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Fifth Session Geneva, 16-27 June 2003 Item 5 of the agenda

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

A. STATES PARTIES

ALBANIA

H.E. Mr. Vladimir Thanati Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Geneva Head of Delegation

Mrs. Pleanvera Goxhi First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Albania, Geneva

ARGENTINA

S.E. Sr. Alfredo Vicente Chiaradia Embajador, Representante Permanente, Ginebra Jefe de Delegación

Sr. Marcelo Valle Fonrouge Consejero, Misión Permanente, Ginebra

Dra. Susana Mabel Gonzalez Auditoría General de las Fuerzas Armadas, Buenos Aires

AUSTRALIA

H.E. Michael Smith Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva Head of Delegation

Dr. Geoffrey Shaw Deputy Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva Deputy Head of Delegation

Mr. Peter Truswell Third Secretary, Delegation to the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva

Lt. Col. Roy Abbott Australian Defence Force, Canberra

Lt. Col. Nicholas Rowntree Australian Defence Force, Canberra

Lt. Col. Stephen Alexander Australian Defence Force, Canberra

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AUSTRIA

H.E. Mr. Wolfgang Petritsch Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Austria, Geneva Head of Delegation

Mr. Alexander Kmentt Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Austria, Geneva Deputy Head of Delegation

Mr. Peter Grabner Brigadier General, Military Adviser, Permanent Mission of Austria, Geneva

Mr. Richard Monsberger Lieutenant Colonel, Head of Arms Control Section, Federal Ministry of Defence, Vienna

BANGLADESH

H.E. Dr. Toufiq Ali Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh, Geneva Head of Delegation

Mr. Kazi Imtiaz Hossain Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Bangladesh, Geneva Alternate Representative

Mr. Md. Daniul Islam Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of Bangladesh, Geneva

BELARUS

Mr. Sergei Aleinik Permanent Representative of the Republic of Belarus, Geneva Head of Delegation

Mr. Vladimir Malevich Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Belarus, Geneva

Mr. Vladimir Ponkratenko Counsellor, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Belarus, Geneva

BELGIUM

S.E. M. Jean Lint Ambassadeur, Représentant permanent de la Belgique auprès de la Conférence du Désarmement, Genève Chef de la Délégation

M. Damien Angelet Représentant permanent adjoint de la Belgique auprès de la Conférence du Désarmement, Genève

Lt. Col. Baudouin Briot Ministère de la Défense nationale, Bruxelles

Cdt. Luc Daes Ministère de la Défense nationale, Bruxelles

Major Dominique Jones Ministère de la Défense nationale, Bruxelles

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BOLIVIA

Mr. Gino Poggi Borda Consejero, Misión Permanente de la República de Bolivia, Ginebra

BRAZIL

Mr. Frederico S. Duque Estrada Meyer Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva

Gen. Joélcio de Campos Silveira Military Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva

Col. Manoel Luiz Narvaz Pafiadache Military Counsellor Assistant, Permanent Mission, Geneva

Mr. Fernando Apparicio da Silva First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva

BULGARIA

H.E. Mr. Dimiter Tzantchev Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Bulgaria, Geneva

Mr. Peter Kolarov Minister Plenipotentiary, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Bulgaria, Geneva

Lt. Col. Valentin Ferdinandov Deputy Head of Engineer Department, Ministry of Defense, General Staff

Mr. Traiko Spassov State Expert, NATO and International Security Directorate, Ministry for Foreign Affairs

CANADA

H.E. Mr. Ross Hynes Ambassador for Mine Action, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Ottawa

Lt. Col. Jean Lapointe Military Policy Advisor, Directorate of Arms Proliferation Control Policy, Department of National Defence, Ottawa

Major Martin Francis Kenny Military Legal Advisor, Deputy Judge Advocate, Department of National Defence, Gagetown

Mr. Thomas Stewart J3 Engineer Operations, Mine/Countermine Information Centre, Department of National Defence, Ottawa

Ms. Shannon Smith Section Head, Mine Action Team, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Ottawa

Mr. Thomas Nash Programme Coordinator, Mine Action Team, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Ottawa

Ms. Caterina Ventura Legal Adviser, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Ottawa

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Ms. Ann Pollack Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Canada, Geneva

Ms. Emmanuelle Lamoureux Political and Economic Officer, Permanent Mission of Canada, Geneva

CHINA

H.E. Mr. Xiaodi Hu Ambassador of China for Disarmament Affairs, Geneva Head of Delegation

Mr. Xishi Lin Expert, Ministry of Defense

Mr. Yongsheng Liu Counsellor, Permanent Mission of China, Geneva

Mr. Zhigang Fu First Secretary, Permanent Mission of China, Geneva

Ms. Xiaolin Wang Deputy Division Director, Department of Arms Control and Disarmament, Ministry, of Foreign Affairs

Mr. Senlin Zhang Expert, Ministry of Defense

Mr. Beizhong Liu Expert, Ministry of Defense

Mr. Xiaojun Shen Expert, Ministry of Defense

Ms. Danzhu Lou Third Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva

Ms. Yi Yang Attachée, Permanent Mission of China, Geneva

Ms. Danhui Song Staff Member, Department of Arms Control and Disarmament, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

COLOMBIA

Sr. Rafael Quintero-Cubides Adviser

CROATIA

H.E. Mr. Gordan Markotic Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Croatia, Geneva

Mr. Toma Galli Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of Croatia, Geneva

Mr. Slavko Haluzan Ministry of Defence, Chief of Section, Zagreb

CUBA

H.E. Mr. Jorge Ivan Mora Godoy Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Cuba Head of Delegation

Mr. Oscar Leon Gonzalez Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Cuba

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CYPRUS

Ms. Frances-Galatia Lanitou Williams Chargée d'affaires, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Cyprus, Geneva

Ms. Helena Mina Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Cyprus, Geneva

CZECH REPUBLIC

H.E. Mr. Alexander Slaby Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic, Geneva

Mr. Ivan Pinter Counsellor, Permanent Mission of the Czech Republic, Geneva

Mr. Richard Macha Department of Security Policy, Strategic Planning Division, Ministry of Defence, Prague

DENMARK

Mr. Henrik Rée Iversen Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Denmark, Geneva

Mr. Soren Hvid Hansen Military Consultant, Danish Defence Command

Mr. Tobias Elling Rehfeld Head of Section, Minsitry of Foreign Affairs

Mr. Lars Harder Head of Section, Ministry of Defence

Ms. Birgitte Juul Head of Division, Ministry of Defence

Ms. Lene Wang Kristensen Attachée, Permanent Mission of Denmark, Geneva

FINLAND

H.E. Dr. Markku Reimaa Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Finland to the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva

Mr. Harri Maki-Reinikka Minister Counsellor, Permanent Representation of Finland to the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva

Ms. Taina Susiluoto Defence Policy Adviser, International Defence Policy Unit, Ministry of Defence, Helsinki

Mr. Jukka Sonninen Lieutenant Colonel G.S., Senior Staff Officer, Group Forces Planning and Development, Finnish Defence Staff, Helsinki

Mr. Kai Kaltiainen Major, National Defence College, Department of Tactics

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FRANCE

H.E. M. Hubert de la Fortelle Ambassadeur, Représentant permanent de la France auprès de la Conférence du Désarmement, Genève

M. Jean-Michel Despax Représentant permanent adjoint de la France auprès de la Conférence du Désarmement

Col. Francis Brossard Conseiller militaire, Représentation permanente de la France auprès de la Conférence du Désarmement

M. Yann Hwang Premier Secrétaire, Représentation permanente de la France auprès de la Conférence du Désarmement

Capt. Arnaud d'Aboville Capitaine de Frégate, Ministère de la Défense

Cdt. Pascal Rouzaud Ministère de la Défense

Lt. Col. Thierry Fournier Ministère de la Défense

M. Thierry Garnier Ministère de la Défense

GEORGIA

H.E. Mr. Alexander Kavsadze Minister Plenipotentiary, Permanent Mission of Georgia, Geneva

GERMANY

H.E Mr. Volker Heinsberg Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva Head of Delegation

Mr. Joachim Holzenberger Counsellor, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva

Mr. Dirk Roland Haupt Desk Officer (Conventional Arms Control), Federal Foreign Office, Berlin

Dr. Rainer Grote Legal Adviser (International Law), Federal Foreign Office, Berlin

Col. (GS) Gerhard Schepe Military Adviser, Permanent Representation of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva

Navy Comdr. s.g. Thomas Frisch Desk Officer (Arms Control and OSCE/FSC), Federal Ministry of Defence, Berlin

Mr.Ulrich-Peter Staudt Military Adviser, German Engineer School

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GREECE

H.E Mr. Tassos Kriekoukis Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Greece, Geneva Head of Delegation

Mr. Ioannis Andreades Counsellor, Head of Disarmament Section, Directorate of the United Nations and International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Athens

Mrs. Vassiliki Gounari First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Greece, Geneva

Major Konstantinos Kalantzis Ministry of Defense, Athens

Major Vassilios Makris Ministry of Defense, Athens

GUATEMALA

H.E. Sr. Ricardo Alvarado Ortigoza Embajador, Representante Permanente de Guatemala, Ginebra Jefe de Delegación

Sr. Carlos José Arroyave Primer Secretario, Misión Permanente de Guatemala, Ginebra

HOLY SEE

S.E. Mgr Diarmuid Martin Nonce Apostolique, Observateur permanent du Saint-Siège, Genève

Rev. Antoine Abi Ghanem Attaché, Mission permanente du Saint-Siège, Genève

HUNGARY

H.E. Mr. Tibor Tóth Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Hungary, Geneva Head of Delegation

Mr. László Horváth Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Hungary, Geneva Deputy Head of Delegation

Mr. Balázs Rátkai Third Secretary, Permanent Mission of Hungary, Geneva

Mr. Zsolt Nemes Captain, Hungarian Defence Forces, Budapest

Mr. Márk Horváth Attaché, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Budapest

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INDIA

H.E. Mr. Rakesh Sood Permanent Representative of India to the Conference on Disarmament Head of Delegation

Mr. T.P. Seetharam Minister, Permanent Mission, Geneva

Mrs. Gaitri I. Kumar Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva

Lt. Col. Rajinder Dewan Army Headquarters, India

IRELAND

H.E. Ms. Mary Whelan Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament

Mr. Eamonn Robinson First Secretary, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Section, Department of Foreign Affairs, Dublin

Mr. Paul Barnwell First Secretary, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Section, Department of Foreign Affairs, Dublin

Mr. Brian Cahalane First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Ireland, Geneva

Lt. Col. Jim Burke Military Adviser, Department of Defence, Dublin

Mr. Tony D'Costa Adviser, Department of Foreign Affairs

ISRAEL

H.E. Mr. Yaakov Levy Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Israel, Geneva

Mr. Joshua Zarka Counsellor, Representative to the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva

Mr. Shahar Aharon (Naval Captain, Ret.), Senior Coordinator on Arms Control and Regional Security, Israel Ministry of Defense

Mr. Meir Itzhaki First Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Mr. Ram Raviv Legal Counsellor, Israel Ministry of Defense

Ms. Hadassah Greenberg Assistant to the Legal Adviser, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

ITALY

H.E. Mr. Mario E. Maiolini Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Italy, Geneva Head of Delegation

Mr. Angelo Persiani Permanent Mission of Italy, Geneva Deputy Head of Delegation CCW/GGE/V/INF.1 Page 9

Mr. Luigi Scotto First Secretary (MOFA), Permanent Mission of Italy, Geneva

Mr. Franceso Giannatiempo Military Expert

Brig. Gen. Piero Lucchetti Defence General Staff, Joint Arms Verification Center

JAPAN

H.E. Dr. Kuniko Inoguchi Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Head of Delegation of Japan to the Conference on Disarmament

Mr. Toshio Sano Minister, Deputy Head of the Delegation of Japan to the Conference on Disarmament

Mr. Yasunari Morino First Secretary, Delegation of Japan to the Conference on Disarmament

Colonel Toru Takahashi Defense Attaché, Delegation of Japan to the Conference on Disarmanent

Mr. Yusuke Shindo Director, Conventional Arms Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tokyo

Ms. Yukiko Tominaga Official, Conventional Arms Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tokyo

Major Gen. (ASDF) Kenichiro Hokazono Director, J-5 (Plans and Policies), Joint Staff Office, Japan Defense Agency, Tokyo

Prof. Akira Mayama National Defense Academy, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of International Relations, Japan Defense Agency, Yokosuka

Colonel Keijiro Hata Joint Staff Office, Japan Defense Agency, Tokyo

Mr. Hisao Takasaka Deputy Director, Chief of Arms Control and Disarmament Section, International Policy Planning Division, Bureau of Defense Policy, Japan Defense Agency, Tokyo

Major Katsuhiko Fujii Joint Staff Office, Japan Defense Agency, Tokyo

Major Koji Maekawa Joint Staff Office, Japan Defense Agency, Tokyo

Major Kotaro Takeuchi Ground Self-Defense Force, Japan Defense Agency, Tokyo

LATVIA

H.E. Mr. Janis Karklins Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Latvia, Geneva Head of Delegation

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LITHUANIA

Mr. Erikas Petrikas Minister Counsellor of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Lithuania, Geneva

MALTA

H.E. Mr. Michael Bartolo Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Malta, Geneva Head of Delegation

Ms. Annabelle Mifsud First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Malta, Geneva

MEXICO

S.E. Sr. Gustavo Albin Embajador, Representante Permanente, Ginebra Jefe de Delegación

Sr. Pablo Macedo Embajador, Representante Permanente Alterno, Ginebra

Sra. Socorro Rovirosa Ministro, Misión Permanente, Ginebra

Sr. Enrique Ochoa Secundo Secretario, Misión Permanente, Ginebra

Sr. José Francisco Camarena, Coronel de Caballeria D.E.M., Agregado Militar y Aéreo Adjunto en la Embajada de México en Francia

Sr. José Maria Pellit Capitan de Navio C.G. D.E.M., Agregado Naval en la Embajada de México en Italia

MOLDOVA

H.E. Mr. Dumitru Croitor Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Moldova, Geneva

MONACO

H.E. M. Bernard Fautrier Ambassadeur, Mission permanente de la Principauté de Monaco, Genève

M. Jean-Philippe Bertani Premier secrétaire, Mission permanente de la Principauté de Monaco, Genève

MONGOLIA

H.E. Mr. Khasbazaryn Bekhbat Ambassador, Permanent Representative

Ms. Badarchyn Suvd Counsellor, Deputy Permanent Representative, Geneva

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MOROCCO

H.E. M. Omar Hilale Ambassadeur, Mission permanente du Maroc, Genève

M. Azzeddine Farhane Conseiller, Mission permanente du Maroc, Genève

Mlle Loubna Al Atlassi Premier Secrétaire, Mission permanente du Maroc, Genève

NETHERLANDS

H.E. Mr. Chris Sanders Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva Head of Delegation

Mr. Alexander Verbeek Security Policy Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague Deputy Head of Delegation

Mr. Marcel Halma Second Secretary, Permanent Representation to the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva

Mr. Nout van Woudenberg Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague

Mr. Sjoerd Smit Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague

Mrs. Els Brands Ministry of Defense, The Hague

Mr. Jan Wijdemans Ministry of Defense, The Hague

Mr. Otto Verberne Ministry of Defense, The Hague

NEW ZEALAND

H.E. Mr. Tim Caughley Ambassador for Disarmament, Permanent Mission of New Zealand, Geneva

Ms. Hine-Wai Loose Second Secretary, Permanent Mission for Disarmament, Geneva

Mr. Hamish Bunn Adviser, Ministry of Defence

NORWAY

H.E. Mr. Sverre Bergh Johansen Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Norway, Geneva Head of Delegation

Mr. Kjetil Paulsen Minister, Permanent Mission of Norway, Geneva

Mr. Knut Langeland Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Norway, Geneva

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Mr. Bror Gevelt Adviser, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Oslo

Ms. Annette Bjorseth Adviser, Ministry of Defense, Oslo

Ms. Ylva Bie Adviser, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Oslo

PAKISTAN

H.E. Mr. Shaukat Umer Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Pakistan, Geneva

Mr. Abdul Basit Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Pakistan, Geneva

Lt. Col. Muhammad Khurshid Khan Strategic Plans Division, Joint Services Headquarters

PERU

S.E. Sr. Jorge Voto-Bernales Representante Permanente del Perú, Ginebra Jefe de Delegación

Sr. José Luis Salinas Montes Representante Permanente Alterno del Perú, Ginebra

Sr. Diego Beleván-Tamayo Segundo Secretario, Representación Permanente del Perú, Ginebra

PHILIPPINES

Mr. Frank R. Cimafranca First Secretary, Permanent Mission of the Philippines, Geneva

POLAND

H.E. Mr. Krysztof Jakubowski Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Poland, Geneva Head of Delegation

H.E. Mr. Stanislaw Przygodzki Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative of Poland, Geneva

Mr. Adam Wilczynski Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Poland, Geneva

Ms. Elzbieta Gryzio First Secretary, Department of United Nations System, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Mr. Grzegorz Poznanski Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of Poland, Geneva

Ms. Irena Juszczyk Third Secretary, Department of Security Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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PORTUGAL

Mr. Fernando Demee De Brito Permanent Mission of Portugal, Geneva Head of Delegation

Mr. José Antonio Villar de Jesus Ministry of Defense

REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Mr. Hee-kwon Park Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea, Geneva

Mr. Choong-myon Lee First Secretary, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea, Geneva

Mr. Chae-hong Lim Disarmament Attaché, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea, Geneva

Ms. Ji-hee Kim Assistant Director, Disarmament Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Seoul

ROMANIA

Mrs. Anca Jurcan Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of Romania, Geneva

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

H.E. Mr. Leonid Skotnikov Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation, Geneva Head of Delegation

Mr. Anton Vasiliev Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation, Geneva Deputy Head of Delegation

Mr. Alexander Mostovets Deputy Director, Department for Security Affairs and Disarmament, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Acting Head of Delegation

Mr. Vladimir Korenkov General Director of the State Research and Production Enterprise "Bazalt"

Mr. Andrey Malov Counsellor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

Col. Evgeny Pushkarev Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation

Mr. Valery Fomin Head of Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Adviser

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Mr. Igor Panevkin Head of Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Adviser

Mr. Sergey Fedosov Counsellor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Adviser

Mr. Alexander Shilin Second Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Expert

Mr. Vadim Bobylev Third Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Expert

Col. Alexander Ermakov Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation Expert

Col. Andrey Kunaev Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation Expert

Col. Konstantin Moskin Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation Expert

Mr. Alexander Petrachkov Senior Counsellor, Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation, Geneva

Mr. Serguei Koshelev Counsellor, Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation, Geneva

Mr. Vladimir Novokhatskiy Counsellor, Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation, Geneva

Col. Sergey Mursankov Counsellor, Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation, Geneva

Mr. Vladimir Ivanov Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation, Geneva

Mr. Stepan Sablin Second Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Interpreter

SENEGAL

S.E. M. Ousmane Camara Ambassadeur, Représentant Permanent du Sénégal, Genève Chef de delegation

M. Daouda Maliguèye Sene Ministre Conseiller, Mission Permanente du Sénégal, Genève

M. Papa Diop Deuxième Conseiller, Mission Permanente du Sénégal, Genève CCW/GGE/V/INF.1 Page 15

Mme Fatou Alamine Lo Deuxième Conseiller, Mission Permanente du Sénégal

Cdt. Adyatou Diakhate Expert militaire à l'Etat Major Général des Armées sénégalaises

SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO

Mrs. Dusanka Divjak Tomic Chargée d'affaires, a.i., Permanent Mission of Serbia and Montenegro, Geneva

Dr. Vlado Radic Colonel, Ministry of Defence

SLOVAKIA

H.E. Mr. Kálmán Petöcz Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Mission of the Slovak Republic, Geneva Head of Delegation

Mr. Milan Cigánik First Secretary, Permanent Mission of the Slovak Republic, Geneva

Mr. Frantisek Zák Expert, Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic

SLOVENIA

H.E. Mr. Alvaz Gosnar Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Slovenia, Geneva

Mr. Igor Jukic First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Slovenia, Geneva

SOUTH AFRICA

H.E. Mr. Sipho George Nene Ambassador, Permanent Representative of South Africa, Geneva Head of Delegation

Mr. Barend Jacobus Lombard Counsellor, Permanent Mission of South Africa, Geneva Alternate

Ms. Cornelia Nontombi Makupula First Secretary, Permanent Mission of South Africa, Geneva Adviser

Col. Nigel Apsey Deputy Director, Defence Secretariat, Pretoria Adviser

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SPAIN

S.E. Sr. D. Carlos Miranda Embajador Delegado de España en la Conferencia de desarme, Ginebra Jefe de Delegación

Mr. Bosse Hedberg Director, Department of International Law and Human Rights, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Stockholm

Dr. Marie Jacobsson Senior Legal Adviser, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Stockholm

Ms. Anneli Lindahl Kenny Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Sweden, Geneva

Ms. Sara Uddenberg Desk Officer, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Stockholm

Mr. Olof Carelius Lt. Col. Swedish Armed Forces

Ms. Anna Körlof Expert, Swedish National Defence College

SWITZERLAND

H.E. M. Christian Faessler Ambassadeur, Représentant permanent de la Suisse auprès de la Conférence du Désarmement, Genève

Dr. Erwin Dahinden Chef de Division, Etat-major général du Département fédéral de la défense, de la protection de la population et des sports (DDPS), Berne

Dr. René Haug Conseiller militaire, Mission permanente de la Suisse, Genève

M. Rolf Kyburz Expert, Etat-major général, DDPS, Berne

M. Daniel Derzic Section des droits de l'homme et du droit international humanitaire, Département fédéral des affaires étrangères, Berne

Dr. Mauro Mantovani Direction de la Politique de Sécurity, DDPS, Berne

M. Sacha Fuls Section de la maîtrise globale des armaments et du désarmement, Etat-major general du DDPS, Berne

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THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA

Ms. Dragica Zafirovska Permanent Mission of The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Geneva Head of Delegation

Mr. Nazif Dzoferi Permanent Mission of The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Geneva

TUNISIA

M. Maher Jaziri Chargé de Mission au Cabinet du Ministère de la Défense nationale, Tunis

UKRAINE

Mr. Dmytro Konopko Deputy Permanent Representative of Ukraine, Geneva

UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND

Ms. Dawn McKen Security Policy Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London Head of Delegation

Ms. Helen Upton Legal Adviser, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London

Mr. John Wattam Second Secretary, Permanent Representation of the United Kingdom to the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva

Mr. Peter Balmer Ministry of Defence, London

Mr. Reza Afshar Ministry of Defence, London

Mr. Alasdair Pennycook Ministry of Defence, London

Lt. Col. Charles Holman Ministry of Defence, London

Group Captain William Boothby Ministry of Defence, London

Mr. Andrew Wilson Department for International Development, London

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Mr. Edward Cummings Assistant Legal Adviser, Office of the Legal Adviser, Department of State Head of Delegation

Mr. Steven Solomon Deputy Legal Adviser, United States Mission Geneva, Department of State

Dr. David Hodson Office of the Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense

Mr. Richard Kidd Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department of State

Mr. William Malzahn Bureau of Arms Control, Department of State

Cpt. Thomas F. Nedervold United States Navy, Department of Defense

Mr. Joshua Dorosin Office of the Legal Adviser, Department of State

Mr. James Burger Office of the General Counsel, Department of Defense

Lt. Col. William R. Gade Joint Staff/Legal Department of Defense

Mr. Jan Fladeboe Office of the Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense

Maj. Michael Meyer Department of the Air Force

Mr. Robert Yasenchak Department of the Army

B. SIGNATORY STATES

EGYPT

Mr. Amgad Abdel-Ghaffar Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Geneva

Mr. Sameh Aboul-Enein Counsellor, Permanent Mission of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Geneva

NIGERIA

Mr. Biodium Owoseni Deputy Head of Mission, Permanent Mission of Nigeria, Geneva Head of Delegation

Mr. Ayuba Kadafa Minister, Permanent Mission of Nigeria, Geneva

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C. OBSERVER STATES

BURKINA FASO

M. Jean-Pierre Bayala Conseiller Technique, Ministère de la Défense, Ouagadougou Chef de Délégation

M. Ibrahima Toure Directeur des Affaires Juridiques et Consulaires, Ougadougou

CHILE

Sr. Juan Eduardo Eguiguren Chargé d'affaires a.i., Misión Permanente de Chile, Ginebra

Sr. Rodrigo Espinosa Consejero, Misión Permanente de Chile, Ginebra

LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA

Mr. Ibrahim O. Dabbashi First Counsellor, General People's Committee for Foreign Liaison and International Cooperation

Colonel Ali H. Elahrch General Committee for Defence

MALAYSIA

H.E. Mdm. Dr. Hussain Rajmah Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Malaysia, Geneva Head of Delegation

Mr. Raja Zaib Shah Raja Reza Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of Malaysia, Geneva

SAUDI ARABIA

Mr. Ibrahim Alarifi Staff Brigadier, Riyadh

Mr. Mesfer Abdullah Al-Hussain Major, Ministry of Defense and Aviation

Mr. Jabran Hussain Aladi Captain Engineer, Ministry of Defense and Aviation

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SINGAPORE

Mr. Kin Yi Ng Staff Officer, Ministry of Defence

Mr. Kevin Lim First Secretary, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Singapore, Geneva

SRI LANKA

Miss Himalee Arunatilaka First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka, Geneva

VENEZUELA

S.E. Sra. Blancanieve Portocarrero Embajadora, Misión Permanente de Venezuela, Ginebra

Sr. William Santana Primer Secretario, Misión Permanente de Venezuela, Ginebra

Coronel Sr. Jorge Rincon Director de Armamentos de la Fuerza Armada

YEMEN

Mr. Khaled Al-Makhethi Third Secretary, Mission of the Republic of Yemen

D. UNITED NATIONS

UNITED NATIONS INSTITUTE FOR DISARMAMENT RESEARCH (UNIDIR)

Dr. Patricia Lewis Director Head of Delegation

Dr. Christophe Carle Deputy Director

Mr. Nicolas Gérard Programme Manager

Ms. Vanessa Martin

Mr. Gregory Raikes

UNITED NATIONS MINE ACTION SERVICE (UNMAS)

Mr. Martin Barber Director

Ms. Jackie Seck Diouf Treaty Implementation Officer

Ms. Vera Bohle Consultant CCW/GGE/V/INF.1 Page 21

UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND (UNICEF)

Mr. Ben Lark Geneva Office

E. OBSERVER ORGANIZATIONS

GENEVA INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR HUMANITARIAN DEMINING (GICHD)

H.E. Mr. Martin Dahinden Head of Delegation

Mr. Ian Mansfield Operations Director

Mr. Phil Bean Head of Technology and Standards

Mr. Paul Ellis Operations and Research

INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE RED CROSS (ICRC)

Mr. Peter Herby Coordinator, Mines-Arms Unit, Legal Division

Mr. Louis Maresca Legal Advisor

Mr. Dominique Loye Technical Advisor

Mr. John Borrie Programme Officer

Ms. Kathleen Lawand Legal Advisor

Ms. Camilla Waszink National Society and Programme Officer

ORGANIZATION OF THE ISLAMIC CONFERENCE

H.E. Mr. Babacar Ba Permanent Observer of the OIC, Geneva

Mr. Jafar Olia Deputy Permanent Observer, Geneva

F. NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION

Ms. Jane E. Durgom-Powers Lawyer

FAFO - INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

Mr. Christian H. Ruge Adviser CCW/GGE/V/INF.1 Page 22

GERMAN INITIATIVE TO BAN LANDMINES

Mr. Markus Haake Campaign Coordinator

HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL

Mme Christine Lefort Responsable de la Campagne contre les Mines Antipersonnel

Mr. Manuel Gonzal Technical Adviser

Mr. Koen Baetens Researcher

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

Mr. Stepen Goose Executive Director, Arms Division

Mr. Reuben Brigety Researcher

INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO BAN LANDMINES (ICBL)

Ms. Susan B. Walker Coordinator

LANDMINE ACTION

Mr. Richard Lloyd NGO Officer (United Kingdom)

Ms. Rosy Cave Policy and Advocacy (United Kingdom)

Ms. Anne Quesney Campaigne Coordinator (United Kingdom)

MINES ACTION CANADA

Mr. Paul Hannon Executive Director

PAX CHRISTI

Mr. Micha Hollestelle Policy Analyst (Netherlands)

SWISS CAMPAIGN TO BAN LANDMINES

Mr. Tobias Gasser NGO Coordinator

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