International Court of Justice The International Court of Justice consists of 15 members elected by the General Assembly and Security Council for 9-year terms ending February 5 of the year shown in parentheses. The judges, listed in order of precedence, are: Stephen M. Schwebel, United States (2006)*, President Christopher G. Weeramantry, Sri Lanka (2000) Vice President Shigeru Oda, Japan (2003) Mohammed Bedjaoui, Algeria (2006) Gilbert Guillaume, France (2000) Raymond Ranjeva, Madagascar (2000) Geza Herczegh, Hungary (2003) Shi Jiuyong, China (2003) Carl-August Fleischhauer, Germany (2003) Abdul Koroma, Sierra Leone (2003) Vladlen S. Vereshchetin, Russian Federation (2006) Rosalyn Higgins, United Kingdom (2000) Gonzalo Parra-Aranguren, Venezuela (2000) Pieter H. Kooijmans, Netherlands (2006) *resigned, effective February 29, 2000. Appendix 3 United States Permanent Representative and Chief of Mission to the United Nations: A. Peter Burleigh, Chargé d'Affaires (to August 1999); Richard C. Holbrooke (from August 1999) Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations: A. Peter Burleigh (to December 1999); James B. Cunningham (from December 1999) Deputy Permanent Representatives to the Security Council: James B. Cunningham; Nancy Soderberg Representative on the Economic and Social Council: Betty E. King Alternate Representative for Special Political Affairs: Nancy Soderberg Representative for UN Management and Reform: Richard Sklar (to July 1999); Donald S. Hays (from November 1999) U.S. Representative to the European Office of the United Nations, Geneva: George E. Moose U.S. Representative to International Organizations, Vienna: John B. Ritch III UN General Assembly 54th regular session (New York, Sept. 14–Dec. 18) Representative: Richard C. Holbrooke' (Chairman); A. Peter Burleigh (ViceChairman; Gary L. Ackerman; Sim Farar; Peter T. King Alternates: Irwin Belk; Donald S. Hays; Betty E. King; Revius O. Ortique, Jr.; Nancy Soderberg Subsidiary and Other Bodies UN Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation Representative: Fred A. Mettler, Jr., M.D. Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the 24th session (New York, April 12-23) 1. The Secretary of State, Madeleine K. Albright, served as chairman of the delegation, ex officio, during her presence at the session. Representative: Robert B. Rosenstock Alternates: John Arbogast; Carolyn Willson Committee on Conferences Substantive session (New York, Aug. 30-Sept. 1) Representative: Beryl Bentley-Anderson; James B. Bond Disarmament Commission 21st substantive session (New York, Apr. 12-30) Representatives: Robert T. Grey, Jr.; Nancy Soderberg Alternate: Katharine C. Crittenberger Conference on Disarmament First Part (Geneva, Jan. 18-Mar. 26) Committee on Information 21st session (New York, May 3-14) Representative: Mary Speer UN Commission on International Trade Law 32nd session (Vienna, May 17–June 4) Representative: Jeffrey Kovar Alternate: Harold S. Burman Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space 42nd session (Vienna, July 14-16) Representative: Kenneth Hodgkins Alternate: Lynn F. H. Cline Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations Meets intermittently in New York. Security Council Representatives: A. Peter Burleigh (to August 1999); Richard C. Holbrooke (from August 1999) Deputies: A. Peter Burleigh (to December 1999); James B. Cunningham (from December 1999); Donald S. Hays (from November 1999); Nancy Soderberg Trusteeship Council Did not meet in 1999. Economic and Social Council and Related Bodies Substantive session (Geneva, July 5-30) Representative: Betty E. King Alternates: George E. Moose; Seth Winnick Functional Commissions Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice 8th session (Vienna, Apr. 27–May 6) Representative: Rob Boone; Jonathan Winer Alternate: Laura Kennedy Commission on Human Rights 55th session (Geneva, Mar. 22-Apr. 30) Representative: Nancy H. Rubin Alternate: George E. Moose Commission on Narcotic Drugs 42nd session (Vienna, Mar. 16-25; Dec. 2–3) Representative: Rand Beers Alternates: Daniel T. Fantozzi; John B. Ritch III (Nov. 30-Dec. 1) Representative: James P. Callaghan Alternate: Laura Kennedy Commission on Population and Development Representative: Julia V. Taft Alternates: Betty E. King; Margaret J. Pollack Commission for Social Development Representative: Betty E. King Statistical Commission 30th session (New York, Mar. 1-5) Representative: Katherine K. Wallman Alternate: Suzann Evinger Commission on Science and Technology for Development Representative: Joan Dudik-Gayoso Commission on the Status of Women 43rd session (New York, Mar. 1–19) Commission on Sustainable Development |