USCG: IMO Council

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Summary

The Council is elected by the Assembly for a two-year terms beginning after each regular session of the Assembly. The Council is the Executive Organ of IMO and is responsible, under the Assembly, for supervising the work of the Organization. Between sessions of the Assembly the Council performs all the functions of the Assembly, except the function of making recommendations to Governments on maritime safety and pollution prevention. Other functions of the Council are to:

co-ordinate the activities of the organs of the Organization;
consider the draft work program and budget estimates of the Organization and submit them to the Assembly;
receive reports and proposals of the Committees and other organs and submit them to the Assembly and Member States, with comments and recommendations as appropriate;
appoint the Secretary-General, subject to the approval of the Assembly;
enter into agreements or arrangements concerning the relationship of the Organization with other organizations, subject to approval by the Assembly.

Additional details regarding the Council can be found in the Rules of Procedure of the Council.

The United States is represented on the Council by the State Department. The Head of Delegation for Council is the State Department's Transportation Affairs Officer, Mr. Thomas Johnson. Mr. Johnson is supported by the Alternate Head of Delegation, Mr. Jeff Lantz (USCG), the Administrative Program Manager, LCDR Jason Smith (USCG), and the various delegation advisors.

Next Session: 25th Extraordinary Session of the Council (CES 25) and 103rd Session of the Council (C103)


	IMO Meeting
	Provisional Agenda:	A summary of the items to be considered
	Meeting Date:	November 19-20 and December 4, 2009
	Meeting Location:	IMO Headquarters, London, England

	U.S. Public Meeting
	The U.S. delegation holds a public meeting several weeks prior to departing for the IMO meeting. The purpose of the public meeting is to provide an opportunity for the public to interface with the Coast Guard on the U.S. position for each agenda item. The basic meeting details are below, however for more information please contact LCDR Jason Smith.
	Meeting Date:	9:30 AM on Friday, November 13, 2009
	Meeting Location:	Coast Guard Headquarters Room 1303
		2100 Second Street SW
		Washington, DC 20593

Previous Sessions

The Summary of Decisions from the most recent Council sessions are provided for your reference.

	Council 102 Summary of Decision
	Council 101 Summary of Decision
	Council 100 Summary of Decision
	Council 99 Summary Record

Additional Documentation

Additional Council meeting documents can be made available by the Coast Guard for U.S. citizens only. Please contact LCDR Jason Smith if you would like to obtain additional Council documents.

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USCG: IMO Council

Summary

Next Session: 25th Extraordinary Session of the Council (CES 25) and 103rd Session of the Council (C103)

IMO Meeting

U.S. Public Meeting

Previous Sessions

Additional Documentation