SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES

APEC Capacity-Building Workshop onDesigning Best Models on Prosecuting Corruption and Money Laundering Cases

Using Financial Flow Tracking Techniques and Investigative Intelligence for Effective Conviction and Asset Recovery to Promote Regional Economic Integration

22-24 September 2014 Pattaya, Thailand

The Office of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (ONACC)

361 Nonthaburi Rd., Mueang District,Nonthaburi Province, 11000 ThailandPhone: +66 2 528 4930 Fax: +66 2 528 4930Website: www.nacc.go.th

Panthep KlanarongranPresident, The National Anti-Corruption

CommissionMr. Panthep Klanarongran was appointed President of the National Anti-Corruption Commission of Thailand (NACC) on 22nd September 2006.

Prior to his current post, Mr. Klanarongran served as Secretary-General of the Office of the Royal Development Projects Board (ORDBP), the principal agency responsible for putting into implementation the royal initiatives of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand. He was a Director at the Office of National Economic and Social Development Board and a Commissioner of the Chaipattana Foundation.

Mr. Panthep obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Thammsat University, Thailand, and his Master’s degree in Economics from University of Southern California, United States. He was selected to enroll in several top-management training programs including the Civil Service Executive Development Program. He is an alumnus of the prestigious National Defence College.

The Office of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (ONACC)

361 Nonthaburi Rd., Mueang District,Nonthaburi Province, 11000 Thailand

Phone: +66 2 528 4930 Fax: +66 2 528 4930Email: pakdee@nacc.go.thWebsite: www.nacc.go.th

Prof. Pakdee PothisiriCommissioner, The National Anti-Corruption

Commission

Prof. Pothisiri is a Commissioner of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) of Thailand, and concurrently serves as Chairman of its International Affairs Sub-Commission and Chairman of the Supervisory Sub-Commission of the NACC Public Procurement Supervision Center which aims to enhance the accountability, transparency and integrity of Thailand’s public procurement system. Prof. Pothisiri also actively participates in a number of International Anti-Corruption forum and initiatives such as APEC Anti-Corruption and Transparency Working Group and the International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA) where he has served as a Board of Governors.

Prof. Pothisiri received his B.Sc (Honours) in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, and a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin, United States. He also holds B.A. in Law and Ph.D. in Public Health Administration. Prof. Pothisiri was Royally appointed an Adjunct Professor at Chulalongkorn University in 1990. He was awarded “Men of Achievements” from the Association of Thai Society, and was also a recipient of the prestigious “Ebert Prize” for best scientific report published in the Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences in 1975 from the National Academy of Sciences of the US.

Pol. Col. Seehanat Prayoonrat is the current Secretary-General of the Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) of Thailand. Previously, he served as the Director of Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), Senior Specialist and Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the AMLO. Pol. Col. Prayoonrat was also the Chairman of AML-CFT Working Group in Thailand.

Pol. Col. Prayoonrat was appointed as a member of the Drafting Committee on Anti-Money Laundering Law, and has served in various capacities with Parliamentary and Governmental bodies. His monograph entitling “An Overview of the Legal Framework of Thailand’s AML-CFT Activities” was published by the Asian Development Bank. He was also appointed by Asia/Pacific Group as Honorary Advisor for Thailand.

Pol. Col. Prayoonrat graduated with B.A. in Public Administration from Police Cadet Academy, LL.B. from Ramkhamheang University, M.A. in Political Science from Long Island University, LL.M. from Chulalongkorn University, M.Sc. in Information Technology from Rangsit University. He was also awarded a Ph.D. degree in Juridical Science from Chulalongkorn University.

Pol. Col. Seehanat PrayoonratSecretary-General, The Anti-Money Laundering Office

(AMLO)

The Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO)422, Phayathai Road, Wang Mai, Pathumwan District,Bangkok 10330, Thailand 

Nitiphan PrachuabmohDirector, Bureau of International Affairs,

Office of the National Anti-Corruption Commission

Mr. Nitiphan Prachuabmoh is Director of Bureau of International Affairs of the Office of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (ONACC) of Thailand. He also heads the Thailand Anti-Corruption Coordination Center (TACC), which serves as the country’s focal unit to facilitate and coordinate international requests for assistance relating to cross-border investigation of corruption and asset recovery.

Mr. Prachuabmoh led a team of legal experts that successfully advocated for Thailand’s ratification of the United Nations Convention against Corruption in 2011. He has since been responsible for proposing amendments to the Thai anti-corruption laws to ensure Thailand’s compliance to and effective implementation of the UNCAC.

Mr. Prachuabmoh specializes in Mutual Legal Assistance as well as Non-Conviction Based and value-based forfeiture. Mr. Prachuabmoh earned his BA (Honors) in Business Administration and MBA in Management from Frank Sawyer School of Management, Suffolk University, USA. He also received LL.B. degree from Ramkhamhaeng University and LL.M. degree in International Law from Chulalongkorn University.

The Office of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (ONACC)Bureau of International Affairs

361 Nonthaburi Rd., Mueang District, Nonthaburi,11000 ThailandPhone: +66 2 528 4930 Fax: +66 2 528 4930Email: prachuabmoh1@hotmail.com 

Akharakit KeeratitanachaiyosInternational Affairs Strategy Specialist,

The Office of the National Anti-Corruption Commission

The Office of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (ONACC)

361 Nonthaburi Rd., Mueang District,Nonthaburi Province, Thailand 11000Phone: +66 2 528 4930 Fax: +66 2 528 4930Email: akharakit_kee@nacc.go.thWebsite: www.nacc.go.th

Akharakit (Ryan) Keeratithanachaiyos is International Strategy Specialist at the Office of the NACC, where he advises the commission and executives on policies relating to cross-border law enforcement cooperation, asset recovery and money laundering. He has been the driving force behind his office’s expansion of bilateral partnership agreements on intelligence sharing with foreign law enforcement counterparts, which has doubled over the past four years he has joined the office.

Ryan has successfully handled a number of high-profile international corruption cases and works closely with the US Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission on a number Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) cases involving Thai public officials.

He has presented at various international and regional conferences organized by the StAR/INTERPOL Asset Recovery Initiative, International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities (IAACA), and APEC Anti-Corruption and Transparency Experts Working Group (APEC-ACT). His areas of expertise include Mutual Legal Assistance, cross-border criminal intelligence sharing, financial investigation and corporate liability.

In 2012, he was nominated by the US Embassy in Bangkok to participate in the US Department of State’s premier professional exchange program - International Leadership Program (“International Crime Issues) for current and emerging leaders.

Prior to joining the NACC, Ryan worked in the media and non-profit industries. At Asia Foundation, he managed media advocacy initiatives to support the enactment of three draft bills to strengthen grassroots participation in public policy planning. He developed media training programs for local journalists in Thailand’s three southern-border provinces to promote peaceful conflict resolution and more responsive and transparent systems of governance in the conflict-marred region.

Ed ShorrockDirector of Regulatory Services

Baker and Partners

2 Mulcaster Street PO Box 842 St Helier JE4 0USTEL: +44 (0) 1534 719212Email : EdShorrock@bakerandpartners.com ,

edshorrock@hotmail.com

Ed is routinely instructed by the Viscount on saisie judiciaire (freezing order) and insolvency matters which frequently have a regulatory component involving trust companies.  The most common scenarios involve regulated business and freezing orders concerning trust and company structures which have been frozen pursuant to external legal proceedings.An understanding of the obligations of trust and company providers and an ability to deal with senior management under difficult circumstances have been key skills which Ed has developed and refined.He has worked directly and indirectly for the Commission on numerous cases over many years. He has written reports as a reporting professional under Article 32 of the Financial Services (Jersey) Law 1998 (“the Law”), conducted on-site themed visits for the Commission and acted as co-signatory, and provided other services under Article 23 of the Law. More recently he acted as liquidator to the both the Centurion and Trustcorp group of companies, both of which are fiduciary services providers.He also advises financial institutions on regulatory matters and delivers training on AML/CFT, corporate governance and related legislation.

Guillermo JorgeManaging Partner

Governance Latam

La Pampa 1534, 3° A, C1428DZF, Buenos Aires – Argentina TEL: +54 (11) 47886649Website : http://www.governancelatam.com.ar

Expert lawyer in criminal and international law, with a vast experience in problems associated to corruption control, organized transnational crime and money laundering. He was a partner “Moreno Ocampo Abogados y Consultores” (1995-2001), and later, independent consultant for several international organizations and multilateral banks, including the UN, the World Bank, the IADB and Latin American Goverments including, among others, Peru, Chile, Panama, Guatemala, Bolivia, Honduras, Paraguay and Romania.Guillermo was a Drapper-Hills fellow at the Center for Development, Democracy and the Rule of Law at Stanford University (2009), Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellow at the National Endowment for Democracy (2006) and visiting scholar del Center for Latin American Studies de Stanford University (2001). He is regular Lecturer at the Law Department of the Universidad de San Andrés, where he acts as Director of the Research Program on Corruption. He is Professor at the Summer Program of Southwestern University, where he teaches Corruption and Government. He is a pro bono advisor of Fundación Poder Ciudadano, TI’s National Chapter and of the Center of Legal and Social Studies (CELS), an NGO in the Human Rights field.Guillermo is a lawyer graduated at the University of Buenos Aires (1995), and LL.M. of Harvard Law School (2003).

Oscar Solorzano Asset Recovery Specialist

Oscar Solorzano is an Asset Recovery Specialist within the legal and case consultancy unit at the International Centre for Asset Recovery (ICAR). He joined the Basel Institute in 2012. In his current position Oscar works in corruption cases involving Politically Exposed Persons in the South American region. Developing and executing strategies supporting enterprise-wide operations including working with judicial, prosecutorial and law enforcement authorities on the tracing of illicit assets laundered to international jurisdictions. Providing expertise in the assistance in and development of legal strategies in the Asset Recovery process in the areas of seizing and confiscating the proceeds of crime to requesting States. Providing legal advice to requesting States pertaining to Mutual Legal Assistance in criminal matters. Liaised with requested States and requesting States authorities to create, maintaining and expand co-operation for Mutual Legal Assistance in Asset Recovery cases. Furthermore, Oscar represents the Basel Institute as speaker in international seminars and conferences pertaining to Asset Recovery, anti-money laundering, anti-corruption and international cooperation.Prior to this position at the Basel Institute, he worked for five years as teaching staff for a course on economic criminal law at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. He was involved in several publications and research projects concerning the corruption of public officials, asset recovery, money laundering, confiscation and corporate liability. This exposure led him to subsequently undertake a doctoral thesis in 2009 entitled “The international asset recovery of illicit assets of high-ranking public officials” at the University of Geneva.

He holds a BA in political science and law from the National University of Trujillo (Peru) and a law degree from the University of Fribourg (Switzerland). He also earned a Master of Law in international relations from the University of Fribourg and is finalising his PhD.

Basel Institute on GovernanceInternational Centre for Asset Recovery (ICAR)

Steinenring 60, 4051 Basel, Switzerland TEL: +41 (0) 61 205 55 12

+41 (0) 79 963 70 57Website : http://www.baselgovernance.org

Jennifer Wallis Trail Attorney

Jennifer Wallis is a Trial Attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice Criminal Division Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section International Unit.Having successfully handled a number of high-profile international money laundering and forfeiture litigations involving complex economic and financial crimes, Ms. Wallis has in-depth knowledge and experience with U.S. money laundering and asset forfeiture statutes and U.S. enforcement statutes that enable execution of Treaty requests from foreign countries. A participant in Asian/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) Mutual Legal Evaluation review teams, Ms. Wallis has served as a legal expert and evaluated a number of Asian/Pacific anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing legislation including Myanmar, Palau, Thailand and Timor-Leste.

Ms. Wallis has presented at many large-scale regional and bilateral Anti-Corruption and Asset Recovery Conferences such as -- the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) West African Regional Seminar on Criminal Asset Recovery in Praia, Cape Verde, a U.S.-China Asset Recovery workshop in Beijing, and the forth Asian-Pacific Asset Forfeiture Conference in Lombok, Indonesia. Ms. Wallis has been a leading speaker at numerous Anti-Money Laundering and Asset Forfeiture centric conferences such as the U.S.– China Strategic and Economic Dialogue, the DEA International Money Laundering Asset Forfeiture Seminar in Beijing and presentations to Federal Judges, Prosecutors and Law Enforcement in Brazil, China, Peru and Taiwan respectively. Ms. Wallis has hosted numerous foreign delegations for discussions and consultations on Mutual Legal Assistance that have developed and strengthened international cooperation.

Ms. Wallis earned her Juris Doctor Degree from Dickinson School of Law, Penn State University and has an undergraduate degree in Economics.

the U.S. Department of JusticeAsset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section

1400 New York Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20005  TEL: 1-202-514-2086Mobile: 1-202-412-9333E-MAIL: Jennifer.Wallis@usdoj.gov   

Adam StorerSupervisory Special Agent

Federal Bureau of Investigation

935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Room 3925, Washington, D.C. 2053

Phone: (202) 324-9403 Mobile: (310) 487-5321 Email: Adam.Storer@ic.fbi.gov

Adam Storer is a Supervisory Special Agent in the Financial Crimes Section of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Criminal Division.  As part of his duties, he oversees the Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Institution Fraud programs.  He has developed relationships with intelligence partners, federal regulatory agencies, and private financial industry professionals to enhance the FBI’s Anti-Money Laundering program.  Prior to joining the Financial Crimes Section, SSA Storer worked for six years investigating numerous complex financial crimes, to include corporate fraud, private security and investment fraud, money laundering, and similar investigations for the Los Angeles Field Office of the FBI.  In addition, SSA Storer held a collateral position as a senior team member for the Los Angeles Field office Hazardous Evidence Response Team.  SSA Storer earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Life Science and a Master’s Degree in Secondary Education.  Before becoming a Special Agent, he conducted Alzheimer’s and rheumatoid arthritis research and taught biological and physical sciences. 

Detective Senior Inspector Russ Harding served as a Police Officer between 1981 and 2014, served in the Criminal Investigation Department of the Hong Kong Police Force from 1983, and has experience in investigating all the major areas of organised crime, including armed robbery, murder, rape, kidnapping, and arson.

Russ has served in the Regional Crime Unit, Criminal Intelligence Bureau, Narcotics Bureau and Organised Crime Bureau of the Hong Kong Police. From 1995 to 2014 Russ specialized in investigating financial crime, money laundering and the proceeds of crime. He has been the lead investigator in some of Hong Kong's largest and most complicated money laundering prosecutions.

Russ is widely recognized both in Hong Kong and overseas for his expertise in the investigation of money laundering and related crime. He is frequently approached for advice on the subject, and has extensive experience as a speaker about and testifying in court on money laundering and related matters. He has additionally been involved in country inspections for the Financial Action Task Force.

Russ HardingConsultant

K2 Consulting Co., Ltd.GPO Box 5652, Central, Hong Kong

Mobile: +852 94632404Email: rjch@k2link.com

FDFA FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRSEmbassy of Switzerland in Thailand

35, North Wireless Road Bangkok 10330

Phone: +66 2 674 69 00 ext. 113Fax: +66 2 674 69 01Email: ban.vertretung@eda.admin.ch

viktor.vavricka@eda.admin.chWebsite: www.eda.admin.ch/bangkok

Viktor VavrickaMinister, Deputy Head of Mission

Before joining the Embassy in July 2013 he led the Task Force Asset Recovery at the Directorate of International Law, Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs in Bern (2011 to 2013). He served previously as the Head of the Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law Section (2009 to 2011) and as Deputy Head of Mission of the Embassy of Switzerland to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Sultanate of Oman and Yemen, based in Riyadh (2007 to 2009). Before joining the Swiss Foreign Service in 2002, he worked as a detention delegate for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in several Arabic countries. He holds a master degree in law from the University of Zurich.

David Gray Manager Proceeds of Crime Litigation

David Gray has been an Australian lawyer for 30 years, with over 20 years post admission experience as a solicitor/advocate, including 15 years criminal law experience.

David has worked in a variety of legal roles; developing his extensive experience in proceeds of crime litigation in his position as the Manager Proceeds of Crime Directorate within the Victorian Office of Public Prosecutions (OPP) from 2002 to 2011.

In January 2012, David commenced with the AFP in the newly appointed position of Manager Proceeds of Crime Litigation. In this role, David is leading the establishment of the AFP’s Proceeds of Crime Litigation capability, which forms part of the AFP-led Criminal Assets Confiscation Taskforce (CACT). The Taskforce brings together resources from the AFP, Australian Crime Commission, Australian Taxation Office and Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions in a collaborative effort to enhance the identification and confiscation of criminal assets.

In April 2012, David managed the successful restraint of over AUD$50 million worth of assets under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Commonwealth), connected to a tax fraud investigation. In 2013/14, in excess of AUD$134 million was restrained.

Datuk I.G. Chandran Director of Forensic Accounting

Datuk Chandran, 62, has nearly 40 years ofworking experience in the accounting profession. He was formerly a partner in the audit and later advisory practice in KPMG Malaysia from where he retired in 2007. He then joined KPMG Thailand as the head of the Advisory Practice and retired in March 2009.

Datuk Chandran’s regional roles include being KPMG’s Asia Pacific Chief Operating Officer of the Internal Audit Services for two years (2003-2004), leader for the Corporate Governance Advisory in KPMG Asia Pacific. He has led a number of KPMG’s large forensic audit, internal audit, governance advisory and enterprise risk management assignments. He has also served as the audit engagement partner on several listed companies covering various industries.

He was the partner-in-charge of the Forensic Practice in KPMG Malaysia and has undertaken several investigative engagements within Malaysia .

Datuk Chandran was the lead partner in KPMG for the provision of internal audit services to over 60 United Nations offices throughout Asia, the Pacific, Arab States and Eastern Europe from 1998 to 2008, and has led several audit missions to post conflict countries including Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran.Datuk Chandran joined the Board of CapitaMalls Malaysia Trust in June 2010 as the Chairman of the Board Audit Committee and vacated in August 2012 .

Since mid-2009, Datuk Chandran has been providing advisory services to Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission and currently holds the position as Special Advisor to the Chief Commissioner and Head of the Forensic Accounting Division of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission. He has also given evidence in Court as an Expert Witness.

Datuk Chandran is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, and also a Chartered member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants, the Institute of Internal Auditors, the Chartered Institute of Taxation, Malaysia and an Associate Certified Fraud Examiner.

Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC)

TEL: +603-88867471E-MAIL: igc@sprm.gov.my

Solange Huerta Metropolitan Regional Prosecutor

Mrs. Solange Huerta, Metropolitan Regional Prosecutor, First Deputy Attorney General.

Lawyer, graduated from the Universidad de Chile´s Law School, various degrees in criminal law and human rights.

She is the first Deputy Prosecutor to the General Prosecutor.She leads high priority investigations, and has participated as a speaker in various international workshops in Spain and Latin America. 

Claudia Ortega Legal Advisor

Mrs. Claudia Ortega, Legal Advisor, Anticorruption Specialized Unit, Public Prosecutor’s Office.

Lawyer, graduated from Universidad de Chile´s Law School. Master in Economic Crime Law, Several post graduate studies in Criminal Law, Anticorruption and Administrative Law.

Participates as Chilean delegate in the APEC Anticorruption and Transparency Working Group and ACT Net.

Responsible, amongst other issues, to advice Chilean prosecutors in their anticorruption investigations; participate and generate interinstitutional cooperation; capacity building for prosecutors and other public relevant institutions; and participation in working groups designing and implementing enforcement policies and legislation.

Antonio SegoviaLegal Advisor

Mr. Antonio Segovia, Legal Advisor, Money Laundering, Economic Crime and Organized Crime Specialized Unit, Public Prosecutor’s Office.Lawyer, graduated from Universidad de Chile´s Law School. Master of Science (MSc) in Criminal Justice Policy, The London School of Economics and Political Science. Several post graduate studies in criminal law and criminal procedure.

Responsible, amongst other issues, to advice Chilean prosecutors in their money laundering and organized crime investigations; participate and generate interinstitutional cooperation; capacity building for prosecutors and other public relevant institutions; and participation in working groups designing and implementing enforcement policies and legislation.

Peter Ritchie Regional Anti-CorruptionAdviser

Peter Ritchie is a Regional Anti-corruption Adviser for the American Bar Association's Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI).  Previously he worked in the International Crime Division of the Australian Attorney-General’s Department.  His responsibilities included combating corruption and transnational crime, anti-corruption policy development, and representing Australia in the G20, the UN and APEC.  He has led and supported various regional capacity building projects focusing on international cooperation against corruption and transnational crime, including APEC-Thai Pathfinder projects on corruption and money laundering.  Previously, he was a financial intelligence adviser in the Pacific Islands and Melanesia for the Australia’s Anti-Money Laundering Assistance Team (AMLAT), with a focus on combating corruption and resource crimes.  He was a senior intelligence analyst with the Office of Strategic Crime Assessments, specialising in people smuggling, identity fraud, and transnational crime in Southeast Asia.  Earlier in his career, Peter worked in mining and organisational development for Rio-Tinto.  He is a graduate of the Australian National University.

American Bar Association, Rule of Law Initiative Tel.   (662) 229 3126. Email peter.d.ritchie@gmail.com Website www.abarol.org

Shervin Majlessi Regional Anti-Corruption Adviser

United Nations Office on Drugs and CrimeRegional Office for Southeast Asia and the Pacific

UN Secretariat BuildingRajdamnern Nok Avenue, Bangkok 10200Tel.   +66 2 288 2547Cell. +66 81 8115 506Fax. +66 2 281 2129Email shervin.majlessi@unodc.orgWebsite www.unodc.org/eastasiaandpacific/

Shervin Majlessi holds a PhD and a master of laws in international economic law from McGill University (Canada), a master of laws in international finance from Harvard Law School (USA) and a bachelor of law and master of public international law from University of Tehran (Iran).

Shervin has 15 years of experience in areas of rule of law, anti‐corruption, good governance, international law, human rights, international organizations, trade and development, and humanitarian law. Since August 2011 he is the Regional Anti-Corruption Adviser at United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Regional Office for Southeast Asia and the Pacific, based in Bangkok. Before taking up his position in Bangkok he managed United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)’s Accountability and Transparency Project in Kabul, Afghanistan. He joined the UN through the competitive exam in legal affairs and has served at New York Office of the UNODC and at the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Geneva, focusing on good governance/corruption issues. Prior to joining the UN he was a deputy counsel for the Independent Inquiry Committee into the UN Oil-for-Food Programme (Volcker Committee) and has also worked for the Department of Institutional Integrity of the World Bank and in private legal practice.

Shervin has been involved in research projects with the Harvard Program on Humanitarian Policy & Conflict Research, Centre for Studies and Research in International Law and International Relations of the Hague Academy of International Law, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Iran's Institute for Trade Studies. He has lectured on good governance, human rights, development and trade for students, professionals, civil society organizations and journalists at Harvard Law School, Quinnipiace Law School, Vietnam Judicial Academy, Malaysia Anti‐Corruption Academy, International Anti‐Corruption Academy, and at United Nations (Bangkok, Geneva, and New York). He has appeared as a commentator, among others, on BBC Persian TV, Voice of America Asia, Thai Public Broadcasting Service, Myanmar MITV, and Malaysia’s The Star.

Wang HuijieDeputy Director- General

Born in September 1962, Mr. Wang Huijie is now Deputy Director General (director-general rank) of the Department of Case Supervision and Management of the Ministry of Supervision of P. R. China.

Mr. Wang Huijie studied in Zhengzhou University of Henan Province from September 1980 to July 1984 and received his bachelor’s degree in politics. Before September 1987, he taught in the Department of Politics of the same university. From September 1987 to July 1990, he took part in the postgraduate program of Former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe Studies of China Academy of Social Sciences and received his master’s degree.

He joined the Communist Party of China in May 1984 and started his service in the Department of Personnel of the Ministry of Supervision in July 1990. He held positions successively as program official, deputy division director, division director, deputy director general commissioner, and deputy director general. He took the present position in May 2012.

Ministry of Supervision, P. R. China

A2, Guanganmennan Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, P. R. China 100053Email :1004270665@qq.com.cn