United Nations A/AC.265/2003/INF/1
General Assembly Distr.: General19 June 2003
Original: English/French/Spanish
03-40145 (E) 200603
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Ad Hoc Committee on a Comprehensive and IntegralInternational Convention on Protection and Promotionof the Rights and Dignity of Persons with DisabilitiesNew York, 16-27 June 2003
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS∗∗∗∗
Algeria S.E. M. Abdallah BaaliAmbassadeur extraordinaire et plénipotentiaireReprésentant permanent auprès de l�Organisation des Nations UniesChef de la délégation
Mme Farida BakalemMinistre ConseillerMission permanente
Argentina S.E. Sr. Arnoldo M. ListreEmbajador Extraordinario y PlenipotenciarioRepresentante Permanente ante las Naciones UnidasJefe de la delegación
Sr. Alberto D�AlottoMinistro PlenipotenciarioMisión Permanente
Sra. María Fabiana LoguzzoPrimera SecretariaMisión Permanente
Sra. Alejandra AyusoPrimera SecretariaMisión Permanente
∗ The cut-off date for issuance of this document was 17 June 2003. Information on participants received thereafter will
be issued in addenda to the present list.
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Austria Ms. Susanne Keppler-SchlesingerCounsellorPermanent MissionChairman of delegation
Alternate representative:Ms. Silvia MoorFederal Ministry for Social Security and Generations
Advisers:Mr. Anthony WilliamsNGO with the Austrian Working Group for RehabilitationVienna
Mrs. Ruth WilliamsEscort for Mr. Williams
Azerbaijan H.E. Mr. Yashar AliyevAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryPermanent Representative to the United NationsChairman of delegation
Ms. Lala IbrahimovaFirst SecretaryPermanent Mission
Bahamas H.E. Ms. Paulette A. BethelAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryPermanent Representative to the United NationsChairman of delegation
Ms. Nicole L. ArcherSecond SecretaryPermanent Mission
Bahrain H.E. Mr. Tawfeeq Ahmed AlmansoorAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryPermanent Representative to the United NationsChairman of delegation
Mr. Mohammed SalehSecond SecretaryPermanent Mission
Mr. Abdul Rahman HashemThird SecretaryPermanent Mission
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Mr. Salah Al-MalkiThird SecretaryPermanent Mission
Bangladesh H.E. Mr. Iftekhar Ahmed ChowdhuryAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryPermanent Representative to the United NationsChairman of delegation
Ms. Samina NazFirst SecretaryPermanent Mission
Belarus Mr. Aleg N. IvanouChargé d�affaires a.i.Deputy Pemanent Representative to the United NationsChairman of delegation
Mr. Andrei A. TarandaSecond SecretaryPermanent Mission
Belgium S.E. M. Jean de RuytAmbassadeur extraordinaire et plénipotentiaireReprésentant permanent auprès de l�Organisation des Nations UniesChef de la délégation
M. Sigurd SchelstraetePremier secrétaireDirection des droits de l�hommeService public fédéral des affaires étrangèresMission permanente
Mme Birgit StevensPremier secrétaireMission permanente
M. Michiel MaertensPremier secrétaireMission permanente
Bolivia S.E. Sr. Erwin Ortiz GandarillasEmbajadorRepresentante Permanente Adjunto ante las Naciones UnidasEncargado de Negocios a.i.
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Sra. Martha Beatriz López de MitreMinistra ConsejeraMisión Permanente
Brazil H.E. Mr. Luis Tupy Caldas de MouraAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryDeputy Permanent Representative to the United NationsChairman of delegation
Ms. Maria Luiza Ribeiro ViottiMinister PlenipotentiaryPermanent Mission
Mr. Fernando E.L. de Salvo CoimbraFirst SecretaryPermanent Mission
Brunei Darussalam H.E. Mr. Shofry Abdul GhaforAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryPermanent Representative to the United NationsChairman of delegation
Mr. Shalrul UmarSecond SecretaryPermanent Mission
Burundi M. Léonidas NkingiyePremier ConseillerMission permanente
Chile H.E. Sr. Heraldo MuñozEmbajador Extraordinario y PlenipotenciarioRepresentante Permanente ante las Naciones UnidasJefe de la delegación
Sr. Cristián MaquieraEmbajadorRepresentante Permanente Adjunto ante las Naciones Unidas
Srta. Loreto LeytonPrimera SecretariaMisión Permanente
Sra. Leonor CifuentesJefa, Departamento JurídicoFondo Nacional de la Discapacidad
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China Mr. Xie BohuaCounsellorPermanent MissionChairman of delegation
Advisers:Mr. Shen ZhifeiDirector-GeneralDepartment of International AffairsChina Disabled Persons� Federation
Ms. Chen PeijieFirst SecretaryDepartment of Treaty and LawMinistry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Zhang MeifangFirst SecretaryPermanent Mission
Mr. Zhang LeiThird SecretaryPermanent Mission
Colombia S.E. Sr. Luis Guillermo GiraldoEmbajador Extraordinario y PlenipotenciarioRepresentante Permanente ante las Naciones UnidasJefe de la delegación
Sra. María Victoria García de SantosVicepresidencia de la RepúblicaJefe Alterna de la delegación
S.E. Sr. José Nicolás RivasEmbajadorRepresentante Permanente Adjunto ante las Naciones Unidas
Sra. Beatriz Patti LondoñoMinistra PlenipotenciariaMisión Permanente
Srta. Elis VargasSegunda SecretariaMisión Permanente
Sr. Juan Manuel UribeAsesor de la Vicepresidencia de la República
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Sr. Rafael Stand NiñoPresidente, Fundación Teletón
Sra. Diana Gutiérrez de PiñeresDirectora Ejecutiva, Fundación Teletón
Sr. Carlos Parra DussanProfesor de la Universidad del Rosario
Costa Rica S.E. Sr. Bruno Stagno UgarteEmbajador Extraordinario y PlenipotenciarioRepresentante Permanente ante las Naciones UnidasJefe de la delegación
Sra. Deyanira RamírezMinistra ConsejeraMisión Permanente
Cyprus Ms. Penelope ErotokritouSecond SecretaryPermanent Mission
Mr. Yiorgos ChristofidesSecond SecretaryPermanent Mission
Czech Republic Mr. Pavel PtáčníkDelegate
Ms. Stanislava MakovcováDelegate
Denmark Ms. Marianne HoffmannMinister CounsellorMinistry of Foreign Affairs, CopenhagenChairman of delegation
Representative:Ms. Trine Rask ThygesenFirst SecretaryPermanent Mission
Alternate Representative:Mr. Frode SvendsenHead of SectionMinistry of Social Affairs, Copenhagen
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Advisers:Mr. Stig LangvadThe Danish National Council of Organisations of Disabled People
Ms. Tina Alice HansenAssistant AttachėPermanent Mission
Dominican Republic S.E. Sr. Manuel E. FélixEmbajadorRepresentante Permanente Suplente ante las Naciones UnidasJefe de la delegación
Sra. Dolores Bermúdez HolbrookConsejeraMisión Permanente
Sra. Alexandra Arias-YouhanaPrimera SecretariaMisión Permanente
Ecuador S.E. Sr. Fabián Valdivieso EguigurenEmbajadorDirector General de Derechos Humanos, Asuntos Sociales y Ambientales, Ministerio de Relaciones ExterioresJefe de la delegación
S.E. Sr. Luis Gallegos ChiribogaEmbajador Extraordinario y PlenipotenciarioRepresentante Permanente ante las Naciones Unidas
Sr. Eduardo CalderónMinistroMisión Permanente
Srta. Silvia EspindolaSegunda SecretariaMisión Permanente
Srta. Marisol NietoSegunda SecretariaMisión Permanente
Egypt Mr. Mahmoud SamyCounsellorPermanent Mission
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El Salvador S.E. Sr. Víctor Manuel Lagos PizzatiEmbajador Extraordinario y PlenipotenciarioRepresentante Permanente ante las Naciones UnidasJefe de la delegación
Sra. Lourdes Bernardina Barrera de MoralesSecretaria EjecutivaConsejo Nacional de Atención Integral a las Personas con Discapacidad (CONAIPD)
Sr. Carlos Enrique García GonzálezMinistro ConsejeroMisión Permanente
Sra. Luz Marlene Aguilar MartínezRepresentante de Grupos de Personas con Discapacidad
Ethiopia H.E. Mr. Teruneh ZennaAmbassadorDeputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations
Mrs. Lulit Zewdie G/MariamSecond SecretaryPermanent Mission
Finland H.E. Ms. Marjatta RasiAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryPermanent Representative to the United NationsChairman of delegation
Ms. Liisa ValjentoCounsellorMinistry for Foreign Affairs, Helsinki
Ms. Krista OinonenLegislative SecretaryMinistry for Foreign Affairs, Helsinki
Ms. Leena PylvänäinenFirst SecretaryPermanent Mission
Ms. Ritva VuorentoSenior OfficerMinistry of Social Affairs and Health, Helsinki
Ms. Pirkko MahlamäkiAdviserDisability Forum, Helsinki
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Mr. Jukka KumpuvuoriAdviser
` Institute of Human RightsÅbo Academi University, Finland
Georgia Mr. Gocha LordkipanidzeSenior CounsellorPermanent Mission
Germany H.E. Mr. Gunter PleugerAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryPermanent Representative to the United NationsChairman of delegation
Mr. Karl Hermann HaackFederal Government, Commissioner for the Interests of the DisabledAlternate Head of delegation
Mr. Christian BerringerHead of Division
Ms. Eva UllrichDesk Officer
Ms. Annette PriessFirst SecretaryPermanent Mission
Ms. Antje WelkeAssistant Attaché
Ms. Theresa DegenerExpert
Ms. Lisa BriedeAssistant to Ms. Degener
Greece H.E. Mr. Adamantios Th. VassilakisAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryPermanent Representative to the United NationsChairman of delegation
Ms. Calliope Penny DoutiFirst CounsellorPermanent Mission
Ms. Ionna MaganaraMinister CounsellorMinistry of Foreign Affairs
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Grenada H.E. Mr. Lamuel A. StanislausAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryPermanent Representative to the United NationsChairman of delegation
Ms. Cheryl J. AugustineFirst SecretaryPermanent Mission
Hungary Mr. Gyula MisiCounsellorPermanent Mission
Ms. Orsolya SzentheSecond SecretaryPermanent Mission
India H.E. Mr. Vijay K. NambiarAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryPermanent Representative to the United NationsChairman of delegation
Mrs. Aloka GuhaChairpersonNational Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities
Mr. R. RadhakrishnanDeputy SecretaryMinistry of Social and Justice Empowerment
Mr. A. GopinathanMinisterDeputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations
Mrs. Mukta D. TomarCounsellorPermanent Mission
Indonesia H.E. Mr. Mochamad S. HidayatChargé d�affaires a.i.Permanent MissionChairman of delegation
Representative:Mr. Sigit WardonoCounsellorPermanent Mission
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Alternate Representative:Mr. Salman Al FarisiCounsellorPermanent Mission
Advisers:Ms. Dewi S. WahabFirst SecretaryPemanent Mission
Mr. Singgih YuwonoSecond SecretaryPermanent Mission
Mr. Yayan G. H. MulyanaSecond SecretaryPermanent Mission
Iran (Islamic Republic of) Mr. Mostaf AlaeiCounsellorPermanent Mission
Ireland H.E. Mr. Richard RyanAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryPermanent Representative to the United NationsChairman of delegation
Representative:Mr. Alan GibbonsFirst SecretaryPermanent Mission
Advisers:Mr. James McCaffreyDepartment of Justice, Equality and Law ReformDublin
Mr. John BiggarDepartment of Foreign AffairsDublin
Ms. Anne DoyleDepartment of Justice, Equality and Law ReformDublin
Ms. Sandra SmithDepartment of Justice, Equality and Law ReformDublin
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Jamaica Senator Floyd MorrisMinister of StateMinistry of Labour and Social Security
Mrs. Faith InnerarityDirector, Social SecurityMinistry of Labour and Social Security
Mr. O�Neill FrancisCounsellorPermanent Mission
Japan Representative:H.E. Ms. Fumiko SaigaAmbassadorPermanent Mission
Alternates:Mr. Eiji YamamotoMinisterPermanent Mission
Mr. Kazuhiro KunoDeputy DirectorHuman Rights and Humanitarian Affairs DivisionMultilateral Cooperation DepartmentMinistry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Yuji OtakeChief, Section for Employment Promotion, Disabled Workers� Affairs DivisionEmployment Measures for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities DepartmentMinistry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Advisers:Mr. Toshihiro HigashiAdvisor (Board member of Japan National Assembly of Disabled Peoples� International)
Mr. Taisuke MiyamotoSupport Staff (attendant to Mr. Higashi)
Ms. Akiko TejimaSecond SecretaryPermanent Mission
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Jordan H.R.H. Prince Zeid Ra�ad Zeid Al-HusseinAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryPermanent Representative to the United NationsChairman of delegation
Mr. Mu�taz HyassatThird SecretaryPermanent Mission
Mr. Basel HouraniDirector of the Office of the Lord of Chamberlain to His Majesty the King on Persons with Disabilities Affairs
Kuwait Mr. Nawaf Al-EneziThird SecretaryPermanent Mission
Mr. Essa A. M. A. Al SaadiAssistant Under SecretaryMinistry of Social Affairs
Mrs. Sameirah J. Ch. H. Al HaidariSenior TranslatorMinistry of Social Affairs
Lebanon Mr. Houssam DiabDeputy Permanent RepresentativeChargé d�affaires a.i.Permanent MissionChairman of delegation
Mr. Khaled Al-MuhtarDirector General of the National Rehabilitation and Development Center
Mr. Sami ZeidanFirst SecretaryPermanent Mission
Ms. Hiam SakrMinistry of Social Affairs
Ms. Hiam FakhouryMinistry of Social Affairs
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Mr. Ahmed Y. Y. GzllalCounsellorPermanent Mission
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Lithuania H.E. Mr. Gediminas �erk�nysAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryPermanent Representative to the United NationsChairman of delegation
Ms. Birute AbraitienėCounsellorPermanent Mission
Ms. Alina BudrauskaitėThird SecretaryPermanent Mission
Malaysia H.E. Mr. Rastam Mohd. IsaAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryPermanent Representative to the United NationsChairman of delegation
Mr. Md. Rashid IsmailDirector of RehabilitationDepartment of Social WelfareMinistry of National Unity and Social DevelopmentMalaysia
Ms. Maizura Mohamed TajuddinLegal CounselAttorney-General�s ChambersMalaysia
Ms. Astanah Abdul AzizSecond SecretaryPermanent Mission
Malta H.E. Mr. Victor CamilleriAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryPermanent Representative to the United NationsChairman of delegation
Mr. Hector BonaviaCounsellorDeputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations
Mr. Jesmond SchembriCounsellorPermanent Mission
Mr. Julian VassalloFirst SecretaryPermanent Mission
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Mr. George CuschieriFirst SecretaryPermanent Mission
Mexico Representantes:S.E. Sra. Patricia Olamendi TorresSubsecretaria para Temas GlobalesSecretaría de Relaciones Exteriores
S.E. Sr. Adolfo Aguilar ZinserEmbajador Extraordinario y PlenipotenciarioRepresentante Permanente ante las Naciones Unidas
S.E. Sr. Luis Alfonso De AlbaEmbajadorRepresentante Permanente Adjunto ante las Naciones Unidas
Sr. Víctor Hugo FloresTitular de la Oficina de Representación para la Promoción e Integración Social para las Personas con DiscapacidadPresidencia de la República
Sr. Gilberto Rincón GallardoPresidente de la Asociación contra la Discriminación, A.C.
Representantes Alternos:Sra. Berenice Díaz CeballosDirectora General Ajunta para Temas GlobalesSecretaría de Relaciones Exteriores
Sra. Mari Carmen Escandón MinuttiCoordinadora del Programa Nacional de Fortalecimientode la Educación Especial y de la IntegraciónSecretaría de Educación Pública
Sra. María O. ReyesLicenciadaDirectora General de Equidad y GéneroSecretaría del Trabajo y Previsión Social
Sr. Oscar Vinicio PeñaDirector General Adjunto del Área JurídicaSecretaría de DesarrolloSr. Francisco Cisneros RiveroDirector de Programas InstitucionalesOficina de Representación para Promoción e Integración Social para las Personas con DiscapacidadPresidencia de la República
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Sr. Ernesto Rosas BarrientosDirector de Asuntos JurídicosOficina de Representación para la Promoción e Integración Social para las Personas con DiscapacidadPresidencia de la República
Sr. Luis Rosales PérezSubdirector de RehabilitaciónSistema Nacional para la Integración de la Familia
Sra. Claudia VelascoSegunda SecretariaMisión Permanente
Sr. Diego SimancasTercer SecretarioMisión Permanente
Sra. Mariana OliveraTercera SecretariaMisión Permanente
Asesores:Sra. María Guadalupe Morales de MartínezPresidenta del DIF Estatal de Coahuila
Sra. Guadalupe Saucedo SolísDirectora de Educación Especial del Estado de Coahuila
Sra. Margarita Martínez FernándezDirectora Académica del Centro de Investigación Educativa del Estado de Nuevo León
Sra. Claudia Martínez ValeroSecretaria Particular de la Presidenta del DIF Estatal de Coahuila
Monaco Mlle Clotilde FerryAttachéMission permanente
Myanmar H.E. Mr. Kyaw Tint SweAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryPermanent Representative to the United NationsChairman of delegation
Mr. Kyi TunMinister CounsellorDeputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations
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Ms. Khin ThandarFirst SecretaryPermanent Mission
Mr. Aung Khaing MinSecond SecretaryPermanent Mission
Nepal H.E. Mr. Murari Raj SharmaAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryPermanent Representative to the United NationsChairman of delegation
Mr. Arjun Bahadur ThapaMinister PlenipotentiaryDeputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations
Mr. Narayan Dev PantMinister CounsellorPermanent Mission
Mr. Durga Bahadur SubediFirst SecretaryPermanent Mission
Mr. Ram Babu DhakalFirst SecretaryPermanent Mission
Netherlands Mr. Peter Derrek HofFirst SecretaryPermanent Mission
Ms. Inge VossenaarMinistry of Health, Welfare and SportThe Hague, Netherlands
Mr. Hans PerrenetMinistry of Health, Welfare and SportThe Hague, Netherlands
Ms. Erlien WubsMinistry for Social Affairs and EmploymentThe Hague, Netherlands
Mr. Wouter den OudenMinistry of Health, Welfare and SportThe Hague, Netherlands
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Ms. Paulien de GraafNational Disability Council of the Netherlands
New Zealand Mr. Tim McIvorMinisterDeputy Permanent Representative to the United NationsChairman of delegation
Representatives:Mr. Jan ScownDirector, Office for Disability Issues
Ms. Tessa ThompsonPolicy Analyst, Office for Disability Issues
Mr. Andrew BeggSecond SecretaryPermanent Mission
Advisers:Ms. Robyn HuntCommissioner, Human Rights Commission
Mr. Gary WilliamsChief Executive, Disabled Persons Assembly
Mr. David HendersonMember, Honour Council, Rehabilitation InternationalActing National Coordinator, �People First�
Mr. Andrew Roche
Ms. Ruth Harrison
Nicaragua S.E. Sr. Eduardo J. Sevilla SomozaEmbajador Extraordinario y PlenipotenciarioRepresentante Permanente ante las Naciones UnidasJefe de la delegaciónS.E. Sr. Mario H. Castellón DuarteEmbajadorRepresentante Permanente Suplente ante las Naciones Unidas
Sr. Eugenio CanoMinistro ConsejeroMisión Permanente
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Oman Mr. Muhktar bin Mohammed Al-RawahiPresident of Board of Director of Omani Association of Persons with DisabilitiesPermanent Mission
Pakistan H.E. Mr. Munir AkramAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryPermanent Representative to the United NationsChairman of delegation
Mr. Ishtiaq Hussain AndrabiCounsellorPermanent Mission
Panama S.E. Sra. Mary Morgan-MossEmbajadoraRepresentante Permanente Adjunta ante las Naciones Unidas
Peru S.E. Sr. Oswaldo de RiveroEmbajador Extraordinario y PlenipotenciarioRepresentante Permanente ante las Naciones UnidasJefe de la delegación
Sr. Marco BalarezoMinistroRepresentante Permanente Adjunto ante las Naciones Unidas
Srta. Carmen-Rosa AriasSegunda Secretaria
Philippines H.E. Mr. Lauro L. Baja, Jr.Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryPermanent Representative to the United NationsChairman of delegation
H.E. Mr. Enrique A. ManaloAmbassadorDeputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations
Mr. Mateo A. LeeDeputy Executive DirectorNational Council for the Welfare of Disabled Persons
Ms. Teresita InciongDirectorBureau of Elementary EducationDepartment of Education, Culture and Sports
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Ms. Nida Natalie P. GarciaSecond SecretaryPermanent Mission
Mr. Patrick A. ChuasotoThird SecretaryPermanent Mission
Ms. Camille M. MacalintalAttachéPermanent Mission
Mr. Bobby T. BilloteTechnical and Personal AssistantNational Council for the Welfare of Disabled Persons
Poland H.E. Mr. Janusz StańczykAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryPermanent Representative to the United NationsChairman of delegation
Mr. Marek MadejCounsellorPermanent Mission
Portugal Ms. Catarina CarvalhoAdviserPermanent Mission
Ms. Maria Pilar Mourão FerreiraMinistry of Social Security and LaborLisbon
Ms. Odete SeverinoMinistry of Social Security and LaborLisbon
Qatar H.E. Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-NasserAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryPermanent Representative to the United NationsChairman of delegation
Mr. Abdulla Eid Al-SulaitiFirst SecretaryPermanent Mission
Dr. Abdulaziz Jassim Al-JufairiMedical Doctor, State of Qatar
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Mr. Jassim Ali Abdulla Al-ObaidiSecond SecretaryPermanent Mission
Republic of Korea Mr. Soon-tae SongDirector-General for Disabled Persons WelfareMinistry of Health and Welfare
Ms. Kyung-wha KangMinister CounsellorPermanent Mission
Mr. Ki-hwan KweonFirst SecretaryPermanent Mission
Mr. Young-gyeun KimDeputy DirectorDisabled Persons Policy DivisionMinistry of Health and Welfare
Republic of Moldova Mr. Vsevolod GrigoreAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryPermanent Representative to the United NationsChairman of delegation
Mr. Alexandru CujbaCounsellorDeputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations
Russian Federation Mr. Andrei V. BelyaevHead of the Department of Personnel PolicyMinistry of Labour and Social Development
Mr. Valery M. VoyevodinDeputy Head of the Department of Rehabilitation and Social Integration of InvalidsMinistry of Labour and Social Development
Ms. Marina O. KorunovaChief of Branch of the Department on Issues of Russian Diaspora and Human RightsMinistry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Andrei K. NikiforovCounsellorPermanent Mission
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Mr. Dmitri V. KnyazhinskiyCounsellorPermanent Mission
San Marino H.E. Mr. Gian Nicola Filippi BalestraAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryPermanent Representative to the United NationsChairman of delegation
Ms. Gemma ProvenzanoAdviserPermanent Mission
Saudi Arabia H.E. Mr. Fawzi A. ShobokshiAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryPermanent Representative to the United NationsChairman of delegation
Mr. Abdullatif SallamCounsellorPermanent Mission
Ms. Salma HamidAdviserPermanent Mission
Senegal S.E. M. Papa Louis FallAmbassadeur extraordinaire et plénipotentiaireReprésentant permanent auprès de l�Organisation des Nations UniesChef de la délégation
M. Cheikh NiangMinistre ConseillerMission permanente
M. Malick Thierno SowConseillerMission permanente
Mme Leysa FayePremier secrétaireMission permanente
Sierra Leone H.E. Mr. Sylvester E. RoweAmbassadorDeputy Permanent Representative for Political Affairs to the United NationsChairman of delegation
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Adviser:Mr. Fode S. KamaraFirst SecretaryPermanent Mission
Singapore H.E. Mr. Kishore MahbubaniAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryPermanent Representative to the United NationsChairman of delegation
Mr. Tan York ChorDeputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations
Ms. Juniper LimCounsellorPermanent Mission
Ms. Lynette LongFirst SecretaryPermanent Mission
Mr. Gerard HoFirst SecretaryPermanent Mission
Ms. Jo-Phie TangFirst SecretaryPermanent Mission
Ms. Sharon LimFirst SecretaryPermanent Mission
Slovakia Mr. Juraj PriputenThird SecretaryPermanent Mission
South Africa Ms. Sebenzile MatsebulaThe Presidency
Ms. Hendrietta Bogopane-ZuluMember of Parliament
Ms. Jeanette NdhlovuMinisterDeputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations
Ms. Nogolide NojoziDepartment of Foreign Affairs
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Ms. Charlotte McClainSouth African Human Rights Commission
Ms. Ronell InceThe PresidencyAdmnistrative Officer
Mr. Pitso MontwediCounsellorPermanent Mission
Ms. Tilana GrobbelaarFirst SecretaryPermanent Mission
Mr. Luvuyo NdimeniFirst SecretaryPermanent Mission
Spain S.E. Sr. Inocencio F. AriasEmbajador Extraordinario y PlenipotenciarioRepresentante Permanente ante las Naciones UnidasJefe de la delegación
Consejeros:Sr. José Antonio de OryOficina de Derechos HumanosMinisterio de Asuntos Exteriores
Sra. Paloma DuránConsejeraMisión Permanente
Sr. Aurelio FernándezConsejero para Asuntos InternacionalesIMSERSOMinisterio de Trabajo y Asuntos Sociales
Sra. Rosa BravoTécnico del Area InternacionalIMERSOMinisterio de Trabajo y Asuntos Sociales
Sra. Mónica DelaguardiaTécnico SuperiorGabinete de la Secretaria General de Asuntos SocialesMinisterio de Trabajo y Asuntos Sociales
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Expertos:Sr. Luis CayoComité Español de Representantes de Minusválidos (CERMI)
Sra. Pilar VillariñoComité Español de Representantes de Minusválidos (CERMI)
Sri Lanka H.E. Mr. Rubert JayasingheAmbassadorDeputy Permanent Representative to the United NationsChairman of delegation
Mr. Piyaratne de SilvaFirst SecretaryPermanent Mission
Mrs. Lanka Varuni HewavitharanaSecond SecretaryPermanent Mission
Sudan H.E. Mr. Omer Bashir Mohamed ManisAmbassadorDeputy Permanent Representative to the United NationsChairman of delegation
Mr. Hassan Hamid HassanSecond SecretaryPermanent Mission
Sweden Ms. Carina MårtenssonDeputy DirectorMinistry of Foreign AffairsChairman of delegation
Ms. Kerstin JanssonDesk OfficerMinistry of Health and Social AffairsAlternate Head of delegation
` Alternate representatives:Mr. Niclas JacobsonDesk OfficerMinistry of Health and Social Affairs
Ms. Ingmarie HolmegardCommunications OfficerMinistry of Health and Social Affairs
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Ms. Anna BodaDesk OfficerMinistry of Health and Social Affairs
Ms. Katarina FriedSecond SecretaryPermanent Mission
Special Adviser:Mr. Bengt LindqvistSpecial AdviserMinistry of Health and Social Affairs
Syrian Arab Republic H.E. Mr. Mikhail WehbeAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryPermanent Representative to the United NationsChairman of delegation
Ms. Rania Al Haj AliThird SecretaryPermanent Mission
Thailand Mr. Pravit ChaimongkolMinisterDeputy Permanent Representative to the United NationsChairman of delegation
Mr. Ittiporn BoonpracongMinister CounsellorPermanent Mission
Ms. Sunee SaisupatponSocial Development OfficerOffice of Welfare Promotion, Protection and Empowerment of Vulnerable GroupsMinistry of Social Development and Human Security
Ms. Saranpat AnumatrajkitSocial Development OfficerOffice of Welfare Promotion, Protection and Empowerment of Vulnerable GroupsMinistry of Social Development and Human Security
Mr. Monthian BuntanFirst Vice President of Thailand Association of the BlindMember of the Advisory Committee on Disability to the Prime Minister
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Ms. Arjaree SriratanabanFirst SecretaryPermanent Mission
Tunisia M. Mohamed Ben GhribaDirecteur general de la Promotion Sociale
M. Imed-Eddine ChakerPrésident, l�Union Nationale des Non-Voyants
M. Ali CherifConseillerMission permanente
Turkey Mr. Hakan TekinFirst SecretaryPermanent Mission
Mr. Yavuz ÇubukçuFirst SecretaryPermanent Mission
Uganda H.E. Ms. Florence Sekabira NayigaMinister of State for Elderly and Disability Affairs
Mr. Herbert BaryayebwaCommissioner, Disability and Elderly Affairs
Ukraine Mr. Markiyan KulykCounsellorDeputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations
Ms. Oksana BoikoCounsellorPermanent Mission
Mr. Oleksiy IlnytsyiThird SecretaryPermanent Mission
United Kingdom of Ms. Elizabeth TillettGreat Britain and Disability UnitNorthern Ireland Department for Work and Pensions, London
Advisers:Mr. Richard LightDisability UnitDepartment for Work and Pensions, London
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Ms. Marie NivenInternational Relations DivisionDepartment for Work and Pensions, London
Mr. Clive TuckerInternational Relations DivisionDepartment for Work and Pensions, London
Mr. Steve RichardsJoint ILO/UN Employment TeamDepartment for Work and Pensions, London
Mr. David RileyHuman Rights Policy DepartmentForeign and Commonwealth Office
Mr. Richard WoodFirst SecretaryPermanent Mission
Mr. Tom WoodroffeSecond SecretaryPermanent Mission
Mr. Matthew JohnsonSecond SecretaryPermanent Mission
United Repubic of Tanzania Mrs. Liberata MulamulaMinister PlenipotentiaryChargé d�affaires a.i.Permanent Mission
Ms. Christine KapalataMinister CounsellorPermanent Mission
United States of America Representative:H.E. Mr. Sichan SivAmbassadorRepresentative to the Economic and Social CouncilPermanent Mission
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Alternate Representative:Ms. Gilda BrancatoAttorney-AdviserOffice of the Assistant Legal Adviser for Human Rights and RefugeesOffice of the Legal AdviserDepartment of StateWashington, D.C.
Senior Adviser:Ms. Claudia SerwerCounsellorPermanent Mission
Advisers:Mr. Joseph M. BrackenOffice of Social and Humanitarian AffairsBureau of International Organization AffairsDepartment of StateWashington, D.C.
Mr. Carl FoxAdviserPermanent Mission
Mr. Eric RosandAdviserPermanent Mission
Ms. Michelle ZackAdviserPermanent Mission
Uruguay S.E. Sr. Felipe PaolilloEmbajador Extraordinario y PlenipotenciarioRepresentante Permanente ante las Naciones UnidasJefe de la delegación
Sra. María Amalia SerenoMinistra ConsejeraMisión Permanente
Venezuela Sr. Lenin Molina PeñalozaPresidente del Consejo Nacional para la Integración de Personas con Discapacidad (CONAPI)Jefe de la delegación
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S.E. Sra. Adriana Pulido SantanaEmbajadoraRepresentante Permanente Adjunta ante las Naciones Unidas
Sra. Nilka CalderónLicenciadaFuncionaria del Consejo Nacional para la Integración de Personas con Discapacidad
Sr. Mario A. Aguzzi DuránPrimer SecretarioMisión Permanente
Sr. Víctor Santiago PinedaLicenciadoAsesor
Viet Nam H.E. Mr. Nguyen Thanh ChauAmbassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryPermanent Representative to the United NationsChairman of delegation
Ms. Pham Thi Kim AnhSecond SecretaryPermanent Mission
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United Nations system of organizationsSystème d’organismes des Nations UniesSistema de organizaciones de las Naciones Unidas
Office of the High Mr. Zdzislaw KedziaCommissioner for Chief, Research and Right to Development BranchHuman Rights
Mr. Stefano SensiHuman Rights OfficerResearch and Right to Development Branch
World Bank Ms. Rosangela Berman BielerConsultantHuman Development Education Sector
Mr. Eduardo A. DoryanSpecial Representative to the United Nations
Ms. Clare FlemingDeputy Representative
to the United Nations
Ms. Edith JibunohCounselorOffice of the Special Representative to the United Nations
Non-member StatesÉtats non membresEstados no miembros
Holy See H.E. Archbishop Celestino MigliorePermanent Observer of the Holy See to the United NationsChairman of delegation
Fr. Robert J. AraujoAttachéPermanent Observer Mission
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Organizations having received a standing invitation to participate in the sessionsand work of the General Assembly as observers
Organisations ayant reçu une invitation permanente à participer aux sessionset aux travaux de l’Assemblée générale en qualité d’observateurs
Organizaciones que han recibido una invitación permanente a participaren los períodos de sesiones y en los trabajos de la Asamblea General en calidadde observadoras
European Community H.E. Mr. John RichardsonAmbassadorHead of the Delegation of the European Commission to the United NationsNew YorkChairman of delegation
Ms. Flaminia BussachiniAdvisorDirectorate General for EmploymentEuropean Commission, Brussels
Mr. Marco FerriAdvisorDirectorate General for EmploymentEuropean Commission, Brussels
Ms. Joëlle HivonnetCounsellorLiaison Office of the General Secretariat of the Council of the European UnionNew York
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National human rights institutionsInstitutions nationales de défense des droits de l’hommeInstituciones nacionales de derechos humanos
Asia Pacific Forum Mr. Kieren Fitzpatrick
Australian Human Rights and Mr. Graeme Gordon InnesEqual Opportunity Commission(Australia)
Danish Institute for Ms. Maria Ventegodt LiisbergHuman Rights (Denmark) Project Manager
Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Commission Nationale Mlle Sarah Alix PelletConsultative des Droits del�Homme (France)
Office de la Protection du Ms. Jasmine Pérard BlemurCitoyen (Haiti)
National Human Rights Mr. Virendra DayalCommission (India)
Ms. Anuradha MohitSpecial Rapporteur of the Commission(accompanied by Ms. Achala Pahwa)
Irish Human Rights Commission Professor William Binchy(Ireland) School of Law, Trinity College
Dublin
Northern Ireland Human Mr. Kevin McLaughlinRights Commission (Ireland) Commissioner
Ms. Lucy McLaughlin
Comisión Nacional de los Ms. Aleksi AsatashvilliDerechos Humanos (Mexico)
New Zealand Human Rights Ms. Robyn HuntCommission (New Zealand) Commissioner
Comission Nationale des Droits Mr. Lompo Garbade l�homme et des LibertésFondamentales (Niger)
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Komisyon ng Karapatang Ms. Purificacion V. QuisumbingPantao (Philippines)
National Human Rights Mr. Hyun YooCommission of the Mr. Cheong-hak KimRepublic of Korea Ms. Young-ran Choi(Republic of Korea)
South African Human Ms. Charlotte Vuyiswa McClainRights Commission Commissioner(South Africa)
Office of Disability Mr. Lars LööwOmbudsman (Sweden)
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