A seven-member delegation from the United States, led by Alan Rothenberg, the president of the United States Soccer Federation, will travel to France to witness Thursday's draw for next summer's tournament.

Not all have been named, but Mr. Eppelmann is assured of the chairman's post because he leads the seven-member delegation from the ruling Christian Democratic Union.

It was essential, the Miami immigration officials thought, to impress the seven-member delegation from Washington.

In 2006 Sunilam formed part of a seven-member delegation, led by Sitaram Yechury, that visited Nepal to show support for the pro-democracy movement there.

Sewell is the only Democrat in Alabama's seven-member Congressional delegation.

Prime Minister Kang Young Hoon of South Korea will visit the Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, from Oct. 16 to 19, heading a seven-member delegation.

Mr. Barak, apparently trying to broaden his seven-member delegation, was joined in negotiations by Dan Meridor, the chairman of the foreign affairs and defense committee in the Israeli Parliament.

A seven-member delegation that came to China from foreign countries to express concern about political prisoners had its own run-in with the law today, as the police detained the seven and ordered them to leave the country within 24 hours.

Louisiana may not have a single contested race in its seven-member delegation.

The two warring leaders agreed to appoint seven-member delegations and start talks in the Kremlin on Saturday, while the Congress, the country's highest legislative authority, suspends its current session.