Chair and Secretariat

The Chair oversees the implementation of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme, the operations of the working groups and committees, and general administration. The Chair rotates annually and is selected at the annual ‘plenary’ meeting.

Kimberley Process Chairs
2003 South Africa
2004 Canada
2005 The Russian Federation
2006 Botswana
2007 The European Community
2008 India
2009 Namibia