ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

The General Assembly

Composed of all the constituent and associate members, it is the supreme body of the Office. It meets every four years.

PRESIDENT Father Jawad ALAMAT, Tunisie
VICE-PRESIDENT AmericaOscar PEREZ SAYAGO
VICE-PRESIDENT AsiaAlain MANALO
VICE-PRESIDENT AfricaZephyrinus YEM MBUH
VICE-PRESIDENT EuropePaul  BARBER
TREASURERJosé Alberto MESA

The Secretary General

Elected by the General Assembly, he organises and directs the General Secretariat, the executive body of the Office. He coordinates and stimulates the activities of the Regional Secretariats and the Permanent Representations. He represents the Office in its external relations.

SECRETARY GENERAL 
Hervé LECOMTE, Francesecretaire.general@oiecinternational.com
ADMINISTRATION 
Béatrice LINN, Italysecretary@oiecinternational.com

The Regional Secretaries

Their objective is to motivate the Office’s activities at regional level. The regions are Africa, with headquarters in Yaoundé (Cameroon); the Americas, with headquarters in Bogotá (Colombia); Asia and Oceania, with headquarters in New Delhi (India); Europe, with headquarters in Brussels (Belgium) and the Near and Middle East, with headquarters in Beirut (Lebanon).

Regional Secretary AFRICA (CEAM) :Zephyrinus YEM MBUH, CAMEROON
Regional Secretary AMERICA (CIEC):Oscar A. PEREZ SAYAGO, COLOMBIA
Regional Secretary ASIA :Alain MANALO, PHILIPPINES
Regional Secretary EUROPE (CEEC):Louis-Marie PIRON, FRANCE
Regional Secretary
MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA (MENA):
Youssef NASR, LEBANON

CONGREGATIONS

Martha SEÏDE, Filles de Marie Auxiliatrice Salésiennes di Don Bosco FMA

The Council

It consists of 30 deliberative members, representing all regions, and is elected by the General Assembly. The Council elects its President and Vice-Presidents. As a body for reflection and deliberation, it ensures that the decisions of the General Assembly are implemented. It meets once a year.

SECRETARY GENERAL OIEC Hervé LECOMTE

PRESIDENT Father Jawad ALAMAT

REGIONAL SECRETARIES  
Regional Secretary AFRICA : Zephyrinus Yem Mbuh, Cameroon
Regional Secretary AMERICA (CIEC) : Oscar A. Pérez Sayago, Colombia
Regional Secretary ASIA : Alain P. Manalo, Philippines
Regional Secretary EUROPE (CEEC) : Louis-Marie Piron, France
Regional Secretary
MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA
 (MENA) :
Youssef Nasr, Lebanon

ASIA
Father Alain P. Manalo, Philippines
Asher Javaid, Pakistan
Jacinta Collins, Australia
Father Maria Charles, India

AMERICA
Sister Ana Julia Suriel Sanchez, Dominican Republic
Francisco Varela, Uruguay
Francisco Mendez, Venezuela
Msc. Romulo Lopez Seminario, Ecuador

EUROPE
Paul Barber, England and Wales
Pedro Huerta Nuno, Spain
Philippe Delorme, France
Etienne Michel, Belgium (French-speaking)

AFRICA
Zephyrinus Yem Mbuh, Cameroon
Alain Romaine, Mauritius
Didier Affolabi, Benin
Anne Baker, South Africa

MENA
Pascal Peyrat, Morocco
Jawad Alamat, Tunisia
Youssef Nasr, Lebanon
Yacoub Rafidi, Palestine

CONGREGATIONS
Marist Brothers: José Sánchez Bravo
Figlie Di Maria Ausiliatrice Salesiane Di Don Bosco/ Fma: Sister Martha Seïde
Brothers of the Christian Schools: Nestor Anaya
Compagnie De Jesus: José Alberto Mesa

Functional organisation chart

Permanent Representations

UNESCO Gloria Parra, Roseline Moreau
United Nations (UN) Philippe RICHARD, Tom BURNFORD, Michel BERTET
COUNCIL OF EUROPE Bernard SENELLE, Pierre DUSSERE, Marianne ROULOT