CL 129/INF/7




Council


Hundred and Twenty-ninth Session

Rome, 16-18 November 2005

CHANGES IN REPRESENTATION OF MEMBER NATIONS
ON THE FINANCE COMMITTEE


Hundred and Tenth Session of the Finance Committee
(Rome, 19-23 September 2005)

1. Rule XXVII 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 Chairperson 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 19 July 2005, His Excellency Mirza Qamar Beg, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to FAO, informed the
Director General that Mr Aamir Ashraf Khawaja, Counsellor and Alternate Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to FAO, would replace Mr Saleem Khan as the Government Representative of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan as of the Hundred and Tenth Session of the Finance Committee. The Chairperson of the Finance Committee was also informed.

3. A summary of the qualifications of Mr Aamir Ashraf Khawaja (Appendix A) is attached for the information of the Council.

4. By letter dated 17 April 2005, Mr Seiichi Yokoi, Minister Counsellor and Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan to FAO, informed the Director General that he would replace Ms Ryuko Inoue as the Government Representative of Japan as of the Hundred and Tenth Session of the Finance Committee. The Chairperson of the Finance Committee was also informed.

5. A summary of the qualifications of Mr Seiichi Yokoi (Appendix B) is attached for the information of the Council.

APPENDIX A

PAKISTAN
   
Name: Mr Aamir Ashraf Khawaja
Present Position: Counsellor and Alternate Permanent Representative to FAO
(since February 2005).
Main previous positions:  
1989-1993 Assistant Commissioner on different stations at local administration at Pakistan dealing with administrative and financial matters.
1993-1998 Assistant Commissioner, Director, Local Government and Rural Development Department and Additional Deputy Commissioner, at Non-Wood Forest Product (NWFP) and Punjab Provinces-Pakistan dealing with administrative and financial matters.
1998-2003 Project Director in the Local Government and Rural Development Department, Punjab – Pakistan dealing with administrative and financial matters.
2003-2005

Additional Director General in Lahore Development Authority, Lahore-Pakistan dealing with administrative and financial matters.

Participation in meetings or activities of the United Nations and its Specialized Agencies:  
March 2005

Member of the Delegation of Pakistan, 26th Session of the Committee on Fisheries, 17th Session of the Committee on Forestry and Ministerial Meetings on Fisheries and Forestry.

May 2005

Member of the Delegation of Pakistan, 65th Session of the Committee on Commodity Problems and 19th Session of the Committee on Agriculture.

June 2005

128th Session of the FAO Council.

APPENDIX B

 
JAPAN
   
Name: Mr Seiichi Yokoi
Present Position: Minister Counsellor and Deputy Permanent Representative to FAO (since August 2005).
Main previous positions:  
1980 Entered Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), Tokyo.
1984-1986

Associate Expert, AGPC, FAO, Rome.

1993-1996

Assistant Director, International Cooperation Division, MAFF, Tokyo.

1996-1999

Principal Administrator, Country Study II and Environment Division, OECD, Paris.

1999-2002

Deputy Director, International Research Division, Research Council, MAFF.

2002-2004

Director, Planning Division, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Development Study Department, Japan International Cooperation Agency, JICA.

2004-2005

Director, Group II (Asian and Latin American countries), Rural Development Department, JICA.

Participation in meetings or activities of the United Nations and its Specialized Agencies:  
2001 121st Session of the FAO Council.
  • Friends of the Chair Meeting and Open End Working Group Meeting on the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Reslurces.
2003 JICA / FAO Consultation Meeting.
2004 International Rice Conference.
2005 WFP Executive Board Annual Session.
 
128th Session of the FAO Council.