Since December 2009, developing country representatives in the STDF are:

Mr. Washington Otieno (Kenya)

A phytopathologist by training, Washington joined Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) in 2005 after 13 years of service as a research scientist at the Tea Research Foundation of Kenya.  At KEPHIS he is working as a General Manager dealing, inter alia, with biosecurity and trade matters. He is actively involved in SPS needs assessment and capacity building initiatives at national and regional levels. Mr. Otieno represents Kenya at the WTO SPS Committee and IPPC meetings. During the last two years he has also been working with FAO as phytosanitary capacity building consultant in the United Republic of Tanzania.

Ms. Chaweewan Leowijuk (Thailand)

Chaweewan was Vice-President of the OIE Regional Commission for Asia, the Far East and Oceania and Vice-President of the OIE Sub-Commission for FMD Control in Southeast Asia, a veterinarian with more than 35 years experience in the field of animal production and health; livestock standards, certification and products quality control in particular. Ms. Chaweewan was Thailand’s delegate to OIE for 6 years and representative to various International meetings in FAO and ASEAN before retirement in October 2009.

Ms. Antonieta Urrutia Anabalón (Chile)