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Lish/French/Spanish Only United Nations TD/B/67/INF.1 United Nations Conference Distr.: General 4 January 2021 on Trade and Development English/French/Spanish only Trade and Development Board Sixty-seventh session Geneva, 2 and 3 July, 7–9 September and 28 September–2 October 2020 List of participants GE.21-00037(E) TD/B/67/INF.1 Members of the Board Afghanistan Mr. Nasir Ahmad Andisha, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ms. Soman Fahim, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Jamal Nasir Qayomy, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Albania Mr. Bujar Bala, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Algeria M. Mourad Boukadoum, Ministre plénipotentiare, Mission permanente, Genève Angola Mr. Amadeu Leitão Nunes, Secretary of State for Trade, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Luanda Mr. Ivan Prado, Secretary of State for Industry, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Luanda Ms. Margarida Izata, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Geneva Mr. Adelino Domingos, Director of Legal and International Cooperation Office, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Luanda Mr. Alcides Luís, Head of Department, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Luanda Mr. Joaquim Gama, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneve Ms. Jackie Ndombasi, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ms. Catarina Ngone, Analyst, Cooperation Department, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Luanda Argentina Mr. Federico Villegas, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Geneva Armenia Mr. Avag Avanesyan, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Economy, Yerevan Mr. Henrik Yeritsyan, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Australia Mr. Oliver Doraisamy, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Austria Ms. Ava Novidi, Adviser, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ms. Charline van der Beek, Attaché, Permanent Mission, Geneva Azerbaijan Mr. Vaqif Sadiqov, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ms. Kamala Huseynli-Abishova, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Javid Sadikhov, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Bahamas Ms. Keva Bain, Ambassador, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ms. Tia Hanna, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Bahrain Mr. Khalid Alaamer, Commercial Attaché, Permanent Mission, Geneva Bangladesh Mr. Md. Mustafizur Rahman, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Devabrata Chakraborty, Counsellor (Commerce), Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Md. Baky Billah, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva 2 TD/B/67/INF.1 Barbados Mr. Chad Blackman, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ms. Shani Griffith-Jack, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Carlos Wharton, Deputy National Coordinator (Substantive Issues), Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Bridgetown Belarus Mr. Dmitri Fomchenko, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Aleksandr Pytalev, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Andrei Rutkevich, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Belgium Mr. Geert Muylle, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Frank Duhamel, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ms. Soraya Zanardo, Attaché, Delegation of Wallonia-Brussels, Permanent Mission, Geneva Bhutan Mr. Sonam Gyaltshen, Attaché (Trade), Permanent Mission, Geneva Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Sra. María Gabriela Orosco, Ministra Consejera, Misión Permanente, Ginebra Sra. Mariana Narváez Vargas, Segunda Secretaria, Misión Permanente, Ginebra Brazil Ms. Leticia Dos Santos Marranghello, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Bulgaria Mr. Rayko Raytchev, Ambassador, Permanent Mission, Geneva Burkina Faso Mme Palingwinde Pélagie Naba Bonkoungou, Attachée (Conseiller des affaires économiques), Mission permanente, Genève M. Christian Kabore, Stagiaire (Conseiller des affaires économiques), Mission permanente, Genève M. Ali Badra Pare, Stagiaire (Conseiller des affaires économiques), Mission permanente, Genève Burundi Mme Thérèse Manirambona, Expert (UNCTAD), Mission permanente, Genève Cabo Verde Ms. Maria de Jesus Veiga Miranda, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ms. Carla Miranda Spínola, Minister Plenipotentiary and Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Geneva Cambodia Mr. Laichea Chea, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Borey Kheng, Commercial Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ms. Sokkeo Ngon, Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Cameroon Mr. Juteau Tousse, First Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Canada Ms. Julie Emond, First Secretary, Mission Permanente, Geneva Chile Mr. Iván Favereau, First Secretary, Permanent Mission to the World Trade Organization, Geneva 3 TD/B/67/INF.1 Ms. Sofía Boque, Intern, Permanent Mission to the World Trade Organization, Geneva Mr. Agustín Canzani, Intern, Permanent Mission to the World Trade Organization, Geneva China Mr. Wenliang Yao, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Sheng Xie, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Wenzhao Wu, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Colombia Mr. Pierre García, Minister Plenipotentiary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Miguel Angel Alfonso Guevara, Intern, Permanent Mission, Geneva Congo M. Fred Morgan Iloki Oyouka, Conseiller économique et commercial, Mission permanente, Genève Costa Rica Ms. Ana Laura Lizano, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Côte d’Ivoire M. Loua Alain Djomande, Conseiller, Mission permanente, Genève M. Marc Mobio Loba, Conseiller (Affaires commerciales), Mission permanente, Genève Croatia Ms. Aurora Matteini, Junior Adviser (Trade), Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Alan Rajčević, Attaché, Permanent Mission, Geneva Cuba Sr. Lester Delgado, Consejero, Misión Permanente, Ginebra Sr. William Díaz, Consejero, Misión Permanente, Ginebra Cyprus Ms. Christiana Koktsidou, Attaché, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Christakis Makriyiannis, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Czechia Mr. Petr Gajdušek, Ambassador Extraordinaire and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Michal Kaplan, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Branislav Gál, Third Secretary (Economic, Environmental and Technological Affairs), Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Petr Martinek, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Mr. Song Chol In, First secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Djibouti Ms. Kadra Ahmed Hassan, Ambassador Extraordinaire and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ms. Oubah Moussa Ahmed, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Dominican Republic Ms. Katrina Naut, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ms. Wilda Cabral, Intern, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Ortega Nelson, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ecuador Mr. José Valencia, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ms. Cecilia Gutiérrez, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Egypt Mr. Alaa Youssef, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Geneva 4 TD/B/67/INF.1 Mme Nahla Elrafei, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ms. Yasmeen Khattab, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva El Salvador Mr. Joaquin Maza Martelli, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Gustavo Argueta, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Geneva Estonia Ms. Mari Luist, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ethiopia Mr. Geremew Ayalew Haile, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Finland Ms. Anna Rautvuori, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ms. Laila Clyne, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ms. Helen Happonen, Intern, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ms. Karoliina Kuhalampi, Intern, Permanent Mission, Geneva France Mme Yana Brugier, Conseillère (Affaires économiques et Environnement), Mission permanente, Genève M. Frédéric Paruta, Conseiller, Mission permanente, Genève Gabon Mme Geneviève Obolo Ngampia, Conseillère, Mission permanente, Genève Gambia Mr. Yusupha Alieu Kah, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ms. Baturu Camara-Ceesay, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Assan Touray, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Georgia Ms. Ekaterine Khositashvili, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Guram Chukhrukidze, Intern, Permanent Mission, Geneva Germany M. Alexander Huber, First Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Martin Krautkrämer, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ms. Carolin Alexandra Lurz, Delegate, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ghana Mr. Benjamin Kwaku Asiam, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Greece Mr. Vasilios Sitaras, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Leonidas Haritos, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Guatemala Mr. Eduardo Sperisen Yurt, Ambassador, Permanent Mission, Geneva Ms. Débora Ponce, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva Guyana Ms. Kerrlene Wills, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Honduras Mr. Giampaolo Rizzo Alvarado, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Ángel Claros, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva 5 TD/B/67/INF.1 Hungary Mr. Szilárd Mogyorósi, Attaché, Permanent Mission, Geneva India Mr. Animesh Choudhury, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Indonesia Mr. Arief Rachmat Hidayat, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva Iran (Islamic Republic of) Mr. Esmaeil Baghaei Hamaneh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Geneva Mr. Javad Amin-Mansour, Ambassador and Deputy
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