[spald]

From UNESCO World Heritage site:

The Bureau consists of seven States Parties elected annually by the Committee : a Chairperson, five Vice-Chairpersons, and a Rapporteur.

On 30 June 2003, at its 27th session, the World Heritage Committee elected the following members of its Bureau:

Chairperson:	• Saint Lucia, Ms Vera Lacoeuilhe, chaired the 27th session of the Committee (Paris, 30 June - 5 July 2003) • China, Mr Zhang Xinsheng, became the Chairperson at the conclusion of the 27th session and will chair the 28th session of the Committee (Suzhou, China, 28 June - 7 July 2004)
Rapporteur:	• South Africa, Ms Louise Graham
Vice-Chairpersons:	• Argentina • Nigeria • Oman • China  • Saint Lucia • the United Kingdom

The Bureau of the Committee co-ordinates the work of the Committee and fixes the dates, hours and order of business of meetings.

The election of the new Bureau will take place at the end of the 28th session of the World Heritage Committee (Suzhou, China, 28 June - 7 July 2004).

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http://www.unesco.org/whc/ab_comm.htm
Update: 28 september 2003

[wita]

I think I would be particularly interested in the World Heritage Committee budget.