International Year Book and Statesmen's Who's Who

Former Secretary General, World Meterology Organization; professional career: Scientist, ozone research; Research Prof., remote sensing, 2000-02; Dir. Gen., Finnish Meteorological Inst., 2002-05; Dir., WMO Dev. and Regional Activities Dept., 2005-07; Dir. Gen., Finnish Meteorological Inst., 2007-15; Sec.-Gen., World Meteorological Organization, 2016-2023.

Governor, National Bank of Serbia; born: 1960; education: Fac. of Economics, Pristina; political career: MP, 1993-2000, 2007; Minister of Economic and Ownership Transformation, Gov. of Serbia, 1998-2000; professional career: Teacher, economics, Higher Economics School, Pristina; Financial Dir., Grmija (trading co); Dep. Gen. Manager, Pristinska banka a.d., 1992; worked in banking until 1999; Gen. Mgr., Telekom Serbia, 2005-08, then economic expert; Governor, National Bank of Serbia, 2012-; office address: National Bank of Serbia, Kralja Petra 12, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.

Minister of Justice and Keeper of the Seals, Government of Algeria; party: Minister of Justice and Keeper of the Seals, 2021-; professional career: Head of the Cabinet of the Minister of Justice; Head of the Cabinet, Karim Younes; Judge; Procurator; Sec. Gen., Courts of Justice, Oum El-Bouaghi and Bouira; Advocate General, Supreme Court; President, Supreme Court of Algeria, 2019-2021; office address: Ministry of Justice, 8 Place Bir Hakem, El Biar, 16000 Algiers, Algeria; URL: http://www.mjustice.dz/.

Former President, Serbia; born: 1958, Sarajevo, Bosnia; party: Democratic Party; New Democratic Party; political career: Minister for Telecommunications, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, 2000-03; Minister of Defence, Serbia and Montenegro, 2003-04; Leader, Democratic Party, 2004-14; Pres., Serbia, 2004-12; Party leader, New Democratic Party, 2014-; professional career: psychologist.

Former Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Bulgaria to the UN; languages: French, English, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Polish; education: MA, Univ. of Sofia, Bulgaria; professional career: co-founder, Democratizia newspaper, 1989; editor; career diplomat; Amb. to Italy, 1992-95; Amb. to the UK and Ireland, 1995-97; Amb. to France, 1997-2011; Perm. Rep, of Bulgaria to the UN in New York, 2001-06; Ambassador-at-large, adviser to the Foreign Minister, 2006-09; Special Envoy of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of…

Premier, Government of Niue; political career: Mem., Niue Assembly, 2008-; Minister of Natural Resources, 2017-2020; Premier of Niue, June 2020-, also responsible for Central Agencies, State-Owned Enterprises, and Foreign Affairs; professional career: Competed at bowls for Niue; office address: Office of the Premier, Alofi, Niue.

US Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, US Embassy; professional career: career member of the Senior Executive Service;management analyst, Government Accountability Office; various posts, Foreign Services, incl. Office of the Inspector General, Dept. of State, Special Assist. to the Inspector General; Management Counselor, US Embassy in Bern; Dep. Dir., Office of Resource Management and Organization Analysis, Bureau of Human Resources, then Director; Dep. Assist. Sec. of State, Bureau of Huma…

United States Trade Representative, US Government; education: Yale Univ.; Harvard Univ.; professional career: various roles, Trade Representative's Office of Beneral Counsel, incl. Chief Counsel for China Trade; Trade Counsel, House Ways and Means Cttee; Chief Trade Counsel, 2017; United States Trade Representative, 2021-; office address: Office of the US Trade Representative, 600 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20508, USA; phone: +1 202 395 9477; URL: http://ustr.gov/.

Republic of China China: Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan.General Profile Capital: Taipei (Population estimate 2021: 2.524 million) Head of State: Tsai Ing-wen (President) (outgoing) Vice President: Lai Ching-te (outgoing) President-elect: Lai Ching-te Vice-President-elect: Hsiaso Bi-khim National Flag: On a field of crimson, a white sun with 12 rays on a blue rectangle at the upper hoistConstitution and Government ConstitutionWhen the Kuomintang forces of General Chiang Kai-shek were defeated by the Communist forces in 1949 they established themselves on the…

Italian, Member, European Parliament; born: 1953; education: Law, La Sapienza Univ., Rome; party: Forza Italia; political career: Co-founder, Forza Italia; Mem., European Parliament, 1994-; Vice-Pres., European People's Party; Vice-Pres. for Transport, EU Commission, 2008-09; Vice Pres. and Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship, 2010-14; Vice Pres., European Parliament, 2014-17, President, 2017-19; professional career: professional journalist, 20 years; office address: European Parliament, 60 Rue Wiertz, P.O.B. 1047, B-1047 Brussels, Belgium; URL: http:/…

Republic of TajikistanJumkhurii TojikistonGeneral Profile Capital: Dushanbe (Population estimate, 2021: 1.2 million) Head of State:Emamoli Rakhmon (President) National Flag: Three horizontal stripes of red, white and green, charged with a crown and seven stars, all in gold in the centre.Constitution and Government ConstitutionOriginally an Autonomous Republic within the Uzbek SSR, Tajikistan became a constituent republic of the USSR on 5 December 1929. The Tajik SSR included the Gorny Badakhshan Autonomous Region.In the era of perestroika, the Supreme Soviet grant…

Former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, Government of Japan; born: 1961; party: Liberal Democratic Party; political career: Mem., House of Representatives, 1993-; Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs, Science and Technology Policy, Innovation, Equality and Social Affairs, and Food Safety, 2006-07; Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2014, Minister of State for the Social Security and Tax Number System, 2016-17, also Minister of State for the Social Security and Tax Number System, 2019-2020.

Member, US House of Representatives; education: Harvard College; political career: Mem., US House of Congress, 2012-; professional career: Teacher; Riverside Community College District Board of Trustee, Board Pres.; committees: 116th Congress: Education and Labor; Veterans' Affairs, Chair; 117th Congress: Education and Labor; Veterans' Affairs, Chair; office address: House of Representatives, 420 CHOB, Washington, USA; phone: +1 202 225 2305; URL: https://takano.house.gov/.

Premier, Government of Niue; political career: Deputy Premier; Finance Minister; Chair, Pacific Islands Forum, 2008-09; Premier, 2008-; office address: Niue Parliament House, Sialeuka, Niue; e-mail: [email protected]; URL: https://niuepremierofficial.com/.

Prime Minister, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic; born: 1951; party: Polisario Front; political career: lived in exile, 1975-; speaker, Sahrawi National Council; Prime Minister, 2003-18.

Governor, Central Bank of Algeria; professional career: Head of Division, Audit, 1996-2004; Inspector General, 2004-08; Credit Populaire d'Algérie; Sec.-Gen., Conseil de la Monnaie et du Crédit, 2014-, Governor, May 2022-; office address: Banque d'Algérie, Immeuble Joly, 38 Avenue Franklin Roosevelt, 16000 Algiers, Algeria; URL: http://www.bank-of-algeria.dz/.

Former Minister, Government of Jordan; education: Univ. of Jordan; Univ. of Edinburgh, UK; political career: Minister of Industry; Minister of Justice, 2013-17; Senator; Minister of Justice, 2018-2021; Acting Minister of the Interior, 2020; professional career: Lawyer; Academic; Prof. of Law, Fac. of Law, Jordan Univ..

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Government of Senegal; education: law, Univ. of Dakar; political career: Minister of Communication, 1998-2000; Mayor of Podor, 2009; Mem., National Assembly; Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gov. of Senegal, 2020-; professional career: Lawyer; office address: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1 place de l'Indépendance, BP 4044, Dakar, Senegal; URL: http://www.diplomatie.gouv.sn.

President, Government of Benin; education: Univ. of Dakar, Senegal; political career: President, Head of Government, Head of State, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, March 2016-; professional career: Businessman; office address: Office of the President, BP 1288, Place de l'Independence, Cotonou, Benin; phone: +229 21 30 02 28; URL: http://www.gouv.bj.

Governor, Bangladesh Bank, Central Bank of Bangladesh; professional career: long career in Bangladesh Civil Service (Administration cadre); various roles within government, incl. 18 years within Finance Division, incl. Finance Sec., 2018-2020; Senior Sec., 2020; As Finance Sec., also Dir., Board of Dirs., Bangladesh Bank; Chmn., Bangladesh Infrastructure Finance Fund Ltd; Chmn., National Human Resource Dev. Fund; Vice-Chmn., IDB-BISEW; Dep. Chmn., SABINCO; Dir., Biman Bangladesh Airlines; Mem., Bd. of G…