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SUMMIT IMPLEMENTATION REVIEW GROUP (SIRG) OEA/Ser.E First SUMMIT IMPLEMENTATION REVIEW GROUP (SIRG) OEA/Ser.E First Meeting of Plenipotentiary Officials of 2009 GRIC/OP.1/doc.3/09 March 23-25, 2009 23 March 2009 Port of Spain Ballroom Original: Textual Hyatt Regency Trinidad Hotel Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago LIST OF PARTICIPANTS PRESIDENTE/CHAIR Luis Alberto Rodríguez Ambassador, National Coordinator and Special Envoy to the Americas PAÍSES/COUNTRIES ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Deborah-Mae Lovell Ambassador to the USA, Permanent Representative Permanent Mission to the OAS, Washington ARGENTINA Jefe de Delegación Victorio Taccetti Coordinador Nacional y Vice Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Culto Representantes Marcelo Valle Fonrouge Ministro, Director de Asuntos Regionales Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Culto Jose Vignolo Embajador Embajada de Argentina en Trinidad y Tobago 2 BARBADOS Head of Delegation Teresa Marshall Permanent Secretary, National Coordinator Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Representative Donna Forde Counsellor, Alternative Representative Permanent Mission to the OAS, Washington BELIZE Nestor Mendez Ambassador, Permanent Representative Permanent Mission to the OAS, Washington BOLIVIA Jefe de Delegación María Cecilia Chacón Directora General de Relaciones Multilaterales Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores BRASIL Chefe da Delegação Osmar Chohfi Embaixador, Representante Permanente Missão Permanente junto à OEA, Washington Representantes Luciano de Almeida Rego Coordenador Nacional Adjunto Ministério das Relações Exteriores Breno Dias de Costa Conselheiro, Chefe da Divisão de Recursos Energéticos Não- Renováveis Ministério das Relações Exteriores 3 Marcia Maro da Silva Conselheira, Representante Alterna Missão Permanente junto à OEA, Washington Ana Maria Bierrenbach Conselheira, Representante Alterna Missão Permanente junto à OEA, Washington CANADA Head of Delegation Alexandra Bugailiskis Assistant Deputy Minister, Latin America and the Caribbean Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Representatives Graeme Clark Ambassador, Permanent Representative National Coordinator for the Summits Processs Permanent Mission to the OAS, Washington Karen McDonald High Commissioner Canadian High Commission to Trinidad and Tobago Léonard Beaulne Deputy Director, Inter-American Relations South America and Inter-American Relations Division Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Catherine Vézina Deputy Director Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Swathi Kappagantula Second Secretary, Alternate Representative Permanent Mission to the OAS, Washington Gaetane Sutton Senior Program Manager, Inter American Program, Americas Directorate Canadian International Development Agency 4 CHILE Jefe de Delegación Pedro Oyarce Embajador, Representante Permanente ante la OEA Misión Permanente ante la OEA, Washington Representantes Patricio Pradel Embajador de Chile en Trinidad y Tobago Embajada de Chile en Trinidad y Tobago Patricio Powell Consejero, Jefe de Departamento de la OEA y Asuntos Hemisféricos Dirección de Política Multilateral Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Chile Juan Pablo Espinoza Segundo Secretario Embajada de Chile en Trinidad y Tobago COLOMBIA Patricia Cortés Ortiz Coordinadora Nacional Adjunta de Cumbres de las Américas Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores COSTA RICA Jefe de Delegación Maritza Chan Valverde Ministra Consejera Misión Permanente ante la OEA, Washington Representante Ricardo Thompson Thompson Embajador Embajada de Costa Rica en Trinidad y Tobago 5 ECUADOR Carlos Játiva Embajador, Subsecretario de Asuntos Multilaterales Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores EL SALVADOR Jefe de Delegación Ana Gloria Paredes Coordinadora Nacional de Cumbres Internacionales Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores Representante Carlos Pineda Embajador Embajada de El Salvador en Trinidad y Tobago GUATEMALA Jefe de Delegación Embajador Jorge Skinner-Klée Representante Permanente Misión Permanente de Guatemala ante la OEA, Washington Representante Víctor Ramírez Encargado de Negocios a.i. Embajada de Guatemala en Trinidad y Tobago GUYANA Elisabeth Harper Director General Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and International Cooperation HAITI Patrick Isidore Coordinateur National d’Haïti Ministère des Affaires Etrangères 6 Jean Robert Herard Chef du Gabinet du Ministère des Affaires Etrangères HONDURAS German Espinal Zuniga Embajador Embajada de Honduras en Venezuela JAMAICA Head of Delegation Paul Robotham Ambassador, Under Secretary for Bilateral and Regional Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Representatives Sharon F. Saunders High Commissioner High Commission of Jamaica to Trinidad and Tobago Cherett A. Campbell Counsellor High Commission of Jamaica to Trinidad and Tobago Laura McNeil Summit of the Americas Desk Officer Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade MÉXICO Jefe de Delegación Bernardo Córdova Coordinador Nacional Alterno Director General Adjunto de Asuntos Hemisféricos y de Seguridad Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores Representantes Ricardo Villanueva Embajador Embajada de México en Trinidad y Tobago Jorge Duhalt Jefe de Cancillería Embajada de México en Trinidad y Tobago 7 Flor de Lis Vásquez Muñoz Primer Secretaria, Representante Alterna Misión Permanente ante la OEA, Washington NICARAGUA Jefe de Delegación Denis Moncada Embajador, Representante Permanente Misión Permanente de Nicaragua ante la OEA, Washington Representante Luis Alvarado Ministro Consejero Misión Permanente ante la OEA, Washington PANAMÁ Gerardo Maloney Embajador Embajada de Panamá en Trinidad y Tobago PARAGUAY Jefe de Delegación Antonio Rivas Palacios Coordinador Nacional Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores Representante Haydee Aquino Caramagnola Secretaria- Dirección de Foros Regionales Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores PERÚ Antonio Javier Alejandro García Revilla Embajador Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores 8 REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA Jefe de Delegación Virgilio Alcántara Embajador, Representante Permanente Misión Permanente ante la OEA, Washington Representantes José Manuel Trullols Vice Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores Cindy Duarte Secretaria de Primera Clase Secretaria Estado de Relaciones Exteriores José Ortiz Encargado de Negocios a.i. Embajada de la República Dominicana en Trinidad y Tobago SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Peter Pursglove S.C. Ministry of Legal Affairs, Attorney Generals’ Chambers SURINAME Head of Delegation Ewald Limon Ambassador at Large, National Coordinator Ministry of Foreign Affairs Representative Shefferon Kartowikromo Second Secretary/Deputy Chief of Mission Embassy of Suriname to Trinidad and Tobago 9 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Head of Delegation Glenda Morean-Phillip, SC Ambassador, Permanent Representative Permanent Mission to the OAS, Washington Representatives Frances Seignoret Counsellor, Alternate Representative Permanent Mission to the OAS, Washington Margaret King-Rousseau Director, Multilateral Relations Division Ministry of Foreign Affairs Antoinette Lucas-Andrews International Affairs Adviser Ministry of National Security Vidiah Ramkhelawan Director, Socioeconomic Policy Planning Ministry of Planning, Housing and the Environment Delia Chatoor Foreign Service Officer Ministry of Foreign Affairs Visanty Dindial International Relations Officer Ministry of Foreign Affairs Charlene Roopnarine International Relations Officer Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rueanna Haynes International Relations Officer Ministry of Foreign Affairs Susan Singh-Seerattan Ministry of Trade and Industry Trudy Lewis Ministry of Trade and Industry 10 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Head of Delegation Hector Morales Ambassador, National Summit Coordinator Department of State Representatives Thomas Pierce Deputy National Summit Coordinator Department of State David A. Silverman Assistant Summit Coordinator Department of State Karen Lezny U.S. Trade Representative Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Alisa Wong Foreign Affairs Officer Department of State Andrew Stevenson Alternate Representative Permanent Mission to the OAS, Washington Gwendolyn Jacobs Industry Economist Department of Energy Lawrence Sperling Senior Advisor Department of Sate Timothy Ramish Assistant Legal Adviser Department of State Jonathan Weyer Treasury Department URUGUAY María del Luján Flores Embajadora, Representante Permanente Misión Permanente ante la OEA, Washington 11 VENEZUELA Jefe de Delegación Simón Zerpa Director de Seguimiento, Análisis y Asesoría Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores Representantes Carmen Velásquez de Visbal Ministra Consejera, Representante Alterna Misión Permanente ante la OEA, Washington Karen Romero Director Adjunto Oficina del Ministro del Poder Popular de Relaciones Exteriores María Eugenia de los Ríos Primera Secretaria, Representante Alterna Misión Permanente ante la OEA, Washington Michael Moreno Encargado de Negocios Embajada de Venezuela en Trinidad y Tobago Regulo Burelli Consejero Embajada de Venezuela en Trinidad y Tobago NATIONAL SECRETARIAT FOR THE FIFTH SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Head of Delegation Luis Alberto Rodriguez Ambassador, National Coordinator and Special Envoy to the Americas Representatives Beverly Khan Deputy National Coordinator Tara Lisa Persaud Coordinator- Research and Knowledge Management Justin Maharaj Summit Support Specialist 12 Daniela Jodhan Summit Support Specialist Judith Derby Conference Support Aliyyah Shakeer Summit Support Brenda Kendall
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