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The Council of Foundation is the governing body of the GICHD. It defines the general orientation of the Centre, supervises the activities of the GICHD and decides on the allocation of the resources made available to the Centre. Under the chairmanship of Dr. Barbara Haering, the Council of Foundation unites 24 members and 1 observer. PresidentHonorary PresidentBUREAU OF THE COUNCILDr. Barbara Haering, President of the Council of Foundation, Geneva Ambassador Alicia Arango, Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations and to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva Brigadier General Erwin Dahinden, Secretary of the Council of Foundation, Head International Relations - Swiss Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport Ambassador Steffen Kongstad, Permanent Representative of Norway in Geneva Ambassador Alexandre Fasel, Treasurer of the Council of Foundation, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva Ambassador Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations and to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva MEMBERS OF THE COUNCILAfghanistanAmbassador Zalmai Aziz, Permament Representative of Afghanistan in Geneva AlbaniaAmbassador Gazmend Turdiu, Secretary General of the Minstry of Foreign Affairs of Albania AustraliaAmbassador Peter Woolcott, Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations and to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva CambodiaH.E. Prak Sokhonn, Minister Attached to the Prime Minister and Vice-Chair of the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority, Cambodia CanadaAmbassador Elissa Golberg, Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations and to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva ColombiaAmbassador Alicia Arango, Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations and to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva European UnionAmbassador Dimitris Iliopoulos, Deputy Head, Permanent Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations in Geneva FinlandAmbassador Hannu Himanen, Permanent Representative of Finland to the United Nations and to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva FranceAmbassador Eric Danon, Permanent Representative of France to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva GermanyAmbassador Hellmut Hoffmann, Permanent Representative of Germany to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva ItalyAmbassador Giovanni Manfredi, Permanent Representative of Italy to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva JapanAmbassador Kenichi Suganuma, Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan in Geneva LebanonAmbassador Najla Riachi Assaker, Permanent Representative of Lebanon in Geneva MozambiqueAmbassador Frances Victória Velho Rodrigues, Permanent Representative of Mozambique in Geneva NetherlandsAmbassador Paul van den Ijssel, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva NorwayAmbassador Steffen Kongstad, Permanent Representative of Norway in Geneva SenegalAmbassador Fodé Seck, Permanent Representative of Senegal in Geneva SwedenAmbassador Jan Knutsson, Permanent Representative of Sweden in Geneva SwitzerlandBrigadier General Erwin Dahinden, Secretary of the Council of Foundation, Head International Relations - Swiss Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport Ambassador Alexandre Fasel, Treasurer of the Council of Foundation, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva TajikistanAmbassador Salohiddin Nasriddinov, Permanent Representative of Tajikistan in Geneva ThailandAmbassador Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Permanent Representative of Thailand in Geneva United States of AmericaAmbassador Laura Kennedy, Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva OBSERVERMr. Justin Brady, Acting Director of the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), New York |
