Assembly/AU/Dec.50 (III) Rev.1 DECISION ON THE CANDIDATURE OF DOCTOR JACQUES DIOUF FOR THE POST OF FAO DIRECTOR GENERAL The Assembly: 1. TAKES NOTE of the recommendations of the Standing Nomination Committee for the African Candidatures in the International System; 2. RECALLS decision EX.CL/Dec.86 (IV) adopted in March 2004 by which the Executive Council decided to support the Candidature of Doctor Jacques Diouf of the Republic of Senegal, for his re-election to the post of Director General of the United Nations Organization for Food and Agriculture (FAO), whose term of office expires in 2005, date provided for elections at the 33rd Session of this Institution in Rome; 3. DECIDES TO SUPPORT the Candidature of Dr. Jacques Diouf; 4. REQUESTS the Chairperson of the Commission to follow up this issue and to report thereon to the Assembly at its next Session.