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UNITED NATIONS GEGN/30/3
GROUP OF EXPERTS ON
GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES
Thirtieth session
New York, 7 and 18 August 2017
Provisional List of participants*
* Prepared by the UNGEGN Secretariat
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A. States Members of the United Nations
Algeria
Head of delegation
Mr. Hamid Oukaci, Secretary General of the National Geographic Information
Council
Mr. Brahim Atoui, Director-General, National Office of School Publications
Mr. Farid Benramdane, Counsellor, Ministry of National Education
Australia
Head of delegation
Mr. William Hughes Watt, South Australian Department of Planning, Transport and
Infrastructure, Chair of the Permanent Committee on Place Names
Representative
Ms. Susan Jaye Birtles
Austria
Head of delegation
Prof. Dr. Peter Jordan, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna
Representative
Dr. Gerhard Rampl, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck
Azerbaijan
Head of delegation
H.E. Mr. Yashar Aliyev, Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the United
Nations
Representatives
Mr. Nazim Ismayilov, Head of the Production Policy Division of the Ministry of
Ecology and Natural Resources
Ms. Lala Mehdiyeva, Attaché, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Azerbaijan to
the United Nations
Belgium
Representatives
Mr. Pascal Buffin, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations
Mr. Jeroen Cooreman, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations
Mr. Jean-Yves Pirlot, Deputy Administrator-General, National Geographic Institute,
Brussels
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Botswana
Head of delegation
H.E. Mr. Charles T. Ntwaagae, Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the
United Nations
Alternate head of delegation
Mr. Bareng C. Malatsi, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Land Management, Ministry
of Land Management, Water and Sanitation Services
Representatives
Mr. Montshiwa Montshiwa, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Policy Development ,
Ministry of Land Management, Water and Sanitation Services
Mr. Tshiamiso T. Oitsile, Director, Department of Surveys and Mapping, Ministry of
Land Management, Water and Sanitation Services
Ms. Baboloki Gabalape, Senior Cartographer, Secretariat, National Interim
Committee on Geographical Names, Department of Surveys and Mapping, Ministry
of Land Management, Water and Sanitation Services
Dr. Edgar Sisa, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Botswana to the
United Nations
Mr. Tihalefo Madisa, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Botswana
to the United Nations
Ms. Lorato L. Motsumi, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of the Republic of
Botswana to the United Nations
Brazil
H.E. Mr. Frederico Salomão Duque Estrada Meyer, Deputy Permanent
Representative
Mr. Marcelo Almeida Cunha Costa, Second Secretary
Ms. Vania de Oliveira Nagem, Coordinator of the Reference Center on
Geographical Names of Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE)
Cambodia
Representative
H.E. Mr. Ith Sotha, Under Secretary of State, Ministry of Land Management, Urban
Planning and Construction
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Canada
Head of delegation
Mr. Steven Westley, Manager, GNBC Secretariat, Canada Centre for Mapping and
Earth Observation, Natural Resources Canada
Representatives
Ms. Kristina Kwiatkowski, Toponymy Specialist, Canada Centre for Mapping and
Earth Observation, Natural Resources Canada
Mme Marie-Ève Bisson, Coordonatrice de la toponymie municipale, Commission de
toponymie du Québec
Ms. Helen Kerfoot, Former UNGEGN Chair, Emeritus Scientist, Natural Resources
Canada
Chile
Head of delegation
Col. José Riquelme Muñoz, Director del Instituto Geografico Militar
Alternate representatives
Maj. Juan Pablo Palacios Cergna, Jefe de la Seccion Cartografica, Instituto
Geografico Militar
China
Head of delegation
Mr. Chen Deyu, Deputy Director General, Department of Administra tive Boundary
Division and Geographical Name Management, Ministry of Civil Affairs
Delegates
Mr. Cao Ruichang, Director, Department of Administrative Boundary Division and
Geographical Name Management, Ministry of Civil Affairs
Mr. Song Jiucheng, Deputy Chief, China Institute of Toponymy
Mr. Wang Chang, Deputy Director, Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Chu Chenxu, Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs, Ministry of Foreign
Affairs
Mr. Li Sihai, Director, National Marine Data and Information Service
Mr. Lu Zhongjin, Director, Map Service Center of Sinomaps Press
Mr. Zhang Qiang, Senior Engineer, China Surveying and Mapping Technology
Services Company
Mr. Wang Hai, Deputy Chief, Navigation Guarantee Bureau of the Chinese Navy
Headquarters
Mr. Cui Hongsheng, Senior Engineer, PLA Navy Press
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Cyprus
Head of delegation
Mr. Andreas Hadjiraftis, Acting Chief Land Officer, Department of Lands and
Surveys, Ministry of Interior; President of the National Permanent Committee for
the Standardization of Geographical Names
Alternate representatives
Ms. Monika Pachoumi, Attaché, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Cyprus to
the United Nations
Czech Republic
Representatives
H.E. Marie Chatardová, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the
Czech Republic to the United Nations in New York
Ms. Klára Steinerová, Expert, Czech Office for Surveying, Mapping and Cadastre
Alternative Representatives
Mr. Jirí Ellinger, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the
Czech Republic to the United Nations in New York
Mr. Milan Konrád, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of the Czech Republic to
the United Nations in New York
Denmark
Head of delegation
Mr. Peder Gammeltoft, Director, Department for Name Research, University of
Copenhagen
Alternate representative
Mr. Jens Bo Rykov, Senior Cartographer, Danish Agency for Data Supply and
Efficiency
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Head of delegation
M. Augustin Fuka Nzau, Directeur de Cabinet du Ministre
Representatives
M. Albert Mbuyu Numbi, Professeur Géographe et Directeur Général a.i. de
l’Institut Géographique du Congo
M. Pax Mbuyi Mucici, Géographe expert, Directeur Technique et Chef de
Département de Cartographie a l’Institut Géographique du Congo
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Mme. Virgine Osako Omekenge, Attachée de Bureau 1ere Classe au Ministère des
Affaires Etrangère et Intégration Régionale
Dominican Republic
Representative
Mr. Alejandro Jimenez, Director of National Geography Institute
Egypt
Representatives
H.E. Mr. Amr Abdellatif Aboulatta, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary,
Permanent Representative to the United Nations
Mr. Ihab Awad Moustafa, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations
Dr. Mohamed Omar Gad, Minister Plenipotentiary, Permanent Mission of the Arab
Republic of Egypt to the United Nations
Ms. Sheyam Elgarf, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of the Arab Republic of
Egypt to the United Nations
Ms. Eman Ahmed Mohamed Oriby, Egyptian Central Agency for Public
Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS)
Estonia
Representative
Ms. Kadri Teller-Sepp, Adviser, Department of Regional Administration, Ministry
of Finance of Estonia
Alternate
Mr. Peeter Päll, Head of the Department of Language Planning, Institute of the
Estonian Language
Finland
Head of delegation
Ms. Ulla Onkamo, Senior Specialist, Institute for the Languages of Finland
Representative
Mr. Teemu Leskinen, Senior Expert, National Land Survey of Finland
France
Representative
Mme. Elizabeth Calvarin, Présidente de la division francophone du Groupe
d’Experts des Nations Unies pour les noms géographiques, Rapporteur de la
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Commission nationale de toponymie (CNT) du Conseil national de l’information
géographique (CNIG)
Germany
Representative
H.E. Mr. Juergen Schulz, Ambassador, Chargé d’Affaires and Deputy Permanent
Representative of Germany to the United Nations
Alternates
Mr. Pier-Giorgio Zaccheddu, Chairman, Dutch- and German Speaking Division of
UNGEGN; Convenor, Working Group on Toponymic Data Files and Gazetteers of
UNGEGN; Vice-Chair, Permanent Committee on Geographical Names (StAGN),
Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy (BKG)
Mr. Reinhard Krapp, Minister, Permanent Mission of Germany to the United
Nations
Mr. Matthias Loehrl, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Germany to the United
Nations
Mr. Bernd Edwin Beinstein, Secretary, Permanent Committee on Geographical
Names (StAGN), Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy (BKG)
Advisors
Ms. Vera Ibes, Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations
Greece
Head of delegation
H.E. Mr. Dionyssios Kalamvrezos, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United
Nations
Representatives
Mr. Dimitrios Gioldassis, First Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Greece to the
United Nations
Ms. Vaiani Gaidatzi, First Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Greece to the United
Nations
Mr. Spyridon Pagkratis, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of Greece to the
United Nations
Hungary
Representative
Mr. Gabor Mikesy, Senior Counsellor, Department of Geodesy Remote Sensing and
Land Offices of the Government Office of the Capital City of Budapest
India
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Head of delegation
H.E. Mr. Syed Akbaruddin, Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the United
Nations
Representatives
H.E. Mr. Tanmaya Lal, Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative to the
United Nations
Maj. Gen. Mr. Girish Kumar, Additional Surveyor General, Survey of India, New
Delhi
Mr. S. K. Sinha, Director, Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi
Cdr. Mr. Amit Pant, Joint Director, Directorate of Hydrography, Ministry of
Defence
Mr. Pankaj Mishra, Deputy Director, Survey of India, Dehradun
Mr. Abhimanyu Kumar Manish, Under Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs
Mr. Ashish Sinha, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations
Mr. Sushil Dobhal, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of India to the United
Nations
Mr. Bamadev Dash, Attaché, Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations
Indonesia
Head of delegation
Prof. Hasanuddin Z. Abidin, Head, Geospatial Information Agency of the Republic
of Indonesia
Alternates
Mr. Dian Triansyah Djani, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary /
Permanent Representative of the Republic of Indonesia to the United Nations, New
York
Mr. Ida Herliningsih, Head of Center for Topographic Mapping and Toponym
Geospatial Information Agency
Mr. Eko Subowo, Director General for Administrative Regional Affairs, Ministry of
Home Affairs
Advisers
Mr. Dodi Sukmayadi, Deputy for Basic Geospatial Information, Geospatial
Information Agency
Brig. Gen. Yasid Sulistya, Assistant Deputy for Coordination of Regional Borders
and Defense Spatial, Ministry of Defense
Mr. Ayodhia Geha Lakunama Kalake, Assistant Deputy for Maritime Zone
Delimitation, Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs
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Mr. Agus Dermawan, Secretary for Directorate General fo Marine Spatial
Management, Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries
Mr. Tumpak H. Simanjuntak, Director for Toponym and Regional Borders,
Ministry of Home Affairs
Mr. Achsanul Habib, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of the Republic of
Indonesia to the United Nations, New York
Prof. Multamia RMT Lauder, Professor of Linguistic Faculty of Humanities,
University of Indonesia
Mr. Endah Kastanya, Head of Sub Directorate for Regional Toponymy 1, Ministry
of Home Affairs
Mr. Ahmad Bawazir, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of the Republic of
Indonesia to the United Nations, New York
Mr. M. Fifik Syafiudin, Head of Sector for Toponym Division, Geospatial
Information Agency
Mr. Heri Rasdiana, Head of Section for Archipelagic Management, Ministry of
Marine Affairs and Fisheries
Mr. Rizka Windiastuti, Toponym Researcher, Geospatial Information Agency
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Head of delegation
H.E. Mr. Eshagh Al Habib, Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative to the
United Nations
Delegates
Mr. Ali Nasimfar, Second Counsellor, Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic
of Iran to the United Nations
Ms. Masoumeh Parsoun, Expert, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic
Republic of Iran
Iraq
Dr. Mohammed Alessawi, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Iraq to
the United Nations
Italy
Representative
Prof. Andrea Cantile, Chairman of the Commission for the Italian Official
Toponymy - Italian Geographic Military Institute, Chairman of the Romano -
Hellenic Division of the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names.
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Japan
Head of delegation
H.E. Mr. Yasuhisa Kawamura, Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative of
Japan to the United Nations
Representatives
Mr. Hiroshi Tanabe, Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo
Mr. Kazuhiko Akeno, Director General, National Mapping Department, Geospatial
Information Authority
Mr. Hiroyuki Nagasawa, Director, Specialized Agencies Division, International
Cooperation Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Alternate representatives
Mr. Yota Kato, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations
Mr. Takashi Morita, Professor Emeritus, Hosei University
Mr. Kohei Watanabe, Associate Professor, Teikyo University
Advisers
Mr. Motoyasu Yamada, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of Japan to the
United Nations
Mr. Yu Ukawa, Official, Specialized Agencies Division, International Cooperation
Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Yoshiyuki Mizuta, Deputy Director, Geographical Name Information Division,
National Mapping Department, Geospatial Information Authority
Jordan
Head of delegation
Brig. Gen. Dr. Eng. Awni Kasawneh, Director General of the Royal Jordan
Geographical Council, Chairman of the Arab Division of UNGEGN
Representatives
Dr. Eng. Ebrahim Alnsour, Director of Technical Services Department
Maj. Ali Al-Olimat, Head of Cartography Section, Production Department
Ms. Lana Hasan Abdallah Abu Tarboush, Adviser
Kuwait
Eng. Yaseen A. Alyaseen, Dirctor of Survey Department
Lao Peole’s Demoracratic Republic
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Ms. Noun Phommixay, Director of Cartography Division, National Geographic
Department
Mr. Soubanh Lounzamat, Director of Mapping Division, Surveying and Mapping
CenterLatvia
Representative
Ms. Vita Strautniece, Head of Laboratory of Toponymy, Section of Cartography,
Department of Geodesy and Cartography, Latvian Geospatial Information Agency
Lebanon
Representatives
H.E. Dr. Nawaf Salam, Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the United
Nations
Ms. Caroline Ziade, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations
Ms. Maya Dagher, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Lebanon to the United
Nations
Mr. Hassan Abbas, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Lebanon to the United
Nations
Mr. Marwan Francis, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Lebanon to the United
Nations
Malaysia
Delegates
H.E. Muhammad Shahrul Ikram Yaakob, Ambassador, Permanent Representative
to the United Nations
Mr. Kennedy Mayong Onon, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United
Nations
Sr. Dr. Zainal Bin A Majeed, Representative of the Chair of the National
Committee on Geographical Names, Director of Survey and Mapping, State of
Selangor, Malaysia
Mr. Mohd Ridzwan Shahabudin, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Malaysia to
the United Nations
Mexico
Head of delegation
H.E. Mr. Juan Jose Gomez Camacho, Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the
United Nations
Alternate Head of delegation
H.E. Mr. Juan Sandoval Mendiolea, Ambassador, Deputy Permanent
Representative to the United Nations
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Representatives
Mrs. Judith Marcia Arrieta Munguia, Minister, Permanent Mission of Mexico to
the United Nations
Ms. Sylvia Paola Mendoza Elguea, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission of Mexico
to the United Nations
Ms. Eva Romulus Ortega, Adviser, Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United
Nations
Ms. Mayra Bravo Lozano, Adviser, Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United
Nations
Morocco
Head of delegation
M. My Abdellah El Abdi El Alaoui, Chef du Département de la Cartographie
Générale et Thématique a l’Agence Nationale de la Conservation Foncière, du
Cadastre et de la Cartographie
Representatives
Mme. Zineb Didouz, Chef du Département d’Etablissement et de Révision des
Cartes de Bases a l’Agence Nationale de la Conservation Foncière, du Cadastre et
de la Cartographie
Netherlands
Representatives
Prof. Dr. Ferdinand Jan Ormeling, Chair of the Commission on Foreign
Geographical Names, The Dutch Language Union
Mr. Jasper Hogerwerf, Senior Data Analyst, Kadaster
Norway
Head of delegation
Ms. Ingvil Nordland, Senior Advisor, Norwegian Language Council
Representatives
Mr. Kjetil Ringen, Senior Engineer, Norwegian Mapping Authority
Ms. Lisa Monica Aslaksen, Head of Section, Sami Parliament of Norway
New Zealand
Head of delegation
Mr. Mark Dyer, Surveyor-General and Chairperson for the New Zealand
Geographic Board, Land Information New Zealand, Wellington
Alternate Delegates
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Ms. Wendy Shaw, Secretary for the New Zealand Geographic Board, Land
Information New Zealand, Wellington
Mr. Robert Deakin, Chief Steward for National Spatial Data Infrastructure, Land
Information New Zealand, Wellington
Oman
Head of delegation
Brig. Gen. (Air) Ahmed Saif Al-Badi, Head of the National Survey Authority,
Ministry of Defense
Representative
Lt. Col. Yusuf Harith Al-Nabhani, Geographical Information Services, Ministry of
Defense
Panama
Representatives
Mr. Israel Sanchez Moreno, National Director, National Geographic Institute
“Tommy Guardia”
Philippines
Representatives
H.E. Mr. Teodoro L. Locsin, Jr., Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the
United Nations
Mr. Peter N. Tiangco, Administrator, National Mapping and Resource Information
Authority
Alternate representatives
Ms. Irene Susan B. Natividad, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United
Nations
Ms. Maria Angela A. Ponce, Minister, Permanent Mission of the Republic of the
Philippines to the United Nations
Advisers
Mr. Ruel DM. Belen, Director, Mapping and Geodesy Branch, National Mapping
and Resource Information Authority
Ms. Mary Jane R. Montemor, Engineer III, Mapping and Geodesy Branch, National
Mapping and Resource Information Authority
Ms. Elaine Diana L. Lorenzo, Attaché, Permanent Mission of the Republic of the
Philippines to the United Nations
Poland
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Head of delegation
Mr. Maciej Zych, Vice-President of the Commission on the Standardization of
Geographical Names outside of the Republic of Poland
Qatar
Representatives
H.E. Mr. Alya Ahmed Saif Al-Thani, Ambassador and Permanent Representative to
the United Nations
Mr. Abdulrahman Al-Hamadi, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United
Nations
Mr. Ahmad Al-Kuwari, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission of the State of Qatar to
the United Nations
Mr. Amer Mohammed Abdullah Al-Humaidi, Assistant Director of the Center for
Geographic Information Systems, Ministry of Municipality and Environment
Mr. Mohammed Ali Saleh Al-Marri, Head of Topographic Survey Department,
Ministry of Municipality and Environment
Republic of Korea
Head of delegation
H.E. Yoo Euy-sang, Ambassador-at-large for Geographical Naming, Northeast Asian
History Foundation
Alternate head of delegation
H.E. Hahn Choong-hee, Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative to the
United Nations
Representatives
Mr. You Ki-Jun, Deputy Director-General, International Legal Affairs Bureau,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Rhee Zha Hyoung, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to
the United Nations
Ms. Lee Min-kyong, Director, Territory and Oceans Division, International Legal
Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Yang Jai Ho, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the
United Nations
Mr. Lee Chang Woo, Second Secretary, Territory and Oceans Division, International
Legal Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ms. Jang Kyung Eun, Second Secretary, Territory and Oceans Division,
International Legal Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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Ms. Jin Eui Lim, Third Secretary, Territory and Oceans Division, International
Legal Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Han Myoung Hee, Director, National Geographic Data Monitoring Department,
National Geographic Information Institute
Ms. Kang Gi Hi, Assistant Director, National Geographic Data Monitoring
Department, National Geographic Information Institute
Ms. Jang Boram, Assistant Director, Korea Hydrographic and Oceanographic
Agency
Ms. Shin Seung Hye, Research Fellow, Northeast Asian History Foundation
Advisers
Mr. Choo Sung Jae, Professor, Kyung Hee University
Mr. Ryu Yeon Taek, Professor, Chungbuk National University
Mr. Kim Young Hoon, Professor, Korea National University of Education
Mr. Chi Sang Hyun, Professor, Kyung Hee University
Ms. Ahn Sejin, Research Assistant, Ewha Womans University
Romania
Head of delegation
Col. Ing. Dan Pomirleanu, Head of Office, Directorate for Military Topography,
Secretary of the Technical Commission for geographical names in Romania
Alternate Representatives
Dr. Monica-Stefania Dumitrascu, Deputy Director of the Institute of Geography,
Romanian Academy
Ms. Elisabeta David, Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations
Col. Florin Roman, Military Advisor, Permanent Mission of Romania to the United
Nations
Ms. Cristina Popescu, Diplomatic Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Romania to
the United Nations
Russian Federation
Head of delegation
Mr. Alexey V. Trifonov, Deputy Director of the Department of the Ministry of
Economic Development
Representatives
Ms. Galina V. Asharina, Head of Section of the Federal Service for State
Registration, Cadastre and Cartography
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Ms. Olga M. Boronenko, Head of Section of the Federal Service for State
Registration, Cadastre and Cartography
Mr. Vladimir M. Boginskiy, Head of Section of the Federal Science and Technology
Center of Geodesy, Cartography and Spatial Data Infrastructure
Saudi Arabia
Head of delegation
Dr. Fahad bin Abdullah Alsamary, Head, National Committee for Geographical
Names
Representatives
Ms. Hend bint Saad Alshalash, Counsellor, Ministry of Foreign Affaires
Dr. Abdullah Nasser Alwelaie, Deputy of the Head of the National Committee for
Geographical Names
Dr. Abdulrahman bin Sulaiman Alanqari, Counsellor, Ministry of Education
Eng. Hani Zahid, Counsellor, Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affaires
Eng. Talal Al Shafiai, Counsellor, General Commission of Survey
Mr. Abdullah Al Ghaihab, Counsellor, General Commission of Survey
Mr. Khalid Al Ruwais, Counsellor, National Center for Documents and Archives
Mr. Nayef bin Nasse Alsudairi, Counsellor, Ministry of Interior
Senegal
Head of delegation
M. Mamadou Djigo, Directeur Général de l’Agence nationale de l’Aménagement du
Territoire
Representative
M. Oumar Ka, Directeur des Travaux géographiques et de la cartographie de
l’Agence nationale de l’Aménagement du Territoire
Singapore
Head of delegation
Mr. Soh Kheng Peng, Director, Land Survey, Chief Surveyor, Singapore Land
Authority
Representative
Mr. Tan Hua Seng Jimmy, Principal Land Survey Executive, Singapore Land
Authority
Slovenia
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Ms. Marija Brnot, Surveying and Mapping Authority of the Republic of Slovenia,
Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning
Somalia
Representatives
Mr. Mohamed Rabi A. Yusuf, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of the Federal
Republic of Somalia to the United Nations
Prof. Ahmed Botan Dhakkar, Senior Adviser
Ms. Siham Ahmed, Adviser, Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Somalia
to the United Nations
South Africa
Head of delegation
R.J.B. Mohlala, Chairperson, South African Geographical Names Council ,
Department of Arts and Culture
Delegate
Ms. T.A.C. Mthembu, Assistant Director, Heritage Chief Directorate
Sri Lanka
Head of delegation
H.E. Dr. Rohan Perera, Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United
Nations
Delegates
Mr. A. Sabarullah Khan, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative to the
United Nations
Mr. D.N.D. Hettiarachchi, Senior Deputy Surveyor General
Mr. Niluka Prabhath Kadurugamuwa, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of
Sri Lanka to the United Nations
Sweden
Head of delegation
Ms. Annette C. Torensjö, Head of Department of Onomastics, Institute of Language
and Folklore
Delegates
Mr. Staffan Nyström, Professor and Head of Scandinavian Onomastics, Uppsala
University
Ms. Ebba Berling Aselius, Senior Advisor, Place-Name Section, Department for
Land and Geographic Information, Lantmäteriet
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Ms. Leila Mattfolk, Place-Name Consultant, Department of Onomastics, Institute
for Language and Folklore
Thailand
Head of delegation
Maj. Gen. Krith Bunthid, Deputy Director, Royal Thai Survey Department, Royal
Thai Armed Forces Headquarters, Ministry of Defense
Representatives
Col. Attawoot Kiatiwat, Deputy Director of Map Information Center, Royal Thai
Survey Department, Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters, Ministry of Defense
Ms. Warawan Tanakitrungruang, Director of Forest Information Technology
Center, Department of Forestry, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
Mr. Korn Manassrisuksi, Director of Forest Geoinformatics, Forest Land
Management Bureau, Department of Forestry, Ministry of Natural Resources and
Environment
Mr. Sukan Pungkul, Forestry Technical Officer, Professional Level, Department of
Forestry, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
Mrs. Jantra Nganeam, Photogrammetrist, Senior Professional Level, Office of
Engineering Topographical and Geotechnical Survey, Royal Irrigation Department,
Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives
Ms. Jitsuda Intumarn, Photogrammetrist, Professional Level, Office of Engineering
Topographical and Geotechnical Survey, Royal Irrigation Department, Ministry o f
Agriculture and Cooperatives
Mrs. Siriporn Vuaykadga, Photogrammetrist, Senior Professional Level, Protected
Area Rehabilitation and Development Office, Department of National Park Wildlife
and Plant Conservation, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
Mrs. Chayanee Chandraprabha, Photogrammetrist, Senior Professional Level,
Protected Area Rehabilitation and Development Office, Department of National
Park Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Ministry of Natural Resources and
Environment
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Representatives
H.E. Mr. Vasile Andonoski, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary,
Permanent Representative to the United Nations
Ms. Tanja Dinevska, Minister Counselor and Deputy Permanent Representative to
the United Nations
Mr. Ivica Jovanovski, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission of the Republic of
Macedonia to the United Nations
Ms. Sara Trajkovska, Attaché, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Macedonia to
the United Nations
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Tunisia
Representative
Mr. Ramzi Louati, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Tunisia to the United Nations
in New York
Lt. Col. Ing. Ms. Naima Friha, Centre National de la Cartographie et de
Télédétection, Secretary of the National Committee of Toponymy of Tunisia
Turkey
Head of delegation
Mr. Guven Begec, Charge d’affaires a.i., Permanent Mission of Turkey to the United
Nations
Representatives
Mr. Barbaros Tuna Erdem, Head of Department of Translation, Ministry of Foreign
Affaires
Mr. Metin Maytalman, Deputy Director General of Provincial Administration,
Ministry of the Interior
Mr. Mustafa Eldivan, Head of Department of Provincial Administration, Ministry of
the Interior
Mr. Bilal Cakici, Vice-President of the Turkish Language Institution, Ataturk,
Culture, Language and History High Authority
Ms. Betul Yilmaz, Expert at the Turkish Language Institution, Ataturk, Culture,
Language and History High Authority
United Arab Emirates
Representative
Mr. Abdulwahab Albustani, Cartographer, United Arab Emirates, Military Survey
United Kingdom
Head of delegation
Ms. Catherine Cheetham, Head, Permanent Committee on Geographical Names
Alternate representative
Ms. Allison Dollimore, Toponymist, Permanent Committee on Geographical Names
United States of America
Representative
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Mr. Louis A. Yost, Executive Secretary for Domestic Names, United States Board
on Geographic Names, Chief, Geographic Names Project, United States Geological
Survey, U.S. Department of Interior
Advisors
Mr. Leo Dillon, Chief, Geographic Information Unit, Office of the Geographer and
Global Issues, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, U.S. Department of State
Ms. Susan Lyon, Geographer, Geospatial Research Laboratory, United States Army
Corps of Engineers, U.S. Department of Defense
Mr. Brooke Marston, Cartographer, Geographic Information Unit, Office of the
Geographer and Global Issues, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, U.S.
Department of State
Mr. Trent C. Palmer, Executive Secretary for Foreign Names, United States Board
on Geographic Names, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, U.S. Department
of Defense
Ms. Tara Wallace, Chief, Nautical Data Branch, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
Uruguay
Representative
Lt. Julio Teixeira, Oficial Ejecutivo del Servicio Militar Geográfico del Ministerio
de Defensa
Viet Nam
Representative
Mrs. Do Thu Thuy, Deputy Chief, Science and International Cooperation Office,
Department of Survey and Mapping and Geoinformation of Viet Nam
B. Entities Maintaining Permanent Observer Missions to the United
Nations
Holy See
Representatives
Ms. Tessa Mcbowan, Adviser
Ms. Anna Marie Landis, Adviser
State of Palestine
Head of delegation
Mr. Mohammed Al-Jabarin, Chairman of the National Committee on Geographical
Names, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Local Government
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Representatives
Mr. Khalil Tafakji, Arab Studies Society
Mr. Ahmed Rafat Ghodieh, Head of the Geography Department, Al-Najah
University
Ms. Sana’a Hasna, Negotiations Affairs Department
Mr. Jehad Robaia, Director of the Department of Surveying and Mapping, Ministry
of Local Government
Mr. Jamal Numan, Director of the Unit on Geospatial Information Systems,
Ministry of Local Government
Mr. Nassar Abujabal, Director of Photogrammetry and GPS, Ministry of Local
Government
C. International scientific organizations
International Cartographic Association (ICA)
Dr. Paulo Márcio Leal de Menezes, Chair of the Joint ICA/IGU Commission on
Toponymy
Prof. Dr. Ferjan Ormeling, former Secretary-General of ICA
International Geographical Union (IGU)
Mr. Cosimo Palagiano, IGU Chair, ICA Commission of Toponymy
International Consortium of Universities for Toponymic Education (ICUTE)
Prof. Dr. Peter E. Raper, Professor Extraordinaire and Research Fellow, Unit for
Language Facilitation and Empowerment, University of the Free State, South Africa
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
Mr. Patrick L. Jones
Ms. Veni Markovski
International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
Mr. Yves Guillam, Assistant Director, Charting & Services
D. Observers
Mr. Ethan Russel, Google Earth
Ms. Crystal Sholts, Google Earth
Mr. John Williams, Google Earth
Mr. Andrew Gove, Google Earth
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Mr. Julio César Bermūdez Moreno, Departamento de Geografía, Universidad
Nacional de Colombia Sede Bogotá, Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede
Bogotá
Mr. Luke Croll, Editing Section, Documentation Division, DGACM, United
Nations Secretariat
Ms. Claire Fellini, Editor, Editing Section, Documentation Division, DGACM,
United Nations Secretariat
Ms. Irena Vasiliev, The Make Things Workshop
Mr. Nelson Ammen Benje, AISDI-CIG
Mr. Amen Ra Mashariki, Head of Urban Analytics, Esri
Ms. Karen Richardson, Esri
Mr. Adam Fried, Waze
E. United Nations Secretariat
Mr. Stefan Schweinfest, Director, Statistics Division, Department of Economic and
Social Affairs
Ms. Sonia Elliott, Secretary of the Conference, Chief, Disarmament and Peace
Affairs Branch, Division for General Assembly and ECOSOC Affairs, Department
for General Assembly and Conference Management
Mr. Henry Breed, Political Affairs Officer, Disarmament and Peace Affairs Branch,
Division for General Assembly and ECOSOC Affairs, Department for General
Assembly and Conference Management
Mr. Victor Leu, Meetings Servicing Assistant, Disarmament and Peace Affairs
Branch, Division for General Assembly and ECOSOC Affairs, Department for
General Assembly and Conference Management
Mr. Gerard Cianciulli, Meetings Servicing Assistant, Disarmament and Peace
Affairs Branch, Division for General Assembly and ECOSOC Affairs, Department
for General Assembly and Conference Management
Ms. Cecille Blake, UNGEGN Secretariat, Statistics Division, Department of
Economic and Social Affairs
Ms. Vilma Frani, UNGEGN Secretariat, Statistics Division, Department of
Economic and Social Affairs