Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

Structure and staff

Staff: *

 Office of the Assistant Director-General
  • Hiroyuki Konuma, Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific
  • Vili Fuavao, Deputy Regional Representative
  • [vacant] Communication Officer
  • Syed Mohammad Ali, Programme Officer (FAOR Network)
  • Tarina Ayazi, Meetings and Publications Officer
  • Gerard Sylvester, Knowledge and Information Management Officer
Thai Affairs Section
  • Vili Fuavao, Focal point for FAO activities in Thailand
  • Kasem Prasutsangchan, National Programme Officer

Agriculture and Food Systems Group

Group CoordinatorRosa Rolle

  • Rosa Rolle, Senior Agro-industry and Post-harvest Officer
  • [ vacant ] Senior Agricultural Officer (Rice Expert)
  • Joachim Otte, Senior Animal Production and Health Officer
  • Shashi Sareen, Senior Food Safety and Nutrition Officer
  • Subash Dasgupta, Senior Plant Production Officer (Horticultural and Field Food Crops)
  • Yongfan Piao, Senior Plant Protection Officer
  • [ vacant ] Nutrition Officer
  • Carolyn C. Benigno, Animal Health Officer (Economics)
  • Vinod Ahuja, Livestock Policy Officer
  • Ralph Houtman, Agriculture Officer (Value Chain, Marketing and Rural Finance)
  • Nomindelger Bayasgalanbat, Technical Expert (Nutrition Policies and Programmes)
     
 
Economic, Social and Policy Assistance Group

Group Coordinator:  Ramesh Sharma 

  • Ramesh Sharma, Chief, Policy Assistance
  • [ vacant ] Senior Economist (Food Security)
  • David Dawe, Senior Economist
  • Malcolm Hazelman, Senior Officer (Extension, Education and Communications)
  • Jairo Castano, Senior Statistician
  • Seevalingum Ramasawmy, Statistician
  • [ vacant ] Gender, Equity and Rural Employment Officer
  • Francis Mangila, Policy Officer
  • Nanae Yabuki, Policy/Programme Officer
  • Sumiter Broca, Policy/Programme Officer
  • Jangyong Cho, Policy/Programme Officer
  • Yoshimi Onishi, Junior Professional Officer (Gender, Equality and Rural Employment)
 
Natural Resources and Environment Group

Group Coordinator:   Patrick Durst

  • Patrick Durst, Senior Forestry Officer
  • Simon Funge-Smith, Senior Fishery Officer
  • Thierry Facon, Senior Water Management Officer
  • Weimin Miao, Aquaculture Officer
  • Robert Lee, Fishery Industry Officer
  • Yuji Niino, Land Management Officer
  • [ vacant ] Forestry Officer (Policy)
  • [ vacant ], Forest Resources Officer
  • Xiaojie Fan, National Forest Programme Facilitator
  • Chung-Te Tzou, Technical Officer (Water Resources Development and Conservation)
  • [ vacant ] Natural Resources Officer
  • Joel Scriven, Forestry Officer

Field Programme Group

Group CoordinatorDaniele Salvini

  • Daniele Salvini, Senior Field Programme Officer
  • Uwe Voortman, Technical Cooperation Programme Officer
  • Chongguang Liao, Field Programme Officer
  • [ vacant ] Field Programme Officer
  • Andrew Sobey, Liaison and Operations Officer
  • Michael Pizzari, Emergency Programme Officer
  • Roland Kassab, Emergency Programme Officer
  • [ vacant ] Programme Officer (Partnership & Resources Mobilization)
  • Kenya Konno,  Programme Officer (TCP)
  • Emi Yamada, APO (Emergency and Disaster Risk Reduction and Management)
  • Nawarat Chalermpao, National Programme Officer
 
Administration Group

Group CoordinatorAdnan Quereshi

  • Adnan Quereshi, Senior Administrative Officer
  • Anton Bontje, Budget and Finance Officer
  • [vacant], Human Resources Officer, Shared Services Centre
  • Kei Kimpara, Programming and Planning Officer

 
Office of the Inspector-General
  • Dennis Richards, Internal Auditor


Office of Chief Information Officer
  • Kevin McKeen, Information Technology Officer

Offshore Systems Development and Support Centre
  • Dan Locke, Operations Manager
  • Michael Figueroa, Systems Development Specialist
  • Alessandro Fedele, Systems Development Specialist
  • Eduardo Machado, Systems Support Officer
  • Jothi Appavu, Systems Support Officer
  • Chanisorn Bidakaew, Systems Support Specialist
  • Karn Sukwong, Systems Support Specialist
  • Jamras Takrudcheam, Systems Support Specialist
  • Wiranee Woottipoom, Systems Support Specialist
 
FAO project staff stationed in Thailand
 
Emergency Centre for the Control of Transboundary Animal Diseases Unit (ECTAD)
  • Subhash Morzaria, Regional Manager
  • Wantanee Kalpravidh, Project Coordinator
  • David Castellan, Senior Veterinary Epidemiologist
  • Bryce Fieldhouse, Emergency Programme Officer
  • Jan Hinrichs, Animal Health Economist

Sustainable Management of the Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem (BOBLME) (GCP/RAS/236/GFF)
  • Christopher O’Brien, Regional Coordinator
  • Rudolf Hermes, Chief Technical Adviser

 

Regional Fisheries Livelihoods Project for Southeast Asia (GCP/RAS/237/SPA)
  • José Ignacio Parajuá Aranda, Project Manager
  • Don Griffiths, Technical Adviser
  • Steven Needham, Information Officer

FAO inter-country programme for IPM in vegetables in South and Southeast Asia (GCP/RAS/191/AUL)
  • Johannes W. Ketelaar, Team Leader/IPM Expert
  • Alma Linda M. Abubakar, Regional Vegetable IPM Programme Development Officer
Support to Capacity Building and Implementation of International Food Safety Standards in ASEAN Countries (GCP/RAS/280/JPN)
  • Atsuhiro Meno, Project Coordinator


Strengthening Agricultural Market Information in Thailand and the Philippines (MTF/RAS/359/JPN)

  • Kimihiko Eura, Project Coordinator
 
Enhancing Agricultural Competitiveness of Rural Households in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GCP/RAS/217/IFA & MTF/RAS/242/CFC)
  • Niran Nirannoot, Regional Coordinator
Pro-Poor Policy Approaches to Address Risk and Vulnerability at the Country Level (GCP/RAS/276/IFA)
  • Mirza Rahman, Policy Facilitator

UN Joint Programme on Integrated Highland Livelihood Development in Mae Hong Son (UNJP/THA/033/UNO)
  • [vacant] , Programme Manager

Support to National REDD+ Action (UNJP/GLO/386/UNO)
  • Benedict A Vickers, Programmer Officer (REDD+)

Promotion of Rural Development through Development of Geographical Indications at Regional Level in Asia (GCP/RAS/281/FRA)

  • Stephane Passeri, Project Coordinator

FAO/GTZ Microbanker Project 

  • Signis Aliks, Project Manager

 

*  Only Professional and higher level staff listed