Appointment of Associate Members of the Executive

WHEREAS the Agreement for the Reconstitution of the Jewish Agency sets out in Section II E. 5 that the Board of Governors may appoint  Associate Members to the Executive, and that no more than six Associate Members shall serve at any time; and

WHEREAS currently there are five Associate Members of the Executive, that are the senior professionals of the Jewish Agency Constituencies; and

WHEREAS according to the Board of Governors resolution from October 2000 the term of office of Associate Members of the Executive will last as long as they  occupy their positions in the relevant constituency, unless their term of office was terminated  by a resolution of the Board of Governors earlier; and

WHEREAS the status of the Director General and the Secretary General of the Jewish Agency is equal in all matters pertaining to their appointment process and their line of reporting; and

WHEREAS Mr. Josh Schwarcz serves as the Secretary General of the Jewish Agency and is also responsible for the relationship between the Knesset and the Government of Israel; and

WHEREAS the Chairman of the Board of Governors and the Chairman of the Executive recommend to equate the status of Mr. Josh Schwarcz  to the status of the Director General for all purposes, including his appointment as an Associate Member of the Executive;

THEREFORE BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED:

• To equate the status of Mr. Josh Schwarcz, Secretary General of the Jewish Agency, to the status of the Director General of the Jewish Agency for all purposes.
• To appoint Mr. Josh Schwarcz, the Secretary General of the Jewish Agency, as an Associate Member of the Executive as of the date of this Resolution. His term of office will continue as long as he occupies the position mentioned above, unless determined by Board of Governors to terminate his term of office earlier.