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CHINA

(Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo)

(People's Republic of China)

Tang Jiaxuan - Minister of Foreign Affairs

{Born in Jiangsu Province of China, 17 January 1938}

[Graduated in Japanese Studies, Oriental Languages Department, Beijing University (1962)]

(Since March 1998)

International organization participation : AfDB, APEC, AsDB, BIS, CCC, CDB (non-regional), ESCAP, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, ISO, ITU, LAIA (observer), MINURSO, NAM (observer), OPCW, PCA, UN, UN Security Council, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIKOM, UNITAR, UNOMSIL, UNTSO, UNU, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO (applicant)

 

JAPAN

(Japan)

Yohei Kono - Minister of Foreign Affairs

{Born on 15 January, 1937, in Kanagawa Prefecture}

[Graduate from Waseda University's Department of Political Science and Economics in 1959 / Postgraduate course in political science at Stanford University 1960]

(Since April 5, 2000 - 2nd time)

International organization participation : AfDB, APEC, AsDB, Australia Group, BIS, CCC, CE (observer), CERN (observer), CP, EBRD, ESCAP, FAO, G- 5, G- 7, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, MTCR, NEA, NSG, OAS(observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE (partner), PCA, UN, UN Security Council (temporary), UNCTAD, UNDOF, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNITAR, UNRWA, UNU, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO, ZC

 

NORTH KOREA

(Choson-minjujuui-inmin-konghwaguk)

(Democratic People's Republic of Korea)

awaiting

Paek Nam Sun - Minister of Foreign Affairs

{Born in 1929}

(Since 8 September 1998}

International organization participation : ESCAP, FAO, ICAO, ICRM, IFAD, IFRCS, IHO, IMO, Intelsat (nonsignatory user), IOC, ISO, ITU, NAM, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO,WToO

SOUTH KOREA

(Taehan-ming'guk)

(Republic of Korea)

Lee Chong Pin - Minister of Foreign Affairs

{Born on 16 December, 1937 }

[1955 Graduated from the Kwangju High School, Kwangju, Korea / 1960 Graduated from the College of Law, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea]

(Since January 14, 2000)

International organization participation : AfDB, APEC, AsDB, BIS, CCC, CP, EBRD, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IEA (observer), IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, MINURSO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE (partner), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMOGIP, UNOMIG, UNU, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO

TAIWAN

(T'ai-wan)

Tien Hung-mao - Minister of Foreign Affairs

{Born on 7 November, 1938 Native of Tainan County, Taiwan}

[1961 BA, Political Science, Tunghai University / 1966 MA, Political Science, University of Wisconsin, USA / 1969 Ph.D., Political Science, University of Wisconsin, USA]

(Since 20 May 2000)

International organization participation : APEC, AsDB, BCIE, ICC, IOC, WCL, WTrO (applicant)

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