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The Executive Committee
The Executive Committee oversees GEO’s activities when the Plenary is not in session. The Committee consists of 12 representatives elected from the five GEO regions, including three each from the Americas, Asia and Europe, two from Africa, and one from the Commonwealth of Independent States. The Committee is also responsible for guiding the Secretariat.
The 12 Committee members are:
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Africa
Americas
- Argentina
- Panama (1 year term)
- United States *
Asia/Oceania
- Australia
- China *
- Japan (1 year term)
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Commonwealth of Independent States
Europe
- European Commission *
- Germany (1 year term)
- Norway
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* Co-chairs
The GEO Members elect four Members to serve as Co-Chairs. They preside over both the Plenary and the Executive Committee. The current Co-Chairs are represented by the following individuals:
- Zheng Guoguang, Administrator, Chinese Meteorological Administration (China)
- Conrad Lautenbacher, Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (United States)
- Philemon Mjwara, Director-General, Department of Science and Technology (South Africa)
- Zoran Stančič, Deputy Director-General for Research (European Commission)
Further details on how GEO functions can be found in the Rules of Procedure .
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