CL 123/INF/5


Council

Hundred and Twenty-third Session

Rome, 28 October - 2 November 2002

CHANGES IN REPRESENTATION OF MEMBER NATIONS ON THE PROGRAMME AND FINANCE COMMITTEES

 
a) Eighty-seventh Session of the Programme Committee
(Rome, 6-10 May 2002)
 
Eighty-eighth Session of the Programme Committee
(Rome, 9-13 September 2002)

1. Rule XXVI-4(a) of the General Rules of the Organization (GRO) states that "If the representative of a Member of the Committee is expected to be unable to attend a session of the Committee, or if, due to incapacity, death or any other reason, he is prevented from exercising his functions for the remainder of the term for which the Member he represents has been elected, that Member shall inform the Director-General and the Chairman as soon as possible, and may designate a substitute representative who shall have the qualifications and experience referred to in paragraph 1 of this Rule. The Council shall be informed of the qualifications and experience of the substitute representative".

2. By letter dated 27 August 2002, H.E. Ambassador Michael Tabong Kima, Permanent Representative of Cameroon to FAO, informed the Director-General that Mr Medi Moungui, Second Counsellor and Deputy Permanent Representative of Cameroon to FAO, would replace Mr Marc Samatana, Director of Agricultural Production, Ministry of Agriculture, Cameroon, as the Government Representative of Cameroon as of the Eighty-eighth Session of the Programme Committee. The Chairman of the Programme Committee was also informed.

3. A summary of the qualifications of Mr Medi Moungui (Appendix A) is attached for the information of the Council.

b) Ninety-eighth Session of the Finance Committee
(Rome, 21 January 2002)
 
Ninety-ninth Session of the Finance Committee
(Rome, 6-10 May 2002)
 
Hundredth Session of the Finance Committee
(Rome, 9-13 September 2002)
 
Hundred and First Session of the Finance Committee
(Rome, 7-8 October 2002)

4. Rule XXVII-4(a) of the General Rules of the Organization (GRO) states that "If the representative of a Member of the Committee is expected to be unable to attend a session of the Committee, or if, due to incapacity, death or any other reason, he is prevented from exercising his functions for the remainder of the term for which the Member he represents has been elected, that Member shall inform the Director-General and the Chairman as soon as possible, and may designate a substitute representative who shall have the qualifications and experience referred to in paragraph 1 of this Rule. The Council shall be informed of the qualifications and experience of the substitute representative".

5. By letter dated 16 July 2002, Mr Eiji Suzuki, Minister Plenipotentiary and Designate Permanent Representative of Japan to FAO, informed the Director-General that the Government of his country had designated him to replace Mr Masato Ito, former Permanent Representative to FAO, as the Government Representative of Japan as of the Hundredth Session of the Finance Committee. The Chairman of the Finance Committee was also informed.

6. A summary of the qualifications of Mr Eiji Suzuki (Appendix B) is attached for the information of the Council.

7. However, at the beginning of September 2002, the Permanent Representation of Japan to FAO, informed the Director-General that Mr Eiji Suzuki, Designate Permanent Representative of Japan to FAO, would be unable to attend the Hundredth Session of the Finance Committee. The Permanent Representation further informed that Mr Hideki Moronuki, Alternate Permanent Representative of Japan to FAO, would replace Mr Suzuki for the Hundredth Session of the Committee and that Mr Fuhimiro Kabuta, Alternate Permanent Representative of Japan to FAO would replace Mr Suzuki for the Hundred and First Session dealing with WFP issues. The Chairman of the Finance Committee was also informed.

8. Summaries of the qualifications of Mr Hideki Moronuki (Appendix C) and Mr Fuhimiro Kabuta (Appendix D) are attached for the information of the Council.

9. By Note Verbale dated 27 September 2002, the Permanent Representation of the Republic of Chile to FAO, informed the Organization that the Chairman of the Finance Committee Mr Humberto Molina Reyes, would be unable to attend the Hundred and First Session of the Finance Committee. The Permanent Representation further informed that Mr Antonio Plaza Jiménez, Alternate Permanent Representative of the Republic of Chile to FAO, would replace Mr Molina Reyes for the Hundred and First Session of the Committee.

10. A summary of the qualifications of Mr Antonio Plaza Jiménez (Appendix E) is attached for the information of the Council.

11. By letter dated 4 October 2002, H.E. Momar Gueye, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Senegal to FAO, informed the Director-General that the Government of his country had designated Mr Alassane Wele to replace Mr Abdoukarim Diouf, as the Government Representative of Senegal as of the Hundred and First Session of the Finance Committee. The Chairman of the Finance Committee was also informed.

12. A summary of the qualifications of Mr Alassane Wele (Appendix F) is attached for the information of the Council.

  

APPENDIX A

CAMEROON
Name: Mr Medi Moungui
Present Position: Second Counsellor and Deputy Permanent Representative to FAO (since March 2002).
Main previous positions:
September 1985-
June 1986
Trainer in Rural Economics and Agricultural Extension, Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate of Agricultural Studies, Regional College of Agriculture, Ebolowa.
July 1986-
February 1988
Senior Agro-Economist, in charge of updating studies for project financing. Directorate of Studies and Projects, Division of Agricultural Projects, Ministry of Agriculture, Yaoundé.
March 1988-
June 1991
Senior Agro-Economist, in charge of data analysis and simulation for projects. Directorate of Studies and Projects, Division of Agricultural Projects, Ministry of Agriculture, Yaoundé.
June 1991-
August 1992
Senior Agro-Economist, in charge of micro-project financing. Directorate of Studies and Projects, Division of Agricultural Projects, Ministry of Agriculture,Yaoundé.
August 1992-
May 1993
Senior Agro-Economist, in charge of research and identification of projects for funding. Directorate of Studies and Projects, Division of Agricultural Projects, Ministry of Agriculture, Yaoundé.
May 1993-
March 2002
Head, Department of Plan, Follow-up and Evaluation of Project. Mission for the Development of the Province of Southwest (SOWEDA) Cameroon.
Participation in meetings or activities of the United Nations and its Specialized Agencies:
September 2002 Member, Eighty-eighth Session of the Programme Committee.

 

APPENDIX B

JAPAN
Name: Mr Eiji Suzuki
Present Position: Minister and Designate Permanent Representative to FAO
(since July 2002).
Main previous positions:
1981 Staff Member, Administrative Division, Forestry Agency.
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), Tokyo.
1983 Section Chief, International Division, Fisheries Agency - MAFF, Tokyo.
1985 Section Chief, Administrative Division, Food Marketing Bureau - MAFF, Tokyo.
1988 Deputy Director, GATT Office, Economic Bureau - MAFF, Tokyo.
1992 Deputy Director, Planning Division, Forestry Agency - MAFF, Tokyo.
1994 Deputy Director, Administrative Division, Secretary General Department - MAFF, Tokyo.
1996 Coordinator, International Agricultural Organizations Economic Bureau - MAFF, Tokyo.
1997 Deputy Director General, Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Aomori Prefectural Government.
1999 Coordinator, River Bureau - Ministry of Construction.
2001 Director, APEC Office, General Food Bureau - MAFF, Tokyo.
Participation in meetings or activities of the United Nations and its Specialized Agencies:

 

APPENDIX C

JAPAN
Name: Mr Hideki Moronuki
Present Position: First Secretary and Alternate Permanent Representative to FAO and WFP (since June 2000).
Main previous positions:
April 1989-
April 1992
Officer, South Pacific Fisheries Section, International Affairs Division, Fisheries Agency, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), Tokyo.
May 1997-
July 1999
Deputy Chief, Whaling Section, Far Seas Fisheries Division, Fishery Agency - MAFF, Tokyo.
July 1999-
May 2000
Chief, Trade Section, Fisheries Marketing Division, Fisheries Agency - MAFF, Tokyo.
Participation in meetings or activities of the United Nations and its Specialized Agencies:
April 1992-
April 1994

Associate Professional Officer (Project Operation Officer), FI Department. FAO coordination and implementation of fisheries project in the East African Region and the Latin America and Caribbean Region.

April 1994-
May 1997

Planning Officer, International Affairs Division, Fisheries Agency - MAFF, Tokyo. Dealing with international fisheries management issues by formulation and implementation of fisheries policy through multilateral cooperation and negotiations (FAO, UN, OECD, CCAMLR).

November 2001

Member, Japanese Delegation, Thirty-first Session of the FAO Conference.

September 2002

Member, Hundredth Session of the Finance Committee.

  

APPENDIX D

JAPAN
Name: Mr Fuhimiro Kabuta
Present Position: First Secretary and Alternate Permanent Representative to FAO and WFP (since September 2001).
Main previous positions:
April 1991-
April 1993
Official, Finance Division, Economic Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), Tokyo.
April 1993-
April 1995
Official, Personnel Division, Minister’s Secretariat - MAFF, Tokyo.
August 1996-
August 1998

Studies in United Kingdom, sponsored by the Government of Japan and the International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

August 1998-
July 1999.

Assistant Director, International Cooperation Planning Division, Economic Affairs Bureau - MAFF, Tokyo.

July 1999-
August 2001

Assistant Director, Policy Planning and Evaluation Division, Minister’s Secretariat - MAFF, Tokyo.

Participation in meetings or activities of the United Nations and its Specialized Agencies:
April 1995-
August 1996
Section Chief, International Economic Affairs Division, Economic Affairs Bureau - MAFF, Tokyo. Dealing with the assistance of negotiations on agricultural trade with WTO, OECD, UNCTAD and G-8 Summit.
November 2001

Member, Japanese Delegation, Thirty-first Session of the FAO Conference.

October 2002

Member, Hundred and First Session of the Finance Committee.

  

APPENDIX E

CHILE
Name: Mr Antonio Plaza Jiménez
Present Position: Second Secretary and Alternate Permanent Representative to FAO (since January 2001).
Main previous positions:
July 1982-February 1983 Financial Analyst/Stock Trader, Investments and Credit Bank, Chile.
March 1983-February 1984 Researcher/Stock Trader, Santa Maria Pension Fund, Chile.
January 1986-July 1987 Diplomat, Political Division, Santiago.
July 1987-April 1991 Responsible for the development of the bilateral economic and trade investment between Chile and Japan, Economic Division, Embassy of Chile, Tokyo.
May 1991-January 1992 International Economic Advisor, Foreign Investment Committee, Ministry of Treasury, Santiago.
January 1992-February 1993 Head of US Desk, Santiago.
March 1993-January 1996 Trade Commissioner, Consulate General of Chile, Sydney.
January 1996-May 1996

Marketing Research Specialist, Flour Daniel South Latin America.

May 1996-June 1997

Manager, Marketing and Commercial Development, Flour Daniel South Latin America.

June 1997-February 1998

Manager, Business Development, South Latin America Region, AMECO (American Equipment Company), Division of Flour Daniel.

March 1998-December 1999

International Economic Advisor, Ministry of Agriculture, Santiago.

Participation in meetings or activities of the United Nations and its Specialized Agencies:
January 2000 Chilean Representative to FAO, Executive Board of WFP and Board of Governors of IFAD. Member of the Executive Board of IFAD.

  

APPENDIX F

SENEGAL
Name: Mr Alassane Wele
Present Position: Second Counsellor and Alternate Permanent Representative to FAO (Designate).
Main previous positions:
1976-1978 Cultural Adviser, Department of Arts, Ministry of Culture, Dakar.
Cultural Adviser, Department of Historical and Ethnographic Heritage, Ministry of Culture, Dakar.
1978-January 1986 Technical Adviser, Ministry of Culture, Dakar.
January 1986-
January 1987
Secretary-General, School of Architecture and Town Planning, Dakar
January 1987-Novembre 1993 Technical Inspector, for historical sites and monuments.
November 1993-January 2001 Director of Arts, Letters and Libraries.
Participation in meetings or activities of the United Nations and its Specialized Agencies: