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Council of Foundation

The Council of Foundation is the governing body of the GICHD. It defines the general orientation of the Centre, supervises its activities and decides on how to allocate its resources. Under the chairmanship of Dr. Barbara Haering, there are 24 members.

President

Dr. Barbara Haering

Honorary President

Dr. Cornelio Sommaruga

BUREAU OF THE COUNCIL

Dr. Barbara Haering, President of the Council of Foundation, Geneva

Ambassador Alicia Arango, Permanent Representative of Colombia in Geneva

Ambassador Alexandre Fasel, Treasurer of the Council of Foundation, Permanent Representative of Switzerland in Geneva

Ambassador Hellmut Hoffmann, Permanent Representative of Germany to the Conference on Disarmament

Ambassador Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative of Australia in Geneva

MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL

Afghanistan

Ambassador Nanguyalai Tarzi, Permament Representative of Afghanistan in Geneva

Albania

Ambassador Gazmend Turdiu, Secretary General of the Minstry of Foreign Affairs of Albania

Australia

Ambassador Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative of Australia in Geneva

Cambodia

H.E. Prak Sokhonn, Minister Attached to the Prime Minister and Vice-Chair of the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority, Cambodia

Canada

Ambassador Elissa Golberg, Permanent Representative of Canada in Geneva

Colombia

Ambassador Alicia Arango, Permanent Representative of Colombia in Geneva

European Union

Mr Andras Kos, Head of Disarmament Section, European Union delegation to the United Nations in Geneva

Finland

Ambassador Päivi Kairamo-Hella, Permanent Representative of Finland in Geneva

France

Ambassador Jean-Hugues Simon-Michel, Permanent Representative of France to the Conference on Disarmament

Germany

Ambassador Hellmut Hoffmann, Permanent Representative of Germany to the Conference on Disarmament

Italy

Ambassador Cosimo Risi, Permanent Representative of Italy to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva

Japan

Ambassador Takashi Okada, Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan in Geneva

Lebanon

Ambassador Najla Riachi Assaker, Permanent Representative of Lebanon in Geneva

Mozambique

Ambassador Pedro Comissario, Permanent Representative of Mozambique in Geneva

Netherlands

Ambassador Paul Van den Ijssel, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva

Senegal

Ambassador Fodé Seck, Permanent Representative of Senegal in Geneva

Sweden

Ambassador Jan Knutsson, Permanent Representative of Sweden in Geneva

Switzerland

Ambassador Alexandre Fasel, Treasurer of the Council of Foundation, Permanent Representative of Switzerland in Geneva

Tajikistan

Ambassador Salohiddin Nasriddinov, Permanent Representative of Tajikistan in Geneva

United Nations Mine Action Service

Ms Agnès Marcaillou, Director of the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), New York

United States of America

Ambassador Laura Kennedy, Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the Conference on Disarmament

Vietnam

Ambassador Trung Thanh Nguyen, Permanant Representative of Vietnam in Geneva