Chairperson: Mr. Manuel Manrique Ugarte
First Vice Chairperson: Mr. Jorge Borneo
Second Vice Chiarperson: Mr. Abdel El Azim El Tantawy B. Hassan
Supporting staff at the Secaretariat of the Internatioanl Rice Comission
· Narteh, Lawrence (Executive Secretary)
· Ventura, Chiara (Administrative Assistant)
· Van Duijvendijk, Cornelis (Associate Professional Officer)
· Redfern, Suzanne (Consultant)
Members of the Steering Committee of the International Rice Commission
The following officers who were nominated by the Director of AGP to serve as members of the Steering Committee of IRC have been serving the Commission since February 2011. In making the decision, the Director took into consideration the the need for varied professional backgrounds of the members while respecting the need for a geographical balance.
· AGP Director (Chairman)
· Narteh, Lawrence (AGPM) (Secretary)
· Batello, Caterina (AGPM)
· Bhatti, Shakeel (AGPM)
· Burlingame, Barbara (AGND)
· Calpe, Concepcion (EST)
· Collette, Linda (NRDC)
· Dawe, David (ESA)
· Gbehounou, Gualbert (AGPM)
· Guei, Gouantoueu (AGD)
· Halwart, Matthias (FIRA)
· Mejia, Danilo (AGS)
· Renault, Daniel (NRL)
· Schlingloff, Stefan (NRL)
· Sonnino, Andrea (OEKR)
· Steduto, Pasquale (NRL)
· Yokoi, Yukio (AGPM)
Technical Sub-Committee of the Steering Committee of IRC
The Steering Committee of the International Rice Commission (IRC) has a Technical Sub- Committee with members as listed below. They are responsible for proposing and deliberating on Technical issues for adoption by the main Steering Committee. The members are:
· Andrea Sonnino (OEKR): Facilitator
· Lawrence Narteh (AGPM) : Secretary
· Concepcion Calpe (EST)
· Gualbert Gbehounou (AGPM)
· Stefan Schlingloff (NRL)
· Matthias Halwart (FIRA)
· Cornelis Van Duijvendijk (AGPM)
· Barbara Burlingame AGND
· Danilo Mejia (AGS)