The International Year Book and Statesmen's Who's Who 2010 [2009 Edition] [Hardback]

NOW INLUDES ACCESS TO ONLINE EDITION!This is an authoritative and accessible volume containing invaluable information for diplomats, politicians and statesmen and women involved with international affairs. Concise but comprehensive, The International Year Book and Statesmen?s Who?s Who is an essential reference tool for embassies, ministries, government departments, civil servants, researchers, librarians and all those interested in foreign affairs and global issues. It offers reliable information on every country in the world and includes profiles of territories, dependencies and federal states. In addition to offering background details on all states along with the latest available statistics and trends, The International Year Book and Statesmen?s Who?s Who also includes full contact details and list URLs to facilitate further research. The country profiles cross-reference to the biographical section which contains over 3,800 entries of people of world-renown.International OrganisationsThe International Year Book and Statesmen?s Who?s Who includes a newly formatted International Organisations section with an overview of over 500 organisations world-wide. The listings are arranged alphabetically within specialities ranging from Agriculture to Government and Politics to Welfare and Human Rights. Full contact details, including website addresses, follow each organisation overview.United NationsAs in previous editions, full profiles of the United Nations and its specialised and affiliated agencies are also published. These include the aims, structure, programmes, funding, senior personnel and full contact details. Full and accurate information is also published on all significant intergovernmental organisations ? from the African Union to the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries. BiographiesOver 3,800 profiles will be published in the 2010 edition. With its extensive international coverage The International Year Book and Statesmen?s Who?s Who is an important research tool for those interested in the details of the politicians and statespeople who shape our world. Political coverage extends from heads of state to cabinet ministers to party leaders ? from across the globe: Birgitta Dahl, Chair of the Board, UNICEF, SwedenLennart Bage, President, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)J.G. de Hoop Scheffer, Secretary General, NATOAndrew Li Kwok Nang, Chief Justice, Court of Final Appeal, Hong KongChristian Noyer, Governor, Banque de FranceVahe Gabrielyan, Armenian Ambassador to the UKIsatou N?jie-Saidy, Vice President & Minister of State for Women?s Affairs, The GambiaLeornard Orban, EU Commissioner for MultilingualismGiorgio Napolitano, President of ItalyGladys Asmah, Minister of Fisheries, GhanaSheilabai Bappoo, Minister of Social Security, National Solidarity and Senior Citizens Welfare and Reform Institutions, Mauritius