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11 September 2017  
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Committee on Budget, Finance and Administration    
 
 REPRESENTATION OF TH E STAFF COUNCIL AT C BFA MEETINGS  
COMMUNICATION FROM T HE STAFF COUNCIL  
The following  communication,  dated  1 September  2017, is circulated  at the request  of the Staff 
Council.  
 
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1. The Staff Council would like to respectfull y request the right to be represented at the 
meetings of the Committee on Budget , Finance and Administration (CBFA).  
2. Attending the discussions of the CBFA would allow the Staff Council to be fully aware of WTO 
Members' views and, therefore, strengthen our  ability to represent staff members on th is 
important bod y and to work with the Administration in a continuous cooperative and constructive 
manner.  The Staff Council is ready to contribute and share its institutional memory, as 
appropriate . 
3. At the United N ations Organization , staff representatives participate at the Advisory 
Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, as provided for the Resolution of the 
United Nations General Assembly 14(l) on "Budgetary and Financial Arrangements".1 
The Staff Co uncil  and its Contributions to the Organization  
4. The Staff Association elects the Staff Council for a two -year period to represent staff 
members and their interests, as a whole. The current 2016 -2018 Staff Council is composed of 
thirteen staff members with a wide -range of backgrounds, coming from several Divisions across 
the WTO Secretariat (see Annex I).   
5. Members of the Staff Council participate in several joint bodies that are of direct relevance 
to the Administration of the Organization, such as the Appo intment Board, Joint Advisory 
Committee, Joint Appeals Board and the Medical Insurance Management Committee 
(see Office(13)/11/Rev.8, see Annex II). Staff Council members also significantly contribute to the 
ongoing Strategic Review launched by Director -General Roberto Azevêdo and led by Deputy 
Director -General  Karl Brauner. This participation ensures that policies, procedures and 
administrative practices remain relevant and coherent to allow Secretariat staff to discharge its 
functions at the highest stand ard possible to the best interest of WTO Members.  
                                                
1 Viewed at: https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/667347/files/A_RES_14%28I%29%5BA%5D -EN.pdf . 
 
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ANNEX I  
 
2016-2018 STAFF COUNCIL  
 
Ms Alengi Akina (Treasurer)  
Administration and General Services Division  
 
Ms Véronique Bernard  
Human Resources Division  
 
Mr Miguel Burnier da Silveira (Vice -President)  
Appellate Body Secretariat  
 
Ms Antonia Diakantoni (Secretary)  
Trade Policy Review Division  
 
Ms Marisa Beth Goldstein  
Legal Affairs Division  
 
Ms Laura Gómez Bustos  
Legal Affairs Division  
 
Ms Kenza Le Mentec  
Institute for Training and Technical Cooperation  
 
Mr Yannick Levrat  
Administration and General Services Division  
 
Mr Xinyi Li (Secretary)  
Trade Policy Review Division  
 
Mr Simón Padilla  
Agriculture and Commodities Division  
 
Ms Josefita Pardo de León  
Intellectual Property, Government Procurement  
and Competi tion Division  
 
Ms Muriel Salette Carroz (Vice -President)  
Administration and General Services Division  
 
Ms Sara Thizy Nilsson (President)  
Information Technology Solutions Division  WT/BFA/W/429  
 
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  ANNEX II  
 
 
One copy per  OFFICE(13)/11/Rev.8  
Staff member  16 May 2017  
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WTO  
 
NOTICE TO THE STAFF  
Composition of in -house committees  
 
The following changes to the composition of in -house committees
1 are announced with immediate effect:  
 
 
APPOINTMENT BOARD (A B) 
 
Dr Karl Brauner  Chairman  
  
Appointed by the Director -Gener al 
Mr Fabrice Boudou  ) Term of office expiring in September 2017  
Ms Suja Rishikesh Mavroidis  ) Term of office expiring in April 2018  
Ms Zainab Mchumo  ) Term of office expiring in April 2018  
 
Appointed by the Director -General on the recommendation by the St aff Council  
 
Ms Josefita Pardo de Leon  ) Term of office expiring in April 2019  
Mr Xinyi Li  ) Term of office expiring in April 2019  
Ms Sara Thizy Nilsson  ) Term of office expiring in April 2020  
 
Ms Judy Cowell  Secretary  
 
 
                                                
1 The term of office for a staff member to serve on an in -house  committee should be for a three -year 
period unless otherwise ind icated in a Committee's statute .  WT/BFA/W/429  
 
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JOINT ADVISORY COMMI TTEE (JAC)  
 
Mr Jesse Kreier  Chairman  
  
Appointed by the Director -General  
 
Ms Nthisana Phillips  ) Term of office expiring in June 2018  
Mr Christian Dahoui  ) Term of office expiring in June 2018  
Ms Bridget Chilala  ) Term of office expiring in September 2019  
Mr John Adank  ) Term of office expiring in January 2020  
 
Appointed by the Staff Council  
 
Ms Véronique Bernard  ) Term of office expiring in April 2018  
Ms Laura Gomez Bustos  ) Term of office expiring in April 2019  
Ms Kenza Le Mentec  ) Term of office expiring in April 201 9 
Ms Antonia Diakantoni (Alternate)2 ) Term of office expiring in April 2019  
Ms Muriel Salette Carroz  ) Term of office expiring in April 2020  
 
Ms Laura Amharrar  Secretary  
 
 
 
JOINT APPEALS BOARD (JAB)  
 
Mr Willy Alfaro  ) Chairman  
 Term of office expiring in December 2017  
Appointed by the Director -General  
 
Ms Susan Hainsworth  ) Term of office expiring in October 2018  
Mr Jesse Nicol (Alternate)  ) Term of office expiring in April 2019  
 
Elected by the Staff Association  
 
Mr Wolf Meier -Ewert  ) Term of office expiri ng in October 2019  
Mr Martin Goyette (Alternate)  ) Term of office expiring in October 2019  
 
Ms Anna Caroline Müller  ) Secretary  
 Term of office expiring in March 2018  
 
 
                                                
2 Alternates may attend all meetings, but only have full duties of members when one of the designated 
members is absent.  WT/BFA/W/429  
 
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MEDICAL INSURANCE MA NAGEMENT COMMITTEE ( MIMC)  
 
Ms Marisa Goldstein  Chairman3 
 
Appoint ed by the Director -General  
 
Mr John Breckenridge  ) Term of office expiring in June 2018  
Ms Ludivine Tamiotti  ) Term of office expiring in June 2018  
Mr Christian Dahoui (Alternate)  ) Term of office expiring in June 2018  
 
Appointed by the Staff Council  
 
Ms Marisa Goldstein  ) Term of office expiring in April 2018  
Mr Simon Padilla  ) Term of office expiring in April 2019  
Ms Alengi Akina (Alternate)  ) Term of office expiring in April 2020  
 
Appointed by the Association of Former Staff Members  
 
Mr Larry Emler  ) Term of office expiring in June 2018  
Ms Christina Schröder  ) Term of office expiring in June 2018  
Mr Michael Finger (Alternate)  ) Term of office expiring in June 2018  
 
Staff Welfare Officer (Vacant)  ) Observer  
 
Mr Atanas Sabev  ) Secretary  
 
The MIMC may consul t outside experts, including the Occupational Health Service or other medical 
specialists, as and when needed. The selection of the medical specialist will be made based on the 
speciality/skills required.  
 
 
 
 Roberto Azevêdo  
 Director -General  
 
 
 
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3 Members of the Committee shall ele ct the chair person  annually . The chair shall not serve for more 
than three consecutive terms. It is recommended that the chairmanship alternate between members 
designated by the Director -General and those designated by the Staff Association  (ref. Article 1 1(d)) of the 
Internal Rules of the Medical Insurance Plan (OFFICE(13)/52).