Tumen Secretariat Institutional structure of the Greater Tumen Initiative The 1995 Tumen Agreements provide for the following core institutions: - The Consultative Commission for the Development of the Tumen River Economic Development Area and Northeast Asia that includes representatives from all five member states and is required to meet no less than once a year.   - A Secretariat, (the Tumen Secretariat) to the Consultative Commission which is located in Beijing. Role of the Tumen Secretariat The primary role of the Secretariat is to provide support to and execute the decisions of the Consultative Commission.  Within the framework of the approved Strategic Action Plan 2006-2015, it prepares annual work plans for submission to the Consultative Commission.  These work-plans  reflect the Tumen Secretariat’s aim to ‘make a difference’ in the Greater Tumen Initiative through its activities as co-ordinator, facilitator, promoter and pressure group. More specifically the Tumen Secretariat : - Acts as a liaison between the public and private sectors and through extensive networking with private sector companies it will provide systematic follow-up to the investment conferences and related events.  - Identifies specific projects suitable for public sector financing and undertake to mobilise resources for their implementation.  Staff of the Tumen Secretariat The Tumen Secretariat is composed of a small group of staff and headed by the Director, Mrs. Nataliya Yacheistova. Every year a group of outstanding university students from all over the world are selected to be interns working in the Tumen Secretariat (Interns in Tumen Secretariat). Tumen Secretariat staff and interns  at the Celebration on 30 years cooperation between UNDP and China  (27 Nov. 2009) Director of the Tumen Secretariat                        Name: Mrs. Nataliya Yacheistova          Place of birth : Moscow          Nationality: Russian EDUCATION                                     1. Institution : Moscow University for  International Relations (MGIMO)         Degree obtained: Economist on international economic relations   2. Institution: post-graduate course in Russian Market Research Institute,          Degree obtained : Doctor of Economy 3. Institution : post-graduate course in Russian Academy for State Services       Degree obtained : Lawyer (civil law) 4. Institution : Institute for State Administration     Degree obtained : Doctor of Law (international law)   2003- Presidential award “Honorable Economist of Russia “ KEY QUALIFICATIONS   International economy, trade and competition law, consumer rights protection (research and practice), coordination of international multidiscipline projects LANGUAGE SKILLS   Mother tongue : Russian                  Foreign languages : English, German PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE RECORD    April 2007- till now Director of the Secretariat, Intergovernmental-UNDP Programme “Great Tumen Initiative” (GTI) (Development of regional economic cooperation in North-East Asia), Beijing 2003-2006 Head of the Russian Trade Representation in the Netherlands and Governor-Director from Russia in the Common Fund for Commodities (CFC), Deputy-Chairman of the Governing Council of CFC, Amsterdam 1995-2003 Russian Ministry for Antimonopoly Policy and Support of Entrepreneurship, Director of the International Department, Member of CIS’ Intergovernmental Council for Competition Policy, Assistant to the Minister 1993-1995 Russian Ministry for Foreign Trade, Department of International organizations (WTO, OECD, UNDP, EU, UNCTAD), senior economist 1989 -1993 Russian Market Research Institute, Moscow (EU integration), senior researcher      Contact Information Tumen Secretariat Tayuan Diplomatic Compound 1-1-142 No. 1 Xindong Lu, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100600, China Tel: (86 10) 6532 6871 / 6532 5543 Fax: (86 10) 6532 6465  E-mail:  tumen@public.un.org.cn Website: www.tumenprogramme.org