Selected Multilateral MULTILATERAL INTERNATIONAL Explanatory Note: Descriptions of most of the organizations listed below may be found in the publication entitled United States Contributions to International Organizations, Fiscal Year 1985 (Department of State Publication 9507). The United States participates in the organizations named below in accordance with the provisions of treaties, other international agreements, congressional legislation, or executive arrangements. In some cases, no financial contribution is involved. International North Pacific Fisheries International Office of Epizootics International Rubber Study Group International Union for the Protection of North Atlantic Ice Patrol North Atlantic Salmon Conservation North Pacific Fur Seal Commission Permanent International Association of VI. Special Voluntary Programs Consultative Group on International Convention on International Trade in Intergovernmental Committee for International Atomic Agency Technical International Fund for Agricultural OAS Special Development Assistance OAS Special Multilateral Fund (Education and Science) OAS Special Projects Fund (Mar del PAHO Special Health Promotion Funds United Nations Center for Human Settlements (HABITAT) United Nations Children's Fund United Nations Development Program Program for South Africa United Nations Environment Program United Nations Fund for Population United Nations High Commissioner for United Nations Institute for Namibia United Nations Relief and Works Agency Africa United Nations Voluntary Fund for the Victims of Torture United Nations Volunteers West African Rice Development WHO Special Programs WMO Voluntary Cooperation Program African Development Bank The African Development Bank (AFDB) was formed in 1963 by 33 independent African countries to contribute, individually and jointly, to the economic and social progress of its regional members. In 1973, non-African countries joined with AFDB to establish the African Development Fund (AFDF) as the concessional lending affiliate of AFDB. The Fund loans only to the poorest African countries. Membership in the Bank was limited to 50 African nations until late 1982 when 24 nonregional countries began to join the institution. The United States became a member of AFDF in 1976 by virtue of the African Development Fund Act (90 Stat. 591; 22 U.S.C. 290g note), and in February 1983 the United States became a member of AFDB by virtue of the African Development Bank Act (95 Stat. 741; 22 U.S.C. 290i note). Asian Development Bank Headquarters: 2330 Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City, Philippines President: Masao Fujioka The Agreement establishing the Asian Development Bank came into effect on August 22, 1966, when it was ratified by 15 governments. The Bank commenced operations on December 19, 1966. It now has a membership of 47 countries, 34 of which are in the Asian region. The United States became a member by virtue of the Asian Development Bank Act of March 16, 1966 (80 Stat. 71; 22 U.S.C. 285-285h). The purpose of the Bank is to foster economic growth and contribute to the acceleration of economic development of the developing member countries in Asia, collectively and individually. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Headquarters: Rome, Italy Director General: Edouard Saouma (Lebanon) Liaison Office for North America: Suite 300, North American Representative: Roger A. The Food and Agriculture Organization The Organization's purpose, as set forth in the preamble to its constitution, is "raising levels of nutrition and standards of living of the peoples under their respective jurisdictions, securing improvements in the efficiency of the production and distribution of all food and agricultural products, bettering the condition of rural populations, and thus contributing toward an expanding world economy.' " Inter-American Defense Board 2600 Sixteenth Street NW., Washington, DC 20441. Phone, 202-939-6660 Chairman: Lt. Gen. John L. Ballantyne, USA The Inter-American Defense Board is a permanently constituted, international organization, autonomous within the inter-American system, composed of army, navy, and air officers appointed by the governments of American Republics. Its constitutional sources are: Resolution XXXIX of the Meeting of Foreign Ministers at Rio de Janeiro in January 1942; Resolution XXXIV of the Ninth International Conference of American States held in Bogotá, Colombia, in April 1948; and Resolution III of the Fourth Meeting of Consultation of Ministers of Foreign Affairs, held in Washington, DC, March-April 1951. The Board studies and recommends to the governments of the American Republics measures necessary for close military collaboration in preparation for the collective self-defense of the American continents. Inter-American Development Bank Headquarters: 1300 New York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20577. Phone, 202-6231000 President: Antonio Ortiz Mena The Agreement Establishing the InterAmerican Development Bank came into effect in December 1959, when it was accepted by 19 Latin American Republics and the United States. The Bank commenced operations on October 1, 1960. The United States became a member by virtue of the Inter-American Development Bank Act (73 Stat. 299; 22 U.S.C. 283). Trinidad and Tobago became a member in 1967, Barbados and Jamaica in 1969, Canada in 1972, Guyana in 1976, the Bahamas in 1977, and Suriname in 1980. The Bank amended its Articles of Agreement on June 1, 1976, to enable the admission of nonregional countries. The countries of Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Israel, Japan, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and Yugoslavia became members in 1976; Austria, the Netherlands, France, Italy, Finland, and Sweden in 1977; Portugal in 1980; and Norway in 1986. The Bank's purpose is to promote the economic and social development of the regional developing member countries, individually and collectively. Intergovernmental Committee for Headquarters: 17 Route des Morillons, Grand- New York Office: Room 717, 1123 Broadway, New York, NY 10010. Phone, 212-463-4822 Chief of Mission: Richard E. Scott California Office: 2173 Francisco Boulevard, Suite D, San Rafael, CA 94901. Phone, 415459-8035 Operations Coordinator: James Gildea The Intergovernmental Committee for Migration (ICM), formerly the Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration, was created in 1951 at a conference in Brussels sponsored by the Governments of the United States and Belgium. ICM is a technical, nonpolitical organization that plans and operates refugee resettlement, national migration, and emergency relief programs at the request of its member governments and in cooperation with other international organizations. ICM has three major objectives: the processing and movement of refugees to countries offering them permanent resettlement opportunities; the promotion of orderly migration to meet the specific needs of both emigration and immigration countries; and the transfer of technology through migration in order to promote the economic, educational, and social advancement of countries in the process of development, particularly in Latin America and Africa. ICM has a membership of 33 governments; 15 other governments have observer status. Operational offices are located in 34 countries, including some nonmember countries in Southeast Asia. International Atomic Energy Headquarters: Wagramerstrasse 5, Vienna, Director General: Dr. Hans Blix (Sweden) The Statute of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), opened for signature at United Nations Headquarters in New York from October 26, 1956, to January 24, 1957, was signed by the plenipotentiaries of the United States and 79 other governments, ratified by the |