Who Runs What-A Survey of International Organizations

The excitement over who will be the next director of the International Atomic Energy Agency has got me thinking: Who runs the world? Or, more accurately, who runs organizations designed to add order and structure to international cooperation?

Here is a back-of-the envelope roundup of all the international organizations of which I could think. Have I missed any? Would you have counted FIFA? A prize goes to the reader who can correctly pick the nationality of the person who runs the Universal Postal Union. No cheating!

United Nations: Ban Ki Moon, South Korea

International Criminal Court : Chief Prosecutor, Luis Moreno Ocamo, Argentina; President, Judge Sang-Hyun Song, South Korea

NATO: Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Denmark

World Bank: Robert Zoellick, United States

International Monetary Fund: Dominique Strauss-Kahn, France

International Court of Justice: Judge Hisashi Owada, Japan

World Food Program: Josette Sheeran, United States

International Atomic Energy Agency: Mohammed el Baradei, Egypt

Unicef: Ann M. Venemen, United States

World Health Organization: Dr. Margaret Chan, China/Hong Kong/Canada

Interpol: Ronald K Noble, United States

International Civil Aviation Organization: Dr. Taieb Cherif, Algeria