FAO Organizational chart
GOVERNING BODIES
Conference
Council
Hans Hoogeveen
Independent Chairperson of the Council
- Council Committees:
- Programme Committee
Yael RubinsteinChairperson - Finance Committee
Imelda SmolčićChairperson - Committe on Constitutional and Legal Matters
Alison StorsveChairperson
- Regional Conferences
- Africa
- Asia and the Pacific
- Europe
- Latin America and the Caribbean
- Near East
- Technical Committees
- Committee on Agriculture
- Committee on Commodity Problems
- Committee on Fisheries
- Committee on Forestry
QU Dongyu
Director-General
Clemencia Cosentino
Director
CORE LEADERSHIP
Deputy Director-General
Deputy Director-General
Deputy Director-General
Chief Economist
Chief Scientist
Director of Cabinet
Cabinet Units
Administration
Coordination
Governing Bodies & Protocol
Secretariat
Registry
Speech, Communication, Brief Writing & Emergency Response
Donata Mary Rugarabamu
Legal Counsel
Mika Tapio
Inspector-General
Ombudsman Office (OMB)
Katya Zoe Laeeq Melluish
Ombudsman
Monde Magolo
Ethics Officer
Beth Crawford
Director
Stefanos Fotiou
Director
REGIONAL, LIAISON AND COUNTRY OFFICES
Assistant Director General/Regional Representative
Reporting Line A: DDG Thomas Reporting Line B: DDG Semedo
Subregional and Country Offices
Assistant Director-General/Regional Representative
Reporting Line A: DDG Thomas Reporting Line B: Director of Cabinet
Subregional and Country Offices
Assistant Director-General/Regional Representative
Reporting Line A: DDG Thomas Reporting Line B: Director of Cabinet
Subregional and Country Offices
Assistant Director-General/Regional Representative
Reporting Line A: DDG Thomas Reporting Line B: Chief Economist
Subregional and Country Offices
Assistant Director General/Regional Representative
Reporting Line A: DDG Thomas Reporting Line B: Chief Scientist
Subregional and Country Offices
LIAISON OFFICES
Subregional Offices
Subregional Office for Central Africa, Gabon, Libreville
Hélder Muteia
Subregional Office for Eastern Africa, Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Chimimba David Phiri
Subregional Office for West Africa, Senegal, Dakar
Gouantoueu Robert Guei
Subregional Office for Southern Africa, Zimbabwe, Harare
Talla Takoukam Patrice
Country Offices
Multiple Accreditation Offices
Subregional Offices
Subregional Office for the Pacific Islands, Samoa, Apia
Xiangjun Yao
Country Offices
Multiple Accreditation Offices
Subregional Offices
Subregional Office for Central Asia, Turkey, Ankara
Viorel Gutu
Country Offices
Multiple Accreditation Offices
Subregional Offices
Subregional Office for the Caribbean, Barbados, Bridgetown
Renata Clarke
Subregional Office for Mesoamerica, Panama, Panama City
Adoniram Sanches Peraci
Country Offices
Multiple Accreditation Offices
Subregional Offices
Subregional Office for North Africa, Tunisia, Tunis
Philippe Ankers
Subregional Office for the Gulf Cooperation Council States and Yemen, United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
Abdulhakim Rajab Elwaer (Officer-in-Charge)
Country Offices
FAO Offices with Technical Officer
Liaison Offices
Guangzhou QU
Director
Reporting Line A: Directeur De Cabinet
Reporting Line B: DDG Thomas
Reporting Line B: DDG Thomas
Jocelyn Brown Hall
Director
Reporting Line A: DDG Thomas
Reporting Line B: DDG Bechdol
Reporting Line B: DDG Bechdol
Dominique Burgeon
Director
Reporting Line A: DDG Thomas
Reporting Line B: Chief Economist
Reporting Line B: Chief Economist
Raschad Al-Khafaji
Director
Reporting Line A: DDG Thomas
Reporting Line B: Director of Cabinet
Reporting Line B: Director of Cabinet
Oleg Kobiakov
Director
Reporting Line A: ADG/Representative, REU
Reporting Line B: DDG Thomas
Reporting Line B: DDG Thomas
Eriko Hibi
Director
Reporting Line A: ADG/Representative, RAP
Reporting Line B: DDG Thomas
Reporting Line B: DDG Thomas
Partnership and Liaison Office in the Republic of Korea
Shengyao Tang
Director
Reporting Line A: ADG/Representative, RAP
Reporting Line B: DDG Thomas
Reporting Line B: DDG Thomas
ASSISTANT DIRECTORS-GENERAL
Maurizio Martina
Assistant Director-General
Reporting Line: Director-General
Vincent Jean Martin
Director
Reporting Line A:
Chief Scientist
Reporting Line B:
Chief Economist
Chief Scientist
Reporting Line B:
Chief Economist
Office of SIDS, LDCs and LLDCs (OSL)
Angélica María Jácome Daza
Director
Reporting Line A:
Chief Economist
Reporting Line B:
DDG Bechdol
Chief Economist
Reporting Line B:
DDG Bechdol
Office of Emergencies and Resilience (OER)
Rein Andre Paulsen
Director
Reporting Line A:
DDG Thomas
Reporting Line B:
DDG Bechdol
DDG Thomas
Reporting Line B:
DDG Bechdol
Kaveh Zahedi
Director
Reporting Line A:
DDG Semedo
Reporting Line B:
DDG Bechdol
DDG Semedo
Reporting Line B:
DDG Bechdol
Pietro Gennari
Director
Reporting Line A:
Chief Economist
Reporting Line B:
Chief Scientist
Chief Economist
Reporting Line B:
Chief Scientist
Yasmina Bouziane
Officer-in-Charge
Reporting Line A:
Director of Cabinet
Reporting Line B:
Chief Economist
Director of Cabinet
Reporting Line B:
Chief Economist
Mohamed Manssouri
Director
Reporting line A: Chief Economist
Reporting line B: DDG Thomas
Reporting line B: DDG Thomas
Tom Heilandt
Secretary, CODEX Alimentarius Commission
Reporting Line A: DDG Semedo
Reporting Line B: Chief Scientist
Reporting Line B: Chief Scientist
Keith Sumption
Chief, Zoonoses Centre
Reporting Line A: DDG Semedo
Reporting Line B: Chief Scientist
Reporting Line B: Chief Scientist
Thanawat Tiensin
Officer-in-Charge
Reporting Line A: DDG Semedo
Reporting Line B: Chief Scientist
Reporting Line B: Chief Scientist
Partnerships and Outreach stream
Partnerships and UN Collaboration Division (PSU)
Marcela Villarreal
Director
Reporting Line A: DDG Bechdol
Reporting Line B: DDG Thomas
Reporting Line B: DDG Thomas
Resource Mobilization and Private Sector Partnerships Division (PSR)
Alexander Livingston Jones
Director
Reporting Line A: DDG Bechdol
Reporting Line B: Chief Economist
Reporting Line B: Chief Economist
South-South and Triangular Cooperation Division (PST)
Anping Ye
Director
Reporting Line A: DDG Bechdol
Reporting Line B: Chief Economist
Reporting Line B: Chief Economist
Project Support Division (PSS)
Minà Dowlatchahi
Director
Reporting Line A: DDG Bechdol
Reporting Line B: DDG Thomas
Reporting Line B: DDG Thomas
Natural Resources and Sustainable Production stream
Manuel Barange
Director
Reporting Line A: DDG Semedo
Reporting Line B: DDG Bechdol
Reporting Line B: DDG Bechdol
Forestry Division (NFO)
Zhimin Wu
Director
Reporting Line A: DDG Semedo
Reporting Line B: DDG Bechdol
Reporting Line B: DDG Bechdol
Thanawat Tiensin
Director
Reporting Line A: DDG Semedo
Reporting Line B: DDG Bechdol
Reporting Line B: DDG Bechdol
Land and Water Division (NSL)
Li Lifeng
Director
Reporting Line A: DDG Semedo
Reporting Line B: Chief Scientist
Reporting Line B: Chief Scientist
Jingyuan Xia
Director
Reporting Line A: DDG Bechdol
Reporting Line B: DDG Semedo
Reporting Line B: DDG Semedo
Economic and Social Development stream
Inclusive Rural Transformation and Gender Equality Division (ESP)
Benjamin Davis
Director
Reporting Line A: Chief Economist
Reporting Line B: DDG Bechdol
Reporting Line B: DDG Bechdol
Lynnette Marie Neufeld
Director
Reporting Line A: Chief Economist
Reporting Line B: Chief Scientist
Reporting Line B: Chief Scientist
Food Systems and Food Safety Division (ESF)
Corinna Hawkes
Director
Reporting Line A: Chief Economist
Reporting Line B: Chief Scientist
Reporting Line B: Chief Scientist
José Rosero Moncayo
Director
Reporting Line A: Chief Economist
Reporting Line B: Chief Scientist
Reporting Line B: Chief Scientist
David Laborde
Director
Reporting Line A: Chief Economist
Reporting Line B: Chief Scientist
Reporting Line B: Chief Scientist
Boubaker Ben Belhassen
Director
Reporting Line A: Chief Economist
Reporting Line B: Chief Scientist
Reporting Line B: Chief Scientist
Corporate Logistics and Operational Support stream
Human Resources Division (CSH)
Greet de Leeuw
Director
Reporting Line A: DDG Thomas
Reporting Line B: DDG Semedo
Reporting Line B: DDG Semedo
Logistics Services Division (CSL)
Rodrigo de Lapuerta Montoya
Director
Reporting Line A: DDG Thomas
Reporting Line B: Director of Cabinet
Reporting Line B: Director of Cabinet
Rakesh Muthoo
Director
Reporting Line A: Director of Cabinet
Reporting Line B: DDG Thomas
Reporting Line B: DDG Thomas
Finance Division (CSF)
Aiman Ibrahim Hija
Director
Reporting Line A: DDG Thomas
Reporting Line B: DDG Bechdol
Reporting Line B: DDG Bechdol
Digitalization and Informatics Division (CSI)
Dejan Jakovljevic
Director
Reporting Line A: Chief Economist
Reporting Line B: DDG Thomas
Reporting Line B: DDG Thomas