CL 125/INF/5 |
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CL 125/INF/5 |
Hundred and Twenty-fifth Session |
Rome, 26-28 November 2003 |
CHANGES IN REPRESENTATION OF MEMBER NATIONS ON THE FINANCE COMMITTEE |
1. 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".
2. By letter dated 8 July 2003, Ms Lucy Tamlyn, Acting Permanent Representative of the United States of America to FAO, informed the Director-General that Mr J. Michael Cleverley, Deputy Permanent Representative would replace Ms Carolee Heileman, former Deputy Permanent Representative, as the Government Representative of the United States of America as of the Hundred and Fourth Session of the Finance Committee. The Chairman of the Finance Committee was also informed.
3. A summary of the qualifications of Mr J. Michael Cleverley (Appendix A) is attached for the information of the Council.
4. By letter dated 16 July 2003, Mr Salik Nazir Ahmed, Additional Secretary-in-Charge, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock of Pakistan, informed the Director-General that Mr Mohammad Saleem Khan, Joint Secretary (Development Plan/International Cooperation), Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock of Pakistan would replace Mr Adnan Bashir Khan, former Alternate Representative, Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan as the Government Representative of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan as of the Hundred and Fourth Session of the Finance Committee. The Chairman of the Finance Committee was also informed.
5. A summary of the qualifications of Mr Muhammad Saleem Khan (Appendix B) is attached for the information of the Council.
6. By Note Verbale dated 11 September 2003, the Permanent Representation of the Republic of Chile to FAO, informed the Organization that Mr Antonio Plaza Jiménez, Alternate Permanent Representative, would replace Mr Humberto Molina Reyes, Chairman of the Finance Committee, who was unable to attend, as the Government Representative for the Hundred and Fifth Session of the Finance Committee.
7. A summary of the qualifications of Mr Antonio Plaza Jiménez (Appendix C) is attached for the information of the Council.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | |
| Name: | Mr J. Michael Cleverley |
| Present Position: | Deputy Permanent Representative (since August 2003). |
| Main previous positions: | |
| 1975-1976 | Instructor of Economics, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. |
| Economist, Foreign Agriculture Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. | |
| 1976-1978 | Economic Officer, Consulate General of the United States of America, Milan. |
| 1978-1979 | Staff Assistant, Assistant Secretary for European Affairs, United States Department of State, Washington, D.C. |
| 1979-1983 | Economic Officer, Embassy of the United States of America, Helsinki. |
| 1984-1988 | Economic Officer, Embassy of the United States of America, London. |
| 1988-1989 | National War College, Ft. McNair, Washington, D.C. |
| 1989-1993 | Counselor for Economic Affairs, Embassy of the United States of America, Athens. |
| 1993-1996 | Counselor for Economic Affairs, Embassy of the United States of America, Pretoria. |
| October 1997 – July 1998 | Chargé d’Affaires, a.i., Embassy of the United States of America, Helsinki. |
| 1996-1999 | Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of the United States of America, Helsinki. |
| 1999-2000 | Deputy Coordinator for Stability Pact Implementation, United States Department of State, Washington, D.C. |
| 2000-2003 | Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of the United States of America, Athens. |
| Participation in meetings or activities of the United Nations and its Specialized Agencies: | |
| 2003 | Hundred and Fourth and Hundred and Fifth Sessions of the Finance Committee. |
PAKISTAN | |
| Name: | Mohammad Saleem Khan |
| Present Position: | Joint Secretary to Government of Pakistan, Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries dealing with Developmental Planning and International Cooperation (Since October 2002). |
| Main previous positions: | |
| 1988-1992 | Agriculture Counselor/Alternate Permanent Representative of Pakistan to Rome-based United Nations Agencies: FAO, WFP WFC and IFAD. |
| Participation in meetings or activities of the United Nations and its Specialized Agencies: | |
| 1988-1992 | Member, Delegation of Pakistan to the Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth Sessions of the FAO Conference. |
| Member, Delegation of Pakistan to the Ninety-fifth, Ninety-sixth, Ninety-seventh, Ninety-eighth, Ninety-ninth, Hundredth, Hundred and first and Hundred and Twenty-third Sessions of the FAO Council. | |
| Vice-Chairman, Ninety-sixth Session of the FAO Council and Chairman of the Drafting Committee of its Ninety-eighth Session. | |
| 1989 | Chairman, Group of 77 Rome Chapter. |
| 1991 | Chairman, Asia and Pacific Regional Group. |
| 1990-1991 | Chairman, FAO Inter-Governmental Group on Rice. |
| Member, FAO Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters | |
| 1991-1993 | Director for Pakistan on the Executive Board of IFAD. |
| 1992-1993 | Member, FAO/WFP - Joint Finance Committee. |
| 1994-1997 | Chairman, FAO/WFP - Joint Finance Committee. |
| 2002 | Member, Delegation of Pakistan, World Food Summit: five years later. |
CHILE | |
| Name: | Mr Antonio Plaza Jiménez |
| Present Position: | 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. |
| May 2003, October 2003 | Member, Hundred and Third and Hundred and Fifth Sessions of the Finance Committee. |