PA N A M ERICA N HEA LTH ORGA NIZA TION WORLD HEA LTH ORGA NIZA TION
42nd DIRECTING COUNCIL
52nd SESSION OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE
Washington, D.C., 25-29 September 2000
Provisional Agenda Item 3.3 CD42/4 (Eng.) 12 July 2000
ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
ELECTION OF THREE MEMBER STATES TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ON THE EXPIRATION OF THE PERIODS OF OFFICE
OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, ECUADOR, AND MEXICO
In accordance with Article 15.A of the Constitution of the Pan American Health Organization, "The Executive Committee shall be composed of nine Member Governments of the Organization elected by the Conference or the Council for overlapping periods of three years. Each of the elected Member Governments shall be entitled to designate one representative to the Executive Committee. Each representative may be accompanied by one or more alternates and advisers. A Member Government shall not be eligible for re-election to the Executive Committee until one year has elapsed since the expiration of its term of office."
The following table shows the composition of the Executive Committee with the expiration dates of the terms of the present Members:
Antigua and Barbuda September 2000
Ecuador September 2000
Mexico September 2000
Cuba September 2001
Nicaragua September 2001
United States of America September 2001
Bolivia September 2002
Canada September 2002
CD42/4 (Eng.) Page 2
It is incumbent upon the Directing Council, in conformity with Article 9.B of the Constitution, to elect the Member States to replace Antigua and Barbuda, Ecuador, and Mexico, whose periods of office on the Committee expire as of the close of this Directing Council.
For the information of the Council, the annexed chart shows the composition of the Executive Committee since 1980.
CD42/4 (Eng
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Annex
COMPOSITION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, 1980—2002 September to September
COUNTRY
2 0 0 1 TO 2 0 0 2
2 0 0 0 TO 2 0 0 1
1 9 9 9 TO 2 0 0 0
1 9 9 8 TO 1 9 9 9
1 9 9 7 TO 1 9 9 8
1 9 9 6 TO 1 9 9 7
1 9 9 5 TO 1 9 9 6
1 9 9 4 TO 1 9 9 5
1 9 9 3 TO 1 9 9 4
1 9 9 2 TO 1 9 9 3
1 9 9 1 TO 1 9 9 2
1 9 9 0 TO 1 9 9 1
1 9 8 9 TO 1 9 9 0
1 9 8 8 TO 1 9 8 9
1 9 8 7 TO 1 9 8 8
1 9 8 6 TO 1 9 8 7
1 9 8 5 TO 1 9 8 6
1 9 8 4 TO 1 9 8 5
1 9 8 3 TO 1 9 8 4
1 9 8 2 TO 1 9 8 3
1 9 8 1 TO 1 9 8 2
1 9 8 0 TO 1 9 8 1
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
ARGENTINA BAHAM AS BARBADOS BELIZE BOLIVIA BRAZIL CANADA CHILE COLOM BIA COSTA RICA CUBA DOM INICA
DOM INICAN REPUBLIC
ECUADOR EL SALVADOR GRENADA GUATEM ALA GUYANA HAITI HONDURAS JAM AICA M EXICO NICARAGUA PANAM A PARAGUAY PERU
SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS
SAINT LUCIA
SAINT VINCENT/GRENADINES
SURINAM E
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
UNITED STATES OF AM ERICA
URUGUAY
VENEZUELA