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Advisory Body on Administrative and Financial Matters (ABAF)

Officers and Members

Subsidiary body of the Executive Council(1).

OFFICERS

Chairman: Mr Peter Beerwerth (Federal Republic of Germany)

MEMBERS

China	Mr Gao Huijun Attaché Permanent Representation of the People’s Republic of China to the OPCW, The Hague
Czech Republic	Mrs Libuše Pechatá, Ministry of Finance, Prague
Germany	Mr Peter Beerwerth, Deputy Head of National Authority, Bureau for CW and BW Affairs, Federal Foreign Office, Bonn
India	Mr Vijai Sharma, Additional Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat, New Delhi, India
Islamic Republic of Iran	Mr Ali Reza Hajizadeh Counsellor Permanent Representation of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the OPCW, The Hague
Japan	Mr Takayuki Kitagawa, First Secretary, Permanent Representation of Japan to the OPCW, The Hague
Republic of Korea	Mr Dong-gy Lee Permanent Representation of the Republic of Korea to the OPCW, The Hague
Russian Federation	Mr Vladimir Alekseevich Iossifov, Deputy Director, Department of International Organisations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Moscow
United States of America	Ms Mary B. Rios Programme Analyst Department of State, Washington D.C.

1. Established by the Executive Council to fulfil the functions specified in Regulation 15.1 of the OPCW Financial Regulations (EC-II/DEC.1, dated 30 June 1997).