Английская Википедия:Arsenio Dominguez
Arsenio Dominguez is the Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), a specialised agency of the United Nations.[1][2][3][4] He became the Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization with effect from 1 January 2024, for an initial four-year term.[1][2][4][5]
Education
Dominguez trained as a naval architect studying at the University of Veracruz in Mexico.[3][6] He also has an MBA from the University of Hull and a Certificate of Higher Education in International Law and European Politics from Birkbeck University in the UK.[7]
Career
Dominguez worked as a port engineer in Panama before becoming a Drydock Assistant Manager at the Braswell Shipyard.[5]
From 2004 to 2017, he represented Panama as technical advisor and then Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the International Maritime Organization.[8] During this time he also served as Chair of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) from 2014 to 2017.[8]
In 2017, Dominguez became Director of the Marine Environment Division of the International Maritime Organization.[8]
Dominguez was elected to be the new Secretary General of the IMO on 18 July 2023.[1] In September 2023, Dominguez informed the London International Shipping Week conference that the IMO had begun reviewing the Carbon Intensity Indicator regulations for shipping.[9]
The new Secretary General was approved by the IMO Assembly unanimously on 30 November 2023.[10]
Secretary General
Dominguez assumed office as the 10th Secretary General of the IMO on 1 January 2024 and released a New Year's Message to the shipping industry.[11][12][13]
On 3 January 2024, in a speech to the United Nations Security Council Dominguez condemned the Houthi attacks against international shipping in the Red Sea.[14][15] On 10 January, he announced a new senior leadership at the IMO.[16] On 22 January, Dominguez gave an opening address to the 10th Session of the IMO Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction (SDC), calling for the immediate release of the Galaxy Leader and its crew.[17][18]
Personal life
Dominguez enjoys playing tennis and watching horror movies.[19] He states that living near the Panama Canal and the influences of his parents were key factors that encouraged him to seek challenges from a career in the maritime industry.[19]
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