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Taïeb Chérif (Algeria)

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TENTH ICAO SECRETARY GENERAL
TERM OF OFFICE: 2003 - 2009

 

Address and message 
Farewell Presentation by the Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Dr. Taïeb Chérif, to the Council of ICAO
(Friday, 3 July 2009)
Address by the Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Dr. Taïeb Chérif, to the 2009 China Civil Aviation Development Forum
(Beijing, 14 – 15 May 2009)
Opening Address by the Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Dr. Taïeb Chérif, to the ICAO Workshop on Aviation and Alternative Fuels
(Montréal, 10 – 12 February 2009)
Address by the Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Dr. Taïeb Chérif, to the AFI RAN Meeting
(Durban, South Africa, 24 November 2008)
Opening statement to the 4th MRTD Symposium by Dr. Taïeb Chérif, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
(Montréal, Canada, 6 – 8 October 2008)
Opening address by the Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Dr. Taïeb Chérif, to the CEANS Pre-Conference Symposium
(Montréal, 14 September 2008)
Opening address by the Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Dr. Taïeb Chérif, to the ICAO Workshop on Aviation and Carbon Markets
(Montréal, 18 – 19 June 2008)
Keynote address by Dr. Taïeb Chérif, Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), at the 14th Annual Conference of the International Economic Forum of the Americas – Conference of Montreal
(Montréal, 9 – 12 June 2008)
Welcome Address by the Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Dr. Taïeb Chérif, to the Worldwide Symposium on Enabling the Net-Centric Information Environment
(ICAO Headquarters, Montréal, Canada, 2 – 4 June 2008)
Address by the Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Dr. Taïeb Chérif, to the Eleventh Session of the General Assembly of the Arab Civil Aviation Commission (ACAC)
(Tripoli, Libya, 12 – 13 May 2008)
Address by the Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Dr. Taïeb Chérif, to the First Session of the African Union Conference of Ministers Responsible for Transport
(Algiers, 21 – 25 April 2008)
EC-ICAO Symposium on Regional Organizations – Welcome address by Dr. Taïeb Chérif, ICAO Secretary General
(Montréal, 10 April 2008)
Welcoming remarks by the Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Dr. Taïeb Chérif, at the first meeting of the Group on International Aviation and Climate Change (GIACC)
(Montréal, 25 February 2008)
Address by the Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Dr. Taïeb Chérif, to the First Middle East Aviation Safety Summit
(Abu Dhabi, 21 – 22 January 2008)
Keynote address by the Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Dr. Taïeb Chérif, to the Conference on the Development of the African Aviation Security Roadmap
(Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 5 – 7  November 2007)
Opening address by the Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Dr. Taïeb Chérif, to the Third Symposium and Exhibition on ICAO MRTDs, Biometrics and Security Standards
(Montréal, Canada, 1 – 3 October 2007)
Keynote address by the Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Dr. Taïeb Chérif, at the ICAO/McGill University Institute of Air & Space Law Worldwide Conference on Aviation Safety, Security and the Environment – The Way forward
(Montréal, Saturday, 15 September 2007)
Keynote address by the Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Dr. Taïeb Chérif, to the 19th Plenary Session of the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC)
(Nairobi, 16–20 July 2007)
Presentation by the Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Dr. Taïeb Chérif, to the Colloquium on Aviation Emissions
(Montréal, Canada, 16 May 2007)
Keynote address by the Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Dr. Taïeb Chérif, to the 2nd Conference on International Air Transport Cooperation
(Seoul, Korea, 10 and 11 May 2007)
Keynote address by the Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Dr. Taïeb Chérif, to the China Civil Aviation Development Forum
(Beijing, China, 9 – 10 May 2007)
Address by the Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Dr. Taïeb Chérif, to the Second International Arab Civil Aviation Security Conference
(Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 26 – 28 March 2007)
Keynote address by the Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Dr. Taïeb Chérif, to the International Conference on Aviation
(Bangalore, India, 8 and 9 February 2007)
Speech by the Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Dr. Taïeb Chérif, at a reception hosted by International Air Transport Association (IATA)
(Washington, D.C., 18 December 2006)
Address by the Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Dr. Taïeb Chérif, to the opening session of the 38th Annual General Assembly of the African Airlines Association
(Cairo, 6 – 7 November 2006)
Address by the Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Dr. Taïeb Chérif, to the Tenth Global TRAINAIR Training Symposium and Conference
(Bangkok, 30 October – 3 November 2006)
Opening Statement by the Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Dr. Taïeb Chérif, to the ICAO/McGill Worldwide Symposium on AN Systems
(Montréal, 27 – 29 September 2006)
Opening Statement by the Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Dr. Taïeb Chérif, to the ICAO Global Symposium on Air Transport Liberalization
(Dubai, 18 September 2006)
Opening Statement by the Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Dr. Taïeb Chérif, to the 2nd MRTD Symposium
(Montréal, 6 – 8 September 2006)
Keynote Address by the Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Dr. Taïeb Chérif, to the opening of the ICAO – Air Transport Action Group – World Bank Development Forum: Maximizing Civil Aviation's Economic Contribution
(Montréal, 24 May 2006)
Statement by the Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Dr. Taïeb Chérif, to the Conference of African Ministers responsible for air transport
(Libreville, Gabon, 15 – 19 May 2006)

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