1. Membership and Presidency
Chile - member through 1997 - Amb. Somavia - presidency in OctoberChina - permanent member - Amb. Qin - presidency in November
Costa Rica - member through 1998 - Amb. Berrocal - presidency in December
Egypt - member through 1997 - Amb. Elaraby
France - permanent member - Amb. Dejamet
Guinea-Bissau - member through 1997 - Amb. Lopes Cabral
Japan - member through 1998 - Amb. Owada - presidency in January
Kenya - member through 1998 - Amb. Mahugu - presidency in February
Poland - member through 1997 - Amb. Wlosowicz - presidency in March
Portugal - member through 1998 - Amb. Monteiro - presidency in April
Republic of Korea - member through 1997 - Amb. Park - presidency in May
Russian Federation - permanent member - Amb. Lavrov - presidency in June
Sweden - member through 1998 - Amb. Osvald/Amb. Dahlgren - presidency in July
United Kingdom - permanent member - Amb. Weston - presidency in August
United States - permanent member - Amb. Richardson- presidency in September
2. Sanctions Committee Bureaus
Iraq (Resolution 661)
Chairman: Antonio Victor Martins Monteiro (Portugal)
Vice-Chairmen: Guinea Bissau, Poland
Libya (Resolution 748)
Chairman: Zbigniew Maria Wlosowicz (Poland)
Vice-Chairmen: Portugal, Republic of Korea
Somalia (Resolution 751)
Chairman: Park Soo Gil (Republic of Korea)
Vice-Chairmen: Costa Rica, Egypt
Angola (Resolution 864)
Chairman: Nabil A. Elaraby (Egypt)
Vice-Chairmen: Costa Rica, Japan
Rwanda (Resolution 918)
Chairman: Hisashi Owada (Japan)
Vice-Chairmen: Kenya, Sweden
Liberia (Resolution 985)
Chairman: Fernando Berrocal Soto (Costa Rica)
Vice-Chairmen: Japan, Sweden
