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United Nations
United Nations Conference
on Trade and Development
Distr.: General
5 November 2013
English/French/Spanish only
Trade and Development Board
Trade and Development Commission
Multi-year Expert Meeting on Transport, Trade Logistics and Trade Facilitation
First session
Geneva, Switzerland, 22–24 October 2013
List of participants
Note: The entries in this list are as provided to the secretariat.
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Experts
Afghanistan
Mr. Nazir Ahmad Foshanji, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission
Angola
Ms. Nelni Martins, Customs Official
Mr. Felix Silva, Customs Official
Mr. Lukonde Luansi, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva, Switzerland
Mr. André Teka Kitoko, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva, Switzerland
Azerbaijan
Mr. Javad Gasimov, Chief of Customs Control Department, State Customs Committee
Mr. Heydan Turabov, Senior Counsellor, Ministry of Transport
Belarus
Ms. Irina Arzhankova, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva, Switzerland
Benin
Mr. Arsène Omichessan, Attaché, Permanent Mission, Geneva, Switzerland
Bhutan
Mr. Sonam Wangchuk, Director, Department of Trade, Ministry of Economic Affairs
Ms. Rinchen Lhazom, Intern, Permanent Mission, Geneva, Switzerland
Brazil
Ms. Clarissa Forecchi, Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva, Switzerland
Burkina Faso
Mme Nimbrata Fatimata Yonli Sawadowo, Attachée, Mission permanente, Genève, Suisse
Burundi
Mr. Aloys Katihabwa, Adviser, Ministry of Trade and Industry
Ms. Fabiola Nkundizanye, Technical Adviser, Ministry of Finance
Cameroon
M. Joseph Nguene Nteppe, Secrétaire technique du Comité national de facilitation du trafic
international
Central African Republic
M. Solange Bomesse Yoyo, Agent de coordination, Comité de facilitation des echanges
Chad
Mr. Mahamat Baba Abatcha, Director, Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Chile
Mr. Jorge Vidal, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva, Switzerland
Côte d’Ivoire
M. N’Vadro Bamba, Conseiller, Mission permanente, Genève, Suisse
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Cuba
Mr. Carlos Fidel Martín, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva, Switzerland
Ms. Nancy Madrigal Muñoz, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva, Switzerland
Democratic Republic of the Congo
M. Prosper K’Boko Tumba, Chef de division, Ministère du commerce extérieur
Mme Caroline Mawandji Masala, Déléguèe, Lignes maritimes congolaises
M. Frank Mukanya-Lusanga, Directeur de marketing, Office congolais de contrôle
M. Dan Didier Mbongo Lukonbo, Expert, Chef de service, Lignes maritimes congolaises
M. Salam Salaketu, Expert, Lignes maritimes congolaises
Ecuador
Mr. Juan Carlos Sanchez Troya, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva, Switzerland
France
Ms. Sophie Dorer, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva, Switzerland
Georgia
Mr. Ketevan Takaishvili, Head of Transport Corridor Development Division, Ministry of
Economy and Sustainable Development
Ms. Tinatin Tsanava, Adviser, Ministry of Finance
Guatemala
Sr. Selvin Antonio Lemus Martines, Consejero ante la Organización Mundial del Comercio
y otros Organismos Internacionales, Ginebra, Suiza
Iraq
Mr. Mohammed Abdulrahman Abdulzhra Al-Saedi, Head of Central Transport Section,
Ministry of Trade
Mr. Pewan Zawitai, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva, Switzerland
Indonesia
Mr. Adi Winarso, First Secretary, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Geneva,
Switzerland
Kazakhstan
Mr. Mukhtar Tileuberdi, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission,
Geneva, Switzerland
Ms. Zharkin Kakimzhanova, Counsellor, Head, World Trade Organization Section,
Permanent Mission, Geneva, Switzerland
Mr. Nurzhan Rakhmetov, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva, Switzerland
Mr. Gaziz Seitzhanov, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva, Switzerland
Mr. Serik Bashimov, Deputy Director of Transit Policy, Ministry of Transport and
Communications
Kyrgyzstan
Mr. Kudabaev Tynchtykbek, General Director, Ministry of Economy
Mr. Kongurbaev Ashimovich, Chief Specialist, Ministry of Transport and Communications
Libya
Mr. Emhemed Elderwish, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva, Switzerland
Madagascar
M. Julien Rakotomalala, Attaché, Mission permanente, Genève, Suisse
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Mexico
Sr. Ulises Canchola Gutiérrez, Embajador, Misión Permanente, Ginebra, Suiza
Sr. Hugo Romero, Consejero Económico, Misión Permanente, Ginebra, Suiza
Sr. Felipe Pietrini, Primer Secretario, Misión Permanente, Ginebra, Suiza
Sr. Luis Mariano Velázquez Chequer, Segundo Secretario, Misión permanente, Ginebra,
Suiza
Morocco
M. Ghofran Salah, Conseiller, Mission permanente, Genève, Suisse
M. Faical Souissi, Conseiller, Mission permanente, Genève, Suisse
Nepal
Mr. Narayan Bidari, Director General, Ministry of Commerce
Netherlands
Ms. Kim Molennar, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva, Switzerland
Nicaragua
Ms. Rosa María Rodríguez Espinoza, Transport Civil Engineer, Ministry of Transport and
Infrastructure
Nigeria
Mr. Martin Eze, Senior Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva, Switzerland
Pakistan
Ms. Fareha Bugti, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva, Switzerland
Paraguay
Mr. Raúl Silvero, Minister, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Geneva,
Switzerland
Philippines
Mr. Denis Y. Lepatan, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent
Mission, Geneva, Switzerland
Ms. Elizabeth Te, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva, Switzerland
Ms. Marivil V. Valles, Attaché, Permanent Mission, Geneva, Switzerland
Mr. Homer T. De la Paz, Supervising, Transportation Development Officer, Water
Transport Planning Division, Department of Transportation and Communications
Republic of Moldova
Mr. Vadim Gumene, Head of Trade Regime and World Trade Organizaiton Division,
Ministry of Economy
Saudi Arabia
Mr. Salem Al-Nowaiser, Minister Plenipotentiary, Permanent Mission, Geneva,
Switzerland
Senegal
M. Birame Sidy Kane, Inspecteur vérificateur, Direction générale des douanes
Sierra Leone
Ms. Saffie Zara Deen-Tarawally, Deputy Director, Ministry of Trade and Industry
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Spain
Ms. Remedios Romeo, Economic and Commercial Counsellor, Permanent Mission,
Geneva, Switzerland
Sri Lanka
Mr. T.W.A. Senanyake, Director of Customs
Mr. D.N.R. Gunawardena, Deputy Director of Customs
Mr. Bernard Sarath Christopher Nonis Paththinikutrige, Customs Official
Mr. Senanayake Thabiliyagodage Wipula, Customs Official
Thailand
Mr. Yutana Mokekhaow, Director of Operations, Laemchabang Port
Mr. Veerachai Gosasang, Marine Engineering Specialist, Port Authority
Tunisia
Mr. Wissem Gaida Mahjoub, Director General, Ministry of Transport
Mr. Brahim Gafsi, Deputy Director, Merchant Marine and Ports Office
Turkey
Mr. Ahmet Damcidag, Director of Section, Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and
Communications
Mr. Sinan Oguz, Director of Section, Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and
Communications
Ukraine
Mr. Kostiantyn Savchenko, Deputy Director, Department of Coordination
Mr. Mykola Snitko, Director, Department for Coordination of Infrastructure and Tourism
Development Policy, Ministry of Infrastructure
Ms. Kateryna Deminska, Chief Expert, Division for Perspective Development of Priority
Transport Networks, Department for Coordination of Infrastructure and Tourism
Development Policy, Ministry of Infrastructure
Mr. Nolodymy Vladimir Kal’yan, Logistics and Marketing Deputy Director, Ukrainian
State Centre of Transport Service “Liski”
Mr. Andrii Miroshnicov, First Deputy Director, Ukrainian Transport Logistics Centre
United Arab Emirates
Ms. Rita Sayah, Coordinator, Permanent Mission to the World Trade Organization,
Geneva, Switzerland
United States of America
Ms. Kris Easter, Senior Development Adviser, Permanent Mission, Geneva, Switzerland
Uzbekistan
Mr. Ramiz R Abdrakhimov, Chief Specialist, Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations
Yemen
Mr. Jamal Al-Wadei, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva, Switzerland
Zimbabwe
Mr. James Manzou, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission,
Geneva, Switzerland
Ms. Rhoda Tafadzwa Ngarande, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva, Switzerland
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Intergovernmental organizations
Eurasian Economic Commission
Mr. Yerzhan Nurakhmetov, Chief, Department of Transport
Ms. Svetlana Nesvetailova, Department of Transport
Mr. Gulmira Batyrgaliyeva, Department of Transport
European Union
Ms. Delphine Lida, First Counsellor, Permanent Delegation, Geneva, Switzerland
Mr. Elko Brummelman, Intern, Permanent Delegation, Geneva, Switzerland
Union of African Shippers Councils
Ms. Yvonne Moyu’ Tagne, Office of the Secretary-General
United Nations organs, bodies and programmes
Economic Commission for Europe
Ms. Eva Molnar, Director, Transport Division
International Atomic Energy Agency
Mr. Yousef Alshammari, Research Intern
International Trade Centre
Mr. Jean-Sebastien Roure, Senior Officer
Mr. Andrew Huelin, Consultant
Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked
Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States
Ms. Heidi Schroderus-Fox, Director
Mr. Erdenebileg Sandagdorj
Specialized agencies and related organizations
World Bank
Mr. Jean-Francois Arvis, Senior Transport Economist
World Trade Organization
Ms. Ruosi Zhang, Counsellor, Trade in Services Division
Non-governmental organizations
General category
Consumer Unity & Trust Society International
Ms. Yeshashwork Tadesse
World Association of Former United Nations Interns and Fellows
Mr. Jose Fernando Ruiz
Ms. Ghislain T.J. Joseph
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Panellists
Chronological order
Tuesday, 22 October 2013
Ms. Eva Molnar, Director, Transport Division, Economic Commission for Europe, Geneva,
Switzerland
Mr. Raúl Silvero, Minister, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of
Paraguay, Geneva, Switzerland
Ms. Rukia D. Shamte, Executive Secretary, Central Corridor Transit Transport Facilitation
Agency, United Republic of Tanzania
Mr. Heydar Turabov, Senior Counsellor, Transport Policy and Economy Department,
Ministry of Transport, Azerbaijan
Mr. Joseph Banini, Centre of Excellence for Supply Chain Improvement, University of
Derby, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Mr. Tynchtybek Kudabaev, General Director, Ministry of the Economy, Kyrgyzstan
Ms. Rosa María Rodríguez Espinoza, Director General of Transport, Ministry of Transport
and Infrastructure, Nicaragua
Wednesday, 23 October 2013
Mr. Donat M. Bagula, Executive Secretary, Transit Transportation Coordination Authority
of the Northern Corridor, Kenya
Mr. Emmanuel Rutagengwa, Transport Economist, Head of Transport Policy and Planning,
Central Corridor Transit Transport Facilitation Agency, United Republic of Tanzania
Mr. Sekou Camara, Director of Operations, Société Navale Guinéenne, Guinea
Mr. Birame Sidy Kane, Customs Inspector, Customs Administration, Senegal
Mr. Mahamat Baba Abatcha, Director, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Chad
Mr. Muzi Maphanga, Road Safety Planner, Road Transportation Department, Swaziland
Mr. Veerachai Gosasang, Director, Maintenance Division, Port Authority of Thailand,
Thailand
Mr. Narayan Prasad Bidari, Director General, Department of Supply Management, Ministry
of Commerce and Supplies, Nepal
Mr. Aurélien Levieux, Project Engineer, University of Le Havre, France
Mr. Sonam Wangchuk, Director, Department of Trade, Ministry of Economic Affairs,
Bhutan
Mr. Aloys Katihabwa, Ministry of Commerce, Burundi
Thursday, 24 October 2013
Ms. Heidi Schroderus-Fox, Director, Office of the High Representative for the Least
Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing
States, New York, United States of America
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