Mr. MACIEL (Brazil): As Permanent Representative of Brazil and as leader of the Brazilian delegation to this session under your presidency, it is an honour for me to propose Ambassador Ali Alatas, Permanent Representative of Indonesia, as Chairman of the First Committee. Ambassador Ali Alatas is well known and it would be presumptuous on my part to give a full curriculum of his activities. He graduated from the Academy of Foreign Service in 1954. I think that was a loss of time: he is a born diplomat, he did • not need this Academy of Foreign Service. Afterwards he served his Government in economic matters and in cultural relations and political relations and he has held many important posts in his Government such as chief of the secretariat of the ~inister of Foreign Affairs and members of the Advisory Board of that Department. A/C.l/40/PV.l 3 {Mr. Maciel, Brazil) He was also Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Indonesia to the European Office of the United Nations in Geneva and Executive Secretary of the Vice President of Indonesia, and again, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Indonesia to the United Nations in New York. He was deeply involved in the creation of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and has participated in the annual ASEAN meetings, in the Conference on Peace in VietNam in 1973, the World Food Conference, the Negotiating Conference of the Common Fund for Commodities, the Conference on International Economic Co-operation in 1977 in Paris, and in three different sessions of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development in Nairobi, Manila and Belgrade. He is an important member of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries and this has taken him to Belgrade, Algiers, Colombo, Havana, New Delhi, and so on. 
**Analysis**
The text primarily focuses on the diplomatic career and achievements of Ambassador Ali Alatas, with a emphasis on his roles and participation in various international conferences and organizations. While there are mentions of economic and trade-related events, such as the World Food Conference and the Conference on International Economic Co-operation, the text does not provide specific details on economic development or natural resources and environment.

**Category**
International trade, Culture