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Governing and Statutory Bodies Web site
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Previous Sessions and documents
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FC - 175th Session - 18-22 March 2019
FC - 174th Session - 6 February 2019
FC - 173rd Session - 12-16 November 2018
FC - 172nd Session - 5-6 November 2018
FC - 171st Session - 29-31 May 2018
FC - 170th Session - 21-25 May 2018
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Legal Framework
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Article of Constitution
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Article V
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Origin
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Established as the "Committee on Financial Control" (CFC) by a Resolution of the Conference at its Third Session (1947) as successor to the Sub-Committee on Finance. In 1958, the name was changed to Finance Committee. Its size and structure were modified by the Conference at its Thirty-sixth Session in 2009 (Resolution 6/2009, C 2009/REP, para. 140).
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Rules of Procedure
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See Basic Texts, Vol. I - Section F, Rules of Procedure of the Finance Committee
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Category
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Cat.1
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Purpose
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To assist the Council in exercising control over the financial administration of the Organization. Its functions are set out in Rule XXVII of the General Rules of the Organization. The Finance Committee holds concurrent sessions with the Programme Committee during the second year of the biennium (Rule XXVIII of the General Rules of the Organization), and sometimes also in the first year.
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Chief Secretary, Programme and Finance Committees
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Mr Rakesh Muthoo
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Secretary, Finance Committee
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Mr David McSherry
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Membership
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Representatives of 12 Member Nations and a Chairperson elected by the Council from specific regions as determined by the Conference for the purpose of Council elections. Members of the Committee shall appoint as their representatives individuals who have shown a continued interest in the objectives and activities of the Organization, have participated in Conference or Council sessions and have special competence and experience in administrative and financial matters. Members of the Committee are elected for a period of two years at the session of the Council following the regular session of the Conference and they are eligible for reappointment.
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Chairperson
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Mr Lupiño Lazaro, Jr. (Philippines)
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Members
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- Angola (Mr Carlos Alberto Amaral)1/
- Australia (Ms Cathrine Stephenson)
- Bangladesh (Mr Mafizur Rahman)2/
- Brazil (Mr Antonio Otávio Sá Ricarte)
- China (Mr Xie Jianmin)3/
- Egypt (Mr Khaled El Taweel)4/
- Equatorial Guinea (Mr Mateo Nsogo Nguere Micue)
- Germany (Mr Heiner Thofern)
- Mexico (Mr Benito Santiago Jiménez Sauma)
- Russian Federation (Mr Vladimir V. Kuznetsov)
- Sudan (Mr Sid Ahmed M. Alamain Hamid Alamain)
- United States of America (Mr Thomas M. Duffy)
1/ Ms Maria Esperança Pires dos Santos will replace Mr Carlos Alberto Amaral for part of the 175th Session.
2/ Mr Mafizur Rahman has been replaced by Mr Manash Mitra.
3/ Mr Xie Jianmin has been replaced by Mr Ni Hongxing.
4/ Mr Khaled El Taweel has been replaced by Mr Haitham Elshahat.
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Substitute Representatives
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View list
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Current term of office
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July 2017 - June 2019
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Languages (used during the current mandate)
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Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish
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Document symbol
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FC
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Frequency of Sessions
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At least twice a year
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Division
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Finance Division (CSF)
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Contact information/email
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Finance-Committee@fao.org
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First Session
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Committee on Financial Control, December 1947; Finance Committee, March 1958.
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