WORLD DIAMOND COUNCIL 1ST ANNUAL MEETING  

Noe Balthazar, President ~ Ascorp

Safiatou Ba-N’Daw ~ United Nations

Laurence Barret, Shandwick

Jacob Banda, President ~ New York Diamond Dealers Club

Roy Blackbeard ~ Botswana High Commissioner

William E. Boyajian, President ~ Gemological Institute of America

Robert Bridel, Executive Director ~ American Gem Society

Ernest Blom, President ~ Diamond Merchants Association of South Africa

Anna Mari Borg ~ Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, US Department of State

Jan Brown ~ Office of Foreign Assets Control, US Department of Treasury

Cheryl Carolus ~ South Africa High Council

Dr. Gaetano Cavalieri ~ CIBJO

Sean Cohen, President ~ International Diamond Manufacturers Association

Matthew Conway ~ United Nations

Frieda Coosemans, Belgium Ministry of Economic Affairs

Charles Court ~ Canadian High Council

Andrew Coxon, Director of Diamond Buying ~ De Beers

Daniel De Bellefeuille ~ Canadian High Council

Frank DeMeyere, Chief of the Cabinet ~ Belgian Ministry of Economic Affairs

Chris Dietrich ~ Institute of Security Studies

Patrick B. Dorsey, Senior Vice President/Secretary/General Counsel ~ Tiffany & Co.

Francois Ekoko ~ United Nations

Pauline Eizema ~ Royal Netherlands Embassy

Peter Elder ~ United Nations Department, UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Chaim Even-Zohar ~ Tacy Co.

Jeffrey H. Fischer, Vice President - International Diamond Manufacturers Association

Abraham Fischler, President ~ Fischler Diamonds

Stephane Fischler, Secretary ~ International Diamond Manufacturers Association

Cecilia L. Gardner, Executive Director/General Counsel, Jewelers Vigilance Committee

Charmain Gooch ~ Global Witness

Alex Grachev – Russia

Peter K. Gross, Senior Vice President/General Manager ~ ABN Amro Bank International Division

Freddy Hager, President ~ London Diamond Bourse

Ian Hagg, Hill & Knowlton

Peter Hain ~ Member of Parliament, Minister of State, H.M. Government

Virginia Halevi ~ Mazal u Bracha

Kennedy Hamutenya, Director of Mines and Minerals ~ Namibia

Dr. Martin Hochbaum, ~ New York Diamond Dealers Club

Eli Izhakoff, Chairman ~ World Diamond Council

Tim Jackson ~ Signet/Sterling

Terry W. Janes, Vice President of Strategic Marketing ~ BHP Diamonds & Industrial Metals

Sanjay Kothari, President ~ Gem and Jewelry Export and Promotion

Ellen W. Lacy, President ~ American Gem Society Board of Trustees

Martyn Marriott ~ Diamond Counsellor International

Barbara Masekela, Manager of Public Affairs ~ De Beers

Douglas McDonald ~ Canada Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

Andrea McShane ~ Consultant

Peter Meeus, Managing Director ~ HRD (Diamond High Council)

Dillip Mehta, President, Rosy Blue

(Mr.) Meng ~ IDMA Germany

Jennifer Moher ~ Canada Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

John Moreti ~ Botswana Counsellor

Rory More-O’Ferrall, Director Corporate Affairs, DTC

Clement Mphusu ~ Botswana Counsellor

H.E. Monica Nashandi ~ Namibia High Council

Louis Nchindo ~ Botswana Diamond Co.

Benjamin Oshman, President/CEO ~ Union Bank of Israel

Sergei A. Oulin, President ~ Diamond Chamber of Russia

Joan Parker, Director ~ DIC

Stephen Pattison ~ United Nations Department, UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Jeff E. Pfeffer ~ Bank Leumi, New York

Martin Rapaport, CEO ~ Rapaport Corporation

Jacques Roisen ~ Star Belgium

Matthew A. Runci, PhD, President/CEO ~ Jewelers of America

Shmuel Schnitzer, President ~ Israel Diamond Exchange

David Selove ~ Bank Leumi, New York

Udi Sheintal ~ Israel Ministry of Industry and Trade

Russell Shor, Editor ~ Gemkey

Zvi Shur, General Manager ~ Israel Diamond Manufacturers Association

Ian Smillie ~ Partnership Africa Canada

Anthony Snow ~ Hill & Knowlton

Ivan Solotaroff – Cygnus Publications/Modern Jeweler

Youri Steverlynck ~ HRD Antwerp

Abraham Traub, President - Kidum for the Advancement of the Diamond Industry

Hennie Vermeulen ~ Investec

Alex Vines ~ British Angola Forum

Alastair Wanklyn ~ SABC

Robert Weldon – Professional Jeweler

Alex Yearsley ~ Global Witness

Inge Zaamwani, Managing Director ~ Namdeb Diamond Corporation