Member State Dialogue Convenors and Pathways

United Nations (UN) Member States have been invited by the UN Deputy Secretary-General to nominate a high-level individual from within the Government to convene a series of Member State Dialogues as part of the Food Systems Summit process. Member State Dialogue Convenors are responsible for organizing the Food Systems Summit Dialogues programme in their country. If you are interested in engaging with a Member State Dialogue programme, you are invited to reach out to National Convenors via their respective official government channels. 

Outcomes of the Dialogues are intended to inform the articulation of national pathways to sustainable food systems. These pathways can serve as points of reference across government and for all stakeholders in coming years. The route to achieving each nation’s food systems vision are then presented as a pathway document which focuses particularly on those sections of society who have the least resources and influence, and tend to be hardest to reach.  

This page is dedicated to sharing the list of nominated National Convenors, related Ministerial statements from the Pre-Summit, as well as pathway documents, where available, to support the Summit’s preparatory processes and workstreams on emerging trends, patterns, and potential areas for coalition building. It is expected that pathways are living documents that will continue to be shaped in the lead up to and beyond the Summit. Unless stated on the document itself, it should not be assumed that these pathway documents are final or endorsed by the respective government.  

AFGHANISTAN

National Convenor
Dr. Hasib Faizy
Head of Development and Economic Affairs
The Office of First Vice President

ALBANIA

National Convenor
Mr. Irfan Tarelli
General Director of Directorate for Regulatory and Compliance in Agriculture, Food and Rural Development
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

ALGERIA

National Convenor
M. M'hamed Tifouri
Directeur des statistiques, de la numérisation et de la prospective
Ministère de l'Agriculture et du Développement Rural (MADR)
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

ANGOLA

National Convenor
S.E. António Francisco de Assis
Ministro da Agricultura

ARGENTINA

Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

ARMENIA

National Convenor
Mr. Arman Khojoyan
Deputy Minister
Ministry of Economy
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement

AUSTRALIA

National Convenor
Ms. Caroline Wardrop
Director, Multilateral Economic Section
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

AUSTRIA

Summit Statements
Member State Statement

AZERBAIJAN

National Convenor
Mrs. Ilhama Gadimova
Deputy Minister of Agriculture
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement

BAHAMAS

National Convenor
Ms. Jeri Kelly
Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

BAHRAIN

National Convenor
Dr Khalid Ahmed Hassan
Ministry of Municipalities Affairs and Agriculture
Undersecretary for Livestock & Acting Undersecretary for Marine Resources
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

BANGLADESH

National Convenor
Mr Md Mahbubur Rahman
Director General, Food Planning and Monitoring Unit
Ministry of Food, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

BARBADOS

Summit Statements
Member State Statement

BELARUS

Summit Statements
Member State Statement

BELGIUM

National Convenor
H.E. Mr Jo Brouns
Flemish Minister for Economy, Employment, Social Economy, Innovation and Agriculture
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

BELIZE

National Convenor
Emilio Montero
Coordinator for the National Food & Nutrition Security Commission,
Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security, and Enterprise

BENIN

National Convenor
Dr. Dossa Aguemon
Director of Cabinet at the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

BHUTAN

National Convenor

Mr. Karma Tshering
Chief, Policy and Planning Division
Ministry of Agriculture and Forest

Summit Statements
Member State Statement

BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)

National Convenor
Sr. Erwin Freddy Mamani Machaca
Viceministro de Relaciones Exteriores
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

National Convenor
Mr Slobodan Cvijanovic
Assistant Minister for Agriculture, Food, Forestry and Rural Environment
Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations

BOTSWANA

National Convenor
Honourable Karabo Socraat Gare
Minister
Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

BRAZIL

National Convenor
H.E. Ambassador Mauro Luiz Iecker Vieira
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

BULGARIA

Summit Statements
Member State Statement

BURKINA FASO

National Convenor
Alassane GUIRE
Ingénieur du Développement Rural
Ministère en charge de l’Agriculture (MARAH)
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

BURUNDI

National Convenor
Dr. Célestin Sibomana
Secrétaire Exécutif Permanent de la Plateforme Multisectorielle de Sécurité Alimentaire et de Nutrition
Primature
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

CAMBODIA

National Convenor
H.E. Mr. SOK SILO
Secretary General for the Council for Agricultural and Rural Development
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

CAMEROON

National Convenor
MBONG EPSE BAMBOT GRACE ANNIH
Associate Professor – Plant Pathology,
Secretary General, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

CANADA

National Convenor
Ms Shannon Nix
Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy Branch
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

National Convenor
M. Francis Doui
Directeur Général de l’Agriculture et d’Appui aux Acteurs de Développement Rural,
Ministère de l’Agriculture et du Développement Rural
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

CHAD

National Convenor
Mr Haroun Moussa
Technical Advisor
Presidency of the Republic

CHILE

National Convenor
Ms. Paula Rojas Ortega
Executive Secretary of Elige Vivir Sano
Ministry of Social Development and Family
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

CHINA

National Convenor
H.E. Ma Youxiang
Vice Minister
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

COLOMBIA

National Convenor

Ms. Astrid Eliana Cáceres Cárdenas
Director General, Colombian Institute for the Family Welfare

Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement

COMOROS

National Convenor
M. Fouad Mohamed Oussouf
Directeur National de la Stratégie Agricole et de l’Elevage
Ministère de l’Agriculture, de la Pêche et de l’Environnement

CONGO

National Convenor
Mr. Simon Dieudonné SAVOU
Ingénieur d’agriculture en chef
(ancien Directeur-Général de l’agriculture)
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement

COSTA RICA

National Convenor
Mr. Víctor Carvajal Porras
Ministry of Agriculture
Summit Statements

Member State Statement

CÔTE D'IVOIRE

National Convenor
Abdourahmane CISSE
Ministre, Secrétaire Général de la Présidence de la République
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

CROATIA

National Convenor
Mr. Krunoslav Karalić
Acting Director
Croatian Agency for Agriculture and Food
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

CUBA

Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

CYPRUS

Summit Statements
Member State Statement

CZECHIA

National Convenor
Mr. Jindrich Fialka
Deputy Minister
Ministry of Agriculture

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

National Convenor
Mme Julie Kasa-Kanga Tshilombo
Coordonnatrice Adjointe de la Coordination des Ressources Extérieures et du Suivi des Projets
Présidence de la République
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

DENMARK

National Convenor
Mr. Nis Christensen
Deputy Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

DJIBOUTI

National Convenor
M. Mohamed Ahmed Awaleh
Ministre de l’Agriculture, de l’eau, de la pêche, de l’élevage et des ressources halieutiques

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

National Convenor
S.E. Sr. Limber Cruz
Ministro de Agricultura
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement

ECUADOR

National Convenor
Mr Marco Antonio Oviedo Cajas
Vice Minister of Rural Development and Innovation
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock

EGYPT

National Convenor
H.E. Ambassador Amr Fathi Mohamed Aljowaily
Assistant Foreign Minister for Multilateral Affairs and International Security
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

EL SALVADOR

National Convenor
Dr. Carlos Gabriel Alvarenga Cardoza
Viceministro de Gestión y Desarrollo en Salud
Ministerio de Salud
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

EQUATORIAL GUINEA

National Convenor

Mr. Jose Juan Ndong Tom
Minister, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Forest and Environment

ERITREA

Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

ESTONIA

Summit Statements
Member State Statement

ESWATINI

National Convenor
Mr. B. S. Masuku
Principal Secretary
Ministry of Agriculture
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

ETHIOPIA

National Convenor
H.E. Dr. Girma Amente
Minister of Agriculture
H.E. Dr. Mekdes Daba
Minister of Health
Co-chair, EFSTN
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

FIJI

National Convenor
H.E. Vatimi Rayalu
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture and Waterways
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

FINLAND

National Convenor
Mr. Jyri Ollila
Coordinator for the Food Systems Summit,
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

FRANCE

National Convenor
M. Frédéric Lambert
Chef du Service Europe et International Direction générale de la performance économique et environnementale des entreprises
Ministère de l’agriculture et de l’alimentation
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

GABON

National Convenor
M. Biendi Maganga-Moussavou
Ministre de l’Agriculture, de l’Élevage, de la Pêche et de l’Alimentation
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

GAMBIA

National Convenor
Dr Demba Sabally
Minister of Agriculture
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

GEORGIA

National Convenor
Mrs. Ekaterine Zviadadze
Head of Policy and Analysis Department
Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement

GERMANY

National Convenor
Mr Sebastian Graf von Keyserlingk
Head of Directorate for International Cooperation and Global Food Policy
Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

GHANA

National Convenor
Ms. Mary Mpereh
Acting Director, Development Policy and Planning Division and SUN Technical Focal Point
National Development Planning Commission
Ms. Paulina S. Addy
Director, Women in Agricultural Development Directorate
Ministry of Food and Agriculture
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

GUATEMALA

National Convenor
H.E. Maynor Stuart Estrada Rosales
Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Food
Ms. Ana Isabel Carrillo Fabian
General Director of Multilateral International and Economic Relations
Ms. Mireya Palmieri Santisteban
Secretary of Food and Nutrition Security
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

GUINEA

National Convenor
Monsieur Alphonse Vohou SAKOUVOGUI
Conseiller en charge de la Santé, de l’Hygiène Publique, du Genre et de l’Inclusion Sociale
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement

GUYANA

National Convenor
Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha, M.P.
Minister of Agriculture
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

HAITI

National Convenor
M. Harmel Cazeau
Coordonnateur de la Coordination Nationale de Sécurité Alimentaire
Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Ressources Naturelles et du Développement Rural
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

HONDURAS

National Convenor
Sra. Laura Elena Suazo Torres
Secretaria de Estado de Agricultura y Ganadería
Sr. José Lino Pacheco
Director Unidad Técnica de Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutrición (UTSAN),
Secretaría de Coordinación General del Gobierno
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

HUNGARY

National Convenor
Dr. Oszkár Ökrös
Deputy State Secretary for International Affairs of the Ministry of Agriculture
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

ICELAND

National Convenor
H.E. Stefán Jón Hafstein
Special Envoy on Ocean Affairs
Ministry for Foreign Affairs

INDIA

National Convenor
Prof. Ramesh Chand
Member, National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog,
Rank Minister of State
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

INDONESIA

National Convenor
Mr. Jarot Indarto
Director of Food and Agriculture, Ministry of National Development Planning/BAPPENAS
Ms. Diah Lenggogeni
Director of Public Health and Nutrition, Ministry of National Development Planning/BAPPENAS
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

IRAQ

National Convenor
Dr. Ahmed Hussein Tali
Assistant Director General Agricultural Research Department
Ministry of Agriculture
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

IRELAND

National Convenor
Ms Maria Dunne
Assistant Secretary-General for Agri-food Sectoral Policy and Strategy Development
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

ISRAEL

National Convenor
Prof. Noga Kronfeld-Schor
Chief Scientist
Ministry of Environmental Protection
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

ITALY

National Convenor
Mr. Stefano Gatti
Minister Plenipotentiary
Special Envoy for Food Security
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

JAMAICA

National Convenor
Mr. Courtney Cole
Chief Technical Director
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

JAPAN

National Convenor
Mr. Ryosuke OGAWA
Vice-Minister for International Affairs
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

JORDAN

National Convenor
H.E. Eng. Khaled Hnaifat
Minister of Agriculture
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

KAZAKHSTAN

National Convenor
Ms. Nazgul Serikkalievna Khatipova
Director of the Department of Agri-Food Markets and Processing of Agricultural Products, Ministry of Agriculture
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

KENYA

National Convenor
Hon. Peter G. Munya
Cabinet Secretary
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries & Cooperatives
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

KIRIBATI

National Convenor
Mrs Kinaai Kairo
Director for Agriculture and Livestock Division
Ministry of Environment, Lands and Agricultural Development
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

KUWAIT

National Convenor
Dr Reem Ghazi Al-Fulaij
Chairman of the Board of Directors – Acting Director General
Public Authority for Food and Nutrition
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

KYRGYZ REPUBLIC

National Convenor
Mr. Samat Nasirdinov
Deputy Minister
Ministry of Agriculture

LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC

National Convenor
Dr. Phommy Inthichack
Deputy Director General, Department of Planning and Finance
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

LATVIA

National Convenor
Mr. Aivars Lapins
Counsellor
Ministry of Agriculture
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

LEBANON

National Convenor
Dr. Inaya Ezzeddine
Chair of the Sustainable Development Authority
House of Representatives
Summit Statements
Member State Statements

LESOTHO

National Convenor
Ms. Malereko Molefi
Deputy Principal Secretary
Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition
Summit Statements
Member State Statements

LIBERIA

National Convenor
Honourable Jeanine M. Cooper
Minister of Agriculture
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

LITHUANIA

Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

LUXEMBOURG

Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

MADAGASCAR

National Convenor
H.E. François Sergio Hajarison
Minister of Agriculture and Livestock
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

MALAWI

National Convenor
Honourable Sam Kawale
Minister of Agriculture
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

MALAYSIA

National Convenor
H.E. Datuk Lokman Hakim Ali
Secretary General
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

MALDIVES

Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement

MALI

National Convenor
Dr Djibril BAGAYOKO
Chef de la Cellule de Coordination de la Nutrition,
Ministère de la Santé et du Développement Social
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement

MALTA

National Convenor
Ms Sonya Sammut
Chief Policy Officer
Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries, Food, and Animal Rights
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

MARSHALL ISLANDS

National Convenor
Ms. Iva Reimers-Roberto
Secretary
Ministry of Natural Resources and Commerce
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

MAURITANIA

National Convenor
M. Cheikhna Ould Beddad
Director of Economic Policies and Development Strategies
Ministère de l’Economie et de la Promotion des Secteurs Productifs
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

MAURITIUS

National Convenor
Hon. Mr. Maneesh Gobin
Attorney General, Minister of Agro-Industry and Food Security
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

MEXICO

National Convenor
Mr. Ramiro López Elizalde
Undersecretary of Health Policies and Population Welfare
Ministry of Health
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

MICRONESIA (FEDERATED STATES OF)

National Convenor
Ms. Elina P. Akinaga
(Acting Secretary of the Department) Department of Resources and Development
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

MONACO

National Convenor
Mme. Kristine Medecin
Deputy Chief of Mission, Deputy Permanent Representative to FAO
Embassy of the Principality of Monaco in Italy
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

MONGOLIA

National Convenor
Mr. Jambaltseren Tumur-Uya
State Secretary, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

MOROCCO

National Convenor
Mr Redouane Arrach
Secretary General
Ministry of Agriculture, Maritime Fisheries, Rural Development and Water and Forests
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

MOZAMBIQUE

National Convenor
Mr. Momede Abdurramane Nemane
Director for Cooperation and Markets
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement

MYANMAR

National Convenor
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation

NAMIBIA

National Convenor
Hon. Carl HG Schlettwein
Minister of Agriculture Water and Land Reform
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

NAURU

National Convenor
Mrs Marissa Derime Cook
Director of Agriculture
Department of Commerce, Industry & Environment
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

NEPAL

National Convenor
Hon. Jay Bahadur Tandan
Member of the National Planning Commission
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

NETHERLANDS

National Convenor
Mr. Guido Landheer
Acting Director-General for Agro
Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality
Mr. Steven Collet
Deputy Director-General for International Cooperation
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Victor Sannes
Director Nutrition, Health Protection and Prevention
Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

NEW ZEALAND

National Convenor
Mr. Philip Houlding
Director of International Policy
Ministry for Primary Industries
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

NIGER

National Convenor
M. Ali Bety
Haut Commissaire à l’Initiative 3N
Présidence de la République
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

NIGERIA

National Convenor
Dr Sanjo Faniran
Director of Social Development Office
Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

NORWAY

National Convenor
Ms Wenche Westberg
State Secretary
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

OMAN

National Convenor
Dr. Masoud Sulaiman Abood Al-Azri
Director General for Agriculture and Livestock Research
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries Wealth and Water Resources
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

PAKISTAN

National Convenor
Mr. Muhammad Mahmood
Secretary
Ministry of National Food Security and Research, Islamabad
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

PALAU

National Convenor
Mr. Collin Joseph
Director of the Bureau of Agriculture
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and the Environment
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

PANAMA

National Convenor
Sr. José Bernardo González
Director Nacional de Desarrollo Rural
Ministerio de Desarrollo Agropecuario
Sra. Edith Castillo Núñez
Secretaria Técnica de Gabinete Social
Ministerio de Desarrollo Social
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

National Convenor
Mr. Heai Steven Hoko
Acting Director, Food Security Branch
Department of Agriculture & Livestock

PARAGUAY

National Convenor
Convenor announcement imminent

Summit Statements
Member State Statement

PERU

National Convenor
Mr Lizardo Calderón Romero
Director General
General Directorate of Agricultural Policies
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement

PHILIPPINES

National Convenor
Mr. Asis G. Perez
Undersecretary for Policy, Planning, and Regulations
Department of Agriculture
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

POLAND

National Convenor
Mr. Adam Nowak
Secretary of State
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

PORTUGAL

National Convenor
Mr. Luís Souto Barreiros
Director for Internacional Affairs, GPP-Office for Planning and Policies
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

QATAR

National Convenor
Mr. Hamad Al-Hajri
Deputy Director
Food Security Department, Ministry of Municipality
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

REPUBLIC OF KOREA

National Convenor
Ms Hye-Young Jung
Deputy Director
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

National Convenor
Ms. Liliana Martin
Head of the Public Policy Coordination and European Integration Department
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

ROMANIA

Summit Statements
Member State Statement

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

National Convenor
Amb. Dr. Alexander V. Yakovenko
Rector of the Diplomatic Academy
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

RWANDA

National Convenor
Dr. Alexandre Rutikanga
Chief Technical Advisor
Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI)
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

Summit Statements
Member State Statement

SAMOA

National Convenor
Dr Seuseu Joseph Tauati
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

SAN MARINO

Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

SAUDI ARABIA

National Convenor
Ms. Arwa Numan
Advisor to the Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture
Summit Statements
Member State Statement (English) (Arabic)

SENEGAL

National Convenor
Dr. Ibrahima Mendy
Directeur de l’Analyse, de la Prévision et des Statistiques agricoles du Sénégal
Ministère de l’Agriculture et de l’Equipement Rural
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

SERBIA

National Convenor
Ms. Vedrana Ilić
Assistant Minister, Sector for International Cooperation and European Integration
Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

SEYCHELLES

National Convenor
H.E. Mr. Flavien Joubert
Minister of Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

SIERRA LEONE

National Convenor
Hon Manty Tarawalli
Minister for Gender and Children's Affairs
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement

SINGAPORE

Summit Statements
Member State Statement

SLOVAKIA

National Convenor
Mr. Matej Hudec
Director of Foreign Coordination Department
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement

SLOVENIA

National Convenor
H.E. Dr. Jože Podgoršek
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

SOLOMON ISLANDS

National Convenor
Mrs. Ethel Tebengi Frances
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Agriculture and Livelihoods
Pre-Summit Statements
Member State Statement
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

SOMALIA

National Convenor
Mr. Mohamed Abdi Sheikh Yusuf
Lead Food Systems and Agriculture Specialist
Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation
Summit Statements
Member State Statement

SOUTH AFRICA

National Convenor
Ms. Vangile Titi Msumza

Summit Statements
Member State Statement

SOUTH SUDAN

National Convenor
Dr. John O. Kanisio Lefuk
Under-Secretary for Agriculture and Food Security
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security

SPAIN

National Convenor
Mr. Samuel Juárez Casado
Special Advisor at the General Secretariat for Agriculture and Food
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
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Member State Statement

SRI LANKA

National Convenor
Ms. Renuka Rathnayaka
Director Development
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation
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Member State Statement
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SUDAN

National Convenor
Ms. Amira Abdelrahim Ali Mohammed
Secretary General
Federal Ministry of Agriculture & Forests, Food Security Technical Secretariat (FSTS)
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SWEDEN

National Convenor
Mr. Fredrik Alfer
Director General for EU and International Affairs
Ministry of Rural Affairs and Infrastructure
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SWITZERLAND

National Convenor
Mr. Alwin Kopse
Head International Affairs and Food Security
Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG)
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SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC

National Convenor
Mr Tammam Nasr Al Hamoud
Deputy Minister
Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform

TAJIKISTAN

National Convenor
Mr. Shirinjonzoda Mahmud Shirinjon
First Deputy Chairman
Committee for Food Security
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THAILAND

National Convenor
Mr. Taworn Thunjai
Deputy Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives
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TIMOR-LESTE

National Convenor
Dr. Joel Maria Pereira
Executive Director
Unit to Combat Stunting, Office of the Vice Prime Minister for Social Affairs & Minister for Rural Development
Dr. Maria Odete do Céu Guterres
Senior Technical Professional
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Forestry
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TONGA

National Convenor
H.E. Lord Tu'ilakepa
Minister of Agriculture, Food and Forests
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TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

National Convenor
Senator the Hon. Clarence Rambharat
Minister of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries
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TUNISIA

National Convenor
Abderrahman Chaffai
Chargé de mission auprès du Ministre
Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Ressources Hydrauliques et de la Pêche
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TÜRKİYE

National Convenor
Mr. Ferhat Çolak
Acting Director-General for EU and Foreign Relations
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
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TUVALU

National Convenor
Ms. Manaema Saitala
Acting Secretary
Ministry of Natural Resources Development
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UGANDA

National Convenor
Rt. Hon. Robinah Nabbanja
Prime Minister
Hon. Frank Tumwebaze
Minister, Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries
Prof. Pamela Mbabazi
Chairperson, National Planning Authority
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UKRAINE

National Convenor
Ms Oksana Osmachko
Deputy Minister
Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food
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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

National Convenor
H.E. Mariam Almheiri
Minister of State for Food and Water Security
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UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND

National Convenor
Ananda Guha
Deputy Director, Food Exports, Promotion and Partnerships, Agri-Food Chain Directorate
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

National Convenor
Mr. Gungu Mibavu
Head of Department of Marketing and Food Security 
Ministry of Agriculture

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

National Convenor
Dr. Jewel H. Bronaugh
Deputy Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture
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URUGUAY

National Convenor
S.E. Sra. Beatriz Argimón Cedeira
Vicepresidente de la República
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UZBEKISTAN

National Convenor
Mr. Alisher Shukurov
Advisor to Minister
Ministry of Agriculture
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VANUATU

National Convenor
Mr. Moses John Amos
Director General, Ministry of Agriculture
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VENEZUELA (BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF)

National Convenor
S.E. Sr. Carlos Leal Tellería
Ministro del Poder Popular para la Alimentación
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VIET NAM

National Convenor
Dr. Nguyen Do Anh Tuan
Director General, International Cooperation Department
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Dr. Dao The Anh
Vice-President of the Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences (VAAS)
Dr. Truong Tuyet Mai
Vice-Director of the National Institute of Nutrition (NIN)
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YEMEN

National Convenor
Dr. Nazar Abdullah Basuhaib
Vice Minister of Planning and International Cooperation
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Member State Statement (English) (Arabic)

ZAMBIA

National Convenor
Mr. Victor Mbumwae
Director of Planning and Information Department, Office of the Vice President
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ZIMBABWE

National Convenor
Hon. Dr. A. J. Masuka
Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement
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EUROPEAN UNION

National Convenor
Ms Claire Bury
Deputy Director General for Food Sustainability in the Directorate General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE)
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