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System Office Units: | Central Advisory Service on Intellectual Property | CGIAR Secretariat |
| Chief Information Officer | Alliance Office | Gender & Diversity Program | Media Unit |
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Functions of the CGIAR Secretariat:

  • The CGIAR Secretariat (the Secretariat) is the principal central service unit of the CGIAR System and its focal point for relations with external partners, from legislative decision makers and scientific communities in the public and private sectors, to civil society institutions and the general public.
  • The CGIAR Director heads the Secretariat which functions administratively as a department of the World Bank's Vice Presidency for Sustainable Development (SDN). The Secretariat supports the CGIAR Chair in her role as the System's leader and its chief spokesperson.
  • The Secretariat serves as the hub of the CGIAR System, and plays a significant integration and facilitation role to ensure that collective action by many independent but inter-dependent entities is directed towards the achievement of the CGIAR's mission. It plans and implements communication within the CGIAR System, as well as a wide ranging program of public awareness directed at the CGIAR System's partners.
  • The Secretariat supports the Group and the Executive Council (ExCo), and bears the primary responsibility for ensuring that CGIAR decisions are carried out.
  • The Secretariat is responsible for organizing and managing all aspects, both of substance and logistics, of the CGIAR AGM, ExCo meetings, and any other meetings requested by the CGIAR Chair or Director.
  • CGIAR Secretariat staff are expected to combine their experience and expertise in cross-cutting activities to carry out the Secretariat's Business Plan. However, they are organized into three teams: Communications, Finance, and Governance and Partnerships, plus the Director's Office. The Secretariat works collaboratively with all components of the System, and with stakeholders.
  • The World Bank, as a CGIAR cosponsor, houses the CGIAR Secretariat, and all Secretariat staff are employed by the World Bank.

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last update July 21, 2008

Mailing Address

CGIAR Secretariat
1818 H Street, N.W.
Mail stop G6-601
Washington, D.C. 20433, USA

Office Address

1776 G Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006, USA

(1-202) 473-8951
(1-202) 473-8110
cgiar@cgiar.org
www.cgiar.org

 

 

 

 

Director

Ren Wang, Director


(1-202) 473-8918/8919

rwang@worldbank.org
r.wang@cgiar.org

Feroza Vatcha
Administrative Officer
(1-202) 473-8946
fvatcha@worldbank.org
f.vatcha@cgiar.org
Vinodhini David
Executive Assistant
(1-202) 473-3767 vdavid@worldbank.org
     

 

 

 

Investor Relations and Finance Team

Shey Tata - Chief

(1-202) 473-8901
stata@worldbank.org
s.tata@cgiar.org

 

Lystra N. Antoine
Senior Financial Officer
Investor Relations

(1-202) 473-2114

alystra@worldbank.org
l.antoine@cgiar.org

Loriza Dagdag
Financial Officer


(1-202) 458-2655 ldagdag@worldbank.org
l.dagdag@cgiar.org
Yenny Andrade Castillo
Program Assistant
(1-202) 473-6091 yandrade@worldbank.org
Iman Hassan
Program Assistant
(1-202) 458-5616 ihassan@worldbank.org

Information and Corporate Communications Team

Laura Ivers - Interim Team Leader

(1-202) 473-2396

laivers@worldbank.org
l.ivers@cgiar.org

 

Nathan Russell
Senior Communications Officer
(52-59) 5928 1322 nrussell@worldbank.org
n.russell@cgiar.org
Laura Ivers
Communications Officer
(1-202) 473-2396

laivers@worldbank.org
l.ivers@cgiar.org

Danielle Lucca
Information Officer
(1-202) 473-8949 dlucca@worldbank.org
d.lucca@cgiar.org
Barbara Eckberg
Program Assistant
(1-202) 473-4668

beckberg@worldbank.org
b.eckberg@cgiar.org

Caryl Jones-Swahn
Consultant
(1-202) 473-2874 mjonesswahn@worldbank.org
Vacant
Junior Professional Associate
   

 

Governance and Partnerships

Manuel Lantin - Acting Chief

(1-202) 473-8912

m.lantin@cgiar.org
mlantin@worldbank.org

 

Manuel Lantin
Science Advisor
(1-202) 473-8912 m.lantin@cgiar.org
mlantin@worldbank.org
Maria Iskandarani
Technical Specialist
(1-202) 473-3444 miskandarani@worldbank.org
m.iskandarani@cgiar.org

Jason Yauney
Operations Analyst

(1-202) 473-6642

jyauney@worldbank.org
j.yauney@cgiar.org

Josephine Hernandez
Senior Program Assistant
(1-202) 473-8948 jhernandez@worldbank.org
j.hernandez@cgiar.org

Salvacion Rabanillo
Program Assistant

(1-202) 458-8677 srabanillo@worldbank.org
Daniel Rocchi
Senior Liaison Officer
(1-202) 473-6645 drocchi@worldbank.org
Harry Palmier
Senior Liaison Officer
(1-202) 473-1053 hpalmier@worldbank.org
Vacant
Junior Professional Associate
   
Selçuk Özgediz
Consultant
(1-202) 473-8937 s.ozgediz@cgiar.org
sozgediz@worldbank.org

Xiaoyue Hou
Program Assistant
Change Management

(1-202) 458-7510 xhou1@worldbank.org