The Bureau of the Economic and Social Council is elected by the Council at large in July. The Bureau's main functions are to propose the agenda, draw up a programme of work and organize the session with the support of the United Nations Secretariat.
Bureau members for 2018 cycle:
President of ECOSOC: H.E. Ambassador Marie Chatardova (Czech Republic)
Vice-President of ECOSOC: H. E. Ambassador Inga Rhonda King (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
Vice-President of ECOSOC: H.E. Ambassador Marc Pecsteen (Belgium)
Vice-President of ECOSOC: H.E. Ambassador Mahmadamin Mahmadaminov (Tajikistan)
Vice-President of ECOSOC: H.E. Ambassador Jerry Matthews Matjila (South Africa)