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The WFMH Board, 2001-2003 At the Membership Assembly in Vancouver on 25 July 2001 Ahmed El Azayem (Egypt) ended his term as WFMH President, and Pirkko Lahti, Executive Director of the Finnish Association for Mental Health, took over the position. L. Patt Franciosi (USA) was chosen by the Assembly as President Elect, for a term which will start at the Melbourne Congress in February 2003. Also at the Assembly, Marten deVries resigned after two years as Secretary General, following two years served as President. For an interim period Pirkko Lahti has agreed to serve as Secretary General/CEO in addition to her role as President. At the Finnish Association for Mental Health Mirja Sevon acts as her staff liaison to WFMH. Seven people left the Board in 2001 after completing their terms. The Federation sends its best wishes and thanks to those who retired as Members-at-Large, Knud Jensen (Denmark), Shimpei Inoue (Japan), Mamdouh Jabr (Palestinian Authority), Andres Gaitan (Mexico) and Harvey Whiteford (Australia), and to the Regional Vice Presidents whose terms ended, Eva Gonzalez (Philippines) and Hassan Kassim Khan (Yemen). The Board which serves from July 2001 to February 2003 has 23 members from 18 countries. There are 9 Members-at-Large and 9 Regional Vice Presidents. President President Elect Immediate Past President Treasurer Honorary Secretary Board Members-at-Large Max Abbott Basheer Al-Rashidi Sylvia Caras Chueh Chang Hani Mohammed Abdel Khalek Beverly Long Agustin Ozamiz Kristina Salonen Shona Sturgeon Regional Vice Presidents Africa Eastern Mediterranean Europe Mexico, Central America and Spanish Caribbean North America and Caribbean Oceania South America Southeast Asia Western Pacific *Executive Committee member Tsung-yi Lin Senior Consultant
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