Morning Meeting of Delegation Heads - International Maritime Organization (London)
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The 26th General Assembly of the IMO began this morning. The first event was the meeting of the Heads of Delegation where the officers were elected to lead the General Assembly for the next two years (General Assembly meetings are held biannually and these officers manage the work during that period). Those elected included:
President: Georg Boomgarden, Germany
Vice Presidents: (1) Paul Farquarson, Bahamas
(2) Haneka Lubidi, Tunisia
Chairman of Committee 1 (administrative, financial, and legal cooperation): Paul Peche, Austriala
Chairman of Committee 2 (technical matters): Svining Oftedal, Norway
As the Head of the US Delegation, I had the honor to nominate Svining Oftedal as the Chairman of Committee 2.
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