President Col. Maaouya Ould Sid 'Ahmed TAYA elected Senate: last held 20 January 1993) Member of: AfDB, AsDB, Australian Group, BDEAC, BIS, CBSS, CCC, CE, CERN, COCOM, CSCE, EBRD, EC, ECE, ECLAC, ESA (cooperating state), FAO, G-7, G-8, G-10, GATT, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, IDA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INMARSAT, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ISO (correspondent), ITU, LORCS, NAM (observer), OAS, OPANAL, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO Diplomatic representation in US: chief of mission: Ambassador HIEM Phommachanh chancery: 2222 S Street NW, Washington, DC 20008 telephone: (202) 265-0190 or 0191 consulates general: Melbourne, Perth, and Sydney Carton struck in, in
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