United Nations
United Nations Conference
on Trade and Development
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Distr.: General
15 July 2014
English/French/Spanish only
Trade and Development Board
Trade and Development Commission
Multi-year Expert Meeting on Transport,
Trade Logistics and Trade Facilitation
Second session
Geneva, 1–3 July 2014
List of participants
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Experts
Afghanistan
Mr. Azizullah Omar, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Angola
M. André Teka Kitoko, Conseiller, Mission permanente, Genève
Azerbaijan
Mr. Elnur Kazimli, Head of Department of International Relations, Ministry of Transport,
Baku
Mr. Emin Teymurov, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Barbados
Ms. Emalene Marcus-Burnett, Counsellor, Geneva
Benin
M. Arsène Omichessan, Attaché, Mission permanente, Genève
Bhutan
Mr. Kirley Wangchuk, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Brazil
Mr. Rodrigo Mello, Foreign Trade Analyst, Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign
Trade, Brasilia
Burkina Faso
M. Nazaire Paré, Directeur General du Commerce, Ministère de l’Industrie, du commerce
et de l’artisanat, Ouagadougou
M. Boukary Berehoundougou, Directeur de la législation et de la réglementation, Direction
générale des douanes, Ouagadougou
Burundi
Mr. Aloys Katihabwa, Adviser of Minister of Trade (Commerce), Ministry of Trade,
Industry, Post and Tourism, Bujumbura
Mr. Léonard Minani, First Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Cameroon
M. Joseph Nguene Nteppe, Directeur de la facilitation des échanges, Secrétaire technique,
Conseil National des Chargeurs, Douala
M. Auguste Mbappe Penda, Directeur général, Conseil National des Chargeurs, Douala
M. Paul Batibonak, Premier secrétaire, Mission permanente, Genève
Canada
Mr. Ralph Osterwoldt, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Ms. Sarah Pye, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Central African Republic
M. Jean Pierre Zanguende-Goyamba, Directeur du commerce extérieur, Ministère du
commerce, de l’industrie et de l’artisanat et des petites et moyennes entreprises, Bangui
Mme Solange Clémence Bomesse née Yoyo, Stagiaire du programme des Pays-Bas auprès
de l’Organization Mondial du Commerce, Bangui
Mme Delalune Kobo Konyinan, Conseiller (Affaires économiques), Mission permanente,
Genève
China
Mr. Yaohua Sun, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
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Colombia
Sr. Juan Camilo Saretzki-Forero, Consejero, Misión Permanente, Ginebra
Côte d’Ivoire
M. N’Vadro Bamba, Conseiller, Mission permanente, Genève
Democratic Republic of the Congo
M. Jean Louis Bissangilwa Walikunza, Conseiller du ministre, Ministère de l’économie et
commerce, Kinshasa
M. Jonas Katala Ngandu, Directeur, Chef de service, Ministère de l’économie et commerce,
Kinshasa
M. Mukanga Loma Djesa, Directeur, Chef de service, Ministère de l’économie et
commerce, Kinshasa
Mme Thérèse Tshibola-Tshia-Kadiebue, Premier conseiller, Mission Permanente, Genève
Djibouti
Mme Oubah Moussa Ahmed, Conseillère économique, Mission Permanente, Genève
M. Abdoulkarim Moussa Omar, Secrétaire général auprès du Directeur général, Port de
Djibouti
Dominican Republic
Sra. Ysset Román Maldonado, Ministro Consejero, Misión Permanente, Ginebra
Ecuador
Sr. Juan Carlos Sanchez Troya, Primer Secretario, Misión Permanente, Ginebra
Ethiopia
Mr. Minelik Alemu Getahun, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent
Representative, Permanent Mission, Geneva
France
Ms. Sophie Dorer, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Germany
Mr. Thomas Fohgrub, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Ghana
Ms. Baaba Ahorlu-Baidoo, Senior Officer, Export Trade, Agricultural and Industrial
Development Fund, Accra
Mr. Shirazu Henry Alhassan, Director, Export Trade, Agricultural and Industrial
Development Fund, Accra
Guatemala
Sr. Eduardo Sperisen-Yurt, Embajador, Representante Permanente, Misión Permanente,
Ginebra
Guinea
Mme Aminata Kourouma-Mikala, Chargé d’affaires a.i, Mission permanente, Genève
India
Mr. Vivek Johri, Minister (Customs), Permanent Mission, Geneva
Indonesia
Mr. Triyono Wibowo, Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission,
Geneva
Mr. Edi Yusup, Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission,
Geneva
Mr. Adi Winarso, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Mr. Ditya Nurdianto, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
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Ms. Erny Wahyuni, Staff of Directorate for Trade, Industry and Investment Affairs,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jakarta
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Mr. Ali Akbar Nazari, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Iraq
Mr. Pewan Zawitai, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Jordan
Mr. Zaher Al Qatarneh, Economic Counsellor, Director of the Economic Bureau, Amman
Ms. Dana Al Zu’bi, Deputy Economic Counsellor, Director of the Economic Bureau,
Amman
Ms. Ghadeer Elfayez, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Kazakhstan
Mr. Gaziz Seitzhanov, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Mr. Yerlan Yerzhanov, Head of Transport Logistics Division, Ministry of Transport and
Communications, Astana
Kyrgyzstan
Mr. Tynchtykbek Kudabaev, General Director, State Enterprise Centre Single Window for
Foreign Trade, Ministry of Economy, Bishkek
Lesotho
Ms. Motheba Malibeng, Chief Trade Development Officer, Ministry of Trade and Industry,
Cooperatives and Marketing, Maseru
Libya
Mr. Emhemed Elderwish, Counsellor, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Madagascar
Mr. Julien Rakotomalala, Attaché, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Mauritius
Mr. Narainduth Boodhoo, Deputy Director, International Trade Division, Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade
Mr. Israhyananda Dhalladoo, Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission,
Geneva
Mr. Anandrao Hurree, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Ms. Dishaad Uteem, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Mexico
Sr. Miguel Ángel Padilla Acosta, Ministro, Misión Permanente, Ginebra
Morocco
Mr. Faical Souissi, Plenipotentiary Minister, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Mr. Jalal Benhayoun, General Manager, Portnet, Casablanca
Mr. Najib El Karkouri, Director of Department of Information Systems, Ministry of
Equipment, Transport and Logistics, Rabat
Nepal
Mr. Narayan Prasad Bidari, Director General, Department of Commerce and Supply
Management, Kathmandu
Niger
M. Hamadou Karidio, Ministère du Commerce et de la promotion du secteur privé, Niamey
M. Issaka Moussa Raoufou, Conseiller commercial, Mission permanente, Genève
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Nigeria
Mr. Suleman Adebato Audu, Minister, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Oman
Ms. Fatima Al-Ghazali, Plenipotentiary Minister, Commercial Affairs, Permanent Mission,
Geneva
Panama
Sra. Matthews Krizia, Consejera Legal, Misión Permanente, Ginebra
Paraguay
Sr. Ramon Gomez Sosa, Director de Relaciones Internacionales, Dirección Nacional de
Aduanas, San Antonio
Sr. Sebastian Ortiz Montaner, Segundo Secretario, Misión Permanente, Ginebra
Philippines
Ms. May Nina Celynne Layug, Commercial Attaché, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Saudi Arabia
Mr. Saleh Al Otaibi, Economist, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Senegal
M. Magor Mbayé, Premier conseiller, Mission permanente, Genève
Spain
Sra. María Remedios Romeo García, Consejera Económica y Comercial, Misión
Permanente, Ginebra
Sr. Pascual Tomás Hernández, Consejero Financiero, Misión Permanente, Ginebra
Sri Lanka
Mr. Nimal Karunatilake, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission,
Geneva
Sudan
Mr. Ali Adam, Customs Officer, Khartoum
Sweden
Mr. Joakim Reiter, Ambassador, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Tajikistan
Mr. Masud Khalifaev, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Togo
Mr. Tei Konzi, Chef, Division tarif, Office Togolaise des recettes, Lomé
Trinidad and Tobago
Ms. Nimret Sandhu, Trade Analyst, Ministry of Trade, Industry, Investment and
Communications, Port of Spain
Mr. Christian Marquez, Single Electronic Window Specialist, Ministry of Trade, Industry,
Investment and Communications, Port of Spain
Ms. Kathy-Ann Yearwood-Matthews, Acting Customs and Excise Officer, Ministry of
Finance and the Economy
Turkey
Mr. Bulent Emre Yasal, Customs and Trade Expert, Ministry of Customs and Trade,
Ankara
United States of America
Ms. Jaime Moody, Economic Officer, Permanent Mission, Geneva
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Viet Nam
Ms. Nguyen Pham Nhu Ha, Head of International Cooperation Department, General
Department of Customs, Ministry of Finance, Hanoi
Mr. Au Anh Tuan, Deputy Director, General Department of Customs, Hanoi
Intergovernmental organizations
African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States
Ms. Alicia Greenidge, Team Leader/Expert Adviser, World Trade Organization Call Down
Support Advisers
African Development Bank
Mr. Christian Kitenge Kingombe, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
African Union
Ms. Carolyne Tumuhimbise, Trade Adviser, Department of Trade and Industry, Addis
Ababa
Commonwealth Secretariat
Mr. Stephen Fevrier, Trade Adviser, Geneva
Mr. Sujeevan Perera, Adviser (Trade), London
Customs Cooperation Council
Mr. Changsheng Li, Technical Attaché, Brussels
Eurasian Economic Commission
Ms. Natalia Yacheistova, Deputy Director, Trade Policy Department, Moscow
European Union
Ms. Ursula Hoenich, First Secretary, Permanent Delegation to the United Nations Office
and other international organizations in Geneva
Ms. Delphine Lida, First Counsellor, Permanent Delegation to the United Nations Office
and other international organizations in Geneva
Mr. Thomas Tugler, Intern, Permanent Delegation to the United Nations Office and other
international organizations in Geneva
Organization of Eastern Caribbean States
Mr. Ricardo James, Chargé d’affaires a.i., Geneva
Organization of Islamic Cooperation
Mr. Halim Grabus, First Secretary, Geneva
Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat
Ms. Falemaka Mere, Permanent Representative, Geneva
South Centre
Mr. Peter Lunenborg, Researcher, Geneva
Southern African Customs Union
Ms. Leslie M. Mpofu, Transport Specialist, Namibia
Union of African Shippers’ Councils
Ms. Brenda Horne Ferreira, Chief Executive Officer, South African Shippers Council,
Johannesburg
Ms. Yvonne Moyu’ Tagne, Assistant of Secretary-General, Douala, Cameroon
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United Nations organs, bodies and programmes
Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
Mr. Adel Alghaberi, First Economic Affairs Officer, Infrastructure and Trade Logistics,
Beirut
Economic Commission for Europe
Ms. Maria Rosaria Ceccarelli, Chief Support Unit, Geneva
Mr. Markus Pikart, Team Leader, eBusiness Standards
Specialized agencies and related organizations
International Maritime Organization
Mr. Muhammet Alper Keceli, Technical Officer, London
World Bank
Ms. Christina Busch,
Washington, D.C
Extended-term
Consultant,
International
Trade
Unit,
World Trade Organization
Mr. Esteban B. Conejos, Jr., Chair, Preparatory Committee on Trade Facilitation, Geneva
Mr. Ratnakar Adhikari, Executive Director, Enhanced Integrated Framework, Geneva
Ms. Marlynne Hopper, Economic Affairs Officer, Geneva
Mr. Ruosi Zhang, Counsellor, Geneva
Ms. Serra Ayral, Counsellor, Geneva
Ms. Roshan Khan, Geneva
Mr. George Tebagana, Intern, Geneva
Non-governmental organizations
General category
Consumer Unity and Trust Society International
Ms. Krista Joosep, Assistant Programme Officer, Geneva
Mr. Nathan Sologny, Research Trainee, Geneva
Ms. Tanvi Sinha, Intern, Geneva
Ms. Zhaoyang Wang, Intern, Geneva
Ingénieurs du Monde
Mr. Francois Ullmann, President, Divonne, France
International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development
Ms. Kiranne Guddoy, Managing Editor, Geneva
International Network for Standardization of Higher Education Degrees
Mr. Francois Ullmann, President, Divonne, France
International Road Transport Union
Mr. Jens Hügel, Head, Sustainable Development, Geneva
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Panellists
Mr. Aloys Katihabwa, Adviser of Minister of Trade (Commerce), Ministry of Trade,
Industry, Post and Tourism, Bujumbura, Burundi
M. Joseph Nguene Nteppe, Directeur de la facilitation des échanges, Secrétaire technique,
Conseil National des Chargeurs, Douala, Cameroun
Mr. Thomas Fohgrub, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of Germany, Geneva
Sr. Eduardo Sperisen-Yurt, Embajador, Representante Permanente de Guatemala, Misión
Permanente, Ginebra
Mr. Edi Yusup, Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of
Indonesia, Geneva
Mr. Tynchtykbek Kudabaev, General Director, State Enterprise Centre Single Window for
Foreign Trade, Ministry of Economy, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
M. Hamadou Karidio, Ministère du Commerce et de la promotion du secteur privé,
Niamey, Niger
M. Magor Mbayé, Premier conseiller, Mission permanente du Senegal, Genève
Mr. Joakim Reiter, Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Sweden, Geneva
Ms. Alicia Greenidge, Team Leader/Expert Adviser, World Trade Organization Call Down
Support Advisers, African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States
Mr. Christian Kitenge Kingombe, African Development Bank, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Mr. Stephen Fevrier, Trade Adviser, Commonwealth Secretariat, Geneva
Ms. Brenda Horne Ferreira, Chief Executive Officer, South African Shippers Council,
Union of African Shippers’ Councils, Johannesburg
Ms. Christina Busch, Extended-term Consultant, International Trade Unit, World Bank,
Washington, D.C.
Mr. Esteban B. Conejos, Jr., Chair, Preparatory Committee on Trade Facilitation, World
Trade Organization, Geneva
Mr. Ratnakar Adhikari, Executive Director, Enhanced Integrated Framework, World Trade
Organization, Geneva
Mr. John Mein, Executive Coordinator, Instituto Aliança Procomex, São Paulo, Brazil
Mr. Mohammad Farhad, Research Fellow, Bangladesh Foreign Trade Institute, Dhaka
Mr. Carlos Grau Tanner, Director General, Global Express Association, Geneva
Mr. Shrikant Kamat, Senior Director and Practice Leader, BK Khare and Company
Chartered Accountants, Mumbai, India
Sra. Silvia Rozas, Profesora, Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia
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