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PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTERS COORDINATION UNIT Veronique Danforth Worldwide Public Information Centers Coordinator The World Bank 1818 H Street, NW Washington DC, 20433 U.S.A. Tel: +1 202 473 0028 Fax: +1 202 522 2644 Email: piccoordination@worldbank.org www.worldbank.org PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTERS WORLDWIDE as of April 2004 ALPHABETICAL LIST OF COUNTRIES AND CONTACTS __________________________________________________________________ Afghanistan National/official language(s): Pashto, Dari Esmatullah Shahpoor Public Information Assistant Afghanistan Public Information Center H. 19, St. 15, Opposite Palace #8, Wazir Akbar Khan Kabul Tel: (93) 070 212 756 / 5232+334 eshahpoor@worldbank.org PIC Website: http://www.worldbank.org.af/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/SOUTHASIAEXT/AFGHANISTANEXTN/0,,contentMDK:20148279~menuPK:306028~pagePK:141137~piPK:217854~theSitePK:305985,00.html ___________________________________________________ Albania National/official language(s): Albanian Ana Gjokutaj Communications Officer Albania Public Information Center SEED Office, Deshmoret e 4 Shkurtit, Sky Tower, 8/1,2 Tirana Tel: 5246+121 Agjokutaj@worldbank.org PIC Website: No ___________________________________________________ Algeria National/official language(s): Arabic, French

Nawal Merabet Public Information Associate Algeria Public Information Center 6 Bvd Amilcar Cabral Postal Code: 16003 Algiers Tel: 213 21 96 50 50 /213 21 96 66 66 nmerabet@worldbank.org PIC Website: No ___________________________________________________ Angola National/Official Language(s): French Ana Maria Carvalho Communications Associate Angola Public Information Center Largo Albano Machado N° 23-25 Caixa Postal 1331 Luanda, Republica de Angola Tel: (244-2) 394-677 ___________________________________________________ Argentina National/official language(s): Spanish Susana Guppy Information Assistant Centro de Informacion Publica Bouchard 547 Piso 27 Postal Code: 1106 Buenos Aires Tel: 5220+371 sguppy@worldbank.org PIC Website: No ___________________________________________________ Azerbaijan National/official language(s): Azerbaijan, [Russian] Sabina V. Jafarova Team Assistant Azerbaijan Public Information Center 91/95, Mirza Mansur Str., Icheri Sheher Postal Code: 370004 Baku Tel: (994-12)92-19-41 / 5255+274 sjafarova@worldbank.org PIC Website: No

___________________________________________________ Bangladesh National/official language(s): Bangla Razia Rouf Information Specialist Bangladesh Public Information Center The World Bank, Main Building, Ground Floor - Room No. 105, 3 A, Paribagh Mailing Add: GPO Box 97, Dhaka 1000 Postal Code: 1000 Dhaka Tel: (88) 02 9669301-08 ext493 / 5764+493 Rrouf@worldbank.org PIC Website: No ___________________________________________________ Belarus National/official language(s): Belarussian, Russian Irina Oleinick Communications Associate Belarus Public Information Center 2A Gertsena Street Minsk Tel: (375) 17 21103 14 / 5253+221 ioleinick@worldbank.org PIC Website: No ___________________________________________________ Benin National/official language(s): French Aurore Assogba Public Information Assistant Benin Public Information Center Mailing Add: P.O. Box 03-2112 Cotonou Tel: (229) 30 58 57/ 30 58 49 / 5390+3318 Fax: (229) 30 17 44 Aassogba@worldbank.org PIC Website: http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/AFRICAEXT/BENINEXTN/0,,menuPK:322683~pagePK:141132~piPK:64025829~theSitePK:322639,00.html ___________________________________________________ Bolivia National/official language(s): Spanish Erika Bruzonic Public Information Associate

Bolivia Public Information Center Victor's Building, Floor 9th, Fernando Guachalla Street #342, Sopocachi Mailing Add: P.O. Box 8692 La Paz Tel: (591-2) 2153344 / 5356+344 Fax: (591-2) 2153305 ebruzonic@worldbank.org PIC Website: http://www.bancomundial.org.bo/BancoMundial_Bolivia/index.asp __________________________________________________ Bosnia-Herzegovina National/official language(s): Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian Julijana Maric Information Assistant Bosnia Herzegovina Public Information Center Downtown, "Hidrogradnja" Building: Mutual facility of the World Bank Group and SEED, St. Hamdije Kresevljakovica 19/4th floor Postal Code: 71000 Sarajevo Tel: (387) 33 251-555 / 5244+3000 jmaric@worldbank.org PIC Website : http://www.worldbank.ba/ECA/Bosnia&Herzegovina.nsf/ECADocByUnid/71B52B297858F4A5C1256C5C00449AE3?Opendocument ___________________________________________________ Brazil National/official language(s): Portuguese Vania Lucia da Motta Amadeu Public Information Asst. Brazil - Centro de Informacao ao Publico Setor Comercial Norte, Quadra 2, Lote A Ed. Corporate Financial Center, Conjunto 603 Mailing Add: Setor Comercial Norte, Quadra 2, Lote A Ed. Corporate Financial Center, Conjunto 304 Postal Code : DF 70712-900 Brasilia Tel : 5761+1099 vamadeu@worldbank.org PIC Website: http://www.bancomundial.org.br/index.php/content/view/10.html ___________________________________________________ Bulgaria National/official language(s): Bulgarian Georgi Georgiev Public Information Assistant Bulgaria Public Information Center World Trade Center - Interpred; 36 Dragan Tsankov Blvd Sofia Tel: (359-2) 9712-045 / 5245+254 ggeorgiev@worldbank.org PIC Website: No

___________________________________________________ Burkina Faso National/official language(s): French Lionel Yaro Public Information Assistant Burkina Faso Public Information Center 179, Avenue du President Saye Zerbo Mailing Add: 01 BP 622 Ouagadougou 01 Ouagadougou Tel: (226) 30-62-37 / 5354+336 lyaro@worldbank.org PIC Website: No ___________________________________________________ Burundi National/official language(s): French, Kirundi Marie-Claire Nzeyimana Communications Associate Burundi Public Information Center Avenue du 18 Septembre, Bujumbura Mailing Add : PO Box 2637 Postal Code: 257 Bujumbura Tel: (257) 22 2443 / 5399+221 mnzeyimana@worldbank.org PIC Website: No ___________________________________________________ Cambodia National/official language(s): Khmer Sophinith Sam Oeun Public Information Assistant Cambodia Public Information Center 113 Norodom Boulevard Phnom Penh Tel: (855 23) 217 304 ssamoeun@worldbank.org PIC Website: No ___________________________________________________ Cameroon National/official language(s): English, French Helene Pieume Public Information Analyst Public Information Center Cameroon

1792 Rue Bastos Ekoudou Mailing Add: PO Box 1128 Yaounde Tel: (237) 221 8008 / 5330+8008 hpieume@worldbank.org PIC Website: http://afr/cm/web/index.htm ___________________________________________________ Chad National/official language(s): French Grace Agouna Deciat Communications Associate Chad Public Information Center Avenue Charles de Gaule et Avenue du Commandant Lamy; Quartier Bololo Postal Code: BP 146 N'Djamena Tel: 00 235 52 33 60 / 5361+3024 gdeciat@worldbank.org PIC Website: http://www.banquemondiale-tchad.org/site/page.cfm?owner=3EEECDB9-E254-4701-CA3EF94BE77EB3F8&template=department_default.cfm ___________________________________________________ China National/official language(s): Chinese Ying Yu Information Assistant China Public Information Center Level 16, China World Tower 2, No. 1 Jianguomenwai Avenue Beijing, P. R. China Postal Code: 100004 Tel: (86-10) 58617852 / 5788+7852 Fax: (86-10) 58617800 yyu@worldbank.org PIC Website: http://www.worldbank.org.cn/Chinese/publications/publications_information.htm ___________________________________________________ Congo DRC National/official language(s): Kirongo, Lingala, Swahili, Tshiluba, English, French Bob Bobutaka Public Information Assistant Congo DRC Public Information Center Avenue Wagenia, no. 4847 Kinshasa-Gombe Tel: 5377+3027 bbobutaka@worldbank.org PIC Website: No ___________________________________________________

Congo Republic Of National/official language(s): French, Lingala, Kikongo Clementine Maoungou Communications Assistant Congo Public Information Center BDEAC Building, 2nd Floor, Avenue de la Revolution Brazzaville Tel: (242)813330 or (242)814638 / 5371-311 Cmaoungou@worldbank.org PIC Website: http://www.worlbank.org/afr/cg/pic.htm ___________________________________________________ Cote d’Ivoire National/official language(s): French Jean Roger Boua Communications Associate Cote d'Ivoire Public Information Center Corner of Booker Washinton and Jacques Aka Street, (Ground Floor) Cocody, Mailing Add: 18 50 Abidjan Brazzaville Tel: (22) 40 04 52 / 5331+3407 jboua@worldbank.org PIC Website: No ___________________________________________________ Croatia National/official language(s): Croatian Ivica Zec Public Information Assistant Croatia Public Information Center The World Bank Croatia Resident Mission, Trg J.F. Kennedya 6b/llI Mailing Add: Hrvatske bratske zajednice 4, p.o.b. 550 Postal Code: 10000 Zagreb Tel: (385 1) 238-7200 / 5240+7274 izec@worldbank.org PIC Website: http://www.worldbank.hr/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/ECAEXT/CROATIAEXTN/0,,menuPK:301288~pagePK:141132~piPK:64025829~theSitePK:301245,00.html ___________________________________________________ Dominican Republic National/official language(s): Spanish Alejandra De La Paz Melo Public Information Associate Dominican Republic - Partnership In Progress

Banco Mundial - Calle Virgilio Diaz Ordonez #36 - esq. Gustavo Mejia Ricart - Edificio Mezzo Tempo, Suite 401 - 4ta. Planta, Santo Domingo Tel: 5362+256 adelapaz@worldbank.org PIC Website: No ___________________________________________________ Egypt National/official language(s): Arabic Nehal Hassan El Kouesny Information Assistant Egypt Public Information Center The World Bank Office, 1191 Corniche El Nil, Floor 15, Boulak Postal Code: 12211 Cairo Tel: (202) 574 1670 / 5772+253 Nelkouesny@worldbank.org PIC Website: No ___________________________________________________ Eritrea National/official language(s): English Sofia Woldu Team Assistant Eritrea Public Information Center 15/17, Tsegai Adig Street, Zone 03, Subzone 01 Asmara Tel: 5363+300 swoldu@worldbank.org PIC Website: No ___________________________________________________ Ethiopia National/official language(s): Amharic, English Aberash Merid Information Specialist Ethiopia Public Information Center Worbek House, Bole Road, Africa Avenue Mailing Add: P.O. Box 5515 Addis Ababa Tel: (251) 1 176007 / 5358+307 amerid@worldbank.org PIC Website: http://www.worldbank.org/afr/et/pic.htm ___________________________________________________ France National/official language(s): French

Valerie Chevalier Public Information Analyst Public Information Center, The World Bank, 66 avenue d'Iéna, 75116 Paris Cedex Tel: 33 1 40 69 30 26 Email: vchevalier@worldbank.org PIC Website: http://wbln0018.worldbank.org/EURVP/web.nsf/Pages/PIC+Home+Page ___________________________________________________ Georgia National/official language(s): Georgian, [Russian] Kety Rekhviashvili Team Assistant Georgia Public Information Center 5A, 1st Drive, Chavchavadze Ave., Postal Code: 0179 Tbilisi Tel: (995-32) 91-30-96 / 5252+260 Krekhviashvili@worldbank.org PIC Website: No ___________________________________________________ Ghana National/official language(s): English Kennedy Fosu Public Information Assistant Ghana Public Information Center No. 69 Dr. Isert Road North Ridge Residential Area Mailing Add: P.O. Box M.27 Accra Tel: (233) 21 22-96-81 / 5337+3142 kfosu@worldbank.org PIC Website: http://www.worldbank.org/afr/gh/pic.htm ___________________________________________________ Guatemala National/official language(s): Spanish Carmen Gadala-Maria Public Information Analyst Guatemala - Centro de Informacion al Publico 13 calle 3-40, Zona 10, Edificio Atlantis, 14 nivel Postal Code: 1010 Guatemala City Tel: (502) 366-2044, ext.278 / 5388+278 cgadala@worldbank.org PIC Website: http://www.bancomundial.org.gt/infopublico/index.htm ___________________________________________________ Guinea National/official language(s): French

Pepe Gnekoyamou Program Assistant Guinea Public Information Center Banque Mondiale - Immeuble de l'Archeveche-Face Baie des Anges Postal Code: 1420 Conakry Tel: (224) 411391 or (224)412770 or (224) 415061 / 5335+3022 Pgnekoyamou@worldbank.org PIC Website: No ___________________________________________________ Honduras National/official language(s): Spanish Maria Amalia San Martin Public Information Associate Centro Financiero BANEXPO, 4to Piso, Boulevard San Juan Bosco, Colonia Payaquí Apartado Postal 3591 Tegucigalpa, Honduras Tel: (502) 366-2044, ext.278 / 5388+278 cgadala@worldbank.org PIC Website: http://www.bancomundial.org.gt/infopublico/index.htm ___________________________________________________ India National/official language(s): English, Hindi Hema Balasubramanian Public Information Officer India Public Information Center 70 Lodi Estate Postal Code: 110003 New Delhi Tel: (91) 11 2461 7241 ext. 465 / 5785+465 hbalasubramanian@worldbank.org Sunita Malhotra Public Information Assistant India Public Information Center 70 Lodi Estate Postal Code: 110003 New Delhi Tel: 5785+368 smalhotra@worldbank.org PIC Website: No ___________________________________________________ Indonesia National/official language(s): Bahasa Indonesian, English Wiwiek Endang W. Sonda

Information Specialist Indonesia Public Information Center The Jakarta Stock Exchange Building Tower 2, Floor 12 Sudirman Central Business District Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 52-53 Postal Code: Jakarta 12190 Jakarta Selatan Tel: (62) 21 5299 3000 / 5781+3146 wsonda@worldbank.org PIC Website: http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/EASTASIAPACIFICEXT/INDONESIAEXTN/0,,menuPK:287115~pagePK:141132~piPK:64025829~theSitePK:226309,00.html ___________________________________________________ Japan National/official language(s): Japanese Atsuko Nuibe Publications Assistant Japan Public Information Center 10 Floor, Fukokuseimei Bldg. Uchisaiwai-cho 2-2-2, Tokyo 100-0011, Japan Telephone: (81) 3-3597-6650 E-mail: anuibe@worldbank.org PIC Website: www.worldbank.or.jp ___________________________________________________ Kazakhstan - Almaty National/official language(s): Kazak, Russian Kubat Sydykov Public Information Assistant Almaty Public Information Center Park Palace Building at Kazybek Bi St. (between Dostyk Ave. and 8-Marta St., 3rd Floor Mailing Add: 41A Kazibek Bi Street Postal Code: 480100 Almaty Tel: (7) 3272 980-580 / 5775+231 PIC Website: http://www.worldbank.org.kz/ECA/Kazakhstan.nsf/ECADocByUnid/CFDED6B70B24100885256CBF001667BF?Opendocument ___________________________________________________ Kazakhstan - Astana National/official language(s): Kazak, Russian Oxana Guzeeva Public Information Assistant Kazakhstan Astana Public Information Center Samal 12, 14th Floor Mailing Add: Samal 12, Astana, Kazakhstan 473000 Postal Code: 473000 Astana Tel: (7) 3172 580555 / 5775+243 oguzeeva@worldbank.org

PIC Website: http://www.worldbank.org.kz/ECA/Kazakhstan.nsf/ECADocByUnid/CFDED6B70B24100885256CBF001667BF?Opendocument ___________________________________________________ Kenya National/official language(s): English, Kiswahili Keziah Muthoni Muthembwa Public Information Assistant Kenya Public Information Center Upper Hill Road Mailing Add: Box 30577 00100 GPO Nairobi Tel: (254) 20 260 484 / 5368+6484 kmuthembwa@worldbank.org PIC Website: http://www.worldbank.org/ke/pic.htm ___________________________________________________ Kosovo Languages: Albanian, Serbian Mirlinda Gorcaj Team Assistant Kosovo Public Information Center Fehmi Agani 35 Pristina Tel: 381 38 249 459 (extn.107) Sat. 5265 891/892/893 (extn.107) mgorcaj@worldbank.org PIC Website: http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/ECAEXT/KOSOVOEXTN/0,,contentMDK:20139469~menuPK:297813~pagePK:141137~piPK:217854~theSitePK:297770,00.html ___________________________________________________ Kyrgyz National/official language(s): Kyrgyz, [Russian] Natalya Iosipenko Public Information Assistant Kyrgyz Republic Public Information Center 214, Moskovskaya Str. Postal Code: 720010 Bishkek Tel: (996) 312 61-06-50 / 5763+289 niosipenko@worldbank.org PIC Website: http://www.worldbank.org.kg/ECA/Kyrgyz.nsf/ECADocByUnid/764BA5772807B5A3C6256E160015D03E?Opendocument ___________________________________________________ Laos

National/official language(s): Lao Malarak Souksavat Program Assistant Laos Public Information Center Nehru Road, Pathou Xay, Vientiane Vientiane Tel: 5784+222 msouksavat@worldbank.org PIC Website: No ___________________________________________________ Latvia National/official language(s): Latvian Eva Ernstreite Communications Assistant Latvia Public Information Center World Bank Latvia Country Office, 8, Smilsu Street, 5th floor, Postal Code: LV-1162 Riga Tel: (371)7211356 / 5241+225 Eernstreite@worldbank.org PIC Website: No ___________________________________________________ Lebanon National/official language(s): Arabic, French Zeina El-Khalil Program Assistant Lebanon Public Information Center The World Bank Office, UN House, 6th floor, Riad El-Solh Square Mailing Add: P.O.Box. 11- 8577 Postal Code: 1107 2270 Beirut Tel: (961-1) 987800 / 5367+234 Zelkhalil@worldbank.org PIC Website: http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/MENAEXT/LEBANONEXTN/0,,menuPK:294947~pagePK:141132~piPK:64025829~theSitePK:294904,00.html ___________________________________________________ Macedonia National/official language(s): Macedonian Olivija Cieva Program Assistant Macedonia Public Information Center 34 Leninova Street Mailing Add: Leninova 34

Postal Code: 91000 Skopje Tel: (389-91) 117-627 / 5250+230 ocieva@worldbank.org PIC Website: No ___________________________________________________ Madagascar National/official language(s): Malagasy Voahangy Rakotoarinjara Public Information Assistant Madagascar Centre d'Information du Public Anosy (Près Ministère des Affaires Etrangères) - 1, Rue Andriamifidy L. Razafimanantsoa, Anosy Postal Code: BP 4140 Antananarivo Tel: (261) 20 22 560-22 / 5339+6022 vrakotoarinjara@worldbank.org PIC Website: www.banquemondiale.org.mg/Le_Centre_d_Information_du_Public_CIP.htm ___________________________________________________ Malawi National/official language(s): English John Andrew Chikopa Information Assistant Malawi Public Information Center Development House - Lilongwe, Malawi Country Office Mailing Add: Presidential Way, P.O. Box 30557 Lilongwe Tel: (265) 1 770 611 / 5394+218 jchikopa@worldbank.org PIC Website: www.worldbank.org/afr/mw ___________________________________________________ Mali National/official language(s): French Amidou Dembele Public Information Assistant Mali Public Information Center Immeuble SOGEFIH, Avenue Moussa Travele Postal Code: 223 Bamako Tel: 223 22 22 83 or 223 222 32 01 Ext.245 / 5351+245 adembele@worldbank.org PIC Website: No ___________________________________________________ Mauritania

National/official language(s): Arabic Ba Abdoulaye Oumar Communication Assistant Mauritania Public Information Center Socogim Tevragh Zeina, Villa No. 30 Postal Code : BP. 667 Nouakchott Tel: (00) 222 525 1017 / 5353+316 babdoulaye@worldbank.org PIC Website : No ___________________________________________________ Mexico National/official language(s): Spanish Mereya Valtierra Public Information Assistant Mexico Public Information Center Insurgentes Sur No. 1605, Piso 24 Col. San Jose Insurgentes Postal Code: 3900 Mexico City Tel: 5782+4244 mvaltierra@worldbank.org PIC Website: http://www.bancomundial.org.mx/bancomundial/SitioBM.nsf/Menu6?OpenForm&pag=6.0&nivel=6 ___________________________________________________ Moldova National/official language(s): Romanian Elena Sosnovschi Program Assistant Moldova Public Information Center Sciusev Str. 76/6 Chisinau Tel: 5254+238 esosnovschi@worldbank.org PIC Website: http://www.worldbank.org.md/__C2256BA4003F5E49.nsf/ContentInEnglish/Public+Information+Center?OpenDocument ___________________________________________________ Mongolia National/official language(s): Mongolian Selenge Nergui Program Assistant Mongolia Public Information Center 11A - Peace Avenue Postal Code: 210648 Ulaanbaatar Tel: 976-11-312647 / 5725+207

Snergui@worldbank.org PIC Website: http://www.worldbank.org.mn/content/26/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=26 ___________________________________________________ Morocco National/official language(s): Arabic, French Hafida Sahraoui Information Assistant Morroco Public Information Center 7, rue Larbi Ben Abdellah, Souissi, Postal Code : 10000 Rabat Tel: (212-37) 63 60 50 / 5360+236 hsahraoui@worldbank.org PIC Website: http://lnweb18.worldbank.org/mna/mena.nsf/CountryOffice/Morocco/EEAFF206CAB8DB5385256A9500676046?OpenDocument ___________________________________________________ Mozambique National/official language(s): Portuguese Abel Otacala Public Information Assistant Mozambique Public Information Center Ave. Kenneth Kaunda, 1224 Maputo Maputo Tel: (258-1) 49 02 8-41 / 5333+323 AOtacala@worldbank.org PIC Website: http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/AFRICAEXT/MOZAMBIQUEEXTN/0,,menuPK:382176~pagePK:141132~piPK:64025829~theSitePK:382131,00.html ___________________________________________________ Nepal National/official language(s): Nepali Sunita Gurung Team Assistant Nepal Public Information Center The World Bank Office, Yak and Yeti Hotel Complex, Lal Durbar, Durbar Marg, Mailing Add : G.P.O. Box 798 Kathmandu Tel: (977-1) 4226792 / 5770+102 Sgurung@worldbank.org PIC Website: No ___________________________________________________ Nicaragua National/official language(s): Spanish

Maria Teresa Norori Public Information Associate Nicaragua - Centro de Informacion para el Desarollo (CID) Banco Mundial - De la Rotonda de la Centroamerica, 400 mts. Abajo, Segundo Piso Edificio SYSCOM Managua Tel: (505) 265-0500, Ext. 436 / 5398+200 mnorori@worldbank.org PIC Website: http://www.infodesarrollo.org.ni ___________________________________________________ Niger National/official language(s): Arabic, French, Fulfulde, Gourmanchema, Hausa, Kanuri, Tamajaq, Tubu, Zarma Paul Dossou-Yovo Public Information Assistant Niger Public Information Center Rue des Dallol -Niamey Plateau�B.P. 12402 Niamey Tel: 5350+221 pdossouyovo@worldbank.org PIC Website: No ___________________________________________________ Nigeria National/official language(s): English, Igbo, Hausa, Yoruba, Ijaw, Charles Chukwuemeka Onyekatu Public Information Assistant Nigeria Public Information Center Plot 433 Yakubu Gowon Crescent, Opp. ECOWAS Secretariat, Asokoro District Mailing Add: PO Box 2826 Abuja Tel: (234) 9 3145267 / 5359+278 conyekatu@worldbank.org PIC Website: http://www.worldbank.org/afr/ng/pic.htm ___________________________________________________ Pakistan National/official language(s): English, Urdu Abdul Salam Syed Information Analyst Pakistan Public Information Center 20-A, Shahrah-e-Jamhuriat, Ramna 5, (G-5/1), (Ground Floor) Islamabad Tel: (+92 51) 9090103 / 5722+103 asyed@worldbank.org PIC Website: http://www.worldbank.org.pk ___________________________________________________

Papua New Guinea National/official language(s): English Dodi Doiwa Temporary Papua New Guinea Public Information Center 13th Floor, Deloitte Towers P.O. Box 1877 Postal Code: 00-113 Port Moresby Tel: (675) 321-7110 / 5787+110 ddoiwa@worldbank.org PIC Website: No ___________________________________________________ Philipplines National/official language(s): English, Filipino Moira Enerva Public Information Assistant Philippines Knowledge for Development Center Ground Floor Taipan Place Emerald Avenue Ortigas Center Postal Code: 1605 Pasig City Tel: (632) 917 3034 or 917 3088 / 5776+3034 menerva@worldbank.org PIC Website: http://www.worldbank.org.ph/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/EASTASIAPACIFICEXT/PHILIPPINESEXTN/0,,contentMDK:20209948~menuPK:442669~pagePK:141137~piPK:217854~theSitePK:332982,00.html ___________________________________________________ Poland National/official language(s): Polish Malgorzata Szczycinska Information Assistant Poland Public Information Center Warsaw Financial Center, 53 E. Plater Str., 9th Floor Warsaw Postal Code: 00-113 Poland Tel: (48-22) 520-80-00 / 5243+8043 mszczycinska@worldbank.org PIC Website: http://www.worldbank.org.pl/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/ECAEXT/POLANDEXTN/0,,menuPK:304838~pagePK:141132~piPK:64025829~theSitePK:304795,00.html ___________________________________________________ Romania

National/official language(s): Romanian Ana Ilinca Macri Public Information Assistant Romania Public Information Center Dacia Boulevard, No 83, Bucharest Tel: (40-21) 2010361 / 5247+361 amacri@worldbank.org PIC Website: http://www.worldbank.org.ro/ECA/Romania.nsf/ECADocByUnid2ndLanguage/0451AC55C0C7BA35C2256C7C004D97B9?Opendocument ___________________________________________________ Russian Federation National/official language(s): Russian Artem Kolesnikov Public Information Associate Russian Federation Public Information Center Bolshaya Molchanovka 36/1 Postal Code: 00-113 Moscow Tel: 5762+2040 akolesnikov@worldbank.org PIC Website: http://www.worldbank.org.ru/ECA/Russia.nsf/ECADocByUnid/B32EB363897BAA60C3256CCD00250191?Opendocument ___________________________________________________ Rwanda National/official language(s): French, Kinyarwanda Therese Nibarere Public Information Assistant Rwanda Public Information Center The World Bank Country Office, SORAS Building - Boulevard de la Revolution Mailing Add: P.O.BOX 609 KIGALI Postal Code : 250 Kigali Tel: (250)572-204 / 5396+112 tnibarere@worldbank.org PIC Website: http://www.worldbank.org/afr/rw/pic.htm ___________________________________________________ Senegal National/official language(s): Diola, French, Malinké, Poular, Sérère, Soninké, Wolof. Sambagor Gueye Public Information Assistant Senegal Public Information Center Place de l'Independance - Immeuble SDIH; 5eme Etage

Postal Code: BP 3296 Dakar Tel: (221)849-50-14 / 5352+132 sgueye@worldbank.org PIC Website: http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/AFRICAEXT/SENEGALEXTN/0,,menuPK:296346~pagePK:141132~piPK:64025829~theSitePK:296303,00.html ___________________________________________________ Serbia and Montenegro National/official language(s): Serbo-Croatian Vesna Kostic External Affairs Officer Serbia and Montenegro Public Information Center Bulevar Kralja Aleksandra 86-90 Belgrade Tel: 5265+723 vkostic@worldbank.org PIC Website: No ___________________________________________________ South Africa National/official language(s): Afrikaans, English, isiNdebele, isiXhosa, isiZulu, Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, siSwati, Tshivenda, Xitsonga, Mmenyane Seoposengwe Public Information Assistant South Africa Public Information Center First Floor, Pro Equity Court; 1250 Pretorius Street; Hatfield, Mailing Add: P.O.Box 12629, Hatfield, 0028 Pretoria Tel: 27 12 431 3100/3 / 5369+3103 mseoposengwe@worldbank.org PIC Website: http://www.worldbank.org/afr/za/pic.htm ___________________________________________________ Tanzania National/official language(s): Swahili Rosalie Ferrao Public Information Assistant Tanzania Public Information Center Tanzania World Bank Country Office, 4th Floor 50 Mirambo Street Mailing Add: P.O. Box 2054, Dar es Salaam Dar-es-Salaam Tel: 255-22-21-2113039 / 5355+3251 rferrao@worldbank.org PIC Website: www.worldbank.org/afr/tz ___________________________________________________

Thailand National/official language(s): Thai Buntarika Sangarun Public Information Assistant InfoServ: A Center for Development Resources The World Bank 14th Floor, DiethelmTower A 93/1 Wireless Road Postal Code: 10330 Bangkok Tel: 66 0 2256 7792 or 66 0 2256 7793 ext. 719 bsangarun@worldbank.org PIC Website: No ___________________________________________________ Timor-Leste National/official language(s): Portuguese, Tetum Sildonia Maria Sarmento Public Information Associate Timor Leste Public Information Center World Bank Dili Office, Avenida dos Direitos Humanos, Dili Tel: 670-3324649 / 5765+304 ssarmento@worldbank.org PIC Website: http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/EASTASIAPACIFICEXT/TIMORLESTEEXTN/0,,contentMDK:20169006~menuPK:294065~pagePK:141137~piPK:217854~theSitePK:294022,00.html ___________________________________________________ Togo National/official language(s): French Sylvie Nenonene Communications Assistant Togo Centre d'information du Public 169 Boulevard du 13 Janvier, Immeuble BTCI, Beme Etage Mailing Add: B.P. 3915 Lome Tel: 5336+3310 Fax: (228) 221 7856 snenonene@worldbank.org PIC Website: No ___________________________________________________ Turkey National/official language(s): Turkish Arsev Umur Aydinoglu

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