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Security Council Membership 1998

1. Membership and Presidency

Bahrain - member through 1999 - Amb. Buallay - presidency in December
Brazil - member through 1999 - Amb. Amorim
China - permanent member - Amb. Qin
Costa Rica - member through 1998 - Amb. Niehaus
France - permanent member - Amb. Dejamet - presidency in January
Gabon - member through 1999 - Amb. Réwaka - presidency in February
Gambia - member through 1999 - Amb. Jallow - presidency in March
Japan - member through 1998 - Amb. Owada - presidency in April
Kenya - member through 1998 - Amb. Mahugu - presidency in May
Portugal - member through 1998 - Amb. Monteiro - presidency in June
Russian Federation - permanent member - Amb. Lavrov - presidency in July
Slovenia - member through 1999 - Amb. Türk- presidency in August
Sweden - member through 1998 - Amb. Dahlgren - presidency in September
United Kingdom - permanent member - Amb. Weston - presidency in October
United States - permanent member - Amb. Holbrooke- presidency in November

2. Sanctions Committee Bureaus

Iraq (Resolution 661)
Chairman: António Monteiro (Portugal)
Vice-Chairmen: Gabon, Brazil

Libya (Resolution 748)
Chairman: Danilo Türk (Slovenia)
Vice-Chairmen: Portugal, Gabon

Somalia (Resolution 751)
Chairman: Jassim Buallay (Bahrain)
Vice-Chairmen: Costa Rica, Gambia

Angola (Resolution 864)
Chairman: Njuguna Mahugu (Kenya)
Vice-Chairmen: Costa Rica, Japan

Rwanda (Resolution 918)
Chairman: Hisashi Owada (Japan)
Vice-Chairmen: Bahrain, Sweden

Liberia (Resolution 985)
Chairman: Fernando Soto (Costa Rica)
Vice-Chairmen: Japan, Sweden

Sierra Leone (Resolution 1132)
Chairman: Hans Dahlgren (Sweden)
Vice-Chairmen: Costa Rica, Kenya

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