Term of office relates to the standard three-year periods for which Member States are elected by ECOSOC (□) or FAO Council (●) respectively. Member States may stand down for one or two years within this period, offering their seat to another Member State.
Term of office expiring at the end of
List A
2010
2011
2012
Angola
Null
ECOSOC
Null
Burkina Faso
Null
Null
ECOSOC
Burundi
ECOSOC
Null
Null
Democratic Republic of the Congo
FAO Council
Null
Null
Egypt
Null
FAO Council
Null
Guinea
FAO Council
Null
Null
Kenya
Null
Null
FAO Council
Sudan
ECOSOC
Null
Null
ECOSOC
FAO Council
Null
Term of office expiring at the end of
List B
2010
2011
2012
China
Null
ECOSOC
Null
India
Null
Null
ECOSOC
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Null
Null
ECOSOC
Jordan
Null
Null
FAO Council
Kuwait
FAO Council
Null
Null
Philippines
Null
Null
FAO Council
Thailand
ECOSOC
Null
Null
ECOSOC
FAO Council
Null
Term of office expiring at the end of
List C
2010
2011
2012
Brazil
Null
FAO Council
Null
The rotation seat was occupied by a country of: List A - First Term - 2000/2001/2002, List B - Second Term - 2003/2004/2005, List A - Third Term - 2006/2007/2008, and List C - Fourth Term - 2009/2010/2011.
Colombia
Null
FAO Council
Null
Cuba
ECOSOC
Null
Null
Guatemala
Null
ECOSOC
Null
Haiti
FAO Council
Null
Null
Mexico
Null
Null
FAO Council
ECOSOC
FAO Council
Null
Term of office expiring at the end of
List D
2010
2011
2012
Australia
ECOSOC
Null
Null
Canada
FAO Council
Null
Null
Denmark
Null
FAO Council
Null
France
Null
Null
ECOSOC
Germany
FAO Council
Null
Null
Japan
Null
ECOSOC
Null
Luxembourg
Null
Null
ECOSOC
Netherlands
Null
Null
FAO Council
The Netherlands was elected for a three-year term starting on 1st January 2010 up to 31 December 2012. However, owing to an agreement within List D, the Netherlands indicated that they will stand down on 31 December 2010.
Norway
ECOSOC
Null
Null
Switzerland
Null
FAO Council
Null
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Null
ECOSOC
Null
United States of America
Null
Null
FAO Council
ECOSOC
FAO Council
Null
Term of office expiring at the end of
List E
2010
2011
2012
Czechia
Null
ECOSOC
Null
Russian Federation
Null
Null
ECOSOC
Slovenia
Null
FAO Council
Null
ECOSOC
FAO Council
Null