| Montreal, 8/05/2002 – The Council of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) of North America—composed of Canadian Environment Minister David Anderson, Mexican Secretary for Environment and Natural Resources Victor Lichtinger, and Governor Christine Todd Whitman, Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency—announced today that they will initiate a search for a new executive director for the CEC.
The term of the current executive director, Ms. Janine Ferretti, ends on 22 June 2002. The role of executive director rotates amongst the three NAFTA parties. The next executive director will be from the US, and a national search will be conducted by Council under the management of the United States.
Ms. Ferretti will conclude more than four and a half years of dedicated service as executive director of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation. The CEC Council, the organization's governing body, expressed gratitude for Ms. Ferretti's many significant contributions during this time.
Under Ms. Ferretti's leadership, the CEC has developed and implemented key initiatives supporting the Commission's mandate to address regional environmental concerns and to promote effective enforcement of environmental law.
The CEC was established by Canada, Mexico and the United States to build cooperation among North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners in implementing the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC), the environmental side accord to NAFTA.
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Michel Cléroux
Chief
Media Relations
Environment Canada
(819) 953-4016
Maria Pia Tamburri
Special Assistant
Office of Communications
US EPA
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Jaime Alejo Castillo
Director de Información
Semarnat
(5255) 56 28 07 90
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