ISA 30th Anniversary Video Statements
Video statements below were made by the International Seabed Authority’s Supporting States, including Country Ministers, Permanent Representatives to the United Nations, high-level delegates, and including ISA’s Legal and Technical Commission and Finance Commission Chairs to celebrate the Authority’s 30th Anniversary in July 2025.
H.E. Mr. Dwight C.R. Gardiner, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda
H.E. Mr. Marcelo Ángel Balbi Calvo, Ambassador of the Argentine Republic to Jamaica and Permanent Representative to the ISA
H.E. Mr. José Antonio Cabedo, Ambassador of Chile to Jamaica and Permanent Representative to the ISA
Mr. Jinfeng Wang, Permanent Representative for the People’s Republic of China to the ISA
People’s Republic of China Delegation
Ms. Beverly Stacey Ataera, Corporate Support Director/Acting Seabed Minerals Commissioner, Seabed Minerals Authority
Ambassador Mrs. Georgina Guillen Grillo, Director General for Foreign Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship
Mr. Miguel Balaguer, Minister Counselor, Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of the Dominican Republic in Jamaica
Mr. Paula Cirikiyasawa, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Lands & Mineral Resources of the Republic of Fiji
H.E. Mr. Olivier Guyonvarch, Ambassador of the French Republic to Jamaica and Permanent Representative to the ISA
H. E. Mr. Mayank Joshi, Permanent Representative of India to ISA and Scientist, Mr. Sandip Mukhopadhyay
Ms. Catherine Flumiani, Special Envoy of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for the International Sea Dimension
H.E. Cheryl Kay Spencer, Permanent Representative of Jamaica to the United Nations and its Specialized Agencies
Mr. Kim Jin-wook, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the ISA
H.E. Ms. Vanessa Frasier, Permanent Representative of Malta to the UN and ISA
Mr. Idiatani Kuma, Secretary of External Relations of Cooperation of the Principality of Monaco
Ms. Azela Guerrero Arumpac-marte, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the UN
Mr. Lew Wesley Braganza Nuere, Attaché, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Philippines to the UN
Ms. Maria Luís Mendes, Legal Advisor, Permanent Mission of Portugal to the UN
Mr. Pedro Madureira, Professor at the University of Aveiro
Mr. Nathaniel Khng, Minister Counsellor Legal Affairs, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Singapore to the UN
H.E. Mr. José María Fernández López de Turiso, Ambassador of Spain to Jamaica and Permanent Representative to the ISA
H.E. Mr. Leonaitasi Pulikipulotu Kuluni, Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Tonga to the United Nations
H.E. Mr. Dunkan Laki Muhumuza, Deputy Permanent Representative at the Permanent Mission of Uganda to the UN and President of the ISA Council for the 30th Session
H.E. Mr. Taonga Mushayavanhu, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Zimbabwe to the UN
Mr. Kenneth Wong, Chair of the ISA Finance Committee
Mr. Thiago Poggio Padua, International Seabed Authority Finance Committee Member
Mr. Mario Aurelio, Chair of the Training Subgroup of the ISA Legal and Technical Commission
Dr. Erasmo A. Lara Cabrera, International Seabed Authority Legal and Technical Commission Member
Ms. Becky Hitchin, Ms. Michelle Walker, Ms. Luísa Pinto Ribeiro, Ms. Sissel Eriksen, Ms. Niki Aloupi, Ms. Ellen Pape, Ms. Maria Gomez Ballesteros, International Seabed Authority Legal and Technical Commission Members
Mr. Aidan Davy, Co-Chief Operating Officer, of the International Council on Mining and Metals Limited (ICCM)
Mr. François Houllier, President & CEO of Ifremer
Mr. Zhenghong Wang, Legal & International Affairs Assistant at Beijing Pioneer Hi-tech Development Co. Ltd
Mr. Vidar Helgesen, Executive Secretary of IOC-UNESCO