United Nations A/CONF.232/2019/INF.5 General Assembly Distr.: General 27 September 2019 Original: English Intergovernmental conference on 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 Third session New York, 19–30 August 2019 Provisional list of participants Liste provisoire des délégations Lista provisional de delegaciones ALBANIA Representatives H.E. Ms. Besiana Kadare, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mr. Enian Lamce, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission to the United Nations ALGERIA Representatives H.E. Mr. Mohammed Bessedik, Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Chargé d’affaires, a.i, (Chair of the delegation) Mr. Mehdi Remaoun, First Secretary, Permanent Mission to the United Nations ANGOLA Representatives H.E. Ms. Maria de Jesus dos Reis Ferreira, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mr. João Iambeno Gimolieca, Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ms. Vezua Bula Diogo De Paiva, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission to the United Nations 19-16702 (E) 041019 *1916702* A/CONF.232/2019/INF.5 ARGENTINA Representantes S.E. Sr. Martin García Moritán, Embajador Extraordinario y Plenipotenciario, Representante Permanente de la República ante las Naciones Unidas (Jefe de la delegación) Sr. Alejandro Guillermo Verdier, Ministro Plenipotenciario, Representante Permanente Alterno ante las Naciones Unidas Sr. Fernando Andrés Marani, Ministro Plenipotenciario, Misión Permanente ante las Naciones Unidas Sr. Martín Juan Mainero, Dirección General de Consejería Legal, Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto AUSTRALIA Representatives Mr. Justin Whyatt, Assistant Secretary, Transnational and Sea Law Branch, Legal Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Chair of the delegation) Ms. Katherine Hamilton, Legal Officer, Sea Law and Antarctica Section, Transnational and Sea Law Branch, Legal Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Mr. Cary Scott-Kemmis, First Secretary, Permanent Mission to the United Nations Ms. Alexandra Hutchison, First Secretary, Permanent Mission to the United Nations Ms. Channelle Fitzgerald, Senior Legal Officer, Office of International Law, Attorney‐General’s Department Mr. Ryan Keightley, Assistant Director, Regional Fisheries, Agvet Chemicals, Fisheries and Forestry Division, Department of Agriculture Mr. Heath Synnott, Assistant Director, Marine Policy Section, Marine and International Heritage Branch, Heritage Reef and Marine Division, Department of the Environment and Energy Adviser Mr. Alistair Menzies Graham, High Seas Policy Adviser from World Wildlife Fund International AUSTRIA Representatives Mr. Thomas Loidl, Minister, Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs (Chair of the delegation) Ms. Laura Katholnig, Legal Adviser, Permanent Mission to the United Nations BAHAMAS Representatives H.E. Ms. Sheila Gweneth Carey, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations (Chair of the delegation) Ms. Natasha Turnquest, First Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2/56 19-16702 A/CONF.232/2019/INF.5 Ms. Charmaine Williams, First Secretary, Permanent Mission to the United Nations Ms. Inemesit Arianne Etuk, First Secretary, Permanent Mission to the United Nations Ms. Mashanna L. Russell, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission to the United Nations Ms. Angelika D. Hillebrandt, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission to the United Nations Ms. Deandra Cartwright, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission to the United Nations Ms. Sydnei Cartwright, Environmental Officer, Bahamas Environment, Science and Technology Commission Ms. Kimberley Lam, Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Jamahl Strachan, Administrative Cadet, Ministry of Foreign Affairs BANGLADESH Representatives H.E. Mr. Masud Bin Momen, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations (Chair of the delegation) Mr. Faiyaz Murshid Kazi, Minister and Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Geneva Mr. Mohammed Nore Alam, Minister, Permanent Mission to the United Nations Mr. Tanvir Ahmad Torophder, Senior Assistant Secretary (Maritime Affairs Unit), Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Md. Jannatul Habib, Assistant Secretary (Maritime Affairs Unit), Ministry of Foreign Affairs BARBADOS Representatives H.E. Ms. H. Elizabeth Thompson, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations (Chair of the delegation) Ms. Juliette Rosita Babb-Riley, Minister Counsellor, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ms. Kereeta Nicole Whyte, First Secretary, Permanent Mission to the United Nations Ms. Nicole Natasha Parris, First Secretary, Permanent Mission to the United Nations Ms. Melissa Natasha Straker-Taylor, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission to the United Nations BELGIUM Représentants S.E. M. Marc Pecsteen de Buytswerve, Ambassadeur extraordinaire et plénipotentiaire, Représentant permanent auprès des Nations Unies (Chef de la délégation) S.E. M. Jeroen Cooreman, Ambassadeur, Représentant permanent adjoint auprès des Nations Unies S.E. Mme. Karen Van Vlierberge, Ambassadeur, Représentante permanente adjointe auprès des Nations Unies 19-16702 3/56 A/CONF.232/2019/INF.5 M. Antoine Misonne, Premier secrétaire, Direction droit international public, Service publique fédéral affaires étrangères M. Nicolas Fierens Gevaert, Premier secrétaire, Mission Permanente auprès des Nations Unies Mme. Christine Cassiers, Deuxième secrétaire, Mission Permanente auprès des Nations Unies Mme. Sophie Mirgaux, Conseillère, Service du milieu marin, Service public fédéral santé publique, sécurité de la chaîne alimentaire et environnement Mme. Salima Kempenaer, Conseillère, Point focal pour le Protocole de Nagoya, Service public fédéral Santé publique, sécurité de la chaîne alimentaire et environnement M. Hendrik Segers, Conseiller, Coordinateur et Point focal national pour la bioversité, Institut royal belge des sciences naturelles M. Paulus Tak, Conseiller Mme. Ann Lambrechts, Conseillère BELIZE Representatives H.E. Ms. Lois Michele Young, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations H.E. Ms. Janine Elizabeth Coye-Felson, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mr. Andrew Smith, First Secretary, Permanent Mission to the United Nations Ms. Beverly Wade, Fisheries Administrator, Ministry of Fisheries, Forestry, the Environment and Sustainable Development Ms. Nellie Catzim, Adviser, Permanent Mission to the United Nations Ms. Diana Ruiz, Adviser, Permanent Mission to the United Nations BHUTAN Representative Ms. Sonam Yangchen, Deputy Chief, Ministry of Foreign Affairs BOLIVIA (Plurinational State of) Representatives H.E. Sr. Sacha Sergio Llorentty Solíz, Embajador Extraordinario y Plenipotenciario, Representante Permanente de la República ante las Naciones Unidas (Jefe de la delegación) Sr. Juan Marcelo Zambrana Torrelio, Ministro Consejero, Misión Permanente ante las Naciones Unidas Sr. Ricardo José Miranda Rivero, Primer Secretario, Misión Permanente ante las Naciones Unidas 4/56 19-16702 A/CONF.232/2019/INF.5 BOTSWANA Representatives H.E. Mr. Collen Vixen Kelapile, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations (Chair of the delegation) Mr. Ishmael Tsholofelo Dabutha, Minister Plenipotentiary, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations (Alternate Chair of the delegation) Mr. Edgar Sisa, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission to the United Nations Ms. Gwiso Dube, Director, Legal Services Mr. Tlhalefo B. Madisa, Third Counsellor, Permanent Mission to the United Nations BRAZIL Representatives H.E. Mr. Mauro Vieira, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations (Chair of the delegation) H.E. Mr. Frederico Salomão Duque Estrada Meyer, Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations (Alternate Chair of the delegation) Mr. Philip Fox-Drummond Gough, Minister Plenipotentiary, Permanent Mission to the United Nations Ms. Bárbara Böechat de Almeida, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission to the United Nations Mr. Vinícius Fox Drummond Cançado Trindade, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission to the United Nations Captain (Navy) Alexandre Amendoeira Nunes, Counsellor, Deputy Military Adviser, Permanent Mission to the United Nations Captain (Navy) Carlos Roberto Leite, Military Adviser, Head of the Division for Non-Living Resources, Inter-ministerial Commission for the Resources of the Sea Captain (Navy) Ana Lucia Oliveira Costalunga, Military Adviser, Brazilian Navy Mr. Henry Philippe Ibanez de Novion, Environmental Analyst, Ministry of the Environment Mr. Rodrigo More, Professor, Institute of Maritime Affairs, Federal University of Sao Paulo Mr. Fábio Hissa Vieira Hazin, Professor, Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco Adviser Ms. Julia Schutz Veiga, Researcher, Law School, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal BULGARIA Representatives H.E. Mr. Georgi Velikov Panayotov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative to the United Nations (Chair of the delegation) Mr. Zlatko Bars-Dimitroff, Ambassador-at-large