Appointment of the Executive Secretary

The Representatives,

Recalling Article 3 of Measure 1 (2003) regarding the appointment of an Executive Secretary to head the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty;
Recalling Decision 2 (2013), on the re-appointment of Dr. Manfred Reinke as Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty for a term of four years from 1 September 2013;
Recalling Decision 4 (2016), on the Procedure for Selection and Appointment of the Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty;
Recalling Regulation 6.1 of the Staff Regulations for the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty, annexed to Decision 3 (2003);

Decide:
1. to appoint Mr. Albert Lluberas Bonaba as Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty for a term of four years, pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the letter of the Chair of the XL Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting annexed to this Decision; and
2. that this appointment shall commence on 1 September 2017.