Membership and Presidency
| COUNTRY | TERM |
PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE |
PRESIDENCY |
| Chile | 1997 | Amb. Somavia | October |
| China | Permanent | Amb. Qin | November |
| Costa Rica | 1998 | Amb. Berrocal | December |
| Egypt | 1997 | Amb. Elaraby | - |
| France | Permanent | Amb. Dejamet | - |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1997 | Amb. Lopes Cabral | - |
| Japan | 1998 | Amb. Owada | January |
| Kenya | 1999 | Amb. Mahugu | February |
| Poland | 1997 | Amb. Wlosowicz | March |
| Portugal | 1998 | Amb. Monteiro | April |
| Republic of Korea | 1997 | Amb. Park | May |
| Russia | Permanent | Amb. Lavrov | June |
| Sweden | 1998 | Amb. Osvald/Amb. Dahlgren | July |
| UK | Permanent | Amb. Weston | August |
| US | Permanent | Amb. Richardson | September |
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
