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Countries / Economies OECD Paris 2, Rue André-Pascal, 75775 Paris Cedex 16 Tel.: 33 (0) 1 45 24 82 00 Meeting of the OECD Council at Ministerial Level Réunion du Conseil au niveau des ministres 25-26 May 2011 www.oecd.org Countries / Economies OECD Paris 2, rue André-Pascal, 75775 Paris Cedex 16 Tel.: 33 (0) 1 45 24 82 00 PRESIDENT / CHAIR ETATS‐UNIS / UNITED STATES Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is the Secretary of State of the United States, joining the State Department after nearly four decades in public service. She was an assistant professor at the University of Arkansas School of Law, and during her 12 years as First Lady of the State of Arkansas, she was Chairwoman of the Arkansas Education Standards Committee, cofounded the Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, and served on the boards of the Arkansas Children's Hospital, and the Children's Defense Fund. After Governor Clinton was elected President, First Lady Hillary Clinton led efforts to improve adoption and foster care systems, reduce teen pregnancy, and provide health care to millions of children. Secretary Clinton also helped launch the Vital Voices Democracy Initiative, a non‐governmental organization to train and organize women leaders across the globe. In the Senate, she served on the Armed Services Committee, the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, the Environment and Public Works Committee, the Budget Committee and the Select Committee on Aging. She was also a Commissioner on the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe and was the only Senate member of the Transformation Advisory Group to the Department of Defense's Joint Forces Command. She is a graduate of Wellesley College and Yale Law School. AFRIQUE DU SUD / SOUTH AFRICA Pravin Jamnadas Gordhan Minister of Finance Date of Birth: 12 April 1949 Marital status: Married with 2 children Positions Member of Parliament from 1994 until 1998 Chairperson of the Constitutional Committee in Parliament from 1996 Deputy Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service from March 1998 Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service from November 1999 Minister of Finance of the Republic of South Africa from 11 May 2009 Academic Qualifications Bachelor of Pharmacy from the University of Durban Westville (1973) Career/Positions/Memberships/Other Activities Became involved in politics during the late 1960’s Organised and led the student movement and civic structures during the 1970s and 1980s Took part in the Natal Indian Congress call to boycott elections in the 1980’s Detained three times by the apartheid government Spent four years in the underground structures Was also involved in the South African Communist Party (SACP) and African National Congress (ANC) Worked as a pharmacist at the King Edward VII hospital in Durban until he was expelled after his detention by the police. (1974 – 1981) Participated in the in multi‐party talks at the Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA). (1990) Co‐chairperson of the Transitional Executive Council which prepared the country for the 1994 elections. (1991 – 1994) Played a role in drafting the White Paper on Local Government which laid the foundation for developing local government authorities Chairperson of the Constitutional Committee in Parliament, which had oversight over the implementation of the new constitution, adopted in 1996 Chairperson of the World Customs Organization (WCO) until July 2006 Chairperson of the Forum on Tax Administration (FTA) within the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) from 2008 Awards/Presentations/Bursaries Doctorate of Commerce honoris causa from University of South Africa (May 2007) Doctorate of Law honoris causa from the University of Cape Town (June 2007) DTech: Business Administration AFRIQUE DU SUD / SOUTH AFRICA Rob Davies Minister of Trade & Industry Mr Davies is Minister of Trade and Industry of the Republic of South Africa. Between June 2005 and May 2009 he was Deputy Minister in the same portfolio and has been an ANC Member of the South African Parliament since 1994. He previously chaired the Portfolio Committees of Finance and of Trade and Industry as well as the Sub‐Committee of the Constitutional Assembly responsible for the Chapter 13 (Finance) of the Constitution. Professionally, he has an Honours degree in Economics (from Rhodes University), a Masters in International Relations (from the University of Southampton) and a Doctorate in Political Studies (from the University of Sussex). Between 1979 and 1990, he was attached to the Centre of African Studies, Eduardo Mondlane University, working, until her murder in 1982, under the direction of the late Ruth First. Before entering parliament in 1994, he was Professor and Co‐Director of the Centre for Southern African Studies at the University of the Western Cape (UWC). His research interests during this period focused on issues of Southern African regional cooperation and integration. He undertook policy research both for the ANC and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and also became actively engaged with issues of globalisation and international trade. 3 ALLEMAGNE / GERMANY Bernd Pfaffenbach State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Economics & Technology He was born in Kassel on 7 May 1946. After completing his schooling, he studied economics at Marburg University, graduating in 1971. The university awarded him a doctorate in politics in 1974. Dr. Pfaffenbach began his professional career in 1974 in the division responsible for general issues of energy policy in the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology. Following a period at the Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Nations in Geneva (1977‐1978), he returned to the Ministry in 1978, and was deployed in the divisions responsible for general questions of external economic policy and international monetary policy and for general questions of the economic system and monetary policy, before becoming personal secretary to State Secretary Otto Schlecht in 1984. In 1988, Dr. Pfaffenbach was appointed head of the division for economics and finance in the Office of the Federal President. In 1992, he moved to the Federal Chancellery as Director and Deputy Director‐General, where he was responsible for economic policy, fiscal policy and the new Länder. In 2001, Federal Chancellor Gerhard Schröder made Dr. Pfaffenbach his economic advisor and director‐general for economic and fiscal policy in the Federal Chancellery. He has served as State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology since December 2004. From 2004‐2009, he acted as Personal Representative of the Federal Chancellor (Sherpa) for the World Economic Summits of the G8 states in Gleneagles, St. Petersburg, Heiligendamm, Toyako and L’Aquila. Dr. Bernd Pfaffenbach has chaired the OECD Executive Committee in Special Session since 2006. ALLEMAGNE / GERMANY Johannes Westerhoff Ambassador of Germany to the OECD Ambassador Johannes Westerhoff took up his duties as Permanent Representative of Germany to the OECD on 8 December 2008. Mr. Westerhoff was born in Wietzen, Germany, in 1947. In 1976, after studying Law and History at Heidelburg, Geneva, Munich and Berkeley and passing the Bar exam, he entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. His first assignment was to the political affairs directorate of the Ministry, dealing with questions of European policy. During this time, he undertook several short missions to London, Copenhagen and Paris in the context of the German Presidency of the European Community in 1978. In 1979, Mr. Westerhoff was posted to the German Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia. In 1982 he returned to Bonn where he served in the Directorate for Legal Affairs of the Ministry. Then, in 1985, he was appointed Minister‐Counsellor at the German Embassy in Dakar, Senegal. From 1987 to 1990 he was posted to the German Embassy in Paris in the political department then in the press and communications department. In 1994, Mr. Westerhoff was named Ambassador to Mauritania. From 2000 to 2003 he was head of the human resources service of the Federal Ministry. Then, in 2003, he was appointed Assistant Secretary‐General for Franco‐ German Cooperation. From 2005 until his nomination as Permanent Representative of Germany to the OECD, Mr. Westerhoff was Ambassador of Germany to Algeria. Mr. Westerhoff is married and has four children. 5 ARGENTINE / ARGENTINA Héctor Marcos Timerman Minister of Foreign Relations, International Trade & Worship The President of the Republic of Argentina Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner appointed Ambassador Héctor M. Timerman as Minister of Foreign Relations, International Trade and Worship in June 2010. Prior to his appointment he served as Ambassador of the Republic of Argentina to the United States of America from December 2007 until June 2010. Ambassador Timerman has also served as the G‐20 Sherpa for Argentina since November 2008. He was Consul General of the Republic of Argentina in New York from July 2004 until December 2007. Ambassador Timerman has had an extensive career as a journalist, writing for different publications and audio‐visual media. In Argentina, he was a columnist at Noticias magazine and Ambito Financiero newspaper. He was also co‐ director of Debate magazine, as well as a host of several television and radio shows. He has also published articles in The New York Times, Newsweek, The Nation, and The Los Angeles Times. He has been a lecturer on Human Rights in New York from 1979 to1983 and from 2005 to 2006, and is the co‐author of the book “Torture” (New Press, 2005). From 1978 until 1983, he was exiled in the United States. His affiliations with international institutions include: Co‐Founder and Board Member of Human Rights Watch in New York (1981‐1989); Director of the Fund for Free Expression in London (1983‐1989); Member of the Board of Directors of the Asamblea Permanente por los Derechos Humanos (Permanent Assembly for Human Rights) in Buenos Aires (2002‐ 2004); and President of the Board of Directors of the International Coalition of Historic Site Museums of Conscience. He earned a Master's degree in International Affairs from Columbia University, New York, NY, in 1981.
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