Mr Zahid Hussein of SRF Pakistan, has been elected President of ASAP, effective from 1 December 2009.

[Guest guest]

[The editor of this FORUM would like to congratulate Mr Zahid Hussein as he has

been elected as the president of an Australian NGO, AIDS Society of Asia and the

Pacific (ASAP).

It is a welcome change for an Australian NGO to adhere to democratic norms and

elect an Asian as the president of ASAP. Hope Mr Zahid Hussein’s election will

usher new changes in ASAP particularly more inclusiveness in its membership,

transparency and public accountability]

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Dear All,

I am pleased to inform you all that Mr Zahid Hussein of Sustainable Resource

Foundation, Pakistan, has been duly elected as the President of AIDS Society of

Asia and the Pacific effective from 1 December 2009.

The announcement was made by the outgoing President of ASAP, Mr Myung-Hwan Cho

Today via an email sent to all members of ASAP.

I would like to congratulate Zahid Hussain on his election and welcome him to

the presidency of ASAP.

Best regards to all,

Aditya Bondyopadhyay**

e-mail: <adit.bond@...>