Foreign Exchange

by Seth Zupnik
Content Manager, Foreign Representatives in the U.S. Yellow Book

November 26, 2008

The Foreign Representatives in the U.S. Yellow Book, published semiannually, contains up-to-date information on leaders in the U.S. offices of non-U.S. corporations, financial institutions, foreign nations, intergovernmental organizations, media, and law firms. The Winter 2009 edition profiles over 1,000 foreign corporations and financial institutions and their U.S. representative offices; 192 foreign nations, including embassies, consulates, and permanent missions to the United Nations; 16 intergovernmental organizations; 173 foreign press outlets; and 29 law firms. The Foreign Representatives in the U.S. Yellow Book provides access to over 19,000 executives managing the offices of the leading non-U.S. companies and organizations.

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New Listings
The following listings appear for the first time in the Foreign Representatives in the U.S. Yellow Book:

Company Name Changes
The following companies have changed their names since the publication of the Summer 2008 edition:

Mergers and Acquisitions
The following mergers and acquisitions have been completed since the publication of the Summer 2008 edition:

Corporations
Activision, Inc. of Santa Monica, California merged with a subsidiary of Vivendi S.A. of France to form Activision Blizzard, Inc.

Danfoss A/S of Denmark completed its acquisition of a majority stake in Sauer-Danfoss Inc. of Lincolnshire, Illinois.

Gaz de France and Suez S.A. of France merged to form GDF SUEZ.

Iberdrola, S.A. of Spain completed its acquisition of Energy East Corporation of Albany, New York. InBev of the Netherlands completed its acquisition of Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. of St. Louis, Missouri.

Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. of Japan completed its acquisition of the U.S. operations of Danka Systems PLC of the United Kingdom.

NEC Corporation of Japan completed its acquisition of NetCracker Technology Corp. of Waltham, Massachusetts.

Nokia Corporation of Finland completed its acquisition of NAVTEQ Corporation of Chicago, Illinois.

Ricoh Company, Ltd. of Japan completed its acquisition of IKON Office Solutions, Inc. of Malvern, Pennsylvania.

Shionogi & Co., Ltd. of Japan completed its acquisition of Sciele Pharma, Inc. of Atlanta, Georgia.

Sony Corporation of Japan completed its acquisition of SONY BMG Music Entertainment, now SONY Music Entertainment Inc., of New York, New York, formerly a joint venture with Bertelsmann AG of Germany.

Financial Institutions
Tokio Marine and Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. of Japan completed its acquisition of Philadelphia Insurance Companies of Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.

Newly Appointed Heads of State
Ahmed OUYAHIA is the new Prime Minister of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, replacing Abdelaziz BELKHADEM.

Nebojsa RADMANOVIC is the new Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, replacing Haris SILAJDZIC.

Adolphe MUZITO is the new Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, replacing Antoine GIZENGA.

Ignacio Milam TANG is the new Prime Minister of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, replacing Ricardo Mangue Obama NFUBEA.

Grigol MGALOBLISHVILI is the new Prime Minister of Georgia, replacing Lado GURGENIDZE.

Tillman THOMAS is the new Prime Minister of Grenada, replacing Keith C. MITCHELL.

Carlos CORREIA is the new Prime Minister of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, replacing Martinho Ndafa KABI.

Michele PIERRE-LOUIS is the new Prime Minister of the Republic of Haiti, replacing Jacques Édouard ALEXIS.

Taro ASO is the new Prime Minister of Japan, replacing Yasuo FUKUDA.

Mohamed NASHEED is the new President of the Republic of Maldives, replacing Maumoon Abdul GAYOOM.

Mohamed Ould ABDEL AZIZ is the President, High Council of State of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, replacing President Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh ABDALLAHI.

Moulaye Ould Mohamed LAGHDAF is the new Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, replacing Yahya Ould Ahmed EL WAGHEF.

Ram Baran YADAV is the new President of Nepal.

Pushpa Kamal DAHAL is the new Prime Minister of Nepal, replacing Girija Prassad KOIRALA.

John KEY is the new Prime Minister of New Zealand, replacing Helen CLARK.

Johnson TORIBIONG has been elected President of the Republic of Palau, replacing Tommy E. REMENGESAU, Jr. He will assume office in January 2009.

Yehude SIMON is the new Prime Minister of the Republic of Peru, replacing Jorge del CASTILLO GALVEZ.

Joaquim Rafael BRANCO is the new Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, replacing Patrice TROVOADA.

Mirko CVETKOVIC is the new Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia, replacing Vojislav KOSTUNICA.

Borut PAHOR is the new Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia, replacing Janez JANSA.

Kgalema MOTLANTHE is the new President of the Republic of South Africa, replacing Thabo MBEKI.

Barnabas Sibusiso DLAMINI is the new Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Swaziland, replacing Absalom Themba DLAMINI.

Somchai WONGSAWAT is the new Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand, replacing Samak SUNDARAVEJ.

Gilbert Fossoun HOUNGBO is the new Prime Minister of the Togolese Republic, replacing Komlan MALLY.

Edward Nipake NATAPEI is the new Prime Minister of the Republic of Vanuatu, replacing Ham LINI.

Rupiah BANDA is the new President of the Republic of Zambia, replacing Levy Patrick MWANAWASA.

Ambassador Appointments
The following ambassadors have been appointed since the Summer 2008 edition:

Intergovernmental Organizations Executive Changes
The following is a list of key executive changes that have occurred in the Intergovernmental Organizations section since the Summer 2008 edition:

Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization
Rahmat MOHAHAD of Malaysia has replaced Wafik Zaher KAMIL CASSIS of Egypt as Secretary-General.

International Organization for Migration
William Lacy SWING of the United States has replaced Brunson MCKINLEY of the United States as Director-General.

Organization of American States
Four new members have been appointed as Ambassador to the Permanent Council:

Nestor MENDEZ of Belize has replaced Lisa SHOMAN.
Michael LOUIS of Saint Lucia has replaced Sonia M. JOHNNY.
La Celia PRINCE of Saint Vincent & the Grenadines has replaced Ellsworth I.A. JOHN.
Roy CHADERTON MATOS of Venezuela has replaced Jorge VALERO BRICEÑO.

United Nations
Angela KANE of Germany has replaced Alicia BARCENA IBARRA of Mexico as Under-Secretary-General, Department of Management.

Alain LE ROY of France has replaced Jean-Marie GUÉHENNO of France as Under-Secretary-General, Department of Peacekeeping Operations.

Patricia O’BRIEN of Ireland has replaced Nicolas MICHEL of Switzerland as Under-Secretary-General and Legal Counsel, Office of Legal Affairs.

Miguel D’ESCOTO BROCKMANN of Nicaragua has replaced Srgjan KERIM of Macedonia as President of the United Nations General Assembly.

Navanethem PILLAY of South Africa has replaced Louise ARBOUR of Canada as High Commissioner for Human Rights.

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