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Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention Against United Nations CAC/COSP/IRG/2013/INF.1 Conference of the States Parties Distr.: General to the United Nations 31 May 2013 Convention against Corruption English/French/Spanish Implementation Review Group Fourth session, Vienna, 27-31 May 2013 FINAL LIST OF PARTICIPANTS States Parties Afghanistan Ayoob M. ERFANI, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations (Vienna), Head of Delegation Mohammad Rafi AMINI, Director General of Policy and Planning Department, High Office of Oversight and Anti-Corruption Daoud HACHEMI, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Afghanistan to the United Nations (Vienna) Algeria Mohamed BENHOCINE, Ambassadeur et Représentant Permanent d'Algérie auprès des Nations Unies (Vienne), Chef de la Délégation Nabil HATTALI, Chargé de Mission, Présidence de la République Mokhtar LAKHDARI, Directeur des Affaires Pénale et des Procédures de Grâces, Ministère de la Justice Nasri ZEKKOUR, Magistrat, Direction de la Coopération Juridique et Judicaire, Ministère de la Justice Mohamed A. CHERBAL, Attaché, Mission Permanente d'Algérie auprès des Nations Unies (Vienne) Angola Efigénia Perpétua dos PRAZERES JORGE, First Secretary and Alternate Permanent Representative of Angola to the United Nations (Vienna) Paulo Nicolau CANDEIA, Second Secretary, Division for International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pinto MIGUEL, National Bank of Angola This document has not been edited and is being posted on the web for information purposes only. CAC/COSP/IRG/2013/INF.1 Antigua and Barbuda Annette MARK, Legal Counsel, Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy, Head of Delegation Argentina Carlos Alberto HERNANDEZ, Ministro y Encargada de Negocios a.i., Representante Permanente Alterno de Argentina ante las Naciones Unidas (Viena) Jorge Mariano JORDAN, Consejero y Representante Permanente Alterno de Argentina ante las Naciones Unidas (Viena) Laura GELER, Analista Principal, Dirección de Planificación de Políticas de Transparencia, Oficina de Anticorrupción Australia Clare ANDERSON, Senior Legal Officer, Transnational Crime and Corruption Branch, Attorney-General's Department, Head of Delegation Rachel WHITE, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Australia to the United Nations (Vienna) Austria Dominik HABITZL, Director, Federal Anti-Corruption Agency, International Division Igor SEKARDI, Federal Anti-Corruption Agency, International Division Martin KRÄMER, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations (Vienna) Bahrain Ali Abdullah AL-JOWDER, Major, Director, Anti-Corruption Crimes Directorate, Ministry of Interior Mohamed Khalid ALABSI, First Lieutenant, Anti-Corruption Crimes Directorate, Ministry of Interior Bangladesh Rafiqul HASAN, Deputy Secretary, Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division, Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Belgium Frank RECKER, Ambassadeur et Représentant Permanent de la Belgique auprès des Nations Unies (Vienne), Chef de la Délégation Hendrik ROGGEN, Premier Secrétaire, Mission Permanente de la Belgique auprès des Nations Unies (Vienne), Adjoint au Chef de la délégation Stefaan VERBEKE, Police Fédérale Belge, Service Central de Lutte contre la Corruption, Responsable d'Enquêtes de Corruption Nele FRAEYMAN, Attachée, SPF Justice Benin Jean-Baptiste ELIAS, Président de l'Observatoire de Lutte contre la Corruption, Chef de la Délégation 2 CAC/COSP/IRG/2013/INF.1 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Nardi SUXO ITURRY, Ministra de Transparencia Institucional y Lucha contra la Corrupción Gabriela VEIZAGA, Viceministra de Prevención, Promoción, Ética y Transparencia Ricardo J. MARTÍNEZ COVARRUBIAS, Encargado de Negocios a.i., Representante Permanente Alterno del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia ante las Naciones Unidas (Viena) Ricardo CESPEDES RAU, Director General de Recuperación de Bienes Jorge TAPIA, Director General de Investigación de Actos de Corrupción Elizabeth FERREL ALVAREZ, Consejera y Representante Permanente Alterno del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia ante las Naciones Unidas (Viena) Bosnia and Herzegovina Tomislav CURIC, Expert Adviser for Combating Corruption, Ministry of Security, Head of Delegation Darko VIDOVIC, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the United Nations (Vienna) Botswana Botlhale MAKGEKGENENE, Deputy Director Policy, Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime, Head of Delegation Nomsa MOATSWI, Assistant Director, Directorate of Public Prosecutions Brazil Roberta SOLIS RIBEIRO, Adviser for International Affairs, Office of the Comptroller General Adriano SOUZA DE FREITAS, Finance and Control Analyst, Office of the Comptroller General Arnaldo José ALVES SILVEIRA, Coordinator-General for International Legal Cooperation, Department of Assets Recovery and International Legal Cooperation, Ministry of Justice Tatiana BARBOSA, Second Secretary and Alternate Permanent Representative of Brazil to the United Nations (Vienna) Marcello Paranhos DE OLIVEIRA MILLER, Public Prosecutor Brunei Darussalam Norutama Pg HASSAN, Acting Chief Special Investigator, Integrity Division, Anti-Corruption Bureau Hasrina Suzanty JAMIL, Special Investigator, International Unit, Anti-Corruption Bureau Suhana Haji SUDIN, Senior Counsel, Criminal Justice Division, Attorney General's Chambers Shamsuddin KAMALUDDIN, Senior Legal Officer, Criminal Justice Division, Attorney General's Chambers Burkina Faso Paul Robert TIENDREBEOGO, Ambassadeur et Représentant Permanent du Burkina Faso auprès des Nations Unies (Vienne) Alexis K. YANOGO, Chef, Départment de la Lutte contre la Corruption, Autorité Supérieure de Contrôle d'Etat Pascal BAMOUNI, Directeur Général de la Politique Criminelle et du Sceau, Ministère de la Justice Adolphe KABORE, Contrôleur d'Etat, Autorité Supérieure de Contrôle d'Etat Bibata SANOU/ALI, Conseiller, Mission Permanente du Burkina Faso auprès des Nations Unies (Vienne) 3 CAC/COSP/IRG/2013/INF.1 Noufou PARÉ, Troisième Secrétaire, Mission Permanente du Burkina Faso auprès des Nations Unies (Vienne) Burundi Léonidas HAVYARIMANA, Coordonnateur National, Sécrétariat Technique chargé du suivi de la mise en oeuvre de la Stratégie Nationale de bonne Gouvernance et de Lutte contre la Corruption, Chef de la Délégation Cambodia Yonn SINAT, Assistant to the President, Anti-Corruption Unit Ou SITHA, Deputy Director, Education and Prevention Department Canada Shawn CAZA, Counsellor and Alternate Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations (Vienna), Head of Delegation Marcus DAVIES, Legal Officer, Criminal, Security and Diplomatic Law Division, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, Alternate Head of Delegation Doug BREITHAUPT, Director and General Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Justice Canada Peter CAHILL, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations (Vienna) Ernst LUEGER, Programme Coordinator, Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations (Vienna) Eric THOMSON, Adviser, Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations (Vienna) Chile Alfredo A. LABBE VILLA, Embajador y Representante Permanente de Chile ante las Naciones Unidas (Viena), Jefe de la Delegación Teresita ALVAREZ MUÑOZ, Tercer Secretario, Misión Permanente de Chile ante las Naciones Unidas (Viena) China CHEN Peijie , Deputy Director General, Department of Treaty and Law, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Head of Delegation WU Haiwen , Division Director, Department of Treaty and Law, Ministry of Foreign Affairs JIA Luan , Division Director, National Bureau of Corruption Prevention CAO Huan , Assistant Procurator, Bureau of International Cooperation, Supreme People's Procuratorate MEI Fen , Attaché, Department of Treaty and Law, Ministry of Foreign Affairs QIAN Yangjing , Officer, National Bureau of Corruption Prevention KUAN KunHong , Deputy Commissioner against Corruption, Director, Anti-Corruption Bureau, Macau Special Administrative Region RONG Qi , Senior Officer, Office of the Chief Executive, Macau Special Administrative Region LI Hao , Attaché, Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations (Vienna) Colombia Fredy PADILLA DE LEON, Embajador y Representante Permanente de Colombia ante las Naciones Unidas (Viena) Gedeón JARAMILLO REY, Ministro, Misión Permanente de Colombia ante las Naciones Unidas (Viena) 4 CAC/COSP/IRG/2013/INF.1 Comoros Ahmed ANLIANE, Garde des Sceaux, Ministre de la Justice, de la Fonction Publique, des Réformes Administratives, des Droits de l'Homme et des Affaires Islamiques Amroine MOUZAOUI, Commissaire Général Adjoint, Commission Nationale de Prévention et de Lutte contre la Corruption Aziri Mohamed MOISSULI, Responsable du Département de Prévention et de Sensibilisation Cook Islands Martha HENRY, Crown Counsel, Crown Law Office, Head of Delegation Costa Rica Ana Teresa DENGO BENAVIDES, Embajadora y Representante Permanente de Costa Rica ante las Naciones Unidas (Viena), Jefe de la Delegación William José CALVO CALVO, Ministro Consejero y Representante Permanente Alterno de Costa Rica ante las Naciones Unidas (Viena) Miguel CORTÉS CHAVES, Produrador de la Etica Pública, de la Procuraduría General de la República Côte d'Ivoire Largaton Gilbert OUATTARA, Ambassadeur et Représentant Permanent de la Côte d'Ivoire auprès des Nations Unies (Vienne), Chef de la Délégation Marc Aubin BANNY, Premier Conseiller, Mission Permanente de la Côte d'Ivoire auprès des Nations Unies (Vienne) Alexis Kouadio N'Doly ABOYA, Conseiller, Mission Permanente de la Côte d'Ivoire auprès des Nations Unies (Vienne) Cuba Juan Carlos MARSAN AGUILERA, Embajador y Representante
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