Publisher's Synopsis
This reference covers over 13,500 multinational and national membership organizations from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, including US-based organizations with a bi-national or multinational membership. It has entries providing the following information: the names of directors, executive officers and other personal contacts; telephone, fax, telex, E-mail and bulletin boards and numbers; the group's history, governance, staff, membership, budget and affiliations; the goals and activities of the international organizations, including research , awards, certification, education, promotion and lobbying. Entries are arranged in 15 general subject chapters allowing users to browse in sections that interest them.