These office holders are presently Timothy Ellam, VE6SH (Canada), President; Ole Garpestad, LA2RR (Norway), Vice-President; and Joel Harrison, W5ZN (United States), Secretary.

Currently, the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) operates the IARUIS from its headquarters in Newington, Connecticut, US.

IARU Region 1 includes the member societies representing amateur radio operators in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and northern Asia.

[13] Executive officers:[14] IARU Region 3 includes the member societies representing amateur radio operators in Australia, most of Asia, and the Pacific Islands.

The ARRL represents amateur radio operators in American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Marianas, and other dependent territories in the Pacific Ocean.

The IARU also promulgates the rules used by most competitions in amateur radio direction finding, including IARU-sponsored regional and world championships.

As an amateur radio station licensed by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission the "1" stands for its location in the New England area.

[20] For many years the IARU has issued the Worked All Continents certificate to amateurs who contact fellow hams in the six permanently populated continental areas of the world.