G/AG/GEN/ 196 
 
7 March 2022  
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Committee on Agriculture   
 
  
CoA@100  
Thursday, 17 March 2022  
 
WTO, Centre William Rappard (Council Room), Geneva  
PROGRAMME  
Note by the Secretariat1 
The Committee on Agriculture (CoA) will hold its 100th session on 15 -16 March 2022. A half -day 
event has been scheduled on 17 March in the margins of the meeting to recognize  the achievements 
of the Committee.  
 
The commemorative event will include  panel discussions, facilitated by a moderator, and exchanges 
among participants to recall the experience of the Committee, its accomplishments , as well as the 
possible role of the Committee in assist ing the Membership  to deal with the contemporary challenges 
facing global agriculture and agricultural trade.  
  
The event will also be an occasion to thank all current and past Committee Chairpersons, 
WTO agriculture delegates, the Secretariat , and the International Observer Organizations who have 
played a role in nurtur ing the Committee since its establishment 27 years ago.  
 
The event will be organized in a hybrid format with virtual participation via Interprefy. The following 
programme is proposed for the 17 March 2022 event .  
 
 
 
  
 
1 This document has been prepared under the Secretariat's own responsibility and is without prejudice 
to the positions of Members or to their rights and obligations under the WTO.  G/AG/GEN/ 196 
 
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  10:00 -10:15  
Opening Ceremony  
• Opening Address by  Dr Ngozi OKONJO -IWEALA , WTO Director -General  
• Remarks by  Ambassador Apiradi TANTRAPORN  (Thailand) , Former CoA Chair 
(1996 -1997)  
• Remarks by  Ambassador Nestor OSORIO LONDOÑO  (Colombia ), Former CoA Chair 
(1997 -2000)  
10:15-10:25 
A brief look at  the work of the CoA  
• Diwakar DIXIT, Counsellor, Secretary of the CoA,  WTO Secretariat  
10:25-11:40 
Panel  I: 25 years of the CoA  
Recalling the evolution of the Committee Review Process, and overall assessment of the  CoA's 
work and accomplishments . 
Moderator : Marcos DA ROSA URANGA  (Uruguay) , Current CoA Chair (2021 - ) 
Panellists:  
• Chris CARSON  (New Zealand ), Counsellor  (Agriculture), New Zealand Permanent Mission 
in Brussels , and former WTO Secretariat   
• Pam COOPER  (Canada) , Former Agriculture Attaché   
• Magdi FARAHAT  (Egypt) , Former CoA Chair (2002 -2004)  
• Ambassador Julie -Ann GUIVARRA  (Australia) , Group Manager , Strategic Policy Group , 
National Indigenous Australians Agency , and former Agriculture Attaché   
• Ambassador Y oichi SUZUKI  (Japan),  Former CoA Chair (2000 -2002)  
• Zhao WEINING  (China) , Senior  Animal Health Officer, FAO, and former Agriculture 
Attaché  
11:40-12:55 
Panel II: CoA – 25 years into the future  
Possible role of the Committee in assist ing the Membership to deal with the contemporary 
challenges fac ing global agriculture and agricultural trade .  
Moderator : Christian HÄBERLI  (Switzerland) , Former CoA Chair (2005 -2007)  
Panellists:  
• Guilherme BAYER  (Brazil) , Former CoA Chair (2013 -2014)  
• Charles BERTSCH  (United States) , Senior Director , Foreign Agricultural Service  (FAS)  
• Ambassador Miriam CHAVES  (Argentina) , Former CoA Chair (2014 -2015)  
• Ambassador Valeria CSUKASI  (Uruguay) , Former CoA Chair (2007 -2011)  
• Agata GALINSKA  (European  Union) , Deputy Head of Unit, DG AGRI, European 
Commission, and former Agriculture Attaché  
• Michael WAMAI  (Uganda) , Former CoA Chair (2015 -2016)  
• Amit YADAV  (India) , Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce , and former 
Agriculture Attaché   
12:55-13:00 
Closing statement  
• Jean -Marie PAUGAM , WTO Deputy Director -General  
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