FAO Liaison Office in Geneva

Our team

FAO LOG Team

As one of over 130 FAO offices worldwide, the FAO Liaison Office in Geneva is comprised of a diverse group of experts dedicated to advocating for the transformation to MORE efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems for better production, better nutrition, a better environment, and a better life, leaving no one behind. Our team speaks 14 languages, ensuring a rich diversity of perspectives and expertise.

 

Director

Dominique Burgeon,
Director

  

 

Front Office

Margaret Omumbwa,
Office Assistant

Sarah Hayes,
Administrative Support Specialist

 

Administration

Richard Nichols,
Administrative Officer

  

 


 

Communication

Ki Jung Min, 
Communication Officer

Aigerim Kumisbek,
Programme Specialist
(digital communications)

 

Partnerships

Tom Heilandt,
Senior Liaison Officer
(Urban Agrifood Systems and United Nations Economic Commission for Europe)

Adriano Timossi,
Senior Partnership and Outreach Specialist
(Swiss Relations and International Geneva)


Humanitarian affairs

Nourou Tall,
Senior Liaison Officer (Emergency and Resilience)

Melisa Aytekin,
Liaison Officer (Emergency and Resilience)

 

Environment (Climate, Biodiversity, Ecosystems Restoration)

Delphine Babin-Pelliard,
Senior Liaison Specialist (Environment and Nutrition)

Ei Hnin Hlaing,
Young Professional Officer (Environment and Risk-Informed Early Action Partnership)

 

 

One Health and Food Safety

Julio Pinto,
Animal Health Officer
(One Health: Outposted from NSA)

Xiaoyi Wang,
Junior Liaison Specialist
(One Health and Nutrition)

 

Inclusive Rural Development and Small Island Developing States (SIDS)

Anna Ricoy,
Liaison Officer
(Inclusive Rural Development and SIDS)

Myrthe Niemeijer,
Junior Liaison Specialist
(Rights-based approaches)

 

Trade

Pinar Karakaya,
Economist
(Agriculture and fisheries trade)

 

 

Private sector engagement

Geir Ulle,
Private Sector Engagement Specialist

Youth Engagement and World Food Forum

Sebastian Chavez,
Youth Engagement Specialist (World Food Forum)