2005 Ministerial Roundtable

Women ministers and special guests listen to presentations during the second annual Ministerial Roundtable, held prior to the Global Summit of Women 2005 in Mexico City, Mexico.	From left: H.E. Deputy Prime Minister Cynthia A. Pratt (Bahamas), H.E. Vice President Ana Vilma Albanez de Escobar (El Salvador), The Honorable Patricia Espinosa Torres, President, National Institute for Women (Mexico), Irene Natividad, Summit President (USA)
The Honorable Sithembiso Nyoni address fellow Ministers	Ministers gather during the Ministerial Parade of Leaders

Cynthia A. Pratt, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, the Bahamas

Paula Dobriansky, Undersecretary of State for Global Affairs U.S. Department of State (USA)

countries represented

Afghanistan
Bahamas
Cameroon
China
Dominican Republic
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Finland
Guatemala
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
Laos
Malaysia
Malaysia
Mexico
Paraguay
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Swaziland
Tunisia
Uganda
USA
Zimbabwe

Portfolios represented

Central Foreign Affairs Office
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Consejo Nacional de Areas Protegidas
Ministry of Culture
Instituto Nacional de la Mujer
ISDEMU
Ministry of Education
National Council of Women
National Institute of Women
Lao Women’s Union
National Security
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
Ministry for Promotion of Women
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
Office of the Vice President
Department of State - Global Affairs
Ministry of Tourism
Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Industry
Minister of Small & Medium Enterprises Development
Ministry of Social Development, Community and Gender Affairs
Ministry of Women's Affairs
Ministry of Women’s Affairs - Economic Empowerment Department
Women’s Affairs, Family and Children
Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development
Ministry of Youth, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities