Chairman Ms. Lock (Vice Chairman) (South Africa)

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Ms. Lock (South Africa), Vice Chairman, took the Chair.

In the absence of Mr. MacKay (New Zealand), Ms. Lock (South Africa), Vice Chairman, took the Chair

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Mr. Mariño Menéndez was affirmed as Chairperson Rapporteur of the meeting, and Mr. Doek was affirmed as Vice Chairperson, in accordance with the convention that the Chairperson of the inter committee meeting acts as Chairperson of the meeting of chairpersons.

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Mr. Mekdad (Syrian Arab Republic) (spoke in Arabic) First of all, Mr. President, I would like to congratulate you upon your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council this month.

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Chairman Mr. DANIELL (South Africa) (Vice Chairman)

At the invitation of the President, Mr. Assaker (Lebanon) and Mr. Mekdad (Syrian Arab Republic) took seats at the Council table.

The Committee elected Mr. Craig J. Daniell (South Africa) as one of its Vice Chairmen.

Mr. Mekdad (Syrian Arab Republic) (spoke in Arabic) I congratulate you, Sir, and your friendly country on your accession to the presidency of the Council for this month.

WASHINGTON, DC In early 2012, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke used the term fiscal cliff to grab the attention of lawmakers and the broader public. Bernanke s point was that Americans should worry about the combination of federal tax increases and spending cuts that are currently scheduled to begin at the end of this year.

Vice Chairmen A. M. Omar (South Africa)

Byrd, Chamberlin, Wooster and Davis, and those two Frenchmen, Nungesser and Coli. They would all be way out ahead of us.

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His Excellency Mr. Fayssal Mekdad, Chairman of the Delegation of the Syrian Arab Republic

His Excellency Mr. Fayssal Mekdad, Chairman of the Delegation of the Syrian Arab Republic

The CHAIRMAN said that Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Thailand and the League of Arab States had applied to participate in the work of the Subcommittee.

Chairman Mr. Elji (Vice Chairman) (Syrian Arab Republic) Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions Mr. Kuznetsov

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Statements were made by the Secretary General, Kofi Annan, and the President of the Economic and Social Council, Munir Akram.

In the absence of the President, Mr. Verbeke (Belgium), Vice President, took the Chair.

Mr. Al Jaafari (Iraq) (spoke in Arabic) I wish first of all to express my sincerest congratulations to you, Sir, on your election to the presidency of the General Assembly.

BERKELEY US Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke is not regarded as an oracle in the way that his predecessor, Alan Greenspan, was before the financial crisis. But financial markets were glued to the speech he gave in Jackson Hole, Wyoming on August 26. What they heard was a bit of a muddle.

At the invitation of the President, Mr. Assaf (Lebanon) and Mr. Mekdad (Syrian Arab Republic) took seats at the Council table.

However, in view of the fact that Albert Hoffman (South Africa) was no longer available to serve in that capacity and in order to ensure the representation of all regional groups, the Working Group decided to invite Sabelo Sivuyile Maqungo (South Africa) to join the Friends of the Chairman.

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Mike was elected chairperson.

Chairman Mr. Koudelka (Vice Chairman) (Czech Republic)

later Mr. Daoba (Vice Chairman) (Slovakia)

Temporary Chairman Mr. Chidumo (Vice Chairman) (Mozambique)

In the absence of the President, Mr. Poukré Kono (Central African Republic), Vice President, took the Chair.

Mr. Mekdad (Syrian Arab Republic) (spoke in Arabic) I should like, first of all, to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this meeting to consider the tragic effects of the natural disaster that struck South Asia and South East Asia.

In the absence of the President, Mr. Verbeke (Belgium), Vice President, took the Chair.

Mr. Vohidov (Uzbekistan), Vice Chairman, took the Chair.

English Page In the absence of Mr. Tomka (Slovakia), Mr. Daniell