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The Committee of Participants, consisting of representatives of the governments of Participants, supervises the implementation and administration of the Agreement. It performs such functions as may be necessary to facilitate the operation and further the objectives of the Agreement.

President
H.E. Mr. I Gusti Agung Wesaka Puja, Ambassador, DPR
(Indonesia)
 Curriculum Vitae

 

Vice-President (Latin America)
Mr. Fidel Ortega (Cuba)

Ortega (Cuba) The Agreement authorizes the Committee to make appropriate arrangements for consultation or cooperation with the United Nations and its organs, in particular the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, other agencies and intergovernmental groupings for economic cooperation among developing countries.

The officers of the Committee consist of a President and two Vice-Presidents, elected on the basis of rotation and equitable geographical distribution.
On 22 April 2008, the Committee met in special session at ministerial level in Accra, Ghana to review the progress of the Sao Paulo Round of Negotiations and to establish the groundwork for its completion by the end of 2008. The Ministers issued a Joint Communique.
Session
Year
President
Vice-President
Vice-President
26th S 2008 Ambassador I. Gusti Puja
(Indonesia)		 Mr. Fidel Ortega
(Cuba)
25th S 2007 Ambassador  M. Wibisono
(Indonesia)		 Mr. El M. Ait Amor
(Morocco)
24th S 2006 Amb. S. M. Fernando
(Sri Lanka)		 Mr. El M. Ait Amor
(Morocco)		 Mr. Joao P. Terra
(Brazil)
23rd S 2005 Amb. S. M. Fernando
(Sri Lanka)		 Mr. El M. Ait Amor
(Morocco)		 Mr. Joao P. Terra
(Brazil)
22nd S 2005 Amb. S. M. Fernando
(Sri Lanka)		 Mr. El M. Ait Amor
(Morocco)		 Mr. Joao P. Terra
(Brazil)
21st S 2005 Amb. S. M. Fernando
(Sri Lanka)		 Mr. El M. Ait Amor
(Morocco)		 Mr. Joao P. Terra
(Brazil)
20th S 2005 Amb. S. M. Fernando
(Sri Lanka)		 Mr. Joao P. Terra
(Brazil)
19th S 2004 Amb. A. Chiaradia
(Argentina)		 Mr. A.Dipeolu
(Nigeria)		 Mrs. P. Saran
(India)
18th S 2004 Amb. A. Chiaradia
(Argentina)		 Mr. A.Dipeolu
(Nigeria)		 Mrs. P. Saran
(India)
17th S 2004 Amb. A. Chiaradia
(Argentina)		 Mr. A.Dipeolu
(Nigeria)		 Mrs. P. Saran
(India)
16th S 2003 Amb. A. Chiaradia
(Argentina)		 Mrs. P. Saran
(India)
15th S 2002 Amb. P. Kariyawasam
(Sri Lanka)		 Mr. Y.Tijani
(Morocco)		 Mr. E. Tempone
(Argentina)
14th S 2001 Amb. N. Benjelloun-Touimi
(Morocco)		 Mrs. H. Saha
(India)		 Mr. Jorge Kadri
(Brazil)
13th S 2000 Amb. N. Benjelloun-Touimi
(Morocco)
12th S 1998 Amb. N. Benjelloun-Touimi
(Morocco)		 Amb. S. Syahruddin
(Indonesia)		 Mr. Pedro Miguel da Costa Silva
(Brazil)
11th S 1997 Amb. N. Benjelloun-Touimi
(Morocco)		 Amb. S. Syahruddin
(Indonesia)		 Mr. Pedro Miguel da Costa Silva
(Brazil)
10th S 1997 Amb. S. Arnau
(Argentina)		 Mr. Brahms Achiayao
(Ghana)		 Mr. J. Syed
(Bangladesh)
9th S 1996 Amb. S. Arnau
(Argentina)		 Mr. Brahms Achiayao
(Ghana)		 Mr. J. Syed
(Bangladesh)
8th S 1996 Amb. S. Arnau
(Argentina)		 Mr. Brahms Achiayao
(Ghana)		 Mr. J. Syed
(Bangladesh)
7th S 1994 Amb. A. Kamal
(Pakistan)		 Amb. K. A.-Gottfried
(Ghana)		 Amb. J. Sonaco
(Bolivia)
6th S 1992 Amb. M. Zahran
(Egypt)		 Mr. Syed Sultan
(Malaysia)		 Mr. G. Gutierrez
(Peru)
5th S 1991 Amb. M. Artaza
(Chile)		 Mr. E. Banga
(Nigeria)		 Mr. Syed Sultan
(Malaysia)
4th S 1991 Amb. M. Artaza
(Chile)		 Mr. E. Banga
(Nigeria)		 Mr. Syed Sultan
(Malaysia)
3rd S 1989 Amb. M. Kosin
(Yugoslavia)		 Mr. E. Banga
(Nigeria)		 Representative of Cuba
2nd S 1989 Amb. M. Kosin
(Yugoslavia)		 Mr. E. Banga
(Nigeria)		 Representative of Cuba
1st S 1989 Amb. M. Kosin
(Yugoslavia)		 Mr. E. Banga
(Nigeria)		 Representative of Cuba

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