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GAC Representatives

In the beginning of year 2007 the membership of GAC is composed of 101 countries and of 9 observers.

   



MEMBERS

Antigua and Barbuda


[to be appointed]


Argentina


Ms. Olga Cavalli
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
olgacavalli@gmail.com

Adrián Carballo 
ainfodata@gmail.com


Armenia


Mr Gagik Grigoryan
Head of Foreign Relations
Ministry of Transport and Communication
g.grigoryan@mtc.am

Australia


Mr Brenton Thomas
Assistant Secretary
Networks Operations & Spectrum Branch
Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
Brenton.Thomas@dbcde.gov.au
http://www.dbcde.gov.au

Advisor:
Ms Nikki Vajrabukka
Nikki.Vajrabukka@dbcde.gov.au

Austria


Mr Christian Singer
Head of Unit for International Telecommunications Affairs
Ministry for Science and Transport
christian.singer@bmv.gv.at


Azerbaijan


[to be re-appointed]

Bahrain


Mr. S. Kamel Ali Shubber,
Head of ICT Development,
PO Box 11170
Diplomatic Area, 
Kingdom of Bahrain
Tel: +973 17 523 464
Fax: +973 17 523 328


Bangladesh


[to be re-appointed]

Belgium


Mr Jan Vannieuwenhuyse
Counsellor-Engineer
Belgian Institute of Postal Services and Telecommunications
Jan.vannieuwenhuyse@bipt.be


Botswana


Mr Gaositege Michael Kajane
Botswana Government Ministry of Communication, Science and Technology
mkajane@gov.bw


Brazil



Mr. Everton Frask Lucero
Counsellor, Embassy of Brazil in Washington, DC
3006 Massachusetts Ave. N.W.
20.008-3699 Washington, DC - USA
tel. (+1)(202)238-2780
fax (+1)(202)238-2827
e-mail everton.mre@gmail.com



Bulgaria


Mrs Nelly Stoyanova
Director Information Society and Information Technologies Directorate
State Agency for Information Technolody and Communications
nstoyanova@mtc.government.bg


Cameroon


Mr Norbert Nkuipou
Director of the New Information and Communications Technologies
Monitoring Unit
norbert.nkuipou@ties.itu.int


Canada


Heather Dryden
dryden.heather@ic.gc.ca


Chile


Catalina Achermann U.
Lawyer of the International Affairs Department
Undersecretariat of Telecommunications
Phone 56 2 4213503/ 3624
Fax  56 2 4213553

China


[to be re-appointed]


Colombia


Mrs. Luz Victoria Diaz
Director
Ministry of Communications, 
Developing Section
lvdiaz@mincomunicaciones.gov.co



Croatia


[to be re-appointed]

Cyprus


[to be re-appointed]


Czech Republic


Ms. Tereza Galikova
Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic
NA Frantisku 32
110 15 Praha 1
Tel: (+420) 224 852 208
www.mpo.cz

Democratic Republic of Congo


[to be re-appointed]


Denmark



Sune Jin Christensen
National IT and Telecom Agency 
e-mail sjc@itst.dk
http://www.itst.dk


Egypt


Manal Ismail (Ms)
Internet Technical Affairs Advisor
National Telecom Regulatory Authority - NTRA
manal@tra.gov.eg



Estonia


Ms Geroli Peedu
Councellor
Estonian Informatics Center,
Data Communications Department
geroli.peedu@aso.ee
geroli.peedu@ria.ee


European Commission


Mr Michael Niebel
Head Of Unit
Directorate General for the Information Society and the Media (DG INFSO)
michael.niebel@ec.europa.eu

Mr William Dee DG INFSO william.dee@ec.europa.eu


Faroe Islands


[to be re-appointed]

Fiji Islands


Josua Turaganivalu, 
Director Regulatory Unit
jturaganivalu@itc.gov.fj




Finland


Mrs Mirka Järnefelt
Ministerial Adviser
Ministry of Transport and Communications Finland
P.O Box 31 (Eteläesplanadi 16-18)
FI-00023 Government, FINLAND

Tel. +358 9 160 28393, +358 40 509 4550
Fax. +358 9 160 28588
E-mail: mirka.jarnefelt@mintc.fi

Mr Yrjö Länsipuro
Ambassador
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
yrjo.lansipuro@formin.fi


France


Mr. Bertrand de La Chapelle
Special Envoy for the Information Society
French Ministry of Foreign Affairs
bdelachapelle@gmail.com

Ms Christine Brochet
French Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Christine.brochet@diplomatie.gouv.fr

Mr. Didier Le Moine
Ministère de l’Economie, des Finances et de l’Industrie
Didier.le-moine@industrie.gouv.fr

Gambia


[to be re-appointed]


Georgia


[to be re-appointed]

Germany


Hubert Schoettner
Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology
Hubert.Schoettner@bmwi.bund.de



Ghana


Mr Issah Yahaya
Deputy Director, 
Policy Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
Ministry of Communications
issah.yahaya@ties.itu.int


Greece


Mr Panagotis Papaspiliopoulos
Ministry of Transport and Communications
Direction General of Communications International Affairs Division
p.papaspil@yme.gov.gr


Holy See - Vatican City State


Reverend Monsignor Petar Rajic
Office of the Secretariat of State
vatiuid@net.va 


Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China



Mr Jeremy R. GODFREY 
Government Chief Information Officer 
E-mail:  jgodfrey@ogcio.gov.hk 
Phone:        (852) 2189 2228 
Fax:          (852) 2511 5359 

Alternate Representative 

Mr Stephen HS MAK 
Deputy Government Chief Information Officer 
Email:        smak@ogcio.gov.hk 
Phone:        (852) 2582 5533 
Fax:        (852) 2824 3208 

Hungary


Dr. István Erényi		
Ministry of Informatics and Communication
istvan.erenyi@ihm.gov.hu


Iceland


[to be re-appointed]

India


Mr. N. Ravi Shanker
Joint Secretary
Ministry of Communication and Information technology
Tel: +91-11-2436 3124
Hand:+91-9811885279
nravishanker@mit.gov.in

Indonesia


Dr. Moedjiono
Ministry of Communication and Information
moedjiono@depkominfo.go.id


Iran


[to be re-appointed]


Ireland


Freddie McBride
Market Framework - Forward Planning
Comission for Communications Regulation - ComReg
Abbey Court,Irish Life Centre,  
Lower Abbey Street,Dublin 1  
Ireland
Tel: +353 1 804 9766
Fax: +353 1 804 9671
E-mail: freddie.mcbride@comreg.ie

Italy


Mr Stefano Trumpy, Vice Chair
Expert
Institute of Informatics and Telematics of the National Council for Research
stefano.trumpy@iit.cnr.it


Mrs Luisa Franchina
Ministry of Communications
luisa.franchina@comunicazioni.it


Jamaica


[to be re-appointed]

Japan


Satoru Yanagishima
Director, Internet Policy Office,
Telecommunications Bureau,
Ministry of Internal affairs and Communications, Japan
TEL: +81-3-5253-5813
FAX: +81-3-5253-5855


Jordan


Dr. Haidar Fraihat
Director General of the National Information Technology Center
haidar.f@nitc.gov.jo

Kenya


Michael K. Katundu
Assistant Director
Information Technology,
Communications Commission Of Kenya (CCK)
Waiyaki Way
P.O Box 14448
Tel: +254 (020) 4242255/4242000
Fax: +254 (020) 4242216
NAIROBI
Postal Code: 00800
KENYA
EMAIL: katundu@cck.go.ke
WEBSITE: <>


Korea



Mr. Kim, Jong-Ho
Director of Internet Policy Division
Ubiquitous Society Strategy Office
Ministry of Information and Communication(MIC), Republic of Korea
jongho@mic.go.kr
 
Advisor : Ms. Kelly H. Kang
Manager of International Affairs
National Internet Development Agency of Korea
hykang@nida.or.kr

Lao PDR


[to be re-appointed]

Latvia



Mr. Janis Karklins
Ambassador of Latvia to France
janis.karklins@mfa.gov.lv


Libya


[to be re-appointed]


Lithuania


Mr Feliksas Dobrovolskis
Deputy Head of The Telecommunications Department of the 
Communications Regulatory Authority
fdobrovolskis@rrt.lt


Luxembourg


[to be re-appointed]

Malawi


Mr. Grant Lupiya
Deputy Director 
Department of Information Systems and Technology Management Services
gwlupiya@malawi.gov.mw


Malaysia



Mr Halim Man
Secretary General
Ministry of Energy, Water and Communications
Block E4/5 Parcel E
Federal Government Administration Centre
62668 Putrajaya Malaysia
halim_man@ktak.gov.my
http://www.ktkm.gov.my


Mr Bistamam Siru Abdul Rahman
Adviser
Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission
63000 Cyberjaya
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Malaysia
bistamam@cmc.gov.my
http://www.mcmc.gov.my


Mali


[to be re-appointed]


Malta


Mr Joseph V. Tabone
Chairman
Malta Communications Authority
jtabone@mca.org.mt
http://www.mca.org.mt


Mauritius


[to be re-appointed]

Mexico


Rodrigo de la Parra
Representative of Mexico to the GAC
Director General, Regulatory Prospective
COFETEL, Mexico
rdelapar@cft.gob.mx


Moldova


[to be re-appointed]

Morocco



Mrs. Rachida Fakhri
Ministry of Commerce, Industry and New Technologies
Kingdom of Morocco
r.fakhri@septi.gov.ma


Alternate Representative

Mr Azzedinne FARHANE
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Morocco
farhane@maec.gov.ma


Netherlands


Mr Thomas de Haan
Policy Coordinator
Ministry of Economic Affairs
T.S.M.deHaan@minez.nl 
http://www.beleidenwetgeving.ez.nl


New Zealand



Frank March
Senior Specialist Advisor
Information Technology and Telecommunications Policy Group
Resources and Networks Branch, Ministry of Economic Development
33 Bowen Street, PO Box 1473
WELLINGTON
Telephone:  (+64) 04 474 2908
Frank.March@med.govt.nz

Mr Paul Alexander
Ministry of Economic Development
paul.alexander@med.govt.nz


Nigeria


Mrs. Ibukun Odusote
Director, Information Technology Department
Federal Ministry of Information and Communications
Radio House, Area 10, garki, Abuja
Tel: +23492340800
Cell: +2348035044213
email; iodusote@nigeria.gov.ng, ibukun@ibukunodusote.com

Niue


Hon Bill. V. Motufoou
Minister of Telecommunications and 
Chairman of the Niue ICT Development Council (NiDC)
Office of the Premier
P O Box 40
Alofi
Niue Island
 
Phone  (683) 4200
Fax    (683) 4206
Email   bv@niue.nu

Alternate Representative

Gerald W McClurg
Advisor: Niue Information Technology Committee
Voice: 301-933-1975 ;
Fax: 800-480-4716
gmcclurg@gmail.com


Norway


Ornulf Storm  
Head of Section Norwegian Post and Telecommunication Authority
ors@npt.no
http://www.npt.no


Pakistan


Mr. Hifz-ur-Rehman 
Ministry of Information Technology
Secretary of IT division
secretary@moitt.gov.pk

M. Tariq Badsha
Member of IT division
tbadsha@moitt.gov.pk



Palau


[to be re-appointed]

Panama


[to be appointed]


Papua New Guinea


Mr Kila Gulo-Vui
Executive Manager International Affairs
Papua New Guinea Telecommunication Authority


Peru


Mr Carlos Valdez
Chief of the Special Unit for Telecommunications Concessions
Ministry of Transport
cavaldez@mtc.gob.pe


Philippines


[to be re-appointed]

Poland


Mr Marek Rusin
Adviser to the Director NASK
Ministry of Science and Technology
Marek.Rusin@nask.pl


Portugal


Mr Pedro Veiga
Ministry of Science and Technology
pedro.veiga@fccn.pt


Romania


Dr Eugenie Staicut
Manager National Institute for Research
estaicut@rnc.ro 
http://www.ici.ro


Rwanda


[to be re-appointed]


Democratic Republic of São Tomé & Principe


[to be re-appointed]

Sénégal


Mr Mouhamet Tidiane Seck
Directeur de l'Informatique de l'Etat
tidiane.seck@adie.sn

Mrs Diagne Ndeye Maimouna Diop
Directrice des TIC au Ministère des Postes, Télécommunication et TIC
mayediop@gmail.sn
maimounadiop.diagne@telecom.gouv.sn


Singapore


Lionel Choo
Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore
Lionel_CHOO@ida.gov.sg 


Slovakia


Peter Biro 
Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic
peter.biro@mfsr.sk

Slovenia


Mr Davor Sostaric 
Counsellor to the Government
Ministry of Information Society
davor.sostaric@gov.si


South Africa


Ms Palesa Banda
Manager
Departement of Communications
palesa@doc.gov.za


Spain


Mr Jorge Cancio Melià
Palacio de Comunicaciones
C/ Alcalá, 50 bis
28071 Madrid, España
jcancio@mityc.es
http://www.mcyt.es


Sri Lanka


Mr. Reshan Dewapura,
Acting CEO / Program Director
ICT Agency of Sri Lanka
160/24, Kirimandala Mw.,
Colombo - 5, Srilanka
Tel: +94 (0) 11 236 9099/100
Web : http://www.icta.lk
E-mail: reshan@icta.lk

Jayantha Fernando
Legal Adviser
ICT Agency of Sri Lanka
jfdo@icta.lk


Sudan


[to be re-appointed]

Sweden


Mr Staffan Jonson
Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications / 
Näringsdepartementet
Division for Information Technology Policy / 
Enheten för IT-politik 
SE - 103 33 STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
tel: + 46 8 405 23 34, mobile: + 46 70 618 23 34
fax: + 46 8 21 37 94, 


Switzerland


Mr François Maurer
Head of section Federal office for communications
francois.maurer@bakom.admin.ch 
http://www.bakom.ch 


Taiwan


Tien-Lai Teng
Director General
Department of Posts and Telecommunications
Ministry of Transportation and Communications
E-mail: dpt_02@motc.gov.tw
Tel: +886223492200
Fax: +886223813928


Tanzania


Eng. James M. Kilaba
Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA)
kilaba@tcra.go.tz

Ms. Connie Francis
Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA)
connie@tcra.go.tz


Thailand


Dr Hugh Thweesak Koanantakool
Director, National Electronics and Computer Technology Centre
htk@nectec.or.th


Tonga


[to be re-appointed]


Trinidad & Tobago


[to be re-appointed]

Tunisia


Ms. Lamia Chaffai Sghaier
Chief Executive Officer 
Tunisian Internet Agency
lamia.chafai@ati.tn


Turkey


[to be re-appointed]


Tuvalu


The Hon. Otinielu T. Tausi
Minister of Works, Energy & Communication
Fax: +688 207 22 


Uganda


Mrs Irene Kaggwa
Uganda Communications Commission
ikargs@ucc.co.ug


Ukraine


[to be re-appointed]

United Arab Emirates


[to be re-appointed]

United Kingdom


Mr Martin Boyle
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Martin.Boyle@berr.gsi.gov.uk



United States of America


Ms Suzanne Sene
National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
Department of Commerce
ssene@ntia.doc.gov
http://www.ntia.doc.gov


Uruguay


Mr. Jose Clastornik
Agency for the Development of e-Government and Information Society
jclastor@hg.com.uy


Vietnam


[to be re-appointed]

Yemen


Mr Amer Mohamaed Haza
General Manager
Data Network & Internet in the Public Telecommunication
Corporation
amerhaza@yemen.net.ye


OBSERVERS

International Telecommunication Union


Alexander Ntoko
Head of Corporate Strategy Division
alexander.ntoko@itu.int



Afican Union Commission


Mr. Esam M. Abulkhirat
ICT Senior Policy Officer
Human Resources
Science & Technology Department
Abulkhirate@Africa-Union.Org
http://www.africa-union.org


World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)


Eun-Joo MIN
Head, Legal Development Section
WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
eunjoo.min@wipo.int




Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)


Mr Makane Faye
Sernior Regional Advisor on ICT Policy
MFaye@uneca.org
http://www.uneca.org


African Telecommunications Union


Mr Akossi Akossi, 
Secretary General of the ATU


Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)


Mr Pierre Ouédraogo
Responsable de Programmes
Information Society
pierre.ouedraogo@francophonie.org


Asia Pacific Telecommunity


Mr R.B.Kuamrapathirana Director, Project Development Asia Pacific Telecommunity
kuma@aptsec.org


Commonwealth Telecommunications Organization (CTO)


Dr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah
Chief Executive Officer
e.spio-garbrah@cto.int
http://www.cto.int


Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development


Dr Sam Paltridge
Information, Computer and Communications Policy Division
Directorate for Science
 Technology and Industry 
Sam.Paltridge@oecd.org  
http://www.oecd.org/dsti/sti/it/index.htm


Pacific Islands Forum


Mr Stan Vandersyp
Director
Development and Economic Policy Division
stanv@forumsec.org.fj
http://www.forumsec.org.fj

United Nation Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)


Miriam M. Nisbet
Director, Information Society Division
Communication and Information Sector
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
1, rue Miollis
75732 Paris cedex 15
France
Tel: +33(0)1 45 68 45 00
Fax: +33(0)1 45 68 55 83
m.nisbet@unesco.org

Andrea Beccalli 
Associate Expert, Information Society Division,
Communication and Information Sector
United Nation Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
1, rue Miollis 
75732 Paris cedex 15 
Tel.: + 33 (0)1 45 68 42 87
a.beccalli@unesco.org

Universal Postal Union


Paul Donohoe
e-Business Programme manager
International Bureau of the Universal Postal Union
paul.donohoe@upu.int