2008 LEGISLATIVE SUMMIT INTERNATIONAL DELEGATE ROSTER NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA JULY 21 – 26, 2008 ARGENTINA Ms. Alejandra Svetaz, President, Institute of Legislative Science and Techniques AUSTRALIA The Honorable Nicholas Griffiths, President, Parliament of Western Australia The Honorable George Cash, Deputy President, Parliament of Western Australia The Honorable Dianne Guise, Deputy Speaker, Parliament of Western Australia Mr. Malcolm Peacock, Clerk, Parliament of Western Australia Mr. Peter McHugh, Clerk, Parliament of Western Australia Mr. Russell Bremner, Executive Manager, Parliament of Western Australia AUSTRIA HR Mag. Heinz Drobesch, Director, State Parliament of Styria Mag. Christopher Drexler, Caucus Chair, State Parliament of Styria Mr. Christian Schwarz, Staff Member, State Parliament of Styria AZERBAIJAN Mr. Ruslan Ismayilov, Aide to the Chairman of the Parliament, Milli Mejlis (National Parliament) Mr. Petro Morgos, Chief of Party, Development Alternatives, Inc. BRAZIL The Honorable Cesar Halum, President, UNALE The Honorable Alexandre Postal, Treasurer General, UNALE The Honorable Aparecida Gama, Member, UNALE The Honorable José Luís Schafer-Tchê, Member, UNALE The Honorable Cidinha Campos, Member, Rio de Janeiro Legislative Assembly, UNALE The Honorable Clovis Ferraz Meira, Vice-President, Legislative Assembly of Bahia, UNALE The Honorable Alencar da Silveira Jr., 4th Vice President, Legislative Assembly of Minas Gerais, UNALE Mr. Fabiano Geremia, Director General, UNALE Mr. Ricardo Ayres, Secretary of the state of Juventude Tocantins, UNALE Mr. Alberto Milhomen Jr., Secretary of Juventude Tocantins, UNALE CANADA The Honorable Guy André, Member, Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group The Honorable Rob Merrifield, Member, Co-Chair, Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group and Chair, Standing Committee on Finance The Honorable Wayne Easter, P.C., Member, Vice Chair, Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group Ms. June Dewetering, Advisor, Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group Ms. Emilie Thivierge, Executive Secretary, Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group The Honorable Barry McFarland, Chair, Legislative Assembly of Alberta The Honorable Bridget Pastoor, Member, Legislative Assembly of Alberta The Honorable Dave Quest, Member, Legislative Assembly of Alberta The Honorable Manmeet Bhullar, Member, Legislative Assembly of Alberta The Honorable Pearl Calahasen, Member, Legislative Assembly of Alberta The Honorable Tony Vandermeer, Member, Legislative Assembly of Alberta Ms. Beverly Alenius, Executive Assistant to the Speaker, Legislative Assembly of Alberta The Honorable Bas Balkissoon, Chair, Legislative Assembly of Ontario The Honorable Bob Delaney, Member, Legislative Assembly of Ontario International Delegate Roster 2 NCSL Legislative Summit 2008 The Honorable Laura Albanese, Member, Legislative Assembly of Ontario The Honorable Sylvia Jones, Member, Legislative Assembly of Ontario The Honorable Norm Miller, Member, Legislative Assembly of Ontario Ms. Tonia Grannum, Clerk, Legislative Assembly of Ontario Mr. Peter Sibenik, Procedural Clerk, Legislative Assembly of Ontario Mr. Peter Ellinger, Library Technology Applications, Legislative Assembly of Ontario The Honorable Cam Broten, Member, Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan The Honorable Nadine Wilson, Member, Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan Mr. Les Nord, Intergovernmental Officer, Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan The Honorable Albert De Martin, Member, National Assembly of Quebec The Honorable Martin Lemay, Member, National Assembly of Quebec The Honorable Gerry Sklavounos, Member, National Assembly of Quebec Mr. Richard Daignault, Administrative Secretary, National Assembly of Quebec Ms. Yvonne Fizer, Business Development Director, Sirolli Institute Mr. Gabe Juszel, Internet Archive Ms. Robyn Robertson, Traffic Injury Research Foundation Dr. Roy Norton, Diplomatic Minister, Embassy of Canada, Washington, D.C. CHINA (PRC) Mr. Yao Cheng, Director General, the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries Ms. Duan Jun, Chief of U.S. Division, the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries Ms. An Xin, Desk Officer, the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries Mr. Shen Xin, the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the U.S. COTE D’IVOIRE The Honorable Brissi Lucas Guehi, Secretary General, National Assembly of Côte d'Ivoire The Honorable Palé Dimaté, Member, National Assembly of Côte d'Ivoire Mr. Roland-Olivier Akissi, Administrator, National Assembly of Côte d'Ivoire FRANCE Mr. Sébastien Gourgouillat, the Embassy of France GAMBIA Mr. Kalilu, Yiriwa Development Radio, Media GERMANY The Honorable Gisela Piltz, Member of the German Bundestag, German National Parliament, and Chairperson, Regional Committee of the North Rhine Westphalian Free Democratic Party The Honorable Professor Dr. Peter Paul Gantzer, Deputy Speaker, State Parliament of Bavaria Mr. Peter Worm, Head of Division, State Parliament of Bavaria The Honorable Michael Theurer, Member, State Parliament of Baden-Wuerttenberg International Delegate Roster 3 NCSL Legislative Summit 2008 The Honorable Clemens Reif, President, Partnership of Parliaments, and Member State Parliament of Hesse The Honorable Volker Hoff, State Minister of Federal and European Affairs, Member State Parliament of Hesse Mr. Bernd Friedrich, Deputy Chief Clerk, State Parliament of Hesse The Honorable Angela Freimuth, Vice-President, State Legislature of North-Rhine Westphalia The Honorable Hans Stein, Representative to the European Union, State of North-Rhine Westphalia The Honorable Guido Kosmehl, Member, State of Sachsen-Anhalt, Friedrich Naumann Foundation The Honorable Professor Dr. Dagmar Schipanski, Speaker, Thuringia State Parliament The Honorable Gerd Koerner, former Vice-Mayor, Weiterstadt The Honorable Axel Hoffmann, President, Wolfgang Döring Foundation and Vice President, Board of Directors, Friedrich Naumann Foundation Mr. Claus Gramckow, Representative, The Transatlantic Dialogue, Friedrich Naumann Foundation Mr. André Konze, Member, Partnership of Parliaments Mr. Alfons Schöps, Executive Director, Partnership of Parliaments Mr. Janneck Herre, Bureau Chief, Partnership of Parliaments GHANA The Honorable Ebenezer Begyina Sekyi Hughes, Speaker, Parliament of Ghana The Honorable Abraham Ossei Aidoo, Majority Leader, Parliament of Ghana The Honorable Alban Bagbin, Minority Leader, Parliament of Ghana The Honorable Kwabena Okerchirie, Majority Chief Whip, Parliament of Ghana The Honorable John Tia, Minority Chief Whip, Parliament of Ghana The Honorable Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, Member, Parliament of Ghana The Honorable Edward Salia, Member, Parliament of Ghana Mr. Emmanuel Anyimadu, Clerk, Parliament of Ghana Mr. Matthew Abrefa Tawiah, Secretary, Parliamentary Service Board, Parliament of Ghana Mr. Jones Kugblenu, Director, Public Affairs, Parliament of Ghana Ms. Sabina Oforiboateng, Consultant, Legal Services, Parliament of Ghana Mr. Anthony Dzadzra, Parliamentary Liaison Officer, Parliament of Ghana Mr. Emmanuel Fordjour, Parliamentary Liaison Officer, Ministry of Finance, Parliament of Ghana Mr. Solomon Nkrumah, Personal Assistant to the Speaker, Parliament of Ghana GREECE Mr. Vasilis Koulolias, Executive Director, Gov2u Ms. Evika Karamagioli, Deputy Director, Gov2u INDIA Mr. Mehmood Pracha, President, Organization for the Promotion of Legal Awareness INDONESIA Ms. Winantuningtyastiti Swasanani, Deputy Head of Budgeting and Supervisory Affairs, Parliament of Indonesia Ms. Rusnia Ningsih, Head of Members and Staff Bureau, Parliament of Indonesia Ms. Rini Koentarti, Head of Education and Training Bureau, Parliament of Indonesia International Delegate Roster 4 NCSL Legislative Summit 2008 Ms. Sri Lestari, Chief of State, Budget Analysis Bureau, Parliament of Indonesia Ms. Witingsih Yuhelmi, Head of Budget Analysis Bureau, Parliament of Indonesia Ms. Siti Atika, Head of the Planning Unit, Budget Analysis Bureau, Parliament of Indonesia Mr. Muhammad Yus Iqbal, Unit Head, State Budget Analysis Bureau, Parliament of Indonesia Mr. Ahmad Budiman, Researcher, Research Unit, Parliament of Indonesia Ms. Hartini Retnaningsih, Researcher, Research Unit, Parliament of Indonesia Ms. Martiasih Nursanti, Analyst for the State Budget, Parliament of Indonesia ITALY The Honorable Giuseppe Adamoli, Office of the President, Constitution Committee, Regional Council of Lombardy The Honorable Enzo Lucchini, Vice President, Regional Council of Lombardy The Honorable Marco Cipriano, Vice President, Regional Council of Lombardy Mr. Massimo Sioli, Specialist in International Relations, Regional Council of Lombardy The Honorable Roberto Asquini, Vice President, Regional Council of Friuli Venezia Giulia JAPAN Mr. Atsushi Itaya, Director, Legislative Bureau of the House of Representatives Mr. Hitoshi Yaku, Commissoner, Legislative Bureau of the House of Representatives Mr. Hiroshi Sasaki, Executive Director, Japan Local Government Center Mr. Imada Junji, Assistant Director, Japan Local Government Center Mr. Stephen Fasano, Senior Researcher, Japan Local Government Center MEXICO The Honorable Antonio Obregon Torres, State Legislator, Congress of Guanajuato The Honorable Arnulfo Vazquez Nieto, State Legislator, Congress of Guanajuato The Honorable Jose Fernando Arredondo Franco, State Legislator, Congress of Guanajuato The Honorable Luis A. Camarena Rougon, State Legislator, Congress of Guanajuato Mr. Arturo Navarro, Legislative Staff, Congress of Guanajuato Mr. Jose Federico