Join the World Affairs Council for a special opportunity to learn about environmental issues around the globe at an International Visitor Mixer. The World Affairs Council is simultaneously hosting two international delegations with environmental focuses in July. Eight visitors from the Lower Mekong region looking at Watershed Management will join a multi-regional Environmental Law Enforcement delegation of 13 at this event.

The visitors are coming to Oregon through the International Visitor Leadership Program; the U.S. Department of States premier professional development program, which aims to build mutual understanding between the U.S. and other nations. These two groups will come together at The Benson hotel on the evening of July 29th to interact with local community members in an informal setting. Introductions and a short question and answer period will spark opportunities for conversations throughout the evening with these distinguished guests.

The visitors are:

Watershed Management Delegation

• Ms. Phallika CHEA : Project Officer, Hydropower and Community Rights, NGO Forum on Cambodia (Cambodia)
• Mr. Rattanakomar LONG : Deputy Director, Community Forestry Office, Forestry Administration (Cambodia)
• Mr. Aloune SAYAVONG : Director, Water Resources Management Division, Water Resource Department, Water Resource and Environment Administration (Laos)
• Mr. Sangkane THIANGTHAMMAVONG : Deputy Director General, Water Resource Environment Institute, Water Resource and Environment Administration (Laos)
• Ms. Premrudee DAOROUNG : Co-Director, Towards Ecological Recovery and Regional Alliance (TERRA), Foundation for Ecological Recovery (Thailand)
• Mr. Nopparat LAMUN : Head, Mekong Community Media Program, Mekong-Lanna Natural Resources and Cultural Conservation Network (M-LNRCCN), since 2003 (Thailand)
• Dr. Dan Phuoc NGUYEN : Dean, Faculty of Environment, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (Vietnam)
• Mr. Duy Trong PHAM : Program Manager, Water and Soil Pollution Control Division, Pollution Control Department, Vietnam Environment Administration (Vietnam)

Environmental Law Enforcement Delegation

• Ms. Remeen FIROZ, Program Officer, IUCN Bangladesh (Bangladesh)
• Ms. Sona ZAMBOCHOVA, Official, Department of Development and Project Cooperation, Ministry of the Environment (Czech Republic)
• Mr. Henoc Elysee CAJOU, Journalist/Reporter (Haiti)
• Ms. RAHMINA, Program Director, Natural Resources Law Institute (Indonesia)
• Mr. Roger Anthony WILLIAMS, Manager, Enforcement Branch, National Environment and Planning Agency (Jamaica)
• Ms. Julie Jebet WENDOT, Law Facility Commander, Administration Police Training College (Kenya)
• Ms. Jelena MAROJEVIC, Program Coordinator, NGO Green Home (Montenegro)
• Ms. Ekaete Okon UTUK, Environmental Scientist, Nigerian Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) (Nigeria)
• Ms. Raja Khamis AL HAMMADI, Environmental Advisor, Marine Harbor Issues (Oman)
• Mr. Sami Khamees Bandaly BACKLEH, Regional Coordinator, Middle East Programs, Quebec-Labrador Foundation/Atlantic Center for the Environment (Palestinian Territories)
• Ms. Daraporn CHAIRAT, CITES Officer, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Thailand)
• Mr. Edgard Alberto YERENA OCANDO, Professor/Head, Department for Environmental Sciences, Universidad Simon Bolivar (Venezuela)
• Mr. Quang Ngoc TRUONG, Deputy Director, Environmental Protection Agency, Dong Nai Provincial Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DONRE) (Vietnam)