United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ICSP7/UNFSA/REP/INF.1 11 - 12 March 2008

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Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks, New York, 11-12 March 2008

Seventh round of Informal Consultations of States Parties to the United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement

New York, 11-12 March 2008

List of Participants

PARTICIPATING STATES

PARTIES TO THE AGREEMENT

AUSTRALIA Representative Mr. Dean Bialek, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission

AUSTRIA Representatives Mr. Konrad Bühler, Counsellor, Permanent Mission Ms. Emilia Breuss, Adviser, Permanent Mission

BELGIUM Representative Ms. Dominique Mineur, First Secretary, Permanent Mission

BRAZIL Representatives Mrs. Maria Teresa Mesquita Pessôa, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission Mr. Christiano Sávio Figueiroa, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission Commander (Navy) Odilon Leite de Andrade Neto, Permanent Mission Mr. Marcio P. Rippel, Commander, Permanent Mission

BULGARIA Representative Mr. Branimir Zaimov, Minister Plenipotentiary, Permanent Mission

CANADA Representatives Ms. Lorraine (Lori) Ridgeway, Director General, Fisheries and Oceans, Canada Mr. Keith Lewis, Legal Officer, Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Canada Ms. Anne Frenette, Manager, International Instruments Policy, Fisheries and Oceans, Canada Ms. Kelly Moore, International Policy Analyst, Fisheries and Oceans, Canada Ms. Nathalie Lavoie, International Fisheries Officer, International Affairs, Fisheries and Oceans, Canada

COSTA RICA Representative Mrs. Alejandra Solano Cabalceta, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission

CYPRUS Representatives H.E. Mr. Andreas D. Mavroyiannis, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ms. Polly Ioannou, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission

EUROPEAN COMMUNITY Representatives Mrs. Fuensanta Candela-Castillo, Head of Unit (acting), International Policy and Law of the Sea, Directorate General for Fisheries and Martitime Affairs, European Commission, Brussels Mr. Gael de Rotalier, Administrator, International Policy and Law of the Sea, Directorate-General for Environment, European Commission, Brussels Mr. Esa Paasivirta, First Counselor, Delegation of the European Commission to the United Nations Mr. Roland Tricot, Counsellor, Delegation of the European Commission to the United Nations

FIJI Representative Mr. Sainivalati S. Navoti, First Secretary, Permanent Mission

FINLAND Representative Ms. Anna Sotaniemi, First Secretary (Legal Adviser), Permanent Mission

FRANCE Representatives Mr. Frederic Lepez, Legal Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mrs. Delphine Leguerrier, Direction of Maritime Fisheries and Aquaculture, International Affairs Desk, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries

GERMANY Representatives Mr. Thomas Fitschen, First Counsellor, Permanent Mission Mr. Jens-Michael Bopp, Adviser, Permanent Mission

GREECE Representatives Mr. Dimitri Alexandrakis, Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mr. Aristides Androulakis, Counsellor, Permanent Mission Ms. Anastasia Poulakida, Attaché, Permanent Mission

GUINEA Representative Mr. Cyrille Conde, Legal Counsellor, Permanent Mission

ICELAND Representatives Mr. Tomas H. Heidar, Legal Adviser, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Matthias G. Palsson, Counsellor, Permanent Mission

INDIA Representative Mrs. Neeru Chadha, Counsellor, Permanent Mission

IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) Representative Mr. Esmaeil Baghaei Hamaneh, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission

JAPAN Representatives Mr. Joji Morishita, Director for International Negotiations, Resources Management Department, Fisheries Agency Mr. Takahiro Ara, Technical Officer, International Affairs Division, Fisheries Agency Mr. Mikio Mori, Minister-Counsellor, Permanent Mission Dr. Norihiko Yoda, Minister-Counsellor, Permanent Mission Mr. Motoyuki Ishize, Counsellor, Permanent Mission Mr. Kenju Murakami, First Secretary, Permanent Mission Mr. Hirotaka Nakamura, First Secretary, Permanent Mission

KENYA Representatives H.E. Mr. Zachary D. Muburi-Muita, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ms. Stella K. Orina, First Secretary (Legal Affairs), Permanent Mission Mr. Kenneth Gathuma, State Counsel, Attorney General’s Chambers

LITHUANIA Representative Mr. Ridas Petkus, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission

MALDIVES Representative Mr. Hassan Muaaz Shareef, Director, Ministry of Fisheries, Agriculture and Marine Resources

MARSHALL ISLANDS Representatives Ms. Rina Tareo, Chargé d’affaires a.i , Permanent Mission Mr. Caleb Christopher, Adviser, Permanent Mission

MICRONESIA (FEDERATED STATES OF) Representatives Mr. Jeem S. Lippwe, Chargé d’Affaires, a.i., Permanent Mission Mr. Martin Zvachula, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission

NAURU Representative H.E. Ms. Marlene Moses, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations

NETHERLANDS Representatives Ms. Brechje Schwachöfer, Legal Adviser, Permanent Mission Ms. Anna Marhold, Assistant Attaché, Permanent Mission

NEW ZEALAND Representatives Ms. Kirsty Graham, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mr. Scott Sheeran, Legal Adviser, Permanent Mission

NORWAY Representatives Ms. Anniken R. Krutnes, Assistant Director General, Section for Treaty Law, Environmental Law and Law of the Sea, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Jan Pieter Groenhof, Senior Adviser, Department of Resources and Ocean Environment, Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Mr. Einar Tallaksen, Senior Adviser, Department for the High North, Resources and Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Terje Løbach, Special Adviser, Directorate of Fisheries Mr. Peter Meier, Counsellor, Norwegian Embassy, Washington D.C. Mr. Äsmund Eriksen, Counsellor, Permanent Mission

POLAND Representative Mr. Grzegorz Zyman, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission

PORTUGAL Representative Mr. Joăo Miguel Madureira, Counsellor (Legal Affairs), Permanent Mission

REPUBLIC OF KOREA Representatives H.E. Mr. Hee-kwon Park, Ambassador, Permanent Mission Mr. Yong-soo Jung, Counsellor, Permanent Mission Ms. Ki-won Jung, Second Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

RUSSIAN FEDERATION Representative Mr. Vladimir Shevlyakov, Federal Agency for Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture

SAMOA Representatives H.E. Mr. Ali’ioaiga Feturi Elisaia, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ms. Rona Meleisea, Counsellor, Permanent Mission Ms. Noelani Manoa, First Secretary, Permanent Mission Mr. William Nickel, Foreign Service Officer, Political Issues, International Relations Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

6 SENEGAL Représentants Mme. Marième Diagne Talla, Juriste Des Droits De La Mer, Direction des Pêches Maritimes Colonel Ndome Faye, Conseiller Militaire, Mission Permanente M. Saliou Niang Dieng, Conseiller, Mission Permanente

SEYCHELLES Representative H.E. Mr. Ronny Jumeau, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations

SLOVENIA Representatives Mr. Aleksander Čičerov, Minister Plenipotentiary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Marko Rakovec, Second Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Tevž Kostelic, Adviser, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Anže Arko, Adviser, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

SOUTH AFRICA Representative Mr. Sabelo Maqungo, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission Mr. Ashon Taylor, Adviser, Permanent Mission

SPAIN Representantes S.E. Sr. Iñigo de Palacio España, Embajador Representante Adjunto, Misión Permanente Sr. Samuel Juárez, Consejero, Embajada de España en Washington Sr. Alberto Virella, Consejero, Misión Permanente

TONGA Representative H.E. Mrs. Fekitamoeloa ‘Utoikamanu, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mr. Mahe Tupouniua, Counsellor, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ms. ‘Ilaisipa ‘Alipate, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission Ms. Leah Lee, Adviser Permanent Mission

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Representative Mr. Eden Charles, Counsellor, Permanent Mission

7 UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND Representatives H.E. Sir John Sawers, KCMG, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ms. Cathy Adams, Legal Counsellor, Permanent Mission Mr. Chanaka Wickremasinghe, First Secretary (Legal), Permanent Mission

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Representatives Mr. David Balton, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Fisheries Oceans, Environment and Science Bureau, US Department of State Ms. Holly Koehler, Office of Marine Conservation, US Department of State Mrs. Pamela Toschik, NOAA Fisheries Ms. Elizabeth English, Foreign Affairs Specialist, NOAA Fisheries

OTHER PARTICIPATING STATES

ALGERIA Representative Mr. ElHadj Lamine, First Secretary, Permanent Mission

ALBANIA Representative Mr. Andris Stastoli, Second Secretary (Legal Adviser), Permanent Mission

ARGENTINA Representative Mr. Diego Malpede, Counsellor, Permanent Mission

BENIN Representative Mr. Jean-Francis R. Zinsou, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission

BOLIVIA Representative Mr. Ruddy Flores Monterrey, First Secretary, Permanent Mission

8 CAPE VERDE Representatives H.E. Mr. Antonio Pedro Monteiro Lima, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mr. Manuel Ney Cardoso, Counsellor, Permanent Mission

CHILE Representative Mr. Hernan Quezada, Counselor (Legal Affairs), Permanent Mission

CHINA Representatives Ms. Peijie Chan, Counsellor and Legal Adviser, Permanent Mission Mr. Bin Hu, Third Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Chen Wang, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission

COLOMBIA Representantes S.E. Sra. Claudia Blum, Embajadora Extraordinaria y Plenipotenciaria, Representante Permanente ante las Naciones Unidas Sr. Álvaro Sandoval Bernal, Ministro Plenipotenciario, Misión Permanente

CONGO Representatives Mr. Justin Biabaroh-Iboro, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission Mr. Milo Mbou-Mylondo, First Counsellor, Permanent Mission

CROATIA Representative Mr. Ivan Mutavdžić, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission

CUBA Representative Mrs. Anet Pino Rivero, First Secretary, Permanent Mission

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Representatives Mr. Kakule Kyatsinge Gilbert, Law Adviser, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Bula-Bula Sayeman, Professor, Expert, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Ilunga Kalenga Billy, Expert, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

DJIBOUTI Representative Mr. Moussa Djama Ali, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Representative H.E. Mr. Michelen Carlos A., Ambassador, Permanent Mission

EGYPT Representatives H.E. Mr. Maged A. Abdelaziz, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mr. Mohamed Edrees, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dr. Hussein Mansour, Minister Plenipotentiary, Embassy of Egypt in Washington, D.C. Ms. Namira Negm, First Secretary, Permanent Mission

EL SALVADOR Representative Ms. Claudia Valanzuela, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission

GABON Representative H.E. Mr. Pierre Maganga, Ambassador-Director General of the Law of the Sea, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation, Francophone and Regional Integration

GHANA Representative Mr. Ebenezer Appreku, Minister-Counsellor (Legal Adviser), Permanent Mission

GUATEMALA Representantes S.E. Sr. Jorge Skinner-Klée, Embajador Extraordinario y Plenipotenciario, Representante Permanente ante las Naciones Unidas (Jefe de la delegación) Srta. Ana Cristina Rodríguez Pineda, Primer Secretario, Misión Permanente Srta. Jose Alberto Briz Gutierrez, Representante Permanente Altrno

10 HONDURAS Representantes S.E. Sr. Jorge Arturo Reina, Embajador Extraordinario y Plenipotenciario, Representante Permanente ante las Naciones Unidas Licenciado José Israel Ponce García, Ministerio Relaciones Exteriores H.E. Mr. Marco Antonio Suazo, Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations

INDONESIA Representatives Mr. Adam Tugio, Counsellor, Permanent Mission

IRAQ Representatives H.E. Dr. Hamid Al-Bayati, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ms. Manat Al-Shawi, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission

KUWAIT Representative Mr. Mohammad Al Ateeqi, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission

MADAGASCAR Représentants S.E. M. Zina Andrianarivelo-Razafy, Ambassadeur extraordinaire et plénipotentiaire, Représentant permanent auprès des Nations Unies Mme. Lydia Randrianarivony, Conseillère, Mission Permanente

MEXICO Representantes Sr. Mario Aguilar, Comisión Nacional de Acuacultura y Pesca Sr. Alejandro Alday González, Segundo Secretario, Misión Permanente

MOROCCO Représentants M. Karim Medrek, Premier Conseiller, Mission Permanente Mlle. Latifa El Haddad, Ministère de l’agriculture et des pêches martimes/Département des Pêches Maritimes

11 MYANMAR Representatives H.E. Mr. Kyaw Tint Swe, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mr. San Lwin, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mr. Kyaw Moe Tun, Counsellor, Permanent Mission Ms. Aye Aye Soe, First Secretary, Permanent Mission

NIGERIA Representatives H.E. Mr. Felix Aniokoye, Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission Ms. Ifeyinwa Angela Nworgu, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission Mr. Saidu Mohammed Dodo, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission

PAKISTAN Representative Mr. Muhammad Rafiuddin Shah, First Secretary, Permanent Mission

PERU Representante Sra. Yella Zanelli, Primera Secretaria, Misión Permanente

PHILIPPINES Representatives Ms. Emma R. Sarne, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission Mr. Gamaliel N. Fernando, Attaché, Permanent Mission

SIERRA LEONE Representatives H.E. Mr. Allieu I. Kanu, Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission H.E. Mr. Sylvester E. Rowe, Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission Mr. Ryan Sylvester, Permanent Mission

SLOVAKIA Representative Mr. Igor Bartho, Legal Adviser, Permanent Mission

12 THAILAND Representative Mr. Phuchphop Mongkolnavin, First Secretary, Permanent Mission

TURKEY Representatives Mr. Çağatay Erciyes, First Counsellor, Permanent Mission Mrs. Çağla Tansu Seçkin, Counsellor (Legal Affairs), Permanent Mission Mrs. Acet Coskun, Adviser, Permanent Mission

UGANDA Representatives H.E. Mr. Francis K. Butagira, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mr. Duncan Laki Muhumuza, First Secretary (Legal Adviser) Permanent Mission

VENEZUELA (BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF) Representatives Mr. Raul Curiel, Lawyer MRE IV, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Juan Gonzalez, Third Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS HAVING RECEIVED A STANDING INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE AS OBSERVERS IN THE SESSIONS AND THE WORK OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

ASIAN AFRICAN LEGAL CONSULTATIVE ORGANIZATION

Representatives Ms. Diane Jumet, Special Adviser Ms. Kristen Cevoli, Legal Adviser Ms. Patricia Jorge, Adviser

INTERNATIONAL SEABED AUTHORITY Representative Mr. Satya N. Nandan, Secretary-General, International Seabed Authority

IUCN – THE WORLD CONSERVATION UNION Representative Dr. Harlan Cohen, Adviser, Ocean Governance, Global Marine Programme

14 OTHER INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

SUBREGIONAL AND REGIONAL FISHERIES MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS AND ARRANGEMENTS

INTER-AMERICAN TROPICAL TUNA COMMISSION (IATTC) Representative Mr. Brian Hallman, Senior Policy Adviser

INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION FOR THE CONSERVATION OF ATLANTIC TUNAS (ICCAT) Representative Mr. Driss Meski, Executive Secretary

NORTH EAST ATLANTIC FISHERIES COMMISSION (NEAFC) Representative Mr. Kjartan Hoydal, Secretary

NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES ORGANIZATION (NAFO) Representative Dr. Johanne Fischer, Executive Secretary

SPECIALIZED AGENCIES AND RELATED ORGANIZATIONS

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) Representative Mr. David Doulman, Senior Fishery Liaison Officer, International Institutions and Liaison Service, Fishery Policy and Planning Division, Fisheries Department

WORLD BANK Representatives Mr. Charles Di Leva, Chief Counsel, Sustainable Development and International Law Mr. Patrice Talla Takoukam, Counsel, Sustainable Development and International Law

16 UNITED NATIONS BODIES AND OFFICES

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS (DESA)

Representative Ms. Anne H. Rogers, Senior Economist Affairs Officer, Water, Natural Resources and Small Islands Branch, Division for Sustainable Development

17 NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

INTERNATIONAL OCEAN INSTITUTE

Representative Dr. Noel Brown, Governing Board Member of the IOI

WORLD WIDE FUND International (WWF) Representative Ms. Dorothy C. Zbicz, International Marine Policy Consultant

18 UNITED NATIONS SECRETARIAT

Mr. Václav Mikulka, Director, Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, Office of Legal Affairs Mr. André Tahindro, Senior Law of the Sea/Ocean Affairs Officer (Secretary to the Informal Consultations of States Parties to the United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement) Mr. Michael Shewchuk, Law of the Sea/Ocean Affairs Officer (Deputy Secretary to the Informal Consultations of States Parties to the United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement) Ms. Valentina Germani, Law of the Sea/Ocean Affairs Officer Ms. Elizabeth Gall, Law of the Sea/Ocean Affairs Officer Mr. Michele Ameri, Associate Law of the Sea/Ocean Affairs Officer Ms. Josie O. Velasco, Documents and Meetings Ms. Charity Gumani, Legal Assistant Ms. Esperanza Cortez, Legal Assistant Ms. Simone Dempsey, Administrative Assistant

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