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Security Council Presidency in 2013

The presidency of the Council is held by each of the members in turn for one month, following the English alphabetical order of the Member States names.

Month Presidency End of Membership Term
January Pakistan 31 December 2013
February Republic of Korea 31 December 2014
March Russian Federation Permanent Member
April Rwanda 31 December 2014
May Togo 31 December 2013
June United Kingdom Permanent Member
July United States Permanent Member
August Argentina 31 December 2014
September Australia 31 December 2014
October Azerbaijan 31 December 2013
November China Permanent Member
December France Permanent Member