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) 

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

H.E. Mr. Ivan Šimonović (Croatia)

H.E. Mr. Martin Kimani (Kenya)

H.E. Mr. Ivan Šimonović (Croatia)

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

H.E. Ms. Antje Leendertse (Germany)

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