2011 Updates

New Heads of State, Governors and Other Leaders in 2011

12/31/11      update to PCA (Secy-gen.)

12/30/11      update to Moldova: Transdniester (Pres.)

12/24/11      update to Tunisia (PM).

12/23/11      updates to Croatia (PM), Russia rep.: Chuvashia (PM).

12/22/11      update to Philippines reg.: Muslim Mindanao (Gov.)

12/21/11      update to Spain (PM).

12/17/11      update to North Korea (Gen. Sec.)

12/15/11      updates to Union State of Russia and Belarus (State Secy.), Russia fed.

                district: Privolzhsky (Plenp.),

12/14/11      updates to Papua New Guinea (PM), Russia: Vologda (Gov.)

12/13/11      updates to Malaysia (King), Tunisia (Pres.).

12/12/11      updates to ICCt (Pres. State Parties), St.-Martin, St.-Barthelemy and

                St. Pierre & Miquelon (Pref.), China prov.: Anhui (Gov.) 

12/11/11      update to Peru (PM).

12/10/11      updates to Argentina (Cabinet Chf.), Georgia: South Ossetia (Pres.), 

                Argentina prov.: Chubut, Córdoba, Jujuy, Río Negro, and San Luis (Gov.) 

12/09/11      updates to Gibraltar (PM), Russia rep.: Chuvashia (PM).

12/07/11      updates to Egypt (PM), Yemen (PM) and Swiss canton: Geneva.

12/06/11      updates to Belgium (PM), U.S. govt.: FAA (Admin.)

12/05/11      update to U.S. city: Raleigh (Mayor).

12/04/11      update to Kuwait (PM).

12/03/11      update to Guyana (Pres.)

12/01/11      updates to Kyrgyzstan (Pres., PM), Mexico state: Coahuila (Gov.)

11/30/11      update to Saint Lucia (PM).

11/29/11      update to Morocco (PM).

11/25/11      update to Finland: Aland Is. (PM).

11/24/11      update to Libya (PM).

11/18/11      update to Jersey (PM).

11/16/11      updates to Italy (PM), Solomon Islands (PM). 

11/15/11      update to Nauru (Pres.)

11/11/11      updates to Greece (PM) and Ireland (Pres.)

11/10/11      update to Nauru (Pres.)

11/09/11      updates to British Virgin Islands (PM), Bosnia canton: Hercegovina-Neretva (PM)

11/08/11      updates to Ukraine: Crimea (PM); U.S. election results: parties- Dem. =

                Democrat, Rep. = Republican, Ind. = Independent, Libt. = Libertarian; 

              Governor elections: 

              - Kentucky: Gov. Steve Beshear (Dem.) re-elected defeating David Williams

                (Rep.) and Gatewood Galbraith (Ind.) 55.6%-35.4%-9%;

              - Mississippi: Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant (Rep.) defeats Johnny DuPree (Dem.)

                61.1%-38.9%; 

              Mayor elections:
              - Akron, OH:  Mayor Don Plusquellic (Dem.) defeats Jennifer Hensal (f)(Rep.)

                70.2%-29.7%;
              - Baltimore, MD: Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake (f)(Dem.) defeats Alfred V.

                Griffin (Rep.) 86.7%-13.3%;
              - Boise, ID: Mayor David Bieter (Dem.) defeats David Hall (Ind.) 74.2%-25.7%;

              - Charlotte, NC: Mayor Anthony Foxx (Dem.) defeats Scott Stone (Rep.)

                67.5%-32.4%;

              - Charleston, SC: Mayor Joe Riley (Dem.) defeats William Dudley Gregorie (Rep.)

                David Farrow (Libt.) and Craig Jelks (Ind.) 67.2%-26.6%-3%-1.7%;

              - Columbus, OH: Mayor Michael B. Coleman (Dem.) defeats Earl W. Smith (Rep.) 

                69.5%-29.9%;
              - Des Moines, IA: Mayor Frank Cownie (Dem.) is re-elected unopposed;
              - Hartford, CT:  Mayor Pedro Segarra (Dem.) wins 81.3% defeating J. Stanley

                McCauley (Dem.) 9.6%, Edwin Vargas (Dem.) 7.3% and Patrice Smith (Ind.) 1.6%;
              - Houston, TX: Mayor Annise Parker (Dem.) defeats Jack O'Connor (Rep.),

                Fernando Herrera (Rep.) and Dave Wilson (Dem.) 50.8%-14.6%-14.2%-11.8%;
              - Indianapolis, IN: Mayor Greg Ballard (Rep.) defeats Melina Kennedy (Dem.)

                and O.D. Bowen (Libt.), 51.3%-47.1%-1.4%;

              - Manchester, NH: Mayor Ted Gatsas (Rep.) defeats Chris Herbert (Dem.) 

                69.7%-27.9%;

              - Philadelphia, PA: Mayor Michael Nutter (Dem.) defeats Karen Brown (f)(Rep.)

                and Wali Rahman (Ind.), 74.6%-21.6%-3.6%;

              - Phoenix, AZ (runoff): Greg Stanton (Dem.) defeats Wes Gullett (Rep.)

                56.1%-43.9%;

              - Salt Lake City, UT: Mayor Ralph Becker (Dem.) defeats J. Allen Kimball

                (Rep.) 73.5%-26.5%;

              - San Francisco, CA: Mayor Edwin M. Lee (Dem.) leads John Avalos (Dem.), 

                Dennis Herrera (Dem.), David Chiu (Dem.), Leland Yee (Dem.), Jeff Adachi

                (Dem.) and Bevan Dufty (Dem.) 31.7%-20.1%-13.7%-9.2%-6.7%-5.8%-3.8%, in the 

                instant runoff Lee defeats Avalos 61%-39%;
              - Savannah, GA: Edna B. Jackson (f)(Dem.) wins 36.6%, Jeff Felser (Dem.) 23.5%,

                Regina Thomas (f)(Dem.) 15%, Ellis Cook (Rep.) 12.7% and Floyd Adams (Dem.)

                11%, in 12/6/11 runoff vote Jackson defeats Felser 54%-46%.

11/04/11      updates to China prov.: Guangdong (Gov.), terror group FARC (Cmdr.)

11/02/11      updates to Madagascar (PM), Ukraine prov.: L'viv, Zaporizhzhya (Gov.)

11/01/11      updates to Barbados (Gov.-gen.), European Union (ECB).

10/31/11      updates to Armenia prov.: Yerevan (Mayor), Australia: Northern Terr. (Admin.),

                PARLACEN (Pres.)

10/29/11      update to Saint Helena (Gov.)

10/27/11      updates to Saint Helena: Ascension (Admin.), Canada prov. Northwest Terr.

                (PM), South Korea prov. Seoul (Mayor).

10/24/11      update to Jordan (PM).

10/23/11      update to Jamaica (PM).

10/22/11      update to U.S. state: Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (Rep.) wins 65.8% of the 

                vote and Tara Hollis (f)(Dem.) 17.9% (winner won more than 51% there will be

                no runoff in November). 

10/21/11      updates to U.S. govt.: Commerce Dept. (Secy.), Australia state: South Australia

                (PM).

10/19/11      updates to IPU (Pres.), Cherokee Nation (Prncp. Chf.)

10/18/11      updates to Haiti (PM), Christmas Island (Council Pres.)

10/14/11      update to Uganda: Ankole (King).

10/12/11      updates to Wallis & Futuna: Uvea (PM), Netherlands prov.: Limburg (Gov.) 

10/11/11      updates to Isle of Man (PM), U.S. city: Raleigh, NC: Nancy McFarlane (f)(Ind.)

                      wins 61.1% beating Billie Jean Redmond (f)(Rep.) 29.5% and Randall Williams

               (Rep.) 9.2%; Cherokee Nation (OK): Bill John Baker defeats Prin. Chief Chad

                Smith 53.9% to 46%

10/07/11      updates to Rwanda (PM), Canada prov.: Alberta (PM).

10/04/11      update to U.S. state: West Virginia: acting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin (Dem.) is

                elected with 49.6%, Bill Maloney (Rep.) wins 46.9%; U.S. city: Key West, FL:

                Mayor Craig Cates (Rep.) wins 70.2% and Margaret Romero (Ind.) 27.4% and

                Carie Noda (f)(Ind.) 2.3%.

10/03/11      updates to Denmark (PM), Nordic Council (Pres.)

10/01/11      updates to San Marino (Capt.-Reg.), Vatican City (Pres. Pont. Comsn.)

09/30/11      update to U.S. govt.: Joint Chiefs (Chrm.)

09/27/11      updates to Montserrat (PM), Georgia: Abkhazia (PM).

09/26/11      update to Jersey (Lt. Gov.)

09/23/11      updates to Zambia (Pres.), St. Helena (Gov.), U.S. govt.: Navy (CNO)

09/21/11      update to Sudan: Darfur (Chrm.)

09/20/11      update to Sweden county: Stockholm (Gov.)

09/19/11      update to Mexico state: Nayarit (Gov.)

09/16/11      update to Mexico state: Estado de México (Gov.)

09/14/11      update to Bosnia-Hercegovina: Brcko (Mayor). 

09/13/11      update to United Nations (Gen. Amb. Pres.)

09/12/11      update to Turks & Caicos (Gov.)

09/11/11      updates to France reg.: Guadeloupe (Pref.), India state: Uttarakhand (CM)

09/09/11      updates to Cape Verde (Pres.), Kosovo (KFOR).

09/08/11      update to India state: Goa (Gov.)

09/07/11      update to U.S. govt.: Army (CoS.)

09/06/11      update to U.S. govt.: CIA (Dir.) 

09/04/11      update to India states: Jharkhand, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh (Gov.)

09/03/11      update to São Tomé & Príncipe (Pres.)

09/02/11      updates to Japan (PM), India state: Mizoram (Gov.), Sudan state: Blue Nile

                (Gov.)

09/01/11      updates to Singapore (Pres.), India state: Tamil Nadu (Gov.)

08/31/11      updates to New Zealand (Gov.-gen.), U.S. govt: ATF (Dir.)

08/29/11      update to Nepal (PM).

08/27/11      update to China prov.: Hebei (Gov.)

08/25/11      update to Pakistan: Azad Kashmir (Pres.)

08/23/11      updates to Libya (Pres., PM), U.S. city: Birmingham, AL: Mayor William Bell

                (Dem.) re-elected with 88.96% vs. Kamau Afrika 3.4%, Patricia Bell (f) 3.66%,

                T.C. Cannon 1.47%, Harry Turner, Jr. 1.59% and Willis Hendrix 0.88%;
                Montgomery, AL: Mayor Todd Strange (Rep.) is re-elected over Hobson Cox

               (Dem.) 81%-19%.

08/22/11      updates to Turks & Caicos (Gov.), Russia prov.: Saint Petersburg (Gov.)

08/17/11      update to Ukraine: Crimea (PM).

08/15/11      updates to Canada prov.: Prince Edward Island (Lt. gov.), CARICOM (Secy.-gen.),

                and Colombo Plan (Secy.-gen.)

08/14/11      update to Cherokee Nation (Prncp. Chf.)

08/10/11      update to German state: Saarland (Min.-pres.)

08/08/11      updates to Thailand (PM), U.S. govt.: Mint (Dir.), Tibet exile (PM).

08/05/11      update to Andean Parliament (Pres.)

08/04/11      update to India state: Karnataka (CM).

08/03/11      update to Kosovo (UNMIK).

08/02/11      updates to Papua New Guinea (PM), Norway: Jan Mayen (Chf.)

08/01/11      update to U.S. govt.: Commerce Dept. (Secy.)

07/29/11      update to Russia rep: Tula (Gov.)

07/28/11      updates to Peru (Pres., PM), Armenia prov.: Lori (Gov.)

07/27/11      update to Micronesia state: Chuuk (Gov.)

07/26/11      updates to Mayotte (Pref.), Pakistan: Azad Kashmir (PM).

07/25/11      update to Vietnam (Pres.)

07/22/11      update to Kazakhstan prov.: Aktobe (Gov.)

07/21/11      update to Spain reg.: Valencia (Pres.)

07/18/11      updates to Afghanistan (ISAF), U.S. city: Denver (Mayor), France: Haute-Corse

                (Pref.)

07/16/11      update to Spain reg.: Asturias (Pres.)

07/14/11      update to Spain reg.: Aragón (Pres.)

07/12/11      updates to Ukrine prov.: Donetsk (Gov.), U.S. city: Fort Worth (Mayor).

07/10/11      update to Bosnia-Hercegovina (Pres.)

07/09/11      update: independence of South Sudan (Pres.)

07/08/11      update to Latvia (Pres.), Spain reg.: Extemadura (Pres.), U.S. govt.: FDIC

                (Chr.)

07/06/11      updates to Swiss canton: Nidwalden and U.S. city: Las Vegas (Mayor).

07/05/11      update to IMF (Mang. Dir.)

07/04/11      update to Mayotte (Pref.)

07/01/11      updates to Arab League (Secy.-gen.), OSCE (Secy.-gen.), U.S. cities:

                Jacksonville, Miami-Dade (Mayor), U.S. govt. Defense Dept. (Secy.), CIA

               (Dir.), Australia state: Western Australia (Gov.), Swiss cantons: Basel-Land.

                and Obwalden, Kosovo (UNMIK Admin.), Spain reg.: Navarre (Pres.)

06/30/11      updates to Western European Union (dissolved), U.S. govt.: FWS (Dir.)

06/29/11      update to Cocos Islands (Shire Pres.)

06/27/11      update to Spain reg.: Cantabria (Pres.)

06/26/11      update to Vanuatu (PM).

06/25/11      updates to Spain: Menorca (Pres.) & Mallorca (Pres.), U.S. city: Dallas (Mayor)

06/22/11      updates to Finland (PM), Spain reg.: Castille-La Mancha (Pres.)

06/21/11      update to Portugal (PM).

06/19/11      update to Somalia (PM).

06/18/11      updates to Spain: Baleares (Pres.) and Aran (Synd.), U.S. city: Fort Worth, TX:

                Betsy Price (f)(Rep.) wins 55.9% and Jim Lane (Dem.) 44%

06/17/11      update to Indonesia prov.: Sulawesi Tengah (Gov.) 

06/16/11      updates to Vanuatu (PM), Russia admin.: Tver (Gov.)

06/14/11      updates to Greece: Mount Athos (Protos).

06/13/11      update to Lebanon (PM).

06/16/11      update to French Guiana (Pref.)

06/11/11      update to Canada prov.: Yukon (PM).

06/09/11      update to U.S. govt: Solicitor General.

06/08/11      update to China prov.: Jiangxi (Gov.)

06/07/11      updates to Ukraine: Sevastopol, Sudan: Abyei (Chair), U.S. city: Las Vegas, NV:

                Carolyn Goodman (f)(Ind.) wins 60.5% and Chris Giunchigliani (f)(Dem.) 39.4%;

                     Denver, CO: Michael Hancock (Dem.) defeats Chris Romer (Dem.) 58%-42%.

06/06/11      update to WMO (Pres.)

06/03/11      update to U.S. govt.: American Battle Monuments Commission (Chair.)

06/01/11      update to Swiss cantons: Appenzell-Ausserrhoden, Bern, Neuchâtel, St. Gallen,

                Thurgau. and Malaysia: Labuan (Chr.)

05/29/11      updates to Georgia: Abkhazia (Pres.), Nigeria states: Borno, Gombe, Imo, 

                Kano, Kwara, Nasarawa, Ogun, Oyo, Zamfara (Gov.)

05/28/11      update to Benin (PM).

05/26/11      updates to Comoros (Pres.), Syro-Malabar Catholic Church (Mjr. Arch.-Bsp.)

05/24/11      update to Uganda (PM), U.S. city: Miami-Dade, FL: Julio Robaina (Rep.) wins

                33.7% and Carlos Gimenez (Rep.), Marcelo Llorente (Rep.), Luke Campbell

               (Dem.), Roosevelt Bradley (Dem.) 28.8%-14.8%-11.1%-3.8%; in runoff on 6/28/11

                Gimenez defeats Robaina 51.1%-48.9% 

05/23/11      update to Comoros: Grand Comore, Anjouan (Gov.)

05/20/11      update to India state: West Bengal (CM).

05/19/11      update to Russia rep.: Bashkortostan (PM).

05/18/11      updates to IMF (Mng. Dir.), India state: Kerala (CM).

05/17/11      update to U.S. city: Jacksonville, FL: Alvin Brown (Dem.) wins 50.4%

                of vote and Mike Hogan (Rep.) 49.6%.

05/16/11      updates to India states: Tamil Nadu & Puducherry (CM), U.S. city: Chicago

                (Mayor).

05/14/11      updates to Haiti (Pres.), U.S. cities: Dallas, TX: Mike Rawlings (Dem.) wins

                40.9% of vote, David Kunkle (Dem.) 31.9% and Ron Natinsky (Rep.) 25.1%. 

                in 6/18/11 runnoff Rawlings defeats Kunkle 55.8%-44.2%; San Antonio, TX:

                Mayor Julián Castro (Dem.) defeats Will McLeod (Ind.) and Rhett R. Smith

                (Dem.) 81.4%-6.7%-5.1%; Fort Worth, TX: Betsy Price (f)(Rep.), Jim

                Lane (Dem.), Cathy Hirt (f) (Ind.), Dan Barrett (Dem.) win 43.28%-26.29%-

                21.37%-8.3%, in runoff on 6/18/11, Price defeats Lane 55.92% to 44.08%.

05/13/11      update to Vanuatu (PM).

05/12/11      updates to Andorra (PM), German state: Baden-Württemberg (Min.-pres.),

                and Australia: Capital Terr. (CM).

05/10/11      update to Bosnia-Hercegovnia canton: Central Bosnia (PM).

05/09/11      update to Swiss canton: Zurich

05/07/11      update to U.S. govt.: Fed. Bureau of Prisons (Dir.)

05/04/11      update to U.S.: Democratic Natl. Cmte. (Chr.) 

05/03/11      update to U.S. city: Denver, CO: Chris Romer (Dem.) wins 28.5% of vote, Michael

                Hancock (Dem.), James Mejia (Dem.) and Doug Linkhart (Dem.) 27.1%-25.7%-9.4%.

                in runoff on 6/7/11 Hancock wins 58% and Romer 42%.

05/02/11      update to U.S. city: Kansas City (Mayor).

05/01/11      updates to Swiss canton: Valais, Caribbean Development Bank (Pres.), 

                 U.S. announces al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has been killed.

04/28/11      update to Andorra (Gen. Syn.)

04/25/11      update to East African Com. (Secy.-gen.)

04/24/11      update to Vanuatu (PM).

04/19/11      updates to Cuba (Pty. Gen. Secy.), German state: Sachsen-Anhalt (PM).

04/18/11      updates to Burkina Faso (PM), Russia rep.: Kabardino-Balkariya (PM).

04/15/11      updates to Guernsey (Lt.-gov.), Bosnia canton: Posavina (PM).

04/14/11      updates to Syria (PM), Swiss canton: Ticino (Pres.)

04/13/11      update to Kazakhstan prov.: Almaty (Gov.)

04/11/11      updates to Côte d'Ivoire (rival Pres., PM), United States Army (CoS), 

                U.S. city: Rochester, NY (Mayor), China prov.: Fujian (Gov.), Azores and

                Madeira (Rep.)

04/08/11      update to Montserrat (Gov.), Australia state: Victoria (Gov.)

04/07/11      updates to Niger (Pres., PM), Kosovo (Pres.) and Isle of Man (Lt.-gov.)

04/05/11      updates to Mexico states: Baja California Sur & Quintana Roo (Gov.), Sumbawa

               (Sultan), U.S.: Democratic Natl. Cmte. (Chr.) 

04/04/11      updates to France region: Corsica (Pref.), Russia rep.: Kabardino-Balkariya

               (PM).

04/03/11      update to Mali (PM), Somalia state: Azania (Pres.).

04/01/11      updates to San Marino (Capt.-Reg.), French Polynesia (Pres.), Greenland (High

                Com.), Swiss canton: Aargau (Ldm.) Mexico states: Guerrero & Hidalgo (Gov.)

                and U.S. city: Tampa (Mayor), Syro-Malabar Catholic Church (Mjr. Arch.-Bsp.),

                and GCC (Secy.-gen.)

03/31/11      update Mayotte becomes a French overseas département.

03/30/11      updates to Kosovo (Pres.), Martinique (Pref.), Myanmar (Burma)(Pres.), 

                Myanmar Regions (Chief min.)

03/29/11      update to U.S. city: Rochester, NY: Thomas Richards (Dem.) wins 49.05% of vote,

                ex-mayor Bill Johnson (Working Families) 42.2% and Alex White (Grn.) 8.7%.

03/28/11      updates to Australia state: New South Wales (PM) and Ukrainian Greek Catholic

                Church (Patr.)

03/23/11      update to Russia rep.: Chuvashia (PM).

03/19/11      update to Peru (PM).

03/18/11      update to U.S. city: Miami-Dade County (Mayor).

03/17/11      update to Bosnia-Hercegovina: Bosnia & Hercegovina Fed. (Pres, PM).

03/15/11      update to Maronite Catholic Church (Patr.), U.S. city Miami-Dade, FL: voters

                approve vote to remove Mayor Carlos Alvarez (Rep.) by 88.1% to 11.9%.

03/14/11      update to Canada prov.: British Columbia (PM).

03/11/11      updates to Russian rep.: Karachayevo-Cherkessia (PM), UNASUR (Secy.-gen.)

03/10/11      update to Russian rep.: Ingushetia (PM).

03/09/11      update to Ireland (PM).

03/07/11      updates to Egypt (PM), German state: Hamburg (Mayor).

03/05/11      update to Libya (opposition govt.)

03/03/11      updates to New Caledonia (Pres.), Montserrat (Gov.) 

03/02/11      update to Congo (Kinshasa) prov.: Kasaï Occidental (Gov.)

03/01/11      updates ACTO (Secy. Gen.), SAARC (Secy.-gen.), U.S. city: Tampa, FL: Rose

                Ferlita (f)(Rep.) wins 25.9% of the vote, Bob Buckhorn (Dem.) 23.5%, Dick

                Greco (Dem.) 22.6%, Ed Turanchik (Dem.) 19.4% and Thomas Scott (Dem.) 8.6%.

                In runoff held on 3/22/11, Buckhorn wins 62.9% and Ferlita 37.1%. 

02/28/11      update to Bosnia canton: Zenica-Doboj (PM).

02/27/11      update to Tunisia (PM).

02/26/11      updates to Russian rep.: Karachayevo-Cherkessia (Pres.), U.S. city: Dallas

               (Mayor).

02/25/11      update to Russian admin.: Kamchatka (Gov.) 

02/22/11      update to Kosovo (Pres.); U.S. cities (Mayor results): 

              - Chicago, IL: Rahm Emanuel (Dem.) wins 55.2% of the vote, Gery Chico (Dem.) 

                24%, Miguel del Valle (Dem.) 9.3%, and Carol Moseley Braun (f)(Dem.) 9%;

              - Kansas City, MO: Mike Burke (Dem.), Sly James (Dem.) each win 26% of vote, 

                Mayor Mark Funkhouser 20.7% (Dem.), Jim Rowland 13.4%, Deb Hermann (f) 11.1%.

                In runoff held on 3/22/11, James wins 54.3% and Burke 45.6%.

02/15/11      update to Japan pref.: Aichi (Gov.)

02/11/11      update to Egypt (Pres.)

02/10/11      updates to Pakistan prov.: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (Gov.), Bosnia canton: Tuzla (PM)

02/09/11      update to Jordan (PM).

02/08/11      update to Russia rep.: Kalmykia (PM). 

02/06/11      update to Nepal (PM).

02/03/11      update to Bosnia-Hercegovina: Republika Srpska (PM).

02/02/11      update to Venezuela state: Apure (Gov.)

02/01/11      updates to Mexico state: Puebla (Gov.), Pakistan prov: Gilgit-Baltistan (Gov.)

01/31/11      updates to Egypt (PM), Bosnia canton: Una-Sana (PM).

01/30/11      update to African Union (Chair.)

01/25/11      updates to U.S. govt.: US Mint (Dir.),  U.S. city election: Omaha, NE: vote to

                     remove Mayor Jim Suttle (Dem.) is defeated by 51.1% to 48.9%.

01/24/11      updates to French Polynesia (High Com.), Australia state: Tasmania (PM).
01/20/11      update to Japan pref.: Miyazaki (Gov.)

01/19/11      update to Vietnam (Secy.-gen.)

01/18/11      updates to U.S. state: Pennsylvania (Gov.), U.S. city: Rochester, NY (Mayor).

01/17/11      update to U.S. state: Alabama (Gov.)

01/15/11      updates to Tunisia (Pres.), Mexico state Tlaxcala (Gov.), U.S. state:

                Tennessee (Gov.)

01/14/11      updates to Tunisia (Pres.) and U.S. state: Iowa (Gov.), U.S. govt.: US Mint

                (Dir.)

01/13/11      updates to Pakistan prov.: Punjab (Gov.), U.S. govt.: Chief of Staff.,  

                Bosnia-Hercegovina canton: Sarajevo (PM).

01/12/11      updates to U.S. state: South Carolina (Gov.), Mauritius: Rodrigues (Com.)

01/11/11      updates to U.S. state: Colorado, U.S. cities: Denver and San Francisco (Mayor)

                and Navajo Nation (Pres.), Solomon Islands prov.: Malaita (PM), 

                Micronesia state: Kosrae (Gov.)

01/10/11      updates to U.S. states: Georgia, Kansas, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Oregon (Gov.),

                U.S. govt.: US Mint (Dir.), Nigeria state: Delta (Gov.), Solomon Islands

                prov.: Temotu (PM).

01/08/11      update to U.S. state: South Dakota (Gov.)

01/06/11      updates to U.S. state: Vermont (Gov.), U.S. city: Oakland (Mayor).

01/05/11      updates to U.S. states: Connecticut and Maine (Gov.), U.S. govt.: House of Rep.

                (Speaker).

01/04/11      updates to U.S. states: Florida and Rhode Island (Gov.), Pakistan prov.:

                Punjab (Gov), Mexico state: Coahuila (Gov.), Br. Indian Ocean Ter. (UK Cmdr.)

01/03/11      update to Guam (Gov.), U.S. states: California, Minnesota, Nevada, Wisconsin,

                and Wyoming (Gov.), U.S. cities: Louisville and Providence (Mayor).

01/02/11      update to U.S. city: Washington, DC (Mayor).

01/01/11      updates to Brazil (Pres.), Switzerland (Pres.), Peru: Lima (Mayor) and Regions

                (Pres.); Swiss cantons: Fribourg, Graubünden, Jura, Lucerne,

                Schaffhausen, Solothurn, Zug; Mexico states: Sinaloa and Tamaulipas (Gov.);

                U.S. states: Michigan, New Mexico, New York (Gov.), U.S. city: Rochester, NY

                (Mayor).; Palau state: Angaur (Gov.); Greece: Regions (Gov.); CARICOM

                (Secy.-gen.), ISO (Pres.), OSCE (Chr.), Nordic Council (Pres.),

                Mediterranean Parl. (Pres.) and Malaysia state: Sabah (Head of State).   

  Additions to WorldStatesmen.org in 2011 

07/09/11      new South Sudan and South Sudan states pages.

05/01/11      expanded Cameroon traditional states, Tanzania traditional states

                and States of Palau.

03/01/11      update Mayotte becomes a French overseas département.

02/11/11      added new Regions to Myanmar (Burma).

02/05/11      added new Regions to Greece.

01/01/11      added Dutch Language Union (Nederlandse Taalunie)(DLU).

    New Polities and International Organizations in 2011

10/27/11      update to Venezuela: Francisco de Miranda Territory created.

09/01/11      added Cabildo Insulares to Spain's Canary Islands.

07/09/11      independence of South Sudan.

03/31/11      update Mayotte to become an overseas department of France.

01/01/11      update to Greece: Regions.

    New Anthems, Flags, Constitutions and Currencies in 2011

09/27/11      update to Montserrat (new constitution).

08/26/11      update to Argentina prov.: Catamarca (flag).

08/23/11      update to Libya (flag, anthem, constitution).

07/29/11      update to Morocco (new constitution).

07/09/11      update to South Sudan (anthem, constitution, currency, flag).

06/28/11      update to Org. of Islamic Cooperation (flag).

06/01/11      update to Russia rep.: Mari El (flag).

05/25/11      update to Belgium reg.: Wallonia-Brussels (name).

03/09/11      update to U.S. state: Utah (flag).

03/01/11      update to Swiss canton: Sankt Gallen (flag).

02/13/11      update to Egypt (constitution suspended).

01/01/11      updates to Estonia, Bonaire, Saba, St. Eustatius (currencies).

 International Organization Membership Updates in 2011

12/29/11      Vietnam the 114th member of PCA.

12/29/11      Jordan & Tunisia the 64th & 65th members of ERBD.

12/27/11      Albania the 113th member of PCA.

12/19/11      Colombia the 60th member of BIS.

12/16/11      United Arab Emirates the 59th member of BIS.

12/05/11      Antigua & Barbuda, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, 

                Ethiopia, Guyana, Maldives, Micronesia, 

                Mozambique, Nauru, South Sudan, Seychelles, 

                Vanuatu and Vatican City join the IOM.

12/01/11      Maldives the 118th member of ICCt. 

11/23/11      Palestine the 195th member of UNESCO.

11/23/11      Maldives the 187th member of ICRC and IFRCS.

11/10/11      South Sudan the 191st member of ICAO.

11/04/11      Laos the 152nd member of IAEA.

11/01/11      The Philippines the 117th member of ICCt. 

10/31/11      Curaçao, St. Maarten & South Sudan join Interpol.

10/31/11      Malaysia the 49th signatory to Antarctic Treaty.

10/27/11      South Sudan the 194th member of UNESCO.

10/27/11      Tuvalu the 174th member of UNIDO.

10/25/11      Curaçao, St. Maarten associate members of UNESCO.

10/19/11      Chad joins the IPU.

10/13/11      South Sudan the 20th member of COMESA.

10/10/11      Liberia the 155th member of UNWTO.

10/04/11      South Sudan the 192nd member of UPU.

10/03/11      South Sudan the 193rd member of ITU.

09/29/11      Palau the 97th member of IMSO.

09/28/11      Mongolia the 96th member of IMSO.

09/27/11      South Sudan the 194th member of WHO.

09/22/11      Guinea the 155th ratification of CTBT.

09/18/11      Haratin admitted to UNPO.

09/08/11      Palau the 170th member of IMO.

09/01/11      Tunisia the 116th member of ICCt.

08/01/11      Grenada the 115th member of ICCt.

07/29/11      South Sudan the 54th member of African Union.

07/22/11      Peru the 58th member of BIS.

07/15/11      Luxembourg the 57th member of BIS.

07/14/11      South Sudan the 193rd member of UN & 194th member of UNCTAD.

07/13/11      Hungary the 167th member of IFAD.

07/08/11      IOC de-recognizes Netherlands Antilles NOC, leaving 204 members.

06/30/11      WEU is dissolved.

06/28/11      Org. of Islamic Conference renamed Org. of Islamic Cooperation.

06/26/11      Colombia, Luxembourg, Peru & United Arab Emirates join BIS.

06/25/11      Tokelau an associate member of FAO.

06/15/11      Grenada the 78th member of IRENA.

06/14/11      Ghana the 154th ratification of CTBT.

06/10/11      Philippines the 77th member of IRENA.

05/25/11      Azerbaijan and Fiji join Non-Aligned Movement.

05/15/11      Thailand the 162nd member of ISA.

05/10/11      WEU assembly last session closes.

04/19/11      Rwanda the 112th member of PCA.

04/16/11      Micronesia and Trinidad & Tobago join IPU.

02/19/11      Uzbekistan the 167th member of IFAD.

01/24/11      Yemen the 95th member of the IMSO.

01/01/11      Moldova the 114th member of ICCt.

  2011 International & U.S. Elections