Committee of Ambassadors
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The Committee of Ambassadors is the second decision-making body of the
ACP Group. It acts on behalf of the Council of Ministers between ministerial
sessions.
It is composed of the Ambassadors or one representative from every ACP
State.
The role of the Committee of Ambassadors consists in :
- assisting the Council of Ministers in its functions and carrying
out any mandate assigned ; and
- monitoring the implementation of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement
with a view to achieving its stated objectives.
The Committee presents its activity report at every session of the Council
of Ministers.
There is a Bureau of the Committee of Ambassadors that coordinates the
work of the Committee of Ambassadors.
It is composed of nine members :
- Four African representatives (one per region)
- One representative from the Caribbean
- One representative from the Pacific.
- A Chairperson selected on the basis of a rotation among the four
African regions, the Caribbean, and the Pacific, to ensure that the
six regions have an equal opportunity to chair the Committee of Ambassadors.
- the outgoing Chair and incoming Chair as full members.
The acts of the Committee of Ambassadors can take the form of decisions,
resolutions or recommendations which are adopted on the basis of consensus
among its members.
The Committee has six technical Subcommittees which cover the following
areas :
- Political, social, humanitarian and cultural affairs
- Trade and Commodity Protocols
- Investment and the private sector
- Sustainable development
- Financing and development
- Establishment and Finance
Diplomatic
Representations of ACP countries
E-mail addresses
of ACP Embassies
Members of
the Bureau of the Committee of Ambassadors
Members of
the subcommittees of the Committee of Ambassadors
Rules
of procedure of the Committee of Ambassador
Provisional rotation agreement for sub-committees
Google Map of ACP Embassies in Brussels
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