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National Focal Points for OSCAR/Surface

Members

Kuroane Tsepo Phakoe - Focal point- ( Lesotho )
Alusine - Focal point- ( Sierra Leone )
Ayjahan Ketchalova - Focal point- ( Turkmenistan )
Didimalang Seikaneng - Focal point- ( Botswana )
Dr Ancuta MANEA - Focal point- ( Romania )
Dr Demetris CHARALAMBOUS - Focal point- ( Cyprus )
Dr Jitze P. VAN DER MEULEN - Focal point- ( Netherlands (Kingdom of the) )
Dr Joerg BAREISS - Focal point- ( Luxembourg )
Dr Landrico U. DALIDA JR. - Focal point- ( Philippines )
Dr Mohamed Abdulla ALEBRI - Focal point- ( United Arab Emirates )
Dr Olaf SCHULZE - Focal point- ( Germany )
Dr Pierre-Marie Lefeuvre - Focal point- ( Norway )
Dr Sankar NATH - Focal point- ( India )
Dr Sarah Gallagher - Focal point- ( Ireland )
Dr Sibylle VON LÖWIS - Focal point- ( Iceland )
Emmanuel Wani Rajab - Focal point- ( South Sudan )
Eng. Fulgencio de Jesús GARAVITO QUIÑONEZ - Focal point- ( Guatemala )
Eng. Gabriel GUIGOU - Focal point- ( Uruguay )
Eng. Mounir AZIZ - Focal point- ( Morocco )
Eng. Souwala Dore - Focal point- ( Guinea )
Ieva Budziene - Focal point- ( Lithuania )
Lyazzat Kabdildina - Focal point- ( Kazakhstan )
Major Piero SERRA - Focal point- ( Italy )
Mbogeni Ian Gamedze - Focal point- ( Eswatini )
Mr Aaron OMANA - Focal point- ( Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of )
Mr Abdisamad Mohamed Ali - Focal point- ( Somalia )
Mr Abdoul-karim TRAORE - Focal point- ( Niger )
Mr Abdul MATIN - Focal point- ( Bangladesh )
Mr Abdul Aziz Ebrahim Al-Balooshi - Focal point- ( Bahrain )
Mr Abdulla Al Alshamsi- ( United Arab Emirates )
Mr Abdulqaleq Ali ALI - Focal point- ( Iraq )
Mr Aby Rengga Saputra - Focal point- ( Indonesia )
Mr Adama KONATE - Focal point- ( Mali )
Mr Adelin Nyange - Focal point- ( Burundi )
Mr Aden Daher Sahal - Focal point- ( Djibouti )
Mr Albert M.Sherman - Focal point- ( Liberia )
Mr Aleksandar KARANFILOVSKI - Focal point- ( North Macedonia )
Mr Alex HERNANDEZ - Focal Point - second- ( Chile )
Mr Ali SHAREEF - Focal point- ( Maldives )
Mr Almas SHABDANOV - Focal point- ( Kazakhstan )
Mr Amos Uwizeye - Focal point- ( Rwanda )
Mr Anato Polynice BORIS - Focal point- ( Benin )
Mr Andreja STANKOVIC - Focal point- ( Serbia )
Mr Antonio CARLOS MONTANDON JUNIOR - Focal Point - second- ( Brazil )
Mr Avner Shimoni - Focal point- ( Israel )
Mr Batdorj Dashdondog - Focal point- ( Mongolia )
Mr Benvindo Da Cruz Delgado Tavares - Focal point- ( Cabo Verde )
Mr Bounteum SYSOUPHANTHAVONG - Focal point- ( Lao People's Democratic Republic )
Mr Branislav CHVÍLA - Focal point- ( Slovakia )
Mr Charlie Vulum - Focal point- ( Papua New Guinea )
Mr Cherno Luís MENDES - Focal point- ( Guinea-Bissau )
Mr Cristoffer Wittskog - Focal point- ( Sweden )
Mr David Ndiritu MUCHEMI- ( Kenya )
Mr Derrick RUDON - Focal point- ( Belize )
Mr Djergo GAYA - Focal point- ( Chad )
Mr Djohar Massoundi Souefou - Focal point- ( Comoros )
Mr Dookharansing SEETOHUL - Focal point- ( Mauritius )
Mr Dwayne SCOTT - Focal point- ( Belize )
Mr Edward TRIHADI - Focal point- ( Indonesia )
Mr Elyas Al Maskary - Focal point- ( Oman )
Mr Eric Ernesto Weber - Focal point- ( Argentina )
Mr Eriksson Timas - Focal point- ( Cabo Verde )
Mr Ernesto Marchesoni - Focal Point - second- ( Uruguay )
Mr Estanislau Jesus Manuel JOAO - Focal point- ( Angola )
Mr Ever Daniel BARRETO ROJAS - Not in Role- ( Paraguay )
Mr Facinet SOUMAH - Not in Role- ( Guinea )
Mr Faisal Al Zaabi - Focal point- ( United Arab Emirates )
Mr Faraj M ZAYET - Focal point- ( Libya (State of) )
Mr Fawzi Zainalbde - Focal point- ( Saudi Arabia )
Mr Fulgence N'GUESSAN - Focal point- ( Côte d'Ivoire )
Mr Gavin Yeap - Focal point- ( Singapore )
Mr Geoffrey Greene - Focal point- ( Bahamas )
Mr Gilberto MACHADO - Focal point- ( Angola )
Mr Hamza Mohamed Hamza - Focal point- ( Egypt )
Mr Hans ARANCIBIA - Focal point- ( Chile )
Mr Hassan Eisa - Focal point- ( Sudan )
Mr Herinjanahary RALAIARINORO - Focal point- ( Madagascar )
Mr Herland Gallegos - Focal point- ( Bolivia (Plurinational State of) )
Mr Hesam SAJDEH - Focal point- ( Iran (Islamic Republic of) )
Mr Hubert Leonardo GALLARDO CARRASCO - Focal point- ( Bolivia (Plurinational State of) )
Mr Huy Duong Do - Focal point- ( Viet Nam )
Mr Ibrahima DIALLO - Focal point- ( Senegal )
Mr Ilyes Zarrouk - Focal point- ( Tunisia )
Mr Imre SZOLLOSI - Focal point- ( Hungary )
Mr Jacco van Ekris - Focal point- ( Netherlands (Kingdom of the) )
Mr Jassim Al Jneibi - Focal point- ( United Arab Emirates )
Mr Jaumil Achyar D. SITUMEANG - Focal point- ( Indonesia )
Mr Jean-Marc Bazie - Focal point- ( Burkina Faso )
Mr Jevgenijs Begens - Focal point- ( Latvia )
Mr Jigme Namgyel - Focal point- ( Bhutan )
Mr Joe Stanley MALA - Focal point- ( Vanuatu )
Mr Joël Gueusquin - Focal point- ( France )
Mr Jolamu Lebiamu NKHOKWE - Focal point- ( Malawi )
Mr Jorge Andres GONZALEZ ROJAS - Focal point- ( Colombia )
Mr Jose SEQUEIRA - Focal point- ( Mozambique )
Mr José Miguel Gallardo Fernández - Focal point- ( Spain )
Mr Joseph NSONGA - Focal point- ( Congo )
Mr Juan Edwin Granda Ulcuango - Focal point- ( Ecuador )
Mr Kalle-Matti Koivula - Focal point- ( Finland )
Mr Kamil ERCHEID - Focal point- ( Syrian Arab Republic )
Mr Kanat Arstanbekov - Focal point- ( Kyrgyzstan )
Mr Karl MONNIK - Focal point- ( Australia )
Mr Kemal SEHBAJRAKTAREVIC - Focal point- ( Bosnia and Herzegovina )
Mr Kenneth Anthony KERR - Focal point- ( British Caribbean Territories )
Mr Kerry Davis POWERY LINWOOD - Focal point- ( Barbados )
Mr Kidebwana, Emanuel Tumaini - Focal point- ( United Republic of Tanzania )
Mr Leonard BALE - Focal point- ( Fiji )
Mr Lucas Jorge BERENGUA - Focal point- ( Argentina )
Mr Luis Gonzalez Sotelino - Focal point- ( Belgium )
Mr Luis Filipe NUNES - Secretariat- ( WMO Secretariat )
Mr Luiz André Rodrigues dos Santos - Focal point- ( Brazil )
Mr M M. P. Mendis - Focal point- ( Sri Lanka )
Mr M'Poh N'Koyi - Focal point- ( Togo )
Mr Maara VAIIMENE - Focal point- ( Cook Islands )
Mr Mahamadou OUEDRAOGO - Focal point- ( Burkina Faso )
Mr Makawa HAGGAI - Focal point- ( Zambia )
Mr Melesse LEMMA - Focal point- ( Ethiopia )
Mr Melorne MACK - Focal point- ( Antigua and Barbuda )
Mr Meshal Alharthi - Focal point- ( Saudi Arabia )
Mr Michał Osiecki - Focal point- ( Poland )
Mr Miha DEMSAR - Focal point- ( Slovenia )
Mr Milton WAISWA - Focal point- ( Uganda )
Mr MINEMATSU, Hiroaki - Not in Role- ( Japan )
Mr Mirza Tahmaz - Focal point- ( Bosnia and Herzegovina )
Mr Mohamed Hasan Sharaf - Focal point- ( Bahrain )
Mr Mohamed Khalil Al-Safar - Focal point- ( Kuwait )
Mr Mohamedd Jabir M A AL MARRI - Focal point- ( Qatar )
Mr Mohd Zunaidi MAT - Focal point- ( Malaysia )
Mr MPWO, Hervé MWENGE - Focal point- ( Democratic Republic of the Congo )
Mr MUHAMMAD FAIQ SYAZWA'IE SULIAMAN - Focal point- ( Brunei Darussalam )
Mr Mustafa SERT - Focal point- ( Türkiye )
Mr Narzullaev Azimjon Bakhtiyarovich- ( Uzbekistan )
Mr Nathan Tisam - Focal Point - second- ( Cook Islands )
Mr Ndzie Meviane ALAIN - Focal point- ( Gabon )
Mr Nick KALAMARAS - Focal point- ( Greece )
Mr Nilton Da Costa Vaz Pereira - Focal point- ( Sao Tome and Principe )
Mr Noe MONTENEGRO MENESEZ - Focal point- ( Paraguay )
Mr OKORO IGWE EKE EKE OKORO - Focal point- ( Nigeria )
Mr Omar Hassan Iltireh - Focal point- ( Djibouti )
Mr Omar Younis Hamadin - Focal point- ( Jordan )
Mr Oscar LOVELL - Focal point- ( Trinidad and Tobago )
Mr Patric MUSA - Focal point- ( Sierra Leone )
Mr Rainer MAERZ - Focal point- ( Germany )
Mr Ricardo ZIMMERMANN MEJIA - Focal point- ( El Salvador )
Mr Ricardo João Deus - Focal point- ( Portugal )
Mr Rivo RANDRIANARISON - Focal point- ( Madagascar )
Mr Romayne ROBINSON - Focal point- ( Jamaica )
Mr Saadou Moussa - Focal point- ( Niger )
Mr Samuel Ramotonto - Focal point- ( Botswana )
Mr Samuel Thon Ayor KORIOM - ( South Sudan )
Mr Santiago CAMACHO PEREZ - Focal point- ( Mexico )
Mr Satesh Nanlall - Focal point- ( Guyana )
Mr Satoshi Hagiya - Focal point- ( Japan )
Mr Sayed Taher - Focal point
Mr Sebastian KRYS - Focal point- ( Poland )
Mr Shahid ABBAS - Focal point- ( Pakistan )
Mr Shay Greene - Focal point- ( Ireland )
Mr Silipa Art Mulitalo - Focal point- ( Samoa )
Mr Steve KNOWLES - Focal point- ( New Zealand )
Mr Sulaiman Yousuf AL SALMI - Focal point- ( Oman )
Mr Sunatullo Pirov - Focal point- ( Tajikistan )
Mr Sunny Maharjan - Focal point- ( Nepal )
Mr Thinesh SORNALINGAM - Focal point- ( Canada )
Mr Thomas Bere - Focal point- ( Burkina Faso )
Mr Timo Laine - Focal point- ( Finland )
Mr Tony MOLNE - Focal point- ( Andorra )
Mr TÜTEN, Özden - Focal point- ( Türkiye )
Mr Ueneta TOORUA - Focal point- ( Kiribati )
Mr Venantius DESCARTES - Focal point- ( Saint Lucia )
Mr VJAZILOV, Evgeny - Focal point- ( Russian Federation )
Mr Wai Kei TOU - Focal point- ( Macao, China )
Mr Walter H. SMITH - Focal point- ( United States of America )
Mr Webster MAGWARO - Focal Point - second- ( Zimbabwe )
Mr Wiam KORDAB - Focal point- ( Lebanon )
Mr WONG, Shwei Lin - Focal point- ( Singapore )
Mr Yamil SANCHE - Focal point- ( Panama )
Mr YEUNG, Hon-yin (Linus) - Not in Role- ( Hong Kong, China )
Mr Yuzaimi MAHAT - Focal point- ( Malaysia )
Mr Zefanias Daniel QUISSICO - Focal point- ( Mozambique )
Mr Zeljko Ratkovic - Focal Point - second- ( Bosnia and Herzegovina )
Mr Zvidzai Malvin Kanengoni - Focal point- ( Zimbabwe )
Ms Aline Freyermuth - Focal point- ( Luxembourg )
Ms Ann KAMAU - Focal point- ( Kenya )
Ms Arlene AARON-MORRISON - Focal point- ( Trinidad and Tobago )
Ms CHANG, Sau Wa, Crystal - Focal point- ( Macao, China )
Ms CHOI, Yoonmee - Focal point- ( Republic of Korea )
Ms Clara ORIA - Focal point
Ms Claudia Cristina SOARES DE SOUZA - Focal Point - third- ( Brazil )
Ms Daniela HRBASOVA - Focal point- ( Czechia )
Ms Dovile Zilionyte - Focal point- ( Lithuania )
Ms Elena DONICH- ( Ukraine )
Ms Elicet Magali YANEZ VASQUEZ - Focal point- ( Panama )
Ms Erna Mourentza Beckmann - Focal point- ( Denmark )
Ms Estelle GRUETER - Focal point- ( Switzerland )
Ms Esther SAUL - Focal point- ( Vanuatu )
Ms Fatma El Jili - Focal point- ( Mauritania )
Ms Fatou SIMA - Focal point- ( Gambia (The) )
Ms Francela TENCIO AVILA - Focal point- ( Costa Rica )
Ms Gohar GEVORGYAN - Focal point- ( Armenia )
Ms Holly Uhlenhake - Focal point- ( United States of America )
Ms Hyacinth Agnes Seeward - Focal point- ( Seychelles )
Ms Ines SRZIC - Focal point- ( Croatia )
Ms Jayun HEO - Focal point- ( Republic of Korea )
Ms Juliana Félix Paixão - Focal point- ( Angola )
Ms Léa Labeur- ( France )
Ms LEE, Shuk-ming Olivia - Focal point- ( Hong Kong, China )
Ms Lubova PIROZENOKA - Focal point- ( Latvia )
Ms Makhbuba KASYMOVA - Focal point- ( Kyrgyzstan )
Ms Mam Sohna Secka - Focal point- ( Gambia (The) )
Ms Maria Virginia Recalde Sánchez - Focal point- ( Paraguay )
Ms Mariann Richterhausen - Not in Role- ( Denmark )
Ms Miina KRABBI - Focal point- ( Estonia )
Ms Mirna ZAVALA - Focal point- ( Honduras )
Ms Nataly Pilar ALIAGA GRANADOS - Focal point- ( Peru )
Ms Nina Elisabeth Larsgard - Focal point- ( Norway )
Ms Ohmar Thein - Focal point- ( Myanmar )
Ms Patria ROSARIO - Focal point- ( Dominican Republic )
Ms Pia BLADH - Focal point- ( Sweden )
Ms Samantha LINNERTS - Focal point- ( South Africa )
Ms Seluvaia ILOLAHIA - Focal Point - second- ( Tonga )
Ms Semelka JACKMAN - Focal point- ( Barbados )
Ms Seonyeong BAK - Not in Role- ( Republic of Korea )
Ms Sharon Grace JOHNOLSON - Focal Point - second- ( Vanuatu )
Ms SHI, Lijuan - Focal point- ( China )
Ms Silke ADLER - Focal point- ( Austria )
Ms Sletlana KHAYDAROVA - Focal point- ( Uzbekistan )
Ms Stanislava Vasileva RADEVA - Focal point- ( Bulgaria )
Ms Stefany Deyanira BEJARANO ESTRADA - Focal Point - second- ( Peru )
Ms Tamara GOBEJISHVILI - Focal point- ( Georgia )
Ms Tatiana LINIH - Focal point- ( Republic of Moldova )
Ms Tenely Komoyo - Focal point- ( Central African Republic )
Ms Tsitsi Madziva MUNDOGA - Focal Point - second- ( Zimbabwe )
Ms Zeinab Sayed FAHMY- ( Egypt )
Naomi MUCHIPU - Focal point- ( Zambia )
Priambudi Huda Firmani - Focal Point - second- ( Indonesia )
Tavake Tu’ifua - Focal point- ( Tonga )
Webster Magwaro - Focal point- ( Zimbabwe )
Zulkarnain Zulkarnain - Secretariat- ( WMO Secretariat )

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Terms of Reference

National Focal point for OSCAR/Surface shall:
1. Liaise with the National WIGOS FP in the country/territory to ensure that all the operators of the relevant observing systems in the country/territory are aware of OSCAR and ready to make the required metadata routinely available to OSCAR;
2. Coordinate user account creation in OSCAR for the people accredited, to manage within OSCAR the relevant metadata from the country/territory;
3. Promulgate the WMO Technical Regulations relevant to OSCAR, as well as the guidance and training materials for an adequate use of OSCAR;
4. Make all efforts to ensure that all accredited users of OSCAR are well trained to make the right use of the editing tools available in OSCAR;
5. Promote, in collaboration with the WMO Secretariat and in compliance with the required standards, the use of automatic, or semi-automatic, machine-to-machine transfer of information for insertion/updates of metadata within OSCAR, from the relevant observing systems of the Member country/territory;
6. Work closely with the established Regional WIGOS Centre (RWC) of the region/subregion;
7. Upon request, provide the Secretariat and the RWC with an overview of the country/territory WIGOS metadata status in OSCAR;
8. Take, without any delay, actions in order to correct any erroneous and/or missing metadata identified in OSCAR, regarding the Member country/territory observing systems;
9. Collaborate with the relevant WMO working bodies and the Secretariat to perform the critical review and gap analysis at national and regional levels, using the OSCAR/Analysis tool.

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