France’s Edouard Dayan and China’s Guozhong Huang re-elected to UPU top jobs

40 member countries elected to Council of Administration and Postal Operations Council Geneva (Switzerland), 6 August 2008.
The 24th Universal Postal Congress today re-elected, by acclamation, France’s Edouard Dayan and China’s Guozhong Huang to the positions of Director General and Deputy Director General of the Universal Postal Union’s International Bureau for the period 2009-2012.
First elected at the 2004 Bucharest Congress, Dayan and Huang were the sole candidates for the positions. The member countries elect the organization’s two top officials at each UPU Congress. “Between Bucharest and Geneva, the UPU has travelled far. We have embarked upon profound change. All countries, whatever their size, whatever their level of development and postal organization model, are finding in the UPU an organization which, thanks to solid experience within the United Nations family, helps them to play their part in a world postal network and a constantly changing global environment.
Around these values of universality, solidarity and unity of the world postal family, the Universal Postal Union has, in recent years, successfully embraced change,” declared Edouard Dayan immediately after his election. For his part, Guozhong Huang said: “The role played by our institution in economic development and social progress is invaluable. Nowadays, with the challenge of globalization, the role of the postal sector as a basic infrastructure is greater than ever. The UPU’s raison d’être is more and more evident. If we can move with the times, adapt to changing environments and persevere with our reforms, the postal sector will remain able to play its irreplaceable role and the UPU will be an international organization that can forge ahead with cooperation between all postal sector players worldwide.” Congress also elected the member countries of the 2009-2012 UPU Council of Administration and Postal Operations Council. The Council of Administration’s 41 member countries ensure the continuity of the UPU’s work between Congresses, supervise its activities and study regulatory, administrative, legislative and legal issues. The Council approves the biennial budget and the accounts of the Union.

40 member countries elected to Council of Administration and Postal Operations Council Geneva (Switzerland), 6 August 2008.
The 24th Universal Postal Congress today re-elected, by acclamation, France’s Edouard Dayan and China’s Guozhong Huang to the positions of Director General and Deputy Director General of the Universal Postal Union’s International Bureau for the period 2009-2012.
First elected at the 2004 Bucharest Congress, Dayan and Huang were the sole candidates for the positions. The member countries elect the organization’s two top officials at each UPU Congress. “Between Bucharest and Geneva, the UPU has travelled far. We have embarked upon profound change. All countries, whatever their size, whatever their level of development and postal organization model, are finding in the UPU an organization which, thanks to solid experience within the United Nations family, helps them to play their part in a world postal network and a constantly changing global environment.
Around these values of universality, solidarity and unity of the world postal family, the Universal Postal Union has, in recent years, successfully embraced change,” declared Edouard Dayan immediately after his election. For his part, Guozhong Huang said: “The role played by our institution in economic development and social progress is invaluable. Nowadays, with the challenge of globalization, the role of the postal sector as a basic infrastructure is greater than ever. The UPU’s raison d’être is more and more evident. If we can move with the times, adapt to changing environments and persevere with our reforms, the postal sector will remain able to play its irreplaceable role and the UPU will be an international organization that can forge ahead with cooperation between all postal sector players worldwide.” Congress also elected the member countries of the 2009-2012 UPU Council of Administration and Postal Operations Council. The Council of Administration’s 41 member countries ensure the continuity of the UPU’s work between Congresses, supervise its activities and study regulatory, administrative, legislative and legal issues. The Council approves the biennial budget and the accounts of the Union.
The following countries were elected to the Council of Administration: Algeria, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belgium, Benin, Botswana, Canada, Cameroon, China (People’s Rep.), Congo (Rep.), Colombia, Cuba, Egypt, France, Germany, Great Britain, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Libyan Jamahiriya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Nigeria, Panama (Rep.), Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sweden, Tanzania (United Rep.), Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Ukraine, United States of America and Uruguay. Congress also formally elected Kenya to the chairmanship of the Council of Administration, following a proposal adopted in February 2008 by the previous Council of Administration. Kenya announced that His Excellency Ambassador Bishar A. Hussein, Chairman of the 24th Universal Postal Congress, would chair the 2009-2012 Council of Administration.