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| COUNTRY | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Albania | 1945 (elected) |
| Algeria | 1962 (appointed) |
| Angola | 1980 (elected) |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1984 (appointed) |
| Argentina | 1951 (elected) |
| Armenia | 1990 (elected) |
| Australia | 1943 (elected) |
| Austria | 1919 (elected) |
| Azerbaijan | 1990 (elected) |
| Bangladesh | 1973 (elected) |
| Barbados | 1966 (appointed) |
| Belarus | 1990 (elected) |
| Belgium | 1921 (appointed) |
| Belize | 1984 (elected and appointed) |
| Benin | 1979 (elected) |
| Bhutan | 1975 (elected) |
| Bolivia | 1966 (elected) |
| Botswana | 1979 (elected) |
| Brazil | 1933 (elected) |
| Bulgaria | 1945 (elected) |
| Burkina Faso | 1978 (elected) |
| Burma | 1947 (elected) |
| Burundi | 1982 (elected) |
| Cambodia | 1958 (elected) |
| Cameroon | 1960 (elected) |
| Canada | 1921 (elected) |
| Cape Verde | 1975 (elected) |
| Central African Republic | 1987 (elected) |
| Chad | 1962 (elected) |
| Chile | 1951 (elected) |
| China | 1954 (elected) |
| Colombia | 1954 (appointed) |
| Comoros | 1993 (elected) |
| Costa Rica | 1953 (elected) |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 1965 (elected) |
| Croatia | 1992 (elected) |
| Cuba | 1940 (elected) |
| Cyprus | 1963 (elected) |
| Czech Republic | 1992 (elected) |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1963 (elected) |
| Denmark | 1918 (elected) |
| Dominica | 1980 (elected) |
| Dominican Republic | 1942 (elected) |
| Ecuador | 1956 (elected) |
| Egypt | 1957 (elected) |
| El Salvador | 1961 (elected) |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1968 (elected) |
| Eritrea | 1994 (elected) |
| Estonia | 1919 (elected) |
| Ethiopia | 1957 (elected) |
| Fiji | 1970A |
| Finland | 1907 (elected) |
| France | 1945 (elected) |
| Gabon | 1961 (elected) |
| Georgia | 1992 (elected) |
| Germany | 1919 (elected) |
| Ghana | 1960 (appointed) |
| Greece | 1952 (elected) |
| Grenada | 1976 (elected and appointed) |
| Guatemala | 1956 (elected) |
| Guinea | 1963 (elected) |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1972 (appointed) |
| Guyana | 1968 (elected) |
| Haiti | 1961 (elected) |
| Honduras | 1957 |
| Hungary | 1920 (elected) |
| Iceland | 1922 (elected) |
| India | 1952 (elected) |
| Indonesia | 1950 (appointed) |
| Iran | 1963 (elected and appointed) |
| Ireland | 1918 (elected) |
| Israel | 1949 (elected) |
| Italy | 1946 (elected) |
| Jamaica | 1944 (elected) |
| Japan | 1946 (elected) |
| Jordan | 1989 (appointed) |
| Kazakhstan | 1990 (elected) |
| Kenya | 1969 (elected and appointed) |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1990 (elected) |
| Laos | 1958 (elected) |
| Lebanon | 1991 (appointed) |
| Lesotho | 1965 (appointed) |
| Lithuania | 1920 (elected) |
| Luxembourg | 1919 (elected) |
| Madagascar | 1965 (elected) |
| Malawi | 1964 (elected) |
| Malaysia | 1959 (elected) |
| Maldives | 1979 (elected) |
| Mali | 1964 (elected) |
| Malta | 1966 (elected) |
| Mauritania | 1975 (elected) |
| Mauritius | 1976 (elected) |
| Mexico | 1952 (appointed) |
| Mongolia | 1951 (elected) |
| Morocco | 1993 (elected) |
| Mozambique | 1977 (elected) |
| Namibia | 1989 (elected) |
| Nepal | 1952 (appointed) |
| Netherlands | 1918 (elected) |
| New Zealand | 1933 (elected) |
| Nicaragua | 1972 (elected) |
| Niger | 1989 (elected) |
| Norway | 1911 (appointed) |
| Pakistan | 1973 (elected) |
| Panama | 1946 (elected) |
| Papua New Guinea | 1977 (elected) |
| Paraguay | 1963 (elected) |
| Peru | 1956 (elected) |
| Philippines | 1941 (elected) |
| Poland | 1919 (elected) |
| Portugal | 1934 (elected and appointed) |
| Romania | 1946 (elected) |
| Russia | 1993 (elected) |
| Rwanda | 1965 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1984 (elected) |
| Saint Lucia | 1979 (appointed) |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1979 (elected) |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 1975 (elected) |
| Senegal | 1963 (elected) |
| Seychelles | 1976 (elected and appointed) |
| Singapore | 1963 (elected) |
| Slovakia | 1992 (elected) |
| Slovenia | 1992 (elected) |
| Solomon Islands | 1993 (elected) |
| South Africa | 1933 (elected) |
| South Korea | 1948 (elected) |
| Spain | 1931 (elected) |
| Sri Lanka | 1947 (elected) |
| Sudan | 1964 (elected) |
| Suriname | 1975 (elected) |
| Swaziland | 1972 (elected and appointed) |
| Sweden | 1921 (elected) |
| Switzerland | 1971 (elected) |
| Syria | 1973 (elected) |
| Tajikistan | 1990 (elected) |
| Thailand | 1948 (appointed) |
| The Bahamas | 1977 (appointed) |
| The Gambia | 1982 (elected) |
| Togo | 1961 (elected) |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1962 (elected and appointed) |
| Tunisia | 1959 (elected) |
| Turkey | 1935 (appointed) |
| Turkmenistan | 1990 (elected) |
| Uganda | 1962 (appointed) |
| Ukraine | 1990 (elected) |
| United Kingdom | 1918 (elected) |
| United States | 1917 (elected) |
| Uruguay | 1942 (elected) |
| Uzbekistan | 1990 (elected) |
| Vanuatu | 1987 (elected) |
| Venezuela | 1948 (elected) |
| Vietnam | 1976 (elected) |
| Yemen | 1990 (elected) |
| Zambia | 1964 (elected and appointed) |
| Zimbabwe | 1980 (elected and appointed) |
