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Council Presidents

At its 2008 14th Session, the 36-members of Council elected, by acclamation, Ms. Liesbeth Lijnzaad (Netherlands) its president for 2008. Ms. Lijnzaad, who is Head of the International Law Division of her country’s Foreign Ministry, was nominated by Spain on behalf of the Group of Western European and Others States.

The ISA Council also elected Kenya, the Czech Republic and Honduras to serve as vice-presidents representing the African, Eastern European and Latin American and Caribbean States groups, respectively.

2008Liesbeth LijnzaadNetherlands
2007Raymond WolfeJamaica
2006Mariusz-Orion JędrysekPoland
2005Park Hee-kwonRepublic of Korea
2004 Baïdy Diène Senegal
2003 Domenico Da Empoli Italy
2002Fernando Pardo HuertaChile

2001

Tadeusz Bachleda-Curus Poland
2000Sakiusa A. RabukaFiji

1999

Charles Manyang D’Awol Sudan
1998Joachim KochGermany
1997Lennox BallahTrinidad and Tobago

 

 


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