* |
First Special Session of Conference - Washington, 1948. |
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** | Second Special Session of Conference - Washington, 1950. | |
*** | Third Special Session of Conference - Rome, 1956. | |
(A) | Alternate Member. | |
(B) | On 23 November 1999 the Nominations Committee was abolished by Conference Resolution 4/99 and its functions were transferred to the June Session of the Council. | |
COUNCIL COMMITTEES |
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The Council has eight Committees: | ||
Programme Committee (PC) Finance Committee (FC) Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters (CCLM) Committee on Commodity Problems (CCP) Committee on Fisheries (COFI) Committee on Forestry (COFO) Committee on Agriculture (COAG) Committee on World Food Security (CFS) |
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They all comprise Member Nations. However, members of the Programme and Finance Committees were elected in a personal capacity up to and including 1977. The Independent Chairman of the Council is elected in a personal capacity. |
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PROGRAMME COMMITTEE |
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Includes membership in Coordinating Committee, 1947-57. | ||
FINANCE COMMITTEE |
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Includes membership in Committee on Financial Control, 1947-57. | ||
COMMITTEE ON CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL MATTERS |
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Includes membership in Committee on Relations with International Organizations, 1947-57. | ||
AFGHANISTAN | |
Date of Accession |
1.12.1949 |
CONFERENCE | |
Chairperson |
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Vice-Chairpersons |
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Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons of |
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Membership of | |
General Committee |
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Nominations Committee (B) |
1969 |
Credentials Committee |
1950**, 1956***, 1973, 1979 |
COUNCIL | |
Independent Chairman |
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Vice-Chairpersons |
|
Membership |
1965-71, 1977-83, 1985-87 |
COUNCIL COMMITTEES | |
Programme Committee | |
Chairperson |
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Membership |
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Finance Committee | |
Chairperson |
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Membership |
1967-69 |
Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters |
ALBANIA | |
Date of Accession |
12.11.1973 |
CONFERENCE | |
Chairperson |
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Vice-Chairpersons |
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Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons of |
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Membership of | |
General Committee |
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Nominations Committee (B) |
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Credentials Committee |
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COUNCIL | |
Independent Chairman |
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Vice-Chairpersons |
|
Membership |
|
COUNCIL COMMITTEES | |
Programme Committee | |
Chairperson |
|
Membership |
|
Finance Committee | |
Chairperson |
|
Membership |
|
Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters |
ALGERIA | |
Date of Accession |
19.11.1963 |
CONFERENCE | |
Chairperson |
B. Belhouadjeb (1999) |
Vice-Chairpersons |
|
Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons of |
1975 |
Membership of | |
General Committee |
|
Nominations Committee (B) |
1975 |
Credentials Committee |
1991 |
COUNCIL | |
Independent Chairman |
|
Vice-Chairpersons |
1997 |
Membership |
1969-71, 1977-80, 1987-89, 1995-98 |
COUNCIL COMMITTEES | |
Programme Committee | |
Chairperson |
|
Membership |
1993-97 |
Finance Committee | |
Chairperson |
|
Membership |
|
Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters |
1973-77, 1983-85 |
ANGOLA | |
Date of Accession |
14.11.1977 |
CONFERENCE | |
Chairperson |
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Vice-Chairpersons |
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Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons of |
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Membership of | |
General Committee |
1995 |
Nominations Committee (B) |
1979, 1985, 1997 |
Credentials Committee |
1981, 1993 |
COUNCIL | |
Independent Chairman |
|
Vice-Chairpersons |
1994 |
Membership |
1981-83, 1989-94 |
COUNCIL COMMITTEES | |
Programme Committee | |
Chairperson |
|
Membership |
|
Finance Committee | |
Chairperson |
|
Membership |
1983-87 |
Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters |
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA | |
Date of Accession |
7.11.1983 |
CONFERENCE | |
Chairperson |
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Vice-Chairpersons |
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Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons of |
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Membership of | |
General Committee |
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Nominations Committee (B) |
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Credentials Committee |
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COUNCIL | |
Independent Chairman |
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Vice-Chairpersons |
|
Membership |
|
COUNCIL COMMITTEES | |
Programme Committee | |
Chairperson |
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Membership |
|
Finance Committee | |
Chairperson |
|
Membership |
|
Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters |
ARGENTINA 3 | |
Date of Accession |
27.11.1951 |
CONFERENCE | |
Chairperson |
A. Mercier (1957), J.R. Aguado (1981) |
Vice-Chairpersons |
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Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons of |
1953, 1959, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1971, 1977 |
Membership of | |
General Committee |
1957, 1981 |
Nominations Committee (B) |
1957, 1963, 1967, 1983, 1989 |
Credentials Committee |
1961 |
COUNCIL | |
Independent Chairman |
|
Vice-Chairpersons |
1956, 1979, 1989, 1997 |
Membership |
1953-58, 1961-67, 1971-2003 |
COUNCIL COMMITTEES | |
Programme Committee | |
Chairperson |
|
Membership |
1957-63, 1973-77, 1979-89 |
Finance Committee | |
Chairperson |
|
Membership |
1967-69, 1977-79, 1995-2001 |
Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters |
___________________________
3 Argentina resigned from the Council during its Hundred and Twenty-third Session (Rome, 28 October - 1 November 2002).
ARMENIA | |
Date of Accession |
8.11.1993 |
CONFERENCE | |
Chairperson |
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Vice-Chairpersons |
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Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons of |
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Membership of | |
General Committee |
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Nominations Committee (B) |
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Credentials Committee |
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COUNCIL | |
Independent Chairman |
|
Vice-Chairpersons |
|
Membership |
|
COUNCIL COMMITTEES | |
Programme Committee | |
Chairperson |
|
Membership |
|
Finance Committee | |
Chairperson |
|
Membership |
|
Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters |
AUSTRALIA | |
Date of Accession |
16.10.1945 |
CONFERENCE | |
Chairperson |
I.M. Sinclair (1971), J.C. Kerin (1989) |
Vice-Chairpersons |
1949, 1953, 1957, 1985 |
Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons of |
1947, 1948, 1949, 1961, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1973, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1989 |
Membership of | |
General Committee |
1945, 1949, 1953, 1957, 1961, 1963, 1967, 1971, 1985, 1989 |
Nominations Committee (B) |
1946, 1948, 1951, 1955, 1957, 1961, 1965, 1969, 1975, 1981, 1989 |
Credentials Committee |
1947, 1949, 1959, 1989, 1993, 1999, 2001 |
COUNCIL | |
Independent Chairman |
Viscount Bruce of Melbourne (1947-51) |
Vice-Chairpersons |
1951, 1963, 1974, 1981, 2001-November |
Membership |
1947-57, 1961-1963, 1967-69, 1973-75, 1979-81, |
COUNCIL COMMITTEES | |
Programme Committee | |
Chairperson |
|
Membership |
1947-55, 1991-2003 |
Finance Committee | |
Chairperson |
|
Membership |
1953-54, 1959-61, 1977-91 |
Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters |
1959-61, 1966-73 |
AUSTRIA | |
Date of Accession |
27.8.1947 |
CONFERENCE | |
Chairperson |
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Vice-Chairpersons |
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Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons of |
1981, 1985, 1993 |
Membership of | |
General Committee |
|
Nominations Committee (B) |
1948 |
Credentials Committee |
1950**, 1961, 1973, 1983, 1985, 1991 |
COUNCIL | |
Independent Chairman |
|
Vice-Chairpersons |
1985 |
Membership |
1961-64, 1983-86, 1999-2001 |
COUNCIL COMMITTEES | |
Programme Committee | |
Chairperson |
|
Membership |
1985-89 |
Finance Committee | |
Chairperson |
|
Membership |
|
Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters |
1951-53 |
AZERBAIJAN | |
Date of Accession |
20.10. 1995 |
CONFERENCE | |
Chairperson |
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Vice-Chairpersons |
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Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons of |
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Membership of | |
General Committee |
|
Nominations Committee (B) |
|
Credentials Committee |
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COUNCIL | |
Independent Chairman |
|
Vice-Chairpersons |
|
Membership |
|
COUNCIL COMMITTEES | |
Programme Committee | |
Chairperson |
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Membership |
|
Finance Committee | |
Chairperson |
|
Membership |
|
Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters |
BAHAMAS | |
Date of Accession |
8.11.1975 |
CONFERENCE | |
Chairperson |
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Vice-Chairpersons |
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Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons of |
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Membership of | |
General Committee |
|
Nominations Committee (B) |
|
Credentials Committee |
|
COUNCIL | |
Independent Chairman |
|
Vice-Chairpersons |
|
Membership |
|
COUNCIL COMMITTEES | |
Programme Committee | |
Chairperson |
|
Membership |
|
Finance Committee | |
Chairperson |
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Membership |
|
Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters |
BAHRAIN | |
Date of Accession |
8.11.1971 |
CONFERENCE | |
Chairperson |
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Vice-Chairpersons |
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Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons of |
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Membership of | |
General Committee |
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Nominations Committee (B) |
|
Credentials Committee |
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COUNCIL | |
Independent Chairman |
|
Vice-Chairpersons |
|
Membership |
|
COUNCIL COMMITTEES | |
Programme Committee | |
Chairperson |
|
Membership |
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Finance Committee | |
Chairperson |
|
Membership |
|
Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters |
BANGLADESH | |
Date of Accession |
12.11.1973 |
CONFERENCE | |
Chairperson |
|
Vice-Chairpersons |
1987, 1993 |
Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons of |
1975, 1977, 1989 |
Membership of | |
General Committee |
1987 |
Nominations Committee (B) |
1991, 1997 |
Credentials Committee |
1981 |
COUNCIL | |
Independent Chairman |
|
Vice-Chairpersons |
1978, 1980, 1982, 1996 |
Membership |
1977-88, 1991-2000 |
COUNCIL COMMITTEES | |
Programme Committee | |
Chairperson |
|
Membership |
|
Finance Committee | |
Chairperson |
S. Ahmed (1975-77) |
Membership |
1975-79 |
Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters |
BARBADOS | |
Date of Accession |
6.11.1967 |
CONFERENCE | |
Chairperson |
|
Vice-Chairpersons |
1985 |
Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons of |
|
Membership of | |
General Committee |
1985 |
Nominations Committee (B) |
|
Credentials Committee |
|
COUNCIL | |
Independent Chairman |
|
Vice-Chairpersons |
|
Membership |
1981-83, 1995-98, 1999-2004 |
COUNCIL COMMITTEES | |
Programme Committee | |
Chairperson |
|
Membership |
1983-87, 1989-93 |
Finance Committee | |
Chairperson |
|
Membership |
|
Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters |
BELGIUM | |
Date of Accession |
16.10.1945 |
CONFERENCE | |
Chairperson |
|
Vice-Chairpersons |
1946 |
Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons of |
1947, 1948, 1957, 1981, 1985, 1989 |
Membership of | |
General Committee |
1946, 1956***, 1987, 1995 |
Nominations Committee (B) |
1948, 1950**, 1953, 1957, 1973, 1977, 1989, 1997, 1999 |
Credentials Committee |
1945, 1947, 1953, 1959, 1999 |
COUNCIL | |
Independent Chairman |
A. Saintraint (1989-93) |
Vice-Chairpersons |
1973, 1979 |
Membership |
1949-52, 1955-58, 1961-64, 1969-71, 1977-80, 1993-95 |
COUNCIL COMMITTEES | |
Programme Committee | |
Chairperson |
|
Membership |
1950 |
Finance Committee | |
Chairperson |
|
Membership |
1952, 1967-69(A), 1995-97 |
Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters |
1949-53, 1970-71 |
BELIZE | |
Date of Accession |
7.11.1983 |
CONFERENCE | |
Chairperson |
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Vice-Chairpersons |
|
Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons of |
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Membership of | |
General Committee |
|
Nominations Committee (B) |
|
Credentials Committee |
|
COUNCIL | |
Independent Chairman |
|
Vice-Chairpersons |
|
Membership |
|
COUNCIL COMMITTEES | |
Programme Committee | |
Chairperson |
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Membership |
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Finance Committee | |
Chairperson |
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Membership |
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Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters |
BENIN | |
Date of Accession |
9.11.1961 |
CONFERENCE | |
Chairperson |
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Vice-Chairpersons |
|
Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons of |
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Membership of | |
General Committee |
|
Nominations Committee (B) |
|
Credentials Committee |
1967, 1983 |
COUNCIL | |
Independent Chairman |
|
Vice-Chairpersons |
|
Membership |
1973-75, 1983-85 |
COUNCIL COMMITTEES | |
Programme Committee | |
Chairperson |
|
Membership |
|
Finance Committee | |
Chairperson |
|
Membership |
|
Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters |
BHUTAN | |
Date of Accession |
7.11.1981 |
CONFERENCE | |
Chairperson |
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Vice-Chairpersons |
|
Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons of |
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Membership of | |
General Committee |
|
Nominations Committee (B) |
|
Credentials Committee |
|
COUNCIL | |
Independent Chairman |
|
Vice-Chairpersons |
|
Membership |
|
COUNCIL COMMITTEES | |
Programme Committee | |
Chairperson |
|
Membership |
|
Finance Committee | |
Chairperson |
|
Membership |
|
Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters |
BOLIVIA | |
Date of Accession |
16.10.1945 |
CONFERENCE | |
Chairperson |
|
Vice-Chairpersons |
|
Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons of |
|
Membership of | |
General Committee |
|
Nominations Committee (B) |
|
Credentials Committee |
1953, 1956*** |
COUNCIL | |
Independent Chairman |
|
Vice-Chairpersons |
2001-November |
Membership |
2001-04 |
COUNCIL COMMITTEES | |
Programme Committee | |
Chairperson |
|
Membership |
|
Finance Committee | |
Chairperson |
|
Membership |
|
Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters |
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA | |
Date of Accession |
8.11.1993 |
CONFERENCE | |
Chairperson |
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Vice-Chairpersons |
|
Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons of Commissions and Committees |
|
Membership of | |
General Committee |
|
Nominations Committee (B) |
|
Credentials Committee |
|
COUNCIL | |
Independent Chairman |
|
Vice-Chairpersons |
|
Membership |
|
COUNCIL COMMITTEES | |
Programme Committee | |
Chairperson |
|
Membership |
|
Finance Committee | |
Chairperson |
|
Membership |
|
Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters |
BOTSWANA | |
Date of Accession |
1.11.1966 |
CONFERENCE | |
Chairperson |
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Vice-Chairpersons |
|
Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons of |
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Membership of | |
General Committee |
|
Nominations Committee (B) |
1979, 1981 |
Credentials Committee |
|
COUNCIL | |
Independent Chairman |
|
Vice-Chairpersons |
|
Membership |
1979-81 |
COUNCIL COMMITTEES | |
Programme Committee | |
Chairperson |
|
Membership |
|
Finance Committee | |
Chairperson |
|
Membership |
|
Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters |
BRAZIL | |
Date of Accession |
16.10.1945 |
CONFERENCE | |
Chairperson |
|
Vice-Chairpersons |
1948*, 1950**, 1967 |
Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons of |
1948, 1953, 1959, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1975, 1989, 1993 |
Membership of | |
General Committee |
1946, 1948, 1948*, 1950**, 1957, 1961, 1967, 1983, 1987 |
Nominations Committee (B) |
1947, 1949, 1951, 1955, 1963, 1969, 1985 |
Credentials Committee |
1949, 1959 |
COUNCIL | |
Independent Chairman |
J. de Castro (1951-55) |
Vice-Chairpersons |
1970, 1977 |
Membership |
1947-53, 1957-98, 1999-2004 |
COUNCIL COMMITTEES | |
Programme Committee | |
Chairperson |
|
Membership |
1977-83 |
Finance Committee | |
Chairperson |
A. Vasconcelos (1957-61) |
Membership |
1950, 1951, 1953-63, 1969-71(A), 1971-75, 1987-91 |
Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters |
1951-53, 1959-61 |
BULGARIA | |
Date of Accession |
6.11.1967 |
CONFERENCE | |
Chairperson |
|
Vice-Chairpersons |
|
Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons of |
|
Membership of | |
General Committee |
2001 |
Nominations Committee (B) |
1975 |
Credentials Committee |
1971, 1979 |
COUNCIL | |
Independent Chairman |
|
Vice-Chairpersons |
1975 |
Membership |
1973-80, 1983-86, 2001-04 |
COUNCIL COMMITTEES | |
Programme Committee | |
Chairperson |
|
Membership |
|
Finance Committee | |
Chairperson |
|
Membership |
|
Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters |
BURKINA FASO | |
Date of Accession |
9.11.1961 |
CONFERENCE | |
Chairperson |
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Vice-Chairpersons |
|
Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons of |
|
Membership of | |
General Committee |
1999 |
Nominations Committee (B) |
1981 |
Credentials Committee |
1985 |
COUNCIL | |
Independent Chairman |
|
Vice-Chairpersons |
|
Membership |
1969-72, 1981-84, 1993-96, 1999-2004 |
COUNCIL COMMITTEES | |
Programme Committee | |
Chairperson |
|
Membership |
|
Finance Committee | |
Chairperson |
|
Membership |
1993-97 |
Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters |
BURUNDI | |
Date of Accession |
19.11.1963 |
CONFERENCE | |
Chairperson |
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Vice-Chairpersons |
|
Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons of |
1975 |
Membership of | |
General Committee |
|
Nominations Committee (B) |
|
Credentials Committee |
|
COUNCIL | |
Independent Chairman |
|
Vice-Chairpersons |
|
Membership |
1975-77 |
COUNCIL COMMITTEES | |
Programme Committee | |
Chairperson |
|
Membership |
|
Finance Committee | |
Chairperson |
|
Membership |
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Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters |
CAMBODIA | |
Date of Accession |
11.11.1950 |
CONFERENCE | |
Chairperson |
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Vice-Chairpersons |
|
Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons of |
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Membership of | |
General Committee |
|
Nominations Committee (B) |
1951 |
Credentials Committee |
|
COUNCIL | |
Independent Chairman |
|
Vice-Chairpersons |
|
Membership |
|
COUNCIL COMMITTEES | |
Programme Committee | |
Chairperson |
|
Membership |
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Finance Committee | |
Chairperson |
|
Membership |
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Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters |
CAMEROON | |
Date of Accession |
22.3.1960 |
CONFERENCE | |
Chairperson |
J.B. Yonke (1985) |
Vice-Chairpersons |
1961, 1971 |
Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons of |
1967, 1993, 1995 |
Membership of | |
General Committee |
1961, 1971, 1985 |
Nominations Committee (B) |
|
Credentials Committee |
1979 |
COUNCIL | |
Independent Chairman |
|
Vice-Chairpersons |
1987, 1991, 1997 |
Membership |
1961-63, 1979-82, 1985-88, 1989-92, 1995-2003 |
COUNCIL COMMITTEES | |
Programme Committee | |
Chairperson |
|
Membership |
1981-85, 1999-2003 |
Finance Committee | |
Chairperson |
|
Membership |
1987-91 |
Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters |
CANADA | |
Date of Accession |
16.10.1945 |
CONFERENCE | |
Chairperson |
L.B. Pearson (1945), M. Sauvé (1965), L. Vanclief (1997) |
Vice-Chairpersons |
1951, 1956*** |
Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons of |
1946, 1947, 1948, 1953, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1967, 1969, 1977, 1993, 1999, 2001 |
Membership of | |
General Committee |
1945, 1947, 1950**, 1951, 1956***, 1965, 1997 |
Nominations Committee (B) |
1947, 1948*, 1953, 1955, 1956***, 1959, 1963, 1967, 1971, 1973, 1977, 1981, 1985, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997 |
Credentials Committee |
1946, 1948, 1949, 1961, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1999 |
COUNCIL | |
Independent Chairman |
|
Vice-Chairpersons |
1948, 1949-June, 1949-November, 1949-December, 1952, 1961, 1966, 1967, 1978, 2000, 2001 |
Membership |
1947- 2004 |
COUNCIL COMMITTEES | |
Programme Committee | |
Chairperson |
R. Rose (1999-2001) |
Membership |
1947, 1951-59, 1987-99, 2001-2003 |
Finance Committee | |
Chairperson |
F. Shefrin (1971-75) |
Membership |
1947, 1951, 1952, 1971-75, 1977-85 |
Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters |
1957-59, 1963-65, 2001-2003 |
CAPE VERDE | |
Date of Accession |
8.11.1975 |
CONFERENCE | |
Chairperson |
|
Vice-Chairpersons |
1987 |
Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons of |
|
Membership of | |
General Committee |
1987 |
Nominations Committee (B) |
|
Credentials Committee |
|
COUNCIL | |
Independent Chairman |
|
Vice-Chairpersons |
1983 |
Membership |
1981-84, 1991-96 |
COUNCIL COMMITTEES | |
Programme Committee | |
Chairperson |
|
Membership |
|
Finance Committee | |
Chairperson |
|
Membership |
|
Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters |
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC | |
Date of Accession |
9.11.1961 |
CONFERENCE | |
Chairperson |
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Vice-Chairpersons |
|
Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons of |
|
Membership of | |
General Committee |
|
Nominations Committee (B) |
|
Credentials Committee |
|
COUNCIL | |
Independent Chairman |
|
Vice-Chairpersons |
|
Membership |
1967-70 |
COUNCIL COMMITTEES | |
Programme Committee | |
Chairperson |
|
Membership |
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Finance Committee | |
Chairperson |
|
Membership |
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Committee on Constitutional and Legal Matters |