Final List of Participants

23 January 2015

Ad Hoc Open-ended Informal Working Group to study issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction

New York, 20 to 23 January 2015

AFGHANISTAN Representatives Mr. Mustafa Masoudi Second Secretary, Permanent Mission Mr. Mohammad Fahim Rahimi, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission

ALGERIA Representatives H.E. Mr. Sabri Boukadoum, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mr. Mohamed Salah Eddine Belaid, Counsellor, Permanent Mission

ARGENTINA Representatives Mr. Holger Martinsen, Deputy Legal Adviser, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship Ms. Fernanda Millicay, Minister Plenipotentiary, Permanent Mission

ARMENIA Representatives Mr. Serge Baghdasaryan, Adviser, Permanent Mission Mr. Sahan Sargsyan, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission

AUSTRALIA Representatives Mr. Gregory French, Assistant Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Mr. Cary Scott-Kemmis, Acting Director, Sea Law, Environment Law and Antarctic Policy Section, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Ms Alice Hogan, Acting Assistant Director, Department of the Environment Ms. Sue Robertson, Principal Legal Officer, Attorney-General’s Department Ms. Julia O’Brien, First Secretary (Legal), Permanent Mission Mr. Alistair Graham, Adviser Mr. Jonas Rupp, Adviser

AUSTRIA Representative Ms. Nadia Kalb, First Secretary, Permanent Mission

BAHAMAS Representative Mr. Craig Powell, Legal Adviser, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission

BANGLADESH Representatives H.E. Mr. Abulkalam Abdul Momen, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mr. Md. Mustafizur Rahman, Minister, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mr. Jamal Uddin Ahmed, First Secretary, Permanent Mission

BARBADOS Representative Ms. Juliette Babb-Riley, Minister Counsellor, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Chargé d’affaires a.i.

BELGIUM Représentants S.E. Mme Bénédicte Frankinet, Ambassadrice extraordinaire et plénipotentiaire, Représentante permanente auprès des Nations Unies M. Antoine Misonne, Premier Secrétaire, Mission permanente M. Alexis de Crombrugghe, Conseiller d’ambassade, Direction droit international public, Direction générale affaires juridiques, Ministère des Affaires étrangères Mme Sophie Mirgaux, Attaché, Service du milieu marin, Ministère de l’Environnement M. Paulus Tak, Consultant Scientifique

BENIN Representatives S.E. M. Jean-Francis Régis Zinsou, Ambassadeur extraordinaire et plénipotentiaire, Représentant permanent auprès des Nations Unies M. Hervé D. Djokpe, Conseiller, Mission permanente

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Representative Mr. Mirza Pašić, Counsellor, Permanent Mission

BRAZIL Representatives Mr. Gustavo Pereira, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission Mr. Andrei Polejack, Coordinator for Ocean Sciences and Antarctica, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation Mr. Paulo Garcia, Advisor, Ministry of Defense Mr. Fabio da Silva Andrade, Advisor, Brazilian Navy Mr. Carlos Roberto Leite, Advisor, Inter-Ministerial Commission for the Resources of the Sea Mr. Rogério de Oliveira Gonçalves, Advisor, Ministry of Defense Commander (Navy) Sebastião Simões de Oliveira, First Secretary, Deputy Military Adviser, Permanent Mission

BULGARIA Representative Mr. Nikolay Vanchev, First Secretary, Legal Adviser, Permanent Mission

BURKINA FASO Représentant Mme Myriam Aman Soulama, Deuxième Conseiller, Mission permanente

CABO VERDE Representative Mr. José Carlos Mendoça, First Secretary, Permanent Mission

CANADA Representatives Ms. Catherine Boucher, Director, Oceans and Environmental Law, Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Ms. Renée Sauvé, Director, Global Marine and Northern Affairs, International Affairs Directorate, Fisheries and Oceans Ms. Catherine Bloodworth, Legal Officer, Oceans and Environmental Law, Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Mr. Giles Andrew Norman, Counsellor (Legal, Social Affairs and Human Rights), Permanent Mission

CHILE Representantes Mr. Cristian Laborda, Legal Officer, Maritime Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Maximihavo Bello, Advisor

CHINA Representatives Mr. Li Yongsheng, Counsellor and Legal Adviser, Permanent Mission Mr. Liu Yang, Director, Department of Treaty and Law Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ms. Tang Dongmei, Director, Department of International Cooperation, State Administration of Ocean Affairs Mr. He Zongyu, Deputy Director, China Ocean Mineral Resources R&D Association Ms. Liu Yan, Research, Third Institute of Oceanography Mr. Chen Jianming, Researcher, Third Institute of Oceanography Mr. Xiang Xin, First Secretary, Permanent Mission Mr. Chen Jianzhong, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission

COLOMBIA Representatives Mr. Luis Fernando Orozco, Legal Adviser/First Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ms. Jenny Sharyne Bowie Wilches, Third Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

COSTA RICA Representantes S.E. Sr. Juan Carlos Mendoza, Embajador Extraordinario y Plenipotenciario, Representante Permanente ante las Naciones Unidas Srta. Gina Guillén-Grillo, Ministra Consejera y Asesora Legal, Misión Permanente

CÔTE D’IVOIRE Représentants S.E. M. Youssoufou Bamba, Ambassadeur extraordinaire et plénipotentiaire, Représentant permanent auprès des Nations Unies M. N’Cho Virgile Akiapo, Premier Secrétaire, Mission permanente

CROATIA Representatives Mr. Sebastian Rogač, First Secretary, Permanent Mission Ms. Sonja Borić, Advisor, Permanent Mission

CYPRUS Representatives Ms. Vasiliki Krasa, Sixth Committee Expert, Permanent Mission Ms. Valentina Dimitriou, Intern, Permanent Mission

DENMARK Representatives Mr. Henning Dobson Fugleberg Knudsen, Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ms. Lone Aggersbjerg, Legal Advisor, Ministry of Environment

DJIBOUTI Representative Mr. Youssouf Aden Moussa, First Secretary, Permanent Mission

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Representatives H.E. Mr. Carlos Michellen, Ambassador Alternate, Permanent Mission Mr. Napoleon Beras, Counsellor, Permanent Mission

ECUADOR Representative Mr. Iván Cedeño, Director, Marine and Coastal Affairs, Ministry of Environment

EGYPT Representative Mr. Amr Elhamamy, Counsellor, Permanent Mission

EL SALVADOR Representatives H.E. Mr. Rubén Zamora, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mr. Oscar Everardo Chicas Rodriquez, General Director of Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity Mr. Dagoberto Torres, Counsellor Minister, Permanent Mission Col. Hugo Aristides Angulo Rogel, Defense Attaché, Permanent Mission Col. Pablo A. Soriano, Deputy Defense Attaché, Permanent Mission

ESTONIA Representative Mr. Gert Auväärt, First Secretary, Permanent Mission

FIJI Representative Mr. Peni B. Suveinakama, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission

FINLAND Representatives Ms. Sari Mäkelä, Counsellor, Legal Adviser, Permanent Mission Ms. Virpi Laukkanen, Legal Officer, Ministry for Foreign Affairs

FRANCE Représentants M. Olivier Guyonvarch, Sous-Directeur pour le droit de la mer, Ministère des Affaires étrangères M. Elie Jarmache, Chargé de Mission, Secrétariat général de la mer Mme Stéphanie Belna, Chargée de Mission, Direction affaires internationales, Ministère de l’écologie, du développement durable et de l’énergie

GEORGIA Representatives H.E. Mr. Kaha Imnadze, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ms. Inga Kanchaveli, Counsellor, Permanent Mission

GERMANY Representatives Mr. Christian Schulz, Deputy Head of Division Law of the Sea, Aerospace Law, Antarctica, Federal Foreign Office Mr. Thomas Greiber, Research Associate 5

GHANA Representatives H.E. Mr. Philbert Johnson, Minister, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations

Mr. Lawrence Apaalse, Director, National Petroleum Authority, Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources Ms. Audrey Naana Abayena, Minister-Counsellor, Permanent Mission Ms. Khalilah Arthur Hackman, Assistant Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration

GREECE Representative Ms. Ekaterini Fountoulaki, First Counsellor, 6th Committee Expert, Permanent Mission

GUATEMALA Representatives H.E. Mr. Fernando Carrera Castro, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ms. Mónica Bolaños Pérez, Minister, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ms. Ana Cristina Rodríguez Pineda, Counsellor, Legal Adviser, Permanent Mission Mr. Gabriel Orellana Zabalza, First Secretary, Permanent Mission

GUYANA Representative Ms. Donnette Street, Foreign Service Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

ICELAND Representatives Mr. Birgir Hrafn Búason, Legal Officer, Office of the Legal Adviser, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ms. María Mjöll Jónsdóttir, First Secretary, Permanent Mission

INDIA Representatives H.E. Mr. Asoke Kumar Mukerji, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations H.E. Mr. Bhagwant Singh Bishnoi, Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mr. Koteswara Rao, Counsellor (Legal Adviser), Permanent Mission Mr. Vishnu Dutt Sharma, Director (Legal & Treaties Division), Ministry of External Affairs Ms. Sherine Sonia Cubelio, Scientist-C, Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology

INDONESIA Representatives Mr. Ari Aprianto, First Secretary (Political Affairs), Permanent Mission Mr. Ricardo Stevano Ruru, Third Secretary (Political Affairs/Legal Adviser and Protocol/Administrative Affairs), Permanent Mission Mr. Hendra Yusion Siry, Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries

IRAN (Islamic Republic of) Representative Mr. Hossein Gharibi, Second Counsellor, Permanent Mission

IRELAND Representative Mr. Declan Smyth, Deputy Legal Adviser, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

ISRAEL Representative Mr. Amit Heumann, First Secretary, Legal Adviser, Permanent Mission Mr. Yonathan Nissenhaus, Assistant Legal Adviser, Permanent Mission

ITALY Representative Mr. Salvatore Zappalà, Legal Adviser, Permanent Mission

JAMAICA Representatives Ms. Shorna-Kay Richards, Minister, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mr. Ancil Perez, Adviser, Permanent Mission

JAPAN Representatives Mr. Yuji Amamiya, Director, Ocean Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Koichi Warisawa, Deputy Director, Ocean Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Kengo Tanaka, Senior Fisheries Negotiator, Fisheries Management Division, Fisheries Agency Ms. Chiaki Mizugaki, Assistant Director, International Affairs Division, Fisheries Agency Mr. Yuzuru Kimura, Director for Deep Sea Research, Ocean and Earth Division, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Mr. Haruka Sawada, Advisor, Permanent Mission Advisers Mr. Kazuhiro Kitazawa, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology Mr Yusuke Honda, Administrative Staff, Research Fleet Department, Marine Technology and Engineering Center, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology

KENYA Representatives Ms. Susan Wangeci Mwangi, First Counsellor, Permanent Mission Mr. James Ndirango Waweru, Second Counsellor, Permanent Mission

LATVIA Representative Ms. Elina Volksone, Adviser, Permanent Mission

LEBANON Representatives H.E. Mr. Nawaf Salam, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ms. Caroline Ziadé, Counsellor, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ms. Maya Dagher, Counsellor, Permanent Mission Mr. Hassan Abbas, Counsellor, Permanent Mission Mr. Youssef Hitti, Legal Expert, Permanent Mission

LESOTHO Representatives H.E. Mr. Kelebone A. Maope, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mr. Malefetsane Moseme, Counsellor, Permanent Mission

MADAGASCAR Représentants M. Dama, Ministère de l’Environnement, de l’Ecologie et des Forêts, Directeur de la Gestion des Pollutions M. Jacquis Rasoanaina, Point Focal National de la Convention de Nairobi, Chef du Service de la Gestion des Pollutions marines et côtières M. John Bemiasa, Université de Toliary, Institut Halieutique et des Sciences Marines Mme Lydia Randrianarivony, Conseiller, Mission permanente

MALAYSIA Representative Mr. Shaharuddin Onn, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission

MALDIVES Representatives H.E. Mr. Ahmed Sareer, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mr. Jeffrey Salim Waheed, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ms. Mariyam Midhfa Naeem, Counsellor, Permanent Mission Mr. Hassan Hussain Shihab, First Secretary, Permanent Mission Ms. Ngedikes Olai Uludong, Adviser to AOSIS Chair on Climate Change

MEXICO Representatives Mr. Max Alberto Diener Sala, Legal Adviser Mr. Alejandro Sousa Bravo, Legal Adviser, Permanent Mission

MICRONESIA (Federated States of) Representatives Mr. Jeem Lippwe, Minister, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mr. Martin Zvachula, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission Mr. Clement Yow Mulalap, Legal Adviser, Permanent Mission

MONACO Representative Mr. Florian Botto, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission

MOROCCO Representative Mr. Mohammed Atlassi, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission

MOZAMBIQUE Representatives H.E. Mr. António Guemende, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mr. Eugénio João Muianga, Director, National Institute of Sea and Boundaries Mr. Honório Baquetiane Baquete, Senior Officer, National Institute of Sea and Boundaries Mr. Bernardo Serage, First Secretary, Permanent Mission

NAMIBIA Representatives Mr. Steven Ambabi, Deputy Director, Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources Mr. Immanuel Hamunyela, First Secretary, Permanent Mission

NEPAL Representative Mr. Bhesh Raj Sharma, Secretary, Ministry of Law, Justice, Constituent Assembly and Parliamentary Affairs

NETHERLANDS Representatives

Ms. Winifred M. Broadbelt, Legal Adviser, Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment Mr. Martijn Peijs, Adviser, Department of Nature

NEW ZEALAND Representatives Ms. Penelope Ridings, International Legal Adviser, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Mr. Nathan Glassey, Senior Policy Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Ms. Danica Stent, International Adviser, Strategic Partnerships, Department of Conservation Mr. William Emerson, International Adviser, Ministry of Primary Industries Ms. Alexandra Lennox-Marwick, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission

NICARAGUA Representative Ms. Alina Julia Argüello González, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission

NORWAY Representatives Mr. Kjell Kristian Egge, International Law Adviser, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ms. Christine Finbak, Senior Adviser, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ms. Anja Elisenberg, Adviser, Ministry of Climate and Environment Mr. Ove Hokstad, Deputy Director General, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries Mr. Terje Løbach, Specialist Director, Directorate of Fisheries Mr. Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik, First Secretary, Permanent Mission

PAKISTAN Representatives H.E. Mr. Masood Khan, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations H.E. Mr. Sahebzada Ahmed Khan, Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mr. Bilal Ahmad, Counsellor, Permanent Mission Mr. Umar Zaidi, Adviser, Permanent Mission

PANAMA Representatives H.E. Ms. Laura E. Flores H., Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ms. Paulina Franceschi, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ms. Desirée del Carmen Cedeño Rengifo, Attaché, Permanent Mission Mr. Jaime Rutz, Attaché, Permanent Mission

PAPUA NEW GUINEA Representative Mr. Fred Sarufa, Counsellor, Permanent Mission

PARAGUAY Representantes S. E. Sr. Federico González Franco, Embajador Extraordinario y Plenipotenciario, Representante Permanente ante las Naciones Unidas Sr. Marcelo Eliseo Scappini Ricciardi, Ministro, Representante Permanente Adjunto ante las Naciones Unidas Sra. Ana Edelmira Rolón Candia, Segunda Secretaria, Misión Permanente

PERU Representatives H.E. Mr. Gustavo Meza-Cuadra, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mr. Augusto Thornberry, Minister, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mr. Angel Horna, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission

PHILIPPINES Representatives H.E. Mr. Libran N. Cabactulan, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mr. Asis G. Perez, Under-Secretary, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources H. E. Ms. Irene Susan Barreorp Natividad, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ms. Theresa Mundita S. Lim, Director, Biodiversity Management Bureau, Department of Environment and Natural Resources Mr. Igor G. Bailen, Minister, Permanent Mission Advisers Mr. Josel N. Mostajo, Executive Director, Maritime and Ocean Affairs Office, Department of Foreign Affairs Mr. Bertrand Theodor L. Santos, Director, Maritime and Ocean Affairs Office, Department of Foreign Affairs Mr. Ariel T. Cayanan, Executive Director, Council for Agriculture and Fisheries, Department of Agriculture Ms. Sarah L. Bales, Section Chief, Fisheries and Aquaculture Section, Council for Agriculture and Fisheries, Department of Agriculture Mr. Dennis M. Guerrero, Chief of Staff, Department of Agriculture Mr. Randy B. Escolango, Subic Bay Management Authority

POLAND Representative Mr. Konrad Marciniak, Deputy Director, Treaty and Legal Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

PORTUGAL Representatives Mr. João Madureira, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission Mr. Sérgio Alves de Carvalho, Legal Adviser, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ms. Maria Ana Martins, Adviser, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

REPUBLIC OF KOREA Representatives Mr. Zhahyoung Rhee, Director for International Legal Affairs, International Legal Affairs Bureau Ms. Ki Hyeon Kim, Second Secretary, International Legal Affairs Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Kuk Il Choi, Senior Deputy Director, International Cooperation Division, Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries Mr. Hanul Kim, Deputy Director, Marine Ecology Division, Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries Mr. Gwang Cheon Choi, Policy Advisor, Oversea Fisheries Cooperation Institute Mr. Yong Hee Lee, Professor, Maritime and Ocean University Ms. Sujin Park, Director, Maritime Institute

RUSSIAN FEDERATION Representatives Mr. Oleg Rykov, Representative of the Federal Agency for Fishery in the USA Mr. Dmitry Kremenyuk, Deputy Head, Department for International Cooperation, Federal Agency for Fishery Mr. Kamil Bekyashev, Head, International Fisheries Law Section, Federal State Unitary Enterprise "VNIRO" Mr. Sergey A. Leonidchenko, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission Ms. Larisa Chernysheva, Attache, Legal Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

SENEGAL Representative Ms. Fatou Gaye Diagne, First Counsellor, Permanent Mission

SEYCHELLLES Representatives H.E. Mr. Ronald Jumeau, Ambassador for Climate Change and Small Island Developing State Issues Mr. Rodney Quatre, Head of Research and Conservation, National Parks Authority Ms. Wendy Isnard, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission

SIERRA LEONE Representatives H.E. Mr. Vandi Chidi Minah, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations H.E. Mr. Amadu Koroma, Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mr. Alhaji Wurroh Jalloh, Executive Director, Maritime Administration, Ministry of Transport and Aviation Mr. Ronald Moore, Head of Department, Shipping and Environmental Protection, Maritime Administration, Ministry of Transport and Aviation

SINGAPORE Representatives Ms. Rena Lee, Deputy Senior State Counsel, Attorney General Chambers Mr. Borg Tsien Tham, Counsellor, Permanent Mission Ms. Natalie Y. Morris-Sharma, Counsellor (Legal), Permanent Mission Ms. Seema Gail Parkash, Advisor Mr. Yuanjie Zheng, Advisor

SLOVENIA Representatives H.E. Mr. Andrej Logar, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ms. Barbara Kremžar, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission

SOLOMON ISLANDS Representative Ms. Helen Beck, Counsellor, Permanent Mission

SOMALIA Representative Ms. Mona Alsharmani, Special Adviser to the President, Office of the President

SOUTH AFRICA Representatives Mr. Dire Tladi, Professor, Special Adviser in the Foreign Ministry Mr. Thembile Joyini, Counsellor (Legal Affairs), Permanent Mission Mr. Michael Kabai, State Law Adviser (IC), Department of International Relations and Cooperation

SPAIN Representantes S.E. Sr. Román Oyarzun, Embajador Extraordinario y Plenipotenciario, Representante Permanente ante las Naciones Unidas Sr. José Javier Gutiérrez Blanco Navarrete, Consejero, Misión Permanente Sr. Manuel Pablos López, Consejero, Misión Permanente Sra. Carmen Paz Marti, Delegada del Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente Sr. Victor Escobar Paredes, Delegado del Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente Sra. Ana Tejedor Arceredillo, Delegada del Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente Asesora Sra. Begoña Charro de Mendieta, Misión Permanente

SRI LANKA Representatives

Ms. Varuni Muthukumarana, First Secretary, Permanent Mission Mr. Umayanga Nanayakkara, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission

SUDAN Representatives H.E. Mr. Hassan Hamid Hassan, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Chargé d’affaires a.i. Mr. Idrees Mohammed Ali Mohammed Saeed, Counsellor, Permanent Mission

SWAZILAND Representatives H.E. Mr. Zwelethu Mnisi, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mr. Vulindlela Simiphiwe Kunene, First Secretary, Permanent Mission

SWEDEN Representatives Ms. Lisa Eurén Höglund, Desk Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs H.E. Ms. Lisa Svensson, Ambassador for Ocean, Seas and Fresh Water, Ministry of the Environment Ms. Pernilla Nilsson, Counsellor, Permanent Mission Ms. Johanna Nilsson, First Secretary, Permanent Mission Adviser Mr. Niels Krabbe, Analyst, Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management

SWITZERLAND Representatives Ms. Damaris Carnal, Legal Adviser, Permanent Mission Mr. Norbert Barlocher, Head Rio Conventions (Climate, Biodiversity)

THAILAND Representatives H.E. Mr. Norachit Sinhaseni, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations H.E. Mr. Kriangsak Kittichaisaree, Ambassador, Executive Director, Trade and Economic Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ms. Jirusaya Birananda, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission Ms. Pimpida R. Thanarat, First Secretary, Permanent Mission Ms. Salynn Pudtapitug, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission

TIMOR-LESTE Representatives H.E. Ms. Sofia Mesquita Borges, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mr. Almerio Do Carmo Vieira, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission Ms. Kavita Desai, Adviser, Permanent Mission

TONGA Representatives H.E. Mr. Mahe’uli’uli Sandhurst Tupouniua, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mr. Tevita Suka Mangisi, Counsellor, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mr. Daniel Zaleznik, Adviser

TUNISIA Representatives H.E. Mr. Mohamed Khaled Khiari, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ms. Nour Zarrouk Boumiza, First Secretary, Permanent Mission

TURKEY Representative Ms. İpek Zeytinoğlu Özkan, Counsellor, Permanent Mission

UGANDA Representative H.E. Mr. Duncan Laki Muhumuza, Ambassador, Permanent Mission

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Representative Mr. Abdulla Al Jasmi, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission

UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND Representatives Mr. John Clorley, Head Marine Biodiversity, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Ms. Nicola Smith, Assistant Legal Adviser, Foreign and Commonwealth Office Ms. Donna Mackay, Legal Adviser, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA Representative Ms. Tully Malecela Mwaipopo, First Secretary, Permanent Mission

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Representatives Ms. Elizabeth Kim, Foreign Affairs Officer, Department of State Mr. Oliver Lewis, Attorney-Adviser, Office of the Legal Adviser, Department of State

Advisers Mr. John Arbogast, Counsellor for Legal Affairs, Permanent Mission Ms. Bronwyn Douglass, Senior Attorney for Maritime Safety, Security and Law of the Sea, Coast Guard, Office of Maritime and International Law Ms. Elizabethann English, International Policy Advisor, Office of International Affairs, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce Ms. Elana Katz-Mink, Foreign Affairs Officer, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Department of State Mr. Kenli Kim, Foreign Affairs Officer, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Department of State Ms. Elizabeth McLanahan, Deputy Director, Office of International Affairs, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Mr. Stevan Mitchell, Director, Office of Intellectual Property Rights, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce Mr. Mark Simonoff, Minister-Counsellor for Legal Affairs, Permanent Mission Mr. Ole Varmer, Attorney Adviser, Office of International Affairs, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

URUGUAY Representantes S.E. Sr. Gonzalo Koncke, Embajador Extraordinario y Plenipotenciario, Representante Permanente ante las Naciones Unidas Sr. Alvaro Ceriani, Ministro-Consejero, Misión Permanente

VENEZUELA (Bolivarian Republic of) Representantes S.E. Sr. Rafael Ramirez, Embajador Extraordinario y Plenipotenciario, Representante Permanente ante las Naciones Unidas S.E. Sr. Henry Alfredo Suárez Moreno, Embajador, Representante Permanente Alterno ante las Naciones Unidas Sra. Cristiane Engelbrecht Schadtler, Consejera, Misión Permanente Sr. Jhon Rafael Guerra Sansonetti, Segundo Secretario, Misión Permanente

VIET NAM Representatives Mr. Le Hai Trieu, Assistant to Director-General, Department of International Law and Treaties, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Vu Ngoc Long, Director of Southern Institute of Ecology, Academy of Science and Technology Ms. Mai Huynh Thi, Deputy Director, Biodiversity Conservation Agency, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Ms. Nguyen Ngoc Mai, Legal Official, Department of International Law and Treaties, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

NON-MEMBER STATES HAVING RECEIVED A STANDING INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE AS OBSERVER IN THE SESSIONS AND THE WORK OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOLY SEE Representatives H.E. Archbishop Bernardito Cleopas Auza, Permanent Observer to the United Nations Mr. Joseph Grech, Second Secretary, Permanent Observer Mission Ms. Katherine Ball, Adviser Ms. Susan Whelan, Legal Expert

STATE OF PALESTINE Representatives H.E. Mr. Riyad H. Mansour, Ambassador, Permanent Observer to the United Nations H.E. Ms. Feda Abdulahdy-Nasser, Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Observer to the United Nations Ms. Reem J. Mansour, Legal Adviser, Permanent Observer Mission

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 Representative Mr. Roy S. Lee, Permanent Observer

CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY Representative Mr. A. Missouri Sherman-Peter, Ambassador, Permanent Observer

EUROPEAN UNION Representatives Mr. Tullio Scovazzi, Professor, Acting Chair of the EU Council Working Group on the Law of the Sea Mr. John Brincat, Adviser, International Relations Officer, DG Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ms. Cristina Olivos, Adviser, Legal Officer, DG Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ms. Ilaria Tani, Advisor to the Acting Chair of the EU Council Working Group on the Law of the Sea Mr. Luca Perez, Adviser, Desk Officer, DG Environment Mr. Matthias Leonhard Maier, Desk Officer, DG Environment Ms. Eglantine Cujo, Legal Adviser Ms. Eva M. Vázquez Gomez, Legal Adviser Ms. Lucie Tisserand, Adviser Mr. Tim Anders Lammers, Adviser

INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE Representatives Ms. Kristina Gjerde, Senior High Seas Advisor IUCN Global Marine and Polar Programme Mr. David Johnson, GOBI Secretariat Ms. Vikki Gunn, GOBI Secretariat Mr. Sebastian Unger, Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies in Potsdam Mr. Thibault Renoux, IUCN Environmental Law Centre 15

Ms. Aurélie Spadone, Marine Officer University of Massachusetts Boston, Biology Department Mr. Torsten Thiele, Advanced Leadership Fellow in Oceans Governance, Harvard University Mr. Julien Rochette, Research Fellow Oceans and coastal zones, IDDRI Mr. Glen Wright, Research Fellow in International Marine Policy, IDDRI Mr. Pascale Ricard, Associate Fellow of Said Business School, Oxford University Mr. David Freestone, Executive Secretary, Sargasso Sea Commission Ms. Kate Morrison, Deputy Executive Secretary, Sargasso Sea Commission Mr. Jake Rice, IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management, Fisheries Expert Group Mr. Serge Garcia, IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management, Fisheries Expert Group Ms. Despina Symons, EBCD & IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management

PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM Representative Ms. Elizabeth Brierley, Oceans Analyst, Office of the Pacific Ocean Commissioner

SPECIALIZED AGENCIES AND RELATED ORGANIZATIONS

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Representatives Ms. Merete Tandstad, Fishery Resources Officer, Fisheries and Aquaculture Resources Use and Conservation Division Ms. Jessica Sanders, Fishery Planning Analyst, Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy and Economics Division Mr. Raymon Van Anrooy, Secretary of the Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission Mr. Peter Deupmann, Legal Officer, Development Law Service

INTERGOVERNMENTAL OCEANOGRAPHIC COMMISSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION Representative Mr. Ward Appeltans, Project Manager, Ocean Biogeographic Information System, OBIS Project Office

WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION Representative Ms. Lucinda Longcroft, Head, WIPO Coordination Office in New York

INTERNATIONAL SEABED AUTHORITY Representatives H.E. Mr. Nii Allotey Odunton, Secretary-General Mr. Michael W. Lodge, Legal Counsel Ms. Gwénaёlle Le Gurun, Legal Officer

UNITED NATIONS FUNDS AND PROGRAMMES, BODIES AND OFFICES

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS Representative Ms. Julie Ritz, Sustainable Development Officer, Division for Sustainable Development

UNEP/SECRETARIAT OF THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY Representatives Ms. Jihyun Lee, Environmental Affairs Officer Mr. Joseph Thomas Appiott, Associate Programme Officer

UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME Representative Mr. Takehiro Nakamura, Coordinator, Marine and Coastal Ecosystems Unit of the Division of Environmental Policy Implementation

UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY Representative Ms. Marjo Vierros, Adjunct Senior Fellow

OTHER INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND BODIES

COMISION PERMANENTE DEL PACIFICO SUR Representatives Mr. Julian Augusto Reyna Moreno, Secretary-General Ms. Marisol Flavia Agüero Colunga, Director of Legal Affairs and International Maritime Policy

NORTH EAST ATLANTIC FISHERIES COMMISSION Representative Mr. Stefán Ásmundsson, Secretary

OSPAR COMMISSION FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT OF THE NORTH EAST ATLANTIC Representative Mr. Darius Campbell, Executive Secretary

SOUTH EAST ATLANTIC FISHERIES ORGANIZATION Representative Mr. Barend Johannes van Zyl, Executive Secretary

NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

FRIDTJOF NANSEN INSTITUTE Representative Mr. Morten Walløe Tvedt, Senior Research Fellow

GRAY PANTHERS Representative Mr. Lobi RedHawk, Main UN Representative

GREENPEACE INTERNATIONAL Representatives Ms. Sofia Tsenikli, Senior Oceans Policy Advisor Mr. Milko Schvartzman, Oceans Campaigner Ms. Zelda Soriano, Political Advisor Ms. Veronica Frank, Oceans Campaigner Ms. Mariamalia Rodgriguez, Advisor Mr. Andre Abreu, Advisor Mr. Arni Finnsson, Advisor Mr. Duncan Currie, Advisor

INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Representative Mr. Paul Holthus, Founding CEO and President, World Ocean Council

INTERNATIONAL COASTAL AND OCEAN ORGANIZATION Representatives Ms. Biliana Cicin-Sain, President, Global Ocean Forum Ms. Miriam C. Balgos, Program Coordinator, Global Ocean Forum Ms. Erica Wales, Global Ocean Forum Ms. Ujwala Ramakrishna, Global Ocean Forum Mr. Yu Huming, Global Ocean Forum Mr. Steven Ambabi, Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Namibia Mr. Mohamed Badal, Office of Ocean Affairs and Development, Mauritius Mr. Abou Bamba, Abidjan Convention Mr. Michael Donoghue, South Pacific Regional Environment Programme Ms. Rose Mtui, National Environment Management Council, Tanzania Mr. Rodney Quatre, Seychelles National Parks Authority Ms. Amrika Singh, Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) Secretariat Mr. Hendra Siry, Coral Triangle Initiative Secretariat Mr. Zheng Miaozhuang, China Institute for Marine Affairs, China Ms. Magdalena Muir, Visiting Scholar, School of Marine Science and Policy, University of Delaware Ms. Alexis Martin, Researcher, Global Ocean Forum

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION Representative Mr. Koichi Yoshida, Director, International Cooperation Centre, National Maritime Research Institute

NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL Representatives Ms. Lisa Speer Ms. Brittany Baschuk Ms. Mari Johnson Ms. Cami Gordon Ms. Claire Bernard Ms. Sarah Chasis Ms. Rhea Suh Ms. Mili Patel Mr. Peter Case Ms. Kelly Meyer Ms. Jill Soffer Ms. Dayna Bochco

PEW ENVIRONMENT GROUP Representatives Ms. Karen Sack, Senior Director, International Oceans Mr. Maximiliano Bello, Senior Officer, International Ocean Policy Ms. KerriLynn Miller, Senior Associate, Protecting Ocean Life on the High Seas Mr. Andrew Friedman, Senior Associate, International Ocean Policy Mr. Michael Crispino, Officer, Communications Ms. Peggy Kalas, Coordinator, High Seas Alliance Mr. Matthew Gianni, Political and Policy Advisor, Deep Sea Conservation Coalition Ms. Mirella von Lindenfels, Director, Communications Inc. Mr. Nicholas Steel, Communications Manager, Communications Inc Mr. David Lopez

SYLVIA EARLE ALLIANCE Representatives Ms. Sylvia Earle, CEO and Founder Ms. Charlotte Vick, Partnership Director

WORLD WIDE FUND FOR NATURE Representatives Ms. Daniela Diz Pereira Pinto, Senior Officer Marine Policy, WWF Canada Ms. Jessica Battle, Marine Manager, WWF International Mr. Tim Packeiser, High Seas & Marine Ecoregions, WWF Germany

CO-CHAIRPERSONS

H.E. Mr. Palitha T.B. Kohona, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to the United Nations Ms. Liesbeth Lijnzaad, Legal Adviser, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

UNITED NATIONS SECRETARIAT

DIVISION FOR OCEAN AFFAIRS AND THE LAW OF THE SEA OFFICE OF LEGAL AFFAIRS

Ms. Gabriele Goettsche-Wanli, Director, Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea Ms. Alice Hicuburundi, Senior Legal Officer (Secretary) Ms. Charlotte Salpin, Legal Officer (Deputy Secretary)

Mr. Michele Ameri, Legal Officer Ms. Valentina Germani, Legal Officer Mr. Michael Shewchuk, Legal Officer Mr. Shawn Stanley, Geographic Information Systems Officer Mr. Carlos I. Fuentes, Legal Officer Ms. Vita Onwuasoanya, Legal Officer Mr. Yoshinobu Takei, Legal Officer Mr. Fernando Cabrera Diaz, Associate Legal Officer Ms. Angela Chung, Associate Legal Officer Mr. Eric Husketh, Associate Legal Officer Ms. Karen Yoo, Associate Legal Officer Ms. Jeanne Chang, Team Assistant Ms. Simone Dempsey, Legal Assistant Ms. Maria Evora, Legal Assistant Ms. Charity Gumani, Library Assistant Ms. Fiona Khan, Staff Assistant Ms. Josie O. Velasco, Documents and Meetings

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