Who's Who

Please note this list is subject to change. The missing names will be added as soon as they are confirmed.

Last updated on 22 May 2006

1. Chair and Vice-Chairs
2. OECD Member Countries
3. Non-Member Countries / Social Partners / Observers
4. OECD Secretariat


1. CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIRS OF THE MINISTERIAL MEETING

Chair:

            Greece
            Mr. Kostas Karamanlis, Prime Minister
            Mr. George Alogoskoufis, Minister of Economy and Finance 
            Mr. Theodoros ROUSSOPOULOS, Minister of State and Government Spokesman

Vice-Chairs:

            Canada
           
Ms. Diane ABLONCZY, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance


            Korea
           
Mr. Duck-Soo HAN, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Economy
            Mr. Hyun-chong Kim, Minister for Trade


2. OECD MEMBER COUNTRIES

  Australia
            Mr. Mark VAILE MP, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Trade

  Austria
            Mr. Martin BARTENSTEIN, Minister of Economics and Labour
            Mr. Karl-Heinz GRASSER, Minister of Finance
            Mr. Alfred FINZ, State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Finance

  Belgium
            M. Didier REYNDERS, Ministre des Finances
            M. Didier DONFUT, Secrétaire d’Etat aux Affaires Européennes

  Canada (Vice-Chair)
            Ms. Diane ABLONCZY, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance           

  Czech Republic
            Mr. Jiří HAVEL, Deputy Prime Minister
            Mr. Tomáš PROUZA, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Finance

  Denmark
            Mr. Per CALLESEN, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance 
            Mr. Svend Roed NIELSEN, Under-Secretary for Trade Policy and Bilateral Relations,
            Trade Council              

  Finland 
            Ms. Paula LEHTOMÄKI, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development
            Mr. Eero HEINÄLUOMA, Minister of Finance
            Mr. Pertti RAUHIO, Secretary of State, Ministry of Finance
            Mr. Pekka HUHTANIEMI, Under-Secretary of State, Ministry for Foreign Affairs           

  France 
            Mr. Philippe DOUSTE-BLAZY, Minister of Foreign Affairs
            Ms. Brigitte GIRARDIN, Minister Delegate for Cooperation, Development and the French-Speaking Countries

  Germany    
            Mr. Bernd PFAFFENBACH, State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Economics
            and Technology                

  Greece 
            Mr. Kostas Karamanlis, Prime Minister
            Mr. George Alogoskoufis, Minister of Economy and Finance
            Mr. Theodoros ROUSSOPOULOS, Minister of State and Government Spokesman

  Hungary 
            Mr. János KÓKA, Minister of Economy and Transport

  Iceland
            Mr. Árni M. Mathiesen, Minister of Finance

  Ireland      
            Mr. Michael AHERN, Minister for Trade and Commerce
            Mr. Tom PARLON, Minister of State, Department of Finance                 

  Italy           
            Mr. Vittorio GRILLI, Director General of the Treasury, Ministry of Economy and Finance

  Japan
           Mr. Toshihiro NIKAI, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
           Mr. Shoichi NAKAGAWA, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
           Mr. Yoshitaka SAKURADA, Senior Vice-Minister, Economic and Fiscal Policy
           Mr. Yasuhisa SHIOZAKI, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs

  Korea (Vice-Chair)
            Mr. Duck-Soo HAN, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Economy
            Mr. Hyun-chong Kim, Minister for Trade

  Luxembourg
           
Mr. Jeannot KRECKE, Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade   
            Mr. Nicolas SCHMIT, Minister Delegate for Foreign Affairs and Immigration  

  Mexico
            Mr. Luis Ernesto DERBEZ, Minister of Foreign Affairs
            Mr. Francisco GIL DÍAZ, Minister of Finance and Public Credit
            Mr. Ángel VILLALOBOS, Vice Minister for International Trade Negotiations, 
            Ministry of the Economy
            Ms. Irma A. GÓMEZ, Assistant Minister for Economic Relations and International Cooperation,
            Ministry of Foreign Affairs

  Netherlands
            Mr. Laurens Jan BRINKHORST, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economic Affairs
            Ms. Karien VAN GENNIP, Minister for Foreign Trade

  New Zealand 
            Mr. Phil GOFF, Minister of Trade

  Norway
            Ms. Kristin HALVORSEN, Minister of Finance
            Mr. Jonas GAHR STØRE, Minister of Foreign Affairs            
            Mr. Geir AXELSEN, State Secretary, Ministry of Finance
            Mr. Roger Østlie SANDUM, State Secretary, Ministry of Finance

  Poland
            Mr. Piotr Grzegorz WOZNIAK, Minister of Economy    

  Portugal
            Mr. Manuel A. PINHO, Minister of Economy and Innovation     
            Mr. Fernando D’OLIVEIRA NEVES, Secretary of State for European Affairs,
            Ministry of Foreign Affairs

  Slovak Republic
           
Ms. Eva SIMKOVA, State Secretary, Ministry of Economy        

  Spain
            Mr. Pedro SOLBES, Minister of Economy and Finance            

  Sweden 
            Mr. Thomas ÖSTROS, Minister for Industry and Trade
            Mr. Jens HENRIKSSON, State Secretary for Economic Policy and International Affairs,
            Ministry of Finance        

  Switzerland
            Mr. Joseph DEISS, Federal Councillor, Minister of Economic Affairs
            Mr. Jean-Daniel GERBER, State Secretary for Economic Affairs (CV in French)

  Turkey
            Mr. Kürşad TÜZMEN, State Minister (responsible for foreign trade and customs)
            Mr. Kemal UNAKITAN, Minister of Finance

  United Kingdom
            Mr. Simon BROOKS, Director, International Finance, HM Treasury
            Mr. Tim ABRAHAM, Director, Strategy and Communications, Europe and World Trade Directorate,
            Department of Trade and Industry
            Mr. Scott WIGHTMAN, Director for Global and Economic Issues,
            Foreign and Commonwealth Office

  United States       
            Mr. Rob PORTMAN, US Trade Representative  
            Ms. Susan SCHWAB, Deputy US Trade Representative
            Mr. Earl Anthony WAYNE, Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs  

  European Commission         
            Mr. Joaquin ALMUNIA, Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs
            Mr. Klaus P. REGLING, Director-General for Economic and Financial Affairs
            Mr. Peter BALAS, Deputy Director-General for Trade


3. NON-MEMBERS / SOCIAL PARTNERS / OBSERVERS

A. NON-MEMBERS

Argentina: Mr. Oscar TANGELSON, Secretary of Economic Policy, Ministry of Economy and Production
Brazil: Mr. Samuel PINHEIRO GUIMARAES, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs
Chile: Ms. Ingrid ANTONIJEVIC, Minister of Economy
China: Mr. Jiwei LOU, Executive Vice Minister of Finance
Egypt: Rachid Mohamed RACHID, Minister of Trade and Industry
Hong Kong, China: Mr. Joseph WONG, Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Technology
Russia: Mr. Alexander YAKOVENKO, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Mr. Andrei SHARONOV, Deputy Minister, Economic Development and Trade
South Africa: Mr. Robert DAVIES, Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry

Special Guests:
Mr. Humayun Akhtar KHAN, Minister for Commerce, Pakistan
Mr. Mukhisa KITUYI, Minister for Trade and Industry, Kenya

B. SOCIAL PARTNERS

Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD (BIAC)
Charles P. HEETER Jr., Principal, Deloitte & Touche USA LLP; BIAC Chair
Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC)
John SWEENEY, President, American Federation of Labor And Congress Of Industrial
Organizations (Afl-Cio); TUAC President

C. OBSERVERS

          World Trade Organisation: Mr. Pascal LAMY, Director-General         

          International Monetary Fund: Ms. Anne KRUEGER, First Deputy Managing Director     

          World Bank: Mr. François BOURGUIGNON, Chief Economist and Senior Vice President   

          European Free Trade Association: Mr. William ROSSIER, Secretary General and
          Mr. Pétur G. THORSTEINSSON, Deputy Secretary-General  


4. OECD SECRETARIAT

Mr. Donald J. JOHNSTON, Secretary-General
Mr. Angel GURRÍA, Secretary-General Designate
Mr. Herwig SCHLÖGL, Deputy Secretary-General
Mr. Richard E. HECKLINGER, Deputy Secretary-General
Ms. Berglind ÁSGEIRSDÓTTIR, Deputy Secretary-General
Mr. Kiyotaka AKASAKA, Deputy Secretary-General
Mr. Jean-Philippe COTIS, Chief Economist

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