International Year Book and Statesmen's Who's Who

Career diplomat; born: October 19, 1954; languages: Arabic , English, French, Spanish; education: Diplomatic Section, National School of Administration, Algiers, Dipl., 1977; New York Univ., Dipl., Contemporary American Politics, 1987; professional career: career diplomat: Amb. of Algeria to Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand and Brunei Darussalam, 1992-96; Amb., Permanent Mission of Algeria to the United Nations, 1996-2005; Amb. to the USA, 2008-14; office address: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1 Rue Ibn Batrane, El Mouradia, Algiers, Algeria; URL: http://www.mae.dz/.

Prime Minister, Government of Senegal; education: Univ. Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Economics; Ecole Nationale d'Administration et de Magistrature (ENAM); Ecole Nationale d'Administration; political career: Minister of Economy and Finance, Gov. of Senegal, 2013-14; Minister of Economy, Finance and Planning, 2014-19; Minister of Foreign Affairs, 2019-2021; Prime Minister, Gov. of Senegal, 2022-; professional career: Centre for Tax Services, Dakar; Commissioner, Controller of Insurance, Dept. of Insurance, 1992-94; Inspector Auditor, Dept. of Audits a…

Former Prime Minister, Government of the Czech Republic; education: Univ. of Economics, Bratislava, Slovak Republic; party: ANO; political career: First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, 2014-17; Prime Minister, Dec. 2017-Nov. 2021; professional career: CEO, Agrofert.

Chilean, Former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights; born: 1951, Santiago, Chile; languages: English, French, German, Portuguese; party: Socialist Party; political career: Minister of Health, -2002; Minister of Defence, 2002-05; President, 2006-March 2010; President- elect, Dec. 2013, President, March 2014-March 2018; professional career: Doctor; Under Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN Women, 2010-18; Chair, Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health; United Natio…

French, Former Minister of Solidarity and Social Cohesion, Government of France; born: 1946; education: doctorate in pharmacy; party: RPR (now UMP); Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats; political career: Mem., General Council Nancellerie, 1982-88; Mem., Pays de Loire Regional Council, 1986-88 and Vice-Chmn., 1986-98; Mem., Assemblée Nationale, 1988, re-elected, 1993, 1997, 2002 & 2007; Mem., Angers Municipal Council (Maine-et-Loire), 1995-2001; Mem., RPR National Council,, Dep.-Gen.…

Member, House of Lords; party: Labour Party; political career: Mem., House of Lords; 1998; Lord in Waiting, 1999-; Parly. Sec., Dept. for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 2005-08; Parly. Under Sec. of State, Ministry of Justice, Oct. 2008-10; Shadow Attorney General, 2014-15; Shadow Spokesperson (Justice), 2015-16; office address: House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW, United Kingdom; phone: +44 (0)20 7219 3000; fax: +44 (0)20 7219 5979.

Minister of Finance, Government of Luxembourg; political career: Minister of Justice, Government of Luxembourg, Jan. 2022-; professional career: Career diplomat; joined Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1994, various positions, incl. Perm. Rep. of Luxembourg to the United Nations in New York; sworn in as civil servant, 2001; Perm. Rep. of Luxembourg to the European Union, Brussels, 2001-06; Dep. Head of Mission, Luxembourg Emb. in Japan, 2006-08; Dep. Dir. for International Economic Relations, MFA, 2008-10; Diplomat…

Member of Parliament for South Norfolk, House of Commons; education: The King's Sch., Worcester; BSc (Hons), Politics & Economics, London Sch. of Economics; party: Conservative Party; political career: MP, Norfolk South, 2001-; memberships: Conservative Agents Employment Bd.; professional career: Man. Dir., English Word Factory 1999-; committees: Public Accounts Cttee., 2001-17; European Scrutiny, 2003-07; Unopposed Bills (Panel), 2010; Public Accounts Commission, 2010-17, Nov. 2017-; International Development, 2020-; office address: House of Commons, London, S…

Secretary of State for Business and Trade, UK Government; party: Conservative; political career: MP, Saffron Walden, 2017-; Parly. Under Sec., Dept. for Education, 2019-2020; Exchequer Secretary, Feb. 2020-Sept. 2021; Minister for Equalities, Feb. 2020-July 2022; Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Dev. Office, 2021-2022; Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade, Sept. 2022-Feb. 2023; Minister for Women and Equalities, Oct. 2022-; Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Feb. 2023-; Pres., Board of Trade, Feb. 2023-; committees:…

Germany: Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hesse, Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Thuringia.General Profile Capital: Stuttgart (Population estimate, 2016: 628,000)Constitution and GovernmentThe state of Baden-Württemberg came into being in 1952 following a referendum in three south-western states that had been formed in 1945. It is the third-largest state of the Federal Republic. I…

General ProfileAims to promote, develop and popularise the sport of badminton throughout the world; govern and administer the sport of badminton in a non-discriminatory way; and uphold and enforce the Olympic Charter. It currently has 198 members. Secretary General: Thomas Lund Badminton World Federation (BWF), Unit 1, Level 29, Naza Tower Platinum Park No 10, Persiaran KLCC, 22 Jalan Imbi, 55088 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Tel: +603 2381 9188, fax: +603 2303 9688, e-mail: [email protected], URL: http://bwfbadminton.com/

Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, German Government; party: Alliance 90/The Greens; political career: Mem., German Bundestag, 2013-; Co-Chair, Alliance 90/The Greens, 2018-2022; Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dec. 2021-; office address: Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Auswärtiges Amt, Werderscher Markt 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany; URL: http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de.

Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the United Nations; professional career: Judge; joined diplomatic service, 2000; Directorate of International Law; Swiss Embassy, Hanoi; Dep. Head, Human Rights Policy, Federal Dept. of Foreign Affairs, Asia Desk; Foreign and Security Policy, Swiss Mission to the European Union, Brussels, 2005-08; Political Div., Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York, 2008-13; Rank of Ambassador, 2013; Vice-Dir., Federal Dept. of Foreign Affairs, Directorate of Int…

Former Minister of Justice and Human Rights and Keeper of the Seals, Government of Burkina Faso; born: 1975; political career: Minister of Housing and Town Planning; Minister of Justice and Human Rights, Keeper of the Seals, 2016-21; professional career: Judge; President, Administrative Tribunal of Ouagadougou.

Ambassador to Brazil, US Embassy; professional career: Legal career incl.; Congressional liaison to various treaties incl. Panama Canal; Of Counsel to Manatt, Phelps, USA, international law; Adjunct Prof., Georgetown Univ. Law Centre; Assoc. Prod., ABC News; Long diplomatic career, incl. Senior Advisor to Secretaries of State John Kerry, Hillary Clinton, Madeleine Albright; Special Rep. to the UN General Assembly; Special Rep. for Global Partnerships; US Ambassador to Portugal; US Ambassador to Brazil, 2022-; honours and awards: Numerous incl. Secretary of State's Dist…

Commonwealth of The BahamasGeneral Profile Capital: Nassau (Population, 2015: 270,000) Head of State:HM King Charles III (King of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas and of His other Realms and Territories,Head of the Commonwealth) Governor General:Sir Cornelius A. Smith GCMG National Flag: A black equilateral triangle against the mast superimposed on a horizontal background made up of two colours on three equal stripes: aquamarine, gold and aquamarineConstitution and Government ConstitutionThe Bahamas became a parliamentary democracy in July 1973 when it became a s…

UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director, UN Women; professional career: Adviser to King Abdullah, 2005-06; Pres., Higher Media Council, 2006-08; Assist. Sec.-Gen., Head of the Social Development Sector, League of Arab States, 2008-12; Assist. Sec.-Gen., Assist. Administrator and Dir. of the UNDP Regional Bureau States, 2012-16; Perm. Rep. to the United Nations, Sept. 2016-2021; UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director, Sept. 2021-; office address: UN Women, 220 East 42nd Street, New York, NY 10017, USA; URL: http://www.unwomen.org/.

Kingdom of BahrainMamlakat Al-BahraynGeneral Profile Capital: Manama (Population estimate, 2011: 158,000) Head of State:King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa Crown Prince: HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa National Flag: Red; a white stripe pale-wise at the hoist, with a serration of eight teeth towards the flyConstitution and Government ConstitutionBahrain gained full independence from British protection in 1971, and a Constitution was finalised in 1973. The Constitution was approved by a Constituent assembly consisting of both elected and nomi…

Permanent Representative of Iraq to the United Nations; education: Advisor, Iraqi Governing Council, 2003; Advisor, Iraqi Transitional Council, 2004; Ambassador to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2009; Amb. Extra. and Pleni. to Kuwait, 2010; Head, Dept. of the Americas, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2016; Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, 2017-; office address: Permanent Mission of Iraq to the United Nations, 14 East 79th Street, New York, NY 10075, USA; e-mail: [email protected]; URL: http://iraqmission.us/en/.

Visiting Professor of Political Science, University of Iceland; born: 6 April 1949, Manchester; languages: Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Norwegian, Swedish; education: Oxford Univ., MA, Modern History, 1966-69 ; professional career: UK Dip. Service, 1969-96; Vice Pres., East West Inst., New York, 1996-97; Political Dir., Western European Union, 1997-2000; British Ambassador to Helsinki, 2000-06; Dir., Stockholm Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), to 2007; Prof., Dept. of Political Science, Univ. of Iceland, 2007-; honours and awards: CMG; publications: Numerous ar…