A president-in-office or chair(man)-in-office (PiO or CiO; French: ''président en exercice'') is the
ambassador
An ambassador is an official envoy, especially a high-ranking diplomat who represents a state and is usually accredited to another sovereign state or to an international organization as the resident representative of their own government or so ...
,
foreign minister
In many countries, the ministry of foreign affairs (abbreviated as MFA or MOFA) is the highest government department exclusively or primarily responsible for the state's foreign policy and relations, diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral r ...
, or other official of the member state holding the
presidency
A presidency is an administration or the executive, the collective administrative and governmental entity that exists around an office of president of a state or nation. Although often the executive branch of government, and often personified b ...
of an
international organization
An international organization, also known as an intergovernmental organization or an international institution, is an organization that is established by a treaty or other type of instrument governed by international law and possesses its own le ...
, who is the individual actually
chairing the meeting of the representatives from member states.
Commonwealth of Nations
The head of government of the host nation of each biennial
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM; or) is a wiktionary:biennial, biennial summit meeting of the List of current heads of state and government, governmental leaders from all Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth nations. ...
(CHOGM) becomes the
Chair-in-Office of the
Commonwealth of Nations
The Commonwealth of Nations, often referred to as the British Commonwealth or simply the Commonwealth, is an International organization, international association of member states of the Commonwealth of Nations, 56 member states, the vast majo ...
until the next meeting. His or her main responsibility is to chair the CHOGM itself, but the role may be expanded over the following two years as required.
See also
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Chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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President-in-Office of the European Council
Footnotes
Diplomacy
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