PBC CHAIR HISTORY

Chair

Vice-Chair(s)

Term

H.E. Ms. Antje Leendertse (Germany)

H.E. Mr. Omar Hilale (Morocco)

H.E. Mr. Yamazaki Kazuyuki (Japan)

H.E. Mr. Krzysztof Szczerski (Poland)

H.E. Mr. Sérgio França Danese (Brazil)

1 January 2025 – present

H.E. Mr. Sérgio França Danese (Brazil)

H.E. Mr. Ivan Šimonović (Croatia)

H.E. Mr. Martin Kimani (Kenya)

1 January – 31 December 2024

H.E. Mr. Ivan Šimonović (Croatia)

H.E. Mr. Muhammad Abdul Muhith (Bangladesh)

H.E. Ms. Antje Leendertse (Germany)

1 January – 31 December 2023

H.E. Ms. Rabab Fatima (Bangladesh)

H.E. Mr. Muhammad Abdul Muhith (Bangladesh)

H.E. Mr. José Alfonso Blanco Conde (Dominican Republic)

H.E. Mr. Osama Abdelkhalek (Egypt)

1 January – 15 July 2022

2 August – 31 December 2022

H.E. Mr. Mohamed Edrees (Egypt)

H.E. Mr. Osama Abdelkhalek (Egypt)

H.E. Mr. Bob Rae (Canada)

H.E. Mr. Michal Mlynár (Slovakia)

1 January – 31 August 2021

1 September – 31 December 2021

H.E. Mr. Marc-Andre Blanchard (Canada)

H.E. Mr. Bob Rae (Canada)

H.E. Mr. Guillermo de Soto (Colombia)

H.E. Mr. Kimihiro Ishikane (Japan)

1 January – 30 June 2020

31 August – 31 December 2020

H.E. Mr. Guillermo de Soto (Colombia)

H.E. Mr. Ion Jinga (Romania)

H.E. Mr. Mohamed Edrees (Egypt)

1 January – 31 December 2019

H.E. Mr. Ion Jinga (Romania)

H.E. Mr. Cho Tae-yul (Republic of Korea)

H.E. Mr. Christoph Heusgen (Germany)

1 January – 31 December 2018

H.E. Mr. Cho Tae-yul (Republic of Korea)

H.E. Mr. Macharia Kamau (Kenya)

H.E. Mr. Juan José Gómez Camacho (Mexico)

1 January – 31 December 2017

H.E. Mr. Macharia Kamau (Kenya)

H.E. Mr. Olof Skoog (Sweden)

H.E. Mr. Oh Joon (Republic of Korea)

1 January – 31 December 2016

H.E. Mr. Olof Skoog (Sweden)

H.E. Mr. Antonio de Aguiar Patriota (Brazil)

1 January – 31 December 2015

H.E. Mr. Antonio de Aguiar Patriota (Brazil)

H.E. Mr. Vladimir Drobnjak (Croatia)

1 January – 31 December 2014

H.E. Mr Ranko Vilović (Croatia)

H.E. Mr. Vladimir Drobnjak (Croatia)

H.E. Mr. Abulkalam Abdul Momen (Bangladesh)

1 January – 30 July 2013

1 August 2013 – 31 December 2013

H.E. Mr. Abulkalam Abdul Momen (Bangladesh)

H.E. Mr Ranko Vilović (Croatia)

1 January – 31 December 2012

H.E. Mr. Eugène-Richard Gasana (Rwanda)

H.E. Mr. Gert Rosenthal (Guatemala)

H.E. Mr. Yuriy Sergeyev (Ukraine)

1 January – 31 December 2011

H.E. Mr. Peter Wittig (Germany)

H.E. Mr. Martin Palouš (Czech Republic)

1 January – 31 December 2010

H.E. Mr. Heraldo Muñoz (Chile)

H.E. Mr. Park In-Kook (Republic of Korea)

1 January – 31 December 2009

H.E. Mr. Yukio Takasu (Japan)

H.E. Mr. Leslie Kojo Christian (Ghana)

H.E. Ms. Carmen Maria Gallardo Hernandez (El Salvador)

23 June 2007 – 31 December 2008

H.E. Mr. Gaspar Martins (Angola)

H.E. Mr. Johan Løvald (Norway)

H.E. Ms. Carmen Maria Gallardo Hernandez (El Salvador)

23 June 2006 – 22 June 2007