WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIOG/AG/INF/8
25 June1998
(98-3035)
Committee on Agriculture
Comité de l'agriculture
Comité de Agricultura
LIST OF REPRESENTATIVES/LISTE DES REPRÉSENTANTS/
LISTA DE REPRESENTANTES
Chairperson:
Président: H.E. Mr. N. Osorio Londoño (Colombia)
Presidente:
ARGENTINA
Representantes Sr. Jorge B. Riaboi
Ministro,
Representante Permanente Alterno ante
la OMC en Ginebra
Sr. Héctor R. Torres
Consejero,
Misión Permanente ante la Oficina de las
Naciones Unidas en Ginebra
AUSTRALIA
Representatives Mr. Allan McKinnon
Assistant Secretary,
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Ms. Mary McCarter
Manager,
Agriculture Policy and Negotiations,
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Mr. Hamish McCormick
Counsellor,
Permanent Mission to the WTO at Geneva
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Secretary of Committee: Mr. P. Shanahan, CWR, Tel:  739 5095
Conference Officer: Ms. M. Albanell, CWR, Tel:  739 5241G/AG/INF/8
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AUSTRALIA (cont'd)
Representatives (cont'd)
Mr. Dominic Pyne
Director,International Policy,
Department of Primary Industries and
Energy
BRAZIL
Representatives Ms. Maria Eduarda Coelho de Souza
Second Secretary,
Permanent Mission to the United Nations
Office at Geneva
Mr. Renato Antonio Henz
Adviser to Secretary of Agricultural Policy,
Ministry of Agriculture and Supply
CANADA
Representatives Mr. Randle Wilson
Counsellor,
Permanent Mission to the United Nations
Office at Geneva
Mr. Paul Martin
Director,
Multilateral Trade Policy,
Ministry of Agriculture and Agri-Food
Mr. Marcel Saucier
Trade Policy Officer,Department of Foreign Affairs and
International Trade
Ms. Pamela Cooper,
Deputy Director,Multilateral Trade Policy,
Ministry of Agriculture and Agri-Food
CHILE
Representantes Sr. Javier Becker
Primer Secretario,
Misión Permanente ante la OMC en Ginebra
Sr. Camilo Navarro
Economista,
Ministerio de AgriculturaG/AG/INF/8
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CHILE (Cont.)
Representantes (Cont.) Srta. Viviana Araneda
Economista,
Ministerio de Relaciones Internacionales
COMMUNAUTÉS EUROPÉENNES
COMMISSION EUROPÉENNE
Représentants Mme Mary Hinch
Chef d'unité,
Direction générale de l'agriculture
M. Jesus Zorrilla Torras
Conseiller (Affaires agricoles),
Délégation permanente à Genève
Mme Ulrike Braun
Direction générale de l'agriculture
M. J.G. Deelens
Direction générale de l'agriculture
ÉTATS MEMBRES
ROYAUME-UNI DE Ms. Heather Blake
GRANDE-BRETAGNE Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and FoodET D'IRLANDE
DU NORD
AUTRICHE Miss Brigitta Litschauer
Ministry of Agriculture
ALLEMAGNE M. Heiner Thofern
Chef adjoint de section,
Ministère de l'agriculture
FINLANDE Mr. Mikko Ry ōkàs
Senior Adviser,Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
PORTUGAL Mme Maria Margarida Vaz
Chef d'unité des relations internationales,
Ministère de l'agriculture
Mme Ana Luísa Mendes
Technicien (Relations internationales),
Ministère de l'agricultureG/AG/INF/8
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COMMUNAUTÉS EUROPÉENNES (suite)
ÉTATS MEMBRES (suite)
FRANCE M. Jacques Teyssier d'Orfeuil
Attaché agricole,
Délégation permanente auprès de l'OMC
à Genève
M. Emmanuel Batallan
Conseiller commercial,Direction des relations économiques
extérieures
M. Eric Giry
Chargé de mission,Ministère de l'agriculture et de la pêche
SUÈDE Mr. Håkan Björklund
Special Advisor on Agricultural Policy,
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Mr. Arne Karlsson
Head of Section,
Board of Agriculture
Mr. Håkan Lagerberg
Head of Section,
Ministry of Agriculture
BELGIQUE M. Gabriel Ysebaert
Ingénieur,
Ministère de l'agriculture etclasses moyennes
ESPAGNE Sra. María Amelia Guzmán Martínez-Valls
Consejera (Asuntos Comerciales Agrícolas),
Misión Permanente ante la Oficina de lasNaciones Unidas en Ginebra
Sr. José Barreiro Seoane
Consejero de Agricultura,
Pesca y Alimentación,Misión Permanente ante la Oficina de las
Naciones Unidas en GinebraG/AG/INF/8
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COMMUNAUTÉS EUROPÉENNES (suite)
ÉTATS MEMBRES (suite)
DANEMARK Mr. Morten D. Nielsen
Head of Section,
Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries
Mr. Ole Schmidt
First Secretary,
Permanent Mission to the United Nations
Office at Geneva
GRÈCE Mme Irini Lykou
Premier Secrétaire,
Mission permanente auprès de l'Office des
Nations Unies à Genève
ITALIE Mme Angela Milano
Ministère de l'agriculture
M. Aldo Alfano
Ministère du commerce
IRLANDE Mr. John Finn
First Secretary,
Permanent Mission to the United Nations
Office at Geneva
Ms. Roisin Cahillane
Higher Executive Officer,
Department of Agriculture and Food
PAYS-BAS M. Jan Schotanus
Ministère de l'agriculture
LUXEMBOURG
(liste non reçue)
CONSEIL DE L'UNION
EUROPÉENNE
Secrétariat général S.E. M. Jacques Brodin
Ambassadeur,
Chef du Bureau de liaison à Genève
COSTA RICA
Representante Sr. Patricio Grané
Consejero,
Misión Permanente ante la OMC
en GinebraG/AG/INF/8
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CUBA
Representante Sr. A. Ernesto Marziota Delgado
Consejero (Asuntos Comerciales),
Misión Permanente ante la Oficina de las
Naciones Unidas en Ginebra
CZECH REPUBLIC
Representatives Mr. Miloslav Sta śek
Engineer,
Ministry of Agriculture
Mr. Vladimira Kantorová
Engineer,
Ministry of Agriculture
Mr. Miroslav Pr ůša
Engineer,
Ministry of Industry and Trade
REPUBLICA DOMINICANA
Representantes S.E. Sra. Angelina Bonetti Herrera
Embajadora,
Representante Permanente ante la Oficina
de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra
Srta. Claudia Hernández Bona
Ministra Consejera (Encargada de
asuntos económicos),
Misión Permanente ante la Oficina de las
Naciones Unidas en Ginebra
EGYPT
Representative Mr. Shafik Abdel Aziz
Counsellor (Commercial Affairs),
Permanent Mission to the United Nations
Office at Geneva
GUATEMALA
Representante Sra. Isabel M. Mazzei
Ministro Consejero,
Ministerio de Economía
HONG KONG, CHINA
Representative Miss Patricia W.S. Woo
Assistant Representative,
Hong Kong Special Administrative
Region of China to the WTO
at GenevaG/AG/INF/8
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HUNGARY
Representatives Mr. István Pokorádi
First Secretary,
Permanent Mission to the WTO at Geneva
Mr. Dttilp Dusek
Junior Official,
Ministry of Agriculture
ICELAND
Representative Mr. Johann Gudmundsson
Counsellor,
Permanent Mission to the European
Communities at Brussels
INDIA
Representatives Mr. Shishir Priyadarshi
Counsellor,
Permanent Mission to the WTO at Geneva
Mr. Rajesh Agarwaal
Director,Ministry of Agriculture
Ms. Alka Bhatia
Deputy Director-General of Foreign Trade,
Ministry of Commerce
ISRAEL
Representative Mr. Eran Shavit
Director of International Trade
JAPAN
Representatives Mr. Toshiaki Masuda
Director (WTO Office),
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry
and Fisheries
Mr. Masaru Oshima
Official (WTO Division),
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Yasuhiro Hamura
First Secretary,
Permanent Mission to the United Nations
Office at GenevaG/AG/INF/8
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KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Representatives Mr. Myong Soo Lee
Counsellor (Agricultural Affairs),
Permanent Mission to the United
Nations Office at Geneva
Mr. Jung Hee Kim
Deupty Director,
Multilateral Cooperation Division,
Ministry of Agriculture
Mr. Sei Kyum Choi
Adviser for Foreign Agriculture,
Ministry of Agriculture
MADAGASCAR
Représentant M. Olgatte Abdou
Premier Secrétaire,
Mission permanente auprès de l'Office des
Nations Unies à Genève
MALAYSIA
Representatives Mr. Suboh Mohd. Yassin
Minister Counsellor (Economic Affairs),
Permanent Mission to the United NationsOffice at Geneva
Mr. Thomas Mathew
Counsellor (Economic Affairs),
Permanent Mission to the United Nations
Office at Geneva
MALTA
Representative Ms. Theresa Cutajar
First Secretary,
Permanent Mission to the United NationsOffice at Geneva
MAURITIUS
Representative H.E. Mr. Dhurmahdass Baichoo
Ambassador,
Permanent Representative to the
United Nations Office at GenevaG/AG/INF/8
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MEXICO
Representantes Excmo. Sr Alejandro de la Peña
Embajador,
Representante Permanente ante la OMC
Sr. Sergio Soto Núñez
Consejero Principal,
Misión Permanente ante la OMC
en Ginebra
Sr. Guillermo Anncola Bécker
Ministro,
Misión Permanente en Bruselas
NEW ZEALAND
Representatives Ms. Andrea Smith
Agriculture Negotiator,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Mr. Darryl Jones
Policy Analyst,
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Mr. Martin Harvey
Counsellor,
Deputy Permanent Representative
to the WTO at Geneva
NORWAY
Representatives Mr. Magnar Sundfør
Head of Section,
Ministry of Agriculture
Mr. Per S. Nestande
Senior Executive Officer,
Ministry of Agriculture
PAKISTAN
Representative Mr. Yousaf Junaid
Council Secretary,
Permanent Mission to the United NationsOffice at Geneva
PANAMA
Representative Sra. Lilia H. Carrera
Consejera Económica,
Representante Permanente Alterna
ante la OMC en GinebraG/AG/INF/8
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PERU
Representante Srta. Ana Cecilia Gervasi
Segunda Secretaria,
Misión Permanente ante la Oficina
de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra
PHILIPPINES
Representative Ms. María Fe M. Alberto
Agricultural Attaché,
Permanent Mission to the United Nations
Office at Geneva
POLAND
Representatives Ms. Halina Uniwersal
Senior Expert,
Ministry of Economy
Mr. Krzysztof Chelminski
Senior Trade Policy Analyst,
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Economy
Mr. Wieslaw Zapedowski
First Secretary,
Permanent Mission to the United Nations
Office at Geneva
QATAR
Representative Mr. Abdulla Jaber
Counsellor,
Permanent Mission to the United Nations
Office at Geneva
SLOVAK REPUBLIC
Representative Mr. Milan Paks ĵ
Head of Unit,
Ministry of Agriculture
SOUTH AFRICA
Representatives Mr. Attie Swart
Counsellor (Agriculture),
Permanent Mission to the United Nations
Office at Geneva
Mr. Gerda Van Dijk
Director (Marketing Policy),
Department of AgricultureG/AG/INF/8
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SRI LANKA
Representative Mr. N.R. Meemeduma
Minister (Economic and Commercial),
Permanent Representative to the WTO,
Permanent Mission to the United
Nations Office at Geneva
SUISSE
Représentants M. Christian Haeberli
Chef suppléant de la Division OMC,
Office fédéral des affaires économiques
extérieures
M. Hans-Jakob Niklaus
Adjoint scientifique,
Office fédéral de l'agriculture
THAILAND
Representatives Mrs. Puangrat Asavapisit
Minister,
Deputy Permanent Representativeto the WTO at Geneva
Mr. Pitak Udomwichaiwat
First Secretary,
Permanent Mission to the WTO at Geneva
TURQUIE
Représentant Mme Belma Civitcio ğlu
Conseiller adjoint,
Mission permanente auprès de l'OMC
à Genève
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Representatives Ms. Sara Schwartz 
International Economist,
Foreign Agricultural Service
Ms. Sharon Sheffield
International Economist,
Foreign Agricultural Service
Mr. Eugene P. Philhower
Attaché (Agriculture),
Permanent Mission to the WTO
at GenevaG/AG/INF/8
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (cont'd)
Representatives (cont'd) Mr. Paul Aceto
Assistant Division Chief,
Office of Agricultural Trade Policy,
Department of State
URUGUAY
Representante Sr. Francisco M. Forteza
Ministro Consejero (Asuntos Económicos
y Comerciales),Misión Permanente ante la OMC en Ginebra
VENEZUELA
Representantes Sr. Richard Dalke
Asesor,
Ministerio de Agricultura
Sra. María Alejandra Aristeguieta de Álvarez
Segundo Secretario,Misión Permanente ante la Oficina de las
Naciones Unidas en GinebraG/AG/INF/8
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OBSERVERS/OBSERVATEURS/OBSERVADORES
CHINA
Representative Mr. Yanchun Wang
Second Secretary,
Permanent Mission to the United Nations
Office at Geneva
CROATIA
Representative Mr. Damir First
Adviser to the Minister,
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
OMAN
Representatives Mr. Hassan Ahmed Mohammed Al-Nabhani
Director-General of Planning and Projects,
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
Mr. Humaid Al-Maani
 First Secretary,
Permanent Mission to the United Nations
Office in Geneva
SAUDI ARABIA
Representatives Mr. Zaid Al-Howayshel
Director,
External Relations Department,
Ministry of Agriculture and Water
Mr. Esslimi Lahsen
Trade Expert (International Agriculture),
Ministry of Agriculture
Mr. Omar Hashem
Director,
Animal Quarantine Department,
Ministry of Agriculture and Water
Mr. Al-Hassan Al-Salmy
Expert,
International Trade,
Ministry of Agriculture and Water
CHINESE TAIPEI
Representative Mr. James Cheng-Mau Lee
Senior Specialist (Agriculture),
Permanent Mission to the United Nations
Office at GenevaG/AG/INF/8
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VIET NAM
Représentant M. Hoang Vinh Thanh
Conseiller,
Mission permanente auprès de l'Officedes Nations Unies à GenèveG/AG/INF/8
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OBSERVERS FROM INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS/
OBSERVATEURS DES ORGANISATIONS INTERGOUVERNEMENTALES/
OBSERVADORES DE LAS ORGANIZACIONES INTERGUBERNAMENTALES
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION
Representative Mr. Panos Konandreas
Chief,
Commodity Policy and Projections Service,
Commodities and Trade Division,
Economic and Social Department
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Representative Mr. Alan A. Tait
Special Trade Representative and Director,
Office at Geneva
ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Representative Mr. Dimitris Diakosavvas
Principal Administrator
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT
Representatives Mr. D. Faye
Associate Economic Affairs Officer,
Division on International Trade in Goods
and Services and Commodities
Ms. M. Shirotori
Associate Economic Affairs Officer,Division on International Trade in Goods
and Services and Commodities
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