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Diouf Re-Elected FAO Director-GeneralROME - Nov 19/05 - SNS -- Dr Jacques Diouf of Senegal was re-elected to a third six-year term as Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). He received a total of 137 votes out of 165 votes cast and was the only candidate nominated by the Organization's 189 members. An intergovernmental organization, FAO has 188 member countries plus one member organization, the European Community. The election took place on the first day of the biennial governing Conference, which also will decide the Organization's budget for 2006-2007 and a major reform proposal tabled by Dr Diouf. First elected FAO Director-General in 1993
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