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General Assembly Distr.: Limited 21 June 2019 United Nations A/AC.105/2019/INF/1 General Assembly Distr.: Limited 21 June 2019 Original: English/French/Spanish Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space Sixty-Second Session Vienna, 12–21 June 2019 LIST OF PARTICIPANTS Chair: Mr. André João RYPL Members ALBANIA Head of Delegation H.E. Mr. Igli HASANI, Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission to the United Nations, Vienna Representative Ms. Eni LAMCE, Technical Advisor ALGERIA Chef de la Délégation S.E. Mme. Faouzia MEBARKI, Ambassadrice, Représentante permanente, Mission permanente auprès des Nations Unies, Vienna Représentants M. Karim HOUARI, Directeur d’études en charge à l’Agence Spatiale Algérienne M. Fariz OUTAMAZIRT, Sous-directeur au Service Géographique et Télédétection au Ministère de la défense nationale M. Myriam NAOUN, Attaché des Affaires Etrangères près de l’Ambassade d’Algérie ARGENTINA Jefe de la Delegación S.E. Sr. Rafael Mariano GROSSI, Representante Permanente, Misión Permanente ante las Naciones Unidas, Viena Representante Sr. Lucas MOBRICI, Second Secretary, Misión Permanente ante las Naciones Unidas, Viena Sra. Sandra TORRUSIO, Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales (CONAE) V.19-05117 (E) *1905117* A/AC.105/2019/INF/1 ARMENIA Head of Delegation H.E. Mr. Armen PAPIKYAN, Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission to the United Nations Representatives Ms. Karine KHOUDAVERDIAN, Alternate, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission to the United Nations, Vienna Mr. Avet POGHOSYAN, Adviser to the Secretary of the Security Council of the of the Staff of the Prime Minister Mr. Vahagn PILIPOSYAN, Counsellor, Permanent Mission to the United Nations, Vienna Ms. Mari AVALYAN, Intern, Permanent Mission to the United Nations, Vienna AUSTRALIA Head of Delegation: H.E. Mr. Brendon HAMMER, Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission to the United Nations, Vienna Representatives Mr. Gerard OAKES, Acting Director, National Security Strategy Section, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Mr. Michael COOK, Regulation and International Obligations Sections, Australian Department Foreign Affairs and Trade Mr. Stephen HILLS, Acting Deputy Head of Mission, Permanent Mision to the United Nations, Vienna Ms. Anne CRAIG, Adviser, Permanent Mision to the United Nations, Vienna Mr. Richard HOLZER-REMONDI, Policy Officer, Permanent Mision to the United Nations, Vienna Mr. Amit DOGRA, Intern, Permanent Mision to the United Nations, Vienna Ms. Mikeala BARKER, Intern, Permanent Mision to the United Nations, Vienna AUSTRIA Head of Delegation H.E. Ms. Karin PROIDL, Ambassador, Director, Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs Alternate Heads of Delegation Mr. Peter JANKOWITSCH, Ambassador, Chairman of the Board, Austrian Space Agency Mr. Johann SPITZER, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission to the United Nations, Vienna Ms. Maria Helene FUCHS, First Secretary, Permanent Mission to the United Nations, Vienna Representatives Ms. Elisabeth MARSCHANG, Minister, Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs Mr. Thomas LOIDL, Minister, Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affaires Ms. Maximilian GORKE, Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affaires Ms. Viktoria STARK, Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs Ms. Katharina SASSHOFER, Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology Ms. Andrea KLEINSASSER, Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology Ms. Lydia FEIGE, Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology Ms. Victoria SCHEBEK, Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology 2/32 V.19-05117 A/AC.105/2019/INF/1 Mr. Gerhard HAFNER, University of Vienna Ms. Irmgard MARBOE, University of Vienna Ms. Cordula STEINKOGLER, University of Vienna Mr. Koloman ROIGER-SIMEK, University of Vienna Mr. Otto KOUDELKA, Technical University of Graz Mr. Hannes MAYER, University of Graz Mr. Manuela TEMMER, University of Graz Mr. Peter ZEIL, Spatial Services, University of Salzburg Mr. Stefan LANG, University of Salzburg Ms. Barbara RIEDLER, University of Salzburg Mr. Andreas GEISLER, FFG - Aeronautics and Space Agency / Austrian Research Promotion Agency Ms. Elisabeth KLAFFENBOECK, FFG – Aeronautics and Space Agency / Austrian Research Promotion Agency Ms. Elisabeth FISCHER, FFG – Aeronautics and Space Agency / Austrian Research Promotion Agency Ms. Michaela GITSCH, FFG - Aeronautics and Space Agency / Austrian Research Promotion Agency Mr. Stephan MAYER, FFG - Aeronautics and Space Agency / Austrian Research Promotion Agency Mr. Christian BRUGGEMANN, FFG - Aeronautics and Space Agency / Austrian Research Promotion Agency Advisers: Ms. Sandra HAUPLIK-MEUSBURGER, University of Vienna Ms. Mariam GSCHWANDTNER, Austrian Space Forum Mr. Rudolf ALBRECHT, Austrian Space Forum AZERBAIJAN Head of Delegation Mr. Abbas MAMMADOV, Special Counsellor to the Chair of Azekosmos Open Joint-Stock Company Representatives Mr. Rovshan SAFAROV, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission to the United Nations, Vienna BELARUS Head of Delegation Mr. Sergei KILIN, Vice-Chairman, Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus Representatives Mr. Ivan BUCHA, Head, Department of Space Activities, Administration of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus Mr. Aleksei RAIMAN, Senior Counsellor, Permanent Mission to the United Nations, Vienna Mr. Igor MISHKORUDNY, Counsellor, Permanent Mission to the United Nations, Vienna BELGIUM Chefs de la délégation H.E. M. Ghislain D’HOOP, Ambassadeur, Représentant, Permanente de la Belgique à Vienne V.19-05117 3/32 A/AC.105/2019/INF/1 Adjoint au Chef de la Délégation M. Adrien VERNIMMEN, Attaché, Représentation Permanente de la Belgique à Vienne Représentants M. Jean-Francois MAYENCE, Responsable de la Cellule juridique Relations internationales, Service juridique, Politique scientifique fédérale M. Philip DE MAN, Senior Researcher, Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies, University of Leuven M. Frederic YSEWIJN, Assistant, Représentation Permanente de la Belgique à Vienne M. Serge MATE, Assistant, Représentation Permanente de la Belgique à Vienne BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF) Representante Sra. Elizabeth Ana FERREL ALVAREZ, Representante Permanente Alterna de Bolivia (Estado Plurinacional de) ante las Naciones Unidas BRAZIL Head of Delegation H.E. Mr. J. Antonio MARCONDES, Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission to the United Nations, Vienna Alternate Head of Delegation Mr. Carlos DA FONSECA, Minister Counsellor, Alternate Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission to the United Nations, Vienna Representatives Mr. Marcos CESAR PONTES, Minister of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communications Mr. Carlos AUGUSTO TEIXEIRA DE MOURA, Air Force Colonel, President of the Brazilian Space Agency Mr. Antonio Capistrano de FREITAS FILHO, Rear Admiral, Secretary of Systems Coordination, Secretariat of System Coordination of the Office of Institutional Security, Presidency of the Republic Mr. Marcelo Macros MORALES, Secretary of Policies for Training and Strategic Actions, Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communications Mr. Vitor Elisio GOES DE OLIVEIRA MENEZES, Secretary for Telecommunications, Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communications Mr. Mauricio RIBEIRO GONCALVES, Director of Strategic and Production Technologies, Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communications Mr. Bernardo Sylvio MILANO NETTO, Air Force Colonel, Director of International Affairs and Cooperation, Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communications Mr. Marcus Antonio CARVALHO LIMA, Air Force Colonel, Director of the Department of Space Affairs Monitoring, Office of Institutional Security (GSI), Presidency of the Republic Ms. Christiane GONCALVES CORREA, Head of the Special Advisory for Institutional Affairs, Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communications Mr. Francisco VALNOR RODRIGUES DA SILVA, Institutional Coordinator, Department of Aerospace Affairs Monitoring Ms. Adriana CURSINO THOMÉ, Head of the International Relations Section of the National Institute for Space Research Studies. 4/32 V.19-05117 A/AC.105/2019/INF/1 Ms. Renata CORREA RIBEIRO, Deputy Head of the International Cooperation Office of the Brazilian Space Agency Mr. Ulisses BARRES DE ALMEIDA, Assistant Researcher of the Brazilian Center for Physical Research of the Ministry Science, Technology, Innovation and Communications Ms. Natasha PINHEIRO AGOSTINI PENHA, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission to the United Nations, Vienna Mr. André João RYPL, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission to the United Nations, Vienna Mr. Antonio CAPISTRANO DE FREITAS FILHO, Rear Admiral, Secretary of Systems Coordination of the Office of Institutional Security, Presidency of the Republic Mr. Paulo Roberto BATISTA, PhD in Space Sciences, Air Force University (UNIFA), Member of the Brazilian Association of Air and Space Law (SBDA) Ms. Tatiana RIBEIRO VIANA, Professor, Sapienza University of Rome Ms. Vania GOMES DA SILVA, General Coordinator for Bilateral Cooperation, Department of International Affairs and Cooperation, Ministry of Science and Technology, Innovation and Communications. Ms. Caroline HEIDRICH SEIBERT, Technical Adviser, Department of International Affairs and Cooperation, Ministry of Science and Technology, Innovation and Communication BULGARIA Head of Delegation Mr. Dimitar PHILIPOV, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission to the United Nations, Vienna Alternate Head
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