Updates and Additions

New Heads of State, Governors and Other Leaders

12/05/21      update to U.S. govt.: Bob Dole (b. 1923 - d. 2021), U.S. Senate Majority Leader

                1985-87 & 1995-96, RNC chair 1971-73, and U.S. Senator 1969-1996 dies.

11/30/21      updates to Barbados (Pres.), Sweden (PM).

11/25/21      update to Interpol (Pres.)

11/24/21      update to Romania (PM).

11/23/21      update to Ethiopia state: South West Peoples (Gov.)

11/21/21      update to The Sudan (PM).

11/19/21      update to Canada prov.: Nunavut (PM).

11/16/21      update to U.S. city: Boston (Mayor).

11/13/21      update to U.S. city election: New Orleans, LA: Mayor LaToya Cantrell (f)(Dem.)

                wins re-election over Vina Nguyen (f)(Rep.), Leilani Heno (f)(Ind.), Belden

                Batiste (Dem.), Joseph Amato (Louisiana Independent), Eldon Delloyd Anderson

                (Dem.), Byron S. Cole (Ind.), Luke Fontana (Dem.), and Manny Bruno (Ind.),

                64.7%-13.5%-8.8%-5.1%-1.7%-1.3%-1.2%-1%-0.8%

11/12/21      update to Fiji (Pres.)

11/11/21      updates to The Sudan (Pres.), Saint Lucia (Gov.-gen.), Nepal prov.:

                Province No. 1, Karnali Pradesh, Sudurpaschim Pradesh (Gov.)

11/09/21      update to Cabo Verde (Pres.)

11/05/21      updates to Cyprus: Turkish Northern Cyprus (PM), Tajikistan: Gorno-Badakhshan

                (Gov.)

11/02/21      updates to Canada prov.: Manitoba (PM); Nepal prov.: Karnali Pradesh, Province 1

                (PM), U.S. election results: parties - Dem. = Democratic, Rep. = Republican,

                Cons. = Conservative Party, DFL = Democratic–Farmer–Labor, DSA = Democratic

                Socialists of America, Grn. = Green Party, Indep. = Independence Party, Ind. =

                Independent, Libt. = Libertarian, Ref. = Reform Party, SWP = Socialist Workers

                Party, WFP = Working Families Party;

              Governor elections:

              - New Jersey: Gov. Phil Murphy (Dem.) is re-elected over Jack Ciattarelli (Rep.),

                Madelyn Hoffman (f)(Grn.), Gregg Mele (Libt.), and Joanne Kuniansky (f)(SWP),

                51.1%-48.2%-0.32%-0.30%-0.15%;

              - Virginia: Glenn A. Youngkin (Rep.) defeats ex-Gov. Terry R. McAuliffe (Dem.),

                and Princess L. Blanding (f)(Liberation), 50.6%-48.6%-0.70%;

              U.S. Mayor elections:

              - Albany, NY: Mayor Katherine Sheehan (f)(Dem.) is re-elected over Alicia Purdy

                (Rep./Con.), and Greg Aidala (Ind.), 62.1%-17.5%-17.2%;

              - Albuquerque, NM: Mayor Tim Keller (Dem.) is re-elected over Manny Gonzales III

                (Dem.), Eddy Aragon (Rep.), 55.8%-25.6%-18.4%;

              - Annapolis, MD: Mayor Gavin Buckley (Dem.) is re-elected over Steven Strawn

                (Rep.), 70.3%-28.6%;
              - Atlanta, GA: Felicia A. Moore (f)(Dem.) leads Andre Dickens (Dem.), ex-Mayor

                Kasim Reed (Dem.), Sharon A. Gay (f)(Ind.), Antonio Brown (Dem.), Kenneth Darnell

                Hill (Dem.), Rebecca L. King (f)(Ind.), Mark Hammad (Ind.), Kirsten Dunn (f)

                (Ind.), Glenn Wrightson (Ind.), 45.4%-27.5%-12.4%-6%-4.6%-0.5%-0.4%-0.4%-0.3%-

                0.2%; in the 30 Nov 2021 runoff Dickens defeats Moore, 63.7%-36.3%;
              - Billings, MT: Mayor Bill Cole (Ind.) unopposed is re-elected by acclamation;
              - Boston, MA: Michelle Wu (f)(Dem.) defeats Annissa Essaibi George (f)(Dem.),

                63.9%-35.6%;
              - Buffalo, NY: write-in-candidate Mayor Byron W. Brown (Ind.) defeats India B.

                Walton (f)(Dem./DSA/WFP), 58.8%-41.2%;
              - Cincinnati, OH: Aftab Pureval (Dem.) defeats David Mann (Dem.), 65.8%-34.2%;
              - Cleveland, OH: Justin Bibb (Dem.) defeats Kevin J. Kelley (Dem.), 62.9%-37.1%;
              - Detroit, MI: Mayor Michael Duggan (Dem.) is re-elected over Anthony Adams

                (Dem.), 75.6%-24.4%;
              - Jersey City, NJ: Mayor Steven Fulop (Dem.) is re-elected over Lewis Spears

                (Ind.), 67.3%-32.4%;

              - Lansing, MI: Mayor Andy Schor (Dem.) is re-elected over Kathie Dunbar (f)(Ind.),

                64.1%-35.6%;
              - Manchester, NH: Mayor Joyce Craig (f)(Dem.) is re-elected over Victoria

                Sullivan (f)(Rep.), 53.%-46.8%;
              - Miami, FL: Mayor Francis X. Suarez (Rep.) is re-elected over Max Martinez

                (Dem.), Marie Frantz Exantus (f)(Dem.), Anthony Melvin Dutrow (SWP), and Frank

                Pichel (Ind.), 78.6%-11.6%-4.3%-3.7%-1.8%;
              - Minneapolis, MN: Mayor Jacob Frey (Dem./DFL) defeats Sheila Nezhad (f)(DFL),

                Kate Knuth (f)(Dem./DFL), AJ Awed (DFL), Laverne Turner (Rep.), Clint Conner

                (Dem.), Bob "Again" Carney Jr. (Rep.), Marcus Harcus (Grassroots-Legalize

                Cannabis), Nate "Honey Badger" Atkins (Libt.), Mark Globus (DFL), Doug Nelson

                (SWP), Jerrell Perry (DFL), Mike Winter (MN Indep.), Christopher David (Dem.),

                Kevin "No Body" Ward (Ind.), Paul E. Johnson (Humanitarian-Community), and Troy

                Benjegerdes (Dem.) win in the first-preference vote: 42.8%-21.1%-18.4%-4.8%-3.2%

                -2.9%-1.9%-0.8%-0.8%-0.8%-0.5%-0.5%-0.4%-0.3%-0.2%-0.2%-0.1%, then after the

                reallocation of ranked votes Frey defeats Knuth, 49.1%-38.2;

              - New York City, NY: Brooklyn Borough Pres. Eric Adams (Dem.) defeats Curtis Sliwa

                (Rep./Indep.), Cathy Rojas (f)(Socialism and Liberation), Bill Pepitone (Cons.),

                Write-ins, Quanda S. Francis (Empowerment), Stacey Prussman (f)(Libt.), Raja

                Flores (United), Fernando Mateo (Save Our City), Skiboky Stora (Out Lawbreaker),

                72.8%-22.6%-2.6%-0.9%-0.6%-0.4%-0.3%-0.2%-0.2%-0.1-0.02%;
                New York City Borough Presidents:
                - Bronx: Vanessa L. Gibson (f)(Dem.) defeats Janelle King (f)(Rep.), and

                  Sammy Ravelo (Cons.), 79.7%-13.7%-6.6%;
                - Brooklyn: Antonio Reynoso (Dem.) defeats Menachem M. Raitport (Rep./Cons.),

                  Anthony T. Jones (Rent Is Too Damn High), Shanduke McPhatter (Change),

                  72.6%-23.4%-2.7%-1.4%;
                - Manhattan: Mark D. Levine (Dem.) defeats Lou Puliafito (Rep.), Michael Lewyn

                  (Libt.), 84.7%-13.4%-1.9%;
                - Queens: incumbent Donovan J. Richards, Jr. (Dem.) defeats Thomas J. Zmich

                  (Rep./Cons./Save Our City), 65.8%-34.2%;

                - Staten Island: ex-Congressman Vito J. Fossella (Rep.) defeats Mark S. Murphy

                  (Dem./Staten Island First), and Leticia M. Remauro (f)(Cons.),

                  62%-30.3%-7.7%;
              - Pittsburgh, PA: Edward C. Gainey (Dem.) defeats Tony Moreno (Rep.), 70.6%-28.6%;
              - Rochester, NY: Malik Evans (Dem./WFP) is elected unopposed with 98.6% of vote;
              - Saint Paul, MN: Mayor Melvin Carter III (Dem./DFL) defeats Dino Guerin (MN

                Indep.), Paul Langenfeld (Ind.), Bill Hosko (Ind.), Dora Jones-Robinson (f)

                (Ind.), Miki Frost (Ind.), Abu Nayeem (Ind.), and Scott Evans Wergin (Ind.),

                61.8%-12.7%-9%-5.8%-4%-3.5%-2.6%-0.6%;
              - Santa Fé, NM: Mayor Alan Webber (Dem.) is re-elected over Joann Vigil Coppler

                (f)(Dem.), and Alexis Martinez Johnson (f)(Rep.), 54.8%-35%-10.2%;

              - Seattle, WA: Bruce Harrell (Dem.) defeats M. Lorena González (f)(Dem.),

                58.8%-40.9%;
              - Syracuse, NY: Mayor Ben Walsh (Indep./Ind.) is re-elected over Khalid Bey

                (Dem.), and Janet Burman (f)(Rep./Cons./Syracuse United), 60.7%-27.2%-11.8%;
              - Toledo, OH: Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz (Dem.) is re-elected over ex-Mayor

                Carleton "Carty" S. Finkbeiner (Ind.), 68.9%-29.7%;

              - Topeka, KS: Mike Padilla (Dem.) defeats Leo Cangiani (Ind.), 61.1%-38.9%;

11/01/21      updates to Australia state: Queensland (Gov.), Mexico states: Baja California,

                     Colima, Sinaloa (Gov.), Solomon Islands prov.: Choiseul (PM).

10/31/21      update to Saint Lucia (Gov.-gen.)

10/29/21      updates to Pakistan prov.: Balochistan (PM), U.S. govt.: Justice Dept (Sol. gen.)

10/28/21      updates to Nepal prov.: Bagmati (PM); Parlacen (Pres.)

10/27/21      update to Germany state: Nordrhein-Westfalen (PM).

10/26/21      update to Germany state: Nordrhein-Westfalen (PM).

10/25/21      updates to Saint Helena (PM), The Sudan (Pres., PM), South Korea prov.: Gyeonggi

                (Gov.)

10/21/21      update to New Zealand (Gov.-gen.)

10/19/21      update to China prov.: Xizang (Pty. Secy.)

10/15/21      updates to Mexico state: Guerrero (Gov.); Kosovo (KFOR Cmdr.),

                Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church (Cath.)

10/14/21      update to Norway (PM).

10/12/21      updates to Isle of Man (PM), Kyrgyzstan (PM), Russia admin.: Sibirsky (Plenp.),

                Yaroslavl (Gov.)

10/11/21      updates to Austria (PM), Estonia (Pres.), Tunisia (PM).

10/08/21      update to Russia rep.: North Ossetia-Alania (PM).

10/07/21      updates to Morocco (PM), Australia state: South Australia (Gov.), U.S. govt.:

                     BLM (Dir.)

10/06/21      updates to Guinea (PM), Peru (PM).

10/05/21      updates to Australia state: New South Wales (PM), U.S. mayor election Juneau, AK:

                     Mayor Beth A. Weldon (f)(Ind.) is re-elected unopposed with 91.7% of the vote

                     vs. 8.3% other/write-in votes.

10/04/21      updates to Japan (PM), Mexico state: Nuevo León (Gov.), Russia reg.: Tambov,

                     Vladimir (Gov.)

10/02/21      update to São Tomé e Príncipe (Pres.)

10/01/21      updates to San Marino (Capt.-reg.), Vatican City (Pres. Gov.), Mexico states:

                Michoacán, Querétaro (Gov.), U.S. govt.: U.S. Mint (Dir.), UNICEF (Exec. Dir.)

09/30/21      updates to China prov.: Xingjiang (Gov.), Ethiopia reg.: Amhara (Pres.)

09/29/21      updates to Isle of Man (Gov.), Ethiopia reg.: Dire Dawa (Mayor).

09/28/21      updates to New Zealand (Gov.-gen.), Tuvalu (Gov.-gen.)

09/27/21      update to U.S. govt.: U.S. Marshals (Dir.)

09/26/21      update to Mexico state: San Luis Potosí (Gov.)

09/23/21      update to Armenian Catholic Church (Patr.)

09/20/21      updates to Argentina (Cabinet Chf.), Argentina prov.: Tucumán (Gov.), India

                state: Punjab (PM), Russia rep.: Karachayevo-Cherkesskaia (PM).

09/19/21      update to Mexico state: Nayarit (Gov.)

09/18/21      update to India state: Tamil Nadu (Gov.)

09/17/21      updates to The Bahamas (PM), India state: Nagaland (Gov.)

09/16/21      update to Mexico state: Campeche (Gov.)

09/15/21      update to India state: Uttarakhand (Gov.)

09/14/21      updates to Japan pref.: Mie (Gov.), United Nations (Gen. Assem. Pres.); U.S.

                election: California Recall of Governor Gavin Newsom (Dem.) fails 62.2% No vs.

                37.8% Yes. In the case of recall, Larry Elder (Rep.) leads Kevin Paffrath

                (Dem.), Kevin Faulconer (Rep.), Brandon Ross (Dem.), John Cox (Rep.), Kevin

                Kiley (Rep.), Jacqueline McGowan (f)(Dem.), Joel Ventresca (Dem.), Daniel Watts

                (Dem.), Holly L. Baade (f)(Dem.), Patrick Kilpatrick (Dem.), Armando Perez-

                Serrato (Dem.), Caitlyn Jenner (f)(Rep.) and Dan Kapelovitz (Green), winning

                48.2%-9.7%-8.1%-5.4%-4.2%-3.4%-2.9%-2.5%-2.3%-1.3%-1.2%-1%-0.9%.

09/13/21      updates to India states: Gujarat (PM), Mexico state: Sonora (Gov.),

                Assyrian Church of the East (Patr.), UNCTAD (Secy.-gen.)

09/12/21      update to Mexico state: Zacatecas (Gov.)

09/10/21      updates to Lebanon (PM), Congo DRC prov.: Lualaba (Gov.), Mexico state: Baja

                California Sur (Gov.), SEGIB (Secy.-gen.)

09/08/21      updates to Congo DRC prov.: Congo Central (Gov.), Mexico state: Chihuahua (Gov.)

09/07/21      update to Afghanistan (Pres.)

09/05/21      updates to Guinea (Pres., PM), Montenegrin Orthodox Church (Metrop.)

09/01/21      updates to Australia state: South Australia (Gov.), Canada prov.: Manitoba (PM),

                CBSS (Dir.-gen.), SADC (Secy.-gen.)

08/31/21      updates to Canada prov.: Nova Scotia (PM), India state: Punjab (Gov.), Mexico

                state: Tlaxcala (Gov.)

08/28/21      update to Venezuela state: Aragua (Gov.)

08/27/21      updates to India state: Manipur (Gov.), Isle of Man (Lt. gov.)

08/26/21      updates to Mexico state: Tabasco (Gov.), Nepal prov.: Province 1 (PM).

08/25/21      update to Pakistan: Azad Kashmir (Pres.)

08/24/21      updates to Zambia (Pres.), Venezuela state: Monagas (Gov.), U.S. state: New York

                (Gov.), U.S. mayor election: Birmingham, AL: Mayor Randall Woodfin (Dem.) is

                re-elected with 64.3% of vote over Lashunda Scales (f)(Dem.) 20.8%, ex-Mayor

                William A. Bell (Dem.) 9.1%, and Chris W. Woods (Ind.) 4.2%; Mobile, AL: Mayor

                Sandy Stimpson (Rep.) is re-elected over Fred Richardson (Dem.), Karlos Finley

                (Dem.), Donavette Ely (f)(Ind.) and Michael Young (Ind.), 62.5%-22.1%-14.2%-

                0.7%-0.4%. 

08/21/21      update to Malaysia (PM).

08/20/21      update to Nepal prov.: Bagmati (Gov.)

08/18/21      update to Nepal prov.: Bagmati (PM).

08/17/21      update to Nepal prov.: Province No. 2 (Gov.)

08/15/21      update to CARICOM (Secy.-gen.)

08/13/21      update to ECO (Secy.-gen.)

08/12/21      updates to Nepal prov.: Lumbini (PM), South Korea prov.: Jeju (Gov.)

08/11/21      update to U.S. govt.: Justice Dept.: Solicitor.

08/10/21      update to U.S. govt.: Interior Dept.: BIA (Asst. Secy.)

08/09/21      updates to IDB (Pres.), U.S. govt: DOD: Navy (Secy.)

08/06/21      update to Moldova (PM).

08/05/21      update to China reg.: Nei Mongol (Gov.)

08/04/21      updates to Congo DRC prov.: Bas-Uélé (Gov.), Pakistan state: Azad Kashmir (PM),

                Ukraine prov.: Chernihiv (Gov.)

08/03/21      updates to Iran (Pres.), U.S. govt.: DHS - USCIS (Dir.)

08/01/21      updates to Bosnia-Hercegovnia (Intl. High Rep.), Myanmar (PM), Japan pref.:

                Hyōgo (Gov.), Myanmar reg.: Ayeyarwady, Sagaing, Tanintharyi (PM), CTBT

                (Exec. Sec.), ICAO (Secy.-gen.) 

07/29/21      update to Peru (PM).

07/28/21      updates to Peru (Pres.), Saint Lucia (PM), India state: Karnataka (PM), U.S.

                govt. DoD: Air Force (Secy.)

07/27/21      updates to Samoa (PM), Nepal prov.: Gandaki, Lumbini (Gov.)

07/26/21      updates to Canada (Gov.-gen.), U.S. govt. USDA: Forest Service (Chief).

07/25/21      update to Tunisia (PM).

07/23/21      update to IOC: Games of the XXXII Olympiad (to 8 Aug 2021).

07/22/21      update to New Caledonia (Pres.)

07/21/21      updates to Chile: Easter Island, Magallanes, Chilean Antarctica (Pres. Rep.),

                South Korea prov.: Gyeongsangnam (Gov.), CPLP (Exec. Sec.)

07/20/21      updates to Bosnia-Hercegovina (Pres.), Haiti (Pres., PM).

07/19/21      updates to Eswatini (PM), India state: Mizoram (Gov.)

07/15/21      updates to India states: Goa, Haryana (Gov.)

07/14/21      update to India state: Jharkhand (Gov.)

07/13/21      updates to Nepal (PM), India state: Himachal Pradesh (Gov.)

07/12/21      updates to Mayotte (Pref.), Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church (Cath.), India state:

                Tripura (Gov.), Syria: SNC (Pres.)

07/11/21      update to India state: Karnataka (Gov.)

07/10/21      update to Israel (Pres.)

07/09/21      updates to Congo (DRC) prov.: Haut-Lomami (Gov.), Pakistan prov.: Balochistan

                (Gov.), U.S. govt.: SSA (Com.)

07/08/21      updates to India state: Madhya Pradesh (Gov.), Ukraine prov.: Ivano-Frankivs'k

                (Gov.)

07/07/21      updates to Haiti (Pres.), Italy reg.: Trentino-Alto Adige (Pres.), NDB (Pres.)

07/06/21      update to OSCE (Parl. Pres.)

07/04/21      update to India state: Uttarakhand (PM).

07/02/21      updates to France reg.: French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion (Pres.)

07/01/21      updates to France reg.: Corse, Guadeloupe, Mayotte (Council Pres.); Swiss cantons:

                Basel-Land, Luzern, Nidwalden and Obwalden; Congo (DRC) prov.: Mai-Ndombe

               (Gov.); BSEC (Secy.-gen), SICA (Secy.-gen.); U.S. city: Anchorage (Mayor),

                U.S. govt.: GSA (Admin.)

06/30/21      update to Algeria (PM).

06/28/21      update to U.S. govt. Justice: DEA (Admin.)

06/25/21      updates to Mongolia (Pres.), Ukraine prov.: Sumy (Gov.)

06/24/21      updates to Norway: Svalbard (Gov.), U.S. govt. DHS: Border Patrol (Chief).

06/22/21      update to U.S. govt. Commerce: NOAA (Admin.)

06/21/21      update to Uganda (PM).

06/17/21      updates to United Kingdom: Northern Ireland (PM), Cuba: Guantanamo Bay (Cmdr.)

06/15/21      updates to Central African Republic (PM), U.S. city: Fort Worth (Mayor), U.S.

                govt.: FTC (Chair.), Intersputnik (Dir.-gen.)

06/14/21      updates to Curaçao (PM), Greece: Mount Athos (Chair.)

06/13/21      update to Israel (PM).

06/12/21      updates to New Caledonia (High Com.), Nepal prov.: Gandaki Pradesh (PM).

06/08/21      update to U.S. election: Jackson, MS: incumbent Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba (Dem.)

                is re-elected with 69.3% of vote, defeating Les Tannehill 13.4 % (Ind.),

                Charlotte Reeves (f)(Ind.) 8.9%, Shafekah "BigMama" Lodree (f) 4.2% (Ind.), and

                Jason Wells (Rep.) 4.1%; Croatia prov.: Sisačko-Moslavačka (Gov.) 

06/07/21      updates to Mali (PM), Sudan reg.: Darfur (Gov.), Swiss canton: Bern.

06/05/21      update to  U.S. mayor election: Fort Worth, TX (runoff): Mattie Parker (f)(Rep.)

                defeats Deborah Peoples (f)(Dem.), 53.6%-46.4%.

06/04/21      updates to Congo (DRC) prov.: Lomani (Gov.), Croatia prov.: Bjelovarsko-

                Bilogorska, Istarska, Karlovačka, Ličko-Senjska, Šibensko-Kninska, Varaždinska,

                Vukovarsko-Srijemska (Gov.), Grad Zagreb (Mayor).

06/03/21      update to Congo (DRC) prov.: Tanganyika (Gov.)

06/01/21      updates to Swiss cantons: Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Geneva, Sankt Gallen,

                and Thurgau; OECD (Secy.-gen.)

05/31/21      update to Congo (DRC) prov.: Maniema (Gov.)

05/27/21      updates to Belize (Gov.-gen.); Armenia prov.: Kotayk (Gov.); Ukraine prov.:

                Kirovohrad (Gov.); Vanuatu prov.: Malampa, Penama, Shefa, Tafea (Pres.);

                U.S. govt. Defense: U.S. Army (Secy.),

05/25/21      updates to Mali (Pres., PM); Cyprus: Buffer Zone (Cmdr.); Croatia prov.: Požeško-

                Slavonska (Gov.); Swiss canton: Neuchâtel; Armenian Catholic Church (Patr.)

05/24/21      updates to Ecuador (Pres.), Samoa (opposition PM), PIF (Sec.-gen.)

05/22/21      update to Venezuela state: La Guaira (Gov.)

05/18/21      update to Congo (Brazzaville)(PM).

05/14/21      update to South Korea (PM).

05/12/21      updates to Bulgaria (PM), Congo DRC prov.: Mongala (Gov.)

05/11/21      updates to U.S. mayor elections: Anchorage, AK (runoff): David Bronson (Rep.) wins

                50.66% and Forrest Dunbar (Dem.) 49.34%; and Omaha, NE: Mayor Jean Stothert (f)

                (Rep.) wins re-election with 66.7% vs. R.J. Neary 33.3% (Dem.)

05/10/21      updates to India state: Assam (PM), U.S. govt. Treasury: OCC (Compt.)

05/09/21      update to Swiss canton: Appenzell Innerrhoden.

05/07/21      updates to India states: Puducherry, Tamil Nadu (PM).

05/06/21      updates to Congo (DRC) prov.: Ituri, Nord-Kivu (Gov.)

05/05/21      updates to Ethiopia reg.: Tigray (Pres.), Swiss canton: Ticino.

05/04/21      update to Bolivia reg.: Tarija (Gov.)

05/03/21      updates to Bolivia reg.: Beni, Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, La Paz, Oruro, Pando, 

                Potosí, Santa Cruz (Gov.), Nepal prov.: Gandaki Pradesh, Sudurpaschim Pradesh

                (Gov.), U.S. govt.: NASA (Admin.),

05/01/21      updates to Swiss cantons: Valais, Zürich; Falklands (CEO), CDB (Pres.), U.S. mayor

                elections: Fort Worth, TX: Deborah Peoples (f)(Dem.), Mattie Parker (f)(Rep.),

                Brian Byrd (Rep.), Steve Penate (Ind.), Ann Zadeh (f)(Ind.) and Mike Haynes

                (Ind.) win 33.6%-30.8%-14.7%-9.4%-8.6%-1.3% (runoff held on 5 Jun 2021);

                San Antonio, TX: incumbent Mayor Ron Nirenberg (Dem.) is re-elected over Greg

                Brockhouse (Rep.), Denise Gutierrez-Homer (f)(Ind.) and Gary Allen (Rep.),

                61.9%-31.5%-1.8%-1.4%.

04/30/21      updates to Belize (Gov.-gen.), Sierra Leone (CM), Brazil state: Rio de Janeiro

                (Gov.)

04/29/21      update to Chile: Easter Island (Gov.)

04/27/21      updates to Congo (DRC) (PM), U.S. govt. DHS: FEMA (Admin.)

04/26/21      updates to Chad (PM).

04/25/21      update to EAC (Secy.-gen.)

04/23/21      update to Greenland (PM).

04/22/21      update to St. Helena: Tristan da Cunha (Admin.)

04/21/21      updates to Cayman Islands (PM), Congo (DRC) prov.: Tshopo (Gov.)

04/20/21      updates to Chad (Pres.), U.S. city: St. Louis (Mayor).

04/19/21      update to Cuba (Pty. Secy.)

04/18/21      update to Sint Eustatius (Gov.)

04/17/21      updates to Congo DRC prov.: Kasaï Oriental (Gov.), U.S. govt.: SEC (Chair.)

04/16/21      updates to South Korea (PM), Myanmar (opposition PM).

04/15/21      updates to Japan pref.: Fukuoka (Gov.), Ukraine prov.: Kirovohrad (Gov.)

04/14/21      update to Haiti (PM).

04/13/21      update to Micronesia state: Chuuk (Gov.)

04/12/21      update to Antigua and Barbuda: Barbuda (Council Chair.)

04/09/21      update to United Kingdom: HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip

                of Greece)(b. 1921 - d. 2021), husband since 1947 of Queen Elizabeth II

                of the United Kingdom, dies.

04/09/21      update to Russia rep.: North Ossetia-Alania (Pres.)  

04/08/21      updates to South Korea admin.: Busan, Seoul (Mayors), Russia admin.: Ulyanovsk

                (Gov.), Armenia prov.: Tavush (Gov.)

04/07/21      update to Russia rep.: Tyva (Pres.)

04/06/21      updates to U.S. city elections: Anchorage, AK: Dave Bronson (Rep.) leads Forrest

                Dunbar (Dem.), Bill Falsey (Ind.), Bill Evans (Ind.), Mike Robbins (Rep.) and

                George Martinez (Ind.), 32.6%-31.7%-13.2%-9.6%-7.5%-3.4% (a runoff to held 11

                May 2021); Saint Louis, MO: Tishaura O. Jones (f)(Dem.) wins 51.7% of the vote

                over Cara Spencer (f)(Dem.) 47.8%.

04/05/21      updates to Vietnam (Pres., PM), Japan pref.: Chiba (Gov.)

04/04/21      update to Kosovo (Pres.)

04/03/21      update to Niger (PM).

04/02/21      update to Niger (Pres.)

04/01/21      updates to San Marino (Capt.-reg.), Slovakia (PM), U.S. govt.: NOAA Corps (Dir.)

03/30/21      update to Brazil state: Santa Catarina (Gov.)

03/26/21      update to Russia reg.: Penza (Gov.)

03/25/21      updates to Liechtenstein (PM), U.S. govt. HHS: PHS (Surg. gen.)

03/23/21      updates to Russia reg.: Penza (Gov.), U.S. govt.: Labor Dept. (Secy.), CIA (Dir.)

03/22/21      updates to Kosovo (Pres., PM), Laos (Pres., PM), Chile: Easter Island (Gov.),

                U.S. city: Boston (Mayor).

03/19/21      update to U.S. govt.: HHS Dept. (Secy.)

03/18/21      update to U.S. govt.: USTR (Amb.)

03/17/21      update to Tanzania (Pres.)

03/16/21      update to U.S. govt.: Interior Dept. (Secy.)

03/15/21      update to Libya (PM).

03/11/21      updates to ICCt (Pres.), U.S. govt.: Justice Dept. (Attny.-gen.), EPA (Admin.)

03/10/21      updates to Côte d'Ivorie (PM), Libya (Pres.), India state: Uttarakhand (PM),

                     U.S. govt.: HUD (Secy.)

03/08/21      update to Tokelau (Head).

03/03/21      update to U.S. govt.: Commerce Dept. (Secy.)

03/02/21      updates to U.S. state: Rhode Island (Gov.), U.S. govt.: Education Dept. (Secy.)

03/01/21      updates to AU (Parl. Pres.), WTO (Dir.-gen.), U.S. govt. Interior: BLM (Dir.)

02/28/21      updates to Croatia prov.: Grad Zagreb (Mayor), Indonesia prov.: Sulawesi Selatan

                (Gov.)

02/25/21      updates to U.S. govt.: Energy Dept. (Secy.), Indonesia prov.: Kepulauan Riau,

                Sumatera Barat, Bengkulu (Gov.)

02/24/21      updates to Jamaica: Accompong (Col.), U.S. govt.: Agriculture Dept. (Secy.),

                UN Ambassador.

02/23/21      update to Canada prov.: Nova Scotia (PM), India state: Puducherry (Gov.)

02/22/21      update to Georgia (PM).

02/20/21      update to Turks and Caicos (PM).

02/19/21      updates to BIOT (Comm. Rep.), Nepal prov.: Province No. 2 (Gov.),

                Serbian Orthodox Church (Patr.)

02/18/21      updates to India state: Puducherry (Gov.), Indonesia prov.: Kepulauan Riau,

                Sumatera Barat, Bengkulu (Gov.)

02/16/21      update to UNCTAD (Secy.-gen.)

02/15/21      updates to Congo (Kinshasa) (PM) Indonesia prov.: Kalimantan Utara (Gov.),

                Pakistan: Islamabad FCT (Mayor).

02/21/21      updates to Indonesia prov.: Sumatera Barat (Gov.), Myanmar state: Mon (PM).

02/13/21      updates to Italy (PM), Indonesia prov.: Kepulauan Riau (Gov.)

02/09/21      update to U.S. govt.: Veterans Affairs (Secy.)

02/08/21      updates to Haiti (opposition Pres.), ICJ (Pres.)

02/06/21      update to AU (Chair.)

02/03/21      updates to Kyrgyzstan (PM), Swiss canton: Basel-Stadt, Congo (DRC) prov.:

                Maniema, Mongala (Gov.), Australia: Norfolk Island (Mayor), Peru reg.: Áncash

               (Pres.), U.S. govt.: Transportation Dept. (Secy.)

02/02/21      updates to Myanmar and Myanmar Regions, U.S. govt.: DHS (Secy.)

02/01/21      update to Myanmar (Pres.)

01/29/21      updates to British Virgin Islands (Gov.), South Korea admin.: Busan (Mayor),

                Ukraine prov.: Cherkasy (Gov.)

01/28/21      updates to Kyrgyzstan (Pres.), Venezuela: Distrito Federal (Chief).

01/27/21      update to Mongolia (PM).

01/26/21      updates to Estonia (PM), Belarus reg.: Brest (Gov.), South Korea admin.: Busan

                (Mayor), U.S. govt.: State Dept. and Treasury Dept. (Secy.)

01/23/21      updates to Canada (Gov.-gen.), Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Pref.), U.S. govt.:

                NRC (Chair.)

01/22/21      updates to British Virgin Islands (Gov.), U.S. govt.: Defense Dept. (Secy.)

01/21/21      updates to Canada (Gov.-gen.), Palau (Pres.), U.S. govt.: FCC and SEC (Chairs),

                DNI, MARAD (Admin.), DNC (Chair.), Armenia prov.: Syunik (Gov.)

01/20/21      updates to Kyrgyzstan (PM); United States: Joseph R. Biden becomes the 46th

                President and Kamala Harris (f) Vice Pres.; U.S. govt.: CoS, NSC, Cabinet;

                U.S. Senate (Pres. Pro-tem., Maj. Ldr.); Wake Island (Gov.)

01/18/21      update to Anguilla (Gov.)

01/15/21      updates to Laos (Gen. Secy.), Congo (DRC) prov.: Mongala (Gov.), U.S. govt.:

                GSA (Admin.)

01/14/21      updates to Canada terr.: Nunavut (Comm.), U.S. govt. DHS: ICE (Dir.), Treasury OCC

               (Compt.), Bosnia-Hercegovnia: EU force (Cmdr.)

01/12/21      updates to U.S. govt.: DHS (Secy.), FEMA (Dir.)

01/11/21      updates to Wallis and Futuna (Admin.); Puerto Rico: San Juan (Mayor); U.S.

                govt.: Transportation Dept. (Secy.), Commerce MARAD (Admin.)

01/10/21      updates to Burkina Faso (PM), North Korea (Gen. Secy.)

01/08/21      update to U.S. govt.: Education Dept. (Secy.)

01/05/21      updates to U.S. city: El Paso (Mayor), Pakistan: Islamabad FCT (Mayor).

01/04/21      updates to Cyprus: Buffer Zone (Cmdr.), U.S. states: Montana, Utah (Gov.), U.S.

                city: Fresno (Mayor).

01/03/21      update to American Samoa (Gov.)

01/02/21      updates to Puerto Rico (Gov.), France reg.: Alsace (Pres.), U.S. city: Honolulu

                (Mayor).

01/01/21      updates to Moldova (PM), Switzerland (Pres.); Swiss cantons: Aargau, Fribourg,

                Graubünden, Jura, Schaffhausen, Solothurn, Zug; Australia: Lord Howe Island

                (Board Chair.), EAEU (Chair.), G-7 (Chair.), Mercosur (Dir.), Norden (Pres.),

                OSCE (Chair.)