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Executive Committee & Treasurer
Ms. Margaret Reynolds - Australia Ms.Kathryn White - Canada
Mr. Pang Sen - China Mr.Cissa Wa Numbe - Congo
Mr. Carlos Amat Forés - Cuba
Dr. Christos Theodoulou - Cyprus
Prof. Ervin Gömbös - Hungary
Mr. Suresh Srivastava - India
Mrs. Rena Shashua-Hasson - Israel
Amb. Sun Joun-yung - Korea
Ms. Kari Solholm - Norway
Mr. Alexei Borisov - Russia Ms.Ángels Mataró - Spain Prof. Abdalla Ahmed Abdalla - Sudan
Mr. Aleksander Gabelic - Sweden
Mr. Rodney John Fielding - UK
Mr. Irving Stolberg - USA Ms. Norma Rojas Nobrega - Venezuela
Mr. Ramaz Aptsiauri - Georgia
Professor Margaret Reynolds has had a lengthy career in Australian Politics and International Relations having been elected as a Senator for six terms between 1983 and 1996. During her parliamentary career, she was a member of the Joint Parliamentary Committee of Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade and participated in several official delegations to South East Asia, China, Japan South America, Africa, the U.S, and Europe.Margaret has a professional background in education and currently teaches Human Rights and International Politics in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Queensland. She has been National President of UNA-Australia since 1999. She has focused on advocacy and public education about the role of the United Nations, State responsibilities and international law.
Kathryn White assumed the position of Executive Director of UNA-Canada in December 2003. Previously, Ms. White had been the President of Black & White Inc, an Ottawa-based international consultancy that specialized in risk management, policy research and citizen engagement. Ms. White has published widely on climate change, youth-at-risk, international peace building, conflict resolution and many other topics.
Sen Pang is presently the Vice President and Director-General of UNA-China. Mr. Pang recently served as a Senior Activity Evaluation Officer for the UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission at UN Headquarters in New York. Mr. Pang has published on both security and human rights issues. He also served many postings in career at the Foreign Ministry in Beijing.
 Dr. Christos Theodoulou has been President of the UNA of Cyprus since March 2002, and he has been re-elected for a new term of 4 years in February 2004. A member of the UNA of Cyprus since 1969, he was in the Council as an Organizing Commissioner, Vice- President, and Chairman of the Larnaca branch. A lawyer, political scientist and an expert on international politics, Dr. Theodoulou was a UN staff member in New York in Human Rights from 1971-1973. He has also published many works on historical, political and legal matters, on International Relations, the UN and the UN Movement.
 Dr. Ervin GÖMBÖS has been the Secretary-General of the United Nations Association of Hungary since 1981. He had various positions in the World Federation of United Nations Associations (Vice-President 1983-87, 1991-95, member of the Executive Committee 1987-91, 1995-). He is a professor at the International Business School in Budapest. Earlier he worked for the United Nations Statistical Office in New York for five years. Author of two books and co-author or editor of many others. Published some 50 studies on informatics, economics and international relations.
Suresh Srivastava is the Vice President of WFUNA-Geneva, Switzerland and the Secretary-General of the Indian Federation of UNA. Mr. Srivastava has been a member of the Delhi High Court Bar Association and served as both Vice-President and President of the organization. Mr. Srivastava's professional interests include the United Nations, and social and economic challenges in India.
Amb. Sun Joun-yung is currently the Vice-President and CEO of UNA-ROK, during which time he has been instrumental in having South Korea host the 39th Plenary Assembly in 2009. Mr. Sun is a former ambassador to the United Nations in both New York and Geneva. Mr. Sun has also served as the Chair Professor of the Graduate School of North Korean Studies at Kyungnam University, Seoul.
Kari Solholm, the Secretary-General of UNA-Norway, has over 24 years experience working for UNA-Norway. During this time, she was a board member of the Norwegian UNESCO-commission, as well as an alternate board member on both the Norwegian Refugee Council and the Governing Board of the UNESCO Institute for Education in Hamburg. Mrs. Solholm also has over 10 years experience as a teacher.
Alexei N Borisov is the Head of UNESCO Chair on Human Rights and Democracy, MGIMO-University. Mr. Borisov has served as Deputy Chairman and Secretary-General of UNA-Russia. He has also published many works on democracy, terrorism, the UN and NGO movements.
Rodney John Fielding is the Treasurer of UNA-UK, the Chair of their Management and Finance Sub-Committee and the Vice-Chair of the Board. Mr. Fielding has been a member of UNA-UK for over 30 years while serving the Board of Directors at different times since the early 1990s. Mr. Fielding also boasts an extensive career in academia serving as a principle lecturer, department head, and dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences.
Irving Stolberg is the president of the Connecticut Division of the United Nations Association. Mr. Stolberg has served both the UNA national Board of Directors and the UNA Executive Committee. Mr. Stolberg also served for 22 years in the Connecticut House of Representatives, including two terms as Speaker of the House and one as House Minority Leader. Mr. Stolberg has extensive knowledge and experience in China, Africa, and Central and Eastern Europe.
Norma Rojas has a diverse academic and professional career in both Venezuela and Spain. Ms. Rojas most recently served as the Community Projects Specialist at CIDEU in Barcelona, Spain. She also worked as a Human Ecology Specialist at the International Center of Research and Social Dynamic Studies in Caracas. Ms. Rojas holds an International Diploma in Human Rights from the Technological Center University, Valencia.
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