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INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY (E.S.A.) Headquarters: 8–10 Rue Mario Nikis, 75738 Paris Cedex 15, France phone 011–33–1–5369–7654, fax 011–33–1–5369–7560 Chairman of the Council.—Per Tegne´r. Director General.—Jean-Jacques Dordain. Member Countries: Austria Greece Portugal Belgium Ireland Spain Denmark Italy Sweden Finland Luxembourg Switzerland France Netherlands United Kingdom Germany Norway Czech Republic Cooperative Agreement.—Canada. European Space Operations Center (E.S.O.C.), Robert-Bosch-Str. 5, D–64293 Darmstadt, Germany, phone 011–49–6151–900, fax 011–49–6151–90495. European Space Research and Technology Center (E.S.T.E.C.), Keplerlaan 1, NL–2201, AZ Noordwijk, ZH, The Netherlands, phone 011–31–71–565–6565, Telex: 844–39098, fax 011–31–71–565–6040. European Space Research Institute (E.S.R.I.N.), Via Galileo Galilei, Casella Postale 64, 00044 Frascati, Italy, phone 011–39–6–94–18–01, fax 011–39–6–9418–0280. Washington Office (E.S.A.), 955 L’Enfant Plaza, SW., Suite 7800, 20024. Head of Office.—Dieckmann Andreas (202) 488–4158, fax 488–4930, [email protected]. INTER-AMERICAN DEFENSE BOARD 2600 16th Street, NW., 20441, phone (202) 939–6041, fax 387–2880 Chairman.—Lt. Gen. Jose´ Roberto Machado e Silva, Air Force, Brazil. Vice Chairman.—GB Mario Ferro Rendon, Army, Guatemala. Secretary.—CF Paulo Ce´sar Bittencourt Ferreira, Navy, Brazil. Director General.—GB Ancil W. Antoine, Army, Trinidad and Tobago. Deputy Secretary for— Administration.—COL Pedro Pimentel, Army, Chile. Conference.—Col. Luiz Cla´udio Moreira Novaes, Air Force, Brazil. CHIEFS OF DELEGATION Antigua and Barbuda.—COL Trevor Thomas, Defense Forces. Argentina.—Minister Francisco Julian Licastro, Civilian. Barbados.—LTC Clyde Parris, Army. Belize.—COL Stephen Heusner, Defense Forces. Boliva.—Vacant. Brazil.—Maj. Gen. A´ tila Maia da Rocha, Air Force. Canada.—MG Doug Langton, Canadian Forces. Chile.—GB Juan Biskupovic Moya, Army. Colombia.—Maj. Gen. Eduardo Behar Benitez, Air Force. Dominican Republic.—MG Andres Apolinar Disla, Army. Ecuador.—COL Juan Villegas Aldaz, Army. 897 898 Congressional Directory El Salvador.—COL Victor Manuel Bolan˜os, Army. Guatemala.—Col. Julio Cesar Lopez, Air Force. Guyana.—COL Mark Anthony Philips, Army. Haiti.—Minister Counselor Charles Leon, Civilian. Honduras.—Contalmirante Jose Eduardo Espinal (suspended), Navy. Jamaica.—COL Anthony Anderson, Defense Forces. Mexico.—GB Juan A. Cordero, Army. Nicaragua.—COL Ronald Torres, Army. Panama.—Comisionado Jaime Ruiz, Civilian. Paraguay.—COL Adalberto Garcete, Army. Peru.—Almirante Carlos Gamarra, Navy. Suriname.—COL Glenn Sedney, Army. Trinidad and Tobago.—COL Ronald Maunday, Army. United States.—Maj. Gen. Darren McDew, Air Force. Uruguay.—Contralmirante Federico Lebel, Navy. Venezuela.—Primer Secretario Carlos Alberto Rodriguez Torrealba, Civilian. INTER-AMERICAN DEFENSE COLLEGE Director.—RADM Moira Flanders, Navy, USA. Vice Director.—MG Jorge Raul Larrea, Army, Peru. Chief of Studies.—GB Roberto Efrain Rodriguez, Army, Guatemala. INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK 1300 New York Avenue, NW., 20577, phone (202) 623–1000 http://www.iadb.org OFFICERS President.—Luis Alberto Moreno (Colombia). Chief, Office of the President.—Luis Giorgio. Executive Vice President.—Daniel M. Zelikow (United States). Chief Advisor.—Robert N. Kaplan. Director, Office of Evaluation and Oversight.—Stephen A. Quick. Research and Chief Economist.—Eduardo Lora, a.i. Executive Auditor.—Alan N. Siegfried. External Relations Advisor.—Jorge de Lama. Ombudsperson.—Do´ris Campos-Infantino. Secretary.—German Quintana. Advisor, Office of Outreach and Partnerships.—Bernardo Guillamon. Advisor, Office of Risk Management.—Fernando Yn˜igo. Manager, Office of Strategic Planning and Development Effectiveness.—Luis Estanislao Echebarria. Chief, Office of Institutional Integrity.—Roberto de Michele, a.i. Vice President for Countries.—Roberto Vellutini. Country Manager, Office of: Department Andean Group.—Alicia Ritchie. Department Caribbean.—Dora Currea. Department Central America, Mexico, Panama and Dominican Republic.—Gina Montiel. Department Southern Cone.—Carlos Hurtado Lopez. Vice President for Sectors and Knowledge.—Santiago Levy. Manger of: Infrastructure and Environment Sector.—Jose´ Agustin Aguerre, a.i. Institutional Capacity and Finance Sector.—Mario Marcel. Knowledge and Learning.—Graciela Schamis. Social Sector.—Kei Kawabata. Trade and Integration.—Antoni Estevadeordal. Vice President for Finance and Administration.—Manuel Rapoport. Manager of: Budget and Administrative Services.—John Hauge. Finance Department.—Edward Bartholomew. Human Resources.—Guillermo Miranda. Information Technology.—Simon Gauthier. International Organizations 899 Legal Department.—James Spinner. Vice President for Private Sector and Non-Sovereign Guaranteed Operations.—Steven Piug. Manager of: Office of the Multilateral Investment Fund.—Julie Katzman. Opportunities for the Majority Sector.—Luiz Ros. Structured and Corporate Financing Department.—Hans Schulz. BOARD OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS Argentina and Haiti.—Eugenio Diaz-Bonilla. Alternate.—Martin Bes. Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Norway, Spain, and Sweden.—Marc Olivier Strauss-Kahn. Alternate.—Elisabeth Anna Gruber. Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago.—Winston Alfred Cox. Alternate.—Richard Bernal. Belgium, Germany, Israel, Italy, The Netherlands, and Switzerland.—Hans Hammann. Alternate.—Francesca Manno. Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua.—Manuel Coronel. Alternate.—Carmen Maria Madriz. Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay.—Luis Hernando Larrazabal. Alternate.—Marcelo Bisogno. Brazil, and Suriname.—Jose Carlos Miranda. Alternate.—Sergio Portugal. Canada.—Vinita Watson. Alternate.—Peter Cameron. Chile and Ecuador.—Alejandro Foxley. Alternate.—Xavier Eduardo Santillan. Colombia and Ecuador.—Luis G. Echeverri. Croatia, Japan, Portugal, Slovenia, and United Kingdom.—Yasusuke Tsukagoshi. Alternate.—Stewart Shaw Mills. Dominican Republic and Mexico.—Cecilia Ramos Avila. Alternate.—Roberto B. Saladı´n. Panama and Venezuela.—Adina Bastidas. Alternate.—Fernando Eleta. Peru and Colombia.—Veronica Zavala. Alternate.—Luis Guillermo Echeverri. United States of America.—Miguel Rafael San Juan. INTER-AMERICAN TROPICAL TUNA COMMISSION 8604 La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037–1508 phone (858) 546–7100, fax 546–7133, http://www.iattc.org Director.—Guillermo A. Compea´n. Deputy Director.—Brian S. Hallman. Commissioners: Colombia: Carlos Alberto Robles, Ministerio de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural, Av. Jime´nez 7– 65, Bogota´, Colombia (57–1) 334–1199 ext. 310, fax 282–8388; email: [email protected]. Jose´ Alfredo Ramos Gonza´lez, Ministerio de Comercio Industria y Turismo, Calle 28 #13A–15 piso 6°, Bogota´, Colombia (57–1) 606–7530, fax 606–7534; email: [email protected]. Vladimir Puentes, Ministerio de Ambiente, Vivienda y Desarrollo Territorial, Calle 37 No. 8–40 Piso 4, Bogota´, Colombia (57–1) 332–3400 ext. 2490, fax 332–3457; email: [email protected]. Yadir Salazar Mejı´a, Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Calle 10 No. 5–51 Palacio de San Carlos, Bogota´, Colombia (57–1) 381–4265, fax 381–4747; email: [email protected]. Costa Rica: Asdru´bal Va´squez, Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganaderı´a, Calle 16-Av. 6, Cartago, 549– 7050, Costa Rica (506) 2234–1498, fax 2253–4321; email: [email protected]. Bernal A. Chavarrı´a V., Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganaderı´a, Sabana Sur, 400 Sur, San Jose´, 1000, Costa Rica (506) 2290–8808, fax 2232–4651; email: [email protected]. 900 Congressional Directory Luı´s Dobles Ramı´rez, Instituto Costarricense de Pesca y Acuicultura, Ave. 10, San Jose´, 1000, Costa Rica (506) 2248–1130, fax 2248–1196; email: [email protected]. Ecuador: Guillermo Mora´n, Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganaderı´a, Acuacultura y Pesca, Av. 3 y Calle 12, Manta, Manabı´, Ecuador (593–5) 262–7911, fax 262–7930; email: [email protected]. Luı´s Torres Navarrete, Subsecretarı´a de Recursos Pesqueros, Vı´ctor Rendo´n 1006, Lorenzo Garaicoa, Guayaquil, Guayas, Ecuador (593–4) 256–0993, fax 230–0636; email: [email protected]. Ramo´n Montan˜o, Subsecretarı´a de Recursos Pesqueros, Av. 3, Calle 12, Manta, Ecuador (593–5) 262–7930, fax 262–7911; email: rmontan˜[email protected]. El Salvador: Jose´ Emilio Suadi, Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganaderı´a, Final 1a. Av. Norte y Av. Manuel Gallardo, Santa Tecla, El Salvador (503) 228–9302, fax 228–1938, email [email protected]. Manuel Calvo Garcı´a-Benavides, Calvo Pesca, Ed. Gran Plaza, Local 103, Col. San Benito, San Salvador, El Salvador (503) 2244–4848, fax 2444–8850; email: [email protected]. Sonia M. Salaverrı´a, Cendepesca, 1a. Avenida Norte y Avenida Manuel Gallardo, Santa Tecla, El Salvador (503) 2228–0034, fax 2228–0074; email: ssalaverrı´[email protected]. Espan˜a: Fernando Curcio, Secretarı´a General de Pesca Marı´tima, Jose´ Ortega y Gasset, 57, Madrid, 28006 Spain (34–91) 347–6030, fax 347–6032; email: [email protected]. Rafael Centenera, Secretarı´a General de Relaciones Pesqueras Internacionales, C. Ortega y Gasset, 57, Madrid, 28006 Spain (34–91) 347–6040, fax 347–6042; email: [email protected]. Samuel Juarez, Embajada de Espan˜a, 2375 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20037, USA (202) 728–2339, fax 728–2320; email: [email protected]. France: Christiane Laurent-Monpetit, Ministere de l’Inte´rieur, de l’Outre-Mer et des Collectivites T., 27, rue Oudinot Paris, 75358 F SPO7, France (33–1)
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