Frankfurt Meeting Report
Informal Working Level Consultation on
Design of Governance and Organizational Structure
of the Cities Alliance

June 9, 1999
Eschborn, Germany

List of Participants

Bilateral partners

• France:
  Roger Goudiard, Deputy-Director, Policy and Strategies Dept., AFD
  Mr. Xavier Crepin, Chief Executive Manager, ISTED
  Francois L. Amiot, AFD
• Germany:
  Ernst Eisenblaetter, Chief Executive Officer, GTZ
  Manfred Konukiewitz, Head of Infrastructure Division, BMZ
  Nassir Djafari, Sector Economist, Sector Policy Dept., KfW
  Gerd Sippel, Senior Advisor, Municipal and Urban Development, GTZ
• Japan: Hitoshi Aoki, Director, International Codes & Standards, MOC
• Netherlands: Bas van Noordenne, Division Head, Economic and Urban Development, MFA
• United Kingdom: Michael Mutter, Head, Urban Planning and Advisory Group, DFID
  (At the last moment the United States representative, Mr. David Painter of USAID, had to send his regrets. He sent message through Mr. Konukiewitz that USAID and the U.S. Government remain very interested in the Cities Alliance and will participate in future meetings.)

Local Authority partners

• International Union of Local Authorities (IULA): Jacques Jobin, Director
• World Associations of Cities and Local Authorities Coordination: Nada Abgallah, Executive Officer

Multi-lateral partners

• UNCHS: Jochen Eigen, Ag. Head, Urban Secretariat, UNCHS (Habitat)
• World Bank
  Angela Griffin, Sector Leader, Urban Development Division
  Kevin Milroy, Administrative Officer, Urban Development Division

Cities Alliance

• Mark Hildebrand, Manager