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List of Heads of Delegations for TICADV List of Heads of Delegations for TICADV TICAD V Secretariat, Ministry of Foreign Affairs As of June 2013 Africa（51） Head of Delegation RECs(8)+NEPAD Head of Delegation H.E.Mr. Abdelkader Bensalah, President of the NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Algeria Dr Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, Chief Executive Officer Council of the Nation Agency H.E.Mr. Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti, Minister of Ms. Saida Mendili, Minister Plenipotentiary, Angola ＡＭＵ(UMA) External Relations Director for Economic and Financial Affairs Benin H.E. Dr. Thomas Boni Yayi, President ＣＥＮ－ＳＡＤ Mr. Ibrahim Sani Abani, Acting Secretary General Botswana H.E. Lt. Gen. Seretse Khama Ian Khama, President ＣＯＭＥＳＡ Mr. Shindo N. Ngwenya, Secretary General Burkina Faso H.E. Mr. Blaise Compaoré, President ＥＡＣ Amb. Richard Sezibera, Secretary General Ing. David Mbadinga, Adviser of the General Burundi H.E. Mr. Pierre Nkurunziza, President ＥＣＣＡＳ Secretary H.E. Mr. Emmanuel Nganou Djoumessi, Minister of Cameroon ＥＣＯＷＡＳ Amb. Kader Desire Ouedraogo, President Economy, Planning and Regional Development Amb. Mehboob Maalim Mohamoud, Executive Cape Verde H.E. Mr. José Maria Neves, Prime Minister ＩＧＡＤ Secretary Mr. Eng. Joao Samuel Caholo, Deputy Executive Chad H.E. Mr. Idriss Deby Itno, President ＳＡＤＣ Secretary, Regional Integration Comoros H.E. Dr. Ikililou Dhoinine, President H.E. Mr. Basile Ikouébé, Minister of Foreign Affairs Congo and Cooperation African Regional Organizations（13） Head of Delegation Côte d'Ivoire H.E. Mr. Alassane Ouattara, President ＡｆＤＢ Dr. Donald Kaberuka, President H.E. Mr. Raymond Tshibandaa N’Tungammulongo, Mr. Jean-Louis Ekra, President & Chairman of the Democratic Republic of Congo Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Afreximbank Board of Directors Cooperation, and Francophonie Djibouti H.E. Mr. Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, President ＡＲＩＰＯ Mr. Fernand Dos Santos, Director General Egypt H.E. Dr. Hisham Mohamed Qandil, Prime Minister ＢＯＡＤ Mr. Sekou Sylla, Secretariat General H.E. Mr. Angel Mokara Moleiｌa, Secretary of State H.E. Ms. Rosario Mbasogo Kung Nguidang, Vice- Equatorial Guinea for Consular Affairs to the Minister of Foreign ＣＥＭＡＣ Presidente Affairs and Cooperation H.E. Dr. Giorgis Teklemikael, Minister of National Eritrea ＣＯＭＨＡＦＡＴ Mr. Abdelouahed Benabbou, Executive Secretary Development Ethiopia H.E. Mr. Hailemariam Desalegn, Prime Minister ＤＢＳＡ Mr. Jabu Moleketi, Chairman Gabon H.E. Mr. Ali Bongo Ondimba, President ＩＣＡ Mr. Mohamed Hassan, Coordinator Gambia H.E. Alhaji Dr. Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh, President ＯＡＰＩ Dr. Paulin Edou Edou, Directerur General Ghana H.E. Mr. John Dramani Mahama, President ＰＡＰ H.E.Hon. Lode Kasingo, 3rd Vice-President Mr. Admassu Yilma Tadesse, President and Chief Guinea H.E. Prof. Alpha Condé, President ＰＴＡ Ｂａｎｋ Executive Kenya H.E. Hon. William Samoei Ruto, Deputy President ＵＥＭＯＡ Mr. Cheikh Adjibou Soumare, President H.E. Mr. Motsoahae Thomas Thabane, Prime Lesotho ＵＮＥＣＡ Mr. Anthony Nwanze, Chief, Office of Partnerships Minister Liberia H.E. Mrs. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, President H.E. Mr. Mohammed Abdulaziz, Minister of Foreign Libya Affairs and International Cooperation Asia（9） Head of Delegation Malawi H.E. Dr. Joyce Banda, President Bangladesh H.E. Mr. Masud Bin Momen, Ambassador to Japan Mali H.E. Prof. Dioncounda Traoré, Interim President China Dr. Ying Rong, Minister Counsellor H.E. Mr. Hamadi Ould baba ould Hamadi, Minister of Mr. Lasro Simbolon, Director for African Affairs, Mauritania Indonesia Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Ministry of Foreign Affairs H.E.. Dato' Hamzah Zainudin, Deputy Minister of Mauritius H.E. Dr. Navinchandra Ramgoolam, Prime Minister Malaysia Foreign Affairs Hon. Mr. Nathaniel G. Imperial, Executive Director, H.E. Mr. Saad Dine El Otmani, Minister of Foreign Morocco Philippines Office of Middle East and African Affairs, Affairs and Cooperation Department of Foreign Affairs Mozambique H.E. Mr. Armando Emílio Guebuza, President Republic of Korea H.E. Mr. Sungmog Hong, Vice President of KOICA Mr. Vanu Gopala Menon, Deputy Secretary Namibia H.E. Mr. Hifikepunye Pohamba, President Singapore (Southeast Asia and International Organisations) H.E. Mr. Mohamed Bazoum, Minister of State, H.E. Mr. Jullapong Nonsrichai, Vice Minister for Niger Foreign Affairs, Cooperation, African Integration Thailand Foreign Affairs and Overseas Nigeriens H.E. Arc. Mohammed Namadi Sambo, Vice Ms. Nguyen Thi Xuan Thu, Vice Minister for the Nigeria Viet Nam President Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Rwanda H.E. Mr. Paul Kagame, President H.E. Mrs. Natalia Pedro Da Costa Umbelina Neto, Sao Tome and Principe Minister of Foreign Affairs, Corperation and Communities Senegal H.E. Mr. Macky Sall, President Seychelles H.E. Mr. James Alix Michel, President Sierra Leone H.E. Mr. Ernest Bai Koroma, President Somalia H.E. Mr. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President South Africa H.E. Mr. Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma, President South Sudan H.E. Gen. Salva Kiir Mayardit, President H.E. Mr. Magdi Hassan Yassin, the State Minister Sudan for Finance and National Economy Swaziland His Majesty King Mswati Ⅲ Togo H.E. Mr. Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, President Tunisia H.E. Dr. Moncef Marzouki, President Tanzania H.E. Dr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, President Uganda H.E. Mr. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President Zambia H.E. Mr. Michael Chilufya. Sata, President Zimbabwe H.E. Mr. Robert Mugabe, President Donor Countries (21)+EU, Head of Delegation ＩＰＰＦ Mr. Tewodros Melesse, Director General Ms. Aichatou Agne Pouye, Director/Division of Australia H.E. Ms. Lisa Filipetto, Ambassador to Ethiopia ＩＴＣ Business and Institutional Support Austria H.E. Dr. Bernhard Zimburg Ambassador to Japan ＩＴＴＯ Mr. Emmanuel Ze Meka, Executive Director Belgium H.E. Mr. Luc Liebaut, Ambassador to Japan ＭＩＧＡ Ms. Izumi Kobayashi, Executive Vice President Mr. Joao Tabajara de Oliveira, Minister, Cooeration Brazil OECD Mr. Rintaro Tamaki, Deputy Secretary-General Agency of Brazil Mr. Phillip Baker, Regional Director General, Canada Southern and Eastern Africa Directorate, Canada ＰＰＤ Dr. Joe Thomas, Executive Director International Development Agency Mr. Kari Alanko, Ambassador, Development Policy Finland ＵＮＡＩＤＳ Mr. Michel Sidibe, Executive Director Adviser, Department for Africa and the Middle East Mr. Pascal Canfin, Minister Delegate for France ＵＮＣＣＤ Mr. Luc Gnacadja, Executive Secretary Development Mr. Christoph Rauh, Head of Division300-Regional Germany ＵＮＣＤＦ Mr. Feisal Hussain, Senior Regional Manager Development Policy Africa Mr. Marios Mathioudakis, Counsellor, Economic and Greece ＵＮＣＲＤ Ms. Chikako Takase, Director Commercial Affairs H.E Archbishop Joseph Chennoth, Apostolic Holy See ＵＮＣＴＡＤ Mr. Petko Draganov, Deputy Secretary-General Nuncio in Japan Mr. Michael Gaffey, Assistant Secretary, Deputy Ms. Tomoko Nishimoto, Director, Division of Ireland ＵＮＥＰ Director General of Irish Aid Regional Cooperation Mr. Firmin Matoko, Director and Representative, Italy H.E. Mr. Domenico Giorgi, Ambassador to Japan ＵＮＥＳＣＯ UNESCO Liaison Office in Addis-Ababa Netherlands Ms. Nienke Trooster, Charge d'Affaires ad interim ＵＮＦＰＡ Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Director General H.E. Mr. William Mark Sinclair, Ambassador to Prof. Axumite Gebre-Egziabher, Director, Regional New Zealand ＵＮ－ＨＡＢＩＴＡＴ Japan Office for Africa Mr. Antonio Guterres, the High Commissioner for Norway H.E. Mr. Arne Walther, Ambassador to Japan ＵＮＨＣＲ Refugees Portugal H.E. Mr. Jose de Freitas Ferraz ＵＮＩＣＥＦ Mr. Anthony Lake, Executive Director H.E. Mr. Evgeny V. Afanasiev, Ambassador to Russia ＵＮＩＤＯ Mr. Kandeh K Yumkella, Director General Japan Mr. Neil McFarlane, Chief of Regional Programmes Sweden H.E. Dr. Lars Vargö, Ambassador to Japan ＵＮＩＳＤＲ and Disaster Risk Reduction Coordination Turkey H.E. Mr. Serdar Kılıç, Ambassador to Japan ＵＮＭＡＳ Ms. Agnès Marcaillou, Director of UNMAS United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ms. Joy Hutcheon, Director General, DFID ＵＮＯＣＨＡ Mr. Masaki Watanabe, Head of Kobe Office Northern Ireland Amb. Donald Teitelbaum, Deputy Assistant United States of America ＵＮＯＤＣ Mr. Yury Fedotov, Executive Director Secretary of State Mr. Andris Piebalgs, Commissioner for European Union ＵＮＯＰＳ Dr. Jan Andre Raats, Country Director Development ＵＮＵ Dr. David Malone, Rector International Organizations (50) Head of Delegation ＵＮＶ Mr. Richard Dictus, Executive coordinator ＡＤＢ Mr. Tomomi Tamaki, Resident Representative ＵＮＷＯＭＥＮ Ms. Lakshmi Puri, Acting Head Mr. Sherman Chin Luan LOO, Director, APO ＷＣＯ Mr. Kunio Mikuriya, Secretary General Administration & Finance Department Dr. Trevor Mundel, President, Global Health Bill & MＧＦ ＷＥＦ Ms. Elsie S. Kanza, Head of Africa Program ＣＧＩＡＲ Mr. Jonathan Wadworth, Executive Secretary ＷＦＰ Ms. Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director Colombo Plan Mr. Adam Maniku, Secretary-General ＷＨＯ Ms. Margaret Chan, Director-General ＦＡＯ Mr. Jose Graziano da Silva, Director-General ＷＩＰＯ Mr. Marc Sery-Kore, Director ＧＡＶＩ Mr. Seth Berkley, Chief Executive Officer ＷＭＯ Dr. E. Manaenkova, Assistant Secretary-General ＧＥＦ Dr. Naoko Ishii, CEO ＷＴＯ Mr. Shishir Priyadarshi, Director ＧＦＡＴＭ Dr. Mark R. Dybul, Executive Director Mr. Dazhu Yang, Director, Division for Africa, ＩＡＥＡ Department of Technical Cooperation Co-organizers (4) Head of Delegation H.E. Dr. Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini-Zuma, ＩＣＲＣ Mr. Olivier Vodoz, Vice President AUC Chairperson ＩＦＡＤ Mr. Kanayo F. Nwanze, President UN H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General ＩＦＣ Mr. Jing-Yong Cai, President UNDP Ms. Helen Clark, Administrator ＩＦＲＣ Mr. Tadateru Konoe, President World Bank Dr. Jim Yong Kim, President ＩＬＯ Gilbert Houngbo, Deputy Director General ＩＭＯ Mr. Koji Sekimizu, Director General Prime Minister's Guests(2) ＩＯＭ Mr. William Lacy Swing, Director General Columbia University/Advisor for UNSG Prof. Jeffrey David Sachs Columbia University/Nobel Economic Prof. Joseph Eugene Stiglitz Prize Winner.
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