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India and several other countries have a President or other largely ceremonial head of state elected by their parliament.

Mr. Rahmani (Algeria), speaking in his capacity as an honorary spokesperson for the International Year of Deserts and Desertification, 2006, said that the issue of desertification had grown in importance and transcended geographical boundaries.

Professor Amor has exercised numerous administrative and academic responsibilities, including as Dean of the Faculty of Legal Sciences, which, at the end of his term of office, granted him the title Honorary Dean.

In 1999, she was named Honorary Consul General of Japan in Kentucky, a position which involved promoting Japanese interests in Kentucky, encouraging Japanese investment in the state, and encouraging cultural understanding between Kentucky and Japan.

So will Livni or Netanyahu be called by the President and charged with building a new government? Shimon Peres, seasoned political wizard that he is, could give his largely ceremonial role a fresh edge by helping all sides out of the muddle.

He resigned in 2004 to run as Angela Merkel s candidate for the largely ceremonial office of President of the German Federal Republic, a job he performed capriciously until he abruptly resigned.

Presentations were made by Niane Thierno Seydou, Coordinator, Cellule de Suivi, Projet de Lutte contre la Pauvreté dans l'Aftout (PLCP), Ministère de l'économie et des finances, Senegal Cheikh Mouhamady Cissoko, Président d'honneur Conseil national de concertation et de coopération des ruraux (CNCR), Senegal and Wore Gana Seck, Vice President of Conseil des organisations non gouvernementales d'appui au développement (CONGAD), Senegal.