At this year’s session of the World Heritage Committee held at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France from October 24–26 the Republic of Korea was elected to serve as one of the Vice-Chairs for the next year’s 41st session. This session was organized to continue the work of the 40th session of the World Heritage Committee held in July of this year, which ended earlier than planned. With Vice-Chairs selected from each of five geographical regions—the Arab States; Africa; Asia and the Pacific; Latin America and the Caribbean; and Europe and North America—the Republic of Korea was elected on behalf of the Asia and the Pacific region, alongside Kuwait, Angola, Peru, and Portugal representing their respective regions. This is the second time the country has assumed the role of Vice-Chair after its tenure at the 32nd session of the World Heritage Committee. One of the major decisions made at the 40th meeting was the revision of the Operational Guidelines of the World Heritage Committee. Under this revision, the number of nominations annually allowed to be submitted by a State Party will be limited to one. Previously, States Parties could submit up to two nominations if one of the two is a natural property or a cultural landscape. The revised rule will apply from February 2018, after which States Parties may submit only one nomination regardless of the form of the heritage concerned. The total number of nominations to be examined by the World Heritage Committee will be restricted to 35, down from the previous 45. This change in the rule is expected to fuel competition for inscription on the World Heritage List both inside countries and in the international arena. After becoming a State Party to the Convention concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage in 1988, the Republic of Korea has inscribed 12 heritage sites on the World Heritage List. As the responsible agency for the operation of the World Heritage Convention, the Cultural Heritage Administration will continue with its endeavors to make Korean cultural heritage better known in the international community, and it will do its utmost to fulfill its duties as Vice-Chair of the World Heritage Committee.