The newest chairman of the World Toilet Association is from South Korea:

[Sim Jae-duck] the South Korean politician with those humble roots is leading a movement to beautify the world’s toilets in a restroom revolution he insists should not be the target of jokes, but a serious effort that demands global attention — touching on weighty issues from water usage to public health.

Sim is chairman of the World Toilet Association, which plans to hold its inaugural general assembly in Seoul in November 2007, seeking to join representatives of at least 50 nations to discuss the state of their public restrooms.