United Nations A/AC.265/2003/INF/1

General Assembly Distr.: General19 June 2003

Original: English/French/Spanish

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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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