FOCAL POINTS for Codes and Data Representation Matters
Updated 22 October 2014
(list of amendments on the last page)
The Permanent Representatives of the WMO Member countries should notify the Secretariat of designation of a new focal point or replacement of a focal point.
The focal points are invited to check the information included in this table and inform the Secretariat (Mr Atsushi Shimazaki, E-mail: ) of any other updates required.
/ MET Office
Location / LAST NAME
First Name / Lang.
e-f-s-r / E-mail
/ Telephone / Fax /
1.  / Antigua and Barbuda
St. John’s / Destin
Dale / eng /
/ +268-462-3229
+268-462-4606 / +268-462-4606
2.  / Argentina
Buenos Aires / Belohlawek
Ana Federica / sp / / +(54 11) 5167 6711 / +(54 11) 5167 6711
3.  / Armenia
Yerevan / Mkrtchyan
Izabella (Ms) / rus / / +(374 10) 53 29 52 / +(374 10) 53 32 71
4.  / Australia
Melbourne / Qu
Weiqing, Dr / eng / / +(61 3) 9669 4236 / +(61 3) 9669 4128
5.  / Austria
Vienna / Pichler
Michael / eng / / +43-51703-4050 / +43-51703-4006
6.  / Azerbaijan
Baku / Taghieva
Umaira, Ms / eng / form missing / form missing / form missing
7.  / Bahamas
Nassau / Burnside
Godfrey L. / eng / / +(242) 356 3734, -36, -38 / +(242) 356 3739
8.  / Bahrain
Bahrain / Al Mulla
Anwar Seif / eng / / +973-1732 7073 / +973-1732 0630
9.  / Bangladesh
Dhaka / Alam
Md Shadekul / eng /
/ +88-02-9135742/8113071
+88 01818819256 / +88-02-8118230
10.  / Belarus, Rep.
Minsk / Dementsova
Irina Anatolievna / rus / / +(375 172) 67 11 03 / +(375 172) 67 03 35
11.  / Belgium
Brussels / Gellens
Daniel / fr / / +322-373 0677 / +322-375 1259
12.  / Belize
Belize City / Rudon
Derrick / eng / / +(501) 225 2011/2054 / +(501) 225 2101
13.  / Benin
Cotonou / Tohio
Denis / fr / / 229-95 40 66 05 /
229-21 30 04 43 / ---
14.  / Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevo / Pismo
Edin / eng / / +38733442435 / +38733442435
15.  / Botswana
Gaborone / Nthobatsang
Gasewasepe Konodo / eng / / +267-3914176/3612200 / +267-3956282
16.  / Brazil
Sao Paulo / De Almeida
Waldenio Gambi / eng / / +(55 11) 5051 5700 / +(55 11) 5052 2949
17.  / British Caribbean Territories
St.James (Barbados) / De Souza
Glendell / eng / / +1 868 622 4711 / +1 868 622 0277
18.  / Bulgaria
Sofia / Taseva
Lora / rus / / +(359 2) 462 4599 / +(359 2) 975 3569
19.  / Burundi
Bujumbura / Ntibasharira
Balthazar / fr / / +257-79-936007 / +257-22-402625
20.  / Cameroon
Douala / Bidjogo
Kede / fr / / +(237) 342 1635 / +(237) 342 1635
21.  / Canada
Toronto / Colavecchia
Tony / eng / / +(1 416) 739 4732
22.  / Cape Verde
Ilha do Sal / Silva
Joao Baptista / eng / / +(238) 41 12 76 / +(283) 41 12 94
23.  / Central African Republic
Bangui / Atazi Yeke
Jean Mexin / fr / / + (236) 7503 86 20
24.  / Chile
Santiago / Rivera Claissac
Mario Fernando / sp / / +56-2-436 4581 / +56-2-437 8212
25.  / China
Beijing / Li
Xiang / eng / / +86-10-68406275 / +86-10-62186241
26.  / Colombia
Bogota / Lopez Alvarez
Luis Alfonso / sp /
/ +(57) 1-3527160 / +(57) 1-3527160 ext.1627
27.  / Congo, Rep.
Brazzaville / Kanga
Alphonse / fr / / +242-812090/810227 / +242-812090/810227/ 810749
28.  / Congo, Rep. Dem.
Kinshasa / Mavambu
Makuta Marcel / fr / / +(243 12) 82284, 83375 / +(243 12) 82213
29.  / Costa Rica
San Jose / Stolz España
Werner / sp / / +(506) 222 5616, ext. 115 / +(506) 223 1837
30.  / Croatia
Zagreb / Pandzic
Kreso / eng / / +385 1 45 65 684 / +385 1 48 51 901
31.  / Cuba
La Habana / Martinez Reyes
Enrique / sp / / +(537) 867 0719 / +(537) 33 80 10
32.  / Cyprus
Nicosia / Mouskos
Michalis / eng /
/ +357 2480 2977 / +357 2430 4753
33.  / Czech Republic
Prague / Cervena
Eva / eng / / +(420) 244 032 215 / +(420) 244 032 235
34.  / Curaçao and Sint Maarten
Curaçao / Capello
Alfredo Rufino / eng / / +599-9-839-3367 / +599-9-869-2699
35.  / Denmark
Copenhagen / Vaarby Laursen
Ellen / eng / / +(45) 39157597 / +(45) 39157598
36.  / Dominica
Melville Hall Airport / Isaac
Nathaniel / eng /

/ +(1 767) 445 7101 / +(1 767) 449 2020
37.  / Dominican Rep.
Santo Domingo / Ega Colon
Maximo Nayib / sp / / +(xxxx) 788 1122, ext.223 / +(xxxx) 594 8844
38.  / Ecuador
Quito / Naranjo Jacome
Carlos Hugo / sp / / +(593 2) 243 3935, -34 / +(593 2) 243 3934
39.  / Egypt
Cairo / Saimeda
Adel Abd-Alhalim Mahmoud / eng /
/ 002-02268 39514 / 002-02268 39514
40.  / El Salvador
San Salvador / Olivares Salazar
Otto Rolando / sp /
/ none / none
41.  / Estonia
Tallinn / Krabbi
Miina / eng / / +372 666 0916 / +372 666 0909
42.  / Ethiopia
Addis Ababa / Amedie
Seid / eng / / +(251) 011-662 4674 / +(251) 011-551 7066
43.  / Fiji
Nadi Airport / Pratap
Harish / eng / / +(679) 6724 888 / +(679) 6720 430
44.  / Finland
Hensinki / Partio
Mikko / eng / / +358509195470 / +358295392503
45.  / France
Toulouse / Urban
Bernard / fr / / +(33) 5 67 69 87 42 / +(33) 5 67 69 87 49
46.  / Gabon
Libreville / Assengono Ndong
Mathilde / fr / / +241-761551/05316397 / +241-7615551/3895/3904
47.  / Georgia
Tbilisi / Gobejishvili
Tamara / ru / / +995 32 439559 / +995 32 439554
48.  / Germany
Offenbach / Krebber
Sibylle / eng / / +49 69 8062 2647 / +49 69 8062 3829
49.  / Ghana
Accra / Juati
Ayilari-Naa Awupeyagi / eng /
/ +(233 30) 7012519 / +(233 21) 511981; 773293
50.  / Greece
Hellinikon / Plioutsias
Michail / eng / / +30 210 9699143 / +30 210 9699952
51.  / Guatemala
Guatemala / Bautista Godinez
Mario Roberto / sp / / +(502) 22 61 32 44 / +(502) 22 61 32 39
52.  / Guinea-Bissau
Bissau / Cherno
Luis Mendes / fr / / +245-6606438/6644595 / +245-211753 (PNUD Bissau)
53.  / Guyana
Georgetown / Elliot
Moreena / eng / / +592-261-2284
+592-261-3065
+592-225-4247 / +592-261-2284
+592-226-1460
54.  / Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong / Chan
Sai-tick / eng / / +(852) 2926 8434 / +(852) 2311 9448
55.  / Pan
Chi-Kin / eng / / +(852) 2926 8357 / +(852) 2375 2645
56.  / Hungary
Budapest / Szollosi
Imre / eng / / +(36 1) 346 4743 / +(36 1) 346 4649
57.  / Iceland
Reykjavik / Hervarsson
Theodor Freyr / eng / / +(354) 5226000/5226144 / +(354) 522 6001
58.  / India
Shivaji Nagar, Pune / Kumar Suresh
K. G. / eng / / +(91 11) 2461 6051 / +(91 11) 2469 9216/
2462 3220
59.  / Indonesia
Jakarta / Rimba
Juana / eng / / +62 21 4246321 / +62 21 4246703
60.  / Iran, Islamic Rep.
Teheran / Niazalizadeh Moghadam
Abbas / eng /
/ +(9821) 660 700 33
+(9821) 660 700 38 / +(9821) 660 700 77
+(9821) 660 700 05
61.  / Iraq
Baghdad / Lami
Arkan Abdullah Mozan / eng /
/ +964-7706 8551 84 / ---
62.  / Ireland
Dublin / Halton
Paul / eng / / +(353 1) 806 4261 / +(353 1) 806 4247
63.  / Israel
Bet Dagan / Meerson
Vladimir / eng / / +972-3-9682153 / +972-3-9604854
64.  / Italy
Rome / Coppola
Pier Francesco / eng / / +39-6-9129 3203 / +39-6-9129 4033
65.  / Jamaica
Kingston / Thompson
Evan Garfield / eng / / +876-929-3695 / +876-960-8989
66.  / Japan
Tokyo / Tsuboi
Kentaro / eng / / +(81 3) 3218 3825 / +(81 3) 3211 8404
67.  / Kazakhstan
Almaty / Zhizhimov
Viktor / rus / / +8-7272-67-64-77 / +8-7272-67-64-64
68.  / Kenya
Nairobi / Muhindi
James / eng / / +254 (20) 387 6957 / +254 (20) 387 6955
69.  / Korea, Rep.
Seoul / Choi
Chulwoon / eng / / +(82 2) 2181 0423 / +(82 2) 2181 0449
70.  / Kyrgyzstan
Bishkek / Kojevnikova
Tatiana / rus / / +(996 312) 314 605 / +(996 312) 314 745
71.  / Laos
Vientiane / Pathoummady
Singthong / eng /
/ +(856 21) 21 5010
+(856 20) 538 9651 / +(856 21) 22 3446
72.  / Latvia
Riga / Kurinnijs
Nikolajs / eng / / +371 67032606 / +371 67145154
73.  / Lebanon
Beirut / Al Banna
Faysal / eng / / +961-1 628 187 / +961-1 629046
74.  / Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Tripoli / Khdashi
Muftah Giuma Dau / eng / / +218-215-623061/65 (Ex.3003)
+218-92-5176794(Mob) / +218-215-621772
75.  / Lithuania
Vilnius / Balys
Saulius / eng / / +370-5-275 4012 / +370-5-272 8874
76.  / Luxembourg
Luxembourg / Reckwerth
Martina / fr / / (+352) 4798 21020 / (+352) 4798 21099
77.  / Macao, China
Taipa Grande / Ian
Brian Vai Kei / eng / / +(853) 8898 6260 / +(853) 2885 0557
78.  / Madagascar
Antananarive / Raveloarisoa
Sahondraritata (Ms) / fr / / +(261 20) 22 407 75 / +(261 20) 22 408 23; -405 81
79.  / Malawi
Blantyre / Chimwaza
Winston Sauti / eng / / +265 1 822 014 / +265 1 822 215
80.  / Malaysia
Petaling Jaya / Md Zuki
Zabani / eng / / +603 7967 8129 / +603 7955 0964
81.  / Maldives
Male / Shareef
Ali / eng /
/ +960 332 6200 / +960 332 0021
82.  / Mali
Bamako / Cisse
Navon / fr / / +(xxx) 21 25 88; 21 63 53 / fax no. not received
83.  / Maroc
Casablanca / Mouhtadi
Abderrahim / fr /
/ +(212) 522654910
+(212) 522654921 / +(212) 522913698
84.  / Mauritania
Nouakchott / Dia
Thierno Yahya / fr / ;
/ +222-52435 31/32/;
+222-6027258 / +222-525 8809/524 3530
85.  / Mauritius
Vacoas / Heetun
Bhye Muslim / eng / / +(230) 686 1031; 1032 / +(230) 686 1033
86.  / Mexico
Mexico / Herrera Vazquez
Gloria / sp / / +(55) 26-36-46-64 / +(55) 26-36-46-05
87.  / Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar / Chunagiin
Puntsagdorj / eng / / +(976 11) 326611 / +(976 11) 326611
88.  / Montenegro
Podgorica / Marcev
Angel / eng / / +(382) 67 534 895/
20 655 183 / +(382) 20 655 197
89.  / Mozambique
Maputo / Nostado
Francisco Raúl / eng / / +258-2149 1150 /
+258-824196820 / +258-2149 1150 /
+258-2149 0148
90.  / Myanmar
Yangon / Than
U Khin / eng / / +(95 1) 66 47 91; 66 55 09 ?? / +(95 1) 66 59 44; 66 57 04
91.  / Nepal
Kathmandu / Regmi
Suman Kumar / eng / / +(97701) 4486869 / 4473382 / + (97701) 4473268
92.  / Netherlands
De Bilt / Van Uden
Peter / eng / / +(31 30) 220 6260 / +(31 30) 221 0407
93.  / New Zealand
Wellington / Dijk
Wim Van / eng / / +(64 4) 470 0700 / +(64 4) 473 5231
94.  / Niger / Yerima
Ladan / fr
95.  / Nigeria
Ikeja / Iso
Mary Ottu (Mrs) / eng / / +234-8023005890
+234-8054643806 / +234-9-4130710
96.  / Niue
Alofi / Tukutama
Sean / eng / / +(xxx) 683 4601 / +(xxx) 683 4602
97.  / Norway
Oslo / Sannes
Paal / eng / / +(47 22) 96 30 00 / +(47 22) 96 30 50
98.  / Oman
Muscat / Al Salmi
Sulaiman Yousuf / eng / / +(968) 24519330 / +(968) 24519363
99.  / Pakistan
Karachi / Akhtar
Masood / eng / / +(92-21) 99261411 / +(92-21) 99261409
100.  / Paraguay
Asuncion / Mosqueda
Victor Francisco / sp /
/ +595-21-425 046 / +595-21-420865
101.  / Peru
Lima / Solis Caceres
Olimpio / sp / / +(51-1) 6141414 ext 432 / +(51-1) 471 7287
102.  / Philippines
Quezon City / Palcon
Vicente, Jr. / eng /
/ +632-9204070 / +632-9263151
103.  / Poland
Warsaw / Kucharski
Bartlomiej / eng / / +48 22 56 94 346 / +48 22 56 94 105
104.  / Portugal
Lisbon / Santos
Goncalo / eng / / +(351 21) 844 7000 / +(351 21) 847 2370
105.  / Qatar
Doha / Ali
Ahmad Abdulla / eng / / +(974) 455 7193 / +(974) 465 9541
106.  / Romania
Bucarest / Manea
Ancuta / eng / / +(40 21) 316 31 16 / +(40 21) 316 31 43
107.  / Russian Fed.
Moscow / Antsypovitch
Vladimir / rus / / +(7495) 252 3746 / +(7495) 255 2189
108.  / Saudi Arabia
Jeddah / Metwallt
Faiq / eng / / +966-2-6530205 / +966-2-6530688
Al-Ghamdi
Khalaf / / +966-2-6530053
109.  / Senegal
Dakar-Yoff / Ciss
Moustapha / fr / / +33 869 5339 / +33 820 1327
110.  / Serbia
Belgrade / Sunderic
Perisa / eg / / +381 11 30 50 886 / +381 11 30 50 847
111.  / Seychelles
Mahé / Amelie
Vincent Josee / eng / / +(248) 384066/384068 / +(248) 384078
112.  / Sierra Leone
Freetown / Braima
Tommy / eng / / +(232 22) 222 554 / +(232 22) 224 439
113.  / Singapore
Changi Airport / Choo
Lesley / eng / / +(65) 65455964 / +(65) 65457192
114.  / Slovakia
Bratislava / Chvila
Branislav / eng / / +421-2-59415 162 / +421-2-54774419
115.  / Slovenia
Ljubljana / Sluga
Gregor / eng / / +386 1 478 44 76 / +386 1 478 40 50
116.  / Spain
Madrid / Irigaray
Maria Josefa / sp / / +(34 9) 1581 9648 / +(34 9) 1581 9846
117.  / Sri Lanka
Colombo / Jayasekera
Siri Ranjith / eng / / +94 11 2691443 / +94 11 2698311
118.  / St Lucia
Vieux Fort, Hewan. / Auguste
Thomas / eng / / +(1 758) 454 6550 / +(1 758) 454 9705
119.  / Sudan
Khartoum / Fota
Musa Ahmed / eng / / Fax/form received garbled / Fax/form received garbled
120.  / Suriname
Paramaribo / Duiker
Maurice Frenk / eng / / +(xxx) 032 52 06 / +(xxx) 032 5206
121.  / Sweden
Norrköping / Karro