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REPORT

OF THE COUNCIL OF FAO

Hundred and Thirty-fourth Session Rome, 26 November 2007

COUNCIL

(until 31 December 2008)

Independent Chairperson of the Council: Mohammed Saeid Noori-Naeini

Australia 1

Bangladesh 2

Belgium 3

Bolivia 3

Brazil 3

Canada 3

Chile 2 China 2

Congo 3

Côte d'Ivoire 1

Cuba 3

Egypt 1

El Salvador 1

Ethiopia 2 France 1

Gabon 2 Germany 2

India 1

Indonesia 1 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2 Italy 1

Japan 2 Kenya 3

Kuwait 3

Lebanon 1

Madagascar 1

Malaysia 2

Mexico 3

Moldova 2 Morocco 3

Niger 3

Nigeria 1

Pakistan 1

Panama 2

Republic of Korea 2

Russian Federation 3

Saudi Arabia 1

Senegal 3

South Africa 2 Sudan 3

Sweden 1

Thailand 2

Trinidad and Tobago 3

Turkey 3

Ukraine 2 United Kingdom 1

United States of America 3

Uruguay 2 Zambia 1

1 Term of office until 31 December 2008. 2 Term of office until the conclusion of the Thirty-sixth Session of the Conference (2009). 3 Term of office until 31 December 2010.

COUNCIL

(as from 1 January 2009)

Independent Chairperson of the Council: Mohammed Saeid Noori-Naeini

Afghanistan 3

Australia 3

Bangladesh 1

Belgium 2

Bolivia 2

Brazil 2

Canada 2

Chile 1

China 1

Congo 2

Cuba 2

Egypt 3

El Salvador 3

Ethiopia 1 France 3

Gabon 1

Germany 1

Ghana 3

India 3

Indonesia 3

Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1

Italy 3

Japan 1 Kenya 2

Kuwait 2

Malaysia 1

Mauritania 3

Mexico 2

Moldova 1

Morocco 2

Niger 2

Norway 3

Pakistan 3

Panama 1

Republic of Korea 1

Russian Federation 2

Saudi Arabia 3

Senegal 2

South Africa 1

Sudan 2

Thailand 1

Trinidad and Tobago 2

Turkey 2

Ukraine 1

United Kingdom 3

United Republic of Tanzania 3

United States of America 2

Uruguay 1

Zimbabwe 3

1 Term of office until the conclusion of the Thirty-sixth Session of the Conference (2009).

2 Term of office until 31 December 2010. 3 Term of office until the conclusion of the Thirty-seventh Session of the Conference (2011).

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REPORT

OF THE COUNCIL OF FAO

Hundred and Thirty-fourth Session Rome, 26 November 2007

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Table of Contents

Paragraphs

INTRODUCTORY ITEMS 1 - 3

INTRODUCTION 1

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA 2

ELECTION OF THREE VICE-CHAIRPERSONS 3

ELECTION OF COMMITTEES 4 - 6

ELECTION OF THE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE PROGRAMME COMMITTEE 4

ELECTION OF THE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE 5

ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ON CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL MATTERS 6

WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME 7 - 8

ELECTION OF SIX MEMBERS OF THE WFP EXECUTIVE BOARD 7 - 8

OTHER MATTERS 9 - 12

MATTERS ARISING OUT OF THE CONFERENCE SESSION 9

CALENDAR OF FAO GOVERNING BODIES AND OTHER MAIN SESSIONS 2008-2009 10

DATE AND PLACE OF THE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIFTH SESSION OF THE COUNCIL 11

ANY OTHER MATTERS 12Farewell to David A. Harcharik, Deputy Director-General 12

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APPENDICES

A Agenda for the Hundred and Thirty-fourth Session of the Council

B List of Delegates and Observers

C List of Documents

D Revised Calendar of FAO Governing Bodies and other Main Sessions 2008-2009

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INTRODUCTORY ITEMS

INTRODUCTION

1. The Hundred and Thirty-fourth Session of the Council was held in Rome on 26 November 2007, under the Chairpersonship of Mohammed Saeid Noori-Naeini, Independent Chairperson of the Council.

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA 1

2. The Council adopted the Agenda as given in Appendix A of this Report.

ELECTION OF THREE VICE-CHAIRPERSONS 2

3. The Council elected as Vice-Chairpersons for the session: Zulkifli Bin Idris (Malaysia), Eudoro Jaén Esquivel (Panama) and Christer Wretborn (Sweden).

1 CL 134/1; CL 134/INF/1; CL 134/PV/1. 2 CL 134/PV/1.

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ELECTION OF COMMITTEES

ELECTION OF THE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE PROGRAMME COMMITTEE 3

4. In conformity with the General Rules of the Organization, the Council elected the following to the Programme Committee for the period November 2007 to November 2009:

Chairperson: United Kingdom (Vic Heard)

Members: Afghanistan (Abdul Razak Ayazi)

Angola (Carlos Alberto Amaral)

Argentina (Ms Maria del Carmen Squeff)

Australia (Ms Fiona Barlett)

Brazil (José Antonio Marcondes Carvalho)

Canada (James Melanson)

Egypt (Abdelaziz M. Hosni)

Equatorial Guinea (Pascual Bacale Mbiang)

India (Ramalingam Parasuram)

Japan (Seiichi Yokoi)

ELECTION OF THE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE 4

5. In conformity with the General Rules of the Organization, the Council elected the following to the Finance Committee for the period November 2007 to November 2009:

Chairperson: Egypt (Yasser Sorour)

Members: Cameroon (Medi Moungui)

China (Li Zhengdong)

Denmark (Soeren Skafte)

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France (Jean-Jacques Soula)

Germany (Eckhard W. Hein)

Mexico (Jorge Eduardo Chaen Charpentier)

Pakistan (Aamir Ashraf Khawaja)

Panama (Eudoro Jaen Esquivel)

Uganda (Robert Sabiiti)

United States of America (Lee Brudvig)

ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ON CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL MATTERS 5

6. In conformity with the General Rules of the Organization, the Council elected the following seven Member Nations to the Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters for the period November 2007 to November 2009:

Chile Netherlands

Gabon Syria

Indonesia United States of America

Lesotho

5 CL 134/LIM/3; CL 134/PV/1.

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WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME

ELECTION OF SIX MEMBERS OF THE WFP EXECUTIVE BOARD 6

7. In accordance with the Resolution 6/99 adopted by the Thirtieth Session of the FAO Conference on 13 November 1999, the Council was required to elect six members of the WFP Executive Board from among FAO Member Nations for the period 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2010.

8. The Council then elected the following members from the following lists to the WFP Executive Board for a term of office of three years (1 January 2008 to 31 December 2010).

List Members

A Democratic Republic of the Congo Guinea

B Kuwait

C Haiti

D Canada Germany

6 CL 134/LIM/4; CL 134/INF/3; CL 134/PV/1.

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OTHER MATTERS

MATTERS ARISING OUT OF THE CONFERENCE SESSION 7

9. The Council noted that there were no matters arising out of the Thirty-fourth Session of the Conference for the decision of this session of the Council.

CALENDAR OF FAO GOVERNING BODIES AND OTHER MAIN SESSIONS 2008-2009 8

10. The Council approved the Calendar of FAO Governing Bodies and Other Main Sessions for 2008 and noted the Calendar for 2009, as reproduced in Appendix D to this Report.

DATE AND PLACE OF THE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIFTH SESSION OF THE COUNCIL 9

11. The Council agreed to convene its Hundred and Thirty-fifth Session on 14 November 2008.

ANY OTHER MATTERS

Farewell to David A. Harcharik, Deputy Director-General 10

12. Taking note of Mr Harcharik’s retirement on 31 December 2007, the Director-General and the Council expressed their appreciation for his many years of service with FAO, and wished him every success in his future endeavours.

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APPENDIX A

AGENDA FOR THE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FOURTH SESSION OF THE COUNCIL

I. INTRODUCTORY ITEMS

1. Adoption of the Agenda

2. Election of three Vice-Chairpersons

II. ELECTION OF COMMITTEES

3. Election of the Chairperson and Members of the Programme Committee

4. Election of the Chairperson and Members of the Finance Committee

5. Election of Members of the Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters

III. WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME

6. Election of Six Members of the WFP Executive Board

IV. OTHER MATTERS

7. Matters Arising out of the Conference Session

8. Provisional Calendar of FAO Governing Bodies and other Main Sessions 2008-2009

9. Date and Place of the Hundred and Thirty-Fifth Session of the Council

10. Any Other Matters

10.1 Farewell to David A. Harcharik, Deputy Director-General

المرفق باء附录 B

APPENDIX B ANNEXE B

APÉNDICE B

قائمة المندوبين والمراقبين

代表和观察员名单

LIST OF DELEGATES AND OBSERVERS

LISTE DES DÉLÉGUÉS ET OBSERVATEURS

LISTA DE DELEGADOS Y OBSERVADORES

لرئيس المستقلا 独立主席 Independent Chairperson Président indépendant Presidente Independiente

: Mohammad Saeid NOORI-NAEENI (Iran, Islamic Republic of)

نواب الرئيس副主席 Vice-Chairpersons Vice-présidents Vicepresidentes

: Dato’Dr Zulkifli Bin IDRIS (Malaysia) : Eudoro Jaén ESQUIVEL (Panama) : Christer WRETBORN (Sweden)

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MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL MEMBRES DU CONSEIL

MIEMBROS DEL CONSEJO

AUSTRALIA - AUSTRALIE Representative

Ms Judy BARFIELD Counsellor (Agriculture) Alternate Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

Alternate(s)

Ms Fiona BARTLETT Counsellor (Agriculture) Designate Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Canberra

BANGLADESH Representative

Ms Nasrin AKHTER Counsellor (Economic Affairs) Alternate Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

BELGIUM - BELGIQUE - BÉLGICA Représentant

Mme Martine VAN DOOREN Ministre Conseiller Représentant permanent adjoint auprès de la FAO Rome

BOLIVIA - BOLIVIE Representante

Maria Isabel CADIMA PAZ Consejera Representante Permanente Alterno ante la FAO Roma

BRAZIL - BRÉSIL - BRASIL Representative

José Antônio MARCONDES DE CARVALHO Ambassador Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

Alternate(s)

Renato MOSCA DE SOUZA Counsellor Deputy Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

Saulo Arantes CEOLIN Secretary Alternate Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

Mário Gustavo MOTTIN Second Secretary Alternate Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

Felipe Haddock Lobo GOULART Second Secretary Alternate Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

CANADA - CANADÁ Representative

James MELANSON Counsellor Deputy Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

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Alternate(s) Kent VACHON Counsellor Alternate Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

CHILE - CHILI Representante

Antonio BAYAS Funcionario de Dirección de Política Multilateral Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores Santiago

CHINA - CHINE ---- 中国中国中国中国 Representative

Ms YAO XIANGJUN Deputy Director-General Department of International Cooperation Ministry of Agriculture Beijing 代表 姚向君 中国农业部 国际合作司 副司长 北京

Alternate(s)

LUO MING Director Department of International Cooperation Ministry of Agriculture Beijing 副代表 罗鸣 农业部 国际合作司 处长 北京

ZHANG MING Second Secretary Alternate Permanent Representative to FAO Rome 张明 中国常驻粮农机构代表处 二秘 罗马

PANG YULIANG Third Secretary Alternate Permanent Representative to FAO Rome 庞玉良 中国常驻粮农机构代表处 三秘 罗马

ZHAO LIJUN Officer Department of International Cooperation Ministry of Agriculture Beijing 赵立军 中国农业部 国际合作司 副主任科员 北京

CONGO Représentant

Mamadou DEKAMO KAMARA Ambassadeur Représentant permanent auprès de la FAO Rome

Suppléant(s)

Emile ESSEMA Deuxième Conseiller Représentant permanent suppléant auprès de la FAO Rome

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CÔTE D'IVOIRE Représentant

Aboubakar BAKAYOKO Conseiller Représentant permanent adjoint auprès de la FAO Rome

CUBA Representante

Enrique MORET ECHEVERRÍA Embajador Representante Permanente ante la FAO Roma

EGYPT - ÉGYPTE - EGIPTO - رصم Representative

Mohamed Ashraf GAMAL ELDIN RASHED Ambassador Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

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Alternate(s)

Abdel Aziz Mohamed HOSNI ABDEL AZIZ Counsellor Deputy Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

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Yasser Abdel Rahman SOROUR Second Secretary Alternate Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

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EL SALVADOR Representante

José Roberto ANDINO SALAZAR Embajador Representante Permanente ante la FAO Roma

Suplente(s)

Sra. María Eulalia JIMÉNEZ DE MOCHI ONORI Ministro Consejero Representante Permanente Adjunto ante la FAO Roma

ETHIOPIA - ÉTHIOPIE - ETIOPÍA Representative

Abreha Ghebrai ASEFFA Minister Plenipotentiary Deputy Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

FRANCE - FRANCIA Représentant

Mme Mireille GUIGAZ Ambassadeur Représentant permanent auprès de la FAO Rome

Suppléant(s)

Daniel MERKEZ La direction des Nations unies et des organisations internationales (NUOI) Ministère des affaires étrangères Paris Jean-Jacques SOULA Conseiller scientifique Représentant permanent suppléant auprès de la FAO Rome

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GABON - GABÓN Représentant

Patrice YEMBA Secrétaire Général permanent de la Commission nationale FAO Ministère de l'agriculture, de l'élevage et du développement rural Libreville

Suppléant(s)

Mme Ivone ALVES DIAS DA GRAÇA Premier Conseiller Représentant permanent adjoint auprès de la FAO Rome

Louis Stanislas CHARICAUTH Conseiller Représentant permanent suppléant auprès de la FAO Rome

GERMANY - ALLEMAGNE - ALEMANIA Representative

Hans-Heinrich WREDE Ambassador Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

Alternate(s)

Heiner THOFERN First Counsellor Deputy Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

Ms Swantje HELBING Head of Division Federal Ministry of Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture Berlin

Ms Elisa MANUKJAN Federal Ministry of Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture Berlin

Ms Antonia VON LIPPA Trainee Permanent Representation of the Federal Republic of Germany to FAO Rome

INDIA - INDE Representative

Ramalingam PARASURAM Minister (Agriculture) Alternate Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

INDONESIA - INDONÉSIE Representative

Susanto SUTOYO Ambassador Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

Alternate(s)

Ms Siti Nugraha MAULUDIAH First Secretary Alternate Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

Erizal SODIKIN Agriculture Attaché Alternate Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

Ms Dyah Dinanti PUSPITASARI Attaché Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia Rome

IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) – IRAN (RÉPUBLIQUE ISLAMIQUE D') - IRÁN (REPÚBLICA ISLÁMICA DEL) Representative

Javad Shakhs TAVAKOLIAN Ambassador Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

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Alternate(s) Seyed Morteza ZAREI Attaché Alternate Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

ITALY - ITALIE - ITALIA Représentant

Romualdo BETTINI Ambassadeur Représentant permanent auprès de la FAO Rome

Suppléant(s)

Mme Rita Giuliana MANNELLA Premier Conseiller Représentant permanent adjoint auprès de la FAO Rome

Mme Sabina SANTAROSSA Premier Secretaire Représentant permanent suppléant auprès de la FAO Rome

Augusto ZODDA Ministère de l'économie et des finances Rome

Mme Jessyama FORLINI Ministère pour les politiques agricoles, alimentaires et forestières Rome

Mme Maria Iolanda FAMÀ Représentation permanente de l'Italie auprès de la FAO Rome

Alessandro GASTON Ministère des affaires étrangères Rome

JAPAN - JAPON - JAPÓN Representative

Seiichi YOKOI Minister Counsellor Deputy Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

Alternate(s) Tetsuya KAWASHIMA First Secretary Alternate Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

KENYA Representative

Mrs Ann Belinda NYIKULI Ambassador Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

Alternate(s)

Mrs Jacinta NGWIRI Agricultural Attaché Alternate Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

KUWAIT - KOWEÏT - تيوكلا Representative

Mrs Lamya Ahmed AL-SAQQAF Counsellor Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

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Alternate(s)

Ms Manar Sabah Mohammad AL-SABAH Attaché Alternate Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

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Faisal AL-HASAWI Second Secretary Permanent Representation of the State of Kuwait to FAO Rome

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LEBANON - LIBAN - LÍBANO - نانبل MADAGASCAR Représentant

Monsieur MONJA Conseiller Représentant permanent adjoint auprès de la FAO Rome

MALAYSIA - MALAISIE - MALASIA Representative

Dato' Zulkifli Bin IDRIS Secretary General Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Kuala Lumpur

Alternate(s)

Johari BIN RAMLI Agricultural Attaché Alternate Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

Amri BIN ISMAIL Assistant Agricultural Attaché Alternate Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

MEXICO - MEXIQUE - MÉXICO Representante

Jorge Eduardo CHEN CHARPENTIER Embajador Representante Permanente ante la FAO Roma

Suplente(s) Diego Alonso SIMANCAS GUTIÉRREZ Segundo Secretario Representante Permanente Alterno ante la FAO Roma

MOLDOVA Representative

Sorin MIHAIL Charge d'Affaires a.i. Alternate Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

Alternate(s)

George AVORNIC Second Secretary Alternate Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

MOROCCO - MAROC - MARRUECOS -

برغملا Représentant

Tajeddine BADDOU Ambassadeur Représentant permanent auprès de la FAO Rome

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Suppléant(s)

Mohamed AIT HMID Ministre plénipotentiaire Représentant permanent adjoint auprès de la FAO Rome

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NIGER - NÍGER

Zakariaou ADAM MAIGA Premier Conseiller Représentant permanent adjoint auprès de la FAO Rome

NIGERIA - NIGÉRIA PAKISTAN - PAKISTÁN Representative

Aamir Ashraf KHAWAJA Agriculture Counsellor Alternate Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

PANAMA - PANAMÁ Representante

Eudoro Jaén ESQUIVEL Embajador Representante Permanente ante la FAO Roma

Suplente(s)

Horacio J. MALTEZ Ministro Consejero Representante Permanente Adjunto ante la FAO Roma

REPUBLIC OF KOREA – RÉPUBLIQUE DE CORÉE – REPÚBLICA DE COREA Representative

SEO Hae-dong Agricultural Attaché Deputy Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

RUSSIAN FEDERATION – FÉDÉRATION DE RUSSIE - FEDERACIÓN DE RUSIA Representative

Alexey Y. MESHKOV Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Italy Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

Alternate(s)

Evgeny F. UTKIN First Secretary Acting Deputy Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

Arsen M. VARTANYAN Second Secretary Alternate Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

SAUDI ARABIA - ARABIE SAOUDITE - ARABIA SAUDITA –ا ا����1) ا�,0/.) ا�-,+د() Representative

Bandar AL-SHALHOOB Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

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SENEGAL - SÉNÉGAL Représentant

Adama BA Deuxième Conseiller Représentant permanent adjoint auprès de la FAO Rome

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SOUTH AFRICA - AFRIQUE DU SUD - SUDÁFRICA Representative

Ms Vangile TITI Deputy Director-General Department of Agriculture Pretoria

Alternate(s)

Ms Sebueng KELATWANG Director International Relations Department of Agriculture Pretoria

Ms Njabulo NDULI Counsellor Agricultural Affairs Alternate Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

SUDAN - SOUDAN - SUDÁN - نادوسلا Representative

Mohamed ELTAYEB ELFAKI EL NOR Counsellor Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

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SWEDEN - SUÈDE - SUECIA Representative

Christer WRETBORN Ambassador Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

Alternate(s)

Tommie SJÖBERG Deputy Director-General Ministry of Agriculture Stockholm

THAILAND - THAÏLANDE - TAILANDIA Representative

Mrs Tritaporn KHOMAPAT Minister (Agriculture) Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

Alternate(s)

Mrs Sairak CHAILANGGAR Counsellor (Agriculture) Deputy Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO – TRINITÉ-ET-TOBAGO – TRINIDAD Y TABAGO Representative

Dennis FRANCIS Ambassador Permanent Representative to FAO Geneva

TURKEY - TURQUIE - TURQUÍA Representative

Yüksel YÜCEKAL Counsellor Alternate Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

UKRAINE - UCRANIA Representative

Mrs Oksana DRAMARETSKA First Secretary Alternate Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

UNITED KINGDOM - ROYAUME-UNI - REINO UNIDO Representative

Victor Charles Dunlop HEARD First Secretary Deputy Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - ÉTATS-UNIS D'AMÉRIQUE – ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA Representative

Gaddi H. VASQUEZ Ambassador Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

Alternate(s)

Lee A. BRUDVIG Minister Counsellor Deputy Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

David HEGWOOD Minister Counsellor for Agriculture Alternate Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

Ms Sharon KOTOK Foreign Affairs Officer Office of Economic and Development Affairs Bureau of International Organization Affairs Department of State Washington, D.C.

Rich NEWBERG Humanitarian Affairs Attaché Alternate Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

Ms Usha PITTS First Secretary Alternate Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

Ms Harriet SPANOS Emergency Program Specialist United States Agency for International Development United States Mission to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture Rome

URUGUAY ZAMBIA - ZAMBIE Representative

Ms Lucy Mungoma MUNGOMA Ambassador Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

Alternate(s)

Willie O. NDEMBELA Counsellor Alternate Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

EUROPEAN COMMUNITY (MEMBER ORGANIZATION) – COMMUNAUTÉ EUROPÉENNE (ORGANISATION MEMBRE) - COMUNIDAD EUROPEA (ORGANIZACIÓN MIEMBRO) Représentant

Luis RITTO Ambassadeur Représentant permanent auprès de la FAO Rome

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AFGHANISTAN - AFGANISTÁN

Abdul Razak AYAZI Agriculture Attaché Alternate Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

ALGERIA - ALGÉRIE - ARGELIA - رئازجلا

Abderrahman HAMIDAOUI Ministre plénipotentiaire Représentant permanent adjoint auprès de la FAO Rome

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Kiala Kia MATEVA Conseiller Représentant permanent adjoint auprès de la FAO Rome

Carlos Alberto AMARAL Conseiller Représentant permanent suppléant auprès de la FAO Rome

ARGENTINA - ARGENTINE

Sra. María DEL CARMEN SQUEFF Consejero Representante Permanente Alterno ante la FAO Roma

Agustín ZIMMERMANN Tercer Secretario Representante Permanente Alterno ante la FAO Roma

ARMENIA - ARMÉNIE

Zohrab V. MALEK Ambassador Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

AUSTRIA - AUTRICHE

Ms Natalie FEISTRITZER Counsellor (Agricultural Affairs) Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

BULGARIA - BULGARIE

Krassimir KOSTOV Minister Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

BURKINA FASO

Boubakar CISSE Conseiller economique Représentant permanent adjoint auprès de la FAO Rome

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BURUNDI

Léopold NDAYISABA Ambassadeur Représentant permanent auprès de la FAO Rome

CAMEROON - CAMEROUN - CAMERÚN

Moungui MÉDI Deuxième Conseiller Représentant permanent adjoint auprès de la FAO Rome

CAPE VERDE - CAP-VERT – CABO VERDE

José Eduardo DANTAS FERREIRA BARBOSA Ambassadeur Représentant permanent auprès de la FAO Rome

CYPRUS - CHYPRE - CHIPRE

George F. POULIDES Ambassador Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

Gabriel ODYSSEOS Attaché (Agriculture) Alternate Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

CZECH REPUBLIC – RÉPUBLIQUE TCHÈQUE – REPÚBLICA CHECA

Mrs Daniela MOYZESOVÁ Counsellor Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO – RÉPUBLIQUE DÉMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO – REPÚBLICA DEMOCRÁTICA DEL CONGO

Innocent MOKOSA MANDENDE Ministre Conseiller Représentant permanent adjoint auprès de la FAO Rome

DENMARK - DANEMARK - DINAMARCA

Søren SKAFTE Minister Deputy Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - RÉPUBLIQUE DOMINICAINE - REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA

Mario ARVELO CAAMAÑO Embajador Representante Permanente ante la FAO Roma

Sra. Yanina GRATEREAUX Ministra Consejera Representante Permanente Alterna ante la FAO Roma

ERITREA - ÉRYTHRÉE

Yohannes TENSUE First Secretary Alternate Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

FINLAND - FINLANDE - FINLANDIA

Ms Riikka LAATU Minister Counsellor Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

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GREECE - GRÈCE - GRECIA

Emmanuel MANOUSSAKIS Minister Plenipotentiary (Agricultural Affairs) Alternate Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

GUINEA - GUINÉE

El-Hadj Thierno Mamadou Cellou DIALLO Ambassadeur Représentant permanent auprès de la FAO Rome

Abdoulaye TRAORE Conseiller Économique Représentant permanent adjoint auprès de la FAO Rome

HAITI - HAÏTI - HAITÍ

Yvon SIMÉON Ambassadeur Représentant permanent auprès de la FAO Rome

Emmanuel CHARLES Ministre Conseiller Représentant permanent adjoint auprès de la FAO Rome

Carl Benny RAYMOND Conseiller Représentant permanent suppléant auprès de la FAO Rome

HUNGARY - HONGRIE - HUNGRÍA

Zoltán KÁLMÁN Counsellor Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

LITHUANIA - LITUANIE - LITUANIA

Ms Regina GIRDVAINYTÈ Attaché (Agricultural Affairs) Deputy Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

MALI - MALÍ

Modibo Mahamane TOURÉ Deuxième Conseiller Représentant permanent adjoint auprès de la FAO Rome

MAURITIUS - MAURICE - MAURICIO

Denis CANGY Consul Consulate of Mauritius Rome

NETHERLANDS - PAYS-BAS – PAÍSES BAJOS

Ms Marjolein GEUSEBROEK Second Secretary Alternate Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

NICARAGUA

Sra. Monica ROBELO RAFFONE Representante Permanente ante la FAO Roma

NORWAY - NORVÈGE - NORUEGA

Arne B. HØNNINGSTAD Ambassador Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

POLAND - POLOGNE - POLONIA

Ryszard WOJTAL Minister Counsellor Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

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PORTUGAL

Antonio DUARTE DE ALMEIDA PINHO Counsellor Deputy Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

José Luis COELHO SILVA Expert on FAO Matters Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lisbon

Mrs Rita LOURENÇO Technical Advisor on FAO Matters Embassy of the Portuguese Republic Rome

Jean-Pierre SABSOUB Administrator European Union Council Secretariat Brussels

SLOVENIA - SLOVÉNIE - ESLOVENIA

Mrs Bojana HOCEVAR Advisor Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Ljubljana

SPAIN - ESPAGNE - ESPAÑA

Alberto LÓPEZ GARCÍA-ASENJO Representante Permanente Adjunto ante la FAO Roma

Ángel OROZCO GÓMEZ Agregado Representante Permanente Alterno ante la FAO Roma

Sra. Icíar RUIZ CASTILLO Técnica Embajada de España (Oficina de los Representantes Permanentes Adjunto y Alterno) Roma

SRI LANKA

Mrs Saranya Hasanthi Urugodawatte DISSANAYAKE Minister Counsellor Alternate Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

SWITZERLAND - SUISSE - SUIZA

Hubert POFFET Collaborateur scientifique de la section agriculture durable internationale Office fédéral de l'agriculture Berne

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Ms Souha JAMALI Minister Plenipotentiary Alternate Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

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Walid AL RAIS First Secretary Embassy of the United Arab Emirates Rome

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Mirghani Hassan OBEID ALI Embassy of the United Arab Emirates Rome

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Michael Muchenje NYERE Minister Counsellor Alternate Permanent Representative to FAO Rome

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Lelio BERNARDI Adviser Vatican City

Giovanni TEDESCO Adviser Vatican City

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Mme Daniela MORO Conseiller Technique Rome

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APPENDIX C

LIST OF DOCUMENTS

CL 134/1 Provisional Annotated Agenda

CL 134/2-Rev.1 Provisional Calendar of FAO Governing Bodies and other Main Sessions 2008-2009

CL 134 INF Series

CL 134/INF/1 Statement of Competence and Voting Rights submitted by the European Community and its Members States

CL 134/INF/2 Provisional List of Documents

CL 134/INF/3 Membership of the World Food Programme Executive Board

CL 134 LIM Series

CL 134/LIM/1 Election of Chairperson and Members of the Programme Committee

CL 134/LIM/2 Election of Chairperson and Members of the Finance Committee

CL 134/LIM/3 Election of Members of the Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters

CL 134/LIM/4 Election of Members of the WFP Executive Board

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APPENDIX D

CALENDAR OF FAO GOVERNING BODIES AND OTHER MAIN SESSIONS 2008-2009

2008 2009 JANUARY FEBRUARY WFP

ECOSOC 1 IFAD/GC

4-8 5-8 11-15

WFP IFAD/GC ECOSOC 1

2-6 9-13 10-13

MARCH 29 NERC 83 CCLM 25 ARC

1-5 17-18 31/03-4/04

28 COFI 19 COFO

2-6 16-20

APRIL 30 LARC IFAD/EB

14-18 21-25

85 CCLM 67 CCP 21 COAG IFAD/EB

1-2 20-22 22-25 27-30

MAY

29 APRC 99 PC 121 FC

19-23 26-30 26-30

35 CFS 123 FC 101 PC

12-15 25-29 25-29

JUNE WFP 26 ERC ECOSOC 2

9-13 23-27 30/06-25/07

WFP 136 CL 32 CODEX

8-12 15-19 29/06–4/07 (Rome)

JULY ECOSOC 2 6-31 AUGUST SEPTEMBER

IFAD/EB UNGA 84 CCLM

8-12 16 29-30

IFAD/EB UNGA 86 CCLM 124 FC 102 PC

7-11 15 24-25 28/09 – 2/10 28/09 – 2/10

OCTOBER

122 FC 100 PC 34 CFS WFD WFP

6-10 6-10 13-17 16 (Thursday) 27-31

WFD XIII WFC WFP

16 (Friday) 18-25 26-30

NOVEMBER 135 CL C Special Session

14 17-22

137 CL 35 C 138 CL

11-13 14- 21 23

DECEMBER IFAD/EB 15-19 IFAD/EB 14-18

Easter:

23 March 08

Easter:

12 April 09

Ramadan begins: 2 Sept 08 Ramadan begins: 22 August 09 Eid Al-Fitr: 1st Oct 08 Eid Al-Fitr: 21 Sept 09 Eid Al-Adha: 8 Dec 08 Eid Al-Adha: 28 Nov 09

APRC Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific ERC Regional Conference for Europe ARC Regional Conference for Africa FC Finance Committee C Conference IFAD/EB IFAD Executive Board CCLM Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters IFAD/GC IFAD Governing Council CCP Committee on Commodity Problems LARC Regional Conference for Latin America and CFS Committee on World Food Security the Caribbean CL Council NERC Regional Conference for the Near East COAG Committee on Agriculture PC Programme Committee COFI Committee on Fisheries UNGA United Nations General Assembly (Opening) COFO Committee on Forestry WFD World Food Day

ECOSOC Economic and Social Council (1: Organizational session opens; 2: Substantive session opens)

WFP World Food Programme Executive Board

WFC World Forestry Congress CODEX Codex Alimentarius Commission

PROGRAMME COMMITTEE

(November 2007 – November 2009)

Chairperson Members United Kingdom (Vic Heard) Afghanistan (Abdul Razak Ayazi) Canada (James Melanson) Angola (Carlos Alberto Amaral) Egypt (Abdelaziz M. Hosni) Argentina (Ms Maria del Carmen Squeff) Equatorial Guinea (Pascual Bacale Mbiang) Australia (Ms Fiona Barlett) India (Ramalingam Parasuram) Brazil (José Antonio Marcondes Carvalho) Japan (Seiichi Yokoi)

FINANCE COMMITTEE

(November 2007 – November 2009)

Chairperson Members Egypt (Yasser Sorour) Cameroon (Medi Moungui) Mexico (Jorge Eduardo Chaen Charpentier) China (Li Zhengdong) Pakistan (Aamir Ashraf Khawaja) Denmark (Soeren Skafte) Panama (Eudoro Jaen Esquivel) France (Jean-Jacques Soula) Uganda (Robert Sabiiti) Germany (Eckhard W. Hein) United States of America (Lee Brudvig)

COMMITTEE ON CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL MATTERS

(November 2007 – November 2009)

Chile Netherlands Gabon Syrian Arab Republic Indonesia United States of America Lesotho

WFP EXECUTIVE BOARD 2008

Term of office expiring Elected by FAO Council Elected by ECOSOC 31 December 2008 Austria (D) 1 Indonesia (B) Colombia (C) Japan (D) Slovenia (E) Mexico (C) Sudan (A) 2 Ukraine (E) Switzerland (D) 3 United Kingdom (D) United Republic of Tanzania (D) 4 Zimbabwe (A) 31 December 2009 Netherlands (D) Cape Verde (A) Pakistan (B) India (B) Peru (C) Iran, Islamic Republic of (B) Philippines (B) New Zealand (D) 5

United States of America (D) Russian Federation (E) Zambia (A) Sweden (D) 31 December 2010 Canada (D) Australia (D) Democratic Republic of the Congo (A) Burundi (A) Germany (D) Cuba (C) Guinea (A) Norway (D) Haiti (C) Sudan (A) Kuwait (B) Thailand (B)

1 Austria to stand down on 31 December 2007 and Italy to stand for the remaining period of office. 2 Seat previously occupied by Algeria. Sudan to stand down on 31 December 2007 and Algeria to stand for the remaining period of office. 3 Switzerland to stand down on 31 December 2007 and Finland to stand for the remaining period of office. 4 This seat rotates between lists A, B and C as follows: List A (2000-2002), List B (2003-2005), List A (2006-2008) and List C (2009-2011). 5 New Zealand to stand down on 31 December 2007. Belgium to stand for the remaining period of office.

FAO MEMBERS Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Cook Islands Costa Rica Côte d’Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia European Community (Member Organization) Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia

Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lao People’s Democratic Republic Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia (Federated States of) Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norway Oman Pakistan

Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Republic of Korea Romania Russian Federation Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic Tajikistan Thailand The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United Republic of Tanzania United States of America Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Faroe Islands (Associate Member)

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