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List of Participants – Review Summit 2008 LIST OF PARTICIPANTS – REVIEW SUMMIT 2008 Key Note Speakers Name, Title Switzerland H.E. Ms. Micheline CALMY-REY, Foreign Minister Ambassador Anton THALMANN, Deputy State Secretary, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Switzerland Ambassador Martin DAHINDEN, Director General, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation United Nations H.E. Mr. Sergei A. ORDZHONIKIDZE, United Nations Under-Secretary-General, Director- General of the United Nations Office at Geneva Ms. Kathleen CRAVERO, Assistant Administrator and Director of the Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery, UNDP Small Arms Survey Prof. Dr. Keith KRAUSE, Managing Director Governments Name, Title 1. Afghanistan • Mr. Mohammad Masoum STANEKZAI, Vice Chairman of Disarmament and Reintegration Commission and Advisor to H.E. President Hamid Karzai • Ambassador Dr. Nanguyalai TARZI, Permanent Representative in Geneva • Prof. Abdul Wassay HAQIQI, Senior Advisor to the Ministry of Economy • Mr. Akhshid JAVID, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission in Geneva • Mr. Fraidoon AMEL, Attaché, Permanent Mission in Geneva 2. Angola • Ms. Balbina M. DIAS DA SILVA, Coordinator of the National Commission on Demining and Humanitarian Assistance • Dr. Adriano Francisco GONCALVES, Member of the National Commission on Demining and Humanitarian Assistance • Mr. José PINTO, Minister, Angolan Embassy in Switzerland 3. Argentina • Ambassador Roberto GARCI, Permanent Representative in Geneva • Mr. Roberto Garcia MORITAN, Permanent Mission in Geneva • Mr. Ernesto Martinez GONDRA, Permanent Mission in Geneva • Mr. Paul PELAEZ, Permanent Mission in Geneva • Ms. Mariela FOGANTE, Permanent Mission in Geneva 4. Australia • Ambassador Caroline MILLAR, Permanent Mission in Geneva 5. Austria • Ambassador Dr. Christian STROHAL, Permanent Representative in Geneva • Ms. Cornelia KRATOCHVIL, Permanent Mission in Geneva 6. Bangladesh • H.E. Mr. Touhid HOSSAIN, Foreign Secretary • Ambassador Dr. Debapriya BHATTACHARYA, Permanent Representative in Geneva • Mr. Mustafizur RAHMAN, Minister, Permanent Mission in Geneva • Mr. Muhammed Enayet MOWLA, Counsellor, Permanent Mission in Geneva 7. Benin • Ambassador Samuel AMEHOU, Permanent Representative in Geneva • Mr. Christophe DANGNIHIN, Permanent Mission in Geneva • Mr. Yao AMOUSSOU, Permanent Mission in Geneva Governments Name, Title 8. Bosnia and • Mr. Momi BRAJIC, Assistant Minister – Multilateral Relations Herzegovina 9. Brazil • H.E. Mr. Tarso GENRO, State Minister of Justice • Ambassador Luiz Felipe de MACEDO SOARES, Permanent Representative at the Conference on Disarmament • Mr. Pedro Vieira ABROMOVAY, Secretary of Legislative Affairs • Ambassador Oswaldo PORTELLA, Head of the International Office, Ministry of Justice • Mr. Ronaldo Teixeira DA SILVA, Executive Secretary, National Programme of Security and Citizenship (PRONASCI) • Mr. Julio F LARANJEIRA, Counsellor, Permanent Mission at the Conference on Disarmament. • Nelson Antonio TABAJARA, Minister, Permanent Mission in Geneva 10. Bulgaria • Mr. Ivan Marinov GOSPODINOV, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission in Geneva • Mr. Petko DRAGANOV, Permanent Mission in Geneva 11. Burkina Faso • Mr. Amadou SANGARE, Technical Advisor of the Economic and Finance Minister • Colonel Abdoulaye BARRO 12. Burundi • H.E. Mr. Alain Guillaume BUNYONI, Minister of Public Security • Mr, Isaïe NIBIZI, Principal Advisor Defence and Security 13. Cameroon • H.E. Mr. Henry Eyebe AYISSI, Foreign Minister • Ambassador Anatole F. NKOU, Permanent Representative in Geneva • Mr. Francis NGANTCHA, Permanent Mission in Geneva • Mr. Aurelien ETEKI, Permanent Mission in Geneva 14. Canada • Ambassador Marius GRINIUS, Permanent Representative in Geneva 15. Chile • Ambassador Carlos PORTALES, Permanent Representative in Geneva • Mr. Camilo SANHUEZA, First Secretary, Permanent Mission in Geneva 16. Colombia • Ambassador Clara Inés VARGAS SILVA, Director of Political Multilateral Affairs Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia • Ambassador Clemencia FORERO UCRÓS, Permanent Representative in Geneva • Mr. Daniel Avila CAMACHO, Counsellor, Permanent Mission in Geneva 17. Congo, D.R. • Mr. Albert SIMABATU MEMY, Expert • Mr. Franck LUSAMBO RAYIS, Expert • Ambassador Mutomb MUJING, Permanent Mission in Geneva • Mr. Antoine MINDUA, Permanent Mission in Geneva 18. Costa Rica • Ambassador Laura THOMPSON, Permanent Representative in Geneva 19. Côte d’Ivoire • H.E. Mr. Youssouf BAKAYOKO, Foreign Minister • Ambassador Guy-Alain GAUZE, Permanent Representative in Geneva • Ambassador Emmanuel MAMADOU DIARRASSOUBA, Embassy of Côte d’Ivoire in Switzerland • Mr. Kouakou Auguste KANGA, Counsellor, State Ministry of Development • Mr. Kouakou KOUADIO, First Secretary, Permanent Mission in Geneva • Mr. Tiémoko MORIKO, Counsellor, Permanent Mission in Geneva • Mr. Kablan PORQUET, Counsellor, Permanent Mission in Geneva • Mr. Eboua N’GAMAN, Head of Protocol, Ministry of Foreign Affairs • Mr. Lanciné BAMBA, Head of Protocol, Permanent Mission in Geneva 20. Croatia • Ambassador Mirjana MLADINEO, Permanent Representative in Geneva Governments Name, Title • Ms. Danijela ZUNEC BRANDT, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission in Geneva 21. Ecuador • Ambassador Mauricio MONTALVO, Permanent Representative in Geneva • Ms. María del Carmen VIVAR, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission in Geneva • Mr. Darío Modesto CERVANTES PADILLA, Permanent Mission in Geneva 22. El Salvador • Ambassador Byron Fernando Larios LÓPEZ, Permanent Representative in Geneva • Mr. Mario Castro GRANDE, Minister, Permanent Mission in Geneva 23. Ethiopia • Ambassador Fisseha YIMER, Permanent Representative in Geneva 24. Fiji • H.E. Mr. Ratu Epeli NAILATIKAU, Foreign Minister • Mr. N. Solo MARA, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 25. Finland • Ambassador Hannu HIMANEN, Permanent Representative in Geneva • Mrs. Tarja PESÄMAA, Counsellor, Permanent Mission in Geneva 26. France • Ambassador Eric DANON Permanent Representative Disarmament • Mr. Mikaël GRIFFON, Counsellor, Permanent Mission in Geneva • Sophie Moal-Makanne, Permanent Mission in Geneva 27. Germany • Mr. Albrecht VON WITTKE, Deputy Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva 28. Ghana • H.E. Mr. Nana Obiri BOAHEN, Minister of State • Ambassador Kwabena BAAH-DUODU, Permanent Representative in Geneva • Mr. Jones Borteye APPLERH, Desk Officer Small Arms, Ministry of the Interior • Mr. Dominic ABORAAH, First Secretary, Permanent Mission in Geneva • Mr. Louis KUUKPEN, Project Officer, UNDP Ghana 29. Greece • Ambassador Franciscos VERROS, Permanent Representative in Geneva • Mr. Athanasios KOTSIONIS, First Secretary, Permanent Mission in Geneva • Mr. Georgios PETMEZAKIS, First Secretary, Permanent Mission in Geneva • Ms. Evangelia KAMARIOTOU, Attaché, Directorate for the United Nations and International Organizations & Conferences, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 30. Guatemala • Ambassador Carlos Ramiro MARTINEZ ALVARADO, Permanent Representative in Geneva • Ms. Angela María CHÁVEZ BIETTI, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission in Geneva • Ms. Elizabeth VALDES, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission in Geneva 31. Holy See • Mgr. Silvano TOMASI, Archbishop, Permanent Observer in Geneva • Fr. Antoine ABIGHANEM, Referent 32. Honduras • General Sr. Jose Gerardo FUENTES GONZALES, Inspector General, Military Forces • Ambassador Delmer URBIZO PANTING, Permanent Representative in Geneva • Mr. Francisco Javier MEJIA GUEVARA, Minister, Permanent Mission in Geneva 33. Hungary • Ambassador Gyula Szelei KISS, Permanent Representative in Geneva • Ms. Agnes FORGO, Permanent Mission in Geneva • Mr. Gyula SOMOGYI, Permanent Mission in Geneva 34. Indonesia • Ambassador I Gusti Agung WESAKA PUJA, Chargé d’Affaires, Deputy Permanent Representative in Geneva • Mr. Jose TAVARES, Counsellor, Permanent Mission in Geneva • Mr. Yonatri RILMANIA, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission in Geneva • Mr. Widya SADNOVIC, Third Secretary, Permanent in Geneva Governments Name, Title 35. Ireland • Mr. Donal KENNEALLY, Emergency and Recovery Section, Irish Aid 36. Italy • Ambassador. Giovanni MANFREDI, Permanent Representative to the Conference of Disarmament, Geneva 37. Jamaica • Ms. Andrea DUBIDAD DIXON, Permanent Mission in Geneva 38. Japan • Ambassador Sumio TARUI, Conference on Disarmament in Geneva • Mr. Yoshinobu HIRAISHI, Minister at the Permanent Mission of Japan to Conference on Disarmament • Mr. Masamichi ITO, First Secretary, Delegation of Japan to the Conference on Disarmament 39. Jordan • Ambassador Mousa BURAYZAT, Permanent Representative in Geneva • Mr. Basher ABU TALEB, Permanent Mission in GenEVA 40. Kazakhstan • Ambassador Amanzhol ZHANKULIYEV, Permanent Representative in Geneva • Mr. Mels TOREKELDI, Counsellor, Permanent Mission in Geneva 41. Kenya • H.E. Mr. Richard ONYONKA, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs • Ambassador Prof. Maria NZOMO, Permanent Representative in Geneva • Ambassador Philipp Richard O’WADE, Deputy Permanent Representative in Geneva • Jean Wambai KIMANI, Permanent Mission in Geneva 42. Korea, Republic • Ambassador Han-Taek IM, Head of Delegation to the Conference on Disarmament • Mr. Yong-Ho KIM, Counsellor, Permanent Mission in Geneva 43. Kyrgyzstan • Mr. M. JUMAILER, Permanent Mission in Geneva 44. Lebanon • H.E. Mr. Fawzi SALLOUKH, Foreign Minister • Mr. Mohamad EL HAJJAR, Director International Organisations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs • Mr. Rami MORTADA, Director Cabinet, Ministry of Foreign Affairs • Ambassador Najla RIACHI ASSAKER, Permanent Representative in Geneva • M. Maya DAGHER, First Secretary, Permanent
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