Re-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 (“the Secretariat”);

Recalling Decision 6 (2017), which appointed Mr Albert Lluberas Bonaba as Executive Secretary of the Secretariat for a term of four years from 1 September 2017;

Recalling Regulation 6.1 of the Staff Regulations for the Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty annexed to Decision 2 (2021);

Decide:

1. to re-appoint Mr Albert Lluberas Bonaba as Executive Secretary of the Secretariat for an additional term of four years, pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the letter of the Chair of Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (“ATCM”) XLIII annexed to this Decision; and

2. that this re-appointment shall commence on 1 September 2021.