Members

The World Assembly of 183 Delegates is the highest authority of the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH).
It comprises the Delegates of all Members and meets at least once a year. The General Session of the Assembly lasts five days and is held every year in May in Paris. Voting by Delegates within the Assembly respects the democratic principle of ‘one country, one vote’.

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  • AFGHANISTAN

    Dr Ahmad Mukhtar Muhseni

    About

    Function

    Animal Health Director

    Department

    General Directorate of Livestock and Animal Health

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock

    Ministry contact details

    Dara-ul-Aman, Sanatorium Street, Kabul

    KABUL

  • ALBANIA

    Dr Keti Margariti

    About

    Function

    Head

    Department

    Veterinary and Animal Welfare Sector

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

    Ministry contact details

    Sheshi Bulv. "Dëshmorët e Kombit", No.2 Tiranë

    TIRANA

  • ALGERIA

    Dr. Abdellatif ADDOU

    About

    Function

    Directeur des Services Veterinaires

    Department

    Ministère de l’Agriculture et du Développement Rural

  • ANDORRA

    Mrs Sonia Abad Puyalto

    About

    Function

    Responsable del Servicio Veterinario de Salud y Protección Animal

    Department

    Departament d'Agricultura i Ramaderia – Ministeri de Medi Ambient, Agricultura i Ramaderia

  • ANGOLA

    Dr. Henrique Gimi

    About

    Function

    Director Geral

    Department

    Instituto dos Serviços de Veterinária – Ministério da Agricultura e Florestass

  • ARGENTINA

    Dr. Daniel Alejandro CARIA

    About

    Function

    Director Nacional de Sanidad Animal

    Department

    Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria (SENASA)

  • ARMENIA

    Mr Armen Hayrapetyan

    About

    Function

    Head of Food Safety Inspection Body

    Department

    Food Safety Inspection Body

  • AUSTRALIA

    Dr. Beth Cookson

    About

    Function

    Secretary General of the Regional Commission for Asia and the Pacific

    Department

    Department Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry –

  • AUSTRIA

    Dr. Ulrich Herzog

    About

    Function

    Vice-President of the Regional Commission

    Department

    Department Consumer Health – Leiter der Sektion III “Konsumentenpolitik und Verbrauchergesundheit”

    Organisation/Ministry

    Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Health and Consumer Protection

    Ministry contact details

    Radetzkystrasse 2 A-1031 Vienna

    VIENNA

  • AZERBAIJAN

    Dr. Galib Hummat Abdulaliyev

    About

    Function

    Chief Veterinary OfficerHead of of Animal Health and Veterinary Control Department

    Department

    Food Safety Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan

    Ministry contact details

    AZ1029. 185b, Haydar Aliyev avenue, Baku

    BAKU

  • BAHAMAS

    Mr Christopher Worrell

    About

    Function

    Director of Technology, Advancement and Development

    Department

    Bahamas Agricultural Health and Food Safety Authority

  • BAHRAIN

    Dr. Fajer Sabah Al Salloom

    About

    Function

    Vice-President of the Council; Director of Animal Health, Animal Wealth Resources

    Department

    Director of Animal Health

    Ministry contact details

    Manama

    MANAMA

  • BANGLADESH

    Dr. MD. Reajul Huq

    About

    Function

    Director General

    Department

    Department of Livestock Services – Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock

  • BARBADOS

    Dr. Mark Trotman

    About

    Function

    Senior Veterinary Officer

    Department

    Veterinary Services

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security

    Ministry contact details

    The Pine, St Michael Bridgetown

    BRIDGETOWN

  • BELARUS

    Dr Ivan Smilhin

    About

    Function

    Secretary General of the OIE regional Commission for Europe Deputy Minister Director

    Department

    Veterinary and Food Supervision

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Belarus

    Ministry contact details

    220003 – 15 Kirova st. Minsk

    MINSK

  • BELGIUM

    Dr Herman Claeys

    About

    Function

    Deputy CVO Head of Health Policy, Animals and Plants Unit

    Department

    Directorate-general Animals, Plants and FoodSPF Public Health, Safety of the Food Chain and Environment

    Ministry contact details

    Place Victor Horta 40 Bte 10 1060 Bruxelles

    BRUXELLES

  • BELIZE

    Dr. Roxanna Alvarez

    About

    Function

    Secretary General of the Regional Commission for the Americas

    Department

    Animal Health Department – Agricultural Health Authority

  • BENIN

    Dr Yao Akpo

    About

    Function

    Directeur de l'Elevage

    Department

    Ministère de l'Agriculture, de l'Elevage et de la Pêche

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministère de l'Agriculture, de l'Elevage et de la Pêche

  • BHUTAN

    Dr. Tashi Yangzome Dorji

    About

    Function

    Director

    Department

    Department of Livestock – Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock

    Ministry contact details

    P.O. Box 113 Thimphu

    THIMPHU

  • BOLIVIA

    Dr. Hernán Oliver Daza Gutierrez

    About

    Function

    Jefe de los Servicios Veterinarios

    Department

    SENASAG

    Ministry contact details

    Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agropecuaria E Inocuidad Alimentaria Av. Jose Natusch, Esq. Felix Sattori Nº 15724 Trinidad (Depto. Beni)

    Trinidad

  • BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

    Dr Saša Boškovič

    About

    Function

    Director Chief Veterinary Officer

    Department

    Veterinary Office

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Ministry contact details

    Maršala Tita 9a 71000 Sarajevo

    SARAJEVO

  • BOTSWANA

    Dr. Kefentse Motshegwa

    About

    Function

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    Department

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  • BRAZIL

    Dr. Marcelo De Andrade Mota

    About

    Function

    Diretor do Departamento de Saúde Animal

    Department

    Departamento de Saúde Animal – Ministério da Agricultura e Pecuária

  • BRUNEI

    Dr. Diana Dennis

    About

    Function

    Acting Senior Special Duties OfficerSenior Livestock Husbandry Officer

    Department

    Division of Livestock IndustryDepartment of Agriculture and Agrifood

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism

    Ministry contact details

    Old Airport Road, Berakas Bandar Seri Begawan, BB3510 Darussalam

    DARUSSALAM

  • BULGARIA

    Prof. Iliyan Kostov

    About

    Function

    Assoc. Professor Dr.

    Department

    Minister of Agriculture and Food of Bulgaria

  • BURKINA FASO

    Dr. Wedain Aboubacar Mahamane Nacro

    About

    Function

    Directeur général des Services Vétérinaires

    Department

    Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Ressources animales et Halieutiques

  • BURUNDI

    Dr Désiré Ntakirutimana

    About

    Function

    Directeur

    Department

    Département de la Santé Animale

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministère de l'Agriculture et de l'Elevage

    Ministry contact details

    Building SOGESTAL KIRIMIRO. Gitega

    GITEGA

  • CAMBODIA

    Dr Tan Phannara

    About

    Function

    Director General

    Department

    General Directorate of Animal Health and Production

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

    Ministry contact details

    255, 200 Preah Norodom Blvd (41) Phnom Penh 370

    PHNOM PENH

  • CAMEROON

    Dr. Garga Gonne

    About

    Function

    Directeur

    Department

    Services Vétérinaires

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministère de l'Elevage, des Pêches et des Industries Animales

    Ministry contact details

    Yaoundé-Minepia

    YAOUNDE

  • CANADA

    Dr Mary Jane Ireland

    About

    Function

    Executive Director Chief Veterinary Officer

    Department

    Animal Health Directorate Canadian Food Inspection Agency

    Ministry contact details

    59 Camelot Dr Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0Y9

    Ottawa

  • CAPE VERDE

    Dr Ana Lina Pereira De Barros Olende

    About

    Function

    Directrice

    Department

    Services de l'Élevage

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministère de l'Agriculture et de l'Environnement

    Ministry contact details

    Praia

    PRAIA

  • CENTRAL AFRICAN (REP.)

    Dr Etienne Nguertoum

    About

    Function

    Directeur général et Chef des Services vétérinaires

    Department

    Direction générale des Services Vétérinaires

  • CHAD

    Dr. Goukouni Galma Abakar Goukouni

    About

    Function

    Directeur général des Services vétérinaires

    Department

    Ministère de l'Elevage et des Productions animales

  • CHILE

    Dr. Carlos Orellana Vaquero

    About

    Function

    Vice President of the Regional Commission for the Americas

    Department

    de la División de Protección Pecuaria del Servicio Agricola y Ganadero (SAG)

    Organisation/Ministry

    Comité Veterinario Permanente del Cono Sur

  • CHINESE TAIPEI

    Dr. Wen-Jane Tu

    About

    Function

    Deputy Minister of the Council of Agriculture, CVO

    Department

    Council of Agriculture

    Organisation/Ministry

    Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan

  • COLOMBIA

    Dr. Edilberto Brito Sierra

    About

    Function

    Subgerente de Protección Animal

    Department

    Ministerio de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural

    Ministry contact details

    Carrera 68A #24B-10 – Edificio Plaza Claro, Torre 3

    Bogotá

  • COMOROS

    Dr Youssouf Ousseni Moutroifi

    About

    Function

    Medécin VétérinaireChef de service Santé publique Vétérinaireà la VP en charge du Ministére de la production

    Department

    Services Vétérinaires

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministère de l'Agriculture, de la Pêche, de l'Environnement, de l'Aménagement du Territoire

    Ministry contact details

    BP 41 Moroni

    MORONI

  • CONGO (DEM. REP. OF THE)

    Dr. Honoré Robert N'lemba Mabela

    About

    Function

    Président de la Commission Régionale pour l'Afrique

    Department

    Direction des Services Vétérinaires

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministère de l'Agriculture, de l'Elevage et de la Pêche

    Ministry contact details

    Blvd 30 juin, Av Batetela, Kinshasa-Gombe, Kinshasa 1

    KINSHASA

  • CONGO (REP. OF THE)

    Dr Tobi N’Kaya

    About

    Function

    Directeur Général de l'Elevage

    Department

    Direction Générale de l'Elevage

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministère de l'Agriculture, de l'Elevage et de la Pêche

    Ministry contact details

    Rue Voula Plateaux de 15 ans BP 2453 – 2105 242 Brazzaville

    BRAZZAVILLE

  • COSTA RICA

    Dr. Luis Alberto Matamoros Cortes

    About

    Function

    Director General

    Department

    Servicio Nacional de Salud Animal (SENASA)

  • COTE D'IVOIRE

    Dr. Vessaly Kallo

    About

    Function

    Directeur des Services Vétérinaires

    Department

    Ministry contact details

    Ministère des Ressources Animales et Halieutiques BPV 185 Abidjan

    Abidjan

  • CROATIA

    Dr Tatjana Karačić

    About

    Function

    Assistant Minister, Chief Veterinary Officer

    Department

    Veterinary Services

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministry of Agriculture

    Ministry contact details

    Planinska 2a, 10000 Zagreb

    ZAGREB

  • CUBA

    Dr. Cristóbal Alexis Arredondo Alfonso

    About

    Function

    Director General

    Department

    Centro Nacional de Sanidad Animal (CENASA)

  • CURACAO

    Dr. Cheryl van Ommen

    About

    Function

    Chief of Veterinary Services

    Department

    Section Health, Veterinary Affairs – Ministry of Health, Environment and Nature

  • CYPRUS

    Dr. Christodoulos Pipis

    About

    Function

    Vice President of the Regional Commission for the Middle East

    Department

    Veterinary Services

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment

    Ministry contact details

    Nicosia

    NICOSIE

  • CZECH REPUBLIC

    Dr Zbyněk Semerád

    About

    Function

    Director General

    Department

    State Veterinary Administration of the Czech Republic

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministry of Agriculture

    Ministry contact details

    Slezská 7/100 120 56 Prague 2

    PRAGUE

  • DENMARK

    Dr Charlotte Vilstrup

    About

    Function

    Chief Veterinary Officer

    Department

    Danish Veterinary and Food Administration – Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries

  • DJIBOUTI

    Dr. Moussa Ibrahim Cheik

    About

    Function

    Directeur

    Department

    Elevage et Services Vétérinaires

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministère de l'Agriculture, de l'Eau, de la Pêche, de l'Elevage chargé des Ressources Halieutiques

    Ministry contact details

    BP 297 Boulaos

    BOULAOS

  • DOMINICAN (REP.)

    Dra. Angela Coronadora Morillo Poché

    About

    Function

    Directora de Sanidad Animal

    Department

    Dirección General de Ganaderia

  • ECUADOR

    Mr Wilson Patricio Almeida Granja

    About

    Function

    Director Ejecutivo

    Department

    Agencia de Regulación y Control Fito y Zoosanitario

  • EGYPT

    Dr. Momtaz Abdelhady Shahein

    About

    Function

    Chairman

    Department

    General Organization for Veterinary Services (GOVS) – Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation

  • EL SALVADOR

    Dr. Juan Carlos Rivera Martinez

    About

    Function

    Jefe de Division de Servicios Veterinarios

    Department

    Direccion General de Ganaderia – Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganaderia

  • EQUATORIAL GUINEA

    Sr. Pascual Bacale Mbiang

    About

    Function

    Director General

    Department

    Dirección de Ganaderia, Sanidad Animal y Control Alimentos

  • ERITREA

    Dr. Yonas Woldu Tesfagaber

    About

    Function

    Director, Chief Veterinary Officer

    Department

    Animal and Planet Health

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministry of Agriculture

    Ministry contact details

    P.O. Box 1048, Asmara

    ASMARA

  • ESTONIA

    Dr. Olev Kalda

    About

    Function

    Head of Department

    Department

    Animal Health and Welfare Department

  • ESWATINI

    Dr. Roland Xolani Dlamini

    About

    Function

    Member of the Council – Director

    Department

    Veterinary and Livestock Services

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministry of Agriculture and Food

    Ministry contact details

    MBABANE

  • ETHIOPIA

    Dr. Fikru Regassa Gari

    About

    Function

    State Minister

    Department

    Livestock and Fishery Resource Development Sector

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministry of Agriculture

    Ministry contact details

    Addis Ababa

    ADDIS ABABA

  • FIJI

    Mr Michael Mcdonald Bartlett

    About

    Function

    Acting Chief Executive Officer

    Department

    Biosecurity Authority of Fiji

  • FINLAND

    Dr. Taina Aaltonen

    About

    Function

    Chief Veterinary Officer and Deputy Director General in the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

    Department

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

    Ministry contact details

    Mariankatu 11 PO Box 30 FI-00023 Helsinki

    HELSINKI

  • FRANCE

    Dre Marie-Christine Le Gal

    About

    Function

    Directrice générale adjointe et Cheffe des Services vétérinaires

    Department

    Direction générale de l'Alimentation – Ministère de l'Agriculture et de la Souveraineté alimentaire

  • GABON

    Dr. Morgan Bignoumba

    About

    Function

    Directeur général adjoint de l'Elevage

    Department

    Ministère de l'agriculture, de l'élevage et de la Pêche

  • GAMBIA

    Dr Abdou Ceesay

    About

    Function

    Director General (CVO)

    Department

    Gambia Veterinary Services Department of Livestock Services

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministry of Agriculture

    Ministry contact details

    Abuko

    ABUKO

  • GEORGIA

    Dr. Vasili Basiladze

    About

    Function

    Vice President of the Regional Commission for Europe

    Department

    LEPL National Food Agency

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture

    Ministry contact details

    n°6 Marshal Gelovani ave,Tbilissi 0159

    TBILISSI

  • GERMANY

    Dr. Katharina Kluge

    About

    Function

    Head of Directorate

    Department

    Head of Directorate of Animal Health and Animal Welfare

  • GHANA

    Dr. Emmanuel Allegye-Cudjoe

    About

    Function

    Chief Veterinary Officer

    Department

    Veterinary Services Directorate – Ministry of Food and Agriculture

  • GREECE

    Mrs Maria Gianniou

    About

    Function

    Head of Animal Health Directorate

    Department

    Ministry of Rural Development and Food

  • GUATEMALA

    Dra. Khrista Marie Polanco Kepfer

    About

    Function

    Directora A.I

    Department

    Dirección de Sanidad Animal – Viceministerio de Sanidad Agropecuaria y Regulacioneslimentación

  • GUINEA

    Dr Mohamed Idriss Doumbouya

    About

    Function

    Directeur national des Services Vétérinaires

    Department

    Direction Nationale des Services Vétérinaires – Ministère de l'Agriculture et de l'Elevage

  • GUINEA-BISSAU

    Maria Henriqueta Rosália Vieira

    About

    Function

    Directrice Générale de l'Elevage

    Department

    Direction générale de l'Elevage – Ministère de l'Agriculture et du Développement rural

  • GUYANA

    Dr Dwight Walrond

    About

    Function

    Project Director

    Department

    National Dairy Development Programme

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministry of Agriculture

    Ministry contact details

    Regent & Vlissengen Road PO Box 1001 Georgetown

    GEORGETOWN

  • HAITI

    Dr Haïm Corvil Joseph

    About

    Function

    Coordonnatrice de l'Unité de Protection Sanitaire (UPS)

    Department

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Ressources Naturelles et du Développement Rural

    Ministry contact details

    Route Nationale # 1 Damien P.O. Box 1441 Port-au-Prince

    PORT-AU-PRINCE

  • HONDURAS

    Dr. Rafael Enrique Rodriguez Alvarado

    About

    Function

    Director Téchnico de Salud Animal – Vice President of the Regional Commission for the Americas

    Department

    Sanidad e Inocuidad Agroalimentaria SGA-SENASA

    Organisation/Ministry

    Secretaría de Agricultura y Ganadería

  • HUNGARY

    Dr. Lajos Bognár

    About

    Function

    Deputy State SecretaryChief Veterinary Officer

    Department

    Food Chain Safety Department

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministry of Agriculture

    Ministry contact details

    1055, Kossuth tér 11 Budapest

    BUDAPEST

  • ICELAND

    Dr. Sigurborg Daðadóttir

    About

    Function

    Chief Veterinary Officer

    Department

    Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministry of Industries and Innovation

    Ministry contact details

    Austurvegur 64 800 Selfoss

    SELFOSS

  • INDIA

    Ms Alka Upadhyaya

    About

    Function

    Secretary

    Department

    Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying – Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying

  • INDONESIA

    Mr Agung Suganda

    About

    Function

    Director General of Livestock and Animal Health Services

    Department

    Directorate General of Livestock and Animal Health Services – Ministry of Agriculture

  • IRAN

    Dr. Alireza Rafieipour

    About

    Function

    Chief of Veterinary Services

    Department

    Iran Veterinary Organization (IVO)

  • IRAQ

    Dr. Thamer Al-Khafaji

    About

    Function

    Director General

    Department

    Animal Health

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministry of Agriculture

    Ministry contact details

    Wazeriha Baghdad

    BAGHDAD

  • IRELAND

    Dr. Martin Blake

    About

    Function

    Chief Veterinary Officer

    Department

    Veterinary Services

    Organisation/Ministry

    Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

    Ministry contact details

    Agriculture House, Kildare St. Dublin 2 D02 WK12

    DUBLIN

  • ISRAEL

    Dr Tamir Goshen

    About

    Function

    Acting Director

    Department

    Veterinary Services and Animal Health

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

    Ministry contact details

    Veterinary Services PO Box 12 50250 Beit Dagan

    BEIT DAGAN

  • ITALY

    Dr. Ugo Della Marta

    About

    Function

    Director General and Chief Veterinary Officer

    Department

    Food Safety and Nutrition Directorate – Ministry of Health

  • JAMAICA

    Dr. Osbil Watson

    About

    Function

    Director

    Department

    Veterinary Services Division

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries

    Ministry contact details

    193 Old Hope Road PO Box 309 Kingston

    KINGSTON

  • JAPAN

    Dr. Masatsugu Okita

    About

    Function

    Member of the Council

    Department

    Director – Animal Health Division, Food Safety and Consumer Affairs Bureau

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

    Ministry contact details

    1-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8950

    TOKYO

  • JORDAN

    Dr. Iqbal Qatananni

    About

    Function

    Chief Veterinary Officer

    Department

    Veterinary and Animal Health Department – Ministry of Agriculture

  • KAZAKHSTAN

    Dr. Samat Tyulegenov

    About

    Function

    Head of Departement of Planning of Veterinary measures and Monitoring of Public Services of the Committee of Veterinary Control and supervision

    Department

    Ministry of Agriculture

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministry of Agriculture

    Ministry contact details

    Ministry of Agriculture Committee of Veterinary Control and Supervision Kenesary st 36, room 601

    Astana

  • KENYA

    Dr. Allan Azegele

    About

    Function

    Director of Veterinary Services

    Department

    Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development

  • KOREA (DEM. PEOPLE'S. REP. OF)

    Dr Un Sil Ri

    About

    Function

    Director of Anti Epidemic Departement Chief of Veterinary Services

    Department

    Veterinary and Anti-Epizootic Department

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministry of Agriculture

    Ministry contact details

    Délégation Permanente de la République Populaire Démocratique de Corée auprès de l'UNESCO 1, rue Miollis 75015 Paris

    Paris

  • KOREA (REP. OF)

    Dr. Jung-Rok Choi

    About

    Function

    Director General

    Department

    Animal Health Policy Bureau – Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

  • KUWAIT

    Dr. Yousef Al Azemi

    About

    Function

    Superviser of Coordination and Follow-up Departement

    Department

    Public Authority Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources

    Ministry contact details

    P.O Box 21422

    Safat

    13075

  • KYRGYZSTAN

    Ulugbek Kozhobergenov

    About

    Function

    Director

    Department

    Veterinary Service under Ministry of Agriculture

  • LAOS

    Mr Kaviphone Phouthavong

    About

    Function

    Director General

    Department

    Department of Livestock and Fisheries – Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

  • LATVIA

    Dr. Maris Balodis

    About

    Function

    President of the Regional Commission for Europe

    Department

    Food and Veterinary Service

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministry of Agriculture

    Ministry contact details

    Peldu nr. 30 Riga LV-1050

    RIGA

  • LEBANON

    Dr. Elias Ibrahim

    About

    Function

    Secretary General of the Regional Commission for the Middle East

    Department

    Animal Resources Department

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministry of Agriculture

    Ministry contact details

    Beyrouth

  • LESOTHO

    Dr. Relebohile Lepheana

    About

    Function

    Director General Veterinary Services

    Department

    Department of Livestock Services

    Ministry contact details

    Departement of Livestock Services

    MASERU

    100

  • LIBERIA

    Dr. Garmie Voupawoe

    About

    Function

    Director of Animal Resources – Chief Veterinary Officer

    Department

    Ministry of Agriculture

  • LIBYA

    Dr. Abdul Rahman Jummah Ajbil

    About

    Function

    Director General

    Department

    National Center for Animal Health – Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock

  • LIECHTENSTEIN

    Dr. Werner Brunhart

    About

    Function

    Chief Veterinary Officer

    Department

    Food and Veterinary Office

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministry of Social Affairs

    Ministry contact details

    Postplatz 2 Postfach 37 FL-9494 Schaan

    SCHAAN

  • LITHUANIA

    Mr Vaidotas Kiudulas

    About

    Function

    Chief Veterinary Officer

    Department

    State Food and Veterinary Service

  • LUXEMBOURG

    Dr. Carlo DAHM

    About

    Function

    Chef de la Division Santé et Bien-être animal

    Department

    Administration luxembourgeoise Vétérinaire et Alimentaire – Ministère de l'Agriculture, de la Viticulture et du Développement Rural

    Ministry contact details

    7B, rue Thomas Edison

    Strassen

    1445

  • MADAGASCAR

    Mr Bettelhein Ramahefasoa

    About

    Function

    Directeur

    Department

    Direction des Services vétérinaires

  • MALAWI

    Dr Julius Lufeyo Chiwanga Chulu

    About

    Function

    Director

    Department

    Department of Animal Health and Livestock Development

  • MALAYSIA

    Dr. Akma Ngah Hamid

    About

    Function

    Vice President of the Regional Commission for Asia and the Pacific – Director General

    Department

    Department of Veterinary Services

  • MALDIVES

    Dr. Hussain Misfah Saamee

    About

    Function

    Veterinary Officer

    Department

    Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Welfare

  • MALI

    Dr. Boubacar dit Youcoule Kanoute

    About

    Function

    Directeur national

    Department

    Services vétérinaires

  • MALTA

    Dr Paul Joseph Portelli

    About

    Function

    Director

    Department

    Veterinary Regulation Directorate

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Animal Rights

    Ministry contact details

    Abattoir square, Albertown, Marsa

    MARSA

  • MAURITANIA

    Dr. Habiboullah Habiboullah

    About

    Function

    Directeur des Services Vétérinaires

    Department

  • MAURITIUS

    Dr Pitmbarsing Beeharry

    About

    Function

    Principal Veterinary Officer

    Department

    Livestock and Veterinary Division, Agricultural Services,

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministry of Agro-Industry and Food Security

    Ministry contact details

    Levels 8 & 9, Renganaden Seeneevassen Building, Cnr Jules Koenig & Maillard Streets Port Louis

    PORT LOUIS

  • MEXICO

    Dr Juan Gay Gutiérrez

    About

    Function

    Director General de Salud Animal

    Department

    Servicio Nacional de Sanidad, Inocuidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria (SENASICA)

    Organisation/Ministry

    Secretaría de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural

    Ministry contact details

    Boulevard Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, No 5010, Piso 5 Col. Insurgentes Cuicuilco, Alc. Coyoacan, C. P. 04530, Mexico DF

    MEXICO DF

  • MICRONESIA (FEDERATED STATES OF)

    Ms Marlyter P. Silbanuz

    About

    Function

    Deputy Assistant Secretary

    Department

    Agriculture UnitDivision of Resource Management and Development

    Organisation/Ministry

    Department of Resources and Development

    Ministry contact details

    PO Box 12 Palikir Station Pohnpei FM 96941

    POHNPEI

  • MOLDOVA

    Dr. Alexandr Manciu

    About

    Function

    Deputy Director General

    Department

    National Food Safety Agency

  • MONGOLIA

    Dr. Narantuya Ayushjav

    About

    Function

    Director General and Chief Veterinary Officer

    Department

    General Authority for Veterinary Services – Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry

  • MONTENEGRO

    Mr Vladimir Djakovic

    About

    Function

    Director of Administration for Food Safety, Veterinary and Phytosanitary Affairs

    Department

    Administration for Food Safety, Veterinary and Phytosanitary Affairs

  • MOROCCO

    Dr. Abderrahman El Abrak

    About

    Function

    Vice President of the Regional Commission for Africa

    Department

    Office National de Sécurité Sanitaire des Produits Alimentaires (ONSSA)

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministère de l'Agriculture, de la Pêche Maritime, du Développement Rural et des Eaux et Forêts

    Ministry contact details

    Avenue Hadj Ahmed Cherkaoui Agdal – Rabat

    RABAT

  • MOZAMBIQUE

    Dr Américo Da Conceicao

    About

    Function

    National Director

    Department

    Ministerio de Agricultura y de Desarrollo rural – Servicios Veterinarios

    Ministry contact details

    Praça dos Heróis Moçambicanos PO Box 1406 Maputo

    MAPUTO

  • MYANMAR

    Dr. Ye Tun Win

    About

    Function

    Director General

    Department

    Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation

    Ministry contact details

    Office Building No.36, Yaza Thingaha Road Ottaya Thiri Township Nay Pyi Taw Postal Code: 15011

    NAY PYI TAW

  • NAMIBIA

    Dr. Johannes Director Shoopala

    About

    Function

    Chief of Veterinary Services

    Department

    Directorate of Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform

  • NEPAL

    Dr. Umesh Dahal

    About

    Function

    Director General

    Department

    Department of Livestock Services – Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development

  • NEW CALEDONIA

    Dr Coralie Lussiez

    About

    Function

    Cheffe du Service

    Department

    Service d'inspection vétérinaire, alimentaire et phytosanitaire

    Organisation/Ministry

    Direction des Affaires Vétérinaires, Alimentaires et Rurales

    Ministry contact details

    2 rue Félix Russeil BP M2 98845 Nouméa Cedex

    NOUMEA

  • NEW ZEALAND

    Dr. Mary Van Andel

    About

    Function

    Council member – Chief Veterinary Officer

    Department

    Ministry for Primary Industries

  • NICARAGUA

    Dr. Wilmer José Juarez Juarez

    About

    Function

    Member of the Council

    Department

    Insituto de Proteccion y Sanidad Agropecuria (IPSA)

    Ministry contact details

    De la Rotonda el Gueguense 300 metros al norte, Frente al Hospital Su Medico, Managua

    Managua

  • NIGER

    Dr. Aboubacar Ramou

    About

    Function

    Chef des Services vétérinaires

    Department

    Ministère de l'Agriculture et de l'Elevage

  • NIGERIA

    Dr. Columba Teru Vakuru

    About

    Function

    Secretary General of the Regional Commission for Africa

    Department

    Department of Veterinary ad Pest Control Services – Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

  • NORTH MACEDONIA (REP. OF)

    Dr. Oliver Milanov

    About

    Function

    Director

    Department

    Food and Veterinary Agency

  • NORWAY

    Ole-Herman Tronerud

    About

    Function

    Chief Veterinary Officer

    Department

    Norvegian Food Safety Authority

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministry of Agriculture and Food

  • OMAN

    Dr. Samah Al Sharif

    About

    Function

    Vice-President of the Regional Commission for the Middle East

    Department

    Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries Wealth and Water Resources

    Ministry contact details

    Muscat Governorate

    P.O Box 467 –

  • PAKISTAN

    Dr. Muhammad Akram

    About

    Function

    Animal Husbandry Commissioner (D&V)

    Department

    Ministry of National Food Security & Research

    Ministry contact details

    Room no 813, 8th Floor, Shaheed-e-Millat Secretariat, Blue Area

    Islamabad

  • PANAMA

    Dr. Reinaldo Viveros

    About

    Function

    Director Nacional de Salud Animal

    Department

    Ministerio de Desarrollo Agropecuaria

  • PAPUA NEW GUINEA

    Dr Ilagi Puana

    About

    Function

    Chief Veterinary Officer

    Department

    Veterinary Services

    Organisation/Ministry

    National Agriculture Quarantine and Inspection Authority

    Ministry contact details

    P. O. Box 741 Port Moresby National Capital District

    Port Moresby

  • PARAGUAY

    Dr. Hugo Federico Idoyaga Benítez

    About

    Function

    Presidente saliente de la Asamblea mundial de los Delegados

    Department

    Servicio Nacional de Calidad y Salud Animal (SENACSA)

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería

    Ministry contact details

    Ciencias Veterinarias N°265 Casi Ruta Mariscal Estigarribia Km 10.5 Casilla de Correo : Capy – 1101-1110 Campus Una – 2169 San Lorenzo

    SAN LORENZO

  • PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

    Dr. Baoxu Huang

    About

    Function

    President of the Regional Commission for Asia and the Pacific

    Department

    Animal Health and Epidemiology Center

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs

    Ministry contact details

    n°369 Nanjing Road,

    Qingdao

    266032

    Qingdao City of Shandong Province

  • PERU

    Dr Eva Luz Martínez Bermúdez

    About

    Function

    Medico Veterinario

    Department

    Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministerio de Agricultura y Riego

    Ministry contact details

    Av. La Molina 1915, La Molina, Lima

    LIMA

  • PHILIPPINES

    Dr. Constante Palabrica

    About

    Function

    Assistant Secretary for Swine and Poultry – Concurrent-in-Charge, Director

    Department

    Bureau of Animal Industry

  • POLAND

    Dr. Krzysztof Jazdzewski

    About

    Function

    Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer

    Department

    General Veterinary Inspectorate

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

    Ministry contact details

    ul. Wspólna 30 00-930 Warszawa

    VARSOVIE

  • PORTUGAL

    Dr. Susana Pombo

    About

    Function

    President of the Council – Director General

    Department

    General Directorate of Food and Veterinary (DGAV)

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development

    Ministry contact details

    Campo Grande 50 1749-014 Lisboa

    LISBONNE

  • QATAR

    Dr Abdulaziz Al-Zeyara

    About

    Function

    Director

    Department

    Animal Resources Department

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministry of Municipality and Environment

    Ministry contact details

    Doha

    DOHA

  • REPUBLIC OF TÜRKIYE

    Dr. Ahmet Gümen

    About

    Function

    Deputy Minister

    Department

    General Directorate of Food and Control

  • ROMANIA

    Dr Laszlo, Nagy Csutak

    About

    Function

    Vice President, Under State Veterinary Secretary

    Department

    National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority

  • RUSSIA

    Dr. Konstantin Savenkov

    About

    Function

    Deputy Head

    Department

    Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation

    Ministry contact details

    Orlikov pereulok 1/11, 107139 Moscow

    MOSCOW

  • RWANDA

    Dr Fabrice Ndayisenga

    About

    Function

    Head of Department

    Department

    Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board – RAB

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources

    Ministry contact details

    P.O.Box 5016 Kigali

    KIGALI

  • SAINT LUCIA

    Dr Sharmine Melville-Edwin

    About

    Function

    Chief Veterinary Officer

    Department

    Veterinary and Livestock Services Division – National Agricultural Diagnostic Facility

  • SAN MARINO

    Dr. Antonio Putti

    About

    Function

    Responsable de la santé vétérinaire et de l'hygiène alimentaire du département de la prévention de la République de Saint-Marin

    Department

    Dipartimento Prevenzione

    Organisation/Ministry

    State Secretariat for Health and Social Security

    Ministry contact details

    Via la Toscana, 3 47893 Borgo Maggiore (R.S.M)

    BORGO MAGGIORE

  • SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE

    Dr Alfredo De Sousa Pontes Rodrigues Da Mata

    About

    Function

    Directeur des Services vétérinaires

    Department

    Direction de l'Elevage

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministère de l'Agriculture et du Développement Rural

    Ministry contact details

    Avenida Marginal 12 de Julho Cx P 47 Sao Tome

    Sao Tome

  • SAUDI ARABIA

    Dr. Sanad Al-Harbi

    About

    Function

    President of the Regional Commission for the Middle East

    Department

    National Center – for the Prevention and Control of Plants & Animal Diseases – Ministry of Environment Water & Agriculture – Head of the Animal Health Sector

  • SENEGAL

    Dr. Mbargou Lo

    About

    Function

    Membre du Conseil

    Department

    Services Vétérinaires

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministère de l'Agriculture, de la Souveraineté alimentaire et de l'Elevage

    Ministry contact details

    Sphères ministérielles, Diamniadio, 3ème Etage Dakar

    DAKAR

  • SERBIA

    Dr. Živko Matijevič

    About

    Function

    Director of Veterinary Authority – Veterinary Directorate

    Department

    Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management

  • SEYCHELLES

    Mr Jimmy Melanie

    About

    Function

    Principal Veterinary Officer

    Department

    Agriculture Department – Animal Health and Livestock Research Division – Ministry of Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment

  • SIERRA LEONE

    Mr Saidu Bamayange

    About

    Function

    Chief Veterinary Officer

    Department

    Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

  • SINGAPORE

    Dr. Chang Siow Foong

    About

    Function

    Director General

    Department

    Animal and Veterinary Service – National Parks Board

  • SLOVAKIA

    Dr. Martin Chudy

    About

    Function

    Chief of Veterinary Services

    Department

    State Veterinary and Food Administration

  • SLOVENIA

    Dr Breda Hrovatin

    About

    Function

    Head

    Department

    Animal Health and Animal Welfare Division

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food

    Ministry contact details

    Dunajska Cesta 22 SI-1000 Ljubljana

    LJUBLJANA

  • SOMALIA

    Dr. Abdirahman Nur Keilie

    About

    Function

    Chief Veterinary Officer

    Department

    Veterinary Services

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministry of Livestock, Forestry and Range

    Ministry contact details

    Mogadishu

    MOGADISCIO

  • SOUTH AFRICA

    Dr. Botlhe Michael Modisane

    About

    Function

    Past President of the World Assembly of OIE Delegates Chief Director

    Department

    Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

    Ministry contact details

    30 Hamilton Street Private Bag X 138 Pretoria 0001

    PRETORIA

  • SOUTH SUDAN (REP. OF)

    Mr Agol Kwai

    About

    Function

    Director General of Veterinary Services and Chief Veterinary Services (CVO)

    Department

    Directorate of Veterinary Services – Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries

  • SPAIN

    Dr Valentín Almansa

    About

    Function

    Director General de Sanidad de la Produccion Agraria

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación

    Ministry contact details

    Calle Almagro 33 PC 28010 Madrid

    MADRID

  • SRI LANKA

    Dr. Kasthuri Arachchige Chandrika Abeyratne Kothalawala

    About

    Function

    Vice President of the Regional Commission for Asia and the Pacific – Director General/ Veterinary Research

    Department

    Department of Animal Production and Health

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Economic Affairs, Livestock Development, Irrigation & Fisheries

    Ministry contact details

    Dr. Hemal Kothalawala

    PERADENIYA

  • ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

    Dr. Kathian Hackshaw

    About

    Function

    Chief Veterinary Officer

    Department

    Animal Health and Production Division

  • SUDAN

    Mr Osama Ahmed

    About

    Function

    Undersecretary

    Department

    Ministry of Animal Resources

  • SURINAME

    Dr. Anand Raj Jaidew Chotkan

    About

    Function

    Permanent Secretary of Animal Husbandry

    Department

    Ministry of Agriculture, Animal, Husbandry and Fisheries

    Ministry contact details

    Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries – Letitia Vriesdelaan 8-10 – Paramaribo

    Paramaribo

  • SWEDEN

    Dr Lena Hellqvist Björnerot

    About

    Function

    Chief Veterinary Officer

    Department

    Swedish Board of Agriculture

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation

    Ministry contact details

    Swedish Board of Agriculture

    551 82 Jönköping

  • SWITZERLAND

    Dr. Hans Wyss

    About

    Function

    Director General

    Department

    Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO)

    Organisation/Ministry

    The Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office, Federal Department of Home Affairs (Département fédér

    Ministry contact details

    Schwarzenburgstrasse 155 CH-3003 Berne

    BERNE

  • SYRIA

    Dr. Bassem Mohsen

    About

    Function

    Chief of Veterinary Services

    Department

    Directorate of Animal Health

  • TAJIKISTAN

    Dr. Muhammad Said Faizullozoda

    About

    Function

    Chairman

    Department

    veterinary services

    Organisation/Ministry

    Committee for food security under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan

    Ministry contact details

    Rudaki av. 78 Dushanbe 734001

    DUSHANBE

  • TANZANIA

    Dr. Benezeth Lutege Malinda

    About

    Function

    Director of Veterinary Services

    Department

    Veterinary Services – Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries,

  • THAILAND

    Dr. Somchuan Ratanamungklanon

    About

    Function

    Director General

    Department

    Department of Livestock Development – Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives

  • THE NETHERLANDS

    Dr. Willem Pelgrim

    About

    Function

    Chief of Veterinary Services

    Department

    Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality

  • TIMOR-LESTE

    Dr. Joanita Bendita Da Costa Jong

    About

    Function

    National Director of Veterinary Directorate

    Department

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries

    Ministry contact details

    Avenida Presidente Nicolao Lobato N°5 Comoro, Dili

    DILI

  • TOGO

    Dr. Komla Batassé Batawui

    About

    Function

    Membre du Conseil, Conseiller spécial du ministre chargé de l'élevage

    Department

    null

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministère de l'Agriculture, de l'Elevage et du Développement Rural

    Ministry contact details

    59 rue de la Kozah Lomé

    LOME

  • TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

    Dr. Lana Gyan

    About

    Function

    Technical Officer Animal Health

    Department

    Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries

    Ministry contact details

    Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries – # 80 Abercrombry Street

    Port of Spain

  • TUNISIA

    Dre Sana Kacem

    About

    Function

    Médecin Vétérinaire – Chargée de la Gestion de la Direction générale des Services Vétérinaires

    Department

    Direction générale des Services Vétérinaires – Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Ressources Hydrauliques et de la Pêche

  • TURKMENISTAN

    Dr. Dovlet Nuryev

    About

    Function

    Acting Head

    Department

    Veterinary Service – Ministry of Agriculture

  • UGANDA

    Dr. Anna Rose Ademun Okurut

    About

    Function

    Vice President of the Regional Commission for Africa

    Department

    Animal Health

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries

    Ministry contact details

    P.O. Box

    Entebbe

    102

  • UKRAINE

    Dr. Volodymyr Kusturov

    About

    Function

    Deputy Head

    Department

    State Service of Food Safety and Consumer Protection

  • UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

    Dr. Kaltham Ali Kayaf

    About

    Function

    Director of Animal Health and Development

    Department

    Ministry of Climate Change and Environment

    Ministry contact details

    P.O. Box 926 Dubaï

    Dubai

  • UNITED KINGDOM

    Dr. Christine Middlemiss

    About

    Function

    Council Member – UK Chief Veterinary Officer

    Department

    Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

    Organisation/Ministry

    Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    Ministry contact details

    17 Smith Square Nobel House SW1P3JR London

    LONDON

  • UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

    Dr. Rosemary Sifford

    About

    Function

    President of the Regional Commission for the Americas and Deputy Administrator Veterinary Services Chief Veterinary Officer

    Department

    Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services

    Organisation/Ministry

    United States Department of Agriculture

    Ministry contact details

    1400 Independence Avenue, SW J.L. Whitten Building, Room 317-E, Washington, DC 20250

    WASHINGTON

  • URUGUAY

    Dr Enrique Diego De Freitas Netto

    About

    Function

    Director General

    Department

    Direccion General de Servicios Ganaderos

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca

    Ministry contact details

    Ruta Nacional No. 8 Brigadier Gral. Juan Antonio Lavalleja – Km 17 Montevideo

    MONTEVIDEO

  • UZBEKISTAN

    Dr Abrar Akbarov

    About

    Function

    Deputy Chairman of the State Veterinary Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan

    Department

    Veterinary Services

    Ministry contact details

    21a, Kichik khalka youli Str., Tashkent, 100123

  • VANUATU

    Dr. Ian Peebles

    About

    Function

    Acting Principal Veterinary Officer

    Department

    Biosecurity Vanuatu

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Fisheries and Biosecurity

    Ministry contact details

    PMB 9086 Port Vila

    PORT VILA

  • VENEZUELA

    Dr Wilmer José Alcázar Guerra

    About

    Function

    Director Nacional

    Department

    Salud Animal Integral

    Organisation/Ministry

    Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Agricultura Productiva y Tierras

    Ministry contact details

    Av. Principal Las Delicias Edificio INAI Planta Baja, Oficina INSAI Sector las Delicias Maracay Estado Aragua Zona Postal 2102 Caracas

    CARACAS

  • VIETNAM

    Dr Long Nguyen Van

    About

    Function

    Chief Veterinary Officer – Acting Director General

    Department

    Department of Animal Health – Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

  • YEMEN

    Abdulrahman Al-Khateeb

    About

    Function

    Director General of Animal Health and Veterinary Quarantine

    Department

    Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Fish Wealth

    Ministry contact details

    Hojaeef, Altawahi District

    Aden City

  • ZAMBIA

    Dr. Charles Maseka

    About

    Function

    Acting Director Veterinary Services

    Department

    Department of Veterinary Services – Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock

  • ZIMBABWE

    Makaya Pious Vengesai

    About

    Function

    Chief Director

    Department

    Division of Veterinary Services – Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, Climate and Rural Development