ACP Secretariat
1. FUNCTIONING
- Organisation
The Secretariat is responsible for the administrative management of
the ACP Group. It assists the Group's decision-making and advisory
organs in carrying out their work.
The ACP Secretariat's headquarters is located in Brussels (Belgium).
It is headed by an Executive Secretary-General who is responsible for
implementing the Group's international policy, as well as directing
and coordinating its cooperation policy. The Secretariat, under the
direction of the ACP Group's policy-making organs (Summit of ACP Heads
of State and Government, Council of Ministers, Committee of Ambassadors),
is responsible for:
- carrying out the tasks assigned it by the Summit of ACP Heads of
State and Government, Council of Ministers, Committee of Ambassadors
and the ACP Parliamentary Assembly;
- contributing to the implementation of the decisions of these organs;
- monitoring the implementation of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement;
- assisting the ACP organs and joint institutions created in the
framework of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreements.
Acting on proposals from the Committee of Ambassadors, the Council
of Ministers determines the structure of the ACP Secretariat and lays
down its Staff Regulations.
The Secretary-General is responsible for recruiting staff for the
ACP Secretariat, an exercise which is based solely on the competence
of the candidates. Nevertheless, the Secretary-General ensures, as
much as possible, that a balance is maintained among the different
ACP regions, as reflected in the recruitment statistics.
The Council of Ministers determines the ACP Secretariat's financial
regulations and approves its budget. Each ACP State contributes to
financing the budget in conformity with the provisions laid down by
the Council of Ministers.
2. THE SECRETARY-GENERAL
- Roles and Duties :
The Council of Ministers appoints the Secretary-General as the principal
authority at the ACP Secretariat, on the basis of merit, competence
and integrity. He is appointed for a four-year term and is the Secretariat's
designated representative.
The Secretary-General is responsible for: :
- ensuring the quality of the technical and administrative
support and services provided by the Secretariat to the members and
organs of the ACP Group ;
- managing staff, projects and programmes ;
- implementing the Group's international policy, as well as directing
and coordinating its cooperation policy.
Current Secretary-General
Sir John KAPUTIN
( Papua New Guinea )
(March 2005 to present)
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- Former Secretaries-General
Jean-Robert GOULONGANA
( Gabon)
(March 2000 to February 2005)
Ng´andu Peter MAGANDE
(Zambia)
Term of office : 1996-2000
Ghebray BERHANE
(Ethiopia)
Term of office : 1990-1995
Edwin W. CARRINGTON
(Trinidad et Tobago )
Term of office : 1985-1990
Thomas OKELO-ODONGO
( Kenya )
Term of office : 1980-1985
Tieoule KONATE
(Mali)
Term of office : 1976-1980
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