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Chair and Bureau

  • Chair of the INC
    Julio Cordano  

    H.E. Julio Cordano

    Ambassador and Director of the Environment, Climate Change and Oceans Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chile

    Biography >

    Correspondence:

  • Bureau of the INC
    African States
    Rwanda
    Ms. Juliet Kabera
    Vice-Chair  |  Director General of the Rwanda Environment Management Authority
    Senegal
    Mr. Ndiaye Cheikh Sylla
    Vice-Chair  |  Expert Advisor to the Chemicals Management Committee of Senegal
    Asia-Pacific States
    Japan
    Mr. Hiroshi Ono
    Vice-Chair  |  Senior Advisor to the Minister of the Environment of Japan
    Saudi Arabia
    Mr. Mohammed Albarrak
    Vice-Chair  |  International Policy Advisor, Ministry of Energy
    Eastern European States
    Estonia
    Mr. Harry Liiv
    Vice-Chair  |  Special Envoy of the Transboundary Waters, Ministry of Climate    
    Georgia
    Ms. Irma Gurguliani
    Rapporteur  |  Deputy Head of Waste and Chemicals Management Department, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia
    Latin American and Caribbean States
    Peru
    H.E. Gustavo Meza-Cuadra Velasquez
    Vice-Chair  |  Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
    Chile
    H.E. Julio Cordano
    Chair  |  Ambassador and Director of the Environment, Climate Change and Oceans Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
    Small-Island Developing States
    Antigua and Barbuda
    Dr. Linroy Christian
    Vice-Chair  |  Director, Department of Analytical Services, Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Fisheries and the Blue Economy
    Western European and Other States
    Sweden
    H.E. Johanna Lissinger-Peitz
    Vice-Chair  |  Ambassador, Ministry of Climate and Enterprise
    United States of America
    Ms. Larke Williams
    Vice-Chair  |  Lead Plastic Pollution Negotiator

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Last updated: 11 Jun 2026, 21:42
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