Re-appointment of the Executive Secretary

The Representatives,

Recalling Decision 3 (2004);

Recalling Article 3 of Measure 1 (2003) regarding the appointment of an Executive Secretary to head the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty;

Bearing in mind Paragraph 3 of Decision 2 (2003) on the provisional application of Measure 1 (2003);

Recalling Regulation 6.1 of the Staff Regulations for the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty;

Decide:

1. to re-appoint Mr. Johannes Huber as Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty for an additional term of one year, pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the letter of the Chair of the 30th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting annexed to this Decision; and

2. that this re-appointment shall commence on September 1, 2008.