜es. Social Sector.—He´ctor Salazar a.i. Trade and Integration.—Antoni Estevadeorval. Vice President for Finance and Administration.—Jaime Sujoy. Manager of: Budget and Administrative Services.—Yeshvanth Edwin. Finance Department.—Edward Bartholomew. Human Resources.—Claudia Bock-Valotta. Information Technology.—Simon Gauthier. Legal Department.—Jorge Alers. Vice President for Private Sector and Non-Sovereign Guaranteed Operations.—Hans Schul. Manager of: Office of the Multilateral Investment Fund.—Nancy Lee. Opportunities for the Majority Sector.—Luiz Ros. Structured and Corporate Financing Department.—Hans Schulz. BOARD OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS Argentina and Haiti.—Gabriela V. Costa. Alternate.—Federico Chinchilla. Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Norway, Spain, and Sweden.—Marı´a Pe´rez Ribes. Alternate.—Per O. Bastoe. Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago.—Kurt M. A. Kisto. Alternate.—Zulfikar Ally. Belgium, Germany, Israel, Italy, The Netherlands, and Switzerland.—Leo Kreuz. Alternate.—Ulrike Metzger. Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua.—Carla Anahı´ Herrera Ramos. Alternate.—Marlon Ramsses Tabora Mun˜oz. Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay.—Luis Hernando Larrazabal. Alternate.—Hugo Rafael Ca´ceres. Brazil and Suriname.—Ricardo Carneiro. Alternate.—Sergio Portugal. Canada.—James Haley. Alternate.—Carol Nelder-Corvari. Chile and Ecuador.—Alejandro Foxley. Alternate.—Xavier Santilla´n. Colombia and Peru.—Juan Carlos Echeverry. Alternate.—Kurt Burneo. Croatia, Japan, Korea, Portugal, Slovenia and United Kingdom.—Yasuhiro Atsumi. Alternate.—Hironori Kawauchi. Dominican Republic and Mexico.—A´ ngeles Gonza´lez. Alternate.—Muriel A. Alfonseca. Panama and Venezuela.—Adina Mercedes Bastidas Castillo. Alternate.—Antonio De Roux. United States of America.—Gustavo Arnavat. INTER-AMERICAN TROPICAL TUNA COMMISSION 8901 La Jolla, Shores Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037–1508 phone (858) 546–7100, fax (858) 546–7133, http://www.iattc.org Director.—Guillermo A. Compea´n. Commissioners: Belize: Abilio Dominguez, IMMARBE / International Merchant Marine Registry of Belize, Marina Towers, Suite 204, Newtown Barracks, Belize City, Belize, phone (501) 223–5026, fax (501) 223–5070; e-mail: [email protected]. James Azueta, Belize Fisheries Department, C/O Marine Towers, Suite 204, Newtown Barracks, Belize City, Belize, phone (501) 223–2187, fax (501) 223–5070; e-mail: jamesazueta–[email protected]. Valerie Lanza, IMMARBE / International Merchant Marine Registry of Belize, Marina Towers, Suite 204, Newtown Barracks, Belize City, Belize, phone (501) 223–5026, fax (501) 223–5070; e-mail: [email protected], [email protected]. 914 Congressional Directory Felicia Cruz, Belize Fisheries Department, C/O Marine Towers, Suite 204, Newtown Barracks, Belize City, Belize, phone (501) 224–4552 ext. 29; e-mail: [email protected]. Canada: Larry Teague, British Columbia Tuna Fishermen’s Association (BCTFA), Box 372, Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia V0R 2W0, Canada, phone (250) 743–5002; e- mail: [email protected]. Sylvie Lapointe, Fisheries, and Oceans Canada/Peches et Oce´ans Canada, 200 Kent Street, Station 8E240, Ottawa, ONT K1A 0E6, Canada, phone (613) 993–6853, fax (613) 993–5995; e-mail: [email protected]. China: Gang Zhao, Ministry of Agriculture, Room 1216 Jingchao Mansion, No. 5, Nongzhanguan Nanlu, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100125, People’s Republic of China, phone (86– 10) 6585–4085, fax (86–10) 6585–0551; e-mail: [email protected]. Hai Yan Zhou, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, No. 2 Chao Yang Men Nan Da Jie, Beijing, 100701, People’s Republic of China, phone (86–10) 6596–3266, fax (86–10) 6596– 3276; e-mail: zhou–[email protected]. Xiaobing, Liu, Bureau of Fisheries of the Ministry of Agriculture, No. 11 Nong Zhan Guan Nan Li, Beijing, 100026 People’s Republic of China, phone (86–10) 6419– 2928, (86–10) 6419–2974, fax (86–10) 6419–2951; e-mail: [email protected]. Colombia: Carlos Alberto Robles Cocuyame, Ministerio de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural, Avenida Jime´nez 7–65, Bogota´, D.C 001, Colombia, phone (57–1) 334–1199 ext. 310 (57– 1) 283–3977, fax (57–1) 334–1199; e-mail: [email protected]. Juan Carlos Cadena, Ministerio de Comercio Industria y Turismo, Calle 28 No. 13A– 15 piso 6, Bogota´, Colombia, phone (57–1) 606–7530, fax (57–1) 606–7534; e-mail: [email protected]. Paula Caballero Go´mez, Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Calle 10 No. 5–51 Palacio de San Carlos, Bogota´, DC, Colombia, phone (57–1) 381–4265, fax (57–1) 381– 4747; e-mail: [email protected]. Elizabeth Taylor Jay, Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible, Calle 35 No. 24–48, Bogota, Colombia, phone (57–1) 288–2132, (57–1) 332–3400; e-mail: [email protected]. Costa Rica: Asdru´bal Va´squez, Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganaderı´a, Oriental del TEC, 300 mts. Sur. Oeste, Cartago, 549–7050, Costa Rica, phone (506) 2234–1498, fax (506) 2253– 4321; e-mail: