Montréal, a UN city

World capital of international civil aviation

Conference by

Mr. Raymond Benjamin

Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
Introduced by
Mr. Lionel Alain Dupuis, Permanent Representative of Canada on the Council of ICAO

Closing remarks by
The Honourable Charles Lapointe, P.C., President and Chief Executive Officer, Tourisme Montréal

Thursday, December 9, 2010 at 6:30 p.m., inscription starting at 6:00 p.m.

ICAO Headquarters, 999, University Street, Montréal, room #3
Mr. Benjamin is Secretary General of the ICAO since August 2009. His extensive career in civil aviation
spans more than 30 years. He held various positions in the Civil Aviation Administration of France and
is familiar with ICAO, as he was Chief of the Aviation Security Branch of the Air Transport Bureau of
ICAO from 1989 to 1994. He was also Executive Secretary of the European Civil Aviation Conference
(ECAC) for 13 years. Mr. Benjamin holds a Master’s degree in Public Law and Diplomas from the Insti-
tute of Political Studies and the Institute of Higher International Studies, Paris.

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Discussion in French followed by a question period in French and English
A “Vin d’honneur” offered by the Permanent Representative of Canada on the Council of ICAO will follow

This meeting will convey the importance of ICAO in the World and in Montréal, of its role within the UN, and of its close links
with other major components of the UN, as well as for important issues related to air transportation security, safety in airports
and aircrafts and environmental protection. The speaker will discuss the numerous challenges related to the strategic objec-
tives of ICAO to achieve its vision of safe, secure and sustainable development of civil aviation through the cooperation of
Member States and with the Industry.

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