FAO Governing Bodies


43rd Session of the FAO Conference | 1–7 July 2023

Statements


Member Country
Delivered By
Statement
Angola

Son Excellence Madame Carmen Sacramento Neto

Ministre des pêches et des Ressources Marines

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Argentina

Excmo. Sr. Carlos Cherniak

Embajador, Representante Permanente ante la FAO

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Armenia

Ms Marieta Stepanyan

Counsellor, Alternate Permanent Representative to FAO

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Australia

The Honourable Murray Watt

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

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Azerbaijan

His Excellency Majnun Mammadov

Minister for Agriculture

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Barbados

The Honourable Indar Weir

Minister for Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Security

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Belarus

Mr Kiryl Piatrouski

Counsellor, Alternate Permanent Representative to FAO

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Belgique

Son Excellence Monsieur Lieven de la Marche

Conseiller spécial, représentant permanent désigné

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Bolivia (Estado Plurinacional de)

Excmo. Sr. Erwin Freddy Mamani Machaca

Vice-Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores

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Brazil

His Excellency Luiz Paulo Teixeira

Minister for Agrarian Development and Family Agriculture

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Burkina Faso

Son Excellence Monsieur Ibrahim Kone

Représentant Permanent Adjoint auprès de la FAO

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Cabo Verde

Son Excellence Monsieur Gilberto Correia Carvalho Silva

Ministre de l'agriculture et de l'environnement

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Cameroon

Son Excellence Monsieur Gabriel Mbairobe

Ministre de l'agriculture et du développement rural

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Canada

Ms Stefanie Beck

Deputy Minister for Agriculture and Agri-Food

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Chile

Sra. Daniela Acuña

Subdirectora de la Oficina de Estudios y Políticas Agrarias, Ministro de Agricultura de Chile

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China

His Excellency Defu Guang

Ambassador, Permanent Representative to FAO

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Congo

Son Excellence Monsieur Paul Valentin Ngobo

Ministre de l'agriculture, de l'élevage et de la pêche

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Costa Rica

Excmo. Sr. Don Jorge Federico Zamora Cordero

Embajador, Representante Permanente ante la FAO

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Côte d'Ivoire

Son Excellence Monsieur Kobenan Kouassi Adjoumani

Ministre d'État, Ministre de l'agriculture, du développement rural et des productions vivrières

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Croatia

Mr Tugomir Majdak

State Secretary of the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery

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Cuba

Excmo. Sr. Don Ydael Jesús Pérez Brito

Ministro de Agricultura

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Cyprus

His Excelleny Petros Xenophontos

Minister for Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment

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Czechia

Mr Jiří Jílek

Counsellor, Permanent Representative to FAO and WFP

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Denmark

Mr Nis Christensen

Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries

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Ecuador

Excmo. Sr. Patricio Esteban Troya Suarez

Representante Permanente Alterno ante la FAO

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Egypt

His Excellency Bassam Essam Rady Abdelhamid Rady

Ambassador, Permanent Representative to FAO

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El Salvador

Excmo. Sr. Don Óscar Enrique Guardado

Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería

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Ethiopia

Mr Kaba Urgessa Dinssa

Minister Plenipotentiary, Deputy Permanent Representative to FAO

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España

Excmo. Sr. Don Luis Planas Puchades

Ministro de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación

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Finland

Ms Jaana Husu-Kallio

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

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France

Son Excellence Monsieur Marc Fesneau

Ministre de l'agriculture et de la souveraineté alimentaire

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Germany

Mr Swantje Nilsson

Director-General-Head of Department for EU Affairs, International Cooperation and Fisheries

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Guatemala

Excmo. Sr. Edgar René de Leó

Ministro de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alimentación

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Hungary

His Excellency István Nagy

Minister for Agriculture

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Iceland

His Excellency Mattias G. Palsson

Ambassador, Permanent Representative to FAO

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India

Mr Shri Rakesh Ranjan

Additional Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare

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Indonesia

His Excellency Syahrul Yasin Limpo

Minister for Agriculture

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Iran (Islamic Republic of)

His Excellency Mohammad Ali Nikbakht

Minister for Agriculture Jahad

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Iraq

His Excellency Zaid Al Ani

Alternate Permanent Representative to FAO

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Ireland

Her Excellency Patricia O’Brien

Ambassador, Permanent Representative to FAO

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Israel

His Excellency Avi Dicter

Minister for Agriculture and Food Security

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Italy

His Excellency Francesco Lollobrigida

Minister for Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forests

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Jamaica

The Honourable Floyd Green

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining

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Japan

His Excellency Hideo Tsunoda

Vice-Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

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Lesotho

The Honourable Thabo Mofosi

Minister for Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition

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Lithuania

His Excellency Kestutis Navickas

Minister for Agriculture

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Malaysia

His Excellency Mohamad Sabu

Minister for Agriculture and Food Security

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Maldives

His Excellency Hussain Rasheed Hassan

Minister for Fisheries, Marine Resources and Agriculture

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Malta

The Honourable Anton Refalo

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights

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Marshall Islands

The Honourable Ota Kisino

Minister for Culture and Internal Affairs

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México

Excmo. Sr. Dr. Víctor Villalobos Arámbula

Secretario de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural

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Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

His Excellency Christianne van der Wal

Minister for Nature and Nitrogen Policy

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New Zealand

Honourable Damien O’Connor

Minister of Agriculture

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Nicaragua

Excma. Sra. Doña Mónica Robelo Raffone

Embajadora, Representante Permanente ante la FAO

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Norway

Her Excellency Sandra Borch

Minister of Agriculture and Food

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Oman

His Excellency Dr. Ahmed Nasser Al Bakri

Undersecretary for Agriculture

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Panamá

Excmo. Sr. Alexis Pineda Miranda

Viceministro de Desarrollo Agrícola

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Peru

Excmo. Sr. Don Nelly Paredes Del Castillo

Ministro de Desarrollo Agrario y Riego

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Philippines

Her Excellency Mercedita A. Sombilla

Undersecretary for Agriculture

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Poland

His Excellency Ryszard Bartosik

Secretary of State, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

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Portugal

Her Excellency Maria do Céu Antunes

Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries

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Qatar

Mr Masoud Jarallah Al-Marri

Director for Food Security Department of Qatar

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Republic of Korea

His Excellency Kang Hyoung-Seok

Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

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Russian Federation

His Excellency Victor Vasiliev

Ambassador, Permanent Representative to FAO

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Rwanda

Son Excellence Monsieur Ildephonse Musafiri

Ministre de l'agriculture et des ressources animales

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San Marino

His Excellency Stefano Canti

Minister for Territory and Environment, Agriculture, Civil Protection and Relations with the Autonomous Public Works State Corporation

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Saudi Arabia

His Excellency Mansour bin Hilal Alanazi

Vice-Minister for Environment, Water and Agriculture

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Singapore

Mr. Kok Thai

Chief executive Officer of the Singapore Food Agency

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Slovakia

Mr Martin Kováč

State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

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Slovenia

Her Excellency Irene Šinko

Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Food

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Solomon Islands

Mr Lottie Vaisekavea

Permanent Secretary of Solomon Islands

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South Africa

Her Excellency Thokozile Didiza

Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development

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Sudan

His Excellency Sayed Altayeb Ahmed

Ambassador, Permanent Representative to FAO

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Sweden

Mr Fredrik Alfer

Director, Ministry of Rural Affairs and Infrastructure

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Switzerland

Son Excellence Monsieur Christian Hofer

Secretary of State for Agriculture

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Syrian Arab Republic

His Excellency Mohammed Hassan Katana

Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform

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Thailand

His Excellency Chalermchai Sri-On

Minister for Agriculture and Cooperatives of Thailand

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Tonga

His Excellency Lord Fohe

Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forests

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Türkiye

His Excellency Ibrahim Yumakli

Minister for Agriculture and Forestry

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Ukraine

His Excellency Markiyan Dmytrasevych

Deputy Minister for Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine

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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Her Excellency Elizabeth Nasskau

Deputy Permanent Representative to FAO

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United States of America

The Honourable Alexis Taylor

USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs

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Uruguay

Excmo. Sr. Don Fernando Mattos

Ministro de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca

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Uzbekistan

His Excellency Voitov Aziz Botirovich

Minister for Agriculture

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Venezuela (República Bolivariana de)

Excmo. Sr. Don Wilmar Castro Soteldo

Ministro del Poder Popular para la Pesca y Acuicultura

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Viet Nam

His Excellency Duong Hai Hung

Ambassador, Permanent Representative to FAO

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Zambia

The Honourable Reuben Phiri Mtolo

Minister for Agriculture

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World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)

Mr Pambis Kyritsis

General Secretary of the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)

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International Development Law Organization (IDLO)

Mr Franco Sanchez-Hidalgo

Director of Programmes of the International Development Law Organization (IDLO)

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