Chairs
The current chair of KPCS is the nation that held the position of vice chair the previous year.
2003: South Africa; vice chair Canada
2004: Canada; vice chair Russian Federation
2005: Russian Federation; vice chair Botswana
2006: Botswana; vice chair European Commission
2007: European Commission; vice chair India
2008: India; vice chair Namibia
2009: Namibia; vice chair Israel
2010: Israel, Mr. Boaz Hirsch; vice chair DRC
2011: DRC, Mr. Mathieu Yamba; vice chair United States
2012: United States, Ambassador Gillian Milovanovic ; vice chair South Africa
The DRC's position as the 2011 KPCS Chair is notable, in that it had been a known source of conflict diamonds and other minerals in recent years.
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