76th MEETING OF
THE DIRECTING COUNCIL OF THE
INTER-AMERICAN CHILDREN'S INSTITUTE
May 9-11, 2001
Montevideo, Uruguay
CD/RES. 01 (76-R/01)
ELECTION OF THE AD-HOC PRESIDENT OF THE 76th MEETING
THE DIRECTING COUNCIL,
WHEREAS:
The President of the Directing Council, Brian Ward, and the Vice-President, Marjorie Taylor, Delegates of Canada and Jamaica respectively, are unable to attend the 76th Meeting, for reasons beyond their control;
The Statute of the IACI does not establish a substitution procedure for a case of temporary absence of the President and Vice-President of the Directing Council;
The Director General, as Secretary of the Council, has consulted the OAS Secretariat for Legal Affairs on this matter and, as a result, there is a need for the Directing Council to appoint ad-hoc authorities for the duration of the Meeting;
The Executive Committee, consulted on this matter, has came to a conclusion similar to that contained in the recommendation of the OAS Secretariat for Legal Affairs;
The Delegation of Canada
has suggested the candidacy of Juan Manuel Urrutia, Delegate of Colombia,
for the position of ad-hoc President of the Directing Council
during its 76th Meeting; this suggestion has been seconded by
the Delegation of the United States;
Twenty countries are represented at the time of the election;
RESOLVES:
To elect, by acclamation, Juan Manuel Urrutia to fill the position of ad-hoc President of the Directing Council during its 76th Meeting.