Animals Committee members

Abbreviations:

T = telephone; M = mobile
F = fax
E = email
The working language is indicated in brackets:
(E) = English; (S) = Spanish; (F) = French

Africa / África / Afrique
Representative / Representante / Représentant		Alternate / Suplente / Suppléant
(F)	Prof Ir. Guy Appolinaire Mensah 01 B.P. Recette Principale COTONOU 01 Benin / Bénin T: +229 95 22 95 50; +229 97 49 01 88 E: mensahga [at] gmail.com; ga_mensah [at] yahoo.com;	(E)	Mr Moustafa Fouda Minister Advisor on Biodiversity Ministry of Environment 4 Ali El Kordy Street (behind Holiday Inn Hotel) Maadi CAIRO Egypt / Egipto / Egypte T: +202 25 27 47 00 F: +202 25 27 47 00 E: drfoudamos [at] gmail.com
(E)	Mr Pantaleon M. B. Kasoma Executive Director The Jane Goodall Institute Uganda Plot 910, Clinton Close, Lubowa P.O. Box 462 ENTEBBE Uganda / Ouganda T: +256 414 322 777; M: +256 772 587 284 F: +256 414 322 777 E: panta_kasoma [at] yahoo.com; pmbkasoma [at] gmail.com (; )	(F)	Ms Ngalié Maha Point focal CITES pour la faune/Organe de gestion Direction de la faune et des aires protégées Ministère des Forêts et de la Faune 34430 YAOUNDE Cameroon / Camerun / Cameroun T: +237 696 56 02 48 E: maha_ngalie [at] yahoo.fr
Asia / Asie
(E)	Mr Giyanto Researcher Research Center for Oceanography Indonesian Institute of Sciences Jl. Pasir Putih I, Ancol Timur JAKARTA Utara 14430 Indonesia / Indonésie T: +62 21 64711948 F: +62 21 64711948 E: giyanto [at] yahoo.com	(E)	Mr Arvin C. Diesmos Herpetology Section Zoology Division National Museum of the Philippines Padre Burgos Avenue, Ermita 1000 MANILA Philippines / Filipinas T: +632 400 3239 M: +63917 856 2522 E: arvin.diesmos [at] gmail.com
(E)	Mr Ashgar Mobaraki Wildlife Expert CITES Scientific Authority Department of Environment TEHRAN Iran / Irán T:+9821 42781462 M: +98 9123849616 E: amobaraki [at] yahoo.com	(E)	Ms Saeko Terada Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Research Fellow for Young Scientists Tokyo Woman's Christian University 2-6-1 Zempukuji, Suginami-ku TOKYO 167-8585 Japan / Japón / Japon T: +81 3 5382 6340 E: terada.saeko.cites [at] gmail.com
Central and South America and the Caribbean / América Central, del Sur y el Caribe / Amérique centrale et du Sud et Caraïbes
(S)	Sr Daniel Ramadori Dirección Nacional de Biodiversidad Secretaría de Gobierno de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable Presidencia de la Nación San Martín 451, Piso 2, Oficina 230 C.P. 1030 BUENOS AIRES Argentina / Argentine T: +54 11 4348 8348; +54 11 4348 8550 E: edramadori [at] ambiento.gob.ar	(S)	Sra Shirley Ramirez Carvajal National Biodiversity Management Commission Environmental and Energy Ministry Frente a la iglesia de Fátima, Los Yoses, San Pedro Montes de Oca SAN JOSE Costa Rica T: +506 22538416 ext:117 M:+506 88348083 E: shramirez [at] minae.go.cr; shirley.ramirezc [at] gmail.com
(E)	Mr Mauro Eduardo Gongora Fisheries Officer Coordinator - Policy and Planning Unit P.O. Box 148 Princess Margaret Drive BELIZE CITY Belize / Belice T:+501 224 4552; +501 223 2623 M:+501 601 8187 E: maurogongora [at] fisheries.gov.bz; megongora [at] hotmail.com	(S)	Sra Gloria Patricia Suazo Diaz Agrónomo Col. Los Robles B-A, #5808 TEGUCIGALPA Honduras M:+(504) 8991 2181 E: gloriasuazo [at] yahoo.com
Europe / Europa
(E/F)	Mr Mathias Lörtscher (Chair /Presidente / Président) Head CITES MA Switzerland Office fédéral de la sécurité alimentaire et des affaires vétérinaires Schwarzenburgstrasse 155 3003 BERN Switzerland / Suiza / Suisse T: +41 (58) 463 81 59; M: +41 (79) 370 17 06 F: +41 (58) 463 85 22 E: mathias.loertscher [at] blv.admin.ch	(E)	Mr Ruslan Novitsky State scientific and production amalgamation Scientific and practical Center for bioresources of the National academy of science of Belarus Akademicheskaja str. 27 220072 MINSK Belarus /Belarús / Bélarus T: +375 17 3321639; M:+375 29 6112368 E: nramphi [at] mail.ru; nramphi [at] gmail.com
(E)	Ms Dagmar Zíková Scientific Officer CITES European Commission Avenue de Beaulieu 9 BRUSSELS Belgium / Bélgica / Belgique T: +32 229 63293 E: dagmar.zikova [at] ec.europe.eu	(E)	Mr Gerald Benyr Austrian CITES Scientific Agency for Animals Grüne Stube 5 1140 VIENNA Austria / Autriche T: +43 650 44 09 444 E: gerald.benyr [at] aon.at
North America / América del Norte / Amérique du Nord
(S)	Mr Hesiquio Benítez Díaz Director General de Cooperación Internacional e Implementación Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad (CONABIO) Av. Liga Periférico del Pedregal, Delegación Tlanpan C.P.14010 CIUDAD DE MEXICO Mexico / México / Mexique T:+52 (55) 50 04 50 25 E: hbenitez [at] conabio.gob.mx	(E)	Ms Cecilia Lougheed CITES Scientific Authority Canada Canadian Wildlife Service Environment Canada 351 St. Joseph Blvd GATINEAU, QUEBEC, K1A 0H3 Canada / Canadá T:+1 (819) 938 3961 E: cecilia.lougheed [at] canada.ca
Oceania / Oceanía / Océanie
(E)	Mr Hugh Robertson (Vice-Chair /Vice-Presidente / Vice-Président) Science & Policy Group Department of Conservation Conservation House 18-32 Manners Street P.O. Box 10-420 WELLINGTON New Zealand / Nueva Zelandia / Nouvelle-Zélande T/M: +64 (27) 483 70 52 F: +64 (4) 381 30 57 E: hrobertson [at] doc.govt.nz	(E)	Ms Sarah McIntyre Terrestrial Science Strategy Team Biodiversity Department of Conservation 18-32 Manners Street P.O. Box 10-420 WELLINGTON New Zealand / Nueva Zelandia / Nouvelle-Zélande T/M: +64 (27) 611 62 85 E: smcintyre [at] doc.govt.nz
Nomenclature specialist / Spécialiste de la nomenclature / Especialista en nomenclatura
(E)	Mr Peter Paul Van Dijk 1347 Butter Churn Drive HERNDON, VA 20170 United States of America / Estados Unidos de América / Etats- Unis d'Amérique T: + 1 571 426 1744; + 31 647 248 059 E: ppvandijk [at] globalwildlife.org

(Last update / última actualización / dernière mise à jour: 01/12/2016)