NPAFC Officers and Representatives

Officers (October 12, 2007 - Adjournment of 2009 Annual Meeting)

The Commission elects Presidents, Vice-President in accordance with the Section VIII, Article 11 of the Convention and Rules of Procedure No. 14 and Chairpersons of the committees in accordance with the Rules of Procedure No. 15.

President:	Dohyung Koo (Korea) Deputy Director International Cooperation Team Ministry of Maritime Affairs & Fisheries
Vice President:	James Balsiger (USA) Regional Administrator Alaska Region National Marine Fisheries Service
Chairpersons:	CSRS: Yukimasa Ishida (Japan) ENFO: Robert Martinolich (Canada) F&A: Sergey Maksimov (Russia)

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NPAFC Representatives

Each Party nominates up to three Representatives in accordance with Article VIII, No.7 of the Convention. The current representatives are listed below:

Canada	Guy Beaupré Director General International Affairs, Fisheries and Oceans Canada	Gerry Kristianson Fisheries Vice President Sport Fishing Institute	Russ Jones Consultant Haida Gwaii
Japan	Koji Imamura President National Federation of Medium Trawlers Assocciations	Sumio Kusaka Deputy Director General North American Affairs Bureau Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Daishiro Nagahata Counsellor Resources Management Department Fisheries Agency of Japan
Korea	Dohyung Koo Deputy Director International Cooperation Team, Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries	Sukyung Kang Scientist Youngdong Inland Fisheries Research Institute, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute	Ki Baik Seong Fisheries Research Scientist Youngdong Inland Fisheries Research Institute, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute
Russia	Mikhail Glubokovsky Deputy Director Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation	Sergey Maksimov Head of Division Federal Agency for Fisheries	Sergey Podolyan Deputy Head Federal Agency for Fisheries
United States	James Balsiger Regional Director Alaska Region (F/AKR) National Marine Fisheries Service	Roland Maw Executive Director United Cook Inlet Drift Association	Gary T. Smith President Gary Smith Company Seattle

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