Vice Chairman H.E. Ambassador Mindua Kesia Mbe (Democratic Republic of the

Vice Chairman H.E. Ambassador Mindua Kesia Mbe (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

If there are no objections, may I take it that the Commission agrees to elect Ambassador Alisher Vohidov as Vice Chairman from the Asian Group of States?

For 2004, the Bureau consisted of Ambassador Ronaldo Mota Sardenberg (Brazil) as Chairman, with the delegations of Algeria and Pakistan providing the Vice Chairmen (S 2004 4).

All Bureau members participating in the intersessional meeting made presentations at the seminar, which was opened by Ambassador Luis Solari Tudela, Vice Minister and Secretary General for Foreign Affairs.

At this stage of our work, I would like to inform members that the Asian Group of States has nominated Ambassador Vohidov of Uzbekistan as Vice Chairman of the Commission.

Ambassador Jean Marc de La Sablière (France), head of mission Ambassador Abdallah Baali (Algeria) Ambassador Alberto D'Alotto (Argentina) Ambassador Simon Bodéhoussè Idohou (Benin) Ms. Irene Vida Gala (Brazil) Mr. Cheng Jingye (China) Ambassador Ellen Margrethe Løj (Denmark) Ambassador Adamantios Th.

Vassilakis (Greece) Ambassador Kenzo Oshima (Japan) Ambassador Lauro L.

The President (spoke in French) I should like to express my sincere thanks to the two Vice Chairpersons of the Open ended Working Group, Ambassador Paulette Bethel of the Bahamas and Ambassador Christian Wenaweser of Liechtenstein, who have so ably conducted the discussions and complex negotiations of the Working Group.

Ambassador,

Ambassador Makarim Wibisono, Chairperson of the sixty first session of the Commission, introduced the members of the Expanded Bureau attending the meeting (Ambassador Mohamed Saleck Ould Mohamed Lemine, Ambassador Volodymyr Vassylenko, Deirdre Kent, Ambassador Hyuck Choi, Ambassador Zohrab Mnatsakanian, Ambassador Luis Alfonso de Alba).

History The idea to establish an institute to collect and share the experiences of past democratic transitions originated from former US Ambassador Mark Palmer, Vice President of the Council for a Community of Democracies (CCD).

The ambassador returned.

Ambassador Adamantios Th.

Ambassador Lauro L.

Ambassador Francis Lorenzo

Ambassador (1976 present).

Ambassador Lauro L.

Ambassador Astete Rodríguez.

Welcome, Ambassador Landman.

I have the following speakers for today's plenary meeting Ambassador Leonid Skotnikov of the Russian Federation, Ambassador Tim Caughley of New Zealand, Ambassador Glaudine Mtshali of South Africa and Ambassador Juan Antonio March of Spain.

(Signed) Andrei Dapkiunas Ambassador

Ambassador Abdallah Baali (Algeria)

Ambassador Alberto D'Alotto (Argentina)

Ambassador Kenzo Oshima (Japan)

(Signed) César Mayoral Ambassador

Ambassador César Mayoral (Argentina)

Ambassador Shinichi Kitaoka (Japan)

Ambassador Gheorghe Dumitru (Romania)

(Signed) Fayssal Mekdad Ambassador

Ambassador Dr. Zia Nezam

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

(Signed) Mihnea Motoc Ambassador

Vice Chairmen

(Vice Chairman)

Vice Chairpersons

Vice President

Vice Presidents

Vice Presidents

(Vice Chairperson)

I turn to the next speaker on my list, the distinguished Ambassador of France, Ambassador François Rivasseau.

(Signed) John R. Bolton Ambassador

Ambassador Simon Bodéhoussè Idohou (Benin)

Ambassador Ellen Margrethe Løj (Denmark)

Ambassador Mihnea I. Motoc (Romania)