International Shooting Sport Federation
The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) is an organization that governs international shooting sports. While far from the only such organization, it is the one that is a member of the International Olympic Committee and so it is in charge of the Olympic shooting events. Not all ISSF shooting events are Olympic, however. The organization, with 154 national member federations, has its headquarters in Munich, Germany. Its current President is Olegario Vázquez Raña and its Secretary General is Horst G. Schreiber.
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—William Burroughs (b. 1914)
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—General Federation Of Women’s Clubs (GFWC)