| CL 120/INF/5
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| CL 120/INF/5
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Hundred and Twentieth Session |
Rome, 18-23 June 2001 |
CHANGES IN REPRESENTATION OF MEMBER NATIONS ON THE PROGRAMME COMMITTEE |
1. Rule XXVI-4(a) of the General Rules of the Organization (GRO) states that "If the representative of a Member of the Committee is expected to be unable to attend a session of the Committee, or if, due to incapacity, death or any other reason, he is prevented from exercising his functions for the remainder of the term for which the Member he represents has been elected, that Member shall inform the Director-General and the Chairman as soon as possible, and may designate a substitute representative who shall have the qualifications and experience referred to in paragraph 1 of this Rule. The Council shall be informed of the qualifications and experience of the substitute representative".
2. By letter dated 9 April 2001, H.E. Michael Tabong Kima, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Cameroon to FAO, informed the Director-General that Mr Thomas Ndive Mokake, Second Counsellor and Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Cameroon to FAO, would no longer be able to serve on the Programme Committee. The Chairman of the Programme Committee was also informed. Ambassador Michael Tabong Kima served as the Country Representative for the Eighty-fifth Session of the Programme Committee.
3. A summary of the qualifications of H.E. Michael Tabong Kima (Appendix A) is attached for the information of the Council.
| Name: | Michael Tabong Kima |
| Present Position: | Ambassador and Permanent Representative to FAO (since May 1989) |
| Main previous positions: | |
| 1950-59 | Junior Civil Servant, West Cameroon Public Service. |
| 1960-62 | Senior Civil Servant. |
| 1962 | Detached to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Yaoundé, Cameroon. |
| 1962-63 | Chief of Cabinet, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Yaoundé, Cameroon. |
| 1966-68 | Chief of Service, Economic Bilateral Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Yaoundé, Cameroon. |
| 1968-71 | Cultural Attaché/First Secretary, Cameroon Embassy, Moscow, USSR. |
| 1973-76 | Deputy Chief/Deputy Director of Protocol and Treaties, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Yaoundé, Cameroon. |
| 1976 | Second Counsellor, Cameroon Embassy, Washington, D.C. |
| 1977 | First Counsellor, Cameroon Embassy, Washington, D.C. |
| 1984 | Special Envoy of the Head of State to Nigeria, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Tanzania. |
| 1985 | Member, Cameroon Trade and Investment Commission to the United States of America. |
| 1984-88 | Minister of Mines and Power, Yaoundé, Cameroon. |
| 1985-88 | Chairman, Board of National Electricity Corporation, Yaoundé, Cameroon. |
| Participation in meetings or activities of the United Nations and its Specialized Agencies: | |
| 1973 | Member of Cameroon Delegation to the United Nations General Assembly (Sixth Committee), Washington, D.C. |
| 1989-present | Country Representative to FAO Conference and Council sessions. |
