But despite such lists regularly appearing in the public domain, diplomats have stalled on releasing complete details of the Egypt delegation, citing the need to apply a public interest test, which could result in the names being withheld on the basis of "commercial interests" and "health and safety".
On Friday, the Alaska congressional delegation cited a 2011 private-sector analysis that said extracting the 24 billion barrels of oil and 104 trillion cubic feet of natural gas believed to be below the Arctic seafloor would create 55,000 jobs annually over a 50-year period and bring in $193 billion in revenue for local, state and federal governments.
In a September 2014 article covering a U.S. delegation's visit to Moscow, Gordon cites repeatedly unnamed "American officials" and "Western experts".
But Iran's domestic media cited sources close to Iran's delegation as saying Tehran saw "few encouraging points" in the remarks of American and European officials.
The newspaper, Jomhuri-e Islami, citing unnamed sources, stated that the delegation arrived in Tehran to mediate efforts for the release of Shane M. Bauer and Joshua F. Fattal, both 28, whom the article described as "spies".
But South Korea's Herald newspaper, citing the broadcast, said that the delegation instead included North's Korea's foreign and defense ministers and top officials of the ruling Workers Partyy.
But on Tuesday, villagers who testified to the delegation insisted there were two soldiers, citing relatives who survived the attacks.
The NATO group subsequently recommended the 5.7×28mm cartridge, citing superior performance in testing, but the German delegation objected and the standardization process was indefinitely halted.
Malawi, which would have been making its debut at the Games, and Botswana, were both due to send delegations but withdrew hours before the opening ceremony citing a lack of government funds.
