UNITED NATIONS E/CONF.98/INF/4
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL 6 September 2007
Ninth United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names New York, 21 - 30 August 2007
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS *
* Prepared by the Secretariat. A. States Members of the United Nations
Albania
Representatives
Mr. Ledjo Seferkolli, Specialist of Cartography and GIS, Geographic Studies Centre
Mr. Elnor Zeqiri, Specialist of Cartography and GIS, INSTAT-Institute of Statistics and Geographic Studies Centre
Algeria
Chef de délégation
M. Youcef Yousfi, Ambassadeur, Représentant Permanent, La Mission Permanente d’Algérie auprés des Nations Unies
M. Mourad Benmehidi, Ambassadeur, Representant Permanent adjoint
Representatives
Colonel Brahim Atoui, Secrétaire général du Conseil National de l’Information Géographique (CNIG) et vice-président du Groupe des Experts des Nations Unies sur la normalisation des noms géographiques
M. Farid Benramdane, expert au sein de la Commission Permanente de Toponymie du Conseil National de l’Information Géographique (CNIG)
M. Mohamed Sofiane Berrah, Premier Secrétaire, La Mission Permanente d’Algérie auprés des Nations Unies
Andorra
Representative
Mr. Andreu Jordi-Tomas, First Secretary, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Pincipality of Andorra to the United Nations
Alternative Representative
Ms. Sabrina Pujol-Elmergui, Adviser, Mission of the Principality of Andorra to the United Nations
2 Angola
Head of Delegation
Mr. Joāo de Deus Andrade Delgado, Chief Department, Ministry of Territorial Administration
Representatives
Mr. Pedro Gomes, Chief Department, Ministry of Territorial Administration
Ms. Teodolinda Rodrigues Coelho, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Angola to the United Nations
Adviser
Mr. José Carlos Daio da Silva, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission of Angola to the United Nations
Armenia
Head of Delegation
H.E. Armen Martirosyan, Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the United Nations
Members
Ms. Lilit Toutkhalian, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Armenia to the United Nations
Mr. Ara Margarian, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Armenia to the United Nations
Austria
Head of Delegation
Mr. Peter Jordan, Institute of Urban and Regional Research, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna
Representative
Ms. Isolde Hausner, Institute fo the Lexicography of Austrian Dialects and Names, Austrian Acedemy of Sciences, Vienna
Alternate Representative
Mrs. Ulrike Nguyen, Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations, New York
3 Australia
Head of Delegation
Mr. William Hughes Watt, Chair of the Committee for Geographical Names in Australia
Delegates
Mr. Brian Samuel Goodchild, Executive Officer, Geographical Names Committee, Western Australia
Ms. Laura Michelle Kostanski, PhD Candidate, University of Ballarat
Azerbaijan
Representatives
Mr. Llgar Mammadov, Charge d’Affaires, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the United Nations
Mr. Ilham Aghayev, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the United Nations
Mr. Asif Garayev, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the United Nations
Belarus
Head of Delegation
Mr. Sergei Rachkov, Chargé d’affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Belarus to the United Nations
Delegate
Mr. Andrei Metelitsa, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Belarus to the United Nations
Belgium
Representatives
S.E. M. Olivier Belle, Ambassadeur, Représentant Permanent adjoint, Représentation Permanente de la Belgique auprés des Nations Unies à New York
M. Marcus Leroy, Ministre Conseiller
4
Mme Christine Detaille, Premier Conseiller
Mme Kathleen Van Doren, Directeur de la Formation, Institut Géographique National
Botswana
Representatives
Ms. Lucy Phalaagae, Head of Mapping Division, Department of Surveys and Mapping
Ms. Melregis Monyatsi, Deputy Head of Mapping Division, Department of Surveys and Mapping
Brazil
Representative
Ms. Moema José de Carvalho Augusto, Cartography Coordinator of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics
Brunei Darussalam
Representative
Dr. Mataim Bin Bakar, Director, Language and Literature Bureau, Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports
Bulgaria
Head of Delegation
Mr. Kalin Rogachev, Deputy Minister of Regional Development and Public Works,
Representatives
Mrs. Maya Tzakova, Counsellor to the Minister of Regional Development and Public Works
Mr. Tsvetan Boev, Executive Director of the Cadastre Agency
Mrs. Mima Chaleva, Secretary General of the Cadastre Agency
5 Burkina Faso
Representative
Mr. Claude Obin Tapsoba, Directeur de l’Institut géographique du Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Representatives
Mr. Michel Simeu Kamdem, Chef de Division de la Recherche Géographique à l’Institut National de Cartographie du Carmeroun
Mr. Victor Tchatchouwo, Deuxième Conseiller Chargè des Affaires Juridiques à la Mission Permanente du Cameroun à New York
Canada
Head of Delegation
Mrs. Kathleen O’Brien, GNBC Coordinator/Senior Toponymist, GNBC Secretariat, Natural Resources Canada
Delegates
Ms. Helen Kerfoot, Emeritus Scientist, Natural Resources Canada
Mr. Gilles Champoux, Senior Advisor Aboriginal Affairs/Conseiller Supérieur aux affaires Autochtones, Department of National Defence
Mr. Yaïves Ferland, Defence Scientist/Scientifique de la Défense, Department of National Defence
Mme Danielle Turcotte, Directrice et secrétaire, Commission de toponymie du Québec
Mme Myriam Hallé, Agente de recherche, Commission de toponymie du Québec
Observers
Dr. André Lapierre, Doyen adjoint et secretaire, Faculté des arts, Université d’Ottawa
M. Carol Léonard, Professeur adjoint au Campus Saint-Jean, University of Alberta
6 Cape Verde
Representative
Mr. José António Andrade, Eng. Cartógrafo, General Direction of Territorial Management, Ministry of Descentralization, Habitation and Territorial Management
Chile
Representatives
Sr. Julio Poblete, Geógrafo, Jefe del Departamento de Estudios Limitrofes, Dirección Nacional de Fronteras y Límites
Sr. Alejandro Ahumada, Geógrafo, Departamento de Estudios Limítrofes, Dirección Nacional de Fronteras y Límites
TCL Sr. Alvaro Hermosilla, Ingeniero Militar Politécnico, Instituto Geográfico Militar
Sr. Alvaro Arevalo, Consejero, Misión Permanente ante las Naciones Unidas
China
Head of Delegation
Mr. Liu Baoquan, Director, China Institute of Toponymy
Advisers
Mr. Chen Ming, Deputy Inspector, Department of Administrative Division and Geographical Names Management of Ministry of Civil Affairs
Mr. Chen Kexiang, Director, Department of Administrative Division and Geographical Names Management of Ministry of Civil Affairs
Mr. Liu Lian’an, Researcher, China Institute of Toponymy
Mr. Zhang Wei, Officer, Department of Administrative Division and Geographical Names Management of Ministry of Civil Affairs
Mr. Li Zhi, Deputy Director of Division, Department of Treaty and Law of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Wang Guimin, Researcher, Chinese Academy of Surveying and Mapping
7 Mr. Wang Rui, Director of Division, The Navigation Guarantee Department of the Chinese Navy Headquarters
Mr. Wang Chen, Third Secretary, Mission of China to the United Nations
Croatia
Head of Delegation
Mrs. Mirjana Mladineo, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Croatia to the United Nations
Representatives
Mr. Amir Muharemi, Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Croatia to the United Nations
Dr. Željko Hećimović, Senior Professional Adviser and the Head of the Department for Geoinformation Systems and Databases, Croatian Geodetic Institute
Dr. Dunja Brozović-Ronćević, Director, Institute of Croatian Language and Linguistics
Mrs. Irena Zubčevič, Minister Plenipotentiary, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Croatia to the United Nations
Cuba
Head of Delegation
H.E. Mr. Rodrígo Malmierca Díaz, Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations
Representatives
H.E.Mrs. Ileana Nuñez Mordoche, Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations
Mr. Luis Alberto Amorós, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations
Mr. Llanio González Pérez, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations
8 Cyprus
Head of Delegation
Mr. Prodromos Vasileiou, President of the Cyprus Permanent Committee for the Standardization of Geographical Names
Members
Mr. Menelaos Christodoulou, Secretary of the Cyprus Permanent Committee for the Standardization of Geographical Names
Mr. Chrysostomos Stavrou, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Cyprus to the United Nations
Czech Republic
Head of Delegation
H.E. Mr. Martin Palouš, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to the United Nations
Representative
Mr. Pavel Boháč, Secretary of the Commission on Geographical Names, Czech Office for Surveying, Mapping and Cadastre
Adviser
Mr. Karel Komárek, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of the Czech Republic to the United Nations
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Head of Delegation
Mr. Pak Tok Hun, Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Democractic People’s Republic of Korea to the United Nations
Representatives
Mr. Kim Jong Hun, Deputy Director, National Department of Land Survey of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Mr. Rim Jong Gak, Researcher, National Department of Land Survey of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
9
Mr. Song Se Il, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to the Untied Nations
Denmark
Representatives
Ms. Bente Holmberg, Assistant Professor, University of Copenhagen
Mr. John Jensen, Cartographer, Danish Ministry of the Environment, National Survey and Cadastre
Egypt
Head of Delegation
Mr. Khaled Elbakly, Minister Plenipotentiary, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the United Nations, Chargé d’affaires a.i.
Member
Mr. Mohamed Edrees, Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the United Nations
Estonia
Representatives
Mr. Peeter Päll, Head, Department of Grammar and Language Planning, Institute of the Estonian Language, and Vice-Chairman, Place Names Board of Estonia
Mrs. Malle Hunt, Head, Books of Reference Section, Estonian Maritime Administration
Mrs. Aule Kikas, Secretary, Place Names Board of Estonia, Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Estonia
Finland
Head of Delegation
Ms. Sirkka Paikkala, Special Advisor, Research Institute for the Languages of Finland, Helsinki
Representative
Mr. Teemu Leskinen, Chief Engineer, National Land Survey of Finland, Helsinki
10 France
Representatives
Mr. Pierre Jaillard, Président de la Commission national de toponymie (CNT)
Ms. Elisabeth Calvarin, rapporteur de la CNT et expert auprès de la Commission de toponymie de l’Institut Géographique National
Germany
Representative
Ms. Victoria Zimmermann Von Siefart, Minister Plenipotentiary, Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations
Alternate
Mr. Joern Sievers, Chairman, Permanent Committee on Geographical Names (StAGN), Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy
Advisors
Mr. Pier-Giorgio Zaccheddu, Federal Agency for Carography and Geodesy
Mr. Parick Specht, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations
Ghana
Head of Delegation
H. E. Mr. Leslie K. Christian, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Ghana to the United Nations
Member
Mr. Ebenezer Appreku, Minister-Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Ghana to the United Nations
Greece
Head of Delegation
Ambassador John Mourikis, Permanent Representative of Greece to the United Nations
11 Representatives
Ambassador Alexandros Rallis, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department of International Organizations
Dr. Emmanuel Gounaris, Expert, Minister-Councellor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Ioannis Papameletiou, Councellor of Embassy, Permanent Mission of Greece to the United Nations
Colonel Ioannis Kolovos, Expert on Geographical Names, Ministry of Defense, Hellenic Military Geographical Service
Mr. Alexandros Stavropoulos, Rapporteur, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Special Legal Department
Guatemala
Jefe de la Delegación
S.E. Sr. Jorge Skinner-Klée, Embajador, Representante Permanente ante la ONU
Representantes
Sr. José Alberto Briz, Representante Permanente Alterno ante la ONU
Srita. María José del Aguila, Tercer Secretario
Guinea
Representative
Dr. Mohame Hassimiou Fofana, Président de la Commission technique de Toponymie au Ministère des Travaux Publics, de l’Urbanisme et de l’Habitat
Hungary
Representative
Mr. Béla Pokoly, Expert of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
12 India
Representatives
H. E. Mr. Nirupam Sen, Ambassador Extraodinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, New York
H. E. Mr. Ajai Malhotra, Ambassador/Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations, New York
Mr. I. Malik, Deputy Director, Survey [Air] & Delhi Geospatial Data Centre, Survey of India, Ministry of Science & Technology
Mr. B. N. Reddy, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations, New York
Mr. S. B. Singh, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations, New York
Mr. Arindam Bagchi, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations, New York
Mr. B. K. Raichandani, Under Secretary, Ministry of Science & Technology
Indonesia
Head of Delegation
Mr. Rudolf W. Matindas, Head of National Coordination Agency for Surveys and Mapping (BAKOSURTANAL)
Alternate
Mr. Sodjuangon Situmorang, Director General for Public Administration, Department of Home Affairs
Members
Mr. Irwandi Idris, Secretary for Directorate General of Marine, Coastal and Small Islands Empowerment, Department of Marine Affairs and Fisheries
Mr. Kartiko Purnomo, Director for Administrative Areas and Border Affairs, Department of Home Affairs
Mr. Alex SW Retraubun, Director for Small Islands Empowerment, Department of Marine Affairs and Fisheries
First Adm. Willem Rampangilai, Head of Naval Hydro-Oceanographic Office, (Janhidros-AL)
13
Mr. Chaerul Hafidin, Deputy Head of BAKOSURTANAL
Mrs. Anastutik Wiryaningsih, Deputy Director for Toponymy and Mapping, Directorate for Administrative Areas and Border, Department of Home Affairs
Mr. Togap Simangunsong, Deputy Director for InterStates Border Affairs, Directorate for Administrative Areas and Border Affairs, Department of Home Affairs
Mr. Didi Sadili, Deputy Director for Small Islands Identification, Directorate of Small Islands Empowerment, Department of Marine Affairs and Fisheries
Mr. Poentodewo, Head of Topographic Base Mapping and Spatial Planning Center, BAKOSURTANAL
Mrs. Titiek Suparwati, Head of Spatial Mapping Division, BAKOSURTANAL
Col. Dede Yuliadi, Head of Marine Environmental Division, Naval Hydro-Oceanographic Office (Janhidros-AL)
Mr. Widodo Edy Santoso, Toponymic Researcher, BAKOSURTANAL
Prof. Jacub Rais, Senior Expert
Iran
Head of Delegation
Mr. Alireza Jahangiri, Deputy Head of Division of Border Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Delegates
Mr. Mohammad Sarpulaki, Deputy Head of the National Cartographic Center (NCC) for Technical Affairs
Mr. Esmaeil Baghaei Hamaneh, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations
Advisors
Mr. Satar Ahmadi, Expert, Division of Border Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Abolfazl Bolandian, Expert, Specialized Committee for Standardization of Geographical Names, National Cartographic Center (NCC)
14 Ireland
Representative
Mr. Dónall Mac Giolla Easpaig, The Placenames Branch, Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
Israel
Head of Delegation
Prof. Naftali Kadmon, Emeritus Professor of Cartography and Toponymy, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Department of Geography
Member
Mr. Ilan Fluss, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations
Italy
Representatives
Mr. Sabato Rainone, Chief, Geospatial Section of the Italian Defence General Staff
Mr. Salvatore Arca, Director of the Scuola Superiore di Scienze Geografiche – Instituto Geografico Militare
Mr. Andrea Cantile, Secretary of Permanent Committee Responsible for Toponymic Revision of Official Maps of Italy
Jamaica
Representative
Mr. Trevor Shaw, Director of Surveys and Mappings, National Land Agency
Japan
Representatives
Mr. Jiro Kodera, Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations
Mr. Kazuo Inaba, Director, Topographic Department, Geographical Survey Institute
15 Alternate Representatives
Mr. Kazuo Sunaga, Minister, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations
Mr. Mikio Mori, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations
Mr. Osamu Hayakawa, Director, Specialized Agencies Division, International Cooperation Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Advisers
Mr. Kenju Murakami, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations
Ms. Yuki Komatsu, Specialized Agencies Division, International Cooperation Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Jordan
Head of Delegation
Eng. Major General Mr. Saliem M. Khalifeh, Director-General, Royal Jordanian Geographic Centre
Representatives
Mr. Khalid Shawabkah, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the United Nations
Mr. Eihad Omaish, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the United Nations
Mr. Talal A. Mufleh, Royal Jordanian Geographic Centre
Kuwait
Representative
Mr. Saad S. S. M. Al Azemi, Engineer
Latvia
Representatives
Ms. Vita Strautniece, Head of Laboratory of Toponymy, Department of Cartography, Latvian Geospatial Information Agency
16 Ms. Dace Kavace, Deputy Head of Laboratory of Toponymy, Department of Cartography, Latvian Geospatial Information Agency
Lebanon
Representatives
H. E. Mr. Nawaf Salam, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Lebanon to the United Nations
Ms. Caroline Ziade, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Lebanon to the United Nations
Mr. Majdi Ramadan, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Lebanon to the United Nations
Mr. Hassan Saleh, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Lebanon to the United Nations
Ms. Reina Charbel, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Lebanon to the United Nations
General Maroun Khraish, Lebanese Army, Director of Geographic Affairs, DAG
Lt. Colonel Joseph Nassar, Lebanese Army, Head of Cartographic Services, DAG, Directoriate Geographic Affairs
Libya
Head of Delegation
Mr. Bashir Hussein Ahmed Alarabi, Engineer and Director General of information Department at Surveying Department of Libya/ General People’s Committee for Planning
Adviser
Mr. Hlhadi Ali M. Daba, Political Attaché, the General People’s Committee for Planning (Surveying Department of Libya)
Lithuania
Head of Delegation
Ms. Danutė Janė Mardosienė, Deputy Head of the Cartography Division of the National Land Service under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania
Representative
Ms. Aistė Pangonytė, Chief Officer of the State Commission of the Lithuanian Language
17
Malaysia
Head of Delegation
H. E. Ambassador Hamidon Ali, Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the United Nations, New York
Mr. Zainol Rahim Zainuddin, Deputy Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the United Nations, New York
Mr. Raja Nushirwan Zainal Abidin, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Malaysia to the United Nations, New York
Mexico
Representative
Ms. Susana Rodríguez-Ramos, Subdirectora de Fotogrametria e Información Topográfica del Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
Moldova
Representative
Mrs. Tatiana Constantinov, Director of the Institute for Ecology and Geography of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Moldova
Mongolia
Representatives
Mr. Dorjgotov Munkhbaatar, Director General, Department of Land Affairs and Title Registration Policy, Ministry of Construction and Urban Development of Mongolia
Ms. Tsendsuren Oyunchimeg, Senior Expert, Geodetic and Cartographic Division, Administration of Land Affairs, Geodesy and Cartography of Mongolia
Morocco
Representatives
Mr. El Mostafa Sahel, Ambassadeur, Representant Permanente du Royaume du Maroc aupres de l’Organisation des Nations Unies a New York
18 M. Hamid Chabar, Representant Permanente Adjoint aupres de l’Organisation des Nations Unies a New York
Mr. Youness Hmamouchi, Chef des Services à l’agence Nationale de la Conservation Foncière du Cadastre et de la Cartographie
Mr. Rachid Soulay, Chef des Services à l’agence Nationale de la Conservation Foncière du Cadastre et de la Cartographie
Mozambique
Representatives
H.E. Mr. Lucas Chomera Jeremias, Minister of State Administration
Ms. Zínia Gabriela Lopes Menete Mabote, Deputy National Director for the Territorial Organization
Mr. Luís Abrahamo, Head of Department on Territorial Division and Toponimia
Netherlands
Representative
Prof. Dr. F.J. Ormeling
Nepal
Representative
Mr. Rabin Kaji Sharma, Chief Survey Officer, Survey Department
New Zealand
Representatives
Mrs. Wendy Shaw, Secretary for the New Zealand Geographic Board, Land Information New Zealand
Mr. Geoff O’Malley, Senior Analyst, Geospatial, Land Information New Zealand
Norway
Representatives
Mr. Botolv Helleland, Senior Scientific Officer, University of Oslo
19
Mr. Jonny Andersen, Senior Adviser, Norwegian Mapping and Cadastre Authority
Oman
Representatives
Mr. Mohammed Bin Said Bin Khalfan Al-Kharoosi, Head of National Survey Authority
Mr. Salim Bin Mohammed Bin Ali Al-Busaidi, Staff Officer 1 Technical Services, National Survey Authority
Pakistan
Head of Delegation
H. E. Mr. Munir Akram, Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations
Alternate Head of Delegation
Maj (R) Syed Haider Mehdi Jamal, Deputy Surveyor General, Survey of Pakistan
Memeber
Mr. Noor Elahi, Director, Training and Research, Survey of Pakistan
Mr. M. Rafiuddin Shah, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the United Nations
Panama
Representatives
Mr. Carlos Morales, Jefe del Departamento de Geografía del Instituto Geográfico, Nacional “Tommy Guardia” de la República de Panamá
Mrs. Elena Barletta de Nottebohm, Embajadora, La Misión Permanente de la República de Panamá ante las Naciones Unidas
Peru
Head of Delegation
General of Division EP Carlos Alfonso Tafur Ganoza, Chief of the National Geographic Institute
20 Representatives
Colonel Engineer César Alva Balcazar, Deputy Chief of the National Geographic Institute
Doctor Jorge Lescano Sandoval, Dean of the Geographical Engineering Faculty, Environment and Ecotourism, Federico Villareal National University
Engineer Manuel Fernando Belaunde Suarez, Post Grade Director of the Geographical Engineering Faculty, Federico Villareal National University
Engineer Walter Benjamín Zúñiga Diaz, Federico Villareal National University
Philippines
Head of Delegation
H.E. Hilario G. Davide, Jr., Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the United Nations
Co-Head of Delegation
Mr. Diony A. Ventura, Undersecretary and Administrator, National Mapping and Resource Information Authority
Members
Mr. Peter Nilo Tiangco, Deputy Administrator, National Mapping and Resource Information Authority
Mr. Rodolfo M. Agaton, Director, Coast and Geodetic Survey, National Mapping and Resource Information Authority
Mr. Jose Galo P. Isada, Jr., Director, Mapping Department, National Mapping and Resource Information Authority
Qatar
Representative
Mr. Yousef Issa Mohammed Ebrahim, Head of Land Information Division, Urban Planning and Development Authority
21 Republic of Korea
Head of Delegation
Mr. Young Wan Song, Director General for International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Representatives
Mr. Kyung-hoon Sul, Minister Counselor, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations
Mr. Hong-keun Yoo, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations
Mr. Sang-wook Koh, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations
Mr. Bong-gyun Sohn, President for National Geographic Information Institute, Ministry of Construction and Transportation
Mr. Heung-muk Cho, Deputy Director for Land Survey Division, Ministry of Construction and Transportation
Mr. Se-jung Kim, Manager for Information and Data Processing Department, National Institute of the Korean Language
Mr. Kook Jung, Professor, Hankook University of Foreign Studies
Mr. Gong-gu Back, Assistant Director for Chart Division, National Oceanographic Research Institute, Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
Ms. Seung-hye Shin, Programme Coordinator, Northeast Asian History Foundation
Mr. Jin-hyun Kim, Chairman, World Peace Forum
Mr. Ki-Suk Lee, Member of National Academy of Science
Mr. Sung-Jae Choo, Professor, Kyunghee University
Mr. Yeon-taek Ryu, Professor, Chungbuk National University
22 Romania
Head of Delegation
Mr. Colonel-Engineer Marin Alnitei, Head of the Military Topographic Directorate, Ministry of Defense of Romania
Representatives
Prof. Serban Dragomirescu, Romanian Institute of Geography
Mrs. Alexandra Dedu, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission of Romania to the United Nations
Russian Federation
Head of Delegation
Mr. R.G. Shayapov, Deputy Chief of the Federal Agency of Geodesy and Cartography
Representatives
Mr. V.E. Zhukovsky, Deputy Head of the Department, Federal Agency of Geodesy and Cartography
Mr. V. M. Boginsky, Head of the Cartographic Department in the Central Geodesy, Air Survey and Cartography Institute
Mr. A. A. Karasev, Counsellor of the Legal Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Representative
Mr. Adolphus Ollivierre, Chief Surveyor
Saudi Arabia
Representatives
Dr. Abdullah N. Al-Waliee, Librarian, Residence of King Abdulaziz
Dr. Mohammed S. Maki, Ministry of Higher Education
Members
Mr. Mohammed Saad Hussein Al-Shahrani, Ministry of Defence, KSA
23
Mr. AlGhaihab Abdullah, Ministry of Defence, KSA
Serbia
Representative
Mr. Boris Holovka, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Serbia to the United Nations
Singapore
Representatives
Mr. Kevin Cheok, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanennt Mission of Singapore to the United Nations in New York
Mr. George Chuah, Principal Technical Executive, Survey Services, Regulatory, Singapore Land Authority
Mr. Charles Chew, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Singapore to the United Nations in New York
Ms. Edna Chia, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Singapore to the United Nations in New York
South Africa
Head of Delegation
Mr. John Sikhosana, Chairperson of the South African Geographical Names Council
Alternate
Mr. Gerald Vusithemba Ndima, Chief Director, Heritage, Department of Arts and Culture
Delegates
Mr. Mbogiseni Trueman Khubheka, Deputy Director, Geographical Names Unit, Department of Arts and Culture
Ms. Mpho Patricia Matane, Assistant Director, Geographical Names Unit, Department of Arts and Culture
24 Spain
Jefe de la Delegación
D. Iñigo de Palacio España, Encargado de Negocios a.i., Misión Permanente de España ante Naciones Unidas
D. Rafael Martín-Agar, Presidente de la Comisión de Nombres Geográficos, Consejo Superior Geográfico, Ministerio de Fomento; Director General, Instituto de Cartografia de Andalucia
Consejeros
D. Joaquin Manrique, Secretario de Embajada, Misión Permanente de España ante Naciones Unidas
Da Adela Alcázar González, Técnico Superior, Instituto Georáfico Nacional, Ministerio de Fomento
Da Margarita Azcárate Luxán, Técnico Superior, Instituto Geográfico Nacional, Ministerio de Fomento
Asessores
Da Victoria Tur, Asesora, Misión Permanente de España ante Naciones Unidas
Sri Lanka
Representatives
H.E. Prasad Kariyawasam, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations, New York
Mr. S. M. W. Fernando, Additional Surveyor General, Department of Survey
Mrs. Muditha Halliyadde, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the United Nations, New York
Sweden
Head of Delegation
Mr. Leif Nilsson, Place-name Consultant, Institute for Language and Folklore
Representatives
Mr. Staffan Nyström, Place-Name Expert, National Heritage Board
25
Ms. Annette Torensjö, Head of Section, National Land Survey
Sudan
Representatives
H.E. Dr. Abdalmahmood Abadalhaleem Mohamad, Permanent Representative of the Republic of the Sudan to the United Nations
Dr. Akec Khoc, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Republic of the Sudan to the United Nations
Mrs. Nadia Osman, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of the Republic of the Sudan to the United Nations
Mr. Nasr Ibrahim Hassanein, General Secretary, National Council for Geographical Names, Official, Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning
Syrian Arab Republic
Representatives
H. E. Dr. Bashar Ja’afari, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Syria to the United Nations, New York
Mr. Osama Ali, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission of Syria to the United Nations, New York
Thailand
Head of Delegation
Colonel Chot Promdej, Technical Officer, Royal Thai Survey Department, Supreme Command Headquarters, Ministry of Defense
Delegates
Colonel Winai Semsawat, Director of the Geography Division, Royal Thai Survey Department, Supreme Command Headquarters, Ministry of Defense
Mr. Pairoj Phuekvilai, Surveyor General, Department of Lands, Ministry of Interior
Sub-Liutenant Ekasint Sintudeache, Director of the Ground Survey Group, Office of Topographical and Geotechnical Survey, Royal Irrigation Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives
26 Ms. Kamolrat Iampornrat, Geographer, Land Development Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives
Mr. Phanumas Umpas, Geographer, Land Development Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives
Mrs. Sasikhan Mcveigh, Analysing & Planning Officer, Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education
Togo
Representative
Mr. Kpapou Nikabou, Directeur de la Cartographie a été désigné par le Gouvernement togolais
Tunisia
Representative
Ms. Naima Friha, Centre National de Télédétection, Ministère de la Défense Nationale
Turkey
Head of Delegation
Mr. Ahmet Altiparmak, Director General of Provincial Administration, Ministry of Interior
Members
Prof. Dr. Nevzat Gözaydin, Atatürk Supreme Council for Culture, Language and History
Ms. Damla Yeşim Say, First Counsellor, Permanent Representation of the Republic of Turkey to the United Nations
Mr. Hüseyin Polat Dalkiran, Captain, General Command of Mapping, Ministry of National Defense
Ukraine
Head of Delegation
Ms. Nataliia Pinchuk, Deputy Head, State Service of Geodesy, Cartography and Cadastre
Representatives
27 Mr. Oleksandr Galushchenko, Chief Specialist, Division of Examination and Analysis of Development of Technological, Ecological, Nuclear Safety and Management of Natural Resources, Secretariat of the Cabinet of Miniters of Ukraine
Mr. Rostyslav Sossa, Director, State Scientific Production Enterprise “Kartographia”
Ms. Nina Syvak, Head, Laboratory of Standardization of Geographical Names, State Scientific Production Enterprise “Kartographia”
Mr. Andriy Nikitov, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the United Nations
Ms. Oksana Pasheniuk, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the United Nations
Mr. Yuriy Tyrkus, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the United Nations
United Arab Emirates
Head of Delegation
Lieutenant-Colonel Khalid Khamis Rubaya Salam Bindasmal, Armed Forces of the United Arab Emirates
Members
Dr. Saif Salem Hassan Saif Al Qaydi, Associate Professor, Geography Program, and Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, Humanitarian and Social Sciences College for Student Affairs
Second Lieutenant Abdulwahab Abdulkarim Al Bustani, Armed Forces of the United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
Representatives
Dr. David M. Munro, Chairman, Permanent Committee on Geographical Names
Mr. Paul J. Woodman, Secretary, Permanent Committee on Geographical Names
Mrs. Caroline A. Burgess, Senior Toponymist, Permanent Committee on Geographical Names
Miss Catherine R. Cheetham, Toponymist, Permanent Committee on Geographical Names
United States of America
Representative
28 Mr. Louis A. Yost, Acting Executive Secretary, United States Board on Geographic Names, Chief, Geographic Names Project, United States Geological Survey, Department of Interior, Washington, DC
Advisers
Mr. Leo Dillon, Department of State Member, United States Board on Geographic Names, Office of the Geographer, Department of State, Washington, DC
Ms. Elizabeth Kanalley, Vice Chairperson, United States Board on Geographic Names, Chief, Geospiatal Operations, United States Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC
Mr. Trent C. Palmer, Deputy Executive Secretary for Foreign Names, United States Board on Geographic Names, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Department of Defense, Washington, DC
Ms. Jennifer Runyon, Deputy Executive Secretary for Domestic Names, United States Board on Geographical Names, United States Geological Survey, Department of the Interior, Washington, DC
Mr. Peter D. Viechnicki, Senior Scientific Linguist, Foreign Names Staff, United States Board on Geographic Names, Unites States Geological Survey, Department of the Interior, Washington, DC
Uruguay
Representative
Coronel José M. Lazo, Director, Ingeniero Militar en Informática, Analista Programador de UDELAR, Especialista en Gobierno Electrónico y Administración Digital, Servicio Geográfico Militar
Viet Nam
Representative
Mr. Le Minh Tam, Deputy Director-General, Department of Survey and Mapping, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
Yemen
Representatives
H.E. Mr. Ahmed H. Mohamed, Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Yemen to the United Nations
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Mr. Awsan Al-Aud, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Yemen to the United Nations
Mr. Waheed Al-Shami, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Yemen to the United Nations
B. Non-member State of the United Nations
Holy See
Head of delegation
Archbishop Celestino Migliore
Adviser
Professor Walter Petrovitz
Experts
Professor Barrett Brenton
Mr. Giancarlo Pattugalan
C. Entities Maintaining Permanent Observer Missions to the United Nations
Palestine
Mr. Ammar M. B. Hijazi, First Secretary, Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the United Nations
D. Regional Commissions
Mr. Chukwudozie Ezigbalike, Chief , Geo-Information Systems Section, ISTD, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)
E. Specialized agencies of the United Nations
Mr. Steeve Ebener, Project Manager, SALB, World Health Organization
Ms. Hélène-Marie Gosselin, UNESCO Representative to the United Nations and Director, New York Office
Mr. Harry Charalambides, Assistant Programme Specialist for Culture, UNESCO
30 F. International Scientific Organizations
International Cartographic Association (ICA)
Prof. Dr. Ferjan Ormeling, Secretary-General 2003-2007
International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
Mr. Trent Palmer
International Map Trade Association
Mr. William Tefft, Publishing Manager, Map Link
Pan American Institute of Geography and History (PAIGH)
Mr. Louis Yost, PAIGH’s Working Group on Geographical Names
G. Observers
Ms. Crystal Sholts, GIS Data Quality Coordinator, Google Earth
Mr. Donald Joseph Orth
Mr. Richard Randall
Ms. Carmelle Terborgh, Global Affairs/Federal Account Manager, ESRI
Mr. Corey Lamar, ESRI
H. United Nations Secretariat
Mr. Paul Cheung, Director, Statistics Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Mr. Stefan Schweinfest, Chief, Statistical Services Branch, Statistics Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Mr. Yacob Zewoldi, UNGEGN Secretariat, Statistics Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Mr. Amor Laaribi, Statistics Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Ms. Sangeeta Sharma, Division for General Assembly and ECOSOC Affairs, Department for General Assembly and Conference Management
Mr. Kyoung-Soo Eom, Chief, Cartographic Section, Department of Peacekeeping Operations
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Mr. Vladimir Bessarabov, Cartography Section, Department of Peacekeeping Operations
Mr. Suha Ülgen, Technical Coordinator, Field Information Services Unit, Office for the Coordination of the Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
Ms. Brenda Brookes, Map Librarian, Dag Hammarskjöld Library
Mr. Nigel Cassar, Acting Chief, UN Editorial, Terminology and Reference Service, DGACM
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