THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Composed of all the associated constituent members, it is the Office’s most important body. It meets every four years.
THE COUNCIL
Formed by 24 voting members, representing all regions, it is elected by the General Assembly. The Council elects its President and Vice-Presidents. A body for reflection and deliberation, it oversees the General Assembly’s decisions. It meets once a year.
| COUNCIL | ||
|---|---|---|
| President: | Paul Barber | EUROPE – England and Wales |
| Vice-president: | Augusta Muthigani | AFRICA – Kenya |
| Vice-president: | Joseph Manippadeth | ASIA – India |
| Vice-president: | Maria Antonieta Garcia Carrizales | AMERICA – Peru |
| Vice-president: | Antonios Kalta | MENA – Egypt |
| Treasurer: | José Alberto Mesa | EUROPE-Italy |
THE SECRETARY GENERAL
Elected by the General Assembly, he organizes and directs the General Secretariat, the Office’s executive body. He coordinates and motivates the activity of the Regional Secretariats and Permanent Representations. He represents the Office in its external relations.
| GENERAL SECRETARY | ||
|---|---|---|
| General Secretary: | Philippe Richard, France | secretaire.general@oiecinternational.com |
| ADMINISTRATION | ||
| Assistant: | Béatrice Linn, Italy | secretary@oiecinternational.com |
| Event manager (Congress 2019): | Camille Chevallier, France | congres2019@oiecinternational.com |
| Translation: | Chloé Zartarian, France | chloe.zartarian@orange.fr |
THE REGIONAL SECRETARIES
Motivate the Office’s activities at a regional level. The regions are Africa, with headquarters in Yaoundé (Cameroon); Americas, with headquaters 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 SECRETARIES | |
|---|---|
| Regional Secretary AFRICA: | P. Épiphane Ahouanse, Benin |
| Regional Secretary AMERICA (CIEC): | Oscar A. Pérez Sayago, Colombia |
| Regional Secretary ASIA: | Fr. Roderick Salazar, Philippines |
| Regional Secretary EUROPE (CEEC): | M Guy Selderslagh, Belgium |
| Regional Secretary MIDDLE EAST (MENA): | P. Boutros Azar, Lebanon |
BOARD MEMBERS
| GENERAL SECRETARY OIEC |
|---|
| Philippe Richard |
| REGIONAL SECRETARIES | |
|---|---|
| Regional Secretary AFRICA: | P. Épiphane Ahouanse, Benin |
| Regional Secretary AMERICA (CIEC): | Oscar A. Pérez Sayago, Colombia |
| Regional Secretary ASIA: | Fr. Roderick Salazar, Philippines |
| Regional Secretary EUROPE (CEEC): | M Guy Selderslagh, Belgium |
| Regional Secretary MIDDLE EAST (MENA): | P. Boutros Azar, Lebanon |
| ASIA |
|---|
| Alain P. Manolo, Philippines |
| Ivan Perera, Sri Lanka |
| François Xavier Decha Arpornratana, Thailand |
| Joseph Manippadeth, India |
| AMERICA |
|---|
| Ana Julia Suriel Sanchez, Dominican Republic |
| José Alberto Alvarez, Argentina |
| Maria Antonieta Garcia Carrizales, Peru |
| Romulo Lopez Seminario, Ecuador |
| EUROPE |
|---|
| Paul Barber, England and Wales |
| José Maria Alvira Duplá, Spain |
| Louis-Marie Piron, France |
| Etienne Michel, Belgium (french speaking) |
| AFRICA |
|---|
| Anne Baker, RSA |
| Augusta Muthigani, Kenya |
| Epiphane Ahouanse, Benin |
| Noël N’Tungu Bisibu, RDC |
| MENA |
|---|
| Marc Boucrot, Marocco |
| Antonios Kalta, Egypte |
| Abdel Masih Fahim, Holy Land |
| Elie Delplace, Turkey |
| Associate members |
|---|
| Marist Brothers: Brother Carlos Alberto Rojas |
| Figlie di Maria Ausiliatrice Salesiane di Don Bosco/ FMA: Sister Martha Séïde |
| Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur/ SNdeN: Sister Maria Delaney |
| Sociétà di Maria (Marianisti) – SM: Brother E. Maximin Magnan |
MANAGERS OF PROGRAMS
Manager of the program “Development of the Academic Project of the OIEC” : Brother Juan Antonio Ojeda Ortiz, Spain, (FEC)
Manager of the “APP and Communication program”: Mr Xavier Buyse, Spain
Manager of the program “Solidarity school insurance”: Mr Eugenio Molina, Spain
Manager of the program “Representation in International Organizations”: Mr Michel Bertet, France
PERMANENT REPRESENTATIONS
In the International Institutions in Paris, Geneva, Rome, Strasbourg, New York and Vienna.
| PERMANENT REPRESENTATIONS | |
|---|---|
| Permanent R. Paris: | Marie-Christine Jeandelle |
| Permanent R. Geneva: | Ignasi Grau i Callizo |
| Permanent R. Rome: | – |
| Permanent R. Strasbourg: | Bernard Senelle |
| Permanent R. New York: | Jerry Cattaro |