Preparatory Committee established by General Assembly resolution 69/292: Development of an international legally binding instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction Fourth session New York, 10 to 21 July 2017 List of Participants 1 MEMBER STATES OF THE UNITED NATIONS ALGERIA Representatives H.E Mr. Sabri Boukadoum, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations H.E Mr. Mohammed Bessedik, Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mr. Mehdi Remaoun, First Secretary, Permanent Mission to the United Nations ARGENTINA Representantes Sra. Josefina Bunge, Consejera, Dirección de Consejería Legal, Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto Mr. José Luis Fernández Valoni, Ministro, Misión Permanente ante las Naciones Unidas AUSTRALIA Representatives Mr. Michael Googan, Director, Sea and Environment Law Section, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Chair of the delegation) Ms. Carrie McDougall, Legal Adviser, Permanent Mission to the United Nations Ms. Fleur Hamilton, First Secretary, Permanent Mission to the United Nations Ms. Dheny Raw, Policy Officer, Sea and Environment Law Section, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Ms. Lucy Sargeson, Principal Legal Officer, Attorney-General’s Department Ms. Jillian Grayson, Assistant Director, Department of the Environment and Energy Mr. Alistair Graham, Ocean Policy Adviser, WWF International Ms. Jessica Elliott, Australian National University Ms. Genevieve Quirk, Australian National University AUSTRIA Representative Ms. Nadia Kalb, Counsellor (Legal Affairs), Permanent Mission to the United Nations BAHAMAS Representatives Ms. Tishka H. Francis, Deputy Permanent Representative/ First Secretary, Permanent Mission to the United Nations Ms. Charmaine Williams, First Secretary, Permanent Mission to the United Nations Ms. Charice Abigail Rolle, First Secretary, Permanent Mission to the United Nations Ms. Arianne Etuk, First Secretary, Permanent Mission to the United Nations Ms. Angelika Danielle Hillebrandt, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission to the United Nations Mr. Craig Powell, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission to the United Nations Ms. Mashanna L. Russell, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission to the United Nations Mr. Nicholas Knowles, Advisor, Permanent Mission to the United Nations BANGLADESH Representatives Rear Admiral (Retired.) Md. Khurshed Alam, Secretary, Maritime Affairs Unit, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Faiyaz Murshid Kazi, Counsellor/Minister, Permanent Mission to the United Nations Mr. AKM Monirul Haque, Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2 BARBADOS Representatives H.E. Mr. Keith Hamilton Llewellyn Marshall, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ms. Juliette Rosita Riley, Minister Counsellor, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mr. Leo Brewster, Director, Coatal Zone Management Unit, Barbados Mr. David Berry, Dean, Faculty of Law, University of the West Indies, Barbados Ms. Kereeta Nicole Whyte, First Secretary, Permanent Mission to the United Nations BELGIUM Representatives S.E.M. Marc Pecsteen de Buytswerve, Ambassadeur, Représentant Permanent, Représentation permanente auprès des Nations Unies M. Antoine Misonne, Premier Secrétaire, Représentation permanente auprès des Nations Unies M. Sophie Mirgaux, Attaché, Service du milieu marin, Ministère de l’environnement, Bruxelles M. Paulus TAK, Consultant scientifique, Pew Environment Group BRAZIL Representatives Mr. Paulo Chiarelli, Counsellor, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ms. Bárbara Boechat, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission to the United Nations Mr. Josué Fonseca Teixeira Jr., Permanent Mission to the United Nations Mr. Carlos Roberto Leite, Brazilian Navy Ms. Ana Lucia Oliveira Costalunga, Brazilian Navy BRUNEI DARUSSALAM Representatives H.E. Mr. Dato Abdul Ghafar Ismail, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ms. Siti Arnyfariza Md. Jaini, First Secretary, Permanent Mission to the United Nations Ms. Muna Masera Masri, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission to the United Nations BULGARIA Representatives Mrs. Dimana Dermendjieva-Dramova, First Secretary, International Law and Law of the EU Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria Mr. Yavor Ivanov, Attache, Legal Adviser, Permanent Mission to the United Nations CAMEROON Représentants S.E. M. Monthe Tommo, Ambassadeur extraordinaire et plénipotentiaire, Représentant Permanent auprès des Nations Unies M. Emma Belal, Directeur des Pêches, de l’Aquaculture et des Industries Halieutiques au Ministère de l’Elevage, des Pêches et des Industries Animales M. Jean Kenfack, Chef de la Division des Affaires Juridiques au Ministère de l’Environment, de la Protection de la Nature et du Développement Durable M. Ahidjo, Chef de Service des organes politiques et juridiques des Nations Unies, Ministère des Relations Extérieures 3 CANADA Representatives Mr. Alain Tellier, Director, Oceans and Environment Law, Global Affairs, Canada (Chair of the delegation) Ms. Catherine Boucher, Counsellor (Legal, Social Affaira and Human Rights), Permanent Mission to the United Nations Ms. Renée Sauvé, Director, Global Marine and Northern Affairs, Fisheries and Oceans Canada Ms. Amber Lindstedt, Sr. Policy Analyst, Global Marine and Northern Affairs, Fisheries and Oceans Canada Ms. Yordanka Stoimenova, Policy Analyst, Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency CHILE Representantes S.E. Sr. Cristian Barros Melet, Embajador Extraordinario y Plenipotenciario, Representante Permanente ante las Naciones Unidas (Jefe de delegación) Sr. Javier Gorostegui Obanoz, Segundo Secretario, Misión Permanente de Chile ante las Naciones Unidas Sr. Cristóbal Hernandez Castillo, Abogado, Dirección de Medio Ambiente y Asuntos Oceánicos, Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores Sr. Cristian Laborda Mora, Asesor de la delegación Sr. Héctor Bacigalupo Falcón, Asesor de la delegación CHINA Representative Mr. Ma Xinmin, Deputy Director General, Department of Treaty and Law, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Chair of the delegation) Alternate Representatives Mr. Li Linlin, Deputy Director, Department of Treaty and Law, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Jing Chen, Attaché, Department of Treaty and Law, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ms. Tang Dongmei, Director, Department of International Cooperation, State Oceanic Administration Ms. Kang Jian, Deputy Chief, General Office, China Ocean Mineral Resources R&D Association Ms. Gao Yan, Engineer, General Office, China Ocean Mineral Resources R&D Association Mr. Shang Naining, Deputy Chief, China Institute for Marine Affairs Mr. Zheng Miaozhuang, Associate Researcher, China Institute for Marine Affairs Mr. Huang Hao, Associate Researcher, Third Institute of Oceanography Mr. Tang Xixiang, Associate Researcher, Third Institute of Oceanography Mr. Luo Yang, Senior Engineer, Third Institute of Oceanography Mr. Zhang Xiaoyong, Professor, China Youth University of Political Studies Mr. Lu Xiaoqiang, Associate Researcher, Nanjing Environment Science Mr. Qin Tianbao, Professor, Wuhan University Mr. Su Jinyuan, Professor, Xi’an Jiaotong University Mr. Shi Xiaobin, First Secretary, Permanent Mission to the United Nations Advisers Mr. Tang Yi, Professor, Shanghai Ocean University Ms. Shen Huihui, Lecturer, Shanghai Ocean University COLOMBIA Representatives Mr. Juan Cuéllar Torres, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission to the United Nations Ms. María Claudia Vélez Crismatt, Third Secretary, Permanent Misison to the United Nations 4 COMOROS Representative Mr. Youssouf Hamadi, Secretary-General, Ministry of Agriculture and Environment COSTA RICA Representantes S.E. Sr. Juan Carlos Mendoza Garcia, Embajador Extraordinario y Plenipotenciario, Representante Permanente ante las Naciones Unidas (Jefe de delegación) S.E. Sr. Rolando Castro Córdoba, Embajador, Representante Alterno ante las Naciones Unidas (Jefe de delegación alterno) Sra. Shara Duncan Villalobos, Ministro Consejero, Asesora Legal, Misión Permanente ante las Naciones Unidas Asesor Sra. Shani Christie Lindo, Misión Permanente ante las Naciones Unidas CROATIA Representatives H.E. Mr. Vladimir Drobnjak, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations (Chair of the delegation) Mr. Sebastian Rogač, First Secretary (Legal Adviser), Permanent Mission to the United Nations CUBA Representantes S.E. Sra. Ana Silvia Rodriguez Abascal, Embajadora, Representante Permanente Alterna, Encargada de Negocios a.i Misión Permanente de Cuba ante las Naciones Unidas Sr. Rolando Vergara Zito, Primer Secretario, Misión Permanente de Cuba ante las Naciones Unidas Sr. Jorge Luis Cepero Aguilar, Segundo Secretario, Misión Permanente de Cuba ante las Naciones Unidas Sra. Yilianne Sánchez Rodríguez, Tercera Secretaria, Misión Permanente de Cuba ante las Naciones Unidas CYPRUS Representatives H.E. Mr. Kornelios Korneliou,Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations (Chair of the delegation) Ms. Maria Pilikou, Delegate Mr. Vasiliki Krasa, Alternate Delegate CZECH REPUBLIC Representative Ms. Kristina Horňáčková, Legal Adviser, Permanent Mission to the United Nations DJIBOUTI Representatives H.E. Mr. Mohamed Siad Douleh, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ms. Saada Daher