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Chair and Vice-Chairs of the meeting | OECD member countries
Non-members, social partners and observers | OECD secretariat

Chair and Vice-Chairs of the meeting

Chair

  Spain
            Mr. Pedro SOLBES, Second Vice-President of the Government, 
            Minister of Economy and Finance

Vice-Chairs

  Japan
            Mr. Akira AMARI, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
            Mr. Hideaki OHMURA, Senior Vice-Minister, Economic and Fiscal Policy, Cabinet Office
            Mr. Katsuhito ASANO, Senior Vice-Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

  Poland
            Mr. Piotr G. WOŹNIAK, Minister of Economy
            Mr. Rafal WIŚINIEWSKI, Under-secretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
            Mr. Marcin KOROLEC, Under-secretary of State, Ministry of Economy
            Ms. Marta GAJĘCKA, Under-secretary of State for Finance

 OECD member countries

  Australia
            Mr. Warren TRUSS, Minister for Trade

  Austria
            Dr. Martin BARTENSTEIN, Federal Minister for Economics and Labour
            Mr. Christoph MATZNETTER, Secretary of State for Finance

  Belgium
            M. Didier DONFUT, Secretary of State for European Affairs

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

  Czech Republic
            Mr. Martin ŘÍMAN, Minister of Industry and Trade
            Mr. Martin TLAPA, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade
            Mr. Pavel KOMAREK, Deputy Minister of Education (CV in PDF format)

  Denmark
            Mr. Per CALLESEN, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance
            Mr. Svend Roed NIELSEN, Ambassador, Under-secretary, Trade Policy and Bilateral Relations, 
            Danish Trade Council, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

  Finland 
             Mr. Pertti MAJANEN, Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the OECD (15 May only)
            Mr. Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development (16 May only)
            Mr. Pekka HUHTANIEMI, Under-secretary of State for Foreign Affairs

  France
            Mr. Xavier DARCOS, Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the OECD

  Germany    
            Dr. Joachim WUERMELING, Administrative Secretary of State, Federal Ministry of Economics and
            Technology

  Greece 
             Mr. George ALOGOSKOUFIS, Minister of Economy and Finance

  Hungary 
             Mr. Miklós MERÉNYI, State Secretary for International Economic Relations

  Iceland
            Mr. Tómas Ingi OLRICH, Ambassador to France, Permanent Representative to the OECD

  Ireland
            Mr. Dan MULHALL, Director General, EU Division, Department of Foreign Affairs

  Italy
            Mr. Tomasso PADOA-SCHIOPPA, Minister of Economy and Finance
            Mr. Pier Luigi BERSANI, Minister for Economic Development
            Mr. Vittorio CRAXI, Under-secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (CV in French only)
            Ms. Donatella LINGUITI, Under-secretary of State for Equal Opportunities

  Japan (Vice-Chair)
            Mr. Akira AMARI, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
            Mr. Hideaki OHMURA, Senior Vice-Minister, Economic and Fiscal Policy, Cabinet Office
            Mr. Katsuhito ASANO, Senior Vice-Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

  Korea
            Mr. Okyu KWON, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance and Economy
            Mr. Hyun-Chong KIM, Minister for Trade

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

  Mexico
            Ms. Patricia ESPINOSA CANTELLANO, Minister of Foreign Affairs
            Mr. Agustin CARSTENS CARSTENS, Minister of Finance
            Mr. Eduardo SOJO GARZA-ALDAPE, Minister of the Economy

  Netherlands
            Mr. Frank HEEMSKERK, Minister for Foreign Trade

  New Zealand 
             Mr. Phil GOFF, Minister for Trade

  Norway
            Mr. Jonas GAHR STØRE, Minister of Foreign Affairs            
            Mr. Geir AXELSEN, State Secretary for Finance

  Poland (Vice-Chair)
            Mr. Piotr G. WOŹNIAK, Minister of Economy
            Mr. Rafal WIŚINIEWSKI, Under-secretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
            Mr. Marcin KOROLEC, Under-secretary of State, Ministry of Economy
            Ms. Marta GAJĘCKA, Under-secretary of State for Finance

  Portugal
            Mr. Manuel A. PINHO, Minister for the Economy and Innovation

  Slovak Republic
            Mr. Peter KAŽIMÍR, State Secretary, Ministry of Finance

  Spain (Chair)
            Mr. Pedro SOLBES, Second Vice-President of the Government, Minister of Economy and Finance

  Sweden 
             Mr. Sten TOLGFORS, Minister for Trade

  Switzerland
            Ms. Doris LEUTHARD, Federal Councillor, Minister for Economic Affairs
            (CV in French only)
            Mr. Jean-Daniel GERBER, State Secretary for Economic Affairs 
            (CV in French only)

  Turkey
            Mr. Kemal UNAKITAN, Minister of Finance (to be confirmed)

  United Kingdom
            Mr. Jon CUNLIFFE, Her Majesty's Treasury, Second Permanent Secretary and
            Managing Director of International & Finance Directorate
            Mr. Scott WIGHTMAN, Director for Global and Economic Issues, 
            Foreign and Commonwealth Office

  United States       
            Ms. Susan C. SCHWAB, U.S. Trade Representative
            Mr. Edward LAZEAR, Chair, Council of Economic Advisers
            Mr. John NEGROPONTE, Deputy Secretary of State
            Mr. Dan SULLIVAN, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Economic, Energy And Business Affairs 

  European Commission         
            Mr. Joaquín ALMUNIA, Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs
            Mr. Peter MANDELSON, Commissioner for Trade

Non-members, social partners and observers

Non-members

Brazil, China, India, the Russian Federation and South Africa were invited to attend all sessions except that on Enlargement and Enhanced Engagement.

  • Brazil
    Mr. Celso AMORIM, Ambassador, Minister of External Relations
     
  • People's Republic of China
    Mr. Liu HE, Vice Minister, Office of the Central Leading Group on
    Financial and Economic Affairs
    Mr. Xiaozhun YI Vice Minister, Ministry of Commerce
  • India
    Mr. Kamal NATH, Minister of Commerce and Industry
  • Russian Federation
    Mr. Andrey DENISOV, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
  • South Africa
    Dr. Rob DAVIES, Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry

The following non-member economies, which are observers to the Trade Committee, were invited to attend the trade session:

  • Argentina
    Mr. Alfredo CHIARADIA, Secretary of Trade and International Economic Relations
    Mr. Oscar TANGELSON, Secretary of Economic Policy, Ministry of Economy and Production
     
  • Chile
    Mr. Alejandro FOXLEY, Minister of Foreign Affairs
    Mr. Carlos FURCHE, Vice-Minister of International Trade

     
  • Hong Kong, China
    Mr. Joseph W.P. WONG, Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Technology

Social partners

Observers

The BIS, ILO, IMF, WTO and World Bank were invited to attend all sessions except that on Enlargement and Enhanced Engagement.

  • Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
    Mr. Peter DITTUS, Secretary-General
     
  • European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
    Mr. Kåre BRYN, Secretary-General
     
  • International Labour Organization (ILO)
    Mr. Juan SOMAVÍA, Director-General
     
  • International Monetary Fund (IMF)
    Mr. John LIPSKY, First Deputy Managing Director
     
  • The World Bank
    Mr. Danny LEIPZIGER, Vice President, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network
     
  • World Trade Organization (WTO)
    Mr. Pascal LAMY, Director-General

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