Chairpersons and Vice-Chairpersons of the Committee on Forestry |
Session | Chairperson | Vice Chairpersons (Chairpersons of the FAO Regional Forestry Commissions) |
27th - 2024 | Mr Günter Walkner Austria | Mr Randy Moore (United States); Mr Mohamed AlHyari (Jordan); Mr Keith Anderson (Switzerland); Ms Gabriela Saavedra López (Ecuador); Prof Dos Santos A. Silayo (Tanzania); Mr Keiran Andrusko (Australia) |
26th - 2022 | Mr León Jorge Castaños Mexico | Mr Glenn Hargrove (Canada); Mr Alaa Azouz (Egypt); Ms Liubov Poliakova (Ukraine); Mr Ainsley Henry (Jamaica); Mr José Ilanga (Democratic Republic of the Congo); Mr Oyunsanaa Byambasuren (Mongolia) |
25th - 2020 | Mr Won Sop Shin Republic of Korea | Ms Morongoa S. Leseke (South Africa); Mr Ko Ki-yeon (Republic of Korea); Ms Christine Farcy (Belgium); Mr Pedro Soust (Uruguay); Mr Victor Eduardo Sosa Cedillo (Mexico); and Mr Yusuf Serengil (Turkey) |
24th - 2018 | Mr Akram Chehayeb Lebanon | Mr Baidy Ba (Senegal), Mr Anura Sathurusinghe (Sri Lanka), Ms Christine Farcy (Belgium), Mr Misael Leon Carvajal (Honduras), Ms Vicki Christiansen (United States of America), Mr Chadi Mohanna (Lebanon) |
23rd - 2016 | Mr Bharrat Jagdeo Guyana | Mr Emilio Mugo (Kenya), Mr Marcial Amaro (Philippines), Mr Kenan Kiliç (Turkey), Ms Fabiola Muñoz (Peru), Mr Glenn Mason (Canada), Mr Yettou Abdelkader (Algeria) |
22nd- 2014 | Mr Bharrat Jagdeo Guyana | Mr Joseph Hailwa (Namibia), Mr Jarred Mair (New Zealand), Mr Robert Busink (Netherlands), Mr James Singh (Guyana), Mr Issa Al Shobaki (Jordan), Mr Jorge Rescala Perez (Mexico) |
21st - 2012 | Mr Felician Kilahama United Republic of Tanzania | Colonel Théofile Kakpo (Benin), Mr Su Chunyu (China), Mr Andrey Filipchuk (Russian Federation), Mr Luis Torales Kennedy (Paraguay), Mr Ali Temerit (Turkey), Mr Tom Tidwell (United States of America) |
Session | Chairperson | First Vice-Chairperson | Other Vice Chairpersons |
20th - 2010 | Mr Anders Lönnblad Sweden | Mr Donatien N’Zala (Africa) | Mr Karma Dukpa (Asia-Pacific), Mr Josué Morales Dardón (Latin America and the Caribbean), Mr Ahmed Ridha El Fekih Salem (Near East), Mr Jim Farrell (North America) |
19th- 2009 | Ms Abigail Kimbell United States of America | Mr Darlington Duwa Zimbabwe | Mr Camilo González (Ecuador), Ms Maria da L.C.F. Conceição Ferreira (Portugal), Mr Kubilay Özyalçin (Turkey), Ms Minh Thoa Pham (Viet Nam) |
18th - 2007 | Mr G.K. Prasad India | Ms Sally Collins United States of America | Mr Neil Hughes (Australia), Mr Alexandros Christodoulou (Cyprus), Mr Héctor Miguel Abreu Aquino (Dominican Rep.), Mr Alain Chaudron (France), Mr Arlito Cuco (Mozambique) |
17th - 2005 | Mr A. Mirghani Ibrahim Sudan | Mr David S.Rhodes New Zealand | Mr Liu HongCun (China), Mr Carlos Manuel Rodríquez Echandi (Costa Rica), Mr Aarne Reunala (Finland), Mr Félix Dakouo (Mali), Mr Dale Bosworth (United States of America) |
16th - 2003 | Mr F. Miragaia-Perri Brazil | Mr J. Ilavsky Slovak Republic | Mr Ivan Hardy (Canada), Mr Henri Djombo (Congo), Mr M. Saeeid Noori-Naeini (Islamic Rep. of Iran), Mr David Rhodes (New Zealand), Mr A.H.N. Jayasekara (Sri Lanka) |
15th - 2001 | Ms L. Bethlehem South Africa | Mr J.M. Solano López Spain | Ms Ulla Karjalaines (Australia), Ms M.A. Andrade Pérez (Colombia), Mr Adbelazim M. Ibrahim (Sudan), Mr Plodprasop Suraswadi (Thailand), Ms DeAndra Beck (United States of America) |
14th - 1999 | Mr J. Heino Finland | Mr H.M. Bandaratillake Sri Lanka | Mr R. Rawson (Australia), Mr F. Ramos Perera (Cuba), Mr M.M. Seghayer (Libya), Mr El Hag M. Awouda (Sudan), Mr V.E. Mezainis (United States of America) |
13th - 1997 | Mr Y. Hardy Canada | Mr V. Sosa Cedillo Mexico | Mr P. Thomas (Australia), Mr E. Wermann (Germany), Dato’ Ismail Awang (Malaysia), Mr A. Kane (Senegal), Mr R. El Fekih (Tunisia) |
12th - 1995 | Mr J. Valentine New Zealand | Mr A. Jan Pakistan | Mr Y. Hardy (Canada), Mr P. Medrano Rojas (Chile), Mr R. Fallah (Islamic Republic of Iran), Mr M. Raditapole (Lesotho), Mr J. Ilavský (Slovak Republic) |
11th - 1993 | Mr N.N. Sanogho Mali | Mr M. Caballero Deloya Mexico | Mr J. C. Mercier (Canada), Mr Sarjono (Indonesia), Mr F.C. Prillevitz (Netherlands), Mr A. Familton (New Zealand), Mr K.O. Khalifa (Sudan) |
10th - 1990 | Ms I. García Dominican Republic | Mr J.C. Mercier Canada | Mr A. Grammont (France), Mr N.M. Prasad (India), Mr J. Valentine (New Zealand), Mr I. Mutungirehe (Rwanda), Mr H.O. Abdel Nour (Sudan) |
9th - 1988 | Mr K. Yabaki Fiji Islands | Mr B. Kakoma Zambia | Mr N. Stamm (Austria), Mr W. Zuñiga-Trelles (Peru), Mr Pong Leng-EE (Thailand), Mr A. El Adab (Tunisia), Mr F.D. Robertson (United States of America) |
8th - 1986 | Mr N.N. Sanogho Mali | Mr M. Caballero Deloya Mexico | Mr J. C. Mercier (Canada), Mr Sarjono (Indonesia), Mr F.C. Prillevitz (Netherlands); Mr A. Familton (New Zealand), Mr K.O. Khalifa (Sudan) |
7th - 1984 | Mr G.D. Holmes United Kingdom | Mr C.L. Bhatia India | Mr D.R. Gregory (Australia), Mr H.H. Kugler (Argentina), Mr R. Herring (Canada), Mr M.R. Agag (Libya), Mr E.M. Mnzava (United Rep. of Tanzania) |
6th - 1982 | Mr R.M. Peterson United States of America | Mr N.D. Bachkheti India | Mr Silva Reis (Brazil), Mr C. Lohourignon Zagote (Côte d'Ivoire), Mr G.M. O’Neill (New Zealand), Mr J. Saadallah (Tunisia), Mr G.D. Holmes (United Kingdom) |
5th - 1980 | Mr A.M. Khattak Pakistan | Mr R.M. Peterson United States of America | Mr V. Benvenuti (Italy), Mr O.M. Mburu (Kenya), Mr A. Kirkland (New Zealand), Mr J. Jenkins (Nicaragua), Mr E.V. Cortes (Philippines) |
4th - 1978 | Mr M.A. Flores Rodas Honduras | Mr Abdel Aziz Bayoumi Sudan | Mr A.G. Hanson (Australia), Mr K. Kese (Ghana), Mr A.W. Duggan (Ireland), Mr C. Cárdeñas (Mexico), Mr E.V. Cortes (Philippines) |
3rd - 1976 | Mr S.K. Seth India | Mr M.A. Al Jabouri Iraq | Mr J.S. Stokes (Canada), Mr D. Baba (Chad), Mr J.A. Mistrik (Czechoslovakia), Mr M.A. Flores Rodas (Honduras), Mr M.J. Conway (New Zealand) |
2nd - 1974 | Mr A.M. Oseni Nigeria | Mr D.A.N. Cromer Australia | Mr R. de Jesus Araujo (Brazil), Mr D.R. Redmond (Canada), Mr Y. Betolaud (France), Mr M. Soedjarwo (Indonesia), Mr K. Osman Khalifa (Sudan) |
1st - 1972 | Mr H.K. Seip Norway | Mr E.A. Takacs Argentina | Mr D.A.N. Cromer (Australia), Mr G.P. Thomas (Canada), Mr T.N. Srivastava (India), Mr M.A. Shirazi (Islamic Rep. of Iran), Mr B. Dioum (Senegal) |
Note: Chair countries are typed in bold character |