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WJC Governing Board

  WJC Executive & Governing Board
10 June 2007
  WJC Governing Board - Paris
November 2006
  WJC Governing Board Jerusalem
February 2006
  WJC Governing Board Cordoba, Spain
June 2005
  WJC Plenary Assembly and Governing Board Brussels
January 2005

Governing Board members (June 2007)

Seats Designated by Office or Position

  Ronald S Lauder President (As of June 10, 2007 Election)  
  Matthew Bronfman Chairman, Governing Board (As of June 10, 2007 Election)  
  Mendel Kaplan Chairman of the Executive (As of June 10, 2007 Election)  
  Kalman Sultanik Vice President  
  Lord Greville Janner Vice President  
  Roger Cukierman Vice President  
  Sara Winkowski Vice President  
  Yehiel Leket Vice President  
  Charlotte Knobloch Vice President  
  Helena Glaser Vice President  
  Moshe Ronen Vice President  
  Alexander Bronstein Vice President  
  Vladimir Goussinsky Honorary Vice President  
  Maram Stern Honorary Vice President & Deputy Secretary General  
  Eduardo Elsztain Treasurer  
  Pierre Besnainou * Regional Chair, Europe  
  Evelyn Sommer Regional Chair, North America  
  Jack Terpins Regional Chair, Latin America  
  Shai Hermesh** Regional Chair, Israel  
  Alexander Machkevich Regional Chair, Euro-Asia  
  Matityahu Droblas By Special Designation  
  Zeev Bielski Chairman, World Zionist Organization  
  Stephen E. Herbits Secretary General  
  Pinchas Shapiro Deputy Secretary General & Director of Inter-religious Affairs  
  Serge Cwajgenbaum Regional Director, Europe  
  Shai Franklin Regional Director, North America  
  Vacant Regional Director, Israel  
  Manuel Tenenbaum Regional Director, Latin America  
  Michael Chlenov Regional Director, Euro-Asia  
  Peleg Reshef Director of Future Generations  
  Adam Koffler Director of Young Professionals Diplomatic Corp  
  Ambassador Oded Eran Director of International Affairs  
  David Kimche Chairman of the Israel Council on Foreign Relations  
  Mordechai Arbell Chairman of the WJC Institute  
  Cobi Benatoff Acting Chairman of the WJC Policy Council  
  Chaim Chesler Co-Chair, WJC Commission on the Former Soviet Union  
       

* Pending European Jewish Congress Election
** Pending Suspension Per March 14 and May 07, 2007 Steering Committee Meetings

Additional National Representatives

Seats designated to countries are allotted to the national Jewish representative
organization of the given country that is a member or the affiliate of the World Jewish
Congress in the given country. Those national Jewish representative organizations may
designate their representatives in accordance with the WJC Constitution and their own
organization’s governing documents.

United States 7   Germany 1
Canada 2   Hungary 1
Israel 7   Russia 2
Argentina 2   Ukraine 1
Brazil 2   Belarus 1
France 2   Australia 1
Great Britain 2   South Africa 1
         

Rotating Members from Small Communities

Rotating seats designated to regions for small Jewish Communities are allotted to WJC
Regional Branches to allot to a small Jewish community or small Jewish communities in
their region. The seat(s) belong to the national Jewish representative organization of the
country / countries designated by the Regional Branch.

North America 1
Latin America 2
Europe 3
Euro-Asia 3

Affiliated Organizations

Seats designated to affiliated organizations are allotted to the named organizations.
Those organizations may designate their representatives in accordance with the WJC
Constitution and their own organization’s governing documents.

World Zionist Organization 4
World Union of Jewish Students 1
Other Affiliated International Organizations 4

Youth Delegates

Seats designated to Youth Delegates are allotted by the World Jewish Congress
Department of Future Generations.

Youth Delegates 4

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